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Home My WebLink AboutWEST FOSSIL CREEK PUD, FIRST FILING, PACE WAREHOUSE - PRELIMINARY - 61-88, D - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING (4)O NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING • ITEM: Pace at West Fossil Creek DATE: January 16, 1989 LOCATION: CIC Room City Hall APPLICANT: Fiest Meager and Company CONSULTANT: Vaught*Frye Architects QUESTIONS, CONCERNS COMMENTS: 1. Mike Griffith, attorney representing the Fossil Creek Meadows Homeowner's Association requested the following background information, as to the dates of annexation, zoning and master plan approval and a copy of the staff report. Staff provided Mr. Griffith with a copy of the PACE staff report and a copy of the West Fossil Creek Master Plan staff report which contain all the background information requested. 2. An explanation of the point chart used and how it was interpreted was requested. The Auto -Related and Roadside Commercial Point Chart D was used. The definition of Auto -Related and Roadside Commercial is "Those retail and wholesale commercial activities which are generally considered and typically found along highways and arterial streets. Uses include: ...... warehouses, ...etc." The project scores 52% on the chart, earning credit for not being located at the corner of two arterials, gaining its primary access from a non -arterial street, being larger than two acres, providing access between on -site parking and future off -site parking areas, and for reducing non-renewable energy usage, through the application of alternative energy systems. 3. Frank Vaught gave an overview of the project history. He discussed how the site was selected and the significance of the South College Access Plan in regard to site access and circulation. 4. The neighborhood had concerns about how the project affected on -site wetlands and to what extent the Army Corp of Engineers was involved. They were particularly concerned that wetlands located north and east of the project site would be impacted by the development and that the impact on these areas was not being addressed. The applicant stated that Terry Mckee of the Corp had been contacted. The Corp was. mostly concerned about the wetland located north of the development. The applicant was told that if the northern wetland were preserved, only a nation wide permit would be required for the other areas that would be disrupted. Staff is requesting the applicant to show environmentally sensitive areas on the utility drawings as well as site and landscape plans to determine if proposed construction operations will affect the sensitive areas. In addition, staff will require the applicant to protect the sensitive areas during construction. 5. Residents are concerned about the number of discount warehouses located along South College Avenue. This site was selected because it is convenient to shoppers in Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley and southern Wyoming. Under the locational criteria described in the LAND USE POLICIES PLAN, regional/community shopping centers should locate in areas easily accessible to residential areas, near transportation facilities that can offer the required access without exceeding the capacity of the existing transportation network, where they can be served by public transportation and in areas served by existing water and sewer facilities. New regional/community shopping centers locating in the proximity of existing regional/community shopping centers are encouraged to be designed to function as a single commercial district. The South College Avenue Corridor functions as a regional/community shopping district in Fort Collins. The site addresses these locational policies and the proposed land use is consistent with the West Fossil Creek Master Plan. 6. The applicant presented color elevations of the PACE building and the neighborhood had the following comments. The neighborhood would prefer the color of the building to be an earthtone rather than grey as proposed. The applicant was also asked to consider more articulation on the east facade. The neighborhood wanted assurance that roof top mechanical equipment would be screened completely by the parapet wall. 7. What kind of site lighting is proposed and what are the store's hours of operation? Hours of operation are 9:00 AM - 8:30 PM Monday thru Saturday and 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Sunday. The PACE identification signs located on the east and north facades of the building are illuminated from dusk to one hour after closing or 9:30 PM. Parking lot lighting is provided by square cut-off type fixtures mounted on 24-30 foot poles. Lighting level is 11/2-2 foot candles. These lights also go off at 9:30. In addition there will be downward directed security lighting mounted on the building at the loading area and at employee entrances. 8. The neighborhood would like the City to adopt more stringent energy conservation requirements. 9. There is a concern that locating a traffic signal at a low point on College will add significant pollution to the basin in which they live. -2- Brian Woodruff of the City's Natural Resource Department believes that air pollution in the Fossil Creek area will be no worse than other sectors of Fort Collins that have similar traffic volumes. The fact that Fort Collins is located in a much larger and more significant basin is actually beneficial because the area gets a valley breeze on clear nights that actually carries pollution out of the community. 10. The residents of Fossil Creek Meadows represented at the meeting believed that there were other more appropriate locations for an east west arterial. Examples sited were Caji and Smokey Streets. 11. What turning movements will be allowed at the College/Fossil Creek Parkway intersection prior to the signal being warranted? Full turning movements will be allowed. 12. How will the project prevent trash from getting into the storm drainage system? The proposed sedimentation /wetland area will collect trash as well as sediment and pollutants from the PACE development. 13. The Fossil Creek Meadows Homeowner's Association asked if the applicant would relocate the existing signage and create a landscaped entry feature at the new Fossil Creek Parkway location. 14. The neighborhood asked about rare fossils located on the site. The applicant has submitted a letter from Neil Sherrod, a local geologist which also sites opinions from Professor Robert Johnson, a retired geology and paleontology professor from CSU and Jeff Hynes, of the Colorado State Geological Survey. It is the opinion of all three that the fossils encountered in the bedrock out crops on the site are very common and of little value to paleontologists and students and that development of the site would not destroy any rare fossils. 15. The neighborhood had a concern that there were not enough evergreen trees to adequately buffer the visual impact of the project in the winter time. -3- Area of notification for PACE Neighborhood Meeting - BECOME. West Fossil Creek Master Plan Area AREA OF NOTIFICATION FOR' - PACE MEMBERSHIP WAREHOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING -- - - --- — De l% Moves, ---- — � -- ----- - ---- - --- _ - WaVA tq�� Xud- U.,, e (SOY` C12, i�py Aorn lz -- -- Fe rr �' =�hn� �Ibelk Fssi( �,,Ay s�ZZvc - J (�/ g - 00 oc _ - �� Q-.ri- %0S,-65 Sam 1 Csff.sznUte� �� (Itl ins C. aosr}S klimd Z& /10r PllvadYievrl r-f Z�4� 6 kyA rasa JAamn.-any, 03°� VGA V C f w\ 5;2c5paf r,�W. 316 Fc �wof C,, V ��1t41in5 11Qo. 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