HomeMy WebLinkAboutHUGH M WOODS PUD - FINAL - 26-88E - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTSITEM NO. 15
MEETING DATE 2/ 2 7/ 9 5
STAFF Steve Olt
City of Fort Collins PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
STAFF REPORT
PROJECT: Hugh M. Woods P.U.D., Final - #26-88E
APPLICANT: Payless Cashways
P.O. Box 419466
Kansas City, MO. 64141-0466
OWNER: Front Range Ltd. Partnership/Jeff Timan
6818 North Oracle Road, Suite 402
Tucson, AZ. 85704
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
This is a request for final planned unit development (P.U.D.)
approval for a 73,500 square foot building, with an additional
63,576 square feet of canopy coverage (including building
materials, commodity storage), on 15.83 acres located at the
southwest corner of South College Avenue and Skyway Drive. The
property is zoned by - Planned Business.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval with conditions
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This request for final P.U.D. approval:
* Is in conformance with the Hugh M. Woods P.U.D.,
Preliminary that was approved by the Planning and Zoning
Board in November, 1994;
* meets the applicable All Development Criteria in the Land
Development Guidance System (L.D.G.S.);
* has complied will all conditions of preliminary approval;
* is not subject to the "superstore" design standards and
guidelines that were approved on January 17, 1995;
* should provide for 16 additional trees to be planted off -
site as mitigation for the loss of 5 existing trees;
* is excluded from the Residential Neighborhood Sign
District and, therefore, all signage for this development
is subject to the strict regulations of the City Sign
Code that is administered by the Zoning Department.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (303) 221-6750
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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COMMENTS:
1. Background
The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows:
N: C, FA; existing single family residential in Larimer
County (Skyview Acres)
S: bp; vacant (Timan P.U.D., O.D.P.)
E: C; existing commercial in Larimer County (Kel-Mar
Strip)
W: FA; existing business/office in Larimer County
(Foothills -Gateway Rehabilitation Center)
The Timan P.U.D., Overall Development Plan (O.D.P.) was approved by
the Planning and Zoning Board in June, 1988 for
office/retail/warehouses on 53 acres. The subject property is
located on Parcel A (retail/warehouse), Parcel B (open
space/detention), and Parcel C (retail) of the approved Timan
P.U.D., O.D.P.
The Hugh M. Woods P.U.D., Preliminary was approved by the Planning
and Zoning Board in November, 1994 for a 73,500 square foot
building, with an additional 63,576 square feet of canopy coverage
(including building materials, commodity storage), on 15.83 acres.
2. Land Use•
This is a request for final P.U.D. approval for a 73,500 square
foot building, with an additional 63,576 square feet of canopy
coverage (including building materials, commodity storage), on
15.83 acres. It is in conformance with the approved Hugh M. Woods
P.U.D., Preliminary and meets the applicable All Development
Criteria of the L.D.G.S. The nature of the proposed Hugh M. Woods
operation is considered to be retail/warehouse uses, which is in
conformance with the approved Timan P.U.D., O.D.P. that designates
this site as retail, retail/warehouse, and open space/detention
uses.
3. Design:
Site Configuration:
There will be two distinct areas of this operation:
* the first being the front entry of the retail center that
includes parking for in-store retail customers; and,
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* the second being the completely walled -in
lumberyard/contractor center that includes materials
storage and pick-up. The only roofing in this area will
be over the commodity storage, the T-canopy, and building
materials structures. The "lumberyard" will not be
covered. The commodity storage and building materials
structures will serve as the fences or walls that enclose
the yard on the north and west sides, as well as a
portion of the south side. The sales building, a masonry
wall, and the wrought iron fencing will form the
enclosure for the entire east side and a portion of the
south side.
