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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCARRIAGE HOUSE AT 113 N SHIELDS - FDP230014 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - RESPONSE TO STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS Page 1 of 16 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 April 20, 2023 Todd Sullivan Fort Collins, CO Re: Carriage House at 113 N Shields – Conceptual Review Response Letter Response Letter: This letter acknowledges or addresses each of the applicable items raised in the comments below. Fort Collins staff comments are in black font. Acknowledgements and responses are in blue font. January 24, 2023 Paul Crosby Fort Collins, CO Re: Carriage House at 113 N Shields Description of project: This is a request for approval of a carriage house at 113 N Shields St. (parcel # 9710405020). The applicant proposes to convert existing accessory building with habitable space to a carriage house. Access is taken from N Shields St to the east. The site is approximately 0.08 miles south of Laporte Ave. and directly west of N Shields St. The property is within the Neighborhood Conservation, Low Density District (N-C-L) zone district and the project would be subject to Administrative (Type 1) Review. Please see the following summary of comments regarding Carriage House at 113 N Shields. The comments offered informally by staff during the Conceptual Review will 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 have any questions regarding these comments or the next steps in the review process, please contact your Development Review Coordinator, Todd Sullivan via phone at 970-221-6695 or via email at tsullivan@fcgov.com. Comment Summary Development Review Coordinator Contact: Todd Sullivan, 970-221-6695, tsullivan@fcgov.com Page 2 of 16 1. 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. Staff will need to agree the project is ready for Hearing approximately 4 to 6 weeks prior to a hearing date to accommodate scheduling and notice requirements. For the hearing, we will formally notify surrounding property owners within 800 - 1,000 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. A neighborhood meeting is not required for this development request. If you would like to hold a meeting to engage your neighborhood regarding the proposal prior to the hearing, I can assist you with this request. Acknowledge comment. 2. 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. Include me in all email correspondence with other reviewers and keep me informed of any phone conversations. Thank you! Acknowledge comment. 3. I will provide you a roadmap specific to your development review project, helping to identify each step of the process. For more detailed process information, see the Development Review Guide at www.fcgov.com/drg. This online guide features a color coded flowchart with comprehensive, easy to read information on each step in the process. This guide includes links to just about every resource you need during development review. Acknowledge comment. 4. I will provide a Project Submittal Checklist to assist in your submittal preparation. Please use the checklist in conjunction with this comment letter and the Submittal Requirements located at: http://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/applications.php. If you have questions regarding items in the checklist, or the applicability of an item to your project, please reach out to me. Acknowledge comment. 5. As part of your submittal, you will respond to the comments provided in this letter. The final 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]. Page 3 of 16 Acknowledge comment. 6. 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. Acknowledge comment. 7. 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/sfdcarticles/sfdcart icles/Drawing-text-appears-as-Comments-in-a-PDF-created-by-AutoCAD.htm Acknowledge comment. 8. The request will be subject to the Development Review Fee Schedule: https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/fees.php. I will provide an estimate of the initial fees to begin the development review process based on your Conceptual Review Application. As noted in the comments, there are additional fees required by other departments, and additional fees at the time of building permit. The City of Fort Collins fee schedule is subject to change – please confirm these estimates before submitting. Development Review Application Fees will be due at time of the project being submitted for formal review. If you have any questions about fees, please reach out to me. Acknowledge comment. 