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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARAPAHOE FARM TOWNHOMES PUD - PRELIMINARY - 55-87G - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEW 4 e Commli#y Planning and Environmenta rvices Planning Department City of Fort Collins August 30, 1993 Cityscape Urban Design 3555 Stanford Road, Suite 105 Fort. Collins, CO 80525 Dear Eldon: For your information, attached is a copy of the Staff's comments concerning Arapahoe Farm Townhomes, presented before the Conceptual Review Team on August 30, 1993. The comments are offered informally by Staff to assist you in preparing the detailed components of the project application. Modifications and additions to these comments may be made at the time of formal review of this project. If you should have any questions regarding these comments or the next steps in the review process, please feel free to call me at 221-6750. Sincerely, T-,:f41-700414_ Ted Shepard Senior Planner TS/gjt Attachments cc: Tom Peterson, Planning Director Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer Transportation Department Stormwater Department Project Planner File 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 4 JT •i• CONCEPTUAL REVIEW STAFF COMMENTS Ci_ of Fort Collins MEETING DATE: August 30, 1993 ITEM: Arapahoe Farm Townhomes APPLICANT: Mr. Jim Postle, James and Company c/o Cityscape Urban Design, 3555 Stanford Road, Suite 105, Fort Collins, CO. 80525 LAND USE DATA: Request for 76 townhome units on 10.4 acres of the Arapahoe/Mountain Ridge Farm. Parcel is bounded by Seneca Street on the north, Regency Park on the east, existing Harmony Road on the south, and future Harmony Road on the west: COMMENTS: 1. The Light and Power Department will require a utility coordination meeting. Generally, electrical facilities are installed in the front yard easement, next to natural gas facilities. The ability to perform long term maintenance on the underground facilities is a key issue for Light and Power. The City will set up and coordinate this meeting and invite the other affected service providers. 2 . Both water and sewer mains are in Seneca Street. If there is an excessive number of street cuts, then Seneca may have to be overlaid in accordance with the standards of the Engineering Department. There are no water and sewer services in Harmony Road, east of Seneca. 3. The Building Inspection Division is presently using the 1991 U.B.C. This code is under review for locally adopted amendments which may impact the number of ground floor units which have to be handicap accessible. The City Council will be considering these amendments around October and November of this year. If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Getz, Plans Examiner, 221-6750. 4. The U.B.C. also has strict considerations in dealing with property lines versus condominium ownership. Again, please contact Sharon Getz if each unit will sit on its own lot in a fee simple ownership pattern. COMMUNITY PLANNING& ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 NORTH COLLEGE P.O.BOX 580 FORT COLLINS,COLORADO 80522-0580(303)221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT 5. The Poudre Fire Authority will require that access and circulation maintain 20 foot inside and 40 foot outside turning radii. Fire hydrants are subject to normal spacing requirements. The P.F.A. is concerned about the potential of parked cars blocking the access drives. 6. Presently, the Parkland Development Fee is $779 per dwelling unit. This fee may or may not be adjusted for multi-family densities depending on the action of the City Council. Please contact Leslie Bryson, Park Planner, 221-6640. 7. A traffic impact analysis will be required. This study will assist in the evaluation of the extent of the street improvements along Harmony Road required to serve the project. Please keep in mind that as a collector street, Seneca has onstreet bike lanes on both sides of the street. 8. The site is located in the McClellands - Mail Creek Drainage Basin. The Storm Drainage Fee in this basin is $3 ,717 per acre, depending on the amount of impervious surface, the volume of stormwater detention, and the runoff coefficient. 9. There is a Master Drainage Study that was done for the general area. This study should be researched by the consulting engineer since the site will have to conform to the established release rates. The site straddles two basins. No onsite detention is required but please be aware that the downstream pond (north of the L.D.S. church) does not have much flexibility in terms of storage capacity. 10. Please be aware that the Fort Collins - Loveland Water District has a re-aligned water main in the vicinity of the site. 11. The Engineering Department is very concerned about the disposition of dead-end stub of Hilburn Drive in Regency Park. This local street was master planned to continue west to serve the subject site. At minimum, there should be a pedestrian connection so the two neighborhoods are not "walled off" from each other. If this portion of Hilburn is to be vacated, then there are issues relating to legally dedicating the right-of- way back to the adjacent homeowners and financial participation for its physical removal. 12. The extent of the improvements to Harmony Road and the timing of these improvements will have to be clearly stated in the Development Agreement. 13 . Meandering sidewalks are encouraged and should be placed within a dedicated access easement wherever the walk veers away from the public right-of-way. Walks should feature a minimum of 60 foot centerline radius for smooth connections. ®�4 410 14. The Street Oversizing Fee is $584 per dwelling unit payable at the time of building permit issuance. 15. The buyer is encouraged to research any financial reimbursements that are due for the construction of Seneca Street. 16. Street trees are encouraged along Harmony and Seneca. 17. The buffer treatment on the east will be an important feature to ensure neighborhood compatibility with the existing single family homes. 18. A neighborhood information meeting will be required.