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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGLOBAL VILLAGE ACADEMY - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - SPA130007 - CORRESPONDENCE - REVISIONS (5)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 February 14, 2014 Jason Goode Faurot Construction 4439 N. Broadway, Suite G Boulder, CO 80304 RE: Global Village Academy Site Plan Advisory Review, SPA130007, Round Number 2 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, Ted Shepard, at 970-221-6343 or tshepard@fcgov.com. Comment Summary: Department: Current Planning Contact: Ted Shepard, 970-221-6343, tshepard@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 12 Comment Originated: 02/14/2014 02/14/2014: Please consider adding a row of foundation shrubs along the north elevation of the building. The north elevation has significant exposure to Taft Hill Road and a row of shrubs will help soften the building. A row of foundation shrubs has been considered along the north elevation of the building. This area is in the future development zone and adding shrubs would not be a permanent solution, so no shrubs have been added at this time. Comment Number: 13 Comment Originated: 02/14/2014 02/14/2014: Please see redline comments on the Landscape Plan to improve readability. Landscape plan has been amended to improve readability per redline comments. Comment Number: 14 Comment Originated: 02/14/2014 02/14/2014: For the next round, please include the Site Plan for reference. Drawing is included. Comment Number: 15 Comment Originated: 02/14/2014 02/14/2014: On the Lighting Plan, please delete the A-1 and A-2 fixtures from the Luminaire Schedule as these fixtures are not indicated on the photometric plan. Also, please add a quantity column. Drawings have been revised Department: Engineering Development Review Contact: Tyler Siegmund, 970-221-6501, tsiegmund@fcgov.com Topic: Construction Drawings Comment Number: 14 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: Please revise General note #5 and #34 on Sheet C001: Note 5 should read- “All sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and water line construction, as well as power…” Note 34 needs to reference “approval by the City of Fort Collins” Notes have been revised. Comment Number: 15 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: There is reverse drainage in the drive approach off of Bronson in front of the eastern handicap ramp. Please revise. See Grading plan redlines (sheet C400) Grading has been revised. Comment Number: 16 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: The handicap ramp alignment at Bronson and Taft Hill needs to shift to the west and be constructed as a directional ramp. Please revise the proposed sidewalk. See redlines Drawings have been revised accordingly. Comment Number: 17 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: The handicap ramp at Horsetooth and Silver Trails needs to shift to the north and be constructed as a directional ramp. Please revise the sidewalk to bend around the electrical vault to the north. See redlines Drawings have been revised accordingly. Comment Number: 18 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: Please add the standard sidewalk note to the Utility Plan (sheet C3) Any damaged curb, gutter and sidewalk existing prior to construction, as well as streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, destroyed, damaged or removed due to construction of this project, shall be replaced or restored to City of Fort Collins standards at the Developer's expense prior to the acceptance of completed improvements and/or prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy Note has been added. Comment Number: 19 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: Add the City signature block to the Construction Details sheet (sheet C600) City signature block has been added to Detail Sheets. Comment Number: 20 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: Please add the standard patching note to the Utility Plan (sheet C3) Limits of street cut are approximate. Final limits are to be determined in the field by the City of Fort Collins Engineering Inspector. All repairs to be in accordance with city street repair standards. Note has been added. Comment Number: 21 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: Please add the following LCUASS details to the Utility plan set: 701- Vert curb/gutter detail 702- drive over curb/gutter detail 1606- directional handicap ramp detail 1606(a)- directional handicap ramp detail Details have been added. Topic: Plat Comment Number: 11 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: Please update the Statement of Ownership and Subdivision note to reference Global Village Academy (the “Developer”) See plat redlines Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 12 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: Please add the following note to the plat: There shall be no private conditions, covenants or restrictions that prohibit or limit the installation of resource conserving equipment or landscaping that are allowed by Sections 12-120-12-122 of the City Code. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 13 Comment Originated: 02/07/2014 02/07/2014: A pedestrian access easement is needed where the public sidewalk extends onto private property just east of the Silver Trails Dr/Horsetooth Rd intersection. See plat and utility plan (sheet C300) redlines Public sidewalk alignment has been revised therefore an access easement is no longer required. Department: Environmental Planning Contact: Lindsay Ex, 970-224-6143, lex@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/11/2013 01/30/2014: Please remove crested wheatgrass from your seed mix - it is a species that invades and outcompetes other native species. Western Wheatgrass would be an excellent substitution. Crested Wheatgrass has been removed from the seed mix and replaced with Western Wheatgrass. 12/11/2013: It would be helpful to have the proposed seed mix for our review. Thanks. Proposed seed mix is located on Sheet L-2. Department: Forestry Contact: Tim Buchanan, 970-221-6361, tbuchanan@fcgov.com Topic: Landscape Plans Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013 12/18/2013: Check street tree location so as to meet the LUC tree separation standard s (LUC 3.2.1.K) Show locations for street lights, stop signs or signals, water and sewer service and main lines and driveways and provide for the following separations. 