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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREGISTRY RIDGE - OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 32-95 - REPORTS - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (23)Water and Gas lines will be extended down Trilby? Where is the larger gas line to be installed. What impact will this have on our driveways?. The development is against all the talk about separation of Fort Collins and Loveland, It does not belong here because 1. Too far from City Services 2. Too Far from Fire Department 3 Too far from City Police 4. Does not fit in with surrounding neighborhood. Widening of Trilby Road, All widening should be done to the south side of the existing road. This would impact fewer residents, 4 ea. driveways and 1 gravel road from Taft Hill Road to Shields Street, I assume Trilby would be widened from Shields to College Avenue (287). This move would impact only 4 more driveways to widen to the north side would impact 8 driveways and 1 gravel road from Taft Hill to Shields to College Avenue. I see two outlets to Trilby Road, Nimits Drive and Ranger Drive, to be finished on the first phase of the project with Trustion Drive to be completed later. Why not finish Trurton Drive in the first phase to relieve the congestion at Trilby and Shields. Cars going south would not have to go through a four way corner to access Shields. It seems to me that it would be a bit safer. Noise barrier questions 1. Who will maintain it? 2. How wide will it be. 3. Last but not least is the density of this project. Shields Street is a heavily traveled thoroughfare. Has a traffic study been done for all this additional traffic between Fort Collins and Loveland? Trilby Road is one main access to the county landfill with heavy trash trucks. We have had several traffic fatalities at the corner of Trilby and Shields. Is a stoplight or four-way stop sign planned for the additional traffic. Frank and June 27der 1420 West Trilby ) Ld. Fort Collins, Co. 80526 Developer's proposal Schools and Parks, Will the property be deeded over to the municipality prior to any approval for development or just a promise for the future? Storm Drainage Holding Pond. The developer's proposal for storm water detention pond -- it appears that the holding pond will be little more than a mosquito breeding cesspool. Will this evaporation pond really meet the City of Fort Collins environmental requirements? Open Space as proposed by the developer. Who will maintain.responsibility for mowing, liter cleanup and general maintenance? As we understand it the city is having a hard time maintaining the parks and property that they have now. o If all the parks to have been built by every developer who has promised them were built, we would have a park on every other block, but again who has the money to maintain them? Is another bond election in the offering? o The proposed land of 71 acres next to or split by the railroad tracks as a gift appears to be worthless as open space. See if the builder will swap 71 acres on Trilby Road and he can develop along the tracks.. 38 points for that land is preposterous. Don't accept their trash! The designated school acreage looks to me like it may sit on the only wetland in the area. What happens to the wetland? Has there been a study on this wetland and the impact the development will have on its inhabitants? Schools. Again if every school were to be built as promised by the developers we would have a school every mile. Loveland School district has not approved any additional moneys for schools in years. Has this been coordinated with the school district. or will the school property development be dropped and the developer allowed to build additional houses on the proposed school property? The system of getting enough points to build this development bothers us. So many points for a day care center. They say they have a letter of intent for a day care center. How binding is a letter of intent? When will the center be built? If they back out of building what are the penalties if any to the contractor and developer? If the center is not built, do we subtract the points after the development is approved? City Utilities, Sewer, Water, Gas and Electric. Sewers. Where is the sewer line to be installed. What impact will this have on our driveways. Is there a requirement to connect to the sewer system? Electrical. The power lines on both sides of Trilby Road appear to belong to the REA. Will additional lines now be needed for Fort Collins Light and Power? RECEIVED NOV 1 6 1995 November 11, 1995 Mr. Mike Ludwig City of Fort Collins Planning Department 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, Co. 80524 Dear Mr. Ludwig: This letter is written to express some of our concerns about the housing development, Registry. Ridge, being proposed south of Trilby Road and Shields. We are located between Shields and Taft Hill Road at 1420 West Trilby Road, Larimer County Lot 13, Mountain Valley Acres. Density versus open space, the Proposal is inconsistent with surrounding acreages. 1. Where does the density of a minimum 3 houses per acres come from? Has this ever been proven to be advantageous for city utilities by any current studies or proven facts? The local paper has articles about contractors moving to Windsor and Weld county to be able to build on one to three acre lots. 2. The current lot size for housing in the area is of a minimum of 1 1/2 acres to 10 acres. The area is adjacent to a designated open area to the foothills to the west and open space known as Cathey Fromme park to the northwest and the proposed corridor to the south. How does the 700 homes and dense housing with a strip mall in the middle plan fit into this area and the open corridor between Fort Collins and Loveland? We should be developing a soft edge, or transition zone with low density housing one to three acre lots. 3. We understand that a study is underway by Fort Collins and Larimer County to re -write the Urban Growth Area Agreement. This development appears to being trying to rush before a comprehensive plan is formulated. The development should be postponed pending that new plan. atq h e