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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFOX MEADOWS TRACT B - MODIFICATION OF STANDARD - 19-05 - CORRESPONDENCE -I r r CII IN 4! .Al- /eE-Ao,". /6'7 f! j' ! (�j 'a 'aa S-- r 22. The construction phase will require a Fugitive Dust Permit from the Larimer County Health Department. Also, trash enclosures should be sized to accommodate various containers for recycling. A single trash hauler should be used. For further information on natural resource issues, please contact Doug Moore, at 221-6750. 23. For an estimate of the Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, payable at the time of building permit issuance, please contact the Building Inspection Division, 221- 6760. This fee is adjusted annually. 24. The architectural character of the building must conform to the other approved buildings in the office/retail center to the north. 25. As a Type II use, a neighborhood information meeting is required. Please contact the Current Planning Department to initiate this meeting. We will prepare a notification map. The applicant provides the list of the property owners within the notification area, plus $.50 cents per name. We will arrange for the meeting location and facilitate the meeting. 26. The City of Fort Collins Utilities provides information regarding how the building orientation and design can contribute to the conservation of energy. Please contact Gary Schrader, 221-6700, for further information on this innovative program. 27. Be sure to provide sufficient area within the trash enclosure for containers for recyclable materials. Staff has guidelines on how to properly size a trash enclosure based on various dumpster and container sizes. R 12. Please be cautioned that any construction activity off -site will require an easement from the property owner. 13. Timberline Road is classified as a major (six -lane) arterial. As such, development of the subject parcel will require dedication of additional right-of- way so that there is 70.5 feet from centerline of the roadway to property line. In addition, a 15-foot utility easement is needed behind the right-of-way line. These dedications may or may not have already been made by previous plats. 14. The developer must design the public improvements, if needed, in conjunction with the recently -constructed Fox Meadows Apartments. 15. Public improvements shall comply with Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards. One of these requirements is that the first parking stall must be setback from Bighorn Drive between 40 — 50 feet, depending on the traffic volume on Bighorn as stated in the T.I.S. 16. The standards require that the curb cut on Bighorn be designed as a driveway versus a curb cut with a turning radius. If a turning radius is needed for the trucks, however, then a variance must be submitted to the City Engineer for consideration. This is an administrative variance that is not forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board. 17. Existing sidewalks may be retained. (The walk on Bighorn is six feet wide and attached but the standard is detached.) Be sure the walk on Timberline Road is placed within the public right-of-way or within a publicly dedicated access easement. 18. 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 beginning site work. For further information, please contact Marc Virata, 221-6605. 19. In the ultimate long-range design, Timberline will be a six lane arterial. A median will reduce the turning movements at Bighorn to 3/ turns (no left -out) or to right- in/right-out only. In the short range, the T.I.S. may call for a "porkchop" island to restrict turn movements to right-in/right-out without the benefit of a median in Timberline. 20. Be sure to provide bike parking near all customer entrances. 21. A sidewalk must connect the entrance of the building to Bighorn without crossing a parking lot drive aisle 5 found to be as maintenance free as more contemporary methods. If additional capacity is needed, then Staff recommends that the water quality feature be upgraded at the same time to avoid excessive clogging. Development Agreements for the two previously approved Fox Meadows filings indicate that the pond is to be jointly maintained by all three entities. The outfall for this site is already in place so there is a limited capacity that will need to be maintained. The pond outfall is the Sunstone Channel. For further information, please contact Glen Schlueter, 221-6700. 6. There is an existing 8-inch water main and an existing 8-inch sewer main in Bighorn Drive which are available to serve the site. (There is an existing 16-inch water line on the west side of Timberline Road but this main is too far away and too large to tap.) A separate fire line will be needed if any of the proposed uses require an automatic fire extinguishing system. If two buildings are proposed, then each building must have its own water and sewer services. 7. The water conservation standards for landscape and irrigation will apply to the project. Development fees, water rights will be due at time of building permit. Please be aware that the Water and Sewer Department of Fort Collins Utilities has implemented a plan check fee. For further information, please contact Roger Buffington, 221-6681. 8. 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. The address must be visible from Bighorn Drive. If any of the proposed uses includes 5,000 square feet or more of floor area that is not "fire -contained," then an automatic fire extinguishing system is required. 9. The fire access road to the building must feature a loop so the fire equipment can get back out to Bighorn Drive. Be sure that the turning radii is 25-foot inside and 50-foot outside in accordance with the specifications of P.F.A. Designated fire lanes must feature curbs painted red and "No Parking — Fire Lane" signs. For further information, please contact Ron Gonzales, 221-6570. 10. The exact amount of the Street Oversizing Fee will depend on the land use and trip generation. These fees are 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 further information, please contact Matt Baker, 221-6605. 