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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSWEETWATER BREWING - BEER GARDEN - MJA210004 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 3 - RESPONSE TO STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS 1 Community Development and Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6689 970.224.6134 - fax fcgov.com/developmentreview November 19, 2021 Mike Mcbride MMLA Landscape + Planning 2339 Spruce Creek Drive Fort Collins, CO RE: SweetWater Brewing - Beer Garden, MJA210004, Round Number 2 Please see the following summary of comments from City staff and outside reviewing agencies for your submittal of SweetWater Brewing - Beer Garden. If you have questions about any comments, you may contact the individual commenter or direct your questions through your Development Review Coordinator, Brandy Bethurem Harras via phone at 970-416-2744 or via email at bbethuremharras@fcgov.com. Comment Summary: Department: Development Review Coordinator Contact: Brandy Bethurem Harras, 970-416-2744, bbethuremharras@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 09/02/2021: INFORMATION: I will be your primary point of contact throughout the development review and permitting process. 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. Please include me in all email correspondence with other reviewers and keep me informed of any phone conversations. Thank you! Comment Number: 2 09/02/2021: INFORMATION: 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. 2 Comment Number: 3 09/02/2021: INFORMATION: 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. File names should begin with the file type, followed by the project information, and round number. Example: UTILITY PLANS_PROJECT NAME_PDP_Rd2.pdf File type acronyms maybe appropriate to avoid extremely long file names. Example: TIS for Traffic Impact Study, ECS for Ecological Characterization Study. Comment Number: 4 09/02/2021: INFORMATION: All plans should be saved as optimized/flattened PDFs to reduce file size and remove layers. Per the Electronic Submittal Requirements AutoCAD SHX attributes need to be removed from the PDF’s. AutoCAD turns drawing text into comments that appear in the PDF plan set, and these must be removed prior to submittal as they can cause issues with the PDF file. The default setting is "1" ("on") in AutoCAD. To change the setting and remove this feature, type "EPDFSHX" in the command line and enter "0". Read this article at Autodesk.com for more tips on this topic: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarti cles/sfdcarticles/Drawing-text-appears-as-Comments-in-a-PDF-created-by-Aut oCAD.html Comment Number: 5 09/02/2021: INFORMATION: 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 with as much advanced notice as possible. Comment Number: 6 09/02/2021: INFORMATION: Temporary Service Changes - City of Fort Collins Development Review In order to continue providing thorough reviews and giving 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 exploring options for mitigating impacts to our customers. As a result, we will be making some temporary service changes. Beginning Monday May 10, 2021 one additional week of review time will be added to all 1st and 2nd round submittals (increase from 3 weeks to 4 weeks). 3 Comment Number: 7 09/02/2021: INFORMATION: 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 time, the development application shall automatically lapse and become null and void. Comment Number: 8 09/02/2021: FOR HEARING: This proposed project is processing as a Type 2 Development Plan. The decision maker for Type 2 is the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Board. For the hearing, we will formally notify surrounding property owners within 800 feet (excluding public right-of-way and publicly owned open space). Staff would need to be in agreement the project is ready for Hearing approximately 3-5 weeks prior to the hearing. I have attached the P&Z schedule, which has key dates leading up to the hearing. Comment Number: 9 11/15/2021: FOR HEARING - REVISED: If the project is trying to make the January hearing (01/20) we would need the last round of review submitted, reviewed, and all “For Hearing” comments resolved by December 27th. All "For Hearing" comments need to be addressed and resolved prior to moving forward with scheduling the Hearing. Staff would need to be in agreement the project is ready for Hearing approximately 4-6 weeks prior to the hearing. 4 Department: Planning Services Contact: Will Lindsey, , wlindsey@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 2 11/10/2021: UPDATED - FOR HEARING: You've adjusted the parking total to reduce the number of spaces needed to 73 plus the 3 needed for handicap parking. It appears that your 3rd handicap space is located in the northeast corner of the site, and not near an accessible entrance as required: "Handicap parking spaces shall be located as close as possible to the nearest accessible building entrance, using the shortest possible accessible route of travel." While it seems like this could potentially be used by employee who uses the back entrance of the facility staff proposes you move it to the main parking area as it makes more sense that all handicap spaces be easily accessible by the general public. Response: A handicap space has been added to the east side. The handicap space on the north side will remain as it serves a potential retail space. Comment Number: 3 11/10/2021: UNRESOLVED - FOR HEARING: Parking Lot Screening - As requested previously please provide