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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREPEAT BOUTIQUE - CTR - 13-07 - CORRESPONDENCE -trails, we encourage you to offer more, especially if you are not proposing any off-street parking. Stormwater Contact Info: Glen Schlueter, 221-6065, gschlueter@fcgov.com 1. The design of this site must conform to the drainage basin design of the Spring Creek Drainage Master Drainage Plan as well the City's Design Criteria and Construction standards. 2. The city wide development fee is $3,070.00/acre ($0.0705/sq.ft.) for new impervious area over 350 sq.ft. No fee is charged for existing impervious area. This fee is to be paid at the time the building permit is issued. 3. If there is an increase in imperviousness greater than 1000 square feet, a drainage and erosion control report and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a Professional Engineer registered in Colorado. A grading plan is required when there is between 350 and 1000 square feet of new imperviousness, but no drainage study is required. There are no requirements for less than 350 square feet. 4. Onsite detention is required with a 2-year historic release rate for water quantity. Extended detention is required for water quality treatment only if there is an increase in imperviousness greater than 1000 square feet. Between 350 and 1000 square feet of new imperviousness, a site grading plan is all that is required. 5. There is a storm sewer in Lake St. that could be used for a deeper outfall than the curb and gutter. This would also reduce the land area needed for detention. Water Wastewater Contact Info: Roger Buffington, 221-6854, rbuffington@fcgov.com 1. No changes are planned to the existing water/sewer services; therefore, no comments. Light and Power Contact Info: Janet McTague, 224-6154, jmctague@fcgov.com 1. No comments unless you will need more than the 200 amps of power that exist. 2. Normal Development Fees will apply. Credit will be given for the fees paid for the existing use. Advance Planning (Historic Preservation) Contact Info: Karen McWilliams, 224-6078, kmcwilliams@fcgov.com (Historic Preservation) 1. This property is eligible for landmark designation. If pursued, there are numerous grants and various forms of financial assistance available to help you with maintenance and historically consistent upgrades to the building. 2. Whether you plan to apply for listing on the register of historic places or not, we will need photos of all facades of the building and plans for archival purposes. Please submit these to me. 5 6. Any public improvements must be made according to Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards. 7. The Lake sidewalk was recently improved and does not need additional improvements. With a change of use and Type I review, the sidewalk on College would typically need to be brought up to current standards, which in this case would be a 7-foot wide detached sidewalk with a 10-foot parkway, like we told you in Conceptual Review. Since the meeting however, we reconsidered requiring that improvement. The property to the south is going through the minor amendment process (a change of use from a use by right to another use by right). Anne told you on the phone that the project to the south would also be detaching the sidewalk but since it is a minor amendment and not a Type I review, the detached sidewalk is not required, just as the detached sidewalk on College was not required for your property during the minor amendment in 2006. So, since the sidewalk to the south will remain attached, you can opt to keep your sidewalk attached too. It must be widened to a minimum of 9 feet, which will require adding about 5 feet more width to the existing sidewalk. A licensed engineer will not be required to design this work. It can be done by a licensed contractor. 8. Any damaged sidewalk, gutter or curb will need to be repaired or replaced. Damaged curb, gutter and sidewalk existing prior to construction, as well as streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, destroyed, damaged or removed due to construction of this project, shall be replaced or restored in like kind at the Developer's expense prior to the acceptance of completed improvements and/or prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy. 9. Any existing overhead utility lines must be undergrounded. Poudre Fire Authority Contact Info: Carie Dann, 416-2869, cdann@poudre-fire.org 1. First floor of entire building must be accessible with a 150-foot hose from the curbline of Lake. If this is not possible, the building will be considered out of fire access and must be sprinklered. 2. Addressing must be visible from the street on which the units front (College). Numerals must be at least 6 inches high and a color which contrasts with the background to which they are affixed. 3. Access to a fire hydrant within 400 feet and capable of providing 1000gpm at 20psi residual is required. Transportation Planning: Dave Averill, 416-2643, daverill@fcgov.com 1. Per your question about whether the City might install a handicap accessible parking spot on Lake Street, Eric Bracke, the City's Traffic Engineer, might entertain such a request, especially if there are not other available handicap accessible parking spaces available in the area. Contact him at (970) 224-6062 to discuss. If he approves of the idea, we will need something in writing for the project file and you will need to annotate the site/landscape plan to indicate that this will be provided by the City and that it will satisfy the requirement for your project. 2. Regarding your request for the parking stalls to be changed to 2-hour parking spaces, it is unlikely that we would do that at this time, but you may bring this up with Eric also. The Parking Services department enforces the parking limits in the downtown only. If the parking here was changed to 2-hour, there would be no way to enforce it. 3. Please provide ample bike parking in a rack affixed to concrete located convenient to the primary business entrance. The minimum required bike parking is 5 % of the number of parking spaces provided, but given the proximity to CSU campus and bike lanes and 4 • 3.2.1. Landscaping and Tree Protection • 3.2.2 Access, Circulation and Parking • 3.2.4 Site Lighting • 3.2.5 Trash and Recycling Enclosures 4. 1 will have more detailed comments once I have more detailed plans to review. 5. 