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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBANK ONE FORT COLLINS AT MIRAMONT OFFICE PARK - PDP - 54-87AR - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEW� �.� �.�:�c��i�se:: -�,�. bg8�ay r3. �i'cherd iia:. $uilf' "L000 Greenwood Village, CO R4kd Y i 303/770-5600 363/770-'L'349 FAX clo-iree.cam • February 20, 2002 Mr. Ted Sheppard Chief Planner City of Fort Collins 281 N. College Avenue Fort Collins CO 80522-0580 � ����.�. , .,,� � ��� � .,,_.��_� ... �r.. RE: Bank One at Harmony Road and Boardwalk Drive Response to comments from August 27, 2001 Concept Review Dear Mr. Sheppard: Over the past several months, we have worked on the refinement of the proposed site plan for Bank One at the southwest corner of Harmony Road and Boardwalk Drive. In our attempt to understand these comments and requirements, it has been determined that the Bank will need to utilized both lots. As such, we are requesting a replat to join the lots. The proposed Bank One building will be one story approximately 4,000 sq.ft. above ground with a partial basement. The southern portion of the lot remains basically open, and is designed to meet detention requirements. The access to the Bank One building is from the south. The following comments are those received from the City of Fort Collins summarizing issues discussed at the Concept Review Meeting on August 27, 2001. Our responses are added in italics. COMMENTS: The site is zoned H-C, Harmony Corridor which permits the proposed land use as an Administrative (Type One) review. If any Modification of Standard is needed, such request would be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board either as a"stand-alone" Modification, or as part of a complete Project Development Plan (P.D.P.) submittal. No zoning change is requested, therefore no action required. �t���iao Engineering Architecture ►.andscape Architecture L::!:.�i 5��: r;,,-;, i;-, � 2. The building is in compliance with the "build-to line" standards along Harmony (between 10 and 25 feet). The building is 26 feet set back from the property line along Boardwalk. This is not in compliance with the "build-to line" along Boardwalk (no more than 15 feet). (Please refer to Section 3.5.3(B)(2)(b). The building has been set as close to Harmony Road right of way as the exisfing utility easements allow. The building has set back from Boardwalk to allow for confinuous grades away from the structure without exceeding • Mr. Ted Sheppard February 20, 2002 Page 2 • 2 percent cross-s/ope on the sidewalk. The extra few feet in this area becomes part of an entry plaza that a//ows for pedestrians and bicyclists to gather while allowing space to alleviate conflicts. Collector street building sefback is typically 28 feet behind the curb (13' to ROW + 15'); fhis is approximately where our proposed building sefback is through the proportions vary due to a narrow curb to ROW width. 3. Please note that the site is located within the Residential Neighborhood Sign District. Your sign contractor should be aware of the signage limitations within this overlay district and that these allowances are less than on the east side of Boardwalk. For further information, please contact Gary Lopez, 221-6760. The sign contracfor will be made aware of this criteria. 4. The Poudre Fire Authority requires that a fire hydrant be within 300 feet of the structure. Hydrants must be capable of delivering a minimum of 1,500 gallons per minute with 20 psi residual pressure. Address must be visible from the street on which the building fronts and placed on a contrasting background. A new fire hydran, t is proposed to meet this requiremenfs. Building address will be coordinated fo meet visibility requirements. 5. There may be an issue with fire access. Harmony cannot be used to access the property. The access on Boardwalk, however, is located to the south. Since a fire lane cannot exceed 150 feet, a turn-around would normally be required. It may be possible that if the building were equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system, the access issue could be mitigated. Please refer to Section 3.6.6 regarding fire and emergency access. For further information regarding fire regulations, please contact Ron Gonzales at 221-6570. The proposed sife layout is designed to meef Fire Department vehicular access requirements on the drive through the parking area at the south side of the building. 6. The site will be served by City of Fort Callins Light and Power. There is existing three-phased underground electrical system, with underground vaults, on the south side of Harmony. There is also existing system in Boardwalk. Any relocation of the existing system would be at the developer's expense. Any new system must be placed within an easement. A Commercial One ("C-1") Form is required to be completed by the electrical contractor or mechanical engineer to determine the size of the transformer. The transformer must be within 10 feet of hard surface for emergency change-out. The transformer must be screened from view form the two public streets by sufficient landscaping or a screen wall that matches the building exterior. Keep in mind that shade trees must be kept 40 feet away from streetlights. Ornamentals must be kept 15 feet away. For further information, please contact Monica Moore, 221-6700. The transformerlocation is proposed to be within 10 feet of hard surface with some landscape screening. Building condenser units will be screened with landscaping. . Mr. Ted Sheppard February 20, 2002 Page 3 • Landscaping is proposed based on the criteria with regards to the street/ights. 7. The site will be served water and sanitary sewer by the City of Fort Collins. There is a 16-inch diameter water main and an eight-inch diameter sewer main in Boardwalk There is also an eight-inch diameter sewer main in the private access drive on the south side of the adjacent lot. Any existing services to the site must either be used or abandoned at the main. There may be a repay due on the sewer line in the private access drive. Plant investment fees and raw water acquisition fee (or water rights) are due at the time of building permit issuance. For further information, please contact Roger Buffington, 221-6681. The proposed design indicates water service tying to the existing stub. This site is in the McClelland-Mail Creek drainage basin where the Storm Drainage fee is 3,717 per acre, subject to the amount of impervious surface. In addition, an Erosion Control Bond is due at the time of building permit issuance. This site was previously approved in April 1997. That previously approved report will need to be updated to present standards (rainfall and water quality extended detention). The standard drainage and erosion control reports and plans must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in Colorado. The easements will need to be modified by a replat for the new configuration. The irrigation/drainage ditch could be piped, but it will still require either a 20' easement or it should wide enough to be excavated with a trench width determined by one foot either side of the pipe and a 1 1/2=1 side slope. For further information, please contact Glen Schlueter, 221-6681. The proposed replaf shows the modified easements. The exisfing ufility easement is greater than fhe 20 feet and should meef the required minimum 20 foot width. An updated drainage and erosion control report is a part of this submittal. 