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Home My WebLink AboutSTONERIDGE PUD, FIRST FILING FINAL - 21-92D - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSCommunifv Planning and Environmental Planning � _partment Citv of Fort Collins June 18, 1992 Mr. Frank Vaught Vaught - Frye Architects and Planners 1113 Stoney Hill Drive Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Dear Frank: - - -" �Prvices The Planning Department has concluded its interdepartmental review for Stone Ridge Final, P.U.D. The following comments are offered: 1. The Public Service Company will need to install two gas lines along Horsetooth Road. These are an intermediate pressure feeder and and a distribution pressure feeder. These gas lines must be plAced in a utility easement on the north side of the road. Consequently, the size of the easement, and the coordination between street trees, sidewalk, and underground electric and gas lines must be resolved. Public Service generally requires that street trees be kept a minimum of four feet from underground gas lines. It is advised that a utility coordination meeting be scheduled so that the placement of these items along Horsetooth Road can be coordinated. The City will set up and facilitate this meeting. 2. Since the private drive serves single family homes, it should be constructed so that it functions and looks like a street. The proposed 28 foot street must be accompanied by a variance request (letter). An example to consider is Iva Court, between Wheaton and McMurry off Monte Carlo. It is recommended that there be an attached sidewalk on one side (west side is preferable since it serves more lots). The street should be built with a center crown with drainage to both sides. (See comments on utility plans.) Also, the grading and sub -grade preparation, sub -base, base course, bituminous paving, curbs, gutters, walks, and drive approaches should be physically constructed to City standards. 3. The median in Caribou needs to be curb only without gutter and must be designed for full base asphalt. There should be 20 feet, flowline to flowline, on both sides of the median. 4. The Poudre Fire Authority would like to review the potential locations of the driveways along the private street. The issue is how to locate driveways across the street from each other to minimize the likelihood of two cars being parked 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 5S0 • Fort Collins, CO 80-5?21-0�80 • l30il 221-0,7;0 5. M 7 [MN directly opposite each other, and thereby affecting unobstructed access. Staggered driveways, versus directly opposite driveways, are a potential solution. It may be untypical to ask for this analysis during P.U.D. review, especially if there are plans for multiple builders. In this case, however, such an analysis is important to demonstrate the emergency function of the street. The private cul-de-sac drive aisle must be posted with "NO PARKING - FIRE LANE" signs to maintain the turning radius. Please add a fire hydrant on the corner of Kingsley and Blackstone, and at the entrance to the private drive near Lot 26. The following three comments are from U.S. West: A. The eight -foot wide utility easement along the west side of Caribou Drive appears to be insufficient to accommodate the utilities planning to be installed and the eight -foot wide bike -pedestrian route shown behind the property line on the Final Site Plan. Any easement on the west side of Caribou should be located behind the planned sidewalk and should be more than eight feet wide to accommodate trenches for telephone cable and all other utilities which may design their facilities along this route. B. The easement along the west end of Tract A, Block 1, south of Lot 1, Block 1, should be wider than eight feet to accommodate both telephone cable and other utilities wishing to locate there.* C. The Final Site Plan shows a wider area between Caribou Drive and the east property line of Lot 1, Block 2, than does the Final Plat. U.S. West requires at least a 20' x 20' easement in the vicinity of the southeast corner of this lot for telephone equipment. D. U.S. West also requires that Tract A of Blocks 1 and 2 be described as utility easements, or that utility easement be individually described in five specific locations within these Tracts. U.S. West also needs an easement across the 52.46 feet between the southeast corner of Lot 3, Block 2, and Lot 2, Block 2. The City of Fort Collins Light and Power Department requests that the drainage and access easement in Block 2 also be designated as a utility easement. 9. The following comments pertain to the plat: A. The plat should indicate private access easement and street right-of-way widths. B. A control corner should be referenced on the west (Timberline Road). C. How was the bearing from the south quarter corner to the point of beginning determined (west line, southeast quarter)? D. It would be helpful to label the open area south of Lots 1, 2, and 3. Block 2 as part of Tract A. Also, the two open space areas on the west side of Caribou, and the open space between Lots 16-and 17, Block 2, should be labeled as part of Tract A. E. The references to the solar oriented lots should include a legend that indicates "S" is used to designates lots that are within compliance: - -' 10. The City Forester is concerned about use of Maple as a street tree, within the right-of-way, along Horsetooth (4) and Caribou (14). The Forestry Division has experienced a 20% to 50% mortality rate in this species. It is suggested that this species be changed to any one of the following: American Linden Littleleaf Linden Hackberry Green Ash Burr Oak Honey Locust The selection is left up to the applicant based on the overall design objectives of the landscape plan. 11. The landscape plan should indicate whatspecific precautions will be taken to preserve the trees as_ indicated in Note V . 12. Is there a phasing plan for the street trees along Horsetooth, Caribou, and the open tracts? It is suggested that they all be planted during the same season to establish uniform maturity. 13. Staff applauds the menu of acceptable fence designs for individual homeowners and uniform fencing along Horsetooth Road. Please provide schematic details of these fence types on one of the plan sheets. 14. For those lots that do not comply with solar orientation, it is suggested that methods be explored to accomplish the intent of providing solar gain. These include, but are not limited to placing garages on the north, placing generous amounts of windows on the south, or siting the structure on the lot so that the house itself may be within 30 degrees of a true east - west line. 15. Please be advised that the Planning and Zoning Board may make additional comments or suggestions at the public hearing on June 22, 1992 for consideration of the Preliminary P.U.D. 16. Will the homeowner's association also be responsible for ditch maintenance? If so, perhaps this should be stated as a note. 17. The developer is strongly encouraged to participate with the adjacent developer of Dakota Ridge to jointly construct a uniform, rear yard fence between the two projects. This concludes Staff comments at this time. Please note the schedule for the July 27, 1992 Planning and Zoning Board hearing: - Plam revisi-ans are due Wednesday, July 1, 1992. P.M.T.'s, renderings, 10 prints are due July 20, 1992. Signed mylars, site and landscape covenants and development agreement are due on Thursday, July 23, 1992. (Please note that if the development agreement is not signed by the time of the July 27, P & Z hearing, then a condition may be added to the Final that allows until the second monthly meeting of the P & Z Board to execute this agreement. If this timeframe is insufficient, then the developer may apply to the P & Z Board for an extension. Please contact Mike Herzig for details on this procedure.) As always please call if there are any questions regarding these comments. Sincerely: �� jkr Ted Shepard Senior Planner xc: Sherry Albertson -Clark, Chief Planner Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer