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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGOLDEN MEADOWS BUSINESS PARK - PDP - 14-03 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEW8. A neighborhood meeting must be held for this development proposal prior to formal submittal of the request (Section 2.2.2 of the LUC). Please contact Steve Olt of the Current Planning Department to assist you in scheduling this meeting. He can be reached at 221-6341. 9. This development request will be subject to the Development Review Fee Schedule that is available in the Current Planning Department office. The fees are due at the time of submittal of the required documents for the Project Development Plan and Final Compliance phases of development review by City staff and affected outside reviewing agencies. 10. This development proposal is subject to the requirements as set forth in the City's LUC, specifically Articles 2. Administration (Development Review Procedures), Article 3. General Development Standards, and Article 4.21 - Harmony Corridor District. Please be aware that a convenience shopping center is defined as a "secondary" use in this District, subject the restrictions set forth in Section 4.21(D)(2) of the LUC. C. The trash enclosures must be designed to conform to the primary buildings materials and colors, to accommodate recycling, and must be properly screened from view. Please contact Tara, at 221-6750, if you have questions about these comments. 7. Tom Reiff of the Transportation Planning Department offered the following comments: a. A TIS, addressing all modes of transportation, will be required with your PDP submittal. Please contact Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department (224-6062) and Tom Reiff of the Transportation Planning Department (416-2040) to determine what information may be needed in the TIS pertaining to LOS for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. b. This site is in an enhanced travel corridor for East Harmony Road. C. Please contact GayLene Rossiter of Transfort for information on existing and proposed transit stops in this area and how they could possibly affect this proposed development. d. Southbound left turns onto East Harmony Road from McMurry Avenue need to be evaluated. e. The LUC sets forth the required amount of bicycle and handicapped parking for this proposed development. Please see Sections 3.2.2(C)(4) & (K)(5) of the LUC. f. Cross -access to the undeveloped property to the east may need to be provided, at least in the form of pedestrian access. Please contact Tom, at 416-2040, if you have questions about these comments. VAUGHT • FRYE ARCH ITECTS d. This site drains into the Golden Meadows detention pond. It was designed under the old rainfall criteria. This must be evaluated under the new rainfall criteria and additional detention capacity may be needed. AVPlease contact Glen, at 224-6065, if you have questions about these comments. 5. Doug Martine of the Light & Power Department offered the following comments: a. Power is available at the southwest corner of this site. b. A C-1 Commercial Form must be filled out to help determine the electric needs for this redevelopment. C. The normal charges, both development and system charges, will apply to this request. d. Please coordinate the transformer location(s) with Light & Power. They can be no more than 10' from a paved surface accessible by a City line truck and must be at least 4' from any building. Please contact Doug, at 224-6152, if you have questions about these comments. 6. Tara Williams of the Natural Resources Department offered the following comments: a. A Fugitive Dust Control Permit will be necessary. This permit would be issued by the Larimer County Environmental Health Department. Please contact them directly for information about their requirements. b. Native plant materials and grasses should be incorporated in the Landscape Plan. The use of bluegrass should be minimized. ARCNIEECIORE•INEERIOR OESION 401 West Mountain Avenue Suite zoo Fort Collins, CO 80521 fax 940/224.1662 phone 970/224 1191 - www.vaughtfrye.com !`d..\ Any existing water or sanitary sewer services extending onto this site must be used (if properly sized) or abandoned at the main. e. y Coordinate landscaping and earth berms with regard to required separation distances from the existing water mains crossing this site. f. The City's water conservation standards for landscaping and irrigation systems will apply to this site. Information on these standards can be obtained at the Water Department and the Current Planning Department. g. Plant investment development fees and water rights will apply to this development and they will be due at time of issuance of building permits. Please contact Roger, at 221-6854, if you have questions about these comments. 4. Glen Schlueter of the Stormwater Utility offered the following comments: a. The site is located in the Fox Meadows Drainage Basin, where the development fee is $6,468 per acre, which is subject to the runoff coefficient reduction. b. The standard drainage and erosion control report and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a professional engineer registered- in the State of Colorado. c. On -site water quality extended detention to treat the runoff is required with this development. 11 i This project will need to dedicate additional street right -of- / way (ROW) for McMurry Avenue so that the required sidewalk will be in the ROW. Also, a utility easement would then need to be granted behind the ROW. e. This property may be responsible for the design of improvements to East Harmony Road and McMurry Avenue along its frontages. The design must be to current City standards. f. This property may be responsible for a repay for McMurry Avenue. Please contact Dean Klingner (221-6605) or John Lang (221-6583) of Engineering for information regarding a potential repay. g. The Larimer County Road Impact Fees will apply to this redevelopment. h. The proposed access from McMurry Avenue may work; however, the City would prefer that this developer work with the property owner to the north to provide a shared access. A Development Agreement and a Development Construction Permit will be needed for this development. Please contact Marc, at 221-6750, if you have questions about these comments. 3. Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department offered the following comments: a. There is an existing 8" water main in McMurry Avenue; and, existing 8" and 36" water mains that cross the south portion of the site in an east - west alignment. b. There is an existing 8" sanitary sewer main at the northwest corner of this site. C. Maintain existing water main easements on this site. b. This development request would be subject to the maximum allowable parking for the proposed non-residential uses as set forth in Section.3.2.2(K)(2) of the LUC. -1, ,00r C. This development request would be subject to the building placement requirements as set forth in Section 3.5.3(B) of the LUC. IYJ d. This property is not in the City's Residential Neighborhood Sign District. Please contact Gary, at 221-6760, if you have questions about these comments. 2. Marc Virata of the Engineering Department offered the following comments; a. The standard utility plan submittal requirements will apply to this development request. b. Street oversizing fees will apply to this development request. The fees are based on vehicle trip generation for the proposed land uses in the development plan. Please contact Matt Baker of Engineering (224-6108) for detailed information on the fees. The fees will be collected at the time of issuance of building permits. C. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS), addressing all modes of transportation, will be required with your Project Development Plan (PDP) submittal. Please contact Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department (224-6062) and Tom Reiff of the Transportation Planning Department (416-2040) to determine what information may be needed in the TIS pertaining to Level of Service (LOS) for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. MEETING DATE: August 26, 2002 ITEM: Commercial/Retail Uses on Lots 4 & 5 of the Golden Meadows Business Park at the Northeast Corner of East Harmony Road & McMurry Avenue APPLICANT: Vaught - Frye Architects c/o Matt Rankin 401 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO. 80521 LAND USE DATA: Request for approximately 21,000 square feet of commercial/retail uses, possibly designed to function as a convenience shopping center, on Lots 4 & 5 of the Golden Meadows Business Park. The property is located at the northeast corner of East Harmony Road and McMurry Avenue. The property is in the HC - Harmony Corridor Zoning District. COMMENTS: 1. Gary Lopez of the Zoning Department stated that the property is in the HC - Harmony Corridor Zoning District in the Land Use Code LUC . He offered the following comments: a. The proposed commercial/retail land uses, to function as a convenience shopping center, would be permitted in the HC i� District, subject to a Planning and Zoning Board (Type II) review. Please be aware that general retail is not permitted in the HC District other than in a convenience shopping center. See Sections 4.22(B)(2)(c) & (3)(c) in the LUC. September 3, 2002 Vaught - Frye Architects c/o Matt Rankin 401 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO. 80521 Dear Matt, For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning the request for Commercial/Retail Uses on Lots 4 & 5 of the Golden Meadows Business Park at the Northeast Corner of East Harmony Road & McMurry Avenue, which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on August 26, 2002. This is a request for approximately 21,000 square feet of commercial/retail uses, possibly designed to function as a convenience shopping center, on Lots 4 & 5 of the Golden Meadows Business Park. The property is located at the northeast corner of East Harmony Road and McMurry Avenue. The property is in the HC - Harmony Corridor Zoning District. The comments are offered informally 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 221-6341. Sincerely, Steve Olt, Project Planner cc: 5tormwater Utility Streets Fite See the traffic report. Acknowledged. Acknowledged, no Acknowledged. Acknowledged. f. Acknowledged. W'. ra}e o�lono� VVAY 'Jq. A neighborhood meeting was held on March 3, 2003. 9. Acknowledged 10. Refer to the planning objectives and the site and landscape plans. Sincerely, Rachel Linder Lee VF Ripley Associates (970)224-5828 March 11, 2003 Steve Olt City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80522 RE: Response to conceptual review letter for Golden Meadows Lot 4 & 5 Dear Steve Olt, We have reviewed the staff letter, regarding conceptually review, dated September 3, 2002 and have the following responses: 1. a. Convenience shopping center is permitted as a Type I1 review — Acknowledged. b. Maximum allowable spaces would be 5 per 1,000 for a shopping center. c. Acknowledged. d. Acknowledged. 2. a. Acknowledged. b. Acknowledged. c. Acknowledged. d. The plan has designated an 8' parkway, 5' sidewalk and a 9' utility easement. e. Acknowledged. f. Acknowledged. g. Acknowledged. h. Attempts have been made in the past to coordinate a joint access. Now that the building to the north is for sale/lease coordination for a joint access is not possible. i. Acknowledged. 3. a. Acknowledged. b. Acknowledged. c. Acknowledged. d. Acknowledged. e. Acknowledged. f. Acknowledged g. Acknowledged. 4. a. Acknowledged. b. See engineering plans. c. Acknowledged. d. Acknowledged. 5. a. Acknowledged. b. Acknowledged. c. Acknowledged. d. See the site plan. 6. a. Acknowledged. b. See landscape plans. c. See landscape plans.