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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROSPECT SPORTS CLUB - FDP240002 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - Responses 1 Community Development and Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6689 970.224.6134 - fax fcgov.com/developmentreview April 2, 2024 Response to Comments January 12, 2024 Angela Milewski BHA Design, Inc. 111 S Meldrum #110 Fort Collins, CO 80521 RE: Prospect Sports Club, PDP230009, Round Number 3 Please see the following summary of comments from City staff and outside reviewing agencies for your submittal of Prospect Sports Club. If you have questions about any comments, you may contact the individual commenter or direct your questions through your Development Review Coordinator, Marissa Pomerleau via phone at (970) 416-8082 or via email at mpomerleau@fcgov.com. Comment Summary: Department: Development Review Coordinator Contact: Marissa Pomerleau mpomerleau@fcgov.com (970) 416-8082 Topic: General Comment Number: 1 07/03/2023: INFORMATION: I will be your primary point of contact throughout the development review and permitting process. If you have any questions, need additional meetings with the project reviewers, or need assistance throughout the process, please let me know and I can assist you and your team. Please include me in all email correspondence with other reviewers and keep me informed of any phone conversations. Thank you! Response: Noted, thank you. Comment Number: 2 07/03/2023: SUBMITTAL: As part of your resubmittal, you will respond to the comments provided in this letter. This letter is provided to you in Microsoft Word format. Please use this document to insert responses to each comment for your submittal, using a different font color. 2 When replying to the comment letter please be detailed in your responses, as all comments should be thoroughly addressed. Comments requiring action should NOT have a response such as noted or acknowledged. You will need to provide references to specific project plans, pages, reports, or explanations of why comments have not been addressed [when applicable]. Response: Understood Comment Number: 3 07/03/2023: SUBMITTAL: Correct file naming is required as part of a complete submittal. Please follow the Electronic Submittal Requirements and File Naming Standards found here: https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/files/electronic-submittal-requiremen ts-and-file-naming-standards_v1_8-1-19.pdf?1680306305. File names should have the corresponding number, followed by the file type prefix, project information, and round number. For example: 1_SITE PLAN_Project Name_FDP_Rd1. A list of numbers and prefixes for each file can be found at the link above. Response: Understood Comment Number: 4 07/03/2023: SUBMITTAL: All plans should be saved as optimized/flattened PDFs to reduce file size and remove layers. Per the Electronic Submittal Requirements AutoCAD SHX attributes need to be removed from the PDF’s. AutoCAD turns drawing text into comments that appear in the PDF plan set, and these must be removed prior to submittal as they can cause issues with the PDF file. The default setting is "1" ("on") in AutoCAD. To change the setting and remove this feature, type "EPDFSHX" (version 2016.1) or “PDFSHX (version 2017 and newer) in the command line and enter "0". Read this article at Autodesk.com for more on this topic: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/ sfdcarticles/Drawing-text-appears-as-Comments-in-a-PDF-created-by-AutoCAD.html Response: Understood Comment Number: 5 07/03/2023: SUBMITTAL: Resubmittals are accepted any day of the week, with Wednesday at noon being the cut-off for routing the same week. When you are preparing to resubmit your plans, please notify me with an expected submittal date with as much advanced notice as possible. Response: Understood Comment Number: 6 07/03/2023: INFORMATION: Please resubmit within 180 days, approximately 6 months, to avoid the expiration of your project. Response: Understood Comment Number: 7 07/03/2023: INFORMATION: ANY project that requires four or more rounds of review would be subject to an 3 additional fee of $3,000.00. Response: Understood Comment Number: 8 07/03/2023: FOR HEARING: All "For Hearing" comments need to be