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Commy Planning and Environmental ices
Planning Department
February 8, 1993
Mr. Eldon Ward
Cityscape Urban Design
3555 Stanford Road, Suite 105
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Dear Eldon:
For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning Auto
Lube and Carwash, Harmony Market, 5th Filing, presented before the Conceptual
Review Team on February 8, 1993.
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/gjt
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Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer
Transportation Department
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281 North College Avenue - P.O. Box 580 - Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 - (303) 221-6i50
CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS
MEETING DATE: February 8, 1993
ITEM: Auto Lube and Carwash, Harmony Market 5th,
Northwest Corner of Lemay Avenue and Oak Ridge
Drive.
APPLICANT: Mr. Eldon Ward, Cityscape Urban Design, 3-555
Stanford Road, Suite 165, Fort Collins, CO. 80525
LAND USE DATA: Request for auto lubrication and -carwash facility
in two separate buildings, on approximately one acre, located at
the northwest corner of Lemay Avenue and Oak Ridge Drive.
COMMENTS:
1. It is recommended that both buildings share a single
electrical transformer. The location of the transformer
should be closely coordinated with the City tight and Power
Department. The transformer may be screened by landscaping or
a screen wall with minimum clearances as per Light and Power_
specifications. The screening must not interfere with the
need for hard surface accessibility for a boom truck. Hard
surface area must not be greater than eight feet from the
transformer.
2. A Commercial One, "C-111, Form must be completed by an
electrical contractor to determine entrance capacity. Please
contact the Light and Power Department for an estimate of
fees.
3. Both water and sewer mains are available in both Lemay and the
internal access drive that presently serves Steele's Market.
Each buildng.will require its own separate water and sewer
services . For further information, please contact the Water
and Wastewater Department at 221-6681.
4. The site is Located in the McClelland -Mail Creek drainage
basin. The fees in this basin are $3,717 per acre, subject to
the amount of stormwater detention and runoff coefficient.
The site will. have to be regraded to conform to the overall
drainage plan. For further information, please contact Kathy
Malers, 221-6589.
5. Since the uses will be categorized as retail, the Street
Oversizing Fee will be $14,006 per acre, payable at the time
of building permit issuance.
6. At the time of submittal, the standard public improvements
plan, or utility plan, will be required. If a combined
Preliminary and Final P.U.D. is applied for, then the Utility
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Plans should be in final form. For further information,
please contact Kerrie Ashbeck, 221-6750.
7. The site plan should indicate the direction of vehicular
circulation.
8. Staff is concerned about lack of stacking in front of the auto
lube facility. Is there enough area to accommodate the
Saturday morning rush? Perhaps the operator can supply
information on the number of cars serviced per hour on a
typically busy Saturday. There should be no stacking spilling
out to the drive aisle.
9. The building envelope for the carwash does not appear to
include a mechanical room. Please be aware that these
facilities require space for mechanical equipment.
10. The two buildings should be tied together architecturally, and
with elements of the three anchor tenants within. Harmony
Market.
11. The P.U.D. should specify that all light fixtures, both pole
mounted and building mounted, should feature down directional,
sharp cutoff design. There should be no light spillage off
the site. At the time of submittal, manufacturer's cut sheets
should be provided.
12. The height of pole mounted fixtures should match the shorter
poles used on the perimeter of Pace Warehouse, Harmony Market
First Filing. The color of the poles should match Steele's
Market.
13. A shared parking agreement with Steele's Market may be
required to handle parking for employees.
14. The site is not located within the Residential Neighborhood.
Sign District. Therefore, the signage will be reviewed as
part of the P.U.D. Sign permits will be issued based on the
specifications on the P.U.D.
15. Because of the number of auto bays, the site will require
heavy reliance on perimeter landscaping. Evergreens and
hedges are suggested, especially along Lemay. Since
opportunities for foundation shrubs are limited, landscape
materials must be generous for maximum effectiveness.