20 feet from signs 40 feet from street lights for shade trees and 20 for ornamental trees 8 feet from driveways 10 feet from water and sewer mains 6 feet from water and sewer service lines 4 feet from gas lines Separation standards for street trees vs street lights, stop signs, water and sewer service and mainlines, and driveways have been met. Street light locations (per city of Fort Collins) have been located on the landscape plan. A note with the separations has been added to the plan for field verification. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013 12/18/2013: Review the Parking lot tree planting requirements in LUC 3.2.1 for adding of trees in and around the parking lot area. Parking lot tree plantings have not been added to the landscape plan at this time. Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013 12/18/2013: Review LUC 3.2.1 G General Standard and LUC 3.2.1 D Tree Planting Standard fro adding additional trees to the project. Additional trees have not been added to the landscape plan at this time. Department: Light And Power Contact: Rob Irish, 970-224-6167, rirish@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013 01/31/2014: 12/17/2013: Light & Power has existing 3-phase power available along the North side of Horsetooth Rd. adjacent to this site. Note, this line may be in the roadway. Any modification or relocation of existing electric facilities will be at the owners expense. Noted: We have contacted Doug Martine and have met him on site to discuss Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013 01/31/2014: 12/17/2013: Coordinate power requirements and transformer location with Light & Power Engineering @ 970-221-6700. Transformer location must be within 10' of a paved surface accessible by a line-truck. Boulder Engineering Response: The transformer location is within 10’ of a paved surface that is accessible by a line-truck. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013 01/31/2014: 12/17/2013: Please submit a C-1 Form and a One-line diagram to Light & Power Engineering. One-line and CV-1 form are included Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013 12/17/2013: Along the East side of Taft Hill Road there are existing streetlights at Bronson/Taft and at Horsetooth/Taft with one mid-block streetlight between Horsetooth and Bronson. With this development there may be a need for two additional streetlights adjacent to this site along Taft Hill Rd staggering the existing lights. On your landscape plan please provide a minimum of 40' of clearance from shade trees and 15' clearance from ornamentals. Street lights have been located on the landscape plan per city of Ft. Collins direction. Street trees have a clearance of 40’ from these locations. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013 01/31/2014: 12/17/2013: Owner will be responsible for Electric Capacity Fee, Building Site charges and system modification charges where applicable. Noted: Please provide complete pricing for new electrical service at your earliest convenience. Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 01/31/2014 01/31/2014: Transformer location looks to be fine. The routing of the electric primary to the transformer shown on the plans may need to be adjusted do to many bends. Coordinate the electric route with Light & Power Engineering. Primary electric line alignment has been revised to minimize bends. Department: PFA Contact: Jim Lynxwiler, 970-416-2869, jlynxwiler@poudre-fire.org Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013 12/17/2013: Some outstanding comments remain for the PDR. a) PUBLIC-SAFETY RADIO AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM - New buildings require a fire department, emergency communication system evaluation after the core/shell but prior to final build out. For the purposes of this section, fire walls shall not be used to define separate buildings. Where adequate radio coverage cannot be established within a building, public-safety radio amplification systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with criteria established by the Poudre Fire Authority. Poudre Fire Authority Bureau Admin Policy #07-01 We will schedule this inspection after drywall has been installed. b) FDC - Fire Department Connections shall be installed in accordance with NFPA standards. Fire department connections shall be fully visible and recognizable from the street or nearest point of fire department vehicle access. The location of the FDC shall be approved by the fire department. Noted: FDC location will be submitted in sprinkler system permit for Fire Department review c) All other PFA comments relative to the PDP may be deferred until building permit (e.g. Fire Alarm, Sprinkler System, Commercial Kitchen Hoods, Knox Box, Premise Identification). Noted Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 02/03/2014 02/03/2014: EMERGENCY ACCESS EASEMENT a) Turning radii of C-5 should be 25' rather than 15' as currently shown. b) The fire lane shall be signed as per Appendix D, section D103.6 of the IFC with "NO PARKING FIRE LANE." c) The Temporary Fire Lane, along with the permanent fire lane, is required to be signed. It shall be plowed and maintained as needed and kept otherwise unobstructed at all times. Drawings have been revised accordingly. Department: Stormwater Engineering Contact: Jesse Schlam, 970-218-2932, jschlam@fcgov.com Topic: Erosion Control Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013 01/28/2014: Erosion Control Report and Escrow still needed. Erosion Control Plan had minor redlines pertaining to Perimeter Protection on the SW side of the Site, Inlet protection on the to be installed inlets, and the addition of a sequence chart. If you need clarification concerning this, or if there are any questions please contact Jesse Schlam 970-218-2932 or email @ jschlam@fcgov.com Revised Erosion Control Plan and Escrow Estimate have been submitted and approved by Jesse. Erosion Control Report has been submitted. 