9. Payments can be made by check or credit card. If paying by check, make payable to “City of Fort Collins”. This is accepted at the Development Review Center, 281 N College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524, by mail or can be placed in the blue drop box located at the west side of the building. Please mark it to my attention and reference the project it is associated with. If paying by credit card, I can process the payment over the phone with you. Credit card payments include a convenience fee of 2% + $0.25 added to all payments under $2,500.00, and 2.75% added to all payments over $2,500.00. Page 4 of 16 Acknowledge comment. 10. Submittals are accepted any day of the week, with Wednesday at noon being the cut-off for routing the same week. Upon initial submittal, your project will be subject to a completeness review. Staff has until noon that Friday to determine if the project contains all required checklist items and is sufficient for a round of review. If complete, a formal Letter of Acceptance will be emailed to you and the project would be officially routed with its initial round of review, followed by a formal meeting. Please check with me, your Development Review Coordinator, regarding review timelines. As you are preparing to submit your formal plans, please notify me with an anticipated submittal date. Applications and plans are submitted electronically to me by email or secured file sharing applications. Pre-submittal meetings can be beneficial to ensure you have everything for a complete submittal. Please reach out and I will assist in those arrangements. Acknowledge comment. Planning Services Contact: Katelyn Puga, , kpuga@fcgov.com 1. FOR INFORMATION- The property is located in the Neighborhood Conservation, Low Density District (N-C-L), and is subject to the requirements of Article 4, Division 4.7 for properties located in the NCL District. Based on the information provided with the Conceptual Review, the proposed single-family dwelling land use is subject to an Administrative Review. Acknowledge comment. 2. GENERAL COMMENT - This development proposal will be subject to all applicable standards of the Fort Collins Land Use Code (LUC), including Article 3 General Development Standards. The entire LUC is available for your review on the web at http://www.colocode.com/ftcollins/landuse/begin.htm. Acknowledge comment. 3. GENERAL COMMENT - If this proposal is unable to satisfy any of the requirements set forth in the LUC, a Modification of Standard Request will need to be submitted with your formal development proposal. Please see Section 2.8.2 of the LUC for more information on criteria to apply for a Modification of Standard. Acknowledge comment. TBD, perhaps for setbacks. 4. GENERAL COMMENT - The proposed carriage house shall conform to the Land Use Standards for the required lot area, allowable floor area on lots, and the dimensional standards in the NCL district as required in Section 4.7. Please provide this information with the submitted site plan. Page 5 of 16 The lot area is at least 14,000 sq ft. The allowable floor area is thirty percent or 4200 sq ft. The floor area of the principal building is 1000 sq ft. The proposed carriage house floor area is 500 sq ft. Considering that the first 250 sq ft of a detached accessory building is not included, the total proposed floor area is: 1000 + 500 – 250 = 1250 sq ft 5. GENERAL COMMENT - The Land Use Code requires in Division that all accessory buildings may be located in any area of the rear portion of a lot, provided that it complies with the setback requirements of this District and there is at least a ten-foot separation between structures. Please ensure that the structure will meet the minimum setback requirements in the NCL zone district. If the proposed Carriage House does not meet the required setback or separation requirements then a Modification of Standard may be requested. Acknowledge comment. The setback to the north is 5 feet. 6. GENERAL COMMENT - Please ensure that that the proposed carriage house meets the requirements in Division 4.7 for Additional Review Criteria for Carriage Houses and Accessory Buildings with Habitable Space. The Carriage House will utilize an existing building and no changes are proposed for the site. The existing site provides for a separate yard area of at least 120 sq ft. To the extent reasonably feasible, entry doors and major windows face the existing principal building or ally. Windows facing the rear yard are minimized. There are no changes proposed to existing natural resources. 7. PARKING - The proposed Carriage House is required to provide the minimum parking in Division 3.2.2 and 3.8.10 of the Land Use Code. One off-street parking space must be provided for each bedroom in the carriage house (in addition to the required off-street parking for the principal dwelling). The proposed carriage house will have one bedroom. One additional off-street parking space will be provided for the carriage house. The principal dwelling currently has two bedrooms and two parking spaces. When the carriage house is finished, there will be a total of three parking spaces. 