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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGOLDEN MEADOWS BUSINESS PARK, G.S.A. BUILDING - I-P SITE PLAN REVIEW - 92-88 - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSDeveloltent Services • Planning Department November 2, 1988 Mr. I. L. Luikens Fort Collins Associates 825 Garland Street Denver, CO 80215 Dear Mr. Luikens: Your request for an I-P Site Plan Review for the Golden Meadows Business Park, G.S.A. Building has been scheduled for an administrative review for Thursday. November 10, 1988, at 1:30 p.m. in the Planning Department Conference Room. The purpose of the hearing is to legally grant a vested right to develop in accordance with State Law Article 68 of Title 24, C.R.S. and City Ordinance No. 2-1988. In addition, the Assistant Planning Director, upon finding that the Site Plan meets the policies, guidelines, and Zoning Code of the City of Fort Collins, will sign the final mylar of the Site Plan. The following comments apply to the site plan, landscaping plan and architectural elevation of the proposed G.S.A. building. These comments should be reflected on the final molars. I. The site plan, landscape plan, and architectural elevations must be on 24 x 36 inch sheets. 2. The site plan, vicinity map, and landscape plan incorrectly label Monte Carlo Street. In this location, the correct street name is Tech Street. 3. Even with the fire access lane, the building is out of compliance with the 150 fire access code. As a result, it is strongly recommended that the building be equipped with an approved, commercial fire sprinkler system. 4. By equipping the building with a fire sprinkler system, the 24 foot fire lane on the north can be deleted in favor of landscaping and buffering. 5. By creating a 30 foot landscaping and buffer area on the north side, the project stands a better chance of buffering the adjacent property which is zoned R-L-P, Low Density Planned Residential. Section 29-403 (a) of the Zoning Code (copy attached) requires that there generally be an eighty -foot landscaped buffer strip along any and all residential district boundary lines abutting property in the I-P District. A variation from this standard may be permitted by the Planning Director and the City Forester if it is determined that such a variation will still accomplish an equal amount of effective screening. The enclosed landscape requirement indicates that effective screening is accomplished by a 300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 0 • Page 2 continuous evergreen screen with a minimum height of six feet and planted in three rows, on twenty foot centers. Please submit a revised landscape plan with a letter addressed to the Planning Director and Citv Forester demonstrating how additional landscaped area and plantings along the north property line will effectively screen the adjacent residential zone district. Please state that the purpose of the letter is to seek a variation from the requirements of Section 29-403 (a) of the City Zoning Code. 6. The site plan needs the appropriate approval block for the Director of Planning and the appropriate ownership and notary block. Examples arc attached. 7. The site plan data table should indicate the percentage of the total site area that is devoted to the following categories: building coverage, parking and drives, and landscaping. Please note that in Fort Collins, sidewalks are not counted as landscaped area. Also, please note that Section 29-404 (1) of the Zoning Code (attached) requires that no more than fifty percent of any lot shall be covered with building structures. 8. The title of the project should appear in the lower right hand corner of the sheet so it is readable after being folded into a legal size file. 9. The site plan should label the adjacent uses and zoning to a distance of 150 feet exclusive of right-of-way. 10. The legal description should also appear on the site plan. 11. Staff is concerned about the use of chainlink fencing around the warcyard. Most industrial parks that have recently been approved in Fort Collins have strict fencing standards requiring wood or masonry. While recognizing that chainlink was specified by the G.S.A. please add a note to the site plan stating that: "The use of chainlink fencing is generally discouraged. If this site is approved by the tenant, the developer shall seek to upgrade the fence to solid wood or masonry. I£ solid wood or masonry is not selected, a letter of explanation must be submitted to the Director of Planning prior to issuance of a building permit." 12. The following comments apply to the landscape plan: A. The buffalo junipers specified for one gallon size must be upgraded to five gallon size. B. The parking lot interior is required to be treated with 6% landscaping. Please provide the necessary calculations. C. The east property line must show a 5 foot landscaped buffer between the parking lot and the property line. Have you considered reducing the length of these stalls to 17 feet with a two foot overhang onto the lands- capcd area? Page 3 D. The front of the warcyard fence should be treated with additional plantings to provide a softening of the fencclinc so close to the parking lot. E. There arc 8 landscaped islands that should be upgraded to include shrubs. F. There are two landscaped islands that arc 40 feet in length and feature only 4 buffalo junipers for shrub cover. Please add additional shrub plantings to these two islands. G. As previously mentioned, the 30 feet along the north property line should be converted to a landscaped buffer area featuring heavy use of evergreen trees. Please show how this area will be treated on the revised plans. 13. A fire hydrant should be added at the corner of McMurray and Shenandoah Circle. 14. Due to the "fast track" approval process for this project, there may be additional comments. It is anticipated that any unresolvable issue may be handled with notation on the site plan that certain conditions must be satisfied prior to issuance of a building permit. Please feel free to call or visit as soon as possible to discuss these comments and concerns. It is my hope that final mylars can be signed at the administrative hearing on November 10, 1988. Sincerely, Ted Shepard, City Planncr cc: Joe Frank, Assistant Planning Director Peter Barnes, Zoning Administrator OWNER'S CLRTIF:[CF1('1ON The undersigned ao I1ercby certify that :T/ule are the 1 auJ u 1 real property described on -t•1-1 i s s i -te p 1 clrI al Id do Hereby cer-t i -fy that 1/use accept the corjd i u i ons aijd restrictions and restrictions set -Forth or -I silica s i to p l an (signed) DATE • _ (signed) DATE APPROVED BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF FORT COLORADO ON .THE DAY OF PLFINN I NG DIRECTOR �ARY + ' STATE OF COLORADO) COUNTY OF LARIMER)sa COLLINS A.D. 19 The foregoing instrument was achnowledge before me this day of 19 6 8, b Y So v 1 d pq 0, a,-12 eoe�porrtn--�epe�e-eer►•Lst-.i,rm—•el"---or-t� Col l ins—Hous-i-ng--Corp-.- _ ....__.. Ay Commission Expires Notary Public tvn0� E.V.s OF IIJ } V.