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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARAPAHOE/MOUNTAINRIDGE FARM - AMENDED MASTER PLAN - 55-87A - CORRESPONDENCE - RESPONSE TO STAFF REVIEW COMMENTSD IE@M0: APR - 31991 April 2, 1991 Ted Shepard City of Fort Collins Community Development Department P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Dear Ted; om@ @0P@ 0 urban design, inc. 3030 south college ave., suite 200 fort collins, colorado 80525 (303) 226-4074 Enclosed are five prints indicating revisions to the Arapahoe/Mountainridge Farm Master Plan. Although most of the Staff comments did not deal with the requested amendments to the Master Plan, a number of changes have been made. Specific responses include: 1. Land use notes have been revised to be consistent with the LDGS. 2. The requested note has been added, as has a reference to the anticipated cost sharing related to the construction of Harmony. (See also attached memo from December 6, 1990.) 3. The note regarding future extensions of platted streets from adjacent subdivisions has been changed regarding Westfield Drive. 4. No amendment to the wetlands, wooded area, or land use "bubbles" in Mountain Ridge Farm (area 2) is requested. 5. There are no current plans for active use or further improvement of Parcel "1--E 6. A narrative describing the revised densities and land uses on Arapahoe Farm is attached. 7. The long term disposition of the proposed trail is not yet determined. The developer has indicated his willingness to construct and maintain a 6" asphalt pathway and adjacent landscaped area, if the City will cover the costs of the pedestrian underpass and any further upgrades to the trail needed to fit Parks and Recreation criteria. 8. The illustration of Harmony Road has been changes as requested. 9. Utility easements as requested will be provided with final plats. urban design, inc. Reductions, color renderings, and 10 prints will be submitted by April 15, 1991; and the signed final documents will be submitted by April 18, 1991. If you have any questions, please call. Thank --you for your efforts in the review of this project. Sincerely, Eldon Ward cc: Michael Byrne, G.T. Land Colorado Inc. Peter Kast, G.T. Land Colorado Inc. Gary Berger, WoodCraft Homes (LI�M@@PAI urban design, inc. ARA.PAHOE FARM MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT When the Arapahoe/Mountain Ridge Master Plan was approved in 1987, a number of factors contributed to the land uses and residential densities indicated on that document. A key factor was that a large portion of the site was under consideration for a City of Fort Collins community park to be primarily used as a 'Youth Sports Center'. This use would have had a significant impact on the character and potential intensity of the remaining developable area, and the Master Plan prepared at that time strived to maintain the flexibility to provide more extensive multi --family and business service development in the vicinity of the 'Youth Sports Center', should that facility be constructed at Arapahoe Farm. Now, some three and one half years later, this site has been eliminated from consideration as a 'Youth Sports Center', demand for a variety single family housing types has remained strong in the area (as witnessed by the replats in Regency Park), the Harmony Road alignment has been better defined, and WoodCraft Homes has become actively involved in the project. All of these factors have led to the minor modifications in land use and densities proposed on the Amended Master Plan summarized below: -- The maximum residential dwelling units anticipated has been decreased by over 300, to a total of 996. — Anticipated floor area of nonresidential uses has been decreased by 40,000 sq. ft. +. — Areas and specific locations of land use bubbles have been amended to reflect th.e Harmony alignment, and WoodCraft's planned development program. • MEMORANDUM TO: CC: FROM: DATE: RE: PROJECT #: • Cho � o urban design, inc. 3030 south college ave., suite 200 fort collins, colorado 80525 (303) 226-4074 Peter Kast, G.T. Land Colorado Inc. Rick Ensdorff, Mike Herzig, Matt Baker, Kerrie Ashbeck, City of Fort Collins Gary Berger, WoodCraft Homes Eldon Ward, Cityscape Urban Design, Inc. F,4,-1t11 December 6, 1990 Harmony Road Realignment 7210 At our meeting of December S, 1990, discussion included: — The full 120' width of Harmony Road across the Arapahoe Farm property should be dedicated with filing of the Plat for the first phase of development. — The City of Fort Collins will pay for half of this 120' right—of—way. — The City will work with the applicant's civil engineer on a preliminary design for the future Taft Hill/Harmony intersection as soon as possible, in order to help finalize the Harmony alignment. — Construction phasing of Harmony through the subject property will be determined primarily by the traffic study submitted with the Phase One Preliminary and/or Amended Master Plan. The financial burden of constructing a substantial length of major roadway in conjunction with a limited number of building sites will also be considered. — The City will acquire needed off —site R.O.W. prior to construction of the affected portions of the roadway. — Harmony will initially be constructed as an "arterial" (4 lanes plus left turn bays); and may eventually be widened to become a "major arterial" (6 lanes plus left turn bays). Alternative cross sections allowing this future widening will be reviewed by City Staff and the Applicant prior to preliminary design, and an agreed upon cross section used. The applicant's preference is to construct the outside curbs in their permanent locations, and "temporarily" oversize the landscape median. urban design, inc. — The City will reimburse the developer for the cost of median landscaping, but does not wish to take over maintenance of the landscaped median until Harmony is completed through the subject property to Taft Hill Road. Access to the 3.5+ acre parcel west of the Harmony/Seneca intersection may be taken from Seneca extended, (existing) Harmony Road, and possibly from a right—in/right—out access point on Harmony between Seneca and the proposed local street intersection to the northwest. If the above summary does not match your understanding, please let me know as soon as possible.