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Home My WebLink AboutMONTAVA PHASES 1A AND 1B - PDR200003 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - APPLICATION (2)PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW: APPLICATION Community Development & Neighborhood Services – 281 North College Avenue – Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Development Review Guide – STEP 2 of 8 General Information Preliminary design review is an opportunity for an applicant to discuss the requirements, standards, procedure, and potential modifications of standards or variances that may be necessary for a project and to generally consider the development proposal design which has been evaluated as a part of the conceptual review process. While the conceptual review process is a general consideration of the development proposal, a Preliminary Design Review considers the development proposal in greater detail. Problems of both a major and minor nature can be identified and solved during the preliminary design review before a formal application is made. Preliminary design review applications must be submitted to City Staff no later than Thursday at 5:00pm three weeks prior to the anticipated Wednesday meeting date. Application materials can be e- mailed to currentplanning@fcgov.com or sent to/dropped off at 281 North College Avenue. Representatives of Community Development and Neighborhood Services (Zoning, Environmental Planning, Current Planning, and Development Review Engineering), Light and Power, Stormwater, Water/Waste Water, Advance Planning (Long Range Planning and Transportation Planning), Historic Preservation and Poudre Fire Authority regularly attend preliminary design review meetings. Additionally, other public or quasi-public agencies which may be impacted by the development project are invited and encouraged to attend the preliminary design review. These agencies may include the gas utility, water and/or wastewater utility districts, ditch companies, railroads, cable television service providers and other similar agencies. Upon receipt of a preliminary development proposal for review, and after review of such proposal with the applicant, the staff shall furnish the applicant with written comments and recommendations regarding such proposal in order to inform and assist the applicant prior to preparing components of the development application. The staff shall provide the applicant with a “critical issues” list, which will identify those critical issues that have surfaced in the preliminary design review as issues that must be resolved during the review process of the formal development application. To the extent that there is a misunderstanding or a misrepresentation of facts, the opinion of the staff may change during the course of development review. Section to be filled out by City Staff Date of Meeting ____________ Project Planner _________________________ Submittal Date ___________ Fee Paid ($500) ______________ *BOLDED ITEMS ARE REQUIRED* *The more info provided, the more detailed your comments from staff will be.* Project Name ___________________________________________________________________________ Project Address (parcel # if no address) _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Name(s) and Role(s) (Please identify whether Consultant or Owner, etc) _________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Business Name (if applicable) _______________________________________________________________ Applicant Mailing Address___________________________________________________________________ Phone Number __________________________E-mail Address ____________________________________ Basic Description of Proposal (a detailed narrative is also required) ________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Zoning ___________ Proposed Use _______________________ Existing Use ______________________ Total Building Square Footage ___________ S.F. Number of Stories ______ Lot Dimensions _____________ Age of any Existing Structures _____________________________________________________________ Info available on Larimer County’s Website: http://www.co.larimer.co.us/assessor/query/search.cfm *If any structures are 50+ years old, good quality, color photos of all sides of the structure are required. Increase in Impervious Area __________________________________________________________ S.F. (Approximate amount of additional building, pavement, or etc. that will cover existing bare ground to be added to the site) Is your property in a Flood Plain? □ Yes □ No If yes, then what risk level?___________________ Info available on FC Maps: http://gisweb.fcgov.com/redirect/default.aspx?layerTheme=Floodplains SUBMITTAL INFORMATION: PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW (PDR) Community Development & Neighborhood Services – 281 N College Ave – Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Development Review Guide – STEP 2 of 8 1) Preliminary Design Review Application form and filing fee ($500). 2) Project Narrative – Please include the following information: (a) What are you proposing/use? (b) What improvements and uses currently exist on the site? (c) Describe the site circulation (auto and pedestrian), parking and how it coordinates with the existing neighborhood. (d) Describe site design and architecture. (e) How is your proposal compatible with the surrounding area? (f) Is water detention provided? If so, where? (show on site plan) (g) How does the site drain now (on and off site)? Will it change? If so, what will change? (h) What is being proposed to treat run-off? (i) How does the proposal impact natural features? (j) Do any existing structures have automatic fire sprinklers? Will the new structures have fire sprinklers? (k) Are there any unusual factors and/or characteristics are present that may restrict or affect your proposal? (l) Have you previously submitted an application? (m) What specific questions, if any, do you want addressed? 