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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORT COLLINS VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, ELDERLY HOUSING - PDP - 14-01 - CORRESPONDENCE - (3)Under the development review process and schedule there is a 90 day plan revision submittal time -frame mandated by the City LUC. The 90 day turnaround period (that the applicant has to resubmit to the City) begins on the date of this comment letter (April 2, 2001) prepared by the project planner in the Current Planning Department. A resubmittal must be made no later than Monday, July 2, 2001, by 5:00 p.m. Upon receipt, the revisions will be routed to the appropriate City departments and outside reviewing agencies, with their comments due no later than the second weekly staff review meeting (Wednesday mornings) following receipt of the revisions. At this staff review meeting it will be determined if the project is ready to go to the Administrative Hearing Officer (or Planning and Zoning Board, if necessary) for a decision and, if so, will be scheduled for the nearest open date. Please return all red -lined plans and reports with your revisions when they are submitted to the Current Planning Department. The number of copies of revisions for each document to be resubmitted is on the attached Revisions Routing Sheet. Please contact me at 221-6341 to schedule a meeting to discuss these comments, if necessary. Sincerely, �1- Steve Olt Project Planner cc: Zoning Poudre Fire Authority Traffic Operations Transportation Planning Engineering Stormwater Water/ Wastewater Natural Resources TSP Five, Inc. JVA Consulting Engineers R.J.L. Surveys Project File # 14-01 26. There are major discrepancies between the various plans. 27. Provide a road stub for Brook Drive. 28. The bike/ped trail along the ditch needs to be connected to the south, into Mountain Ridge Farms. Natural Resources 29. The applicant needs to meet with Tim Buchanan, the City Forester, to identify "significant" trees on -site and provide a mitigation for any trees that may be removed. 30. An Ecological Characterization Study must be done and submitted to the City for review. 31. No site grading may occur in buffer areas. Advance Planning 32. The proposed 5 V wide street right-of-way is too narrow. This would produce a planting strip that is less than 6' wide. Transportation Planning 33. Provide adequate ped. connections to the existing ped. facilities on West Horsetooth Road. 34. Make the necessary bike/ped connection to the future bike trail. 35. Can the Brook Drive ROW be used for a connection to the east? Current Planning 36. See red -lined plans for comments. This completes the staff comments at this time. Additional comments will be forthcoming as they are received from City departments and outside reviewing agencies. e. Locations for electric meters need to be coordinated with Light & Power. Please contact Doug, at 224-6152, if you have questions about these comments. 18. Copies of the Water Conservation Standards for Landscapes - COMMENT SHEET and the Water Conservation Standards for LANDSCAPING and IRRIGATION SYSTEMS — General Information from Laurie D'Audney, the City's Utility Education Specialist, are attached to this comment letter. 19. Craig Foreman of the Parks Planning Department stated that they would like to work with this development to provide for the City's bicycle path. They typically need to have the trail off the ditch ROW, unless the ditch company gives them an easement. Please contact Craig, at 221- 6618, to discuss the trail issue. 20. Rick Richter of the Engineering Pavement Department stated that this site has high swell soils. More exploration will be required on West Horsetooth Road. The following comments and concerns were expressed at the City Staff Review Meeting held on March 21, 2001: Stormwater Utility 21. The spillway and protection have not yet been designed. 22. No easements have been provided for the `high' water line. 23. Necessary easements are not shown. 24. Details for the utility plans are needed. Engineering 25. The utility plans are inadequate. The major issues are: • ROW is needed on West Horsetooth Road. • The path is shown in the ditch. • Ditch laterals need to be piped. • No phasing is delineated. 0 13. Matt Baker of the Engineering/Street Oversizing Department stated that the street oversizing fee will be $996 per dwelling unit. This development will be responsible for street oversizing on West Horsetooth Road. The developer will be responsible for improvements along Horsetooth Road where it fronts the property. This project must either construct the necessary widening or escrow the local street portion for a future City project. Please contact Matt, at 224-6108, if you have questions about his comments. 