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Home My WebLink AboutBEST BUY PUD - Filed CS-COMMENT SHEETS - 2003-05-28PROJECT City of Fort Collins COMMENT SHEET DATE: 6 May 92 DEPARTMENT.✓ ITEM: 29-92 BEST BUY PUD - Preliminary Please respond to this project by Friday, May 15,1992 Planner: Steve Olt No Problems Problems or Concerns (see below) Date: = Signature: 71 CHECK IF REVISIONS REQUIRED: ❑ 13 El PLAT SITE LANDSCAPE UTILITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522-0580 (303)221-6750 June 2, 1992 Best Buy P.U.D. - Preliminary Page 2 of 2 Item 12 A utility easement and access easement thirty (30) foot wide matching both Market Place and Fountainhead access easements has been provided. The existing gas line has been shown on the utility plans. Item 15 City water/wastewater comments have been received and the requested changes have been made to the utility plans. Item 16 A set of preliminary plans was forwarded to Warren Jones for his review and comment. We are awaiting his comments. Item 18 Access easements matching both Market Place and Fountainhead access easements have been shown on the plat. Items 22 Stormwater utility comments have been received and the requested changes have been made to the utility report and plans. These changes were made to the preliminary utility drawings and were submitted to Kerrie Ashbeck on June 3, 1992. Please feel free to contact me should you have additional questions. Sin er I ff Couc P.E. JWC/gbl cc: Frank Vaught, Vaught Frye Architects Kerrie Ashbeck, City of Fort Collins George Holter, Holter Realty PROJECT City of�,„�o�„ , COMMENT SHEET DATE: 2 June 9.2 DEPARTMENT: RTMENT: ITEM: 2.-87G BEST BUY PUD - Final Please respond to this project by Friday, June 12, 1992 Planner: Steve Olt No Problems Problems or Concerns (see below) rY r�¢E�s shau= 1 f YNCz vvUAG5L4.- is i r) Date: (-,�/Z /21 Signature: �,llva CHECK IF REVISIONS REQUIRED: ❑ PLAT ❑ SITE ❑ LANDSCAPE / ❑ UTILITY PLANNINC DEPARTMENT 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522-0580 (303)221-6750 42:7 F ;7 ILI PROJECT „fw�Col-1,,COMMENT SHEETCity DATE: 2 June 92 DEPARTMENT: 467J> ITEM: 2-87G BEST BUY PUD - Final Please respond to this project by Friday, June 12, 1992 Planner: Steve Olt No Problems Problems or Concerns (see below) 50� Date: Signature: CHECK IF REVISIONS REQUIRED: ❑ El El ! _ OL/uz- PLAT SITE LANDSCAPE UTILITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522-0580 (303)221-6750 PROJECT ofCollinsCOMMENT SHEET City Fort DATE: 2 ,June 92 DEPARTMENT: ITEM: 2.-87G BEST BUY PUD - Final Please respond to this project by Friday, June 12, 1992 Planner: Ste`Ve Olt i� No Problems Problems or Concerns (see below) Date: 67_ 41_ l,� Signature: ee_,,____ CHECK IF REVISIONS REQUIRED: ❑ PLAT ❑ SITE ❑ LANDSCAPE ❑ UTILITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522-0580 (303)221-6750 Commu- ''v Plannino, and Environmental -,,.vices Planning uepartment City of Fort Collins June 19, 1992 Frank Vaught Vaught -Frye Architects 1113 Stoney Hill Drive Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Dear Frank, Staff has reviewed your planning request submittal for the Best Buy P.U.D., iimTT-, and has the following comments to offer: r-i,v\,AA 1. Subdivision plat related comments: a. The control monuments are not described. b. The outer boundary monuments are not described. C. Some of the bearings & distances with "cross hatching" covering them may be hard to reproduce. d. Unless there are 5 other sheets to the plat, sheet no. 2 of 6 is not acceptable. The plat has apparently been submitted as part of the utility plans. The plat must stand on its own, numerically, for recording purposes. e. There is no way to field -locate some of the easements as they are shown on the plat. f. The bearing on the legal does not match the calls on the map. g. The subtitle of the plat should read "A portion of which is a replat of a portion of Lot 18, Observatory Heights, located in the ..... 2. There are extensive Stormwater utility comments (please see attached). 3. The sidewalk should continue attached around the return at the driveway with Phar-Mor to provide better pedestrian crossing. Transition the 7' sidewalk on South College Avenue into the 5' sidewalk at the north property line. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80-522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 4. It is being suggested that the throat for the existing driveway be widened to provide better access for trucks. A problem now exists and the property owner is responsible for the repairs . The existing pork chop can be removed entirely now that the median in South College is in. Also, a sidewalk along the main drive in front of the parking stalls is being recommended. This will enable a safer handicapped access crossing of the driveway, being straight across instead of the diagonal route through intersection as presently available. 5. The fire service water line for the fire sprinkler system must be shown. on the plans. 