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HomeMy WebLinkAboutED CARROLL MOTORS (3003 S. COLLEGE) - PDP/FDP - 5-98 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWe) Pedestrian crossings at both access points into the parking lot must be well -marked, using appropriate materials as defined in the Land Use Code. f) Extend both islands along the second bay of parking (off the access from McClelland Drive) so that they are the length of both stalls (just as it is shown on the plan directly to the south —immediately to the right of where it states "Auto Display 50 spaces".) g) Please refer to Articles 3 and 4 of the Land Use Code for additional standards that are applicable to this development. h) Under the new Land Use Code (in effect March 28) you will have to submit a project development plan. The project development plan will generally specify the uses of land, the layout of landscaping, circulation, architectural elevations, and building and preliminary plat. The PDP is more specific than the Preliminary submittals for the LDGS. You may choose to submit the PDP concurrently with the Final Plan as well. i) As this is a Type 2 review, a neighborhood meeting is required. You will be required to submit lists of affected property owners (APO) according to our submittal requirements. Please contact me to schedule a date and location for the neighborhood meeting. Please contact Leanne Harter at 221-6750 if you have questions about these comments. Please contact Mike Gebo at 221-6760 if you have questions about these comments. 8. The Poudre Fire Authority offered the following comments: a) Please make sure that there is adequate room through the parking lot for fire/emergency vehicle access. Please contact Roger Frasco at 221-6570 if you have questions about these comments. 9. The Advance Planning Department offered the following comments: a) Please refer to the new streetscape requirements for the location of street trees and landscaping for parkways. 10. The Current Planning Department offered the following comments: a) The Code requires that you provide bicycle parking at 5% of the total number of parking spaces. However, as over half of the spaces are to be used for display and not employee parking, this percentage should be based on the total number of employee parking spaces. b) According to the Land Use Code, canopy shade trees shall constitute at least 50% of all trees. Furthermore, when a sidewalk is attached, canopy shade trees shall be established ranging from 3-7' behind the side walk at least spaced 30-40' apart. c) There are standards related to landscaping for the perimeter of a parking lot. These are located in Article 3 of the Land Use Code and include that: trees shall be provided at a ratio of one (1) tree per 25 lineal feet along public streets. In addition, there is a requirement that states: "Screening from the street and all non-residential uses shall be of sufficient height and opacity to continuously block at least the lowest twenty (20) percent of the cross section view of the parking area from the street or adjacent use." Therefore, this standards requires that screening will be required along McClelland, Swallow, and the north property line. You will be required to screen a portion of the parking lot, however, as the standard currently reads, staff is aware that there is no method to measure the lowest 20% which results in the standard being un- implementable. Staff is currently developing an interpretation of this standard that will apply to this project. Please contact me so that I may inform you of the status of the interpretation as well as to discuss allowable screening methods. d) For parking lots with 100 spaces or more, 10% of the interior space of the lot shall be landscaped. a) The existing light and power facilities need to be extended along McClelland prior to parking lot construction. b) Street trees need to maintain minimum clearances to streetlights. c) Light and Power policies and charges will apply, and must be paid as a condition of continued electric service to the existing auto dealership. Please contact Doug Martine at 221-6700 if you have questions about these comments. 5. The Engineering Department offered the following comments: a) The Street Oversizing Fee is $19,443/acre. These fees are going to City Council during the month of August and will be changing. The fees will be based on trip generation in the future. b) You will be required to install new sidewalks (if none currently exist) in accordance to the new standards. c) You will be required to meet sight distance requirements and this may impact upon the corner parking lots. d) According to the Code, parking stalls cannot be located within 50' (arterials) and 40' (collectors) from the edge of the street (the bike lane can be figured in this distance). e) Utility plans and development agreements are required to be submitted (the City will prepare the development agreement). If public improvements are required, this will determine the need for a development agreement. Please contact Sheri Wamhoff at 221-6750 if you have questions about these comments. 6. The Transportation Planning Department offered the following comments: a) A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) may be required. The TIS is more intensive than the traditional traffic study as it examines pedestrian, bicycle and transit levels of service in addition to automobiles. L Please contact Kathleen Reavis at 22 -6140 if you havp gute�stions about these comments. 1 l 7. The Building Inspections Department offered the following comments: a) You will be required to comply with the Appendix, Chapter 31 for the number of handicapped spaces. It was recommended that additional handicapped spaces be located closer to the existing building. on that corner which varies from the remainder of the parking lot would both violate the sign ordinance and the standards for parking lot lighting. Please contact Gary Lopez at 221-6760 if you have questions about these comments. 2. The Water/Wastewater Utility offered the following comments: a) Existing facilities include a UP water main in McClelland, an 8" water main in Swallow, and an 8" sewer main in Swallow. b) There are currently no plans for any additional taps unless the existing irrigation system does not have adequate capacity for the additional area. c) Any existing services must be used or abandoned at the main. d) The water conservation standards for landscape and irrigation will apply. e) If an additional water tap is needed, plant investment fees and water rights will be due prior to the installation of the meter (since no building permit is issued for a parking lot.) Please contact Roger Buffington at 221-6854 if you have questions about these comments. 3. The Stormwater Utility offered the following comments: a) This site is located within two basins; Spring Creek basin where the fees are $2,175/acre and the Foothills basin where the fees are $6,525/acre. Both fees are subject to the runoff coefficient reduction. If the pond charges into McClelland Drive, the site would be located in Spring Creek and if it discharges into Swallow, it would be in Foothills. b) The standard drainage and erosion control reports and plans are required and they must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in Colorado. c) Water quality needs to be considered. Since most of the site is paved, there isn't much chance to used "Best Management Practices" but extended detention in the detention pond is one way to address it. d) If water quantity, quality, or character is charged onto the adjacent property, easements are required. A letter of intent is required with the submittal of a Project Development Plan (PDP) and the final easements are required with the submittal of Final Plan. Please contact Glen Schlueter at 221-6589 if you have questions about these comments. 4. Light and Power offered the following comments: CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF City of Fort Collins 39®PJS15l11R91111�4R"9071E�31�E��AI�IQaI��lIR. TS6QI�QRItw Q 19a 1�0.1�1 MEETING DATE: July 14, 1997 ITEM: Expansion/addition of parking lot at Ed Carroll Motor APPLICANT: Tom Dugan Jim Sell Design 153 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 LAND USE DATA: Request for parking lot expansion/addition to Ed Carroll Motor, located at the corner of McClelland and West Swallow. The proposal includes approximately 150 parking spaces, of which 62 are intended for storage and employee parking and the remainder for display. COMMENTS: 1. The Zoning Department offered the following comments: a) The property is located in the C-Commercial District and is a permitted use as a Type 2 review (Planning and Zoning Board). b) The code requires that there be a 10' landscaped buffer along Swallow and a 15' buffer along McClelland. c) The code requires that 10% of the parking lot be landscaped for parking lots greater than 100 spaces. d) Any special lighting at the display area on the corner (McClelland and West Swallow) will need to be closely look at. The portable signs ordinance (Land Use Code reference —Definitions, Article 5, pg. 31, Sign, portable) requires that the manner of display of the product cannot "primarily" attract attention to the product. That is why elevating this corner "parking space" such as on a berm, etc., would not be permitted. It is the Zoning Department representative's concern that this was the applicant's statement as far as special lighting on that corner. That lighting will need to conform to parking lot lighting standards and nothing extra should be permitted. Special spot lighting COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 2RIN.CnllegcAve. N.!.It,,.580 Fmtl r11ins,(:UM)52"' Ftf0 i7;i!17.?I-•,i. PLANNING DEPARTMENT Commu y Planning and Environmental •vices Current Planning City of Fort Collins July 17, 1997 Tom Dugan Jim Sell Design 153 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado 60524 RE: Conceptual Review Comments Dear Tom: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning the parking lot expansion/addition for Ed Carroll Motor that was proposed to the conceptual review team on July 14, 1997. The comments are offered informally by Staff to assist you in preparing the detailed components of the project application. Modifications and additions to these comments may be made at the time of formal review of this project. If you should have any questions regarding these comments or the next steps in the review process, please feel free to call me at 221-6750. Sincerely, Leanne Harter, AICP City Planner xc: Eric Bracke Stormwater Utility/Glen Schlueter Project Planner File 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020 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. Principle CD-3: Cormrercial Districts will be'accessible by all modes of travel, including transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and automobiles. Conceptual Review Issues: Zoning Department z A 10' landscape buffer has been provides along, Swallow and a 15' buffer along McClelland. . 10% of the parking lot is landscaped n Special lighting will not be used on the corner of Swallow and McClelland. Water/Wastewater Utility All comments have been taken into. consideration. Storm_ water Utility e r All comments have been taken into consideration. ' 'Light and Power , P Proposed light has been shown and street trees have been placed according to the necessary.setback from the light pole. Engineering Dept. There are existing' sidewalks along both Swallow and McClelland. - Site distance has been taken into consideration. The parking stalls along McClelland are 50' from the edge of the bike lane, and 40' along Swallow. z Transportation Planning Department Eric Bracke has waived the TIS on this project, howeter Kathleen Reavis Wanted the pedestrian/bike/transit use evaluated and included in this letter. We have evaluated these uses in• this letter, and also have shown them on the context diagram. Building Inspections•Dept. - Handicapped spaces exist neai•.the existing'building, which are in better proximity to the buildings than the proposed parking lot expansion. Poudre Fire Authority The lot has been designed to accommodate a fire/emergency vehicle. Advanced Planning Dept. Noted. Current Planning Dept. Shade trees havebeenprovided in the location and amount required by the Land Use Code. The islands have been extended.as noted. •