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February 4, 2003 File: 0274LT01
Mr. Dave: Stringer, P.E.
Fort Collins Engineering Department
281 North College Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
Dear Dave:
The following is a request for variance from "Drawing
19-03 - Minimum Off -Street Parking Setback Distance" in the
Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards, October 1,
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2002. This variance is requested for the access driveway
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Kansas Drive and the access driveway to Rockford Drive
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for Tract U at Rigden Farm.
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Drawing 19-03 shows that the minimum distance from the
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street flowline to the first off-street parking space is to
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be 40 feet for a local street with a traffic volume at 100-
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750 ADT and a driveway traffic volume at 100-750 ADT. The
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reason for this requirement is to provide room for cars to
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maneuver in or out of the parking stall nearest to the
street with no impact on the traffic operation on the
street.
This project will consist cf 71 townhome dwelling
units. The transportation impact study (TIS) is contained
in Appendix A of this letter. The TIS will be submitted
with the formal submittal in late February 2003, however it
contains relevant information related to this variance.
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Based upon the available site plan, the first parking stall
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(garage access) is 37 feet from the flowline of either
Kansas Drive or Rockford Drive. While this is not
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significantly less than the required 40 feet, it does
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require a variance. The site designer has determined that
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the proposed site plan provides the most efficient layout
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in order to achieve proper building separation and resident
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amenities. A number of alternative designs were developed
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which attempted to achieve the 40 foot setback, but the
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layout was determined to be the best. The design
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vehicle for this development is a passenger car. The
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length of a passenger car is approximately 20 feet. This
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is significantly less than the available 37 feet.
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Paragraph four of the attached TIS addresses the
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information regarding the determination that the variance
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will not be detrimental to the public health, welfare, and
safety.
It is concluded that a variance to allow a 37 foot parking
setback will not compromise the public health, welfare, and
safety. It is respectfully requested that the above variance be
granted.
Please contact me with any questions or additional
information that you may need for approval of this variance.
Sincerely,
Matthew J. Delich, P.E.
Trmsportation Services
Engineering Department
City of Fort Collins
May 20, 2003
Matthew Delich, P.E.
Traffic and Transportation Engineering
2272 Glen Haven Drive
Loveland, Co 80538
RE: Rigden Farm 9"' Filing — Parkside Commons — Variance Request for Parking/ Driveway
setback
Dear Matthew,
This letter is in response to the request dated February 4, 2003 in regards to a variance requests to
reduce the distance required from the flowline of a street to the first parking space to 37 feet. In
accordance with Drawing 19-6 of the Latimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS)
the minimum distance between the flowline of the street and the first parking stall of a local
street with street and parking lot volumes between 100 and 750 vehicle trips is 40 feet.
The variance to reduce the parking stall driveway setback to 37 feet from the flowline of the
connector local streets to the first driveway/ parking stall is granted.
This variance request does not set a precedence or change the application of our design standards
in other situations. If you have any questions, please contact Sheri Wamhoff at 221-6750.
Sincerely,
Sheri Wamhoff, PI,
cc: Troy Jones
Spencer Smith, TST, Inc.
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