for review a graphic depiction of the parking lot screening as seen from the street. Staff recommends that the proposed Redmond Linden tree be replaced with a large evergreen that will provide better year round screening of the parking from Lincoln Ave. Response: The Linden tree has been replace with an Austrian Pine. A depiction of the parking lot screening has been provided. Comment Number: 4 11/10/2021: UNRESOLVED - FOR HEARING: Parking Lot Perimeter Landscaping - The Autumn Amber, Pawnee Buttes, Blonde Ambition grasses, and Dwarf Mugo Pines proposed do not meet the minimum height required for landscape screening (minimum 30”). Please select alternative shrubs and grasses for sufficient screening in the parking area that will acheive a height greater than 2 feet. Please verify that all plant material used for the required screening will achieve required opacity in its winter seasonal condition within 3 years. Response: Parking lot screening has been provide that reaches a minimum height of 30”. Comment Number: 6 11/12/2021: UNRESOLVED - FOR HEARING Per the standards found in 3.2.4.(D)(5) Applicants for major amendments and changes of use pursuant to 2.2.10(B) shall submit a lighting plan for the entire development site that meets the requirements of this Section 3.2.4 and, if necessary to meet such requirements, complete a site lighting retrofit for the entire development site. The next submittal will need to reflect the entire site and demonstrate compliance with the new lighting code. There appear to be several issues with the plans demonstrating compliance with the new lighting code (Section 3.2.4). Please provide details on the next lighting plan that demonstrate the existing and proposed lighting is compliant 5 with the maximum BUG (Backlight-Uplight-Glare) ratings allowed in the Lighting Context area (LC2 for this project). Information on these maximums can be found in Tables 3.2.4-2, 3.2.4-3, and 3.2.4-4. Please provide a site lumen calculation using the Hardscape Area Method (Table 3.2.4-7). The total installed initial luminaire lumens are calculated as the sum of the initial luminaire lumens for all luminaires. Base Allowance: LC2: 2.5 lumens per SF of hardscape Appears to be a footcandle light level issues along the abutting property line. Light Trespass Limitation: LC2 context area; 0.3 max horizontal illuminance; calc points no further than 10’ apart; “For property boundaries that abut public rights-of-way, private streets, private drives, public alleys, and public and private parking lots, the backlight rating, glare rating and illuminance values provided in Tables 3.2.4-2, 3.2.4-3 and 3.2.4-4 respectively, shall be measured ten (10) feet from the property boundary. For all other property boundaries, values shall be measured at the property boundary.” Response: Photometrics for the entire site have been provided. 09/21/2021: FOR HEARING: Lighting Plan - Please provide a Lighting Plan for review with the next submittal. The Lighting Plan must meet the standards found in LUC Section 3.2.4 – Exterior Site Lighting Comment Number: 7 09/21/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: For any development provided water within the City, an irrigation plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Director prior to the issuance of the building permit, or if no building permit is required, then prior to commencement of construction. As determined by the Director, minor redevelopment or change of use projects may not be required to submit an irrigation plan; in such cases, a written statement shall be submitted describing the type of irrigation system proposed. The irrigation plan shall incorporate the City of Fort Collins Irrigation System Standards for Water Conservation set forth below. In addition, the irrigation system must be inspected for compliance with the approved irrigation plan before the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. Response: Irrigation plan will be provided. Comment Number: 8 11/10/2021: FOR HEARING: Can the Beer Garden fence have the same square steel posts as the enclosure for the tanks to have some consistency in appearance between the two? Can any of the steel frame elements be incorporated as well? New Belgium and Odell both have black steel frame fences, and incorporating any metal elements would provide some consistency with the context of the Innovative sub-district. Response: Photometrics Comment Number: 9 11/10/2021: FOR HEARING Staff is concerned with the significant changes to the beer garden design and layout. Staff would like to see some of the following elements incorporated in the next submittal: a more organic shape for the turf area that allows for additional 6 landscaping, more landscaping on the parking lot side of the beer garden fence, some permanent seating elements such as a seatwall, shade structures and/or tree plantings that will provide shade, string lighting or other lighting fixtures. Response: Photometrics Department: Engineering Development Review Contact: Dave Betley, 970-221-6573, dbetley@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 5 11/10/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: The standard notes show 47. The current standard notes per Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards has 48 notes. Was one forgotten? Response: Standard note 48 has been added. Department: Traffic Operation Contact: Spencer Smith, 970-221-6820, smsmith@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 2 11/15/2021: INFORMATION: Thank you for submitting the TIS. The TIS has been reviewed and the general conclusions accepted. Response: Noted. Department: Water Conservation Contact: Eric Olson, 970-221-6704, eolson@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 10/25/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: Please describe in detail how the existing irrigation system will be adjusted to accommodate the additions and landscape adjustments. Provide an irrigation legend identifying where and how the existing system will be adjusted, notes can be made to the existing plans. Irrigation additions must follow the requirements outlined in Section 3.2.1 (J) of the Land Use Code. Direct questions concerning irrigation requirements to Eric Olson, at 221-6704 or eolson@fcgov.com Response: Irrigation plan will be provided. 