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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRB120332 Project Name:Matterhorn Bridge Tree RemovalDRB Number: DRB120332 Project Description: Removal of two evergreen trees impacted by soil erosion and the construction of the new Matterhorn Bridge abutments. Participants: OWNER VAIL VILLAGE WEST WATER & SA 709 W LITTLETON BLVD LITTLETON CO 80120 CONTRACTOR TOWN OF VAIL 07/30/2012 Phone: 970-479-2170 JOHN GALLEGOS 75 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD VAIL CO 81657 License: C000003502 APPLICANT VAIL VILLAGE WEST WATER & SA 07/31/2012 709 W LITTLETON BLVD LITTLETON CO 80120 Project Address:1745 W GORE CREEK DR VAILLocation: Legal Description:Lot: 5 Block: Subdivision: VAIL VILLAGE WEST FIL 2 Parcel Number:2103-123-0600-3 Comments:See conditions BOARD/STAFF ACTION Motion By: Action: STAFFAPP Second By: Vote: Date of Approval: 07/31/2012 Conditions: Cond: 8 (PLAN): No changes to these plans may be made without the written consent of Town of Vail staff and/or the appropriate review committee(s). Cond: 201 (PLAN): DRB approval shall not become valid for 20 days following the date of approval, pursuant to the Vail Town Code, Chapter 12-3-3: APPEALS. Cond: 202 (PLAN): Approval of this project shall lapse and become void one (1) year following the date of final approval, unless a building permit is issued and construction is commenced and is diligently pursued toward completion. Cond: CON0012706 The applicant shall plant a minimum of two (2) 12-foot evergreen trees in the area west of the trees to be removed prior to requesting final planning inspections. Planner:Warren Campbell DRB Fee Paid: $250.00 TOWN OF MAIL Department of Community Development 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO 81657 Tel: 970 -479 -2128 www.vailgov.com Development Review Coordinator Application for Design Review Tree Removal General Information: This application is to request tree removal in the Town of Vail. As part of this application, the prop- erty owner may be required to replace trees that are removed. If required to replace, applicants must replant trees by November 1st of the following year from the date of approval. Please be prepared to provide a tree replacement plan. Please see tips for tree planting and species selection on next page. Design review approval expires one year from date of approval. Fee: $20 for live tree (s) $0 for dead tree (s) C Single Family Duplex Multi - Family F Commercial Description of the Request: safety issue, tree is undercut by the creek and leaning towards the bridge Tree Species (removal): spruce Number of trees: 1 Tree Species (removal): Number of trees: Comments: removal is at the recommendation of the arborist, see attached memo Tree Species (replacement): Physical Address: Matterhorn Circle over the Gore Creek Number of trees: Parcel Number: ROW (Contact Eagle Co. Assessor at 970 - 328 -8640 for parcel no.) Property Owner: Town of Vail Mailing Address: 75 S Frontage Rd Vail, CO 81657 Owner's Signature: Primary Contact/ Owner Representative: Chad Salli Mailing Address: 1309 Elkhorn Dr Vail, CO 81657 E -Mail: csalli @vailgov.com For Office Use Only: Fax: Phone: Phone: 970 -479 -2169 Cash_ CC: / MC Last 4 CC # Exp. Date: Auth # Check # Fee. aid. Q Meeting Date: Planner: Zoning: Received From: DRB No.: aZ © 3 Project No: Land Use: Location of the Proposal: Lot: Block: Subdivision: 2 �C .7o /AIL Happy Trees, LLC P.O. Box 1025 Gypsum, CO 81637 970.904.0621 happytreesllc@yahoo.com Date: July 23, 2012 To: Mark Menke, Project Manager, Colorado Constructors, Inc. From: Michael Scott, Happy Trees, LLC Re: Project recommendations for Matterhorn Bridge Replacement (TOV: PRJ11 -0598) L10 These recommendations are in total agreement and willing compliance to tree preservation protection guidelines sent in the email from Colorado Constructors, Inc. Happy Trees' specific recommendations are as such: - Prune (1) Picea pungens (approximately 55' tall) nearest the northwest corner of the bridge up to 10 vertical feet clearance; this will meet the 7' mandatory clearance for pedestrians as well as allowing clearance for large vehicles that are travelling across the bridge. This is also taking into consideration snow load on lateral limbs during winter months. Fell and remove all parts of (1) 50' Picea pungens due to proximity to the road as well as proximity to the sewer line that extends over Gore Creek. There is significant erosion of the soil within the dripline of the tree (i.e. within the upper soil horizons where the root system is located). The soil along Gore Creek to the north of the tree and its root system is highly eroded due to the lapping action of the creek. This erosive action has caused a shelf to be created allowing water to further erode the bank underneath the strata which holds the root system in place. This exacerbation will no doubt continue and further compromise the integrity of the root system and worsen an already hazardous situation. Considering the money and manpower going into this project we do not believe it to be a tolerable risk. - There is also another Picea pungens located on the NE corner of the bridge (approx. 15' — 20') that we recommend be relocated due to the root system's proximity to various utility lines located both above and beneath ground. There are several adjacent locations that are close to the tree itself that would be suitable relocation sites. Happy Trees' intention is to be present on -site as excavation and relocation is scheduled so that we might advise specific recommendations, do our best to remedy any damage as it occurs and to apply root inoculants and fertilizers to any damaged root systems or relocated trees. We have a very good track record with relocating trees and have found tree mortality to be mostly the result of improper excavation /relocation through the hands of the excavator, or lack of communication between all involved. Our intention is to work closely with the excavator in order to achieve all tree preservation and removal goals with minimal damage /loss incurred. We would like to organize tree removal with the equipment operator (and labor staff) so that the tree to be removed falls eastward along the road thereby avoiding the bus stop and adjacent over -head utilities. This way the felled tree can be bucked, limbed and removed from site as expeditiously as possible. Traffic crew will be needed in order to perform this operation as quickly as possible in order to maintain traffic flow and to cause minimal disturbance. We are a small yet capable company and will be reliant upon the aid of both traffic crew as well as excavatory equipment that is already present on -site in order to perform these tasks in both a timely and cost preventative manner. Please contact Michael Scott, Owner and Operator of Happy Trees, LLC, at (970) 904 -0621 with any questions or concerns. Making Trees Happy in the Vail Valley Since 1998 Matterhorn Copyright 2011 Esn. All rights reserved. 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Project Engineer Public Works Department Town of Vail From: Tug Birk [mailto:dbirk@erwsd.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 8:00 AM To: Chad Salli; Roby Forsyth Subject: RE: matterhorn bridge Chad, ERWSD is ok with the removal of the tree. We would however; like to see a small replacement tree planted on the property. Thanks, Tug Birk Development Review Coordinator Eagle River Water and Sanitation District 970-477-5449 tbirk@erwsd.org From: Chad Salli [mailto:CSalli@vailgov.com] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 3:35 PM To: Roby Forsyth; Tug Birk Subject: matterhorn bridge Roby/Tug It has come up with the Matterhorn Bridge Project that one of the spruce trees located on the downstream left is a safety concern. It is leaning toward the bridge and the base of the tree has been undercut by the creek over the years and need to get cut down so that during construction or a stiff breeze it doesn’t come down on the bridge and sewer crossing. The tree is located on the District’s property, so therefore I need approval from you guys to cut it down for DRB approval. If you guys are ok with the project removing that tree, can you send me an email stating that. Let me know if you have any questions, or if you want to meet out there. thanks 1 Chad Salli, P.E. Project Engineer Public Works Department Direct 970.479.2169 Mobile 970.376.2389 www.vailgov.com 2