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Home My WebLink AboutMAPLE HILL LOT 15 BLOCK 8 - Filed MA-MINOR AMENDMENT - 2019-11-19AA = 1 Alans Apricot Ice Plant BW = 1 Butterﬂy Weed BA = Blond Ambition Blue Grama Grass BF = 1 Bluestem Joint Fir BG = 3 Basket of Gold BJ = 1 Blue Jazz (pinon pine dwarf) CK = 1 Curly Leaf Sea Kale CJ = 1 Creeping Juniper EB = Existing Bush ER = Existing Rock /FP Future Path EG = Existing Tall Grass ET = Existing Tree GC = Ground Covers • GC1 = ?? Fire Spinner Ice Plant • GC2 = ?? Partridge Feather • GC3 = ?? Red Mountain Ice Plant • GC4 = ?? Silver Heels Horehound • GC5 = ?? Turkish Veronica GS = 1 Giant Saskatoon Grass HC = 10 Hens & Chicks HM = 2 Hummingbird Mint HO = 5 Hopﬂower Oregano KG = 1 Korean Feather Read Grass LM = 1 Lavender Mist M = Mulch MC = 2 Moon Carrot NF = 1 Narbonne Blue Flax PB = 1 Pawnee Buttes Sand Chery PC = 1 Pink Crystals Ruby Grass PG = 2 Pampas Grass RB = ? Rock Border/Hedge RF = 1 Red Feather RT = 1 Regal Torch Lily RY = 1 Red Yucca SB U YF WS BW ET EB EB WW SO RF PB S PC BF RT CK WN KG GC1 GC1 GC1 GC2 GC2 BA HO HO UR CJ LM NF SF Xeriscaping Overview rev7/14/19 David & Julie Jané for 2621 Clarion Ln all@janex5.com | 970-222-7303 To whom it does concern, The following if further information regarding the effort to replace our water consuming lawn (turf sod) of our home’s adjacent parkways with native or native compatible plant species in order to greatly reduce water usage while also creating pollinator habitat. The design/species list has been carefully selected from highly sustainable and drought tolerant plan selections that accomplishes several primary objectives: 1. Conserve Water 2. Reduce water bill 3. Planting species appropriate for a semi-arid climate 4. Adding plants that have wildlife value (benefit birds, bees, and other pollinators) 5. Planting some species that add aesthetic qualities throughout all seasons. The existing sprinkler system will not be modified aside from converting the heads to drip manifolds. Where possible, the hose from the manifold will be covered under rock or mulch. City of Fort Collins Xeriscaping Guidelines have been adhered to and the plant selections were made with care using information from City of Fort Collins guides as well as Plant Select and Denver Water utilities resources. Drainage and grading of the land will not be modified but the plants have been selected and placed according to existing grading and soil type. Further, we have replaced our irrigation controller with a smart ‘Rachio’ controller that receives information from a neighbor’s backyard weather station. This will further enable us to use less water based on real-time weather conditions directly in our geographic location. We will also additionally monitor the plants to ensure they have the best chance to become established within 1-2 years, including monthly watering through the first winter as weather permits. In 1-2 years, we hope to ween the plants off of irrigated watering unless severe drought conditions occur or is otherwise needed. The existing tree in parkway will including in the drip irrigation via hose or ring. Hand digging will be adhered to in order to protect the tree. Boulders will not be placed within 5 feet of the trees trunk, however, it should be noted that the tree was planted by the City of Fort Collins in 7’ deep parkway. This means it is impossible to give the trunk 5’ of unobstructed space on all four sides. That said, we’ll follow this request where the sidewalk or curb does not impede the effort. Continued on paged 2 Xeriscaping Overview rev7/14/19 David & Julie Jané for 2621 Clarion Ln all@janex5.com | 970-222-7303 Regarding height of plants in the parkway remaining at 30” height from the flow line as commented by Dave Betley of Engineering Dept. Our plants should stay within this height however It should be noted that we followed the details outlined in the City of Fort Collins “Residential Parkway Landscaping” pdf guide states: • Plant materials must not obscure the line of sight for traffic, or obstruct the sidewalk. Keep plants low; under 2 feet tall within 5 feet of a driveway and under 3 feet tall in other areas. When selecting plants, choose varieties that will be close to these heights at maturity to reduce the need for pruning. -Source: 30TUhttps://www.fcgov.com/utilities/img/site_specific/uploads/Parkway_landscape_brochure_2015_Web.pdf?1548454 787U30T Thank you in advance for your help in approving our plan to make our community a better place to live both for people, animals and insect pollinators and soil cultivars. David & Julie Jané 2621 Clarion Ln. Fort Collins, CO 80524 30Tall@janex5.com30T | 970-222-7303 SF BG SH GC5 SH GS EG EG EG EB RB SS GC3 GC3 GC4 GC4 GC4 M M M M M M M M M M M ER ER ER ER ER BJ RY ER ER/FP ER/FP ER/FP ER/FP ER SH AA RB S = 1 Sage Bush TBD (wyoming?) SB = 1 Service Berry SF = 2 Sea Foam Sage SG = 2 Spanish Goldbroom SH = 3 Sunset Hysop SO = 1 Standing Ovation Little Bluestem SS = Stepping Stone TQ = 2 Turquoise Tails Blue Sedum U = Utilities UR = 1 Undaunted Ruby Muhly WF = 1 Winterfat White Sage WN = ? Wild Flowers (Native) WS = 2 Wild Thing Sage WW = 1 Windwalker Big Bluestem YF = 1 Yellow Flax Landscaping Notes: Drainage and grading of the land will not be modiﬁed but the plants have been selected and placed according to existing grading and soil type. The existing tree in parkway will be includ- ing in the drip irrigation via drip ring hose. Hand digging will be adhered to in order to protect the tree. Plant material and boulders will be placed 5 feet from the trees trunk, however, it should be noted that the tree was planted by the City of Fort Collins in 7’ deep parkway thus it is impossible to give the trunk 5’ of unobstructed space on all four sides without removing or altering the sidewalk, curb and road. TQ TQ MC MC RF HC HC HC HC HC HC HC HC RF BG SH HO HM HM LM BG HC HC HOUSE 2621 Clarion Ln Fort Collins, CO 80524 Xeriscaping Plan - Front Yard & Parkways N SIDEWALK DRIVEWAY U U Species List PARKWAY SCALE: 1” = 8’ 1” PARKWAY IRRIGATION KEY = Existing In Ground Head = To be converted to DRIP = Rainbarrel Watering + Manual