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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPADS AT HARMONY - CTR - - CORRESPONDENCE -• 0 other City departments and outside reviewing agencies involved in development: review. f. Regarding a potential, informal neighborhood meeting, it is not yet determined whether this development proposal will be subject to an administrative (Type 1) review or a Planning & Zoning Board (Type 2) review. A neighborhood meeting must. be held prior to formal submittal of a Type 2 development request. Be it a Type 1 or a Type 2 review, the proposed 52,000 square feet of office/retail uses on the 3.5 acres represent a significant cha.ne on this undeveloped property and it will be better to notify affected property owners and present the proposed plan to them at an "informal" neighborhood meeting rather than have them become involved for the first time at an eventual administrative or Planning & Zoning Board public hearing. Per Section 2.2.6(D) of the LUC, the notification area would be a minimuin radius of 1,000" (in all directions from the property boundaries) for the total of 52,000 square feet of non-residential uses in the project. Please contact Steve Olt of the Current Planning Department, at 221-6341, to assist you in setting a date, time, and location for the meeting. ` Please contact Steve Olt, at 221-6341,if you have questions about these comments. 10 0 C-1 Please contact Michael, at 4.16-2869, if you have questions about these comments. 9. Current Planning offers the following comments regarding this proposed development: a. This property is in the HC - Harmony Corridor Zoning District. The proposed uses as presented at conceptual review, office and rewil, are permitted in the HC District and tti�ill be processed as either an administrative (Type 1) review and public hearing or a Planning &; Zoning Board (Type 21 review and public hearing, depending on the nature of the actual proposed uses. b. This development proposal will be subject to the applicable General Development Standards set forth in Article 3 of the LUC, more specifically Section 3.2.1 -Landscaping, Section 3.2.2 - Access, Circulation and Parking, Section 3.3.5 - Engineering Design Standards, Section 3.4.1 - Natural Habitats and Features, Section 3.5.1 - Building and Project Compatibility, Section 3.5.3 - Mixed -Use, Institutional and Commercial Buildings, and Section 3.6.3 - Street Pattern and Connectivity Standards- C. This development proposal «hll be subject to the Permitted Uses, Land Use Standards, and Development Standards set forth in Division 4.21 - Harmony Corridor District in the .LUC. As stated in Section 4.21(E)(1) of the LUC, all development in the HC - Harmony Corridor District shall also comply With the Harrriony Corridor design standards as adopted by the City. d. This development request will be subject to the Development Review Fee Schedule that is available in the Current Planning Department office. The fees are due at the time of submittal of the required documents for the appropriate development review process by City stall' and affected. outside reviewing agencies. C. The. City%s Current Planning Department will accept the development requests and will coordinatc the development review process. The required submittal packages will be submitted to this department and distributed accordingly to 9 d. There must be an enhanced pedestrian crosswalk across Snow Mesa Drive in line with the 8' wide detached sidewalk along Harmony Road. Please contact Kurt, at 9 16-2040, if you have questions about these comments. 7. Rob Irish of the Light & Power Department offered the following comments: a. The normal electric development, charges will apply to this development request. b. There are existing electric services on the north, west, and south sides of this property. C. This development will be responsible for the cost of any relocations of or modifications to the existing electric service to the site. d. A C- i Commercial Form must be filled out to help determine the electric needs for this development. Please contact Rob, at 224-6167, if you have questions about these comments. 8. Michael Chavez of the Poudre Fire Authority (PFA) offered the following comments: a. Fire hydrants, properly spaced apart and located within required distances from buildings, must be installed with this development. b. An unobstructed 20' wide fire lane is required in this development. If the buildings are to be 3 stories or more in height then the fire lane must be 30' wide. C. The buildings must be compartmentalized and fire -contained (into spaces no more than 5,000 square feet in size) or they must be fire sprinklered. d. Addressing for the buildings niust be discussed with and approved by PFA. 8 • • 5. Doug Moore of the Natural Resources Department offered the following comments: a.. An Ecological Characterization Study, per Section 3.4.1(13)(1) of the LUC, will be required for this development proposal. A "full blown" study may not be required. b. There may be prairie dogs an this property. If so, they must be relocated or humanely eradicated per the requirements set forth in Section 3.4.1(N)(6) of the L,UC. Also, Section 3.4.1(F)(3) of the LUC may apply regarding potential Wildlife Conflicts. C. Some standards set forth in Section 3.4.1(E) - Establishment of Buffer Zones may apply to this development proposal. d. The trash enclosure must be designed and constructed to accommodate recycling. Please contact Doug, at 224-6143, if you have questions about these comments. 