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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORT COLLINS VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, ELDERLY HOUSING - PDP - 14-01 - CORRESPONDENCE -11. 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. 12. 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. [Zoning] Districts. i This development request must comply with the requirements set forth in Section 3.6.6 of the LUC. Please contact Ron, at 221-6570, if you have questions about these comments. 9• Mark Jackson of the Transportation Planning Department Offered the following comments: a• A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) is required with your Project Development Plan (PDP) submittal. Please contact Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department, at 224- 6062, and Kathleen Reavis of the Transportation Planning Department, at 224-6140, to determine what information is needed in the TIS pertaining bicycle, to Level of Service for vehicle, pedestrian, cle, and transit modes of transportation. b. , Please contact GayLene Rossiter of Transfort for information about transit services and what the needs are regarding this development proposal. She can be reached at 224-6195. C. The internal pedestrian circulation will be an important part of this development proposal. d. Bicycle and pedestrian improvements along West Horsetooth Road will be necessary. Please contact Mark, at 416-2029, if you have questions about these comments. 10. Peter Wray of the Advance Planning Department offered the following comments: a• How will the building access to the proposed private drive satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 3.5.2(C) of the LUC? b• It is very important that good, convenient pedestrian between and into the buildings is provided. Please contact Peter, at 221-6754, if you have questions about these comments. e. Please use native plant materials and grasses, as possible and reasonable, in this development. Minimize the use of bluegrass. f• The trash enclosures should be designed and constructed to be large enough to include a recycling container. Please contact Kim Kreimeyer, the City's Natural Resources Planner, if you have questions about these comments and/or for additional information regarding your development request. She can be reached at 221-6641. 7. Allison Brady of the Parks Planning Department stated that this development would be subject to both the neighborhood and community parkland fees. The fees are assessed for each dwelling unit and they are based on the square footage of an individual dwelling unit. $• Ron Gonzales of the Poudre Fire Authority offered the following comments: a• The addresses on the buildings must be visible from a street. b• The roadway must be maintained as a 20' wide unobstructed access way. C. All buildings out of emergency access must be fire sprinklered. d• All buildings. must be within 660' of a single point of access or they are out of access. e. A fire hydrant must be within 300' of all buildings. f• Fire flows of 1,500 gallons per minute at a residual pressure of 20 pounds per square inch must be provided. 9. All turning radii must provide a 25' inside radius and a 50' outside radius for emergency purposes. h• This development request will be subject to the 1997 Fire Code. 5. Glen Schlueter of the Stormwater Utility offered the following comments: a. The site is in the Foothills Basin, where the new development fee is $6,525 per acre subject to the runoff coefficient reduction. b. On -site storm water detention is required. C. Water quality extended detention is required to treat the runoff. d. The standard drainage plans, erosion control reports, and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in the State of Colorado. e. Please reference the Westfield Park PUD drainage report. This is the development to the west, across the Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal. Please contact Glen, at 224-6065, if you have questions about these comments. 6. Susie Gordon of the Natural Resources Department offered the following comments: a. A Fugitive Dust Control Permit for this proposed development is required and it will be issued by the Larimer County Environmental Health Department. Please contact . them directly. b. If there are prairie dogs on the site they must be relocated or humanely eradicated before any construction begins. C. The facility must maintain a buffer from the top of bank of the Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal. d. The limits of development must be shown on all the development plans. e. The necessary utility easements must be provided and dedicated. f. A utility coordination meeting should be held very early in the development review process. The City's Engineering Department will schedule this meeting. Please contact Monica, at 224-6150, if you have questions about these comments. 4. Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department offered the following comments: a. There is an existing 16" water main in the nort !4 of West Horsetooth Road and an existing District water main in Horsetooth Road. This property could be responsible for a repay for the 16" water line and the Warren Trunk line. b. The water main for this development should be looped through and back into adjacent development. C. There is an existing 8" sanitary sewer main on the west edge of the property, west of the Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal. d. The necessary utility easements must be provided and dedicated. e. 