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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY MARKET PUD, SAM'S CLUB EXPANSION - MAJOR AMENDMENT - 54-87AH - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - APPLICANT COMMUNICATIONn November 5, 2003 Mr. Ted Shepard City of Fort Collins Community Planning and Environmental Services Current Planning 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 970 221-6750 RE: Sam's Club, Store Number 6633-01 SamsExp, Fort Collins, CO Mr. Shepard: On behalf of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., we are pleased to submit the Major Amendment for the above referenced store. As you are aware; Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is proposing an.expansion to their current Sam's Club No. 6633-01 at the northeast corner of Boardwalk Drive and ,Oakr dge Drive in the Harmony Market Shopping Center. The existing store was originally designed and constructed as a Pace Warehouse, which was later acquired_by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and is now operated as a Sam's Club. At the time of the acquisition, Wal-Mart made some minor alterations to the store such that it could function as they needed it to. The proposed expansion would consist of approximately 30,000 sf to the west side of the building and a complete renovation inside the store. The prominent entry and vestibule will be moved to the northwest corner of the store and the Tire Mounting Area (TMA) will be moved to the southwest corner. All of the interior coolers and freezers will be replaced.. A snack bar and enhanced food preparation area will also be added. The entire interior sales area will be rearranged such that it looks and functions like all other Sam's Clubs. The exterior of the building will be enhanced and will be consistent with the City's current codes and requirements. The site improvements will be minimal and will only consist of improvements needed to support the expansion. The front parking area will largely remain unchanged. The improvements currently planned consist of Pavement overlay which will increase the total pavement section by 2 inches to better support the traffic loads it is currently experiencing. Several of the curbs in front of the store are cracked, primarily due to vehicles hitting them. All of the curbs will be removed and raised to accommodate the new asphalt elevation. There are also some areas where drainage has not worked as planned which will be replaced and regraded.. On the west side of the store where the building expansion will take place, the parking lot will.be reconfigured such that the drive aisles are parallel with the building instead of perpendicular. The landscape islands will also be rearranged. The expansion will take place over what is currently paved impervious area with the exception of the foundation planter which is also being relocated. Therefore, there will be no loss in the pervious area of the site. The parking lot lighting has also been evaluated and redesigned to be consist with Wal=Mart's criteria as well as the City of Fort Collins. The entrance drive onto Oakridge Drive is being moved to the west to accommodate the building expansion. A new water connection is being proposed to the watermain in Oakridge drive. On=site utilities are being relocated to serve the new building layout. The most intense of these relocations will be the gravity sanitary line: which is currently located under the proposed building expansion. Off -site improvements will consist of improvements at the intersection of Harmony and Boardwalk and the northernmost entrance on Boardwalk. The southbound left turn lane to the northernmost driveway will be lengthened to accommodate more storage of vehicles. The improvements at the intersection will be coordinated with the City and two banks at the intersection. The Main Street bank which is proposed at the northeast corner of the intersection will be reconfiguring the. lanes on the north side of the intersection to accommodate two left turn lanes. The same will occur on the south side of the intersection. DMW Civil Engineers, the engineers for the bank, will be designing the intersection improvements.. The improvements will be submitted with their site plan which should be received in November. The improvements will be funded and constructed through an agreement between the City,. Wal-Mart and the two banks.