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HomeMy WebLinkAboutH 25 MULTI FAMILY - PDP200004 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 2 - TREE MANAGEMENT PLAN244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com July 1, 2020 City of Fort Collins, Forestry Department Ms. Molly T. Roche, Senior Forestry Coordinator 413 South Bryan Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521 Re: H-25 Multi-Family Development Dear Ms. Roche: This letter accompanies our PDP submittal for the H-25 Multi-Family Development and responds to comments from the Concept Review from March 13, 2019. Our team met on site with you November 21, 2019 to review existing on- site trees. Information from that meeting, including tree mitigation requirements are included in our submitted drawings. The site has a total of 46 existing trees. Many existing on-site trees are in fair to poor condition and/or are undesirable species such as Russian Olive. The site plan layout has been designed to retain existing significant trees where possible and build on existing tree groupings to enhance overall aesthetic, environmental and wildlife value. A total of 14 trees will be removed, requiring 15 mitigation trees. Mitigation trees are accounted for and noted in the Landscape Plan. Of the trees planned for removal, 4 are already dead and 3 are of FAIR- and lower in quality. The remainder are being removed due to conflicts with the proposed buildings and site work. In order to raise buildings out of the floodway, the finish floor of most buildings will be raised one to two feet abo existing grade. Any existing trees located near proposed buildings would be potentially impacted by fill in addition to foundation excavation. Due to the FAIR/POOR quality of the trees being removed we do not believe they are suitable for transplanting off-site. A complete listing of trees to be removed and reasons for removal are noted below. # TYPE DBH CONDITION REQUIRED MITIGATION REASON FOR REMOVAL 1 RUSSIAN OLIVE 15" FAIR 2 Tree is in conflict with proposed building and sidewalk. Not planned to be transplanted due to undesirable species. 2 COTTONWOOD 6-12" FAIR 2 Tree is in conflict with proposed street-like private drive. Not planned to be transplanted due to tree health and size. 3 COTTONWOOD 5-10" FAIR 2 Tree is in conflict with proposed street-like private drive. Not planned to be transplanted due to tree health and size. 4 CRACK WILLOW 5-8" FAIR - 1.5 Tree is in conflict with proposed street-like private drive. Not planned to be transplanted due to tree health. 5 COTTONWOOD 4-10” FAIR 2 Tree is in conflict with proposed building. 7 RUSSIAN OLIVE 10-12” FAIR 1.5 Tree is in conflict with emergency access location. Not planned to be transplanted due to undesirable species and size. 8 RUSSIAN OLIVE 6-13” FAIR - 1 Tree is in conflict with building. Not planned to be transplanted due to undesirable species and size. 10 BLUE SPRUCE 6” DEAD 0 Dead 11 BLUE SPRUCE 8” DEAD 0 Dead 244 North College Ave, #130 I Fort Collins, CO 80524 www.norris-design.com 12 BLUE SPRUCE 3” DEAD 0 Dead 25 AUSTRIAN PINE 14” POOR + 1 Tree is in poor health. Adjacent trees will remain and support buffering along Harmony Road. 30 GREEN ASH 9” FAIR - 1 Tree is in poor health and is undesirable species for transplanting. Adjacent trees will remain and support buffering along Harmony Road. 39 AUSTRIAN PINE 10” POOR + 1 Tree is in poor health. Adjacent trees will remain and support buffering along Harmony Road. 41 AUSTRIAN PINE 9” DEAD 0 Dead The largest existing Cottonwood on site is planned to be preserved through a sidewalk re-alignment and low site wall pending final site grading. No trees are planned for removal within the natural area buffer zone. We feel that our team has taken reasonable measures to preserve and protect existing trees on the site, while working within other jurisdictional requirements and clearances. Sincerely, Norris Design Kelley L. Savage, PLA, CLARB Senior, Associate