HomeMy WebLinkAboutFOOTHILLS UNITARIAN CHURCH EXPANSION - MJA210002 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 3 - TREE MANAGEMENT PLAN
September 15, 2021
Christine Holtz
Fort Collins Forestry
choltz@fcgov.com
Ms. Holtz:
This letter is regarding our Foothills Unitarian Church Addition project at
1815 Yorktown Avenue. The client and our landscape architect (Susan
Saarinen) completed an inventory of the existing trees on the property,
and it is evident that several trees must be removed in order to develop
the property in the manner desired. This letter is to provide the
justification for removing these trees.
Only trees that are directly impacted by the construction of the new
addition to the church or other areas of the site being improved due to
City requirements will be removed. In addition, all new trees planted as
mitigation for trees being removed will be planted in areas that will not
be in the way of future construction based on the current master plan.
· Tree #3 (18” Blue Spruce in fair condition) will be removed
because it is with in the footprint of the new construction
· Tree #4 (19.5” Blue Spruce in fair condition) will be removed
because it is within the footprint of the new construction
· Tree #5 (12.5” Box Elder in fair condition) will be removed because
it is adjacent to the new construction
· Tree #6 (38” Cottonwood in poor condition) will be removed
because it is within the footprint of the new construction
· Tree #8 (14” Austrian Pine in fair condition) will be removed
because it is within the footprint of the new construction
· Tree #9 (8” Pinyon Pine in good condition) will be removed
because it is within the footprint of the new construction
· Tree #10 (5”+8” Pinyon Pine in fair condition) will be removed
because it is adjacent to the new construction, this tree is not a
candidate for transplanting
· Tree #11 (18.5” Austrian Pine in Fair condition) will be removed
because it is adjacent to the new construction
· Tree #12 (17” Austrian Pine in fair condition) will be removed
because it is adjacent to the new construction
· Tree #13 (10” Box Elder in fair condition) will be removed due to
grade changes at tree location for drainage
· Tree #14 (10” Box Elder in fair condition) will be removed due to
grade changes at tree location for drainage
· Tree #16 (17” Austrian Pine if Fair condition) will be removed due to
grade changes at tree location for detention pond
· Tree #26 (12” Green Ash in Fair condition) will be removed due to
the changes to the parking island location and shape to comply
with fire truck turning radii
· Tree #52 (5” Ash dead/dying) will be removed due to the poor
condition of the tree and to allow a new tree to be planted in this
location
· Tree #63 (14” Spruce in Fair condition) will be removed due to
grade changes at tree location for detention pond
· Tree #70 (2 dead/dying Honey Locusts) will be removed due to
the poor condition of the tree and to allow a new tree to be
planted in this location
The Foothills Unitarian congregation is very environmentally sensitive,
and it is not without grave consideration that we consider removing
these trees, but the congregation also needs this additional space, so
there is no choice but to remove these trees.
Let me know if you have any questions about this.
Sincerely,
Peter J. Ewers, AIA, LEED AP