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Project: Brookfield Second Filing Tracts D and E
Date: August 05, 2015
Environmental Planning's Issues:
Made By: Rebecca Everette
Initial Date: 08/05/2015 Issue ID: 8 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015: Please add the following statement to the notes on any sheets that show the Habitat
Buffer: Please see Section 3.4.1 of the Land Use Code for allowable uses within the buffer zone.
Initial Date: 08/05/2015 Issue ID: 9 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015: A note should be added to the site, landscape, utility, grading, and storm sewer plan
that the natural habitat area is meant to be maintained in a native landscape. This will help preserve
the intention behind the buffer zones and the natural features into the future.
Initial Date: 08/05/2015 Issue ID: 10 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015: Prairie dog burrows were found on and near the site. City Code and the Land Use Code
require that any prairie dogs inhabiting a site must be humanely eradicated (see Section 3.4.1(N)(6)
of the Land Use Code). Additionally, should this project gain approval and proceed to construction, a
burrowing owl survey, in accordance with the Division of Parks and Wildlife standards, shall be
conducted prior to construction by a professional, qualified wildlife biologist.
Initial Date: 08/05/2015 Issue ID: 11 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015: With respect to landscaping and design, the City of Fort Collins Land Use Code, in
Article 3.2.1 (E)(2)(3), requires that you use native plants and grasses in your landscaping or
re -landscaping and reduce bluegrass lawns as much as possible.
Initial Date: 08/05/2015 Issue ID: 12 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015: Please be aware, the creation or enforcement of covenants that prohibit or limit
xeriscape or drought -tolerant landscapes, or that require primarily turf -grass are prohibited by both
the State of Colorado and the City of Fort Collins.
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Project: Brookfield Second Filing Tracts D and E
Date: August 05, 2015
Environmental Planning's Issues:
Made By: Rebecca Everette
Initial Date: 08/0512015 Issue ID: 1 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015: An updated Ecological Characterization Study is required by Section 3.4.1 (D)(1) as the
site is within 500 feet of a known Fossil Creek Reservoir Inlet Canal). Please note the buffer zone
standards range from 50 100' for these features, as identified in Section 3.4.1(E) of the Land Use
Code, as you proceed with your site design process. Please note that the Ecological
Characterization Study will be due a minimum of 10 days prior to your next submittal.
Initial Date: 08/05/2015 Issue ID: 2 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015: The ECS should include identification of any wetlands and fox/coyote dens, in addition
to other natural habitat features. A wetland and potential fox den were identified in the 2000 ECS.
The standard buffer for wetlands (<1/3 acre) and fox dens is 50 ft.
Initial Date: 08105/2015 Issue ID: 3 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015: At a minimum, and depending on the recommendations of the updated ECS, a 50-foot
buffer from the west edge of the Fossil Creek Reservoir Inlet Canal should be maintained as a Natural
Habitat Buffer Zone. The Habitat Buffer zone, as well as the top of bank line for the irrigation canal,
needs to delineated and labeled on the site, grading, utility, and landscape plan.
Initial Date: 08/05/2015 Issue ID: 4 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015 Within the buffer zone, according to Article 3.4.1(E)(1)(g), the City has the ability to
determine if the existing landscaping within the buffer zone is incompatible with the purposes of the
buffer zone. Please ensure that your ECS discusses the existing vegetation and identifies potential
restoration options. If it is determined to be insufficient, then restoration and mitigation measures will
be required.
Initial Date: 08/05/2015 Issue ID: 5 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015. With respect to lighting, the City of Fort Collins Land Use Code, in Article 3.2.4(D)(6)
requires that "natural areas and natural features shall be protected from light spillage from off site
sources." Thus, lighting from the parking areas or other site amenities shall not spill over to the buffer
areas.
Initial Date: 08/05/2015 Issue ID: 6 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015: Within the natural habitat buffer zone, focus on improving habitat for birds, butterflies,
and other insects and pollinators. Use a seed mix that contains native flowering plants in addition to
native grasses.
Initial Date: 08105/2015 Issue ID: 7 Topic: General Round: 1 Status: Active
Issue: 08/05/2015 Within the natural habitat buffer zone and other landsacped areas on -site, consider a
more naturalistic grading approach to provide some grade variation and pockets of cover/security for
wildlife. Some of the existing berms on the site are providing this type of habitat.
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