8. GENERAL COMMENT - Please confirm with the submittal that there is a formal parking and driveway access into the parking area for the property from the Beavers Market property. There is no formal parking access into the parking area from Beavers Market. Access to the parking area will be through Beavers Market until such time that Beavers Market restricts such access. Should Beavers Market restrict parking area access, a new access will be established along the southern edges of the property through the driveway/utility easement connecting the parking area to Shields St. 9. This development proposal will be subject to all applicable standards of the Fort Collins Land Use Code (LUC), including Article 3 General Development Standards. The entire LUC is available for your review on the web at http://www.colocode.com/ftcollins/landuse/begin.htm. Page 6 of 16 Acknowledge comment. 10. If this proposal is unable to satisfy any of the requirements set forth in the LUC, a Modification of Standard Request will need to be submitted with your formal development proposal. Please see Section 2.8.2 of the LUC for more information on criteria to apply for a Modification of Standard. Acknowledge comment. Contact: Jim Bertolini, 970-416-4250, jbertolini@fcgov.com 1. INFORMATION ONLY: Property not currently evaluated for City Landmark status. If this is desired for future redevelopment, this can be ordered for $850, allowing 6 weeks for completion. Acknowledge comment. 2. NO HISTORIC REVIEW REQUIRED: This proposal does not require historic review because there are no designated historic resources on the site and the nature of the project does not impact any historic resources that may lie on the development site or within 200 feet of the site. Acknowledge comment. Department: Engineering Development Review Contact: Tim Dinger, , tdinger@fcgov.com 1. INFORMATION: Larimer County Road Impact Fees and Transportation Capital Expansion Fees are due prior to issuance of building permit. For more information, please visit https://www.fcgov.com/engineering/tcef.php. Acknowledge comment. 2. INFORMATION: Any damaged curb, gutter and sidewalk existing prior to construction, as well as streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, destroyed, damaged or removed due to construction of this project, shall be replaced or restored to City of Fort Collins standards at the Developer's expense prior to the acceptance of completed improvements and/or prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy. Acknowledge comment. 3. INFORMATION: All public sidewalk, driveways and ramps, existing or proposed, adjacent or within the site, need to meet ADA standards. If they currently do not, they will need to be reconstructed so that they do meet current ADA standards as a part of this project. Page 7 of 16 Acknowledge comment. 4. INFORMATION: Any public improvements must be designed and built in accordance with the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS). They are available online at: https://www.larimer.org/urban-area-street-standards-2021 Acknowledge comment. 5. INFORMATION: This project is responsible for dedicating any right-of-way and easements that are necessary or required by the City for this project (i.e. drainage, utility, emergency access). This shall include the standard utility easements that are to be provided behind the right-of-way (15 foot along an arterial, 8 foot along an alley, and 9 foot along all other street classifications). Information on the dedication process, as well as deed templates, can be found at: http://www.fcgov.com/engineering/devrev.php Acknowledge comment. 6. INFORMATION: Utility plans will be required and a Development Agreement will be recorded once the project is finalized. This is an existing site utilizing an existing building. No changes to the site are proposed. There are no plans to draft Utility Plans as there are no changes to the site. 7. INFORMATION: A Development Construction Permit (DCP) will need to be obtained prior to starting any work on the site. This is an existing site utilizing an existing building. No changes to the site are proposed. This project is not constructing public infrastructure like: City water or sewer mains, public streets, public sidewalks, public drainage facilities, etc. A DCP is not applicable for this project. 