14. GayLene Rossiter of Transfort stated that transit service exists on West Horsetooth Road near this site, located south of Seneca on Horsetooth Road. Please contact GayLene at Transfort Transportation Services, at 224-6195, to discuss improvements to the transit stop, according to City of Fort Collins Transit Standards & Guidelines. 15. A representative of Public Service Company stated that if telephone and cable TV are to be installed within the 8.5' wide utility easement then the easement will need to be expanded to 1 V wide. 16. Ron Mills of the City Right -Of -Way Planning Department stated that their records do not show that the Brook Drive right-of-way (ROW) is vacated. R.J.L. Surveys should provide proper documentation that the ROW has been vacated or the "Appears Vacated" remark must be deleted from the subdivision plan and Site Plan. 17. Doug Martine of the Light & Power Department offered the following comments: a. Since the street is to be a dedicated City street the street lighting will be designed and installed by Light & Power, not the plan shown on the "Proposed Lighting Plan". b. Large, shade street trees need to be a minimum of 40' horizontally from City street lights. C. The electric system will be installed between the curb & sidewalk, with pad -mounted transformers. d. The storm drain appears to be planned to be under the curb in several locations. To provide space for the electric system the storm drain lines need to be on the street side of the curb. 9. Mark Jackson of the Transportation Planning Department offered the following comments: a. This development needs to make a sidewalk connection on West Horsetooth Road, across the ditch to the west, to the existing sidewalk at the Westfield Park PUD. b. The Site Plan shows the proposed new sidewalk on West Horsetooth Road to be 5' in width. The City's arterial street standards call for a 6' wide sidewalk. Please make this adjustment. C. Show bicycle parking at each residential building in addition to that shown at the community building. The bicycle racks should be located near primary entrances to buildings. d. The connection to the proposed future bike trail, as shown, is good only if Phase 2 of the project is built. How will this connection be made if only Phase 1 is built? e. Are the pedestrian crossings shown on the Site Plan to be painted or enhanced? f. Can the Brook Drive right-of-way area be used to make a bike/ped. connection to the east into Skyline Acres? Please contact Mark, at 416-2029, if you have questions about these comments. 10. A copy of the comments received from Rick Lee of the Building Inspection Department, with a copy of Codes and Standards, is attached to this comment letter. 11. Dennis Greenwalt of AT&T Broadband (cable television) stated that they would like to see Public Utility Easements noted on the subdivision plat. 12. Copies of two letters from Alden V. Hill, the general counsel for the Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal Company, with his concerns and comments are attached to this comment letter. ' lrl e. A fire department access road shall be provided and maintained unobstructed. f. If the street is to be dedicated as a public street then it must be named with this development request. Street names shall be verified by LETA prior to being put into service. Please contact Michael, at 221-6570, if you have questions about these comments. 8. Doug Moore of the Natural Resources Department offered the following comments: a. Natural Area Buffers should be shown on the subdivision plat. b. NO DISTURBANCE IS ALLOWED IN NATURAL AREA BUFFERS. C. Natural Area Buffer Zones and Ditch Company Easements are not one in the same. d. The applicant may drop to 80% of the buffer size without Planning and Zoning Board approval but the requirements of the performance standards, as set forth in Section 3.4.1(E) (1) of the LUC, must be met to do so. e. Please meet with Tim Buchanan, the City Forester, to determine which existing trees on -site may be significant. f. The City's Tree Protection Standards will need to be followed for all trees deemed to be significant, as set forth in Section 3.2.1(G) of the LUC. g. If any significant trees are to be removed the mitigation standards will apply and a mitigation plan will be needed, as set forth in Section 3.2.1(F) of the LUC. h. What is the Blue Gramma grass blend and is it the best choice for this area? Please contact Doug, at 224-6143, if you have questions about these comments. 4. A copy of the comments received from Wes Lamarque of the Stormwater Utility is attached to this comment letter. Additional comments are on red -lined plans and reports that are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Wes, at 221-6681, if you have questions about his comments. 5. A copy of the comments received from Katie Moore of the Engineering Department is attached to this comment letter. Additional comments are 1 on red -lined plans that are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Katie, at 221-6750, if you have questions about her comments. 