HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY OAKS - PDP - 17-05 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEW13. Since Harmony Road is a state highway, the access point must comply with the
Harmony Road Access Control Plan adopted jointly by the City and CDOT. The
project must also comply with the Access Control Plan and a State Highway
Access Permit must be obtained The City will assist in this permit as we are the
issuing authority. Please contact Tess Jones, 970-350-2163,CDOT, Region IV; in
Greeley regarding the vacation of the "A line."
14. The Transportation Impact Study will be used by CDOT to determine whether or
not a deceleration and/or acceleration lane will be needed on Harmony in order to
serve the site.
15. The proposed parallel parking stalls are too close to the flowline of Harmony
Road and do not meet the parking stall setback requirements.
16. The Utility Plans must include a design of Harmony east to Boardwalk and west
to Harmony Center. Sidewalk connections may be needed in both directions to
link the site to both Boardwalk and StoverMarmony Center. A Development
Agreement will be needed prior to recording of the plans. For further
information, please contact, Marc Virata, Development Review Engineer, 221-
6605.
17. The site is located in the McClelland -Mail Creek Drainage Basin. The Storm
Drainage Fee in this basin is $3,717 per acre subject to the amount of impervious
surface and the runoff coefficient. At the time of submittal, a Drainage Report,
Grading and Drainage Plan, and Erosion Control Plan must be included in the
plan sets.
18. Onsite stormwater detention may be required depending on how the site drainage
is designed. It appears the nearest drainage outfall is located in The Pier
Apartments. Routing storm flows into this outfall system may require obtaining
the necessary offsite easements if these easements are not in place already.
Generally, storm water is not allowed to drain on the state highway system.
19. Water quality must be addressed The recommended method is extended
detention. For further information regarding stormwater drainage issues, please
contact Glen Schlueter, 221-6681.
20. There are a number of mature trees on the property. please be aware that the
Code has tree mitigation requirements. Please contact Tim Buchanan, City
Forester, regarding an inspection of the existing trees and to discuss preserving as
many trees as possible. For those trees that cannot be saved, there must be an
evaluation and a mitigation plan in place as part of the P.D.P. submittal.
4. A Commercial One ("C-1") Form must be completed by an electrical contractor
to determine entrance capacity. The location of the electrical transformer must be
coordinated with Light and Power and Planning so that it is not located along the
roadway, but, rather, in a less visible location yet within ten feet of hard surface
for emergency chadge-out.
5. For information regarding the existing overhead Public Service Line, please
contact Rick Trainor at 225-7943.
6. The site can be served by the City of Fort Collins Water and Wastewater
Department although the site is also on the edge of the Fort Collins Loveland
Water District service area. The nearest City water line is an existing six-inch
diameter water main within The Pier Apartments project that is available to serve
the site. There is also a 12-inch diameter water main in Boardwalk Drive that is
available.
7. The District has a water main in Harmony Road Please contact Terry Farrill at
the F.C.L W.D., 226-3104, and Roger Buffington, City of Fort Collins, 221-6691,
for information on which provider is best equiped to serve the site..
8. The City has a sanitary sewer in The Pier Apartments project that is available to
serve the site. This main is in the vicinity of the northeast comer of the site. The
appheant should check the plat for The Pier to see if there is an easement allowing
a service line off this main to serve the site. For further information, please
contact Roger Buffmgton, 221-6681.
9. If water and sewer services ate to be provided by the City, theri the applicable
plant investmexit fees (tap fees) will apply. Also, the City charges a raw water
acquisition fee in lieu of raw water based on the size of the parcel. There may a
small repay due to the City for the Warren Lake Sewer Trunk. For an estimate of
these fees, please contact Mary Young, 221-6681.
10, A Tranaportwinn Tmpact Study will be required. To determine the scope of this
study and which intersections to analyze, please -contact Eric Bracke, 221-6630.
Keep in mind that all modes of travel must be analyzed, not just vehicles.
11. The Street Oversizing Fee will be based on square footage and anticipated trip
generation. The fee is estimated to be $6.24 per square foot. The City also
collects the Larimer County Road Impact Fee. Please contact Mau Baker, 221-
6605, for an estimate of these fees which are payable at the time of building
permit issuance.
12.. Harmony Road is classified as a "major arterial" street. This means that there
must be 70.5 feet of right-of-way from property line to centerline of the roadway.
Therefore, additional tight -of -way dedication may or may not be needed
depending on how much right-of-way exists now.
