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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGATEWAY AT HARMONY ROAD PUD, MCDONALD'S PLAYPLACE ADDITION - AMENDED PRELIMINARY & FINAL - 1-88I - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEW Comm. Planning and Environmentagivices Current Planning Cit of Fort Collins September 13, 1995 Mrs. Amy Carlson McDonald's Corporation 5251 D.T.C. Parkway, Suite 300 Englewood, CO 80111 Dear Ms. Carlson: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staffs comments concerning Playland Addition- Harmony Road and College Avenue presented before the Conceptual Review Team on September 11, 1995. The comments are offered informally by Staff to assist you in preparing the detailed components of the project application. Modifications and additions to these comments may be made at the time of formal review of this project If you should have any questions regarding these comments or the next steps in the review process, please feel free to call me at 221-6750. Sincerely, Ted Shepard, AICP Senior Planner TS/gjd Attachments cc: Transportation Department Stormwater Department Project Planner File 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 FAX (970) 221-6378 • TDD (970) 224-6002 . le III rCONC_. . _ _. ,v EPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS Ci of Fort Collins MEETING DATE: September 11, 1995 ITEM: Playland Addition- Harmony Road and College Avenue APPLICANT: Mrs. Amy Carlson, McDonald's Corporation, 5251 D.T.C. Parkway, Suite 300, Englewood, CO. 80111. LAND USE DATA: Request to add a 1,300 square foot"Playland"addition onto the east side of McDonald's, in the area of the existing outdoor play facility, at 4525 South College Avenue (College and Harmony). The addition would be glass panels at a height of 22.5 feet. New indoor seating would replace existing outdoor seating. COMMENTS: 1. If there is a need to upgrade the existing electrical panel to supply the new HVAC equipment,then please contact Alan Rutz at Light and Power, 221-6700. An upgrade will require the completion of the"Commercial One"form which determines entrance capacity and the ability of the existing transformer to supply the necessary amount of power. 2. If there is no need to install new water or sewer services,then there are no issues with the City's Water and Wastewater Department. Existing services come in from the north so the addition should have no impact. If you need information from Water and Wastewater, please contact Mark Taylor, 221-6681. 3. With the addition,the building will contain over 5,000 square feet of floor area that is uncontained by fire separation walls rated for"one-hour." As such,the building must be equipped with either a one-hour separation wall so that no one area exceeds 5,000 square feet, or equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system meeting commercial specifications. The Fire Marshal strongly recommends the installation of an automatic fire extinguishing system. For further information,please contact Mike Pretz, Poudre Fire Authority, 221-6570, or Sharon Getz, Building Inspection Division,221-6760. 4. The new exit in the Playland addition must be handicap accessible. 5. The Transportation Department will not need an updated traffic study since the addition is not a generator of new trips. COMMUNITY PLANNING& ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE S 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 FORT COLLINS,COLORADO 80522-0580(303)221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT GO 6. The Storinwater Utility will need a letter from a licensed professional engineer stating that the addition will be placed over existing impervious surface. Further,the letter should address any issues related to the direction of storm flows to the approved outlet. point or detention pond or any other changes in the character of the storm drainage. 7. The Engineering Department will assess the Street Oversizing Fee, on a pro-rated basis for the new addition. The base fee is $14,005 per acre. Please contact Matt Baker,Civil Engineer, 221-6605 for an estimate of this fee. 8. The restaurant was approved as a planned unit development. The addition will be processed as an Amended Final P.U.D., subject to the review criteria of the Land Development Guidance System, to be considered by the Planning and Zoning Board. 9. Staff cautions McDonald's and the store operator that the request is considered controversial and will likely be placed on the Planning and Zoning Board's discussion agenda. The three glass panels, with a height of 22.5 feet, is an introduction of an architectural element not found elsewhere in the center. Observations of the Loveland and Windsor facilities indicate that these playland additions are extremely prominent and the new materials and height are in sharp contrast with the architectural character of the existing store. The request will be evaluated and reviewed by All Development Criteria of the Land Development Guidance System, in particular Architecture (A-2.7), Landscape(A-2.13)and Site Lighting(A-2.15) and Glare or Heat(A-2.17). 10. The request for additional signage will be reviewed for compliance with the City's Sign Code. All square footage must be within the allowance as per the Sign Code, including parking lot directional signage, menu board,wall and monument signs. Further,new signage on the playland addition must comply with All Development Criterion A-2.14, "Signs," of the Land Development Guidance System.