HomeMy WebLinkAboutCIVIC CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE - PDP - 35-98 - CORRESPONDENCE - (10)This completes the staff comments at this time. Additional comments will be
forthcoming as they are received from City departments and outside reviewing
agencies. City staff did discuss this project at staff review on November
18th and determined that the outstanding issues are not significant
enough to necessitate another whole round review. This item has been
placed on the December 17, 1998 Planning and Zoning Board public
hearing discussion agenda. Please continue, however, to address the concerns
and comments expressed in this letter and provide City staff with the number
of revisions as indicated on the attached Revisions Routing Sheet.
The PMT's of the Site Plans, Lanc(scape Plans, Building Elevations Plans, and
the renderings of the Site and/or Landscape Plan and Building Elevations are
due on December 1, 1998. If the applicant wants to do their own photographic
slides of the required renderings, then the slides must be provided to the
Current Planning Department no later than the morning of December 11, 1998
(the P&Z Board work session date).
You may contact me at 221-6341 to schedule a meeting to discuss these
comments, if necessary.
Sincerely,
Itev&e Olt
Project Planner
cc: Engineering
Stormwater Utility
Zoning
Water & Wastewater
Traffic Operations
Transportation Planning
Advance Planning
Jack Gianola
Parsons and Associates
Fentress Bradburn Architects
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3. Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department has commented that
the long term operations of the north entry into the parking structure
from LaPorte Avenue may require that the existing island in the middle of
that street, at the LaPorte Avenue/North College Avenue intersection, be
modified to include a westbound left -turn lane into the site. Also, a
signing and striping plan for the surrounding roadways is needed.
4. Bruce Vogel of the Light & Power Department offered the following
comments:
a. There are two areas in the alley off of LaPorte Avenue that could be
possible conflicts with L&P's 3-phase primary line (see enclosed
map). Any cost of relocation or modification will be at the owner's
expense.
b. L&P would like to see a detail drawing of the location where the
transformer is going to be installed (in plan view and elevation).
Please contact Bruce, at 221-6700, if you have questions about these
comments.
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.
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.
The following comments and concerns were expressed at the Staff Review
Meeting on November 18th:
7. Who will be responsible for and construct all of the "enhanced"
crosswalks at the intersection of LaPorte Avenue and Mason Street?
Possibly, all four crossings should be done in conjunction with the
parking structure or the money should be placed in escrow to ensure
that the necessary improvements are made. The City's approval must
include the mechanism to accomplish this.
8. Encroachment permits are needed for all improvements proposed to be in
the street rights -of way. They should be applied for through the
Engineering Department.
Commu r Planning and Environmental
Current Planning
City of Fort Collins
November 19, 1998
City of Fort Collins
c/o Eldon Ward
Cityscape Urban Design, Inc.
3555 Stanford Road, Suite 105
Fort Collins, CO. 80525
Dear Eldon,
vices
Staff has reviewed your revisions and other documentation for the CIVIC
CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE, Project Development Plan (PDP) .
development proposal that were submitted to the City on October 27, 1998,
and would like to offer the following comments:
1. This development proposal, being in the Civic Center Subdistrict of the
Downtown Zoning District, is identified as a Planning and Zoning Board
(Type II) review under the City's Land Use Code (LUC). Parking lots and
garages (as a principal use) and retail establishments are permitted uses
subject to a Type II review in the Subdistrict.
2. Representatives of the Zoning Department offered the following
comments:
a. This site is not in the Residential Neighborhood Sign District. Do
not show building signage locations on the Building Elevations
Plans.
b. Does the lighting plan reference the building and pole mounted
lighting as being down -directional, with cut-offs, etc.? Please
include this information, if it is not already addressed.
Please contact Peter, Gary, or Jenny at 221-6760 if you have questions
about these comments.
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