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This completes staff (and outside reviewing agencies) review and comments at
this time. Additional comments and red -lined plans may be forthcoming. Another
round of staff review is probably necessary. This proposal is subject to the
90-day revision re -submittal requirement (from the date of this comment
letter, being August 2, 2005) as set forth in Section 2.2.11(A) of the
Land Use Code. Be sure and return all of your red -lined plans when you re-
submit. The number of copies of each document to re -submit is shown on the
attached Revisions Routing Sheet.
If you have any questions regarding these issues or any other issues related to
this project, please feel free to call me at 221-6341.
Yours Truly,
Steve Olt
City Planner
cc: Marc Virata
The Birdsall Group
North Star Design
Current Planning File #41-04A
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Department: Water Wastewater Issue Contact: Jeff Hill
Topic: General
Number: 30 Created: 11/18/2004
[7/26/05]
[11/18/04) Show all gas and electric lines on the overall utility plans. Perhaps a
utility coordination meeting is needed for this development.
Number: 31 Created: 11/18/2004
[7/26/051
[11/18/04] No permanent structures are allowed with in the utility easement
(i.e. Retaining walls, trash enclosures, Privacy walls, etc.).
Number: 32 Created: 11/18/2004
[7/26/05] Existing water service on the corner of Lemay and Boardwalk is a
FCLWD service. Coordinate the relocation of this service with them.
[11/18/04] Use or abandon all existing water and sewer services at the mains.
Clearly define all abandonment procedures.
I
Number: 39 Created: 7/26/2005
[7/26/05] Provide complete details of the proposed lowering of the existing
16-inch water mains.
Number: 40 Created: 7/26/2005
[7/26/05] Provide concrete encasement of the sanitary sewer main at the
water main crossing.
Number: 41
Created: 7/26/2005
[7/26/05] Will a conflict occur between the proposed 12 storm sewer and the
proposed 8-inch water main. Provide a profile of the proposed 12-inch storm
sewer.
Number: 42 Created: 7/26/2005
[7/26/05] See site, landscape and utility plans for other comments.
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Department: Stormwater Utility Issue Contact: Wes Lamarque
Topic: Stormwater
Number. 10 Created: 11/16/2004
[7/29/05] The water quality requirement for the site needs to be designed and
incorporated with the Lodge at Miramont detention pond. Wet extended
detention will need to be retrofitted into the existing pond. A site visit is
recommended to determine the modifications for the outlet structure.
2/14/05 In concept this issue is resolved for the 50% submittal so the project
can go to hearing and the details will be worked out in the final compliance
submittal. A letter of intent is still required to use the downstream pond and
retrofit the outlet works. This is needed in order to schedule a hearing.
[11/16/04] The development requires on -site quantity detention, including
water quality, for the 100-year storm with a 2-year historic release rate as per
conceptual review comments. If an analysis can show that the quantity
detention is already being provided in the Lodge at Miramont pond, than that
will be accepted. Water quality mitigation for the site would still have to be
provided, either on -site or in the off -site pond, if quantity detention were to be
provided there. If the Lodge at Miramont pond were to provide water quality
mitigation for the site, the pond will have to be retrofitted to provide water
quality for the entire area draining to it.
Number: 49
Created: 7/29/2005
[7/29/05] Please revise text in the drainage report to reflect how the
requirements of quantity and quality detention are being met.
Number: 50 Created: 7/29/2005
[7/29/05] Please provide a street capacity flow calculation for basin 3 just
upstream of the combo inlet, as well as capacity flow calc for the inlet.
Number: 51 Created: 7/29/2005
[7/29/05] Please provide details for the combo inlet and the core drill of
existing type R inlet (grout required).
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Department: Light & Power
Topic: Landscape plan
Number: 1
Issue Contact: Doug Martine
Created: 11/8/2004
[7/1/05]
[11/8/04] There is an existing streetlight on the W. side of Lemay,
approximately 190 ft. south of Boardwalk. This light is identified on the utility
plan. The light also must be shown on the landscape plan and all new street tree
locations must be adjusted to provide 40 ft. clearance between the light and
tree(s). Clearance may be reduced to 15 ft. if the tree is an ornamental type.
Topic: Light 6 Power
Number: 2 Created: 11/8/2004
[7/1/05]
[11/8/04] The developer will need to coordinate locations of electric utility
facilities including pad type electric transformers and meter locations with
Light & Power Engineering. There appears to be little or no space available for
electric transformers making the ability to provide electric service to this
development questionable. A utility coordination meeting is encouraged. Each
unit must be individually metered, and the meters will need to be 'ganged'
together on each building. Contact Light & Power at 221-6700.
Department: Natural Resources Issue Contact: Doug Moore
Topic: General
Number: 59 Created: 8/2/2005
[8/2/05] A 50' wildlife movement corridor along the irrigation ditch is
required. 3.4.1(E)
This buffer needs to be shown on all applicable plans (landscape, site, grading,
etc.)
Number: 61 Created: 8/2/2005
[8/2/05] Only Fort Collins native plant species are allowed to be planted within
Natural Habitat and Features Buffer Zones. NRD will allow encroachment in
the wildlife movement buffer along the irrigation ditch if the developer agrees
to restore the entire buffer zone with Fort Collins native plants. 3.4.1(E)(c)
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Number:11 - Created:11/16/2004
[7/27/05] In general, either provide information from the dry utilities that
the walls located within utility easements behind the right-of-way is acceptable,
or have these dry utilities also sign off on the construction plan set. The
retaining wall along Lemay may be of particular concern. I'd suggest individual
follow-up or a utility coordination meeting with the utilities to ensure there are
no issues.
