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Home My WebLink AboutCOLLINDALE BUSINESS PARK SECOND MINOR SUB LOT 3 REPLAT - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2004-03-25March 22, 2000 Bob Blanchard, Director Current Planning City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins CO 80524 RE: Hawthorne Maintenance Supply, Inc. Project Development Plan (PDP) Statement of Planning Objectives Dear Bob: Project Development Plan Lem4napr,�r�•lrur,luiz c- Plamuao The proposed Project Development Plan is for a Site Plan approval for Lot 3, Collindale Business Park, 2"d Filing, Fort Collins, Colorado. The proposed Land Use is for a warehouse with light retail facility for Hawthorne Maintenance Supplly, Inc.. The project is located on the northeast corner of Automation Way and Lowe StrE:et. It is in the E-Employment District and the proposed land uses, warehouse with light retail, are allowed in this zoning district with Type I Review. Appropriate City Plan Principles and Policies achieved by this P.D.P.: Principle LU-1: Growth within the city will promote a compact development pattern within a well-defined boundary. Principle LU-2: The city will maintain and enhance its character and sense of place as defined by its neighborhoods, districts, corridors, and edges. Policy LU-2.2: Urban Design. The proposed use will contribute positively to the E-Employment District. - Principle T-1: The physical organization of the city will be supported by a framework of transportation alternatives that maximize access and mobility throughout the city, while reducing the dependence upon the private automobile. Policy T-1.1: Land Use Patterns. 153WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE FORT COLLINS, COLORAD080524 9704841921 FAX: 970 484 2443 E-MAIL:JIMSELL@FRII.COM The propose Lard Use is within walking distance of public transit on Timberline Road. It is also convenient for bicycling with the bicycle lanes on Timberline Road and Caribou Road (going east of Timberline Road). , Principle T-4: Bicycling will serve as a viable alternative to automobile use for all trip purposes. Policy Tf4.1: Bicycle Facilities. This proposal will include bicycle racks. Principle T-5: The City will acknowledge pedestrian travel as a viable transportation mode and elevate it in importance to be in balance with all other modes. Direct pedestrian connections will be provided and encouraged from place of residence to transit, schools, activity centers, work and public facilities. Policy T-5.2: Connections. The existing street system along Automation Way has sidewalks on both sides of the street to the north. The attached sidewalks will provide the required pedestrian connection to the existing neighborhood center at the corner of Bighorn Road and Otter Court. See Context Diagram. The building entrance has been planned to have a direct connection to the proposed detached sidewalk along Automation Way. The entry will be planned to be clearly visible and delineated by paving. Policy T-5.2: Connections. Pedestrian connections will be clearly visible throughout this development. Principle T-6: Street Crossings will be developed to be safe, comfortable, and attractive. Policy T-6.1: Street Crossings. Street crossings will be designed to be pedestrian friendly to the extent feasible. Principle CAD -1: Each addition to the street system will be designed with consideration to the visual character and the experience of the citizens who will use the street system and the adjacent property. Together, the layout of the street network and the streets themselves will contribute to the character, form and scale of the city - Policy CAD-1.3: Streetscpe Design. The proposed plan has sidewalks detached with a larfdscape parkway between sidewalk and street. Policy CAD-1.4: Street Tree Design. E:\DWG\v 19791\1979pdp.doc 2 Shade trees will be planted 30' — 40' on center within the landscape parkway. Principle CAD-4: Security and crime prevention will continue to be important factors in urban design. Policy CAD-4.2: Lighting and Landscaping. Security lighting will be incorporated into the site plan. It will be generally low level lighting to reduce off -site spillage and glare. Landscaping will be planned to avoid hidden areas, especially at the building entrances. Principle ED-1: Employment District. Policy ED-1.8: Site Design. The site design character of the proposed land use shall be compatible with the adjoining uses within the existing business park. There will be full landscaping of parking, perimeter, and building edges to help buffer and soften the proposed development. Principle ED-2: Employment Districts will be accessible to the community's multi -modal transportation system. Policy ED-2.2: Parking. Parking has been incorporated within the proposed site plan to not interfere with the pedestrian conrections to the entrance of the building. Parking has been screened from the adjacent streets with landscaping. Trees have been planned to help shade parking areas and cut down on surface glare. Policy ED-2.3: Walkways and Bikeways. The proposed sidewalks will be detached along Automation Way and Lowe Street. The sidewalk on Automation Way will transition to an existing attached sidewalk at the property line. I. Policy ED-2.4: links to Transit. There are existing off -site pedestrian connections to the transit system on Timberline Road. The proposed sidewalks on site will connect to the existing, sidewalk system that is along Automation Way to Bighorn Road and then to.Timberline Road where transit stops exist. ` E:\DWG\v19791\1979pdp.doc 3 Proposed and Existing Open Space, Buffering, Landscaping, Circulation, Transition Areas, Wetlands, and (Natural Areas: This proposed plan has a landscape buffer to screen�the parking areas and building. The Landscape Plan will promote water conservation techniques. There will be a water quality pond to settle all surface run-off before leaving the site., The proposed plan has storm water detention within the parking area to compensate for the increase in precipitation rates approved by the City of Fort Collins Estimate of number of employees for commercial and industrial uses: 20 employees Description of rationale behind the assumptions and choices made by the applicant: This project was planned to address the issues and concerns raised at the Conceptual Review, September 13, 1999; meet the requirements and intent of the new Land Use Code; and to provide safe turning movements for all delivery vehicles. For a complete response to the issues and concerns raised at Concept Review, see Attachment I - Response to Concept Review. To meet the intent and requirements of the Land Use Code, the building is located within the maximum setback line on both Automation Way and Lowe Street. The parking was planned to include one disabled parking space. Parking was planned with the following assumptions: 3/4 space/employee 20 employees = 15 spaces, 4 spaces/1000 s.f. of retail = 4 spaces, Company delivery trucks 4 - 35' trucks = 4 larger spaces. The lot was layout to accommodate 65' semi -delivery trucks to be able to enter site from Lowe Street. The trucks will be able to maneuver through the site and back into the loading docks and then pull out onto Automation Way and travel south to Caribou Drive to use traffic light at Timberline Road and Caribou Drive. The turning radii have been planned using ASHTO Standards for 65' semi -trucks. The 20' Utility and Drainage Easement along the eastern property line will be vacated and replaced by a new Drainage Easement describing the detention and water quality pond in the northeast corner. Written narrative addressing each concern/issue raised at the neighborhood meetings: Neighborhood Meeting not required, Type I Review. E:\DWG\v19791\1979pdp.doc 4 f Name of the project a well as any previous names the project may have been' known Lot 3, Collindale Business Park, 2"d Filing, Fort Collins, Colorado. A narrative description of how conflicts between land uses are being"°avoioed or mitigated: There are no known conflicts between land uses. The proposed land use of Warehouse is allowed in the existing zoning district, E - Employment. Conceptual Review Letter and explanation of how issues have been addressed (See Attachment 1) Legal.. Description: (See Attachment II) Name and address of each owner of Property in the PDP area: Merrill Collindale Property, LLC Name of all General and Limited Partners: Rick and Jodi Merrill Development Phasing Schedule: Development is planned to begin fall 2000. Completion is planned for spring 2001. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to working with you throughout the development review process. Sincerely, , JIM SELL DESIGN, Inc. L. Vaughn Furness E:\DWG\v 19791 \ 1979pdp.doc 5 ATTACHMENT I Conceptual Review Letters and explanation of how issues have been addressed Conceptual Review Letter - and Response to Concept Review Issues and Concerns E:1DWG1v1979111979pdp.doc 6