HomeMy WebLinkAboutELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT RIDGEWOOD HILLS ( COYOTE RIDGE) - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - 28-06 - CORRESPONDENCE - (12)Current Planning
Contact Info: Shelby Sommer, 221-6750, ssommer@fcgov.com
1. This development proposal will be subject to the City's Site Plan Advisory
Review Process. This means that the Planning and Zoning Board will be the
decision maker on the project, and will review the project based on the
merits of its location, character and extent. The proposal shall comply with
the Fort Collins Land Use Code as is feasible. For more information about
this process please contact me, or refer to Colorado State Statutes 31-23-
209'and 22-32-124.
2. It may be beneficial for the Thompson School District and the City of Fort
Collins Current Planning Department to jointly conduct a neighborhood
information meeting prior to formal submittal of this project. If the school is
willing to participate in a meeting; please contact met at 416-2138, and I will
assist you in setting a date, time and location for the meeting. The Current
Planning Department will prepare and mail the notification letters.
3. Affected Property Owner (APO) Labels will be required for the neighborhood
information meeting. These mailing labels may be obtained from the
Larimer County Assessor's office or through APO of Colorado at 568-7639.
4. This development proposal will be evaluated against the requirements set
forth in the City's Land Use Code, specifically Articles 2 — Administration
(Development Review Procedures), Article 3 — General Development
Standards, and Division 4.4 — Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood
District.
5. The entire Fort Collins Land Use Code (LUC) is available for your review on
the web at htto://www.colocode.com/ftcollins/landuse/begin.htm or at the
City's Current Planning Department.
6. Please refer to the Project Development Plan (PDP) Submittal
Requirements Checklist for a complete list of items that are required for this
development request.
7. Contact me if you have any questions about the code requirements or
submittal requirements.
8. You will need to set up an appointment to submit your Project Development
Plan (PDP) application by calling 221-6750. Incomplete submittals will not
be accepted.
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1. For complete and safe pedestrian circulation, please provide a walkway
connecting the street sidewalk along Avondale, along the south side of the
parking area, to the loading dock area.
2. Enhanced crosswalks will be necessary across the driveways to the parking
area, as well as across the loading dock area.
3. A five foot sidewalk already exists along this property's frontage on
Avondale. The adjacent park has an eight foot sidewalk. An eight foot
sidewalk is preferred for the proposed school, though coordination will be
necessary to make the two sidewalks "match."
4. The crosswalk on Avondale may need to be moved south to align better with
the school sidewalk.
5. Please provide crossing guards at crosswalks.
Park Planning
Contact Info: Matthew Day, 224-6096, mday@fcgov.com
1. Please connect your site's sidewalk to the existing park trail system.
Perhaps the sidewalk should go around the bus loop, or provide an
enhanced crossing if it must cross the bus loop..
2. A construction easement will be required in order to do grading work at the
edge of your property.
Engineering
Contact Info: Mark Virata , 221-6605, mvirata@fcgov.com
1. The Transportation Development Review Fee may apply to this project.
More information is available online at http://fcgov.com/engineering/dev-
review.php.
2. Street Oversizing fees may apply to this development. Contact Matt Baker
at 224-6108 or mbaker@fcgov.com for more information.
3. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) will likely be require for this project.
Please contact Eric Bracke in Transportation Planning at 224-6062 for
further information.
4. A 9 foot utility easement and an emergency access easement will need to
be dedicated with this development proposal. Depending on the number of
easements that you will dedicate, it may be cheaper to replat the property
rather than pay a separate filing fee for each easement dedication. Please
refer to the aforementioned Transportation Development Review Fee
document for more information about filing fees.
5. Utility Plans, a Development Construction Permit (DCP) and a Development
Agreement (DA) will be required.
6. Any public improvements must be built according to Larimer County Urban
Area Street Standards (LUCASS).
T A repay may be due for the previous improvements to Avondale Road along
this property's frontage.
8. 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. The driveway radii should be altered to promote one-way movement.
10. The access points onto Avondale may need to be coordinated with the
private drives across the street to avoid potential problems.
11. The connections to Tract J will likely require HOA approval.
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2. A drainage and erosion control report and construction plans are required
and they must be prepared by a Professional Engineer registered in
Colorado.
3. In general, onsite detention is required with a 2 year historic release rate for
water quantity, and extended detention is required for water quality
treatment. These are required if there is an increase in imperviousness
greater than 1000 square feet. If there is less than 1000 but more than 350
square feet of new imperviousness a site grading plan is all that is required.
