HomeMy WebLinkAboutLAKEVIEW SUBDIVISION - FDP - FDP130047 - CORRESPONDENCE - (3)Community Development and
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281 North College Avenue
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6750
970.224.6134 - fax
fcgov.com/developmentreview
December 20, 2013
Mike Cooper
Century Communities
8390 E. Crescent Pkwy, Ste 650
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Comment Summary:
Department: Engineering Development Review
Contact: Marc Virata, 970-221-6567, mvirata@fcgov.com
Topic: General
12/18/2013: My understanding was that a variance request for sight distance for the driveway off of
Drake Road was accepted by the City that duplicated the same parameters established on the
previous development proposal.The plans appear to specify a sight distance easement that's greatly
diminished from the approved variance, which is of concern. Additionally, the site plan shows a
"Section A" that indicates a "potential fence line" in close proximity to the sidewalk along Drake Road.
Any fence along this location would appear to be in the originally prescribed sight distance easement
and is of concern. Please indicate the previous sight distance easement specified on the plat during
the PDP.
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
12/18/2013: The landscape plan will need to be relooked at with the original sight distance easement.
It appears that some of the landscaping and the entry monument sign would be within the original
easement and would not meet the height requirements to remain in their locations.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
12/18/2013: [Update to this comment, please provide for an information sign indicating "Begin Private
Maintenance" that would be a freestanding sign, black lettering on white, to be located at the driveway
entrance off Drake Road. Please ensure this is added to the construction plans and the site plan.]
Signage for indicating the ownership and the maintenance of the private roadways is to be discussed
Thursday morning and this comment will be updated accordingly.
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
Please see the following summary of comments from City staff and outside reviewing agencies for your submittal of
the above referenced project. If you have questions about any comments, you may contact the individual
commenter or direct your questions through the Project Planner, Ted Shepard, at 970-221-6343 or
tshepard@fcgov.com.
RE: Lakeview Subdivision Final Plan, FDP130047, Round Number 1
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12/18/2013: Pavement Management provided the following comment. Note that the sight distance
easement concern Please contact Tom Knostman with any questions or concerns: "Our comments for
Lakeview FDP130047. We are concerned for the location and style of the proposed fence along the
south side of Drake. This fence needs to allow sunlight through to melt snow and needs to be a
minimum of 6’ back of the BOW to provide room for clearing snow from the attached walks."
Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
12/18/2013: On the construction plan sheets please indicate that the internal private roadways
depicted on the plans are also an emergency access easement in addition to the utility and access
easement depiction.
Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
12/18/2013: Legal descriptions for the offsite easements will need to be provided for review to go
along with the eventual completed deeds of dedication, $250 per easement, and associated Larimer
County recordation fees.
Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
Department: Environmental Planning
Contact: Lindsay Ex, 970-224-6143, lex@fcgov.com
Topic: General
12/11/2013: No comments.
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/11/2013
Department: Forestry
Contact: Tim Buchanan, 970-221-6361, tbuchanan@fcgov.com
Topic: General
12/18/2013:
For lots that are 60 feet or less in width (which appear to be several of the lots) provide only one street
tree per lot. Consider using chanticleer pear within 15 of street lights by narrower lots where it would
not be feasible to have one canopy shade tree per lot. Utility and driveway separation standards limit
more than one tree per lot on these narrower lots. (LUC 3.2.1 D. 2. a.) “If two or more consecutive
residential lots along a street each measure between forty and sixty feet in street frontage width, one
tree per lot may be substituted for the 30-40 feet spacing”.
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
Topic: Landscape Plans
12/18/2013:
Change the Autumn Purple Ash to a species on the City of Fort Collins Street tree list. Ash is no longer
planted because of the potential threat of Emerald Ash borer. Consider using Bur Oak (Bullet Gall
Resistant) or Boulevard American Linden in place of the Autumn Purple Ash.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
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12/18/2013:
Check street tree location so as to meet the LUC tree separation standard. Anticipate stop sign
location and provide separation. Show locations for street lights, stop signs, water and sewer service
lines and driveways.
20 feet from signs
40 feet from street lights for shade trees and 20 for ornamental trees
8 feet from driveways
10 feet from water and sewer mains
6 feet from water and sewer service lines
4 feet from gas lines
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
12/18/2013:
Provide street trees at a 40 feet spacing’s, unless utility separations result in a need for wider spacing.
Some street trees are shown closer than 40 feet spacing. Please adjust street trees throughout the
project that are shown at a closer than standard spacing between trees. Space the majority of trees at
40 feet and for occasional exceptions space at least 30 feet or greater.
Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
12/18/2013:
It appears the use of ornamental trees by the cross walk areas will cause a site distance problem.
Provide for site visibility at these locations. It may not be feasible to use ornamental trees at these
locations due to impact on visibility. Review and make appropriate changes.
Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
12/18/2013:
Please provide a typical street tree detail for a 60 foot lot showing street tree placement in reference to
the required utility tree separation standards. Show the water and sewer service lines and driveway
locations. Street trees should be shown at 6 feet from water and sewer service lines and 8 feet from
the edge of the driveway and centered in the middle of the lot to the extent feasible.
Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
12/18/2013:
Please add this statement on all of the landscape sheets that show street tree planting. Add this
statement in a visible location on each appropriate sheet with larger print in a box with bold edge.
“A free permit must be obtained from the City Forester before any street trees are planted in parkways
between the sidewalk and curb and in street medians. Street tree locations and numbers may change
to meet actual utility/tree separation standards. Landscape Contractor must obtain approval of street
tree locations after utility locates. Street trees must be inspected and approved before planting. Failure
to obtain this permit is a violation of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. See landscape note number
3.”
Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
12/18/2013:
The street tree by lot 6 does not appear to be labeled.
Comment Number: 8 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
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12/18/2013:
Contact the City Forester for an on-site meeting to review existing trees and impact from construction.
Existing trees will need to be identified as to species, size, condition, retain or remove and mitigation
for significant trees to remove. Existing trees should be numbered and the information provided in a
table on the landscape plan.
Comment Number: 9 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
Department: Light And Power
Contact: Doug Martine, 970-224-6152, dmartine@fcgov.com
Topic: General
12/10/2013: A 9 foot utility easement needs to be added along the west side of lot #1 and tract A
(adjacent to Feathergrass Dr.). Please contact Light & Power Engineering at 9700-221-6700 with any
questions.
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/10/2013
12/10/2013: The electric cabinet at the N.E. corner of the site cannon be enclosed by a fence or wall.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 12/10/2013
12/10/2013: The locations of some street trees may need to be adjusted after the electric utility
system is designed. In general, trees will need to be placed a minimum of 3 feet to the side of all
electric vaults. The electric utility system cannot be designed until the plat is final and the developer
requests the invoice for the electric development charges.
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 12/10/2013
Department: Stormwater Engineering
Contact: Jesse Schlam, 970-218-2932, jschlam@fcgov.com
Topic: Erosion Control
12/10/2013: Erosion Control Plan : Redlines need corrections specifically 1) Concrete washout needs
groundwater lining 2) Individual lot protection needs notes 3) Steep slopes on bank of pond need
stabilization 4) Concentrated flows on NE swale need to be addressed 5) Strawbale outlet is not an
acceptable BMP - Replace with adequate outlet protection 6) Reference Pure Live Seed when talking
about seed mixes. Erosion Control Report : the following section need to be addressed 2.7) a
vegetative density needs to be determined 2.10) Description is too vague. Please add some direction
of flow and other relevant descriptions to help explain how the site run off gets to the pond > Nelson
Reservoir > Poudre. Maybe some distances to help. Erosion Control Escrow : This number will need
to be recalculated with updates to plan redlines. It will also need to be check to make sure it is using
the HIGHER of the three figures. Also the Minimum is not $1500 per acre that is a minimum for any
residential project or $3000 for a commercial project. If you need clarification concerning this, or if
there are any questions please contact Jesse Schlam 970-218-2932 or email @ jschlam@fcgov.com
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/10/2013
Contact: Wes Lamarque, 970-416-2418, wlamarque@fcgov.com
Topic: General
12/17/2013: Drainage easements are needed for lots 29-34 along the property lines so the "B" lots to
the west can drain through these "A" lots.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013
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12/17/2013: There is some grading issues along the east property boundary of the site. Some of the
contours look to be mislabeled.
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013
12/17/2013: Tract E should be in a drainage esaement due to the inlet, pipe and drainage within the
curb & gutter.
Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013
Department: Technical Services
Contact: Jeff County, 970-221-6588, jcounty@fcgov.com
Topic: Construction Drawings
12/16/2013: Please correct the titles & sheet numbers in the index on sheet CS1. See redlines.
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
12/16/2013: There are line over text issues on sheets EX1 & WAL2. See redlines.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
12/16/2013: Please mask ALL text in the profiles.
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
12/16/2013: There is cut off text on sheets WAL1 & WAL2. See redlines.
Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
12/16/2013: There are text over text issues on sheet R2. See redlines.
Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
Topic: Landscape Plans
12/16/2013: No comments.
Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
Topic: Plat
12/16/2013: No comments.
Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
Topic: Site Plan
12/16/2013: Please rotate the marked text 180 degrees on sheet SP-1. See redlines.
Comment Number: 8 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
12/16/2013: There are line over text issues on sheet SP-1. See redlines.
Comment Number: 9 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
12/16/2013: What are the easements that are marked on sheet SP-1? These do not show on the
Subdivision Plat. See redlines.
Comment Number: 10 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
Department: Traffic Operation
Contact: Ward Stanford, 970-221-6820, wstanford@fcgov.com
Topic: General
12/18/2013: No further comments. Ok for mylars once the easement is revised.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 12/18/2013
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Topic: Landscape Plans
12/15/2013: (Site, Plat, UP's also) The site distance easement shown on Drake east of the Drake
access is short compared to what was approved in the variance request. Please revise to the
distances in the variance request.
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/15/2013
Department: Transportation Planning
Contact: Emma McArdle, 970-224-6197, emcardle@fcgov.com
Topic: General
12/16/2013: The concrete pad for the bus stop needs to be installed by this project, not by others at
the time transit service is established. Please revised all plan sets to indicate that the concrete pad of
12' deep by 20' wide will be installed with this project within the Transit Easement. Please contact me if
you have any questions.
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/16/2013
Department: Water-Wastewater Engineering
Contact: Roger Buffington, 970-221-6854, rbuffington@fcgov.com
Topic: Construction Drawings
12/17/2013: Revise the connections to the existing water mains noted on the redlined plans to be
done as wet taps using tapping saddles.
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013
12/17/2013: Add a cross-section of the 12' access road as noted on the redlined plans, and extend
the turn-around area an additional 10' to the north and 10' to the south.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013
12/17/2013: Revise note on the sanitary sewer casing as shown on the redlined plans.
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013
12/17/2013: The pond overflow area and the interaction with the 12' access road seems confusing on
the plans. Provide additional information to clarify the intent.
Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013
12/17/2013: See redlined plans for additional comments.
Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 12/17/2013
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