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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTHE SUMMIT ON COLLEGE PARKING GARAGE - MJA/FDP - FDP130056 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEW- i �pool q Ism�ga� t �► iltKAll �. VpST ;.L rr ,/ATica a M J o-TC ro i YL-+� A -IPA . No 9riA 1F. i_ I VA-n oN i !7wGwylTo�lR -OWN L-LJVL P(tl YO December 13 2013 Summit Parking Garage DESMAN Fort Collins, Colorado ` 0 ` ` re 0 ��!jq FL gigi,m,. Ica m Q . BARK GLLY GwWR CoHSKCO 0L1 GIL /N OIA14 OI►L ILG. PKfT�-'a / �Hu4Y?/L�O�PJK.14 ti •�irAAm .o P.C.C. ►O- M QLaw 4¢vr qyr b�e "P RAaTu ►N1�tT T•••••••. 4✓�-FK Ro NO QTH ;C OLi ,V,&TI ot4 2b-d' eH�sM'� l..__ . cr��r-a WPM � G.y.U.'fe M4T�" O."p,u.. -HUL p Tk (� "9- " Pi 'L iL 2 0 1 3 PLupT GO"I-INS , Gat-�i2nno 'h'2,:;,t-i^t-1, IN L. followed by another vehicle. they can turn around by circulating through the ground level of the garage. Traffic flow is indicated on the site plan. 9. The proposed development project is subject to a Type 1 review and public hearing, the decision maker for Type 1 hearings is an Administrative Hearing Officer. The applicant for this development request is not required to hold a neighborhood meeting for a Type 1 hearing, but if you would like to have one to notify your neighbors of the proposal, please let me know and I can help you in setting a date, time and location for a meeting. Neighborhood Meetings are a great way to get public feedback and avoid potential hiccups that may occur later in the review process. Since this is not a requirement of the Project we are electing to proceed without a neighborhood meeting. 10. Please seethe Development Review Guide at www,fcgov.com/drg. This online guide features a color coded flowchart with comprehensive, easy to read information on each step in the process. This guide includes links to just about every resource you need during development review. Comment noted. 11. This development proposal will be subject to all applicable standards of the Fort Collins Land Use Code (LUC), including Article 3 General Development Standards. The entire LUC is available for your review on the web at htt�://www.colocode.comiftcollinslianduselbegin.htm. Comment noted. 12. If this proposal is unable to satisfy any of the requirements set forth in the LUC, a Modification of Standard Request will need to be submitted with your formal development proposal. Please see Section 2.8.2 of the LUC for more information on criteria to apply for a Modification of Standard. Where the design is not satisfying the requirements in the LUC, Requests for Modification of Standards are included in the Major Amendment Package. 13. Please see the Submittal Requirements and Checklist at: http://www.fcqov.com/developmentreview/applications.php. Comment noted. 14. The request will be subject to the Development Review Fee Schedule that is available in the Community Development and Neighborhood Services office. The fees are due at the time of submittal of the required documents for the appropriate development review process by City staff and affected outside reviewing agencies. Also, the required Transportation Development Review Fee must be paid at time of submittal. Comment noted. 15. When you are ready to submit your formal plans, please make an appointment with Community Development and Neighborhood Services at (970)221-6750. Comment Noted. Brian Williamson with TST, Inc. will make an appointment with Community Development and Neighborhood Services and submit the Major Amendment Package. The garage must comply with Section 3.10.4(D) - Parking Structure Design in the T.O.D. Overlay District. Since the proposed parking garage does not face a street, ground floor commercial space is not being provided 8. Comment from Ward Stanford, Traffic Operations Department, 221-6630, wstanford(abfcgov.com. Please provide a memo discussing whether there will be any additional trips created by the inclusion of the parking garage not reviewed in the approved TIS? From a simple perspective and an assumption that the previous parking facilities were adequate to accommodate the traffic/trips the site was estimated to generate, it would seem that additional capacity is being created onsite that could allow for additional trips. Please discuss this perception in the memo. No intersection analysis is expected unless the review indicates a need to do so. Capstone Development has hired ELB Engineering, LLC to prepare a revision to the Transportation Impact Study. A scoping meeting was held with the City Traffic Department and a Memorandum TIS is included in the Major Amendment Package. Please provide a plan showing how traffic enters and exits the garage and if it will have a restricted access, how an errant motorist is expected to safely redirect their vehicle out of the restricted entrance. There is no restricted access to or from the garage. A sign will be posted at the entry to the remaining portion of the parking lot indicating "Parking by Permit Only." Any errant motorists will be able to turn around by turning left into the garage entry lane and backing up and turning around in the fire lane If the errant motorist is unable to back up because they are being USC Iftoe Mb c4 i 3� Structure Magnoia Street Parking Deck. Spartanburg, SC i St .. -approximate address 7 Q s fir. . .•10 -w r r " (1) Predominant exterior building materials shall be high quality materials, including but not limited to brick, sandstone, other native stone, tinted/textured concrete masonry units, stucco systems or treated tilt -up concrete systems. (2) All building facades shall incorporate stone, stone veneer, brick, brick veneer, stucco, corrugated metal, wood and/or equivalent accent material in a manner that highlights the articulation of the massing or the base and top of the building. An all -brick building does not need to incorporate an accent material, though soldier courses and banding or other brick, stone or metal detailing are encouraged in order to subdivide masses and establish human scale. (3) Predominant or field colors for facades shall be low reflectance, subtle, neutral or earth tone colors. The use of high -intensity colors, black or fluorescent colors shall be prohibited. (4) Building trim and accent areas may feature brighter colors, including primary colors, and black, but neon tubing shall not be an acceptable feature for building trim or accent areas. (5) Exterior building materials shall not include smooth faced concrete block, untreated or unpainted tilt -up concrete panels or prefabricated steel panels. The following are examples of designs that meet the standards above: 5. Is there the ability to provide a bicycle and pedestrian only access to the south in order to gain access to the Spring Creek Trail without having to use the vehicle access? Existing pedestrian and bicycle access to the Spring Creek Trail via the 8' paved path to the east of the garage will be maintained. 