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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEMERSON ACRES - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2003-07-31LYNN A. HAMMOND ROGER E. CLARK 13REGORY A. WHITE JENNIFER J. STOCKER HAMMOND, CLARK AND WHITE LAW OFFICES FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, SUITE 418 200 EAST SEVENTH STREET LOVELAND, COLORADO 80537 303-667-1023 September 14, 1987 Mr. Matt Baker CITY OF FORT COLLINS Engineering Department Post Office Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 RE: Robert and Karen Dickinson Dear Matt: ALFRED P. DAVIS OF COUNSEL A couple of weeks ago you and I discussed by telephone the situation concerning my clients, Robert and Karen Dickinson, and the drainage facility under Lemay Avenue near County Road 32. At that time, I requested that you send me a copy of the drainage study so that we may review the same with regard to its conclu- sions. To date, I have not received that document. Would you please send that document to me as soon as possible so that we can proceed with regard to this matter. If you have any questions, please give me a call. Ve ,r truly yours, Gre bry A. White GAW:dc Enclosures cc: Mr. and Mrs. Robert/Dickinson WILLIAM H. ALLEN GARTH W. ROGERS THOMAS W. METCALF JACK D.VAHRENWALD DONALD E. JOHNSON, JR. J. BRIAN McMAHILL ALLEN, ROGERS, METCALF & VAHRENWALD•- ATTORNEYS AT LAW P. O. BOX 608 FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522 May 23, 1988 Mr. Ted Shepard City Planner, City of Fort Collins Office of Development Services Planning Department 300 W. Laporte Fort Collins, CO 80521 Re: Emerson Dear Mr. Shepard: I. i 1 - - - - - - - - - - j1.;!� f I 125 SOUTH HOWES ELEVENTH FLOOR, SAVINGS BUILDING TELEPHONE (303) 462-5058 First, let me thank you for your courtesy extended at our recent meeting on May 19, 1988. I think the meeting was enlightening and gave me some feeling as to where the problems arise in this matter. After much discussion with Mr. Dickinson, it is my understanding that he would agree to the following as a method of resolving the areas of dispute: J'- 1. The plat would be amended to delete Lot 6, so that we have only a five -lot subdivision, all of which is owned by Mr. Dickinson and/or his wife. 00' 2. That easements would be granted for the south Lemay SID86 where the lines have already been installed and for the culverts which have been placed on the west side of the property. �'3. That the Dickinsons would release the City and any other entity that you desire, including the south Lemay SID86, from any damage which has been occasioned up to this point. X-4. The drainage channel for the Provincetown outfall wou(((((ld be determined to be 50 feet from the center line, and Stanton Creek would be 65 feet, and these tracts would actually be surveyed and deeded to the City and owned by the City. The City would, of course, be responsible for the same. Mr. Ted Shepard May 24, 1988 Page Two 5. That the City or Special Improvement District, whichever is appropriate, would be responsible for the appropriate channelization of Provincetown Channel and Stanton Creek. They could do such channelization as they deemed necessary within the deeded portions. All other matters would remain the same, as per the pre- vious discussions between the parties. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. Please note that I have included the City Attorney's Gffice within the confines of this notification. Very truly yours, �homas W. Metcalf TWM:kg cc: John Huisjen Paul Eckman Harold Einarsen Bob Dickinson NIEAIORANDUNI TO: Paul Eckman, Assistant City Attorney Matt Baker, Civil Engineer II Glenn Schlueter, Civil Engineer II FROM: Ted Shepard DATE: July 5, 1988 RE: July 5, 1988 Meeting with Metcalf, Einarsen, and Dickinson on Emerson Staff offered to construct an energy dissipater at the outlet of the culvert on the Provincetowne Channel to a point approximately where the old clay tile pipe used to outlet. From this point on to the confluence of Stanton Creek, and Stanton Creek to the north property line, there would be no improvements or channclization to the 100 year floodplain or floodway. The specifications of the energy dissipater must be designed. Keep in mind that a HEC II analysis has not been done for the Provincetowne Channel. It is very likely that the width of the dissipater will be less than the 50 feet shown on the floodplain map prepared by Parson's Engineering. This width is esti- matcd to be excessive. Reducing this width will add more usable lot area to Lot 3. It was pointed out to Mr. Metcalf that any channelization of Stanton Creek would require permission of the Army Corps of Engineers. Channelization is discouraged as being expensive and environmentally damaging. Mr. Metcalf was concerned about development proceeding in Provincetowne and the possibility of bankruptcy occurring before_Ahe .storm detention ponds are constructed. This would cause runoff onto the Dickinson property that would exceed the two year historic flow. Glen Schlueter explained that our standard policy is to allow no more than 25% of the building permits per filing to be issued without the construction, of the storm drainage improvements. In cases where there is a threat to neighboring property, the storm drainage improve- ments may be required before any building permits are issued. Mr. Einarsen inquired if the Parks- and Recreation Department would be inter- csted in purchasing the Stanton Creek floodplain for a future trail. Such a trail is not part of the P & R Master Plan. Fossil Creek is designated as a future trail that would lead from Portner Reservoir to Fossil Creek Reservoir. This would preclude the need for a trail along Stanton Creek. It was suggested by Glen Schlueter that Mr. Metcalf inquire with the City Natural Resources Department about the purchase of the wetlands on the north of Lot 5. Although Natural Resources does not have the budget for such a purchase, funds may exists from the Stormwater Utility. It was discussed that in order to proceed with the Minor Subdivision request, the following; action should be taken: Delete all references to the 65 and 50 foot "channels" on the plat. 2. The plat: should include the legal description of the 100-year floodplain for Stanton Creek. This legal description has already been prepared by Parson's and Associates. It does not need to be re -surveyed. 3. A "master" drainage report must be prepared per the specifications of the Stormwater Utility. Whoever the applicant chooses to do the report should contact Glen Schlueter as to the details. 4. The 100-year floodplain for Stanton Creek and the area of the energy dissipater for the Provincetowne Channel must be shown on the plat as either an easement or dedication to the City. An easement would allow the lot owner the use and maintenance of the land within the easement. A dedication would not allow the lot owner to use the land but the City, not the lot owner, would assume the maintenance. The choice of easement versus dedication is up to Mr. Dickinson. 5. The City is concerned about fencing in the floodplain. In order to not inhibit storm flows, any fencing in the floodplain must be of a break- away type. The specification for such a fence is available. It has been used in other projects that had fencing in the floodplain. 6. It has been decided by Mr. Dickinson that the zoning shall remain r-I-p (lower ease) which means that a P.U.D. condition exists on the property. For an}, development to occur, including traditional single family uses, there must be a P.U.D. filed with the City. It was then decided by Mike Herzig that the standard soils report required for subdivisions could be postponed until such time as each lot develops under the P.U.D. procedure. Glen Schlueter also decided that the more detailed drainage report that is also typically required with a subdivision could also be postponed until each lot develops under the P.U.D. This does not relieve the requirement for a "master" drainage study as mentioned in #3 above. Mr. Metcalf notified Paul Eckman after the meeting that the terms are accept- able to Mr. Dickinson. The applicants will proceed to submit the required drainage information to get the request moving again. The applicants are aware that it takes about 10 days after final review to post the property and file legal notice in the paper. Also, there is a 14 day appeal period after approval prior to recording with the County Clerk. MEMORANDUM TO: Matt Baker Paul Eckman. Glenn Schlueter FROM: Ted Shepard 1 " RE: June 10, 1988 Meeting on the Metcalf letter on Emerson Acres DATE: June 16, 1988 Given the history of accusations that have plagued this request for a minor subdivision, I thought it best to document our meeting of June 10, 1988 in which we discussed the letter from Tom Metcalf dated May 23, 1988. It was agreed by all present that not having Glenn at the May 19, 1988 meet- ing with Metcalf, Einarsen, and Dickinson probably caused the applicants to have false expectations regarding the 50 foot width for the "Provincetown Channel" (for lack of a better term) and the 65 foot width for the Stanton Creek. These widths are estimations based on