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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLARIMER COUNTY SHOPS - I-L SITE PLAN REVIEW & MINOR SUBDIVISION - 4-96 - CORRESPONDENCE - (5)14. The I-P Site Plan Review also triggers compliance with Section 29-526 of the Zoning Code which is the Land Development Guidance System. With the site in an unimproved state with respect to landscaping, the project would not comply with the L.D.G.S. 15. If the full requirements of the Zoning Code are required and cannot be met, then you may apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals for the necessary variances. The Z.B.A., however, is authorized to grant variances only if there is clear hardship that is peculiar to the . property. This may be difficult in that the hardship may be interpreted as self-imposed and, therefore, some requirements may not be eligible for a variance. 16. If necessary, the request may be processed as a Planned Unit Development in accordance with the Land Development Guidance System. This process offers creative site planning to meet the peculiar needs of the property. The P.U.D. would be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board for consideration at a public hearing. 17. There is another procedure that allows the County to take an application to the Zoning Board of Appeals for considering the property to be exempt from local zoning regulations due to certain criteria regarding public importance and benefit. You are encouraged to investigate this exemption process with Mr. Peter Barnes, Zoning Administrator, 221- 6760. 18. The normal development process would trigger improvements to the north half of Vine Drive along the property's frontage. This includes one travel lane, sidewalk, curb, and gutter. 19. Please discuss the applicability and the amount of the Street Oversizing Fee with Matt Baker, 221-6605. 20. Street improvement plans (if necessary), Drainage Report, Drainage and Grading Plan, and Erosion Control Plan must be submitted with the Minor Subdivision application. 21. It is suggested that you meet with the Zoning Administrator, Peter Barnes, prior to submitting an application for exemption or variance to the Zoning Board of Appeals. It is suggested that you meet with the Planning Deparment prior submittal for the Minor Subdivision Plat and, if applicable, the I-P Site Plan Review. contact Bruce Vogel, Light and Power, 221-6700. The subdivision plat should indicate the location of the Redwood Street bikeway and dedicate right-of-way or trail easement, if needed. Please contact Randy Balok, 221- 6640, regarding the location of this facility. 8. Similarly, if right-of-way dedication is needed for Redwood Street, please indicate on the plat. Please contact Mike Herzig, 221-6750, regarding right-of-way needs for Redwood Street. 9. The site is located in the Dry Creek Drainage Basin. The storm drainage fee in this basin is $5,000 per acre. At the time of submittal for subdivision plat; please submit a Drainage Report, Drainage and Grading Plan, and an Erosion Control Plan. Since the buiding will be expanding over existing impervious surface, onsite stormwater detention will not be required. Please be cautioned, however, that any paving of the gravel area may trigger the requirement to detain storm flows onsite. For further information regarding submittal requirements for the Stormwater Utility, please contact Glen Schlueter, 221-6589. 10. The site is located in the "shallow flooding" area of the Dry Creek Floodplain. A floodplain use permit will be required. Please be aware that if the expansion is greater than 50 percent of the appraised value of the building, then the expanded portion must be elevated at least 18 inches above the height of the 100-year flood. For further information regarding compliance with the Dry Creek Floodplain, please contact Mike Grimm, 221-6589. 11. Bike racks should be provided. Also, the County is encouraged to provide van pools, carpools and provide preferential parking for those using alternatives to the single occupant vehicle. 12. You are encouraged to work with Judy Heiderscheid in the County Health Department regarding pollution prevention activities. 13. The Zoning Code requires there be two parking spaces for every three employees. There is a question as to whether a building expansion, reviewed and approved by the I-P Site Plan Review process, triggers full compliance with the Zoning Code. If full compliance is needed, then substantial improvements would be necessary to bring the site up to standards. For example, there would have to be a 50 foot landscape buffer along Vine Drive, 6 percent of the parking lot interior would have to be landscaped, the perimeter of the parking lot would have to be landscaped if adjacent to the property line. In addition, the parking lot would have to be paved and striped in accordance with the Parking Lot Development Guide. Such paving would have to be accounted for in the Drainage Report. CONCEPTUAL MEETING DATE: October 16, 1995 COMMENTS ITEM: Larimer County Shops at 614 East Vine Drive APPLICANT: Mr. Dick Anderson, Larimer County Facilities Department, P.O. Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO. 80522 LAND USE DATA: Request to add a 6,000 square foot mechanic's shop to the existing shop building located at 614 East Vine Drive. The purpose of the addition is to add mechanic bays to the west side of the building. COMMENTS: The property will need to be platted. A one -lot subdivision may be submitted and reviewed as a Minor Subdivision in accordance with Section 29-644'of the Zoning Code. 2. The property is located in the I-P, Industrial Park, Zone District. The expansion of the building will be processed as an I-P Site Plan Review in accordance with Section 29-401 of the Zoning Code. The Poudre Fire Authority will require that the building be compartmentalized in less than 5,000 square foot areas or be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system. For further information regarding compliance with the Poudre Fire Code, please contact Roger Frasco, 221-6570. %41 Please submit a Hazardous Material Impact Analysis to the Poudre Fire Authority �� describing the type and quantity of materials stored on the premises. The study should also include documentation that underground storage tanks have been removed. Please contact Ron Gonzales, Poudre Fire Authority, 221-6570. The City's Light and Power Department has a bank of existing transformers south of the building. Any relocation or modification of existing facilities will be at the owner's expense. Light and Power has an older "Delta Bank" style transformer that serves the site. At your preference, Light and Power would encourage this unit be upgraded to a more current model. This upgrade would be voluntary, not required. For further information, please COMMUNITY PLANNING d ENWIRONNIENTAL SERVICES 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 30522-0530 (303)221.6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT . ,; w Commv y Planning and Environmental vices Current Planning October 18, 1995 Mr. Dick Anderson Larimer County Facilities Department P.O. Box 1190 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Dear Dick: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff s comments concerning Larimer County Shops at 614 East Vine Drive presented before the Conceptual Review Team on October 16, 1995. 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/ga Attachments cc: Transportation Department Stormwater Department Project Planner File ^�9 eC il ,%'Jos IA6$ 0Yd 281 [Forth College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 FAX (970) 221-6378 TDD (970) 224-6002