HomeMy WebLinkAboutTHE ORCHARD AT CLARENDON HILLS SUBDIVISION - PRELIMINARY - 47-89B - - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSServices
Planning Department
November 14, 1989
Eldon Ward
c/o Cityscape
3030 South College, Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Dear Eldon:
Staff has reviewed the preliminary plat for The Orchard at Clarendon Hills
and has the following comments to make:
Water services will need to be coordinated with Light and Power facilities
since they are shown on lot lines. Any relocation of Light and Power
facilities (ie. existing streetlight) will be a developer expense.
Planting of trees in utility and landscaping easements at the intersection of
Ashford Lane and Abbey Road need to be coordinated closely with utility
companies. Trees cannot be planted closer than six feet to natural gas
mains (which are normally installed 3-4 feet into the easements as meas-
ured from street right-of-way lines).
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Clarification is needed regarding whether the utility and landscape
and 26 is to be part. of the adjacent lots or to be
easement for Lots 2
separate tracts. Clarification is also needed regarding the responsibility for
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maintenance of landscaping in these areas.
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overlay for Ashford may be required, due to the number of utility cuts
necessitated by this plat.
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The status of access to Lot from Ashford Lane needs to be provided to
staff. The own6r of Lot in CIarendon Hills 1st has indicated concerns
regarding the provision of access to Lot 27 via Lot
6.
The need for access into Applewood Estates via Paradise Lane needs to be
verified by the applicant. If the intent to connect this site with Paradise
Lane is solely for providing a second point of access for this development,
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staff would not support this connection. This would then necessitate the
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provision of residential fire sprinklers for those units that exceed the 660'
access requirement. If there is a need for this connection to occur for
other reasons, the applicant should contact the HOA for Applewood Estates,
as well as the adjacent lots owners (Lots 21 and 22) to discuss the possible
implications of this connection.
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7. The applicant also needs to verify how access to the property to the east is
provided and whether an extension of Apple Drive is needed for access to
this adjacent parcel. As designed, this subdivision would appear to
V/ eelude an extension of Apple Drive.
9 , J, 8. A detention area is indicated on Lot 20. This area would not be main-
oeVV � � tained by the Stormwater Utility. The applicant may want to explore the
GNP provision of detention in an area - to be retained as open space. Lots 19-21
may be able to be re -configured to address this concern.
U V91/ More information needs to be provided for the variance request. Of
i, importance, is an inventory of existing landscaping on the site, as well as
how such landscaping may be affected by the installation of a standard
jlocal street, with walks on both sides of the street.
This site shows to be of "high sensitivity" on City wildlife habitat maps.
Staff would strongly encourage the applicant to preserve existing vegetation
and habitat on the site, as feasible and would like to discuss this concept
with the applicant.
11. Proposed fencing and landscaping plans and/or restrictions should be
addressed on utility plans.
12. More description is needed of downstream conditions and how runoff from
this site will be, routed through off -site properties, particularly Applewood
Estates.
1.3. At the preliminary stage, detention volume and area must be determined.
The adequacy of the existing detention pond for additional runoff must
also be determined at preliminary. Calculations must be provided.
14. Permission is needed from the ditch owners to enclose the ditch.
15. The release rate from the detention pond needs to be specified, as to
whether it is the two-year historic rate or a staged release.
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By Wednesday, 1989 five (5) copies of the revised plat and any
other information necessary to address these comments must be submitted. By
noon on Monday, December 11, 1989 ten (10) folded copies of the plat, a
colored rendering of the plat and an 8-1/2" x 11" PMT (xerox copies unaccept-
able) must be submitted.
If you have any questions regarding these comments, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Sincerely,
Sherry Albertson -Clark., AICP
Senior City Planner
cc. Mike Herzig, Development Coordinator
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