12/17/2013: After a quick review of the Landscape plan for temporary and permanent seeding, it was noted that the plan was a bit confusing with the Key versus In Plan Notes (i.e. hatch work showed Temporary seeding but notes called out for Permanent seeding and vice-versa) Also, a seed mix showing the Pure Live Seed ratio would be recommended either on the landscape plan or later in the erosion control plan. If you need clarification concerning this, or if there are any questions please contact Jesse Schlam 970-218-2932 or email @ jschlam@fcgov.com Landscape plan has been amended to clarify the permanent vs. the temporary seed areas. PLS ratio has been added to the seed mix on Sheet L-2. Contact: Wes Lamarque, 970-416-2418, wlamarque@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 02/04/2014 02/04/2014: The detention pond slopes are a little steeper than 4:1. Please revise. Detention pond embankment slopes have been revised. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 02/04/2014 02/04/2014: The City would like to explore the possibility of using part of the site for regional water quality mitigation. The contact for this request is Mark Kempton at 970-416-2233. The City is no longer pursuing regional pond detention for this site per Mark Kempton. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 02/04/2014 02/04/2014: The City would like a meeting to discuss options for the LID requirements. The City is OK with delaying the porous pavers until phase 2. The meeting would focus on the 50% site area draining into an infiltration system requirement. A concrete forebay has been added to each pond in addition to the proposed PLD system at the bottom of each pond per meeting with the City Stormwater and Water Quality Departments. Department: Technical Services Contact: Jeff County, 970-221-6588, jcounty@fcgov.com Topic: Construction Drawings Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please add benchmarks from the City of Fort Collins Vertical Control Network. The benchmarks shown on sheets C000 & C001 are not City benchmarks. Revised benchmarks have been added. Topic: Landscape Plans Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/13/2013 02/05/2014: There are still line over text issues on sheet L-2. Please mask all marked symbols. See redlines. All marked symbols have been masked on the landscape plan. 12/13/2013: There are line over text issues on sheets L-1 & L-2. See redlines. Line over text issues on sheets L-1 and L-2 have been corrected. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please mask the City Forester note on sheet L-1. See redlines. City Forester note on Sheet L-1 has been masked. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Irrigation Plans: The title block on sheets IR-1 & IR-2 are cut off. Title block on sheets IR-1 and -2 have been correctly placed in the drawings. Topic: Plat Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please add "County Of Larimer" to the sub-title. See redlines. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please add "Academy" to the Statement Of Ownership And Subdivision. See redlines. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 8 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please label all dedication information for all streets shown. See redlines. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 9 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please label all lines & curves. There are several that are marked, but not this is not necessarily all of them. See redlines. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 10 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please define the easements more clearly. It is unclear where some stop, and if they overlap other easements. See redlines. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 11 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please move the bearings & distances around as marked. See redlines. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 12 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: All easements must be labeled and locatable. See redlines. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 13 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: If the Temporary Emergency Access Easement is temporary, what triggers vacation of the easement? Should this be permanent? Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 14 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Is Reception # 89023905 the only source for right of way for Taft Hill Road & Horsetooth Road? Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 15 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please change the future right of way line to a solid line. See redlines. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 16 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please provide current acceptable monument records for the aliquot corners shown. Please email these directly to Jeff County at jcounty@fcgov.com. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Comment Number: 17 Comment Originated: 02/05/2014 02/05/2014: Please make changes/additions to the legend as marked. See redlines. Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. Topic: Site Plan Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 12/13/2013 02/05/2014: This was not routed to us for review. Site Plan is included in this submittal 12/13/2013: Please add a scale with scale bar to sheet A-1. Scale bar has been added to sheet A-1 Department: Water-Wastewater Engineering Contact: Roger Buffington, 970-221-6854, rbuffington@fcgov.com Topic: Construction Drawings Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 02/04/2014 02/04/2014: Add two gate valves as shown on redlined plans. Gate valves have been added. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 02/04/2014 02/04/2014: Revise the labels on the connection to the existing water main on Silver Trails as noted on the redlined plans. Labels have been revised at water line connection per redlines. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 02/04/2014 02/04/2014: Irrigation taps? Irritation system is being fed from domestic tap during this phase of the project. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 02/04/2014 02/04/2014: See redlined plans for other comments. All redlines have been addressed. Topic: Plat Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 02/04/2014 02/04/2014: The easement extending south from Bronson for the water main and sanitary sewer must be 35 feet wide. (15 feet on each side of the sewer and 10 feet on each side of the water) Plat has been removed from the utility plan set. However easement width has been revised to 35-feet as requested.