Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout20000845.tiff INVENTORY OF ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION Applicant Soaring Eagle PUD Case Number Z-537 Submitted or Prepared Prior to At Hearing Hearing 1 Planning Commission Resolution 2 Staff Comments X 3 Department of Planning Services field check form X 4 Letter to Applicant X 5 Legal Notifications (2 pages) X 6 Application (102 pages) X 7 Referral list X 8 Windsor-Severance Fire District referral received 01/28/00 X 9 Larimer County referral received 01/25/00 X 10 Town of Windsor referral received 03/06/00 (5 pages) X 11 Colorado Division of Wildlife referral received 02/01/00 X 12 Weld County Public Works Dept. referral received 01/28/00 (2 X pages) 13 Weld County Health Department referral received 02/04/00 X 14 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers referral received X 02/07/00(5 pages) 15 West Greeley Soil Conservation District referral received X 02/07/00 16 Colorado Division of Water Resources referral received 02/15/00 X 17 Weld County Sheriff's Office referral received 01/28/00 X 18 Weld RE-4 Schools (Windsor) referral received 01/27/00 (2 pages) X 19 Town of Windsor referral received 01/25/00 X 20 Weld County Zoning Compliance referral received 01/17/00 X 21 Weld County Building Inspection referral received 01/26/00 (2 X pages) 22 Colorado Dept.of Transportation referral received 01/24/00 X 23 Town of Severance referral received 02/18/00 (2 pages) X 24 Maps submitted by applicant(5 pages) X 25 Deed X ° HO , 2000-0845 s "�r a,< r al � . 26 Surrounding Property Owners (7 pages) X 27 Service Letters and Water agreement(21 pages) X 28 Geotechnical Study (89 pages) X 29 Letter from Stan Everitt dated March 20, 2000 X 30 Letter from Stam Everitt dated March 6, 2000 X 31 Fax from Fred Walker including letter from Windsor Planning X Commission, received March 20, 2000 32 Photos of Sign Posting Dated 3/09/00 X 33 Foam Board of Entry Concept Sketch(a ./Lo/ ohi bvmrv4r s;tal fir >Enl _ 34 Copies of Overheads used in applicant's presentation X 34 Items submitted at planning commission I hereby certify that the 34 items identified herein were submitted to the Department of Planning Services at or prior to the scheduled Planning Commission hearing. I further certify that these items were forwarded to the Clerk to the Board's office. 171?-01. 4,(.1'4% Julie A. Chester •3 Current Planner LAND USE APPLICATION SUMMARY SHEET COLORADO Case Number: Z-537 Hearing Date: March 21, 2000 Applicant: Cullison Family Farms LLC/George A. Nelson Farm Inc., c/o Everitt Enterprises Soaring Eagle PUD Address: 3030 S. College Ft. Collins, CO 80525 Request: Change of Zone from Agricultural to PUD for 114 lots with Estate uses, with 58.17 acres of common open space. Lot sizes from 1.5 to 11.76 acres Legal Description: Parts of Sections 28 and 33, T7N, R67W of the 6 th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. Location: East of and adjacent to State Highway 257, North of WCR 74, South of WCR 78 ACRES: 420 +/- acres PARCEL#: 0705-33-000003, 0705-28-000001 POSSIBLE ISSUES SUMMARIZED FROM APPLICATION MATERIALS The criteria for review of this Change of Zone application is listed in Section 6.4.3 of the Weld County Planned Unit Development Ordinance #197 as follows The Department of Planning Services' staff has received responses from the following agencies: • Windsor-Severance Fire District referral received January 28, 2000 • Larimer County Planning Department referral received January 25, 2000 • Town of Severance referral received February 18, 2000 • Town of Windsor referral received January 24, 2000/February 11, 2000/March 6, 2000 • Colorado Division of Wildlife referral received February 1, 2000 • Weld County Department of Public Works referral received January 28, 2000 • Weld County Department of Public Health and the Environment referral received February 4, 2000 • Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers referral received February 7, 2000 • West Greeley Soil Conservation District referral received February 7, 2000 Colorado Division of Water Resources referral received February 15, 2000 • Weld County Sheriff's Office referral received January 28, 2000 Weld RE-4 School District referral received January 27, 2000 • Weld County Zoning Compliance referral received January 17, 2000 • Weld County Building Inspection referral received January 26, 2000 • Colorado Department of Transportation referral received January 24, 2000 Mae Z-537,Soaring Eagle PUD,Page 1 �. OF ATIVE ECOMNE ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION 11`k. COLORADO CASE NUMBER: Z-537 PLANNER: Julie A. Chester APPLICANT: Cullison Family Farms LLC/George A. Nelson Farm Inc., do Everitt Enterprises Soaring Eagle PUD ADDRESS: 3030 S. College Ft. Collins, CO 80525 REQUEST: Change of Zone from Agricultural to PUD for 114 lots with Estate uses, with 58.17 acres of common open space. Lot sizes from 1.5 to 11.76 acres LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Parts of Sections 28 and 33, T7N, R67W of the 