HomeMy WebLinkAboutNIX FARM NATURAL AREA FACILITY - PDP/FDP - 10-01 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEW11. Historic Preservation offers the following comments:
a. Prior to formal submittal of a formal development plan to Current Planning, existing structures
need to be reviewed through the review process.
Response. Acknowledged
b. Coordinate all preservation concerns with Historic Preservation
Response. Acknowledged
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e. Show existing trees (including species and diameter) and designate whether they are to remain
or be removed. Tree protection will be required in accordance with Section 3.2.1(F) of the Land
Use Code.
Response. Acknowledged
f. Address all visual clearance and sight distance triangle areas per Section 3.2.1(L) of the Land
Use Code.
Response. Acknowledged
g. All street, pedestrian, and bike corridors shall be accommodated and connect to adjacent and
proposed facilities, please contact Mark Jackson of Transportation Planning. Response.
Acknowledged
h. Design Concerns:
1. The site plan should include building envelope/footprint dimensions and distance to nearest
property lines.
2. Please indicate all building colors on the Building Elevations in accordance with Section
3.5.1(G) of the Land Use Code.
3. Label the appropriate scale(s) for each illustrative elevation and sheet plan.
4. The architectural elevations shall accommodate all provisions of the Land Use Code.
Response. Acknowledged
i. Delineate all property lines and all rights -of -way, sidewalk widths and improvements on all
plans.
Response. Acknowledged
j. The applicant/developer shall coordinate all emergency and utility infrastructure needs to
ensure that all infrastructure provisions are fully met.
Response. Acknowledged
k. A neighborhood meeting may need to be held for the development plan proposal prior to formal
submittal of the request (Section 2.2.2 of the LUC). Please contact Ron Fuchs of this office to
assist you in the scheduling of this meeting.
Response. The neighborhood meeting has be held.
1. The burden of demonstrating compliance with all Land Use Code criteria is with the applicant.
Response. Acknowledged
m. All modifications to code standards will be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board.
Response. Acknowledged
10. Janet Meisel -Burns from Parks and Recreation offers the following:
a. The standard Neighborhood Park and Community Park fees will apply to this project (Ordinance
No 205, 1998).
Response. Acknowledged
b. Coordinate all park concerns with Parks and Recreation.
Response. Acknowledged
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d. Need to facilitate a customer swap with ECLO.
Response. Acknowledged
e. All applicable water rights, conservation standards, et cetera apply to this development.
Response. Acknowledged
f. Coordinate infrastructure needs through the Water and Wastewater Utility Department.
Response. Acknowledged
8. Light and Power offers the following comments:
a. Please note that the site is restrictive to serve.
Response. Acknowledged
b. A C-1 Form shall be filed with Light and Power.
Response. Acknowledged
c. The applicant/developer shall acquire all necessary access corridorsleasements.
Response. Acknowledged
d. The normal electric development charges will apply to this project.
Response. Acknowledged
e. Coordinate all utility locations with Light and Power.
Response. Acknowledged
9. The Current Planning Department offers the following comments:
a. This development request will be subject to the Development Review Fee Schedule that is
available in the Current Planning Department office. The development review fees are due at
the time of submittal of the required Project Development Plan and compliance phases of the
development review by City staff and affected outside reviewing agencies.
Response. Acknowledged
b. Prior to development plan application, the applicant requires a code amendment.
Response. Completed in Fall general code amendments.
c. Per LUC Section 3.2.1(D)(2) street trees shall be placed at thirty-foot to forty -foot spacing
intervals in the center of all parkway areas. The trees shall be placed at least eight (8) feet
away from the edges of driveways and alleys, and forty feet (shade trees)/fifteen feet
(ornamental trees) (LUC 3.2.1(K) from any street light. All driveway locations and utilities shall
be shown to ensure compliance with the Land Use Code.
Response. Acknowledged
d. Please make sure the minimum species diversity is provided in accordance with Section
3.2.1(D)(3) of the Land Use Code.
Response. Acknowledged
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Response. The site will connect with the Poudre River Trail via a proposed pathway.
c. You will need to file a fugitive dust control permit and coordinate this through the Larimer
County Environmental Health Department. Please contact them directly.
Response. Acknowledged
d. Provide adequate dumpster and trash enclosure area to accommodate a recycling container(s)
(see attachment).
Response. Acknowledged
e. One trash hauler should be used to minimize traffic impact as well as impact on the roads.
Response. Acknowledged
f. Native grasses and plant materials should be used wherever appropriate and bluegrass should
be minimized.
Response. Acknowledged
6. Fire Department:
a. Maximum hydrant spacing is 600' (300' maximum structure distance from hydrant) with a flow
rate of 1, 500 gallons per minute at 20 psi.
Response. Acknowledged
b. Hazardous Materials study is required.
Response. The Hazardous Materials study will be submitted with the PDP.
c. Need to facilitate fuel and chemical storage with Poudre Fire Authority.
Response. Acknowledged
d. All addresses shall be visible from a public way.
Response. The addresses will retain their current numbers per Poudre Fire Authority.
The large house is 1745 and the small house is 1745%.
e. Adequate access shall be provided to serve the site.
Response. Acknowledged
f. Please contact Ron Gonzales with Poudre Fire Authority to discuss these requirements.
Response. Acknowledged
7. WaterMastewater:
a. Existing Mains: 24-inch water and 42-inch sewer in Timberline; services shall be looped.
Response. Acknowledged
b. 6-inch or 8-inch water in Hoffmanmill Road.
Response. Acknowledged
c. Need to abandon existing ELCO services.