[11/16/04] The plans specify privacy walls which fall within the typical 15'
utility easement along Lemay. The utility companies should be aware and okay
this proposal.
Number: 17 Created: 11/16/2004
[7/27/05] The emergency access easement was not provided on the plat.
[11/16/04] The 20' private drive will need to be dedicated as an emergency
access easement on the plat (Tract A). As PFA needs 20', the HOA will need to
ensure that residents and visitors do not park along this private drive.
Number: 43 Created: 7/27/2005
[7/27/05] The sidewalk along Lemay is correctly scaled but incorrectly labeled
as 5'. Please show the sidewalk on all plans as being 6' in width.
Number: 44 Created: 7/27/2005
[7/27/05] The Street Oversizing Manager in Engineering has agreed to
reimburse the developer for any and all construction of sidewalk along
Boardwalk Drive. With the existing sidewalk along Boardwalk being substandard,
please remove the sidewalk and replace with 5' detached sidewalk and full
reimbursement for the sidewalk will be made to the developer.
Number: 48 Created: 7/27/2005
[7/27/05] A slope easement will need to be dedicated along Lemay where the
retaining wall is called for. The slope easement should be for 15' behind the
Lemay Avenue right-of-way.
Number: 52 Created: 7/29/2005
[7/29/05] Does the proposal comply with 3.8.11 with regards to fences and
walls regulations?
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Number: 45 Created: 7/27/2005
[7/27/05] As the storm drain lines around the periphery of the site is
considered private, please ensure that these lines are setback 15' from Lemay
and 9' from Boardwalk right-of-way.
Number: 46 Created: 7/27/2005
[7/27/05] The retaining wall/screen wall shown along Lemay on the grading
plan needs to be engineered by a structural engineer and meet City
requirements as it potentially affects the sidewalk along Lemay. Please provide
more information on the grading plan regarding the limits of where the wall acts
as a retaining wall. In addition, show more detail along the wall (additional
Section B information along the wall).
Number: 47 Created: 7/27/2005
[7/27/05] Structural calcs will be required for submittal for the retaining wall
along Lemay Avenue.
Topic: General
Number: 9 Created: 11/16/2004
[7/27/05] The response letter from the developer dated 2-17-2005 indicated
the following:
"We agree that a utility coordination meeting will be a good idea for the
project. We prefer to attend a utility coordination meeting after our Type I
hearing."
A utility coordination meeting is currently scheduled for Tuesday August 2nd at
1:30pm.
[11/16/04] A utility coordination meeting is suggested to discuss the placement
of utility lines and connections to the units. I can set this meeting up if
desired.
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Number: 57 Created: 8/2/2005,,1
[8/2/05] The proposed 8' high wall (materials unknown, no design provided) is
considered to be a structure and must be structurally designe& A building
permit must be issued to construct the wall. Also, this structural wall (8' tall) is
subject to -the same setback from the adjacent streets as residential buildings.
In this case the setback must be 30' from the South Lemay Avenue right-of-
way. If the wall is to remain taller than 6' then a modification of the standard
set forth in Section 3.5.2(b)(1) of the Land Use Code would have to be approved
by an administrative hearing officer. It is doubtful that City staff would
support this modification.
Number: 58 Created: 8/2/2005
[8/2/05] The proposed 8' high wall along South Lemay Avenue must comply
with the standard set forth in Section 3.8.11(A) of the Land Use Code regarding
the architectural articulation of the wall. There must be a varying setback of
the wall face of at least 5' for at least 1/3 of the length of the fence section.
Number: 60 Created: 8/2/2005
[8/2/05] There are several lines on the Site Plan that are not labeled or
defined. Some are assumed to be proposed walls or fences.
Department: Engineering Issue Contact: Marc Virata
Topic: Construction Plans
Number-. 22 Created: 11/16/2004
[7/27/05) It is my understanding that it is the intention of the development to
have the perimeter drain system tie into the storm drainage system. Please
indicate this as a general note on the plans to help ensure that subsurface flows
are not discharged onto the surface.
[11/16/04] The soils report mentions the use of perimeter drains around the
foundations of the buildings. The construction plans will need to indicate how
and where these perimeter drains will lead to. If they are tied into the storm
drainage system, that's fine with Engineering (pending Stormwater approval)
but groundwater cannot be directed onto a public street and/or across a
sidewalk.
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STAFF PROJECT REVIEW
Treadstone Development
c/o Steve Slezak
P.O. Box 1978
Fort Collins, CO.80522
Date: 08/02/2005
Staff has reviewed your submittal for SERRANO TOWNHOMES - FINAL
PLANS, and we offer the following comments:
ISSUES:
Department: Current Planning
Issue Contact: Steve Olt
Topic: 6eneml
Number: 53 Created: 8/1/2005
[8/1/05] Judy Green, the Larimer County Assessor, offered the following
comments:
a. The legal description shows the parent parcel to be owned by Stephen
Slezak but the preliminary plat does not state the owner. Who is the
correct owner of record of the property?
b. The Final Plan Comment Sheet indicates the project is the Serrano
Townhomes POP but the subdivision plat dedication states "... to be known
as SERRANO SUBDIVISION".
Number: 54 Created: 8/1/2005
[8/1/05] Dennis Greenwalt of Comcast Cable TV indicated that they would like
to request an electronic copy of the final plat from the developer.
Number: 55 Created: 8/2/2005
[8/2/05] The standard Director of Planning approval block must -be added to
the Site Plan (please see example, attached).
Number: 56 Created: 8/2/2005
[8/2/05] The new detached sidewalk along South Lemay Avenue should be 6'
wide, not 5' as currently shown on the Site Plan.
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