6. Ward Stanford of the Traffic Operations Department stated that they have no issues regarding this development proposal. 7. Michael Chavez of the Poudre Fire Authority offered the following comments: a. Address numerals shall be visible from the street fronting the property and posted with a minimum of 6" numerals on a contrasting background (example: bronze numerals on brown brick is not acceptable). b. 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. No commercial (multi -family residential) building can be greater than 300' from a fire hydrant. C. These proposed buildings shall be fire sprinklered. Note: This comment pertains to the proposed 4-plex and 6-plex buildings furthest south and the future 4-plex and 6-plex buildings directly north and south of the cul-de-sac. d. A dead-end street cannot exceed 660' in length. The turn -around at the end of the street must have an outside turning radius of 40' or more, and an inside turning radius of 20'. Short fire lanes are permitted to facilitate a second point of access when a street is greater than 660' in length. All structures beyond the 660' limit must be fire sprinklered if a second point of access cannot be provided. C. On the subdivision plat it looks as if there is some sort of an easement along the entire east property line, but it's not labeled or dimensioned anywhere. d. A 6' high fence is needed along the east side of the parking lots that are on the east side of the project, for screening purposes, as set forth in Section 3.2. 1 (E) (4) (b) of the LUC. The future parking area around the cul-de-sac will require a 6' high fence at the time of construction of those spaces. e. Each parking lot has to contain at least 6% interior landscaping, as set forth in Section 3.2.1(E)(5) of the LUC. f. A note is needed on the Site Plan stating that the trash enclosures will be of the same or similar materials as the buildings and that they will be gated, as set forth in Section 3.5.1(J)(2) of the LUC. Also, staff is recommending that some more trash enclosures be provided to serve the southernmost buildings. Otherwise, some of the elderly residents will have to carry their trash almost 400' to the nearest trash receptacle, as now shown. g. Do the light poles in the proposed small parking lots need to be 20' tall? That seems a bit excessive. h. A note is needed on the Landscape Plan stating, to the effect, that "All landscaping must be installed prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy or secured with a letter of credit, bond, or escrow in the amount of 125% of the value of labor and material of the landscaping and irrigation system", as set forth in Section 3.2.1(I)(4) of the LUC. i. Is the internal street serving this development to be public or private? Please label this on the Site Plan. Please contact Peter, at 221-6760, if you have questions about these comments. 3. A copy of the comments received from Jeff Hill of the Water/Wastewater Department is attached to this comment letter. Additional comments are on red -lined plans that are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Jeff, at 221-6674, if you have questions about his comments. Comm y Planning and Environmentarvices Current Planning City of Fort Collins March 30, 2001 Volunteers of America National Services c/o Robin Keller 1660 Duke Street Alexandra, VA. 22314-3427 Dear Robin, Staff has reviewed your documentation for the Fort Collins Volunteers of America (VOA) Affordable Elderly Housing — Project Development Plan (PDP) request that was submitted to the City on March 7, 2001, and would like to offer the following comments: 1. This property is located on the south side of West Horsetooth Road, approximately 1,500' west of South Shields Street and is in the LMN — Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood Zoning District in the City's Land Use Code (LUC). The proposed 4-plex and 6-plex multi -family dwellings are permitted in this District (up to 8 units per building are allowed by the LUC), subject to an administrative (Type I) review and public hearing. If any standards in Article 3 or Article 4, Division 4.4 cannot be met, thereby requiring a modification of any standard, then the development proposal is subject to a Planning and Zoning Board (Type II) review and public hearing. This is set forth in Division 2.8 of the LUC. 2. Peter Barnes of the Zoning Department offered the following comments: a. The Site Plan shows 90 vehicular parking spaces to be provided. A total of 91 spaces are required (90.25 spaces for the 59 1-bedroom units and the 1 2-bedroom unit, to be rounded up to 91 spaces). This is set forth in Section 3.2.2(K)(1)(a) of the LUC. b. Is this property to be platted as one big lot? The subdivision plat needs to show lot number(s) and square footage(s). 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020