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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPRINGBROOK PUD PRELIMINARY - 7 90 - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSr Services Planning Department City of Fort Collins February 22, 1990 Dick Rutherford Stewart and Associates P. O. Box 429 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Dear Dick: Staff has reviewed the Springbrook PUD Preliminary plan and has the following comments to make: I. For informational purposes, Public Service Company plans to update/upsizc the existing 2" gas line in Drake Road in conjunction with planned 1994 Drake Road improvements. 2. There is an existing water main in Drake Road. The applicant should connect to this main and extend a main to serve this site. There is also an existing sanitary sewer main along the south property line. The applicant should connect to this main as well and extend a sanitary sewer main to serve the property. A stub to the north is existing in a manhole and should either be used or abandoned. 3. A repay is due on the sewer main. 4. A minimum 10' planting strip behind the curb will be necessary on Drake Road. Street lights on West Drake will have to be installed on the south side of the street, since there is an overhead transmission line on the north side of the street. This means that additional street lights will be needed on the south side of the street to maintain the required level of lighting and that street tree placement (with respect to street light locations) will be critical. Any relocation of Light and Power facilities will be at the applicant's expense. 5. Building envelopes and setbacks need to be identified for Lots 15-20 and rear yard setbacks are needed for Lots 21-24. 6. A soils report is required as part of the preliminary plan submittal. This must be submitted as soon as possible. 7. Clarification is needed regarding the maintenance and intent for Tract B, as well as maintenance of the landscaped area along Drake Road. 18. Clarification is needed regarding the extent of existing vegetation that is proposed to be removed. 300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 r� n u `9: A schematic for the proposed fencing needs to be provided, including height, materials and style of fencing. Clarification is also needed regarding fencing proposed for Lots 15-24. I0. Elevations of the duplex units must be submitted, indicating proposed building materials. Information should also be submitted regarding the anticipated floor area of the duplex units. 11. The existing access to Lot 15 should be closed in conjunction with this development proposal. This will necessitate planning for the re -orientation of access for the residence on Lot 15, as well as providing landscape materials along the lot's Drake Road frontage. 12. The proposed variance for the setback from Drake Road, for the Springbrook Court intersection on Springbrook Lane is supported by staff. . Additional comments have been provided on the red -lined utility plans. 1.4. The Parks and Recreation Department is requesting that Tract B be dedicated as a trail easement (along with any other requirements for utility and/or floodplain purposes). The green belt access between Lots 17 and 18 should be 8' wide. 15. Existing vegetation and ground cover on Tract B should be retained. In addition, staff would encourage further plantings of riparian zone plant materials in this Tract. The southwestern edge of Lot 17 includes a portion of the existing sewer easement. Staff would encourage the applicant to incorporate this area into Tract B. 16. The landscape materials and setback proposed along Drake Road are very critical to ensure that adequate buffering from the impacts of an arterial street is provided. A typical lot depth to provide adequate buffering through distance and/or landscaping along arterial streets is considered to be 150'. The majority of these lots is less than 150'. Staff would question the desirability of units on these lots, given the proximity to Drake Road. The size of the duplex lots, as well as their location, necessitates exceptional treatment of this buffer area. Staff would encourage the applicant to explore providing berming in this area, in addition to plant materials designed to provide screening, as well as color and textural interest. The preliminary landscape concept appears very random in nature, without much consideration given to providing noise, as well as aesthetic buffering. 17. Trees placed between the curb and sidewalk should be deciduous, rather than coniferous. 18. Buffering along the west property line (ie. Lots 15-17) needs to be addressed, since the property to the west is zoned for commercial land uses and given its location, is expected to develop in commercial uses. The retention of existing plant materials along the backs of Lots 15 and 16 will provide a significant buffer for these lots. The incorporation of fencing in these areas, as well as fencing and landscaping for Lot 17 should address this point. In addition, staff would ask that a note be placed on both the site plan and plat, regarding the existing zoning on the adjacent property to the west. 19. The project achieves 80% on the Residential Density Point Chart, which supports the proposed density of 3.8 DU/acre. 20. Clarification is needed regarding the status of the location of Springbrook Lane. Does this proposed street incorporate the Beckley access? The existing Georgetown access point on Drake Road should also be incorporated into Springbrook Lane. Any necessary access easements and/or right-of-way needed for Springbrook Lane must be dedicated with the final plat. 21. Stormwater Utility comments are forthcoming. By Wednesday. March 7 1990 five copies of the revised site plan and any other necessary documents addressing the above comments must be submitted to the Planning Office. By noon on Monday. March 19 1990 ten folded copies of the site plan and elevations, a colored rendering of the site plan and elevations and an 8-1/2" x 11" PMT reduction (xerox copies are unacceptable) must be submitted. If you have any questions or comments regarding this project, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, ZK"41 Sherry Al tson-Clark, AICP Chief Pla n r cc Gary Mackey, 913 Boltz Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 Mike Herzig, Assistant City Engineer file