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HomeMy WebLinkAboutONE LIBRARY PARK (220 E. OLIVE ST.) - PDP - 34-07 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWAcknowledged. 23. Please feel free to schedule pre -submittal meeting with staff with the architectural character of the buildings is being designed. Windows, balconies, roof, wall plane projections should all be incorporated into the design. Acknowledged. 24. The Advanced Planning Department has recently completed the Downtown Strategic Plan, an update of the 1989 Downtown Plan. The issue of building height in the Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods is very sensitive due to concerns for historic preservation and neighborhood compatibility. Building height and building mass are key elements in determining how well a new project fits into the existing pattern and character of the Old Town Area. Also, the East Side Neighborhood Plan addresses this area. For further information, please contact Clark Mapes, 221-6378. Acknowledged. 25. A neighborhood meeting will be required. We will prepare an area notification map. You are responsible for providing self-adhesive mailing labels for all property owners of record within the notification area. The massing model and height and shadow analysis will be helpful for the meeting. Acknowledged. Please let us know if you have any other issues. Sincerely: Sandy McFeron Project Manager V.F. Ripley Associates, Inc. Gary Odehnal Project Manager Northern Engineering 17. A utility coordination meeting is recommended to ensure proper separation of electrical, water, sewer, telephone, cable and natural gas facilities. Location of meter and pedestals must be such .that there is no conflict among the utility providers. Acknowledged 18. Be sure that there are no building or garage encroachments into the public right-of-way, both above and below grade. Since the site is within the boundary of the Downtown Development Authority, however, certain entry upgrade features may be allowed in the public right-of-way, subject to review. Acknowledged. 19. The public alley on the west is paved but the condition of the paving should be checked to see if its adequate to serve the proposed redevelopment. There may be a re -payment due to the City for the project's share of the alley improvements. Please contact Rick Richter, Pavement Management Coordinator, 221-6605, for further information. Existing alleyway will be re -paved with project in order to better direct flows around and away from building. 20. Please contact the Parks and Recreation Department regarding the building permit fees for Community Parkland and Neighborhood Parkland. These two feed are payable at the time of building permit issuance for the residential dwelling units only. Again, these fees are adjusted annually. Acknowledged. 21. The Department of Natural Resources advises that any existing -trees be inspected by the City Forester. If found to be significant and if the trees are to be removed, then mitigation trees must be provided. The construction phase may require a Fugitive Dust Permit form the Larimer County Health Department. Also, trash enclosures should be sized to accommodate various containers for recycling. For further information on natural resource issues, please contact Doug Moore, 221-6750. Acknowledged. It is the intent of the owner and design team to retain all existing street trees. 22. Utility Plans will be needed at the time of submittal. A Development Agreement will be required prior to recording final documents. A Development Construction Permit will be required prior to binning site work. For further information, please contact Marc Virata, 221-6605. minimum water pressure requirements, the water distribution system must be carefully designed based on the available water pressure in the area. Plant investment fees and raw water acquisition fee (or water rights) are due at the time of the building permit issuance. For further information, please contact Roger Buffington, 221-6681. Acknowledged. 12. The site will be served by the Poudre Fire Authority. They will require that a fire hydrant be within 300 feet of the building capable of delivering a minimum of 1,500 gallons per minute at 20 p.s.i. An automatic fire extinguishing system will be required capable of delivering 100 p.s.i at the roof. The parking structure must also be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system as well as a ventilation system. An automatic fire alarm system will be required. The address must be visible form the public street on with the building fronts. For further information contact Ron Gonzales, 221-6570. Existing hydrant at Corner of Olive and Mathews will be utilized. 13. The Street Oversizing Fee will be assessed on a per dwelling unit basis, depending on the size of the units, and on the square footage of the offices. This fee is payable at the time of building permit issuance. Keep in mind fees are adjusted annually. In addition, the City collects the Larimer County Road Fee. For an estimate of these fees, please contact Matt Baker at 221-6605. Acknowledged 14. A Transportation Impact Study will be required. Please contact Eric Brake, Traffic Engineer, 221-6630, for a scope of this meeting. The T.I.S. must also address other modes of travel. Acknowledged, a TIS report has been submitted with this preliminary submittal. 15. The developer is responsible for the repair of any damaged sidewalk, curb and gutter along the frontages of the property. The sidewalk, curb and gutter will all be replaced along the frontages of the property. 16. For an estimate of the Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, payable at the time of building permit. Please contact the Building Inspection Division, 221, 6760. Keep in mind fees are adjusted annually. Acknowledged. construction phasing should be coordinated with Light and Power. In addition to the system modification changes, normal electrical development fees and charges will apply. With frontage along two public sidewalks, shade trees will be required in the parkway between the sidewalk and the curb. Street trees must be kept 40 feet from street lights and ornamentals must be kept 15.1eet from street lights. For further information, please contact Alan Rutz, 221-6700. Acknowledged. There are existing street trees on the site. It is the intent of the owner and design team to retain all existing street trees. 8. This site is in the Old Town drainage basin. Since the site is already totally impervious, there would be on new development fee. In addition, no on - site stormwater detention is required since the existing stormwater detention ponds have been constructed within the Udall Natural area along the Poudre River and serve the entire basin. These ponds also provide the necessary water quality so no on -site treatment is needed. Acknowledged 9. The standard Drainage Report and Erosion Control Plan are required and a professional engineer registered in Colorado must prepare them. The applicant will need to consider a pumping system and grading plan to move stormwater from the underground parking garage into the public storm sewer system. Also, measures should be taken to prohibit runoff from entering the underground parking. This may require a curb and ramp system that achieves a height of 30 inches above the 100-year storm base flood elevation. (18 inches are allowed in the gutter and 12 inches are required above that.) A recently approved under -structure parking garage in the downtown relies upon a flood gate system to prevent water from entering. For further information, please contact Glen Schlueter, 221-6681. Site in not in Floodplain, a slot drain is provided to protect building from alley flows. 10. There is an existing four -inch diameter water main in Mathews Street and a six-inch diameter water main in Olive Street. There is an eight -inch diameter sewer main in the alley west of the property. The commercial and residential portions of the building must be served by separate water and sewer services. Site currently is designed for residential services only, currently served by 1.5" meter. 11.A coordination meeting should be held with Poudre Fire Authority and the Water Utility to discuss the fire prevention system. In order to equip the building with an automatic fire extinguishing system that meets the . believe we have met the two conditions required with the approval of the Modification of Standard. 3. The minimum lot area shall be equivalent to the total floor area of the. building. As with the height issue, a Modification would be required and forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board. A Modification of Standard to the Floor Area Ratio was requested and approved on October 16, 2007 with two conditions. We believe we have met the two conditions required with the approval of the Modification of Standard. 4. The minimum front yard setback is 15 feet. The minimum fear yard setback is 15 feet. The minimum side yard setback is five feet for interior side yards except that whenever any portion of a wall or building exceeds 18 feet in height, such portion of the wall or building shall be set back from the interior side lot line an additional one foot beyond the minimum required for each two feet, or fraction thereof, of the wall that exceeds 18 feet in height. Minimum side yard width shall be 15 feet on the street side of any corner lot. Again a Modification would be required and forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board. A Modification of Standard to the Front Yard Setback, the Rear Yard Setback and the Side Yard Setbacks was requested and approved on October 16, 2007 with two conditions. We believe we have met the two conditions required with the approval of the Modification of Standard. 5. The minimum. number of required parking spaces is based on the number of bedrooms per dwelling unit. Please refer to Section 3.2.2(K) of the Land Use Code to determine the minimum number of spaces. You may want to consider providing special amenities for bicycle parking and be sure to provide the required minimum in accordance with Section 3.2.2(C)(4)(a). The project is located within the Transit -Oriented Development Overlay Zone. Therefore there are no minimum parking requirements per section 3.2.2(K)(1)(a). 6. The source of electrical power is along Olive Street. The location of the transformer and meter must be coordinated with Light and Power. The transformer must be both accessible (within ten feet) to hard surface for emergency change -out and screened for aesthetic purposes, if visible form the public street. Acknowledged. 7. Redevelopment to five -story structure with 20 dwelling units would trigger system modifications expenses that would be the responsibility of the developer. A Commercial One ("C-1 ") Form must be completed by a licensed electrical contractor to determine entrance capacity. Any - Y-r1IPI,yASSCCIATES INC Landscape Architecture Urban Design Planning November 06, 2007 Mr. Ted Shepard. Fort Collins Planning Department. 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 ONE LIBRARY PARK - TYPE II Response to staff Project Review comments Dear Mr. Shepard, We have reviewed the staff letter dated June 23, 2004 and have the following comments: ITEM: New Four -Story Potential Mixed-Use/Residential Building, 220 East Olive Street COMMENTS: 1. The site is zoned N-C-B, Neighborhood Conservation Buffer. The alley along the west property line represents the dividing line with the Downtown — Old City Center zone district. Razing and redevelopment to mixed -use dwellings is a permitted land use in this zone, subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Board (Type Two). Since the proposed building is rive stories, a special height review would be required in accordance with Section 3.5.1. The building has been re -designed and is now only four stories in height. 2. The maximum building height is three stories. A Modification of Standard would be required to achieve the desired rive stories. Such a request must be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board as either a stand-alone request or consolidated into a Project Development Plan (P.D.P.) In this case, either process is forwarded to the P & Z Board. The building has been re -designed and is now only four stories in height. A Modification of Standard to the Maximum Height was requested and approved on October 16, 2007 with two conditions. The Owner and applicant have been working the adjacent property owner to the west to resolve the issues. We Phone 970.224.5828 Fax 970.224.1662 401 West Mountain Ave. Suite 201 Fort Collins, CO 80521-2604 vhipley.com C'd /N M FIB RFS/ilniJF