7 Department: Erosion Control Contact: Chandler Arellano, (970) 420-6963, carellano@fcgov.com Topic: Erosion Control Comment Number: 1 11/15/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN - UPDATED: Please see additional redlines to the Erosion Control Plan. 09/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: Please provide erosion control escrow cost estimate calculations for the proposed site construction activities. Please ensure that the Erosion Control Plans provided include a sequence chart in accordance with (FCDCM Ch 2 Section 6.1.3.2) Please provide protection at the nearest inlet location on Lincoln Avenue and show on plans. Response: This comment will be addressed at Final Plan Submission. Comment Number: 2 11/15/2021: INFORMATION - UPDATED: Based upon the updated materials and information provided since the last review comments, we have recalculated an Erosion Control Inspection fee of $1116.04 and a Stormwater LID/WQ Inspections fee of $315. A copy of the calculation spreadsheet will be provided. The fee will need to be provided at the time of erosion control escrow. 09/16/2021: INFORMATION: The City Manager’s development review fee schedule under City Code 7.5-2 was updated to include fees for Erosion Control and Stormwater Inspections. As of January 1st, 2021, these fees will be collected on all projects for such inspections. The Erosion Control fees are based on; the number of lots, the total site disturbance, the estimated number of years the project will be active and the Stormwater Inspection Fees are based on the number of LID/WQ Features that are designed for on this project. Based on the proposed site construction associated with this project we are assuming 1 lot, 0.91 acres of disturbance, 1 years from demo through build out of construction and an additional 3 years till full vegetative stabilization due to seeding. Which results in an Erosion Control Fee estimate of $1116.04. Based on 1 bioretention/level spreaders the estimate for the Stormwater LID/WQ Inspection fee is $315. Please note that as the plans and any subsequent review modifications of the above-mentioned values change the fees may need to be modified. I have provided a copy of the spreadsheet used to arrive at these estimates for you to review. 8 Department: Stormwater Engineering Contact: Matt Simpson, (970)416-2754, masimpson@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 3 11/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN - UPDATED: Please clarify the ‘new + modified’ impervious area for this project. See redlines for more information. 09/22/2021: The drainage report is not clear on the total “new and modified” impervious areas with this project, this is the required water quality treatment area. Please provide an exhibit delineating all “new and modified” impervious areas and tabulate these areas. In the report body, show that 75% is being treated with LID (min). and the other 25% (max) may be treated with any method. Response: This comment will be addressed at Final Plan Submission. Comment Number: 7 11/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN – UPDATED: The rain garden needs to be completely vegetated, or as close as possible. Please remove rock and replace with vegetation of your choice. 09/22/2021: Please clarify the vegetation proposed in the rain garden. Shrubs should be 6-ft min. from underdrain. No trees in a rain garden this size. See redlines on landscape plans. Response: Rock has been removed from the bottom of the rain garden. Comment Number: 9 11/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN – UPDATED: Please double check this. See redlines for more information. 09/22/2021: Confirm the existing detention ponds are contained within drainage easements. Response: This comment will be addressed at Final Plan Submission. Comment Number: 10 11/16/2021: INFORMATION: The rain garden will require an amended (or new) development agreement. Response: Noted. Comment Number: 12 11/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN - UNRESOLVED: 09/22/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: The rain garden will require forebays at all inlet locations with concentrated inflow. Response: This comment will be addressed at Final Plan Submission. Comment Number: 13 11/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: Please clarify the drainage patterns and proposed grading along the west and northern property lines. If runoff will flow onto an adjacent property, please confirm a) there is a drainage easement there, or b) that it historically has drained this way. 9 Response: This comment will be addressed at Final Plan Submission. Comment Number: 14 11/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: Please confirm if you are intending to line the rain garden with an impermeable liner (less common) or simply use geotextile