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. f. Plant investment fees and water rights will apply to this development and they will be due at time of issuance of building permits. g. A utility coordination meeting should be held very early in the development review process. The City's Engineering Department will schedule this meeting. Please contact Roger, at 221-6854, if you have questions about these comments. C. The property needs to be subdivided and platted concurrent with a development request. d. There must be a total of 57.5' of street right-of-way (ROW) south of the centerline of West Horsetooth Road. Additional ROW for the street and the necessary easements along the street must be dedicated with this development proposal. e. There may be some off -site street improvements associated with this development. This will be determined by the TIS. f. The City prefers that the access roadway for this development be a public street, not a private street or drive. g. If the roadway is a private drive then there are standards set forth in Section 3.6.2(L) of the LUC. h. The standard utility plan submittal requirements will apply. i. A Development Construction Permit must be issued by the Engineering Department as the last step in the development review process. Please contact Mark, at 221-6750, if you have questions about these comments. 3. Monica Moore of the Light & Power Department offered the following comments: a. There is existing overhead City service to the farmhouse. This service would have to be undergrounded and the undergrounding would be the responsibility of the developer. b. A C-1 Commercial Form must be filled out for the community building to help determine its power needs. C. The community building would be billed at a commercial rate, the rest of the development would be billed at a residential rate. d. The normal electric development charges will apply to this project. b. The proposal would provide a total of 63 parking spaces for the 56 1-bedroom units. The parking requirements as set forth in the LUC are 1.5 spaces per each 1-bedroom dwelling unit, or a total of 84 spaces. Therefore, a modification of this standard would be necessary, making the request a Planning and Zoning Board (Type II) review., C. Bicycle parking, at least 1 rack per building, must be provided. d. Bicycle and pedestrian connections between this property and surrounding properties must be provided. e. At least 3 to 4 trash enclosures spaced throughout the development will be necessary. f. This development proposal must comply with the applicable General Development Standards as set forth in Article 3 of the LUC. g. This development proposal must comply with the Land Use Standards and Development Standards as set forth in Division 4.4 - LMN District of the LUC. Please contact Jenny, at 221-6760, if you have questions about these comments. 2. Mark McCallum of the Engineering Department offered the following comments: a. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) is required with your Project Development Plan (PDP) submittal. Please contact Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department, at 224- 6062, and Kathleen Reavis of the Transportation Planning Department, at 224-6140, to determine what information is needed in the TIS pertaining to Level of Service for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. b. Street oversizing fees will apply to this development. The fees will be collected at the time of issuance of building permits. These fees are based on vehicle trip generations by the development. Please contact Matt Baker, at 224-6108, for detailed information on the fees. CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS City of Fort Collins MEETING DATE: April 3, 2000 ITEM: Volunteers of America — affordable housing project APPLICANT: TSP c/o Jennifer CM Thong 8751 .East Hampden Avenue, Suite A-1 Denver, CO 80231 LAND USE DATA: Request for an affordable, elderly housing multi -family residential development. The proposal contains 56 dwelling units on 8.69 acres. The property is located on the south side of West Horsetooth Road approximately 1,500' west of South Shields Street. The existing Skyline Acres large lot single family residential neighborhood is adjacent to the east and the existing & still developing Westfield Park single family residential neighborhood is adjacent to the west. The Mountain Ridge Farm PUD is to the south. The Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal forms the west boundary of the property, which is in the LMN — Low Density Mixed - Use Neighborhood Zoning District. COMMENTS: 1. Jenny .Nuckols of the Zoning DePartmeut offered the following comments: a. This property is in the LMN — Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District in the City of Fort Collins Land Use Code (LUC). The proposed affordable multi -family housing (up to 6 units per building) project is permitted in the LMN District, subject to an administrative (Type I) review and public hearing unless any standards in the LUC would not or could not be met, thereby necessitating modifications of standards. If this were the case then the request would become a Planning and Zoning Board (Type II) review. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box580 Fort Collins, CO80522-0580 (970)221-6750 CURRENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT Commu._.y Planning and Environmental _.:rvices Current Planning City of Fort Collins April 17, 2000 TSP c/o Jennifer CM Thong 8751 East Hampden Avenue, Suite A-1 Denver, CO 80231 Dear Jennifer, For your information, attached is a copy of the Staffs comments concerning the request for the Volunteers of America — affordable housing project, which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on April 3, 2000. This is a request for an affordable, elderly housing multi -family residential development. The proposal contains 56 dwelling units on 8.69 acres. The property is located on the south side of West Horsetooth Road approximately 1,500' west of South Shields Street. The existing Skyline Acres large lot single family residential neighborhood is adjacent to the east and the existing & still developing Westfield Park single family residential neighborhood is adjacent to the west. The Mountain Ridge Farm PUD is to the south. The Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal forms the west boundary of the property, which is in the LMN — Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood 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: Stormwater Utility Streets File 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020