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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFORT COLLINS WHOLESALE FLORIST - PDP/FDP - 18-97 - CORRESPONDENCE - (9)l Please return all drawings red -lined by City staff with submission of your revisions. You may contact me at 221-6750 if you have questions about these comments or would like to schedule a meeting to discuss them. Sin erely, S eve Olt Project Planner cc: Engineering/Dave Stringer Stormwater � Water & Wastewater/Roger Buffington Transportation Planning/Kathleen Reavis TST Engineers Spiro_ Palmer { File %S 20. How is access to Collindale Business Park, Fifth Filing (to the southeast) going to occur? An easement for thispotential access may be needed. 21. An off -site access easement for the shared access with the property to the east is required at this time. 22. Any rooftop mechanical equipment must be fully screened from view from all sides, at ground level, and provisions for this must be clearly stated on the Site Plan and Building Elevations. 23. Is the 4' wide strip of pavement in the driveway intended to be a drainage channel? If so, it should be labeled as such and the material should be specified. 24. There is a Retaining Wall Section detail on the Site Plan. Where is this wall located on the site? 25. Note 5 on the Site Plan refers to joint access agreements at the northwest and northeast corners of the site, with adjacent properties. These access agreements must be completed prior to final approval being given on this development proposal. 26. A hazardous materials analysis may need to be done to address the use of pesticides, etc. on this site. Please contact Ron Gonzales of the Poudre Fire Authority to discuss the possible need for an analysis. Ron can be reached at 221-6570. 27. What is being done to provide some architectural articulation to the building? It appears to be all precast concrete, of what color(s)? Some form of masonry as a base/foundation element, up from the ground to about Ton all sides of the building, should be considered. This completes the staff comments at this time. Additional comments will be forthcoming as they are received from City departments and outside reviewing agencies. Und6r the new development review process and schedule there is no revision date mandated by the City. The time spent on revisions is up to the applicant. Upon receipt, the revisions will be routed to the appropriate City departments and outside reviewing agencies, with their comments due no later than the third weekly staff review meeting (Wednesday mornings) following receipt of the revisions. At this staff review meeting it will be determined if the project is ready to go to the Administrative Hearing Officer for a decision and, if so, will be scheduled for the nearest open date. V g. Additional comments are on red -lined utility plans and a red -lined Landscape Plan. Please contact Roger, at 221-6681, if you have questions about these comments. 12. A copy of the comments received from Dave Stringer of the Engineering Department is attached to this letter. Additional comments are on red -lined utility plans. 13. Matt Fater of the Stormwater Utility offered the following comments: a. Please include a detailed drainage and erosion control report along with drainage and erosion control plans. b. Please include all necessary documentation from the Collindale Business Park report. C. In the next submittal, it is important to address all necessary criteria which are listed in the City of Fort Collins drainage criteria. Please refer to the final checklist for submittal requirements. d. Further comments will be made when a complete set of plans and report are submitted. e. Please address redline comments which have been made on red -lined drainage report and drainage/utility plans. Please contact Matt, at 221-6589, if you have questions about these comments. The following comments and concerns were expressed at the weekly Staff Review on August 20, 1997: 14. Enhance the landscaping on the south elevation of the building. 15. Trees at 40' on -center are needed in the parkway strip along Caribou Road. 16. Does this proposal meet the minimum 6% interior landscaping for parking lots as set forth in Article 3, Division 2 of the Land Use Code? 17. More landscaping is needed along the west property line, as per City Code. 18. This site consists of a lot of asphalt areas. More landscape mitigation is needed. 19. Bicycle racks should be added at the entries to the flex space in the building. by C. A secure key box "KNOX BOX", to allow emergency entrance to the building is required. Please contact Fire Prevention, at 221-6570, for information and an order blank for this key box. Please contact Roger, at 221-6570, if you have questions about these comments. 7. Doug Martine of the Light & Power Department stated that the developer will need to contact Light & Power Engineering to coordinate power requirements, the transformer location, and Light & Power development charges. 