HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY RIDGE - OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 49-95 - CORRESPONDENCE - (8)Resource Protection:
The Natural Resources Division has concerns regarding the appearance of the
proposed residential uses on the views from and user experience within the
adjacent Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area and the Planning staff has
concerns over the view of the project from South Taft Hill Road. The concern is
that this project should be designed with consideration given to color,
architectural design, building mass and height, site layout, transition zones, and
landscaping to assure that the project is compatible with the neighborhood and
surrounding area. The applicant and the City have been working with an outside
consultant on the development of visual simulations that appear to provide
adequate information to help determine if the proposed project addresses these
concerns.
Based on the street design and visual/aesthetic concerns associated with Harmony
Ridge, staff believes that the following condition of preliminary PUD approval is still
applicable:
The layout and density of this development may have to change based on
evaluation of a street width variance request, the configuration and design of the
street intersections both on -site and off -site at "old" and "new" Harmony Roads
(All Development Criterion A-3.2), and the information regarding views, building
mass, transition zones, and site layout (All Development Criteria A-2.3 and A-
2.7). The ultimate layout and density for the Harmony Ridge PUD, Phase One
will be determined at time of final PUD review and approval.
Please contact me at 221-6750 if you have questions or comments about the issues
and concerns expressed in this letter. Also, I would appreciate knowing as soon as
possible if you are planning on submitting plan revisions for Harmony Ridge on May 1st,
With the intent to go to the Planning and Zoning Board on May 20th and, if so, with just
the ODP or both the ODP and preliminary PUD.
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Department. Additional information relating to the variance request may be
necessary at time of final PUD review.
Utilities (Water and Sanitary Sewer Service Provisions):
* All Development Criterion A-3.1 Utility Capacity of the Land Development
Guidance System asks the following question ... "Is the development served by
utilities with adequate capacity or have arrangements been made for extension
and augmentation for the following services?"
- Water supply.
- Sanitary sewer
- Electricity g
- Natural gas
- Storm drainage
The property is in the Fort Collins- Loveland Water District. Water supply for
Harmony Ridge.could be served by either the District or the City. Also, the
property is in the South Fort Collins Sanitation District and sanitary sewer would
be served by the District. All development is required to petition the District for
sanitary sewer service. Has a commitment been made to either the City or the
District for water service and has a petition been submitted to the District for
sanitary sewer service? Substantiation for water and sanitary sewer provisions
must be submitted to the City.
Storm Drainage:
* The existing Trilby Ditch Lateral assumes the south boundary of this phase of
development. Harmony Ridge PUD is not allowed to release any of its
surface stormwater into this ditch. The stormwater will have to be conveyed
under or over the ditch and the conveyance channels will contain very steep
drops from the development down to the Burns Tributary to the south. There will
have to be erosion control devices built into these channels. The developer must
provide design for the stormwater conveyance channels from the Harmony
Ridge PUD to the Burns Tributary.
* Off -site drainage easements, into the potential natural area on this property, will
be necessary to allow the stormwater from Harmony Ridge to pass across the
natural area into the Burns Tributary. These easements will be required from the
City of Fort Collins at the time the proposed natural area acquisition occurs. In
addition, off -site easements will be required to cross the existing Cathy Fromme
Prairie. Letters of intent for the easements must be provided at time of submittal
of the final PUD documents and the actual easement agreements must be
provided to the City by the plan revision due date for the final PUD review.
Community Planning and Environmental . _rvices
Current Planning
City of Fort Collins
April 26, 1996
Joe Vansant
Positive environments, Inc.
P.O. Box 98
Fort Collins, CO. 80522
Re: Harmony Ridge ODP/PUD
Dear Joe,
The purpose of this letter is to update you on several issues concerning the proposed
Harmony Ridge development that are still being evaluated by City staff as the request
continues through the development review process.
Status of "old" Harmony Road between "new" Harmony Road and South Taft Hill Road:
Kerrie Ashbeck of the Engineering Department prepared a memorandum dated
April 18, 1996 that summarizes the City's position on the status of the "old"
Harmony Road alignment. A copy of the memo was provided to you earlier this
week.
Transportation/Engineering:
Design for the off -site intersection of `old" Harmony Road with "new" Harmony
Road and, the intersection of "old" Harmony Road with the entry -street into the
Harmony Ridge PUD must be part of the final PUD submittal.
If the intent of the Harmony Ridge developers is to provide primary access to the
development via an extension of Seneca Street from the north (from "new"
Harmony road) then a letter of intent (from the property owners of the proposed
convenience store site to the north) to dedicate the necessary right-of-way or
grant a necessary easement must be submitted to the City by 8:00 a.m.. on
Friday, May 3, 1996. This is based on the assumption that you would like to be
on the agenda for the May 20th Planning and Zoning Board public, hearing.
With the exception of the street that runs east -west and curves south into the
single family portion of Phase One, culminating at a cul-de-sac, all the other
streets are proposed to be of widths that are less than the City's minimum
standard for local streets. A request for a variance to the street widths (prepared
by a registered engineer) has been submitted for review by the Engineering
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