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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-100-08/03/1999-AMENDING MASTER STREET PLAN TO ESTABLISH A NEW CATEGORY OF STREETS KNOWN AS ENHANCED MAJOR ARTERIAL RESOLUTION 99-100 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING THE MASTER STREET PLAN SO AS TO ESTABLISH A NEW CATEGORY OF STREETS KNOWN AS "ENHANCED MAJOR ARTERIAL STREETS" AND DESIGNATING A PORTI N OF EAST VINE DRIVE AS AN ENHANCED MAJOR ARTERIAL WHEREAS, Colorado Highway 14 presently runs through downtown ort Collins and diverts a considerable amount of interstate traffic through a portion of the do town area which contains numerous historic buildings; and WHEREAS, the traffic utilizing Colorado Highway 14 includes considerable number of heavy trucks, and such truck traffic through the downtown area cause congestion and substantial wear and tear on City streets and creates a barrier to the redevelop ent of the Old Town area in conjunction with the Poudre River Corridor; and WHEREAS, for the foregoing reasons,the City Coun ' has, for a number of years,tried to identify an alternative route for Colorado Highway 14 that uld alleviate the foregoing problems; and WHEREAS, in 1997, the voters of the Cit approved Ordinance No. 31, 1997, which provided sales and use tax revenues to fund a num r of capital projects, including the planning, design, right-of-way acquisition and/or other pro' ct costs associated with road improvements for an alternative truck route in the northeast quad nt of the City; and WHEREAS,City staff has underta n,pursuant to previous appropriations,planning and an access control plan for an alternative tru route; and WHEREAS, funds have als een appropriated by the City Council to conduct additional planning, an environmental ass sment, preliminary design, survey work and right-of-way acquisition for such route and f the possible relocation of Colorado Highway 14; and WHEREAS,studies egarding such an alternative route for Colorado Highway 14 have been provided to the City. Cit staff has conducted numerous public outreach meetings regarding the results and recommend ions of the said studies, and the City Council has considered options for such an alternative ro to in several study sessions since the fall of 1999; and FAILED TO PASS August 3, 1999 WHEREAS, in the judgment of the City Council, the most feasible alternative route for Colorado Highway 14 identified to date is the "Modified Vine Alternative", as shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and WHEREAS,considerable uncertainty remains as to the desirability and advisability of using the Modified Vine Alternative to relocate the existing Colorado Highway 14; and WHEREAS, whether or not Colorado Highway 14 is relocated in that fashion, the City Council believes that the Modified Vine Alternative should at least be reserved for a future major arterial to accommodate other traffic that will be generated by new development in the northeast quadrant of the City; and WHEREAS, the City's Land Use Code requires that all new development in the City must provide for or accommodate the streets and transportation facilities identified on the City's Master Street Plan that are associated with the development plan; and WHEREAS, new development in the unincorporated areas of Larimer County could be required to accommodate the streets and transportation facilities identified on the City's Master Street Plan through an intergovernmental agreement between Larimer County and the City; and WHEREAS,the Master Street Plan presently identifies only collector streets, arterials, and major arterials; and WHEREAS,the right-of-way needed for an alternative route for Colorado Highway 14 would be considerably wider than the right of way needed for a major arterial; and WHEREAS,amending the Master Street Plan to add a category of"enhanced major arterial street," with a designated width sufficient to accommodate a state highway, and further amending the Master Street Plan to designate the Modified Vine Alternative as such an enhanced major arterial street would preserve such route for utilization as either a major arterial, an alternative truck route and/or an alternative route for Colorado Highway 14,pending subsequent decisions as to which kind of route would be most appropriate at this location. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the Master Street Plan is hereby amended so as to include a new category of streets known as "enhanced major arterial streets," with a right-of-way width requirement up to two hundred fifty one(251) feet, as more particularly described on Exhibit"B" which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2. That said Master Street Plan is further hereby amended so as to show the proposed Modified Vine Alternative as a future enhanced major arterial street in order to accommodate either a major arterial, an alternative truck route and/or the possible relocation of Colorado Highway 14. Section 3. That the City Manager is hereby directed to negotiate with Larimer County a proposed intergovernmental agreement between the County and the City which would require new development in the County to accommodate the streets and transportation facilities shown on the Master Street Plan,and to submit such proposed agreement to the City Council for its consideration. Section 4. That,to the extent that adequate funding is appropriated by the City Council, the City Manager is further directed to continue such planning,environmental assessments, design and right-of-way acquisition as may be necessary to allow for the possible construction of either a major arterial, an alternative truck route and/or the relocation of Colorado Highway 14 along the Modified Vine Alternative route. That, as part of the planning phase for any such roadway, studies shall be undertaken to: (a) identify the volume and kind of truck traffic within the city, and to the extent reasonably possible,deter non-local truck traffic from passing through the city limits;and(b) examine the feasibility of a grade separation at the intersection of Vine Street and Lemay Avenue, the purpose of which grade separation shall to be to enhance traffic flow and noise abatement and the reduction of emissions. Section 5. That, to the extent that the planning of a major arterial alternative truck route and/or the relocation of Colorado Highway 14 along the Modified Vine Alternative progresses to the design stage,the design of any such roadway shall preserve any historically designated structures within or adjacent to said route; provided, however, that this provision shall not prohibit the relocation of any such structures. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 3th day of August,A.D. 1999. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk CITY OF FORT COLLINS PROPOSED MASTER STREET PLAN Exhibit A it 1 1 � i __LL , t,. it-I _ ¢ wnTcy1i - -•il, , I '' _. r. 1'r ale Ir '-F.,_41_I_Y- � __♦�.J !\ 1 err Y.,,.• 7 5 'III; r. L- 1 a I� 4 1 �I rI� l � —� I r �•• 0 ••• ----___ r L_ I 1 r_I 10 L ' _ 1 �I f i -t •ca �.—- , ' I 1 5s HHHF _- 1 I _____ , If ;� � I1��, ` - .- ibk � �I '-1. 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