the calculations of Todd Shi- moda of Parsons and Associates. As Glenn pointed out, any channelization of these drainages would not be accepted by the City unless "as built" plans demonstrated that there would be safe conveyance of the 100-year storm flows. Glenn also stated that as part of a minor subdivision request, the City will still need a Drainage Report and a Grading Plan. Much of the expensive work related to these two documents has already been paid for by Matt through the S.1_D. It was the conccnsus of the group that points #4 and #5 of the Metcalf letter dated May 23, 1988 are unacceptable to the City. Point #4: We cannot arbitrarily agree at this time that the widths of 50 feet and 65 feet for the two drainages are valid. It could very well be that these widths would be insufficient to convey the 100-year flows. Point #5: The City feels that: doing the channelization work to the two drainages would be very expensive and far outweighs whatever damage may have been done to the Dickinson property during excavation for the culverts. Doing this work would convey far too much benefit upon the owner at tax payer's expense. In addition, the City questions the aesthetic and environmental impact of such a major channelization project. Despite disagreeing with the major thrust of the Metcalf letter, the group felt that options remain for helping out Mr. Dickinson with his request. The waiver of the street improvements for single family development remains valid. Removal of Lot 6 (under different ownership) from the subdivision remains valid. It was also suggested that a counter offer be proposed to Mr. Metcalf. Matt is willing to construct a riprap channel beginning at the culverts to a point in the middle of the field where the old clay tile pipe released flows. This point is well short of the confluence with Stanton Creek. This riprap would diffuse the velocity of the storm flows as they exit the culverts and allay Mr. Dickinson's fears of a "wipe-out". Of course, an easement would be required to do the work on the; property. One other very important suggestion was made concerning the various street frontages of each lot. When improvements are done on Lemay, each lot will be assessed a fee based upon linear street frontage. Therefore, wide lots will be assessed a higher f cc than narrow lots. Mr. Dickinson is encouraged to even out these lot frontages so street improvement fees will be more equitably distributed. Also, Lot 3 would be less impacted by the width of the "Province- towne Channel" if Lots 1 and 2 were reduced accordingly. This would give more ground to Lots 3 and 4 which are substantially smaller than Lots 1 and 2. It was agreed that Paul would call Mr. Metcalf to set up the next meeting to discuss our offer. Mr. Metcalf has agreed to meet sometime in late June or early July. Please feel free to "redline" this memo if there are any errors or a need for further clarification. It is important that Staff be consistent. Since this request appears to be dragging on longer than most of our projects, it becomes critical to keep accurate written documentation. Message. Subject: Emerson Acres Sender: Ted SHEPARD / CFC52/01 TO: Mike HERZIG / CFC52/01 Part 1. TO: Matt BAKER'/ CFC52/01 Mike HERZIG / CFC52/01 Glen SCHLUETER / CFC52/01 Part 2. Dated: 09/12/88 at 0727. Contents: 2. Gentlemen, Metcalf has returned the Development Agreement for Emerson Acres. Paul received it late last week. Some minor changes are suggested that affect Engineering, Stormwater Utility, and the S.I.D. I would like to go over these changes and suggest today, Monday, at 10:30 following the last conceptual review item. We could meet in the C.I.C. since its reserved until noon' Let me know if this time will not work. Otherwise, I will see you at 10:30. I don't anticipate this taking very long. 5 U AUG ? 0 /990 Jerry Duggan Elissa Duggan 1315 Kirkwood #705 Fort Collins, CO 80525 August 20, 1990 Mike Herzog Planning Department PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Mr. Herzog: We are in the process of purchasing and building a house on the lot described as 'Lot 3, Emerson Acres.' We understand that the previous owners, the Dickinsons, entered into an agreement with the city describing the conditions under which these lots can be subdivided. Further, we understand that one of the conditions of this agreement stipulates that any subsequent purchasers of these lots enter into a similar agreement with the city. We will negotiate a similar agreement, in particular taking on the responsibility for the development of roads, etc. if we choose to further subdivide