4. The design engineer's drainage system will need to conform to the overall
drainage study for Ridgewood Hills Third Filing PUD. The site presently
drains east to a low point on Avondale Dr... The runoff coefficient used in
the overall study was 0.7 with an imperviousness of 50%. Water quantity
and water quality detention is provided off the site.
5. There are existing drainage easements on the swale along the west and
south sides of the project that might change if the swale is moved or piped.
There is also an easement for the pipe along the north property line that
would be under the proposed drop off cul-de-sac that would need to remain.
If the cul-de-sac is to be on the north property line a grading easement
would be needed from the Parks Department to construct and grade the cul-
de-sac.
6. According to the construction plans the swale along the south property line
carries almost 60 cfs so the future.modular would need to be moved unless
the drainage is piped and.the easement narrowed.
Water Wastewater
Contact Info: Roger Buffington, 221-6854, rbuffington@fcgov.com
1. Water and wastewater service in this area are provided by the Fort Collins
Loveland Water District (FCLWD) and South Fort Collins Sanitation District
(SFCSD). Please contact them directly at 226-3104 for their requirements.
Poudre Fire Authority
Contact Info: Carle Dann, 416-2869, cdann@poudre-fire.org
1. The school will need to be fire sprinklered with a Knox Box.
2. If enclosed, the chiller room will need to have two access points.
3. The school will need to be within 300 feet of a fire hydrant which provides a
minimum flow of 1500 gallons per minute at 100 psi.
4. Address on the building must be visible from the street.
5. The fire access easement (fire lane) must be dedicated on the plat or by
separate document through the engineering department.
6. There must be an emergency access route to reach the proposed
ball/playing fields.
Natural Resources
Contact Info: Doug Moore, 224-6143, dmoore@fcgov.com
1. Consider using native plants and grass to help to reduce the amount of
water needed for landscaping.
2. Trash enclosure needs to be designed to accommodate, recycling services.
The City of Fort Collins Design Considerations Guidance Document may be
found that http://www.fcgov.com/recycling/pdf/enclosure-guidelines08O4.pdf.
Transportation Planning
Contact Info: Kurt Ravenschlag, 416-2040, kravenschlag@fcgov.com
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CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS
City of Fort Collins
ITEM: Proposed elementary school for the Thompson School District.
MEETING DATE: May 11, 2006
APPLICANT: Thompson School District
c/o Tim Mangina
Facilities Services
225 South Cleveland Avenue
Loveland, CO 80537
manginat@thompson.kl2.co.us
LAND USE DATA: Request for a new elementary school on Tract "U" of the
Ridgewood Hills PUD, Third Filing. The property, being 7.25 acres in size, is located on
the west side of Avondale Road, north of Jansen Drive, east of Sedgwick Drive, and
south of the existing Homestead neighborhood park. The property is in the LMN — Low
Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood Zoning District.
COMMENTS: The following departments and agencies have offered comments for this
proposal based on a sketch plan which was presented to the review team. The contact
information for each reviewer is included so that you may contact him/her directly if you
have any questions about the comments.
Zoning
Contact Info: Gary Lopez, 416-2338, glopez@fcgov.com
1. Public schools for elementary education are permitted in the LMN — Low
Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District, subject to a Type 2 (Planning and
Zoning Board) public hearing.
2. Signs for the project are subject to the sign code regulations in Section-3.8.7
of the Fort Collins Land Use Code.
Electric Utility
Contact Info: Monica Moore, 221-6700, utilities@fcgov.com
1. The south side of the property is stubbed for future service.
2. Contact the Utilities department at 221-6700 for transformer pad and
commercial service requirements.
Stormwater Utility
Contact Info: Glen Schlueter, 221-6700, gschlueter@fcgov.com
1. This site is in the Fossil Creek drainage basin. The city wide development
fee is $3,070 /acre which is it is subject to the runoff coefficient reduction.
This fee is to be paid at the time the building permit is issued.
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Community Planning and Environmental Services
Current Planning
May 19, 2006
Thompson School District
c/o Tim Mangina
Facilities Services
225 South Cleveland Avenue
Loveland, CO 80537
maginat@thompson.kl 2.co.us
Tim:
For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments for the proposed
elementary school, which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on May
11, 2006.
The comments are informally offered by staff to assist you in preparing the detailed
components of a project application. Modifications and additions to these comments
may be made at the time of formal review of this project.
The City's Current Planning Department coordinates the development review process.
I am the Project Planner for your project. I will be commenting as well as assisting in
the coordination process. If you have any questions. regarding these comments or the
next steps in the review process, please feel free to call me at 970-221-6750.
Sincerely,
Shelby Sommer
Associate City Planner
CC: Kate Browne
Michael Martens
Patricia Kroetch
Curtis Martin
281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 0 FAX (970) 416-2020