HomeMy WebLinkAboutTHE ORCHARD AT CLARENDON HILLS SUBDIVISION - FINAL - 47-89C - - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSDevel4went Services
Planning Department
February 22, 1990
Mr. Eldon Ward
Cityscape Urban Design
3030 South College Avenue
Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO. 80525
Dear Eldon:
Staff has had the opportunity to review the Orchard at Clarendon Hills Final
Subdivision. The following comments are offered:
1. Tract A should be designated on the plat as a "Utility Easement".
2. The Public Service Company is concerned about the entry feature
landscaping. They are requesting that no trees be planted within six feet
of a buried gas main. Have measures been taken to maintain this
distance? Please coordinate with Gary Huett of the Public Service
Company.
3. The design of the emergency access through Tract A must conform to the
agreement made between the Poudre Fire Authority and Cityscape dated
December 22, 1989. The Poudre Fire Authority reserves the right to
inspect the access design upon completion.
4. The developer should be cautioned that since water and sewer services will
be provided by the District, coordination with the City Light and Power
Department will be necessary. It is suggested that a coordination meeting
take place prior to construction.
5. Under the Sign Code, only one project entry sign will be permitted.
6. There is a major concern with the adequacy of the easements that are
described as "Utility and Drainage". U.S. West is having difficulty in
placing underground facilities in drainage easements that are subject to
innundation. Will these easements be wide enough to accommodate both a
drainage swale and an area for U.S. West? Staff suggests that these
easements either be widened or a, separate easement be granted so
drainage swales are split from utility areas.
7. , The landscape detail, 3 - 1, refers to typical street trees with the
abbreviation of "MS Please provide a reference in the Plant List.
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8. Landscape detail, 2 - 1, should indicate the surface treatment of the fire
lane. It is our understanding that this will be a hard surface lane. Also,
is the break in the three pole fence to allow pedestrians and bicyclists to
get around the chain? Please clarify.
9. The plat should reference that it is page one of two. Also, a plat note
should be placed on the document that refers to a page two as the
Landscape Plan that accompanies the subdivision. Similarly, the
Landscape Plan should be labled page two of two.
10. There are references in the preliminary correspondence about "landscape
guidelines that will encourge homebuilders to preserve viable existing
apple trees." Could we obtain a copy of these guidelines?
11. Staff remains concerned about saving as many trees as feasible. At
present, the plan sheets do not indicate which trees are to be preserved
and which are to be removed. While Staff is sympathetic to the
developer's objectives to provide building lots that will allow tree
preservation, no documentation is provided to guide future builders,
homeowners, or the City, as to what is being preserved .and what is
allowed to be removed. In order to preserve the unique features of the
area, and to avoid future controvery, Staff recommends that a plat note
be added instructing the Building Inspection Division, at the time of
building permit review, to request a plot plan indicating the location of
all the trees on the lot. This plot plan would then be routed to the City
Forester for review and comment. Staff suggests that the plat note could
read as follows: "The large number of trees located on this property
represents a unique natural resource and natural habitat, that. benefits the
neighborhood and community as a whole. Consequently, at the time of
building permit application for each individual lot, a plot plan shall be
submitted to the Building Inspection Division indicating the location of
all trees on the subject lot, including the trees that would be removed
because of structures or hard surface areas. Said plot plan shall be
routed to all pertinent agencies including the City Forester for review
and comment. As review criteria, the City Forester shall consider, among
other things, the age, shape, condition, and location of the trees. The
City Forester may, at his discretion, recommend preservation, pruning,
removal or replacement of said trees."
12. The Parks and Rec Department would like to remind the developer that a
small neighborhood park site is still desired in the Clarendon Hills area.
Negotiations on location and size should still be continued with the City
Parks and Rec Department.
13. Comments concerning the Utility Plans and Drainage Report have been
forwarded to Land Development Services under separate cover.
This concludes Staff comments at this time. Please be aware of the following
deadlines for the March 26, 1990 Planning and Zoning Board hearing:
Plan revisions are due March 7, 1990.
P.M.T.'s, 10 prints, colored renderings are due March 19, 1990.
Final documents (mylars, site & landscape covenants, development agreement are
due March 22, 1990.
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As always, please feel free to call our office to discuss these comments or to
arrange a meeting with pertinent City Staff.
Sincerely,
Ted Shepard,
City Planner
cc; Mike Herzig, Development Engineer
Tim Buchanan, City Forester
Joe Frank, Assistant Planning Director
Dennis Donovon, Land Development Services
Bob Wilkinson, Natural Resource Associates