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Home My WebLink AboutBELLWETHER FARM - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2006-11-30Imago Enterprises, Inc. 140 Palmer Drive . Fort Collins • Colorado 80525 Phone: (970) 226-6819 Fax: (970) 207-9256 Email: lesterkaplan@comcast.net October 8, 2004 Doug Moore Department of Natural Resources City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 Re: Bellwether Farm Doug This letter is a follow-up to our phone conversations on August 10, 2004 and today regarding certain "boiler plate" comments (Nos. 30 and 31) in the August 9, 2004 Conceptual Review comments letter from Ted Shepard to Linda Ripley and myself pertaining to the preparation of a development submittal for the `Bellwether Farm" property I understand from you that neither an Ecological Characterization Study nor a sensitive plant species study will be required for this project. Additionally, I understand that a 50- foot buffer as measured from the top of the bank for New Mercer Ditch will not be required on the north side of the ditch where there will be a 20 foot ditch maintenance road between the developed area and the ditch bank. As I indicated to you, as a result of meetings between both Glen Schlueter (Storm Water Department) and Dave Averill (Transportation Department) and myself to discuss this project, my current intent is to dedicate to the City the entire five (5) acre floodplain/ floodway portion of this property on the south side of the ditch to accommodate a City bike trail and a regional storm drainage channel. A "temporary" detention pond associated with this project will also be in this south portion and be replaced by the channel in the future. Any non-native vegetation that is removed as part of the construction of this detention pond will be restored with native vegetation. I appreciate your attention to this project and your assistance with the preliminary plan submission. Sincerely, Lester M. Kaplan cc. Linda Ripley, V-F Ripley Associates Mike Brake, JR Engineering Ted Shepard, City Planning Susan Joy, City Engineering 5 Ms. Susan Joy februar� l5 10 Cuy of Fort Collins Engineering Dept 05 Page ! of I 05 February 15, 2005 Ms. Susan Joy CITY OF FORT COLLINS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT PO Box 580 Fort Collins CO 80522 RE: Bellwether Farm — Variance request for utility easement Dear Ms. Joy: The intent of this letter is to request a variance of approximately 231' of the 9' utility easement located in the southeast portion (see hatched area on exhibit A) of Bellwether Farm. Support for the variance described above is discussed in the line items listed below: 1) Preliminary discussions with the various utilities have shown no need for the easement in that area and they have given their verbal approval based on the information presented to them. 2) Grading issues along that curve require a retaining wall where the utility easement typically would be located. 3) There will not be any homes constructed in that area. If you have any questions or comments, or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation. Sincerely, JR ENGINEERING, LLC Lee W. Watkins, P.E. Project Manager cc: Sandy McFeron Les Kaplan Enclosure • X:13940000.aIP39411001Drawings13941100dhsl.dwg, Model, 2/14/2005 2:13:04 PM, malveym � 0 O 0 08 �0 r D z a7 0 Jtp O T N00'07'4 � 41.84' / Ac �E��✓elO4'� �r� Ex1��t.9 SR Eny»Ger�� ool N00'07'40"E 99.00' 26.50' I _T 26.50' to 7 I1 (-n. N ? o f can W Vi W N00'07'40"E 99.00' --j c m c rn m O V Cn i j N �;--L------- 84.00' C m 00 +� v �j 78 � �8 • 0 N3 op F oa.� 7, A_ Imago Enterprises, Inc. 140 Palmer Drive • Fort Collins • Colorado 80525 Phone: (970) 226-6819 Fax: (970) 207-9256 Email: lesterkaplan@cwmcast.net January 12, 2005 Susan Joy, Development Review Coordinator Department of Engineering City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 Re: Bellwether Farm Susan: I have your January 11, 2005 email to Joe Sparone with J.R. Engineering regarding "that funny little road" in the NE corner of the property that provided access to the mobile home that has been removed. I concur with you that this "road" has not been dedicated to either the city or the county. I doubt, as you suspect, that this road is owned by New Mercer Ditch. The only relationship it has to the ditch is that it veers off from the ditch road. This is a very unusual situation in that the portion of the ditch road between W. Vine and the Bellwether Farm property has become New Mercer Drive in the County. My guess and that of Stewart Surveying is that for years this property was considered by the county to have public access from New Mercer Drive that dead ends at the property. The "road" on the property is simply a long driveway beginning at the end of New Mercer Drive and having provided access to the removed mobile home. There would be absolutely no use for this "road" by the ditch company, in this "road" does not parallel the ditch, but