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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY TECHNOLOGY PARK-CELESTICA - PDP - 12-97A - CORRESPONDENCE - REVISIONS (6)design Ted Shepard Celestica Colorado Comment response September 23, 1997 Page 7 8. D Done 8. E Done 8. F Done 8. G. How could you not understand our Haybales?? What we are thinking here is that we will be creating and employee gathering area. The haybales are a metaphorical representation of Colorado farm fields after harvest. The "haybales" are anticipated to be some kind of employee seating. Our best guess now is that they will be made of Loveland Buff Sandstone, and they would be large enough to sit on. They sit in an "agricultural hay field." 9. Architecture issues have been addressed on the elevations. In addition, an additional information packet is included that more clearly illustrates the architectural elevations. The architect will be forwarding specific materials responses in the next day or two. I will follow up as soon as possible. I appreciate your efforts to help us through this accelerated schedule. I will follow up with additional details just as soon as possible. I know this is not your usual approach so we are committed to assisting any way possible to expedite this process. Please let me know how we may be of further assistance. Sincerely, bha ig4iy Bruce A. Hendee, ASLA Principal design Ted Shepard Celestica Colorado Comment response September 23, 1997 Page 6 7.N Sidewalk has been reconfigured 7.0 Done 7.P Done 7. Q. Trash enclosures will be inside the building 7. R Our understanding is that the ODP becomes the overlay zoning for this property, but we have made the revision. 7. S. Done Landscape Plan 8. A We have added notes per your request. The actual berms are floating around a bit because of engineering and other coordination issues but the notes should provide the assurance necessary. We will provide color elevations of the building from Harmony Road for use in the P & Z work session and hearing. 8. B While we feel that the requirement for tree lined streets is appropriate for public thoroughfares, we disagree with this requirement within the site. We feel it is overly prescriptive and allows the designer no latitude for coordinating the site and the building. It also precludes the opportunity for creating view windows into the site for project identification. In this case we are trying to buffer adjacent streets while at the same time keeping views of key locations on the building open. We 8. C We are currently preparing this information and will include it on the next submittal. We will conform with the standard. design Ted Shepard Celestica Colorado Comment response September 23, 1997 Page 5 7. H. We have reviewed your comments regarding the pedestrian walk system. We appreciate your thoughts and agree with some of them. One of our concerns with providing these additional walks is the reduction in available area for landscaping. By adding some of these walks we reduce the landscape area for parking buffering to only about 3 '/z ft. To try and respond to your comments we modified our plans and would welcome your further input. No number Crosswalks will be detailed with a close pattern scored concrete. The pattern will be detailed at an approximate 2- 3' square grid. 7.I We are currently preparing a separate exhibit that will illustrate the pedestrian crossing detail at CR9 and Technology Parkway. 7. J. We disagree with the request to make the sidewalk on HP's property a part of the Development Agreement for this project. Celestica is not the same company as HP and the sidewalk improvements are not on, or adjacent to the Celestica site. It therefore would be inappropriate, to burden Celestica with the requirement to require HP to build a sidewalk on property that does not belong to Celestica. 7.K Done 7.L This drop-off area will have substantial use. Contractor's will arrive here, airport shuttle busses will drop people off, and their will be temporary parking. The use here would be similar to a hotel drop-off. We therefore would prefer to keep this area as dimensioned. 7M Done design Ted Shepard Celestica Colorado Comment response September 23, 1997 Page 4 7. C Celestica has relatively high security needs due to he nature of their business and their association with a variety of computer companies. Employee and customer access is restricted because of these security needs. They are as follows: I . There is one customer/visitor/employee entrance on the east side of the building. 2. There is one employee entrance into the building off of the employee courtyard. This will be a carded entry point. 3. There is an employee emergency exit on the north face of the building. 4. There is an employee entrance along the west face of the building. 7.13 The easement indicated as a 20 foot easement has been changed to a 30 foot easement. The easement is for both emergency vehicle access and utilities. This easement has been shown on the plans. 7.E. Celestica has decided that they will be fencing the perimeter of the property for purposes of security. The fencing has been shown on the plans. Pedestrian access has been shown at the two building gatehouse locations. Pedestrians will be able to pass into the site after passing the security checkpoint. This access scheme will match the existing security that surrounds the HP site on the north side of Harmony. The fencing will be located at the backs of berms to minimize their visual influence. The fencing will be a metal, wrought iron type of fence. TF & G. Pedestrian lights have been added and a cut sheet has been included in our resubmittal. Ted Shepard Celestica Colorado Comment response September 23, 1997 Page 3 design 7. A (2). We would like to request a modification to the City standard for parking. Our request is based on the following: 1. Parking needs to be managed based on work shifts. Your comment was that parking not be provided for all three shifts. It is not Celestica's intention to provide parking for all three shifts combined, however, there is one shift in which there is some overlap. The overlap is needed to facilitate production. This overlap necessitates the requirement for a larger parking area. 2. There are additional parking needs that are over and above those specifically enumerated in the code: These are as follows: • Visitor- 25 spaces • Customer- 25 spaces • Contractors- 50 spaces 7.13 We have met with the transportation department. They have suggested we locate the Transfort stop on -site. We have indicated the provision of this stop on our plans. The location is adjacent to the employee entrance while still providing easy bus access and egress. Also, we do not have an objection to placing a Transfort stop along Harmony but we feel this is an unsafe location due to the high volume and speed of traffic along this arterial. Ted Shepard Celestica Colorado Comment response September 23, 1997 Page 2 Site Plan design 7. A The applicant wishes to request a modification of this standard based on the following: 1. This is a manufacturing building and requires a higher level of safety access for fire protection than other buildings with office or retail uses. We are complying where possible in our plan but the need for safety, in our opinion, should be the predominant concern. Poudre Fire Authority requires access to all parts of the building, and this road is intended to provide this access. 2. The drive is required around all sides of the building to provide employees with access to all parking lots. An outer loop drive does not work on this site because the Harmony House site eliminates the possibility of an uninterrupted traffic flow. 3. The future expansion of the site precludes a circulation road to the south of the building. September 23, 1997 Ted Shepard Senior Planner City of Fort Collins Planning 281 N. College Ave. Fort Collins, CO. 80522-0580 RE: Celestica Colorado Project Development Plan Dear Ted, The attached plans have been modified to reflect many of the changes that you mentioned in your letter of September 17. Outlined below I have responded to each of your comments. The responses are numbered according to your letter. Comment Response Plat LA Done 1.13 Done LC Done 2. The easement is correctly located on the plat. The irrigation ditch will be piped and located outside of the easement. The pipe will also be located to avoid existing trees. 3. Acknowledged 4. An easement is being dedicated on the west side of Technology Parkway. The easement on the east side of Technology Parkway will be dedicated at the time the development occurs. 5. Acknowledged 6. Fire hydrants have been located in accordance with PFA recommendations. The applicant acknowledges the rest of the comments. design LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE URBAN DESIGN PLANNING BHA DESIGN, INC. 2000 VERMONT FT. COLLINS, CO 80325 TEL 303 223.7577 FAX 303 226-3855