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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLOCK 186 632 STOVER STREET - Filed DA-DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - 2008-10-23m q. C>&COO Q2ES DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 200gTHIS AGREEMENT, is made and entered into this c57_ day of /%,)/ , by and between the CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a M nicnicipipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the "City"; and Trica M. Ruble and John W. Ruble, individuals, hereinafter jointly referred to as the "Developer." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Developer is the owner of certain real property situated in the County of Larimer, State of Colorado, (hereafter sometimes referred to as the "Property" or "Development") and legally described as follows, to wit: A portion of land in Block 186 of the original town plat of Fort Collins, more particularly described as commencing 150 feet North of the Southwest Corner of Block 186, City of Fort Collins, then East 190 feet, North 190 feet, and South 75 feet to the beginning (632 Stover Street), located in Section 13, Township 7 North, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., City of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado. WHEREAS, the Developer desires to develop the Property and has submitted to the City all plats, plans (including utility plans), reports and other documents required for the approval of a final plan according to the City's development application submittal requirements master list (the "Final Development Plan Documents") copies of which are on file in the office of the City Engineer and made a part hereof by reference; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed that the development of the Property will require increased municipal services from the City in order to serve such area and will further require the installation of certain improvements primarily of benefit to the lands to be developed and not to the City of Fort Collins as a whole; and WHEREAS, the City has approved the Final Development Plan Documents submitted by the Developer subject to certain requirements and conditions, which involve the installation of and construction of utilities and other municipal improvements in connection with the Property. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises of the parties hereto and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, it is agreed as follows: General Conditions The terms of this Agreement shall govern all development activities of the Developer Pertaining to the Property. For the purposes of this Agreement, "development activities" shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) the actual construction of improvements, (2) obtaining a permit therefor, or (3) any change in grade, contour or appearance of the Property caused by, or on behalf of, the Developer with the intent to construct improvements thereon. Special Conditions A. Streets. W 1. In accordance with Section 24-95 of the City Code the Developer is responsible for designing and construction the portion of alley adjacent to the property prior to the issuance of the first building permit. Notwithstanding the foregoing the Developer shall have the option of postponing the design and construction of the alley improvements. If the Developer chooses postponement, then the Developer shall upgrade the alley adjoining the property frontage to City Standards at such time as the City requests the upgrade. 2. No street oversizing reimbursement from the City is due the Developer for this Development. 3. Following completion of all public infrastructure improvements, the Developer shall continue to have responsibility for maintenance and repair of said improvements in accordance with Sections 2.2.3, 3.3.1 and 3.3.2 of the Land Use Code of the City. B. Ground Water, Subdrains and Water Rights 1. The City shall not be responsible for, and the Developer (for itself and its successor(s) in interest) hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City against any damages or injuries sustained in the Development as a result of ground water seepage or flooding, structural damage, or other damage unless such damages or injuries are proximately caused by the City's negligent operation or maintenance of its storm drainage facilities in the Development. However, nothing herein shall be deemed a waiver by the City of its immunities, defenses, and limitations to liability under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (Section 24-20-101 CRS, et. seq.) or under any other law. 2. If the Development includes a subdrain system, any such subdrain system, whether located within private property or within public property such as street rights -of -way or utility or other easements, shall not be owned, operated, maintained, repaired or reconstructed by the City and it is agreed that all ownership, operation, maintenance, repair and reconstruction obligations shall be those of the Developer or the Developer's successor(s) in interest. Such subdrain system is likely to be located both upon private and public property and, to the extent that it is located on public property, all maintenance, operation, repair or reconstruction shall be conducted in such a manner that such public property shall not be damaged, or if damaged, shall, upon completion of any such project, be repaired in accordance with then existing City standards. The City shall not be responsible for, and the Developer, for itself and its successor(s) in interest, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City against any damages or injuries sustained in the Development as the result of groundwater seepage or flooding, structural damage or other damage resulting from failure of any such subdrain system. 3. Without admitting or denying any duty to protect water rights, the Developer, for itself and its successor(s) in interest, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City against any damages or injuries to water rights caused, directly or indirectly by the construction, establishment, maintenance or operation of the Development. 