rather veers off from the ditch road. This is not a "road" but a driveway, with no public dedication and never having been used by the ditch company. I suggest that we include the vacation of any access road on the property within the standard note on the plat addressing the vacation of other unnecessary easements, including the gas line easement. Sincerely Lester M. Kaplan cc. Joe Sparone ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Post Office Box 1190 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522-1190 (970)498-5700 FAX (970) 498-7986 September 1, 2005 Susan Joy City of Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 North College Ave Fort Collins, CO 80522 Re: Improvements to Taft Hill Road and Vine Drive Dear Susan, The intent of this letter is to confirm Larimer County's commitment to making certain road improvements to Vine Drive west of Taft Hill Rd. We currently are in the preliminary design phase for improvements to Taft Hill Rd from Laporte Avenue north to the Poudre River. As part of our project, it is our plan to improve the intersection of Taft Hill and Vine Drive. These intersection improvements will extend west on Vine Drive to the existing structure over the New Mercer Canal. Per Kyle's and my discussions with you, it is our understanding that the proposed Bellwether development is being required to improve Vine Drive from N. Briarwood Road east to Taft Hill to a minimum of 36' wide paved roadway. We are willing to commit to making these improvements from N. Briarwood Rd to Taft Hill as part of our project, rather than the developer making the improvements, with the following understanding: • The developer will pay to Larimer County the amount necessary to make the improvements from N Briarwood to the New Mercer Canal. The developer's engineer will provide the County with a design and a cost estimate that we will need to approve for this to happen. • The developer will provide any and all design information that they have for this section of Vine Drive in an electronic format acceptable to the County. In return, the County will commit to making the improvements to Vine Drive by the end of the construction season in 2008 regardless if our currently planned improvement project moves forward or not. If you have any questions please give me a call at 498-5730. Sincerely, Rusty McDaniel, P.E. Assistant County Engineer City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970)221-6605 Memorandum Date: February 22, 2005 To: �4S I lam- v�'1 DA h-1 From: Susan Joy, Development Review Engineer RE: VARIANCE REQUEST TO ELIMINATE A PORTION OF UTILITY EASEMENT Attached for your review and comment is a variance request and sketch by the Applicant showing Bellwether Farm, located on the south end of Briarwood, a project currently in the development review process. On the southeast comer of the development, a portion of the nine (9) foot utility easement as shown in attached Exhibit `A', is proposed not to be dedicated. The Applicant is requesting that the easement be eliminated in this area because grading issues require a retaining wall where the utility easement would typically be located. Since no homes will be going in that area, no utility services or easements will be required for that stretch of the road. In addition, the Applicant has met with the affected utilities prior to this official variance request and a verbal approval has been given from each thus far. Also included with this memorandum is a copy of the applicant's request. Please sign and return any Department by March 8, 2002, be assumed that you have no contact me at 970/221.6605, ext. V No problems comments to Susan Joy in the Development Review If no correspondence has been returned by this date, it will objections to the proposed vacation. Please feel free to 7656 if you have any questions. Thank you. Problems/Concems as follows: 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970)221-6605 Memorandum Date: February n22,20005 To: -Dot)6 r Y 1N2;t tiles From: Susan Joy, Development Review Engineer RE: VARIANCE REQUEST TO ELIMINATE A PORTION OF UTILITY EASEMENT Attached for your review and comment is a variance request and sketch by the Applicant showing Bellwether Farm, located on the south end of Brianaood, a project currently in the development review process. On the southeast comer of the development, a portion of the nine (9) foot utility easement as shown in attached Exhibit 'A', is proposed not to be dedicated. The Applicant is requesting that the easement be eliminated in this area because grading issues require a retaining wall where the utility easement would typically be located. Since no homes will be going in that area, no utility services or easements will be required for that stretch of the road. In addition, the Applicant has met with the affected utilities prior to this official variance request and a verbal approval has been given from each thus far. Also included with