HomeMy WebLinkAboutTRAILHEAD VILLAGE TOWNHOMES - PDP - 43-02C - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - CORRESPONDENCE-CONCEPTUAL REVIEWPoudre Fire Authority:
1. Fire hydrants must be located within 300 feet of all buildings capable of
delivering water flows of 1,500 gal/min at 20 psi.
2. Address for the buildings will need to visible from the street, with a minimum of
6 inch letters on a contrasting background
3. Buildings may need to be fire sprinklered, based on size and use.
Water/Wastewater (ELCO):
1. Meter pit locations may be difficult to locate.
2. There may be some dead-end runs.
3. Need to coordinate service design with consulting engineer.
Engineering:
1. Street Oversizing Fee for Fort Collins will apply. The applicant may contact
Matt Baker at (970) 224-6108 for an estimate of the fees.
2. Larimer County Street oversizing fees will apply as well. -
3. Additional right-of-way for adjacent streets will need to be dedicated if the
existing right-of-way is less than required pursuant to the Larimer County Urban
Area Street Standards. Additional utility easements may be needed as well.
4. Adjacent street frontages and any internal streets will need to be improved or
built to the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards.
5. Utility plans, development agreement and a development construction permit;
will need to be prepared for this project.
6. A utility coordination meeting should be held for this project. A set of utility
plans will need to be submitted a minimum of one week prior to the meeting.
7. Irrigation lines should be shown on the landscape plan.
Storm Drainage:
1. This site is in the Boxelder/Cooper Slough drainage basin where there are
presently no new development fees. This may change as City Council is
considering a new city wide drainage fee instead of the present fee which is
based on a specificbasin.
2. This site drainage was designed with the overall drainage study. The design
engineer will need to verify compliance with the overall drainage plan, especially
the imperviousness used in that plan.
Transportation Planning:
1. Sidewalks will need to be a minimum of 6 feet in width.
2. Bicycle parking will need to be provided in a convenient location adjacent to the
residential units, unless garages are provided.
Natural Resources:
1. Any existing trees that are proposed to be removed will need to be reviewed by
the City Forester (Tim Buchanan — (970) 221-6361). Significant, trees that must
be removed will need to mitigated.
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MEETING DATE: November 1, 2004
ITEM: Trailhead Townhomes
APPLICANT: Linda Ripley
VF Ripley Associates
401 West Mountain Ave, Suite 201
Fort Collins, CO 80521
LAND USE DATA: A request to develop Tract H of the Trailhead PDP with multi-
family residential. The property is within the City of Fort Collins and is currently zoned
LMN — Low Density Residential Mixed Use Neighborhood District. The following
departmental agencies have offered comments for this proposal.
CONEVIENTS:
Zoning:
1. The land uses within the project are permitted in the zoning district as a Type I
(Administrative) Review.
2. The maximum density permitted within the LMN zone district is 8 units/acre, 12
units/acre for affordable housing projects as defined by the City.
3. The number of off-street parking spaces will be subject to the uses proposed
within the project. Residential uses will have a minimum number of off-street
parking spaces, subject to the standards 'Section 3.2.2(K)(1) of the Land Use
Code. All parking lots will be subject to the design standards in Section 3.2.2(C)
of the Land Use Code.
4. Site landscaping will..be subject to the landscaping and tree protection standards
in Section 3.2.1 of the Land Use Code. Suggest heavy landscaping at cul-de-sac
edge to meet standards.
5. The height limit for buildings within the LMN zone district is 2 % stories:
6. A lighting plan will need to be submitted demonstrating compliance with Section
3.2.4 of the Land Use Code.
7. A 3011 wall may be necessary to provide parking screening.
Light and Power:
1. Normal development fees will apply to the project.
2. The applicant will need to show the location of utility boxes, meters and service
lines on the utility drawings and site plan.
3. A utility coordination meeting will need to be held for this project, preferably in
the early stages of the project.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750
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RECEIVED NOV 11 2004
Community Planning and Environmental Services
Current Planning
City of Fort Collins
November 8, 2004
Linda Ripley_
VF Ripley Associates
401 West Mountain Ave, Suite 201
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Re; Trailhead Townhomes .
Dear Ms. Ripley,
Attached is a copy of the staff s comments concerning the Trailhead Townhomes on tract
H of the Trailhead PDP presented before the Conceptual Review Team on November 1,
2004.
The comments are offered informally by staff to assist you in preparing the detailed
components of the project. application. Modifications and additions to these comments
may be made at the time of formal review of this project.
.If you should have any questions regarding these comments or the next, steps in the
review process, please feel free to call meat 221-6750.
Sincerely,
Bob Barkeen
City Planner
cc: file
enclosure.
3. Street right of way has been dedicated with the overall first filing for the
Trailhead single-family project.
4. Acknowledged.
5. Acknowledged.
6. We will definitely need a utility coordination meeting early in the
process.
7. We don't have irrigation lines shown on the landscape plans at this
level. We can coordinate that at a later date, as we get farther along in
our design.
Storm Drainage:
1. Acknowledged.
2. The civil engineer has addressed this in the drainage report.
Transportation Planning:
1. Sidewalks are the minimums along the public streets per LCUASS
standards. The internal sidewalks connecting to the individual units
are 5' wide.
2. The units have garages; so most people will store bikes there.
Natural Resources:
There are existing trees north of these two tracts, but they will be
undisturbed by activity from this development.
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Landscape Architecture Urban Design Planning
October 12, 2005
City of Fort Collins
Planning Department
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
RE: Trailhead Village Townhomes Response to Conceptual Review Comments
Zoning:
1. Acknowledged.
2. The gross density for this project ranges from 5 — 9 du/acre.
3. The proposed parking meets the minimum standards.
4. Acknowledged.
5. The proposed buildings are two stories.
6. A lighting plan is included with the submittal.
7. We feel that parking lot screening can be achieved by plant material.
Light and Power:
1. Acknowledged.
2. The electrical layout will not be shown on the preliminary submittal.
We would like to have a round of review first.
3. We agree that a utility coordination meeting needs to happen.
Poudre Fire Authority:
1. Fire hydrants are within 300 feet of the buildings.
2. Acknowledged.
3. Acknowledged.
ELCO:
1. The civil engineer has contacted ELCO and the utility plans reflect the
service layout from ELCO.
Engineering:
1. Acknowledged.
2. Acknowledged.
Phone 970.224.5828 Fax 970.224.1662
401 West Mountain Ave. Suite 201
Fort Collins, CO 80521-2604
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