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HomeMy WebLinkAboutED CARROLL MOTORS LOT EXPANSION - PDP - 5-98A - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESA Stormwater Utility All comments have been taken into consideration. Engineering Dept. a. Eric Bracke has waved the traffic study. b. Noted c. Noted. d. The project will be replated. e. A variance has been submitted for the proposed driveway location/separation. f. Noted g. Noted h. Noted Water/Wastewater Utility All comments have been taken into consideration. Natural Resources All comments have been taken into consideration. Poudre Fire Authority No comments. Light and Power All comments have been taken into consideration. Transportation Planning Department a. Noted b. An existing sidewalk exists along McClelland. c. Noted d. Noted Current Planning Dept. a. Noted b. Noted c. The variance has been applied for and approved. Please review this information and should you have any questions, give me a call. Sincerely, JIM SELL DESIGN Inc. J. Brad Saucean Sr. Landscape Architect/Project Manager encl. M Principle LU-2: The city will maintain and enhance its character and sense of place as defined by its neighborhoods, districts, corridors, and edges. Policy LU-2.2: Urban Design. The design review process, supplemented by design standards and guidelines, will be used to promote new construction and redevelopment that contribute positively to the type of neighborhoods, districts, corridors and edges described herein while emphasizing the special identity of each area. Principle LU-3: The City Structure Plan will be used to provide a geographic depiction of how'these City Plan Principles and Policies are applied throughout the city. Policy LU-3.1 General Area Designations. The City Structure Plan will identify where the various designations apply within the Fort Collins urban growth boundary as an indication of the City's intent to maintain certain conditions within theses areas or to promote certain types of development. Principle T-5: The City will acknowledge pedestrian travel as a viable transportation mode and elevate it in importance to be in balance with all other modes. Direct pedestrian connections will be provided and encouraged from place of residence to transit, schools, activity centers, work and public "facilities. Policy T-5.2 Connections. Pedestrian connections will be clearly visible and accessible, incorporating markings, signage, lighting and paving materials. Principle T-8 The City shall develop secure pedestrian setting by developing a well -lit inhabited pedestrian network and by mitigating the impacts of vehicles. Policy CAD-1.4 Street Tree Design. Street trees should be used in a formal architectural fashion to reinforce, define and connect the spaces and corridors created by building and other features along a street. Canopy shade trees shall constitute the majority of tree plantings, and a mixture of tree types shall be 'included, arranged to establish partial urban tree canopy cover. Existing trees shall be preserved to the maximum extent feasible. Principle Econ-1: The City will pursue a balanced and sustainable economic development program. Principle CD-2: The design of Commercial Districts should provide for convenient access, efficient and cost effective pedestrian and vehicular circulation, and a comfortable pedestrian environment in selected nodes. Policy CD-2.2 Pedestrian Access. Pedestrian environments within Commercial Districts will be supported by connecting them to adjoining uses. Buildings should be oriented both to public streets and to internal streets, with parking areas located internally on the property, or behind buildings when possible. Principle CD-3: Commercial Districts will be accessible by all modes of travel, including transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and automobiles. Conceptual Review Issues: Zoning Department All comments have been taken into consideration. January 22.2002 Troy Jones City Planner City of Fort Collins Current Planning Department 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado 80522-0580 RE: Ed Carroll Expansion Project Development Plan/Final Plan Dear Troy: Planning Objectives: I �rll/141/�N'i lll'(Ifl�h'�fflY efl,,,rfhh,�lf, k)mharinnvrl,f(i- C nfuunfnif y l'Gnnlinp On behalf of Ed Carroll Motors, Jim Sell Design Inc. is submitting the Project Development Plan/Final Plan for the expansion of the existing parking lot for review by the City of Fort Collins. The site is located adjacent to the north property line of the existing Ed Carroll Motors site, and is bordered on the east by Commercial Development, on the West by McClelland Dr., and on the North by an Office development. The proposed parking lot is designed to allow traffic to enter the site either from the existing lot to the south or McClelland via the access drive, which also allows access to the adjacent development to the east. Sidewalks and bike lanes exist adjacent to the site along McClelland. Pedestrian access to the existing Car Dealership Showrooms is easily accommodated from the existing sidewalks along the College Ave. frontage road and Swallow. This project will provide an eight -foot pedestrian access along the north side of the access drive, to allow pedestrian connections from McClelland to the retail area east and office area north of the project site. There are two existing bus stop locations within approximately six hundred feet of the proposed site. The bus stops are located on either side of College Ave. at the corner of Swallow Rd. With the proposed use of this site, as a car dealership auto storage lot (both new and used cars for sale), we fell the design allows vehicular traffic circulation with a minimum of conflict with pedestrianibike traffic. Street trees planted within the parkway strip, as well as the parking lot islands will buffer and enhance the parking lot. The tree placement, as well as the light placement and light type, will help buffer the light pollution with regards to the neighboring areas (see attached alternate compliance). The property owner will maintain the turf areas. We feel the parking lot expansion meets all the requirements of the Land Use Code, and achieves the following City Plan Principles and Policies: Principle LU-1: Growth within the city will promote a compact development pattern within a well-defined boundary. JIM SELL DESIGN, INC. 1S3 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524 970 484.1921 FAX: 970484.2443 JIMSELLDESIGN.COM