HomeMy WebLinkAboutPINECONE APARTMENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONVENIENCE PUD FINAL - 60 91E - CORRESPONDENCE - RESPONSE TO STAFF REVIEW COMMENTSJanuary 6, 1993
Kirsten Whetstone
Project Planner
City of Fort Collins
Planning Department
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Kirsten;
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urban design, inc.
3555 stanford road, suite 105
fort collins, colorado 80525
(303) 226-4074
FAX (303) 226-4196
Attached are five prints of the Pinecone Apartments Final PUD Plans, revised in
response to Staff Comments. Specific responses include:
We are coordinating with Columbine Cablevision to accommodate their needs
in conjunction with US West.
2. Public Service Company has agreed that an easement extending 6' beyond the
back of walk will be adequate for their needs. The appropriate easements have
been adjusted on the plat, and building envelopes have been adjusted
accordingly.
3. Water meter locations are indicated on the utility plans. Gas and electric
meters, and other utility service panels are grouped in defined, recessed areas
at the ends of all apartment buildings. Meters for the convenience store will be
located on the north side of the building.
4,5. We are coordinating with US West as needed to provide telephone service to
the project.
6. Utility easements have been widened as requested.
7,8. Plat corrections have been made as requested.
9-1 1. Fire department comments have been addressed. Signs restricting parking have
been noted; and the convenience store operator is completing the Hazardous
Materials Impact Analysis.
12. Street trees have been adjusted as requested.
13. The high school's landscape architect has provided us only with alternative
conceptual plans for the south side of Vermont; and has not authorized us to
distribute their plans. We have also provided the school's LA with copies of
our plans for the sake of design coordination, and have adjusted our plans to
include applicable common concepts.
14. The "Species Use List" has been used as requested.
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15. Existing trees and their disposition have been indicated on the revised plans.
Our site plan has been modified so that a greater number of existing trees may
be saved than was anticipated on the approved Preliminary PUD.
16. The requested note has been added.
17. Seed and sod blends including a high percentage of fescue are anticipated to
be used.
18. A fundamental concept of the Pinecone Master Plan has been to avoid creating
a "Swallow Road" situation that encourages extraneous high school traffic from
looping back through the residential neighborhood. The "T" intersection at
Vermont and Pinecone Circle is an important part of that concept. The cul-de-
sac could be modified or eliminated in favor of a more conventional parking
area; but we feel strongly that the intersection should remain a "T" rather than
an "L".
19. Local handicapped accessibility requirements will be met.
20. Both the irrigation ponds will be constructed in conjunction with completion of
the apartment units.
21. Sidewalk modifications have been made.
23. The applicant was clearly informed at the time of Master Plan and Preliminary
Plan approval that all "oversizing" of the 12' walk along Timberline was to be
a public expense. The need for such extreme width is not due to the Pinecone
Apartments project.
24. The actual size of the convenience store is only 3,000 sq. ft., plus the car
wash. The applicant is comfortable that adequate parking is provided.
25-27. The convenience center is included in the Final PUD. Bike racks, berming and
landscaping have been added as requested.
28. While some adjustments of bike rack locations have been made, it is not
anticipated that this project will need the extensive quantity of bike racks
suggested by staff. We also feel that reducing the visual clutter associated
with an abundance of bike racks at building entries is a valid design goal.
29. Areas within building envelopes and adjacent to parking areas may be sodded.
Larger expanses of open space will be seeded.
30. Additional architectural information has been provided as requested.
31-33. Architectural form and materials of the convenience store will match the
apartments and associated garages. Both the apartment project developer and
the convenience store owner have committed to closely tie the design of the
project to a common residential character, while providing the needed visibility
and identity for the non-residential uses in a compatible manner.
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Additional architectural and signage information has been provided with our
revised plans. Common materials and design criteria are being used for
monument signs; window signage is being restricted; and canopy and building
signage is proposed to be understated - to the extent allowed by Phillips 66.
No designated service or loading area is planned for the convenience center.
It will be "front loaded" as recommended by City guidelines.
34. The requested breakdown is attached.
35,36. Additional handicapped access ramps and conifers have been added as
requested.
Ten sets of prints, reductions, and color renderings will be submitted by January 19,
1993, and Final Documents will be submitted by January 21, 1993.
We appreciate your assistance in the planning of this project. Please call if you need
further information regarding the Pinecone Apartments PUD.
Sincerely,
l/w
Eldon Ward, President
Cityscape Urban Design, Inc.
cc: Bill Reynolds, Jerry Lee, Rick Woodruff, and
Libby Glass, The W.W. Reynolds Companies
Wayne Schrader, Schrader Oil
Stan Myers, RBD, Inc.
Bob Gustafson, Wickham Gustafson Architects