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10. The Current Planning Department offers the following comments:
a. This development request will be subject to the Development Review Fee Schedule that is
available in the Current Planning Department office. The development review fees are
due at the time of submittal of the required Project Development Plan and compliance
phases of the development review by City staff and affected outside reviewing agencies.
b. Prior to application, all areas within the site shall be annexed into the city and will be
located in the HC, Harmony Corridor District.
c. Division 2.3 Overall Development Plan shall be addressed.
d. Tree location and protection will be required in accordance with Section 3.2.1(F) of the
Land Use Code.
e. Street Concerns:
1. LUC Section 3.6.3(A)-(F) requires that the local street system provide multiple direct
connections at intervals not to exceed six hundred sixty (660) feet to provide a street
grid pattern of through streets to facilitate traffic movements. Streets shall connect to
other streets within a development and to existing and future streets outside the
development to facilitate the satisfactory future division of adjoining land and to serve
parks, schools or other public and private lands within a neighborhood.
a) Additional streets need to be provided along the perimeter of the project to tie the
overall development into the street system.
b) The street system needs to provide for both intra- and inter -neighborhood
connections to knit developments together (i.e. street connections to future streets
and future developable lands).
c) The collector street adjacent to the south property line shall align into Rock Creek
Drive as it intersects Timberline Road (Harvest Park Project Development Plan).
d) The burden is with the applicant to provide a written justification for alternative
compliance.
f. All street, pedestrian, bike corridors and mid -block connections shall be accommodated and
connect to adjacent and proposed facilities, please contact Kathleen Reavis of
Transportation Planning.
g. Delineate all property lines and all rights -of -way, sidewalk widths and improvements on all
plans.
h. The application needs to address Division 3.7 Compact Urban Growth Standards of the
Land Use Code.
i. The burden of demonstrating compliance with all Land Use Code and Harmony Corridor
Plan criteria is with the applicant.
j. A neighborhood meeting needs to be held for the overall development plan proposal prior
to formal submittal of the request (Section 2.2.2 of the LUC). Please contact Ron Fuchs of
this office to assist you in the scheduling of this meeting.
k. All modifications to code standards will be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board.
11. Janet Meisel -Burns from Parks and Recreation offers the following:
a. Need to comply with all park dedication parameters as outlined in the Land Use Code.
b. The standard Neighborhood Park and Community Park fees will apply to this project
(Ordinance No 205, 1998).
c. Possible Future Community Park note shall be removed.
c. Coordinate all park concerns with Parks and Recreation.
f. All street, pedestrian, bike corridors and mid -block connections shall be accommodated and
connect to adjacent and proposed facilities.
5. The Natural Resources Department offers the following comments:
a. Delineate all natural features, as defined in the Land Use Code.
b. Show existing trees (including species and diameter) and designate whether they are to
remain or be removed. Tree protection will be required in accordance with Section 3.2.1(F)
of the Land Use Code.
c. An ecological characterization study is required. Please call to set parameters of study.
d. Accommodate potential trail access corridors through Parks and Recreation Planning.
e. You will need to file a fugitive dust control permit and coordinate this through the Larimer
County Environmental Health Department. Please contact them directly.
f. Provide adequate dumpster and trash enclosure area to accommodate a recycling
container(s) (see attachment).
g. One trash hauler should be used to minimize traffic impact as well as impact on the roads.
h. Native grasses and plant materials should be used wherever appropriate and bluegrass
should be minimized.
6. Fire Department:
a. Maximum hydrant spacing is 600' (300' maximum structure distance from hydrant) with a
flow rate of 1,500 gallons per minute at 20 psi.
b. Hazardous Materials study is required.
c. All addresses shall be visible from a public way.
d. Align street names to others.
e. Please contact Ron Gonzales with Poudre Fire Authority to discuss these requirements.
7. Water/Wastewater:
a. Existing Mains: 16 inch water and 30-inch sewer in Harmony; services shall be looped.
b. All applicable water rights, conservation standards, et cetera apply to this development.
c. Coordinate infrastructure needs through the Water and Wastewater Utility Department.
8. Light and Power offers the following comments:
a. Three phase electric available in County Road 9.
b. All electrical services are to be located within street not an alley/private drive.
c. The applicant/developer shall acquire all necessary access corridors/easements.
d. The normal electric development charges will apply upon development.
e. Coordinate all utility locations with Light and Power.
9. Advance Planning offers the following:
a. The application shall comply with the Land Use Code and Harmony Corridor Plan.
b. The street system needs to comply with the 660' grid system connectivity standards
including the needed intra- and inter -neighborhood connections.
c. Plans need to reflect primary and secondary use(s).
d. Need to explore shared access provisions.
c. The development must comply with all applicable Administration Standards of Article 2 and
the General Development Standards as set forth in Article 3 of the Land Use Code.
d. All properties shall be annexed into the city.
