HomeMy WebLinkAboutNEW PROSPECT - PDP - 4-10 - CORRESPONDENCE - (6)5. A Letter of Intent from the City of Fort Collins will be needed for the off -site walkway
connection to the Spring Creek Trail.
6. Be sure that private drive lighting does not conflict with sidewalks, ramps, parking
spaces, fences, hydrants, electrical transformers, etc. Lighting should not be cast
across the project's perimeter property line, especially onto the natural area. Please
add to General Note 11 that lighting shall also comply with Section 3.2.4 of the Land
Use Code.
Be sure and return all of your redlined plans when you re -submit.
If you have any questions regarding these issues or any other issues related to this project,
please feel free to call me at (970) 221-6750.
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Ted Shepard
Chief Planner
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Department: Stormwater-Water-Wastewater Issue Contact: Wes Lamarque
Topic: Floodp/ain
Number: 49 Created: 2/10/2010
(2/10/10] Please see redlined plans and 50% F000dplain Checklist for all floodplain
comments.
Topic: Stormwater
Number: 50 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] The quantity detention volume calculated in the drainage report is low compared
to calcs done in our office. The detention volume required should be around .75 ac-ft, not
.55 ac-ft.
Number: 51 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] The outfall needs to be determined before a hearing can be scheduled.
Number: 52 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] Are the pipes and storm sewers sized for the 100-year storm? If not, a
conveyance needs to be designed for these flows to the detention pond including safely
conveying these flows and erosion protection.
Number: 54 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] The swales may erode the landscaped surfaces. Some have supercritical flow.
Department: Stormwater-Water-Wastewater Issue Contact: Roger Buffington
Topic: Water -Wastewater
Number: 17 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] As noted in the conceptual review comments, provide minimum of 15 foot
easement on the south side of the 24-in sanitary trunk sewer.
Number: 18 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Location of sewer south of Lots 8-10 too close to 30 inch truck line.
Number: 19 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Add gate valves where shown on redlined plans.
Number: 20 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Would moving the hydrant near Lot 27 to just NE of Lot 3 address PFA's concern
noted in comment No. 9?
Number: 21 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Label length's of pipe between valves, fittings, etc.
Number: 22 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Label swivel tees, TB's and valves at the hydrant locations.
Number: 23 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Show the N/S water mains in the west edge of Pinnacle TH development.
Number: 24 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Check the locations shown for the water/sewer mains in Prospect.
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Number: 60 Created: 2/11 /2010
[2/11/10] Following the previous discussion of difficulty in agreeing with the proposed offset
to Ellis, please provide discussion and options for reducing the negative aspects of the
proposed offset intersection.
Number: 61 Created: 2/11 /2010
[2/11/10)Disregard.
Department: Transportation Planning Issue Contact: Matt Wempe
Topic: Transportation
Number: 2 Created: 1 /26/2010
[1/26/10] Per conversation with Terence Hoag lund, Transportation Planning (Matt Wempe)
has preliminarily approved the internal sidewalk network shown on Tract C. This preliminary
approval is contingent upon 1) homes facing the internal sidewalk network (condition met),
and 2) installation of pedestrian crossing markings along the outer Soule Drive sidewalk in
the southeast corner of the property (condition met). No pedestrian crossing markings are
required on the west side of Soule Drive due to landscaping and drainage requirements.
Number: 3 Created: 1 /26/2010
[1/26/10] The plans seem to show a gap in the sidewalk along Apex Drive connecting to the
development to the east. Is this correct?
Number: 4 Created: 1 /26/2010
[1/26/.10] All ADA ramps must be directional.
Department: Technical Services Issue Contact: Jeff County
Topic: Plat
Number: 42 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] The boundary & legal close.
Number: 43 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] The "P.U.D." needs to be taken out of the title & ownership statement.
Number: 44 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] Is the "loop" (Ellis & Soule Drives) public or private? According to the site plan,
this is a 20' Private Drive/Emergency. Access.
Number: 45 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] The "Sight Distance Easement Restrictions" statement is not needed, if no sight
distance easements are on the plat.
Topic: Site Plan
Number: 47 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] Please add the "less" to the legal description on the site plan.
Topic: Utility Plans
Number: 53 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] We were not routed a utility plan set. We will need to review them before they go
to mylar.
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Number: 13 Created: 2/9/2010
GENERAL NOTE 9: Please write: Address numerals shall be visible from private drive.
and/or alley at rear of SFA/MF dwelling units.
