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HomeMy WebLinkAboutALTAIR PUD PRELIMINARY AND FINAL - 60 89 - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSDevel*ent Services Planning Department December 20, 1989 Mrs. Marilyn Hartig Altair Resources, Ltd. 4716 Chippendale Drive Fort Collins, CO. 80526 The Planning Staff has reviewed the proposal for the Altair Resources P.U.D., Preliminary and Final, and offers the following comments: The applicant and the owner are reminded that the Water and Sewer Department needs an agreement between Mr. Keulen and the City stating that Building B may be served by the existing water and sewer taps serving the residence as long as Building B is not converted to a residence or divided and sold to another party. Please consult. Mr. Brian Hahn, Water and Sewer Department, 221-6681, for details. This agreement should be executed prior to the Planning and Zoning Board hearing. 2. Because the retail business represents a change of use of the existing building, the City Code requires the property to be platted. This involves submitting a boundary survey on a plat document that meets the criteria of the Subdivision Code. The plat will be reviewed concurrently with the P:U.D. so there will be no application fee. The entire property should be platted as a one lot subdivision. The Planning Staff is available to answer questions on this process. 3. A sidewalk will be required to be constructed along the front of the property along Prospect Street. This sidewalk should be four feet wide. and attached to the curb. Please call the Engineering Department, 221-6605, on details of design and possible methods of payment. 4. The Public Service Company will need separate gas service and meters for Building B. 5, The Light and Power Department will need an 8 foot wide utility easement along the front of the property on Prospect as well as along the rear property line. This easement can be dedicated to the City by the subdivision plat. 6. The applicant and owner are reminded to contact the Light and Power Department regarding electrical needs and the rate. Please recall from Conceptual Review that the building may still be on record and billed for a machine shop. A conversion to retail use would lower the billing rate. 300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 8052.2-0580 • (303) 221-6750 7. The site plan should indicate the location of existing trees and shrubs. If the existing landscaping is not indicated, the Planning and Zoning Board may mistakenly assume that no landscaping exists. Symbols may be used on the site plan with a "Key to Symbols" table for explanation. 8. Please indicate the existing fencing (solid? open?) on the property lines. The site plan should also indicate any fencing to be installed with this P.U.D. 9 Parking adjacent to property lines should be screened by solid fencing or landscaping material of sufficient density to block headlights. Screening parking areas from adjacent residential uses is very important when reviewing commercial developments in residential areas. 10. Please indicate whether the sign will be single or double face. In either case, indicate on the site plan what the total square footage will be. (10.4 square feet or 20.8 square feet?) 11. The site plan should designate separate motorcycle and bicycle parking areas. 12. Please address whether there will be any additional lighting on the property either for parking lot safety or security. If so, will this lighting be wall mounted or on poles? 13. The handicap parking stall 'must be identified by a raised sign. Please indicate a raised sign on the site plan. 14. Please expand the description of the P.U.D. at the top of the sheet under the existing heading of "Altair Resources, Ltd." Since the P.U.D. will cover the entire property, this narrative should include a statement that Building A is a single family residence and Building B is for Altair Resources. Also, it would clarify the P.U.D. to state that: "Both buildings are existing. No new construction or exterior remodeling are anticipated. Yard area to serve as private use for Building A." 15. Again, referring to the narrative under "Altair Resources, Ltd.", please expand what is meant by sales and service. Sales is self-explanatory but service is less clear. In order to avoid any misconceptions, please describe in greater detail what the service component will consist of. 16. On the site plan, please designate the zoning and land use of all four adjacent properties. Everything south of Prospect is zoned R-P but also add what the adjacent use is. (Townhome, office, vacant, residential). North of Prospect is zoned R-L and appears to be exclusively single family residential. 17. The "Key To Drawing" should be given a title above it called "Land Use Data", and include the percentage of each component of the total site area. House A = 18.03%, Building B = 11.36%, Yard = 21.92%, Parking and Driveway = 48.68%. Under the Total, please state that the site is zoned R-P, Planned Residential. 18. Under the "Owner Certification", please add a notarial block. An example of this block is enclosed. For your convenience, the Planning Department Office Manager is a licensed notary and available to witness signatures. 19. Under the scale, please add that. I inch = 16 feet. 20. The parking situation lends itself to a table. Please state the exact number of regular parking stalls, handicap parking stalls, motorcycle and bicycle parking, and total parking. Also, please indicate the dimensions of each. 21. Since the project is a Planned Unit Development, it will be reviewed by the criteria of the. Business Service point chart of the Land Development Guidance System. One review criterion for which points are awarded is energy conservation. If it can be demonstrated that one of the Dovetec Corn Heaters will be installed, provide alternative heat, and thereby reduce non-renewable energy consumption, then points may be awarded under the review criterion. Please advise whether such a unit will be installed. Please be aware that the energy saving appliance is not necessary in order to achieve the minimum point score. The installation and point benefit would be a bonus only. In order to stay on schedule for the January 22, 1990 Planning and Zoning Board hearing, please note the following deadlines: A set of three revised plans, based on these comments, are due back to the Planning Department on January 3, 1990. One week before the P & Z hearing, on January 16, 1990, please submit to the Planning Department 10 sets of the site plan, folded, one colored rendering of the site plan, rolled, and one 8 1/2 x 11 P.M.T. (high quality reduction). On Thursday, January 19, 1990, the Planning Department should receive a signed site plan on reproducible mylar. Be sure to have the owner's signature notarized., This concludes Staff comments at this time. It is suggested that we meet at your earliest convenience to discuss these comments in detail. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Planning Department at 221-6750. Sincerely: Ted Shepard, City Planner cc: Joe Frank, Assistant Planning Director Mike Herzig, Development Engineer