HomeMy WebLinkAboutGUARDIAN SELF STORAGE - PDP190020 - - TREE MANAGEMENT PLANDecember 07, 2020
Nils Saha
Senior Forestry Coordinator
City of Fort Collins
ISA Certified Arborist RM-7832A
301-204-7852
nsaha@fcgov.com
Re: Revised Guardian Storage Preliminary PDP - Existing Tree Removal Feasibility Letter
This letter is intended to supplement the Tree Mitigation Plan prepared for the Guardian
Storage PDP Submittal. The Tree Mitigation plan identifies previously existing on-site trees that
were removed as part of an earlier Soil Stockpiling Permit Application that was approved by the
City in October of 2017 for the subject property. Additionally there are other existing trees that
are located within the Public ROW that will need to be removed in order to allow for the
construction of Snead Drive and to allow for pedestrian improvements to be constructed within
the adjacent ROW of Fossil Creek Parkway. The Guardian Storage PDP Tree Mitigation Plan was
completed under the direction of the City Forester and accurately identifies all remaining off-
site tree including their locations, species, trees protection or removal status, size, condition
and mitigation value.
As depicted on the Tree Mitigation Plan, a total of 27 trees or tree groupings have either been
previously removed as allowed by the 2017 Soil Stockpile Permit or will need to be removed in
order to allow for the construction of Snead Drive and Fossil Creek Parkway pedestrian
infrastructure.
The majority of the trees located on or adjacent to the Guardian Storage property are of wild
origin and consist of Siberian Elm, Peach Leaf Willow, Boxelder, Cottonwood and Russian Olive
trees.
The need for tree removal varies throughout the site, but includes the following broad scope
reasons for removal:
A. Trees conflict with design of the site plan where building is proposed
B. Trees conflict with proposed private drives and/or parking
C. Trees conflict with construction of Snead Drive or Fossil Creek Parkway pedestrian
improvements
Tree #1 shall be removed due to A
Trees #2 thru 17 & 24 shall be removed due to A & B
Tree #18 thru 23 & 25 thru 27 shall be removed due to C
A more detailed description of each trees being protected and/or removed can be found in the
Tree Mitigation Plan included with this submittal. For those trees removed and which have
been deemed to provide significant community value by the City Forester, replacement trees
will be provided by increasing the size of the replacement/mitigation tree per the requirements
of Division 3.2.1 (F)(1) or by providing additional trees which will be planted within the Wetland
and Natural Area Buffer located in Tract A of the proposed development. Trees that are
removed which are under the required DBH per Division 3.2.1(F)(2) of the City’s Lands Use Code
will not be mitigated.
We appreciate your thoughtful consideration of the proposed a Tree Removal and Mitigation
plan and look forward to your favorable response and to working with you during the
Development Review Process.
Sincerely,
Ken Merritt, RLA, APA
Director of Planning
JR Engineering