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Department: Zoning Issue Contact: Jenny Nuckols
Topic: General
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Label the building dimensions on the site plan REPEAT COMMENT
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42 parking spaces are allowed, 46 are being shown 3.2.2(K)(2)(a) - vehicle service and maintenance
REPEAT COMMENT
Be sure and return all of your redlined plans when you re -submit.
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.
yours T uly, 11i
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TROY ,ONES,:
City Planner
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7. The Master Plan report is not cited. - Repeat comment - see checklist.
Department: Traffic Operations
Topic: Transportation
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Issue Contact: Eric Bracke
[6/26/02] The northbound right turn lane on US287 at Fossil Creek Parkway needs to be constructed
in accordance with the State Highway Access Code.
[9/11/02] They need to provide right-of-way for future northbound right turn lane at US 287.
Department: Transportation Planning Issue Contact: Tom Reiff
Topic: Transportation
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(Repeat from Round 1) The Fossil Creek Regional Trail needs to be delineated on the site and utility
plans as an access easement, in addition to the plat. The design also needs to include an access
easment for the connection from the sidewalk and bikelanes on College Avenue.
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(Repeat from Round 1) Place bike parking facility near the building's entrance in a visible secure
location.
147
The sidewalk connection proposed from Fossil Creek Parkway needs to be ADA accessible. That
includes a minimum 3-foot clearance around the columns shown. A 5-foot clear zone width is strongly
recommended by the ADA for safe passing and by the City since this is the primary connecting
walkway to the business from the public sidewalk. Another option would be to construct a ramp in
conjunction with a sidewalk connection from the new College Ave. sidewalk to the building entrance.
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An on -street 6-foot bikelane will need to be constructed on College Ave. between the dedicated right
turn lane and the travel lanes. Please see the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards
(LCUASS) for the design and provide Transportation Planning a signing and striping plan for the
Fossil Creek Blvd. and College Ave. intersection for the next submittal.
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The westbound bikelane on Fossil Creek Blvd. needs to be striped between the right turn lane and
the through lane at the College intersection. Please refer to the LCUASS for the bikelane design
standard.
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The following comment has been generated by the pedestrian analysis provided for the 2nd round of
review. There are inaccuracies within the Transportation Impact Study's pedestrian LOS analysis, in
order to achieve the pedestrian LOS reported in the TIS the following improvements are necessary.
The length of the street crossing of both Fossil Creek Blvd. and College Ave. require the construction
of a pedestrian refuge according to the LCUASS. However, due to existing constraints on College
Ave. a pedestrian refuge will not be required at this time. But please design and construct the
pedestrian refuge for the Fossil Creek Blvd. crossing through the existing median for the next
submittal. The sidewalk will also have to be extended slightly to the north in order to connect to the
College Ave. sidewalk north of the Fossil Creek Blvd. street crossing. Please include these parts on
all the plan sets.
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Please add an outfall curb and gutter detail.
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Please re-insert 2-year historic drainage calculations in the report to determine and document the
release rate for the detention ponds.
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Please add water quality orifice size calculations in the report for documentation.
142
The water quality outlet structure detail now requires structural design as well due to some
constructability problems in the past. Please add this to the detail. Everything else with the detail is
OK.
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Please add curb -cut detail and pond emergency spillway detail with calculations in the report.
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Please provide stormsewer plan and profiles for Pond B outfall in the plan set.
145
Please use RCP or ADS pipe instead of RCP for the culvert under the private drive.
Topic: Erosion/Sediment Control
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1. Please label the erosion control plan as the erosion control plan. All BMP's, including E.C.
fabric shown on sheet 3 should be shown on this sheet (4??).
2. The erosion control plan needs to have a legend indicating BMP's.
3. The plan needs to reflect all the BMP's and sequences in the report (e.g. seeding and
mulching, where it goes, etc.
4. Need PS, EFF calculations.
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Previous comments have not been addresssed.
Topic: Floodplain
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1. The Fossil Creek floodplain is a no -rise floodplain. Any development taking place outside of the
erosion buffer limit but within the 100-year floodplain must show through hydraulic analysis that there
is not a rise in water -surface elevation. A copy of the City's floodplain modeling guidelines were
previously included. - Repeat Comment. (A cut -fill analysis is not adequate for this area since it is a
conveyance area. Hydraulic modeling is required if any fill is placed in the floodplain. There is
currently fill being shown in the floodplain.)