2. Stormwater Utility offered the following comments:
a. This site is located in the McClellands/Mail Creek drainage basin where the new
development fee is $3,717/acre and they are based on the runoff coefficient reduction. The
is site is in inventory grid #14Q.
b. The outfall to Fossil Creek Reservoir Inlet Ditch should be provided with the next phase of
development and provide a maintenance agreement between the property owners as
development comes through.
c. An agreement with the Fossil Creek Reservoir Inlet Ditch has been reached.
d. The release rate is 0.5 cfs/acre.
e. The city has completed a Master Plan Update for the McClellands/Mail Creek site in this
area and is working on an agreement with the ditch company. All recommendations of this
Master Plan update will need to be complied with. Please use the new rainfall criteria.
f. The standard drainage and erosion control reports and plans are required with each
development phase and the reports and plans must be prepared by a professional engineer
registered in Colorado. Water Quality measures will need to be provided.
3. The Engineering Department offers the following comments:
a. All streets shall comply with the most recent version of the Master Street Plan.
b. The standard utility plan and development agreement requirements must be submitted to
the City for review and approval.
c. Street oversizing fees will apply to this development. Please contact Matt Baker for
additional information regarding the actual fees related to your proposed development.
d. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) is required with your Development Plan submittal. To
coordinate the parameters of this study, please contact Eric Bracke, the City Traffic
Engineer, and Mark Jackson, City Transportation Planner.
e. Roadway improvements to City standards along the property's frontage are required
including all internal streets.
f. Provide street connections per code requirements (approximately 660 feet).
g. The alignment of Rock Creek Drive (collector) shall align with Harvest Park's entrance with
County Road 9.
h. County Road 9 is an arterial street until Rock Creek Drive where it becomes a minor
arterial. Please provide a design for County Road 9. Should meet the major arterial street
standards and comply with the Harmony Corridor.
4. Transportation Planning offers the following:
a. A Transportation Impact Study (TIS) is required with your Development Plan submittal. To
coordinate the parameters of this study, please contact Eric Bracke, the City Traffic
Engineer, and Mark Jackson, the City Transportation Planner.
b. Signalization of Harmony Road to be determined as part of the Harmony Road Access
Control Plan Update (Spring 2000).
c. Contact Kathleen Reavis, City Transportation Planner as this site falls within the Harmony
Corridor Access Plan.
d. Transfort planning issues shall be directed to GayLene Rossiter.
e. The site shall meet ADA requirements.
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CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS
City of Fort Collins
MEETING DATE: January 6, 2000
ITEM: Overall Development Plan — Harmony Technology Park ODP
APPLICANT: Mr. Bruce Hendee
BHA Design, Inc.
4803 Innovation Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
LAND USE DATA: Request of an Overall Development Plan on a parcel consisting of 267 acres
into primary and secondary use(s) located within the Harmony Corridor. The site is located east of
the southeast intersection of County Road 9 and Harmony Road and will be reviewed as a major
amendment to the existing approved Harmony Technology Park overall development plan. The
comments listed below are conceptual comments based upon a preliminary plan provided by the
applicant after the January 10, 2000 conceptual review meeting. The applicant is expected to
apply all pertinent Land Use Code, Harmony Corridor Plan, Street Design Standards and Master
Street Plan in their final design. The comments are to provide a reasonable amount of direction
prior to the submittal of an overall development plan. The following comments shall not preclude
staff from making additional comments in the future in regard to overall layout of the site.
DEPARTMENTAL CONTACTS
Current Planning
Ron Fuchs
970.221-6750
Zoning Department
Jenny Nuckols
970.221.6760
Engineering Department
Mark McCallum
970.221.6605
Street Oversizing Coordinator
Matt Baker
970.224.6108
City Traffic Engineer
Eric Bracke
970.224.6062
Poudre Fire Authority
Ron Gonzales
970.221.6570
Stormwater Utilities
Basil Harridan
970.221.6681
Water & Sewer Utilities
Roger Buffington
970.221.6681
Natural Resources
Kim Kreimeyer
970.221.6750
Light and Power
Janet McTague
970.221.6700
Historic Preservation
Karen MacWilliams
970.221.6376
Transportation Services
Mark Jackson
970.416.2029
Transfort
GayLene Rossiter
970.224.6195
Parks and Recreation
Janet Meisel -Burns
970.221.6367
Advance Planning
Pete Wray
970.221.6376
COMMENTS:
1. The Zoning Department offered the following comments:
a. The site is located in the HC — Harmony Corridor District and the project will be regulated
under the Land Use Code Section 4.21 and the Harmony Corridor Plan.
b. The proposed land development will be subject to a Type 2 review.
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