HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/18/1999 - RESOLUTION 99-59 ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE MASTER AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 34
DATE: May 18, 1999
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 7ackson/Edminster
STAFF: Shepard
SUBJECT:
Resolution 99-59 Adopting Revisions to the Master Street Plan Regarding the Realignment and
Connection ofHighcastle Drive with Fossil Creek Parkway Via Roma Valley Drive and Mail Creek
Lane.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Adoption of the Resolution does not initially create the need for capital investment. Roadway
construction and improvements will occur as property is developed. At that time developers and the
City,through the Street Oversizing Program, will share the capital investment.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Master Street Plan is a map-based plan identifying the major transportation network within the
Urban Growth Area. The Plan was developed using the City Structure Plan as the basic urban form
projected to the year 2015. The Structure Plan projects density,transit service,activity centers,and
mixed-use corridors. This information is used to predict travel behavior and the demand for
transportation infrastructure. The Master Street Plan is the map of that infrastructure.
A recent staff assessment determined that certain changes should be made to the street network
within the southeast area of the City. In reviewing several new development projects and
corresponding traffic impacts.and responding to more specific conditions,the proposed changes will
improve circulation, safety, and avoid impacts on existing natural resources.
Proposed Amendment:
• Realignment ofHighcastle Drive(atwo-lane Collector),connecting through Roma Valley Drive
and Mail Creek Lane to Fossil Creek Parkway(reference#1 on"existing and proposed" map
and vicinity map). Delete collector connection on Highcastle Drive extending south of Roma
Valley to Fossil Creek Parkway. This change will avoid an additional crossing of Mail Creek
and will enhance the existing natural area.
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DATE:
May ITEM NUMBER: 34
Note: Transportation Board and Planning and Zoning Board have each forwarded
recommendation to Council to approve this amendment.
Rationale:
• The proposed realignment establishes east-west connectivity between the neighborhoods
involved(Miramont,Huntington Hills, and Fossil Creek Meadows). Currently,the Miramont
neighborhood cannot directly access the western side of Werner Elementary School.
• There exist numerous destinations in this area which necessitate an internal-connecting street
network(shopping, school, health club, senior care facility). The City has a policy to connect
neighborhoods with internal networks of streets so that arterial roadways do not have to be
impacted when making internal trips.
• The realignment would eliminate the need for an additional crossing of Mail Creek and a
sensitive environmental area. A bridge/culvert crossing of Mail Creek already exists on Mail
Creek Lane.
• The current lack of connectivity has resulted in a dangerous drop-off area on the eastern side of
Werner Elementary School. The new alignment would enable parents to utilize the proper drop-
off area on the western side of the school.
Public Notification:
City and County staff met with individual property owners and their representatives to discuss street
system design for development projects throughout the past year. In addition,notice was sent out
to surrounding landowners adjacent to the proposed changes for the Transportation Board Meeting
held on April 21, 1999.
The Planning and Zoning Board held a public Hearing on April 1 and forwarded a recommendation
to City Council to approve the proposed street changes near Huntington Hill Subdivision(Reference
# 1). At that April 1 meeting, six citizens spoke against the proposed amendment and one citizen
spoke in favor of the connection. Other citizen comments that evening spoke to the Huntington Hill
PUD in general. The Council Growth Management Committee reviewed this item on May 10.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Master Street Plan map reflecting amendment
• Vicinity map of Miramont.Huntington Hills,and Fossil Creek Meadows area detailing proposed
amendment connecting Highcastle Drive to Fossil Creek Parkway via Roma Valley Drive and
Mail Creek Lane.
• RESOLUTION 99-59
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE MASTER STREET PLAN REGARDING THE
REALIGNMENT AND CONNECTION OF HIGHCASTLE DRIVE WITH FOSSIL CREEK
PARKWAY VIA ROMA VALLEY DRIVE AND MAIL CREEK LANE
WHEREAS,the City developed and the Council approved a City Master Street Plan, most
recently updated in March, 1999, as a component of the City's Transportation Master Plan; and
WHEREAS,City staffhas worked with developers to refine the transportation infrastructure
in the Huntington Hills, Miramont, and Fossil Creek Meadows area; and
WHEREAS,City staff has prepared proposed revisions to the Master Street Plan that reflect
the travel behavior determined to result from projected development in the Huntington Hills Area;
and
WHEREAS,the Planning and Zoning Board and the Transportation Board have considered
and approved this proposed revision to the Master Street Plan, and both recommend the adoption
of the revised Master Street Plan; and
WHEREAS,the Council has determined that said proposed revisions are in the best interests
of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS,that the proposed revised Master Street Plan, dated May 18, 1999,incorporated herein
by this reference and on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted by the City Council
and hereafter maintained in the Office of the City Clerk.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this I8th day of May,A.D.
1999.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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