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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRIGDEN FARM TWELFTH BROOKLYN PARK ROW HOUSES - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2008-04-28DELICH ASSOCIATES Traffic & Transportation Engineering A—// 2272 Glen Haven Drive Loveland, Colorado 80538 �, Phone: (970) 669-2061 Fax: (970) 669-5034 ■/'� November 21, 2006 File: 06113LT01 Ms. Susan Joy, P.E. Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Dear Susan: The following is a request for variance from "Drawing 19-6 - Minimum Off -Street Parking Setback Distance" in the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards, October 1, 2002. This variance is requested for the access driveways to Iowa Drive for the Brooklyn Park Rowhouses at Rigden Farm. Drawing 19-6 shows that the minimum distance from the street flowline to the first off-street parking space is to be 40 feet for a local street with a traffic volume at >750 ADT and a driveway traffic volume at <100 ADT. The reason for this requirement is to provide room for cars to maneuver in or out of the parking space nearest to the street with no impact on the traffic operation on the street. This project will consist of 63 townhome dwelling units. The transportation impact study (TIS) has also been submitted to the City. Based upon the available site plan, the first parking stall (garage access) is 32 feet from the flowline of Iowa Drive. While this is not significantly less than the required 40 feet, it does require a variance. The site designer has determined that the proposed site plan provides the most efficient layout in order to achieve proper building separation and resident amenities. The design vehicle for this development is a passenger car. The length of a passenger car is approximately 20 feet. This is significantly less than the available 32 feet. Paragraph four of the TIS addresses the information regarding the determination that the variance will not cause a negative impact to Iowa Drive. It is concluded that a variance to allow a 32 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, rr�zr� 6 Matthew J. Delich, P.E. DELICH ASSOCIATES Traffic & Transportation Engineering �� L 2272 Glen Haven Drive Loveland, Colorado 80538 Phone: (970) 669 2061 Fax: (970) 669 5034 November 21, 2006 File: 06113LT02 Ms. Susan Joy, P.E. Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Dear Susan: The following is a request for variance from "Drawing 19-6 - Minimum Off -Street Parking Setback Distance" in the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards, October 1, 2002. This variance is requested for the access driveways to Kansas Drive for the Brooklyn Park Rowhouses at Rigden Farm, Drawing 19-6 shows that the minimum distance from the street flowline to the first off-street parking space is to be 40 feet for a local street with a traffic volume at 100-750 ADT and a driveway traffic volume at <100 ADT. The reason for this requirement is to provide room for cars to maneuver inor out of the parking. space nearest to the street with no impact on the traffic operation on the street. This project will consist of 63 townhome dwelling units. The transportation impact study (TIS) has also been submitted to the City. Based Upon the available site plan, the first parking stall (garage access) is 32 feet from the flowline of Kansas Drive. While this is not significantly less than the required 40 feet, it does require a variance. The site designer has determined that the proposed site plan provides the most efficient layout in order to achieve proper building separation and resident amenities. The design vehicle for this development is a passenger car. The length of a passenger car is approximately 20 feet. This is significantly less than the available 32 feet. Paragraph four of the TIS addresses the information regarding the determination that the variance will not cause a negative impact to Kansas Drive. It is concluded that a variance to allow a 32 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. Sinc ly, . e(l2l1D (o Matthew J. Delich, P.E. DELICH ASSOCIATES Traffic & Transportation Engineering 2272 Glen Haven Drive Loveland, Colorado 80538 Phone: (970) 669-2061 Fax: (970) 669-5034 77 , r November 21, 200 File: 06113LT03 Ms. Susan Joy, P.E. Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Dear Susan: The following is a request for variance from "Table 7-3 - Fort Collins Street Standards - Technical Design Criteria" in the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS), October 1, 2002. Specifically, a variance is requested for the corner clearance between driveways/alleys and street intersections. Table 7-3 indicates that the corner clearance for a commercial/industrial local street should be 175 feet, minimum (on -centers). Currently, Iowa Drive has been built to a width that indicates that it is a commercial local street. This was determined some time ago based upon the original TIS that was done for Rigden Farm and anticipated land uses in the area. Iowa Drive accesses the west end of the Timberline Church parking lot. While it is acknowledged that the subject segment of Iowa Drive will be used significantly when there are church services, it will not be used very often on routine weekdays. The church building is more appropriately accessed via Illinois Drive from Custer Drive on routine weekdays. Recent traffic counts related to a TIS for the church confirm this. We have conducted analyses with regard to the daily traffic on Iowa Drive south of Custer Drive on routine weekdays. The daily traffic on Iowa Drive is forecasted to be less than 700 vehicles. It is expected that traffic volumes on Iowa Drive, north of Custer Drive, will be on the order of 2000 vehicles per day, since it will be adjacent to a small commercial center. With Iowa