3) Site Plan – Please consider including the following: (a) Project site boundary and adjacent property uses (b) Proposed circulation system, and how it ties into existing infrastructure (pedestrian and auto) (c) Existing and proposed landscaping (Will trees be removed?) (d) Existing and proposed buildings (Will they remain? If they will change, how?) (e) Existing natural features (Will these be impacted by the proposal?) (f) On and off site improvements (g) Location of detention, drainage and water quality features (h) Emergency vehicle access and fire hydrant locations Montava – Phase 1a and 1b PDR Application Narrative March 5, 2020 The Montava PUD Master Plan has recently been approved, and design plans are underway for the first two phases of development. Phase 1a is anticipated to include approximately 200 units in the southwest portion of the PUD Master Plan area, and Phase 1b would include the planned Farm. We anticipate that while the design and reviews of both phases may happen generally concurrently, the intent is to submit and process them as two separate applications. Phase 1a – Southwest neighborhood This neighborhood is located along Mountain Vista Drive between N Timberline Road and the existing Storybrook neighborhood. It is planned as a mixed-density neighborhood including approximately 200 units of townhomes, cottages, and small- and medium-single family homes. The multi-family areas will be included in the overall planning for this area and will be platted as parcels for future development but are not planned to be included for review at this time. A non-potable irrigation delivery system is planned for the Montava development, so one of the planned irrigation ponds would also be designed and constructed concurrent with Phase 1a. This pond will be located adjacent to the planned City of Fort Collins community park, a future elementary school site, and other planned Montava development areas and is envisioned to serve all three of these entities with shared non-potable irrigation through a distributed system if possible. If this shared system cannot be achieved, a non-potable irrigation system serving only the Montava development areas is still planned. Phase 1a falls within the T4 and T5 transects of the PUD Master Plan. The planned irrigation pond is located in the (P) Community Park special district with final configuration and location to be developed in cooperation with the Parks Planning department. The existing site is undeveloped and farmed land. A storm drainage pond and conveyance exist along the south portion of the site and will be reconfigured as part of the development plan. No trees exist on this property with the exception of a line of younger trees planted along the west property boundary. The No. 8 canal exists along the east edge of the property and will be reconfigured and improved adjacent to Phase 1a. All or part of this section of the No. 8 canal is expected be piped to accommodate the planned Timberline Road extension north of Mountain Vista Drive and to work with the planned development in this area. Phase 1b – Farm A key feature of the Montava master plan is a 40-acre working farm. The hope is to get the farm into production as soon as possible. The farm area will include support buildings and features associated with the farm including a packaging house, storage bins and work yard. But as a key community feature, it will also include a public-facing space with a Farm Stand, greenhouse, and community gathering space envisioned with patio seating, BBQ grills, and outdoor pizza oven. Phase 1b falls within the T2 and T5 transects of the PUD Master Plan. A 2-acre irrigation pond is planned along Giddings Road to serve the farm and other areas. The existing site is farmed area and a vacant residence. An existing house and garage are located in the planned farm area, as well as several existing trees. The structures are anticipated to be removed to accommodate the farm support areas. We will meet again with the City Forestry staff to review the existing trees in this area with the intent to incorporate healthy and significant trees into the development plan. Much of the planned farmland area will remain relatively unchanged to continue to be farmed as a part of the development project. The Farm Stand and community spaces will be located near Giddings Road as anticipated with the PUD Master Plan. Storm drainage for both sites will be developed as envisioned in the PUD Master Plan master drainage report, phased to accommodate the needs of these initial phases. Similarly, traffic studies are planned for both Phases 1a and 1b to identify and guide the design of required infrastructure needs. What specific questions do we want addressed? - We hope to receive initial comments on the planned first phase areas, confirm the process for their review, and identify items that will be required for each initial submittal. Photo of the existing vacant residence on Phase 1b parcel from Phase 1 EA completed with the Montava PUD Master Plan: Montava Phase 1b - Farm 03/04/2020 IRRIGATION POND FARM AREA OPEN YARD OVERFLOW PARKING ABANDONED WELL FUTURE ROAD FUTURE ROAD GIDDINGS DRIVE FUTURE RESIDENTIAL FUTURE RESIDENTIAL PACKAGING HOUSE RETAIL AREA FARMSTAND GREENHOUSE ANNUAL POLLINATOR GARDENS COMMUNITY SPACE WITH GRILL AND OUTDOOR PIZZA OVEN STORAGE BINS FARM ACCESS FENCE FUTURE ROAD