6. If storage in the in-store racks exceeds 12' in height then special fire protection features may be required. Please contact the Poudre Fire Authority with questions related to this issue. 7. The planting of trees needs to be coordinated with Public Service. No trees may be planted closer than 4' to any buried natural gas line. 8. A fescue sod is being recommended for reduced water consumption. 9. All landscaping is to be maintained by the property owner, including that in the street right-of-way(s). 10. The east elevation of the building should be buffered with pines or spruce trees. The 10 junipers as shown will not provide enough screening to soften the 27' -30' height and 200' building length. 11. A sidewalk along the north side of the access driveway should be provided, with handicapped ramps. Also, keep the trees and landscaping in this area. The handicapped ramps on the sidewalks should lined up with the ramps in the existing "pork chop". 12. Berming should be provided along the South College Avenue frontage to help screen the parking lot. 13. The motorcycle and bicycle parking locations on the Site Plan and the :Landscape Plan do not match. 14. The handicapped parking spaces. in the north tier of spaces should be moved down next to the two across the entry to bring them closer to the doors. 15. The "potential future connection" to JFK Parkway should be shown as just a "future connection". A future pedestrian access between the Best Buy and Phar-Mor buildings should be shown. 16. Buffering/landscaping must be provided along the service area/loading dock and the northeast corner of the property. 17. The monument sign on the South College Avenue frontage should be kept at a maximum height of 101. 18. More information is needed on the on -site lighting being proposed, especially related to the type of fixtures to be included on the building exterior. This completes the review comments at this time. Additional comments may be forthcoming as the various departments and reviewing agencies continue to review this request. Please be aware of the following dates and deadlines to assure your ability to stay on the agenda for the July 27, 1992 Planning and Zoning Board hearing: Plan revisions are due July 1, 1992 by 12:00 noon. Please contact me for the number of revisions required for each document. PMT's, renderings, and 10 copies of final revisions (for the Planning and Zoning Board packets) are due July 20, 1992. Final documents (including the signed- development agreement, applicable mylars and utility plans) are due July 23, 1992 by 12:00 noon. Please contact me at 221-6750 if you related to these comments. I would like you as soon as possible, if necessary, lie ely, O Project Planner xc: Kerrie Ashbeck Sherry Albertson -Clark Stormwatter Utility Transportation file/Project Planner Parsons & Associates Jim Sell Design have questions or concerns to schedule a meeting with to discuss these comments. Comma 'tv Planning and Fnvironrnental--rvices Planning Department of Fort Collins July 8, 1992 Frank Vaught Vaught -Frye Architects 1113 Stoney Hill Drive Fort Collins, CO.80525 Dear Frank, City staff has reviewed your revisions for the Best Buy P.U.D. - Final, and would like to offer the following comments: 1. The monument sign, being approximately 30 square feet per face in size, must be set back at least 5' from the street right- of-way l: ne on South College Avenue (please see the attachment from City Code). The Site Plan should be revised to reflect this requirement. 2. This note on signage should replace General Note 11 on the Site Plan: "All signage on this P.U.D. is restricted to the number, type, location, and size as specifically noted on this P.U.D. Any changes or deviations shall be reviewed, in advance, by the City of Fort Collins by the Administrative Review procedure, including at the Planning Director's discretion , referral to the Planning and Zoning Board." 3. The information about lighting (Item 18) provided in your letter dated July 1, 1992 should be included on the Site Plan as a General Note. The wall -mounted exterior light fixtures on all sides of the building should be shrouded to reduce glare. 4. There is a fabric awning shown above the front entry to the building on the west elevation. Will there be any back lighting associated with this awning? 5. The parking stalls along the south side of the parking lot, adjacent to the entry drive, are not deep enough for standard size cars unless the intent is to allow overhang into the turfgrass/landscaped area. It may be beneficial or necessary to assign them as compact car spaces. The parking stalls at the north side of the parking lot, adjacent to the retail shops in the Fountainhead P.U.D., must be signed as compact car spaces since they are only 17' in depth and are contiguous to a sidewalk, therefore not allowing for overhang. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Bov 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80322-0580 • (303) 221-6 0 6. The City strongly feels that a safe area for pedestrians should be included at the northwest corner of the intersection of the shared drive and the entries into Best Buy and Phar- Mor. It is understood that there is an existing sidewalk on the south side of the drive, on the vacant pad in the Marketplace P.U.D.; however, the diagonal movement pedestrians would have to make as shown on the Best Buy Site Plan would be potentially dangerous. At the expense of some of the landscaping proposed, it is being recommended that a concrete pad with handicapped ramp and painted crosswalks perpendicular to the drives (on the west and north sides of the intersection) be included. The loss would be one crabapple tree and 6-7 potentilla shrubs, unless they could be relocated. 7. The proposed landscaping on the drawing of the north and east elevations would be helpful to the Planning and Zoning Board. 8. There are significant discrepancies between the landscape drawing and the plant list. There is a disclaimer note below the plant list but will it be followed by the landscape contractor to assure all plants will be installed as shown? 9. Your letter of 7/l/92 stated that a note about all landscaping, including that in the street right-of-way, will be maintained by the property owner was added to the landscape Plan. I do not see that note on the revised plan dated 7/1/92. 10. The asphalt as shown at the northeast corner of the property must be constructed to the property line to provide a turn out for cars parked in the end spaces in that area. Please contact me at 221-6750 if you have any questions or concerns about these comments. *S'nely,anner xc: Transportation Stormwater Utility Kerrie Ashbeck Sherry Albertson -Clark Jim Sell Design file/Project Planner PROJECT City o«�Col�� COMMENT SHEET .- - _r-fo DATE. 6 May 92 -DEPARTMENT: t� � ITEM: 29-92 BEST BUY PUD - Preliminary Please respond to this project by Friday, May 15, 1992 Planner: Steve Olt X No Problems Problems or Concerns (see below) Review of these plans should not be construed as a commitment that telephone facilities sufficient to serve this project are presently available. U S WEST will provide telephone service in accordance with the -rates and tariffs on file with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. The owner is responsible for provision of all conduit for telephone facilities within the project, and the owner provides terminal room space and power for the main terminal at the site. The owner's vendor provides all facilities beyond the main terminal. Any relocation of existing telephone facilities required by these plans will be ;paid for by the developer. 12 Date: ��p �9� Signature: ,,{^ CHECK IF REVISIONS REQUIRED: ❑ PLAT ❑ SITE ❑ LANDSCAPE ❑ UTILITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522-0580 (303)221-6750 DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS P.O. Box 850 Greeley, Colorado 80632--0850 (303) 353-1232 May 8, 1992 Mr. Steve Olt, Planner Planning Department City of Fort Collins P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Dear Mr. Olt: 5TATE OF COLORADO Eo- `tli�� 4i ao � Larimer Co., S.N. 287 Best Buy PUD NE Corner S.H. 287 and Marketplace Access We have reviewer. the Best Buy PUD and we have the following comments: Projected traffic on S.H. 287 indicates the need for a 140 foot total right of way, 70 feet each side of the highway. centerline. Since the existing width along this property appears to be 53.7 feet east of the centerline, additional widt" to meet the projected need should be protected by reservation or, preferably, dedication, as permitted by City regulations. Consideration should be given to the construction of the full length deceleration lane for the Fountainhead property as noted in the Traffic Study prepared by Mr. Matt Delich, see pages 2 and 3. It is felt that the completion of the deceleration lane and taper, to the length indicated in the State Highway Access Code, would be beneficial to the safety and welfare of the traveling public:. Plans for this construction must be reviewed and approved by this office prior to the actual construction. An access permit would be necessary for, this construction work within the right of way. Thank you for the opportunity to review this proposal. Please contact me at 350-2163 if you have any questions. Very truly yours, 2 Evan A. Hoo r,L-Fr. Development/Access Coordinator EAH/cm cc: L. D. Yost J. F. Sprirger _—_--�ile Coimmu. � Planning and Environmental .-vices Planning Department Citv of Fort Collins May 21, 1992 Frank Vaught Vaught -Frye Architects 1113 Stoney Hill Drive -Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Dear Frank, Staff has reviewed your submittal for the Best Buy P.U.D. - Preliminary and has the following comments to offer: 1. The building envelope as shown on the Site Plan must be dimensioned from the north and south property lines, similar to the dimensions to South College Avenue and the east property :Line. 2. _The flushwall sign on the front of the building, being the sales tag cabinet sign, cannot project above the roof line (shown as the 34'-8" Above Finish Floor elevation). 