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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAMENDMENT TO PONDEROSA PARK PUD - PRELIMINARY - 17-87 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWCITY OF FONT COLLINS OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PLANNING DEPARTMENT February 4, 1987 John Martin c/o Dick Rutherford Stewart and Associates P.O. Box 429 Fort Collins, CO P0522 Dear Mr, Martin, For your information, attached is a copy of the 5taff's comments concerning Ponderosa Park P.U.D., - Amended, which was presented to the Conceptual Review Team on February 2, 1987. The comments are offered informally by staff to assist you in preparing the detailed components of the project application. Modifications and addi- tions 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, Debbie deBesche City Planner Attachment DdB/bh xc: Tom Peterson, Planning Director Mike Herzig, Development Coordinator Jim Newell, Civil Engineer I file OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT 300 LaPorte Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 (303) 221-6750 SERVICES, PLANNING f MEETING DATE: February 2, 1987 ITEM: Ponderosa Park P.U.D.- Amended APPLICANT: John Martin, c/o Dick Rutherford, Stewart and Assoc., P.O. Box 429, Fort Collins, CO 80522 LAND USE DATA: Request for 20 single family lots on 3.67 acres located 300 feet south of Laporte Ave., east of Ponderosa Drive. COMMENTS: 1. The City will have no problems providing power to the site. There is a possibility that the transformer located on lot 41A will need to be located underground. 2. Additional easements will be needed to adequately cover the water and sewer lines. 3. The parking lot will need to be signed. 4. The staff has concerns on how the internal parking situation will work. with single family dwellings. We see a potential congestion problem and would like the developer to provide a more detailed layout includ- ing the location of driveways on the lots, parking spaces, center landscape islands, spaces provided for snowmobiles, R.V. vehicles, and twenty-four foot drive path. 5. The City Police will not enforce the parking restrictions on the pri- vate parking lot but the Fire Marshall will. 6. The entrance off of Ponderosa Drive will need to be designed and changed to be a private driveway. 7. Prior to the issuance of building permits the developer must have the off site drainage issue taken care of. 8. At formal submittal the plans should include a site plan showing the parking, and a landscaping plan. 9. The entire. P.U.D. must be shown on the plat and site plan at formal submittal. _i� Ponderosa Park PUD Page 2 10. Two off street parking spaces are required on lots with less than forty feet (40') lot frontage. 11. Please address how the open space will be installed and maintained. 12. The Planning Staff has concerns about the appearance of the overall project. Landscaping and structure elevation treatments are very crit- ical to the project to.insure an attractive development. 13. The open space areas seem to be cut off from the project. The staff suggests these areas be redesigned to provide for more pedestrian. and visual utilization from the homeowners. 14. At formal submittal please address the fence treatments along the rear property lines of lots 41A, 42A, and 43A. 15. The project will need to go through the preliminary and final review process. 16. The Staff encourages a five foot side setback between the dwellings and side lot lines. 17. The developer should obtain a copy of the current development fees required when applying for a building permit. 18. The developer needs to address what impact the single family detached homes will have on the existing traffic study. 19. A neighborhood meeting is required. The APO list must be submitted three weeks prior to the date of the neighborhood meeting. The neigh- borhood meeting must be held prior to submission of the P.U.D. to the City. Please contact me for futher details.