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Home My WebLink AboutTIMBERLINE CHURCH PROPERTY ODP - ODP210003 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 2 - RESPONSE TO STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS 244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com August 18, 2021 City of Fort Collins Mr. Jason Holland 281 N College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 Re: Timberline Church Property ODP Dear Jason, Thank you for providing comments on the Timberline Church ODP which was received on July 30, 2021. Our team’s comment responses are detailed on the following pages. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions by phone, 970-409-3414 or by email, rmcbreen@norris-design.com. Sincerely, Norris Design Ryan F. McBreen Principal 244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com Comment Summary: Department: Development Review Coordinator Contact: Todd Sullivan, 970-221-6695, tsullivan@fcgov.com 1. I will be your primary point of contact throughout the development review and permitting processes. If you have any questions, need additional meetings with the project reviewers, or need assistance throughout the process, please let me know and I can assist you and your team. To best serve you, please include me in all email correspondence with other reviewers and keep me informed of any phone conversations. Response: Comment has been noted, thank you. 2. As part of your resubmittal, you will respond to the comments provided in this letter. This letter is provided to you in Microsoft Word format. Please use this document to insert responses to each comment for your submittal, using a different font color. When replying to the comment letter please be detailed in your responses, as all comments should be thoroughly addressed. Provide reference to specific project plans or explanations of why comments have not been addressed, when applicable, avoiding responses like noted or acknowledged. Response: Comment has been noted, thank you. 3. Please follow the Electronic Submittal Requirements and File Naming Standards found at https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/files/electronic submittal requirements and file naming standards_v1_8 1 19.pdf?1566857888. Files are to be named PLAN NAME_PROJECT NAME_REVIEW TYPE_ROUND NO. Example: UTILITY PLANS_MY PROJECT_PDP_RD1.pdf Response: Comment has been noted, thank you. 4. Resubmittals are accepted any day of the week, with Wednesday at noon being the cut -off for routing the same week. When you are ready to resubmit your plans, please notify me advanced notice as possible. Response: Comment has been noted, thank you. Temporary Service Changes - City of Fort Collins Development Review 5. To best provide thorough reviews and give every project the attention it deserves, the City of Fort Collins is implementing temporary changes in how we serve our development customers. As you may be aware, we are experiencing staff shortages in a number of key departments, which has begun to impact the timeliness of our reviews. We recognize that development and construction play a critical role in our community’s vibrancy and economic recovery, and we have been e xploring options for mitigating impacts to our customers. As a result, we will be making some temporary service level adjustments. Currently, one additional week of review time will be added to all 1st and 2nd round submittals (increase from 3 weeks to 4 weeks). Lengths of subsequent rounds of review will be considered after 244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com each round of review. Also, Completeness Checks will be performed on all initial and Round 2 submittals during this time. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. Response: Comment has been noted, thank you. LUC 2.211 Lapse, Rounds of Review: Applicants, within one hundred eighty (180) days of receipt of written comments and notice to respond from the City on any submittal (or subsequent revision to a submittal) of an application for approval of a development plan, shall file such additional or revised submittal documents as are necessary to address such comments from the City. If the additional submittal information or revised submittal is not filed within said period of ti me, the development application shall automatically lapse and become null and void. Response: Comment has been noted, thank you. 6. Subsequent rounds of review should be submitted to be reviewed concurrently with The 2908 Timberline Rd Multi-Family Dwellings – PDP210011 project. Response: Comment has been noted, thank you. Department: Planning Services Contact: Jason Holland, 970-224-6126, jholland@fcgov.com 1. 