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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPEDERSEN TOYOTA VOLVO SAAB PUD PRELIMINARY AND FINAL - 26 91 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWDeveloper `. Services Planning Department April 9, 1991 Dana Lockwood 320 S. Howes, Suite 107 Fort Collins, CO 80521 Dear Mr. Lockwood: 0 For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning the Colorado Import Motors Auto Dealership which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on April 8, 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, Kirsten Whetstone Project Planner KW/gjt Attachment xc: Tom Peterson, Director of Planning Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer I Project Planner File 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 1 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS 3 MEETING DATE: April 8, 1991 ITEM: . Colorado Import Motors Auto Dealership APPLICANT: Dana Lockwood 420 S. Howes, Suite 107 Fort Collins, CO 80521 303-493-1023 LAND USE DATA: This is a proposal for a 17,000 sq. ft.' auto dealership on 3.5 acres. The property is located at the north west corner of College Avenue and Kensington Drive and is the location of the previously approved Auto Avenue Mall PUD. COMMENTS: 1. Three phase power exists along College Avenue. Standard development charges apply. A C-1, commercial, form will have to be filled out and Light and Power will have to be provided with transformer locations. 2. Sewer e:-ists along the north property line. Water is in Kensington Drive as far as the proposed entrance for the existing PUD. If you are not able to use stubbed line (611) it will have to be abandoned at the main. Sand and oil traps will be required for the service bays. 3. The site will require on site detention with a release rate of 0.5 cfs/acre. There is an outfall to the storm sewer in College Avenue. A drainage report and grading and drainage plans will be required as part of the submittal.'- You will -be. required to address erosion control during construction as per the —City Erosion —Control_ Plan. Contact the Storm Water Utility at 221-6589 if you have questions. 4. Water Quality is a concern in this area. You are encouraged to provide some type of system to treat storm water runoff,. either a filter type system or a grassy area to filter the runoff from the large expanse of parking lot, in light of._-"'`" these water quality concerns. The downstream neighborhoods are particularly aware of and sensitive to any increased runoff into the McClellands-Mail Creek Basin. Drainage fees for this basin are $3,232.00/acre subject to the percent of impervious surface on the site. 5. The repair garage will be the determining factor in the occupancy rating of the building. If the building is equipped with fire sprinklers it will simplify the rating. A' v 6. You will have to determine whether the water line that exists will provide sufficient fire flows to run the sprinklers. The immediate perimeter of the building should be designated as a fire access lane and be restricted with no parking. The site plan should indicate the location of the nearest existing fire hydrant. Contact Warren Jones at the Poudre Fire Authority at 221-6570 for further information. 7. Standard building submittal and plan check fees will apply. If you decide to pursue the fueling center, it is possible to construct a small tank over ground. Check with.Building Inspection and the Fire Authority for specifics on over ground and under ground tanks. Underground tanks are a sensitive issue in Fort Collins. 8. The property is located in the HB, Highway Business, zoning district. There is an existing PUD on the site and any subsequent submittal will also have to be processed as a PUD. There are specific parking and landscaping requirements which generally apply, although they may be varied somewhat with the PUD. 9. At a minimum, we would require a 15' landscaped buffer behind the sidewalk on College, a 10' landscaped buffer behind the sidewalk on Kensington, and a 5' landscaped buffer at all interior lot lines between neighboring properties. The landscaping along the streets should screen, at the minimum, 20% of the view of the parking lot as seen from the streets. 10. Two street frontages gives this property a signage allowance of 2 free standing monument signs. We would ask that you submit details for any signage that you propose. 11. A traffic impact study will. be required as part of the submittal. A study was conducted for the Auto Avenue Mall and can be revised for this project. Please be aware of the South College•Access Control Plan. Be sure to line up the curb cut on Kensington w south. 12. Construction of the medians on College Avenue is scheduled to begin in June of this year. A north bound left turn from College�Avenue to Kensington will be constructed at this time. 13. Any utility easements which need to be vacated or dedicated can be revised with a replat of the Auto Avenue Mall PUD. There are existing utility plans which can be revised and brought up to current City standards. The Engineering Department requires 16' of Parkway area from the back of the walk to the flow line of College Avenue. The sidewalk is required to be a 7 foot detached walk. The street oversizing fund will pay for 3' of the 7' width. 14. There may be an SID for Kensington Drive as well as a repay agreement for the decel lane on South College Avenue. Contact Matt Baker at 221-6605 for more information. 15. The street oversizing fee is $14,005 per acre. 16. Mitigation of the visual impact of the parking area on the streetscape will be an important element of this project. Landscaping along College and Kensington, will be very important. The long line of cars should be broken up with a landscaped island every 10 or so cars. We would be looking for street trees along College and Kensington. Large shade trees should not be planted -closer than 40' to street lights and ornamental trees should not be planted closer than 151. If you. would like more detail on these requirements please give me -a: call. 17:: A sloped or pitched roof line would be a welcome sight for this part of College Avenue. We would encourage you to consider an architectural style other than the typical flat roofed, industrial looking buildings that seems -to be the norm these days. 18. We would highly discourage angled display racks and would recommend that any elevated display racks be no higher than 41. We would encourage you to consider landscaped display a=e:as similar to what exists at the current site on North College. 19. 20. 21. The landscape plan should also consider foundation treatment around the building. The land use seems to be appropriate and the project appears to do well on the Auto Related point chart. Parking lot lighting will and Zoning Board. Please lot_wilr-be-lighted_and_i likely be a concern of the Planning specify on the plans how the parking spillage that would be anticipated.