HomeMy WebLinkAboutSWIFT ADDITION TO FOSSIL LAKE P.U.D. - COUNTY REFERRAL - 33-01(I) - CORRESPONDENCE - REVISIONSA change in the street connection to Dr. Beard's property has been proposed.
The revision would include eliminating the connection through Fossil Lake 2nd
Filing and providing a new connection with Lake Ranch Road. This revised
street connection would require a re -plat of Lots 1-6 of Block 14.
Pedestrian Connectivity: Pedestrian connectivity has been maintained and
enhanced in many locations. An off road sidewalk will be provided connecting
the neighborhood east/west to the community trail along Lake Ranch Road.
Open Space: The plan has been revised to provide substantially more open
space. This revised plan provides green belt links to the community trail that
connect to nearly every lot in the neighborhood.
Natural Resource Buffer: The preliminary plat had individual estate lots backing
to the Natural Resource Buffer. The revised plan provides a strip of open space
between lots and the Natural Resources Buffer which would allow neighborhood
maintained plantings to provide a vegetative screen between the lots and the
natural area.
Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you need any additional information.
Sincerely, I
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Planner/Landscape Architect
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September 9, 2001
Troy Jones
Fort Collins Current Planning Department
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Re: Fossil Lake PUD — Swift Addition Amendment to Preliminary Plat
Dear Troy:
Please see the revised plan for Swift Addition to Fossil Lake PUD. We have made a few
changes to the plan that, in our opinion, are improvements. These changes have not
altered the overall uses of the plan and have not changed the unit count substantially.
Here is a summary of the revised plan compared with the approved plan:
• Land Use: The boundaries of the proposed land uses have not been altered.
These proposed land uses are consistent with the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area
Land Use Framework Plan. The line defining the boundary between the Low
Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood and the Estate Neighborhood will remain in
nearly the same location as it was delineated on the Preliminary Plat. The
change in the boundary between the Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood and
the Estate Neighborhood, in our opinion, is not substantial.
Land Use Summary:
Preliminary Plat Revised Plan
Single Family Lots 78 78
Estate Lots 46 38
Total Lots 124 116
Open Space 1.88 Acres (not including park) 8.82 Acres
3.26 Acres (including park)
• Street Network: The street network has been revised but the overall functionality
remains. Street connections between Swift Addition and the adjacent Fossil
Lake PUD 2nd Filing remain unchanged. The street connection to the north
remains unchanged as well.
Street connections to the Louis Swift property to the south and east have been
eliminated. In our discussions with Mr. Swift he has indicated that a conservation
easement may be placed on the portion of his property that these road
connections would have served, making the connections not necessary.
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