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Planning Department
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City of Fort Collins
November 10, 1992
Mr. Eldon Ward
Cityscape Urban Design
3555 Stanford Road, Suite 105
Fort Collins, CO 80525
RE: The Overlook at Woodridge P.U.D. , 3rd Filing
Dear Eldon:
Staff has coordinated the interdepartmental review of The Overlook
at Woodridge P.U.D. , 3rd Filing. The following comments are
offered:
1. As with The Gates P.U.D., 3rd Filing, Staff is concerned that
a five foot wide path for a length of one-half mile may be too
narrow. Given the fact that the primary users during the
school year will serve children of all ages, often in groups,
a wider path seems necessary to promote safety. My personal
observations on the path leading to the Linton Elementary
School between Fox Meadows and Sunstone Village, and on the
path leading to Shepardson Elementary in the Shepardson
Channel is that age differences require the need to
accommodate passing. Simply put, big kids will pass little
kids whether on bike or on foot. A five foot wide path does
not allow passing without users being forced off the path.
The Parks and Recreation Department recommends a minimum width
of seven feet to promote passing from both opposite and
similar directions without the danger of a collision.
2. As with The Gates P.U.D. , 3rd Filing, U.S.West has issued a
statement regarding the availability of telephone service and
the provision of proper easements for trenching of telephone
facilities. Please refer to the comments of The Gates P.U.D. ,
3rd Filing for the verbatim comment from U.S.West.
3 . The Public Service Company requests that Tract D be dedicated
as a utility easement on the plat. PSCo. plans to install a
gas feeder main through Tract D and across Taft Hill Road from
Prairie View Court. Coordination of landscaping and gas line
installation in Tract D, and adjacent to Harmony Road north of
Overlook Drive, will be required.
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4. The City of Fort Collins Light and Power Department will be
installing a duct bank down the east side of Taft Hill Road.
This duct bank will be in the 15 foot utility easement
adjacent to the arterial street right-of-way. The landscape
plan for Tract D should be coordinated with Light and Power so
that there is proper clearances for this duct bank.
5. Please clarify if the landscaping along Taft Hill Road will
interfere with any overhead power lines.
6. As with the Gates P.U.D. , 3rd Filing, the City Forester
advises against using the Black Walnut due to staining and
damage to surfaces. These should be replaced by the street
trees recommended by the City Forester. Also, the Autumn
Purple Ash has been found to have a high mortality rate for
local conditions. The Toba Hawthorn has a liability due to
thorns and the Shubert Chokecherry has a problem with
excessive suckers. These species should be substituted for.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Tim
Buchanan at 221-6640.
7. Note number three should clearly state that the homeowners
association will maintain the landscape area described as
Tract D on the plat.
8. As with The Gates, it is not clear if the corner side setback
for garage doors of 15 feet will provide a long enough apron
for cars not to overhang the sidewalk. Please clarify.
9. The fencing note regarding four foot high fences along open
space areas over 60 feet in width can be interpreted in two
ways. It should be made more clear that this refers to a "lot
width" that exceeds 60 feet, not an "open space" width which
implies the width of the swale. Please re-word for clarity.
10. The plat and the P.U.D. do not agree on the location of the
street name break between Overlook Drive and Silvergate Road.
It seems logical to make the break at the intersection with
Harmony Road. It may be an option to call Overlook a "Circle"
if it has two intersections with Harmony Road. If there are
two east-west legs of Overlook Drive, there may be a problem
with addressing.
11. The plat should indicate the width of street right-of-ways,
and label the purpose of the tracts.
12. The plat should also indicate how wide the easement is along
the east side of Lot 1 and between Lot 1 and 2.
13 . The plat needs to describe the control monuments and outer
boundary monuments.
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This concludes Staff comments at this time. Please note the
following deadlines for the December 17, 1992 (Thursday) Planning
and Zoning Board meeting:
Plan revisions are due November 25, 1992.
P.M.T. ' s, 10 prints, renderings are due December 7, 1992..
Final documents are due. December 10, 1992 .
Due to remodeling of the City Council chambers, the December
meeting will be held on a Thursday evening, not on a Monday
evening.
As always, please feel free to call if there are any questions or
concerns about these comments, or to set up a meeting for more
detailed discussions.
Sincerely:
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Ted Shepard
Senior Planner
xc: Sherry Albertson-Clark, Chief Planner
Kerry Ashbeck, Civil Engineer