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Home My WebLink AboutCSURF RESEARCH CAMPUS - ODP - 4-04B - CORRESPONDENCE - (5)10/25/2007 12:02 9702262123 POUDRE VALLEY REA PAGE 01/02 Phone: (970)226.1234 Fax (970) 22&2123 Poudre ■ Valley To: Ft. Collins Planning & Zoning Ted Shepard From: Jim B yme Fax: 416-2020 P es: a9 Cover + 1 Page Phone: Date: 10/25/2007 Re: # 4-046 CSURF Research Campus CC: D Urgent ❑ For Review ❑ Please Comment X Please Reply P Y O Please Recycle • Comments: Ted Shepard. I received the project comment sheet for the above captioned project, I contacted Wally Cameron and he knew nothing about the project and recommended that I contact you. There was only a fax number on the comment sheet so I am faxing you to find out where the project is located so I can determine if Poudre Valley REA is involved or not. Please provide the location information by phone, fax or email to Lbyme vrea.com Thank you, Jim Byrne Manager Engineering Services u_CIL, "b 7 Page 1 of 2 Richael Michels - RE: CSURF Deadline is OCT. 31 From: "Ron Gonzales" <ronzales@poudre-fire.org> To: "'Richael Michels"' <RMichels@fcgov.com> Date: 10/31/07 9:37 AM Subject: RE: CSURF Deadline is OCT. 31 Thank you, here's PFA Comments due to haste: will this work? 1. Emergency Access is required. Need to see a site plan showing points of access 2. water supply is required... hydrants shall be spaced per PFA policy 3. need to conduct a building plan review. Fire sprinklers may be required due to building area and/or processes. 4. need to see a hazmat inventory 5. a site address is required... numerals shall be visible from the street fronting the building. Ron Gonzales Assistant Fire Marshal Poudre Fire Authority 970.416.2864 From: Richael Michels [mailto:RMichels@fcgov.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 9:24 AM To: Ron Gonzales Subject: RE: CSURF Deadline is OCT. 31 You can reply however it works for you - email, DMS, letter. Richael Michels Planning Technician City of Fort Collins: Planning & Zoning (970)416-2283 >>> "Ron Gonzales" <ronzales@poudre-fire.org> 10/31/07 9:22 AM >>> Can I reply now or does it need to be on letterhead? file://C:\Documents and Settings\tmichels\Local Settings\Temp\GW}0000LHTM 10/31/07 M ❑ Be designated on the plat as an Emergency Access Easement. ❑ Maintain the required minimum width of 20 feet throughout the length of the fire lane. If a fire lane cannot be provided, the building shall be fire sprinklered. 97UFC 901.2.2.1; 901.3; 901.4.2; 902.2.1 Number: 19 Created: 11 /5/2007 [11/5/07] ADDRESS NUMERALS Address numerals shall be visible from the street fronting the property, and posted with a minimum of six-inch (6) numerals on a contrasting background. (Bronze numerals on brown brick are not acceptable). 97UFC 901.4.4 Department: Stormwater-Water-Wastewaterlssue Contact: Basil Harridan Topic: Stormwater Number: 2 Created: 10/30/2007 [10/30/07] Please show the Erosion Buffer limits around Boxelder Creek on the ODP. No development should occur within the erosion buffer zone. The roadway into the site looks to be close to the buffer zone at the entrance off Prospect Road, the alignment of the road should be done in a manner that swings that road away from the buffer zone as soon as physically possible. The site proposes to match developing release rates from the site to the existing hydrographs in the 2, 10, 50 and 100 year conditions. This method is acceptable to the City and meets our master planning requirements for the site. ISSUES: Department: Current Planning Issue Contact: Dana Leavitt Topic: General Number: 20 Created: 11 /7/2007 [11/7/07] Provide sections that depict the type of buffers that will be used to protect the natural resources on the site. If you have any questions regarding these issues or any other issues related to this project, please feel free to call me at (970) 221-6750. Sincerely: Ted Shepard Chief Planner Page 5 Number: 14 Created: 11/5/2007 [11/5/071 KNOX BOX REQUIRED Poudre Fire Authority requires a "Knox Box" to be mounted on the front of every new building equipped with a required fire sprinkler system or fire alarm system. 