8. INFORMATION: LCUASS parking setbacks (Figure 19-6) apply and will need to be followed depending on parking design. Parking will meet LCUASS parking setbacks. The existing two stall parking is setback roughly 105 feet from Shields St. The new single stall parking will be setback roughly 127 feet from Shields St. 9. INFORMATION: All fences, barriers, posts or other encroachments within the public right-of-way are only permitted upon approval of an encroachment permit. Applications for encroachment Page 8 of 16 permits shall be made to the Engineering Department for review and approval prior to installation. Encroachment items shall not be shown on the site plan as they may not be approved, need to be modified or moved, or if the permit is revoked then the site/ landscape plan is in non-compliance. This is an existing site with existing fences. No changes to the site are proposed. 10. INFORMATION: The development/site cannot use the right-of-way for any Low Impact Development to treat the site’s storm runoff. We can look at the use of some LID methods to treat street flows – the design standards for these are still in development. This is an existing site. No changes to the site are proposed. 11. INFORMATION: Doors are not allowed to open out into the right-of-way. Acknowledge comment. 12. INFORMATION: Bike parking required for the project cannot be placed within the right-of-way and if placed just behind the right-of-way need to be placed so that when bikes are parked they do not extend into the right-of-way. Bike parking is not required for the project. 13. INFORMATION: In regard to construction of this site, the public right-of-way shall not be used for staging or storage of materials or equipment associated with the Development, nor shall it be used for parking by any contractors, subcontractors, or other personnel working for or hired by the Developer to construct the Development. The Developer will need to find a location(s) on private property to accommodate any necessary staging and/or parking needs associated with the completion of the Development. Information on the location(s) of these areas will be required to be provided to the City as a part of the Development Construction Permit application. Acknowledge comment. 14. How is access established to the parking lot? A utility easement does not grant access rights, and it looks like the alley that was formerly used has been vacated and is now part, or partially part, of the Beaver Market parking lot. An access easement and an emergency access easement should be dedicated to maintain the right to access your parking lot. There is no formal parking access into the parking area from Beavers Market. Access to the parking area will be through Beavers Market until such time that Beavers Market restricts such access. Should Beavers Market restrict parking area access, a new access will be established along the Page 9 of 16 southern edges of the property through the driveway/utility easement connecting the parking area to Shields St. Department: Traffic Operations Contact: Steve Gilchrist, 970-224-6175, sgilchrist@fcgov.com 1. TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY: The conversion of the current accessory building into a carriage house would not trigger the requirements for a Transportation Impact Study. TIS waived. Acknowledge comment. 2. FOR INFORMATION: Further review will be needed regarding the current access location and determine if this meets all the access requirements. Pedestrian access from the street frontage is typically required and Emergency access will need to be reviewed by PFA. Clarification is also needed on whether or not there is an existing access agreement in place with the two properties to the south (1100, 1110 W. Mountain.) How access is actually being proposed to the carriage house, is it through the parking lot at 1100 W. Mountain, or is it through the driveway/utility easement for 113 N. Shields? There is no formal parking access into the parking area from Beavers Market. Access to the parking area will be through Beavers Market until such time that Beavers Market restricts such access. Should Beavers Market restrict parking area access, a new access will be established along the southern edges of the property through the driveway/utility easement connecting the parking area to Shields St. Department: Stormwater Engineering - Floodplain Contact: Claudia Quezada, (970)416-2494, cquezada@fcgov.com 1. This property is in the City-Designated Old Town Moderate Risk Floodplain. There are no Chapter 10 of City Municipal Code requirements that would apply. However, due to the known risk of flooding, Floodplain Staff strongly suggests elevating any equipment servicing the structure as much as possible (water heater, furnace, air conditioner, electrical, mechanical ducting, etc.). Acknowledge comment . Department: Stormwater Engineering - Erosion Contact: Water Utilities, (970)224-6191, WaterUtilitiesEng@fcgov.com 2. No Comment: Project falls under minimum criteria to trigger erosion control materials. Acknowledge comment . Department: Stormwater Engineering Contact: Water Utilities, (970)224-6191, WaterUtilitiesEng@fcgov.com Page 10 of 16 3. No site improvements If there are no site improvements that require grading or an increase in impervious area, there are no Stormwater requirements. Please contact Water Utilities Engineering (WaterUtilitiesEng@FCgov.com) if site improvements are anticipated. Acknowledge comment . Department: Water-Wastewater Engineering Contact: Water Utilities, (970)224-6191, WaterUtilitiesEng@fcgov.com 1. Existing Water Infrastructure There is an existing 10-inch water main in N Shields Street with an existing 3/4-inch water service to the site. Acknowledge comment . 