8. Eric Brake of Traffic Operations stated that the project is okay from a traffic standpoint; however, the level of service for pedestrians may no be set based on the required worksheets not being completed. Additional comments are on red -lined utility plans. 9. A copy of the comments received from Laurie D'Audney of the Water Conservation Department is attached to this letter. Also, General Information regarding Water Conservation Standards for Landscaping and Irrigation Systems is attached. 10. Kathleen Reavis of the Transportation Planning Department has indicated that it would be advantageous to require that this development construct a sidewalk to East Horsetooth Road, with a repay agreement when adjacent properties develop in the future. 11. Roger Buffington of the Water/Wastewater Department has offered the following comments: a. Include the standard general notes on the Landscape Plan (i.e., minimum 10' separation from trees and 4' separation from the sewer). b. Include a note [on the utility plans] to core drill an opening into the existing manhole for sanitary sewer service. C. The 2" fire line is to be installed using an 8" x 4" tapping saddle, a 4" gate valve, and a 4" x 2" reducer. d. Will the location of the curb stop and meter pit create a conflict with other utilities? Show the location of electric and gas on the overall utility plan. e. Clean out covers that are located in traffic areas must be labeled "sewer". f. It appears that an off -site easement is needed for sanitary sewer service. IJ b. Why is there so much asphalt and why does the sidewalk go down the middle of the driveway on the west side of the building? Is the 4' wide strip a concrete drainage channel? It is not labeled on the drawings. C. Trees are required at 40' on -center in a 5' wide landscaped buffer strip along the east, west, and southeast corner property lines. d. Additional landscaped islands are needed in front of the building to break up the lengths of parking. One tree should be centrally located in an island/tree well in the tier of 15 parking spaces in front of the flex space, one tree should be placed in the proposed island in front of the wholesale florist, and one tree should be centrally located in an island/tree well in the tier of 14 parking spaces across from the wholesale florist/greenhouse. e. The loading and service docks will need to be adequately screened from adjacent properties. f. A note must be placed on the Landscape Plan regarding completion of the landscaping or providing 125% of the value of the landscaping prior to issuance of a building permit. g. The driveway aisle needs to be 24' in width. The 22' as shown does not comply with the City's Parking Code for 2-sided loading. h. The handicapped ramps must be labeled on the plans. Where are the ramps for the handicapped parking spaces in front of the wholesale florist? j. The spaces in the building for future tenants must be occupied by uses allowed in the E - Employment Zoning District. Please contact Gary, at 221-6760, if you have questions about these comments. 5. A copy of the comments received from Sharon Getz of the Building Inspection Department is attached to this letter. 6. Roger Frasco of the Poudre Fire Authority has offered the following comments: a. The Fort Collins Wholesale Florist project will require an additional fire hydrant to be located along Caribou Road somewhere near the entrance to the property, as shown. b. The 2" fire protection line as shown on the utility plan will require an engineer's evaluation to insure that it will meet the fire flow requirements. The normal size of a fire service line is 6". 4' Comi nity Planning and Environment Services Current Planning City of Fort Collins August 26, 1997 Roger Thorp Thorp Associates, PC P.O. Box 129 Estes Park, CO. 80517 Dear Roger, Staff has reviewed your documentation for the Fort Collins Wholesale Florist - Project Development and Final Compliance Plans [combined, under the Land Use Code] that were submitted to the City on July 24, 1997, and would like to offer the following comments: 1. A copy of the comments received from U.S. West is attached to this letter. 2. Jim Slagle of Public Service Company has offered the following comments: a. The subdivision plat and Site Plan should provide for a 9' wide utility easement from the back of the sidewalk to the rear line of the utility easement. b. No trees are to be planted within 4' of any gas lines. 3. The Mapping Department stated that the distance going south from the East 1/4 Corner, as shown on the subdivision plat, is different from that described in the legal description on the subdivision plat. 4. Gary Lopez of the Zoning Department has offered the following comments: a. The parking for the wholesale florist may be categorized as industrial (employee) parking at 0.75 spaces per employee, unless it can somehow be considered low intensity retail/workshop at 2 spaces per 1,000 square feet of leasable floor area. The eventual flex space tenants will determine whether this development can have as many as 46 parking spaces, but it would appear that there is too much parking proposed. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020