HomeMy WebLinkAboutDAKOTA RIDGE PUD SECOND FILING PRELIMINARY - 60 91H - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESApril 5, 1993
Planning and Zoning Board Members
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
RE: Dakota Ridge PUD, 2nd Phase
Planning Objectives
Dear Board Members:
This is the second phase of Dakota Ridge PUD, located in southeast
Fort Collins on the east side of Timberline Road approximately one -
quarter mile north of Horsetooth Road, adjacent to Stone Ridge 2nd
Phase and Dakota Ridge 1st Phase. The proposed development has 156
lots on 47.20 acres (gross area) for a density of 3.28 dwelling units per
acre.
Access & Circulation
The major circulation within the development is an extension of exist-
ing Red Mountain Drive, which gives primary access to Dakota Ridge
2nd Phase from Timberline Road; there is a secondary loop which
connects with Willow Creek Drive in Stone Ridge 2nd Filing on the
south and, via Willow Creek, Horsetooth Road.
The circulation system was designed to facilitate drainage of the unusu-
ally -flat site and deliver stormwater to the detention pond in the south-
east corner of the property.
Land Use
The lots in Dakota Ridge 2nd Phase are single-family residential of
approximately 9,900 square feet. The target market is entry-level
homebuyers. There is a ±2.4-acre detention pond in the southeast
corner of the property within a tract of approximately 3.5 acres, as per
prior agreement, by the City of Fort Collins.
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Solar Orientation
The proposed development meets the requirements of the solar ordinance -- there are
108 lots out of 156 meeting the ordinance criteria, for 69.2% percent compliance.
This level of compliance reflects a layout designed for a higher -than -minimum
number of solar lots, since, because of pre-existing conditions, the next filing of
Dakota Ridge cannot meet the minimum percentage.
Land Use Policies
Land -use policies achieved by the proposed development include:
• Policy 12 -- density of at least 3 dwelling units per acre.
• Policy 22 -- contiguous to existing development.
• Policy 46 -- energy conservation through site planning (solar orientation).
• Policy 79 -- low -density residential development having access to approved
neighborhood center (northeast corner of Horsetooth and
Timberline); access to major employment centers (several light
industrial and business uses in the immediate vicinity); within
walking distance to planned elementary school and neighbor-
hood park (northwest corner of Red Mountain Drive and Wil-
low Creek Drive); and, in which a collector street provides
primary access (Red Mountain and Willow Creek Drives).
Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to your comments.
Sincerely,
JIM SELL DESIGN
Jim Sell