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Home My WebLink AboutFIRE STATION #12, FALCON RIDGE PUD - PRELIMINARY / FINAL - 2-94H - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSPlease. contact meat 221-6750 if you have questions or concerns regarding:ahese comments or if you would like to schedule a meetingao discuss the comments Sincerely, Steve Olt Project Planner xc: Engineering, Sheri Wamhoff Transportation/Streets, Fred Jones Advance Planning, Clark Mapes Natural Resources, Rob Wilkinson Tim Buchanan, City Forester S4ormwater Utility Poudre Fire Authority, Gene Chantler The,Engineering Company King Surveyors Inc. Project File ; 14` Th`e exii§ting.hbuse and associated building/hardscape improvements and all - existing landscaping (trees and significant shrubs)' must be shown on the Site - - -- — and Landscape Plans: The plans must identify what is to be retained and what is to be removed. 15. A copy of the comments received from the Engineering Department is attached to this comment letter. 16. A copy of the Landscape Plan, with some landscaping recommendations on a . piece of tracing paper, is enclosed with the comment letter to Aller-Lingle. Please contact Clark Mapes, at 221-6758, or Steve Olt, at 221-6750, if you need clarification on these recommendations.. 17. There are significant storm drainage concerns associated with this proposal. You should contact Glen Schlueter or Basil Harridan, at 221-6589, as soon as ' possible to discuss their.concerns. Formal comments on Current Planning Department comment sheets have not yet been received from the Stormwater Utility, Transportation Department, the Post Office, or, U.S. West.. This completes the staff comments at this time. Additional comments will be forthcoming as they are received from City departments and outside reviewing agencies. Please be aware of the following dates and deadlines to assure your ability to stay onschedule for the October 28, 1996 Planning and Zoning Board hearing: Plan revisions are due no later than the end of the working day, October 9, 1.99.6". Please contact me for the number of folded revisions required for each document. NO REVISIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AFTER THE ABOVE DEADLINE. IF REVISIONS ARE NOT RECEIVED BY THIS DATE, THE ITEM WILL EITHER GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD WITH A STAFF RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS OR THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO THE NEXT MONTH'S BOARD AGENDA. PMT's (photo reduction of Site Plan, Landscape Plan, and Building Elevations to 8.5" x 11 "), rendering (one each colored full-size Site Plan na d/or Landscape Plan . and Building Elevations), and 8 folded copies of the final, full-size Site Plan, Landscape Plan, and Building Elevations revisions ( for the Planning and Zoning Board members packets) are due on October 21, 1996. 8;_ ---After reviewing the Site: Plan, the Right -Of -Way Agent/Facility Services has coffered the following comments: a:' The high Water. line in Tract B is not shown (probably not appropriate if topography is to be deleted). b. The building finish floor elevation is not shown. C. Only one handicapped parking space is required (1 for every 28 spaces). 9. Tim Buchanan, the City Forester, has stated that all existing trees and significant vegetation on the site must be shown on the Landscape Plan, with your intent to remove or save. Accurate locations, type or species,. and size must be provided: 10. Tract A on the subdivision plat is shown as Tract B. on the Site and Landscape Plans. Please correct this inconsistency. 11. The Mapping Department has offered the following comments: a. What is Tract A? The subdivision plat and Site Plan should indicate the intended use. . b. The subdivision replat needs a statement vacating all affected easements in the original plat of the Falcon Ridge PUD. C. The portion of Falcon Hill Road not used by this plat/development must be - vacated by separate document. d. Because a portion of Falcon Hill Road is still being used on the replat, the . City Manager needs to sign the replat as an owner, or the boundary could be changed to go around Falcon Hill Road. Please contact Jim Hoff or Wally. Muscott, at 221-6588, if you have questions pertaining to these comments. 12. There is the possibility/probability that residents in the area will "cut through" the fire station site between Country Club Road and Falcon Hill Road. Perhaps a paved pathway from the parking lot to the cul-de-sac at the end of Falcon Hill. Road would be an appropriate addition to the site. 13. Please verify what is being planned for the warning light scheme on Country " Club Road, for when fire trucks. need to exit the station in an emergency situation. _- .... C. The proposed building exceeds 5,000 square feet in size for Type V construction and must be fire contained, construction -type upgraded, -or - 7- fire sprinklered. 4.., . The Light & Power Department has stated that you will need to fill out a C-1, Commercial form to help determine the electric needs for this facility. Additional utility easements may necessary at the time of development. 5. A copy of the comments received from the Building Inspection Department is attached to this comment letter. 6. The Zoning Department has offered the following comments: a. It is preferable to not include topography lines on the final Site Plan (to be recorded and filed in the City). The topography lines are appropriate on the Landscape _Plan for reference. "b: - , Show distances to at least two lot lines for the building envelope: c. The parking lot to the west of the building may need to be moved 5' north; toward Country Club Road, to allow for the required 5' landscape buffer strip adjacent to the adjoining property to the.southwest. (Tract B on the Site Plan). d. Please consider, if a sight obstruction is not created, additional trees in the sodded area along Country Club Road on the east side of the. -fire truck entry drive. Possibly trees such as the Shademaster. Honeylocust, similar to what's proposed on the west. side, would be appropriate without creating a visual barrier. e. This property is in the Residential Neighborhood Sign District and the Sian . Code. requires that the location of any wall signage (not size and content) must be shown on the building elevations. 'Please contact Gary Lopez or. Peter Barnes, at 221-6760, if you have questions pertaining to these zoning and code comments. 7. " •' The Natural Resources Division has requested that you consider using a xeriscape approach to your landscape design: It could provide a more practical approach to the landscaping for this site.: Comr. tity Planning and Environment Services Current Planning September 18, 1996 Mick Aller Aller-Lingle Architects 748 Whalers Way, E-200 Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Dear. Mick, Staff has reviewed your documents for the. Poudre Fire Authority FIRE STATION NO., 12 (to be,located on Lots 15, 16, and.17 of the Falcon Ridge PUD) - Preliminary & Final that were submitted to the City. on August 26, 1996, and would like to offer the following comments; 1. -:. The East Larimer County (ELCO) Water District has stated that there is an existing home on this site. The water service for the existing home is connected to a.2" waterline located on the north side of Country. Club Road. The service needs to be disconnected at the 2" line. The developer will be responsible for paying ELCO to disconnect the service line. 2. : The Cherry Hills Sanitation District Board of. Directors is in agreement with this project as long as it complies with their rules, regulations, and specification requirements. 3. The Poudre Fire Authority has offered the following comments: a. Fire hydrants, where required; must be the type approved by the water district having jurisdiction and the fire department. Basic spacing is 600' for commercial property. These requirements may be modified if buildings are equipped with automatic fire sprinkler systems. Each individual fire hydrant must deliver at least 1,000 gallons per minute with 20 pounds per square inch residual pressure at that flow. A table in the Uniform Building Code, Appendix III-B relates construction and area to required fire flows. b. This development proposal is subject to Local Amendment (Table 38B Uniform Building Code). 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 FAX (970) 221-6378 • TDD (970) 224-6002