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indicate that they needed to receive and review specific information prior to the public hearing. An
Applicant's Response, in the form of a letter, was deemed not necessary prior to the public hearing. The
Applicant would be working directly with City department representatives to provide them with the
necessary information. I will have to talk with Marc Virata, Lindsay Ex and Glen Schlueter to determine if
they have received what they needed and have communicated further with the Applicant.
Also, the Applicant's response letter to staff comments dated January 4, 2011 (dated April 6, 2011) for
The Grove at Fort Collins PDP will be sent shortly by separate e-mail.
Thank you for your help on these questions.
Sarah Burnett
6/2/2011
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Cc: Karen Cumbo; Ted Shepard; Marc Virata; Lindsay Ex; Glen Schlueter
Subject: RE: Site Plans and Other Applicant Responses to Issues Raised by Staff
Sarah,
Please see my responses to your questions, below, in red.
Steve Olt
City's Project Planner
From: Sarah Burnett [mailto:sarahmbumett@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 7:43 AM
To: Steve Olt
Subject: Site Plans and Other Applicant Responses to Issues Raised by Staff
Steve,
Good Morning. I have a couple of questions:
1. During the last review process for the housing project proposed by Campus Crest, you provided the
neighborhood with a single full set of drawings for the project. Could we get a set from you for the current
PDP/ODP proposals?
Full sets of The Grove at Fort Collins PDP revised plans and associated documentation submitted on
April 6, 2011 were provided to the public via the City's FTP site for a period of 10 days following that
submittal. The full package (plan and associated documentation) for the Amended CSURF Centre for
Advanced Technology ODP submitted on March 30, 2011 were provided to the public via the City's FTP
site for a period of 10 days following that submittal. Those are the latest set of plans and documents we
have received to date. Both the ODP and the revised PDP were scheduled for the staff review meeting on
April 20, 2011.
Staff had stated at the review meeting held on Wednesday morning, April 20dh that both the ODP and PDP
were ready to be scheduled for the required Planning & Zoning Board public hearing and were tentatively
scheduled for the May 1 gth hearing date. However, in the interim the Applicant/Developer and City staff
have agreed to schedule and hold a "follow-up" neighborhood meeting for the purpose of allowing the
developer to present The Grove at Fort Collins PDP revised plans to the public in a City -facilitated
neighborhood meeting setting. The neighborhood meeting will be held Monday night, May 23'd at
Plymouth Congregational Church beginning at 7:30 p.m. As a result of the delay in the development
review process associated with the new neighborhood meeting, the ODP and the PDP will be heard by the
P&Z Board at their June 16t' public hearing.
2. Also, a number of issues were raised at the PDP staff review meeting with the Applicant that was held in
late April. Can you please provide the Applicant's responses (and also any internal/external staff
communication) regarding to the issues raised by staff (particularly Lindsay Ex and Marc Virata) that
required followup?
The staff review meeting you are referring to was on Wednesday morning, April 20a', where both the
Amended CSURF Centre for Advanced Technology OOP and The Grove at Fort Collins PDP plan
revisions were discussed by staff and the Developer's design team. The resulting staff comment letters
(dated April 22, 2011) for the ODP and the PDP are attached to this e-mail. At this meeting it was
determined that both items could be scheduled for the required Planning & Zoning Board public hearing
and that another "formal" round of review, requiring revised plans to be submitted prior to the public
hearing, was not necessary. Comment and concerns could be addressed with the Final Plan submittal for
the PDP and with the submittal of the final mylar for the ODP. Some department representatives did
6/2/2011
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From: Lindsay Ex
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 9:25 AM
To: Steve Olt
Subject: RE: Site Plans and Other Applicant Responses to Issues Raised by Staff
Steve Olt and I met with Linda Ripley and Daman Holland on April 26th to discuss my comments regarding "The
Grove at Fort Collins" POP submittal. Specific issues discussed were the plant materials proposed within the
Natural Habitat Buffer Zone. During the 4/20 staff review meeting and in the associated comments, I was
concerned with the following:
Staff thanks the applicant for the clarification on overall acreage for the proposed Natural Habitat Buffer
Zones, noting that an overall buffer area of 7.41 acres has been provided by the application of performance
standards over the application of the buffer zone table metrics as outlined in Section 3.4.1(E). However, the
justification for applying the performance standards over the metrics is outlined in Section 3.4.1(E)(1) and
generally outlines that the project shall maintain, preserve or enhance the ecological integrity of the site. After
viewing the Landscape Plans for the project, a disparity exists between the various Natural Habitat Buffer
Zones on the site, e.g., the species proposed on the northeast area of the site are predominately native (see
my additional comments below) but the species on the western boundary and along the southern boundary
are not predominately native. These areas contrast with the planning objectives provided by the applicant
which state, "The Landscape Plan is designed to buffer the project from surrounding land uses by placing a
variety of native plant material along the northern edge of the project adjacent to the wetlands as well as along
the south adjacent to the Larimer Canal No. 2, which is a designated wildlife corridor."
