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March 5, 2014
Jason Holland
City of Fort Collins — Current Planning
281 N. College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Re: Fox Grove ODP, ODP130003, Round Number 2
Description of project: This is a request to build a housing development located on Lot 2, LEE M.L.D.
(Parcel # 87152-18-702) east of 1-25 and south of Mulberry Street. The housing development would contain
160 units with both single-family and multifamily dwellings. The site is zoned Low Density Mixed -Use (L-M-N).
As the multifamily component contains more than 50 units, the project is subject to Planning & Zoning Board
(Type 2) review.
Please contact Stephanie Sigler at Ripley Design for any comments in Red
Please contact Stephanie Thomas at Northern Engineering for any comments in Blue
Comment Summary:
Comment Summary:
Department: Current Planning
Contact: Jason Holland, 970-224-6126, jholland fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 9
Comment Originated: 08/28/2013
Site plan minor edits: Label the park as phase one. Land Use table lists duplex where it
should say single-family. Make existing trees a thin black line as opposed to half tone.
Change the vicinity map linework so that the City Limits and GMA are clearly defined.
Response: Plan has been updated.
Comment Number: 10 Comment Originated: 09/23/2013
Show the range of LMN uses that are proposed within phase one and two, excluding the uses
that will not be proposed.
Response: Please see the notes on the plan regarding LMN uses.
Comment Number: 11
Comment Originated: 09/23/2013
Add notes -- All development must comply with applicable General Development Standards
contained in Land Use Code Article 3 at the time of application of a Project Development Plan;
and -- All parks and common open space areas shall be maintained by the developer and/or
Home Owners Association, or assigns, unless otherwise accepted by the City of Fort Collins
for maintenance.
Fox Grove CR Comment Responses
September 4, 2013
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Response: Notes have been added
Department: Engineering Development Review
Contact: Tyler Siegmund, 970.221.6501, tiegmund ,fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 08/30/2013
09/18/2013: Please revise the note below to read "The proposed"
Response: Plan has been updated.
08/30/2013: Please add the following note to the ODP:
The proposal boundary connections conform to minimum street access requirements. Further
internal connections to major collector streets, minor collector streets, and connector streets
shall be reviewed in accordance with the Land Use Code Section 3.6.3 at the time of the
Project Development Plan.
Response: Acknowledged
Department: Environmental Planning
Contact: Lindsay Ex, 970-224-6143, lex@,fc-qov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 08/26/2013
08/26/2013: No comments on the ODP.
Department: Light And Power
Contact: Doug Martine, 970.224-6152, dmartine _fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 08/14/2013
08/14/2013: Power is located along the eastern side of the 1-25 frontage road. The developer
will need to provide an off -site easement for a power line from the frontage road to the
development. Specifics of this easement will need to be coordinated with Light & Power
Engineering (970)221-6700.
NE Response: An off -site 6' Dry Utility Easement will be shown on the Plat. This will be shown on the PDP.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/16/2013
09/16/2013: RE: 2nd round of review. As noted earlier, the specifics of the off -site easement
will need to be coordinated with Light & Power Engineering. Upon review of the PDP, the
location of the easement is not clear and has not been coordinated with Light & Power
Engineering. It may be beneficial to have a site visit to assist in determining the location of the
easement. To schedule a site visit please contact Doug Martine at (970)224-6152.
Response: Acknowledged
Department: Park Planning
Contact: Craig Foreman, 970.221-6618, cforeman@fcgov.com
Fox Grove CR Comment Responses
September 4, 2013
Page 3 of 6
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 08/12/2013
08/12/2013: No comments
Department: Stormwater Engineering
Contact: Wes Lamarque, 970.416.2418, wlamargue(&fcgov.com
Topic: Floodplain
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 08/27/2013
08/27/2013:
1. On the ODP (Sheet 1 of 1), please label the floodplain boundaries as Boxelder 100-year
Floodplain and Boxelder 100-year Floodway, and make the lines more distinctive so they don't
blend in with the contours, etc.
2. Also on the ODP, please add the following notes:
a) Portions of this property are located in the FEMA-regulatory 100-year Boxelder Creek
Floodway and High -Risk Flood Fringe.
b) All development within the floodplain must comply with the floodplain regulations of Chapter
10 of City of Fort Collins Municipal Code.
c) Construction of residential structures is not allowed in the 100-year Floodway.
d) Residential structures are allowed in the 100-year High Risk Flood Fringe provided they
meet all elevation requirements of Chapter 10 of City Municipal Code.
e) Non-structural development (fences, detention ponds, hard surface paths, fill, driveways,
parking areas, vegetation etc.) is allowed within the 100-year Floodway, provided the
development will not cause a rise in the Base Flood Elevation or a change to the Floodway or
Flood Fringe boundaries. Non-structural development is not restricted in the flood fringe.
3.On the Master Drainage Plan, add "FEMA" to the labels for the floodway and flood fringe.
NE Response: "FEMA" was added to the floodway and flood fringe labels.
4. Also on the Master Drainage Plan, show and label the CSL's and the BFE's. The label for
the CSL should include the station, elevation, and datum; e.g. #144454 4906.74 ft. NAVD88.
The label for the BFE should include the elevation and datum; e.g. 4907 NAVD88.