addressed and resolved prior to moving forward with scheduling the Hearing. Staff will need to agree the project is ready for Hearing approximately 4 to 8 weeks prior to the hearing. Response: Understood Comment Number: 9 07/03/2023: INFORMATION: If the Project Development Plan / Major Amendment is approved at hearing, please apply for Final Development Plan within three years of the date of approval to avoid the expiration of the PDP Approval. Response: Understood Comment Number: 10 07/03/2023: FOR HEARING: This proposed project is processing as a Type 2 Development Plan. The decision maker for Type 2 is the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission. For the hearing, we will formally notify surrounding property owners within 800 feet (excluding public right-of-way and publicly owned open space). Staff will need to agree the project is ready for Hearing approximately 4-8 weeks prior to the hearing. I have attached the P&Z schedule, which has key dates leading up to the hearing. Response: Understood Department: Planning Services Contact: Clark Mapes cmapes@fcgov.com 970-221-6225 Topic: General Comment Number: 4 01/09/2024: FOR FINAL PLAN - UPDATED: 08/29/2023: For people who park on Sharp Point Dr. and walk north on the sidewalk, please add an angle or a radius, say 7', where the sidewalk meets the walkway that skirts the south side of the building. Response: Radius’ have been added at this walk connection Walkway leading from street parking on the south: adjust the layout to make it more useable for people who park on the street and approach from the south. At the least, eliminate the right angle deviations with very smooth curves or angles to ease the deviations. Response: Sidewalk has been adjusted Department: Engineering Development Review Contact: John Gerwel jgerwel@fcgov.com Topic: General 4 Comment Number: 3 08/11/2023: FOR HEARING - UPDATE: Leaving this comment active until an LOI is obtained. 06/28/2023: FOR HEARING: The offsite work done on Advanced Energy's property will require a signed letter of intent (LOI) from that property owner indicating that they approve of the proposed plans. Response: LOI was required prior to hearing, final approval from AE has been requested and will be provided upon receipt. Comment Number: 10 12/28/2023: INFORMATION: Ready for hearing, pending the LOI. Department: Traffic Operation Contact: Steve Gilchrist sgilchrist@fcgov.com 970-224-6175 Topic: General Comment Number: 1 01/08/2024: FOR INFORMATION UPDATED: The general conclusions within the additional Traffic Memo detailing the reduction in the size of the facility and subsequent reduction in overall trips generated by this site is accepted. Response: Noted, thank you. 08/28/2023: FOR INFORMATION UPDATED: The general findings and conclusions of the TIS are accepted by the City. Response: Noted, thank you. 07/03/2023: FOR INFORMATION: The Transportation Impact Study has been received and is being reviewed. See subsequent comments. Department: Stormwater Engineering – Erosion Control Contact: Andrew Crecca acrecca@fcgov.com Topic: Erosion Control Comment Number: 4 01/04/2024: FOR FINAL PLAN: This site is over one acre in size and requires an Erosion Control Plan, Report and Escrow Calculation. These requirements can be found in the City of Fort Collins Stormwater Criteria Manual Chapter 2 Section 6. Thank you for your acknowledgement of these requirements in your comment response from PDP round 2. We will look for a complete set of Erosion Control Submittals at FDP. UCDG Response: An erosion control report and escrow calculation have been provided with the latest submittal. Department: Stormwater Engineering – Water Utilities Contact: Dan Mogen dmogen@fcgov.com 970-305-5989 Topic: General Comment Number: 8 5 01/08/2024: FOR FINAL PLAN - UPDATED: Please provide easement dedications for outfall as well as bioretention systems. Please see questions in redlines regarding offsite work and any necessary easements to the south. 08/29/2023: Please provide easement dedication. 