6 th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: East of and adjacent to State Highway 257, North of WCR 74, South of WCR 78 ACRES: 420 +/- acres PARCEL#: 0705-33-000003, 0705-28-000001 THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES'STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THIS REQUEST BE DENIED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. The submitted materials are not in compliance with Section 6.4.3 of the Weld County Planned Unit Development Ordinance #197 as follows: A. Section 6.4.3.1.1 That the proposal is NOT consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, MUD Ordinance if applicable, any Intergovernmental Agreement in effect influencing the PUD, and the Weld County Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance. The Goals and Policies of the Weld County Comprehensive Plan do not support the approval of urban scale development outside of Urban Growth Boundary areas or areas served by urban infrastructure. 1. A.Policy 3 specifies, "Conversion of agricultural land to urban-scale residential, commercial, and industrial development will be discouraged when the subject site is located outside of an approved Intergovernmental Agreement area, urban growth boundary area, or 1-25 Mixed Use Development area and urban development nodes. This policy is intended to promote conversion of agricultural land in an orderly manner which is in harmony with the phased growth plans of a municipality and the County. It is further intended to minimize the incompatibilities that occur between uses in the agricultural district and districts that allow urban-type uses. In addition, this policy is expected to contribute to minimizing the costs to Weld County taxpayers of providing additional public services in rural areas for uses that require service on an urban level." This application proposes urban-scale development as defined by Section 2.18 (developments larger than five (5) lots) of the Weld County PUD Ordinance and is located outside an urban growth boundary area as defined in A.Policy 3. Therefore, the proposal does not comply with A.Policy 3. Z-537,Soaring Eagle PUD, Page 2 Service,Teamwork, Integrity, Quality 2. UGB. Goal 2 states, "Concentrate urban development in or adjacent to existing municipalities or the 1-25 Mixed Use Development area and maintain urban growth boundary areas that provide an official designation between future urban and non-urban uses." This application proposes urban-scale development as defined by Section 2.18 of the Weld County PUD Ordinance and is not located within the 1-25 MUD area and it is not located within the Town of Windsor's Urban Growth Boundary Area. Urban services do not exist at this location. The intent of this goal is to encourage urban scale development to occur where urban scale infrastructure is available (see 2.A.3-R.Policy 3 below). The proposal does not comply with UGB.Goal 2 as the proposal is located outside an urban growth boundary area. 3. R.Policy 3 states, "Weld County should encourage a compact form of urban development by directing residential growth to urban growth boundary areas and to those areas where urban services are already available before committing alternate areas to residential use." Urban services have not been provided and are not proposed to be provided to this site and the proposal is located outside an urban growth boundary area. Therefore, the proposal does not comply with R.Policy 3. 4. A.Goal 1 states "Preserve prime farmland for agricultural purposes which fosters economic health and continuance of agriculture." The parcel is situated on farmground labeled as Prime by the U.S.D.A. Soils Map. Farmgound such as this land under consideration that is considered Prime is recognized by the Comprehensive Plan as Weld County's most valuable resource. 5. A.Goal 4 states, "...provide a mechanism for the division of land which is agriculturally zoned." During the Sketch Plan stage of this proposal it was indicated to the applicant that the Department of Planning Services requested this application to be scaled down to a Non-urban scale Development of five lots or less and that efforts should be made by the applicant to ensure that one or more of the parcels within the PUD be configured such that they may be efficiently utilized for agricultural production. The applicant chose not to follow this recommendation by staff. 