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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPINECONE PUD THE TOWER SHOPPES SONIC DRIVE IN FINAL - 60 91O - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - RESPONSE TO STAFF REVIEW COMMENTSG. Response to Project Development Plan Review Staff Comments ITEM: Sonic Drive -In Restaurant on Lot 4 of Tower Shoppes P.U.D. APPLICANT: Mr. Scott Beard, Sonic Drive -In Restaurant c/o David Lingle, Aller.Lingle Architects, 712 Whalers Way, Building B, Suite 100, Fort Collins, CO 80525. LAND USE DATA: Request to build a new 2,498 square foot restaurant featuring both indoor dining and drive-in service (but no drive -through service). The site is located on Lot 4 of the Tower Shoppes P.U.D., at the northeast corner of Timberline and Horsetooth Roads, immediately east of McDonald's Restaurant. The site has been addressed as 3518 South Timberline. The pad site is 0.783 acre in size. A detached canopy would shade 19 drive-in parking spaces with menu and carhop service. Additional parking next to the building is provided for indoor dining customers. An outdoor patio would be added to the east side of the building. COMMENTS: (responses in bold) 27. If at all possible, please add a window to the west side of the south elevation. We've come this far in site orientation, it'd be nice to go all the way. Design of the building has incorporated two (2) tube steel frames to mimic the window frames on the north elevation and window proportions of the top and bottom of the large window on the east elevation. 21. 1 have made a number of CAD/drawing comments on the plans. Please refer to them and return the redlines when you resubmit. Responded and returned. 22. Please provide a rendered perspective, elevations and/or material sample boards so we can evaluate colors and materials used. Color rendered elevations included. 23. 1 need cut sheets for all of the proposed light fixtures. These should include manufacturer's drawings or photos and info on wattage, LLF's, etc. Cut sheets attached. 5. The following departments/ agencies have indicated that they have no issues or concerns with the project: Streets, Comcast, Park Planning, and US Postal Service. Noted. 6. Water Conservation and Building Inspection have standard comments and handouts for you that I will include in your redline packet. Noted. 11. In field observations, the existing hydrant towards the southeast corner of the site appears to be directly in the path of the sidewalk proposed to be extended along the eastern boundary of the site. Is the drawing accurate with regards to the Location of the hydrant in relation to the sidewalk? What will be the separation distance between the sidewalk and the hydrant? I r Existing topography was checked and the hydrant location in the drawings seems to correspond with the location in the field. The proposed walk will be built to the west of the existing hydrant with approximately 3 feet of separation. 24. Please provide information as to where the emergency access easement (offsite) will be situated. The response letter indicates that the emergency access easement will occur around the perimeter of the site; however, the drawings only indicate the portion off of Horsetooth. Will it connect out to Timberline? A 24"x36" Offsite Easement Exhibit has been provided to help clarify the location of the offsite easements. 25. Letters of intent are required from all the affected offsite property owners. This includes Lot 3 and Lot 1 and involves various easements (emergency access, Landscaping, construction, drainage, etc.) Letters of intent have been provided. Normal electric development charges and policies will apply to this development. Noted. 2. Developer will need to submit a Commercial Service Form (C-1) in order to size the transformer and determine electrical requirements. Noted. 9. No issues. Noted. 10. The two P5 fixtures next to the building are buried in a Bur Oak - need to relocate these two light fixtures. The two mentioned P5 light fixtures have been reduced to a single pole - mounted light fixture and relocated to the west side of the property just north of the dumpster enclosure and immediately south of the sidewalk access connection from the adjacent property to the west, McDonald's Restaurant. 12. The landscape plan shows a possible P5 light fixture near the NE corner of the trash enclosure. This is an important location for employee access to trash/ recycle enclosure. Would recommend deleting plant materials (DKL, RB) next to this location in favor of low growing species (max. height 24") Landscape plan in the previously mentioned area has been changed to incorporate Rocky Mountain Sumac (2 to 3 feet high), Arcadia Juniper (1 �/2 to 2 feet high) and Buffalo Juniper (1 to 1 'h feet high.) 26. Please clarify how the swale that runs along the south, then east end of the site will transition into the proposed curb and gutter on the east property line. The swale shall terminate at the proposed 2 foot curb cut. The contractor shall construct a 3 foot wide by 2 foot deep concrete cutoff wall at back of gutter. 20. Please clarify who will maintain the off -site pond. If it is to be maintained by the overall developer (WW Reynolds), then a maintenance agreement should be provided detailing how the pond will be maintained. Maintenance of ponds is covered in Declaration of Covenants; we will provide this with next submittal. 18. Please provide copies of off -site construction and drainage easements on Lot 1 of the Tower Shoppes property. Letters of intent for these easements will be required prior to this item going to a hearing. Offsite easements are being provided with this submittal. 19. Temporary swales carrying drainage water into the pond have a history of siltation and lack of proper maintenance. How will the Developer guarantee that these will be properly maintained? A temporary (until Lot 1 develops) small diameter pipe might be a good way to ensure that the area where water comes off the site drains properly. W.W. Reynolds has been and will continue to maintain the temporary drainage swales as stated in the declaration of covenants. W.W. Reynolds is willing to meet a City of Fort Collins Stormwater Representative in the field to come up with a solution if desired. 13. With regards to the response to the conceptual review comments, specifically number 16..."After consulting with planning staff, it was agreed that a reduction in sidewalk width would be allowable as the sidewalk in question is not used as sa path to the building." I do not believe that whether or not a sidewalk leads to a building bears much on reducing the standard width as specified in 3.2.2 of the LUC. Yes, this walkway would most likely not be used by patrons of the establishment to reach the building. However, it seems to me that said walkway would very likely be used by the "carhops"/servers to walk back and forth while serving patrons of Sonic. If the walk is reduced in width, servers may very well be forced to constantly walk in the drive aisle(s), behind parked vehicles, all the while in conflict with arriving/departing vehicles. Unless there is a compelling reason why the walk should be reduced to 7 feet, it seems that it would help create a much safer pedestrian (worker) environment to keep the standard width of 8 feet. Walk changed to a width of 9 feet. 14. Include the standard general note pertaining to shrub/utility separation distance on the landscape plans. Maintain the required landscape/utility separation distance on the landscape plans. Standard note added to landscape plans. 15. Make the text on the overall utility plan sheet pertaining to the abandonment of the existing water service more legible. Existing water service text now more legible. 16. Cleanouts are required every 100 feet on the proposed sanitary sewer service. Clearly define those cleanouts with in vehicle travel areas as Traffic Rated and include the standard detail on the detail sheet. Cleanout separation provided. Note added per Traffic Rated cleanouts and detail provided on detail sheet. 17. See site, landscape and utility plans for other comments. Noted. IL 3. Signage approved through separate sing permit application submittal thus signs shown on this PDP not recognized as approval for such. Signs removed from exterior elevations. 4. Landscape notes need to include that no Certificate of Occupancy or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy can be issued with complete landscape installation or securment by bond, escrow, or letter of credit in the amount of 125% of value of uncompleted landscaping (materials/labor). Noted. Missed in this submittal; will include in following submittal.