HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORT COLLINS VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, ELDERLY HOUSING - PDP - 14-01 - CORRESPONDENCE - REVISIONS• 35. A stub will be proviucd on this property for the Brook Drive right jf way as required. This can
potentially connect to the Skyline Acres subdivision via the existing right of way, providing a future
connection to Richmond Drive to the east of this property.
21. See previous stormwater comment responses.
22. An easement is illustrated on the plat for the high water mark of the detention pond.
23. Easements are shown for the stormwater lines and detention pond.
24. See previous stormwater comment responses.
Engineering
25. The utility plans have been revised.
A. As required by the City of Fort Collins, this development will provide an additional right of
way, increasing the existing 30'-0" right of way to a 57'-6" right of way, taken from the
centerline of West Horsetooth Road, which is also the northern property boundary.
B. The future bike and pedestrian path previously illustrated on the top of the Pleasant Valley &
Lake Ditch eastern bank has been incorporated into the ditch right of way as a 15'-0" access
easement. The path will remain on top of the bank along a portion of the length of the west
of the site, thus keeping the path from passing through a required stormwater detention pond.
If this path were to pass through the detention pond, it would be very difficult to have the
path remain handicap accessible.
C. The City of Fort Collins has now required that this development comply with the requests of
adjacent property owners who are served by the three existing irrigation laterals. These
adjacent property owners are requesting open concrete irrigation laterals with removable
metal grates rather than the previously City of Fort Collins requirement for underground
piped laterals.
D. There will not be a future Phase 2 for this development.
26. The site plans have been revised.
27. A road stub will be provided for the Brook Drive right of way.
28. The future bike and pedestrian path adjacent to the Pleasant Valley & Lake Ditch will extend to the
south property line toward the Mountain Ridge Farms, 2"d Filing.
Natural Resources
29. TSP Five Architects has met with the City Forester, Tim Buchanan, to identify existing significant
trees on this site that need to remain in this development. Two existing trees deemed significant, an
apple tree and a spruce tree, will need to be removed as required by the City of Fort Collins for
additional right of way for West Horsetooth Road. Please see the landscaping plan.
30. An Ecological Characterization Study is being conducted and will be submitted at a later date.
31. The required bike/pedestrian path and stormwater detention pond are uses that are accepted within the
natural buffer zones according to the City of Fort Collins LUC. Both of these uses require grading
modifications to the existing site.
Advance Planning
32. The right of way for the proposed public Kunz Court has been changed to 52'-0". This will provide a
30'-0" street, 6'-0" wide planting strips on both sides of the street and 5'-0" wide sidewalks on both
sides as required by the City of Fort Collins Street Standards for a local residential street.
Transportation Planning
33. The proposed new 6'-0" sidewalk along West Horsetooth Road will connect to the existing 5'-0"
sidewalk along the Westfield Park PUD to the west of this development.
34. The future bike/pedestrian path on this property will be extended to the south property boundary
toward Mountain Ridge Farms, 2"d Filing, connecting to the proposed future bike/pedestrian path in
that development.
C. See item 3 above.
D. There will not be a future Phase 2 for this project. The future bike and pedestrian path will connect
with the proposed bike and pedestrian path in Mountain Ridge Farms, 2"d. Filing.
E. The proposed pedestrian crossings depicted on the site plan are to be painted cross bars.
F. See item 2 above.
Rick Lee Building Department)
Nine (9) handicapped dwelling units have been provided to conform to the 1:7 ratio adopted by the
City of Fort Collins.
A one -hour occupancy separation will be provided between dwelling units in the same building.
Accessibility issues have also been addressed to conform to ANSI, ADA and UFAS.
Dennis Greenwelt (AT&T Broadband)
1. The Public Utility Easements are illustrated on the plat.
Alden Hill (general counsel for the Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal Company)
A letter has been submitted to the Current Planning Department in response to Mr. Alden Hill's
comment letter.
Matt Baker (En ing eering/ Street Oversizing Department)
This development will either construct the required widening of West Horsetooth Road with all the
necessary improvements requested by the City of Fort Collins or will escrow.
