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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKMART PLAZA - PDP/FDP - 38-97 - CORRESPONDENCE - (3)24. Staff encourages the incorporation of outdoor use areas for customers and pedestrians by providing plazas, patios, other amenities. 25. Staff recommends that there be elements of architectural unityamong the three new buildings. The existing building forms are non-descript and lack distinctive features. Please be aware that national, corporate, formula, prototypical architecture will be discouraged. With this proposal, there is an excellent opportunity to enhance the overall appearance of not only the center but the streetscape as well. Staff looks forward to working with the applicant and design team to accomplish our mutual objectives. buildings. Each building will pay its own fee at the time of building permit issuance. For an estimate of the fee, please contact Matt Baker, Engineering Department, 221-6605. 16. On the westerly building along Lemay, the west parking lot will need a back -out space or another outlet for circulation. Otherwise, a customer entering the lot, and finding the lot full, will have to back out all the way to the access drive. 17. On the same parking lot, the parking spaces are not 100 feet back from Drake. There should be no disruption of traffic flow on Drake, or at the Drake/access drive intersection, due to the proximity of these spaces to Drake. 18. The site is located in the Spring Creek Drainage Basin. The storm drainage fee in this basin is $2,175 per acre of new development. The Storm Drainage Utility will have to research what amount of fees have been paid to date for the K-Mart Plaza. 19. At the time of submittal, a Drainage Report, Grading and Drainage Plan, and Erosion Control Plan must be included. These documents must meet the requirements of the Utility. It is recommended that the consulting engineer have a pre -submittal meeting if there are any questions regarding the scope and content of the submittal documents. . 20. Since the new buildings are replacing hard surface, the primary concern is the characteristics of the new drainage patterns. All storm flows must be routed to the appropriate outlets. There are storm sewers onsite and one on College Avenue. These sewers have not been analyzed and may be undersized. If used, then the system must be analyzed for capacity and introduction of additional storm flows. Storm flows must not be routed west to the pond by the C.S.U. Vet Hospital as this pond is over capacity. The direction of the new storm flows and the volumes must be documented. Please investigate opportunities to address water quality, such as disconnection from the impervious surface, and by providing best management practice. For further information, please contact Glen Schlueter, 221-6589. 21. All new trash enclosures must be constructed out of building materials that match principal building. Enclosures should be placed on concrete and feature a swinging gate. Enclosures should be sized so that there is ample room for recycling containers. 22. During construction, measures should be taken to reduce the problems associated with fugitive dust. Larimer County Health Department is the agency that enforces air quality regulations for new construction. 23. Staff applauds the placement of the buildings adjacent to the public streets and placing parking to the sides and rears of the buildings. This will enhance the streetscapes of both arterials. Pedestrian connections to the public walks will be important. Placing building entrances so that they face the arterials is encouraged. sodium to match public street lighting and for energy conservation attributes. For further information regarding handicap accessibility, the U.B.C. and energy conservation, please contact Sharon Getz, Plans Examiner, 221-6760. 13. The Poudre Fire Authority will require that any uncontained interior floor space that exceeds 5,000 square feet will need to be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system or separated by one -hour rated fire was. For further information, please contact Roger Frasco, Assistant Fire Marshal, 221-6570. 14. The Transportation Department has three comments based on vehicles, transit, and bikes/peds: A. Vehicles A traffic impact analysis was done for the City's capital improvement project. This study should be updated to reflect the new buildings and their anticipated trip generation and the level of service at the impacted intersections. Also, the internal private road network that connects K-Mart Plaza to University Mall (King Soopers and McDonald's) should be analyzed. Please be aware that after March 28, 1997 (anticipated adoption of the New Land Use Code) the typical traffic impact study must be upgraded and include more information for all modes of transit. This new upgraded analysis will be referred to as a Transportation Impact Study. For further information regarding the scope of the updated traffic study and the new Transportation Impact Study, please contact Fred Jones, 221-6820. B. Transit The site plan should indicate the location of the transit stops on College and Drake. Sidewalk connections to these transit stops are encouraged. The transit stop on Drake is west of the access drive and will need a concrete pad. Landscaping should be coordinated to avoid conflicts. For further information regarding transit issues, please contact Gaylene Rossiter, 221-6620. C. Bikes and Pedestrians Bike racks should be permanently mounted on concrete and located near building entries in well -illuminated areas. Sidewalks should connect building entries to the public sidewalks. Please investigate providing an internal sidewalk that connects K-Mart to the public walks on College and Drake. Sidewalks should bewell- illuminated with parking lot light fixtures or with decorative bollard -lighting at a pedestrian scale. 