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Home My WebLink AboutSUMMIT VIEW PUMP STATION - PDP/FDP - 5-01 - DECISION - FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS & DECISIONSummitview Pump Station Puri Administrative Hearing April 20, 2001 Page 5 of 5 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS After reviewing the staff report and the record of the public hearing, the Hearing Officer makes the following findings and conclusions: A. The Summitview Pump Station Project Development Plan is subject to administrative review and the requirements of the Land Use Code (LUC). B. The Summitview Pump Station Project Development Plan conforms to standards of the LMN zoning district. C. The Summitview Pump Station Project Development Plan complies with all applicable General Development Standards contained in Article 3 of the Land Use Code. D. The P.D.P. satisfies the applicable criterion relating to the "local street portion" of the Timberline Road street improvements by escrowing an amount acceptable to the Director of Engineering. This escrow will cover the cost of the applicant's share of the roadway improvements at no risk to the traveling public. DECISION Based on the findings and conclusions, the request for the Summitview Pump Station Project Development Plan is approved subject to the following conditions: 1. All signed easements and right-of-way dedication documents shall be provided, along with the filing fees, prior to Final Compliance approval. 2. The escrow amount of $10,500, or any such amount as may be mutually agreed upon between the City and the District, for the local street improvements, shall be submitted to the City prior to Final Compliance approval. 3. Final Compliance plans shall show and label the future sidewalk along Timberline Road running along the back of the road right-of-way. 4. Final Compliance plans shall show and label the future street trees to be located within the parkway strip of the Timberline Road right-of-way. Such trees shall be placed on 30 to 40-foot intervals. Dated this 23rd day of April 2001, per authority granted by Sections 1.4.9(E) and 2.1 of the Land Use Code. i ameron Gloss Current Planning Director Summitview Pump Station Purr Administrative Hearing April 20, 2001 Page 4 of 5 4. Findings of Fact/Conclusion: In evaluating the request, Staff makes the following findings of fact: A. The requested use is defined as a "public facility" and is permitted as a Type One use in the L-M-N zone district. B. There is minimal land development associated with the request. There would be no structure, building permit or plat. There is only an underground pump facility with groundcover to replace disturbed areas. C. The P.D.P. is on a parcel with approximately 250 feet of frontage along Timberline Road which is classified as a standard arterial street. D. The pump station is not open to the public. There would be approximately one trip per day by District staff to the facility. E. The P.D.P. satisfies the applicable criterion relating to the "local street portion" of the Timberline Road street improvements by escrowing an amount acceptable to the Director of Engineering. This escrow will cover the cost of the applicant's share of the roadway improvements at no risk to the traveling public. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Summitview Pump Station, P.D.P., 5-01, subject to the following condition: All signed easements and right-of-way dedication documents shall be provided, along with the filing fees, prior to Final Compliance approval. 2. The escrow amount of $10,500, or any such amount as may be mutually agreed upon between the City and the District, for the local street improvements shall be submitted to the City prior to Final Compliance approval. 3. Final Compliance plans shall show and label the future sidewalk along Timberline Road running along the back of the road right-of-way. 4. Final Compliance plans shall show and label the future street trees to be located within the parkway strip of the Timberline Road right-of-way. Such trees shall be placed on 30 to 40-foot intervals. Summitview Pump Station PLr- Administrative Hearing April 20, 2001 Page 3of5 There has been no previous planning or land development activity on this parcel. 2. Land Use: The proposed underground pump station is considered a "public facility." This is a Type One permitted land use in the L-M-N zone district. 3. General Development Standards: The request is for a fully automated, unmanned water pumping facility placed underground. There are no above -ground buildings. No building permit will be issued. There is no plat. There is no fencing. The only landscaping is groundcover. The access road is the existing ditch rider's road along the irrigation canal. The P.D.P. satisfies the applicable General Development Standard as described below: Section 3.3.2(E)(1) — Required Improvements Prior to Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy: This section requires an applicant, whose project is located adjacent to any existing street right-of-way, to improve the street to the full local street standard. Or, if located adjacent to a collector or standard arterial, the applicant shall improve one-half of the width of such a street. In cases where the strict interpretation of this provision would place undue hardship upon the applicant, and the health, safety and welfare of the public would not be placed at risk, the applicant may be permitted to establish an escrow account, based on current cost estimates, which will cover the cost of completion of the required street improvements. The P.D.P. satisfies this requirement. It is anticipated that there will be approximately one trip per day by District staff to the proposed facility. This impact does not warrant construction of street improvements at this time and establishment of an escrow is acceptable. There is approximately 250 feet of street frontage along Timberline Road. To improve this frontage, the applicant would be responsible for the "local street portion" of the full arterial improvement. At the current estimate of $35 per lineal foot, the escrow is estimated to be $10,500, or such amount as may be mutually agreed upon between the City and the District. This escrow amount has been reviewed by the Director of Engineering and found acceptable. The escrow amount will be presented to the Engineering Department upon Final Compliance. Summitview Pump Station P�,- Administrative Hearing April 20, 2001 Page 2 of 5 The public hearing was advertised in the Coloradoan. PUBLIC HEARING After reviewing the Staff Report and recommendation, a public hearing was held on the subject application at 3:00 PM on April 20, 2001. The hearing was held in Conference Room D at 281 North College, Fort Collins, Colorado. HEARING TESTIMONY, WRITTEN COMMENTS AND OTHER EVIDENCE: The following is a list of those who attended the meeting: From the City: Ted Shepard, Chief Planner From the Applicant: Chris J. Matkins, Design Engineer Don Possett From the Public: None Written Comments: None Hearing Testimony: None BACKGROUND The staff report states the following: Background: The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows: N: L-M-N; Vacant S: L-M-N; Vacant and Irrigation Canal E: L-M-N; Vacant W: L-M-N; Vacant Commu j Planning and Environmental vices Current Planning City of Fort Collins CITY OF FORT COLLINS ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER TYPE I ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND DECISION HEARING OFFICER: Cameron Gloss Current Planning Director PROJECT NAME: Summitview Pump Station, P.D.P. CASE NUMBER: #5-01 APPLICANT: North Weld County Water District C/o The Engineering Company 2310 East Prospect Road Fort Collins, CO 80525 OWNER: North Weld County Water District P.O. Box 56 Lucerne, CO 80646 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request for an unmanned, underground pump station and associated equipment for treated water. The parcel is .6 acres in size and located on the west side of Timberline Road, just north of the Larimer and Weld Canal (Eaton Ditch). The parcel is zoned L-M-N, Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood. RECOMMENDATION: Approval with Conditions HEARING OFFICER DECISION: Approval ZONING DISTRICT: LMN — Low Density, Mixed -Use Neighborhood NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: Notice of public hearing was made on April 6, 2001 by mailing to property owners within 1,000 feet of the subject property. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6750 • FAX (970) 416-2020