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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORT COLLINS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING - PDP - 08-07 - CORRESPONDENCE - (13)'.. ' -y Project Development Submittal Response to Project Development Review Comments Fort Collins Supportive Housing — Fort Collins, Colorado 4/18/2007 Page 8 of 8 Response to Postal Service comment The mailbox units will be located within the building's entry lobby. The mailboxes will be USPS compliant and accessible to residents having physical disabilities. A postal key lock box within the entry vestibule will provide access to the mailboxes by postal employees. Response to Loveland Water District and South Fort Collins Sanitation District comments 1. Notes added 2. Notes added 3. A backflow preventer with flow detection is on the fire riser and is detailed on the Plumbing Plans 4. The landscape plan has been modified to eliminate trees or landscaping within 10 feet of District facilities. WRITTEN AND ISSUED BY: DISTYLE DESIGN, P.C. Michael D. Knisely, Principal I '♦ Project Development Submittal Response to Project Development Review Comments Fort Collins Supportive Housing — Fort Collins, Colorado 4/18/2007 Page 7 of 8 8. The electrical transformer has been relocated to the south side of the building within 10' of an all-weather bituminous driveway (see drawing A001. 9.. Response to Architectural Drawing redline comments: Drawing A001 1. Shared access with west property noted T. Shepard 2. See Civil plans for building location and dimensions 3. Lineweight / shading modified 4. See keynote 36 calling out existing fence 5. Contours to remain 6. Ownership signature block, notarial signature block, and applicable general notes have been added to the Site Plan (sheet A001). Drawing L001 1. Foundation shrubs have been added. T. Shepard 2. Street canopy trees changed to approved trees from city list. 3. Additional spruce trees have been added to mitigate the glare from vehicles in the driveway. However, please note that some shrubs have been eliminated near the manhole cover near the east property line that serving the sanitary sewer. These have been removed in order to satisfy a comment by Terry Farrill, District Engineer with the Fort Collins Loveland Water District and the South Fort Collins Sanitation District. His comment is 'The District does not allow trees or landscaping within 10' of District facilities." Drawing ES-1 See response to item number 40. T. Shepard Sheet L001 1. Detention Pond - See response to item number 36. D. Leavitt 2. Buffer Delineation — See response to item number 31. 3. See response to Number 40. 4. See Sheet C2.21 for erosion control matting. 1 't Project Development Submittal Response to Project Development Review Comments Fort Collins Supportive Housing — Fort Collins, Colorado 4/18/2007 Page 6 of 8 Number 42: The Limits of Development (LOD) is shown on the Architectural Site Plan drawing A001), Landscape Plan (drawing 1_001) and Civil drawings. Number 43: Tree protection notes have been added to the Landscape Plan (drawing L001). Number 44: The existing vegetation is noted on the grading plan(s). Stormwater : Wes Lamarque Number 45: Stormwater outfall to Mail Creek will be coordinated with the off -site property owner and will be addressed subsequent to responses from the Planning Board Number 46: No comment found Responses to Current Planning Comments: Ted Shepard 1. The quantity and type of landscape materials have been selected to satisfy city requirements and to address concerns of neighbors regarding vehicular headlight glare and site lines (see response to comment Number 38). 2. Additional spruce trees have been added to mitigate headlight glare from vehicles in the driveway (see response to comment Number 38) 3. Foundation shrubs have been added to the north elevation. 4. A separate access easement for the property to the west has been designated in addition to the emergency access easement. 5. Ownership signature block, notarial signature block, and applicable general notes have been added to the Site Plan (see drawing A001). 6. The 20'bridle path is not specifically affected by this project. However, since it is located within the Harmony Road ROW, it has been noted to be vacated. 7. See response to Number 40. I Project Development Submittal Response to Project Development Review Comments Fort Collins Supportive Housing — Fort Collins, Colorado 4/18/2007 Page 5 of 8 Number 35: No comment found Number 36: The detention pond has been reconfigured to stay outside the drip edge of the trees to the east of the property. Number 37: Erosion control matting can be found on the Civil Drawings. Number 38: The shrubs shown on the plan will remain as a way to screen headlight glare from vehicles in the driveway. In addition to the shrubs, spruce trees have been added to further screen the driveway. We acknowledge that neighbors have requested the Developer provide a more significant barrier to people wishing to gain access to land controlled by the Homeowner's Association. However, these plantings are not meant to prevent people from accessing the open space on the south portion of the subject property. Instead, they are provided as a visual deterrent to access. We believe that denying access would be contrary to Section 3.4.1 of the Fort Collins Land Use Code. In any case, the low impact of the proposed development, coupled with the fact that residents must cope with physical disabilities, means that few (if any) are likely to access this part of the site. Number 39: See the attached drawing that shows a section through the site looking north. The building is more than 319'-0" at its closets point to the Mill Creek Top of Embankment and more than 219'-0" from the line establishing the buffer zone. The type and size of the building proposed for the site conforms to the city's standards and regulations, and visual enhancements to the exterior help scale the building. Please see response number 28, number 38, and number 40 regarding parking, site lighting, screening and site lighting. Number 40: The location and type of site lighting for the project has been carefully chosen to meet the City's requirements of safe circulation and protection of people and property. It has also been chosen to minimize spillage on to neighboring properties (specifically to the east) and natural areas. We believe these requirements have been met. See drawing ES-1 for calculated foot candle values based on the specific fixture and mounting height. Number 41; No work will be performed within the 100' buffer from the Mail Creek embankment. This area will remain undisturbed. Project Development