Gaylene Rossiter (Transfort)
1. A new concrete pad will be provided for the existing Transfort Transportation Services transit stop.
Public Service Company
1. The public utility easement along Kunz Court has been changed from 8.5 feet to 11 feet wide as
requested. Please see revised site drawings.
Ron Mills (Right -Of -Way Planning Department)
1. The Brook Drive ROW is not vacated and the note mentioned has been removed. Please see revised
drawings.
Doug Martine (Light and Power Department)
A. The site lighting originally shown along Kunz Court has been deleted from the drawings since the
lighting will be designed and provided by the Light & Power Department.
B. The landscaping plan has been revised.
C. The electric system will be installed per the Light and Power Department requirements.
D. The storm drain lines will be on the street side of the curb.
E. The locations of electric meters have been coordinated with Light and Power.
Stormwater Utility Department
A. The requested addresses for the building will be provided.
B. The locations of new fire hydrants for the project will conform to the City's requirements, providing a
300'-0" or less fire hydrant service to every building.
C. The only buildings that will be fire sprinklered in this development are the two buildings beyond the
660' point of access as now required by Poudre Fire Authority, rather than the previously required
fully sprinklered development. These two buildings would be buildings #6 & #7, the community
building and a 6-plex.
D. The cul-de-sac is larger than what has been requested by Poudre Fire Authority. The City of Fort
Collins street standards dictate that the outside radius of the cul-de-sac be 50'-0" in dimension.
E. The proposed street into this development will also serve as the fire department access. It is proposed
as a public street and shall be maintained by the City of Fort Collins. The City of Fort Collins has
required this public street to conform to street standards that will not provide the 20'-0" fire access
lane as previously required by Poudre Fire Authority.
F. The public street has been named Kunz Court.
Doug Moore (Natural Resources Department)
A. Natural Area Buffers are illustrated on the plat.
B. The only "disturbances" proposed for the natural area buffer zone are the detention pond and
bike/pedestrian path, both required by the City of Fort Collins. These were both allowed uses within
natural area buffers when discussed with the Natural Resources Department and according to the City
of Fort Collins LUC.
C. The natural area buffer zone and the Pleasant Valley & Lake Ditch right of way are not noted as the
same boundary lines on the site plan. Please refer to the submitted site plans.
D. In a few areas, the development will encroach toward the 80% natural area buffer zone with a
sidewalk, parking area, trash enclosure, or site light. No buildings will encroach within the 100%
natural area buffer zone. The performance standards set forth in the City of Fort Collins LUC will be
met for the encroachment to the 80% of the natural area buffer zone.
E. TSP Five Architects has met with the City Forester, Tim Buchanan, to identify existing significant
trees on this site that need to remain in this development. Two existing trees deemed significant, an
apple and a spruce, will need to be removed as required by the City of Fort Collins for additional right
of way and public utility easements for the expansion of West Horsetooth Road. Please see the
landscaping plan.
F. The City of Fort Collins Tree Protection Standards will be followed for existing significant trees to
remain for this development.
G. Mitigation standards will be followed for the two existing significant trees that will be removed as
required by the widening of West Horsetooth Road and the required public utility easement.
H. The Blue Gramma grass blend was a recommended variety in literature provided by the City of Fort
Collins.
Mark Jackson (Transportation Planning Department)
Red -Lined Drawings
1. The sidewalk along West Horsetooth Road has been changed to 6'-0" wide. It will connect to the
existing 5'-0" sidewalk along Westfield Park PUD.
2. The bike/pedestrian path will be extended within the Brook Drive ROW as requested.
3. Bicycle parking will be provided between units sharing parking pods and adjacent to the community
building. There will be a total of seven (7) bicycle parking areas, capable of parking a total of 35
bicycles.
4. Pedestrian crosswalks will be painted.
5. There will not be a Phase 2 development for this property.
Written Comments
A. See item 1 above.
B. See item 1 above.
Written Comments
7. The site plan has been revised.
8. The driveway cuts have been revised to conform to the City's requirements.
9. There will not be a Phase 2 development of this property.
10. The bike/pedestrian path has been revised. It will connect with the future path at Mountain Ridge
Farms, 2°d Filing.
