HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPEIGHTS PUD PRELIMINARY AND FINAL - 17 92 A - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSDevelopn. _t Services
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
April 15, 1992
Dana Lockwood
-420 S. Howes Street -
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Dear Mr. Lockwood,
City -Staff has -reviewed your submittal for Speights PUD, and offers
the following written comments:
1. Th6 Commission on Disability suggest that the handicapped ramp
and-stall'be relocated so that the users would not have to use
the main drive way to access the sidewalk. Perhaps a location
on the east side of the building would work.
2. The source of_power for lots 6 and 7 will be from Timberline
Road. Please contact Light and Power early in the site
development process to coordinate transformer location.
3. An easement from the transformer to the adjacent lot will be
needed to provide power to both lots. This easement should be
shown on the plat.
4. All conduit will need to be installed prior to construction of.
the shared driveway.
5. -The source of power for lots 1-5 will be from Sunstone Drive.
6. Building note #3 should read "the entire buildings (on lots 6
and 7) will be provided with a low hazard fire sprinkler
system in accordance with the Fire Authority design criteria".
7. Fire sprinkler water services must be provided to the existing
building and the future building site on lot 7.
8. Tract B 'needs to be dedicated on the plat as a utility
easement for natural gas installation off of Stoney Creek Dr.
9. Planning Staff has concerns about the maintenance
responsibility for Tract B. Who will maintain this tract?
Who will own it and pay the taxes? It might be better to make
it a utility, drainage, and access easement on lot 1 or lot 2.
10. Planning is also concerned about the lack of pedestrian
connections between the residential uses and the clinic and
future business service uses for this mixed use project.
There is an existing pedestrian trail along the northern
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boundary of the Sunstone Village PUD. Planning asks that you
look into the possibility of connecting into that trail
system, across the drainage swale on Tract A, and into the
northeast corner of lot 6,. Planning would be interested in
knowing what the estimated costs of this trail connection
would be. Please show a cross section of Tract A and indicate
whether this would require a bridge to cross.
11. Two alternative pedestrian connections to consider would be 1)
a pedestrian access easement shared between lot 5 and the,
property to the south or 2) the 30' drainage, utility, and
access easement which runs north of lot 3. For this second
alternative, a short stretch of sidewalk (5'-6' in width)
could be provided from the endof pavement on the access
drive, to the parking lot of lot 6. A ramp would be needed at
the parking lot. Planning has concerns that if a pedestrian
connection is not provided, people would have no alternative
but to use the arterial street to access the businesses.
12. The plat needs to be revised. Under the Planning and Zoning
Certification, it should read " Approved by the Planning and
Zoning Board of the City of ..." and the signature should be
for the"Secretary of the Planning and Zoning Board".
Monument_s found and placed should be shown. City record #'s
should be shown for the 10 ' strip along Timberline and for
Tract A. A note should state what Tracts A and B (if you keep
Tract B) are for. What is the 10' strip along Timberline? It
should be dedicated as Right of Way, if it is not already so
dedicated. Standard dedication language should be added.
Access easements must be provided for cross access between
lots 1 and 2 and between lots 6 and 7. You could spell out a
"pedestrian access easement" for a portion of the 30' easement
north of lot 3, or south of lot 5, or across Tract A,
depending on where the. pedestrian connection will be located.
13. Parkland fees will be charged for new residential units, at
the time of building permit issuance. Note that the owner/s
of lots 6 and 7 shall be responsible for maintenance of
landscaping on those lots, including the Timberline ROW.
14. Please indicate all existing trees and calipers, including
those in the Timberline ROW. The LDGS' requires that
information, including existing vegetation within 150' of the
project, be shown on the site plan.
15. The nine Summit Ash street trees should be a minimum of 2"
caliper, as per City Code.
16. I have enclosed a copy of the preliminary plan for the
Neighborhood Convenience Center on the property to the north.
