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Home My WebLink AboutUPTOWN PLAZA - PDP - PDP130025 - CORRESPONDENCE - (3)Community Development and Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6750 970.224.6134 - fax fcgov.com/developmentreview September 16, 2013 Jim Hillhouse Hillhouse Architects, Inc. 8897 Gander Valley Ln. Windsor, CO 80550 Comment Summary: Department: Current Planning Contact: Seth Lorson, 970-224-6189, slorson@fcgov.com Topic: Building Elevations 09/11/2013: Please provide color renderings of the building elevations and perspectives. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 09/11/2013: Generally the building elevations have a residential look. Please employ some design characteristics that will express the commercial/retail nature of the building (see below). The Campus West Community Commercial District Planning Study Report specifically calls for urban development with a "new positive street environment". Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 09/11/2013: In order to create a more commercial and urban design, the following elements will be helpful: - Each store front (5-6 in total) shall be broken into modules that clearly define each business and break up the massing and scale. Currently there is a stucco plane carrying across the building for 114' and picked up again 8' beyond for another 19'. - Each storefront shall be clearly delineated by using features such as awnings, arcades, porticos etc... (such as the metal awning provided on the east elevation). And utilize a more traditional retail frontage with a kickplate, display window, and transom. - A base element shall be clearly defined by using structured materials such as stone and brick (please provide details of the manufactured stone proposed). - A top element with a cornice, stepped parapets etc... (See Sec. 3.5.3(E)(6). - Flat roofs with parapets are a signature of commercial/retail development and would be much better suited for this development. The stucco areas within the gabled roofs are pretty stark. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 Please see the following summary of comments from City staff and outside reviewing agencies for your submittal of the above referenced project. If you have questions about any comments, you may contact the individual commenter or direct your questions through the Project Planner, Seth Lorson, at 970-224-6189 or slorson@fcgov.com. RE: Uptown Plaza, PDP130025, Round Number 1 Page 1 of 8 Topic: General 09/11/2013: The site plan notes that 38 bike parking spaces are provided inside the building but there are only 19 lockers. How will two bikes fit into each locker? Each bike is required to have 6 square feet of space. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 Topic: Landscape Plans 09/11/2013: A 10' detached sidewalk with street trees is required. This sidewalk coupled with the 10' - 25' build-to line should provide enough space to preserve some of the existing mature trees on site. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 Topic: Site Plan 09/11/2013: The parking lot needs to have a 5' setback from the property line to the south. The parking lot on the south and east shall be screened with landscaping to block at least 75% of the vehicle headlights, see LUC Sec. 3.2.1(E)(4). Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 09/11/2013: The parking lot interior landscaping shall be 6% of the interior space. This space needs to be delineated according to Figure 1 in LUC Sec. 3.2.1(E)(5) for staff review to confirm compliance. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 09/11/2013: If the site is removed from the floodplain as requested, why raise the "sidewalk cafe plaza"? It seems that this would lessen the engagement between the public and the commercial activity. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 Department: Engineering Development Review Contact: Marc Virata, 970-221-6567, mvirata@fcgov.com Topic: General 09/11/2013: The construction plan indicates keeping the existing attached sidewalk and saw cutting out areas for tree and tree grates, which would leave about 2 feet of concrete width to the south of the cut-out area. The plans are then ambiguous on what occurs directly south in terms of hardscape. With the plans showing removal of the existing trees south of the existing walk, the implementation of trees in tree grates will need to result in the removal of the entire existing sidewalk and the installation of a new wider attached sidewalk. The sidewalk should be 12 to 15 feet in width to provide some shy distance away from the structures as well as being in keeping with the Campus West study. Additional right-of-way dedication and/or access easement may need to be dedicated. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 09/11/2013: The construction plans need to indicate the reworking of the existing drive approach onto Elizabeth Street, creating a sidewalk across the driveway as well as modifying the existing handicap ramp to an access ramp with truncated dome detection and having the drive approach in concrete within the right-of-way, in accordance with LCUASS detail 707. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 Page 2 of 8 09/11/2013: The access ramp on the west side of the driveway out to Elizabeth Street should ideally also be rebuilt with truncated dome detection, though this appears to require work on the neighboring property to the west, requiring an easement if not already in place. Should the access ramp on the west side not be built at this time, an access easement should be conveyed to the City that allows future redevelopment of the property to the west the legal ability to install an updated access ramp. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 09/11/2013: The construction plans indicate that the patch for the street cut is to be per City requirements. As the roadway is private and not owned or maintained by the City. