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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVERIZON FTC RIVERSIDE WIRELESS FACILITY RELOCATION - FDP220012 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 2 - RESPONSE TO STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS Page 1 of 12 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 September 16, 2022 Ryan Sagar CSAI 5935 S Zang St., Suite 280 Denver, CO 80127 RE: Verizon FTC Riverside Wireless Facility Relocation, FDP220012, Round Number 1 Please see the following summary of comments from City staff and outside reviewing agencies for your submittal of Verizon FTC Riverside Wireless Facility Relocation. If you have questions about any comments, you may contact the individual commenter or direct your questions through your Development Review Coordinator, Todd Sullivan via phone at 970-221-6695 or via email at tsullivan@fcgov.com. Comment Summary: Department: Development Review Coordinator Contact: Todd Sullivan, 970-221-6695, tsullivan@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 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! Page 2 of 12 Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 SUBMITTAL: 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. Comments requiring action should NOT have a response such as noted or acknowledged. You will need to provide references to specific project plans, pages, reports, or explanations of why comments have not been addressed [when applicable]. Applicant Response: Responses to these comments have been provided in our resubmittal. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 SUBMITTAL: 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. Reach out to me if you would like a list of suggested names. *Please disregard any references to paper copies, flash drives, or CDs. Applicant Response: Any new items that are submitted for future rounds will follow naming conventions. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 SUBMITTAL: 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" (version 2016.1) or “PDFSHX (version 2017 and newer) in the command line and enter "0". Read this article at Autodesk.com for more 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 Applicant Response: Plans have been optimized or flatten where possible to reduce file sizes. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 SUBMITTAL: 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. Applicant Response: Thank you for detailing the routing schedules. Page 3 of 12 Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 INFORMATION: Please resubmit within 180 days, approximately 6 months, to avoid the expiration of your project. Applicant Response: Our resubmittal has occurred within 6 months. Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 INFORMATION: ANY project that requires four or more rounds of review would be subject to an additional fee of $3,000.00. Applicant Response: It is understood that any review that requires 4 or more rounds of review will require additional fees. Comment Number: 8 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 FOR HEARING: All "For Final Approval / For Approval" comments need to be addressed and resolved prior to moving forward with scheduling the Hearing. Staff will need to agree the project is ready for Hearing approximately 4 to 8 weeks prior to the hearing. Any remaining "For Final Approval / For Approval" comments or additional requirements resulting from the hearing decision need to be addressed and resolved prior to moving forward with the final documents and recording of this project. I will provide a recording checklist and process information when we are closer to this step. Applicant Response: Applicant acknowledges that “For Final Approval” comments need to be addressed before the hearing. Comment Number: 9 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 FOR HEARING: The proposed development project is subject to a Type 1 Review. The decision maker for your project will be an Administrative Hearing Officer at a public hearing. For the hearing, we will formally notify surrounding property owners within 800 feet (excluding public right-of-way and publicly owned open space). As your Development Review Coordinator, I will assist with preparing the mailing and coordinating the hearing date with your team. Applicant Response: Thank you for indicating the hearing notice process. Comment Number: 10 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 FOR HEARING: I reached out to GIS, and they said it will work (for them) to have the address for the wireless facility also be 1500 Riverside Ave. If Poudre Fire Authority desires it to be different, additional coordination will be necessary. Applicant Response: As discussed, the address for the facility will be known as 1500 Riverside Avenue- Cell Facility. Department: Planning Services Contact: Will Lindsey, , wlindsey@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 09/13/2022: FOR HEARING Page 4 of 12 Planning's primary comment is about the height and design of the facility. In evaluating the surrounding context, other then the PRPA power lines, there are not any structure that are 60+ feet in height. Is this height the minimum that is needed to meet network goals or the maximum? To further enhance the compatibility of the tower with the property and surroundings we recommend: (1) at minimum, that the material be carried down the front of the tower to conceal the support poles, and (2) an expansion of the enclosure at the top of the tower to create a tiered/"wedding cake" effect to the top of the tower. This approach would help mitigate the overall visual impact of the height. Alternatively, a reduction in height would increase compatibility. Applicant Response: Applicant has provided additional context regarding the existing site’s height versus our new site. There is a substantial loss in height that will lead to a decreased level of service for the area. Any further reduction would exacerbate this loss. The proposed height is less than what Verizon actually needs