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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUNITED WAY HOUSING SERVICES DAY CENTER - CTR 3/08/04 - 30-06 - CORRESPONDENCE -11. The City's Current Planning Department will coordinate the development review process. The required submittal package will be submitted to this department and distributed accordingly to other City departments and outside reviewing agencies involved in development review. 12. A neighborhood information meeting must be held prior to an official, formal submittal of a PDP review request, per Section 2.2.2(B) of the LUC. The neighborhood meeting is required for all development proposals subject to Planning and Zoning Board review. Also, this proposal may be somewhat controversial because of potential (or perceived) impacts on the residential neighborhoods in the area. d. The primary entrances must have direct pedestrian sidewalk connectivity to the public sidewalks along Conifer Street and Blue Spruce Drive. e. Conifer Street is ultimately proposed to be an "enhanced travel corridor". This property may be affected by requirements set forth in a future master plan for the corridor. Please contact Tom, at 416-2040, if you have questions about these comments. 8. Heidi Phelps of CDBG / Advance Planning offered the following comments: a. If a request for Federal funding is to be made then there may be floodplain issues, regardless of Stormwater's interpretation and position. Please contact Howard Kutzer, HUD's Regional Environmental Officer, at (303)672-5285 x 1305. He is gone a fair amount and is ready to retire, so the back-up contact is Robert Crews, Hud's Environmental Protection Specialist. Robert can be reached at (303)672-5285 x 1327. b. Will this facility have a commercial grade kitchen? Please contact Heidi, at 221-6757, if you need additional information about possible financial assistance for this project. 9. This development request will be subject to the Development Review Fee Schedule that is available in the Current Planning Department office. The fees are due at the time of submittal of the required documents fo r the appropriate development review process (Project Development Plan, Final Compliance) by City staff and affected outside reviewing agencies. 10. This development proposal is subject to the requirements as set forth in the City's LUC, specifically Articles 2. Administration (Development Review Procedures), Article 3. General Development Standards, and Division 4.23 - Industrial Zoning District. Also, there are Land Use and Development Standards specif ic to the Industrial District that development on this property will be subject to. Copies of Article 3 and Division 4.23 are available in the Current Planning Department or on the City of Fort Collins website @ www.fcyov.com. Go to Departments, then the Current Planning Department. C. A C-1 Commercial Form must be filled out to help determine the electric needs for this development. Please contact Alan, at 224-6153, if you have questions or want more information about electric service to the property. 6. Doug Moore of the Natural Resources Department offered the following comments: a. Native plant and grasses should be used, as possible and appropriate, in the landscape plan for this development. b. The trash enclosure should be large enough to include a recycling bin. The enclosure must be adequately screened. C. There may be live prairie dogs on this property and, if so, they must be relocated (contact the Division of Wildlife for information on where and how) or humanely eradicated prior to any construction on the site. Please contact Doug, at 224-6143, to discuss their requirements pertaining to development on this property. 7. Tom Reiff of the Transportation Planning Department offered the following comments: a. A TIS, addressing all modes of transportation, will be required with your Project Development Plan (PDP) submittal. Please contact Ward Stanford of the Traffic Operations Department, at 221-6820, and Tom Reiff of the Transportation Planning Department, at 416-2040, to determine what information is needed in the TIS pertaining to Level of Service for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. b. There must be good bicycle/pedestrian connections to and from the surrounding areas. C. Safe, secure, and convenient bicycle parking areas must be provided. b. The site is on Stormwater Inventory Map #8E. A copy of the map can be obtained from the Utility Service Center at 700 Wood Street. C. The standard drainage and erosion control report and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in the State of Colorado. d. On -site detention, with a 2-year historic release rate, is required for water quantity. Extended detention is required for water ug ality treatment. e. Approximately 112 of the eastern portion of this property is in the City's floodplain for Dry Creek. The City's Dry Creek floodway is on the southern side of the property and appears to be contained in the Conifer Street ROW in the vicinity of this property. Therefore, a Floodplain Use Permit is required and all appropriate regulations will apply. Please contact Marsha HiImes -Robinson, at 224-6036, for all the floodplain requirements that will apply. Some requirements that may apply are: • no basements are allowed, • the building must be elevated or flood -proofed to 18" above the 100-year water surface elevation, and • no outside storage is allowed in the floodway. It has been determined that a day center is not a critical facility by Stormwater standards, so that floodplain regulation does not apply. Please contact Glen, at 224-6065, if you have questions about these comments. 