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 09/11/2013: The construction plans show an area east of the property that implies off-site work is to be done. Please clarify if off-site work is needed and if so, a letter of intent is needed from that property owner prior to a public hearing, or indication of an already existing agreement/easement for the work. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 Department: Environmental Planning Contact: Lindsay Ex, 970-224-6143, lex@fcgov.com Topic: General 09/10/2013: No comments. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 Department: Forestry Contact: Tim Buchanan, 970-221-6361, tbuchanan@fcgov.com Topic: Landscape Plans 09/10/2013: Can any additional good existing trees be retained? Please provide a statement that explains the need to remove significant trees. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 09/10/2013: Contact the City Forester for an onsite meeting to obtain the number of mitigation replacement trees for each significant tree that will be removed. A table should be provided on sheet PDP L2 that has all the significant trees identified by number, diameter, and condition, retain or remove and mitigation number of new trees for each removed tree. Total the number of required upsized mitigation trees and provide for that number of upsized trees. Mitigation trees should be sized as follows. Shade Tree 3.0 inch caliper Ornamental Tree 2.5 inch caliper Evergreen Tree 8 feet height Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 09/10/2013: Please add tree protections specifications found in LUC 3.2.1 G to sheet PDP L2. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 Page 3 of 8 09/10/2013: Add standard landscape notes including the following. • The soil in all landscape areas, including parkways and medians, shall be thoroughly loosened to a depth of not less than eight (8) inches and soil amendment shall be thoroughly incorporated into the soil of all landscape areas to a depth of at least six (6) inches by tilling, discing or other suitable method, at a rate of at least three (3) cubic yards of soil amendment per one thousand (1,000) square feet of landscape area. • A permit must be obtained from the City forester before any trees or shrubs as noted on this plan are planted, pruned or removed on the public right-of-way. This includes zones between the sidewalk and curb, medians and other city property. This permit shall approve the location and species to be planted. Failure to obtain this permit may result in replacing or relocating trees and a hold on certificate of occupancy. • The developer shall contact the City Forester to inspect all street tree plantings at the completion of each phase of the development. All trees need to have been installed as shown on the landscape plan. Approval of street tree planting is required before final approval of each phase. Failure to obtain approval by the City Forester for street trees in a phase shall result in a hold on certificate of occupancy for future phases of the development. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 09/10/2013: Please identify if tree grates will be used around new trees along Elizabeth and the size and type of grate. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 09/10/2013: Skyline Honeylocust would be a better species to use as the street tree along Elizabeth in the sidewalk cutouts so those trees can be changed to honeylocust. Consider using catalpa or Bur Oaks in the parking lot islands where Honeylocust is currently used. Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 09/10/2013: The Forestry Division has noticed that Princess Kay Plum does not survive well. Consider using Chanticleer pear or a flowring crabapple in its place. Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 Department: Internal Services Contact: Seth Lorson, 970-224-6189, slorson@fcgov.com Topic: General Page 4 of 8 09/09/2013: 1. Projects with three or more tenant units require the Unit Level Addressing form to be completed and submitted to the GIS Department once plans have met final approval through Development Review and are recorded with the City. This can occur anytime during construction, but before any utilities or address signs are installed. All addressing will be determined by the GIS Department and submitted to Poudre Fire Authority, USPS, Building Services, and Fort Collins Utilities. Failure to contact GIS and determining addresses through other means may result in address changes. The Unit Level Addressing form can be obtained by contacting the GIS office at gis@fcgov.com or (970) 416-2483. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/09/2013 Department: Light And Power Contact: Justin Fields, 970-224-6150, jfields@fcgov.com Topic: General 09/11/2013: A 3-phase 150 kva 120/208v served the gas station. It is on the Western edge of the property and it serves Taco Bell as well. It will be the owner's responsibility to install the service from the transformer to the building. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/09/2013 09/11/2013: Any relocation or modification to existing electric facilities will be at the owner's expense. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/09/2013 09/11/2013: A C-1 form and 1-line diagram will need to be submitted to Light and Power Engineering, 970-221-6700. The C-1 form is available at http://www.fcgov.com/utilities/img/site_specific/uploads/c-1_form.pdf. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/09/2013 09/11/2013: Electric capacity fees and building site charges will apply. Credit will be given for the 400 amp 208 volt service that the gas station had. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/09/2013 09/11/2013: The existing streetlights need to be shown on the landscape plan. Shade trees need to maintain 40 feet of clearance with streetlights and ornamental trees need to maintain 15 feet of clearance with streetlights. