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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPRING CREEK RANCH - PDP - 14-05 - CORRESPONDENCE - (6)the meeting. It is likely that the four person per bedroom concept, and the amount of off- street parking will be topics of interest. 21. The Engineering Department will require submittal of Utility Plans for installation of underground utilities and other public improvements. A Utility Coordination meeting will be necessary, especially since there appears to be very little land area available for underground utilities between the buildings and the street. Dedication of utility easements will need to be arranged among all the utility providers. In addition, emergency access easements will necessary. 22. Parking stalls must be setback from the public street by the minimum distance which is determined by the level of traffic volume on the public street and within the parking lot. 23. In the parking lot, be sure to provide sidewalks at the head of the parking spaces in order to prioritize the pedestrian and minimize conflicts with cars. 24. A Development Construction Permit is required. The baseline fee is $300 and then fees are added incrementally as per the number of inspections that are required. For further information regarding civil engineering issues or preparation of the Utility Plans, please call Sheri Wamhoff, 221-6605. 25. For an estimate of the Capital Improvement Expansion Fee, payable at the time of building permit, please contact the Building Inspection Division, 221-6760. The fee is based on the size of the dwelling unit. Keep in mind fees are adjusted annually. 26. Any modifications to the recently constructed improvements to the Spring Creek Trail should be coordinated with Parks Planning and Forestry. Please contact Jason Stutzman, 221-6351 for further information. 27. The Department of Natural Resources provides "climate -wise" information with regard to building and land development. Please contact Sandy Hicks, 221-6600. 28. The Department of Natural Resources advises that any existing trees be inspected by the City Forester. If found to be significant, and if the trees are to be removed, then mitigation trees must be provided. 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, 221-6750. 29. Please pay close attention to the requirement that each building either front on a street or major walkway spine. This is an important standard. 30. A neighborhood meeting will be required. Please contact the Planning Department when you are ready to proceed to this stage. We will prepare an area notification map. You are responsible for providing self-adhesive mailing labels for all property owners of record within the notification area. Postage is $.50 cents per name. In addition, there is a $50.00 sign posting fee. The City Current Planning Department will set up and moderate 11. The site will be served by the Poudre Fire Authority. They will require that a fire hydrant be within 300 feet of every building capable of delivering a minimum of 1,500 gallons per minute at 20 p.s.i. A Hazardous Material Impact Analysis will be needed for chlorine storage at the pool. 12. The drive on the east -west drive on the south side of Spring Creek must be a designated fire access road. Designated fire lanes must feature curbs painted red and "No Parking — Fire Lane" signs. The address must be visible from the public street on which the building fronts. There is a concern that the buildings fronting on the east -west private street will have addressing problems. For further information, please contact Ron Gonzales, 221-6570. 13. The Street Oversizing Fee will be payable at the time of building permit issuance based on the size of the dwelling unit. Please contact Matt Baker, 970-221-6605 to determine an estimate of this fee. In addition, the City collects the Larimer County Road Fee. Keep in mind these fees are adjusted annually. 14. A Transportation Impact Study will be required. Please contact Eric Bracke, Traffic Operations Engineer, 221-6630, to determine the scope of the study. A T.I.S. must also address alternative modes such as bike, pedestrian and transit levels of service. Please be aware that the T.I.S. may indicate the necessity of constructing off -site public improvements in order to provide safe access to and from the project for all modes. For example, connections to the Spring Creek trail from both sides will be needed. A sidewalk out to both arterials may be needed to connect the project to the existing transit stops. 15. Staff will look very carefully at the spacing of the driveways on Drake. The westerly access appears to be too close to the intersection and may need to be eliminated. At minimum, a variance must be submitted to the Engineering Department. 16. A street stub must be provided to the property to the east on the north side of Spring Creek as Yorkshire will be the full -movement intersection with Drake. 17, Hull Street will be designated a collector street. The plans must show the alignment east to tie into the present terminus of Swallow. The developer will be eligible for a repay for the south half of Hull from the adjacent developer. As a collector, Hull will be eligible for reimbursement for the over -sized portion of the roadway above the local street standard. 18. A street stub to the east on the south side of Spring Creek should be investigated. 19. Parking within cul-de-sacs may be restricted and may require additional off-street parking spaces. 