97UFC 902.4; PFA BUREAU POLICY 88-20 Number: 15 Created: 11/5/2007 [11/5/07] HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Toxic, corrosive, or reactive materials, or flammable/combustible liquids (as defined in the Uniform Fire Code) if used, stored, or handled on site, must have a Hazardous Materials Impact Analysis (HMIA) completed and supplied to the Planning Department and the Fire Department. (What do you have? How much? How do you prevent it from being a public threat?) FCLUC3.4.5 Number: 16 Created: 11/5/2007 [11/5/07] CUL-DE-SAC A dead-end street cannot exceed six -hundred -sixty (660) feet in length. The turn- around at the end of the street must have an outside turning radius of fifty (50) feet or more, and an inside turning radius of twenty-five (25) feet. Short fire lanes are permitted to facilitate a second point of access when the street is longer than 660 feet. All structures beyond the 660-foot limit shall be fire sprinklered if a second point of access cannot be provided. FCLUC 3.6.2(B)(C);3.6.6(I); 97UFC 902.2.2.3 Number: 17 Created: 11/5/2007 [11/5/07] OCCUPANT LOAD SIGN Any room having an occupant load of 50 or more where fixed seats are not installed, and which is used for assembly purposes, shall have the capacity of the room posted in a conspicuous place on an approved sign near the main exit from the room. Such sign shall be maintained legible by the owner or the owner's authorized agent and shall indicate the number of occupants permitted for each room use. 97UFC 2601.16.1 Number: 18 Created: 11/5/2007 [11/5/07] REQUIRED ACCESS A fire lane may be required. If required, this fire lane shall be visible by painting and signage, and maintained unobstructed at all times. A fire lane plan shall be submitted for approval prior to installation. In addition to the design criteria already contained in relevant standards and policies, any new fire lane must meet the following general requirements: ❑ Be designed as a flat, hard, all-weather driving surface (asphalt or concrete) capable of supporting fire apparatus weights. Compacted road base shall be used only for temporary fire lanes or at construction sites. ❑ Have appropriate maintenance agreements that are legally binding and enforceable. Page 4 Department: Light & Power Issue Contact: Doug Martine Topic: Utilities Number: 1 Created: 10/23/2007 [10/23/07] There is a major underground electric substation tie circuit, encased in concrete, that exists along the frontage road. Included in this line are 2 large concrete vaults at the point where the frontage road curves toward the east. The planned water and sewer mains appear to conflict with this power line, and their location needs to be adjusted. Also, the planned water and sewer mains south of the frontage road need to be relocated to be within the roadway to provide a location for power lines necessary to serve development of this site. Department: PFA Issue Contact: Carle Dann Topic: Fire Number: 10 Created: 11 /5/2007 [11/5/07] WATER SUPPLY Fire hydrants, where required, must be the type approved by the water district having jurisdiction and the Fire Department. Hydrant spacing and water flow must meet minimum requirements based on type of occupancy. Minimum flow and spacing requirements include: Commercial, 1,500 gpm at 20 psi residual pressure, spaced not further than 300 feet to the building, on 600-foot centers thereafter; residential within Urban Growth Area, 1,000 gpm at 20 psi residual pressure, spaced not further than 400 feet to the building, on 800-foot centers thereafter; residential outside Urban Growth Area, 500 gpm at 20 psi residual pressure, spaced not further than 400 feet to the building, on 800-foot centers thereafter. These requirements may be modified if buildings are equipped with automatic fire sprinkler systems. 97UFC 901.2.2.2 Number: 11 Created: 11 /5/2007 [11/5/07] SPRINKLER REQUIREMENTS This proposed building(s) shall be equipped with approved, automatic fire -sprinkler systems. Number: 12 Created: 11 /5/2007 [11/5/07] FIRE LINE REQUIREMENT Buildings that are required to be fire sprinklered shall have a minimum 6-inch fire line unless hydraulic calculations can support a smaller fire line. Number: 13 Created: 11 /5/2007 [11/5/07] FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION Fire department connections shall be installed remote from the buildings, and located on the street or fire lane side of buildings, fully visible and recognizable from the street or nearest point of fire department vehicle access or as otherwise approved by the fire code official. If possible, a fire hydrant shall be located within 100 feet of the FDC. PFA Bureau Policy Page 3 Number: 4 Created: 10/31 /2007 [10/31/07] 1 know that the pedestrian alignment is somewhat conceptual — you even have a note to that effect, but we still need to make sure that it gets closer to what we want and can accept. At the south end the pedestrian crossing will need to be done at a 90 degree