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HomeMy WebLinkAboutK 2 INDUSTRIAL PARK LOT 1 JB EXCAVATION PDP - 51 91C - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWCommuru►y Planning and Environmental 5L.vices Current Planning City of Fort Collins March 20, 2000 Jim Bath Bath Excavating Company 1801 McLaughlin Lane Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Dear Jim, For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff s comments concerning the request for Bath Excavating Company, which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on March 6, 2000. This is a request for an excavation, company operation on one of two properties located on the North Frontage Road on the east side of Interstate 25, north of East Vine Drive, and just south of the Eaton Ditch:: One property being considered is 1012 North Frontage Road, a 2.2 acre site, and the other is 1118 North Frontage Road, a 5 acre site. The facility would be used for parts& equipment storage and maintenance of equipment. There would be 5 office employees daily on -site. The property is in the I - Industrial Zoning District. 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 —_-- . t i§is 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 221-6341. Si erOlely�p Si S eve t, Project Planner cc: Stormwater Utility Streets File 9 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580. • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020 2 #f CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS City of Fort Collins MEETING DATE: ITEM: APPLICANT: LAND USE DATA: March 6, 2000 Bath Excavating Company Jim Bath Bath Excavating Company 1801 McLaughlin Lane .Fort Collins, CO.,80525 Request. for an excavation company operation on one of two properties located on the North Frontage Road on the east side of Interstate 25, north of East Vine Drive, and just south of the Eaton Ditch. One property being considered is.10.12. North. Frontage -Road, a 2.2 _acre site, and .the other is 1118 North Frontage Road, a 5 acre site. The, facility would be .used .for parts & equipment storage and maintenance of equipment. There ,would be 5 office employees daily.*on-site.. The property is in the I - Industrial Zoning District. ; COMMENTS: 1. Gary Lopez of the Zoning.Departmentt offered the following comments: . a. This property. is, in the I - Industrial Zoning District and is subject to the requirements in that district of the City's Land Use Code (LUC). Offices with exterior storage are permitted in the I - District, subject to an administrative (Type I) review and public hearing. b. If any modifications of standards in the LUC are needed then the request. becomes a Planning and,Zoning Board (Type II) review and public hearing COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CURRENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 2. C. The outdoor storage will be subject to the screening requirements as set forth in Section 3.2.1(E)(6) of the LUC. d.._ Section,3.2.2p) of.the LUC states that.any vehicular use area containing 6 or more parking'spaces or 1,800 or more square feet shall be set back from the street right-of-way and the side and rear yard lot line consistent with the provisions of the section. e.. Section 3.2.2(1))(3)(d) of the LUC states that all open off- street parking and vehicular use areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or other material in conformance with the City's specifications., f. The normal landscaping requirements as set forth in Section 3.2.1" of the LUC will apply to this development. Please contact Gary, at 221-6760, if you have questions about these comments.. j Marc McCAllum of the Engineering Department offered the - following comments: a. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) would be required with your Project Development Plan (PDP) submittal. Please contact Eric Bracke of the Traffic Engineering Department, at 224-6062, for information about what would be required in the TIS. Also, contact Kathleen Reavis of the Transportation Planning Department, at 224-6140, for information about what would be -required for a multi=modal level of service study (bicycles, pedestrians, and public transit) as part of the TIS. b. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will need to review and (possibly) approve,.this development request. It is possible that CDOT will require that a State Access Permit be issued for this project. C. Street improvement to the North Frontage Road may be required with this development request. CDOT would be involved with this. d. Street oversizing fees will apply to this development. The fee would be collected at the time of issuance of a building permit. The fee is based on the proposed land use and vehicle trips generated by the development. Please contact Matt Baker, at 224-6108, for detailed information on the fees. e. The property must be subdivided into one or more lots and legally platted, if it is not already, for development to occur. f. A Development Construction Permit must be issued by the City before work can start on the site. g.. :. The standardutility plan submittal requirements, with the Project Development Plan (PDP), will apply to this development request. h. The. submittal requirements will. be determined when the actual site is selected. Please contact Mark, at 221-6750, if you have questions about these comments. 