Architecture:
The building will be a flat -roofed structure, 24' in height, with
standing seam metal canopies, primarily over doorways, on the east
(front) elevation. The canopy above the main entry to the building
will extend to an approximate height of 34' above grade (10' above
the parapet wall line of the roof). The canopies will be a muted
yellow -gray color. The exterior wall facades will be a split -face
block material, grayish in color, with a 2' wide horizontal rust -
red band extending around the entire building. There will be 3
horizontal reveals, spaced approximately 2' apart between the
finish floor grade and the red band, that extend around the entire
building.
The canopied entry to the enclosed lumberyard/contractor center
will be recessed 8' back from the face of the building and the
masonry wall extending north will be recessed 20' back from the
face of the canopy.
Staff feels that the addition of recessed portions of the building,
creating three different building planes, and the muted yellow -gray
and rust -red accent colors (in lieu of bright reds and yellows) on
the gray split -face block meet the intent of the Board's condition
of preliminary approval requiring design considerations with
respect to the architectural detailing/relief on the east wall and
a toning down of the exterior colors.
The fencing and fence posts at the lumberyard/contractor center
entry will be a black wrought iron material.
Landscaping:
Street trees, spaced at 40' on -center, will be provided along the
South College Avenue and Skyway Drive frontages. The parking lots
outside of the lumberyard enclosure will contain planting islands
at the ends of and intermediate to the parking bays. There will
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also be a planting island, containing a sidewalk, the full width of
the parking lot, that will provide direct pedestrian access to the
front entry of the store. The islands will contain shade and
ornamental trees and a variety of shrubbery plant material.
There will be setbacks of 60' to 80' from the south edge of Skyway
Drive to the commodity storage structure that will contain 2' to 4'
high earthen berms, shade and ornamental trees, evergreen trees,
and a grass -lined drainage swale.
There will be setbacks of 100' to 120' from the west property line
to the commodity storage and building materials structures that
will contain 3' to 5' high earthen berms, shade and ornamental
trees, evergreen trees, and a grass -lined drainage swale.
Parking:
There are a total of 294 parking spaces proposed for the Hugh M.
Woods site. Of these spaces, 253 are located outside of the
enclosed lumberyard/storage area and the remaining 41 spaces are
located inside the walled enclosure. The parking to
retail/warehouse building ratio equals 4.0 parking spaces per 1,000
square feet of gross floor area (294 spaces for 73,500 sq. ft.).
The parking guidelines recommend 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet for
general retail use. The parking being provided is considered to be
sufficient for the facility.
Signage:
The property is excluded from the Residential Neighborhood Sign
District. All signage for this development is subject to the strict
regulations of the City Sign Code that is administered by the
Zoning Department.
Superstore Ordinance:
This request for final approval of the Hugh M. Woods P.U.D. is not
subject to the "superstore" design standards and guidelines that
are part of the City Ordinance No. 4, 1995 entitled Regulations
Regarding Large Retail Establishments. This ordinance was approved
on January 17, 1995 by City Council. Development requests receiving
preliminary approval prior to the adoption of the ordinance are not
subject to the ordinance at the time of final consideration. The
Hugh M. Woods P.U.D. - Preliminary was approved by the Planning and
Zoning Board on November 14, 1994.
4. Transportation:
The State of Colorado has in effect a South College Avenue Access
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Control Plan that regulates movement to State Highway 287, both in
location and type.
The Hugh M. Woods site will gain its primary access from Skyway
Drive, a collector street, via South College Avenue, the State
highway. The access point will be approximately 300' west of South
College. The Skyway Drive -South College intersection is presently
signalized and full movement can occur. The intersection on the
west side of College Avenue will be shifted 16' to the south to
align the street with the right-of-way and street design for Skyway
Drive on the east side of College Avenue, through the Kel-Mar Strip
(commercial) .
Due to increased vehicular traffic that will be generated by Hugh
M. Woods, improvements to the intersection will be an obligation of
this developer. These improvements include a realignment of the
existing frontage road on the north side of Skyway Drive. The
necessary realignment of the frontage road will physically impact
the existing Hickory House South Restaurant. A condition of
preliminary approval requiring a signed agreement between Hugh M.
Woods and the restaurant has been addressed with an agreement that
has been executed between Hugh M. Woods and the owners of the
Hickory House South Restaurant which requires that such owners
provide the City with a public access easement for the realigned
frontage road after the approval of the Hugh M. Woods final P.U.D.
and concurrent with the approval of the development agreement and
final utility plans for the Hugh M. Woods project.
A secondary point of access will be on Timan Drive from South
College Avenue, approximately 820' south of new alignment of Skyway
Drive, at the southeast corner of the Hugh M. Woods proposed site.
This secondary point will be a controlled access, not allowing full
movement to and from the site. It is doubtful that this access
would ever be signalized. There will be a single driveway into the
Hugh M. Woods site from Timan Drive, being 300' from South College
Avenue. Initially, with the preliminary submittal, there was a
second driveway curb -cut just 70' from College Avenue. This
proposed driveway has been eliminated, addressing the Board's
condition of preliminary approval requiring that the driveway
design at the southeast corner be revised.
The Planning and Zoning Board placed a condition on the preliminary
approval stating that staff investigate weight restrictions on
Skyway Drive to the west. Skyway Drive and the connecting local
streets to the west of the Hugh M. Woods site are in Larimer County
and maintained by the County. Staff is working with the County
Attorney and County Engineering Department to determine what, if
any, weight restrictions can be placed on these streets. As a
minimum, Hugh M. Woods should be responsible for restricting the
movement of truck traffic generated by their operation to between
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South College Avenue and the two points of access into their site.
This would minimize pass -through traffic in the surrounding
residential neighborhoods.
5. Storm Drainage:
The general storm drainage pattern for this site is from west to
east. The stormwater outfall from this development occurs at a
point approximately 500' south of the Skyway Drive -South College
intersection and is piped under the highway to a point of release
that is identified with the final drainage report. Affected
properties on the east side of the highway include various
businesses in the Kel-Mar Commercial Strip, the Huntington Hills
residential development, the Lynn Acres Subdivision, Sunburst
Knolls, and a wetland area that is currently being considered for
acquisition by the City's Natural Resources Division. Off -site
drainage easements for the Hugh M. Woods development are necessary
to allow release of their stormwater onto and across other
properties. The necessary dedicated off -site easements, or letters
of agreement between property owners and Hugh M. Woods, have been
received by the City Stormwater Utility, thereby addressing a
condition of preliminary approval requiring off -site easements for
storm drainage as part of the final P.U.D.
6. Resource Protection:
A condition of preliminary approval requiring that a design and
mitigation plan for the wetlands on -site be part of the Final
P.U.D. plan has been met with the submission of the plan to the
City and acceptance by the Natural Resources Division. The
submittal documentation was to fully describe the extent of wetland
impacts from site development, including both construction and
stormwater discharge, define the area of construction disturbance
for both on -site and off -site wetland areas, and set forth
acceptable strategies, techniques, and costs for the avoidance,
alleviation, or mitigation of those impacts.
Tree Mitigation:
The proposed Hugh M. Woods P.U.D. site plan will cause the removal
of 5 significant existing trees (ranging from 15" to 56" in
diameter). Each of the trees that will be removed were evaluated by
the City Forester as to species, size, condition, and location. The
maximum proposed mitigation for any 1 tree is 10 replacement trees.
For each of the 5 trees to be removed, the number of replacement
trees was identified. They were then summed up, for a total of 16
mitigation trees. Staff is recommending a condition of approval
requiring that additional trees be planted off -site as mitigation
for the loss of existing trees.
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FINDINGS of FACT/CONCLUSIONS:
In evaluating the request for the Hugh M. Woods P.U.D., Final,
staff makes the following findings of fact:
* It is in conformance with the approved Hugh M. Woods
P.U.D., Preliminary.
