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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUNIVERSITY CENTER P.U.D. (WARDS REDEVELOPMENT) - MINOR AMENDMENT / REPLAT - 40-01 - CORRESPONDENCE -cc: Cameron Gloss, Current Planning Director Engineering Zoning Stormwater Water/ Wastewater Advance Planning Natural Resources Traffic Operations Transportation Planning Planning 37. There are more than 15 parking spaces in a row without some form of landscaping in some areas of the site. Section 3.2. 1 (E) (5) (e) of the LUC requires that parking bays extend no more than 15 parking spaces without an intervening tree, landscape island or landscape peninsula. 38. The west elevation, and, to some extent, the north elevation of the building do not comply with the standards as set forth in Section 3.5.3(D) of the LUC. This section deals with facade treatment (all sides), building entrances, base and top treatments, etc. Also, the elevations do not satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 3.5.4 - Large Retail Establishments of the LUC. More building articulation, meeting the standards referenced in the aforementioned sections of the LUC, is needed. 39. The landscape treatment along the west property line is insufficient. A minimum 5' wide landscape strip between parking and the property line is required. The existing stand of trees off -site along the west property line are probably short-lived and do not satisfy the adequate screening requirement. The Mason Street Multi -Modal Corridor along the railroad tracks will become a reality in the near future and there needs to be proper and adequate buffering between this site and the corridor. This completes the staff comments at this time. Additional comments will be forthcoming as they are received from City departments and outside reviewing agencies. Revisions based on responses to these comments should be resubmitted to the Current Planning Department as soon as possible to enable this Minor Amendment request to move forward in a timely fashion. Please see the attached Revisions Routing Sheet for the number of copies of each document to resubmit. Please contact me at 221-6341 to schedule a meeting soon to discuss staffs comments and concerns, if necessary. Sincerely, Steve Olt Project Planner 24. Is a 17' deep parking stall deep enough? 25. Are the landscape islands to be raised or painted? They must be raised. 26. On the subdivision plat, is there a building envelope for Building A, on Lot 1? Ties (bearing & distances) are needed to be able to locate the building envelope(s). Transportation Planning/Mark Jackson 27. Show and provide bicycle parking near building entrances. 28. Ensure that the sidewalk system is continuous and consistent. 29. The future pedestrian connection to the Mason Street Multi -modal Corridor needs to be better defined. The walks need to be a minimum of 8' wide to accommodate both pedestrians and bicycles. 30. The angled sidewalks to the north, through the landscaped islands, seem awkward. They should be straight. 31. It is preferred that there be sidewalks on both sides of the driveway entry across from Rutgers Avenue. 32. The crosswalk at the driveway entry at Rutgers Avenue should be an enhanced crosswalk. 33. Extend the sidewalk along South College Avenue as far north as possible on this property. 34. Handicapped ramps, being necessary, are not being shown on the west side of the site. Stormwater/Glen Schlueter 35. The new pad site(s) essentially wipe out the necessary on -site detention. There needs to be compensation for this. Natural Resources/Doug Moore 36. Show the necessary trash enclosures on the plans. Appropriate screening for the enclosures must be provided and the enclosures should be designed to include recycling. e. The quality of the subdivision plat needs to be improved for reproduction (text size, line density, etc.). Please contact Jim Hoff, at 221-6588, if you have questions about these comments. 16. GayLene Rossiter of Transfort stated that a bus stop must be provided southbound on South College Avenue at Rutgers Avenue, at the southwest corner of the intersection. The facility must be designed according to Transit Standards & Guidelines, being a Type `A' stop with shelter and pad. 17. Matt Baker of Street Oversizing in Engineering stated that street oversizing fees for the Montgomery Wards building have been previously paid as commercial. The proposal is for no change of use; therefore, no fees will be due for the existing building. The new pad site will be charged street oversizing fees based on the use. The following comments/concerns were expressed at the weekly Staff Review Meeting on October 25, 2000: Engineering/Marc Virata 18. The detached sidewalk outside of the right-of-way for South College Avenue needs to be in an access easement. 19. Transfort needs a bus stop & shelter somewhere in the area of Lot 2, Building B. Is there enough easement to accommodate this? This must be worked out. 20. The subdivision plat does not yet have some of the required language, such as Maintenance & Repair and Notice of Other Documents language. 21. The plans should show more clearly what is north of the entry drive at Rutgers Avenue. 22. Off -site construction easements are needed on the properties to the north, south, and east. 23. The original Traffic Study suggests that the interior access points going north and south from the entry drive at Rutgers Avenue (about 150' west of South College Avenue) be eliminated. b. The trash enclosures should be designed to provide room for recycling. C. Appropriate screening of the trash enclosure is required, as set forth in Section 3.2.1(E)(6) of the LUC. Please contact Doug, at 224-6143, if you have questions about these comments. 11. Laurie D'Audney, the City's Utility Education Specialist, submitted a Water Conservation Standards for Landscapes COMMENT SHEET and General Information regarding Water Conservation Standards for LANDSCAPING and IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. Copies of these documents are attached to this comment letter. 12. Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department stated that his comments are on a marked -up Site Plan that is being forwarded to the applicant. 13. A copy of the comments received from Mark Jackson of the Transportation Planning Department is attached to this comment letter. Additional comments can be found on the red -lined plans that are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Mark, at 416-2029, if you have questions about his comments. 14. Tim Buchanan, the City Forester, stated that Honeylocust is 46% of the tree species mix being used on the site. It should be 15-20%. Incorporate other species or varieties in the project to reduce the quantity of Honeylocust. It is being requested that Legacy Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum `Legacy' be used as a street tree along South College Avenue. 15. The Technical Services (Mapping) Department offered the following comments: a. The legal description for the property does not close. The subdivision plat does close using measured courses. b. Some of the required subdivision plat statements are missing. C. The Vicinity Map is missing from the subdivision plat. d. This does not look like a final plat. e. Bicycle racks are needed. f. The 9 parking stalls shown south of the existing building at the northeast corner of this site do not work since the only way out would be through someone else's lot (since they are diagonal, one- way spaces). They'll need to be 90 degrees to work. g. There probably needs to be a cross -access easement with the existing building at the northeast corner. h. A 5' wide landscape strip is needed along the west property line, with trees spaced at 40' on -center, as set forth in Section 3.2.1(E)(4) of the LUC. i. The west building elevation could use some embellishment, as set forth in Section 3.5.3(D) of the LUC. Please contact Peter, at 221-6760, if you have questions about these comments. 7. A copy of the comments received from Basil Hamdan of the Stormwater Utility is attached to this comment letter. Additional comments can be found on the red -lined reports and plans that are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Basil, at 224-6035, if you have questions about his comments. 8. A copy of the comments received from Marc Virata of the Engineering Department is attached to this comment letter. Additional comments can be found on the red -lined plans that are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Marc, at 221-6750, if you have questions about his comments. 9. A copy of the comments received from Jeff Hill of the Water/Wastewater Department is attached to this comment letter. Additional comments can be found on red -lined plans and reports that are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Jeff, at 221-6674, if you have questions about his comments. 10. Doug Moore of the Natural Resources Department offered the following comments: a. Show trash enclosures on both the Site and Landscape Plans. b. Address numerals shall be visible from the street fronting the property [South College Avenue], and posted with a minimum of 6" numerals on a contrasting background (example: bronze numerals on brown brick are not acceptable). C. Fire hydrants are required with a maximum spacing of 600' along an approved roadway. Each hydrant must be capable of delivering 1,500 gallons of water per minute at a residual pressure of 20 psi. Hydrants shall be of an approved type as defined by the water department and the fire department. No commercial building can be greater that 300' from a fire hydrant. d. Building A shall be fire sprinklered. e. Building B exceeds 5,000 square feet for Type V construction and must be fire contained or fire sprinklered. Please contact Michael, at 221-6570, if you have questions about these comments. 5. Gary Huett of Public Service Company of Colorado stated that they have no concerns or comments regarding this development proposal. 6. Peter Barnes of the Zoning Department offered the following comments: a. While the drive aisle widths are less than required by Code, the Director of CPES has determined that they are acceptable since they are the same as those approved for the University Center PUD. Actually, they are 2' wider than the University Center plan. b. The handicapped stalls must be 13' wide, as set forth in Section 3.2.2(K)(4)(a) of the Land Use Code (LUC). C. The number of parking spaces complies with the 5/ 1000 square feet for shopping centers. The Director of CPES has determined that the shopping center standard applies, as this project is to be lumped together with the parking supply for the University Center. Therefore, the number of parking spaces shown on this plan is OK. d. The 36' wide parking bays on the west side of the building must be 38' wide, or they must be labeled and signed as "Employee Parking Only". October 25, 2000 ZTI Group/Architecture c/o Ed Zdenek 2120 South College Avenue Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Dear Ed, Staff has reviewed your documentation for the WARDS REDEVELOPMENT (University Center PUD), Minor Amendment that was submitted to the City on October 4, 2000, and is offering the following comments: 1. This property is located on the west side of South College Avenue at the Rutgers Avenue intersection. Prospect Road is approximately '/2 mile to the north and Drake Road is approximately ih mile to the south. The site is in the C - Commercial Zoning District. The proposed "commercial" uses are permitted in this District and can be reviewed administratively as a Minor Amendment. 2. Mike Spurgin of the Post Office stated that they have no concerns or comments regarding this development proposal. 3. Bruce Vogel of the Light & Power Department stated that they have no concerns or comments regarding this development proposal. 4. Michael Chavez of the Poudre Fire Authority offered the following comments: a. 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.