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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARAGON POINT PUD PHASE FIVE PRELIMINARY - 48 91K - CORRESPONDENCE - STAFF'S PROJECT COMMENTSCommi v Planning and Environmental vices Planning Department Ciry of Fori Collins February 15, 1995 Ms. Kay Force Jim Sell Design 117 East Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 Dear Kay: Staff has reviewed the request for Paragon Point Phase Five Preliminary P.U.D. and. Subdivision and offers the following comments: 1. The following comments apply to the Preliminary Plat A. Please correct the location of the project on the vicinity map. B. Please complete the statement regarding the bearings in the legal description. C. Please correct the curve data in the legal description. D. The common open space areas need to be designated as a separate tract and note who is responsible for maintenance. E. F Please designate right-of-way and easement for the corner of Lemay Avenue and Trilby Road. The vicinity map should indicate the location of Fossil Creek Park since this will serve as the public neighborhood park for Paragon Point. G. The subtitle of the plat indicates that the Fifth Phase is a replat of Paragon Point - Finch Court. This reference is incorrect as Paragon Point - Finch Court Minor Subdivision was never completed by the applicant and the consultant. Consequently, the Finch Court Sub was never filed and is not part of the public record. H. The Public Service easement in the southeast corner of the site is an exclusive easement and it should not contain a reference to U.S. West. Please clarify. 2. The Utility Plans need street plans and profiles. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6750 FAX (303) 221-6378 TDD (303) 224-6002 3. It will be recalled that north of the Fifth Phase, along Lemay Avenue, the U.S. West line is very shallow and caused the sidewalk to elevated. Is this the case with the Fifth Phase also? If so, a cross-section of the curb, gutter, and grade changes is needed. 4. The Utility Plans should address whether or not there is a need for a subdrain system for utility or basement installations. 5. The allowable reduced right-of-way width is 48 not 49 feet. 6. There is some grading indicated on the delineated wetlands. Does this fall under the Army Corps of Engineers' Nationwide Permit process? A statement of wetland impacts that result from development of Phase Five will be required. Such statement shall also address proposals for avoidance or mitigation of those impacts. 7. The site and landscape plan indicates trees in the drainage swale. Please remove trees from the swale. 8. The boundary of the Drainage Study must include half of the three surrounding streets. 9. The utility easement in Finch Court needs to be such that the distance from the back of walk to the rear line of the easement is no less than 13 feet. The nine feet distance shown is inadequate. This easement also needs to extend north of Lot 20. 10. Public Service needs a major gas line in the 15 foot utility easement along Lemay Avenue and Trilby Road. These lines must be kept free of other utilities. Also, please note that trees must be kept four feet from gas lines. 11. Columbine Cablevision would prefer that the open space areas be dedicated as blanket utility easements•.—Also,—uti-l-ity ---- easements are needed on the sides of Lots 6, 81 18 and 20. 12. The placement and quantity of street trees along the two arterials does not satisfy the streetscaping policies of the City Forester. These two frontages should feature deciduous shade trees evenly spaced at a minimum of 40 foot intervals, with proper separation from streetlights. 13. The Fifth Filing represents the final phase of Paragon Point P.U.D. The Department of Natural Resources is requiring a status report on the wildlife habitat and prairie restoration improvement efforts as called for in the original wildlife habitat plan. The status report should also address the future plans for any remaining prairie dogs. 14. The site plan should provide more information on parking. Please indicate the location and quantity of spaces which do not occur in a garage or driveway. Also, this project seems to lend itself to parking in the cul-de-sac. Such spaces could be landscaped. There are problems,- however, with the South Fort Collins Sanitation District in the placement of extra manholes. You are encouraged to work with the District in resolving the issue of hard surface versus landscaping under the sewer line to accomplish the objective of providing adequate parking for small lots that do not have very much street frontage. 15. Staff is concerned about the dominance of garages along the Finch Court streetscape. Have you considered providing garage access to Lots 7 and 19 from the side rather than the front? This would soften the streetscape. 16. The written Solar Variance Request does not indicate that Lots 10 - 15 comply with the orientation requirement. These six lots result in a compliance rate of 30%. On the site plan, under Solar Orientation, please provide a table indicating the arithmetic on the total number of lots (20), the number of lots required to meet the 65% requirement (13), the number of lots that do meet the orientation requirement (6), six lots equals 30% compliance rate, and the number lots that would be necessary to bring the P.U.D into compliance (7). The variance request, therefore is for seven lots. 17. The site plan should contain a legal description. 18. Please provide lot/unit numbers on the site plan that match the plat. 19. Please provide a north arrow on the site plan vicinity map. 20. Please correct the title of the architectural sheet. This concludes Staff ..comments at this time. - --Please—note—the following deadlines for the March 27, 1995 Planning and Zoning Board hearing: Plan revisions are due March 8, 1995. P.M.T.'s, 10 prints, renderings are due March 20, 1995. As always, please call our office to discuss these comments or to set up a meeting to discuss these comments in depth. Sincerely: T�4w Ted Shepard Senior Planner