6. A.Goal 6 states, "Public facilities and services such as sewer, water, roads, schools, and fire and police protection must be provided and developed in a timely, orderly, and efficient manner to support the transition of agricultural land to urban development." The applicant proposes one hundred fourteen (114) lots, however no public sewer system is available to serve the proposed residences. Using the census standard of 2.6 people per household, this proposal will add an approximately three hundred additional people to an unincorporated portion of the county. The demand for services from this number of people will put a substantial burden on Weld County Services, including police protection and other emergency services, provided by the Sheriff's Office and Ambulance Services. Response times may not be what is expected in an urbanized area. A school site is not included with this application; three hundred additional people will stress an already crowded school district. The Windsor-Severance Fire District stated they have concerns with the amount of water pressure, during the sketch plan stage of this proposal. B. Section 6.4.3.1.2 That the USES which would be allowed in the proposed PUD will not conform with the Performance Standards of the PUD Zone District contained in Section 2 of this Ordinance. Department of Planning Services' staff has determined that the submitted application does not comply with the 20 standards described in Section 2. Z-537,Soaring Eagle PUD, Page 3 Service,Teamwork, Integrity, Quality 1. The Proposed Common Open Space of 58.12 acres, is to be set aside as Open Space by Section 2.5 of the PUD Ordinance #197. Section 6.3.5.2.7 of the PUD Ordinance # 197 states," All PUD's containing a residential element shall provide for a 15% common open space allocation." The Open Space areas shall be usable and accessible to all of the Lots. Adequate access to the Open Space areas shall be from pathways as the roads that are proposed for this application do not indicate sidewalks. The application is unclear to what type of recreational opportunities and amenities are available within the Common Open Space areas. Future applications to the Department of Planning Services shall reflect the requirements of Section 2.5 of the PUD Ordinance. 2. Section 2.6 of the PUD Ordinance #197 states, "The density, design, and location of land USES within and adjoining the PUD shall be designated to be compatible with other USES within and adjoining the PUD."The proposed density of this development is not compatible with surrounding land uses. There are existing agricultural uses and wildlife areas on the north, south and east sides of this proposed subdivision. These uses are not compatible with Urban Scale Development. The Division of Wildlife have stated many concerns regarding the impact to the Canadian Geese habitat of this property. It is the opinion of the Department of Planning Services' staff that the wildlife concerns of this property have not been adequately addressed. This application proposes Urban Scale Development as defined in Section 2.18 of the PUD Ordinance # 197. C. Section 6.4.3.1.3-That the USES which would be permitted shall be compatible with the existing or future development of the surrounding area as permitted by the existing Zoning, and with the future development as projected by the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN or MASTER PLANS of affected municipalities. In its referral letter, the Town of Windsor stated that, "all lots containing individual sewage disposal systems require a minimum lot size of two and one-half (2 1/z) acres." "Therefore, the proposed lot sizes make the PUD Change of Zone inconsistent with the Town's Land Use Plan map." The Windsor Planning staff recommended denial to the Windsor Planning Commission during the Sketch Plan phase of this application, based on their Land Use Plan Depiction of this area as "Very Low Density Single Family Residential" and that the area is not within the Town's Growth Management Area. The recommendation from the Windsor Planning Commission, during the Change of Zone phase of this application was for approval, however, it is the opinion of the Weld County Planning Department Staff that if the proposal is not within the Urban Growth Boundary of Windsor, that urban development should not occur in this area, according to Weld County's Comprehensive Plan and Planned Unit Development Ordinance. The Town of Windsor Planning Commission further stated that their Comprehensive Plan "discourages annexation of areas outside the Town's GMA boundary and urban services will not likely be available to the property in the near term". D. Section 6.4.3.1.4 That the PUD Zone District shall be serviced by an adequate water supply and sewage disposal system in compliance with the Performance Standards in Section 2 of this Ordinance. This application does not propose a public sewer system. The North Weld County Water District will provide public water to the site and each lot will be serviced by an individual septic system. The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment referral indicates that the application conforms with Section 2.20 of the PUD Ordinance#197, however, "based upon the most recent groundwater monitoring provided by the applicant,the hydrology and the geology of the site is not ideal for septic systems." In a referral response letter, the Colorado Geological Survey notes, "the soils can be of low strength and can have a moderate shrink-swell potential." The survey indicates that a section of the southern portion of the property is subject to flooding. Several of the lots have leach Z-537,Soaring Eagle PUD, Page 4 Service,Teamwork, Integrity,Quality