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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSWIFT ADDITION TO FOSSIL LAKE P.U.D. - COUNTY REFERRAL - 33-01(I) - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PROJECT NARRATIVE (4)7. Explanation of any development that has been previously proposed for this property (such as any previous Concept Technical Reviews, old approved subdivisions on the property or any denials of applications on the property. To the knowledge of Everitt Companies no development has been previously approved for this property. However, this property was a portion of a previous application for Fossil Lake P.U.D. This project was presented at Concept Technical Review in the spring of 1999 as Fossil Lake PUD — Swift Addition. A 2.4 acre neighborhood center has been reserved with the Swift Addition to Fossil Lake PUD. If the required neighborhood center requirement is satisfied by property in the vicinity of Swift addition, the neighborhood center that has been reserved will be converted into single family lots. A 1.1 acre neighborhood park has been provided with the Swift Addition as required. This park meets the requirements described in the Mixed Use Neighborhood Area Regulations. Transferable Density Units: The Swift Addition is part of the Larimer County T.D.U. program. Most of the property is designated as a Receiving Area while a small portion is designated as a Sending Area. The property as presently zoned will not accommodate the density as proposed, therefore the applicant proposed to include the transference of density from other Sending Areas to accomplish the increase in density. 2. Description of the developer's plans for road improvements and road maintenance. Plans for road improvements will expand upon those previously approved for Fossil Lake P.U.D. Roads will be extended from Fossil Lake P.U.D. into the Swift Addition. A transportation impact study was prepared for Fossil Lake P.U.D., which originally included all of the proposed Swift Addition lands. The Swift Addition is not expected to significantly increase the transportation impacts anticipated by the impact study. It is expected that the streets will be constructed to meet City of Fort Collins standards and will then be maintained by the City of Fort Collins. 3. Developer's plan for water and sanitation services and how these utilities will be extended. Water will be provided by Loveland / Fort Collins Water District and Sewer will be provided by South Fort Collins Sanitation District. These utilities will be extended from Fossil Lake P.U.D. to this development. 4. Plans for irrigation. The proposed system for irrigation of the Swift Addition common areas will be an extension of the approved system for Fossil Lake P.U.D. 5. Plans for homeowner's associations. Fossil Lake P.U.D. — Swift Addition will be annexed into the Homeowner Association and covenants of the previously approved Fossil Lake P.U.D. Homeowner Association. 6. Description of any environmental maintenance and/or management plan such as how the project will affect and be affected by streams, lakes, topography, vegetation, unique natural features, etc. There are no streams, lakes, topography, vegetation, or unique natural features that will be affected by Fossil Lake P.U.D. — Swift Addition. However, the south property line of Fossil Lake P.U.D. — Swift Addition that encroaches into the Resource Management -Area will have a screening plan similar to the screening plan for the southerly property line of Fossil Lake P.U.D. This screening will mitigate possible wildlife habitat impacts. Swift Addition to Fossil Lake P.U.D. Project Description: 1. Detailed narrative description describing the proposal request. The Swift Addition is a 55-acre addition to the previously approved Fossil Lake P.U.D. The Swift Addition is adjacent to Fossil Lake P.U.D. and connects to the existing P.U.D. with roads, sidewalks, and a walking/bike trail connection. The Swift Addition is located within the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area, and has been planned using the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area and the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan as a framework for the land uses proposed. The Swift Addition is located south of East County Road 36 and east of Timberline Road. The Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Land Use Framework Plan designates three land uses for the Swift Addition. These land use areas are: a Mixed Use Neighborhood Area in the northwest corner and being the largest area of the three; an Estate Residential Area in the southeast corner; and a small portion of the southwest corner of the site is designated as a Resource Management Area. The Swift Addition sketch plan is comprised of 25.6 acres of Mixed Use Neighborhood Area and 29.3 acres of Estate Residential Area. The Mixed Use Neighborhood Area is comprised 72 single-family home lots. The Estate Residential Area is comprised of 46 estate single family lots. Within the Mixed Use Neighborhood Area 1.2 acres of parks and open space are proposed, and within the Estate Residential Area 1.4 acres of open space are proposed. Estate Residential Area: The estate residential area adheres closely with the Estate Residential Area Regulations as described in Intergovernmental Agreement for the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. The proposed net unit density is 1.65 units per acre, which is less than the allowed maximum density. A portion of the proposed Estate Residential Area encroaches into a Resource Management Area. This area will be treated in the same manner as similar areas in the previously approved Fossil Lake P.U.D. A screening plan will mitigate any potential significant adverse impact to wildlife species or wildlife habitats. Since an existing home has already compromised certain wildlife habitat values, this proposal will have minimal impact. The applicant is requesting to encroach into the Resource Management Area with the Estate Residential Area as shown on the Sketch Plan if a screening plan, similar to screening previously approved with Fossil Lake P.U.D., is in place to buffer between the Estate Residential Area and the Resource Management Area. Mixed Use Neighborhood Area: The Mixed Use Neighborhood Area adheres closely with the Mixed Use Neighborhood Area Regulations as described in Intergovernmental Agreement for the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. The proposed density is 3.3 units per acre, which is within the required density range of between 3 and 8 units per acre.