HomeMy WebLinkAboutFRONT RANGE STORAGE - PDP230011 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TREE MANAGEMENT PLANAugust 23, 2023
Freddie Haberecht
Forestry Department
City of Fort Collins
fhaberecht@fcgov.com
Re: Front Range Storage - Existing Tree Analysis & Removal Feasibility Request Letter
Dear Freddie,
This following letter is intended to supplement the Tree Inventory and Tree Mitigation Plan
prepared for the Front Range Storage Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) Submittal. The Tree
Inventory & Mitigation Plan identifies existing on-site trees that will be Protected-in-Place or
Removed and Mitigated On-site. The Front Range Storage Tree Analysis and Mitigation Plan was
completed under the direction of the City Forester and accurately identifies all on-site tree
including their approximate locations, species, caliper size, trees protection or removal status
and existing condition that was observed at the time of the Field Analysis which took place on
August 10, 2023.
As depicted in the Tree Inventory and Mitigation Plan there are a total of 21 existing trees located
on-site. 7 of the 21 existing trees will be Preserved and Protected in Place many of which are
located adjacent to the existing residence. The remaining 14 existing trees that are identified on
the Tree Inventory and Mitigation Plan as being removed are due to various site design
constraints such as site grading, construction of private drives/parking, and construction of
security fencing. The City Forester has established the Mitigation Value of the 67 existing trees
to be removed at 85 Mitigation Trees to be required.
Front Range Storage is proposing to provide 28 Mitigation Trees to be planted on-site in excess
of the minimum number of trees required meet the “Tree Stocking” requirements of the City’s
of Fort Collins Land Use Code, Section 3.2.1.
The 14 trees (Tree #’s 8-21) that are identified as “Trees to be Removed” are being removed
because they conflict with the proposed site plan and are located where the site needs to be
raised for grading purposes. Also, the trees conflict with the proposed site plan and are located
within the private drives and parking areas and will be removed and Mitigated On-site.
A more detailed description of each tree being protected or removed can be found in the Tree
Inventory and Mitigation Plan included with this submittal.
We appreciate your thoughtful consideration of the proposed Tree Removal and Mitigation Plan
and look forward to your favorable response.
Sincerely,
Ken Merritt, RLA, APA
Director of Planning & Landscape Architecture
JR Engineering