Submittal Response to Project Development Review Comments Fort Collins Supportive Housing — Fort Collins. Colorado 4/18/2007 Page 4 of 8 Number 49: A separate access easement for the property to the west has been designated in addition to the emergency access easement. Zoning: Gary Lopez Number 28: The developer has constructed nearly 120 similar housing projects across the country. Their experience shows that due to the nature of the occupants and their disabilities, parking needs for supportive housing developments do not exceed a ratio of 1 space per dwelling unit. The building has 23 dwelling units. Typically, only about 40 percent of the occupants will hold a driver's license, and even fewer will own a vehicle. The vast majority of the residents will avail themselves of alternative public and private modes of transportation. Number 29: Building dimensions and its distance to property lines are shown on drawing C.120 Number 30: A note regarding the issuance of a CO/CTO has been added to General Landscape Notes (drawing L001). Forestry: Tim Buchanan Number 34: Canopy street trees from the approved City Street Tree list have been shown on the Landscape Plan (drawing L001). Notes have been added to the General Landscape Notes (drawing L001). Current Planning: Dana Leavitt Number 31: A buffer of 100' from the Mail Creek embankment is shown on the Architectural Site Plan (drawing A001), Landscape Plan (drawing 1-001) and Civil drawings. The top of the embankment for Mail Creek has been established by an ecologist from Cedar Creek Associates. Fort Collins. CO. Number 32: The Limits of Development (LOD) is shown on the Architectural Site Plan (drawing A001), Landscape Plan (drawing 1-001) and Civil drawings. Number 33: See response to Number 24. Project Development Submittal Response to Project Development Review Comments Fort Collins Supportive Housing — Fort Collins, Colorado 4/18/2007 Page 3 of 8 Transportation and Planning: Marc Virata Number 16: The right-of-way at the driveway approach has been reconfigured to eliminate the 12' jog (see Civil plans) Number 17: The driveway approach has been revised to show concrete within the entire right-of-way (see drawings C1.40 and C3.30) Number 18: Property owners have been indicated (see drawing C1.20) Number 19: The sawcut edge is indicated with a straight line. The existing bike lane striping is shown. A note indicating that the limits of street repair are approximate has been added (see drawings C1.40 and C1.41) Number 20: The asphalt details are for the driveway located within the site. Number 21: The civil engineer is currently working with city staff to resolve this issue. Number 22: Letters of Intent have been prepared and signatures are being obtained for the requisite easements. Number 23: The 15' easement behind the Harmony Road ROW has been designated as an access and utility easement. Number 24: It was explained by the City Forrester that he would be conducting a site visit. Number 25: The median along Harmony Road is indicated (see drawing C2.00) Number 26: We understand that administrative approval is needed for the right turn lane length no meeting current criteria. Applicant is not anticipating a separate application for this variance. Number 27: A striping plan for the right turn lane is shown on drawing C2.10. Number 47: We understand that the development's design will be coordinated with the city's widening of Harmony Road Number 48: A Type III barricade has been added (see Civil plans). Project Development Submittal Response to Project Development Review Comments Fort Collins Supportive Housing — Fort Collins, Colorado 4/18/2007 Page 2 of 8 Number 6: The building will be sprinklered to NFPA 13 standards and will be subject to inspection at the time of installation. It will be a design/build system and a deferred document submittal will be made that includes hydraulic calculations. The system will be supplied by a 4 inch fire -service line. Number 7: A monitored fire alarm system will be provided. Number 8: Poudre Fire Authority has previously reviewed the location and layout of fire hydrants, water service, and the fire access lane through the site. After further discussion with Carrie Dann, it was determined that based on prior discussions, a wall mounted fire department connection is acceptable where indicated near the main entrance of the building, fully visible from the fire access lane (see drawings A001 and C3.10). Number 9: A fire department key lock box will be located on the exterior of the building near the main entrance (see keynote 37, drawing A001). Number 10: Address numerals will be located on the north side of the building facing Harmony Road (see keynote 19; drawing A501). Number 11: Poudre Fire Authority has previously reviewed the location and layout of fire hydrants, water service, and the fire access lane through the site. A 30' wide, all-weather, asphalt fire lane has been provided from the street and throughout the site. It is marked with signage along the driveway reading "Fire Lane, No Parking". Transportation and Planning: David Averill Number 12: A bicycle rack has been added near the main entrance (see key note 33, drawing A001). Number 13: A Type III barricade has been added (see Civil plans). Number 14: We understand the submitted TIS is acceptable to your office. Number 15: No comment found V"i DI STYLE D E 5 1 G N April 18.2007 Mr. Ted Shepard, Chief Planner City of Fort Collins Current Planning 281 N. College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 Subject: Fort Collins Supportive Housing Distyle No. 05.11.04 Dear Mr. Shepard: We have received Project Development Review Comments dated March 21, 2007. Following is our itemized response to your comments: Light and Power: Doug Martine Number 1: An off -site easement for electrical service from College Avenue will be submitted for review and recorded upon approval as part of the project. Survey work is currently being conducted for preparation of the easement map. Light and Power will provide the easement language. Number 2: The electrical transformer has been relocated from its location in the NE corner of the site to a location that is within 10' of an all -weather -asphalt driveway within the site. The transformer will be easily accessible by utility vehicles (See drawing A001). Number 3: No comment found Poudre Fire Authority: Carrie Dann Number 4: The building will be fully sprinklered Number 5: The hydrant is designed to discharge 1.000 gpm at 20 psi residual pressure and is located no further than 400 feet to the building. 620 Mendelssohn Ave. N., Suite 116 Golden Valley, Minnesota 55427 v .distyledesign.com T [763] 591.0996 1 [763] 591.0964 F