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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPACE MEMBERSHIP WAREHOUSE INC PUD - PRELIMINARY - 76-88B - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWDevelopment Services Planning Department September 16, 1988 Mr. Frank Vaught c/o Vaught/Frye Architects 2900 South College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80525 Dear Frank: This letter is in response to the proposed Pace i\lembcrship Warehouse, which was presented before the Conceptual Review Team on September 12, 1988. City staff has been aware for some time that market studies indicate a demand in this area for the type of land use that Pace represents. We are delighted that PACE is proposing to develop in Fort Collins. Unfortunately the site presented at conceptual review has major problems associated with it. The biggest difficulty lies in the fact that a retail land use of the magnitude that you are proposing demands signalized access. Signal locations on College Avenue are determined by both the City and the State Highway Department and in this case both entities agree that a signal at the location proposed for PACE is not in the best interest of the City or the State Highway. Staff believes there are several sites in Fort Collins and some on College Avenue that would be more appropriate for a land use of this type. The City has what we call a Development Coordination Team, comprised of upper level management staff, designed to help match prospective developers with appropri- ate sites as well as guide out of town developers through our development review process. The Team would be happy to meet with you and your client at your convenience to discuss other potential site locations for PACE. A copy of all the comments from conceptual review as well as additional comments from the traffic engineering department are attached for your 300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 review. If you have any questions regarding these comments, please feel free to call me at 221-6750. Mike Davis, Director of Development Services and head of the Development Coordination Team can be reached at 221-6605. Sincerely, Linda Ripley / Senior Planner (� V Attachment LR; bh xc: Mike Davis, Director of Development Services Tom Peterson, Director of Planning Joe Frank, Assistant Planning Director Nike licrzig, Development Coordinator File CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS MEETING DATE: September 12, 1988 ITEM: Pace Membership Warehouse located west of College Avenue, south of Fossil Creek Nursery and north of Mill Brothers Nursery. APPLICANT: Frank Vaught c/o Vaught*Frye Architects, 2900 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525. LAND USE DATA: Request for a 100,000 square foot PACE membership ware- house on approximately 10.5 acres. COMMENTS: 1. A traffic study will be required. (Traffic) 2. There is an existing vault at Fairway Drive and power has been taken across College Avenue at this location. We don't anticipate any problems servicing this project, however, we request that the architect coordinate the location of the transformer with our department. (Light and Power) 3. The developer will be responsible for College Avenue street improvements. Street oversizing reimbursements will apply to costs above the cost of a standard local street. In the event that accel/decel lanes are needed, addi- tional right of way may be required. (Engineering) 4. This property is in the Fossil Creek Basin. If on -site detention is not required, the developer will be responsible for obtaining permission from affected property owners in order to convey this property's storm water run-off across private property to the master plan facility. (Storm Drainage) 5. This property will be assessed street oversizing fees in the magnitude of $15,000.00 per acre. (Engineering) 6. Additional comments from the traffic engineering department not available at the conceptual review meeting are outlined below: a. A traffic signal will not be allowed at the proposed access point. b. If the traffic study indicates that this access will warrant a traffic signal than the land use is too intense for this site. c. Street plans for this area point to the need for an internal access way. d. The internal access needs to be designed to handle the traffic and cannot be within the public right of way. e. The access road as designed is not adequate. More than 138 feet will be needed for stacking on to College.