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Home My WebLink AboutDAKOTA RIDGE PUD SECOND - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2003-07-31Sell DesiSR June 7, 1993 Planning and Zoning Beard Members Planning Department City of Fort Collins 4. RE: Dakota Ridge PUD, 2nd Phase' Planning; Objectives Dear Board Members: This is the second phase of Dakota Ridge PUD, located in southeast Fort Collins on the east side of Timberline Road approximately one - quarter mile north of Horsetooth Road, adjacent to Stone Ridge 2nd Phase and Dakota Ridge 1st Phase. The proposed development has 170 lots on 47.20 acres (gross area) for a density of 3.60 dwelling units per acre. Access & Circulation The major circulation within the development is an extension of exist- ing Red Mountain Drive, which gives primary access to Dakota Ridge 2nd Phase from Timberline Road; there is a secondary loop which connects with Creekstone Drive in Stone Ridge 2nd Filing on the south and, via Creekstone, Horsetooth Road. The circulation system was designed to facilitate drainage of the unusu- ally -flat site and deliver stormwater to the detention pond in the south- east corner of the property. Land Use The lots in Dakota Ridge 2nd Phase are single-family residential of approximately 9,100 square feet. The target market is entry-level homebuyers. There is a ±2.4-acre detention pond in the southeast corner of the property within a tract of approximately 3.5 acres, as per prior agreement, by the City of Fort Collins. = ncanA� 80524 �3034-1921 Planning & Zoning Board June 7, 1993 Page Two Solar Orientation The proposed development meets the requirements of the solar ordinance -- there are 120 lots out of 170 meeting the ordinance criteria, for 71 % percent compliance. This level of compliance reflects a layout designed for a higher -than -minimum number of solar lots, since, because of pre-existing conditions, the next filing of Dakota Ridge cannot meet the minimum percentage. Land Use Policies Land -use policies achieved by the proposed development include: • Policy 12 -- density of at least 3 dwelling units per acre. • Policy 22 -- contiguous to existing development. • Policy 46 -- energy conservation through site planning (solar orientation). • Policy 79 -- low -density residential development having access to approved neighborhood center (northeast corner of Horsetooth and Timberline); access to major employment centers (several light industrial and business uses in the immediate vicinity); within walking distance to planned elementary school and neighbor- hood park (northwest corner of Red Mountain Drive and Creekstone Drive); and, in which a collector street provides primary access (Red Mountain and Willow Creek Drives). Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to your comments. Sincerely, JIM SELL DESIGN Jim Sell July 21, 1993 Mr. Mike Herzig Engineering Department City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 RE: Dakota Ridge Second Filing Project No. 10-746-000 Dear Mike: We are writing this letter requesting a variance on the 240' minimum radius in one location on the platted ROW of Red Mountain and Willow Creek Intersection. The centerline as proposed will be a 42.00' radius with the inside radius being 15.00' and the outside radius being 69.00'. After the discussion with your staff, it was agreed that this would be the most appropriate design for this street. If you should have any questions regarding this matter or if I could be of further assistance to you in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very truly yours, TST, INC., CONSULTING ENGINEERS Donald N. Taranto, P.E. RAD/lc Enclosures cc: Mr. Chuck Betters TST, INC. 748 Whalers Way • Building D 102 Inverness Terrace East Consulting Engineers Fort Collins, CO 80525 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 226-0557 (303) 792-0557 Metro Denver (303) 595-9103 FAX (303) 792-9489 FAX (303) 226-0204 August 17, 1993 Mr. Mike Herzig Engineering Department City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 RE: Dakota Ridge P.U.D., Second Filing Project No. 10-746-000 Dear Mr. Herzig;: We are requesting; a variance to the City of Fort Collins Street Design Criteria which states that all intersections should have a 100' tangent at the intersecting street and be within 90' deflection for the first 100'. The intersection of Red Mountain Drive and Wetterhorn Drive does not meet this criteria. However, the centerline radius is 240.00 which meets the City criteria. We have explored the possibility of decreasing the centerline radius to obtain the 100' tangent; however, even with a 165' radius, we can only obtain a 60' tangent and would still need a variance to the design criteria for minimum centerline radius. With this design, we are still having to relocate existing sanitary sewer to accommodate the street alignment. Please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions or concerns. Respectfully, TST, INC., CONSULTING ENGINEERS 7AL Stephen F. Humann, P.E. RAD/lc TST, INC. 748 Whalers Way • Building D 102 Inverness Terrace East Consulting Engineers Fart Collins, CO 80525 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 226-0557 (303) 792-0557 Metro Denver (303) 595-9103 FAX (303) 792-9489 FAX (303) 226-0204