2. A floodplain use permit is required for any development (fill, grading, storm sewer outfall, pond
construction, etc. that is wdhin the floodplain. - Repeat comment - see checklist.
3. The floodplain line on the plans is not the same as on the plat. Please revise to match the plat -
Repeat comment - see checklist.
4. Please show the floodplain boundary on the grading plan - Repeat comment - see checklist
5. Please show floodplain cross-section and BFE lines on the drainage and grading plans - Repeat
comment - see checklist.
6. Neither a floodplain use permit nor a FEMA elevation certificate are required for the building
because it is located outside of the floodplain.
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Please include the typical cross-section for College, since it will be changing.
Department: Light & Power
Topic: General
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Issue Contact: Rob Irish
Coordinate transformer and meter location with L & P. Transformer needs to be within 10' of a paved
surface.
Department: Natural Resources
Topic: Drainage
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Issue Contact: Doug Moore
The Natural Resources Department also needs a stormsewer plan and profiles for Pond B outfall in
the plan set. The offsite area of disturbances will need to be revegetated and disturbed wetlands
reseeded and possibly mitigated.
Topic: Landscape plan
153
Native Dryland Seed Mix need to be specified on plans.
Department: PFA
Issue Contact: Michael Chavez
Topic: General
103
Address numerals shall be visible from the street fronting the property, and posted with a minimum of
6-inch numerals on a contrasting background. 97 UFC 901.4.4
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No commercial building can be greater then 300 feet from a fire hydrant. Fire hydrants are required
with a maximum spacing of 600 feet along an approved roadway. Each hydrant must be capable of
delivering 1500 gallons of water per minute at a residual pressure of 20psi.
97 UFC 901.2.2.2
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This proposed building may be required to be fire sprinklered.
'NOTE: If high pile storage exceeds 12 feet on racks or 15 feet on pallets sprinklers shall be required.
'NOTE: This building exceeds 5000 square feet and is required to be fire contained or fire
sprinklered.
'NOTE: 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.
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A Fire lane is required. Contact Michael Chavez with PFA for details.
Department: Stormwater Utility
Topic: Drainage
Issue Contact: Wes Lamarque
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Please provide a drainage easement and a temporary construction easement on the off -site property
downstream of the site for the outfall of the proposed site. If an existing drainage easement exists,
please provide documentation to verify this. Repeat Comment: Pond A does not need an off -site
easement due to the vacation of easement request, just an onsite drainage easement to Fossil
Creek. Pond B needs this offsite drainage easement from the property line down to fossil
Creek for the storm sewer (outfall).
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Please provide a unique title for the plat (ie Heffron Subdivision) with the subtitle: a replat of...
116
The last sentence for the sight distance easement restrictions is missing: For non -level areas these
requirements shall be modified to provide the same degree of visibility.
117
Because the ROW must be vacated/dedicated prior to filing of this plat, there is no need to label the
"proposed property line." The "existing property line" would be better labeled as: Lot line as platted
in...
118
The ROW shown on the plat will probably change because of transition length requirements for the
ultimate right turn lane.
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It would help to add the note: All existing easements as shown on the plat of Fossil Creek are
hereby vacated and rededicated as shown hereon.
120
The note referring to the vacation of Snead as an easement and dedication of Snead as ROW is
confusing. Please clarify.
121
Please provide a signature line for PSCO/XCEL.
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Please provide the reception number of the "existing access easement' on the western side of Lot 1.
Topic: Site plan
123
Please provide a ped ramp for crossing Fossil Creek at the Snead drive intersection.
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Ramps should be provided at the corner of College and Fossil Creek for the existing condition (as
well as the ultimate condition).
Topic: Utility plan cover sheet
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Please reference the soils report.
9.17.02 - Please include the date of the soils report.
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Please include the title and DATE of the drainage report in note 19.
Repeat 9.17.02
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The plat should be included for reference only, and should not be included in the numbering of the
utility plan sheets.
Repeat 9.17.02 - This means that it should be included in the sheet index and plan set, just not
assigned a sheet number.
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Please see the utility plan checklist for additional items.
Repeat 9.17.02 - See redlined checklist.
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Please label curb radii
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Offsite work will require offsite easements. Letter(s) of intent from the adjacent property owner must
be submitted prior to hearing, and easements must be complete prior to filing of mylars.
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Please provide directional ramps at the corner of College and Fossil Creek for the ultimate and
current configurations.