Response. Acknowledged
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a. The standard utility plan and development agreement requirements must be submitted to the
City for review and.approval.
Response. Acknowledged
b. Street oversizing fees will apply to this development.
Response. Acknowledged
c. Please contact Matt Baker for additional information regarding the actual fees related to your
proposed development.
Response. Acknowledged
d. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) is required with your Development Plan submittal. To
coordinate the parameters of this study, please contact Eric Bracke, the City's Traffic Engineer,
and Kathleen Reavis, the City's Transportation Planner.
Response. The TIS has been completed and will be submitted with the PDP.
e. Roadway improvements to City standards along the property's frontage are required.
Response. Acknowledged
f. Adequate access shall be provided from public streets, including access for surrounding
areas/properties.
Response. Acknowledged
g. Access roads shall be designed and improved to City standards.
Response. Access roads will be private drives and meet minimum criteria for emergency
vehicles.
4. Transportation Planning offers the following:
a. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) is required with your Development Plan submittal. To
coordinate the parameters of this study, please contact Eric Bracke, the City's Traffic Engineer,
and Kathleen Reavis, the City's Transportation Planner.
Response. The TIS has been completed and will be submitted with the PDP.
b. The site shall meet ADA requirements.
Response. Acknowledged
c. All street, pedestrian, bike corridors and mid -block connections shall be accommodated and
connect to adjacent and proposed facilities.
Response. Acknowledged
5. The Natural Resources Department offers the following comments:
a. Delineate all natural features, as defined in the Land Use Code.
Response. Acknowledged
b. Accommodate potential trail access corridors through Parks and Recreation Planning.
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c. The proposed land development will require a plat to be filed.
Response. A plat will be filed with the PDP submittal.
d. This development must comply with all applicable General Development Standards as set forth
in Article 3 of the Land Use Code, including but not limited to the requirements for vehicle and
bicycle parking, parking, building setbacks, landscaping, fence screening, et cetera. These
development standards are set forth in the following divisions:
1) Division 3.1 General Provisions
2) Division 3.2 Site Planning and Design Standards
3) Division 3.3 Engineering Standards
4) Division 3.4 Environmental, Natural Area, Recreational and Cultural Resource Protection
Standards
5) Division 3.5 Building Standards
6) Division 3.6 Transportation and Circulation
7) Division 3.7 Compact Urban Growth Standards
8) Division 3.8 Supplementary Regulations
Response. Acknowledged
2. Stormwater Utility offered the following comments:
a. This site is located in the Poudre River drainage basin where there are currently no new
development fees. The site is in inventory grid #s' 11 &121.
Response. Acknowledged
b. A drainage and erosion control plan and report is required and they must be prepared by a
professional engineer registered in Colorado.
Response. Acknowledged
c. A water quality pond is shown on the conceptual plans. Onsite detention for water quantity
would not be required since the site drains to the Natural Area ponds to the east.
Response. Acknowledged
d. The Poudre River floodplain needs to be shown on the plans. Every effort should be made to
keep new structures out of the floodplain. If they need to be, then there are regulations that
need to be followed. Please contact Marsha Hilmes-Robinson for the floodplain requirements.
She can be reached at 224-6036.
Response. Acknowledged
e. If the site drains to the ponds to the east, they actually drain into Spring Creek which is a basin
that has fees. It may be better then to route flows to the Poudre River for the fee issue. Spring
Creek fees are $2175/acre. This issue needs more discussion so before the design engineer
prepares the drainage study please contact Glen Schlueter.
Response. Acknowledged — see drainage report.
f. The outfalls may need screening where they drain into the river or the pond to the east.
Response. Acknowledged
3. The Engineering Department offers the following comments:
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ATTACHMENT
Conceptual Review Letter
& Response
MEETING DATE: January 24, 2000
ITEM: Nix Farm Project Development Plan
APPLICANT.- Mr. Vaughn Furness
Jim Sell Design
153 West Mountain Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
LAND USE DATA: Request to develop a maintenance facility on a site located west of Timberline Road
and north of Hoffman Mill Road. The comments listed below are conceptual comments based upon
a preliminary plan provided by the applicant at the January 24, 2000 conceptual review meeting. The
applicant is expected to apply all pertinent Land Use Code and Street Design Standards in their final
design. The comments are to provide a reasonable amount of direction prior to the submittal of a
development plan. The following comments shall not preclude staff from making additional comments
in the future in regard to overall layout of the site.
DEPARTMENTAL CONTACTS:
Current Planning
Ron Fuchs
970.221-6750
Zoning Department
Jenny Nuckols
970.221.6760
Engineering Department
Sheri Wamhoff
970.221.6605
Street Oversizing Coordinator
Matt Baker
970.224.6108
City Traffic Engineer
Eric Bracke
970.224.6062
Poudre Fire Authority
Ron Gonzales
970.221.6570
Stormwater Utilities
Glen Schlueter
970.221.6681
Water & Sewer Utilities
Roger Buffington
970,221.6681
Natural Resources
Kim Kreimeyer
970.221.6750
Light and Power
Alan Rutz
970.221.6700
Historic Preservation
Karen MacWilliams
970.221.6376
Transportation Services
Mark Jackson
970.416.2029
Parks and Recreation
Janet Meisel -Burns
970.221.6367
Advance Planning
Pete Wray
970.221.6376
COMMENTS:
1. The Zoning Department offered the following comments:
a. The zoning district does not allow for the proposed changes. Hence, a code amendment is
required prior to land use review application.
Response. Completed in Fall general code amendments.
b. The proposal will be regulated under the Land Use Code (LUC).
Response. Acknowledged
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