3. The signs as shown will not meet the City sign code allowance. This use is allowed a maximum of 400 square feet of signage, including the freestanding project I.D. sign. 4. The number of parking spaces as shown on the Site Plan is excessive for the apparent use, creating a mass of asphalt without much to soften and mitigate the amount of hard surface on site._ The 179 spaces as requested would equate to 112 parking spaces for customers (based on 4 spaces/1000 square feet of general retail floor area) and 67 parking spaces for 100 employees (based on 2 parking spaces for each 3 employees on the major shift of a commercial use, as per City Code) . There are two - comparisons of existing on -going businesses with the same product line. The Fred Schmid building is slightly :Larger in size and the site has a total of 46 parking spaces. The SoundTrack building is slightly smaller in size and the site has a total of 42 parking spaces. The indiscrepancy of on -site parking between this use and those other two is not understood or acceptable. As a minimum, the parking bays along South College Avenue and the south side of the Best Buy building should be eliminated. 5. The distance between the center of the parking aisles should be 621, not 60' as shown on the Site Plan. �_'S 1 \ orth Colle,e :Avenue • P.O. U,,» 550 • Fort Collin<, CO 1 i0;22-07�So • (303) 221-6_1 _-.1 6. All easements will need to be shown on the subdivision plat with dimensions locating them on the lot. 7. The development as planned proliferates the use of JFK Parkway as an "arterial alley" behind the centers in this area. Other building locations might be considered that would allow internal :parking on this site, opening up the opportunity for the Petersen property to the east to develop a unified plan with this use that could provide shared parking, pedestrian interface between -uses, better internal circulation on this site, and good access to JFK Parkway. The vehicular connection to the Fountainhead P.U.D. to the north looks awkward. 8. Dedication -of 60' of street right-of-way from the section line on South College Avenue or 16' from the flowline of the curb & gutter on the east side, whichever is greater, will be required with this request. A 15' utility easement outside of the street right-of-way must be dedicated. Sidewalk easements must be dedicated -wherever the sidewalk falls outside of the street right-of-way. This information is required on the subdivision plat. 9. The drive in front of the building should be 28' or 30' wide instead of the 24' width as shown to accommodate the movement of delivery vehicles, especially if a car is parked along the curb in front of the building. The drive at the northwest corner of the building, adjacent to the landscape island, must be kept at a constant width. 10. The deceleration lane taper conforming to the findings of the traffic study should be added to the Utility Plans. 11. There is an inconsistency between the Site Plan and the Utility Drawings as to the alignment of the sidewalk along South College Avenue. There must be a 9.5'-10' separation between the back of curb and the sidewalk with a smooth transiticn into the existing sidewalk on the Fountainhead P.U.D. to the north. 12. Public Service has a 2" steel gas main in the Fountainhead P.U.D., Phase 3 that is located 3' in from the west line of a 30' wide easement. This main presently stops 1' north of the north line of this property. Public Service is requesting that the access and utility easement as shown be widened to 30' throughout to allow room for their gas main. 13. Public Service is requesting that the gas meter be located on the north. wall of the building if possible. 14. A copy of the comments from U.S. West is attached. 15. City Water/Wastewater comments have been returned to Parson's & Associates on the Preliminary Utility Plans. 16. Water lines and fire hydrants must be provided with the appropriate connections to existing water lines. Please contact Poudre Fire Authority for their design information. 17. This building will very likely require fire sprinkler protection. Poudre Fire Authority has not received information on the proposed building contents so that they are able to determine the specific fire protection requirements, if needed. 18. Vehicular access connections to the adjacent developments must be provided with appropriate easements. 19. There are at least two street trees shown in the parkway along - South College Avenue that will have to be relocated to comply with the City's tree/street light standard (please see dttachment). 20. A fescue blend sod for the turfgrass areas is being recommended to allow for reduced water consumption. 21. Does the Preliminary Landscape Plan show all the existing trees on this site? If not, please provide that information. 22. The Stormwater Utility's comments are attached. 