HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 8/30/2022 - Memorandum From Jenny Axmacher Re: Montava Development Update -Second Phase Submittal
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Planning, Development & Transportation
Community Development & Neighborhood Services
281 North College Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580
970.221.6760
970.224.6134 - fax
fcgov.com
MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 23, 2022
TO: Mayor Arndt and City Councilmembers
THRU: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Tyler Marr, Interim Deputy City Manager
Caryn Champine, Director of Planning, Development, and Transportation
Paul Sizemore, Director of Community Development and Neighborhood Services
Rebecca Everette, Planning Manager
FROM: Jenny Axmacher, Senior City Planner
RE: Montava Development Update – Second Phase Submittal
The purpose of this memorandum is to inform Council, in accordance with the Montava
Communications Plan, that a development review application has been received for the second
phase of the Montava development. HF2M Colorado has submitted an application for a Basic
Development Review (BDR) for the residential portion of the Town Center, Phase E. The submittal
information is available here: https://ourcity.fcgov.com/Montava.
Bottom Line
Staff will review and evaluate the submittal against the approved Planned Unit Development (PUD)
Overlay standards for Montava as well as the applicable Land Use Code (LUC) requirements in
accordance with the standard BDR process. While the BDR process does not require a
neighborhood meeting, the applicant has committed to conducting one during the review of their
initial phases of development. Additional communications will occur once the neighborhood
meeting is scheduled.
Staff has also undertaken outreach regarding this application in addition to the notifications
required by the LUC. A sign was posted on the property, an update was made to the Montava
webpage on Our City, and an email notification was sent to all subscribers to the Montava Our City
webpage, in addition to this memo to Council. A notification about the submittal will be included in
the This Week in Development Review email newsletter.
It is important to note that per the LUC, the decision maker for a BDR is the Community
Development and Neighborhood Services Director, so this application will not receive a public
hearing. All questions or comments about the proposed development can be submitted directly to
City staff for consideration by emailing devreviewcomments@fcgov.com. Council will receive
another memo once a decision is made on the application and additional communications to the
public will also occur at that time.
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The following table shows the enhanced notification requirements that apply to phases of the
Montava development:
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITY
Conceptual
Review or
PDR
Neighbor-
hood
Meeting
Mailed
Notice
Sign
Posted
Published
Notice
Memo to
Council
Web
Update
Email
Notificat
ion
Social
Media
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Typical BDR
Submittal
N/A N/A Minor Sub
Only
Minor
Sub Only
Minor Sub
Only
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Montava BDR
Submittal
Completed
9/3/21 for
both
Phases
G & E
Planned
Before
Second
Submittal
Neighbor-
hood
Meeting
and/or
Minor Sub
Required Minor Sub
Only
Required Required Required Neighbor-
hood
Meeting
Next Steps
Staff will thoroughly review and provide comments back to the Applicant on the initial
submittal.
The Applicant will conduct a neighborhood meeting and Staff will provide notice for the
meeting according to the attached Communications Plan, including social media posts on
Facebook and NextDoor.
The Applicant will resubmit revised plans and Staff will review and comment on the plans
until such time as all of the outstanding comments are sufficiently addressed and the plans
are ready to be considered for approval.
Required notice will be provided according to 2.18.3 (F), as this application includes a plat
that creates more than one additional lot.
After the public comment period, the Director will make a decision on the application.
Once a decision is made, notice of the decision will be made according to the
Communications Plan, including another memo to Council, updates on the Our City
website, and updates on the City’s social media.
Background
This is a request for a Basic Development Review (BDR) for the development of Phase E of the
Montava PUD Master Plan. Phase E falls within the T4 and T5 transect districts of the PUD Master
Plan, and the site is currently undeveloped farmland. As proposed, it would become the residential
portion of the proposed Town Center, including approximately 205 single-family attached and 41
single-family detached residential units. The multi-family and mixed-use areas would be included in
the overall planning for this area and would be platted as parcels for future development.
A non-potable irrigation (raw water) delivery system is also planned for the Montava development,
and this phase would utilize the pond that is proposed to be designed and constructed concurrent
with Phase G, currently under review as BDR210013.
Also included in Phase E is the tract of land that is planned for a future city recreation center which
is still under discussion with the City. The recreation facility would align with the Parks and
Recreation Master Plan but would also be subject to further review at the time of future
development.
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CC: Noah Beals, Development Review Manager
Emily Myler, Neighborhood Development Liaison
Phase E – Initial Submittal
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