HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-053-04/01/1997-MASTER STREET PLAN REVISIONS OVERLAND TRAIL ROAD RESOLUTION 97-53
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE MASTER STREET PLAN
TO DELETE THE EXTENSION OF OVERLAND TRAIL ROAD
FROM DRAKE ROAD TO HORSETOOTH ROAD AND CHANGING THE
CLASSIFICATION OF OVERLAND TRAIL ROAD BETWEEN HORSETOOTH AND
CR 38E FROM ARTERIAL (4 LANE) TO MINOR ARTERIAL
WHEREAS, on August 20, 1996, the City Council revised the Master Street Plan; and
WHEREAS, the revisions to the Master Street Plan were intended to reflect the travel
behavior determined to result through the year 2015 from the basic urban form set forth in the City
Structure Plan, adopted by the City Council in Resolution 96-79 on July 2, 1996; and
WHEREAS,during the hearing on August 20, 1996,regarding the Master Street Plan certain
citizens near the proposed Overland Trail extension raised issues regarding the proposed extension;
and
WHEREAS, City Council instructed staff to further study the segment of Overland Trail
Road from Drake Road to Council Road 38E; and
WHEREAS, Transportation staff hosted two neighborhood meetings and worked with a
focus group for several months to review traffic data, environmental impacts, wildlife/vegetation
impacts, and the development of the Southwest Community Park; and
WHEREAS, on March 18, 1997, the City Council reviewed the Overland Trail Road
extension on the Master Street Plan and a majority of Council approved a motion to delete the
extension of Overland Trail Road from Drake Road to Horsetooth Road from the Master Street Plan
and change the classification of Overland Trail Road between Horsetooth and CR 38E from Arterial
(4 lane) to Minor Arterial; and
WHEREAS, the deletion of the above-referenced extension of Overland Trail Road will
minimize future impacts on the Pineridge Natural Area and the proposed Southwest Community
Park; and
WHEREAS, keeping Overland Trail Road, between Horsetooth Road and CR 38E, on the
Master Street Plan will help preserve the right-of-way for Fossil Creek Trail and any future street;
and
WHEREAS,the deletion of the above-referenced extension of Overland Trail Road will have
significant traffic impacts on Taft Hill Road and other streets in the vicinity of Overland Trail Road,
and such impacts will call for additional changes in the Master Street Plan and/or the City Code,
which changes could include, without limitation,the widening of Taft Hill Road, a reduction in the
accessible levels of service for Taft Hill Road, and/or the characterization of Taft Hill Road as a
"constrained arterial" within the meaning of the Multi-modal Transportation Level of Service
Manual.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, as follows:
Section 1. That the Master Street Plan, dated August 20, 1996, is hereby amended so as
to eliminate the extension of Overland Trail Road to Horsetooth Road and change the classification
of Overland Trail Road between Horsetooth and CR 38E from Arterial (4 lane)to Minor Arterial,
with said amended plan to be dated April 1, 1997, and hereafter maintained in the Office of the City
Clerk.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby directed to work with the City's
Transportation Board and Planning and Zoning Board, as well as affected members of the public,
in developing a recommendation as to the manner in which the traffic impacts resulting from the
foregoing elimination of the extension of Overland Trail Road may be addressed by the City, and
to present such recommendation to the Council for its consideration as soon the same been
formulated.
1997.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 1st day of April,A.D.
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Major Arterial 6 Lanes Beyond 2015
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Minor Arlerial2 Lades
One-Way Arterial
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••••••• City Limit, APROVED REVISIONS :SEPEEMBER 19N .r..
UGA Boundary Not To Scale :IULYI9B9 ''
New Urban Shed System :DECEMBER 1992
BNRR Transporgtlon Corridor August 20,1996 NUCUST 1996
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