Number: 14 Created: 2/9/2010
PLAT
On the plat, please label the southernmost drive, which runs east -west. It currently is Soule
but is not labeled. Also, the roadway currently named Soule, for addressing purposes, will
be considered a north -south roadway.
Number: 15 Created: 2/9/2010
HYDRANT CLEARANCE
Unless groundcover or equivalent height/size, landscaping must be at least 36 inches from a
fire hydrant (full growth).
Number: 16 Created: 2/9/2010
FIRE LANE/NO PARKING
Please be aware that PFA has similar developments in its district (Emergency Access
Easement/dedicated parking stalls) that have difficulty keeping residents and visitors from
parking along the no -parking areas. This causes access problems for emergency vehicles.
Please convey to the HOA that it has a responsibility for not only maintaining the EAE, but
also enforcing no parking. ,
Department: Traffic Operations Issue Contact: Ward Stanford
Topic: Traffic
Number: 58 Created: 2/11 /2010
[2/11/10] The counts in the TIS at Ellis may be low due to the time of year of the counts and
changes this Fall in Lesher's transportation plan providing parental drop-off/pick-up on Ellis.
The possible low count gives concern from the proposed offset of the south leg of Ellis and
the possible left turn conflicts an offset intersection can have. Reviewing the increase in
traffic volumes on Prospect in the morning shows Prospect traffic rising significantly during
the 7 AM hour. Recent Travel Time studies show traffic flow impediments in the vicinity of
Stover. Being a signalized pedestrian crossing this indicates crossing pedestrian and/or
vehicle activity near the school as early as 7:05 AM and as late as 7:50 AM. I believe it's
beneficial to get a good picture of the current vehicular activity at Ellis to help make an
informed decision on the proposed Ellis offset. Please re-count Ellis and Prospect between
7:15 AM and 7:45 AM.
Number: 59 Created: 2/11 /2010
[2/11/10] The offset of the proposed south segment of Ellis with the existing north segment
is of concern. Offset intersections are problematic due to possible left turn conflicts. Closely
spaced pedestrian crossings are not expected by motorists. Stover Street just west of
Lesher is an offset intersection and has been a source of traffic and pedestrian problems for
many years. To accept another offset intersection on the school's east side is difficult to
reconcile. The Variance process in the LCUASS has a Justification section (1.9.4.d) that
does not seem to be met by this proposed offset intersection on a high volume, constrained
arterial. Please provide further discussion and options for aligning Ellis.
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WATER SUPPLY
One more hydrant needs to be added, for a total of three. Remove the hydrant shown near
Lot 10; add a hydrant near Lots 6 and 14; keep the hydrant near Lot 27. While the utility plan
submitted meets the requirements for hydrant spacing, what would happen if we use the
hydrant near Lot 27, is that the supply hose would stretch across Apex Drive, cutting off all
access for later -arriving apparatus. Here are our general water supply requirements:
Fire hydrants must be the type approved by the City of Fort Collins and the Fire Department.
Hydrant spacing and water flow must meet minimum requirements based on type of
occupancy. Minimum flow and spacing requirements include:
• Residential within Urban Growth Area, 1,000 gpm at 20 psi residual pressure, spaced
not further than 400 feet to the building, on 800-foot centers thereafter
These requirements may be modified if buildings are equipped with automatic fire sprinkler
systems.
Number: 10 Created: 2/9/2010
EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS
Please show the Emergency Access Easement (private drives Ellis and what's now shown
as Soule) on the plat. Access requirements are:
Fire access roads shall be provided for every building when any portion of the facility, or any
portion of an exterior wall of the first story of the building, is located more than 150 feet from
fire apparatus access as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building.
This fire lane shall be visible by painting and signage, and maintained unobstructed at all
times. A fire lane plan shall be submitted for approval prior to installation. In addition
any new fire lane must meet the following general requirements:
❑ Be designed as a flat, hard, all-weather driving surface (asphalt or concrete) capable of
supporting fire apparatus weights. Compacted road base shall be used only for temporary
fire lanes or at construction sites.
❑ Have appropriate maintenance agreements that are legally binding and enforceable.
❑ Be designated on the plat as an Emergency Access Easement.
❑ Maintain the required minimum width of 20 feet throughout the length of the fire lane
(30 feet on at least one long side of the building when the structures is three or more stories
in height).
