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Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
July 3, 1991
Paul Boone
1809 Greenbriar Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Mr. Boone:
For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning 1809
N. College Avenue Elderly Board and Care Home, which was presented before the
Conceptual Review Team on July 1, 1991.
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,
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Kirsten Whetstone
Project Planner
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Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer
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281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-0750
CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF %'OMMENTS
MEETING DATE: July 11 1991
ITEM: 1809 N. College Avenue Elderly Board and Care Home
APPLICANT: Paul Boone
1809 Greenbriar Drive
Fort.Collins, CO 80524
LAND USE DATA: This is a proposal to convert an existing motel,
the Lamplighter Motel at 1809 N. College Avenue, to a board and
care home for elderly. There are approximately 40 motel units, an
office area, a pool and a large suite on the property. There are
no plans to increase•the roof area or parking lot. The existing
carport area may be closed off to provide a central kitchen and
dining area for the board and care home. The applicant wodld also
be living on the property' and may have to create a living unit with
a kitchen, if one does not currently exist.
COMMENTS:
1. The property is located in the HB, Highway Business, zone
which allows group homes as a use by right. Because the lot
has"not been platted, this proposal -would require a plat,
which could be processed through the Minor Subdivision
process. The applicant has already obtained the necessary
variance from the ZBA to increase the number of residents over
what is allowed in the zone.
2. Along with a plat of the property, we would ask you to submit
a site/landscape plan at a scale of. 1"=30' to 1"=40' to show
the layout of buildings, parking, landscaped areas, curb cuts,.._
storm drainage flows, signs, light posts, fire hydrants,
automatic fire sprinkler connection location, and other
exiting or. proposed- paved areas.
3. If you will be increasing the electrical load from that of the
existing use, there will be development charges from.Light and
Power.If the electrical panel size which serves.the site. is".......
sufficient, then there will not be additional charges. You:_., .
will need to fill out a C-1 form to determine your anticipated
loads. If the transformer needs to be relocated or changed,
it will be done at your expense.
4. Light and Power will need easements to be shown on the plat
for the existing overhead lines which run across this property
to the north boundary.
5. The existing water service is a 1 and 1/2" service. If this
is sufficient for your needs, there will be no additional hook
up fees. You will have to investigate the fire flows in the
main to see if they are adequate. There may be some problems
with the 4" water main on the west side of College Ave. which
may require you to hook up to the 6" on the east side of
College and, abandoned the service tap on the 4". *You may
already be hooked up to the 6" line, in which case, fire flows
should be adequate.
6. There is a sanitary sewer system traversing the rear of the
property. This system should be shown on the plat in a 30'
utility easement (15' to either side of the centerline of the
sewer line). Any other existing or proposed utility,
drainage, or access easements should also be shown on the
plat.
7. The nature of the proposed use requires that the building be
equipped with a fire sprinkler system and a fire alarm system.
The Fire Authority -can assist you in determining fire flows of
the water service to see if they are adequate to meet your
needs.- Fire access looks acceptable, given that there would
be a sprinkler system for the units.
8. If any residential units (units with cooking facilities) are
added to the site, there is a parkland fee of $625.00 per unit
paid at the time of building permit issuance. This would not
apply to a remodel of an existing residential unit, or to the
addition of a commercial kitchen, dining area.
9. Storm Drainage fees are $4 "3.00 per acre for any increase
greater than 350 sq. ft. in the imperviousness of the site.
You will need to submit a drainage report and plans to show
how drainage flows will change with this new use. If the
carport is enclosed and drainage is prevented from going
through the open area, where will it go instead? Glen
Schlueter at the Storm Drainage department will be able to
assist you in preparing the plans. It may just be a matter of
drawing some arrows on the site plan and comparing the
drainage flows of the proposed project with the existing
situation.
10. The project is located in the Dry Creek Floodplain and any
federal financing will require flood insurance.
11. A grease trap will be required if a commercial kitchen is
installed.
12. There .are several different building occupancies on the
property depending on mobility of the residents and whether
they are on the first or second floor. You will need to work
closely with the Building Inspection Department in making any
changes to the existing building in order to meet the building
code for the various occupancies.
13. The Transportation department has requested a traffic analysis
to document how traffic patterns at this site will change as
a result of the change in use. The analysis should also
document how closing off the carport area will change the
distribution of trips coming and going from the two curb cuts.
Will all of .the .new trips use the south entrance, or will the
north entrance still be used? If you have questions about
this, please contact Eric Bracke at 221-6608.
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