3. Janet McTague of the' Light_& Power Department offered the following comments: a. There is. existing City power at County Road 50 (Mountain Vista) and I-25. It stops north of the Eaton Ditch and is on the east side of the Frontage Road. Crossing the ditch with electric service could be difficult iAlso, the City must serve power to.this site/ b. The normal electric development. charges (based on building square footage and property front footage) will apply to this project if the property, at 1118 North. Frontage Road is selected. Nothing new needs to,be.'done'if the property at 1012 North Frontage Road is selected. Please contact Janet, at 221-6700, if you°have questions about these comments: 4. Roger: Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department stated that water and sanitary sewer for this development would be served by the East Larimer. County Water. District and the Boxelder Sanitation District.:. .::.:. . 5.. Glen Schlueter of the Stormwater Utility offered the following comments: 1012 North Frontage Road a. This site is located in the Cooper Slough/Boxelder Drainage Basins, where there is not presently a new development fee. HoweYer,;,a master, plan study will begin this year and fees will be initiated at some point. The site is located in Inventory Grid# 16F. b. This site is grandfathered in as long as there are no . improvements that would cause a rise. in the 100-year water surface elevation. The site is in the no -rise Boxelder floodplain,, which is a _FEMA floodplain. c. Water quality extended detention is, required.to treat the runoff if any new:pavementas:added to the site. More impervious area would also trigger the need for a drainage report to address the increased runoff. The outfall for the runoff would also bean issue if there rare no drainage easements or public rights -of -way -to contain it. d. A floodplain use permit is needed to document the existing conditions. e. A grading plan would be needed, for any landscaping or paving changes required with change, in use. f. If improvements to the existing structure are in excess of 50% of the existing value, the structure would have to be floodproofed to 18" above the 100-year floodplain. g. The site is developed and is located immediately adjacent to the south of the 5 acre piece. 1118 North. Frontage Road a. This site is located in the Cooper Slough/Boxelder Drainage Basins, where there is not presently, a new development fee. A• drainage master planning -study will• begin this year and fees willeventually be needed to pay'for improvements identified in the master plan. C. The standard drainage and erosion control reports and plans -are required and they must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in the State of Colorado. c. Water quality extended detention'would be required for any new paved areas. - d. A new development would have to. show no -rise with HEC-2 .modeling since the site is in the Boxelder floodplain. Commercial buildings need to be floodproofed to 18" above the 100-year water surface elevation. �Please contact.Marsha Hilmes-Robinson, at 224-6036,'for detailed requirements. Marsha is the City's Floodplain Administrator. e. A.floodplain.use permit is required: Boxelder-is a FEMA designated floodplain, so major changes may require FEMA approval. f. A drainage outfall point system that is within drainage easements or public rights -of -way would need to be defined and sized for this site to drain. This would have to be to the "natural" drainageway. g.— The irrigation lateral owner would need to approve the — construction plans or provide'"a separate agreement. h. Copies of the Floodplain Use Permit 'application and the Substantial Improvement Policy are enclosed with this comment letter.' Please contact Glen, at 224-6065, if you have questions. about these comments. . r 6. Kim Kreimeyer, the City's Natural Resources Planner, offered the following comments:. . a. There could be wetlands. on the sites and, if so, they must .be delineated. by an environmental consultant. br The Lady Trusses Orchid Study is required for this development request. 7. C. An Ecological Characterization Study, dealing partially with a potential wildlife movement corridor along the Eaton Ditch, is required for this development request. Please see Section 3.4.1 of the. LUC. d. A fugitive dust permit is required and will be issued by the Larimer County Health Department. e. Native plant materials and grasses should be used and bluegrass should be minimized, if used at all. f. Adequate dumpster space should be provided to allow for a recycling bin.,Please�use.a single trash. hauler: g. If there are prairie dogs on -site they must be humanely eradicated prior to beginning construction on .the site. Please contact Kim, at 221-6641, if you have questions about these comments. Tom Cook of Transportation Planning stated that the applicant -must.submit. a Transportation-ImpactStudy, apply. for a-C-DOT Access Permit, and provide for adequate bicycle/pedestrian connections between the site and surrounding properties. Please contact Tom, at 416-2040, if you have questions about these comments. Ken Waido of the Advance Planning Department stated that the City is working on an I-25 Corridor Stud} affect these properties. r 9. This development request will be subject to the Development Review Fee Schedule that is available in the Current Planning Department office. The fees are due at the time of submittal of the required documents for the appropriate development review process. 10. This development proposal is subject to all applicable requirements as set forth in the City's LUC, more specifically Articles 2. Administration (Development Review Procedures), Article 3. General Development Standards, and Article 4. [Zoning] Districts.