2. Existing Sewer Infrastructure There is an existing 6-inch sanitary sewer main that runs along the southern property line of the lot and an 8-inch sewer main in N Shields Street. There is an existing sanitary sewer service to the site. Acknowledge comment . 3. Change of Use The proposed change of use for this property (commercial to single-family) will result in a change to its classification in the water & sewer fee structure. This water service is currently classified as ‘commercial’ and the proposed change would convert the water service to the ‘residential - duplex’ rate structure. As such, new water and sewer development fees, Plant Investment Fees (PIFs), and water rights fees may occur. Please contact our Utility Fee and Rate Specialists at (970) 416-4252 or UtilityFees@fcgov.com to discuss further. Information on fees can be found at: http://www.fcgov.com/utilities/business/builders-and-developers/plant-investment-develo pment-fees Acknowledge comment . Department: Electric Engineering Contact: Rob Irish, 970-224-6167, rirish@fcgov.com 1. Light & Power has existing electric infrastructure running east/west along the southern edge of the property. The primary residence is fed from an existing secondary vault located along the southwest portion of the lot. Acknowledge comment . 2. System modifications may be necessary to feed the new service. 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 Page 11 of 16 to be located within Public Right-of-Way or a dedicated easement. Please coordinate relocations with Light and Power Engineering. Acknowledge comment . 3. The proposed carriage house will need to be individually metered. Acknowledge comment . 4. 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/ElectricServiceStandards_FIN AL_18November2016_Amendment.pdf Acknowledge comment . 5. Please provide adequate space along the private drives to ensure proper utility installation and to meet minimum utility spacing requirements. A minimum of 10 feet separation is required between water, sewer and storm water facilities, and a minimum of 3 feet separation is required between Natural Gas. Please show all electrical routing on the Utility Plans. This is an existing site utilizing an existing building. No changes are proposed for the site and Utility Plans are not being drafted. I will work with electric engineering staff to route and locate the new electric meter. 6. Electric Capacity Fee, Building Site charges, and any system modification charges necessary will apply to this development. Please contact Light & Power Engineering at ElectricProjectEngineering@fcgov.com. Please reference our Electric Service Standards, development charges and fee estimator at the following link: http://www.fcgov.com/utilities/business/builders-and-developers/plant-investment-develo pment-fees Acknowledge comment . 7. Please field locate and show all existing utilities on the plan set to determine the best routing for the new electric service and any potential conflicts. I can schedule a site meeting to walk down and plan the electric meter and service installation. I will call in a locate prior to the on-site walk-down so that electric engineering staff can see the location of existing utilities. Electric engineering staff and I can take pictures of the agreed upon location for the new service. The pictures will show the location of existing utilities. Department: Environmental Planning Contact: Scott Benton, (970)416-4290, sbenton@fcgov.com Page 12 of 16 1. FOR SUBMITTAL: The City of Fort Collins is designated as a bird sanctuary for the refuge of wild birds (Municipal Code Chapter 4, Division 8 - Wild Birds: https://library.municode.com/co/fort_collins/codes/municipal_code? nodeId=CH4ANIN_ARTIIAN_DIV8WIBI) and in order to satisfy the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act requirements, it is prohibited for any person at any time in the City to abuse or injure any wild bird or damage a nest with eggs or injure the young of any such bird. A professional ecologist or wildlife biologist is required to complete the nesting survey linked below 5-7 days before conducting tree removal or trimming. If tree removal