to service the area, but the setback requirements are dictating the proposed height. Coverage plot comparison has been provided by Verizon’s RF engineer to support these statements. We have updated the drawings to carry the concealments further down the tower. There is not an opportunity to create a tiered/wedding cake effect due to the space and design limitations around the structure including a roof overhang on the existing adjacent building. Furthermore, we felt even if this was possible, it would create more of a visual draw to the structure. Department: Engineering Development Review Contact: Sophie Buckingham, , sbuckingham@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: FOR APPROVAL - REVISED: A subdivision plat will be required along with this project due to lot lines running through the existing building as well as a lot line running through the proposed facility location. Please submit the subdivision plat with the next round of review, in order to eliminate the lot lines internal to the site. Applicant Response: We have prepared a subdivision plat for your review that is enclosed with this resubmission. Once recorded, this eliminates the lot lines internal to the site as well as the need for a separate dedication of the emergency access easement. We know that the survey in the drawing set needs to be updated to remove the small lots once the subdivision plat is approved. At the same time, we will also update the title for the emergency access easement as it currently shows in our survey as “Proposed Verizon EAE”. Since the subdivision plat will grant the EAE, the survey would be updated to show as existing for the city. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: FOR APPROVAL: The utility plan shows two new easements along with this project - utility easement and emergency access easement. Will these easements be dedicated by plat or by separate document? Either way, please submit them with the next round of review. If they will be dedicated by separate document, please contact me for more information about the dedication process and fees. Applicant Response: The utility easements between property owner and Verizon are going to be documented once the lease documents are recorded with the clerk and recorder since our lease documents have our survey and site plans as exhibits. As for the emergency access easement, I was told that this could be dedicated through the subdivision plat that we are providing. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/15/2022 09/15/2022: FOR APPROVAL: If any construction details are needed, please add them to the plan set. Applicant Response: A&E has included all relevant details to the revised set of drawings provided. Page 5 of 12 Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/15/2022 09/15/2022: FOR APPROVAL: Please see my redlines with questions about the scale, line types, and proposed concrete pad on the plans. Applicant Response: A&E has reviewed and incorporated updates to the site plans and survey based on the provided redlines. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 09/15/2022 09/15/2022: FOR APPROVAL: When you install the new cables and power lines, will you be milling and repaving any asphalt, or demolishing and reconstructing any concrete? If so, please indicate this clearly on the plans. Applicant Response: All new underground cabling will be a direction bore. This has been indicated on the plans where applicable. 3 bore pits have also noted and will be repaved with asphalt to match (e). Department: Stormwater Engineering – Erosion Control Contact: Basil Hamdan, 970-222-1801, bhamdan@fcgov.com Topic: Erosion Control Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/06/2022 09/06/2022: No Erosion Control Plan is required for sites that would disturb less than 10,000 sq. ft., is not proposed to be in a sensitive area, has no steep slopes (greater than 3H:1V) within or adjacent to the project, and is not part of a larger common development that will or is under construction. Therefore, no Erosion Control Material submittal is needed. If this project substantially changes in size or design where the above criteria now apply, erosion control materials should be submitted. Though the project at this time requires no erosion control material submittal, the project still must be swept and maintained to prevent dirt, saw cuttings, concrete wash, trash debris, landscape materials and other pollutants from the potential of leaving the site and entering the storm sewer at all times during the project in accordance with City Code 26 498. If complaint driven or site observation of the project seems not to prevent the pollutant discharge the City may require the project to install erosion and sediment control measures. Nearby inlets that may be impacted by the pollutants, in particular dirt, should be protected as a good preventative practice and individual lots should be protected from material escaping onto the sidewalk. If at building permit issuance any issues arise please email erosion@fcgov.com to help facilitate getting these permits signed off. Please address redlines provided on the Erosion Control Plan and add notes to that effect on the plan indicating that the site will be stabilized in accordance with the approved Landscape Plan and that no tracking or mud or debris shall occur. Applicant Response: Sheet A2.0 note has been added to notes section: The site will be stabilized in accordance with the approved plans (gravel access drive) and no tracking or mud or debris shall occur. Department: Stormwater Engineering Contact: Stephen Agenbroad, , sagenbroad@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 08/29/2022 Page 6 of 12 08/29/2022: INFORMATION Improvements to impervious area are less than 350 ft, so there are no Stormwater requirements. Please contact the Water Utilities Engineering if site improvements are anticipated. Please respond to this comment with the added impervious area for record keeping purposes. Applicant Response: Impervious area has been added to sheet A2.0, notes. The new area is 264 sq. ft. Department: Water-Wastewater Engineering Contact: Stephen Agenbroad, , sagenbroad@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 08/29/2022 08/29/2022: FOR FINAL APPROVAL: The property has a sanitary service line along with a 2-inch irrigation tap and a 6-inch fire service line. These private utilities (downstream of the curb stop) must be located privately and a vertical separation of 18-inches must be maintained. Applicant Response: Private PVC irrigation lines cannot be located, but a note has been added to maintain min. 18” vertical separation & general contractor to pothole to verify locations. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 08/29/2022 08/29/2022: FOR FINAL APPROVAL: The 10 ft horizontal separation between the proposed power line and the sanitary sewer line should be maintained as it appears that the existing 15-foot utility easement has room for the line to be shifted. Applicant Response: The new power line has been shifted to maintain a 10’ horizontal separation. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 08/29/2022 08/29/2022: FOR FINAL APPROVAL: The existing building 1500 Riverside Ave is currently served by a 2-inch water service and a 1 1/2 inch meter. As part of this project, the development will need to ensure the water service and meter are appropriately sized for the fixtures in the building. The water service and meter for this project site will need to be sized based on the AWWA M22 manual design procedure. A sizing justification letter that includes demand calculations for maximum flows, estimated continuous flows, and annual usage (only required for use types that are not assigned based on square footage) will need to be provided as a part of the final submittal package for this project.Additionally, the existing water service currently has an allotment of 1,018,286 gallons per year associated with it. If you believe that your property may use more water than your assigned allotment, please contact our Utility Fee and Rate Specialists at (970) 416-4252 or UtilityFees@fcgov.com for more information or questions. Applicant Response: The proposed project does not require water services. The building is sufficiently covered by existing fixtures. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 08/29/2022 08/29/2022: FOR FINAL APPROVAL: The 7 ft and 6 inches spacing on page 4 of 7 for the Site Development Plans is labeled for storm sewer, when it is the spacing for a sanitary sewer line. Please revise. Applicant Response: A&E has updated the drawings to address the change of label from storm sewer to sanitary sewer line. Page 7 of 12 Department: Light And Power Contact: Rob Irish, 970-224-6167, rirish@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: For Final Approval: The existing transformer is a 150kva 120/208v 3-phase transformer. The existing load on the transformer appears to be able to accommodate the new 1-200amp service load. Applicant Response: Thank you for letting us know that the existing load on the transformer should accommodate.. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: For Final Approval: There is currently one position left in the transformer with a maximum secondary size of 500kcmil allowed. If parallel secondary's are needed, the secondary connectors in the transformer will need to be changed out. Applicant Response: We understand that if parallel secondary’s are needed, the secondary connectors will need to be swapped. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: For Final Approval: This project will need to comply with our electric metering standards. Electric meter locations will need to be coordinated with Light and Power Engineering. Reference Section 8 of our Electric Service Standards for electric metering standards. A link has been provided below. https://www.fcgov.com/utilities/img/site_specific/uploads/ElectricServiceStanda rds_FINAL_18November2016_Amendment.pdf Applicant Response: We will comply with electric metering standards and locations will be coordinated with Light & Power. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: For Final Approval: A Customer Service Information form (C-1 form) and a one-line diagram for all commercial meters will need to be completed and submitted to Light & Power Engineering for review prior to Final Plan. A link to the C-1 form is below: http://zeus.fcgov.com/utils-procedures/files/EngWiki/WikiPdfs/C/C-1Form.pdf Applicant Response: We have provided a C-1 Form and a one line diagram for the project. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: For Final Approval: The secondary services to the buildings will be consider commercial; therefore, the service line from the transformer to the meter is required to be installed, owned, and maintained by the property owner. Applicant Response: The meter will be installed, owned, and maintained by the property owner. Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: For Final Approval: Any existing and/or proposed electric infrastructure that needs to be installed, relocated, or modified as part of this project, will be at the expense of the developer and will need to be located within Public Right-of-Way or a dedicated easement. Please coordinate relocations with Light and Power Engineering. Applicant Response: It is understood that expense will be covered by the developer for any relocations or modifications. Page 8 of 12 Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: For Final Approval: Electric capacity fee, building site charges, and any system modification charges necessary to feed the site will apply to this development. Please contact me or visit the following website for an estimate of charges and fees related to this project: http://www.fcgov.com/utilities/business/builders-and-developers/plant-investment-development-fees Applicant Response: Thank you for the directions on how to find an estimate of charges and fees related to the project. Department: Environmental Planning Contact: Scott Benton, (970)416-4290, sbenton@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: No comments. Applicant Response: Thank you for your time. Department: Forestry Contact: Freddie Haberecht, , fhaberecht@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: PRE-SUBMITTAL - Forestry Tree Inventory: For existing trees on site, please schedule an onsite inventory with City Forestry (choltz@fcgov.com/ctomlinson@fcgov.com/fhaberecht@fcgov.com) to obtain inventory and mitigation information. This meeting should occur prior to next round of review. Applicant Response: We completed an onsite inventory with Molly Roche of the City Forestry Department in January 2021.Tree inventory and mitigation notes have been added to the plans. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: INFORMATION ONLY Please provide a landscape plan that meets the Land Use Code (LUC) 3.2.1 requirements. This should include the existing tree inventory, any proposed tree removals with their locations clearly noted and any proposed tree plantings (including species, size, quantity, and method of transplant). The plans should also include the following City of Fort Collins notes: General Landscape Notes Tree Protection Notes Street Tree Permit Note, when applicable. These notes are available from the City Planner or by following the link below and clicking on Standard Plan Set Notes: https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/applications.php Required tree sizes and method of transplant: Canopy Shade Tree: 2.0” caliper balled and burlapped Evergreen tree: 6.0’ height balled and burlapped Ornamental tree: 1.5” caliper balled and burlapped Page 9 of 12 Required mitigation tree sizes: Canopy Shade Tree: 2.0” caliper balled and burlapped Evergreen tree: 8.0’ height balled and burlapped Ornamental tree: 2.0” caliper balled and burlapped Applicant Response: A&E has updated the drawings to include special callout on the site plans that no new landscaping is proposed. Additionally, tree inventory and mitigation notes have been inserted onto the site plan (A1). General landscape, street tree, and tree protection notes have been included on sheet A1.1. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: INFORMATION ONLY Please provide an “Existing Tree Removal Feasibility Letter” for City Forestry staff to review. Proposals to remove significant existing trees must provide a justification letter detailing the reason for each tree removal. This is required for all development projects proposing significant tree removal regardless of the scale of the project. The purpose of this letter is to provide a document of record with the project’s approval and for the City to maintain a record of all proposed significant tree removals and justifications. Existing significant trees within the project’s Limits of Disturbance (LOD) and within natural area buffer zones shall be preserved to the extent reasonably feasible. Streets, buildings, and lot layouts shall be designed to minimize the disturbance to significant existing trees. (Extent reasonably feasible shall mean that, under the circumstances, reasonable efforts have been undertaken to comply with the regulation, that the costs of compliance clearly outweigh the potential benefits to the public or would unreasonably burden the proposed project, and reasonable steps have been undertaken to minimize any potential harm or adverse impacts resulting from noncompliance with the regulation.) Where it is not feasible to protect and retain significant existing tree(s) or to transplant them to another on-site location, the applicant shall replace such tree(s) according to City mitigation requirements. Applicant Response: No existing trees are proposed to be removed as no proposed work will affect existing trees. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: INFORMATION ONLY Tree protection will be required onsite and trenching for new utility lines is not recommended with in the critical root zone of existing trees. Applicant Response: All existing trees will be protected and not disturbed as part of this project. The city’s general landscape notes, street tree notes, tree protection notes, and tree mitigation table have been added to the drawings on sheet A1.1. Department: PFA Contact: Marcus Glasgow, 970-416-2869, marcus.glasgow@poudre-fire.org Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 09/13/2022: FOR FINAL FIRE LANE SIGNS The limits of the fire lane shall be fully defined. Fire lane sign locations should be indicated on future plan sets. Refer to LCUASS detail #1418 & #1419 for sign type, placement, and spacing. Appropriate directional arrows required on all signs. Posting of additional fire lane signage may be determined at time of fire Page 10 of 12 inspection. Code language provided below. - IFC D103.6: Where required by the fire code official, fire apparatus access roads shall be marked with permanent NO PARKING - FIRE LANE signs complying with Figure D103.6. Signs shall have a minimum dimension of 12 inches wide by 18 inches high and have red letters on a white reflective background. Signs shall be posted on one or both sides of the fire apparatus road as required by Section D103.6.1 or D103.6.2. Applicant Response: The locations of fire lane signage has been called out on the site plan (A1.0) and fire lane sign details (A2.1), which includes the specs of this signage to be installed. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 09/13/2022: FOR FINAL PREMISE IDENTIFICATION: ADDRESS POSTING & WAYFINDING Where possible, the naming of private drives is usually recommended to aid in wayfinding. New and existing buildings shall be provided with approved address identification. The address identification shall be legible and placed in a position that is visible from the street or road fronting the property. Address identification characters shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall not be spelled out. The address numerals for any commercial or industrial buildings shall be placed at a height to be clearly visible from the street. They shall be a minimum of 8 inches in height unless distance from the street or other factors dictate larger numbers. Refer to Table 505.1.3 of the 2021 IFC as amended. If bronze or brass numerals are used, they shall only be posted on a black background for visibility. Monument signs may be used in lieu of address numerals on the building as approved by the fire code official. Buildings, either individually or part of a multi- building complex, that have emergency access lanes on sides other than on the addressed street side, shall have the address numbers and street name on each side that fronts the fire lane. Applicant Response: Enumeration has assigned address: 1500 Riverside Avenue – Cell Facility. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/13/2022 09/13/2022: FOR FINAL FIRE LANE LOADING Fire lanes shall be designed as a flat, hard, all-weather driving surface capable of supporting 40 tons. A note shall be added to the civil plans. Applicant Response: The fire lane will be along an existing flat, hard, all-weather driving surface since it will be crossing an existing parking lot and driveway maintained by the owner’s of the property. The area from the paved surface access easement to the site has been noted to be covered with 4”d, ¾” gravel drive on sheets A1.0 & A2.0. Department: Technical Services Contact: Jeff County, 970-221-6588, jcounty@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Need from A&E Comment Originated: 09/08/2022 09/08/2022: FOR FINAL APPROVAL: Please add a legal description for the property where this equipment is located to the cover sheet. Applicant Response: We are unsure if this section should include the existing legal description or the new legal description after the subdivision plat is approved. For now, we have inserted the legal description that is detailed in the plat, but I’m sure this is wrong. Page 11 of 12 Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/08/2022 09/08/2022: FOR FINAL APPROVAL: Sheet A1.1 LANDSCAPE NOTES is missing from the plan set. Please add it to the set or remove it from the sheet index. Applicant Response: The city’s general landscape notes, street tree notes, tree protection notes, and tree mitigation table have been added to the drawings on sheet A1.1 so this has been kept on the sheet index. Department: Water Conservation Contact: Eric Olson, 970-221-6704, eolson@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/09/2022 09/09/2022: Is there an existing irrigation system to manage the landscape additions? The irrigation additions will require a review and must follow the requirements outlined in Section 3.2.1 (J) of the Land Use Code. Direct questions concerning landscape and irrigation requirements to Eric Olson, at 221-6704 or eolson@fcgov.com Applicant Response: No new landscaping is proposed. Existing landscaping is irrigated. Department: Internal Services Contact: Russell Hovland, 970-416-2341, rhovland@fcgov.com Topic: Building Insp Plan Review Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 09/12/2022 09/12/2022: Construction shall comply with adopted codes as amended. Current adopted codes are: 2021 International Building Code (IBC) with local amendments 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) with local amendments 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with local amendments 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC) with local amendments 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) with local amendments 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) with local amendments Colorado Plumbing Code & state amendments (currently 2018 IPC) 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) as amended by the State of Colorado Copies of current City of Fort Collins code amendments can be found at fcgov.com/building. · Accessibility: State Law CRS 9-5 & ICC/ANSI A117.1-2017. · Snow Live Load: Ground Snow Load 35 PSF. · Frost Depth: 30 inches. · Wind Loads: Risk Category II (most structures): · 140mph (Ultimate) exposure B or Front Range Gust Map published by The Structural Engineer's Association of Colorado · Seismic Design: Category B. · Climate Zone: Zone 5 · Energy Code: 2021 IECC commercial chapter. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: · Commercial occupancies must provide 10ft setback from property line and 20 feet between other buildings or provide fire rated walls and openings per chapter 6 and 7 of the IBC. Page 12 of 12 · City of Fort Collins adopted International Fire Code (IFC) and amendments to the 2018/2021 IFC require a full NFPA-13 sprinkler system per IBC chapter 9 or when building exceeds 5000 sq.ft. (or meet fire containment requirements). · Buildings using electric heat, must use heat pump equipment. · A City licensed commercial general contractor is required to construct any new commercial structure. · Plans must be signed and stamped by a Colorado licensed architect or engineer and must be included in the permit application. · Electric vehicle parking spaces are now required per local amendment to the IBC. See section 3604. · For projects located in Metro Districts, there are special additional code requirements for new buildings. Please contact the plan review team to obtain the requirements for each district. Building Permit Pre-Submittal Meeting: Please schedule a pre-submittal meeting with Building Services for this project. Pre-Submittal meetings assist the designer/builder by assuring, early on in the design, that the new projects are on track to complying with all of the adopted City codes and Standards listed below. The proposed project should be in the early to mid-design stage for this meeting to be effective. Applicants of new projects should contact their Development Review Coordinator to schedule a pre-submittal meeting. Applicants should be prepared to present site plans, floor plans, and elevations and be able to discuss code issues of occupancy, square footage, type of construction, and energy compliance method being proposed. Applicant Response: Construction will comply with adopted codes as amended. A&E will schedule a pre-submittal meeting with building services as we are nearing land use review approval or get approved.