07/05/2023: Please show easement on the east side of Sharp Point for the outfall for Hearing and provide easement dedication for approval. Note: LOI not required for Hearing since it is the same property owner at this time. UCDG Response: Drainage easements have been added at bioretention systems and a drainage and temporary construction easement has been shown east of Sharp Point. Per communications with City personnel, easement dedication documents will occur after the first round of FDP review. Comment Number: 11 01/08/2024: FOR FINAL: Please see redlines. I encourage you to reach out with any questions or to review potential revisions, and I’d be happy to set up a meeting or conference call to do so. Please note these redlines include the need for additional landscape separation in areas north and south of the parking lot. UCDG Response: Noted, thank you. Department: Water-Wastewater Engineering Contact: Dan Mogen dmogen@fcgov.com 970-305-5989 Topic: General Comment Number: 4 07/05/2023: FOR FINAL: The water service and meter for this project site will need to be sized based on the AWWA M22 manual design procedure. A sizing justification letter that includes demand calculations for maximum flows and estimated continuous flows will need to be provided as a part of the final submittal package for this project. Response: Water meter justification letter has been provided. Comment Number: 5 07/05/2023: FOR INITIAL FDP SUBMITTAL: The initial FDP submittal will need to include separate irrigation service(s) for the site. Separate irrigation service is required due to recent changes to Fort Collins Utilities Water Supply Requirements (WSR) and Plant Investment Fees (PIF). Please ensure the project submittal includes: - Preliminary Irrigation Plan (PIP) – plan requirements can be found at: www.fcgov.com/WCS. Please contact Irrigation Development Review (irrigation@fcgov.com) with questions regarding the required PIP. - Water budget (annual usage) and peak flow (gallons per minute) for each irrigation service. Note: this information should be included on the PIP. - Landscape Plan including hydrozone table updated with 2022 values – 3, 8, 14, and 18 gallons/square foot/year for very low, low, medium, and high zones, respectively. 6 - Water Need Form – form is available at: www.fcgov.com/WFF Please contact Utility Fee and Rate Specialists (UtilityFees@fcgov.com or 970-416-4252) with questions regarding the Water Need Form. - Irrigation service(s), including curb stop and meter location, shown on the Utility and Site Plans. Irrigation service location(s) must match information on the PIP. On Oct. 5, 2021 Council adopted changes to Fort Collins Utilities Water Supply Requirements and Plant Investment Fees. In general developments that use more water may pay more and developments that use less water may pay less. These changes were implemented 1/1/2022; more information can be found at: www.fcgov.com/wsr-update UCDG Response: A separate irrigation meter and service line have been provided and shown on the plans. Comment Number: 7 01/08/2024: FOR FINAL: Please see redlines. I encourage you to reach out with any questions or to review potential revisions, and I’d be happy to set up a meeting or conference call to do so. UCDG Response: Noted, thank you. Department: Light And Power Contact: Cody Snowdon csnowdon@fcgov.com 970-416-2306 Topic: General Comment Number: 5 01/09/2024: FOR FINAL PLAN: Please provide easements around all electric facilities located within the property. 07/06/2023: FOR INFORMATION Any existing and/or proposed Light and Power electric facilities that are within the limits of the project must be located within a utility easement or public right-of-way. UCDG Response: Will have been provided in CCP Comment Number: 6 01/09/2024: FOR HEARING: Please show the proposed electric routing to the new transformer location and ensure minimum separations are provided. Now that the proposed building has shifted north, it appears the existing electrical line could remain and the proposed line for the project could follow that same route. UCDG Response: Primary electric routing and easements have been shown on the CCPs. 07/06/2023: FOR HEARING During utility infrastructure design, please provide adequate space of all service and main lines internal to the site to ensure proper utility installation and to meet minimum utility spacing requirements. A minimum of 10 ft separation is required between water, sewer and storm water facilities, and a minimum of 3 ft separation is required between Natural Gas. Please show all electrical routing on the Utility Plans. 7 UCDG Response: Noted, clearances have been accounted for with current design. Comment Number: 8 07/06/2023: FOR FINAL PLAN: This project will need to comply with our electric metering standards. Please coordinate meter locations with Light and Power and show on the utility plans during Final Design. These locations will need to comply with our electric metering standards. Electric meter locations will need to be coordinated with Light and Power Engineering. Reference Section 8 of our Electric Service Standards for electric metering standards. A link has been provided below. https://www.fcgov.com/utilities/img/site_specific/uploads/ElectricServiceStanda rds_FINAL_18November2016_Amendment.pdf UCDG Response: Meters are now shown on the CCPs. Comment Number: 9 07/06/2023: FOR FINAL PLAN: A Customer Owned Service Information Form (C-1 Form) and a one-line diagram for all commercial meters will need to be completed and submitted to Light & Power Engineering for review prior to Final Plan. A link to the C-1 Form is below: https://www.fcgov.com/utilities/img/site_specific/uploads/c-1_form.pdf?1597677310 Response: C1 Form has been provided with 1st round FDP Comment Number: 10 07/06/2023: FOR FINAL PLAN: On the one-line diagram, please show the main disconnect size and meter sequencing. A copy of our meter sequencing can be found in our electric policies, practices, and procedures below. Response: Meter sequencing has been updated per policies, practices, and procedures. http://www.fcgov.com/utilities/business/builders-and-developers/development-fo rms-guidelines-regulations Comment Number: 14 07/06/2023: INFORMATION: Electric capacity fees, development fees, building site charges and any system modification charges necessary to feed the site will apply to this development. Please contact me or visit the following website for an estimate of charges and fees related to this project: http://www.fcgov.com/utilities/business/builders-and-developers/plant-investmen t-development-fees UCDG Response: Noted, thank you. Department: Environmental Planning Contact: Kristie Raymond kraymond@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 10 01/02/2024: FOR FINAL PLAN: Please include the following standard Native Seed Mix Notes: NATIVE SEED MIX NOTES 8 1. THE TIME OF YEAR SEEDING IS TO OCCUR SHOULD BE OCTOBER THROUGH EARLY MAY. 2. PREPARE SOIL AS NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE FOR NATIVE SEED MIX SPECIES THROUGH LOOSENING AND ADDITION OF AMENDMENTS THAT PROMOTE WATER ABSORPTION AND RELEASE, THEN SEED IN TWO DIRECTIONS TO DISTRIBUTE SEED EVENLY OVER ENTIRE AREA. DRILL SEED ALL INDICATED AREAS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER COMPLETION OF GRADING OPERATIONS. 3. IF CHANGES ARE TO BE MADE TO SEED MIX BASED ON SITE CONDITIONS THEN APPROVAL MUST BE PROVIDED BY CITY ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER. 4. APPROPRIATE NATIVE SEEDING EQUIPMENT WILL BE USED (STANDARD TURF SEEDING EQUIPMENT OR AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT SHALL NOT BE USED). 5. DRILL SEED APPLICATION RECOMMENDED PER SPECIFIED APPLICATION RATE TO NO MORE THAN ½ INCH DEPTH. FOR BROADCAST SEEDING INSTEAD OF DRILL SEEDING METHOD DOUBLE SPECIFIED APPLICATION RATE. REFER TO NATIVE SEED MIX TABLE FOR SPECIES, PERCENTAGES AND APPLICATION RATES. 6. PREPARE A WEED MANAGEMENT PLAN TO ENSURE THAT WEEDS ARE PROPERLY MANAGED BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER SEEDING ACTIVITIES. 7. AFTER SEEDING THE AREA SHALL BE COVERED WITH CRIMPED STRAW, JUTE MESH, OR OTHER APPROPRIATE METHODS. PLASTIC-BASED EROSION CONTROL MATERIALS (I.E., PLASTIC-WELDED BLANKETS) SHALL NOT BE USED WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER AS THESE MATERIALS HAVE PROVEN TO CAUSE WILDLIFE ENTRAPMENT ISSUES. 8. WHERE NEEDED, TEMPORARY IRRIGATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED UNTIL SEED IS GERMINATED THEN WEEN THE SEED FROM IRRIGATION. IF IRRIGATION IS USED, THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR SEEDED AREAS SHALL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL AT THE TIME OF SEEDING AND SHALL ENSURE 100% HEAD-TO-HEAD COVERAGE OVER ALL SEEDED AREAS. ALL METHODS AND REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPROVED IRRIGATION PLAN SHALL BE FOLLOWED. 9. CONTRACTOR SHALL MONITOR SEEDED AREA FOR PROPER IRRIGATION, EROSION CONTROL, GERMINATION AND RESEEDING AS NEEDED TO ESTABLISH COVER. 10. THE APPROVED NATIVE SEED MIX AREA IS INTENDED TO BE MAINTAINED IN A NATURAL LIKE LANDSCAPE AESTHETIC. DO NOT MOW DURING HOT, DRY PERIODS. DO NOT MOW LOWER THAN 6 TO 8 INCHES IN HEIGHT TO AVOID INHIBITING NATIVE PLANT GROWTH. 11. NATIVE SEED AREA WILL BE CONSIDERED ESTABLISHED WHEN SEVENTY PERCENT VEGETATIVE COVER IS REACHED WITH LESS THAN TEN PERCENT OF COVER CONSISTING OF NOXIOUS WEEDS, NO BARE SPOTS LARGER THAN ONE FOOT SQUARE, AND/OR UNTIL DEEMED ESTABLISHED BY CITY PLANNING SERVICES AND EROSION CONTROL. 12. THE DEVELOPER AND/OR LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADEQUATE SEEDLING COVERAGE AND GROWTH AT THE TIME OF FINAL STABILIZATION, AS DEFINED BY STATE AND 9 LOCAL AGENCIES. IF FINAL STABILIZATION IS NOT ACHIEVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE AGENCY, THE DEVELOPER AND/OR LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO SATISFY FINAL VEGETATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSEOUT. Response: Notes have been added to plans Department: Forestry Contact: Christine Holtz choltz@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 8 01/10/2024: FOR FINAL PLAN: Thank you for increasing the number of preserved trees. The trees to be removed include T-1, T-4, T-36, T-43, T-48, and T-49. The mitigation is reduced to 14 trees. Please adjust the Tree Mitigation plan to reflect this. Response: Tree Mitigation Plan has been updated to reflect this. Comment Number: 9 01/10/2024: FOR FINAL PLAN: Please shift all proposed trees to adhere to required separation requirements. Response: Proposed trees have been checked to ensure required separation requirements. Department: Park Planning Contact: Missy Nelson mnelson@fcgov.com Topic: General Comment Number: 2 01/09/2023: FOR FINAL: 08/28/2023: FOR FINAL APPROVAL: I was going to add this for first round of FDP but I saw that there's a General Landscape Note copied from another project. Will you please keep the note but modify the street names to just "E Prospect Road"? Thank you! Response: Notes have been updated, thank you. Department: PFA Contact: Marcus Glasgow marcus.glasgow@poudre-fire.org 970-416-2869 Topic: General Comment Number: 1 07/05/2023: FOR FINAL PLAN: FIRE LANE SIGNS The limits of the fire lane shall be fully defined and fire lane sign locations should be indicated on future plan sets. Refer to LCUASS detail #1418 & #1419 for sign type, placement, and spacing. Appropriate directional arrows required on all signs. Posting of additional fire lane signage may be determined at time of fire inspection. Code language provided below. - IFC D103.6: Where required by the fire code official, fire apparatus access roads shall be marked with permanent NO PARKING - FIRE LANE signs complying with Figure D103.6. Signs shall have a minimum dimension of 12 inches wide by 18 inches high and have red letters on a white reflective 10 background. Signs shall be posted on one or both sides of the fire apparatus road as required by Section D103.6.1 or D103.6.2. UCDG Response: Fire lane parking has been added and called out on the CCPs. Comment Number: 3 01/09/2024: FOR FINAL PLAN: PREMISE IDENTIFICATION: ADDRESS POSTING & WAYFINDING – IFC section 505.1.1 amendment Where possible, the naming of private drives is usually recommended to aid in wayfinding. New and existing buildings shall be provided with approved address identification. The address identification shall be legible and placed in a position that is visible from the street or road fronting the property. Address identification characters shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be arabic numbers or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall not be spelled out. The address numerals for any commercial or industrial buildings shall be placed at a height to be clearly visible from the street. They shall be a minimum of 8 inches in height unless distance from the street or other factors dictate larger numbers. Refer to Table 505.1.3 of the 2021 IFC as amended. If bronze or brass numerals are used, they shall only be posted on a black background for visibility. Monument signs may be used in lieu of address numerals on the building