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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBEST BUY PUD PRELIMINARY - 29 92 - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSCommur Planning and Environmental vices Planning Department City of Fort Collins May 21, 1992 Frank Vaught Vaught -Frye Architects 1113 Stoney Hill Drive Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Dear Frank, Staff has reviewed your submittal for the Best Buy P.U.D._ - Preliminary and has the following comments to offer: 1. The building envelope as shown on the Site Plan must be dimensioned from the north and south property lines, similar to the dimensions to South College Avenue and the east - property line. 2. The flushwall sign on the front of the building, being the sales tag .cabinet sign, cannot project above the roof line (shown as the 34'-8" Above Finish Floor elevation). 3. The signs as shown will not meet the City sign code allowance. This use is allowed -a maximum of 400 square feet of signage, including the freestanding project I.D. sign. 4. The number of parking spaces as shown on the Site Plan is excessive for the apparent use, creating a mass of asphalt without much to soften and mitigate the amount of hard surface on site. The 179 spaces as requested would equate to 112 parking spaces for customers (based on 4 spaces/1000 square feet of general retail floor area) and 67 parking spaces for 100 employees (based on 2 parking spaces for each 3 employees on the major shift of a commercial use, as per City Code) . There are two comparisons of existing on -going businesses with the same product line. The Fred Schmid building is slightly larger in size and the site has a total of 46 parking spaces. The SoundTrack building is slightly smaller in size and the site has a total of 42 parking spaces. The indiscrepancy of on-site,parking between this use and those other two is not understood or acceptable. As a minimum, the parking bays along South College Avenue and the south side of the Best Buy building should be eliminated. 5. The distance between the center of the parking aisles should be 621, not 60' as shown on the Site Plan. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 0 Fort Collins, CO 80=2_2-0580 • (303) 221-6750 6. All easements will need to be shown on the subdivision plat with dimensions locating them on the lot. 7. The development as planned proliferates the -use of JFK Parkway as an "arterial alley" behind the centers in this area. Other building locations might be considered thatwould allow internal parking on this site, opening up the opportunity for the Petersen property to the east to develop a unified. plan with this use that could provide shared parking, pedestrian interface between uses, better internal circulation on this site, and good access to JFK Parkway. The vehicular connection to the Fountainhead P.U.D. to the north looks awkward. 8. Dedication of 60' of street right-of-way from the section line on South College Avenue or 161_from the flowline of the curb & gutter on the east side, whichever is greater, will be required with this request. A 15' utility easement outside of the street right-of-way must be dedicated. Sidewalk easements must be dedicated wherever -the sidewalk falls outside of the street right-of-way. This information is required on the subdivision plat. 9. The drive in front of the building should be 28' or 30' wide instead of the 24' width as shown to -accommodate the movement of delivery vehicles, especially if a car is parked along the curb in front of the building. The drive at the northwest corner of the building, adjacent to the landscape island, must be kept at a constant width. 10. The deceleration lane taper conforming to the findings of the traffic study should be added to the.Utility Plans. 11. There is an inconsistency between the Site Plan and the Utility Drawings as to the alignment of the sidewalk along South College Avenue. There must be a 9.5'-10' separation between the back of curb and the sidewalk with a smooth transition into the existing sidewalk on the Fountainhead P.U.D. to the north. 12. Public Service has a 2" steel gas main in the Fountainhead P.U.D., Phase 3 that is located 3' in from the west line of a 30' wide easement. This main presently stops 1' north of the north line of this property. Public Service is requesting that the access and utility easement as shown be widened to 30' throughout to allow room for their gas main. 13. Public Service is requesting that the gas meter be located on the north wall of the building if possible. 14. A copy of the comments from U.S. West is attached. 15. City Water/Wastewater comments have been returned to Parson's & Associates on the Preliminary Utility Plans. 16. Water lines and fire hydrants must be provided with the appropriate connections to existing water lines. Please contact Poudre Fire Authority for their design information. 17. This building will very likely require fire sprinkler protection. Poudre Fire Authority has not received information on the proposed building contents so that they are able to determine the specific fire protection requirements, if needed. 18. Vehicular access connections to the adjacent developments must be provided with appropriate easements. 19. There are at least two street trees shown in the parkway. along South College Avenue that will have to be relocated to comply with the ..City's tree/street light standard (please see attachment). 20. A fescue blend sod for the turfgrass areas is being recommended to allow for reduced water consumption. 21. Does the Preliminary Landscape Plan show all the existing trees on this site? If not, please provide that information. _ 22. The Stormwater Utility's comments are attached. 