* It meets the applicable All Development Criteria in the
L.D.G.S. except for A-2.3 [Natural Features]. A
variance to this criteria is being recommended.
* Additional trees shall be planted off -site as
mitigation for the loss of 5 existing trees.
* The final application has complied will all conditions
of preliminary approval.
* It is not subject to the "superstore" design standards
and guidelines that were approved on January 17, 1995.
* The property is excluded from the Residential
Neighborhood Sign District. All signage for this
development is subject to the strict regulations of the
City Sign Code that is administered by the Zoning
Department.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the Hugh M. Woods P.U.D., Final -
#26-88E with the following conditions:
1. The Planning and Zoning Board approves this planned unit
development final plan upon the condition that the
development agreement, final utility plans, and final P.U.D.
plans for the planned unit development be negotiated between
the developer and City staff and executed by the developer
prior to the second monthly meeting (April 24, 1995) of the
Planning and Zoning Board following the meeting at which
this planned unit development final plan was conditionally
approved; or, if not so executed, that the developer, at
said subsequent monthly meeting, apply to the Board for an
extension of time. The Board shall not grant any such
extension of time unless it shall first find that there
exists with respect to said planned unit development final
plan certain specific unique and extraordinary circumstances
which require the granting of the extension in order to
prevent exceptional and unique hardship upon the owner or
developer of such property and provided that such extension
can be granted without substantial detriment to the public
good.
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If the staff and the developer disagree over the provisions to be
included in the development agreement, the developer may present
such dispute to the Board for resolution if such presentation is
made at the next succeeding or second succeeding monthly meeting
of the Board. The Board may table any such decision, until both
the staff and the developer have had reasonable time to present
sufficient information to the Board to enable it to make its
decision. (If the Board elects to table the decision, it shall
also extend the term of this condition until the date such
decision is made.)
If this condition is not met within the time established
herein (or as extended, as applicable), then the final
approval of this planned unit development shall become null
and void and of no effect. The date of final approval for
this planned unit development shall be deemed to be the date
that the condition is met, for purposes of determining the
vesting of rights. For purposes of calculating the running
of time for the filing of an appeal pursuant to Chapter 2,
Article II, Division 3, of the City Code, the 11final
decision" of the Board shall be deemed to have been made at
the time of this conditional approval; however, in the event
that a dispute is presented to the Board for resolution
regarding provisions to be included in the development
agreement, the running of time for the filing of an appeal
of such "final decision" shall be counted from the date of
the Boards decision resolving such dispute.
2. As mitigation for the removal of 5 existing trees on the
Hugh M. Woods site, 16 additional trees shall be planted
off -site. These trees shall be planted on City property,
either along streets or in parks. The mitigation trees shall
be a minimum of 211 caliper deciduous trees or 61 height
evergreens. The City Forester shall identify planting
locations and approve the species selection (commercial
locations or along arterial streets in close proximity to
the Hugh M. Woods site will be a priority). The developer
may choose to make a single payment (materials & labor) to
the City to provide for these plantings or cause the work to
be done by hiring a landscape company licensed to do the
work in Fort Collins.
3. Hugh M. Woods shall prohibit its employees, when acting
within the scope of their employment, from utilizing the
local street system of the Skyview and Skyview South
Subdivisions for any purpose except for travel to and from
work and for making deliveries and/or for service calls to
customers in said subdivisions.
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4. That sufficient monies be placed in escrow by the developer
to cover the cost of closing and re -landscaping the right -in
only frontage road access if the City traffic engineer
determines, within 6 months of the store opening, that the
right -in only frontage road access is hazardous.
Staff is recommending that the Planning and Zoning Board grant a
variance to All Development Criterion A-2.3 in the L.D.G.S.
