HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORT COLLINS WHOLESALE FLORIST - PDP/FDP - 18-97 - CORRESPONDENCE - (7)8. Glen Schlueter of the Stormwater Utility offered the following comments:
a. This site is located within the Fox Meadows Basin, where the.fees are
$6,468 per acre and are subject to.the runoff coefficient reduction.
b. There is an existing overall drainage study for the Collindale Business
Park that.identifies detention requirements and allowable release rates for
this proposed development.
c. The standard drainage and erosion control reports and plans are required,
and they must be prepared by an engineer registered in the State of
Colorado.
d. Please include "Best Management Practices" for water quality as part of
. your development review submittal.
Please contact Glen, at 221-6589, if you have questions about these comments.
9. Kathleen. Reavis of the Transportation Planning Department stated that the
.required Transportation Impact Study must address all modes of transportation
(vehicles, bicycles, pedestrian, public systems): Bicycle parking provisions must
equal at least 5% of the total number of vehicle parking spaces on -site. Kathleen
can be reached at 221-6608 if you have questions about her comments.
10. Gay.Lene Rossiter of Transfort (the City's public transit system) stated that there
is no transit currently on Timberline Road. However, routes will be added as
warranted.
11.. Peter Wray of the Advance Planning Department stated that primary entrances
to the building must be provided east to the parking areas and north to Caribou
Road. Please see Division 4.22, Section (E) of the Land Use Code for relevant
site and building standards for this request.
12. This development request will be subject to the Development Review Fee
Schedule that is available in the Current Planning Department office. The fees
are due at the time of submittal of the PDP and Final Compliance documents for
review by City staff and affected outside reviewing agencies.
13. This development proposal is subject to the requirements as set forth in the new
Land Use Code, specifically Articles 2. Administration (Development Review
Procedures), 3. General Development Standards, and 4. (Zoning) Districts..
There are also submittal requirements that must be met, and copies of these
requirements are available in the Current Planning Department.
d. The new Land Use Code limits the parking requirements for non-
residential uses to a maximum number of spaces on -site.
Please contact Peter, at 221-6760, if you have questions about these comments.
5. Sharon Getz of the Building Inspection Department stated that this
development request will be subject to.the City's new Non -Residential Energy
Code, and that includes the greenhouse that is proposed to be relocated.
6. Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department offered the following
comments:
a. There is an existing 8" water main in .Caribou Road and an existing 8"
sanitary sewer main in Automation Way, ending at the manhole in the
intersection with Caribou Road. Water service and. fire line may be
connected directly to the water main in Caribou Road. A sanitary sewer
extension may be needed prior to making the sewer connection.
b. Plant investment fees and water rights will apply to this development
request, and they will be due at the time of. issuance of building permits.
C. This property is not responsible for a.repay on the Warren Lake Trunk
Sanitary Sewer Line.
d. The City's water conservation standards for landscaping and irrigation
systems will apply to this development request. Copies of the standards.
are available in the Water Department and the Current Planning
Department.
Please contact Roger, at 221-6681, if you have questions about these
comments.
7. Susie Gordon of the Natural Resources Department offered the following
comments:
a. The design of the waste collection system should address waste stream
reduction measures.
b. The proximity of this site to the existing wetland in the area should be
clearly shown so that potential impacts of this development on the wetland
can be evaluated.
C. The developer might consider composting of waste materials on -site.
Please contact Susie, at 221-6600, if you have questions about these
JI comments..
use. Please contact Matt Baker, at 221-6605, for additional information on
the fee assessments.
b. The concept plan shows a westerly point of access to the site, to.the rear
of the. proposed building, that is very close to the existing access point for
the Timberline Storage facility. Two points of access so. close together will
- not be allowed. A possible joint access with the storage facility should be
considered.: Also, possible joint access between this property and the
property to the east should be considered to help prevent an excess:of
access points along Caribou Road in the future.
C. At the time of submittal of proposed development on this property to the
City for review, all of the existing and proposed (if known) access points
on the north side of Caribou Road must be shown on your development.
plans. This is to be able to evaluate the alignments or offsets for access
points that may occur.
d. A Transportation Impact Study must be part of your initial Project
Development Plan (PDP) submittal package. You should contact Eric
Bracke, the City's Traffic Engineer, to schedule a "scoping meeting" with
him prior to submittal. Eric can be reached at 221-6062.
e. The standard utility plan requirements will apply and the plans must be
submitted to the City for review with your initial PDP package.
f. A detached sidewalk must be constructed along the Caribou Road
frontage, if one is not already in place. If there is an existing attached
sidewalk, it may or may not have to be replaced with a detached walk.
Please contact Sheri, at 221-6750, if you have questions about these comments.
4. Peter Barnes of the Zoning Department offered the following comments:
a. The property is in the E - Employment Zoning District. The proposed uses
appear to be permitted as Type I uses in this district. That means that the
request would be subject to the requirements of the City's Land Use Code
regarding the submittal requirements and development review process.
b. The building must be set back no more than 15 feet from the street right-
of-way line because Caribou Road is classified as a commercial or
industrial local street, which is smaller that a full arterial street (see Article
3, Section 3.5.3 of the Land Use Code).
C. There are standards for outdoor storage and loading, as set forth in the
Land Use.Code, that must be met with this development request (see
Article 3 Section 3.5.1 of the code). - - -
CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS
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MEETING DATE: May 5, 1997
ITEM: Fort Collins Wholesale Florist
APPLICANT: Roger Thorp
Thorp Associates, P.C.
P.O. Box 129
Estes Park, CO. 80517
LAND USE DATA:
Request for a wholesale florist business, with associated greenhouse (relocated from
other site), and a "flex" space (for yet undetermined use) in a building. containing a total
of 16,830 feet on a site that is 1.72 acres in size. The property is located at the
southeast corner of Caribou Road and Automation Way, in the Collindale Business
Park, and is zoned E - Employment.
COMMENTS:
1. Rob Irish of the Light & Power Department offered the following comments:
a. , The normal electric development charges will be assessed on this project,
based on the square footage and front footage (along Caribou his
of
the site. There may also be some building site charges.
b. There is existing electric conduit across Caribou Road.
Please contact Rob, at 211-6700, if you have questions about these comments.
2. Roger Frasco of the Poudre Fire Authority stated that a Knox Box will be
required to be installed on the building so that PFA will be able to get to the main
control panel.
3. Sheri Wamhoff of the Engineering Department offered the following comments:
a. Street oversizing fees for this development will be $7,292 per acre for the
greenhouse use. There may be a different fee assessment for the
wholesale florist business and there almost certainly will be a different fee
__. assessment for the undetermined "flex space", depending on the ultimate
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