HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY MARKET PUD, 2ND FILING, BUILDERS SQUARE EXPANSION - PRELIMINARY & FINAL - 54-87S - CORRESPONDENCE - RESPONSE TO STAFF REVIEW COMMENTSMay 4, 1994
Ted Shepard
City of Fort Collins
Planning Department
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Ted;
urban design, inc.
3555 stanford road, suite 105
fort collins, colorado 80525
(303) 226-4074
FAX (303) 226-4196
Attached are five prints of the Builders Square Expansion Preliminary and Final PUD
Plan, revised in response to Staff Comments. Specific responses include:
1. According to Neenan Company minutes of September 12, 1994 in which Debra
and Cheryl of Building Inspection, Roger Frasco of Poudre Fire Authority, and
Jim Brannan of the Neenan Company were in attendance, with the general
consensus being:
* The entire center was originally proposed to be an in -line development -
one large sprinklered structure with large open space yards in all
directions - hence staff felt a type V-N construction with automatic
sprinkler and setbacks on all sides would allow unlimited area per UBC
Section 506 (b).
* The decision was that the west property line was not an issue of
concern and Neenan was directed to proceed in the manner described,
with unprotected structural frame.
* Other aspects of the code which Neenan complied with were
incremental emergency exists close to travel distance and sprinklering
of the exterior canopy areas.
If further clarification is needed, please contact Jim Brannan of the Neenan
Company.
2. There are currently eleven marked accessible parking areas at Builders Square.
We have added an additional one to bring the total up to twelve. These spaces
are located to provide access to all the public entrances and exits to the
building.
3. Additional brick column/trellis treatments have been added to the building
facade to provide animation to the facade. In addition, the applicant has
urban design, inc.
proposed a smaller version of the gable be located at the garden center. This
would provide additional animation to the facade, while not deemphasizing the
main entrance to the building.
4. Builders Square does not wish to add any additional entrances/exits to the store
as it would not work with their merchandising. There are currently three
primary entrances/exits to the store ,an additional door for large purchases, and
the garden center entrance for a total of five entrances/exits available to the
public.
5. A 10' screen wall has been added on the south side of the garden shop as
requested.
6. A planting area on the West side of the rolling gate is not advisable as it would
not be against any structure and may be damaged by trucks and other
machinery. With the addition of the screen walls and additional planting along
the north side of the detention, this planting area would be difficult to see from
OakRidge Drive.
7. It is intended that all the screen walls would match the building in material and
color.
8. As per our conversation, we will stripe the drive for pedestrian access in front
of the new garden center entrance.
Ten sets of prints, reductions, and color renderings will be submitted by May 16th.
We appreciate your efforts toward the planning of this project. Please call if you need
further information regarding the Builders Square Expansion.
Sincerely,
Eldon Ward, President
Cityscape Urban Design, Inc.
cc: Jim Brannan, The Neenan Company
Peter Kast, G.T. Colorado Inc.