HomeMy WebLinkAboutBELLWETHER FARM - PDP - 46-04 - CORRESPONDENCE - ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTImago Enterprises, Inc.
140 Palmer Drive . Fort Collins • Colorado 80525
Phone: (970) 226-6819 Fax: (970) 207-9256 Email: lesterkaplan@comcast.net
October 8, 2004
Doug Moore
Department of Natural Resources
City of Fort Collins
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Re: Bellwether Farm
Doug:
This letter is a follow-up to our phone conversations on August 10, 2004 and today
regarding certain "boiler plate" comments (Nos. 30 and 31) in the August 9, 2004
Conceptual Review comments letter from Ted Shepard to Linda Ripley and myself
pertaining to the preparation of a development submittal for the "Bellwether Farm"
property
I understand from you that neither an Ecological Characterization Study nor a sensitive
plant species study will be required for this project. Additionally, I understand that a 50-
foot buffer as measured from the top of the bank for New Mercer Ditch will not be
required on the north side of the ditch where there will be a 20 foot ditch maintenance
road between the developed area and the ditch bank.
As I indicated to you, as a result of meetings between both Glen Schlueter (Storm Water
Department) and Dave Averill (Transportation Department) and myself to discuss this
project, my current intent is to dedicate to the City the entire five (5) acre floodplain/
floodway portion of this property on the south side of the ditch to accommodate a City
bike trail and a regional storm drainage channel. A "temporary" detention pond
associated with this project will also be in this south portion and be replaced by the
channel in the future. Any non-native vegetation that is removed as part of the
construction of this detention pond will be restored with native vegetation.
I appreciate your attention to this project and your assistance with the preliminary plan
submission.
Sincerely,
Lester M. Kaplan
cc. Linda Ripley, V-F Ripley Associates
Mike Brake, JR Engineering
Ted Shepard, City Planning
Susan Joy, City Engineering