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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHOUSING AUTHORITY FACILITY PUD - PRELIMINARY & FINAL - 28-89A - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWDevelop&t Services Planning Department Citv of Fort Collins October 29, 1991 Housing Authority c/o Jim Kline 1715 W. Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 Dear Mr. Kline: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning, Housing Authority expansion, that was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on October 28, 1991. 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, Kirsten Whetstone Project Planner KW/gjt Attachment cc: Tom Peterson, Planning Director Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer Project Planner File 291 X. College Avenue • P.O. Buy 3SO • Fart Collins, CO 505-22-03SO • (303) 221-67�;0 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS MEETING DATE: October 28, 1991 ITEM: Housing Authority expansion APPLICANT: Housing Authority c/o Jim Kline 1715 W. Mountain Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80521 LAND USE DATA: This is a proposal for an expansion of the existing Housing Authority facility located at 1715 W. Mountain Avenue. The applicant is proposing to convert the existing garage/shop to office uses and to construct a 2,688 square foot garage/shop on the west side of the existing building. The shop will be mainly for minor shop work, woodworking, and cabinet work, but will not be for welding or vehicle repair. The area to be converted into a garage is currently a gravel parking area that is fenced in. COMMENTS: 1. The property is zoned NCL, Neighborhood Conservation Low Density Residential. The proposal must comply with the setback and lot area requirements. It looks like the setbacks can be met, but the lot must be at least 3 times the area of the building (excluding any enclosed parking areas). If the property does not comply, then you either need to apply for a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals, or you need to submit the proposal as a Planned Unit Development. 2. If the proposal does meet the requirements, you would be submitting an Expansion of a Non -Conforming Use which would be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board. 3. Because you are expanding the existing building by more than 25%, there is a requirement for the property to be platted. The property is owned by the City of Fort Collins and a number of smaller additions have taken place over the last few years. It may be time to work out a written agreement with the City/ Parks Department to determine the area to be platted. If you have a copy of the agreement, or if you come to a new agreement, please include that with your submittal so we can have a copy on file. 4. The discrepancy between the legal and the site plan, concerning the size of the property, will have to be verified. 5. Light and Power development charges are normally triggered by the platting process. In this case, if you are not expanding your service, by requiring an upgrade to the panel or system, then there will be no development charges at this time. 6. This property is in the Old Town Basin and therefore there are no stormwater development fees. You will be required to submit a drainage report and drainage/grading plan, including an erosion control plan for construction. Please include information on what types of materials are being stored in the storage area. There will likely be a variance granted to the City requirement for on -site detention. The report should address the same kinds of issues that you looked at for the senior housing. Since this is an existing site, you will be evaluating on -site and off -site conditions to see that the addition does not make the existing conditions (on and off site) worse. 7. Building inspection would request that you list the types of uses for the addition and the converted garage, and also the types of materials that will be stored in the new storage area. The addition will probably be a B rated occupancy. Building Inspection will coordinate with the Fire Authority to make sure that all building and fire code issues have been addressed. The converted garage will have to be brought up to current building code standards. 8. A standard building permit application, including 2 sets of construction drawings and plans, would be required. Include with the application verification that the new addition will address the model energy code. 9. There will not be any street oversizing fees for this expansion, as the Housing Authority is exempt from these fees. 10. You will need to apply for a curb cut permit, either as a separate document, or you can add the proposed driveway detail to the grading/drainage plan which will be reviewed by the appropriate departments and when approved would be considered your permit. The driveway should be at a 90 degree angle to Mountain Avenue. 11. Please consider how this driveway affects the existing trolley lines and operation. 12. Please include with your submittal, building elevations showing architectural information such as style, building materials, and color. The addition should be compatible or relate to the existing building by being similar in design, color, and/or materials. 13. Will you be adding any landscaping to the site? If so, please show this on the site/landscape plan. 1 14. A list of affected property owners within 500' of the property should be included with your submittal. I have prepared a map of the notification area for your use. The names of property owners of record should be typed on labels (30 per page) and should be current (within the last 3-4 months).