or trimming is planned, please include the following note on the tree mitigation plan and landscape plan, as appropriate: "NO TREES SHALL BE REMOVED DURING THE SONGBIRD NESTING SEASON (FEBRUARY 1 TO JULY 31) WITHOUT FIRST HAVING A PROFESSIONAL ECOLOGIST OR WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST COMPLETE A NESTING SURVEY 5-7 DAYS BEFORE TREE REMOVAL OR TRIMMING TO IDENTIFY ANY ACTIVE NESTS EXISTING ON THE PROJECT SITE. THE SURVEY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CITY ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER. IF ACTIVE NESTS ARE FOUND, THE CITY WILL COORDINATE WITH RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES TO DETERMINE WHETHER ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TREE REMOVAL AND CONSTRUCTION APPLY." The Songbird Nesting Survey document will be provided with the comment letter for you to fill out. This project does not include tree removal or trimming. 2. INFORMATION ONLY: City of Fort Collins Land Use Code [Section 3.2.1 (E)(3)], requires that to the extent reasonably feasible, all plans be designed to incorporate water conservation materials and techniques. This includes use of low-water-use plants and grasses in landscaping or re-landscaping and reducing bluegrass lawns as much as possible. Native plants and wildlife-friendly (ex: pollinators, butterflies, songbirds) landscaping and maintenance are also encouraged. Please refer to the Fort Collins Vegetation Database at https://www.fcgov.com/vegetation/ and the Natural Areas Department’s Native Plants document for guidance on native plants: http://www.fcgov.com/naturalareas/pdf/nativeplants2013.pdf. Acknowledge comment . 3. INFORMATION ONLY: Our city has many sustainability programs that may benefit this project. Of particular interest may be the: 1) Solar Rebate Program offers up to $1500 in rebates to Fort Collins Utility customers for the installation of solar PV: www.fcgov.com/solar, contact Rhonda Gatzke at 970-416 -2312 or rgatzke@fcgov.com 2) Integrated Design Assistance Program offers financial incentives and technical support for new construction and major renovation projects. Must apply early in the design phase: http://fcgov.com/idap, contact David Suckling at 970-416-4251 or dsuckling@fcgov.com Page 13 of 16 Acknowledge comment . Department: Forestry Contact: Carrie Tomlinson, , ctomlinson@fcgov.com 1. 1/19/2023: This project does not appear to be impacting trees on your lot. If this changes or if you would like any information on methods for protecting and preserving trees during construction, please contact forestry at ctomlinson@fcgov.com. This project does not include tree removal or trimming. Department: Fire Authority Contact: Theresa Reifinger, , 1. OBSTRUCTION OF FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS ROADS IFC503.4: Fire apparatus access roads shall not be obstructed in any manner, including the parking of vehicles. The minimum widths and clearances established in Section 503.2.1 shall be maintained at all times. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet. The site map shows a utility easement of 15 feet. Acknowledge comment . 2. FIRE APPARATUS ACCESS Fire access is required to within 150 feet of all exterior portions of any building, or facility ground floor as measured by an approved route around the perimeter. For the purposes of this section, fire access cannot be measured from an arterial road. Any private alley, private road, or private drive serving as a fire lane shall be dedicated as an Emergency Access Easement (EAE) and be designed to standard fire lane specifications. West Mountain may be used as an access road, North Shields is an arterial road and cannot be used as a fire access road. IFC 503.1.1: Approved fire Lanes shall be provided for every facility, building or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. The fire apparatus access road shall comply with the requirements of this section and shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the facility and all portions of the exterior walls of the first story of the building as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility. When any portion of the facility or any portion of an exterior wall of the first story of the building is located more than 150 feet from fire apparatus access, the fire code official is authorized to increase the dimension if the building is equipped throughout with an approved, automatic fire-sprinkler system. If access cannot be met at 150ft, the fire apparatus access road could extend to 300 ft, with the addition of the 13D fire sprinkler system. This project plans to install a 13D fire sprinkler system. Page 14 of 16 3. WATER SUPPLY Hydrant spacing, and flow must meet minimum requirements based on type of occupancy. A fire hydrant capable of providing Fire Flow according to IFC B105.2 (1000 gpm at 20 psi residual pressure) is required within 300 (400) feet of any commercial (residential) building as measured along an approved path of vehicle travel. For the purposes of this code, hydrants on the opposite side of arterial roadways are not considered accessible to the site. The nearest fire hydrant is located at North Shields and West Mountain. Acknowledge comment . 