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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPINECONE PUD THE TOWER SHOPPES PRELIMINARY - 60 91L - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWMay 2, 1994 W.W. Reynolds Company c/o Mr. Eldon Ward Cityscape Urban Design 3555 Stanford Road Fort Collins, CO 80525 Dear Eldon: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning Tower Shoppes at Timberline and Horsetooth, presented before the Conceptual Review Team on April 25, 1994. The comments are offered informally by Staff to assist you in preparing the detailed components of the project application. Modifications and additions to these comments may be made at the time of formal review of this project. If you should have any questions regarding these comments or the next steps in the review process, please feel free to call me at 221-6750. Sincerely, Ted Shepard, AICP Senior Planner TS/gjd _Attachments cc: Transportation Department Stormwater Department Project.Planner File 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS City of Fort Collins MEETING DATE: April 25, 1994 ITEM: Tower Shoppes at Timberline and Horsetooth APPLICANT: W.W. Reynolds Company c/o Mr. Eldon Ward, Cityscape Urban Design, 3555 Stanford Road, Suite 105, Fort Collins, CO. 80525 LAND USE DATA: Request for a neighborhood shopping center on 11.7 acres located at the northeast corner of Timberline and Horsetooth Roads. Anchor tenant proposed at 73 j 000 , square feet. Other "in -line" retail space totals 20,930 square feet. Three pad sites are anticipated to contain a bank and two drive-thru restaurants. COMMENTS: 1. Electrical power will be provided by Fort Collins Light and Power with available sources in both arterials. Normal development charges will apply. A large electrical vault will be needed for a duct bank on the northeast corner of the intersection. This will require an easement. 2. The electrical transformer must be screened from view from the adjacent arterials. Screening may either be by a solid enclosure, meeting the minimum clearance specifications, or by landscaping. The transformer must be within 10 feet of hard surface from one side for emergency change -out. Please contact Light and Power, 221-6700, for further details. 3. There are 16 inch diameter water lines in both Timberline and Horsetooth Roads. These two mains can be connected with a service main that loops through the site. Fire sprinkler lines must also be indicated on the Utility Plans. 4. There is a 12 inch diameter sanitary sewer line in Timberline Road. There is no sewer line in Horsetooth Road. Grease traps will be required, outside the buildings, on the sanitary sewer line for the restaurants. Please contact Water and Wastewater, 221-6681, for further details. 5. The site is located in the Residential Neighborhood Sign District.. Signage in this district is more restrictive than what is allowed on College Avenue. Please contact the Zoning Department, 221-6760, for further details. COMMUNITY PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO80522-0580 (303)221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT 5 6. The Uniform Building Code has setback requirements for large structures. The anchor tenant, at 73,100 square feet must have a minimum "yard width" that meets U.B.C. For further information, please contact Sharon Getz, Plans Examiner, Building Inspection Division, 221-6760. 7. Please be reminded that during deliberations on Pine Cone Farm, Red Mountain Drive was classified as a local street, not a collector. Further, Red Mountain Drive does.not have direct access to the shopping center. To compensate for lack of local street access, the shopping center must provide for pedestrian and bicycle conveniences. There should be ample areas for bike racks distributed throughout the center. Bike racks should be permanently anchored. to concrete and not interfere with pedestrian walks. Architectural forms should feature sheltered locations for bike racks. Lighting should be designed.to serve the needs of bicyclists. 8. There should be strong pedestrian linkages between the shopping center and F.C.H.S. and the pad sites. Pedestrian walkways should be convenient, landscaped, and well -protected. from cars. Crosswalks should feature of concrete pavers. Speed humps (not bumps) may be necessary to caution motorists. 9. The Poudre Fire Authority will require that the anchor tenant building be equipped with an automatic fire suppression system. Hydrants must be placed within 400 feet of all structures. Access to all portions of all buildings must be within 150 of a designated fire lane. Fire lanes must feature red curbs and signs stating: "No Parking - Fire Lane." 10. The site is located in the Foothills Drainage Basin. Stormwater fees in this basin are $6,525 per acre. At the time of Preliminary P.U.D. submittal, there must be a Drainage Report, Drainage and Grading Plan, and Erosion Control Plan meeting the.requirements.of the Stormwater Utility.. 11. In planning for the drainage of the shopping center, ---there must be compliance with the Pine Cone overall drainage plan and close coordination with the engineering consulting firm representing the Poudre R-1 School District. For example, it will be necessary to verify the available capacity in the detention ponds being planned for F.C.H.S. since these ponds will be the outfall for Tower Shoppes. 12. The traffic study will have to be updated to account for the proposed land uses and their trip generation, particularly the two drive-thru pads. Also, the study should address the merits of a deceleration lane off Timberline. 13. The Street Oversizing Fee for the uses proposed is $14,005 per acre. 14. A standard Utility Plan will be required. •r 15. Please be cautioned that the access off Horsetooth Road leads directly in front of the anchor tenant. This will cause congestion due to the pedestrian and vehicular conflict in front of the store. 16. A neighborhood meeting will be required. Please contact the project planner to create the notification map to begin the process. 9