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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFRONT RANGE BAPTIST CHURCH & ACADEMY - PDP - 2-05A - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWo Chris Whitted from Cityscape Urban Design met on site with Tim Buchanan regarding tree removal and replacement on June V", 2005. Two coniferous trees are to be removed and mitigated and their required replacements are noted on the landscape plan. 2. The City requests that the applicant provide adequate room within the trash enclosure for recycling and use a single trash hauler to minimize trips. o A trash enclosure meeting the needs for recycling containers has been provided. 3. The Natural Resources Department requests that the applicant pursues and uses native plants and grasses as much as possible within the project. o So noted. Thank you. Current Planning: 1. A neighborhood meeting will need to be held for this application. Neighborhood meetings are typically held prior to submitting the project to the City for review. Please contact the Current Planning Department to coordinate this meeting. o A neighborhood meeting was held on August 15t at TOO pm. No neighbors attending the meeting. 2. The property will be subject to the design and land use standards within the HC zoning district. o So noted. Thank you. 3. The project will be subject to the design standards in Section 3.5.1 and 3.5.3 of the Land Use Code. o So noted. Thank you. 4. A modification will need to be requested for the secondary use standards within the HC zone district. o A modification has been approved for the secondary use restriction on this property. This concludes the response to Conceptual Review Comments. Please call with any questions rep rdi g this submittal. ank u. i doe Carter `-00, Cityscape Urban Design 0 5. There is an existing detention pond that will need to be evaluated to see if it meets the detention requirements. Water quality extended detention will also need to be added to the pond to meet today's requirements. o So noted. Thank you. 6. 1 did locate two easements that are in E-Docs that the applicant should show on the plans. I also found a drainage easement for the detention pond that appears to have not been fully processed. It is now being processed so if the applicant needs a copy please contact me. o So noted. Thank you. 7. There is also a drainage study on file that contains the sizing information for the pond. It appears that some new construction was anticipated and included in the sizing. The design engineer will need to check the sizing to see if it can accommodate the improvements that are proposed. o So noted. Thank you. Transportation Planning: 1. Alternative modes, including pedestrian, bicycle and transit, need to be included in the transportation impact study. o So noted. Thank you. 2. Bicycle parking will need to be provided in a convenient location adjacent to the building entrance. o So noted. Thank you. Required bicycle parking will be provided in the proposed entry plaza. 3. The access from Harmony Road will need to be closed. Physical barriers will be needed to control this access. o So noted. Thank you. The access from Harmony Road will remain as a full movement intersection for the short-term. In the long-term projection of this site, the intersection will remain as right-in/right-out. 4. A direct pedestrian connection from the building entrance to the adjacent street sidewalk will need to be provided. o A direct pedestrian connection from the building entrance to the sidewalk along Harmony Road has been provided. 5. Pedestrian connections from the parking lot to the building entrance will need to be provided. o A pedestrian connection from the building entrance to the southern parking lot has been provided. Natural Resources: 1. Any existing trees that are proposed to be removed will need to be reviewed by the City Forester (Tim Buchanan — (970) 221-6361). Significant trees that must be removed will need to mitigated. k, minimal enough to retain a full movement intersection at this location in the short term. In the long-term view, this access point would become right -in / right -out. This access has also been reconfigured to allow for PFA to travel through the site. 7. Adjacent street frontages and any internal streets will need to be improved or built to the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards. o So noted. Thank you. 8. Utility plans, development agreement and a development construction permit will need to be prepared for this project. o So noted. Thank you. 9. All overhead utilities will need to be undergrounded. o Per a utility coordination meeting the overhead utilities along the west side of the site can be retained as overhead. These overhead lines are owned and operated by Xcel. When the properties served by this line are annexed into the City, these overhead lines will be abandoned and new underground services will be provided to these users. 10. Preliminary off -site design of 1,000 feet for Harmony Road will need to be completed, unless it can be done as part of a capitol improvement project. o So noted. Thank you. Storm Drainage: 1. This site is in the McClelland/Mail Creek drainage basin where the new development fee is $3,717.00/acre which is it is subject to the runoff coefficient reduction. This fee is to be paid at the time the building permit is issued. o So noted. Thank you. 2. If there is an increase in imperviousness greater than 1000 square feet a drainage and erosion control report and construction plans are required and they must be prepared by a Professional Engineer registered in Colorado. A grading plan is required when there is between 1000 and 350 square feet of new imperviousness, but no drainage study. There are no requirements for less than 350 square feet. o The increase in impervious surface is greater than 1000 square feet and a drainage report has been submitted with this application. 3. In the McClelland's/Mail Creek drainage basin onsite detention is required with a 0.2 cfs/ac release rate for the 10 year storm and a 0.5 cfs/ac release rate for the 100 year storm. o So noted. Thank you. 4. If there is a need to have a sump pump for the proposed basement, there needs to be an outfall to the existing storm sewer. Sump pumps cannot be discharged into the street curb and gutter. o So noted. Thank you. 4 The site is served by the Fort Collins/Loveland Water District for the domestic water source, and is served by Fort Collins for the sanitary sewer and fire suppression. o So noted. Thank you. 2. 