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 09/11/2013: All units need to be individually metered. Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 Department: Park Planning Contact: Craig Foreman, 970-221-6618, cforeman@fcgov.com Topic: General 08/26/2013: No comments Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 08/26/2013 Department: PFA Contact: Jim Lynxwiler, 970-416-2869, jlynxwiler@poudre-fire.org Topic: General Page 5 of 8 09/11/2013: FIRE ACCESS FOR STRUCTURES EXCEEDING 30' (OR THREE OR MORE STORIES) IN HEIGHT In order to accommodate the access requirements for aerial fire apparatus (ladder trucks), required fire lanes shall be 30 foot wide minimum on at least one long side of the building. At least one of the required access routes meeting this condition shall be located within a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 30 feet from the building, and shall be positioned parallel to one entire side of the building. 2006 International Fire Code Appendix D; Poudre Fire Authority Administrative Policy 85-5 Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/11/2013 Department: Stormwater Engineering Contact: Wes Lamarque, 970-416-2418, wlamarque@fcgov.com Topic: Floodplain 09/10/2013: Please see redlines for all floodplain comments. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 Topic: General 09/10/2013: The site is also required to have 50% of the land area drain into a LID treatment facility. The development is meeting the 25% porous pavement requirement which can be counted towards this, leaving an additional 25% of the land area needing to be treated. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 09/10/2013: Please document on the plans where the porous pavement will be located, as well as the underground detention. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013 Department: Technical Services Contact: Jeff County, 970-221-6588, jcounty@fcgov.com Topic: Building Elevations 09/04/2013: No comments. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/04/2013 Topic: Construction Drawings 09/04/2013: Please correct the sub-title on sheet 1. This project is located on Lot 1, Diamond Shamrock Corner Store Subdivision. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/04/2013 09/04/2013: Please add a number for the second benchmark listed on sheets 1 & 2. If this is supposed to be benchmark 19-97, it is listed as being located on the southeast corner of Elizabeth & Shields. See redlines. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/04/2013 09/04/2013: There are line over text issues on sheets 3, 4, 5 & 6. See redlines. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/04/2013 Topic: General 09/04/2013: SECOND FLOOR PLAN: There are line over text issues on sheet PDP-A5. See redlines. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 09/04/2013 Topic: Landscape Plans Page 6 of 8 09/04/2013: No comments. Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 09/04/2013 Topic: Lighting Plan 09/04/2013: The lighting fixture details have text that is hard to read. Please clean this text up. See redlines. Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 09/04/2013 Topic: Site Plan 09/04/2013: Please add a legal description of the property where this project is located. Comment Number: 8 Comment Originated: 09/04/2013 Department: Transportation Planning Contact: Emma McArdle, 970-224-6197, emcardle@fcgov.com Topic: Site Plan 09/09/2013: Can you clarify on the site plan that there is a sidewalk at grade adjacent to the street? There needs to be an accessible path with accessible ramps at the driveways also. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/09/2013 Department: Water-Wastewater Engineering Contact: Roger Buffington, 970-221-6854, rbuffington@fcgov.com Topic: Construction Drawings 09/09/2013: Add note to coordinate abandonment of existing water services with CoFC Water Utilities (see redlined utility plans). Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/09/2013 09/09/2013: On the water services to be abandoned, add note to remove the curb stops and meter pits. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/09/2013 09/09/2013: Revise the labeling of the of the fire line connection as shown on the redlined utility plans. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/09/2013 Topic: Landscape Plans 09/09/2013: Show water and sewer mains and services on the landscape plan and adjust plantings to meet required separations distances. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/09/2013 Department: Zoning Contact: Peter Barnes, 970-416-2355, pbarnes@fcgov.com Topic: Building Elevations 09/06/2013: Show the height of the building from grade to the tallest portion of the building. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 09/06/2013 Topic: General 09/06/2013: Provide a detail of the trash enclosure - showing materials, height and dimensions Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 09/06/2013 Page 7 of 8 Topic: Site Plan 09/06/2013: Show the setback distances from the building to the north, south, east and west lot lines. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/06/2013 09/06/2013: Add notes to the site plan that: all signage will comply with the sign code; building-mounted and pole-mounted light fixtures will be shielded and down directional; mechanical units will be screened from view, meters and conduits attached to the wall will be painted to match the building color, and roof vents will be painted to match the roof. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/06/2013 09/06/2013: show the building dimensions on the site plan Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/06/2013 09/06/2013: The land use data table should contain a listing of the potential types of commercial uses. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/06/2013 Page 8 of 8