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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHESTERFIELD BOTTOMSLEY AND POTTS PARKING LOT - Filed DA-DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - 2003-07-07DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this �tJ day of 199L, by and between the CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLT a Municipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "the City" and RAM INTERNATIONAL, a Washington corporation, hereinafter referred to as "the Developer." WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Developer is the Owner of certain property situated in the County of Larimer, State of Colorado, and legally described as follows, to wit: CHESTERFIELD, BOTTOMSLEY AND POTTS, PARKING LOT P.U.D., Being a part of Matador Apartments, Phase IV, City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado. WHEREAS, the Developer desires to develop said property and has submitted. to the City a subdivision plat and/or a site plan and landscape plan, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Director of Engineering and made a part hereof by reference; and WHEREAS, the Developer has further submitted to the City a utility plan: for said lands, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Director of Engineering and made a part hereof by reference; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to the development of said lands will require increased municipal services from the City in order to serve such area and will further require the installation of certain improvements primarily of benefit to the lands to be developed and not to the City of Fort Collins as a whole; and WHEREAS, the City has approved the subdivision plat and/or site plan and landscape plan submitted by the Developer subject to certain requirements and conditions which involve the installation of and construction of utilities and other municipal improvements in connection with said lands. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises of the parties hereto and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, it is agreed as follows: I. General Conditions A. The terms of this Agreement shall govern all development activities of the Developer pertaining to the subject property described above. For the purposes of this Agreement, "development activities" shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The actual construction of improvements, (2) Obtaining a building permit therefor, or (3) Any change in grade, contour or appearance of said property caused by, or on behalf of, the Developer with the intent to construct improvements thereon. B. All water lines, sanitary sewer collection lines, storm sewer lines and facilities, streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and bikepaths shall be installed as shown on the approved utility plans and in full compliance with the Council -approved standards and specifications of the City on file in the office of the Director of Engineering at the time of approval of the utility plans relating to the specific utility, subject to a three (3) year time limitation from the date of execution of this agreement. In the event that the Developer commences or performs any construction pursuant hereto after three (3) years from the date of execution of this agreement, the Developer shall resubmit the project utility plans to the Director of Engineering for reexamination. The City may require -the Developer to comply with approved standards and specifications of the City on file in the office of the Director of Engineering at the time of resubmittal. C. No building permit for the construction of any structure within the development shall be issued by the City until the water lines, fire hydrants, sanitary sewer lines and streets (with at least the baste course completed) serving such structure have been completed and accepted by the City. No building permits shall be issued for any structure located in excess of six hundred sixty feet (6601) from a single point of access. D. Any water lines, sanitary sewer lines, storm drainage lines, and/or streets described on Exhibit "A," attached hereto, shall be installed within the time and/or sequence required on Exhibit "A." If the Director of Engineering has determined that any water lines, sanitary sewer lines, storm drainage facilities and/or streets are required to provide service or access to other areas of the City, those facilities shall be shown on the utility plans and shall be installed by the Developer within the time as established under "Special Conditions" in this document. E. Except as otherwise herein specifically agreed, the Developer agrees to install and pay for all water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage facilities and appurtenances, and all streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, bikeways and other public improvements required by this development as shown on the plat, site, landscape and utility plans, and other approved documents pertaining to this development on file with the City. F. Street improvements (except curbs, gutters and walks) shall not be installed until all utility lines to be placed therein have been completely installed, including all individual lot service lines leading in and from the main to the property line. G. The installation of all utilities shown on the utility plans shall be inspected by the Engineering Department of the City and shall be subject to such