angle to the street and will need to be beyond the last access point shown. Most likely will be at the south side of that access driveway. At the north end of the site — if a mid block crossing is to occur (which generally makes sense to provide a connection to the rest area and the picnic tables and grounds there) the crossing will need to be on the south side of that driveway — which will also be the south side of your proposed access point. The sidewalk will also need to connect out to prospect, but this maybe able to be done with just the street sidewalk rather than a trail. Depends on if you see a trail connection out that way as well. Number: 5 Created: 10/31 /2007 [10/31/07] Need to show where the driveway to the north into the rest area is located. We will want the proposed driveway to the east to either align or have adequate separation — especially since there are a high number of trucks that use the access to the rest area. Number: 6 Created: 10/31/2007 [10/31/07] The access point shown on the inside curve into parcel II maybe very problematic. The inside of a curve (especially this tight of one) is tough to do. The amount of sight distance easements and restrictive landscaping that would be needed to achieve a safe access point will a lot. It would be best to delete this access point or move it over to a straighter part of the roadway. Number: 7 Created: 10/31 /2007 [10/31/07] Is one access point into parcel I going to be adequate? Number: 8 Created: 10/31 /2007 [10/31/07] Need to better clarify the number of employees anticipated to be employed in the first phase of development and how that actually splits out between shifts and work. This will help greatly with considering the traffic impacts. Number: 9 Created: 10/31 /2007 [10/31/07] The TIS needs to identify the amount of traffic anticipated on the frontage road (in its new alignment) so a street classification for this roadway can be determined at the time of the first PDP submittal. That way we will know what the road section needs to be and how much row will need to be dedicated. With the PDP — will need to evaluate the pedestrian level of service and if a connection to the rest area any other destination maybe needed. The rest area would be a good lunch destination (with the picnic tables and such that they have). The conceptual land use plan that is in the TIS does not match the ODP that was submitted. Page 2 STAFF PROJECT REVIEW City of Fort Collins Cara Morgan Date: 11/6/2007 BHA Design Inc 1603 Oakridge Dr Fort Collins CO 80525 Staff has reviewed your submittal for CSURF RESEARCH CAMPUS ODP-TYPE II, and we offer the following comments: ISSUES: Department: Engineering Issue Contact: Sheri Langenberger Topic: General Number: 3 Created: 10/31/2007 [10/31/07] The following comments are from Denise Weston of Transportation Planning I recommend that the southern pedestrian crossing be moved further south, beyond the most southern driveway to avoid pedestrian/vehicular conflict. Also, this crossing needs to be created at a 90 degree angle across the roadway, minimizing the distance that the pedestrian is in the roadway. The northern end of the pedestrian trail, as shown on the plans, does not indicate if there is a roadway crossing at that location. It is not an advisable roadway crossing location. A preferred location would be just south of the Rest Area exit/frontage road intersection. There is a bridge over Box Elder Creek in that location and the pedestrian access could continue west along the south side of the bridge to the Rest Area location, allowing a pathway to the picnic tables, etc. behind the Rest Area. Currently, there isn't any pedestrian access up to the Rest Area from the roadway or from the bridge crossing but at least a connection in that location would get them across the frontage road with limited vehicular conflict. In addition, the northern pedestrian access path should be continued all of the way north to Prospect Road, even if it just continues parallel to the frontage road on the east side. Currently, there isn't any pedestrian access on Prospect Road in that location but a connection would be established for the future. Confirm that the south/western edge of the pedestrian trail is designed to have some access or connectivity to the proposed City trail in that area. The frontage road modification is acceptable, but confirm that coordination with CDOT has occurred or is ongoing on this alignment. If coordination has not begun, transportation planning would be happy to assist in initiating something. Page 1