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Home My WebLink AboutGEICO OFFICE BUILDING - FDP - FDP140013 - CORRESPONDENCE -Community Development and Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6750 970.224.6134 - fax fcgov.com/developmentreview May 23, 2014 Cathy Mathis TB Group 444 Mountain Ave Fort Collins, CO 80525 Comment Summary: Department: Current Planning Contact: Jason Holland, 970-224-6126, jholland@fcgov.com Topic: General Note: Rooftop and ground mounted mechanical equipment shall be completely screened from view from adjacent properties and public streets. In cases where parapets do not accomplish sufficient rooftop screening, then free-standing screen walls matching the predominant color of the building shall be constructed. To satisfy this screening requirement, other visible equipment such as conduit, meters, and plumbing vents attached to the building face or protruding from the roof may be painted to match surrounding building surfaces. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 SE corner of the site, I would like to see the landscape transition to the concrete drain pan be softer and more integrated into a shrub bed for some of the drain pan, especially since this feature is prominent at the intersection. Please refer to redlines for suggested alignment. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 The plan uses a lot of blue fescue, which is fine, but on its own in the front it seems like it will likely not have a lot of visual impact given the spacing shown and its growth habit. I would suggest moving the plants a bit closer to the parking edge, tightening up the spacing and adding a consistent performing flowering perennial such as a salvia or lavender around and behind the fescue so that the fescue has some backup, and it would help the plan overall to have some color and be less grass dominant. Also please consider adding some yellow flowering perennials. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 Rock mulch appears to go to the top of the berm so that the berm is half mulch and half rock. Would suggest less rock so that it is only a 2-3' edge along the parking bays. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 Please see the following summary of comments from City staff and outside reviewing agencies for your submittal of the above referenced project. If you have questions about any comments, you may contact the individual commenter or direct your questions through the Project Planner, Jason Holland, at 970-224-6126 or jholland@fcgov.com. RE: Geico Office Building, FDP140013, Round Number 1 Page 1 of 5 Need a bigger size than 5 gallon for the Plums and Tatarian Maples. Also, the maples are planted on top of the the storm drain west of the building. Would suggest moving the storm drain under the sidewalk with manhole access or reconfiguring the parking lot so that there's more room for the sidewalk and landscape area. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 In the planting table, please break out and show which trees are being used to satisfy tree mitigation. Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 Is the 6% parking lot interior landscape requirement being satisfied? Demonstrate this graphically on the plan and document quantity. Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 Please refer to redlines for format comments. Comment Number: 8 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 Department: Engineering Development Review Contact: Tyler Siegmund, 970-221-6501, tsiegmund@fcgov.com Topic: Construction Drawings 05/20/2014: Please add the Dixon Canyon Lateral signature block to the Utility Plan (sheet C3). Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 05/20/2014: Please update note #1 under the E. Utility Notes (sheet C0.01) to read City of Fort Collins Utility and Fort Collins- Loveland Water District Standards. See redlines. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 05/20/2014: Please add LCUASS sidewalk detail 1601 to the details sheet. Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 Topic: General 05/20/2014: Please submit the project quantities and cost estimate sheet to determine if a DCP will be required for this project. Contact me for additional information or visit the Engineering Development Review Website: http://www.fcgov.com/engineering/devrev.php Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 Topic: Plat 05/20/2014: Please extend the emergency access easement to the west property line. See redlines. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 Department: Forestry Contact: Tim Buchanan, 970-221-6361, tbuchanan@fcgov.com Topic: Landscape Plans 05/21/2014: Provide 5 upsized mitigation trees in one or more of the following categories. Shade trees 3.0 inch caliper Ornamental Trees 2.5 inch caliper Evergreen Trees 8 feet height Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 05/21/2014 Page 2 of 5 05/21/2014: Will existing tree number 13 and 14 be impacted from construction? If so note on plan and provide mitigation. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 05/21/2014 05/21/2014: Tatarian Maple is listed as a shrub but should be placed in the tree category and specified at the minimum size of 1.5 inch caliper. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 05/21/2014 05/21/2014: At the SW corner of the Bosnian Pine shown is not very shade tolerant from the future growth of the English Oak to the south. Fastigate Blue Spruce or Fastigate Norway Spruce would be more shade tolerant. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 05/21/2014 05/21/2014: Please add information in Landscape note number 14 that says in effect that cultivation should not occur within the drip line of existing trees to retain. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 05/21/2014 05/21/2014: Please add a landscape note that describes how the landscape plants including turf will be irrigated. Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 05/21/2014 05/21/2014: Please edit Prospect Street from Tree Protection Note number 10. Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 05/21/2014 Department: Light And Power Contact: Rob Irish, 970-224-6167, rirish@fcgov.com Topic: General 05/16/2014: If the existing electric line along Harmony is under the proposed park strip, Light & Power can intercept this line and trench north to the proposed transformer location. If the electric line is under the existing asphalt this could be problematic. Have this line field located to verify the line is within the parkway and not under the asphalt. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 05/16/2014 05/16/2014: A C-1 form and a One-line diagram with power requirements will need to be submitted to Light & Power Engineering. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 05/16/2014 05/16/2014: Please send an APPROVED Autocad drawing (no later than version 2008) of the site plan & utility plan to tcox@fcgov.com Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 05/16/2014 Department: PFA Contact: Jim Lynxwiler, 970-416-2869, jlynxwiler@poudre-fire.org Topic: General Page 3 of 5 05/21/2014: Plat - The limits of the EAE should be modified and extended to the property line to the west to coincide with the public access easement at that end of the site. This will also serve the site by increasing the dimensions of the hammerhead turnaround at that portion of the property which is currently undersized per code. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 05/23/2014 Department: Stormwater Engineering Contact: Wes Lamarque, 970-416-2418, wlamarque@fcgov.com Topic: General 05/20/2014: There are some trees planned right on top of a storm sewer along the west face of the building. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 05/23/2014: Please add in the drainage report the existing total flows that enter the irrigation ditch and the proposed total flows that enter the ditch. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 05/23/2014 Department: Technical Services Contact: Jeff County, 970-221-6588, jcounty@fcgov.com Topic: Building Elevations 05/19/2014: No comments. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 Topic: Construction Drawings 05/19/2014: There are line over text issues. See redlines. Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 Topic: Landscape Plans 05/19/2014: The text in the plant list needs to be sharpened up. It is very fuzzy & pixelated. See redlines. Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 05/19/2014 Topic: Plat 05/20/2014: Please update the title commitment information if available. Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 05/20/2014: Please label the easement along Timberline Road. See redlines. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 05/20/2014: There is text that needs to be masked. See redlines. Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 Topic: Site Plan 05/20/2014: Put "Geico Office Building" back into the legal description. See redlines. Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 Department: Traffic Operation Contact: Martina Wilkinson, 970-221-6887, mwilkinson@fcgov.com Page 4 of 5 Topic: Site Plan 05/20/2014: Please include a stop sign (R1-1) at the exit of the parking lot. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 Department: Water-Wastewater Engineering Contact: Roger Buffington, 970-221-6854, rbuffington@fcgov.com Topic: Construction Drawings 05/20/2014: Minimum grade on a 4" sewer service is 2%. Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 05/20/2014: Is the 4" FCLWD water main in service or abandoned? Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 05/20/2014: Is there a conflict where the sewer service crosses the 16" water main or the FCLWD main in Timberline? Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 05/20/2014: Is there a conflict where the sewer service crosses the irrigation ditch on the east side of Timberline? Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 05/20/2014: Add thrust block detail. Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 05/20/2014 Page 5 of 5