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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTRAFFIC OPERATIONS FACILITY PDP - 30 91E - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEW (2)Comm ty Planning and Environmental rvices Current Planning City of Fort Collins November 2, 2001 Ms. Linda Ripley V-F Ripley and Associates 401 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO. 80521 Dear Linda: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments for City of Fort Collins Traffic Operations Facility which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on October 29, 2001. The comments are offered 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 970-221-6750. T Ted Shepard Chief Planner cc: Project Planner File 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS City of Fort Collins ITEM: City of Fort Collins Traffic Operations Facility MEETING DATE: October 29, 2001 APPLICANT: Mr. Eric Bracke, City of Fort Collins Transporation Department c/o Ms. Linda Ripley, V-F Ripley, 401 W. Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, CO. 80521. LAND USE.DATA: Request by the Traffic Operations Department of the City of Fort Collins to construct a 9,000 square foot office building, an 11,000 square foot sign, paint and vehicle storage building and an outdoor parking area for City -owned vehicles. The site is 3.2 acres in size and located at the southeast corner of East Vine Drive and Linden Street. The project would be built in phases with the office building being phase one. COMMENTS: 1. The site is zoned I, Industrial which permits the proposed land use "public facility" as an Administrative (Type One) review. If any Modification of Standard is needed, such request would be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board either as a. "stand-alone Modification, or as part of a complete Project Development Plan (P.D.P.) submittal. 2. The parking lot would need 6% interior landscaping and no more than 15 cars in a. row without a landscape island. 3. The building would have to comply with the "development standards" of the Industrial zone. Please note 4.23(E)(2)(b) regarding orientation along Linden Street. A direct connecting walkway between the building's entrance and Linden Street is required. 4. The Poudre Fire Authority requires that a fire hydrant be within 300 feet of the structure. Hydrants must be capable of delivering a minimum of 1,500 gallons per minute with 20 psi residual pressure. Address must be visible from the street on which the building fronts and placed on a contrasting background. 5. There may be an issue with fire access. If a gate is installed, then it must be equipped with "Opticon" technology. The building may have to be equipped with.an automatic fire extinguishing system or an internal loop road, meeting minimum turning radii requirements, would have to be provided. (This turning radii may increase with the Fall COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 CURRENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT biannual Land Use Code revisions.) A Hazardous Material Impact Analysis will be required and there may a limit on the quantities of certain materials. For further information regarding fire regulations, please contact Ron Gonzales at 221-6570. 6. The site will be served by City of Fort Collins Light and Power. Any relocation of the existing system would be at the developer's expense. Any new system must be placed within an easement. A Commercial One ("C-1") Form is required to be completed by the electrical contractor or mechanical engineer to determine entrance capacity and the size of the transformer. Normal development fees and charges will apply. The transformer must be within 10 feet of hard surface for emergency change -out. The transformer must be screened from view from Linden Street by sufficient landscaping or a screen wall that matches the building exterior. Keep in mind that shade trees must be kept 40 feet away from streetlights. Ornamentals must be kept 15 feet away. For further information, please contact Doug Martine, 221-6700. 7. The site will be served water and sanitary sewer by the City of Fort Collins. There is a 12-inch diameter water main in Linden and an eight -inch diameter water main in the access road on the south. There is also an eight -inch diameter sewer main in the access drive on the south. A utility -easement will be needed along the southerly private drive. The water line should loop between. Linden and the southerly drive. Any existing services to the site must either be used or abandoned at the main. Plant investment fees and raw water acquisition fee (or water rights) are due at the time of building permit -issuance. For further information, please contact Roger Buffington, 221-6681. 8. This site -is in the Dry Creek drainage basin where the Storm Drainage fee is 5,000 per acre, subject to the amount of impervious surface. In addition, an Erosion Control Bond is due at the time of building permit issuance. If the site drains east to Lemay, then there are problems with existing facilities downstream that have to be addressed. If the site drains west, then detained storm flows can be conveyed to Linden Street where storm flows outlet into the Coy Ditch. Detention is required for the 100-year storm and released at the two-year historic rate. Water quality is required which usually means 40- hour-extended detention. The_standard drainage_and erosion_control_reports and_plans must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in Colorado. For further information, please contact Glen Schlueter, 221-6681. 9. A Transportation Impact Study has been waived by the exalted and honorable City Traffic Operations Engineer who promises to ride his bicycle to work every day, rain or shine. For further information, please contact Eric Bracke, 221-6630. 10. The Transportation Planning Department may require a sidewalk be constructed to Lemay Avenue in keeping with previous agreements. For further information, please contact Tom Reiff, 221-6608. _ 11. Be sure that the bicycle parking is located near the entrance. A bike rack detail should be part of the P.D.P. 12. Utility plans, prepared by an Engineer registered in Colorado, will be required at the time of submittal. I any additional easements are needed, they can be dedicated by separate legal instrument or by replat. 13. The Street Oversizing Fee is based on trip generation for the various proposed uses. Also, please be aware of the Larimer County Road Improvement Fee. For further information regarding these fees, please contact Matt Baker, 221-6605. 14. A Development Agreement is required to be recorded along with other final documents. This Agreement spells out exactly which party is responsible for the construction of public improvements necessary to serve this proposal. A Development Construction Permit is required prior to beginning work on the site. The Utility Plans must be in final form and signed off by the City Utility Departments prior to recording. For further information, please contact Katie Moore, 221-6605. 15. A Fugitive Dust Control Permit will be required from the Larimer County Health Department. Recycling and use'of native plant material are encouraged. For further information regarding environmental issues, please contact Doug Moore, 221-6750.