HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARAGON POINT AMENDED OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - 48 91H - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSCommui . Planning and Environmental
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
June 28, 1993
Mr. Jim Sell
Jim Sell Design
117 East Mountain Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Jim:
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Staff has reviewed the request for Paragon Point Amended Overall
Development Plan, and Paragon Point, Fourth Filing, Preliminary and
Final P.U.D. The following comments are offered:
Overall Development Plan
1. As we have discussed in a recent meeting, the Land Use
Statistics should reflect the density of dwelling units per
acre on a gross acreage basis, not net acreage. Our
calculation is that 233 dwelling units on 148 acres equals
1.57 dwelling units per acre. The O.D.P. may also include
information on net density due to the unusual amount of
undevelopable land.
Fourth Filing, Preliminary and Final P.U.D.
2. Comments from the Fort Collins -Loveland Water District and
South Fort Collins Sanitation District have been prepared
under separate cover. A copy is enclosed for your records.
3. U.S. West has concerns that there appears to be--patios—or--
decks across the rear utility easements on Lots 41 and 46.
U.S. West requires access to these easements for maintenance
purposes.
4. Public Service Company requires a minimum horizontal distance
of four feet of separation between trees and underground gas
lines.
5. Public Service Company again reminds the developer that a
natural gas regulator station ,will be required at the
northeast corner of Lemay Avenue and Trilby Road. This must
be contained within an exclusive easement, dedicated to Public
Service Company, must be a minimum of 20' by 60' in dimension.
6. The City's Stormwater Utility has indicated that the
floodplain storage issue has not been resolved or verified.
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7. The following comments apply to the plat:
A. Presently, the parcel has not been "tied down", and;
therefore, would be impossible to locate in the field.
B. The parcel must be located in relation to 50 feet of half
of the arterial right-of-way, not 30 feet.
C. Portions of the plat are not readable with letters and
numbers plotted over each other. This should be cleaned
up.
D. Open space areas should be identified by a tract
designation with explanatory notes.
E. Solar lots should be indicated on the plat.
F. The signature block for the Secretary of the P & Z Board
does not need to be notarized.
8. Parks and Recreation Department is still waiting to finalize
the dedication of the Fossil Creek Trail Easement through the
open space area. This dedication should be executed prior to
the July Planning and Zoning Board meeting.
9. Note Number Five, under "Project Notes", should be amended to
include the Lemay Avenue right-of-way.
10. It is recommended that a fescue blend be used in open space
turf areas.
11. Based on a recommendation from the City Forester, the Autumn
Purple Ash should be deleted as a street tree. Instead,
please consider: Hackberry, Little Leaf Linden, Burr Oak,
-- - Marshall Green Ash, Patmore Ash, Honey Locust,_ Summit Green
Ash, Redmond Linden, American Linden.
12. Staff is concerned about the proposed access to the seven foot
trail located between Lots 40 and 41. This access point is
mid block. It would be safer to make this connection so that
it aligns with one of the ramps. at the Canvasback
Drive/Hawkeye intersection. A connection at Canvasback is
more central to the balance of the project. Since drivers
look for cross -traffic at intersections and not mid block, the
access should be shifted.
13. Also, it appears that there is an opportunity to provide trail
access between Lots 12 and 13 or between Lots 14 and 15.
Presently, both cul-de-sacs feature lots with a path behind
the rear yards but with no access from the street. Trail
access should be improved so that it is linked with the public
street system.
14. Note Number eight implies fencing in the narrow strip between
the rear yards of Lots 48-56 and 57-65. This is a relatively
narrow area where fencing may create an unintended tunnel
effect. It is suggested that this area be investigated for
either limited or no fencing.
15. The landscape details should provide grass seed mix. The
Department of Natural Resources would like to review the seed
mix to be used in revegetative efforts.
16. The issue of buffering the wetlands during construction has
not been resolved. As mentioned previously, it is strongly
encouraged that a meeting with Rob Wilkinson take place to
discuss the buffering issue.
17. Note Number Two should reference the Final Plat, not
Preliminary.
18. East of Lot 31, within the path, there is a "porkchop" island.
It is suggested that this be removed as it becomes more of a
hindrance than a traffic flow device.
19. The vicinity map is blurry and difficult to read. It should
include street names and a north arrow.
This concludes Staff comments at this time. In order to remain on
schedule for the July 26, 1993 Planning and Zoning Board meeting,
please note the following deadlines:
Plan revisions are due July 8, 1993.
P.M.T.Is, 10 prints, colored renderings are due July 19, 1993.
Final documents are due July 22, 1993.*
* If final documents (Plat, P.U.D., Utility Plans, Development
Agreement, Drainage Report, Drainage and Grading Plan, Erosion
Control Plan) are not in final form and delivered to the City for
recording by this date, then the Planning and Zoning Board is
authorized to grant a final approval with a two month grace p`erioci
as a condition of approval. If, after this two month grace period,
additional time is still needed, then the Board may allow a one
month extension.
As always, please call to discuss these comments or to arrange a
meeting to discuss the issues in depth.
Sincerely:
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Ted Shepar
Senior Planner
xc: Sherry Albertson -Clark, Chief Planner
Kerrie Ashbeck, Civil Engineer