HomeMy WebLinkAboutLARIMER COUNTY DETENTION COMPLEX, SHERIFF'S ADMINISTRATION BUILDING - SPECIAL SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - 37-99 - CORRESPONDENCE - (7)7) Please provide a detailed light plan. (spec. sheet for all wall and pole mounted
fixtures) insuring that all lighting apparatuses are shielded down, which meets the
Section 3.2.4 including Section 3.2.2.
8) Verification of the irrigation system connection points to ensure all landscaping is
continuously maintained per Section 3.2.1[J].
9) All signs will require an additional sign permit outside this comment review.
10)Please note all exterior mechanical devises, meters, et cetera, must be screened.
11)Please revise the vicinity map to reflect the current city limits. The entire site is in
the city limits.
12)Additional comments may be forthcoming as some of the various departments and
reviewing agencies continue to review this request.
13)City staff will be presenting this project to the City of Fort Collins Planning and
Zoning on February 3, 2000 for their recommendations.
14)Although we understand that State Statutes do not require you to resubmit revisions
to us, we highly recommend that you do, so that we can work together to make the
project satisfy as closely as possible the needs of the City of Fort Collins. Please
return all redlined. documents with plan revisions, including redlined plans with
Current Planning comments.
Ron Fuchs is the planner assigned to this project. He is currently on vacation, but is
scheduled to return on January 3, 2000. If you have any questions, please contact me or
Ron at 970.221.6750 and/or e-mail: rfuchs(@ci.fort-co1lins.co.us.
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cc: Current Planning File #37-99
Rob Helmick, Larimer County Planning Department
Bruce Hendee, BHA Design
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h) Section 3.5.3(D)(2) of the LUC specifies minimum wall articulation that must be
achieved on all facades.
• The proposed design does not provide the proper architectural features to
visually establish the required minimum 30 foot spaced buildings. The bays
shall be established by architectural features such as columns, ribs.or
pilasters, piers and fenestration pattern. The proposed design does not
satisfy the requirement on the north, east, and west facades.
• It appears that the proposed design is proposing inferior materials to the rest
of the building on the south fagade. This section of the code prohibits use of
inferior materials for side and rear facades, and specifies that all sides of the
building shall include materials and design characteristics consistent with
those on the front. The north, east and west facades should more resemble
the south fagade in material treatment and articulation.
i) Section 3.5.3(D)(6) specifies that all facades shall have a recognizable "base,"
and "top" treatments. A "base" treatment consists of (but is not limited to):
thicker walls, ledges or sills; integrally textured materials such as stone or other
masonry; integrally colored and patterned materials such as smooth -finished
stone or tile; lighter or darker colored materials, mullions or panels; or planters.
A "top" treatment consists of (but is not limited to): cornice treatments, other than
just colored "stripes" or "bands," with integrally textured materials such as stone
or other masonry or differently colored materials; sloping roof with overhangs
and brackets; stepped parapets. All facades as proposed fall short of this
~ requirement.
j) Please indicate all building dimensions, including doors, windows, etcetera, on
the building elevations.
4) Per Land Use Code (LUC) Section 3.8.13(C)(2) and (3) requires that wireless
telecommunication facilities and equipment be consistent with the architectural style
of the surrounding architectural environment considering exterior materials, roof
form, scale, mass, color, texture and character. If such facility is an accessory use
to an existing use, the facility shall be constructed out of materials that are equal to
or better than the materials of the principal use.
5) Per LUC Section 3.8.13(C)(8) please submit all proposed color(s) to verify that all
wireless telecommunication facilities and equipment are painted to match as closely
as possible the color and texture of the wall, building or surrounding built
environment. Muted colors, earth tones and subdued colors are to be used.
6) Please show the location of all transformers on the revised Site and Landscape
Plans. They must be located no more than 10 feet from a paved surface and must
be screened from view.
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building entrance(s) to the street sidewalk... without requiring pedestrians to
walk across parking lots or driveways, around buildings, or follow parking lot
outlines which are not aligned to a logical route." It has not been shown to be
infeasible for the primary fagade and entry to face the adjacent street. Please
revise the building so that the entrance and primary fagade faces the street, or
justify why such an alignment is infeasible. The connecting walkway shown
does not provide a direct connection to the street, but rather takes the
pedestrian out of the way to the south in order to reach the street sidewalk.
b) You have not specified the opacity of the glass you are proposing. Section
3.5.1(F) of the LUC specifies that clear glass (reflectivity or opacity of less than
60%) shall be used for commercial storefront display windows and doors.