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Please label the corner radii for all curb returns.
129
The sidewalk along College must be installed with this development, so any needed retaining walls to
accomplish this must also be installed with this development.
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The horizontal design of the ultimate right turn lane must be provided. (to City and CDOT standards)
The ultimate condition for College is a 6-lane arterial as shown in LCUASS plus whatever additional
requirements CDOT may have.
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For now, the design of a 6' bike lane between the right turn lane and the through lane on College
must be provided and constructed by this development.
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Repeat: Please show striping plan.
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Please show a Type III barricade at the southern end of the sidewalk.
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Please see redlines for any additional comments.
Topic: Plat
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Please see redlines for additional comments.
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It would help to have the floodplain line weight different than the property boundary line weight.
111
Please extend the PSCO easements to connect with the new utility easements.
112
Please label the sight distance easement as such.
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The proposed ROW alignment for Snead precludes the ability for constructing the street with the
minimum centerline radius of 275 feet. Please submit a variance request with information as outlined
in LCUASS.
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The request for the vacation of ROW along College has been re-routed, and several concerns still
exist:
Dennis Greenwalt of AT&T Broadband is concerned that his facilities may not be located in a utility
easement after the ROW vacation is complete. He requested that these facilities be located and that
he should be contacted again for approval.
The City's Transportation and Engineering departments will not approve the ROW vacation until the
ultimate horizontal design of the right turn lane adjacent to this site has been approved, because this
design may require additional ROW than is shown.
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Because the ultimate grades and horizontal placement of the right turn lane are unclear, the
documents showing the retaining wall placement within the utility easement were not routed at this
time. This routing will have to take place with a later submittal.
Topic: Grading Plan
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Please grey out lines showing existing features.
37
Will the proposed retaining walls leave enough room for utilities to use the easement? What
materials are being used to construct the walls? If the western wall is to be constructed at a later
time, this needs to be clearly shown on all plans, and an interim grading plan should be included.
9.17.02 - Any retaining walls needed for the ultimate buildout of College are the responsibility of this
development.
135
It does not appear that the new grade lines along the north edge of the property tie into existing grade
lines.
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There is still a small amount of grading shown offsite. Please confine within the project's property
boundaries or provide an offsite easement for the grading.
155
It appears that the grading shown in the trail easement will not accommodate a trail. Please re -grade
so that a trail may be constructed in this easement to ADA standards.
Topic: Landscape plan
12
Please clearly label and dimension all ROW. This applies to the Site plan as well.
13
Please make the sight distance easement line more prominent and label the area as a sight distance
easement, adding the restriction language to this sheet (attached to the plat).
14
It looks as though many of the trees in the parkway along Fossil Creek, and in other areas, are not
meeting utility separation requirements.
Topic: Overall Utility plan
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Please label the retaining walls.
Repeat 9.17.02
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Topic: Transportation
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(6/26/02] The future Fossil Creek Trail is designated on the City of Fort Collins Parks and Recreation
Policy Plan Master Plan to be located along Fossil Creek across the southern portion of the property.
I recommend that we conduct a meeting with Ron Mills with the City's Real Estate Services, Craig
Foreman with Park Planning, Kathleen Reavis and Tom Reiff from Transporation Planning, Dave
Stringer and Katie Moore from Engineering, and Troy Jones from Current Planning to discuss the
details of the trail, and negotiate the level of participation that will be required of this development.
[9/25/021 This meeting never happened with all the players from above. Tom Reiff of Transportation
Planning still has issues with the connection of the site to the trail. It is likely that customers waiting
on their tires will have some time to kill, and will attempt to make their way to the trail. Involve Current
Planning, Park Planning, and Transportation Planning in any attemps to resolve this issue.
Department: Engineering Issue Contact: Katie Moore
Topic: Detail Sheet - Utility Plans
137
Please remove Drawings 8, 7-30, and 7-33. Since no public street - public street intersections are
being designed with this project, they are not needed.
138
Please include the directional ramp detail and sidewalk detail.
Topic: General
1
Please submit a design for the right hand turn lane on College.
Please clearly show existing edge of pavement, existing ROW, proposed ROW, centerline of College,
striping, section line, etc. according to LCUASS standards. Please show all existing data in a
different line weight than the proposed features.