4. The City agrees to give notice to the Developer of any claim made against it to which the foregoing indemnities and hold harmless agreements by the Developer could apply, and the Developer shall have the right to defend any lawsuit based on such claim and to settle any such claim provided the Developer must obtain a complete discharge of all City liability through such settlement. Failure of the City to give notice of any such claim to the Developer within ninety (90) days after the City first receives notice of such claim under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act for the same, shall cause the forgoing indemnities and hold harmless agreements by the Developer to not apply to such claim and such failure shall constitute a release of the foregoing indemnities and hold harmless agreements as to such claim. C. Development Construction Permit X 1. The Developer shall apply for and obtain a Development Construction Permit for this Development (at such time the alley improvements are installed), in accordance with Division 2.6 of the Land Use Code, prior to the Developer commencing construction. The Developer shall pay the required fees for said Permit and construction inspection, and post security to guarantee completion of the public improvements required for this Development, prior to issuance of the Development Construction Permit. D. Maintenance and Repair Guarantees 1. The Developer agrees to provide a two-year maintenance guarantee and a five-year repair guarantee covering all errors or omissions in the design and/or construction of the public improvements required for this Development, which guarantees shall run concurrently and shall commence upon the date of completion of the public improvements and acceptance thereof by the City. More specific elements of these guarantees are noted in Exhibit "A." Security for the 3 maintenance guarantee and the repair guarantee shall be as provided in Section 3.3.2(C) of the Land Use Code. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs III (H) and (1) of this Agreement to the contrary, the obligations of the Developer pursuant to this paragraph and Exhibit "A" may not be assigned or transferred to any other person or entity unless the warranted improvements are completed by, and a letter of acceptance of the warranted improvements is received from the City by, such other person or entity. III. Miscellaneous A. The Developer agrees to provide and install, at its expense, adequate barricades, warning signs and similar safety devices at all construction sites within the public right-of-way and/or other areas as deemed necessary by the City Engineer and Traffic Engineer in accordance with the City's "Work Area Traffic Control Handbook" and shall not remove said safety devices until the construction has been completed. B. As required pursuant to Chapter 20, Article IV of the City Code, the Developer shall, at all times, keep the public right-of-way free from accumulation of waste material, rubbish, or building materials caused by the Developer's operation, or the activities of individual builders and/or subcontractors; shall remove such rubbish as often as necessary, but no less than daily and; at the completion of the work, shall remove all such waste materials, rubbish, tools, construction equipment, machinery, and surplus materials from the public right-of-way. The Developer further agrees to maintain the finished street surfaces so that they are free from dirt caused by the Developer's operation or as a result of building activity. Any excessive accumulation of dirt and/or construction materials shall be considered sufficient cause for the City to withhold building permits and/or certificates of occupancy until the problem is corrected to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. If the Developer fails to adequately clean such streets within two (2) days after receipt of written notice, the City may have the streets cleaned at the Developer's expense and the Developer shall be responsible for prompt payment of all such costs. The Developer also agrees to require all contractors within the Development to keep the public right-of-way clean and free from accumulation of dirt, rubbish, and building materials. C. The Developer hereby agrees that it will require its contractors and subcontractors to cooperate with the City's construction inspectors by ceasing operations when winds are of sufficient velocity to create blowing dust which, in the inspector's opinion, is hazardous to the public health and welfare. D. The Developer shall, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, complete all improvements and perform all other obligations required herein, as such improvements or obligations may be shown on the Final Development Plan Documents, or any documents executed in the future that are required by the City for the approval of an amendment to a development plan, and the City may withhold (or to the extent permitted by law, revoke) such building permits and certificates of occupancy as it deems necessary to ensure performance in accordance with the terms of this 4 Development Agreement. The processing and "routing for approval" of the various development plan documents may result in certain of said documents carrying dates of approval and/or execution that are later than the date of execution of this Development Agreement or the Memorandum Of Agreement (if any) recorded to give record notice of this Agreement. The Developer hereby waives any right to object to any such discrepancy in dates. E. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a waiver of any requirements of the City Code or the Land Use Code and the Developer agrees to comply with all requirements of the same. F. In the event the City waives any breach of this Agreement, no such waiver shall be held or construed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach hereof. G. All financial obligations of the City arising under this Agreement that are payable after the current fiscal year are contingent upon funds for that purpose being annually appropriated, budgeted and otherwise made available by the Fort Collins City Council, in its discretion. H. This Agreement shall run with the Property and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective personal representatives, heirs, successors, grantees and assigns. It is agreed that all improvements required pursuant to this Agreement touch and concern the Property regardless of whether such improvements are located on the Property. Assignment of interest within the meaning of this paragraph shall specifically include, but not be limited to, a conveyance or assignment of any portion of the Developer's legal or equitable interest in the Property, as well as any assignment of the Developer's rights to develop the Property under the terms and conditions of this Agreement. I. In the event the Developer transfers title to the Property and is thereby divested of all equitable and legal interest in the Property, the Developer shall be released from liability under this Agreement with respect to any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement occurring after the date of any such transfer of interest. In such event, the succeeding property owner shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement. J. Each and every term of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a material element hereof. In the event that either party shall fail to perform according to the terms of this Agreement, such party may be declared in default. In the event that a party has been declared in default hereof, such defaulting party shall be given written notice specifying such default and shall be allowed a period of ten (10) days within which to cure said default. In the event the default remains uncorrected, the party declaring default may elect to: (a) terminate the Agreement and seek damages; (b) treat the Agreement as continuing and require specific performance or; (c) avail itself of any other remedy at law or equity. 