department's approval. The Developer agrees to correct any deficiencies in such installations in order to meet the! requirements of the plans and/or specifications applicable to such installation. In case of conflict, the utility plans shall :supersede the standard specifications if such conflict had been the subject of a variance approved by the City. H. All storm drainage facilities shall be so designed and constructed by the Developer as to protect downstream and adjacent properties against injury and to adequately serve the property to be developed (and other lands as may be required, if any). The Developer has met or exceeded the minimum requirements for storm drainage facilities as have been established by the City in its Drainage Master Plans and Design Criteria. The Developer does hereby indemnify and hold harmless the City from any and all claims that might arise, directly or indirectly, as a result of the discharge of injurious storm drainage or seepage waters from the development .in a manner or quantity different from that which was historically discharged and caused by the design or construction of the storm drainage facilities, except for (1) such claims and damages as are caused by the acts or omissions of the City in maintenance of such facilities as have been accepted by the City for maintenance; (2) errors, if any, in the general concept of the City's master- plans (but not to include any details of such plans, which details shall be the responsibility of the Developer); and (3) specific directives that may be given to the Developer by the City. Approval of and acceptance by the City of any storm drainage facility design or construction shall in no manner be deemed to constitute a waiver or relinquishment by the City of the aforesaid indemnification. The Developer shall engage a licensed professional engineer to design the storm drainage facilities as aforesaid and it is expressly affirmed hereby that such engagement shall be intended for the benefit of the City, and subsequent purchasers of property in the development. I. The Developer shall pay storm drainage basin fees in accordance with Chapter 26, Article VII of the City Code. Storm drainage improvements eligible for credit or City repayment under the provisions of Chapter 26 are described together with estimated cost of the improvements on the attached Exhibit "B," which improvements, if applicable, shall include right-of-way, design and construction costs. See Section II.C, Special Conditions, Storm Drainage Lines and Appurtenances, for specific instructions. J. The Developer shall provide the Director of Engineering with certified Record Plan Transparencies on Black Image Diazo Reverse Mylars upon completion of any phase of the construction. II. Special Conditions A. Water Lines Not Applicable B. Sewer Lines Not Applicable C. Storm Drainage Lines and Appurtenances 1. The Developer and the City agree that all on -site and off -site storm drainage improvements shall be completed by the Developer prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Completion of improvements shall include the certification by a licensed professional engineer that the drainage facilities which serve this development have been constructed in conformance with the approved plans. 2. The Developer agrees to provide and maintain erosion control improvements as shown on the approved utility plans to stabilize all over -lot grading in and adjacent to this development. The erosion control improvements must be completed prior to beginning construction of the parking lot. D. Streets. 1. The Developer and the City agree that no street oversizing reimbursement is due the Developer for this development. E. Temporary use of the Site. 1. The developer shall have the option to postpone the construction of the development improvements and use the site for temporary parking following the escrow of funds with the City in the form of cash, bond, non -expiring letter of credit or other form of City approved security sufficient to guarantee completion of said improvements. The escrow amount shall be 150% of the average of three, City approved, contractor bids for the improvements, excluding the landscaping improvements. The escrow amount for landscaping :improvements shall be 125% of the average of said contractor bids. 2. The Developer shall maintain the area used for temporary parking in such a manner as to prevent wind and water erosion of the soil surface. In addition the Developer shall prevent the tracking of dirt and/or mud onto the private street that serves the development. If the City finds that erosion or the tracking of mud and/or dirt are occurring, the Developer shall be ordered to correct the problem within 2 days or the City may have the problem corrected at the Developer's expense. III. Miscellaneous A. The Developer agrees to provide and install, at its expense, adequate barricades, warning signs and similar safety devises at all construction sites within the public right-of-way and/or other areas as deemed necessary by the Director of Engineering in accordance with the City's "Work Area Traffic Control Handbook" and shall not remove said safety devices until the construction has been completed and approved by the Director of Engineering to allow for the removal. B. The Developer shall, at all times, keep the public right- of-way free from accumulation of waste material or rubbish caused by the Developer's operation; shall remove such rubbish no less than weekly and; at