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March 27, 2019
City of Fort Collins
Development Review Center
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado
Re: Project Development Plan Project Information and Design Narrative
Project Title: Wood Spring Suites
847 SE Frontage Road, Fort Collins
To Whom It May Concern,
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. is pleased to be submitting the Project Development Plan for the
above-referenced project on behalf of Tallgrass Hospitality. General project information and anticipated
scope of work related to the building, parking, signage, utilities, storm drainage, and other site features
are further summarized below.
PROJECT MEETING DATES
Past meeting dates include a Conceptual Meeting on February 7, 2019 with staff on the initial site plan
conceptual submittal (conceptual review, CR). No neighborhood meetings have been held with this
project, and none are scheduled at this time.
GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION
The proposed WoodSpring Suites project (the “Project”) is located at 847 SE Frontage Road in Fort
Collins, Colorado (the “Site”). More specifically, the Site is approximately 2.79-acres of onsite
improvements, with an additional 0.03 acres of offsite improvements for utility connections. The site is
Lot 1 of interchange Business Park Second Filing in the northwest quarter of Section 15, Township 7
North, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of
Colorado. The Site is currently vacant with existing vegetation and bounded by Interstate 25 to the
north and west, existing car emissions testing to the east, and a road with a motorcycle dealership to
the south.
The Site is zoned Commercial General (C-G), based on the latest published Zoning Map. Hotel is a
permitted use within the C-G Zoning. The Site is also located in the I-25 Area, which sets the design
standards and uses within the overlay district. Hotel is listed as a prohibited use within the I-25 Sub
Area, and no rezoning is anticipated.
At this time, no Land Use Code Modifications are proposed.
Ownership for this site is existing as IBP14 Corporation located at 1610 Cottonwood Point Drive in Fort
Collins Colorado 80524. The proposed Ownership information for this site is Tallgrass Hospitality, LLC
with Matthew Voss located at 250 North Water Street, Suite 300 in Wichita, Kansas 67202.
SITE IMPROVEMENTS
Wood Spring Suites, Fort Collins, CO
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The Project is anticipated to consist of approximately 47,980± square foot 4-story hotel building with
123 rooms and associated drive-aisles, parking, landscape, lighting, and utility installation for sanitary
sewer, water, storm sewer, and other dry utilities to support the new building. There are 116 parking
spaces and 31 biking spaces proposed with this site. The parking is code compliant for both vehicles
and bike.
The Site currently includes a vacant parcel with no pedestrian connection or public improvements.
Generally, the Site slopes to the south and into the adjacent road to the south. The existing site has
runoff from north to south and runs into the adjacent creek to the south. Drainage facilities associated
with the previously approved master plan (when the land was identified as part of the county) identified
the site out falling into the inlets to the east of the site along the road. Due to the existing topography,
existing storm sewer elevation, and proposed site grading the Site will flow directly to adjacent street
network and offsite storm sewer infrastructure where they will follow existing drainage patterns. This is
based on a limited cover on the existing storm sewer (2.5’ of cover).
Sanitary service for the Site includes an existing 8” sanitary sewer main in the Southeast Frontage
Road that this project will extend into the site. A 6” sanitary sewer service lateral is proposed to extend
south to the existing sanitary sewer manhole located to the south of the site.
Water service for the Site includes an existing 8” water main within South East Frontage Road with a
6” stub to the Site for fire and a 2” stub for the domestic water service. There is also an existing fire
hydrant located in the parcel to the east. An additional hydrant will be added with this project. It is
assumed that the existing mains will provide sufficient capacity for this development and no offsite
improvements will be required.
Electric, gas, cable, and telephone services are anticipated to be included as part of this Project and
will meet service load requirements of the Project. The appropriate utility service providers will be
contacted for design and necessary service extensions, facilities, and easements for the Project.
Landscaping and irrigation is proposed along the property boundary and throughout the Site meeting
the City of Fort Collins minimum requirements.
We hope this narrative assists in your review of the Project Development Plan Package. We are excited
to work with the City on this amazing project and look forward to delivering a project that the City and
this project team are extremely proud of and will be a highlight for Fort Collins and all involved. If you
have any questions or comments during your review, please do not hesitate to contact me at 720-636-
8273.
Sincerely,
KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
Emily P. Felton, P.E.