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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSETTLER'S CREEK FIRST REPLAT - PDP - 13-08 - CORRESPONDENCE - (5)Tea Shepard - RE: JFK and Harmon - SWkrs Creek buildings and this is what he came up with. 229 units and it parks. Please review and comment. If you think this plan will work, I can send you some elevations as well. Bryan Aston MLP Investments, LLC p (314) 983-9500 ext 211 f (314) 983-9510 c (314) 363-9693 Ted Shepard - RE: JFK and Harmon - Suers Creek From: Ted Shepard To: Bryan Aston Date: 02/27/2007 11:52:43 AM Subject: RE: JFK and Harmon - Settlers Creek Hello Bryan - I better clarify my comments. The central green is indeed NOT the stormwater detention. Its loss, therefore, is not an engineering issue but a planning issue. The loss of this area represents a loss of character and the loss of an open space amenity that benefits the residents. I suggest that the Planning and Zoning Board will be very interested in how this loss of open space is mitigated. Will there be other qualitative aspects added into the project that may counterbalance this loss? Otherwise, the Board may perceive that the community loses open space and the developer gains parking. Now, from an engineering perspective, the loss of grass in favor of building represents an increase in impervious surface which will result in increased stormwater runoff. This increase must be accounted for in three ways - the capacity of the conveyance channels, the capacity of the water quality detention, and the capacity of the volume detention. In other words, an amended or new Drainage Report is required along with a revised or new Drainage and Grading Plan. >>> "Bryan Aston" <baston@mlpllc.com> 02/27/07 10:09 AM >>> I don't think any of the central area green space was being used for detention, was it? I'll ask the engineer. Bryan Aston MLP Companies —Original Message ----- From: "Ted Shepard" <TSHEPARDna.fcoov.com> To: "Bryan Aston" <baston(a)mlpllc.com> Sent: 2/27/07 10:58 AM Subject: Re: JFK and Harmon - Settlers Creek Hello Bryan - thanks for sending your conceptual plan. It looks like you are encroaching into the central green with a new building, as a result of increasing the parking. This is a loss of approximately 20,000 square feet of green area. Not only will this visually impact the project but will require a new drainage analysis to verify that there is sufficient stormwater detention capacity for both volume and water quality. I encourage you to seriously consider the increase in 47 spaces. If reducing parking is not an option, then you should consider upgrades in other areas. For example, the mixed -use buildings facing J.F.K. Parkway could be enhanced with architectural features and materials that exceed the balance of the site. Keep in mind that the approved plan included significant upgrades to the detention pond to promote a more naturalistic amenity that would attract wildlife. Perhaps this concept could be expanded on a broader scale than presently approved. Ted Shepard Chief Planner 970-221-6750 >>> "Bryan Aston" <baston(a)mlpllc.com> 02/26/07 3:34 PM >>> Ted - We have had some e-mail issues and I don't know if I sent you the attached site plan. We had our architect lay out the plan using "our"