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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRAKE CROSSING, WALGREENS - MAJOR AMENDMENT/FINAL PLAN - 35-96A - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESt The proposed site will comply with City Code Section 3.8 (E). The proposed 180 square foot ground sign will be installed on a stone veneer base to match the store. There will be two Walgreens building signs and one directional sign on the building, totaling 160 square feet. . SUMMARY STATEMENT: The Walgreens retail facility will provide a quality project to further enhance the existing Drake Road Shopping Center development. We respectfully request approval of the Project Development Plan (PDP) and Final Development Plan upon design and plans meeting and exceeding the codified development standards and design guidelines. 4 Site Lighting 3.2.4 Sight lighting is designed with safety provisions for the users and sensitivity to surrounding uses within the center. The light standards are 400 metal halide luminaries, with down cast fixtures. The poles will match the overall center light poles and be constructed 20' high. Light sources will be shielded. A photometric light analysis is provided. Engineering Standards: Utilities: All utilities are stubbed to the site. A 4" sanitary line will be extended from the existing line located at the northeast corner of the site. A 6" waterline will be extended from the existing main located at the northeast comer of the site. Electric and gas will be serviced from existing lines located on site, at locations to be determined by the service providers. Drainage: The site complies with the approved drainage for the overall center. Public Improvements: There are no public improvements associated with development of this site. All public improvements were constructed with the initial development phase for the Drake Road Shopping Center PUD. Building Standards: Measures were taken to provide architectural compatibility with the established architectural character of the overall center. The same colors and materials are incorporated into the design of the structures, which include stone veneer, stucco, cornice/cap flashing to match the Safeway grocery store, and concrete roof tile to match the existing buildings. The trash enclosure is located unobtrusively at the rear of the site. The enclosure consists of a wooden fence attached to the building. The parapet on the store provides screening of rooftop mechanical equipment. The conduit, meters, vents and other equipment attached to the buildings will be painted to match surrounding building surfaces. Section 3.5.3, Mixed -Use, Institutional and Commercial Buildings: Consideration was given to the relationship of the building to the streets, private drives, walkways and parking areas. The entrance of the convenience store faces directly onto a connecting walkway that leads to the public pedestrian system along Drake Road and to the parking lot. The building wall facade includes articulation with pilasters and by patterns of stucco, stone veneer and window planes. The entrance is clearly defined by the same pitched roof element characteristic of the existing center. Tower features are located along the east and south facades of the building. Signs: 3 • The Safeway Marketplace "identity" has been created with the previously approved PUD, which established architectural themes, colors and materials. This development will be compatible with the existing commercial structures and the previously approved Safeway redevelopment. The facility will incorporate the same building materials, color, and architectural elements as the anchor and retail stores. • Additional landscaping will provide year-round screening of the vehicular activity area from the public street and internal drives. Compliance with General Development Standards Oven Space/Landscaping: The proposed landscaping supports functional purposes by creating spatial definition of the site as well as creates a buffer between the store and the public street. Perimeter landscaping exists along both the Drake Road frontage and along the private drive into the center, located immediately east of the site. Combinations of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs provide buffering along the perimeter of the pad. The selection of planting materials and landscape design is from the landscape palette approved for the PUD. 27.6% of the site is provided in landscaping, which meets and exceeds the standards of Division 3.2.1 of the Fort Collins Land Use Code. Additional plant materials added to the existing perimeter plantings exceed minimum planting requirements. The placement and interrelationship of required landscape elements enhances visual continuity within and between adjacent pad developments, and provides visual interest year round. Placement of the shrub beds along the internal driveways provides additional screening and frames the monument price sign. Access. Circulation and Parkinz 3.2.2: The proposed development is designed with safety, efficiency and convenience in mind for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians, both within the development and to and from surrounding areas. The sidewalk will connect the internal walk along the north tract line with the detached sidewalk system along the Drake Road corridor. A bicycle rack is located east of the store entrance. Two points of access are provided to promote efficient circulation. The parking will be located directly in front of the store. The paved areas are setback approximately 14 feet from the Drake Road right-of-way. Parking requirements utilized for this development are 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of retail space. A total of 51 spaces are provided, three of which are handicap accessible. This represents 13 more spaces than currently exist on this site. Common access and parking are available to all users within the Drake Crossing Shopping Center 2 STATEMENT OF PLANNING OBJECTIVES Major Amendment and Final Plan WALGREENS AT DRAKE CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER DRAKE ROAD AND HAMPSHIRE ROAD FORT COLLINS, CO Project Description: The Walgreens at Drake Crossing Shopping Center project is a proposed retail drug store development located within the Drake Crossing Shopping Center at the northwest corner of Drake Road and Hampshire Road. The 1.205-acre site is described as part of Tract A, Drake Crossing Shopping Center PUD. The proposed development will be a one -phased development as follows: Construction • Construct a 105' by 138' retail store (14,490 sf). • Install perimeter landscaping and paved area with landscaped islands. • Install the trash enclosure and bicycle rack. • Install the ground sign. Twenty seven percent of the site will be landscaped, including an existing landscape buffer, drainage swale and detached sidewalk along Drake Road. Vehicular access to the site is by two curb cuts off the internal private drive of the retail center. Pedestrian access to the site is by a public sidewalk network along Drake Road as well as an internal sidewalk system within the center. The subject site is currently owned by Triple Net Properties LLC. Edgemark Development LLC is the developer for Walgreens. Edgemark has the entire Drake Crossing Shopping Center under contract. Galloway, Romero & Associates will represent the owner and developer for all correspondence and matters related to the development review process for the Project Development Plan approvals. Compliance with Intent of Zone District The proposed Walgreens at Drake Crossing Shopping Center is located within the Drake Crossing Shopping Center PUD. The purpose of the PUD is to provide a shopping center located in a complex which is planned and developed as a unit, and located within and intended to primarily serve the consumer demands of residents and employees who live and work in adjacent and surrounding neighborhoods. The proposed retail store is compatible with the character of the Shopping Center PUD. Development of this site will further link the pedestrian system. A sidewalk will be constructed leading from the Drake Road pedestrian system, to the store and connecting to the existing center.