the completion of the work, shall remove all such waste materials, rubbish, tools, construction equipment, machinery, and surplus materials from the public right-of-way. The Developer further agrees to maintain the finished street surfaces free from dirt caused by the Developer's operation. Any excessive accumulation of dirt and/or construction materials shall be considered sufficient cause for the City to withhold building permits and/or certificates of occupancy until the problem is corrected to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering. If the Developer fails to adequately clean such streets within two (2) days after receipt of written notice, the City may have the streets cleaned at the Developer's expense and the Developer shall be responsible for prompt payment of all such costs. C. The Developer hereby insures that its subcontractors shall cooperate with the City's construction inspectors by ceasing operations when winds are of sufficient velocity to create blowing dust which, in the inspector's opinion, is hazardous to the public health and welfare. D. When the inspector determines that erosion (either by wind or water) is likely to be a problem, the surface area of erodible earth material exposed at any one time shall not exceed 200,000 square feet for earthworks operations. Temporary or permanent erosion control shall be incorporated into the development at the earliest practicable time. By way of explanation and without limitation, :said control may consist of seeding with approved grasses, temporary dikes, gabions, and/or other devices. E. The Developer shall, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, complete all improvements and perform all other obligations, required herein, as such improvements or obligations may be shown on the original plat and related documents, or any replat as subsequently filed by the Developer, and the City may withhold such building permits and certificates of occupancy as it deems necessary to ensure performance hereof. F. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a waiver of any requirements of the City Code, and the Developer agrees to comply with all requirements of the same. G. In the event the City waives any breach of this Agreement, no such waiver shall be held or construed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach hereof. R. Financial obligations of the City of Fort Collins payable after the current fiscal year and/or not appropriated or budgeted are contingent upon funds for that purpose being appropriated, budgeted and otherwise made available. I. This Agreement shall run with the real property herein described and shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their personal representatives, heirs, successors, grantees and assigns. Assignment of interest within the meaning of this paragraph shall specifically include, but not be limited to, a conveyance or assignment of any portion of the Developer's real or proprietary interest in the real property herein described, as well as any assignment of' the Developer's rights to develop such property under the terms and conditions of this Agreement. J. In the event the Developer property and is thereby divested interest in said property, the City Developer from liability under this breach of the terms and conditions after the date of any such transfer the succeeding property owner shall Agreement. transfers title to such real of all equitable and legal hereby agrees to release said Agreement with respect to any of this Agreement occurring of interest. In such event, be bound by the terms of this K. Each and every term of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a material element hereof. In the event that either party shall fail to perform according to the terms of this Agreement, such party may be declared in default. In the event that a party has been declared in default hereof, such defaulting party shall be allowed a period of five (5) days within which to cure said default. In the event the default remains uncorrected, the party declaring default may elect to: (a) terminate the Agreement and seek damages; (b) Treat the Agreement as continuing and require specific performance or; (c) avail itself of any other remedy at law or equity. L. In the event of the default of any of the provision hereof by either party which shall require the party not in default to commence legal or equitable action against said defaulting party, the defaulting party shall be liable to the non -defaulting party for the non -defaulting party's reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by reason of the default. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent or interfere with the City's rights and remedies specified in Paragraph III.E of this Agreement. THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO A Municipal Corporation By: Z6��� City Manager ATT ST: �� :� ,.0-& CITY CLERK 111) APPROVED AS TO FORM: DrectIle of Engineering City Attorney DEVELOPER: RAM INTERNATIONAL, a Washington corporation By: ATTEST: Denise R. Nemec, Secretary JWeVy B� Iverson, President (corporate seal) EXHIBIT "A" 1. Schedule of water lines to be installed out of sequence. Not Applicable. 2. Schedule of sanitary sewer lines to be installed out of sequence. Not Applicable. 3. Schedule of street improvements to be installed out of sequence. Not Applicable. 4. Schedule of storm drainage improvements to be installed out of sequence. Not Applicable. EXHIBIT "B" NOT APPLICABLE