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ITEM:
MEETING DATE:
CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS
608 Past Harmony Road New Office Building
November 25, 2002
APPLICANT: Mr. Steve Steinbicloer, Architecture West, 4710 South
College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO.90525 and Black Pox Commercial Real Estate Group,
C/o Mr. Tom Peterson, 3555 Stanford Road, Suite 204, Fort Collins, CO.80525.
LAND USE DATA: Request to remove an existing single family home and construct a
new one-story office building at 608 Fast Harmony Road, formerly the Lavaux residence.
T'he site is .85 acre in size. The building would contain approximately 11,000 square
feet.
COMMENTS:
1. The parcel is zoned MMN, Medium Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood A
request for an office building would be a Planning and Zoning Board review. The
maximum number of parking spaces for general office is 3.0 spaces per 1,000
square feet of gross floor area and 4.5 spaces per 1,000 for medical office. The
new building must be setback from the ultimate right-of-way of Harmony Road
between ten and 25 feet. If any portion of the parking lot abuts Harmony Road,
then it must be screened
2. The demolition of the existing house will require a demolition permit from the
Building Permits and Inspection Department. For further information, please
contact Karen McWilliams in the Advance Planning Depamnent, 224-6078.
3. The site will be served electricity by the City of Fort Collins Light and Power
Department. Existing electrical system is in place in Harmony Road Normal
electrical charges will apply. Any system modification to upgrade facilities for an
office will be at the developer's expense. For an estimate of these charges please
contact Alan Rutz at 221-6700.
COMMU MPLANNiNOANDENVIRONM NTALSERVICES 291N.ColleseAve. MEOW FortCo1nkC080S22-05Aa (9M221-050
CURRENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT
14. So noted. Thank you. No changes to the geometry of East Harmony Road are proposed
or anticipated at this time. The applicant has previously met with City Staff and
understood that no improvements or dedication of additional right of way were required.
15. The parking lot layout has been reconfigured with this proposed site plan. The proposed
building is now located between the street and parking lot and all setback requirements
have been met.
16. So noted. Thank you. No changes to the geometry of East Harmony Road are proposed
or anticipated at this time. The applicant has previously met with City Staff and
understood that no improvements or dedication of additional right of way were required.
A sidewalk will be constructed along the frontage of this project.
17. So noted. Thank you. The required items have been included with this PDP submittal.
18. So noted. Thank you. Stormwater detention has been provided onsite and routed to the
north as suggested.
19. So noted. Thank you.
20. A meeting took place at the site on March 8th, 2005, between the applicant's
representatives and the City Forester. All of the trees existing on the site are Siberian
Elms, and therefore not subject to the tree mitigation requirements in the Land Use Code.
Most of the trees are in poor condition. The applicant intends to preserve some of those
that are still in decent shape as is feasible with site and construction restraints.
This concludes the response to Conceptual Review Comments. Please call with any questions
regarding this submittal.
3555 Stanford Road, Suite toy
Fort Collins, Colorado 805z5
Phone:(970) zz6-4074
Fax:(970) 2z6-4t96
April 6t", 2004 www.cityscapeud.com
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City of Fort Collins
Community Planning and Environmental Services
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
RE: Harmony Oaks — PDP First Submittal — Conceptual Review Comments and Responses
Dear Ted,
Included below are the responses to comments received from City Staff for the
November 25t", 2002 Conceptual Review Meeting regarding a new 3-story office building at 608
E. Harmony Road. The building is approximately 42' in height and +l-11,953 square feet in area.
A copy of the original conceptual review comment letter is attached.
1. So noted. Thank you.
2. A demolition permit was obtained and the house and other associated structures
removed from the site in March of this year.
3. So noted. Thank you.
4. So noted. Thank you. The transformer has been proposed adjacent to the parking lot
and should not be visible from the street.
5. So noted. Thank you.
6. So noted. Thank you.
7. So noted. Thank you. The proposed water service is a connection to the FCLWD main
in Harmony Road.
8. So noted. Thank you. The proposed sanitary sewer service is a connection to this main
at the manhole located just north of the site.
9. So noted. Thank you.
10. A memorandum regarding transportation analysis (including vehicular, bicycle,
pedestrian, and public transit) previously completed has been included with this
submittal.
11. So noted. Thank you.
12. It is the applicant's understanding based on discussions with City Staff that no additional
ROW will be required for this parcel. The proposed site plan does not provide any
additional ROW for East Harmony Road.
13. So noted. Thank you. The applicant will coordinate with the City and CDOT in obtaining
the required access permit. A single full movement point of access is proposed in the
southwestern corner of the site.