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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07_LANDSCAPE_DESIGN7.1Landscape Design landscape design section 7 7.2 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission The overlay of landscaping that will be added to the Bar Slash X Ranch reinforces the rural and ranch character of the site while providing additional screening for privacy between the house lots and the future affordable housing area of Burlingame Village. The site is bordered on the southwest by the Maroon Creek Club planting of pines, spruces and cottonwoods and to the east by the riparian vegetation of the Roaring Fork River. The land- scaping consists of open pastures for cattle grazing and hay production, large spruce, cottonwood and orchard clustered around the ranch house and other areas of scrub oak and sage with pockets of cottonwoods. A feature of the landscape design is the conscious directing of water to produce rain gardens at the edges of roads, using irrigation ditches to allow for the development of areas of trees and shrubs, and shaping the edges of ponds and streams to allow for the growth of wetland plants. While some underground irrigation will be necessary for the establishment of the trees and shrubs, the intent is to select xeric species for those areas where ditch water is not available. In those areas where the ditch water is available, the intent is to establish a ditch system that with little effort will sustain the planted species and provide a place for volunteer plants to become established. The initial landscaping at the entrance to Bar Slash X Ranch accentuates the long drive to the various parts of the Ranch. After passing under an over- head gate which is framed by spruce trees and flowering shrubs, cottonwood trees line the road between the Maroon Creek Club and the large pas- ture to the north. In the distance one will be able to see the pond at the northern end of the pasture and the nursery beyond. The edges of the pond will be planted or seeded with wetland plants which will develop as a habitat for birds. The water leading from the pond down the hillside to the river will be directed to create additional wetlands and will also be used for irrigating the nursery. The nursery’s function will be two fold – to provide a vegetative screen between Burlingame Village and to act as a source of plant material for other parts of the ranch in the future. The types of plants will include those listed for the various areas of the Ranch. The overlay of landscaping to provide privacy between Lots 1, 2 and 3, Lots 4 and 5 and Lot 6 and the ranch house in general falls into the category of choosing xeric material, with the exception of one area on Lot 3. The screening is intended to mimic natural groupings of plants using mainly native plant material found in the area. Evergreen trees selected to help provide year around screening are Bristlecone Pine, Colorado Spruce, Ponderosa Pine, Pinon Pine, Rocky Mountain Juniper, and some non-native Austrian Pine. The few Nar- rowleaf Cottonwoods are located near an irrigation ditch on Lot 3 and extend the existing cottonwood grove to the east. Shrubs used to increase the density of the screening are Native Potentilla, Woods Rose, Mountain Snowberry, Scrub Oak, Mountain Mahogany, Three-leaf Sumac, Sas - katoon Serviceberry and Rubber Rabbitbrush. Colorado Dogwood and Elderberry are located with the Narrowleaf Cottonwoods. A more limited palette of Ponderosa Pine, Native Hawthorn, Rocky Mountain Juniper, Pinon Pine and Saskatoon Serviceberry is also used at the east edge of Lots 3, 5 and Lot F to provide screen- ing between the Ranch House and the northern lights of town at night. The proposed landscaping for Lots 7 thru 12, which are located on the eastern edge of the bench on which the Ranch sits and the edge of the riparian corridor, has the advantage of water available from the irrigation ditches. The type of plant material is in keeping with the existing vegetation in this area. Typically, there are more extensive groves of aspen so the inclusion of Aspen and Chokecherry has the effect of extending the vegetation on the hillside to the areas between the Lots. Irrigation ditch water can be used to irrigate the screening between the house sites on Lots 7, 8, 9 and 10 and the plantings at the edge of the road leading to these lots. Where it is not possible to get ditch water to an area, as is the case for the screening around Lots 11 and 12, it will be necessary to use alternative irrigation methods during establishment. In many ways water is key in the visual appearance of the Bar Slash X Ranch landscaping. In effort to make use of water that might otherwise percolate quickly into the ground, rain gardens or shallow depressions which collect runoff from roads, will be incorporated into the grading adjacent to roadways. As is visible along many roadways in Colorado, vegetation like willows and cottonwoods take advantage of the increased moisture and create wonderful copses that add interest and variety to the landscape while providing habitat for birds and small animals. Introduction by Julia Marshall, Mt. Daly Enterprises Landscape Plan Landscape Plan AREAA AREAA 7.7Landscape Design Detail: Landscaping between lots 2 and 3 Lot 3 Building Envelope Lot 2 Building Envelope AREAB 7.8 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission Lot 3 Building Envelope Detail: Landscaping between Lot 3 and Lots 4 & 5 AREAC AREAD AREAD 7.11Landscape Design Lot 5 Building Envelope Detail: Landscaping between Lot 5 and Ranch House AREAE 7.12 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission This page intentionally left blank 7.13Landscape Design AREAF 7.14 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission AREAF 7.15Landscape Design AREAG 7.16 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission AREAG 7.17Landscape Design AREAH 7.18 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission AREAH 7.19Landscape Design Detail: Landscaping between Lot 7 and Ranch AREAI 7.20 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission Detail: Landscaping between Lot 7 and Lot 8 AREAJ Lot 8 Building EnvelopeLot 7 Building Envelope 7.21Landscape Design Lot 9 Building Envelope Lot 8 Building Envelope AREAK 7.22 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission Detail: Landscaping between Lots 9 and 10 Lot 10 Building Envelope Lot 9 Building Envelope AREAL 7.23Landscape Design Lot 11 Building Envelope Lot 10 Building Envelope AREAM Detail: Landscaping between Lots 10 and 11 7.24 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission Lot 12 Detail: Landscaping between Lots 11 and 12 Lot 11 AREAN 7.29Landscape Design Lot 7 Detail: Landscaping between Lot 7 and Stage Road AREAQ 7.30 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission AREAR Lot 8 Detail: Landscaping between Lot 8 and Stage Road 7.31Landscape Design AREAS Lot 9 Detail: Landscaping between Lot 9 and Stage Road 7.32 Bar Slash X Ranch LLC - Annexation and Stage Road PUD/Subdivision: Final Submission This page intentionally left blank