ComAk Planning and Environmental vices
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 27, 1995
Re: HUGH M. WOODS P.U.D., FINAL
To: Rene Clements, Chairperson, and
Members of the Planning and Zoning Board
Thru: Bob Blanchard,l
Planning Director
Current Planning
From: Stephen Olt,
Project Planner
This memo is an attachment to the Hugh M. Woods P.U.D. - Final
staff report and recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Board
dated February 27, 1995.
The memo replaces the Tree Mitigation portion of Section 6 -
Resource Protection on Page 6 of the report:
Tree Mitigation:
The proposed Hugh M. Woods P.U.D. site plan will cause the removal
of 5 significant existing trees (ranging from 15" to 56" in
diameter). There are 12 trees on -site that will be preserved. All
Development Criterion A-2.3 [Natural Features] in the Land
Development Guidance System (L.D.G.S.) asks the question:
"Do the physical elements of the site plan adapt well to the
physical characteristics of the site and minimize the
disturbance of topography, water bodies, streams, wetlands,
wildlife habitats, vegetation and other natural features?"
The purpose of the criterion is to ensure that the way in which the
physical elements of the site plan are arranged on the site
respects the existing topography, streams and/or water bodies,
vegetation, and wildlife habitats. It also states that the intent
is to preserve desirable existing vegetation where possible. The
City's Natural Resources Department can evaluate vegetation to
determine its relative value. Examples of significant vegetation
include, but are not limited to:
* Trees over six inches in caliper
* Masses of small trees
* Large shrub masses that provide wildlife habitat
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FAX (303) 221-6378 TDD (303) 224-6002
Each of the 5 trees that will be removed are over six inches in
caliper and were evaluated by the City Forester as to species,
size, condition, and location. The maximum possible mitigation for
any 1 removed tree is 10 replacement trees. For each of the 5 trees
to be removed, the number of replacement trees was identified on a
sliding scale, based on their value. They were then summed up, for
a total of 16 mitigation trees. Staff is recommending a condition
of approval requiring that additional trees be planted off -site as
mitigation for the loss of existing trees.
The Planning and Zoning Board is empowered to grant variances to
the provisions of Section 29-526 of the City Code. The decision of
the Board on any variance shall be set forth in writing in the
minutes of the meeting of the Board. Variance requests may be
granted if the Board determines that the granting of the variance
would neither be detrimental to the public good nor impair the
intent and purposes of this section, and if the applicant
demonstrates:
(1) That by reason of exceptional topographical, soil, or
other subsurface conditions or other conditions peculiar
to the site, undue hardship would be caused to a
subdivider by the strict application of any provision of
this section, or
(2) That by reason of exceptional conditions or difficulties
with regard to solar orientation or access, undue
hardship would be caused to a subdivider by the strict
application of any provisions of this section, or
( 3 ) That the plan as submitted is equal to or better than
such plan incorporating the provision for which a
variance is requested, or
(4) That the granting of a variance from the strict
application of any provision would result in a
substantial benefit to the City by reason of the fact
that the proposed project would help satisfy a defined
community need (such as traffic congestion or urban
blight), and the strict application of such a provision
would render the project practically unfeasible.
Staff is recommending that the Planning and Zoning Board grant a
variance to All Development Criterion A-2.3 in the L.D.G.S. based
on the fact that tree replacement mitigation as recommended by the
City, in addition to the improvements as proposed by the developer
on the Site and Landscape Plans, complies with Reason (3) above.
The plans as submitted, with mitigation in the form of 16
additional off -site trees, are equal to a plan providing for
preservation of the existing trees. The mitigation will not be
immediate due to the natural establishment, growth, and maturity of
the trees over a period of approximately 20 years.
Also, this memo includes an addition to Section 4 - Transportation,
paragraph 3, Page 5 that instructs the Board to "See the attached
memo from Tom Vosburg, Transportation Planner with the City
Transportation Department". His memo addresses the proposed right -
in only frontage road access, to the north of Skyway Drive, that is
being proposed by the developer. Staff is recommending a condition
of approval requiring that sufficient monies be placed in escrow by
the developer to cover the cost of closing and re -landscaping the
right -in only frontage road access if the City traffic engineer
determines within 6 months of the store opening that the right -in
only frontage road access is hazardous.