fabric (more common). Response: This comment will be addressed at Final Plan Submission. Comment Number: 15 11/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: Please see the redlines of the Utility Plan, Drainage Report, and Landscape Plan for more comments. Please provide a comment-response to these redlines with the next submittal. Response: This comment will be addressed at Final Plan Submission. Comment Number: 16 11/16/2021: Stormwater is ready for Hearing! Department: Water-Wastewater Engineering Contact: Matt Simpson, (970)416-2754, masimpson@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 4 11/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN – UPDATED: The presence of an existing ‘sewer service for future use’ will need to be confirmed. Please review as-builts of the previous projects. We may be able to assist with camera inspection records. If it does exist, it will need to be abandoned at the main. 09/22/2021: Abandon all water and sewer services that are not going to be in use at the end of the project. Response: The existing sanitary sewer service for the western lot has been incorporated into the plans based on the Fort Collins Brewery record drawings and has been called out to be removed and plugged at the main. Comment Number: 8 11/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: *Notice of Changes to Domestic Water Fees and Irrigation Service Requirements* On Oct. 5, 2021 Council adopted changes to Fort Collins Utilities Water Supply Requirements and Plant Investment Fees. In general developments that use more water may pay more and developments that use less water may pay less. These changes are to be implemented 1/1/2022; more information can be found at: www.fcgov.com/wsr-update *For Final Plan the following items will be required for this development: - **A separate irrigation tap may be required, this would need to be shown on the Utility and Site Plans. Further discussion is needed regarding the application of this requirement to this site.** - Preliminary Irrigation Plan: https://www.fcgov.com/utilities//img/site_specific/uploads/wsr-calc_irrigation.pdf?1614887246 - Water budget and peak flow per irrigation tap. (this should be shown on the 10 Preliminary Irrigation Plan) - Hydrozone table on the Landscape Plan will need to be updated to match the 2022 City hydrozones. See this page for more information: https://www.fcgov.com/utilities/wsr-update Response: This comment will be addressed at Final Plan Submission. Comment Number: 9 11/16/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: Please see the redlines of the Utility Plan for more comments. Please provide a comment-response to these redlines with the next submittal. Response: This comment will be addressed at Final Plan Submission. Comment Number: 10 11/16/2021: Water/ Wastewater is ready for Hearing! Comment Number: 11 11/19/2021: INFORMATION: Following up on Comment 8, regarding a separate irrigation water service: I am going to discuss this situation with the decision maker about this new code and policy - and whether it applies to this project. Stay tuned in December for an update on this. Department: Light And Power Contact: Tyler Siegmund, 970-416-2772, tsiegmund@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 3 11/17/2021: No additional comments from Light and Power. Please contact Tyler Siegmund with Light & Power Engineering if you have any questions at 970.416.2772 Please reference our policies, construction practices, development charge processes, electric service standards, and use our fee estimator at http://www.fcgov.com/utilities/business/builders-and-developers Department: PFA Contact: Marcus Glasgow, 970-416-2869, marcus.glasgow@poudre-fire.org Topic: General Comment Number: 2 11/18/2021: FOR HEARING - UPDATED: The provided turning exhibit has been reviewed and discussed amongst staff and is not favorable. The two 90 degree turns at the entrance are the most concerning in the exhibit. I would recommend adjusting the inside turning radius to provide more space. 09/17/2021: FOR HEARING: TURNING RADII - The outside radius on the two interior parking lot curves are less than 50 feet radius. 11 - IFC 503.2.4 and Local Amendments: The required turning radii of a fire apparatus access road shall be a minimum of 25 feet inside and 50 feet outside. Response: The two interior curb radii have been widening to meet the minimum 25’ requirement. The outside radii have been adjusted to the minimum 50’. An updated vehicle tracking exhibit has been provided. Comment Number: 5 09/17/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN: FIRE LANES - Fire lanes shall be designed as a flat, hard, all-weather driving surface capable of supporting 80,000lbs. A note shall be added to the civil plans indicating compliance. Response: This comment will be addressed at Final Plan Submission. Department: Technical Services Contact: Jeff County, 970-221-6588, jcounty@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 11/16/2021: INFORMATION ONLY: Unless required during MJA, a complete review of all plans will be done at FDP. Topic: Plat Comment Number: 2 11/16/2021: FOR HEARING: Please make changes as marked. If changes are not made or you disagree with comments, please provide written response of why corrections were not made. Please provide any responses on redlined sheets and/or in response letter. If you have any specific questions about the redlines, please contact John Von Nieda at 970-221-6565 or jvonnieda@fcgov.com Response: Comment responses for the redlines have been included on the original PDF.