4. RESIDENTIAL AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS - IFC 903.2.8: An automatic sprinkler system installed in occupancies in accordance with Section 903.3 shall be provided throughout all buildings with a Group R (Residential) fire area. Single family residences are not typically required to have sprinkler systems however, as of August 1, 2014, the IRC requires duplexes, triplexes, etc. to have residential fire sprinkler systems. Please contact the building department for further information. If you choose to install a 13D system visit https://www.poudre-fire.org/online-services/contractors-plan-reviews-and-permits/fire-sp rinkler-permit-application. Acknowledge comment. This project plans to install a 13D fire sprinkler system. 5. ALLEY LOADED UNITS There is a reasonable expectation that emergency services personnel can quickly arrive at a person-door to the residence. This is usually the front door; however, plans containing alley loaded lots present an added obstacle to access. PFA recommends that alley loaded units be provided with a person-door off the rear (alley) side of the structure. In lieu of a rear-facing person-door, front doors onto a greenbelt or other landscape feature shall be provided with an approved sidewalk to the front door that connects to with the alley to provide direct and efficient access to any individual unit. Future plans should include all walkways to the front door. The front door to the proposed carriage house is off the alley side of the structure. Access to the door will be maintained. 6. ADDRESS POSTING - LOCAL AMENDMENT - IFC 505.1.8: Address shall be clearly visible on approach from any street, drive or fire lane that accesses the site. Buildings that are addressed on one street, but are accessible from other streets, shall have address numbers on the side of the building fronting the roadway from which it is addressed. Buildings that are addressed on one street, but are accessible from other drives or roads, shall have the address numbers AND STREET NAME on each side that is accessible from another drive or road. A monument sign could also be used for this project. Page 15 of 16 I will work with PFA to identify the best location and content for a sign. The sign will be installed accordingly. 7. INFORMATION – CODES AND LOCAL AMENDMENTS Poudre Fire Authority has adopted the 2021 International Fire Code (IFC). Development plans and building plan reviews shall be designed according to the adopted version of the fire code as amended. - Copies of our current local amendments can be found here: https://www.poudre-fire.org/programs-services/community-safety-services-fire-preventio n/fire-code-adoption - Free versions of the IFC can be found here: https://codes.iccsafe.org Department: Building Code Review Contact: Russell Hovland, 970-416-2341, rhovland@fcgov.com 1. This detached garage was changed from garage to Child Center with a permit in 1979 and is therefore a commercial building. The 2020 permit to repair this building was not listed as a permit to change the Child Center to residential habitable space so this building remains a Child Center. This same 2020 permit is expired and was not completed. If the owner desires to change to residential house (carriage), a new permit must be applied for the building must meet current code. A permit in 2021 changed the main house from school to residential house and was not for the garage building. Acknowledge comment . Department: Technical Services Contact: Jeff County, 970-221-6588, jcounty@fcgov.com 1. As of January 1, 2015, all development plans are required to be on the NAVD88 vertical datum. Please make your consultants aware of this, prior to any surveying and/or design work. Please contact our office for up to date Benchmark Statement format and City Vertical Control Network information. Acknowledge comment . 2. If submitting a Subdivision Plat is required for this property/project, the title/name may not begin with addresses in numeral form. Address numbers must be spelled out. Please contact our office with any questions. Acknowledge comment . 3. If a Subdivision Plat is required and aliquot corners are shown, current acceptable Monument Records will be required. Acknowledge comment . Page 16 of 16 4. Closure reports will be required for all Subdivision Plats & Easements submitted for review. Acknowledge comment .