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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWOODSPRING SUITES - FDP200004 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 2 - DESIGN NARRATIVEkimley-horn.com 4582 South Ulster Street, Suite 1500, Denver, CO 80237 303 228 2300 January 24, 2020 City of Fort Collins Development Review Center 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado Re: Project Development Plan Project Information and Design Narrative Project Title: Wood Spring Suites 847 SE Frontage Road, Fort Collins To Whom It May Concern, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. is pleased to be submitting the Final Development Plan for the above- referenced project on behalf of Tallgrass Hospitality. General project information and anticipated scope of work related to the building, parking, signage, utilities, storm drainage, and other site features are further summarized below. PROJECT MEETING DATES Past meeting dates include a Hearing Date for the Preliminary Development Plan with Modifications with staff on December 12, 2019. No neighborhood meetings have been held with this project, and none are scheduled or anticipated at this time. GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION The proposed WoodSpring Suites project (the “Project”) is located at 847 SE Frontage Road in Fort Collins, Colorado (the “Site”). More specifically, the Site is approximately 2.28-acres of onsite improvements, with an additional 0.03 acres of offsite improvements for utility connections. The site is Lot 1 of interchange Business Park Second Filing in the northwest quarter of Section 15, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado. The Site is currently vacant with existing vegetation and bounded by Interstate 25 to the north and west, existing car emissions testing to the east, and a road with a motorcycle dealership to the south. The Site is zoned Commercial General (C-G), based on the latest published Zoning Map. Hotel is a permitted use within the C-G Zoning. The Site is also located in the I-25 Area, which sets the design standards and uses within the overlay district. Hotel is listed as a prohibited use within the I-25 Sub Area, and no rezoning is anticipated. Land Use Code Modifications were previously approved as part of the Hearing on December 12, 2019. Ownership for this site is existing as IBP14 Corporation located at 1610 Cottonwood Point Drive in Fort Collins Colorado 80524. The proposed Ownership information for this site is Tallgrass Hospitality, LLC with Matthew Voss located at 250 North Water Street, Suite 300 in Wichita, Kansas 67202. SITE IMPROVEMENTS The Project is anticipated to consist of approximately 48,660± square foot 4-story hotel building with 122 rooms and associated drive-aisles, parking, landscape, lighting, and utility installation for sanitary Wood Spring Suites, Fort Collins, CO Page 2 kimley-horn.com 4582 South Ulster Street, Suite 1500, Denver, CO 80237 303 228 2300 sewer, water, storm sewer, and other dry utilities to support the new building. There are 121 parking spaces and 34 biking spaces proposed with this site. The parking is code compliant for both vehicles and bike. The Site currently includes a vacant parcel with no pedestrian connection or public improvements. Generally, the Site slopes to the south and into the adjacent road to the south. The existing site has runoff from north to south and runs into the adjacent creek to the south. Drainage facilities associated with the previously approved master plan (when the land was identified as part of the county) identified the site out falling into the inlets to the east of the site along the road. Due to the existing topography, existing storm sewer elevation, and proposed site grading the Site will flow directly to adjacent street network and offsite storm sewer infrastructure where they will follow existing drainage patterns after being treated by an on-site underground water quality facility. Sanitary service for the Site includes an existing 8” sanitary sewer main in the Southeast Frontage Road that this project will extend into the site. A 6” sanitary sewer service lateral is proposed to extend south to the existing sanitary sewer manhole located to the south of the site. Water service for the Site includes an existing 8” water main within South East Frontage Road with a 8” stub to the Site for fire and a 2” stub for the domestic water service. There is also an existing fire hydrant located in the parcel to the east. An additional hydrant will be added with this project on the south side of the building. It is assumed that the existing mains will provide sufficient capacity for this development and no offsite improvements will be required. Electric, gas, cable, and telephone services are anticipated to be included as part of this Project and will meet service load requirements of the Project. The appropriate utility service providers will be contacted for design and necessary service extensions, facilities, and easements for the Project. Landscaping and irrigation is proposed along the property boundary and throughout the Site meeting the City of Fort Collins minimum requirements. We hope this narrative assists in your review of the Final Development Plan Package. We are excited to work with the City on this amazing project and look forward to delivering a project that the City and this project team are extremely proud of and will be a highlight for Fort Collins and all involved. If you have any questions or comments during your review, please do not hesitate to contact me at 720-636- 8273. Sincerely, KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. Emily P. Felton, P.E.