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January 17, 1994
Trar�rtation Services
Transportation Division
To: Planning and Zoning Board
From: Tom Vosburg, Transportation Planner
Re: Hugh M. Wood Access Issues
The preliminary approval of the Hugh M. Woods PUD contained several conditions, some of
which related to the potential traffic conflicts created by the existing frontage road north of
Skyway Drive. City Transportation Services staff worked with the applicant and affected
property owners to evaluate alternatives and develop a solution that achieves the LDGS criteria
of providing safe, efficient and convenient vehicular access while minimizing negative impacts
to affected property owners. This memo summarizes the alternatives examined, the issues raised
by affected property owners and staff recommendations regarding the access issues.
Background.
Currently, a frontage road provides access to three properties north of Skyway Drive (the
• Hickory House restaurant, the Deli Works restaurant and Kangaroo Self Storage). This frontage
road intersects Skyway Drive extremely close to South College Avenue. Vehicles entering the
frontage road cannot make the maneuver without crossing into the on coming travel lane.
Vehicles exiting the frontage road cannot achieve proper alignment at the Skyway/College
intersection. The existing situation is tolerable only because of the low traffic volumes at the
intersection. The additional traffic that can be expected from the Hugh M. Wood PUD will
require double east -bound left turn lanes which will increase the likely hood of accidents if no
changes to the frontage road intersections are made.
The frontage road connects Skyway drive to Saturn Drive. The Skyway Drive/College Avenue
intersection is now signalized. The Saturn Drive/ College intersection is not signalized and is
designated in the South College Access Control plan to eventually become a non -signalized
limited movement intersection. No north -bound left turns out of Saturn Drive will be allowed.
although left turns in from College Avenue will be allowed. No timeline or budget has been set
to implement these access controls. Traffic can circulate from Saturn Drive through the Skyview
neighborhood to Skyway Drive.
Issues
Three primary issues need to be addressed in developing an access solution for the Hugh M.
Woods PUD. These are:
1. The revised roadway design must physically allow for safe vehicle operation;
• minimum turning radii for passenger vehicles must be incorporated into the design.
2. Frontage road business customers should retain convenient and efficient access to
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Skyway Drive to in order to be able to make left turns to head north on College Avenue. •
3. Substantial traffic should not be re -directed through the Skyview neighborhood in
order to address the above issues.
Alternatives Evaluated:
Staff worked with the applicant and frontage road business to evaluate several alternative access
solutions. These are outlined below.
Alternative 1: Install a median in Skyway Drive, limiting frontage operation to right -in
right -out only. This solution would resolve conflicts between vehicles exiting the frontage with
east -bound vehicles stacking in the left turn lanes, but it would make it difficult for exiting
frontage road business customers to use Skyway drive to turn left on to College. These drivers
would either make a U-turn at the Hugh M. Woods driveway or travel back into the Skyview
neighborhood to turn around.
Alternative 2: Re -align the frontage road to intersect Skyway Drive opposite the Hugh M.
Hoods driveway. This alternative would require that Skyway drive be shifted 16 feet to the
south and that a portion of the existing Skyway Drive right-of-way be vacated to allowed the
frontage road to be re -aligned the frontage road through the Hickory House parking lot. This
solution would provide safe, efficient and convenient full movement access for frontage road
businesses to Skyway Drive and the Skyway/College intersection with out re -directing
significant traffic through the Skyview neighborhood. However, some frontage road business •
owners are concern that the new access would be less visible and be less convenient for
customers entering the area and that this solution will cause their businesses to suffer.
