HomeMy WebLinkAboutPALMER DESIGN CENTER - PDP - 47-98 - CORRESPONDENCE -Depending on the outcome of a scheduled meeting with Stormwater and
Engineering staff later this week, this development proposal could possibly be
scheduled for an administrative public hearing in the near future.
The number of copies of each revised document to be submitted is defined on
the attached Revisions Routing Sheet. Please return all red -lined plans and
reports with your revisions when they are submitted to the Current Planning
Department.
Please contact me at (970)221-6341 to schedule a meeting to discuss these
comments, if necessary.
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Steve Olt
Project Planner
cc: Engineering
Zoning
Stormwater
Water/ Wastewater
Stewart & Associates
Northern Engineering
The Lighting Agency
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7. See copies of the Project Comment Sheet and attachment dated
10/30/98 from Tim Buchanan, the City Forester, regarding trees in
front of the southerly building. His comment has not been adequately
addressed.
The following comments and concerns were expressed at the weekly Staff
Review Meeting on December 8, 1998:
Stormwater
8. An analysis of the off -site storm sewer on the property to the east must
be done. A letter of intent for a future easement is needed from the
property owners to the east before this request can go to public hearing.
9. The emergency overflow from this site is currently directed to the parking
lot on the property to the east. It should be directed north out to
Horsetooth Road.
10. The water quality calculations are wrong and must be redone.
Engineering
11. Whether or not the median in Horsetooth Road should be extended to the
east needs to be addressed with this project. A meeting with Tim
Blandford, Eric Bracke, and Matt Baker should be scheduled to discuss
this issue. This could be a major issue.
12. A shared access easement with the property owners to the east (for
shared access on the existing driveway) is needed.
Planning
13. What was done to so dramatically change the lighting plan to apparently
bring it into compliance with the requirements of Section 3.2.4 of the
LUC that allow a maximum 10 foot-candle level?
14. Additional comments are on red -lines plans that are being forwarded to
the applicant.
This completes the staff comments at this time. Additional comments will be
forthcoming as they are received from City departments and outside reviewing
agencies.
2. A copy of the comments received from Basil Harridan of the Stormwater
Utility is attached to this letter. Additional comments can be found on
the red -lined reports and plans that are being forwarded to the applicant.
Please contact Basil, at 221-6035, if you have questions about his
comments.
3. A copy of the comments received from Tim Blandford of the Engineering
Department is attached to this letter. Additional comments can be found
on the red -lined plans that are being forwarded to the applicant. Please
contact Tim, At 221-6750, if you have questions about his comments.
4. A copy of the comments received from Roger Buffington of the
Water/Wastewater Department is attached to this letter. Additional
comments can be found on red -lined plans that are being forwarded to
the applicant. Please contact Roger, at 221-6681, if you have questions
about his comments.
5. Kathleen Reavis of the Transportation Planning Department offered the
following comments:
a. Confirm that all crosswalks on -site are planned to be enhanced. It
is not clear from the notes on the Site Plan because some are
labeled as enhanced while others are not, although all [graphically]
appear to be enhanced. Also, there should be a sidewalk on the
end of the island protruding east from the southeast corner of the
north building, with an enhanced crosswalk across the entry drive
at that point.
b. The bicycle parking locations are better than previously shown!
C. The future pedestrian connection to the adjacent site to the south
looks to be OK.
Please contact Kathleen, at 224-6140, if you have questions about these
comments.
12. Doug Martine of the Light & Power Department stated that it would be
helpful if the streets were identified on the Landscape Plan.
6. A copy of the Water Conservation Standards for Landscapes - COMMENT
SHEET received from Laurie D'Audney, the City's Utility Education
Specialist, is attached to this letter.
Commun.,y Planning and Environmental S,-. vices
Current Planning
City of Fort Collins
December 16, 1998
Frank Vaught
VF Ripley Associates
1113 Stoney Hill Drive
Fort Collins, CO. 80525
Dear Frank,
Staff has reviewed your revisions for the PALMER DESIGN CENTER, Project
Development Plan - #47-98 that were submitted to the City on November 18,
1998, and is offering the following comments:
1. Representatives of the Zoning Department offered the following
comments:
a. What are the proposed uses for each building? The uses need to be
identified to enable a determination of the parking allowance for
this project.
b. The building on the north needs a handicapped parking space and
ramp.
C. Show ramps for the handicapped parking spaces at the southerly
building.
d. Show building dimensions and distances to the property lines.
e. It is difficult to tell what the building light fixtures look like from
the elevations. Be sure that they are down -directional fixtures.
f. Trees in grates are needed in front of both buildings, with 3 to 4 in
front of the southerly building and 1 in front of the north building.
g. The Site Plan needs to show building envelope dimensions and
distances to the nearest two property lines.
Please contact Jenny, Peter, or Gary, at 221-6760, if you have questions
about these comments.
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