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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY MARKET PUD, 9TH FILING - PRELIMINARY & FINAL - 54-87X - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSCommu* Planning and Environmental vices Planning Department City of Fort Collins July 26, 1994 Mr. Eldon Ward Cityscape Urban Design 3555 Stanford Road, Suite 105 Fort Collins, CO 80525 Dear Eldon: Staff has reviewed Harmony Market 9th Filing, Preliminary and Final P.U.D. (Tyco Oil) and offers the following comments: 1. Public Service Company cautions that there is an existing six inch diameter steel gas main on the west side of Lemay Avenue. This main should be located and potholed if any cuts or regrading are to made. 2. U.S. West cautions that telephone service will be provided in accordance with the rates and tariffs on file with the Colorado P.U.C. The owner is responsible for conduit and street crossings and for all facilities beyond the main terminal. Please contact U.S. West engineer for conduit specifications for the main telephone entrance cable. Any relocation of existing telephone facilities will be paid for by the developer. 3. In a similar comment made in conjunction with the Golden Corral restaurant, development of the Harmony Market pad sites will trigger north and south left turn phases at the intersection of Harmony Road and Boardwalk Drive. 4. Groundwater may be encountered at 8.5 feet. Installation of the underground tanks may require de -watering. 5. Please indicate the location of the electrical transformer and add a symbol to the legend. Is the existing transformer for Grease Monkey to be used? If so, disregard. If not, then the electrical transformer must be located so that it is not visible from Lemay Avenue and properly screened by an enclosure or landscaping. There must be hard surface access from one side within ten feet. 6. Will there be a free-standing public telephone? If so, please indicate and add a symbol to the legend. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 . Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 1 7. Will there be an air station? If so, please indicate and add a symbol to the legend. 8. Note number six can be revised due to the changes in the Sign Code. 9. Please add a note stating that the trash enclosure will feature the same siding as the building. The swinging gate. may wood. 10. Note number 10 should be expanded to include that free- standing security light fixtures and wall -mounted units be equipped with high pressure sodium as the light source. This will match the public street lighting. The same requirement is being made on Diamond Shamrock at OakRidge Business Park. 11. A note should be added that states that all under -canopy lighting shall be fully recessed into the underside of the canopy so that only one face of the light fixture is exposed. 12. A note should be added that bike racks are to be permanently anchored to concrete and not interfere with sidewalks. 13. On the landscape plan, please add street trees between sidewalk and curb along Lemay Avenue. 14. On the landscape plan, please indicate the approximate height of the berms. 15. On the site plan, please indicate the dimensions of the canopy and the setbacks from the nearest property lines. 16. Please provide designated and marked handicap accessible routes between building and the public way, and accessible parking and building. 17. It is not clear from the architectural elevations whether the exterior material will be concrete block or face brick. At conceptual review, there was some discussion of using a jumbo brick. The material should be specified. 18. Staff is assuming that "earth tone color to match is existing buildings in Harmony Market" refers to the tan/beige color found on Steele's, Builder's Square and Grease Monkey. It. would be helpful to be more descriptive in case one is not. familiar with this color. 19. The architectural sheet should include a detail of the canopy. What is the color of the canopy fascia? What will be used for exterior materials on the columns? Staff recommends that the columns be constructed out of a material and color that complements the building's exterior. Also, Staff discourages the use of spanner boards on the columns. The width of the fascia should be specified. 20. on the plat, the vicinity map should indicate that Boardwalk Drive extends southeast to intersect with Lemay Avenue and Keenland Drive. This concludes our comments at this time. Please note that additional comments will be forthcoming to the consulting engineer regarding drainage and engineering plans. The following dates apply to the August 22, 1994 Planning and Zoning Board hearing: Plan revisions are due August 4, 1994. P.M.T., renderings, 10 prints are due August 15, 1994. As always, please feel free to call our office to discuss these comments or to setup a meeting to discuss the issues in depth. Sincerely: Ted Shepard senior- Planner xc: Bob Blanchard, Chief Planner Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer