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Home My WebLink AboutWESTRIDGE ESTATES PUD - COUNTY REFERRAL - 60-88 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTSITEM NO. 5 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING OF July 27, 19W STAFF DEPORT PROJECT: Westridge Estates PUD - County Referral - #60-88 APPLICANT: Land Exchange 2000 S. College Fort Collins, CO 80525 OWNER: Eric W. Kazan and K. Thomas McCauley 1217 Robertson Fort Collins, CO 80524 PROJECT PLANNER: Sherry Albertson -Clark PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A request for PUD approval for 52 single family lots, on 138 acres, zoned FA-1 Farming, located 1/2 mile south of County Road 38E, approximately 1/2 mile east of Horsetooth Reservoir. RECOMMENDATION: Approval. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This request is to subdivide 138 acres into 52 sin- gle-family lots. The property is located outside and adjacent to the Urban Growth Area. The proposed land use is consistent with the Larimer County Comprehensive Plan and the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area Agreement. There are no known outstanding issues. OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT 300 LaPorte Ave. • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 • (303) 221-6750 SERVICES, PLANNING DEPARTMENT Westridge Estates - Tunty Referral #60-88 P & Z Meeting - July 25, 1988 Page 2 COMMENTS 1. Background: The surrounding zoning and land use is as follows: N: FA-1; existing single family residences S: FA-1; vacant E: T (Transition); vacant W: FA-1; Horsetooth Reservoir 2. Land Use: The site is located outside the Urban Growth Area, which lies to the north and east of the property. This area has been defined as "rural non -farm" in the Larimer County Comprehensive Plan and the Urban Growth Area Agreement. The proposed development is consistent with rural non -farm uses as identified in the Urban Growth Area Agreement, with residential uses at a density of one unit per 5 acres (or one unit per 2.29 acres if in a PUD). The proposed density is one unit per 2.65 acres. 3. Design: In 1982, a Foothills Study was conducted jointly by City and County Planning staff. This study was intended to identify appropriate land use for the study area, through development of a series of design guidelines applicable to proposed developments within the Foothills Area. The following guidelines were developed through the Foothills Study: 1. Public water and sewer will be required. 2. Structures should be located below the 5200' elevation line in order to avoid physical constraints and ridgelines, and to facilitate provision of water service. 3. Underground utilities will be required. 4. Development should be designed to conform to the terrain. Sites should be identified by building envelopes and located so that grading and filling are kept to a minimum. Natural features such as drainage swales, rock outcroppings and slopes should be retained. 5. Design should demonstrate a concern for the view of the hills as well as from the hills. Westridge Estates County Referral #60-88 P & Z Meeting - July 25, 1988 Page 3 6. Design should take into account the unique micro -climate of the Foothills. Building envelopes should be selected, landscape plans designed and individual structures built for protection from high winds and to function with maximum conservation of energy. 7. Development design should address compatibility with existing and planned uses on adjacent public and private land. This might include buffering incompatible uses or providing access through the development to public recreation areas. The proposed site is actually located outside of the area of focus of the 1982 Foothills Study; however, the development guidelines established then for Foothills -area developments appear to be appropriate for this site, as well and staff has encouraged the use of these guidelines. As designed, the development has public water and sewer provided, with the exception of public sewer on the five western -most lots. Utilities would be installed underground. The applicant has committed to a restriction on the plat for lots 37-47 (the highest area on the site), that would restrict the highest point of a structure to the highest point on the lot. This would facilitate water service and minimize the view of the structures from the Fort Collins area (as intended for the Foothills area). Design of the street system throughout the site has been improved from the original proposal reviewed by staff and is more sensitive to the terrain. This proposal provides for an increase in the number of lots (from 32 to 52) over the original proposal, but the lot lay out is improved and a larger area of the site is retained in open space for the use of the residents (since the overall lot size has also been reduced). Landscaping planned for the lots would be minimal, utilizing native plant materials to reduce the amount of irrigation necessary. Under the County's review process, building envelopes would be identified as part of the final plan review. As a point of information, there is an existing 30' access easement along the western edge of lots 51 and 52 that should be shown on the plat. This ease- ment has been acquired by the City Parks and Recreation Department, for the purpose of providing public access to open space to the west and south of this site, which the Parks Department is also in the process of acquiring. The existing gate at the access to this site should be relocated beyond the public access point. 4. Access: Access to the site is via a private driveway from County Road 38E. The access easement will be dedicated to provide access for emergency services equipment. The site has a single point of access and exceeds the maximum cul-de-sac length of 660'. The applicant has committed to providing sprinkler systems for each of the units to resolve the single point of access issue. The street system, as designed, is sympathetic to the existing terrain and existing natural features. Westridge Estates - ounty Referral #60-88 P & Z Meeting - July 25, 1988 Page 4 RECOMMENDATION The proposed land use is consistent with the Larimer County Comprehensive Plan and the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area Agreement and there are no known outstanding issues. Therefore, staff recommends approval. It M1 �: it. ravel 1 L _ �.• IY Y ". Z' VK ITEM WESTRIDGE ESTATES PUD NUMBER 1�0-44 -- \ /: �i� %Am'o1'o1'r 997.IL' �\ \ / emu•.,-� // ��- ��. � �— � l 1Otl s /�1, I l - In.• / V/I //�/�i� /�^si�•�- -t s°L'� \� / / f1'` 1��( - �/ Ls� ♦o `. '`. e �%' �/ II .1 i '/�_fj - / , • �: %i� Oki [- ,S \ \ /�/ (/� '.'1 (\ � } ...tom \..Z. — - \ 1 N„ 1 J 1; / / /_' -- \� i ��, ij,� / `''t• LI L6 \\\ / ` \ _ �' / // �+ SY • b.l Av L \ `s,, p�" ' •di IA. f. _._ _ _.._ 1) ✓/� J,4'Ac. 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