fields that appear to be located closer to the homes than is allowed by the septic system setback requirements. Due to septic system setback requirements from the building envelopes several of the lots may be nonbuildable. The principal health and environmental concerns for this proposed subdivision are that the high groundwater and poor drainage of soils will not adequately support septic systems for the density (114 lots) proposed for this location. The Weld County Department of Public Health and the Environment also indicated that additional information has been requested, and to date has not be received from the applicant. Should the Planning Commission approve this application, a condition of approval, prior to scheduling a Board of County Commissioner's hearing has been added to address this issue. E. Section 6.4.3.1.5 - That STREET or highway facilities providing access to the property are adequate in functional classification, width, and structural capacity to meet the traffic requirements of the USES of the proposed Zone District. The Department of Public Works' referral from the Sketch Plan (S-509) indicate that the plat shall indicate the typical internal road cross section reflecting local and collector status streets. The applicant did not include on the Change of Zone plat submittal the information requested by the Public Works Department. The Department of Planning Services believes that, for internal pedestrian circulation within the Planned Unit Development,the applicant shall provide sidewalks for pedestrian and bike use. Further, a traffic impact analysis was required at the Sketch Plan phase of this application and was not submitted. This was a requirement from the Weld County Public Works Department and not an optional request. F. Section 6.4.3.1.6 In the event the STREET or highway facilities are not adequate, the applicant shall supply information which demonstrates the willingness and financial capacity to upgrade the street or highway facilities in conformance with the Transportation Section of the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Subdivision Ordinance, and the MUD Ordinance, if applicable. This shall be shown by submitting, with the PUD district application, a separate proposal for on-site and off-site improvement agreements. This proposal shall describe, in detail,the type of on-site improvements in compliance with Section 12 of the Subdivision Ordinance and off-site road improvements in compliance with Section 13 of the Subdivision Ordinance, to determine if the requirement for STREET or highway facilities providing access to the property has been satisfied. The method of guarantee shall conform with Weld County's policy regarding Collateral for Improvements. An On-Site Improvement Agreement will be required in compliance with Sections 12 and 13 of the Weld County Subdivision Ordinance. G. Section 6.4.3.1.7 That there has been compliance with the applicable requirements contained in the Zoning Ordinance regarding overlay districts, commercial mineral deposits, and soil conditions on the subject site. The referral from the Colorado Geological Survey and the Weld County Department of Public Health and the Environment indicates that there are several concerns pertaining to soil conditions and a high water table. The Colorado Geological Survey noted that, "the preliminary geotechnical report done by Earth Engineering Consultants, Inc. and dated May 7, 1999 (with addendum dated June 1, 1999) indicates that the primary geotechnical constraints to the development are expansive bedrock, low strength soils, and shallow ground water" and further, "the PUD shows lots being located within areas of historic flooding." These concerns will effect construction of foundations, as well as septic system design. H. Section 6.4.3.1.8 Consistency exists between the proposed zone district, USES and the Specific or Conceptual Development Guide. The submitted Development Guide does accurately reflect the performance standards and allowed uses described in the proposed zone district. In accordance with Section 2.3 of the Weld County PUD Ordinance#197,the application materials propose Estate zoning,while varying from the minimum lot size in the Estate zone district. Section 36.3.1 of the Weld County Z-537,Soaring Eagle PUD, Page 5 Service,Teamwork, Integrity,Quality Zoning Ordinance establishes 2.5 acres as the minimum lot size in the Estate zone district, while the applicant proposes lot sizes ranging from 1.5 to 11.76 acres. This recommendation for denial is based, in part, upon a review of the application materials submitted by the applicant, other relevant information regarding the request, and responses from referral entities. If the Weld County Planning Commission recommends approval of this application the following conditions shall apply. The Change of Zone from A (Agricultural) to PUD for 114 lots with Estate type uses is conditional upon the following: 1. The change of zone plat map shall be submitted to the Department of Planning Services for recording within 30 days of approval by the Board of County Commissioners. 