HomeMy WebLinkAboutCENTRE AVENUE RESIDENCES - MOD - 37-08 - CORRESPONDENCE -Department: Zoning Issue Contact: Jenny Nuckols
Topic: Zoning
Number: 1 Created: 12/2/2008
[12/2/08] No comments on the modification
Be sure and return all of your redlined plans when you re -submit.
If you have any questions regarding these issues or any other issues related to this project,
please feel free to call me at (970) 221-6750.
Yours Truly,
Steve Olt
City Planner
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Number: 6 Created: 12/3/2008
[12/3/08] FIRE LINE REQUIREMENT: Buildings that are required to be fire sprinklered shall
have a minimum 6-inch fire line unless hydraulic calculations can support a smaller fire line.
Number: 7 Created: 12/3/2008
[12/3/08] KNOX BOX REQUIRED: Poudre Fire Authority requires a "Knox Box" to be
mounted on the front of every new building equipped with a required fire sprinkler system or
fire alarm system. 97UFC 902.4; PFA BUREAU POLICY 88-20
Number: 8 Created: 12/3/2008
[12/3/08] WATER SUPPLY: Fire hydrants, where required, must be the type approved by
the water district having jurisdiction and the Fire Department. Hydrant spacing and water
flow must meet minimum requirements based on type of occupancy. Minimum flow and
spacing requirements include:
• Commercial, 1,500 gpm at 20 psi residual pressure, spaced not farther than 300 feet to
the building, on 600-foot centers thereafter
• Residential within Urban Growth Area, 1,000 gpm at 20 psi residual pressure, spaced
not farther than 400 feet to the building, on 800-foot centers thereafter
• Residential outside Urban Growth Area, 500 gpm at 20 psi residual pressure, spaced
not farther than 400 feet to the building, on 800-foot centers thereafter.
These requirements may be modified if buildings are equipped with automatic fire sprinkler
systems.
97UFC 901.2.2.2
Number: 9 Created: 12/3/2008
[12/3/08] ADDRESS NUMERALS: Address numerals shall be visible from the street fronting
the property, and posted with a minimum of 6 inch numerals on a contrasting background.
(Bronze numerals on brown brick are not acceptable). 97UFC901.4.4
Number: 10 Created: 12/3/2008
[12/3/08] REQUIRED ACCESS: Fire access roads (fire lanes) shall be provided for every
facility, building or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the
PFA's jurisdiction when any portion of an exterior wall of the first story of the building is
located more than 150 feet from fire apparatus access as measured by an approved route
(from a public street) around the exterior of the building or facility. This fire lane shall be
visible by painting and signage, and maintained unobstructed at all times. In addition to the
design criteria already contained in relevant standards and policies, any new fire lane must
meet the following general requirements:
❑ Be designed as a flat, hard, all-weather driving surface (asphalt or concrete) capable of
supporting fire apparatus weights. Compacted road base shall be used only for temporary
fire lanes or at construction sites.
❑ Have appropriate maintenance agreements that are legally binding and enforceable.
❑ Be designated on the plat as an Emergency Access Easement.
❑ Maintain the required minimum width of 20 feet throughout the length of the fire lane
(30 feet for buildings three or more stories in height).
❑ A fire lane plan shall be submitted for approval prior to installation.
If a fire lane is not provided, all buildings out of access (exceeding the 150400t requirement)
shall be equipped with an approved automatic fire -sprinkler system. 97UFC 901.2.2.1;
901.3; 901.4.2; 902.2.1
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STAFF PROJECT REVIEW
ON of Fort Collins
VFR DESIGNS
JENNIFER ALMSTEAD
401 W MOUNTAIN AVE
FORT COLLINS CO 80521
Date: 12/3/2008
Staff has reviewed your submittal for CENTRE AVENUE RESIDENCES -MODIFICATION
OF STANDARDS TYPE 11, and we offer the following comments:
ISSUES:
Department: Current Planning Issue Contact: Steve Olt
Topic: General
Number: 11 Created: 12/3/2008
[12/3/08] This modification request, with the buildings to exceed 40 feet in height, is subject
to the Special Building Height Review as set forth in Section 3.5.1(G) of the Land Use Code.
This review must take place before the request can be schdeuled for a Planning & Zoning
Board hearing.
Department: PFA Issue Contact: Carle Dann
Topic: Fire
Number: 2 Created: 12/3/2008
[12/3/08] STANDPIPES AND FIRE PUMP: From a Fire Code perspective, this appears to
be a four-story building (one level of parking, under three stories of residential. Buildings
four or more stories in height are required to be equipped with firefighting standpipes in
every stairwell. The standpipe system must be capable of supplying a minimum 100 psi to
the top floor; an approved fire pump may be required to obtain this minimum pressure. IFC
905.3.1
Number: 3 Created: 12/3/2008
[12/3/08] STAIRWELL SIGNAGE: Approved stairwell identification signs shall be posted at
each floor level in all enclosed stairways in buildings four or more stories in height.
97UFC1210.4 and Appendix I-C
Number: 4 Created: 12/3/2008
[12/3/08] SPRINKLER REQUIREMENTS: The proposed buildings shall be equipped with
approved, automatic fire -sprinkler systems
Number: 5 Created: 12/3/2008
[12/3/08] FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION: Fire department connections shall be
installed remote from the buildings, and located on the street or fire lane side of buildings,
fully visible and recognizable from the street or nearest point of fire department vehicle
access or as otherwise approved by the fire code official. If possible, a fire hydrant shall be
located within 100 feet of the FDC. PFA Bureau Policy
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