During the 4/26 meeting, the applicant's consultant, Steve Olt, and I discussed ways that these areas would be
augmented by native species and how native species should be employed wherever possible. Areas where we
agreed that potential noise and visual screening issues should take precedence over the sole use of native species
were along the northwestern portion of the site (including the parking area west and north of Building 1 and the
parking area north of Building 7). Other issues that need to be clarified by the applicant's consultant is the labeling
of plant species throughout the site and clarification of what "native shrubs and grasses" consists of, as labeled on
the first sheet of the Landscape Plans.
When the public hearing was originally scheduled for May 19th, City staff had requested that the updated plan sets
be provided to the City no later than May 4th. Given that the public hearing is now being moved to June, the
applicant will need to submit the undated Dian sets by June 1 n.
Please let the citizens know they can contact me directly at 224.6143 if they have any questions about this process
or the intended products.
Thanks,
Lindsay
Lindsay Ex
Environmental Planner
CDNS I City of Fort Collins
lex@fcgov.com
970.224.6143
Office Hours: M 8-5; T-Th 8-12
From: Steve Olt
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 10:08 AM
To: 'Sarah Burnett'
6/2/2011
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lack of time?
Yes, I do have completed notes from the neighborhood meeting held on May 23rd. However, there
a just a couple of answers to questions that I have not yet received input from the appropriate staff
and applicants. Please see the attached document.
Regarding the list of questions provided by the neighbors, yes, I do have answers to the questions
posed to City staff. However, I have not received answers requested for questions directed to
Campus Crest, the developer. Please see the attached document.
3. Has Campus Crest made a decision on what type of heating system they will use yet?
I do not know what Campus Crest's final decision is on the heating source for the project.
4. When will the staff report be ready? Can you please forward it when it is completed?
The staff reports for The Grove at Fort Collins PDP and the Amended CSURF Centre for Advanced
Technology ODP will be ready for P&Z Board members to pick up tomorrow (Friday). You will be
able to pick up copies of the staff reports tomorrow or later.
Also, I would like to review the development review file for the Horticulture Center (The Gardens on Spring Creek).
I stopped into the office yesterday morning, and Lori was unable to locate it then. Has it been found?
I do have the C.A.T. 22nd Filing, Community Horticulture Center - Planning file #53.85AZ in my office.
You are welcome to come review it on your time schedule.
Thanks,
Sarah
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From: SOLT@fcgov.com
To: sarahmbumett@hotmail.com
CC: lex@fcgov.com; linda.ripley@ripleydesigninc.com; daman.holland@vfrdesigninc.com; MVIRATA@fcgov.com
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 10:09:37 -0600
Subject: FW: Site Plans and Other Applicant Responses to Issues Raised by Staff
Sarah,
The following information has been provided to me by Lindsay Ex, the City's Environmental Planner, as part of your
question #2, below.
Steve Olt
City's Project Planner
6/2/2011
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Steve Olt
From: Steve Olt
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 3:23 PM
To: 'Sarah Burnett'
Cc: Lindsay Ex; Ted Shepard; Marc Virata
Subject: RE: Site Plans and Other Applicant Responses to Issues Raised by Staff
Attachments: FULL PLANNING SET.pdf; 502-001 Plat.pdf; Principles and Policies New City Plan PDP.docx;
502-001PDP Block_ Requirements.pdf; SECTIONS.pdf; Traffic memo.3-28-11.pdf; The Grove
TIS.May_2010.pdf; Traffic memo. 10-7-10.pdf; Traffic memo. 11-22-10.pdf; Traffic memo.12-2-
10.pdf; 502-001 ODP Block size.pdf; Grove PDP Planning Objectives.4-06-11.doc; Principles
and Policies New City Plan ODP.docx; ODP_PLAN.pdf; TheGrove@FC(CampusCrest}
052311.NeighborhoodMeeting.Notes.doc; Questions for the May 23rd Neighborhood Meeting
Regarding The Grove At Fort Collins PDP and the Amended CSURF Centre for Advanced
Technology ODP.doc
Sarah,
The Grove at Fort Collins PDP and the Amended CSURF Centre for Advanced Technology ODP will be going
to the Planning & Zoning Board at their public hearing on June 16, 2011. Answers to your questions may be found
below. Also, I have attached the documents that will be part of the Planning & Zoning Board staff reports &
packets.
Steve Olt
From: Sarah Burnett [mailto:sarahmbumett@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 10:46 AM
To: Steve Olt
Subject: RE: Site Plans and Other Applicant Responses to Issues Raised by Staff
Steve,
Thank you for forwarding various documents to me a couple of weeks ago.
I wanted to check in with you about the current status of the Campus Crest project. I understand that their
submission deadline for revised plan sets and other materials was yesterday.
1. Have the materials requested by City staff been provided? If so, could you please forward them?
Yes, the materials and information requested by City staff at the staff review meeting on April
20th have been provided and have been deemed to be sufficient. The information requested by
Lindsay Ex is included on the revised PDP and ODP plans submitted yesterday (please see the
attached plans).
Regarding the information requested by Marc Virata, I'm not certain in what form he received it
prior to going on vacation but he did tell me that the projects are able to go to the P&Z Board on
June 16th. He will be back in his office next Monday, June 6th, and we can follow up with you then.
2. Do you have completed minutes from the Neighborhood Meeting held on May 23, along with responses to the
list of questions that were provided at the beginning of the meeting, but not addressed during the meeting due to
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