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Home My WebLink AboutCITY OF FORT COLLINS UTILITY SERVICE CENTER PDP AND PLAT - 16 90E - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTS (2)'a STAFF PROJECT REVIEW City of FortCollins July 2, 2002 LOUISE HERBERT C/O VF RIPLEY ASSOCIATES 401 WEST MOUNTAIN AVE., S= 201 FORT COLLINS, CO 80524 Dear Louise: Welcome back from Germany and England. I trust you had a wonderful time. Staff has reviewed your submittal for CITY OF FORT COLLINS UTILITY SERVICE CENTER PDP/REPLAT, and we offer the following comments: Be sure to add a six foot wide sidewalk connection at the north terminus of Whitcomb Street that will tie into the proposed path connecting Elm Street to The Farm at Martinez Park. 2. Be sure to denote on the Landscape Plan exactly which trees are serving as the mitigation trees as per the discussion with Ralph Zentz, Assistant City Forester. It is our understanding that ten existing trees are to be removed and that evergreen trees, at a height that exceeds the minimum, will act as the mitigation trees. OTHER ISSUES: Department: Engineering Topic: General 10 Need to add signature block for ELCO Issue Contact: Dave Stringer 11 Is signature block required for Griffin Drain ownership? 12 Add note to demo plan about remove and replace any damaged curb and gutter on Elm Street in area to be constructed 13 Call out curb and gutter type, Elm Street and parking lot 14 Show location of Griffin Drain on x-section sheet CS302 Page I 15 Will existing Fire hydrant on Elm need to be relocated? The valve may be, in Gutter or curb head 16 Appears off -site easements are require for pond, retaining wall and trail 17 How will existing alley terminate at the North end? 18 Provide elevations of existing gutter at Loomis and Elm for tie in points Department: Light & Power Issue Contact: Bruce Vogel Topic: General 3 NO COMMENTS Department: Natural Resources Issue Contact: Doug Moore Topic Wetlands 7 A Wetland Delineation is require for this project but was not submitted. The delineation needs to be shown on plans. 3.4.1(D) 8 A mitigation plan is needed showing how the wetlands will be mitigated and what planting will be done. 9 To request to remove the existing wetlands and mitigate for their loss a modification from the Planning and Zoning board is needed. 3.4.1(E)3 Department: Police Issue Contact: Joseph Gerdom Topic: General 5 For security and safety, lighting levels should be above lfc (verticle) throughout the parking area and both pedestrian and vehicular exits and circulation areas. Page 2 i i i i I Department: Stormwater Utility Issue Contact: Basil Hamdan Topic: Box Culvert Maintenance Access 27 The proposed box culvert seems to be very deep in some locations. Pleaseprovide a maintenance access into the box culvert. Please contact Maureen Scullion to make sure that the proposed access complies with all Federal, State and City safety regulations. re Topic: Box Culvert Trash Rack 32 It seems that the box culvert is experiencing high velocities Topic.: Channel Design 31 Please provide a hard copy as well as digital copies of the HEC RAS input and output files for review. Please show the limits of the floodplain along Elm Street and in the channel on the plans. Topic: Detention Requirement 30 Due to the proximity of this site to the Poudre River no water quantity detention is required. Topic: Erosion and sediment control 25 June 20, 2002 Standard City erosion control notes need to be on the plan. The BMP's mentioned in the report versus those on the plan, versus those in the calculations do not match. Please make it so. Project Schedule? What happens where with permanent revegetation? How are the swales and the new pond to be protected from erosion until vegetation is established? Topic: Floodplain 4 Please show future floodplain delineation on ODP Plans, after proposed improvements are completed. 24 Please delineate floodplain downstream of the water quality pond all the 'Way to the Poudre River. This will need to be delineated by hydraulic modeling of the areal from the water Page 3 quality pond spillway to the river. That area should be then reserved from future developement through a right of way designation agreement with the City Parks Department. Topic: Future Building 29 Please specify the Finish Floor elevation of the future proposed building. Topic: Plat 26 Please call out the limits of the floodplain on the plat. Please make sure that the swale along Elm Street and the box culver are called out as drainage easements.. Topic: Water Quality Pond 28 Please clarify who will maintain the proposed water quality pond. If the pond is on Parks property, the area of the pond should be reserved through a City right of way reservation. Please design a spillway for the water quality pond. Please make sure that the spillway is adequately armored. Please call out spillway elevation on the plan; Please specify the spacing in the Water Quality the trah rack. Specify no more than 4" clear between rods. The water quality design calculations in the report are unreadable due to poor reproduction, please make sure they are readable so that they can be reviewed. Please provide an opening on the downstream side of the water quality stilling basin for dewatering. Department: Transportation Planning Issue Contact: Tom Reiff Topic: General 6 According to the City's LUC a facility that is designed for both pedestrians and bikes should. be 8 feet in width as a minimum in order to safely accommodate the intended users. Currently the trail is shown as 6 feet. Please increase to 8 feet and include an access ramp at the comer of Elm Street and Loomis for cyclists to safely access the trail from the street. Department: Water Wastewater Issue Contact: Jeff Hill Topic: General 19 Maintain 10 feet of separation between existing buildings and sanitary sewer trunks and proposed relocated.ELCO water main. Page 4 ® 0 20 Clearly define all aspects of existing and proposed water/ sewer services (Ie size, location, etc.). j 21 Provide signature blocks for ELCO and NWCWD. 22 Will existing 6" City of Fort Collins water main be abandoned with future building? Clearly define all aspects of future building impacts on existing water/sewer. 23 Provide all appropriate details on detail sheet (Le. water main lowering, meter pits, etc.). See site, landscape and utility plans for other comments. Department: Zoning Issue Contact: Peter Barnes Topic: zoning 1. The term T.U.D." should be removed from the name of the plat since we don't do PUD's anymore. It should just be City of FC Service Center 6th Filing. 2. Their narrative states that there will be an 8'tall security fence to tie in with the existing. Will the fence have barbed wire? If it does, then they'll have to comply with the standards in 3.8.11(B). Be sure and return all of your redlined plans when you re -submit. As always, if you have any questions regarding these issues or any other issues related to this project, please feel free to call me at (970) 221-6750. Sincerely: Ted Shepard Chief Planner Page 5