07/27/2021: The ODP includes CSU land that has not yet been zoned to MMN. The CSU property appears to have been zoned T-Transition, although some of the land appears as unzoned CSU on the city zoning GIS map. There's a question/concern that staff does not have jurisdiction to approve an ODP over the CSU area of the plan. All of the CSU land was part of the Blue Spruce Farm Annexation, which notes a (T) Transition zoning. Response: The CSU property has been removed from the boundaries of the development. 2. 07/27/2021: The overall development plan shall conform to the Master Street Plan requirements and the street pattern/connectivity standards both within and adjacent to the boundaries of the plan as required pursuant to Sections 3.6.1 and 3.6.3(A) through (F). To meet this standard, please provide at least one pedestrian connection along the east property line, lining up with the Rigden Farm ODP. Please add pedestrian connection arrows and also add this to the legend. 3. Response: The trail alignment has been updated and a potential pedestrian connection from Rigden Farm has been added to the plans. Department: Engineering Development Review Contact: Sophie Buckingham, , sbuckingham@fcgov.com 1. 07/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY, FOR PDP: We can discuss design options to restrict movement at the proposed drive access to right -in/right-out only. Please be aware that if the applicant constructs a porkchop to limit movement at this drive access, the porkchop may need to be relocated at a point in the future when Timberline Road is expanded to a six-lane arterial. Response: Comment noted. The applicant will work with the City to ensure the appropriate design occurs at the time of development. 244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com 2. 07/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY, FOR PDP: The applicant will need to submit a variance request to create the proposed new drive access to the property. The proposed driveway does not meet separation requirements outlined in LCUASS Table 7-3. Response: Comment noted. If a variance request is required, it will be provided at the time of development review. 3. 07/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY, FOR PDP: Existing overhead utilities will need to be undergrounded along with future improvements to public infrastructure. Response: Comment noted. At the time of future PDP(s) this item will be addressed. 4. 07/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY, FOR PDP: On future utility plans, please clearly identify the location of the section line for Section 29, Township 7 North, Range 68 West. Response: The Section line has been labeled. 5. 07/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY, FOR PDP: Additional ROW for Timberline Road will need to be dedicated prior to future development of the properties owned by CSU, which are intended to be purchased by the developer. ROW dedication will need to be sufficient for a six-lane arterial. The developer will be responsible for rebuilding this section of sidewalk to align with the future expansion of Timberline Road. The relocation of the sidewalk may be done along with the demolition of the existing buildings, or along with the future development of the properties. As far as I can tell, the applicant will not be required to dedicate this ROW and realign this section of sidewalk as part of the multi-family project to the east. However, Engineering encourages the applicant to consider dedicating the ROW and realigning the sidewalk along with the multi-family project to achieve ultimate frontage conditions and avoid having to reconstruct the drive access onto Timberline Road when the road is widened. Response: Comment noted. The Applicant will work with the City to ensure that the appropriate ROW is provided at the time future development occurs in this area. 6. 07/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY: According to the Timberline Church PUD plat, the existing Timberline Road ROW along the Timberline Church property is 144 feet. If this is accurate, the applicant will not need to dedicate additional ROW along the frontage of the existing Timberline Church property. This comment does not apply to the Timberline Road ROW along the properties owned by CSU in the southwest corner of the ODP property. Response: Acknowledged. 7. 07/26/2021: FOR HEARING: The applicant has depicted on the ODP plan that the property's existing full -movement drive access is to remain full-movement. Please be aware that this drive access will be restricted to less than 244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com full-movement after Timberline Road is expanded to a six-lane arterial. The note on the ODP plan which states "Existing full turn movement to remain" should be revised to state: "Existing full turn movement to remain in the interim." Response: Comment noted. Thank you for this information 8. 07/29/2021: FOR HEARING: Please indicate on the ODP plan that the internal road network for the project(s) will be private streets. Response: NDPL This information has been added to the ODP as requested. 