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Home My WebLink AboutUNIVERSITY CENTER P.U.D. (WARDS REDEVELOPMENT) - MINOR AMENDMENT / REPLAT - 40-01 - CORRESPONDENCE - (5)Please contact me at 221-6341 to schedule a meeting soon to discuss staffs comments and concerns, if necessary. Sincerely, 4tLwa� Steve Olt Project Planner cc: Cameron Gloss, Current Planning Director Engineering Zoning Stormwater Water/ Wastewater Advance Planning Natural Resources Traffic Operations Transportation Planning Stormwater/Glen Schlueter 20. The proposed new Pad Site B is on a sump area and on top of an inlet. This essentially eliminates the necessary on -site detention. There needs to be compensation for this. Natural Resources/Doug Moore 21. There may be some conflict with the existing trees along the west property line. Planning 22. There are more than 15 parking spaces in a row without some form of landscaping on the north side 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. This is a repeat comment. 23. The west elevation elevation of the building is still of concern to staff, whose position is that it does 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. 24. The "new" landscape treatment along the west property line still appears to be minimal. Three trees are being added, but additional plant materials should be included. 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 documents to resubmit. s 9. A Development Agreement may be needed if the bus stop on the South College Avenue frontage is still needed. 10. Who will maintain Tract A as shown on the subdivision plat? Maybe the use should not be restricted. 11. The access into the "Existing Building" on the north side of the entry drive at Rutgers Avenue may have to be closed. Please contact Matt Baker, at 224-6108, and Eric Bracke, at 224-6062, to determine the status of this access. 12. Off -site construction easements are needed on adjacent properties. 13. Revisions are needed to the General Notes on the utility plans. 14. Does the previously identified 30' setback from South College Avenue include parking? 15. The enhanced crosswalk at the South College Avenue — Rutgers Avenue intersection must be in a public access easement. The City will not maintain this crosswalk. Transportation Planniniz/Mark Jackson 16. Ensure that the sidewalk system on -site is continuous and consistent. This includes a sidewalk around all sides of the building. The Site Plan should show the sidewalk. 17. The future bicycle/pedestrian connection to the Mason Street Multi - modal Corridor needs to be built to the property line by this development. There must be a mechanism established to build the connection when the corridor is in. 18. This site and development plan should include a sidewalk connection from the future Mason Street Multi -modal Corridor to South College Avenue. 19. Ramps to the handicapped parking spaces must be provided and shown on the plans. 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. 4. A representative of Public Service Company of Colorado stated that they have no concerns or comments regarding this development proposal. 5. Peter Barnes of the Zoning Department stated that according to the applicant's comment #6d of the response letter the 36' wide parking bays on the west side of the building have been revised to 38' wide, as required. However, the revised Site Plan (dated 2/23/01) still shows them as being 36' wide (and they scale 36' wide). Please contact Peter, at 221-6760, if you have questions about his comment. 6. Laurie D'Audney, the City's Utility Education Specialist, stated that they have no concerns or comments regarding this development proposal. 7. Tim Buchanan, the City Forester, stated that the applicant needs to change the 5 street trees along South College Avenue to another type. The Autumn Purple Ash as shown on the Landscape Plan is not on the City's approved Street Tree List. The street tree selection needs to be from the City's Street Tree List (attached). The following comments/concerns were expressed at the weekly Staff Review Meeting on March 14, 2001: Engineering/Marc Virata 8. Sidewalks outside of the right-of-way for South College Avenue need to be in a public access easement. I Comm City Planning and Environment Current Planning City of Fort Collins March 20, 2001 ZTI Group/Architecture c/o Ed Zdenek 2120 South College Avenue Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Dear Ed, Services Staff has reviewed your revisions documentation for the WARDS REDEVELOPMENT (University Center PUD), Minor Amendment that was submitted to the City on February 23, 2001, 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 r/2 mile to the north and Drake Road is approximately 1/2 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. Michael Chavez of the Poudre Fire Authority stated that PFA has no new comments regarding this project. Please refer to the following comments made on 10/23/00: 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. 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). 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020