2. Prior to recording the Change of Zone plat: A. The applicant shall supply evidence that all requirements of the Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District have been met. (Department of Planning Services) B. The applicant shall provide a signed copy of the agreement which assures compliance with School District RE-4 requirements. (Department Of Planning Services) C. The applicant shall provide a copy of a draft Improvements Agreement which addresses all access concerns, as addressed by the Public Works Department. The Agreement shall also address open space, landscaping, and any other amenities contained within the development. (Department of Planning Services) D. The applicant shall submit to the Department of Planning Services for approval a landscape plan that complies with all of the requirements of Section 6.3.3 of the PUD Ordinance #197. (Department of Planning Services) 3. Prior to scheduling the Board of County Commissioners Change of Zone Hearing date: A. A traffic impact study shall be submitted and approved by the Weld County Department of Public Works or evidence that all of their requirements have been met. The traffic study or other evidence from Public Works shall be submitted to the Weld County Department of Planning Services. B. All requirements of the Weld County Department of Public Health and the Environment shall be submitted and evidence of such submittal shall be provided to the Weld County Department of Planning Services. 4. The Change of Zone plat shall meet all requirements of Section 9.2 of the PUD Ordinance #197 and shall be amended to include the following: A. The plat shall delineate right-of-way, parking, curb, gutter and sidewalks on the interior road. (Department of Public Works) B. The name of all streets, which shall not conflict with any other streets within the particular U.S. Postal area. Evidence of Postal Service approval shall be submitted to the Department of Planning Services. (Department of Planning Services) C. The plat shall be amended to indicate all lot lines and Common Open Space areas are shown on the plat. (Department of Planning Services) Z-537,Soaring Eagle PUD, Page 6 Service,Teamwork, Integrity, Quality D. The plat shall be amended to delineate one hundred fifty (150') feet of Mountain Meadow Drive and Cullison Ridge Road to collector status. The right turn taper shall be increased to ninety (90') feet. (Department of Public Works) E. The plat shall be amended to show seventy-five (75') feet from the center line of State Highway 257, right-of-way reservation. (CDOT) F. The applicant shall provide to the Department of Planning Services a Landscape Plan for approval. The Landscape Plan shall meet all the requirements of Section 9.3 of the PUD Ordinance #197. (Department of Planning Services) G. The plat shall delineate a typical cross section reflecting local and collector streets and include delineation and labeling for depth of the asphalt and base or full depth asphalt. (Department of Public Works) H. The plat shall be amended to indicate adequate pedestrian pathways, trails or sidewalks. (Department of Public Works) The plat shall be amended to indicate any additional easement agreed to between the applicant and the Larimer and Weld Canal from Thompson Lake to State Highway 257 for future connection to the Windsor Trail system. (Department of Planning Services, Town of Windsor) 5. The following notes shall be delineated on the Change of Zone plat: A. The PUD shall consist of 114 lots approved for PUD zone district uses for Estate type uses and common open space. The Change of Zone allows for Residential uses which shall comply with the Estate Zone District requirements as set forth in Section 36 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. The common open space and road shall be owned and maintained in accordance with Section 6.3.5 of the Planned Unit Development Ordinance (Ordinance 197). (Department of Planning Services) B. A Weld County Septic Permit is required for each proposed home septic system and shall be installed according to the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulation. (Department of Public Health and the Environment) C. The development shall obtain water service from North Weld County Water District. (Department of Public Health and the Environment) D. Each septic system shall be designed for site-specific conditions, that include but are not limited to maximum seasonal high groundwater, poor soils, and shallow bedrock. (Department of Health and Environmental Services) E. Two septic system envelopes shall be designated on each lot. Verbiage shall be placed in the development covenants that restricts activities in the unused septic system envelope. Specifically, activities such as landscaping, i.e., the planting of shrubs and trees; and construction, i.e., auxiliary structures, dirt mounds, etc. should be expressly prohibited in the designated leach field sites. The covenants should encourage maintaining