Please specify.
c) Section 3.5.1(17)(3)(c) requires that windows must be placed to visually establish
human scale and proportion and must be individually defined with detail
elements such as frames, sills and lintels. Pedestrian scale/human scale is
defined in Section 5 of the code as "the proportional relationship between the
dimensions of a building or building element, street, outdoor space or
streetscape element and the average dimensions of the human body, taking into
account the perceptions and walking speed of a typical pedestrian. It appears
that the window types and placements that you have proposed do not meet
these requirements. Please revise the placement and detail elements of the
proposed windows to satisfy this requirement.
d) Please indicate all building colors (stone, bricks, etcetera) on the Building
Elevations in accordance with Section 3.5.1(G) of the Land Use Code.
e) Section 3.5.1(J)(2) requires that any wall mounted utility meters and rooftop or
ground mounted mechanical equipment shall allow the architectural design to be
continuous. These functions must be screened from view from adjacent
properties and public streets by materials that are not inferior to the principal
materials of the building and landscape. Please specify where the utility meters
and mechanical equipment will be located, and show proper screening
measures. Rooftop mechanical must be hidden from view by a parapet.
f) Section 3.5.3(C) of the LUC requires that all facades of your building cannot
exceed a height: width ratio or 1:3 without substantial variation in massing that
includes a change in height and a projecting or recessed element. The change
in mass that is required shall be part of the integral structure of the building and
not merely_ a tacked -on cosmetic effect. Your building as proposed is in serious
violation of this standard particularly on the south elevation. Please revise the
design to satisfy this requirement.
g) Please indicate all building dimensions, including doors, windows, etcetera, on
building elevations.
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b) After revising "the site/landscape, please make sure the minimum species
diversity is provided in accordance with Section 3.2.1(D)(3) of the Land Use
Code, which limits the percentage of any one species of tree based on the total
number of trees specified.
c) "Please revise your site/landscape plans to comply with LUC Section 3.2.1(E)
which requires parking lots to be.screened from adjacent uses and from the
street. This section of the LUC specifies that screening from the street and
adjacent uses shall consist of a wall, fence, planter, earthen berm, plant material
or a combination of such elements, each of which shall have a minimum height
of 30 inches, and shall extend a minimum of 70% if the length that the parking
lot abuts either the street or the adjacent use.
d) Please follow the site distance requirement of Section 3.2.1(L) if the LUC, which
requires that a visual clearance triangle be free of any structures or landscape
elements over 24 inches in height (except deciduous trees with branches no
lower than 6 feet from grade, or open designed fences 42 inches or shorter) and
shall be maintained at street intersections and driveways according to city street
standards.
e) Per Section 3.2.2(M) and Section 3.2.1(E)(5) requires at least six (6) percent of
the interior space of any parking lot be devoted to interior parking landscaping.
The actual interior parking lot landscaping percentages have not. been shown,
and do not appear to meet this standard.
f) 3.2.1(E)(5)(a) requires that connecting walkways through parking lots shall have
one (1) canopy shade tree per forty (40) lineal feet of -walkways planted in a
landscape strip within five (5) feet of such walkway. Please revise the walkway
in the parking lot to satisfy this requirement.
g) According to Section 3.2.2(C)(3) site amenities such as benches, bike racks, et
cetera should be provided. Please show site amenities.
i) " Please submit verification as to the intent of the area referenced as future
parking expansion. All such areas not within the scope of this review will require
additional review by the City of Fort Collins to insure compliance with the Land
Use Code and all other City standards at such time of development.
4) The following comments apply to the architectural design of the building:
a) Per Section 3.5.1(D) of the LUC, to the maximum extent feasible, primary
facades and entries shall face the adjacent street. If facing a street is not
feasible, at a minimum, a main entrance shall face a connecting walkway with
a direct pedestrian connection to the street. "Maximum extent feasible" is
defined in Article 5 of the LUC as "no feasible and prudent alternative exists, and
all possible efforts to comply with the regulation or minimize harm or adverse
impacts have been undertaken." "Connecting walkway" is defined in Article 5
of the LUC as "any street sidewalk, or any walkway that directly connects a
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Commu y Planning and Environmental
Current Planning
City of Fort Collins
December 29, 1999
Ms. Babette Cornell
Larimer County Facilities.
212 West Mountain Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80521
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RE: Larimer County Detention Complex — Sheriff Administration Building
Dear Ms. Cornell:
This letter is in response to plans for Larimer County Detention Complex — Sheriff
Administration Building Project Development Plan (City Current Planning File #37-99)
submitted on November 30, 1999. Please note that staff reviewed your plans and the
Planning Division mailed a request for comments to several public agencies and
departments. The following lists the agencies and departments that responded and the
substance of their comments:
A. Street Oversizing, Light & Power, Engineering, Stormwater, Engineering
Pavement, Transportation Planning, Water/Wastewater:
1) Please see the attached comment sheets.
B. Current Planning Department:
1) Please delineate all property line setbacks, Midpoint Drive right-of-way width and
improvements, private drive widths, and sidewalk widths on all plans.
2) Please revise the plan sets to include building envelope/footprint dimensions and
distance to nearest property lines.
3) The following comments apply to the Site/Landscape Plan:
a) Per LUC Section 3.2.1(E)(4)(a) parking lot perimeter landscaping specifies that
trees be provided at a ratio of one (1) tree per twenty-five (25) lineal feet along a
public street. 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.
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