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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTHORELL PARK SUBDIVISION (FORMERLY JOHNSTON ANNEXATION) - PDP - PDP160032 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESTHORELL PARK SUBDIVISION-STATEMENT OF PLANNING OBJECTIVES Thorell Park is 19.875 acres located in south Fort Collins area on Rosen Drive just west of Timberline and north of Trilby. The parcel in zoned LMN with a maximum density of 9 du/acre. Currently the site is planned for 166 townhome units primarily divided into 4-6 plexes. Each unit will be platted and sold separately in lots 30- by 55’. This site is part of the Johnstown Annexation and Crowne partners just east of this site are building xxx apartments. North of this site is the Rennat Property within unincorporated Larimer County and to the south is Prairie Hill Drive and the Linden Park Subdivision. The legal description for the site is as follows: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE EAST 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 7, FROM WHICH THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 7 BEARS S00°27'42"W WHICH IS THE BASIS OF BEARINGS FOR ALL BEARINGS STATED HEREIN; THENCE N89°38’22W ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 7; A DISTANCE OF 1217.60 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CROWNE ON TIMBERLINE SUBDIVISION; THENCE CONTINUING N89°38’22”W ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AT RECEPTION NO. 20140026012 AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING N89°38’22”W ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1299.10 FEET THE EASTERLY ROW LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD; THENCE S00°04’03”W ALONG SAID EASTERLY ROW LINE, A DISTANCE OF 652.51 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF LINDEN PARK SUBDIVISION; THENCE S89°32’29”E ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1294.64 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AT RECEPTION NO. 20140026012; THENCE N00°27’31”E ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 654.72 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE DESCRIBED PARCEL CONTAINS 19.875 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. The primary objective for the design of the Thorell Park Subdivision was to create a more pedestrian oriented development that has integrated open/common green spaces and reduces the amount of impervious area typical of most single-family attached developments. This reduction in impervious area was achieved by creating a limited public roadway system that is primarily to be used as a conduit for automotive movement in and out of the subdivision. In addition the use of smaller, private alley access for the individual dwelling units further reduces the typical impervious area associated with a larger public roadway section. Since the alley access is at the rear of the dwelling units, where the garages and car parks are located, the area in front of the dwellings can be utilized for pedestrian access and local common areas that can be utilized for various purposes. These local common area, which will be Homeowner Association owned and maintained, will be lightly landscaped for considerations of water demand with hard surface sidewalks (for maintenance considerations) being the only impervious improvements. All sidewalks in these areas are disconnected impervious areas. In addition, there are 2 “green” areas to be utilized for recreation and storm water containment and conveyance. The largest, totaling approximately 1.5 acres, is the designated neighborhood park and will provide for detention and water quality treatment for the central and westerly portions of the site. The maximum height of these single-family attached townhomes is 2.5 stories. Access to the site is directly off Rosen. The site is bounded by Rosen to the north, Red Willow to the east and Prairie Hill Drive to the south. The internal street names for this project include: • Stephan Drive • Shaw Drive • Beachmont Drive • Beachmont Drive • Jumior Drive • Jessie Drive • McKusky Drive • Rosen Drive • Cranston Drive • Peter Drive The proposed units are intended for alley loading with the front of the units facing open space common areas within the north two-thirds of the site and south of Stephan Drive and west of Shaw the units face the main loop road. The main looped access is a standard City of Fort Collins street section with a 57’ right of way with detached sidewalks and landscaping within a 6 foot parkway. The site includes a minimum of a 1 acre park that also serves as detention. Rosen Drive is intended to split the property line to provide access to Thorell Park and also the Rennat Property to the north. The property owner and their engineer are aware of this and several meeting have taken place to discuss Rosen and drainage. The only major drainageway associated with the site is Fossil Creek located approximately 1300 feet west of the site. This drainageway has no direct impact on the site. The existing irrigation ditch (or lateral) creates two basins; an eastern basin, and a western basin. This irrigation lateral will be relocated with the development of the site via an underground conduit. The eastern basin slopes to the southeast corner of the property at slopes ranging from 0.5% to 4.0% with an average of 2%. The western portion of the site seems to drain to the pond in the middle. Also, there are several off-site areas that are tributary to this pond from all of the surrounding properties. In reviewing the existing 2-foot contour data (City of Fort Collins GIS) for this area, it appears that the western portion of the site is in a localized depression. If water were to pond up on this portion of the site, it appears that the overflow path is through the property to the north and its existing pond. Ultimately, it appears that pond’s outfall is to the west beneath the railroad and via a combination of overland flow and piped flow eventually outfalls to Fossil Creek. There are no 100-year floodplain or floodway limits shown on the property. Therefore, there are as there is no identified FEMA or City floodplains on the site and therefor there are no requirements regarding floodplain development for the site. It is the intent for this project to be constructed in one phase. Street lighting is shown on the Landscape Plan which can be found as part of the Site Plan set.