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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLAURIE SUBDIVISION PUD, 2ND FILING - FINAL - 44-89E - CORRESPONDENCE - MEETING COMMUNICATIONUtility Aces Light and Power City of Fort Collins M E M O R A N D U M TO: Sherry Albertson -Clark, Planning FM: Doug Martine, Distribution Engineer4''';' DT: January 17, 1992 RE: Laurie Subdivision The following are my notes from the Utility Coordination meeting yesterday (1-16-92). There were others that had different concerns that didn't affect L & P which I didn't list in my notes. Thanks for all your work in organizing and trying to find solutions to this difficult project. If you have any questions, please call me. * The sewer main to lots 5-8 will now be in an easement from Hepplewhite Ct. There will be no sewer main in the private drive across the gully. * The easement from Hepplewhite, across lot 23 of the Ridge is exclusively for sewer. The owner of lot 23 or 24 will not grant any easement for the installation of an electric line (or any additional utility). Therefore, it will be impossible for L & P to serve lots 5-8 from Hepplewhite Ct. * The private drive across the gully will be 20 ft. of asphalt plus a 3 ft. level shoulder on each side. The developer anticipates a water line to be centered in the drive, electric to be 8 ft. south of the water, gas to be 8 ft. north of water, and phone + CATV in a joint trench 6 ft. north of gas. If there is any hope for all these utilities to be successfully installed within the curving private drive, it will be necessary for the utility easement to be the full width of the road and shoulders (26 ft. total). * The developer will need to demonstrate that these utilities can be installed by providing an accurate, detailed plan and profile showing all utilities and their depths. I would anticipate a profile section drawing at several locations along the drive across the gully. 700 Wood Street • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6700 C7 • Memorandum Albertson-Clark/Martine January 17, 1992 Page 2 Since the water main is planned to curve with the drive, it is anticipated that (several?) thrust blocks will be necessary at points where the water main turns. For safety, it is necessary for L & P trench to be a minimum of 4 ft. away from the closest part of the thrust blocks. This wasn't mentioned at the meeting, but the developer should be aware of it. * It is probable that L & P will require the developer to provide the trench and backfill, especially along the private drive across the gully. If this is the case, it will be the developers' responsibility to coordinate the trenching/backfill with L & P, and to make sure the trench & backfill is acceptable to L & P. Where under asphalt, L & P will require the backfill to be material known as Non -Yielding backfill; specification available from this office. L & P will credit the developer's Light and Power Development Charges with the cost of trenching in normal soils (currently $1.24 per trench ft.). * With so many utility mains in such a narrow dead-end drive, when utility maintenance is necessary, it may be impossible to get in to or out of lots 5-8. I request that Police and Fire be made aware of this. Also, I request that this be addressed with our attorneys from a liability standpoint. Light and Power will initially install supplimental conduit (at developer's expense) to minimize the liklihood of maintenance requiring closing of the drive. * There will need to be a 15 ft. utility easement beyond the edge of the asphalt (or curb/walk if there will be one) along the front of all lots. This will provide for electric, gas, and water meter pits. * Normally L & P installs electric vaults straddling the lot line between two lots. This may not be feasible in this case, which may limit driveway location for one of the lots. L & P will coordinate the vault location with the developer at the time of final L & P design.