11. A Transportation Impact Study will be required which will address all modes. Check with Eric Bracke, 221-6630, to determine the scope of the study. Keep in mind that the intersection of Timberline and Bighorn will not be signalized due to proximity to Horsetooth and Caribou. If a recent T.I.S. was done, it may be updated. n analyzed the parking demand and supply at the Fort Collins Club in light of the recent construction of several condominium units that replaced available parking. This study revealed a parking ratio that may work for the activities proposed for Colorado Health and Fitness. For this particular site, the parking lot must be landscaped, especially along the east edge where it is visible from the existing neighborhood. Finally, 10% of the interior parking lot must be landscaped. 3. The build -to line along Timberline is between 10 and 25 feet subject to respecting existing or proposed right-of-way and easements for utilities. The build -to line along Bighorn is 15 feet. 4. There is existing three-phase electrical power along Timberline at the northwest corner of the site so there is sufficient available power to serve the proposed use. The location of the transformer 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 from a public street or the neighborhood. Meters should be screened as well, especially if visible from Timberline Road. Any modification to the existing system would be at the developer's expense. A Commercial One ("C-1 ") Form must be completed by a licensed electrical contractor. Please refer to the hand-out describing the development fees and charges. Street trees in the parkway strip must be kept 40 feet from streetlights. Ornamental trees must be kept 15 feet from streetlights. For further information, please contact Alan Rutz, 221-6700. 5. This site is in the Fox Meadows drainage basin where there new development fee is $6,468 per acre, subject to the runoff coefficient and amount of impervious surface. The standard drainage and erosion control reports and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in Colorado. Onsite detention is required for both quantity and for water quality. Water quality is usually provided by extended (40 hours) detention. The site is on Stormwater inventory map #120. A copy can be obtained from the Utilities office at 700 Wood Street. 6. The existing detention pond serves the existing Fox Meadows Apartments and the approved but not built office and retail tract just to the north across Bighorn Drive. This pond will need to be expanded to accommodate the new imperviousness. Water quantity detention to meet the present rainfall criteria needs to be added to the existing pond or provided onsite. Extended detention for water quality is required and can be provided onsite or if added to the existing pond, the sizing will need to include all areas draining to the pond. If the applicant and owner believe the pond was upgraded to include this site with the previous filings, then, the applicant's engineer will need to verify this capacity and provide the documentation. The applicant also showed pictures that show a water quality riser so the pond may have been sized to include extended detention. Again, the design engineer will need to provide the documentation to show this site was included. This type of water quality technique is no longer 3 0000 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS City of Fort Collins ITEM: Colorado Health and Fitness/Wellness Membership Club at Tract B, Fox Meadows Business Park at the Southeast Corner of Timberline Road and Bighorn Drive MEETING DATE: May 17, 2005 APPLICANT: Mr. Cliff Buchholtz c/o Ms. Linda Ripley, V-F Ripley and Associates, 401 West Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521. LAND USE DATA: Request for a Health and Membership Club consisting of two (but could be combined into one) buildings on approximately two acres located at the southeast corner of Timberline Road and Bighorn Drive. The proposed building(s) is one-story and contains approximately 14,000 square feet. Activities within the club are anticipated to include general exercise, aerobics, yoga, pilates, rehabilitation, day spa and tanning booth. A portion of the club may be set aside exclusively for women. The site abuts an existing stormwater detention pond to the east and the Sunstone drainage channel to the south. COMMENTS: The site is zoned E, Employment. The proposed use, Health and Membership Club, is permitted subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Board (Type Two Review). The use is also considered a secondary use versus a primary use which means it cannot occupy more than 25% of the development plan. On April 21, 2005, however, the Planning and Zoning Board granted approval of a Modification of Standard to allow a Health and Membership Club to occupy 100% of the development plan at this location. This Modification is valid for one year. For further information regarding this Modification, please refer to Planning File #19-05. 2. The minimum parking requirement for a Health and Membership Club is not specified. There is a minimum requirement, however, for Recreational Uses but only if located in a residential zone. This requirement is one space per four persons maximum rated capacity. Although the subject site is located in the Employment zone, the specification of one space per four persons maximum rated capacity is a guideline that may have validity. In the past, Staff has COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES E81 N. College Ave. PO. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 CURRENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT Community Planning and Environmental Services Current Planning City of Fort Collins May 23, 2005 Ms. Linda Ripley V-F Ripley 401 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 Dear Ms. Ripley: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staffs comments for the Colorado Health and Fitness/Wellness Center, Tract B, Fox Meadows Business Park, at the Southeast Corner of Timberline Road and Bighorn Drive which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on May 16, 2005 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 should 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, Ted Shepard Chief Planner cc: Project Planner File 281 North College Avenue • PO. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020