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Home My WebLink AboutBEST WESTERN TRANSMISSION PUD LOT 1 PRELIMINARY LOT 2 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL - 15 93 - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTS-Mc_ f 20. Staff is concerned about the screening of mechanical equipment. Please indicate the location of the H.V.A.C. equipment -and how it will be screened. Will there be roof - mounted equipment? If so, measures should be taken to provide a screen wall of sufficient height and matching material to screen the view from the public and the residential area to the east. 21. The architectural elevations should reference that the remodeled service station is on Lot 1 and is a Preliminary and not part of the Final P.U.D. on Lot 2. 22. It is unclear from the elevation of the remodeled service station how the two buildings will relate as part of a unified development. Is it intended that the existing siding and brick veneer are to be'painted a color to match Best Western? If so, please specify. As with Lot 2, the doors of the remodeled service station should be painted a muted tone to match Best Western. 23. Has there been any consideration of adding an accent color to further tie the two buildings? Perhaps a unified entry treatment to both buildings would contribute to unifying the site. Such treatment could be a small colored awning over the door with similar number style (height, color, etc.) for addressing. Please explore possible methods to tie the existing building with the proposed Best Western. This concludes Staff comments at this time. In order to stay on schedule for the April 26, 1993 Planning and Zoning Board hearing, please note the following deadlines: Plan revisions are due April 8, 1993 P.M.T.Is, 10 prints, colored renderings are due April 19, 1993 Final documents (Lot Two) are due April 22, 1993 (includes Site and Landscape Covenants and Deed of Dedication). As we discussed, the slight modification to the building's length can be made a part of the revised plans. Please call to discuss these comments or to set up a meeting to discuss the issues in depth. Sincerely: T,—� Ted Shepard Senior Planner xc: Sherry Albertson -Clark, Chief Planner Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer Enc. 11. The landscape.plan should reference �-concrete screen wall on the south property line. 12. Also, the landscape plan should label and describe the turf areas. Are these areas to be bluegrass sod, or a fescue blend? Please specify and label the plan accordingly. 13. Staff is concerned about the amount of'landscaped area on the immediate corner of College and Stuart. It is suggested that one or two parking spaces be removed and replaced by additional landscaped area that wraps around the sign to the �a. Stuart frontage. 14. Please add the following note to the Site Plan: "All repair, painting and body work activities, including storage of refuse and vehicular parts shall take place within enclosed structures." 15. Staff applauds the commitment to sensitive lighting as described'by Note Number 4. As a further suggestion, Staff recommends that light fixtures be equipped with High Pressure Sodium lamps versus Mercury Vapor. The H.P.S. lamps provide more lumens per watt yet there is less glare and less potential for offsite light spillage. This will very important along the easterly property line. (The City of Fort Collins is converting residential street lights to H.P.S. because of energy efficiency and less glare.) It would be helpful to obtain a manufacturer's specification sheet on the lighting fixtures and lamps. 16. Both the Site Plan and Landscape Plan should indicate a Phase Line to demarcate Lot One improvements and Lot Two improvements. This will be particularly necessary for the zoning inspection for final Certificate of Occupancy. For example, will all the street trees on College Avenue be planted with Best Western? This would help establish uniform maturity. 17. Please add a note to the monument sign detail that the pedestal will match one of the selected blocks on the building's exterior. 18. Thank you for providing the slides of the existing store in Colorado Springs. Although it appears the Fort Collins will be only one story and not feature the blue band, the store is potentially attractive and should make a beneficial addition to College Avenue. Staff suggests, however, that the overhead doors be painted a muted tone so.as to minimize the potential for glare from the security lighting. Perhaps a beige or a soft gray tone would complement and soften the lightness of the painted block. 19. The architectural elevations should reference the overall height of both structures. 5. The additional right-of-way dedication shown must be by separate deed since this parcel is already platted. The deed needs to be executed before work can begin in the public right-of-way. 6. The proposed transition of the seven foot detached walk into the existing attached four foot walk will not work. The City Engineering Department recommends this transition be redesigned so that it is safer. 7. The Poudre Fire Authority has provided the following comments: A. Along the west elevation, adjacent to the 24 drive aisle, the drive lane must be posted with a "No Parking - Fire Lane" sign, and the curb must be painted red. B. What is the status of the underground fuel tanks? If these tanks will not be used, they must be removed in accordance with state and local requirements. The Poudre Fire Authority is the permitting agency on the local level. C. If the storage and use of flammable or combustible liquids or hazardous materials exceed the quantities as listed in Table one (Short Form HMMP) of the enclosed Hazardous Material Impact Analysis, then a Hazardous Material Impact Analysis may be required to be submitted to the Poudre Fire Authority. 8. Staff is concerned about the lack of landscape materials on along the south property line. As shown, there is only three feet between the parking stall and the existing concrete screen wall. Staff recommends that this area be increased by borrowing from the 34 feet allotted for the drive aisle. Perhaps another three feet would allow1more materials to be planted in this area. Vertical plantings would be visible from both directions while low lying material would only be visible from the north. Please give some consideration as to how this south property line can be treated with more plant material to help soften the asphalt area and the concrete screen wall. 9. Staff. recommends that the parking lot island on the north side of the College Avenue curb cut be treated with shrub materials designed to cover at maturity. 10. Staff applauds the use of Spring Snow Crab as this species (and other similar varieties) are planted heavily along College Avenue, particularly north of Prospect Road. The effect in the Spring of this concentration is dramatic and the City Forester receives many favorable phone calls on an annual basis during the time of full bloom. For this reason, Staff suggests that additional Spring Snow Crabs be planted along College Avenue between the Hackberry trees to complement the overall planting scheme. T Commr 'y Planning and Environmental Planning Department City of Fort Collins March 22, 1993 Mr. Al Hauser Architecture One 150 East 29th Street Loveland, CO 80538 Dear Al: rvices Staff has coordinated the interdepartmental review of Best Western Transmission P.U.D. Preliminary and Final, and offers the following comments: 1. The Public Service Company is concerned about the unit heaters not using natural gas. They have submitted the following statement: "Since the developer is proposing to use transmission fluid as a fuel source for unit heaters in the automotive bays but natural gas for furnace in the office portion of the same structure, the following requirements will apply: A. The source of fuel must be physically separated so that any individual appliance can receive fuel from only one source. B. The customer will be required to sign a Release and Indemnity Form which will release Public Service Company from responsibility for any incident arising as a result of the use of fuel and associated equipment other than natural gas. C. Public Service Company will neither service nor inspect any appliance not physically connected to our source of natural gas." 2. U.S. West requests that the building owner/developer should contact Mr. John Hage 90 days before telephone service is required for conduit recommendation and cable construction. 3. The City of Fort Collins Light and Power Department will request an eight foot wide utility easement along Stuart Street. 4. The College Avenue sidewalk, at the corner of Stuart Street, will need to be constructed with a 30 foot radius and ramp. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 8052270580 • (303) 221-6750