If the building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic fire -sprinkler system, the
fire code official is authorized to increase the dimension of 150 feet.
Number: 11 Created: 2/9/2010
STREET NAME
After thinking about this for some time, PFA cannot approve the proposed name Soule,
based on the Larimer County "Rules of the Street." This document states that new street
names: be simple to pronounce, in the opinion of the review jurisdiction; road names should
be unique and not be repeated in the county, with the exception of continuation of existing
streets; and all names shall be of the commonly acceptable spelling, according to a
standard dictionary. PFA already has an existing Sol Court and there is the potential people
would pronounce this new street as "soul" or "sol" instead of SOO-lee. Please suggest a
new, proposed name.
Number: 12 Created: 2/9/2010
GENERAL NOTE 8: Please write: Curbs on fire lanes will be painted red, and/or posted "No
parking, fire lane" except at designated parking stalls.
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Topic: Landscape Plans
Number: 46 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] Lot 26 has a street tree placed right at the edge of the driveway and may cause a
problem for the future homeowner.
Topic: Utility Plans
Number: 32 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Please remove the word "Preliminary" from the cover page title.
Number: 33 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Please call out the curb type in the typical street section for the public street.
Number: 34 Created: 2/9/2010
[219/10] Please remove "Proposed Row" labeling from the private drive.
Number: 36 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Please list out all variances to street design standards under line 48 of the general
notes.
Number: 37 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Checklist E4 indicated that sight distance triangles and easements would be shown
at final. However, these are required prior to hearing - are there any sight distance
easements that need to be dedicated?
Number: 39 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Please provide a detail in accordance with Figure 7-24 that calls out all dimensions
as shown so that we can determine if the street widening is to standard and that the correct
row has been dedicated.
Number: 41 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] Lot 18 is showing the driveway placed over the storm inlet. Please relocate either
one of them.
Department: Forestry Issue Contact: Tim Buchanan
Topic: General
Number: 57 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] Applicant needs to schedule an on- site meeting with the City Forester to
determine the condition of existing trees and suitability for retention.
Trees (including street trees) need to be direct labeled on the plan as to type.
Department: Light & Power
Topic: Electric
Number: 1
[1/25/10] No comments from Light & Power.
Department: PFA
Topic: Fire
Number: 9
Issue Contact: Doug Martine
Created: 1 /25/2010
Issue Contact: Carle Dann
Created: 2/9/2010
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STAFF PROJECT REVIEW
City of Fort Collins
Terence Hoagland Date: 2/16/2010
Vignette Studios
P.O. Box 1889
Fort Collins, CO 80522-1889
Staff has reviewed your submittal for NEW PROSPECT PDP - TYPE I, and we offer the
following comments:
ISSUES:
Department: Engineering Issue Contact: Susan Joy
Topic: General
Number: 31 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] A public street and a private drive can not be named the same thing (Ellis Drive).
Please rename the private drive.
Number: 35 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] LCUASS 16.3.1.A.2 requires that all T-Intersections shall have a minimum of 3
access ramps in accordance with Figure 16-2. 1 will take this project to Transportation
Coordination this Thursday to see if this is appropriate in this particular area.
Number: 38 Created: 2/9/2010
[2/9/10] Proposed sidewalks along Ellis must connect into the existing sidewalks. In other
words, no gap can be left between the two systems. It also appears that the existing Apex
Drive was not constructed to the property line and this development is responsible for tying
into the existing improvements. Please show the approximate removals and street cuts
required to tie the two sections of street together.
Number: 40 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] Please show the Limits of Development, all plan sets.
Number: 48 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] Please show all driveway locations in addition to the utilites for the homes located
off the private drive so that we can determine how and if everything will fit. Several of the
lots are less than 50' and if trees are required by Zoning, then there may be an issue.
All driveway locations will need to be dimensioned off the property line so that in the future,
they are constructed in the exact location approved.
Number: 55 Created: 2/10/2010
(2/10/10] Please remove the utility easements shown in the public row at the intersection of
Prospect and Ellis as we do not grant easements on City property or row.
Number: 56 Created: 2/10/2010
[2/10/10] No structures of any kind are allowed in utility easements including overhangs,
footings, fireplaces, etc. Lots 2 and 17 are showing the utility easement placed over the lot
lines (which is fine) but need to place a note on the plan sets indicating this restriction so
that future homeowners and builders have no misunderstanding.
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