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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLATTE VALLEY LUMBER MINOR SUBDIVISION AND IP SITE PLAN REVIEW - 8 93 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEW9. The Poudre Fire Authority will require that the water line have a minimum gallon per minute fire flow.at the hydrant. Fire code requirements for the building will be reviewed for compliance upon application for a building permit. 10. The applicant is encouraged to apply for the appropriate variances to the Zoning Board of Appeals. If relief is not granted, then the applicant may apply for a Planned Unit Development and be reviewed by the criteria of the Land Development Guidance System. 11. The I-P Site Plan should indicate which variances were approved by the Z.B.A., if applicable. C. Minimum distance of any building from the front property line shall be 50 feet. A minimum of 25 feet in the front yard adjacent to any street shall be used for no purpose other than the required landscaping and ingress and egress. D. Minimum distance of any building from the side property line shall be 30 feet. In cases where the side yards are used for storage, loading, or parking facilities, they shall be screened from the view of public rights -of -way in residential areas. E. Minimum distance from rear lot line to building shall be 20 feet. F. Parking along Vine Drive must be setback a minimum average width of 15 feet. G. Any vehicular use area shall be screened from the street by a landscape treatment of sufficient height and opacity to block at least 20% of the cross-section view of the parking area from the street. H. Not less than 6% of the interior of any such vehicular use area shall be landscaped with such islands. Please call Peter Barnes, Zoning Administrator, 221-6760, for further information about the submittal process for the Zoning Board of Appeals. 5. The building permit request will require a conversion to B-2 Occupancy as per the Uniform Building Code. The City will require the verification, after installation, by an independent engineer as to the dust collection system meeting the City's requirements. For further information, please contact the Chief Building Official, Felix Lee, 221-6760. 6. A Traffic Impact Analysis will be required to be prepared by a certified traffic engineer. It is suggested that the data generated for the City's East Vine Drive Streets Facility be used in the analysis. The study, should investigate trip generation, trip distribution, and the impact on the nearby intersections. The selected traffic engineer should contact the City's Transportation Department to determine the scope of the Study. 7. The platting of the property will trigger the dedication for Vine Drive for half the width of an arterial street. This dedication should be shown on the plat. 8. Arterial improvements to Vine Drive may be postponed depending on the findings of the Traffic Impact Analysis. Since no building will be built, the full improvements to Vine may not be triggered with this project. CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS MEETING DATE: February 1, 1993 ITEM: 720 East Vine - Platte Valley Lumber APPLICANT: Keith Gressman, Platte Valley Lumber, 725 East Vine Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80524 LAND USE DATA: Request to move a woodworking manufacturing operation into the former RC Cola bottling plant located at 720 East Vine Drive. Request includes a one lot subdivision. COMMENTS: 1. Electrical power will be brought in, underground, from the west to the southwest property corner. At this location, the Light and Power Department will require a utility easement for switching gear measuring 6' x 61. The location of the transformer must be coordinated with Light and Power. The electrical contractor must complete the "Commercial One" form_ to size the transformer. Normal development charges will apply. For further information, please contact Kevin Westhuis, 221-6700. 2. At this time, the water is supplied by Elco Water District via a 14 inch diameter. water main. The long term plan is that this main will be abandoned. The City of Fort Collins will provide water to the property via a 12 inch diameter water main. Platte Valley Lumber will be required to make a service tap onto this 12 inch City water main. The existing sewer tap is adequate. 3. The site is zoned I-P, Industrial Park. The proposal requir an "I-P Site Plan Review" to be reviewed by the Planning �errg-Bea: Also, the lot must be platted as part of an approved subdivision in order to receive a change of use certificate of occupancy. 4. It appears the site will need the following variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals in order to be processed as an.I-P Site Plan Review: A. A 50 foot landscape buffer strip shall be required along all arterial and collector streets. B. The minimum lot area shall -be the equivalent of two times the total floor area of the building, but in not event less than 20,000 square feet. No more than 50% of any lot shall be,covered with building structures. Commt y Planning and Environmental -,rvices Planning Department City of Fort Collins February 2, 1993 Keith Gressman Platte Valley Lumber 725 East Vine Drive Fort Collins, CO 80524 Dear Mr. Gressman: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning 720 East Vine Drive - Platte Valley Lumber, presented before.the Conceptual Review Team on February 1, 1993. 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 Senior Planner TS/gjt Attachments cc: Tom Peterson, Planning Director Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer Transportation Department Project Planner File 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750