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Community Development and
281 North College Avenue
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.224.6134 - fax
fcgov.com/developmentreview
Montava- Phase D Infrastructure, BDR240010, Round Number 3 Responses to Staff Comments for Round Number 408/20/2025
February 21, 2025
Forrest Hancock
Montava Development & Construction LLC
430 N College Avenue #410
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: Montava - Phase D Infrastructure, BDR240010, Round Number 3
Please see the following summary of comments from City staff and outside reviewing
agencies for your submittal of Montava - Phase D Infrastructure. If you have questions
about any comments, you may contact the individual commenter or direct your questions
through your Development Review Coordinator, Todd Sullivan via phone at 970-221-6695
or via email at tsullivan@fcgov.com.
No Response is necessary for Staff comments in Grey
Comment Summary:
Department: Development Review Coordinator
Contact: Todd Sullivan tsullivan@fcgov.com 970-221-6695
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1
INFORMATION:
I will be your primary point of contact throughout the development review and
permitting process. If you have any questions, need additional meetings with the
project reviewers, or need assistance throughout the process, please let me
know and I can assist you and your team. Please include me in all email
correspondence with other reviewers and keep me informed of any phone
conversations. Thank you!
Comment Number: 2
SUBMITTAL:
As part of your submittal, a response to the comments provided in this letter and
a response to plan markups is required. The final letter is provided to you in
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Microsoft Word format. Please use this letter to insert responses to each
Comment Number: 3
Comment Number: 4
Comment Number: 5
Comment Number: 6
Response: We have communicated with city Staff and our project deadline was extended.
Comment Number: 7
Response: This is expected to be our approval submittal. If the fee is required please notify Forrest
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Hancock who will secure the payment.
Comment Number: 8
NOTICE:
A Development Review sign will be posted on the property. This sign will be
posted through the final decision and appeal process. A request for the removal
of signs will be made by your Development Review Coordinator at the appropriate time.
Comment Number: 9
FOR RECORDING - PLANNING SET:
Could you please update the City signature blocks on the planning set? Instead
of using "this _______ day of ______A.D., 20____," could you opt for "on this
day, _____________" for the date? This alternative format facilitates smoother
date input with digital signatures.
Additionally, kindly ensure there is sufficient space between the signature line
and the title line to accommodate the digital signature.
Response: Noted- all signature blocks have been updated.
Comment Number: 10
FOR FINAL APPROVAL:
The Director shall issue a written decision to approve, approve with conditions,
or deny the development application based on compliance with the standards
referenced in Step 8 of the Common Development Review Procedures (Section 2.2.8).
The written decision shall be mailed to the applicant, to any person who
provided comments during the comment period and to the abutting property
owners and shall also be posted on the City's website at www.fcgov.com.
Department: Engineering Development Review
Contact: Tim Dinger tdinger@fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1
02/13/2025: FOR APPROVAL:
Please address all new redlines.
Response: All redlines provided have been addressed. Please refer to responses provided within
this submittal.
12/06/2024: FOR APPROVAL:
Please address all new redlines.
08/21/2024: FOR APPROVAL:
Please address all redlines on the plans.
Comment Number: 9
02/13/2025: FOR ROW VACATION:
Now that the objection period for the ROW vacation has ended, we will move
forward with getting this added to City Council's agenda. The ROW vacation
must be recorded prior to the plat being recorded, since the plat references the
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vacation.
Response: Thank you- The ROW vacation will occur prior to the recordation of this plat and we will
work city staff on the final timing of this.
Comment Number: 10
Response: Thank you- All easements will be recorded prior to the recording of the plat and the
needed reception numbers will be included in this plat before its recordation.
Comment Number: 11
Response: Noted. The plat has been updated to include this note.
Department: Street Oversizing
Contact: Marc Virata mvirata@fcgov.com 970-221-6567
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1
Response: Montava Staff met with City staff on May 9th to discuss the TCEF components for this
project. City staff have also provided updated DA language that reflects the plan for TCEF
contributions to the Montava project and the final DA will provide the full plan.
Department: Erosion Control
Contact: Andrew Crecca acrecca@fcgov.com
Topic: Erosion Control
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Comment Number: 4
02/14/2025: APPROVED:
Thank you for providing the requested erosion control plans, report and escrow
calculation. All submitted erosion materials are accepted. You will be notified
via email with instructions to submit fees and escrow along with the required
forms. This email will also have instructions for requesting an initial erosion
control inspection when you are ready you start your project.
