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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIRAMONT TENNIS AND FITNESS CENTER PUD - PRELIMINARY - 54-87K - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWCommu& Planning and Environmental Ovices Planning Department City of Fort Collins July 7, 1993 Mr. Joe Frye Vaught -Frye Architects 1113 Stoney Hill Drive Fort Collins, CO 80525 Dear Mr. Frye: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staffs continents concerning South Fort Collins Tennis/Fitness Center, presented before the Conceptual Review Team on July 6, 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 Senior Planner TS/gjt Attachments cc: Tom Peterson, Planning Director Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer Transportation Department Stormwater Department Project Planner File 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 0 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 -_ (303) 221-6750 0 MEETING DATE: ITEM: APPLICANT: LAND USE DATA: July 6, 1993 South Fort Collins Tennis/Fitness Center Mr. Joe Frye, Vaught -Frye Architects, 1113 Stoney Hill Drive, Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Request for an indoor and outdoor tennis courts and separate fitness facility (10,000 to 15,000 square feet) on approximately 5.5 to 6.0 acres located, south of Oak Ridge Drive between Boardwalk and Lemay. Indoor court area measures 20,000 square feet. Site includes a possible outdoor pool and about 150 parking spaces. COMMENTS: 1. The Light and Power Department will need an standard Commercial One ("C-111) form to be completed by the electrical contractor to determine entrance capacity. Three phase electrical power is available on the south side of Oak Ridge Drive to serve this site. Standard charges (development charge and building site charge) will apply. The location of the transformer should be closely coordinated with Light and Power. Access must be from hard surface from one side. Other sides may be screened with landscape material. The transformer may be enclosed as long as clearance specifications are met. For further information, please contact Janet Perry, 221-6700. 2. Both water and sewer mains are available in Oak Ridge Drive to serve the site. If Rule Drive is extended, then the water and sewer mains in Rule Drive must also be extended to the limits of the Tennis Center's property. The Water and Wastewater Utility will write a repay agreement so that the future developer to the south pays the Tennis Center back for half the cost of installation and extension of these mains. 3. Please refer to the locally adopted amendments to the U.B.C. regarding fire sprinklers and fire containment. The contact person is Sharon Getz, 221-6760. E 11 4. The applicant is encouraged to use dry chlorine, not gaseous chlorine for the pool operation. Please refer to the Hazardous Material Checklist to see if quantities stored on the site will exceed the amount that triggers the Hazardous Material Impact Analysis. The contact person is Warren Jones, Poudre Fire Marshal, 221-6570. 5. The Poudre Fire Authority requires that all exterior portions of all structures be within 150 feet of an approved, dedicated fire access roadway. If structures are not within this distance,, then an automatic fire extinguishing system may be installed for relief from this criteria. 6. Please refer to the U.B.C. for wind loading specifications on the proposed structure. 7. The site is located in the McClelland -Mail Creek drainage basin. The Storm Drainage Fee in this basin is $3,717 per acre subject to the amount of impervious surface and the amount of onsite stormwater detention. The submittal will require a Drainage Report, Drainage and Grading Plan, and Erosion Control Plan. 8. The Drainage and Grading Plan should conform to the Miramont Overall Drainage Study. Please be aware that there have been many recent changes in the field during construction of drainage facilities. The Stormwater Utility may require an updated Overall Drainage Study in order to keep abreast of all the recent changes. For further information, please contact Kate Malers, 221-6589. 9. A traffic impact analysis will be required. This study should address trip generation, trip distribution, and impact on nearby intersections, particularly Lemay Avenue and Oak Ridge Drive. The developer is encouraged to, provide bicycle parking in order to promote alternative forms of transportation. 10. Curb cuts on Oak Ridge Drive should align with existing curb cuts on the north, or be offset by 150 feet. The sidewalk on Oak Ridge Drive should be four feet wide and detached from the curb. 11. The developer is encouraged to discuss cost sharing of public facilities with the developer of the Miramont P.U.D. It may be that there are cost sharing opportunities which may benefit both parties. 12. The Street oversizing Fee is $5,252 per developed acre, payable at the time of building permit issuance. 13. If the structure exceeds 40 feet in height, then the variance criteria found in the Development Manual must be addressed at the Preliminary P.U.D. stage. 14. Street trees should be planted between the sidewalk and the curb along Oak Ridge Drive. Light and Power requires 40 foot separation between street trees and street lights. Ornamental trees, however, may be planted within 15 feet of a. streetlight. The parkway planting area between sidewalk and curb should be ten feet wide so trees do not impact underground electrical conduits. (This parkway width may be reduced to six feet if the developer provides a spare conduit in the trench for future replacement purposes.) 15. The project may pose a challenging opportunity for neighborhood compatibility. The type and height of the indoor tennis structure may require special mitigation measures. For this reason, a neighborhood information meeting will be required. The Planning Department will identify the notification area and the developer provides the mailing list of the affected property owners. 16. -The developer should be aware that there is an ongoing neighborhood concern about excess illumination in the area. Special attention should be taken in selecting the number and type of outdoor security light fixtures. High pressure sodium light fixtures'are preferable over mercury vapor fixtures due to the softer illumination pattern. 17. Landscaping will play a key role in providing a buffer from the neighborhoods. Berms should be considered in strategic locations to enhance landscaping as long as there is no interference with stormwater flows.