5. Alan Rutz of the Light d& Power Department offered the following comments: a. Please coordinate the transformer location with Light & Power. It must be located on a hard surface in an area that is no further than 10' from where a line truck can park to access it. b. The normal electric development charges will apply. This development must repair and/or replace any damaged existing curb, gutter, and sidewalk along its street frontage. j. A Development Agreement may be needed and a Development Construction Permit is definitely required before construction on this site can begin. k. There is a North College Avenue Management Plan that may have some impacts on development on this property. Please contact Tom Reiff of Transportation Planning, at 416-2040, for information on this plan. Please contact Sheri, at 221-6750 or 221-6605, if you have questions about these comments. 3. Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department offered the following comments: a. There are existing 8" water mains and existing 8" sanitary sewer mains in both streets (Conifer & Blue Spruce) adjacent to this property. b. Any existing services to this property must be used or abandoned at the main(s). C. The City's water conservation standards for landscape and irrigation will apply to this development. d. The City's development fees and water rights will be due at the time of issuance of a building permit. Please contact Roger, at 221-6854, if you have questions about these comments. 4. Glen Schlueter of the Stormwater Utility offered the following comments: a. The site is located in the Evergreen/Greenbriar Drainage Basin. The new development fee is $10,000 per acre, which is subject to the runoff coefficient reduction. This fee is to be paid at the time of issuance of a building permit. Please contact Gary, at 416-2338, if you have questions about these comments. 2. Sheri Wamhoff of the Engineering Department offered the following comments: a. The standard utility plan submittal requirements will apply to this development request. b. Street oversizing fees will apply to this development request. The fees are based on vehicle trip generation for the proposed land use in the development plan. Please contact Matt Baker of Engineering, at 224-6108, for detailed information on the fees. The fees will be collected at the time of issuance of building permits. C. The Larimer County Road Impact Fees will apply to development on this property. d. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS), addressing all modes of transportation, will be required with your Project Development Plan (PDP) submittal. Please contact Ward Stanford of the Traffic Operations Department, at 221-6820, and Tom Reiff of the Transportation Planning Department, at 416-2040, to determine what information will be needed in the TIS pertaining to Level of Service (LOS) for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. e. This proposal will be subject the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUA55) as they apply to development on this property. f. A 4.5' wide sidewalk, detached 6.5' from back of curb, must be constructed with development on this property. Additional street rights -of -way (ROW) for Conifer Street and Blue Spruce Drive must be dedicated, as necessary, to the back of the sidewalk. g. Required drive separations, per LCUA55, must be met. h. Directional handicapped ramps, at the Conifer Street - Blue Spruce Drive intersection, must be provided is none already exist. MEETING DATE: March 8, 2004 ITEM: Housing Services Center, a day/counseling center for indigents - on Lot 3 of Conifer Industrial Park APPLICANT: Architecture West, LLC c/o Stephen Steinbicker 4710 South College Avenue Fort Collins, CO. 80525 LAND USE DATA: Request for a day/counseling center for indigents in a new 13,000 square foot, 2 - story building on Lot 3 of Conifer Industrial Park. The property is located at the northwest corner of Conifer Street and Blue Spruce Drive. It is in the I - Industrial Zoning District. COMMENTS: 1. Gary Lopez of the Zoning Department offered the following comments: a. The property is in the I - Industrial Zoning District. The proposed day shelter use is permitted in this District and would be processed as a Planning and Zoning Board (Type II) review and public hearing, per the City's Land Use Code (LUC). The building is proposed to be 13,000 square feet in size. Section 4.23(8)(3)(b)15 of the LUC limits the building size of a day shelter to 10,000 square feet. This is not a modifiable section of the LUC. b. Section 3.2.2(K)(2) of the LUC sets forth maximum parking requirements for non-residential uses. The allowable parking for the intended use will be based on the square footage of the building, and probably no more than 3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of building will be allowed.