Alternative 3: Re -align the frontage road as in Alternative 2 above, but retain a right -in
only access near the existing frontage intersection with College Avenue. This alternative
would provide all of the benefits of alternative 2, but would respond to frontage road business
owners concerns about maintaining a direct and visible entrance to the frontage road from
College Avenue. However, City Transportation Services staff have concerns that it may not be
possible to design the right in only access to operate safely. Driver may attempt to exit to
Skyway Drive via the right in only access, despite design and signage. However, the extent to
which would actually be a problem is difficult to predict. The right -in only access could be
easily closed off in the future if traffic problems were experienced, and the reamining access via
the re -aligned frontage road would still be adequate.
Recommendation
Staff recommends Alternative 2 as the access solution for the Hugh M. Wood PUD. Alternative
2 will provide safe, efficient and convenient access to the site and to frontage road businesses.
Staff does not beleave that the right -in only access include in Alterantive 3 is necessary if the
frontage road is realigned. However, staff would support Alternative 3 on a trail basis if
sufficient monies were placed in escrow to fund closure and re -landscaping of the right in only
access if the city Traffic Engineer determines that significant problems are experienced within •
the first six months of operation.
Co:: *t� Planning and Environment*-rvices
December 2, 1994
Payless Cashways
c/o Jim Sell Design
117 E. Mountain Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Sirs:
On November 14, 1994, the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Fort Collins approved
the Hugh M. Woods P.U.D. - Preliminary, #26-88D following conditions:
1. That the Final Plan shall show such improvements to the Skyway Drive/College
• Avenue intersection as will render the intersection safe and in compliance with
LDGS criteria A2.1, A2.4, A3.2, as applicable. Preference is to align frontage
road further to the west.
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2. That off -site drainage easements for the Hugh M. Woods development may be
necessary to allow release of their stormwater onto and across other properties.
Off -site easement dedications for storm drainage, to Hugh M. Woods from
affected property owners, must be part of the Final P.U.D. plan submittal to the
City.
3. That a design and mitigation plan which is acceptable to the Natural Resources
Division be part of the Final P.U.D. plan submittal to the City. The submittal
documentation must fully describe the extent of wetland impacts from site
development, including both construction and stormwater discharge. The
submittal must define the area of construction disturbance for both on -site and
off -site wetland areas, and must set forth acceptable strategies, techniques, and
costs for the avoidance, alleviation , or mitigation of those impacts.
4. That the driveway design at the southeast corner be revised with the final plan.
5. That staff investigate weight restrictions on Skyway Drive to the west.
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FAX (303) 221-6378 TDD (303) 224-6002
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• 6. Design considerations should include architectural detailing, additional relief on
the east exterior wall, and toning down of exterior colors (with example -pallet of --
colors) with the Final P.U.D. submittal.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call us.
S' ely,cj�-
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Steve Olt
City Planner
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December 19, 1994
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Planning and Zoning Board Members
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
RE: Hugh M. Woods P.U.D. Final Submittal
Response to Conditions
Dear Board Members:
The 15-acre project site, located on the west side of
College Avenue at Skyway Drive, is being submitted for final approval
by the Planning and Zoning Board. The Final Site and Landscape Plan
being presented for consideration addresses the following conditions of
approval stipulated at the November 14 meeting:
1. The Final Site and Landscape Plan incorporates improve-
ments to the traffic flow at the Skyway Drive/ College
Avenue intersection. Attached is a statement of agree-
ment from the owner of the Hickory House Restaurant,
on whose property these improvements will take place.
2. Offsite drainage easements are being acquired from two
property owners. Attached are statements from these
owners or their representatives.
3. The project engineer has submitted a design and mitiga-
tion plan for approval by the Natural Resources Depart-
ment.
4. The driveway design at the southeast corner of the site
has been revised.
5. We anticipate staff recommendations regarding weight
restrictions on Skyway Drive to the west.
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6. The Final site and Landscape Plan addresses architectural
detailing of the perimeter wall, building relief on the east
face, and a more muted color pallet.
Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to working
with you throughout the development review process.
Sincerely,
JIM SELL DESIGN n
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