12. A total of 91 parking spaces will be provided for this development as required.
13. The street stub to Brook Drive will be provided, as well as the barricade as requested. The requested
bike/pedestrian path extension has been added to the drawings.
14. The plat has labeled all right-of-ways, easements and adjacent properties. In addition, the plat has
been tied to city monumentation.
15. The Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal Company and adjacent homeowners have reviewed the plans and
agreed to the proposed changes. (See attached Skyline Acres approval letter.)
16. Brook Drive is not vacated. See revised drawings.
17. The crosswalks have been revised to conform to the City of Fort Collins requirements. See revised
drawings.
18. The future bike/pedestrian bridge crossing across the Pleasant Valley & Lake Ditch will be illustrated
in this phase of the project.
19. General Notes have been provided.
20. JVA has designed the site using the Latimer County Urban Streets Standards, and reviewed the
provide checklist.
21. Cover sheets have been added with general notes, typical road sections, legend, abbreviations,
signature blocks and contact list.
22. Grading easements will be obtained by the time of hearing as discussed with Katie Moore.
23. City details have been added to this submittal, (See sheets C4.0-C4.4)
24. Erosion Control Plan and Storm Sewer Plans have been clarified with spot elevations, slopes, erosion
control notes and finished floor elevations.
25. The City stated the detention pond grading within natural buffers is allowable.
26. Signage and striping has been added to the plans.
27. A parking setback variance has been requested to allow 20-foot setback due to low traffic volumes.
30. As discussed with the Parks Department and the representative of the Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal
Company, a 14'-0" access easement will be provided for the future bike path. This will allow a 3'-0"
strip along either side of the proposed 8'-0" bike path as requested by Craig Foreman.
31. Per discussions with City Engineering the irrigation ditch has been located in a 3-foot easement
between the ROW and 15-foot utility easement.
32. According to the City of Fort Collins Street Standards, an arterial street requires a full 57'-6" from the
centerline of the street and property line to the edge of the right of way. This development will
provide the full 57'-6" right of way in contradiction to the requested 50'-0". The plat utilizes full
curve data as requested. The easement to the Pleasant Valley & Lake Canal Company is illustrated on
the plat. A vicinity map has been included on the plat as requested. The plat has provided two (2) ties
to section comers as requested. The cul-de-sac parking previously illustrated is not included in this
resubmittal.
33. A variance requesting a 20-foot setback has been submitted
34. Utility plans have been revised to comply with standards.
35. Drainage has been redesigned.
36. Driveways are concrete from edge of ROW to flowline.
37. Plans have been adjusted to comply.
Ward Stanford (Traffic Operations Department)
1. None.
Michael Chavez (Poudre Fire Authority)
8. All water buildings within this development shall be served by a , meter. (C2.1)
9. Meter pits and curb stops have been labeled. (See C2.1)
10. All fittings, valves, fire hydrants, and distances between have been labeled (See C2.1)
11. All utility main crossings have been labeled in profiles.
12. An 18-inch vertical separation has been provided between all water and sewer crossings. The 6-
inchsanitary lateral that crosses over the 15-inch RCP storm sewer within the intersection of Brook
Drive has a 6.5-inch clearance from top of RCP bell to invert of 6-inch PVC sanitary sewer lateral.
13. The sewer main is located a minimum of 18-inches below the water main.
14. A water line lowering detail has been provided for the crossing of the FCLWD line. See comment
response number six.
15. An additional 15-foot of easement will be dedicated for the sanitary main crossing under the detention
pond, providing a total of a 30-feet to easement.
16. All hydrants connecting to the main at a 90 degree angle connect with a swivel tee.
17. All low angle crossings have been eliminated.
18. City details have been added to this submittal, (See sheets C4.0-C4.4)
Wes Lamarque (Stormwater Utility Department)
1. JVA will submit the final stamped Drainage reports after approval of the storm sewer network by
Stormwater and Engineering Departments.