these areas in grass. (Department of Public Health and the Environment) F. Effective December 1, 1999, Building Permits issued on the proposed subdivision lots shall be required to adhere to the fee structure of the Windsor Service Area Road Impact Program. (Ordinance 210) (Department of Planning Services) G. All development shall adhere to the requirements of the Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District. (Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District) Z-537,Soaring Eagle PUD, Page 7 Service,Teamwork, Integrity,Quality H. Any signage located on the property shall require building permits and adhere to Section 6.3.6.3 of the Weld County PUD Ordinance when applicable. (Department of Planning Services) Prior to the release of any building permits, foundations shall be engineered at each separate building site. (Weld County Building Inspection) J. The site shall maintain compliance at all times with the requirements of the Weld County Public Works Department, Weld County Health Department, and the Weld County Department of Planning Services. (Department of Planning Services) K. Installation of utilities shall comply with Section 12 of the Weld County Subdivision Ordinance. (Department of Planning Services) L. Prior to any work at this site, which may involve the excavation in or the discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States which may include streams, open water lakes, ponds or wetlands, the property should be examined for these areas pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Any wetlands shall be delineated and mapped. (Army Corps of Engineers) M. The applicant shall comply with Section 8.7 of the Weld County Planned Unit Development Ordinance (Ordinance 197) as follows: Failure to submit a Planned Unit Development Final Plan- If a PUD Final Plan application is not submitted within two (2) years of the date of the approval of the PUD Zone District, the Board of County Commissioners shall require the landowner to appear before it and present evidence substantiating that the PUD project has not been abandoned and that the applicant possesses the willingness and ability to continue with the submittal of the PUD Final Plan. The Board may extend the date for the submittal of the PUD Final Plan application and shall annually require the applicant to demonstrate that the PUD has not been abandoned. If the Board determines that conditions or statements made supporting the original approval of the PUD Zone District have changed or that the landowner cannot implement the PUD Final Plan, the Board of County Commissioners may, at a public hearing revoke the PUD Zone District and order the recorded PUD Zone District reverted to the original Zone District. (Department of Planning Services) 6. The Final Plan application shall adhere to Section 7.3 of the Weld County PUD Ordinance #197, and shall specifically address the following as well: A. The Final Plan application shall include a signed and dated Road Improvements Agreement for On-site Improvements with Weld County. B. The Final Plan application shall include an Improvements Agreement in accordance with Sections 12 and 13 of the Weld County Subdivision Ordinance. The agreement shall include streets, curb, gutter, sidewalk, emergency access, trail, landscaping of the common open space and any other appropriate construction elements. The Improvements Agreement shall further demonstrate compliance with all recommendations of the Weld County Public Works Department, as described in a letter from the Weld County Transportation Consultant, and in a letter from the Weld County Public Works Department. C. The Final Plan application shall include evidence that the conditions of the North Weld County Water District have been addressed and that taps are available. D. The Final Plan application shall specify the method of trail and open space area maintenance from the Homeowner's Association. E. The draft covenants shall include the most recent Right to Farm covenant contained in the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. Z-537,Soaring Eagle PUD, Page 8 Service,Teamwork, Integrity, Quality F. The draft covenants and homeowner's association shall address open space maintenance and landscaping in accordance with Section 6.3.3.2. G. The Final Plan application shall be reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners for final approval. H. The applicant shall attempt to meet the requirements from the Town of Windsor as outlined in a letter, dated February 17, 2000. The applicant shall submit to the Department of Planning Services a drainage report that meets the requirements of Sections 10.12 and 10.13 of the Weld County Subdivision Ordinance. 