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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLARIMER COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY EXPANSION SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - 22 91 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWY 6 Developi A Services Planning Department City of Fort Collins April 2, 1991 Larimer County Facilities Division c/o Mr. Carr Bieker The Architects Studio, Inc. 117 East Mountain Avenue, Suite 200 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Dear Mr. Bieker: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning the Minimum Security Addition to Larimer County Detention Facility which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on April 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, XA6_4t4t Ted Shepard Project Planner -I TS/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 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS MEETING DATE: April 1, 1991 ITEM: Minimum Security Addition to Larimer County Detention Facility APPLICANT: Larimer County Facilities Division c/o Mr. Carr Bieker, The Architects Studio, Inc., 117 East Mountain Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Collins, CO. 80524. LAND USE DATA: Request for a new building addition to the existing Larimer County Detention Facility., consisting of 58 beds, totalling approximately 22,500 square feet, located south of Prospect Road and west of Midpoint Drive. The facility would be for minimum security inmates. COMMENTS: 1. The zoning is I-L, Limited Industrial. A jail facility is not a use by right in the I-L zone. The existing jail facility is, therefore, considered a "legal non -conforming use". There are three options for reviewing and processing this new facility. A. The item be processed by the Planning and Zoning Board as an "enlargement of a building containing a non -conforming use", and reviewed by the criteria for such a process as outlined in Chapter Six of the Development Manual. B. The item be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board by the criteria of the Land Development Guidance System as a Planned Unit Development. C. The item be submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a ruling on whether the item is eligible to be exempt from the Zoning Code upon satisfactory proof that the building is "reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare of the public." (State statute 31-23-301). If the Zoning Board of Appeals finds in favor of the exemption, then the request shall be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board for a review that is similar to the action taken for public school buildings. This action allows the P &, Z Board to review public buildings when the municipality has an adopted Master Plan. -The review criteria is that the "location, character, and extent thereof be submitted for approval by the commission." (State statute 31-23-209). 2. According to the Zoning Code, the parking lot shall have no less than 6% of its overall area in.landscaping . 3. According to the Zoning Code, the setback from Midpoint Drive shall be no less than 30 feet. 4. The Light and Power Department requires a Commercial One (C-1) form becompleted to determine entrance capacity and electrical load. A three-phase transformer also has to be sized supplied by three-phase primary cable. Site development charges would not be applicable, however, building development charges would apply. The City will construct the power to the transformer. The County would then construct the necessary facilities from the transformer to the panel box. The location of the transformer should be accessible from one side by hard surface.. Screening the transformer from the street creates a more attractive streetscape. 5. The current water service is 3 inch diameter. Please investigate whether this should be upgraded to 4 inch. For information on the fees associated with a 4 inch water service, please. contact Webb,Jones. at the Water and Sewer Department, 221-6681. 6. A Drainage Report and Drainage and Grading Plan must be submitted to the Stormwater Utility. If there is an existing report and plan, then these documents could be used as the basis for a set of revised plans. The plans should indicate what is existing and what is proposed. Since an overall development' plan for the entire 14.4 acres is , being considered, an overall drainage plan may save time for future additions. 7. The Drainage Report should address the capacity of the downstream drainage facilities. If these downstream facilities are not sized to accept additional upstream flows, then onsite detention may have to .be provided, or the downstream facilities upsized accordingly. The recent Vipont expansion may have included a Drainage Report that could be _____investigated to accurately determine the size of these downstream facilities. The burden} of proof-is--on—the applicant in cases where.no onsite detention is proposed. 8. The Drainage Report and Drainage and Grading Plan should address the recently adopted erosion control criteria that would apply during the construction phase. 9. The project is located in the Spring Creek Drainage Basin. The fees are $1,610 per acre depending on the amount of impervious surface and onsite detention. For further information on fees, please contact Dottie Nazarenus, 221- 6589. 10. Please be advised that upstream, at the railroad tracks, the culverts may be undersized for the 100-year flood. If such an It event were to occur, there could be overtopping of Timberline Road and shallow flooding in area of the.detention facility. Your facility should be elevated to prevent damage. 11. The Poudre Fire Authority will review the automatic fire. sprinkler system, and both the automatic and manual fire alarm system. 12. The proposed curb cut on Midpoint is on the inside. of a curve. This could cause sight distance problems. This curb cut could be shifted somewhere along Midpoint where there would be no. sight distance obstructions. . Curb cuts on Midpoint are not meant to be restrictive, but only in areas of obvious problems. 13. The Grading and Drainage Plan prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Stormwater Utility should be expanded to include *information on any public improvements. This would include curb cuts, changes in the sidewalk, curb, and gutter, if applicable. 14. The Street Oversizing Fee will, be investigated to see if it was paid during initial construction. 15. Internal sidewalks should logically connect to existing and proposed facilities. Long pedestrian connections from parking lots to buildings should be.adequately illuminated.