this memorandum is a copy of the applicant's request. Please sign and return any comments to Susan Joy in the Development Review Department by March 8, 2002. If no correspondence has been returned by this date, it will be assumed that you have no objections to the proposed vacation. Please feel free to contact me at 970/221.6605, ext. 7656 if you have any questions. Thank you. / No problems P/ Problems/Concerns as follows: 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970)221-6605 Memorandum Date: February 22, 2005 To: a"lS--, lam,f From: Susan Joy, Development Review Engineer RE: VARIANCE REQUEST TO ELIMINATE A PORTION OF UTILITY EASEMENT Attached for your review and comment is a variance request and sketch by the Applicant showing Bellwether Farm, located on the south end of Briarwood, a project currently in the development review process. On the southeast corner of the development, a portion of the nine (9) foot utility easement as shown in attached Exhibit 'A', is proposed not to be dedicated. The Applicant is requesting that the easement be eliminated in this area because grading issues require a retaining wall where the utility easement would typically be located. Since no homes will be going in that area, no utility services or easements will be required for that stretch of the road. In addition, the Applicant has met with the affected utilities prior to this official variance request and a verbal approval has been given from each thus far. Also included with this memorandum is a copy of the applicant's request. Please sign and return any comments to Susan Joy in the Development Review Department by March 8, 2002. If no correspondence has been retumed by this date, it will be assumed that you have no objections to the proposed vacation. Please feel free to contact me at 970/221.6605, ext. 7656 if you have any questions. Thank you. No problems Problems/Concerns as follows: City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970)221-6605 Memorandum Date: February 22, 2005 To: From: Susan Joy, Development Review Engineer MAR 0 2 2005 RE: VARIANCE REQUEST TO ELIMINATE A PORTION OF UTILITY EASEMENT Attached for your review and comment is a variance request and sketch by the Applicant showing Bellwether Farm, located on the south end of Briarwood, a project currently in the development review process. On the southeast corner of the development, a portion of the nine (9) foot utility easement as shown in attached Exhibit 'A', is proposed not to be dedicated. The Applicant is requesting that the easement be eliminated in this area because grading issues require a retaining wall where the utility easement would typically be located. Since no homes will be going in that area, no utility services or easements will be required for that stretch of the road. In addition, the Applicant has met with the affected utilities prior to this official variance request and a verbal approval has been given from each thus far. Also included with this memorandum is a copy of the applicant's request. Please sign and return any comments to Susan Joy in the Development Review Department by March 8, 2002. If no correspondence has been returned by this date, it will be assumed that you have no objections to the proposed vacation. Please feel free to contact me at 970/221.6605, ext. 7656 if you have any questions. Thank you. x No problems ),Q —O,,P, 2-/2-8/0S Problems/Concerns as follows: In City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 (970)221-6605 Memorandum Date: February 22, 2005 To: 1&644 From: Susan Joy, Development Review Engineer SON C 0 dVW RE: VARIANCE REQUEST TO ELIMINATE A PORTION OF UTILITY EASEMENT Attached for your review and comment is a variance request and sketch by the Applicant showing Bellwether Farm, located on the south end of Briarwood, a project currently in the development review process. On the southeast corner of the development, a portion of the nine (9) foot utility easement as shown in attached Exhibit 'A', is proposed not to be dedicated. The Applicant is requesting that the easement be eliminated in this area because grading issues require a retaining wall where the utility easement would typically be located. Since no homes will be going in that area, no utility services or easements will be required for that stretch of the road. In addition, the Applicant has met with the affected utilities prior to this official variance request and a verbal approval has been given from each thus far. Also included with this memorandum is a copy of the applicant's request. Please sign and return any comments to Susan Joy in the Development Review Department by March 8, 2002. If no correspondence has been returned by this date, it will be assumed that you have no objections to the proposed vacation. Please feel free to contact me at 970/221.6605, ext. 7656 if you have any questions. Thank you. /� No problems Problems/Concerns as follows: SITE LOCATION QaN ; I =1VUV 3 Figure 1