Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY MARKET PUD, SAM'S CLUB EXPANSION - MAJOR AMENDMENT - 54-87AH - CORRESPONDENCE - RESPONSE TO STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS (2)• • Number: 2 Created: 11/13/2003 [11/13/03] The parking lot as shown doesn't comply with the LUC standards 3.2.1(E)(5)(c). There shall be no more than 15 parking spaces in a row without an intervening landscaped island. • Number: 3 Created: 11/13/2003 [11/13/03] Site Data - sheet 2 of 15 - Zoning Classification should just be Harmony Corridor - remove "commercial" WON Il70- Created: 11/13/2003 [11/13/03] FYI - cart corral can only have directional -type signage, no advertising, logos etc, only a message to the effect of cart storage, returning carts etc. Signs can be no larger than four square feet. Number: 5 Created: 11/13/2003 [11/13/03] 1 don't see bike racks noted anywhere. Please locate them close to main entrances. Number: 6 Created: 11/13/2003 [11/13/03] Note the dimensions of the expansion on the site plan. Number: 8 Created: 11/13/2003 [11/13/03] Landscape plan - Note #12. Add to "installation of materials"........ "and installation". Number: 9 Created: 11/13/2003 [11/13/03] For the new proposed landscaping, need dot know count and types of items being planted Comments From Current Planning Issue Contact: Ted She" rd 1. The site plan, landscape plans, architectural elevations and lighting plan will constitute a five sheet "planning set" of documents that is distinct and different from the Utility Plans. These five sheets will be the "Major Amendment" that is forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board. The site plan, therefore, needs to be simplified to contain less construction detail information. Please delete the information where indicated and re -number the legend accordingly. Please place the title in the lower right corner and refer to it as a "Major Amendment." Also, all but note number 25 should be deleted and replaced with our standard notes. The sheet can remain as is (sheet 2 of 15) for inclusion in the Utility Plans but the set should re -numbered as a five sheet set for planning purposes. 2. Please add the ownership and notary and approval signature blocks as per the enclosed example. Pa-e r 3. In general, the plans are hard to read. It is difficult to distinguish that which is being proposed and that which is existing. Please take a look at the enclosed plans for a recent Home Depot amendment. Note the use of redline imposed upon the existing plans so that the proposed improvements are very clear. If this kind of document can be produced, it would be very helpful. 4. The Landscape Plan is difficult to read in that the trees to be removed are ghosted too lightly. I suggest that you take an approved Landscape Plan and redline out the trees that you are proposing to remove. Or, provide a separate Landscape Plan where the trees to be removed are color -coded. S. Now, having made that comment, there are an excessive number of trees that proposed to be removed. The fundamental concept of the new parking lot design is flawed in that too many trees are sacrificed in order to gain a marginal number of spaces. For the City of Fort Collins, trees within the large parking lot represent ten years of maturity and do a magnificent job of mitigating the heat gain of the immense asphalt surface area. Please carefully evaluate as to whether all of the trees that define the south edge of the parking and the north elevation of the building need to be removed. Instead of prioritizing the needs of the new parking lot, the value of the trees should be given priority and the new parking lot designed around them. The value of the trees vastly outweigh the few parking stalls that would be gained by the removal of these trees. Please refer to the redline sheets for the trees that should be preserved. 6. The Landscape Plan simply states that there will be "New and Transplanted" trees. It is the City's desire that as much plant maturity be preserved as possible. The Plan should state that all trees to be removed will be transplanted back on site. If a transplanted tree is lost in the transplanting process, only then will be new tree be allowed. Where a new tree is provided, the caliper size shall be upgraded from the required minimum of two inches to 2.5 inches in caliper. I suggest a meeting with the landscape contractor, City Forester, Kimley Horn and myself to make sure that we embark on a workable course of action that meets the needs of all parties. 7. In general, the Lighting Plan is excessive. The 1,000-watt fixtures should be replaced by 400-watt fixtures. There are several readings where the foot-candle measurements exceed ten which is in violation of Section 3.2.4(D)(7). I have compared the proposed Lighting Plan with the existing Super Wal-Mart, and the proposed new Home Depot and the Sam's Club illumination levels significantly exceed these other retail stores. Illumination levels should be reduced accordingly and the 1,000 watt fixtures deleted. 8. Since I do not have a Hubbell catalog, I do not know whether a "MSVA" is metal halide or high pressure sodium or some other type of lamp source. I will need specification sheets for each of the fixtures listed in the table. Staff recommends High Pressure Sodium since it is far more energy conserving than Metal Halide. Pale 4 9. The 35-foot poles should be reduced to 30 feet to match the original approval the balance of the center. Staff is concerned that pole height, style and color may not be as consistent across the 50-acre center as possible. While there are some differences due to pad sites developing later than the anchors, introducing yet another new pole (style, height, color, lamp source) will detract from this consistency. 10. Please note on the Lighting Plan that wall -mounted light fixtures (which are not shown) must also be sharp cut-off and down -directional. We have found that this detail is often overlooked resulting in the Planning Department rejecting the electrical contractor's installation and the client failing to receive a Certificate of Occupancy in a timely manner. This consternation can be avoided by specifying on the plans, supported by the manufacturer's specification sheet, a wall -mounted light fixture that meets our Code. 11. Please see the other redline comments on the Lighting Plan for further comments. 12. Comments on the architectural elevations are made on the plan sheet. Be sure to provide a "plan view" that matches the elevation for the north and west elevations. This is needed to review the extent of the facade projections and articulations. • 13. Please add some benches near both the north and west entrances. Rae- ADDED Be sure and return all of your redlined plans when you re -submit. If you have any questions regarding these issues or any other issues related to this project, please feel free to call me at (970) 221-6750. Sincerely: I Ted Shepard City Planner Pa�Te 5