9. The LCUASS manual has been updated as of August 1, 2021. Please base your design on the most current standards. Response: Comment noted. Roads will be designed per standards, as applicable. Department: Water-Wastewater Engineering Contact: Wes Lamarque, 970-416-2418, wlamarque@fcgov.com 1. 07/28/2021: FOR APPROVAL: The existing 2-inch water service needs to be abandoned at the water main per City Standards. Response: Acknowledged. City Standards will be adhered to when the water service is abandoned (separate project). 2. 07/28/2021: FOR APPROVAL: To reuse the existing 2-inch water service, the service would need to be brought up to current specifications, which would include eliminating the existing PVC water service line. Response: Acknowledged. 3. 07/28/2021: FOR APPROVAL: The sewer main connection to serve the CSU parcels needs to come from the existing manhole just north of these parcels. Response: Acknowledged for future development of CSU Parcels. Department: Technical Services Contact: Jeff County, 970-221-6588, jcounty@fcgov.com 1. 07/26/2021: FOR FINAL APPROVAL: Please provide the following information for the Benchmark Statement in the EXACT format shown below. PROJECT DATUM: NAVD88 BENCHMARK # w/ DESCRIPTION ELEVATION: 244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com BENCHMARK # w/ DESCRIPTION ELEVATION: PLEASE NOTE: THIS PLAN SET IS USING NAVD88 FOR A VERTICAL DATUM. SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS HAVE USED NGVD29 UNADJUSTED DATUM (PRIOR CITY OF FORT COLLINS DATUM) FOR THEIR VERTICAL DATUMS. IF NGVD29 UNADJUSTED DATUM (PRIOR CITY OF FORT COLLINS DATUM) IS REQUIRED FOR ANY PURPOSE, THE FOLLOWING EQUATION SHOULD BE USED: NGVD29 UNADJUSTED DATUM (PRIOR CITY OF FORT COLLINS DATUM) = NAVD88 DATUM - X.XX’. Response: Benchmark has been updated. 2. 07/26/2021: FOR FINAL APPROVAL: Please add "Timberline Church PUD" at the beginning of the legal description and/or sub -titles to all plans. Response: Added Department: Stormwater Engineering – Erosion and Sediment Control Contact: Basil Hamdan, 970-222-1801, bhamdan@fcgov.com 07/21/2021: INFORMATION ONLY: 1. No Erosion and Sediment control materials required with ODP. Submission of plans and report will be required at FDP level. Response: Comment has been noted, thank you. Department: Light And Power Contact: Cody Snowdon, 970-416-2306, csnowdon@fcgov.com 1. Light and Power has no concerns with the ODP. Please note that the electrical system in this area is limited, so early conversations would be highly recommended. Please feel free to reach out to me directly to go over the electrical system available for this project. Response: Comment has been noted, thank you. Department: Forestry Contact: Molly Roche, 224-616-1992, mroche@fcgov.com 1. 7/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY FOR PDP If there are any existing trees on-site, please schedule an on-site meeting with City Forestry (mroche@fcgov.com) to obtain tree inventory and mitigation information. Please note that existing significant trees should be retained to the extent reasonably feasible. This meeting should occur prior to first round of formal submittal. Forestry recommends scheduling the on-site tree inventory as early in the design process as possible. Response: Comment noted. The applicant will reach out to Staff at the time of future PDP(s). 244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 07/26/2021 7/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY FOR PDP 2. If applicable, please provide an “Existing Tree Removal Feasibility Letter” for City Forestry staff to review. Proposals to remove significant existing trees must provide a justification letter detailing the reason for tree removal. This is required for all development projects proposing significant tree remo val regardless of the scale of the project. The purpose of this letter is to provide a document of record with the project’s approval and for the City to maintain a record of all proposed significant tree removals and justifications. Existing significant trees within the project’s Limits of Disturbance (LOD) and within natural area buffer zones shall be preserved to the extent reasonably feasible. Streets, buildings and lot layouts shall be designed to minimize the disturbance to significant existing trees. (Extent reasonably feasible shall mean that, under the circumstances, reasonable efforts have been undertaken to comply with the regulation, that the costs of compliance clearly outweigh the potential benefits to the public or would unreasonably burden th e proposed project, and reasonable steps have been undertaken to minimize any potential harm or adverse impacts resulting from noncompliance with the regulation.) Where it is not feasible to protect and retain significant existing tree(s) or to transplant them to another on-site location, the applicant shall replace such tree(s) according to City mitigation requirements. Response: Comment noted. The applicant will reach out to Staff at the time of future PDP(s). 3. 7/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY FOR PDP Please provide a landscape plan that meets the Land Use Code 3.2.1 requirements. This should include the existing tree inventory, any proposed tree removals with their locations clearly noted and any proposed tree plantings (Including species, size, quantity, and method of transplant). The plans should also include the following City of Fort Collins notes: General Landscape Notes Tree Protection Notes Street Tree Permit Note, when applicable. These notes are available from the City Planner or by following the link below and clicking on Standard Plan Set Notes: https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/applications.php Required tree sizes and method of transplant: Canopy Shade Tree: 1.0” caliper container or equivalent Evergreen tree: 4.0’ height container or equivalent Ornamental tree: 1.0 caliper container or equivalent Canopy Shade Tree as a street tree on a Local or Collector street only: 1.25" caliper container or equivalent Required mitigation tree sizes: Canopy Shade Tree: 2.0” caliper balled and burlapped Evergreen tree: 8.0’ height balled and burlapped Ornamental tree: 2.0” caliper balled and burlapped Response: Comment noted. This information will be applied during future PDP applications, as 244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com appropriate. 4. 7/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY FOR PDP LUC standard for Tree Species Diversity states that in order to prevent insect or disease susceptibility and eventual uniform senescence on a development site or in the adjacent area or the district, species diversity is required and extensive monocultures are prohibited. The following minimum requirements shall apply to any development plan: Number of trees on site Maximum percentage of any one species 10-19 50% 20-39 33% 40-59 25% 60 or more 15% The City of Fort Collins’ urban forest has reached the maximum percentage of the following species. Ash (Fraxinus), Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthose: ‘Shademaster’, ‘Skyline’, etc), Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa), and Chanticleer Pear (Pyrus calleryana). Please note that additional species might join this list as we work through the review process. Response: Comment noted. This information will be applied during future PDP applications, as appropriate 5. 7/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY FOR PDP Please provide a typical right-of-way detail per transects that includes locations of utilities (gas, water, electric, communication, cable, fiber option, sewer etc.), streetlights, driveways (if applicable) and street trees. Standard tree-utility separation distances currently used per Land Use Code standards are preferred and are as followed: Streetlight/Tree Separation: Canopy shade tree: 40 feet Ornamental tree: 15 feet Stop Sign/Tree Separation: Based on feedback from Traffic Operations, it is preferred trees be planted at least 50 feet from the nearest stop sign in order to minimize conflicts with regulatory traffic signs. While the 50 feet of separation is not officially codified yet, Traffic Operations has indicated that the current standard of 20 feet does not provide adequate stop sign clearance. Driveway/Tree Separation: At least 8’ from edges of driveways and alleys Utility/Tree Separation: 244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com 10’ between trees and electric utilities, public water, sanitary, and storm sewer main lines 4’ between trees and gas lines Response: Comment noted. This information will be applied during future PDP applications, as appropriate 6. 7/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY FOR PDP Tree Planting Standards. All developments shall establish groves and belts of trees along all city streets, in and around parking lots, and in all landscape areas that are located within fifty (50) feet of any building or structure in order to establish at least a partial urban tree canopy. Full tree stocking shall mean formal or informal groupings of trees planted according to the following spacing dimensions: Tree Type Minimum/Maximum Spacing Canopy shade Trees 30'-40' Coniferous evergreens 20'-30' Ornamental trees 20'-30' Exact locations and spacings may be adjusted at the option of the applicant to support patterns of use, views and circulation as long as the minimum tree planting requirement is met. Response: Comment noted. This information will be applied during future PDP applications, as appropriate 7. 7/26/2021: INFORMATION ONLY FOR PDP Per LUC 3.2.1 (D) (c), canopy shade trees shall constitute at least fifty (50) percent of all tree planting Response: Comment noted. This information will be applied during future PDP applications, as appropriate