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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOTTONWOOD GLEN PARK - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2003-07-31Cultural, :brary and Recreational Servicr Park Planning & Development Division City of Fort Collins Environmental Concerns, Inc. Attn: Mr. Doug Severance 2526 E. Highway 402 P.O. Box 2135 Loveland, Colorado Dear Doug: This letter is to inform you that the work on the Cottonwood Glen Neighborhood Park needs to stop as of 5:00 p.m., Friday August 20, 1999. The only work allowed is to continue dewatering the irrigation pond, maintain the erosion control fences, and other things Bob needs to do at the site to maintain a readiness. No construction equipment is to be active on the site. The City's best intentions are to allow work to resume Thursday, August 26, 1999. This work stoppage is not due to any fault of Environmental Concerns. The City is completing our review process and feels it is in our best interest to stop the project until our reviews are completed. I will keep you informed daily of our progress on this matter. Sincerely; Craig L. Foreman. Manager Park Planning and Development cc Jim Hume =Sl \ou,h Coile�,e Avenue • Frrt Collins, CO ��0�=� • (9i0) Z^_1-6360 •Fax (970) ^�1-6586 Cultural ',ibrary and Recreational Service Park Planning & Development Division City of Fort Collins DATE: May 3, 1999 TO: Distribution List FROM: Craig Foreman, Park Planning and Development Manager RE: Cottonwood Glen Neighborhood Park Cottonwood Glen Park is an 11-acre neighborhood park planned to be construction at the south end of Overland Trail Road. The park is a day -use park with no lighted fields. The Spring Creek Trail will be extended into the park as part of this project. A connection to Olander School from the park will also be constructed as part of this project. Park Planner in charge of the park is Craig L. Foreman who can be reached at 96618. The public process involved two neighborhood meetings. Each meeting had a mailing area that was bounded by Drake Road on the north, Taft Hill Road on the east, and Horsetooth Road on the south. The park is zoned "POL" on the City of Fort Collins Zoning Map (from GIS) dated June 12, 1998 and has a Level I review process. The park vas designed with a landscape plan prepared by professional landscape architects. The tree planting plan has been preliminarily reviewed by the City Forester. Existing trees will be protected during construction per City Forester's specification. The park road south from the end of Overland Trail Road is not a City street. The parking lot interior landscaping is calculated to be about 10%. The park site will be planted with fescue and native (-trasses to conserve water. The park has been designed to allow for pedestrian and bicycle access. The existing sidewalk at the end of Overland Trail Road will be extended into the park. This sidewalk will connect to park facilities, the Spring Creek Trail, and the path to Olander School. Bicycle racks will be provided at the park. Park facilities (parking lot, ballfield, multi -use court, restroom, and shelter) are all handicap accessible. The paved parking lot will accommodate normal park activities on a daily basis. Two handicap -parking stalls are included in the 27-car asphalt parking lot. Additional parking along the park road south from Overland Trail Road will accommodate parking needs in the spring when the baseball and soccer fields are both in use. The park is not lighted except for pedestrian and security lights. 281 North College avenue • Fort Coilins, CO 80324 • (070) 221-o360 • Fax (970) 221-6586 A fire hydrant is planned to be located near the new asphalt parking lot to provide coverage for the park structures. A stormwater report has been prepared for the park development. The park design incorporates the required buffer along Spring Creek and is adjacent to Pineridge Natural Area. The design is acceptable to the Natural Resource Staff and Natural Resource Advisory Board. A professional architect designed the park buildings. The structures were designed to be compatible with. the natural features around and in the park. Structure designs meet current City Building Codes.