2. The detention pond easement has been illustrated on the plat.
3. The 100-year water surface elevation has been depicted. For clarity of the plans, it was not possible
to shade the 100-year surface water elevation. (See C1.0, C1.1 & Drainage Report)
4. HGL has been shown on the profiles (See C1.0, C1.1)
5. A buried riprap spillway conveying flows from Westfield Park across the proposed site has been
designed to match the Westfield Park spillway at an elevation of 5102.2 per the 1999 Updated
Foothills Master Plan. Further discussion, calculations, and design is provided in the drainage report.
Spillway cross sections with riprap reinforcement have been shown on sheet C 1.1.
6. Positive slopes have been shown on the plans.
7. Standard drainage notes are found on sheet CO.1, and a SWMP plan was added to the Erosion Control
Plan. The 100-year flood statement was added to sheets C1.0 and C1.1
8. City details have been added to this submittal, (See sheets C4.0-C4.4)
Katherine Moore (Eneineering Department)
Red -lined Drawings
1. The site plan has been revised.
2. The H.C. ramps and driveways have been revised to conform to the City's requirements.
3. There is no phasing in the resubmitted plans.
4. The location of the future bike/pedestrian path has been revised.
5. There will not be a Phase 2 development for this property.
6. The right-of-way for Brook Drive is not vacated. The barricade requested by the City has been added
to the drawings.
7. The bike/pedestrian path has been extended on the south side of the property to connect with the
future path at Mountain Ridge Farms.
8. The locations of crosswalks have been revised to conform to the City's requirements. See revised
drawings.
9. The radius of the cul-de-sac has been changed to 50 feet.
10. The number of parking spaces provided for this project has been revised to conform to the City of
Fort Collins requirements.
11. The number of dwelling units has been revised.
12. The drawing scale of the vicinity map has been revised.
13. The future bike and pedestrian bridge across Pleasant Valley & Lake Ditch is illustrated in this phase
of the project.
Memorandum
TSP Five, Inc.
503 Remington Street, Suite 5 Phone (970) 493-1772
Fort Collins, CO 80524-3089 Fax (970) 493-1820
Subject: VOA Elderly Housing Project
Fort Collins, Colorado
TSP Project No. 0500002
Date: July 18, 2001
To: Steve Olt, Current Planning, City of Fort Collins
From: Robert Donahue, TSP Five, Inc.
TSP and JVA, our civil consultants, have reviewed the comments provided by the City of Fort Collins in their
review of the PDP submitted on March 7, 2001. The following is in response to those comments:
Peter Barnes (Zoning Department):
A. The revised site plan shows 91 parking spaces as required by the City of Fort Collins LUC.
B. The revised subdivision plat shows lot numbers and square footages as requested.
C. The `easement' illustrated along the entire east property line is the 5'-0" side yard setback as required
by the City of Fort Collins LUC.
D. The 6' high fences along the east sides of the parking lots have been added to the site plan as
required.
E. The required minimum 6% of landscaping has been provided for each of the parking lots.
F. The trash enclosures will have vinyl siding on the exterior to match the buildings and will be gated as
required. A note to this effect has been added to the site plan as requested. The revised locations of
the trash enclosures are depicted on the site plan.
G. The light poles for the parking lot are 15 feet tall.
H. The note regarding the installation of landscaping materials has been added to the drawings.
I. The internal street providing access to this development will be a public street. It has been given the
name Kunz Court.
Jeff Hill (Water/Wastewater Department)
1. The general note pertaining to the separation between landscaping and utility lines has been added to
the landscape plans.
2. All existing and proposed water and sanitary sewer lines have been added to the landscape plan.
3. Curb stops and meters have been labeled and a 4-foot separation has been provide between buildings
and the outside of meter pits.(See C2.1)
4. Water and sewer service mains have been separated by 10 feet.
5. An 8-inch stub has been provided to the east property at Brook Drive.
6. The contractor has made several attempts to locate the existing FCLWD water line, with no success.
Per discussions with City Utilities department a note has been added requiring the contractor to notify
the Utilities Department 48 hours prior to the start of work for the crossing of the FCLWD main.
City Engineering will inspect and approve final design of the waterline crossing prior to construction.
(See C2.1)
7. All gas and electric lines have been shown on sheet C2.0 with 4-foot separation between gas, electric
and all curb stops.