6. Kurt Ravenschlag of the Transportation Planning Department offered the following comments: a.. A TIS, addressing all modes of transportation, will be required with your PDP submittal. Please contact Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department, at 224-6062, and Kurt Ravenschlag of the Transportation Planning Department, at 416-2040, to determine what information will be needed in the TIS pertaining to Level of Service (LOS) for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. b. A detached 8' wide concrete sidewalk is required along the north side of East Harmony Road as part of this development request. C. A detached 5' wide concrete sidewalk is required along the west side of Snow Mesa Drive as past: of this development request. 7 • E 4. Glen Schlueter of the Stormwater Utility offered the following comments: a. The site is located in the Fox Meadows Drainage Basin, where the new development fee is $6,468 per acre, which is subject to the runoff coefficient reduction. The fee is to be paid at the time of issuance of building permits. The fee.may change. as City Council is considering a new City-wide drainage fee instead of the present fee, which is based on a specific drainage basin. b. The standard drainage and erosion control report and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in the State of Colorado. C. On -site detention is required., with a 2-year historic rate for water quantity and extended detention is required for water ug ality treatment, These are required if there is an increase in imperviousness greater than 1,000 square feet on the site. If there is less than 1,000 square feet but more than 350 square feet of new imperviousness then a site grading plan is all that is required. d. The drainage challenge for this site is finding an affordable outfall system to drain to. The ultimate location for the drainage outfall is through the Hewlett Packard channel about a quarter of a mile away to the northeast. Presently the runoff drains through an undersized drainage system through the mobile home park, which probably is not contained in easements or ROW's. Draining to the east to the LSl Logic site or to the north through the Sunstone development are two outfalls that were previously discussed. There may be a may to drain to the north on the east side of the mobile home park and "then north into the Sunstone systern, but additional casements would need to be acquired. e. The site is on Stormwater Inventory Map # 12P. A copy of the map can be obtained from the Utility Service Center at 700 Wood Street. Please contact Glen, at (970)224-6065, if you have questions about these comments. q. Transportation Development Review Fees will go into effect January 1, 2006. A copy of the fee schedule is attached to this comment letter. Please contact Sheri, at 221-6750 or 221-6605, if you have questions about these comments_ 3. Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department offered the following comments: a. There is an existing 8" water main in the drive area at the boundary between this site and the Harmony School Shops. b. There is an existing 16" water main along the north. edge of East Harmony Road adjacent to this property. C. There is an existing 8" sanitary sewer main in the drive area at the boundary between this site and the Harmony School Shops. d. Extend the 8" water and 8" sanitan, sewer mains to the east boundary of the site. e. The sanitary sewer at the south edge of the mobile home park is a private sewer and cannot be used for service to this property_ tLocation of this sewer is unknown and may be on the north edge of this site; therefore, locates early in the process will be to the developer's advantage.) t. Plant investment fees and water rights will apply to this development request. They will be collected at the time: of issuance of building permits. g. The City's water conservation standards for landscaping and irrigation systems will apply to this development request. Please contact Roger, at 221-6854, if you have questions about these comments. 5 0 checklist, in LCUASS as this development request will be subject to the requirements. i. A Development Agreement and a Development Construction Permit will be required for development on this property. j. Development on this property will be responsible for the undergrounding of any existing overhead services that are along or on this property. An overhead utility line was moved to install the signal at the intersection. This project should underground or, at a minimum, provide conduit for future undergorunding. k. Development on this property will be responsible for a repay for the traffic signal (stop light) that was recently installed at the intersection of East Harmony Road and Snow Mesa Drive. 1. Development on this property will be responsible for any necessary improvements to Harmony Road. This includes the dedication of ROW and the design & construction of the improvements, plus the design of improvements for 1,000' off -site in both directions (tivest and east). m. East Harmony Road is no longer a Colorado Department of Transportation roadway. The access control plan still applies, but it is now under the City of Fort Collins standards for design. n. Improvements are needed to Snow Mesa Drive_ Development on this property will be responsible for a reconfiguration of the access so that it works better, Le, has an adequate left turn lane, a pedestrian crossing, and a pedestrian refuge if a median is used. o. A drive connection from the parking area in this development to the undeveloped property to the west is needed. p. The concrete test section area needs to be removed Find rebuilt. • 2. Sheri Wamhoff of the Engineering Department offered the following comments: a. The standard utility plan submittal requirements will apply to this development request. b. A subdivision plat must be included as part of the PDP submittal documentation because this property has not previously been platted- C . Street, oversizing fees will apply to this development request. The fees are based on vehicle trip generation for the proposed land uses in the development