REPEAT 9.16.02 - PLEASE ADDRESS - This project will be required to provide an ultimate
horizontal design for three through lanes, a bicycle lane, and a right turn lane on College, as well as
designing and building, at this time, a 6' bicycle lane between the through and right turn lanes on
College. Also required with at this time will be the ultimate placement of the sidewalk along College
and access ramps on the southeast corner of College and Fossil Creek. Any work on College must
meet CDOT standards.
2
Please match the site, landscape, plat, and utility plans.
Repeat 9.16.02 - The ROW vacation shown on the separate vacation request does not match what is
shown on the plat and utility plans.
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Please see redlines for additional comments.
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Please provide signature lines for the FC/LW D on the utility plans and plat.
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A pedestrian refuge will be required on Fossil Creek at College Ave.
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Any Engineering comments lower in number than 38 are repeat comments.
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"Exceptions to these requirements may occur where utilities are not located in their standard
designated locations ...... Please revise the landscape plan accordingly.
[9/25/02] In locations where the existing water line does not conflict with street trees being located in
the parkway strip, put them in the parkway strip. In locations where the existing water line precludes
this placement, behind the sidewalk is fine.
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[6/26/021 "Full tree stocking" is required in all landscape areas within 50 feet of any building and
landscape areas shall be provided in adequate numbers, locations and dimensions to allow full tree
stocking to occur along all high use or high visibility sides of any building. More trees are needed to
accomplish this. Planting cut-outs, foundation planting beds, or parking lot islands could be
integrated on the south side of the building to satisfy this standard. See the redlined landscape plan.
[9/25/02] Repeat comment. See latest landscape plan redline from Current Planning.
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[6/26/02] Planting note number 2 should also clarify that if a street tree is an ornamental street tree, it
need only be seperated 15 feet from a street light.
(9/29/02] Repeat Comment.
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[6/26/02] Plant note number 18 specifies Kentucky Blue Grass. Fescue is a preferred turf species
because it uses less water. Section 3.2.1(E)(3)(c) specifies that landscaping plans incorporate "low-
water demanding plants and turf where practicable."
(9/25/02] It's now plant note 10, however the comment still stands. Water usage is a huge issue in
Fort Collins!!!!!!
Topic: Lighting
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[6/26/02] Please double check the accuracy of the lighting readings on the photometirc plan. Directly
under the "LW" type fixture, a 400 watt metal halide fixture is only showing a reading of 5.0 foot-
candles. Directly under the double head "TLW" type fixture, two 400 watt metal halide fixtures are
only showing a reading of 8.7 and 9.3 foot-candles. Is this accurate? It seems that perhaps foot-
candles are not the unit of measurement being used. Please clarify the unit of measurement, and
make sure that "foot-candle" is that unit of measurement.
[9/25/02] The responce to staff comments for this issue stated, "the light readings have been
rechecked .... See lighting plan." Compaired to other projects I have reviewed, these light readings
seem to be very inaccurate. It's typical that at double fixture light pole with 400 watt metal halide
bulbs has readings over 20 foot candles under the pole, while this lighting plan shows 9.3 foot
candles as the maximum. This does not seem correct. What lighting firm is doing your lighting plan?
There is no information on the lighting plan indicating who conducted the lighting analysis. Because
these light readings are so inconsistent with similar light poles on other projects, the only thing that
will convince me of the accuracy of these readings is a letter from the lighting professional who
prepared these certifying the accuracy. Keep in mind that this issue is a red flag in my mind that I
intend to recommend to zoning that actual lighting levels be checked after construction prior to
issuance of a certificate of occupancy. If the actual lighting levels greatly exceed the levels stated on
the lighting plan, it is likely that the fixtures will need to be either changed out and/or the lighting plan
will need to be modified by a minor amendment, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
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Topic: General
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[6/24/02] The amount of proposed parking exceeds the maximum allowed. A total of 46 parking
spaces are proposed. Section 3.2.2(K)(2)(a) of the LUC specifies that "vehicle servicing &
maintenance" uses are limited to a maximum of 5 parking spaces per 1000 square feet of gross
leasable area of the building. The site plan shows the footprint of the building as 8,480 square feet,
so the parking is limited to a maximum of 42 spaces. Does this use really need this much parking?
so, note the language in 3.2.2(K)(2)(a) that allows the maximum to be increased by 20 percent if the
parking lot landscaping is also increased by 20 percent.
[9/25/02] Please include a general note on the site plan that explains that 42 spaces would normally
be the maximum parking allowed but because on -street and shared parking is not available for the
site, and the amount of parking lot landscaping provided exceeds the minimum amount required by
more than 20%, the 46 spaces provided are permitted in accordance with section 3.2.2(K)(2)(a) of the
Land Use Code.