The alignment of street trees and walk should match that
planned for, the property to the north and should consider
future widening of Timberline Road. It may be 20 to 30 years
before the ultimate width of Timberline is constructed (or it
may be sooner) , but it would be a shame to have to remove
mature trees at that time. A common alignment of street trees
would provide a uniform visual effect along what will someday
be a.major arterial street. The future pavement area could be
seeded with a draught tolerant grass to .keep down maintenance
and irrigation costs. Shrubs which could be transplanted
would be acceptable as well.
17. Please see the attached Project Comment Sheet for comments
from the Stormwater Utility. The first comment concerning the
old leach field appears to be a fairly serious concern and
should be discussed with Glen Schlueter and the Health
Department, as soon as possible.
18. Transportation has concerns about -the retail lot and access on
Timberline Road. In the future, Timberline will function much
like College Avenue. Medians are very likely, and would limit
access to right -in and right -out only. At this time, no
individual access points have been approved "off of Timberline,
including the property to the south which is required to
access Stoney Creek or Caribou. Rick Ensdorff would like to
meet with the applicant as soon as possible to discuss these
concerns. I will set up a meeting for the week of April 20th
to discuss this issue.
19. In light of Transportation's concerns, I would suggest that
you look at the Business Services list, -and specifically
exclude any uses for lot 7 which would be high traffic
generators. In addition, the neighborhood was concerned about
hotels, motels, fast food restaurants, convenience stores, and
other intensive retail uses. List these exclusions on the
site plan. _
20. Have you considered turning lot 7- into two residential lots?
21. In order to complete the review of this project without_ an
ODP, preliminary plans for lot 7 should be submitted. This
would include preliminary' utility plans, -drainage plans,
traffic study implication, landscape plans, architectural
elevations, and preliminary site plan information. (Code
requires that when a property has a single owner and when
preliminary plans are to be phased, then an ODP is required).
22. Please add a note to the site plan which states that the
information for lot 7 is preliminary in nature and that
development of lot 7 would require review of final PUD plans,
by the Planning department and the Planning and Zoning Board.
Change the word "conceptual" to "preliminary" under SITE DATA
for Commercial Lot 7.
23. Include the 150' information about the surrounding properties,
on the site plan. Include approved land use information for
the properties to the north, south, and west. Under the
"Sunstone Village PUD, 4th Sub" note that the land use is
existing single family homes. The property to the south is
master planned for business service uses. The property to the
north is planned for a Neighborhood Convenience Shopping
Center. The property to the west is an industrial business
park.
24. Add a note to the site plan to address fencing guidelines.
Will the rear lot fences for lots 3, 4, and 5 and side yard
fence for lot 2 be the same type of fence or four different
fences? What type of fence will this be? -
25. Solar lots should be indicated on both the site plan and,the
plat. A "sun" symbol has been used by some consulting firms
to indicate a solar lot. Add the variance note to the plat,
as well. Please submit - a -letter to -the Planning and Zoning
Board requesting a variance to the Solar Orientation ordinance
and state how you meet the required criteria for an brdinance.
I will enclose the criteria for your information.
26. Detention pond is misspelled on the site and landscape plans.
27. Please label Tracts A and B on the site plan.
28. Please submit a copy of the covenants which will be recorded
with this PUD.
29... Include a sketch of the proposed sign on the site plan.
Details about height, width, color, materials, letter size,
and lighting are required. Final architectural elevations of
the vet clinic and preliminary architectural elevations of the
future office building should be included on the site plan.
Information about building materials,- colors., and style are
required.
30. Will any fencing be provided for lot 6? Will there be a
fenced exercise area for animals? If so, please describe and
show on the site plan.
This concludes staff comments at this time. In order to stay on
schedule for the May 18, 1992 Planning and Zoning Board hearing,
please note the following deadlines:
Plan revisions are due April 29, 1992 by 12:00 noon.
PMT's, colored renderings, and 10 prints are due May 11th.
Final mylars and other documents are due May 14th by
12:00.
If you have any questions about these comments or would like to
schedule a time to meet to discuss them, please contact me at 221-
6750.
Sincerely,
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Kirsten Whetstone
Project Planner