HomeMy WebLinkAboutORCHARD PLACE PUD PRELIMINARY AND FINAL - 40 93A - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSdensity, or try to submit this plan for a variance. Staff
does not highly recommend the later option with this plan, as
it appears co be a fairly tight plan. It is a good layout,
but with a reduction in the number of units, you could get a
bit more landscaping in front and provide larger setbacks to
the side property lines. Please let us know what you plan to
do.- Any density over 10 DU/acre requires a minimum of 100% on
the density chart.
This concludes staff comments at this time. In order to stay on
schedule for the September 27, 1993 Planning and Zoning Board
hearing, please note the following deadlines:
Plan revisions are due September Sth, 1993 by 12:00 noon.
PMTIs, colored renderings, and 10 prints are due September
20th.
Final mylars and other documents are due September 23rd.
Please be aware that if a development agreement and utility
plans are required with this project, these documents and
plans must be signed prior to the Planning and Zoning Board
Hearing. If not, a condition will be placed on the project
giving you 60 days to finalise the plans and agreement, after
which time, you must submit a request for an extension from
the Planning and Zoning Board.
If you have any questions about these comments or would like to
schedule a time to meet to discuss them, please contact me at 221-
6750.
Sincerely,
Kirsten Whetstone ,
Project Planner
cc: Kerrie Ashbeck, City Engineering
City Stormwater Utility
Foundation Engineering
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23. Staff suggests trading out 6 or 7 of the Cottonless
cottonwoods for Honey Locust, or some other species for visual
variety. We would suggest that the street trees along Orchard
Place be Honey Locust and a few other Cottonwoods in the rear
be replaced with Honey Locust or some other species. The City
Forester suggests that Cottonless Cottonwoods are not a good
shade tree and asks you to consider Green Ash, Honey Locust,
Bur Oak, Linden, or Hackberry.
24. Privacy fencing should be installed between each unit patio
area for privacy. These can be short (81) sections of 6' high
cedar fencing, or some variation.
25. Please show rear elevations, as well as the left (west) side
elevation. -Please submit these with your revisions for our
review.
26. The final pans should read "final", not preliminary.
27. The vicinity map is very difficult to read. Please add names
of streets and show the project location in a more legible
way.
28. You may want to consider paving the area under the bike rack,
as it may be more useable in bad weather if it sits on
pavement rather than mud or worn grass.
29. Are you proposing to fence all three sides of the property?
Staff suggests that you taper the 6' high fence in the front
starting at the parking spaces and ending in a 3' or 4' high
'fence in back of the walk.
30. After reviewing the residential density point chart we
conclude that the density of 15 DU/acre is not supported by
the chart. It appears that you have taken. credit for a
transit stop within 650' of the site, a major employment
center within 3,000' of the site, a daycare center within
10001, and credit for being in North Fort Collins, which has
technically been defined as north of Laurel Street (you are
just south of Laurel).
You could take up to 12 points (%) for the 1 handicapped unit
out of 8 total, provided it meets the definition of a "type B"
handicapped units. Type B units are units intended for those
households where the head of the household is handicapped and
other members of the family may also be handicapped. These
units need to be fully built out.as handicapped units. The
Building Inspection Department can provide you with more
information.
Unless some of these items can be verified, you are at 92%
(including points for the handicapped unit), justifying. a
density of 9.2 DU/acre. You can either reduce the density,
provide amenities and such to gain bonus points to allow this
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project will be delayed. Information is needed about the
soils and pavement design for the parking and drive aisles,
for Engineering to determine whether your design, pavement
depth is sufficient.
13. In general, the Utility Plans are not sufficient. They need
to be prepared by a licensed engineer. What you submitted is
not acceptable. Please number the utility plan separately.
The plat is sheet 1 of 1. Site, landscape, and architectural
elevation sheets can be numbered as 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3,
etc. But the utility plans must stand on their own. If you
have questions about what is required on the Utility Plan
submittal, please consult the Development Manual, or contact
Kerrie Ashbeck in Engineering.
14. The final site plan needs to show dimensions; including
buildings, set backs, sidewalks, and parking.
15. Include a note on the site and landscape plan that all
landscaping shall be installed prior to issuance of the first
certificate of occupancy.
16. Parkland fees are $779.00 per dwelling unit and are collected
at the time of building permit issuance.
17. The north side of the parking lot landscaped island must be
.signed "no parking- fire lane" and the curb painted red. .
18. Drainage plans are being reviewed by Stormwater. Please be in
contact with Glen Schlueter if you intend to stay on the
September 27th Planning and Zoning Board hearing date.
19. The sidewalk adjacent to the property (south side of parking
lot island) needs to remain or be constructed. Please show
this on the site .plan. This is a main walking route for
school children to and from Moore Elementary School.
20. Does the sidewalk in front of the building slope to meet the
parking lot or is there a curb? If there is a curb, there
needs to be a handicapped ramp. Laundry room and machines
will have to be accessible.
21. The parking lot design guidelines for a PUD require a minimum
of 6% interior landscaping. A portion of the parking island
can count towards that percent. Staff also recommends the
addition of 3 ornamental trees (flowering, fruitless crab
apples?) in tree wells between parking spaces 4 and 5, 8 and
9, and 12 and 13. These trees would not interfere with the
parking spaces.
22: Staff feels that the Tammy juniper will eventually grow too
large for the site and will be a safety issue. Please select
a smaller variety of juniper for this location.
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Commi y Planning and Environmental rvices
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
August 18, 1993
Don Richmond
Richmond Associates
420 W. Oak Street
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Dear Don,
Staff has reviewed your submittal for Orchard Place PUD and offers
the following comments:
1. US West will provide telephone service in accordance with the
rates and tariffs on file with the Colorado Public Utilities
Commission. The developer is responsible for provision of all
trench, street crossings, and ditch crossings for telephone
facilities within the project, and the developer pays up front
construction costs for facilities within the development.
2. Any relocation of existing telephone facilities required by
these plans will be paid for by the developer.
3. Review of these plans should not be construed as a commitment
that telephone facilities sufficient to serve this project are
presently available.
4. It is recommended that the area outside of the building
envelopes be dedicated as utility easement on the final plat,
or that individual utility easements be described:
5. All building envelopes should be dimensioned by at least 2
dimensions to a property line or other reference.
6. Typical parking stall widths should be noted.
7. No trees may be planted within 4' of any natural gas line.
9. Please refer to the utility plans for comments from the Water
and Wastewater Utility.
10. The control monuments need to be described on the plat. .
11. Parking stalls shown utilize 2' of overhang on sidewalks and
landscape areas. Walks should be consistently 6' in width, at
a minimum, to account for this.
12. A soils report was not submitted. Please be aware that a
soils report will be required prior to final approval, or the
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