HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.02 Off-Street Parking, Geo, Radiation HazardSection 4.60(8) Phasing Plan The intent of this application is to create several large lots that will be the subject of further subdivision in the future. Tract 1 will be developed with
uses consistent with the Business Center Zone in Battlement Mesa, and no public improvements will be required. Tract 6 will be developed as a park. Tract 3 will be developed as a public
roadway and utility corridor in con-junction with residential development on Tracts 2, 4 and 5, and plans for those improvements will be included with the specific development plans
for one of those Tracts. No specific development plan for the residential tracts is currently available. A phasing plan, if appropriate, will be included as part of the submittal information
as each one of those tracts is proposed for development. Section 4.60(C) Access to Public Right of Way The subject property, formerly Parcel 5-1 and 5-2, lies just east of the intersection
of South Battlement Parkway and Stone Quarry Road in the Battlement Mesa P.U.D. It is bounded on the north by South Battlement Parkway, a four-lane, divided arterial street, and on the
west by Stone Quarry Road, a four-lane collector street. Both streets have previously been dedicated to Garfield County as County Roads. County Road No. 302 forms the southerly boundary
of the property, and County Road No. 308 forms the easterly boundary. The property has direct access to public rights of way on nearly its entire boundary. Existing roadway improvements
will be extended within Tract 3 to provide a north-south connection between County Road #302 and South Battlement Parkway. When Tracts 2, 4 and 5 are developed into residential neighborhoods,
additional streets will be designed to provide safe, convenient access throughout the development. The pavement section recommended by the Preliminary Geotechnical Study Proposed Residential
Development, Cemetery Parcels 5-1 and 5-2, Battle-ment Mesa Garfield County, Colorado prepared by Hepworth Pawlak Geo-technical consists of three inches of asphaltic concrete on eight
inches of base course for local service streets. Road plan and profile sheets and the road detail sheets to be prepared at the time of subdivision of the residential tracts will give
more specific information with respect to road grades, horizontal and vertical alignment. Information regarding projected traffic from this development and the Gar-field County Road
Impact Fee is contained within Section 4:94 of this report.
) ) Section 4.60(0) Off-street Parking Spaces Not applicable Section 4.60(E) Evidence Regarding Geologic Hazards The preliminary soils study, Proposed Residential Development, Cemetery
Parcels 5-1 and 5-2, Battlement Mesa Garfield County, Colorado prepared by Hepworth Pawlak Geotechnical did not identify any conditions that would make development on this parcel infeasible.
However, they did identify some conditions of a geologic nature that will need to be considered in project planning. The first area of concern is the potential for hydrocompressive soils
in some parts of the project. Site specific subsoil studies will be needed to evaluate the hydrocompressive potential of the foundation soils and to develop appropriate foundation design.
The second involves a localized area of man-placed fill consisting of construction debris, boulders and sandy clay. This material is unsuitable for structural fill and will need to be
removed prior to construction in this area. The third area of concern is in regard to slope stability near the Studt Gulch drainage on the northeast portion of the site. The report recommends
that a construction setback of 25 feet be maintained for structures built adjacent to steep slope escarpments. This recommendation will be adhered to in the development of Tract 5 which
lies adjacent to this drainage. The complete text of the report is included in Section 4.70(A) Supplemental Information,Geology. Section 4.60(F) Radiation Hazard Potential HP Geotech
evaluated the radiation potential of this site. They determined that the proposed development is not located in an area where geologic deposits are expected to have unusually high concentrations
of radioactive minerals. However, there is a potential that radon gas could be present in the area. Testing for radon gas can be done after construction of a residence or other occupied
structure. New buildings should be designed with provisions for ventilation of lower enclosed spaces should post construction testing show unacceptable radon gas concentrations.