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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHOWELL BUILDING - PDP - 46-98 - CORRESPONDENCE -15. Additional Planning Department 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. Under the development review process and schedule there is no revision date mandated by the City. The time spent on revisions is up to the applicant. 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. You may contact me at (970)221-6341 to schedule a meeting to discuss these comments, if necessary. Sincerely, A�Gbc Steve Olt Project Planner cc: Engineering Zoning Stormwater Water/ Wastewater Advance Planning Larry Howell Stewart & Associates File C. Make note of the encroachment permit for balconies on the Site Plan. Additional comments can be found on the red -lined plans that are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Mark, at 221-6750, if you have questions about his comments. 8. Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department stated that all existing and proposed water and sanitary sewer services must be shown on the Landscape Plan. 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. 9. Tim Buchanan, the City Forester, had stated that an ornamental tree should be placed in the middle of the planting island at the southeast corner of the site, along the alley. The proposed species of the ornamental tree, as shown, should identified on the Landscape Plan. The following comments/concerns were expressed at the weekly Staff Review Meeting on November 4, 1998: 10. The parking lot layout still has its problems. The 9 spaces as proposed are sufficient for the four residential apartments (a minimum of 7 spaces being required) but that leaves only 2 spaces for the office uses. Although the LUC has a maximum parking space requirement for office uses, where will the two office uses meet their parking needs? 11. The parking layout and dimensions of spaces would be [more or less] sufficient for long term parking. 12. What is the purpose of the "square' space directly behind the building? The Site Plan is very non-specific in this area. Perhaps a plaza could be created here. 13. The South College Avenue streetscape in front of this building should be a good, visually attractive area. 14. A modification of the side setback requirement for landscaping along the north and south property lines (adjacent to the parking lot) is needed. This will make the development proposal a Planning and Zoning Board (Type II) review. C. There is not adequate space on the rear of this property to support 9 parking spaces. The minimum standard stall width is 9', not 8.5' as shown on the Site Plan, unless it is intended to be long term parking. The minimum standard stall width for handicapped parking is 12' without ramped or adjacent walk/painted pedestrian path to the building entrance. Also, there is inadequate back-up space behind the handicapped parking space due to the porch/steps off of the building. d. The Parking Data on the Site Plan is incorrect. It says that there are 10 parking spaces but only 9 spaces are shown on the plan. It says that the handicapped parking space is 13' wide but it is shown to be 8.5' wide. e. A detail for the trash enclosure is needed. f. No handicapped ramps are being shown into the building. Are there only steps proposed? This would not meet the ADA requirements. g. It would appear that this plan has the same problems as on the first submittal. Is the applicant applying for a modification to the landscape setback standard? h. As per Section 3.5.3 (D)(7) of the LUC, the upper floor decks cannot encroach more than 3' over the South College Avenue right-of-way. The resubmittal shows a 4.83' encroachment. Please contact Jenny, Peter, or Gary, at 221-6760, if you have questions about these comments. 6. Rick Richter of the Engineering Department stated that a soils & pavement design is needed if the alley is not already paved. 7. Mark McCallum of the Engineering Department offered the following comments: a. Clarify the short-term and long-term parking areas. b. Check the Site Plan and utility plans to ensure that there are no discrepancies between them. 3. Doug Martine of the Light & Power Department offered the following comments: a. Each residential dwelling unit must be metered separately. b. The standard City electric development charges will apply to this project. C. Any changes to the electric requirements to the building will require the electric service to be placed underground at the owner's expense. Please contact Doug, at 221-6700, if you have questions about these comments. 4. Ron Gonzales of the Poudre Fire Authority offered the following comments: a. The residential units shall be fire sprinklered. b. Address numerals shall be visible from the street fronting the property [South College Avenue], and posted with a minimum of 6" numerals on a contrasting background (example: bronze numerals on brown brick are not acceptable). Please contact Ron, at 221-6570, if you have questions about these comments. 5. Representatives of the Zoning Department offered the following comments: a. The 2 parallel parking spaces on the north side of the parking lot will not work, as vehicles would still need to back out. There is no turnaround and at least 23' is needed in front of the west stall so that a car can maneuver into the space. b. Section 3.2.2p) of the LUC requires that a 5' wide landscape setback area be provided along both the north and south property lines at the parking lot/driveway area to the rear of the building. A modification of this standard can be requested (in accordance with Division 2.7 of the LUC). A request for a modification must be reviewed and approved by the Planning and Zoning Board (Type II review) . Commun" -Planning and Environmental S Current Planning City of Fort Collins November 11, 1998 Mikal Torgerson M. Torgerson Architects 211 Jefferson Street Fort Collins, CO. 80524 Dear Mikal, ices Staff has reviewed your revisions for the HOWELL BUILDING, Project Development Plan (PDP) - #46-98 that were submitted to the City on October 21, 1998, and is offering the following comments: 1. Susan Peterson of U.S. West stated that her comments are the same as her previous comments dated 9 / 21 / 98. A copy of that Comment Sheet is attached to this letter. 2. This property is located on the east side of South College Avenue between Locust and Plum Streets. It is in the CC - Community Commercial Zoning District. The proposed multi -family residential and office uses are permitted in this District, subject to an administrative review (Type I) and public hearing for a decision. The Project Development Plan (PDP) must go to a public hearing before an administrative hearing officer for a decision unless any modifications of standards are required, which would automatically change the request to a Type II, Planning and Zoning Board review. Based on the most current proposed Site Plan, it is necessary that a modification of the standard regarding the requirement that a 5' wide landscape setback area be provided along both the north and south property lines at the parking lot/driveway area to the rear of the, building be requested. This requirement is set forth in Section 3.2.2(J) of the Land Use Code (LUC). The request for modification will make this project a Type II review. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020