Drive classified as a commercial local street, the corner clearance should be 175 feet, on -centers (minimum). The distance between Custer Drive and the south access (driveway) is approximately 120 feet, on -centers. This driveway will serve about 25 percent of the Brooklyn Park Rowhouses. As indicated on Figure 3 of the TIS, this access will not carry much traffic. The daily traffic will be less than 100 vehicles. The nearest access to the commercial parcel on the west side of Iowa Drive is 135 feet to the north. Therefore, there will not be any left -turn conflicts. Due to the low traffic volume and small delay at the stop sign, the southbound traffic queue on Iowa Drive, approaching Custer Drive, will not extend to this driveway. It is concluded that a variance to allow a driveway/intersection separation of 120 feet will not compromise the public health, welfare and safety. Please contact me with any questions or if you desire additional information regarding these matters. in ely, Matthew J. Delich, P.E. W a U J c 7 W 2 April 5, 2005 File: 0507LT01 Ms. Sheri Wamhoff, P.E. co o Fort Collins Engineering Department LO Q 281 North College Avenue C° P.O. Box 580 m o Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 rn x Dear Sheri: a LL The following is a request for variance from "Drawing 19-6 - Minimum Off -Street Parking Setback Distance" in the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards, October 1, 2002. This ovariance is requested for the access driveways to Iowa Drive for N Tract C (West) at Rigden Farm. 6 �o Drawing 19-6 shows that the minimum distance from the rnstreet flowline to the first off-street parking space is to be 40 feet for a local street with a traffic volume at 100-750 ADT and oa driveway traffic volume at 100-750 ADT. The reason for this a requirement is to provide room for cars to 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 of 42 townhome dwelling units. The transportation impact study (TIS) has also been submitted to the City. Based upon the available site plan, the first parking stall (garage access) is 32 feet from the flowline of Iowa Drive. While this is not significantly less than the required 40 feet, it does require a variance. The site designer has determined that the proposed site plan provides the most efficient layout in order to achieve proper building separation and resident amenities. The design vehicle for this development is a passenger car. The length of a passenger car is approximately 20 feet. This is significantly less than the available 32 feet. z Paragraph four of the TIS addresses the information regarding the Zw determination that the variance will not be detrimental to the public health, welfare, and safety. Z W It is concluded that a variance to allow a 32 foot parking o setback will not compromise the public health, welfare, and safety. It is respectfully requested that the above variance be o granted. a i a Please contact me with any questions or additional information that you may need for ap proval of this variance. Sin rely, LL Q 2 Matthew J. Delich, P.E. W d _V J W 0 7 W CD 0 N m CD W 0 rn 0 z W w Z z W 0 a 0 IL M Im ad U 1E a F April 5, 2005 Ms. Sheri Wamhoff, P.E. Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Dear Sheri: The following Fort Collins Street File: 0507LT02 is a request for variance from "Table 7-3 - Standards - Technical Design Criteria" in the i Area Street Standards (LCUASS), October 1, 2002. Specifically, a variance is requested for the corner clearance between driveways/alleys and street intersections. Table 7-3 indicates that the corner clearance for a commercial/industrial local street should be 175 feet, minimum (on -centers). Currently, Iowa Drive has been built to a width that indicates that it is a commercial local street. You indicated in our phone conversation on April 4, 2005, that this was determined some time ago based upon the original TIS that was done for Rigden Farm and anticipated land uses to the south. Iowa Drive accesses the west end of the Timberline Church parking lot. While it is acknowledged that the subject segment of Iowa Drive will be used significantly when there are church services, it will not be used very often on routine weekdays. The church building is more appropriately accessed via Illinois Drive from Custer Drive on routine weekdays. We have conducted analyses with regard to the daily traffic on Iowa Drive south of Custer Drive on routine weekdays. The daily traffic on Iowa Drive is forecasted to be less than 700 vehicles. This is significantly less than the upper limit (1000 vehicles per day) allowed on a residential local street. Therefore, it is concluded that Iowa Drive, south of Custer Drive, should be classified as a residential local street. With Iowa Drive classified as a residential local street, the corner clearance should be 50 feet (minimum). The distance between Custer Drive and the north access (driveway) is approximately 105 feet, on -centers. Since this distance is greater than the minimum (50 feet) shown in Table 7-3 in LCUASS, no variance is required. In addition to the foregoing variance request, we are seeking a waiver of applying Section 9.1.1.B. - Avoiding Conflicts in the Center Left -turn Lanes and Section 9.1.1.C. - Separation Distances in LCUASS. The issue is that the centerline of the driveway for Seven Oaks Academy and the centerline of the driveway for Tract C (West) at Rigden Farm are offset by approximately 12 feet. Since the Seven Oaks driveway centerline is south of the Tract C (West) at Rigden Farm driveway centerline, there will be no conflicting or overlapping left turns on Iowa Drive. Therefore, the above sections are not applicable. Please contact me with any questions or if you desire additional information regarding these matters. Sinc ely, Matthew J. Delich, P.E.