HomeMy WebLinkAbout0.8.15 Written Statement4.08.05 (7) WRITTEN STATEMENT
(7) A written statement containing the following information:
(a) An explanation of the objectives to be achieved by the PUD;
PUD OBJECTIVES
The Reserve at Elk Meadows PUD is a result of applying objectives established by an analysis
of the community and planning issues associated with the property, immediately surrounding
physical conditions, zoning patterns existing in the Four Mile Creek corridor and the Garfield
County Comprehensive Master Plan for Study Area I. Input collected at informal public
meetings and interviews with adjacent property owners and community members were also
used in the analysis. Following is a list of the objectives that have guided the PUD design:
• Preserve the unique natural areas of the PUD site, especially the riparian areas
associated with Four Mile Creek.
• Maintain a sense of space along Four Mile Road.
• Preserve the two large Bershenyi barns to provide a permanent link to the cultural
heritage of the property.
• The Four Mile Creek community trail should be continued through the PUD to the
south boundary of the property and link this trail to the access trail to the upper
Bershenyi parcel that will be preserved for the public benefit.
• Improve traffic flow and safety on Four Mile Road through the Bershenyi
Barnyard area.
• Minimize impacts on uniquely sensitive view sheds associated with the property.
• Minimize the impacts of development by locating home sites in areas appropriate
for development, avoiding sensitive geologic zones, native vegetation and sensitive
wildlife habitat.
• Create home sites with direct connection to open space, wherever possible, and
provide on site recreational opportunities for the future residents of the
community.
• Group home sites in compact neighborhoods to maximize large blocks of open
space, achieve efficient infrastructure systems, create cohesive landscape patterns
and streetscapes and to minimize impacts on the environmental qualities of the site.
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• Provide a community which offers efficient and safe internal access, minimizes
demands on county services, is sensitive to off site traffic impacts and provides
centralized sewer and water services to its residents including a raw water
irrigation system.
• Create a rural residential community that is compatible with other residential land
use patterns in the Four Mile Creek corridor.
• The qualities and character of the proposed community should provide residential
dwellings and neighborhoods compatible with existing and approved housing in the
Four Mile Creek Corridor.
• Create site, architectural and landscape design guidelines to be administered and
enforced by the home owners association.
(b) A development schedule indicating the approximate dates when construction of the various stages of
the PUD can be expected to begin and be completed;
Initiation Phase: Within one year of approval of the PUP amendnaent, a preliminary plan
application for subdivision of the entire PUD shall be submitted to the County.
The phasing schedule as defined below is the currently anticipated sequence of development of
the Elk Meadows PUD. However, market conditions and construction implications may cause the
Applicant to modify the sequence of the development of these phases. The configuration of the
below described phases allows for utilities and roads in a manner such that if subsequent phases
are not developed for some time, the completed areas of the development will function effectively.
Phase A
Phase B
Phase C
Access road and services to Lots 1 through 25 in the East Meadow
neighborhood and east side entry landscaping. Construction of the first phase
of the sanitary sewer system connecting to the Four Mile interceptor sewer line,
first phase of the domestic water system, and first phase of the raw water
irrigation system. Construction of the public pedestrian trail from the north
PUD boundary to the south PUD boundary and the gravel pedestrian trail
extending east along Four Mile Creek looping around lots 22 & 23, following the
main access road and tying back into the "Four Mile Valley Public Trail". If
Phase A is built without Phase B, a temporary looped access road will need to be
provided as shown on the "Construction Phasing Plan."
Schedule: Completion of infrastructure within 24 months of approval of the
first final plat.
Access road and services to Lots 26 through 72 in the East Meadow
Neighborhood, the East Meadow open space park and trails, preservation of the
Bershenyi barns, landscaping of the "barnyard" and development of the Four
Mile Creek Park and related trails.
Schedule: Completion of infrastructure within 24 months of completion of
infrastructure of the previous phase.
West entry including landscaping, access road and services to Lots 1 through 18
of the South Meadow neighborhood. The public pedestrian trail from Four
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Phase D
Phase E
Phase F
Mile Road to the west end of Phase C and the trail between lots 5 & 6 This
phase may also include gross earthwork on the access road to the Upper
Meadow neigh borhood.
Schedule: Completion of infrastructure within 24 months of completion of
infrastructure of the previous phase.
Access road and services to Lots 19 through 62 of the South Meadow
neighborhood and the open space park in this neighborhood. Phase D assumes
Phase C access is complete, but a looped access road following the emergency
access and main road through Phase F will need to be provided as shown on the
"Construction Phasing Plan."
Schedule: Completion of infrastructure within 24 months of completion of
infrastructure of the previous phase.
Access road and services to Lots 1 through 23 and Lots 37 through 41 in the
Upper Meadow neighborhood including the emergency access drive/pedestrian
trail connecting the main entry road to Upper Meadows loop road. A looped
access road following the emergency access and main road through Phase G will
need to be provided as shown on the "Construction Phasing Ilan."
Schedule: if the construction of all infrastructure required to serve Phase E has
not been combined with one of the previous phases, it will be combined with the
construction of Phase F.
Access and services to Lots 24 through 36 and Lots 42 through 55, public
parking facility and the observation deck and shelter. The public pedestrian
trail from Phase E to the west edge of the PUD.
Schedule: Completion of infrastructure within 24 months of completion of
infrastructure of the previous phase.
4.08.05 (7) (c) COVENANTS
(c) Copies of any special covenants, conditions and restrictions, which will govern the use or occupancy
of the PUD; provided, however, that the applicant may impose additional covenants, conditions and
restrictions on any particular area in connection with the platting of such area;
DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS and RESTRICTIONS FOR THE
RESERVE AT ELK MEADOWS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.- SUMMARY
NOTE: A complete draft of the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for the
Reserve at Elk Meadows PUD is contained in the Appendix to this PUD Application.
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DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
FOR
THE RESERVE AT ELK MEADOWS PUD
A complete draft of the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The
Reserve at Elk Meadows PUD (the "Declaration") is submitted herewith at Appendix
Under the Declaration The Reserve at Elk Meadows will be created as a common interest
community in compliance with the provisions of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act
("CCIOA"). As required by CCIOA, and as desired by the Applicant, the Declaration provides
for the creation, administration and management of The Reserve at Elk Meadows Homeowners
Association (the "Association"). The Declaration provides that the Association will be the
owner of and responsible to operate and maintain a number of important elements of The
Reserve at Elk Meadows, including the streets and roads within the project, the open space
parcels, and various utility systems. The Declaration sets forth specific provisions and
restrictions regarding wildlife management, fencing, pets and pet controls, wildfire, air quality
and other environmental matters as recommended by the Applicant's consultants or required by
Garfield County in other rural subdivisions. The Declaration provides that the Association has
the power to enforce all of those environmental restrictions.
The Declaration also provides for the creation of a Design Review Committee which will
ensure that all improvements are constructed within designated building envelopes, that all
landscaping requirements are satisfied, and that wildlife and wildfire concerns are addressed in
siting and construction of homes.
In short, the Declaration is intended to the document that creates and regulates the
community to be known as The Reserve at Elk Meadows as it is envisioned by the Applicant and
as it may be approved by Garfield County. Furthermore, it is the Association that will regulate
and govern the community. It is anticipated that the terms of the Declaration may be modified as
the project goes through the Garfield County land use process to address any additional concerns
that may be raised throughout the public hearing process.