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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTACO BELL AT THE MARKET PLACE PUD - PRELIMINARY & FINAL - 21-89F - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSi Commh' Planning mand EnvironentArvices Planning Department City of Fort Collins - March 1, 1994 Mr. Al Hauser Architecture One Palmer Gardens Suite 200 150 East 29th Street Loveland, CO 80538 Dear Al: Staff has completed its review of Taco Bell at Market Place P.U.D., Preliminary and Final, and offers the following comments: 1. The traffic impact analysis indicates unacceptable levels of service at the Troutman access point into both Market Place and Pavilion shopping centers. The study suggests that the signal at College/Troutman include separate left turn phases for east and westbound traffic. This would create more gaps in Troutman for cars exiting these shopping centers. The traffic study also indicates that it may be appropriate to implement double left turns for east and westbound Troutman at College. These are serious traffic issues that need to be resolved with both the Transportation and Engineering Departments. It is suggested that we schedule a meeting to discuss potential modifications to the operation of the College/Troutman intersection. 2. The utility plans should show parking lot striping, parking dimensions, drive aisle dimensions, and arrows indicating traffic circulation. Also, please distinguish existing improvements from new construction. 3. The development of this pad site may necessitate the repair or modification of the "pork -chop" island. It appears that trucks turning into the center may have damaged the curb and gutter. Taco Bell should work with the shopping center to repair damaged curb and gutter or modify the pork -chop to enlarge the turning radius. 4. Light and Power cautions that any modification or alteration to the existing electric system will need to be done by a work request on behalf of the developer. The developer will then be billed for labor, equipment, and materials by Light and Power, if such modifications are needed. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 5. U.S. West cautions that relocation of any existing telephone facilities required by development of this pad must be paid for by the developer. (Is there any chance of moving the green -metal telephone box off the College Avenue frontage? This location is not very aesthetic.) 6. Please locate the nearest fire hydrant and indicate on the utility plans. If there is not a fire hydrant within 400 feet of the store, then an additional hydrant must be installed. 7. The following comments are corrections that need to be made to the landscape plan: A. There are three existing trees on College Avenue, between sidewalk and curb, that are not shown on the landscape plan. One of these is a large, mature deciduous tree located in the parkway strip on southern edge of the pad site property line. Just north of this tree are two street trees planted with the construction of Phar-Mor. One of these trees is just south of the oval electrical vault, and one is just north of the sidewalk chase. These trees should be indicated as "existing" and not to be removed. B. The existing row of Seagreen Juniper, just east of the sidewalk along College Avenue, is not listed in the plant material schedule under "existing landscaping." Please add these to the table and verify the quantities. C. On the north side of the pad site, the landscape plan indicates three Seagreen Junipers between two Radiant Crabs. These are actually Forsythias. The one Forsythia that is indicated is actually a Seagreen Juniper. 8. The following comments are additions that should be made to the landscape plan: A. There are two landscape islands that flank the parking bay that faces the southern elevation and main entry. Each of these islands contain four Seagreen Junipers. Each island should also contain one deciduous shade tree. B. On the east side of the pad site, between the drive-thru lane and the Market Place access drive, there are two sets of two Spring Snow Crabs. There is a gap of 48 feet between these two sets. This gap should be filled in with one, two-inch caliper deciduous tree or two, 1 1/2 inch caliper ornamental trees. C. On the west elevation, between the drive-thru exit lane and the sidewalk to the west entry, there is a sodded area that measures 8.5' x 401. Again, this area should feature one, two inch caliper deciduous tree or two, 1 1/2 inch ornamental trees. D. On the east side of the building, there is an open space area between the rear of the store and the looping drive- thru lane. This area needs to be filled in with trees to mitigate the hard surface of the drive-thru lane or the glare of the stacked cars. Since the store is basically surrounded by hard surface, this open area should feature three, two-inch caliper, deciduous trees. This will also mitigate the trash enclosure, menu board, transformer gas meter. E. Staff is concerned about cars exiting the drive-thru lane and facing west - into College Avenue traffic. The headlight glare of these exiting vehicles must be screened by additional shrub material located on the outside curve of the drive-thru lane. Beginning at the north end of the row of Seagreen Junipers along College Avenue, a continuous row of evergreen shrubs should wrap around the curve to the east. This gap should be filled in with five -gallon evergreen shrubs, designed to form a solid hedge at maturity. F. Similarly, as cars enter the drive-thru lane, headlight glare will face north, into the shared access drive between Best Buy and Market Place. The area between the two evergreen trees should be filled in with five -gallon shrubs. There are presently two Forsythias in this area but these are inadequate to do the job of screening headlights. G. There are other gaps on the perimeter of the drive-thru lane that should be filled in with a mix of evergreen and deciduous shrubs. On the east side of the pad site, directly opposite the menu board, there are gaps around the two Ponderosa Pine that should be filled in. Similarly, on the north side of the drive-thru lane, in the area of the two Radiant Crabs, there are some gaps that should be filled in. The purpose of filling in these gaps is to mitigate the impact of a fast food restaurant surrounded by on three sides by a drive-thru lane. 9. The Preliminary P.U.D. for Market Place indicated that both Burger King and this pad site would have equivalent signage so no one user would gain an advantage. The drawings that you have submitted indicate that this will be the case. There is a slight discrepancy between the drawings on sheet L-1 and the Planning Objectives in terms of the size of the free-standing monument sign. 10. The Burger King does not have wall signage on the east side of the building. Consequently, Taco Bell should delete its wall signage on its east elevation. 11. Were you aware that the Taco Bell at Prospect and College was allowed an etched glass sign in the picture window facing College? Were you also aware that Burger King has an etched glass --sign facing College Avenue hidden behind the play equipment? Staff suggests that Taco Bell consider an etched glass sign facing College Avenue to complement the etched glass sign in Burger King. In the event that the playground equipment is ever removed, the two etched glass signs would present a rather dramatic image for both users and the entire center. 12. It is not necessary to include signage schematics on the P.U.D., as long as the signage proposed is in conformance with the Preliminary P.U.D. for the shopping center. Similarly, it is not necessary to include the wall signage specification (114 each @ 17 S.F.) on the architectural sheet. 13. Consequently, notes number seven and eight should be deleted from the document. However, the sentence referring to onsite directional signage should remain. 14. Note number five should also indicate that the masonry enclosure for the trash dumpsters is to match the building's exterior. 15. The site plan should include the title in the lower right corner. The title should reference that this submittal is an amended preliminary and final P.U.D. 16. The vicinity map should be more legible and include street names. This concludes Staff comments at this time. Please note the following deadlines for the March 28, 1994: Plan revisions are due March 9, 1994. P.M.T.'s, 10 prints, renderings are due March 21, 1994. Please note that detailed comments pertaining to the drainage, grading and utility plans are being made under separate cover. As always, please call if there are any questions. Sincer lye 7sw, Ted Shepard Senior Planner xc: Joe Frank, Chief Planner Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer