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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupporting Documentation - Poudre Fire Authority - 07/16/2025FIRE PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION 102 Remington St Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 416-2891 REQUEST FOR MODIFICATIONS OR ALTERNATE MATERIALS AND METHODS REVIEW Fire code Sections 104.8.2 – Technical Assistance 104.9 - Modifications and 104.10 - Alternate Materials and Methods SECTION 1 – APPLICANT Applicants are Project Designers and Owners. Please complete SECTION 1 and submit this form and all supporting documents (building plans, calculations, specifications, test reports, etc.) to the Fire Marshal's Office Fire Prevention for review of this document. Project Address: _____ City: _______ Owner: _____________ Owner’s Address: _____________ Applicant’s Name: Applicant’s Contact Phone Number: ____________ Applicant’s Email: __________________________ ______ Type of Construction: ______ Occupancy: ____ Stories: Sprinklered: ☐ Yes ☐ No Referral for: ☐ Modifications ☐ Alternate Materials ☐ Alternate Methods of Construction or Protection Projection Description: Modification Request: Explain the practical difficulties involved in carrying out the provisions of the Code and proposed application OR Alternate Request: Explain the materials, designs, or methods of construction not specifically prescribed as the Code and proposed application. (Attach additional documents as necessary.) 360 Linden Street Fort Collins Realty Capital Residential, LLC 909 Lake Carolyn Pkwy, Ste 150, Irving, TX Spencer Long 970-213-8784 spencer@realtycapital.com 5 x xR-2Type 3A The development site is located on approximately 2.20 acres of land at 360 Linden Street, starting at the intersection of Linden Street and Willow Street, and extending to Lincoln Ave. The project is proposed to be a multi-family development consisting of 160 units in total between two 5-story buildings. 20% of the residential units are intended to be deed-restricted affordable. The project will be entirely surface-parked. There is approximately 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail / commercial space proposed along Linden Street. This alternative methods request is primarily based on the future Capital Improvement Plan for Willow Street. Currently, the applicant has been instructed to provide an "interim" improvement plan for Willow Street that includes parallel parking on the street frontage, along the northern elevations of the proposed buildings. Under this interim improvement plan, the development project meets the Aerial Apparatus Access requirements on both the northern elevations of the buildings and the rear elevations. In coordinating the future "ultimate" Capital Improvement Plan for Willow Street, the City's Capital Projects and Engineering Departments have communicated a design that includes angled parking on the street frontage. While the timing for this ultimate build-out is undetermined, the addition of angled parking on Willow Street would make Aerial Apparatus Access unfeasible long the northern frontage. Please note that in both the interim and ultimate improvement scenarios, the project is able to provide one means of Aerial Apparatus Access along the southern elevations of the buildings with a 26-foot emergency access easement provided. The project is in full compliance now based on the interim condition of Willow Street, so this form is assuming that the ultimate condition takes the project out of compliance. In anticipation of the ultimate Capital Improvement Plan for Willow Street, the applicant is proposing several features to enhance the fire protection and life safety of emergency responders and the buildings' occupants. These are described below. Applicable Code References: (List all applicable Code Sections.) Justification: Demonstrate conformity and equivalence with that prescribed in the Code. Describe any proposed offsetting safety features. (Attach additional documents if necessary.) The fire code official has the authority to require the owner or owner’s authorized agent to provide a technical opinion safety report. The report is to be prepared by parties that have the technical ability to evaluate the design of the facility or the operational process in question. A registered design professional is commonly used for these services. It is critical that the preparer of the report have the proper background and experience for the project since the credibility of the report depends on these qualifications. THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED AND SIGNED Requestor Name: Address: Phone: Email: Signature: Address: Phone: Email: Signature: 2021 IFC D105.3 In anticipation of the future, ultimate build-out of Willow Street, the applicant is proposing the following alternative provisions in lieu of full Aerial Apparatus Access along the northern elevations of the buildings: - Increased width of building stairways. - Extended stairways to the roof with walk-out access. - Emergency lighting in all stairways. SECTION 2 – Staff Review Ensure the submittal package is complete and all pertinent information is included. Complete Section 2 and forward this form and all supporting documents to Assistant Fire Marshal or Fire Marshal. Reviewed by: __________________________________________ Date: _________________________ Comments: SECTION 3 – FINAL DETERMINATION This request is: ☐ Approved (provide Conditions of Approval if any.) Approved by: ________________________ ☐ Not Approved: (Provided comments, if any). Date: _______________________________ Comments: SECTION 4 – USE Contractors: Approvals must be incorporated into the plans by attachment to the plans. All approvals must be presented to Department Inspectors at the time of the project inspection. An approval of alternative materials and methods of construction (AMM) does not abrogate requirements or approval by other agencies having jurisdiction or responsibility. Approval, if granted, is specific to the project or process in question and shall not be construed as approval or acceptance of this application on future projects and is specific to the address under which the AMM was approved. AMM approvals shall only remain valid within the currently adopted Building and Fire Code cycle in which they were reviewed and approved. AMM approvals will expire upon adoption of subsequent editions of the Code.