15. For retail uses, the Street Oversizing Fee is $19,443 per acre of newly developed land area. This will include the building envelope and the parking assigned to the new 5. All buildings will be served by the City of Fort Collins Water and Wastewater Utility. An eight inch diameter water main on the west side of K-Mart is available as is a six inch diameter water main that runs north -south in the K-Mart parking lot. There is also a 12 inch diameter water main in Drake. 6 Sanitary sewer is available in a main that runs from the southwest corner of the K-Mart building and runs under the westerly building on Drake. This main can be relocated subject to proper grades. There is also a sanitary sewer main west of Denny's restaurant. If there is a restaurant proposed as a tenant in any of the three new buildings, then a grease interceptor will be required. For further information, please contact Roger Buffington, 21-6681. 7. The existing zoning is H-B, Highway Business. The anticipated new zoning is C, Commercial. Both zones allow retail. Under the new zoning, the request would be processed as Project Development Plan subject to an Administrative Review. The P.D.P. is followed by a Final Plan. The Director may allow both plans to be consolidated if appropriate. The replat will follow along with the P.D.P. and Final Plan and be reviewed in accordance with the same process. 8. Drive-thru's are discouraged. If a drive-thru component is included, then the P.D.P. and Final Plans must be considered by the Planning and Zoning Board. 9. The balance of the K-Mart Plaza would need to be amended to account for the loss of parking, the change (if any) to parking lot access and circulation, and the relocated recycle trailer. This amendment would be processed as an Administrative Change similar to what was done to verify the new curb cut locations and landscape changes as a result of the City's capital project along Drake and College. The fee for an Administrative Change is $168. Please be aware that under the new Land Use Code, this process will be referred to as a "Minor Amendment." 10. If new lot lines are created, then we will need a Replat to accompany the Project Development Plan. The Replat must dedicate any new utility easements required to serve the new buildings and vacate old easements that are no longer needed. New buildings must not encroach onto existing or newly platted easements. The architect should coordinate with the land surveyor so that the newly created lots do not place the K-Mart building out of compliance with the setback requirements of the Uniform Building Code. This setback for unlimited -sized buildings is 60 feet. 11. There must be a handicap accessible sidewalk connecting the public sidewalk to the entry and required exits of the new buildings. This sidewalk must meet slope requirements of the A.D.A. 12. The City has adopted a new Model Energy Code (1996). In particular, there are new requirements for exterior building -mounted security lights and indoor lighting. Outdoor parking lot lighting is not subject to the energy code but is encouraged to be high pressure CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS City of Fort Collins MEETING DATE: February 24, 1997 ITEM: K-Mart Plaza New Retail Buildings and Replat APPLICANT: Evans White, Southwest Productions c/o Tom Oldenburg, Galloway, Romero, and Associates, 5350 DTC Parkway, Englewood, CO. 80111. LAND USE DATA: Request to add three separate retail buildings in the parking lot of K-Mart Plaza. One building would be along College Avenue and two would be along Drake Road. Total new retail area would be 19,400 square feet. Existing number of parking spaces in the shopping center would be reduced from 702 to 593. COMMENTS: The site will be served by City of Fort Collins Light. and Power Utility. For the two buildings on Drake, electricity can be supplied from an existing oval vault west of the Texaco/Jiffy Lube. These two buildings could be supplied from one new transformer. A bore would be needed so the new access drive is not cut. For the building on College, power would come from an existing transformer located at the northwest corner of the existing building containing World Savings. Power would have to bore under the new access drive to avoid cutting. All modifications to the existing system, including directional boring, are costs that would be borne by the developer. Boring is expected to be about $18 to $20 per foot. 2. The electrical contractor should contact Light and Power to complete the Commercial One ("C-V) form to determine entrance capacity. 3. The location of the electrical transformer(s) must be closely coordinated with landscape architect and site planner. The transformers must not be located between the buildings and the public streets. They must be within ten feet of hard surface on one side for emergency change -out by a boom truck. They may be screened with solid material subject to clearance specifications, or by landscaping. For further information regarding electrical power, please contact Bruce Vogel, 221-6700. 4. Normal electrical charges will apply. Light and Power Staff, however, will have to research what fees have already been paid by the original development of K-Mart Plaza. Fees are based on linear front footage along public streets and the amount of land area devoted to new development. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Comr. ity Planning and Environment services Current Planning City of Fort Collins Mr. Tom Oldenburg Galloway, Romero, and Associates 5350 DTC Parkway Englewood, CO 80111 Dear Tom: February 25, 1997 For your information, attached is a copy of the Staffs comments concerning the Request to add three separate retail buildings in the parking lot of K-Mart Plaza presented before the Conceptual Review Team on February 24, 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, Ted Shepard City Planner TS/vrm cc: Eric Bracke, Streets Department Stormwater Department Project Planner File 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 FAX (970) 221-6378 • TDD (970) 224-6002