7. Prior to the release of any building permits: A. The applicant shall supply designated street signs and stop signs, as required by Weld County Public Works, at the appropriate location adjacent to Weld County Road 13. (Weld County Public Works) B. Dwellings on each lot are required to have engineered foundations and an open hole inspection conducted by a Geotechnical Engineer. Outbuilding, including foundations, shall be built to the Weld County Building Code. Commercial buildings shall be designed by an architect or engineer licensed by the State of Colorado. Engineered foundations and an open hole inspection, conducted by a Geotechnical engineer will be required for all commercial structures. C. Evidence shall be given to the Department of Planning Services that all of the requirements of the Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District have been met. Z-537,Soaring Eagle PUD, Page 9 Service,Teamwork, Integrity,Quality / DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES _bl'-i" PHONE (970) 353-6100, EXT.3540 1 FAX 304-6498 E /T� 1555 N. 917TH AVENUE GREELEY, COLORADO 80631 C. COLORADO January 13, 2000 Everitt Enterprises, Inc. do Stanley Everitt 3030 S. College Ave Ft. Collins, CO 80524 Subject: Z-537- Request for a Planned Unit Development Change of Zone for 114 Residential lots with 58.17 acres of Common Open Space on 420 acres in the Agricultural Zone District on a parcel of land described as Parts of Section 28 and 33, Township 7 North, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. Dear Mr. Everitt: Your application and related materials for the request described above are being processed. I have scheduled a meeting with the Weld County Planning Commission for March 21, 2000, at 1:30 p.m. This meeting will take place in Room 210, Weld County Planning Department, 1555 N. 17th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado. It is recommended that you and/or a representative be in attendance to answer any questions the Planning Commission members may have. It is the policy of Weld County to refer an application to any town or municipality lying within three miles of the property or if the property is located within the comprehensive planning area of a town or municipality. Therefore, our office has forwarded a copy of the submitted materials to the Severance and Windsor Planning Commissions for their review and comments. Please call the town of Severance at 970-686-1218 and the town of Windsor at 970-686-7476 for further details regarding the date, time, and place of this meeting. It is recommended that you and/or a representative be in attendance at the Severance and Windsor Planning Commission meetings to answer any questions the Commission members may have with respect to your application. A representative from the Department of Planning Services will be out to the property a minimum of ten days prior to the hearing to post a sign adjacent to and visible from a publicly maintained road right-of-way which identifies the hearing time, date, and location. In the event the property is not adjacent to a publicly maintained road right-of-way, one sign will be posted in the most prominent place on the property and a second sign posted at the point at which the driveway (access drive) intersects a publicly maintained road right-of-way. The Department of Planning Services'staff will make a recommendation concerning this application to the Weld County Planning Commission. This recommendation will be available twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled hearing. It is the responsibility of the applicant to call the Department of Planning Services'office before the Planning Commission hearing to make arrangements to obtain the recommendation. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please call. tfully�� EXHIBIT Julie Chester Planner ,Li. s t n .7-5 I ; 92o :!: c./nal-,...satitta ,0 ,ipyhrt •�.. Fft, .' ILL OE NUM ISO alrsiT,COLORADO u. .. Q 00 K iv._ I' . annsIaN as II IL f L OF ra •�. A1-7) //: J A i f tr :au Yli oast 2.557 • 9_, `• M.. F.. F..uc/w ..,s. Tla.... W o,r.. f.7:ra a«..w'-.pfa. ei!?- l I/ CO 11 EXHIBIT 31- a Ca. *537 FIELD CHECK inspection date: 03/09/00 CASE NUMBER: Z-537 APPLICANT: Cullison Family Farms LLC/George A. Nelson Farm Inc, c/o Everitt Enterprises, Soaring Eagle PUD LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Parts of Sections 28 and 33, T7N, R67W of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado LOCATION: East of and adjacent to State Highway 257, Between Weld County Roads 74 and 78 Zoning L nd Use N A (Agricultural) N Agricultural uses E A (Agricultural) E Windsor Reservoir, Agricultural uses S A (Agricultural) S Agricultural uses W A (Agricultural) W Agricultural uses, cows, municipal boundaries COMMENTS: • This is a very rural, agricultural area, approximately three to four miles north of the "actual" Town of Windsor. The property itself is prime farmground and has been used historically as farmland. The property is adjacent to Windsor Reservoir and it appears that there is a significant amount of wildlife in the area. The land west of the property, which is within the municipal boundaries of Windsor, has not been developed and is currently utilized as farmground, with other agricultural uses. It does not appear that this subdivision would be le mg surrounding land uses. (72 u ie A. Chester, Planner 0 Hello