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[6/26/02] As required in 3.2.2(C)(5) of the LUC, walkways within the site shall be located and aligned
to directly and continuously connect points of pedestrian origin and destination, therefore there must
be a walkway route to get from the building to the future Fossil Creek Trail, and a walkway route to
get from the building to Fossil Creek Boulevard.
[9/25/02] Transportation planning is still not satisfied with the sidewalk connection between the
building and the future Fossil Creek Trail. Please involve Transportation Planning and Current
Planning in discussions of a proposed solution.
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The trail easement provided on the plat must also be shown on the site and landscape plans. Clarify
how the 20 foot trail easement is supposed to allow a future trail to fit in an area that is the sloped
bank of the detention pond (in the east corner of the site). This should be coordinated with Park
Planning, Current Planning, Transportation Planning, Engineering and Stormwater Departments.
163
The College Avenue improvements appear to still be somewhat up in the air. Between utility
coordination, utility easements, the right turn lane issue, sidewalk needs, and trail connection needs,
there needs to be additional coordination for this western edge of the site.
164
Are there any outdoor displays of new tires? If so, show where. This may be an flood debris issue,
so locate them out of the floodplain. If not, specify in a general note on the site plan that no such
exterior new tire displays are part of this approval.
165
This project has an extraordinary amount of repeat Engineering and Stormwater Comments. It is our
staff's perception that the progress of the review of this project is getting hung up because your
engineering consultants aren't addressing many key comments from the first round of review.
Topic: Landscape plan
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[6/25/02] The street trees proposed along Fossil Creek Boulevard are located in the parkway strip
and are located at an appropriate spacing interval as required in 3.2.1(D)(2)(a), however, there is a
water main shown plans conflicting with the required separation between trees and water lines as
specified in 3.2.1(K)(2). If the water main shown is existing, the trees can be placed behind the
sidewalk where necessary to achieve the required spacing as allowed in 3.2.1(K) where it states,
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STAFF PROJECT REVIEW
Citvof Fort Collins
VF RIPLEY ASSOCIATES
C/O LOUISE HERBERT
401 WEST MOUNTAIN AVE, SUITE 201
FORT COLLINS, CO 80521
Date: 09/26/2002
Staff has reviewed your submittal for DISCOUNT TIRE AT FOSSIL CREEK, and we offer
the following comments:
ISSUES:
Department: Advance Planning
Topic: General
151
No Comments
Department: Current Planning
Topic: Elevations
Issue Contact: Clark Mapes
Issue Contact: Troy Jones
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(6/25/02] The massing of the building does not satisfy the "variation in massing" requirement in
3.5.3(B) which requires that horizontal masses shall not exceed a height to width ratio of 1:3 without
substantial variation in massing that includes a change in height and projecting or recessed elements.
Such changes in massing shall be related to entrances, the integral structure and/or the orginization
of interior spaces and activities and not merely for cosmetic effect. This will require the north and
south facade to have projecting or recessing elements. See the redlined elevations.
[9/25/021 Although revisions were made to the building design to address this comment, the standard
is still not satisfied. Perhaps if the pilasters on the north and south elevations protruded more, this
standard could be satisfied. As shown, the pilasters are only a cosmetic effect. See redlines.
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(6/25/02] Provide a material board including color samples. I'm wanting to ensure the colors are
compatable with the neighborhood as required in 3.5.1(F) of the LUC. Specifically, "banner red,"
"burgundy," and "main harbor" are extremely difficult to estimate without a sample.
[9/25/02] Repeat comment. Although the color computer rendering is helpful, actual samples of the
color are still necessary.
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[6/26/02] Be sure that the glass on the storefront specifies clear glass rather than reflective glass as
required in section 3.5.1(E)(3) of the LUC.
[9/25/02] In addition to material note #5, label the glass on the elevations as "clear."
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What all does the screen wall on the north side of the building screen? Are all HVAC equipment and
utility meters located behing this screen wall. Please clarify. The material of the screen wall cannot
be "different from or inferior to the principal materials of the building" as stated in section 3.5.1(1)(2) of
the LUC. This screen wall must be made of the same CMU blocks as the building wall.
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The wall pack lights are labeled correctly on the elevations, however the color perspective rendering
shows wall packs that are not down -directional.
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