If the nature, scope, size or design of this projects deviates from the submitted
materials, updated Erosion Control Plans, Report and Escrow calculation may
be requested as well as a recalculation of Erosion Control and Stormwater inspection fees.
02/14/2025: FOR RECORDING:
Please provide a P.E. signed and stamped Erosion Control Report with the
recording docs for this project.
02/14/2025: Fees:
The City Manager’s development review fee schedule under City Code 7.5-2
was updated to include fees for Erosion Control and Stormwater Inspections.
As of January 1st, 2021, these fees will be collected on all projects for such
inspections. The Erosion Control fees are based on; the number of lots, the
total site disturbance, the estimated number of years the project will be active.
Based on the proposed site construction associated with this project we are
assuming 1 lots, 17.00 acres of disturbance, 1.5 years from demo through
build out of construction and an additional 3.00 years till full vegetative
stabilization due to seeding. Which results in an Erosion Control Fee estimate
of $1,879.20 . Please note that as the plans and any subsequent review
modifications of the above-mentioned values change the fees may need to be
modified. I have provided a copy of the spreadsheet used to arrive at these
estimates for you to review. Please respond to this comment with any changes
to these assumed estimates and why, so that we may have a final fee estimate
ready for this project. The fee will need to be provided at the time of erosion control escrow.
At this time Stormwater Inspection Fees appear to not be applicable, if for
some reason the designs change please provide updated list of Stormwater
LID/WQ devices that are being used so that we may quickly update the fees."
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02/18/2025: FOR APPROVAL - REMINDER:
Response: Noted- The stormwater outfall plan is being addressed in the Montava Phase D Core
BDR BDR240006.
Department: Light And Power
Contact: Austin Kreager akreager@fcgov.com 970-224-6152
Topic: General
Comment Number: 3
Contact: Tyler Siegmund tsiegmund@fcgov.com 970-416-2772
Topic: General
Comment Number: 4
Comment Number: 5
Comment Number: 6
Comment Number: 7
Comment Number: 8
Comment Number: 9
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modification charges necessary to feed the site will apply to this development.
Comment Number: 10
Department: Environmental Planning
Contact: Kirk Longstein klongstein@fcgov.com 970-416-4325
Topic: General
Comment Number: 4
Response: Noted- NHBZ line work has been updated and the signature black has been added.
Comment Number: 6
Response: Noted- The DA will also include these requirements.
Department: Park Planning
Contact: Missy Nelson mnelson@fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 12
Comment Number: 13
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- Page 77: Irrigation notes more appropriate to potable tap. There are also symbols for water
Response: Thank you. All comments and redlines provided have been addressed. Please refer to
responses provided within this submittal.
Department: Water Conservation
Contact: Emma Pett epett@fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 2
Department: Internal Services
Contact: Russell Hovland rhovland@fcgov.com 970-416-2341
Topic: Building Insp Plan Review
Comment Number: 1
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• 140mph (Ultimate) exposure B or Front Range Gust Map published by SEAC.
Department: Technical Services
Contact: Jeff County jcounty@fcgov.com 970-221-6588
Topic: Plat
Comment Number: 6
Response: All redlines from the Bluebeem Sessions have been addressed. Please refer to comment
responses in this submittal.
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If changes are not made or you disagree with comments, please provide written
Department: Outside Agencies
Contact: Boxelder Sanitation District, Daniel Richardson, PE,
drichardson@boxeldersanitation.org.
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1
Response: All comments in the letter provided by Jon Remmers have been addressed. Thank you.
Contact: East Larimer County Water District, Randy Siddens,
randys@elcowater.org
Topic: General
Comment Number: 2
Response: All redlines from the attached markups have been addressed.
Contact: Lawrence Custer Grasmick Jones & Donovan, LLP, Ryan Donovan,
ryan@lcwaterlaw.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 3
Response: Montava acknowledges receipt of the February 20, 2025 Letter from the ditch companies
counsel. All items mentioned in this letter have been addressed in the now executed Settlement
agreement and are being addressed in the Montava Phase D Core plans, BDR 240006.