9. A Transportation Impact Study will be required. Please contact Eric Bracke, 221- 6630, to determine the scope of the study and which intersections need to be analyzed. The T.I.S. should address all modes including bicycles, pedestrian and transit. The T.I.S. will be evaluated to determine if any additional right-of- way is needed. The updated transportation impact study is part of this submitfal, which addresses all modes of transit. 10. The proposed access looks good. Keep in mind that the Transportation Planning Department has been working with CDOT on updating the Harmony Road Access Control Plan. One of the findings is that there may be a need to install a double left turn movement for northbound Boardwalk to westbound Harmony Road. For further information, please contact Kathleen Reavis, 221-6608. The existing Boardwalk Drive section at Harmony Boulevard is 70 feet face-to- face. According fo the published standards a Minor Arterial requires a 52' Roadway section; adding the additional turn lane brings that to 64 feet total which is still within the confines of the existing section. � Mr. Ted Sheppard February 20, 2002 Page 4 • 11. Be sure that the bicycle parking is located near the entrance. A bike rack detail should be part of the P.D.P. A bicycle rack has been added near the building entrance. A detail has been included as well.. 92. Utility plans, prepared by an Engineer registered in Colorado, will be required at the time of submittal. Be sure that the plat dedicates any additional land needed for any of the utilities serving the site such as the ditch along Harmony. This ditch was once an irrigation lateral but is now used by CDOT for drainage of Harmony Road. There should be a 15-foot utility easement along Harmony and a nine-foot utility easement along Boardwaik. An existing ufility easement along Harmony Road is already shown and exceeds this minimum. In addition, an existing 15' wide pedestrian and utility easemenf is shown on Boardwalk that exceeds the required 9' easement. 13. The Street Oversizing Fee is $11.03 per square foot of building payable at the time of building permit issuance. Also, please be aware of the Larimer County Road Improvement Fee. For further information regarding these fees, please contact Matt Baker, 221-6605. No action required at this time. 14. A Development Agreement is required to be recorded along with other final documents. This Agreement spells out exactly which party is responsible for the construction of public improvements necessary to serve this proposal. A Development Construction Permit is required prior to beginning work on the site. The Utility Plans must be in final form and signed off by the City Utility Departments prior to recording. For further information, please contact Sheri Wamhoff, 221-6605. No action required at this time. 15. The developer will be required to construct a detached sidewalk along Boardwalk from the southerly access drive north to Harmony Road. Street trees are to be placed in the parkway strip in accordance with Light and Power guidelines. (If the sidewalk meanders outside the right-of-way, then an access easement must be dedicated.) The sidewalk does not meander outside of this right of way, however due to the existing underground ufilities, trees will be located on the other side of the sidewalk. 16. A Fugitive Dust Control Permit will be required from the Larimer County Health Department. Recycling and use of native plant material are encouraged. For further information regarding environmental issues, please contact Doug Moore, 221-6750. No action required at this time. 17. Traffic control islands, striping and directional signage may be needed to keep drivers from heading the wrong way into the drive-thru facilities. Be sure to provide directional arrows on the Site Plan. (Note, as a suggestion, that the driver's direction would not have to be reversed, and still keep the drive-thru facilities on the driver's left, if a remote teller station were located on the west side of the drive-thru facility.) Directional signage shown. Due fo Bank One � � � Mr. Ted Sheppard February 20, 2002 Page 5 requirements for an ATM and After-Hours deposit in the first lane of the drive through and serviced from the interior of the building, reversing the layout will not functionally work. Signage and striping will continue to be addressed to assisf in the clarification of traffic patterns. 18. The architecture of the building looks good. A pitched roof is more desirable than a flat roof. Outdoor condensing units and utility meters should be located on the west elevation and screened as best as possible. Utility meters will be proposed on the west side of the building . The transformer is proposed to the wesi of the building in the landscape area with landscape screenage. The building condensing units are shown on the north side of the building with landscape screenage. This location was selected as a location that would be able to be screened and yet not provide security issues near the ATM and After Hours Deposit at the south end of the west elevation. 19. Significant landscaping (and berming if possible) should be provided along the north to block headlight glare onto Harmony Road. Such landscaping will also help buffer the sound generated by high-speed traffic on Harmony. See landscape plans for berms and landscaping. Berming and landscaping has been added along Harmony especially af the drive through area. In addition to these comments and responses, please see the Statement of Planning Objectives. Sincerely, CLC ASSOCIATES, INC. , , � --� Y �..,.�--- .. � �L � �L '� � Joyce (Donaldson) Jilek, A.I.A. Associate JAJ:cst