1 spoke to Tim Buchanan, the City Forester, about the trees you mentioned. He told me that a couple of years ago, two diseased Elms were removed. One new tree, a Burr Oak was planted to replace the removed tree but there was no more room along Lake for an additional tree. Another tree was planted on College Avenue during a previous project. At that time, Tim chose not to add a tree on College closer to Lake Street because of sight distance concerns. He agrees that that stretch of your property really needs a tree and he would be happy to come out for a site visit to discuss ways to make that happen, like setting the tree further back towards the building. You can reach him at 221-6361 or tbuchanan@fcgov.com. 6. 1 am attaching a flowchart of the development review process that shows how a project proceeds through both the development review process and the building permit process. Let me know if you have questions about the chart. 7. You will need to submit a combined site and landscape plan with lighting cutsheets on it and a utility plan set with existing grading and details for public improvements like the sidewalk. An exhaustive list of submittal requirements for this type of project (Project Development Plan) is available at http://fcgov.com/currentplanning/pdf/project-dev- plan.pdf. There is a submittal checklist at http://fcgov.com/currentplanning/pdf/pdp.pdf. Your project is small and will not need to provide everything on the list. Please let me know if you have any questions about the requirements for your submittal. 8. You will need to set up an appointment to submit your application with the front counter at 221-6750. Incomplete submittals will not be accepted. Engineering Contact Info: Randy Maizland, 416-2292, rmaiziand@fcgov.com 1. Larimer County Road Impact Fees and a City Street Oversizing will apply. The applicant may contact Matt Baker at (970) 224-6108 for an estimate of the fees. 2. The City's Transportation Development Review Fee (TDRF) will apply to this project. You can get more information about these fees at hftp://fcgov.com/engineering/dev- review.php 3. A Transportation Impact Study may need to be submitted for this project. The applicant will need to contact Eric Bracke at (970) 224-6062 for either a waiver or a scoping meeting. Applicant should also contact Transportation Planning (see below) for information on what non -vehicular modes of transportation should be included in the TIS. See also Transportation Planning's comment #1 and 2 before you contact Eric. 4. Dedication of right-of-way along College Avenue will need to be made. The total amount needed for College Avenue is 70.5 feet from the center line of College. A 15- foot utility easement will also need to be dedicated on College behind the right-of-way. The right-of-way along Lake is sufficient, though a 9-foot utility easement will need to be dedicated behind the right-of-way. Since there is an existing garage structure on the alley, a utility easement won't be required along the alley. Keep in mind that you must keep all structures including foundations out of the utility easement. These dedications can be made on a plat or by separate document, depending on what is less expensive for you. 5. Utility plans, a development agreement (DA) a development construction permit (DCP) will need to be prepared for this project. 43 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS City of Fort Collins ITEM: 1502 S. College, conversion from boarding house (use by right) to retail and offices MEETING DATE: March 19, 2007 APPLICANT: Laura Green, Owner, Repeat Boutique LAND USE DATA: Request to change the use of existing building at the southeast corner of Lake and College from boarding house (use by right) to retail and offices. The property is within the City of Fort Collins and is currently zoned CC —Community Commercial District. The following departmental agencies have offered comments for this proposal: COMMENTS: Zoning Contact Info: Jenny Nuckols, 416-2313, jnuckols@fcgov.com 1. The proposed uses are permitted, subject to Administrative (Type 1) review. The current use (boarding house) is an old use by right. Since the new use is not a use that would have been allowed under the previous code (pre-1997), it will need to go through the development review process, which means the property must be brought into compliance with current standards contained in the Land Use Code. 2. The parking lot must meet the standards found in Section 3.2.2 (K). Maximum allowed parking for retail is 4 spaces per 1000sf of retail space. Maximum parking for office space is more complicated: 3/1000 sq. ft. or .75/employee on the largest shift or 4.5/1000 sq. ft. if all additional parking spaces gained by the increased ratio (over 3/1000 sq. ft.) are contained within a parking garage/structure. Parking stalls must meet the dimensional and landscaping requirements listed below. 3. A trash enclosure with room for trash and recycling facilities needs to be provided on site and enclosed with materials similar to the building. See the standard listed below. 4. The signage for the building will be reviewed later in the process, after your administrative hearing, concurrently with building permit review. A sign permit application and supporting documents were given to you at conceptual. Please let me know if you have questions. Current Planning Contact Info: Anne Aspen 221-6206, aaspen@fcgov.com 1. The entire Fort Collins Land Use Code (LUC) is available for your review on the web at http://www.colocode.com/ftcollins/landuse/begin.htm 2. This development proposal is subject to all applicable standards of the Fort Collins Land Use Code (LUC), including Article 3 General Development Standards, and Division 4.18 Community Commercial District. 3. When developing your plans for submittal, pay particular attention to the following sections of the Code: COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Commun. , Planning and Environmental SL ices Current Planning City of Fort Collins 26 March, 2007 Laura Green Owner, Repeat Boutique via email to: horsetooth4@comcast.net Laura: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments on your proposal a change of use at 1502 S. College Ave„ which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on March 19, 2007. The comments are offered by staff to assist you in preparing the detailed components of the project application. Modifications and additions to these comments may be made at the time of formal review of this project. If you have any questions regarding these comments or the next steps in the review process, please feel free to call me at 970-221-6206 or email me at aaspen@fcgov.com. If email you send bounces back to you, you may need to fill out a quick form at http://fcgov.com/antispam/?departments to get past our spam filter. Sincerely, Anne H. Aspen City Planner Cc: project file Project Planner Cc via email: Jenny Nuckols Randy Maizland David Averill Carie Dann Glen Schlueter Roger Buffington Janet McTague Karen McWilliams Dana Leavitt Tim Buchanan 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020