the lot. We recognize that this agreement is a condition for the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. We would appreciate receipt of the first draft of such an agreement from your office in a timely fashion, so we can begin our review of it. Thank you, Z�7 errY Du gg an Elissa Duggan Commr "y Planning and Environmental Engineering Department City of Fort Collins April 14, 1993 Bill Murrow Van Schaack of Fort Collins Inc. 2120 S. College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80525 RE: Lemay Avenue c@ Emerson Acres Dear Bill: rvices r This letter is in response to your inquiry into the street improvements on Lemay ` Avenue at Emerson Acres. This development is unique in the City of Fort Collins, which usually has urban type subdivisions. In the development approval process, city staff recognized the rural type density and made exceptions to the timing of street improvements on Lemay Avenue. The essence of the exceptions in the development agreement is to delay the required street improvements to Lemay Avenue until such time as the lots in Emerson Acres are redeveloped into a more intense use. This means that Lots 1 through 5 of Emerson Acres may be used for a single family residence (with rural outbuildings) without having to pay for street improvements. However, if any parcel resubdivides to create additional lots or rezones to an industrial or commercial use, the street improvements to Lemay Avenue would be required. The City has delayed, but not waived, the property owners responsibility to improve their local street portion at Lemay Avenue. The obligation of owners or future owners of property currently costs approximately $40 per lineal foot (1993 construction prices) of their Lemay Avenue frontage. However, it is the city's intent at this time not to require these improvements until redevelopment of the property, because traffic studies indicate no need for additional street width this location for foreseeable future. Long range planning models suggest Lemay Avenue improvements may be 15-20 years into the future. 281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 22"1-6o0 7) April 14, 1993 Page Two The Emerson Acres Subdivision has several unique features which are complex. I hope I have adequately explained the street improvement requirements. If you or any of your clients wish to discuses these issues further, please feel free to give me a call at 221-6605. Sincerely, :�e Matt J. Bak SID Coordinator r LYNN A. HAMMOND ROGER E. CLARK GREGORY A. WHITE JENNIFER J. STOCKER HAMMOND, CLARK AND WHITE LAW ❑FFICES FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. SUITE 41B 200 EAST SEVENTH STREET LOVELAND, COLORADO BD537 303-667-1023 September 14, 1987 Mr. Michael DiTullio Fort Collins -Loveland Water District 4500 South College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80525 RE: Robert and Karen Dickinson Dear Mike: ALFRED P. DAVIS OF COUNSEL This letter is written to confirm our telephone conversation of today. I represent Robert and Karen Dickinson who are owners of certain property located at the intersection of Lemay and County Road 32. Recently, your water district, or others acting on your behalf, constructed a water and sewer line across my clients' property. At the time of construction of the water line, Mr. Dickinson questioned the construction crew as to whether they had an easement for construction of the line. At that time, he was told that there was an easement belonging to the City of Fort Collins for the water and sewer line. However, it appears that the only easement across my clients' property is a power line easement granted in July of 1985. I have attached a copy of that easement for your information„ It appears that the water and sewer line has been constructed on my clients' property without any legal right so to do. I would appreciate it if you would review this matter and provide me with any documents that indicate you have the right to trespass on my clients' property and construct a water and sewer line. If you have any questions or need anything further, please do not hesitate to give me a call. Thank you for your coopera- tion and courtesies in this matter. Very truly yours, Gregory A. White GAW:dc Enclosure and Mrs. Robert Dickinson Mr. Matt Baker City of Fort Collins Community Planning and Environmental Sc Aces Planning L ,rtment June 28, 1993 Sandra Garcia 745 Knollwood Dr. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Dear Sandra, This letter is; in response to your inquiry regarding the fire hydrant requirements for Lot 2 in Emerson Acres. Fire hydrants must be located per the fire protection requirements of the Poudre Fire Authority (PFA). The design, construction, and installation of the water mains and hydrants must conform to the specifications and standards of the Fort Collins/Loveland Water District who will inspect the construction and accept the lines for maintenance once they have been properly installed. According to the PFA, prior to issuance of a building permit for Lot 2, it is necessary to install a hydrant to meet fire access requirements. Apparently, the original developer of Emerson Acres never completed the construction of the utilities necessary to issue building permits on all of the lots. Therefore, the cost of extending the water main and installing a hydrant in the required location has become the burden of the individual applying for a building permit. It may be possible to recoup some of the construction cost by preparing a repay agreement that would require anyone utilizing that main and/or hydrant to repay a portion of the construction cost. The repay would likely be triggered by further subdivision of the existing lots and/or the issuance of additional building permits on the existing lots. Although the City has the ability to prepare such agreements, I don't know whether or not the Water District does, and since the utilities are the District's, not the City's, I would suggest you contact them about the possibility of writing a repay agreement. If a repay agreement is written, there is no way to determine when the event triggering the repay would occur, and therefore you would be fronting the entire construction cost during that time. If you have further questions, please contact me or Mike Herzig at 221-6750. Thank you. Sincerely, Ohtl� AAA Kerrie Ashbeck Civil Engineer I cc: file '`i l North C ollt--e :Avenue • P.O. 9k)\ ESQ • l-()It Collins, (A-) (_ 0") CITY OF FORT COLLINS OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PLANNING DEPARTMENT December_ 15, 1987 Mr. Harold Einarsen Einarsen Real Estate Inc. Lincoln Office Center, Suite 300 419 Canyon Fort Collins, CO. 80521 RE: Dickenson Property Dear Mr. Finarsen: The purpose of this letter is provide a summation of the meeting held on December 4, 1987 attended by yourself, Tom Peterson, Ted Shepard, Glen Schlueter, and Matt Baker. It was agreed by the attendees that procedures, tenns, and conditions of subdividing the Dickenson property shall occur sub- ject to the following: DRAINAGE TRACTS: It was agreed that the drainage channels for the Provincetnwne outfall and Stanton Creek shall be dedicated over to the City as tracts. The Province- towne channel will need 50 feet from centerline and Stanton Creek will need 65 feet. It was further agreed that the Stormwater Utility Department will grant an easement for the landowner to use the tracts for a period of 15 years for the purpose of watering a small number of livestock. After a period of 15 years, the easement shall be eligible to be negotiated between the landowner and the Stormwater Utility Department for an unspecified num- ber of one year extensions. The exact year of expiration shall be clearly identified to all parties to avoid confusion. During the 15 years of use on the easement, the owners shall agree to main- tain soil stability and natural grasses (or weeds) to prevent erosion and damage to the drainage channels. The City Stormwater Utility shall reserve the right to terminate the ease- ment or require to the owner to stabilize the soils if damage from livestock occurs. OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PLANNING 300 LaPorte Ave. • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 • (303) 221-6750 Harold Finarsen Letter December 15, 198- - Page 2 The City prefers natural channels as much as possible. The volume of storm flows from Provincetowne, however, are still being studied. Therefore, the high water line is undetermined at this point. The City would like to reserve the right to use riprap on the Provincetowne channel to accannodate the 100-year r_a noff_ to protect the channel and prevent erosion. The City would also reserve the right to maintain the drainage channels. RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATIONS: The proposed plat would have to show additional right-of-way dedication along the entire frontage of Lemay Avenue. The plat would also have to show additional right-of-way dedication along County Road #32 with the exception of the lot which contains the existing home. This lot would have to dedi- cate right-of-way if redevelopment (building a new home) were to occur. A building permit would not be issued for a new home on this lot unless addi- tional right -of: -way for County Road #32 were dedicated to the City. The City will allow Mr. Dickenson to plat six lots or less without havinq to design or construct street improvements. The City will allow the develop- ment of one home per lot without having to design or construct street improvements. All owners of land within the proposed subdivision would have to agree to participate in a future Special Improvement District should one be formed to improve the streets. Or, should the lots redevelop, without an S.I.D., then each owner of the redeveloped lots shall design and construct the street improvements as an obligation of the development process. This obligation would be finalized with a development agreement between the redeveloping land owner and the City. WETLANDS AREA: The City, through the Department of Natural Resources and the Stormwater_ Utility, may be interested in preserving the wetlands area. The owner may consider dedicating the wetlands area to the City as a' -tract. In return, the owner would be relieved from paying taxes and may enjoy the benefit of a natural habitat that could not be built on. COUNTY ROAD #32 IMPROVEMENTS: The culvert and street improvements for County Road #32 are under the juris- diction of Larimer County. Mr. Rex Burns has been in contact with the developers of. Provincetowne (Dueck Company) regarding future improvements to Road #32. There may be the formation of a special improvement district in which Mr. Dickenson would be eligible to participate. Harold Einarsen Letter December 15, 1987 Page 3 MINOR SUBDIVISION PROCESS: I have been in contact with Intermill Land Surveying and will be glad to meet with Mark Paige regarding the plat document. It is anticipated that the review will be approximately four weeks. Tn order to spell out the obligations and restrictions, I will suggest that plat contain notes as well as dedications so that fature landowners and title companies can be made aware of details. It is my hope that this information will assist you and your client in obtaining a legal subdivision plat through this new minor subdivision pro- cess. If there, are any questions or concerns on any of the issues, please call and I will coordinate with the appropriate staff person. Sincerely, Ted Shepard ; City Planner xc: Tom Peterson, Planning Director Mike Herzig, Development Engineer Glen Schlueter_, Storm Drainage Engineer_ Matt Baker, Special Improvement District Engineer �i,'/C �6ylelr�s6'Ll CITY OF FORT COLLINS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES — ENGINEERING March 25, 1988 Mike DiTullio District Manager South Ft. Collins Sanitation District 4700 South College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80525 Re: Dickinson - South Lemay Dear Mr. DiTullio: The City Planning Department received a letter from Mr. and Ms. Dickinson dated Harch 14, which criticized the South Fort Collins Sanitation District for construction activities on their property without permission. This situation did occur in error, but is the responsibility of the developer building Lemay Avenue, not the district. This land is located on the northeast corner of Lemay Avenue and Windsor Road. During 1987, improvements to the west half of Lemay Avenue were constructed as part of the South Lemay Avenue Special Improvement District #86 (SID #86). From my understanding, the district's sewer line had to be relocated to allow for a new 20 inch water main in Lemay Avenue. In the relocation of the sewer line, the engineer for the developer assumed that the right-of-way had been acquired for all the road. As soon as this problem was brought to our attention, we began working with the developer, his engineer and the Dickinson's to get an easement for the district's sewer line. The current status is that the Dickinson's want to subdivide their property and will dedicate the road right-of-way with their plat. Since they have already applied for the subdivision and we will be using a short plan approval process, this can be accomplished in about 4 weeks if we have received all the necessary documents. As soon as this plat is filed with the County, the right-of-way for the sewer line will be taken care of. i DEVELOPMENT SERVICES — ENGINEERING 300 LaPorte Ave. • PO Box 580 • Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 • (303) 221-6605 Mike DiTullio March 25, 1988 Page Two Mike Herzig of my office will keep you informed of the upcoming meetings and the final plat approval. If you have any further questions, please let me know. Sincerely, Gary Z. Diede Director of Engineering GRD:mjm cc: Mr. and Ms. Dickinson Mike Herzig Matt Baker CITY OF FORT COLLINS OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PLANNING DEPARTMENT April 4, 1988 Mr. Harold Einarsen Einarsen Real Estate, Inc. Lincoln Office Center 419 Canyon, Suite 300 Fort Collins, CO. 80521 Dear Harold, This letter is to follow up our conversation of April 5, 1988 .and to help resolve the issues which remain on Emerson Acres. The City is willing to add language to the plat and the development agreement that would allow the easements for the 100-year floodplain for both the Pro- vincetowne channel and Stanton Creek to be reduced should channelization occur. Such chatinclization would have to be of sufficient specifications to convey the 100-year storm. The following plat note is submitted for your review: "The City of Fort Collins Stormwater Utility will allow the casements that arc shown on this plat describing the 100-year floodplain for both the Province- townc channel and Stanton Creek to be adjusted accordingly should channeliza- tion of these casements result in a reduced 100-year floodplain." Regarding your concern about the conveyance of storm flows in Stanton Creek across your northerly property line, Glen Schlueter, Storm Drainage Engineer, has reported that the neighboring property would not be allowed to develop in any manner that would affect either upstream or downstream adjacent property owners. Any impacts on adjacent property would have to be preceded by per- mission from that property owner. In fact, the neighboring property owner has retained the services of' an engineering consulting firm who's representatives have contacted Glen Schlueter about development. It is Glen's understanding that this firm will design a storm drainage system that will accept all historic upstream flows without causing any back flow onto Emerson Acres. OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PLANNING 77 4 300 LaPorte Ave P O Box 580 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 (303) 221-6750 Page 2 Regarding your concern about the fire hydrant, I contacted Mr. Dean Hill, Operations Supervisor of the Fort Collins -Loveland eater District. There is a 20 inch diameter water pipe in Lemay Avenue that would serve as the water supply. The first step would be to contact the District by letter requesting permission to tap the line. It would then be the landowner's responsibility to hire a contractor to design the installation. These installation plans must be reviewed by the District. The contractor, not the District, then performs the work. The installation is then inspected by the District. Mr. Hill further explained that the 20 inch water line is located in the western portion of Lemay Avenue. Access to the line would likely have to be done by boring as opposed to a pavement cut due to the new asphalt. The cost of a typical hydrant its approximately $1,500. Design, materials, and labor is roughly estimated at approximately $3,000 for a total cost of approximately $4,500. Regarding the separate ownership of Lot 6, please inform Intermill Land Sur- vcying that a signature block must be added to the document to include this owner. Regarding Mr. Dickinson's request for the S.I.D. to riprap the Provincetowne channel to a point where the old 12 inch tile pipe terminated, Mr. Matt Baker responded by asking that the request be put in writing. The request should state specifically that the owner grants permission to do the work. Mr. Baker stated that the request will be evaluated based on the financial ability of the S.I.D. to perform additional work. Regarding Mr. Dickinson's concern about the Dueck Company using S.I.D. funds to do improvements to County Road #32, Mr. Baker responded that this would require the creation papers to be amended to authorize a reallocation of funds which must be approved by City Council. Mr. Baker expressed doubt that City Staff would support such an amendment at this time. It is Mr. Baker's impres- sion that Dueck Company may be discussing improvements to County Road #32 witfi Larimer County, not the City. This concludes the summation of our meeting on April 5, 1988. Please contact me if further clarification is needed or if this summation does not meet with your understanding. Sincerely, l Tcd Shepard City Planner cc: Glen Schlueter, Storm Drainage Engineer Matt Baker, Special Improvement District Coordinator Mike Herzig, Development Engineer Robert Dickinson, 8029 South County Road #9, Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Mark Paige, Intermill Surveying, 1301 N. Cleveland, Loveland, CO. 80537