23. The City's parking ordinance requires bicycle and motorcycle parking for uses that provide more than six parking spaces or 1,800 square feet of parking area. Bicycle parking has been identified on the Site Plan but where is the motorcycle parking intended to be? 24. A survey of the area within 150' of the proposal, exclusive of public right-of-way, is to be shown on the Site Plan as per the submittal requirements. No information for the properties west of South College Avenue has been provided. Also, the Vicinity Map should show the area surrounding the site within a distance of at least one mile. This map covers a distance of about 1,0001, and that only in the southerly direction. 25. How does the amount of open space compare with the adjacent developments? It appears that this site contains a lot of hard surface area. The 18% open space as indicated on the Site Plan seems somewhat high. 26. The pedestrian connections to South College Avenue and other adjoining developments/properties is weak. The developer needs to consider this project as being part of a larger "shopping area" and provide the opportunity for customers to walk, rather than drive, from development to development. What will make the "'possible sidewalk connection" to Phar-Mor a reality? 27. The Market Place and Fountainhead P.U.D.'s incorporate very similar architectural elements, especially in the form of building materials and color. The Best Buy building, as shown on the preliminary elevations, is larger in scale than anything in either of the two adjacent developments and does not attempt to carry through any of the architectural elements of those developments. The Business Service Uses Point Chart that was submitted is taking 6 points for being part of a center, yet the site and building designs make this plan strongly appear to be a freestanding use, with little - consideration for continuity to adjacent centers to the north and south. 28. The Best Buy building itself needs more horizontal relief, possibly in the form of material or color bands.- - - 29. The width of the landscaped area along South College Avenue is 25-30 feet wide, compared to 35-40 feet in the Market Place P.U.D. T:Zis buffer needs to be increased. Generally, the landscapE! plan is weak, with specific areas of concern being the South College treatment, expansive parking without landscape breaks, and lack of good foundation plantings & bufferincc on the south and east sides of the building. Berming and good selection of plant materials will help the South College Avenue frontage. Who will be responsible for the "selective removal of existing trees" on the site? 30. The lighting on this site will be very critical to the overall developmE!nt of the area. The parking lot standards as shown are about 33' in height. Do they match the existing standards in the Market Place? The proposed height seems excessive. The building elevations reflect a lot of exterior wall mounted lighting. More information is needed to evaluate the intensity, coverage, and spillage of these lights. 31. The points earned on the Business Service Uses Point Chart included in the submittal appear to be acceptable. The earned points are for being on a transit route, part of a center, being two acres or more, utilizing joint parking, and contiguity to existing urban development. The total is 32 of 54 maximum applicable points = 59%. This conclude: staff's comments at this time. Additional comments may be forwarded to you as City departments and outside reviewing agencies continue to review this request. Please be aware of the following deadlines to enable you to stay on schedule for the June 22, 1992 Planning and Zoning Board hearing: Plan revisions; due June 3, 1992 by 12:00 noon. Please contact me for the number of each document to submit. PMT's, renderings, revisions due June 15, 1992. Final documents due June 18, 1992 by 12:00 noon. I would like to meet with you as soon as possible to discuss these comments. Please call me at 221-6750 to schedule a time that is convenient for you. S' erely, I & S e e Olt Project Planner xc : Ker'kie Ashbeck _Sherry.Albertson-Clark Stormwate.r Utility Transportation - file fj3 PARSON; & In ASSOCIATES CONSULTING ENGINEERS June 2, 1992 Mr. Steve Olt Planning Department City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado 80522-0580 RE: Best Buy P.U.D. - Preliminary Our Project Number: 92.10 BUY Dear Steve: We have made changes to the engineering drawings to address the concerns outlined in your May 21, 1992 letter. They are as follows: Items 6 & 8 We have provided an eighteen (18) foot additional right- of-way dedication for South College Avenue. This matches the dedication provided to the north as part of Fountainhead Phase III. A fifteen (15) foot utility and sidewalk easement has been provi,ded as well. Interior lot easements have also been revised on the plat. Item 10 A 140' deceleration lane taper has been added to the South college Avenue curb line. This ties the existing curbs together in conformance with the traffic study completed for Fountainhead Phase III. Item 11 The utility drawings have been changed to reflect the alignment of the sidewalk shown on the site plan. 432 Link Lane Plaza - Ft. Collins, Colorado 80524 13031 221-2400