8" water line in the adjacent bank drive, 8" sanitary sewer line the bank property. o So noted. Thank you. 3. Will need to determine who will serve the new building. o The applicant's Engineer, Nolte Associates, met with the utility providers and determined service responsibility. 4. The water conservation standards for landscape and irrigation will apply. Plant Investment Fees, development review fees and water rights will be due at time of building permit. o So noted. Thank you. Engineering: 1. Street Oversizing Fee for Fort Collins of $1.52/sq.ft. for a church will apply. The applicant may contact Matt Baker at (970) 224-6108 for an estimate of the fees. o So noted. Thank you. 2. Larimer County Street oversizing fees will apply as well. o So noted. Thank you. 3. Additional right-of-way for adjacent streets will need to be dedicated if the existing right-of-way is less than required pursuant to the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards. Harmony Road is a 6-lane arterial with a total ROW of 141'. Right-of-way will need to be dedicated to the back of the walk. An additional 15' utility easement will need to be dedicated behind the ROW. o Additional right-of-way to accommodate % of a 6 lane arterial section plus a right turn lane is proposed for dedication. The right-of-way line is proposed along the front of walk along Harmony Road. City staff agreed with this proposed ROW dedication. Additionally, a 15' utility easement is proposed along Harmony Road. 4. Access for the proposed drive to the south will need to be verified (if an existing access easement exists already) o So noted. Thank you. 5. A Traffic Impact Study will need to be submitted for this project. The applicant will need to contact Eric Bracke at (970) 224-6062 for a scoping meeting. o. So noted. Thank you. 7 copies of the TIS have been submitted with this application. 6. The access off of Harmony Road will likely be closed. Will need to coordinate with CDOT and Poudre Fire Authority on this access point. o As of July 5«, 2005, CDOT no longer owns Harmony Road, so it is our understanding that the applicant only needs to coordinate with City Staff. Upon coordination with staff, it was agreed that the traffic impacts were 3 standards dictate that the building should be a maximum of 25' away from the future ROW. The increase in separation distance is due to the location of the proposed (future) ROW at the front of walk. Typically the ROW is located at the back of walk. This ROW dedication allows for sufficient Harmony Road expansion while taking the least amount of developable land from the applicant. Engineering Department Staff agreed with this assessment and has approved the ROW dedication. 6. A lighting plan will need to be submitted demonstrating compliance with Section 3.2.4 of the Land Use Code. o A lighting plan has been completed and submitted with this application. Light and Power: 1. Normal development fees will apply to the project. Any system modifications will be at the owners expense. o So noted. Thank you. 2. The existing transformer will need to be increased in capacity or a new transformer set for the new building. The applicant will need to show the location of utility boxes, meters and service lines on the utility drawings and site plan. o The transformer has been relocated and up -sized to handle the capacity of both the new building and the existing building, and is noted on the site and utility plans. 3. Transformers must be located within 10 feet of a paved surface. o The proposed transformer is located within 10' of a paved surface as required. 4. A C-1 form will need to be completed by the applicant. o So noted. Thank you. Poudre Fire Authority: 1. Fire hydrants must be located within 300 feet of all buildings capable of delivering water flows of 1,500 gal/min at 20 psi. o There are two existing hydrants on the site. The hydrant located at the Harmony Road entrance will serve the new building. The hydrant located at the Boardwalk entrance will serve the existing building. The new building is proposed to have an internal fire suppression system (sprinkler system). 2. Address for the buildings will need to visible from the street, with a minimum of 6 inch letters on a contrasting background o So noted. Thank you. 3. Buildings may need to be fire sprinklered, based on size and use. o The proposed building will be fire sprinklered. Water/Wastewater: E August 16,2005 Ted Shepard City of Fort Collins Current Planning Department P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 3555 Stanford Road, Suite w5 Fort Collins, Colorado 8o525 Phone: (970) 2_6-4074 Fax:(970) z26-4i96 www.cityscapeud.com e@cityscapeud.com RE: Front Range Baptist Church — Concept Review Meeting Comment Responses Dear Ted, Included below are the comments received from City Staff from the November 15, 2004 Concept Review Meeting. An explanation (in italics) of how issues have been addressed follows each comment. COMMENTS: Zoning: 1. The land uses within the project are permitted in the zoning district as a Type II (Planning and Zoning Board) Review. o So noted. Thank you. 2. The use is included as a secondary use within the HC zone district. Secondary uses are limited to 25% of the land area within a development plan. o So noted. Thank you. 3. The number of off-street parking spaces will be subject to the uses proposed within the project. Churches will have a minimum number of off-street parking spaces, subject to the standards Section 3.2.2(K)(1) of the Land Use Code. All parking lots will be subject to the design standards in Section 3.2.2(C) of the Land Use Code. o The total parking count proposed for Phase 1 is 192. The projected maximum seating capacity is 700 people. At 1 parking stall per 4 seats, the required minimum number of parking stall is 175. 4. Site landscaping will be subject to the landscaping and tree protection standards in Section 3.2.1 of the Land Use Code. o So noted. Thank you. 5. Building setbacks will be subject to the build -to -line standards within Section 3.5.3. o The proposed building does not meet build —to —line standards. A modification will be necessary to place the building in the proposed location. The building is located approximately 30' from the proposed (future) ROW. Build -to -line