23. The City's parking ordinance requires bicycle and motorcycle parking for uses that provide more than six parking spaces or 1,800 square feet of parking area. Bicycle parking has been identified on the Site Plan but where is the motorcycle parking intended to be? 24. A survey of the area within 150' of the proposal, exclusive of public right-of-way, is to be shown on the Site -Plan as per the submittal requirements. No information for the -properties west of South College Avenue has been provided. Also, the Vicinity Map should show the area surrounding the site within a distance of at least one mile. This map covers a distance of about 1,0001, and that only in the southerly direction. 25. How does the amount of open space compare with the adjacent developments? It appears that this.site contains a lot of hard surface area. The 18% open space as indicated on the Site Plan seems somewhat high. 26. The pedestrian connections to South College Avenue and other adjoining developments/properties is weak. The developer needs to consider this project as being part of a larger "shopping area" and provide the opportunity for customers to walk, rather than drive, from development to development. What will make the "possible sidewalk connection" to Phar-Mor a reality? 27. The Market Place and Fountainhead P.U.D.Is incorporate very similar architectural elements, especially in the form of building materials and color. The Best Buy building, as shown on the preliminary elevations, is larger in scale than anything in either of the two adjacent developments and does not attempt to carry through any of the architectural elements of those developments. The Business Service.Uses Point Chart that was submitted is taking 6 points for being part of a center, yet the site and building designs make this plan strongly appear to be a freestanding use, with little consideration for continuity to adjacent centers to the north. and south. 28. The Best Buy building itself needs more horizontal relief, . possibly in -the form of material or color bands. - 29. The width of the landscaped area along South College Avenue is 25-30 feet wide, compared to 35-40 feet in the Market Place P.U.D. This buffer needs to -be increased. Generally, the landscape plan is weak, with specific areas of concern being the South College treatment, expansive parking without landscape breaks, and lack of good foundation plantings & buffering on the south and east sides of the building. Berming and good selection of plant materials will help the South College Avenue frontage. Who will be responsible for the "selective removal of existing trees" on the site? 30. The lighting on this site will -be very critical to the overall development of the area. The parking lot standards as shown are about 33' in height. Do they match the existing standards in the Market Place?. The proposed height seems excessive. The building elevations reflect a lot of exterior wall mounted lighting. More information is needed to evaluate the intensity, coverage, and spillage of these lights. 31. The points earned on the .Business Service Uses Point Chart included in the submittal appear to be acceptable. The earned points are for being on a transit route, part of a center, being two acres or more, utilizing joint parking, and contiguity to existing urban development. The total is 32 of 54 maximum applicable points = 59%. This concludes staff's comments at this time. Additional comments may be forwarded to you as City departments and outside reviewing agencies continue to review this request. .Please be aware of the following deadlines to enable you to stay on schedule for the June 22, 1992 Planning and Zoning Board hearing: Plan revisions due June 3, 1992 by 12:00 noon. Please contact me for the number of each document to submit. PMT's, renderings, revisions due June 15, 1992. Final documents due June 18, 1992 by 12:00 noon. I would like to meet with you as soon as possible to discuss these comments. Please call me at 221-6750 to schedule a time that is convenient for you. Ie erely, e Olt Project Planner xc: Kerrie Ashbeck Sherry Albertson -Clark.. Stormwater Utility Transportation - - file - • I0... NF' STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS 4J�µt OF N P.O. Box 850 Greeley, Colorado 80632-0850 (303) 353-1232 ".r ,8 � OF COLS Larimer Co., S.H. 287 Best Buy PUD NE Corner S.H. 287 and Marketplace Access May 8, 1992 Mr. Steve Olt, Planner Planning Department City of Fort Collins P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Dear Mr. Olt: We have reviewed the Best Buy PUD and we have the following comments: Projected traffic on S.H. 287 indicates the need for a 140 foot total right of way, 70 feet each side of the highway centerline. Since the existing width along this property appears to be 53.7 feet east of the centerline, J additional width to meet the projected need should be protected by reservation or, preferably, dedication, as permitted by City regulations. Consideration should be given to the construction of the full length deceleration lane for the Fountainhead property as noted in the Traffic Study prepared by Mr. Matt Delich, see pages 2 and 3. It is felt that the completion of the deceleration lane and taper, to the length indicated in the State Highway Access Code, would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the traveling public. Plans for this construction must be reviewed and approved by this office prior to the actual construction. An access permit would be necessary for this construction work within the right of way. Thank you for the opportunity to review this proposal. Please contact me at 350-2163 if you have any questions. Very truly yours, Evan A. Hoo r, F. Development/Access Coordinator EAH/cm cc: L. D. Yost J. F. Springer File