plan. Please contact Matt Baker of Engineering, at 224-6108, for detailed information on the fees. The fees will be collected at the time of issuance of building permits. d. The Larimer County Road Impact Fees will apply to development on this property. e. A Transportation Impact Study JTIS), addressing all modes of transportation, will be required with your PDP submittal. Please contact Eric Bracke of the Traffic Operations Department, at 224-6062, and Kurt Ravenschlag of the Transportation Planning Department, at 416-2040, to determine what information will be needed in the TIS pertaining to Level of Service (LOS) for vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes of transportation. This property will have to dedicate additional street right-of- way (ROW) for East Harmony Road. Also, the necessary easements (utility, drainage, emergency access, etc.) behind the ROW must be dedicated with the subdivision plat. g. This development will be responsible for the repair and replacement of any damaged curb, gutter, and sidewalk along its street frontages, if any exist. h. Any public improvements must be built according to the requirements set forth in the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS). Please familiarize yourself with Appendix E-4, the complete construction documentation • no more than 25% of the total gross area of the development plan. A convenience shopping center is defined in Section 5.1.2, page 12, of the LUC. As stated in Section 2.1.2(D) of the Land Use Code (LUC), when a development application contains both Type 1 and Type 2 uses, it will be processed as a Type 2 review. b. The parking requirements for non-residential uses are set forth in Section 3.2.2(lj(2) of the LUC. They are maximum allowable parking standards based on the nature of the land use(s). C. Section 3.2.2(K)(5) of the LUC sets forth the Handicap Parking requirements, both numbers and types of spaces. d. The required amount of interior landscaping in the parking areas is set forth in Secdon 3.2.1(E)(,5) and Section 3.2.2(M)(1) of the LUC. At least 6% of the interior space of a parking lot containing more than 6 spaces and less than 100 spaces shall be devoted to landscaping. At least 10% of the parking areas Nvith more than 100 spaces shall be devoted to landscaping. e. There can be no more than IS parking spaces in a rou' without a landscaped island, per Section 3.2.1(E)(5)(e) of the LUC. Bicycle parking, in the amount of 5% of the total number of vehicle parking spaces, must be provided on this development plan. The amount of bicycle parking is set forth in Section 3.2.2(C)(4) of the LUC. g. Trash enclosures must be designed and constructed to accommodate recycling. h. The property is not currently platted and, therefore, a subdivision plat must be part of the Project Development Plan (PDP) submittal. Please contact Jenny, at 416-2313, if you have questions about these comments. • • CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS' MEETING DATE: October 17, 2005 ITEM: Harmonv Executive Offices - 52,000 Square Feet of OITSce/Retail Mix in 3 New Buildings - Northwest Corner of East Harmony Road and Snow Mesa Drive APPLICANT: Bellisimo, Inc. c/o Gino Campana 3702 Manhattan Avenue, Suite 201 Fort Collins, CO. 80526 LAND USE DATA: Request for 52,000 square feet of office and retail uses in_three (3) new buildings on undeveloped property, approximately 3.5 acres in size, located at the northa-est corner of East Harmony Road and Snow Mesa Drive. The property is in the HC - Harmony Corridor Zoning District. COMMENTS: Jenny Nuckols of the Zoning Department offered the following comments: a. This property is in the HC - Harmony Corridor Zoning District. The proposed uses presented at conceptual review, office and retail, are permitted in the HC District and would be subject, to the following development review process: • Office uses - in the 14C District they are subject to an administrative; (Type 1) review and public hea.rin. • Retail uses - in the FIC District they can occur only in convenience shopping centers and are subject to a Planning; & Zoning Board (Type 2) review and public hearing. A convenience shopping center is classified as a secondary use in the 11C District. Per Section 4.21(D)(2) of the LUC, secondary uses in this zone district shall occupy COMMUNITT PLANNING AND CGViRONMEti'TAL$ERVFCES h3i '.0 lk carl�u. P.�.k:ax FririG�itynS,Ct�t�}S'Zi t� Cl�t7t� 1•€ 5t: 1-1 [PQV-h:T 1?1 ASafih' :I.1CMIJI UVV I' • Community Planning and Environmental Services Current Planning �.ui.. CA a City of Fort Collins November 11, 2005 Bellisimo, Inc. c/o Gino Campana 3702 Manhattan Avenue, Suite 201 Fort Collins. CO. 80526 Dear Gino, For your information, attached is a copy of the Staffs comments concerning the request for Harmony Executive Offices - S2,000 Square Feet of Office/Retail Mix in 3 New Buildings - Noithwest Corner of East Harmony Road and Snow Mesa Drive, which %vas presented before the Conceptual Review Team on October 17, 2005. This is a request for 52,000 square feet of office and retail uses in three (3) new buildings on undeveloped property, approximately 3.5 acres in size, located at the northwest corner of East Harmony Road and SrroW Mesa Drive. The property is in the HC - Harmony Corridor "Zoning District. The commcrits arc offered infornhally by Staff to assist you in preparing the detailed components of the project application. ModifiCS160118 and additions to these comments may be made at the time of formal review of this project. if you sho-uld have ally questions rcgarding thG�G corninents n the next steps in the review process, please feel free to call me at. 221-6341. Si �Iy teve Olt, Project Planner cc: Storrnwatcr Utility Traffic Ctperatlolls File 2fl allorlh College Avenue • P0. Box 5SO • Fart Collins; CU:415222-05R0 • (IR01221-6750 • FAX (970141"-2020