5 K. In the event of the default of any of the provisions hereof by either party which shall require the party not in default to commence legal or ,equitable action against said defaulting party, the defaulting party shall be liable to the non -defaulting party for the non -defaulting party's reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by reason of the default. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent or interfere with the City's rights and remedies specified in Paragraph III.D of this Agreement. L. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement shall not be construed as or deemed to be an agreement for the benefit of any third party or parties, and no third party or parties shall have any right of action hereunder for any cause whatsoever. M. It is expressly understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that this Agreement shall be governed by and its terms construed under the laws of the State of Colorado and the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. N. Any notice or other communication given by any party hereto to any other party relating to this Agreement shall be hand -delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to such other party at their respective addresses as set forth below; and such notice or other communication shall be deemed given when so hand -delivered or three (3) days after so mailed: If to the City: Engineering Development Review City of Fort Collins P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 With a copy to: City Attorney's Office City of Fort Collins P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 If to the Developer: Trica M. Ruble and John W Ruble 632 Stover Street Fort Collins, Co 80524 With a copy to: Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any party to this Agreement, or its successors, grantees or assigns, wishes to change the person, entity or address to which notices under this Agreement are to be sent as provided above, such party shall do so by giving the other parties to this Agreement written notice of such change. M O• When used in this Agreement, words of the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter gender, and when the sentence so indicates, words of the neuter gender shall refer to any gender; and words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. This Agreement shall be construed according to its fair meaning, and as if prepared by all parties hereto, and shall be deemed to be and contain the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the matters addressed in this Agreement. There shall be deemed to be no other terms, conditions, promises, understandings, statements, representations, expressed or implied, concerning this Agreement, unless set forth in writing signed by all of the parties hereto. Further, paragraph headings used herein are for convenience of reference and shall in no way define, limit, or prescribe the scope or intent of any provision under this Agreement. �F �uNrQo THE CITY OF FORT OLLIN COLORADO, SEAT'`�y a icipal Corporati o�.......o` By: oeno City Manager ) TEST: - City Clerk TO CONTENT: DEVELOPER: OL Trica M. Ruble �— ini John W. Ruble EXHIBIT "A" MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE: The Developer hereby warrants and guarantees to the City, for a period of two (2) years from the date of completion and first acceptance by the City of the public improvements warranted hereunder, the full and complete maintenance and repair of the public improvements constructed for this Development. This warranty and guarantee is made in accordance with the City of Fort Collins Land Use Code and/or the Transitional Land Use Regulations, as applicable. This guarantee applies to the streets and all other appurtenant structures and amenities lying within the rights -of -way, easements and other public properties, including, without limitation, all curbing, sidewalks, bike paths, drainage pipes, culverts, catch basins, drainage ditches and landscaping. Any maintenance and/or repair required on utilities shall be coordinated with the owning utility company or city department. The Developer shall maintain said public improvements in a manner that will assure compliance on a consistent basis with all construction standards, safety requirements and environmental protection requirements of the City. The Developer shall also correct and repair, or cause to be corrected and repaired, all damages to said public improvements resulting from development -related or building -related activities. In the event the Developer fails to correct any damages within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof, then said damages may be corrected by the City and all costs and charges billed to and paid by the Developer. The City shall also have any other remedies available to it as authorized by this Agreement. Any damages which occurred prior to the end of said two (2) year period and which are unrepaired at the termination of said period shall remain the responsibility of the Developer. REPAIR GUARANTEE: The Developer agrees to hold the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, harmless for a five (5) Year period, commencing upon the date of completion and acceptance by the City of the public improvements constructed for this Development, from any and all claims, damages, or demands arising on account of the design and construction of public improvements of the Property shown on the approved plans and documents for this Development; and the Owner furthermore commits to make necessary repairs to said public improvements, to include, without limitation, the roads, streets, fills, embankments, ditches, cross pans, sub -drains, culverts, walls and bridges within the right-of-way easements and other public properties, resulting from failures caused by design and/or construction defects. This agreement to hold the City harmless includes defects in materials and workmanship, as well as defects caused by or consisting of settling trenches, fills or excavations. Further, the Developer agrees that the City shall not be liable to the Developer during the warranty period, for any claim of damages resulting from negligence in exercising E engineering techniques and due caution in the construction of cross drains, drives, structures or buildings, the changing of courses of streams and rivets, flooding from natural creeks and rivers, and any other matter whatsoever on private property. Any and all monetary liability occurring under this paragraph shall be the liability of the Developer. The obligations of the Developer pursuant to the "maintenance guarantee' and "repair guarantee" provisions set forth above may not be assigned or transferred to any other Person or entity unless the warranted improvements are completed by, and a letter of acceptance of the warranted improvements is received from the City by, such other person or entity. V