20. A repay will be due to the City for recent capital improvements to both Taft and Drake. This area must be of sufficient width to accommodate a variety of underground utilities, and still maintain proper separations. The location of the transformers and meters must be coordinated with Light and Power. Transformers must be both accessible (within ten feet) to hard surface for emergency change -out and screened for safety and aesthetic purposes. 4. A Commercial One ("C-1") Form must be completed by a licensed electrical contractor to determine entrance capacity. The construction phasing schedule should be coordinated with Light and Power. Normal electrical development fees and charges will apply. Please refer to the handout for an explanation of these charges. For further information, please contact Bruce Vogel, 221-6700. 5. This site is in the Spring Creek drainage basin where the new development fee is $2,175/acre which is subject to the runoff coefficient reduction and due with building permit issuance. For monthly fees, please contact Jean Pakech at 221-6700. 6. The standard drainage. and erosion control reports and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in Colorado. 7. Although the site is located directly adjacent to Spring Creek, onsite stormwater detention will be required due to limitations downstream associated with the B.N.S.F. railroad tracks. In addition, water quality features must be installed to treat stormwater before it enters Spring. Creek. Normally this is accomplished by extended detention. For further information regarding stormwater drainage issues, please contact Glen Schlueter, 221-6681. 8. The City has produced new maps for the Spring Creek floodplain. This mapping is available and shows the limits of the 100-year and 500-year floodplains. For further information regarding the new maps, please contact Marsha Hilmes-Robinson, 221-6700. 9. There are existing 12-inch diameter water mains in both Taft and Drake. There is an existing 15-inch diameter sanitary sewer running east -west on the north side of Spring Creek. There is an existing 12-inch diameter sanitary sewer in Hull which needs to be extended so that it connect Taft to Swallow. A sewer repay (Dixon) may be due on the main on the north side of Spring Creek. A utility coordination meeting will be required. Sufficient land area in front of every building will be needed for the water meter pit, water line and sewerline. All of these require adequate separation from other underground utilities and trees. 10. Water conservation standards for landscaping and irrigation will apply. Plant investment fees and water rights (or cash -in -lieu) are due at the time of building permit issuance. The fees are based on the size of the water tap. The raw water requirement is based on estimated annual usage. In addition, there is a small plan inspection fee. For further information regarding water and sewer issues, please contact Roger Buffington, 221- 6700. ITEM: Student Apartment Complex, Southeast Corner of Taft Hill Road and Drake Road MEETING DATE: February 10, 2003 APPLICANT: Mr. Bruce Hendee, BHA Design, 4801 Innovation Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525. LAND USE DATA: Request for a 156 dwelling unit apartment complex with small pool, clubhouse/recreation center, located on both sides of Spring Creek at the southeast corner of Taft Hill Road and Drake Road. Each unit would feature four bedrooms for a possible total population of 624 occupants. The units would be divided among 13 two-story structures with each structure containing 12 units. The O'Donnell property sits on the north side of Spring Creek with street frontage on Taft and Drake. The Yeager and Aanes parcels are on the south side of Spring Creek with street frontage on Taft Hill Road and Hull Street. COMMENTS: 1. The site is zoned M-M-N. Multi -family housing is a permitted use subject to administrative (Type One) review. The request for four occupants per unit will be processed by Section 3.8.16 of the Land Use Code. Please note that the review criteria includes consideration of additional open space, recreational areas, parking areas, and public facilities as are necessary to adequately serve the occupants and to protect the adjacent neighborhood. The minimum parking is 2.25 spaces per unit. The applicant is encouraged to provide guest parking as well. Spillover parking into neighborhoods is always a compatibility issue that the applicant should be prepared to address. 2. The applicant is encouraged to provide special amenities for bicycle parking since the site straddles the Spring Creek Trail. Be sure to provide the required minimum in accordance with Section 3.2.3. Bike parking should be secured and spread around the facility for convenience. 3. Electrical power will be provided by Fort Collins Utilities. The source is from existing system at the corner of Taft Hill and Drake. Underground vaults are installed along Taft. The clubhouse/recreation center will likely need three-phase power. Power will have to be extended down Hull Street to serve the site. A utility coordination meeting will be required as the distance between the street and the building appears to be minimized. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 CURRENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT Community Planning and Environmental Services Current Planning City of Fort Collins February 18, 2003 Mr. Bruce Hendee BHA Design 4803 Innovation Drive Fort Collins, CO 80525 Dear Bruce: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments for the Student Housing Apartment Project — Southeast Corner of Taft Hill Road and Drake Road (O'Donnell, Yeager and Aanes Properties) which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on February 10, 2003. 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 • P.O. 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