6. The building will be evaluated for compliance with Section 3.10.5 - Character and Image in the T.O.D. Overlay District. While this section was not codified with parking structures in mind, the design of the proposed garage must strive to comply with these standards to the extent reasonably feasible. There will be high visibility from the public right-of-way to the east, west and south. Even as a utilitarian structure, there must be attention given to architectural treatment of the building. Where high quality finish materials cannot be achieved, staff expects that there be sufficient land area in which to plant a generous amount of landscaping to mitigate the height, mass and bulk of the building. A good example of a private parking structure is the Poudre Valley Hospital Garage located at the corner of South Lemay Avenue and Garfield Street. Intend to comply with TOD Overlay District design standards. The garage architectural design is very similar to the architectural design of the existing residential buildings. These comments are referencing Section 3.10 Development Standards in the TOD Overlay Zone. Pedestrian connections need to be made per 3.10.3 Site Planning and 3.10.4 Streetscape and Pedestrian Connections. The auto entrances shall be designed according to 3.10.4(D)(3). As noted above, the design of the structure is required to provide articulation: Exterior building walls shall be subdivided and proportioned to human scale, using projections, overhangs and recesses in order to add architectural interest and variety and avoid the effect of a single, massive wall with no relation to human size. (3.10.5(A) The rooflines cannot be flat and devoid of design treatment. They shall include cornice treatments: Flat -roofed buildings shall feature three-dimensional cornice treatment on all walls facing streets or connecting walkways, or a rail at the top of the wall of a usable rooftop deck, unless the top floor is stepped back to form a usable roof terrace area. A single continuous horizontal roofline shall not be used on one-story buildings. Accent roof elements or towers may be used to provide articulation of the building mass. To the maximum extent feasible, a minimum pitch of 6:12 shall be used for gable and hipped roofs. Where hipped roofs are used alone, the minimum pitch shall be 4:12. (3.10.5(B) The material and design of the structure is intended to disguise parking structures in order to promote interest and activity. The openings to the structure should be organized to appear to be windows. The ground floor should be a high quality material and serve as a strong foundation for the rest of the structure. According to Brian Varrella (Floodplain), the porousness of the area of the structure in the floodplain does not need to exceed 1 square inch per square foot). (C) Materials and Colors. December 23, 2013 The Summit Parking Structure — Conceptual Review: Follow-up Planning Comments Department: Current Planning Contact: Ted Shepard, 970-221.6343, tshepard(.fcgov.com Applicant's comments are in red. Seth Lorson follow-up comments in blue. 1. The request will be processed as a Major Amendment, subject to consideration by the Hearing Officer as an Administrative Review. Comment noted. 2. With the proposed changes to the easements and the requirement that floodway and flood fringe delineations be shown on the plat, a replat is recommended. A replat is being prepared by NV5 surveyors 3. The Major Amendment will be required to comply with providing the minimum number of bicycle parking spaces. There must be one bike parking space per bedroom. These spaces must be divided at no less than 60% enclosed and 40% exterior in a fixed rack. Bike spaces within the garage may be considered enclosed. Please indicate how the project will comply with this standard. There are currently 378 bicycle spaces at the Summit on College, which are approximately 80% utilized. We are proposing adding 100 to 150 more covered bicycle spaces on the south side of the garage on the ground level. The bicycle parking to bedroom ratio with the additional spaces will be 0.72 to 0.79 spaces per bedroom, given 665 bedrooms This is anticipated to represent more than sufficient bicycle parking for the housing complex. If you are not meeting the standards for bike parking, found in 3.2.2(c)(4) of the Land Use Code, then a modification of standard or a request for alternative compliance must be submitted. This request must include the required amount of bike parking for the development, the amount being proposed and the difference, and reasoning that the proposal is not complying with the required standard. 4. The site plan needs to be expanded to include a larger contextual area so that all access, circulation and compatibility issues can be evaluated. For example, the proximity to the adjoining commercial properties needs to be ascertained. Also, since West Stuart is a public street, please indicate how a driver can reverse direction without having to enter the garage. And, how close would the west elevation be in relation to the Bus Rapid Transit system? A full site plan has been submitted with this submittal, and it shows a larger context and the general circulation patterns and proximity of the parking garage to the adjacent property lines. Please make the site plan read clearly in the context of the surrounding uses (commercial, residential, public park, BRT). Sidewalk connections need to be made to surrounding uses and shown clearly on the site plan.