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Planning Department
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City of Fort Collins ._
March 2, 1994
Mr. Eldon Ward
Cityscape Urban Design
3555 Stanford Road, Suite 105
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Dear Eldon:.
Staff has reviewed the request for Final P.U.D. for Arapahoe
Townhomes and offers the following comments:
1. The General Notes on the Utility Plans contain errors and
omissions. Please correct.
2. Harmony Road design needs to be completed. This includes
flowline profiles, centerline profiles, and cross-sections
every 50 feet. Grading to proper grades for future paving
should be done now. Sidewalk, curb, and gutter for future
Harmony should be constructed with this P.U.D.
3. The pedestrian connection to Hilburn Drive may need some
modification that should be discussed with the Development.
Review Division.
4. Details regarding the geometrics of sidewalks and parking lot
layout are needed.
5. Other comments have been forwarded to the consulting engineer.
6. The following comments apply to the Plat:
A. The "lot" must be called out ("Lot One") even though it
is only one lot.
B. The outer boundary monuments must be described.
C. The 40 feet and 24 feet access, drainage, and utility
easements are confusing as to where the 40 foot and 24
foot are measured. Can the plat add some arrows or
distances to make it more self-explanatory?
D. The original will need to have dense lines in order to
make good quality reproducible copies.
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7. U.S. West has an existing 20 foot utility easement along the
north side of Harmony Road. Relocation of existing telephone
facilities required by these plans will be paid for by the
developer.
8. Public Service Company cautions that the gas line supplying
Buildings I and K will have to go through the asphalt drive
between Buildings H and J. Therefore, paving will have to be
delayed until installation of the gas lines.
9. Light and Power has recently installed a duct bank down the
north side of Harmony Road. It crosses to the west side of
the new Harmony Road alignment near Building N. The developer
should be aware of this duct bank.
10. The following comments are from the Poudre Fire Authority:
A. Fire hydrants must be shown on the plans.
B. Emergency access must be a minimum of 28 feet wide.
C. No parking will be allowed across from designated parking
areas. These areas must be signed "No Parking-Fire Lane"
and the curbs must be painted red.
11. The Stormwater Utility is providing comments to the consulting
engineer under separate cover. Please be cautioned that
landscaping, particularly the street trees along the new
Harmony Road alignment, must be coordinated with the alignment
of the storm sewer.
12. The identification sign must be located at the entrance to the
property, not on Harmony Road.
13. The type of roof shingle remains an issue with the affected
property owners. The developer is encouraged to inspect the
roofs installed 6306 and 6430 Falcon Ridge Road and 6325
Southridge Greens Blvd. as examples of acceptable asphalt
roofs that have a high profile and shadowline.
14. Please note on the landscape plan that the buffer area on the
east property line, adjacent to Regency Park, is to be planted
with the first phase.
15. Please note that suggested landscaping changes along the east
property line have been forwarded from the Regency Park
property owners to Cityscape under separate cover.
16. Please note on the plans what precautions will be taken to
minimize the nuisance from construction debris. Since Regency
Park is downwind, there is a strong concern about the
disturbance due to blowing debris.
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17. Prior to the Final P & Z, a meeting should take place between
the developer, consultant and the Regency Park property owners
to discuss revised plans.
18. The Director of Engineering has determined that the unused
portion of Hilburn Drive should be vacated back to the
adjacent two property owners. This will require the removal
of asphalt, grading and re-seeding for erosion control, and
abandonment of utilities as per the affected utility
providers. A north-south sidewalk, curb, and gutter must be
constructed to close off the old right-of-way and connect both
sides of Hilburn Court. This may involve modification of
existing improvements in order to make a safe transition.
Please contact the Engineering Department for complete
details.
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This concludes Staff comments at this time. In order to stay on
schedule for the March 28, 1994 Planning and Zoning Board meeting,
please note the following deadlines:
Plan revisions are due March 9, 1994.
P.M.T. 's, 10 prints, renderings are due March 21, 1994.
As always, please feel free to call to discuss these comments or to
set up a meeting to discuss these comments in depth.
Sincerely:
Ted Shepard
Senior Planner
xc: Joe Frank, Chief Planner
Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer