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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDELLENBACH SUBARU - PDP - 50-98 - CORRESPONDENCE - (7)21. There is a water line along the Frontage Road. Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department must review and determine the impacts of this development on that line. Water/Wastewater 22. There is existing water and sanitary sewer mains in the Frontage Road. There may be some conflicts with the proposed trees and shrubs. 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 amount of 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 to the project planner no later than the third weekly staff review meeting (Wednesday mornings) following receipt of the revisions. At this staff review meeting the item will be discussed and it will be determined if the project is ready to go to the Planning and Zoning Board for a decision. If so, will be scheduled for the nearest Board hearing date with an opening on the agenda. Red -lined copies of plans and reports, with additional comments, are being forwarded to the applicant. Please return all documents red -lined by City staff with submission of your revisions. The number of copies of revisions for each document to be resubmitted is on the attached Revisions Routing Sheet. You may contact me at 221-6341 to schedule a meeting to discuss these comments. Sincerely, Steve Olt Project Planner cc: Engineering Stormwater Utility Zoning Water & Wastewater Transportation Planning McNutt & Associates Stewart & Associates Project File The request references the recent Spradley Barr Auto Dealership as an example of an alternative lighting plan that the City found acceptable. In that instance, the applicant presented a plan that incorporated a lighting system that ensured no off -site light spillage, absolute down directional cutoffs on the light fixtures, and a computerized system that progressively shuts down the system at certain times after dark so that the effect of the lighting eventually is minimized and negated at night. How does this development plan demonstrate that it passes the "equally. well or better than would a lighting plan which complies with the standards of this Section" test? Perhaps a meeting to discuss this issue would be appropriate. 12. The vehicle use areas must be adequately screened as per Section 3.2.1(E)(4)(b) of the LUC. The Landscape Plan dated 2/17/99 does not appear to comply with this requirement. Engineering 13. Who owns the right-of-way for the existing Frontage Road, the City or the State? The applicant is responsible for doing the research on this question and providing verification about ownership. The State may own the right-of-way. The status of ownership must be determined before this item goes to public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Board for a land use decision. 14. The State has to approve the location of the access from South College Avenue and the associated geometrics. 15. Additional right-of-way for the Frontage Road must be dedicated, and could be done by separate document. 16. Is a fire access easement needed on this site? Please check with Ron Gonzales of the Poudre Fire Authority about this. He can be reached at 221-6570. 17. The vehicle storage length from South College Avenue into the site may not be adequate. 18. The street improvements must meet the City's new design standards. The proposed 28' wide Frontage Road does not meet the standards. A typical cross- section must be provided and a request for a variance to the standards, from the applicant, is required. 19. The sidewalk along the Frontage Road should be detached. 20. The cross -sections as provided to date are not good. 9. This round of revisions is the first time that the City is seeing the South College Avenue profiles. The applicant will need to provide proof that the drainage will work in this area. 10. As street right-of-way along the Frontage Road on the west side of South College Avenue is being vacated, a portion of the existing right-of-way must be retained for a drainage easement. Planning 11. The overall Lighting Photometric Plan shows an average foot candle value of 9.01 for the site. However, it would appear that the majority of the site [far] exceeds the maximum allowance of 10 foot candles as set forth in Section 3.2.4(D)(7) of the LUC. This section of the Code defines maximum on -site lighting levels, not an overall site average. There are numerous "hot spots" that range from 10.1 to 68.9 foot candles. The aforementioned section of the Code also states that the maximum lighting level allowed for loading and unloading platforms is 20 foot candles. The "hot spots" in the proposed loading/unloading area range from 25.1 to 68.9 foot candles. Section 3.2.4(D)(8) of the LUC states that lighting levels measured 20' beyond the property line adjacent to public rights -of way shall not exceed 0.1 foot candle as a direct result of the on -site lighting for the development. There are "hot spots" along the Frontage Road ranging from 0.09 to 2.98 foot candles and "hot spots" along West Swallow Road ranging from 0.00 to 4.31 foot candles, all exceeding the Code requirement. Is this a result of combined on -site and street lighting or a result of just on -site lighting for the auto dealership? A letter of request for consideration of an alternative lighting plan under the Alternative Compliance section of the Code [Section 3.2.4(E)] has been submitted to the City for review. This section states: To approve an alternative plan, the decision maker must first find that the proposed alternative plan accomplishes the purposes of this Section equally well or better than would a lighting plan which complies with the standards of this Section. In reviewing the proposed alternative plan, the decision maker shall consider the extent to which the proposed design protects natural areas from light intrusion, enhances neighborhood continuity and connectivity, fosters nonvehicular access, and demonstrates innovative design and use of fixtures or other elements. ft f. Can the bus stop be made to be similar to the new bus pull -in area in front of Home Depot? It would ease some traffic back-up when the busses are loading and unloading. g. Show distances from the building envelope to the property lines. h. Please see the circled area on Sheet SP-1 (forwarded to the applicant). Is the highlighted crosswalk to be painted or a patterned concrete? Please specify on the plans. Add a street tree in the area that is highlighted on Sheet LP-2 (forwarded to the applicant). Please contact Peter, Gary, or Jenny at 221-6760 if you have questions about these comments. 3. A copy of the comments received from Susan Peterson of U. S. West is attached to this letter. 4. Bruce Vogel of the Light & Power Department stated that any relocation existing electric facilities, and any system modifications, will be at the owner's expense (oval vault & transformer on Swallow Road). 5. A copy of the comments received from Mark McCallum of the Engineering Department is attached to this letter. Red -lined copies of plans, with additional comments, are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Mark, at 221- 6750, if you have questions about his comments. 6. A copy of the comments received from Basil Hamdan of the Stormwater Utility is attached to this letter. Red -lined copies of plans and reports, with additional comments, are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Basil, at 221- 6035, if you have questions about his comments. 7. A copy of the comments received from Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department is attached to this letter. Red -lined copies of plans, with additional comments, are being forwarded to the applicant. Please contact Roger, at 221-6681, if you have questions about his comments. The following comments and concerns were expressed at the Staff Review meeting on March 10th: Stormwater Utility 8. There may be some drainage problems along South College Avenue associated with this development. Comm; y Planning and Environmental -vices Current Planning City of Fort Collins March 17, 1999 Carr Bieker The Architects Studio 151 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO. 80524 Dear Carr, Staff has reviewed your revisions for the DELLENBACH SUBARU, Project Development Plan (PDP) development proposal that were submitted to the City on February 17, 1999, and would like to offer the following comments: 1. This development proposal, being in the C - Commercial Zoning District, is identified as a Planning and Zoning Board (Type II) review under the City's Land Use Code (LUC). Vehicle sales and leasing establishments with outdoor storage are permitted uses subject to a Type II review in the District. 2. Representatives of the Zoning Department offered the following comments: a. It appears that the new freestanding Subaru sign is not entirely on the lot. What is being classified as the frontage road area? Is it an easement or has it been made part of the lot? The Site Plan is unclear about this issue. b. The ground sign location is dictated by the City's sign Code, not this PDP. P & Z Board has no authority to review and comment on the locations and content of the ground signage. Please remove the sign from the Site Plan. C. The topography lines should be removed from the FINAL Site Plan when it is submitted. d. Clearly label lots and lot lines on the Site Plan. e. Are both parking spaces on either side of the handicapped ramp, on the south side of the building, proposed to be handicapped spaces? Please note as such on the Site Plan. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 22"1-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020