NE Response: The BFE and CSL lines are now shown on the Master Drainage Plan.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 08/27/2013
08/27/2013:
5. Add the following notes to the Master Drainage Plan.
a) Portions of this property are located in the FEMA-regulatory 100-year Boxelder Creek
Floodway and High -Risk Flood Fringe, and must comply with the floodplain requirements of
Chapter 10 of City of Fort Collins Municipal Code.
b) Construction of new residential structures is not allowed in the floodway. Residential
structures are allowed in the flood fringe, provided that all duct work, heating, ventilation and air
conditioning systems, hot water heater, electrical and the lowest floor of the building, are a
minimum of 18-inches above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE). That minimum elevation is
known as the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation (RFPE). RFPE = BFE + 18".
c) The Flood Fringe is an AO Zone, meaning that the BFE's have not been determined, so
the BFE for each structure will be 2.0 feet above the highest adjacent grade (HAG), and the
RFPE will be HAG + 3.5 feet; or this area will have to be modeled by a Professional Engineer
licensed in the State of Colorado to establish BFE's.
Fox Grove CR Comment Responses
September 4, 2013
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d) Basements may not be constructed below the RFPE in the flood fringe. Crawl spaces (if
used rather than slab -on -grade) must be built in conformance with Section 10-40 of City of Fort
Collins Municipal Code (this will include venting, sump pumps, etc.).
e) Nonstructural development (fences, detention ponds, hard surface paths, fill, driveways,
parking areas, vegetation, etc.) is allowed within the 100-year Floodway as long as it can be
proven that the development will not cause a rise in the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) or a
change to the floodway or flood fringe boundaries. Nonstructural development is not restricted
within the flood fringe.
f) Any and all construction activities in the floodway or flood fringe must be preceded by an
approved floodplain use permit. If the construction is in the floodway a no -rise certification must
be approved prior to construction.
NE Response: Notes have been added.
6. In the Drainage Report, describe the site as being in the FEMA-regulatory 100-year Boxelder
Floodplain, describe the floodway, identify the FEMA FIRM panel number and the date it was
mapped, include a copy of the FIRM panel and show the location of the development, discuss
the location of all structures relative to the floodplain and describe how the development will
meet the requirements of Chapter 10 of City of Fort Collins Municipal Code (In this instance it
sounds as if the portion of the development in the flood fringe will be delayed until upstream
improvements decrease ---or eliminate ---the size of the flood fringe. That discussion should be
included in this report, but it doesn't preclude the need for inclusion of all the items asked for in
this note.)
NE Response: The drainage report now contains further explanation of the FEMA floodplain, and a FIRM panel is included with this
report.
7. 1 understand that the developer has asked for approval of an access road across the
floodway from the 1-25 frontage road to the site. In order for the road to be approved, the
developer will have to obtain an approved floodplain use permit and no -rise certification, as a
minimum. If construction of the road will cause a change to the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) or
the floodplain or flood fringe boundaries, a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) will
have to be approved by FEMA prior to beginning any work on the roadway, and a Letter of
Map Revision (LOMR) approved by FEMA upon completing the work. If there is an existing
culvert which needs to be modified where the existing road crosses over Boxelder Creek, that
will also have to be included in the CLOMR/LOMR process.
NE Response: Acknowledged.
Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 09/18/2013
09/18/2013: Due to the recent flooding of the Poudre River, the Utilities Department's flood
recovery effort has become our top priority, and I am unable to review the 2nd round of
comments for the Fox Grove ODP at this time. I am sorry for the inconvenience.
Response: Acknowledged
Topic: General
Comment Number: 3
Comment Originated: 08/27/2013
08/27/2013: The ODP is required to have quantity detention. At this time, the City can not
guarantee if modeling that showed this development not increasing any flows downstream
would reduce the detention requirement.
Fox Grove CR Comment Responses
September 4, 2013
Page 5 of 6
NE Response: Acknowledged. Further modeling will be done if this direction is pursued.
Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 08/27/2013
08/27/2013: Off -site drainage easements would be required for any flow path between the site
and Boxelder Creek.
NE Response: An off -site Drainage Easement will be shown on the Plat.
Department: Technical Services
Contact: Jeff County, 970-221.6588, jcounty_(&-fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/17/2013
09/17/2013: ODP Plan: There are line over text issues. See redlines.
Response: Plan has been updated.
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/17/2013
09/17/2013: ODP Plan: Please add "City Of Fort Collins" to the legal description. See redlines.
Response: Plan has been updated.
Department: Traffic Operation
Contact: Ward Stanford, 970.221-6820, wstanford &-fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 3
Comment Originated: 09/17/2013
09/17/2013: Traffic staff believes some form of access control to Vitala Drive needs to be
determined as the project moves forward.
Response: Acknowledged
Topic: Traffic Impact Study
Comment Number: 1
Comment Originated: 08/27/2013
09/17/2013: No response from the applicant. Comment is maintained.
Response: Please see revised TIS
08/27/2013: The number of housing units in the TIS differs from what was stated in the May 2013
neighborhood meeting. The number used in the TIS creates more trips than what was
expressed at the May 2013 neighborhood meeting. The City assumes the July 2013 TIS is
based upon the most current plan for this site and accepts the TIS. The City also assumes the
future PDP submittal documents and plans will have matching numbers of housing units.
Department: Zoning
Contact: Noah Beals, 970-416.2313, nbeals@_fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013
09/10/2013: Vixen drive headed North is this really a point of access to a local street?
Response: Vixen drive will be continued in phase 2 and loop.
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013
09/10/2013: The Legend includes a Pedestrian and bicycle routes symbol, are there these
Fox Grove CR Comment Responses
September 4, 2013
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types of routes on the OPD?
Response: The pedestrian routes are shown
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 09/10/2013
09/10/2013: The request for modification can be tied with the ODP instead of the 1st phase
PDP
Response: Please see the attached modifications.