as approved by the fire code official. Buildings, either individually or part of a multi- building complex, that have emergency access lanes on sides other than on the addressed street side, shall have the address numbers and street name on each side that fronts the fire lane. Please add generic address to building elevations and correct note 17 on the site plan to show 8 inch. Response: Building elevations have been modified to include generic address. Note 17 On the site plan now show 8 inch. Department: Internal Services Contact: Russell Hovland rhovland@fcgov.com 970-416-2341 Topic: Building Insp Plan Review Comment Number: 1 06/26/2023: Construction shall comply with adopted codes as amended. Current adopted codes are: 2021 International Building Code (IBC) with local amendments 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) with local amendments 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with local amendments 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC) with local amendments 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) with local amendments 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) with local amendments Colorado Plumbing Code & state amendments (currently 2021 IPC) 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) as amended by the State of Colorado Projects shall comply with the current adopted building codes, local amendments and structural design criteria can be found here: https://www.fcgov.com/building/codes 11 · Accessibility: State Law CRS 9-5 & ICC/ANSI A117.1-2017. · Snow Live Load: Ground Snow Load 35 PSF. · Frost Depth: 30 inches. · Wind Loads: Risk Category II (most structures): · 140mph (Ultimate) exposure B or Front Range Gust Map published by The Structural Engineer's Association of Colorado · Seismic Design: Category B. · Climate Zone: Zone 5 · Energy Code: 2021 IECC commercial chapter. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: · Commercial occupancies must provide 10ft to 30ft of fire separation (setback) from property lines and 20 feet between other buildings or provide fire rated walls and openings per chapter 6 and 7 of the IBC. · City of Fort Collins adopted International Fire Code (IFC) and amendments to the 2018/2021 IFC require a full NFPA-13 sprinkler system per IBC chapter 9 or when building exceeds 5000 sq.ft. (or meet fire containment requirements). · Buildings using electric heat, must use heat pump equipment. · A City licensed commercial general contractor is required to construct any new commercial structure. · Plans must be signed and stamped by a Colorado licensed architect or engineer and must be included in the permit application. · Electric vehicle parking spaces are now required per local amendment to the IBC. See section 3604. · For projects located in Metro Districts, there are special additional code requirements for new buildings. Please contact the plan review team to obtain the requirements for each district. Building Permit Pre-Submittal Meeting: For new buildings, please schedule a pre-submittal meeting for any new commercial or multi-family building with Building Services for this project. Pre-Submittal meetings assist the designer/builder by assuring, early on in the design, that the new projects are on track to complying with all of the adopted City codes and Standards. Response: Pre-submittal meeting was had November 14, 2023 Department: Technical Services Contact: Jeff County jcounty@fcgov.com 970-221-6588 Topic: General Comment Number: 1 12/26/2023: INFORMATION ONLY: Unless required during PDP, a complete review of all plans will be done at FDP. 08/11/2023: INFORMATION ONLY: Unless required during PDP, a complete review of all plans will be done at FDP. 06/30/2023: INFORMATION ONLY: Unless required during PDP, a complete review of all plans will be done at FDP. 12 Department: Water Conservation Contact: Eric Olson eolson@fcgov.com 970-221-6704 Topic: General Comment Number: 3 01/08/2024: BUILDING PERMIT: Irrigation plans are required no later than at the time of building permit. The irrigation plans must comply with the provisions outlined in Section 3.2.1(J) of the Land Use Code. Direct questions concerning irrigation requirements to Eric Olson, at 221-6704 or eolson@fcgov.com Response: Irrigation plans have been submitted.