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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKING SOOPERS FUELING STATION (CEDARWOOD PLAZA) - PDP - 40-07 - CORRESPONDENCE - (14)Randy Maizland King Soopers Fueling Facility — Fort Collins, CO March 14, 2008 Please call me with any questions or comments. Sincerely, Galloway Matthew Duhaime, P.E.,P.L.S. Project Manager mattduhaime@gallowayUS.com Galloway & Company, Inc. 9 Phone 303.770.8884 • Fax 303.770.3636 a 5350 DTC Parkway, Greenwood \riIlage, CO 80111 a www.gallowayUS.com oa�oway Planning. Architecture. Engineering. March 14, 2008 Randy Mailzland City of Fort Collins 281 'N. College Ave., 1 st Floor Ft. Collins, CO 80522 Re: King Soopers Fueling Station — Variance Request Dear Randy, On the behalf of King Soopers, Galloway is requesting a variance on the driveway/intersection separation of 460 feet as required by the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (L.C.U.A.S.S.). Galloway feels the variance is substantiated and justified as outlined below: Identifying Issue: Per Table 7-3 of the L.C.U.A.S.S., the distance between high volume driveways and intersections for a driveway abutting an arterial road is 460 feet as measured from the centerline of the access to the centerline of the street. Proposing Alternate Design: The proposed accesses on West Elizabeth Street and South Taft Hill Road will be 120 feet and 149 feet, respectively, as measured from the centerline of the access to the centerline of the public street. Comparing to Standards: The proposed alternate design will place accesses at 120 feet and 149 feet from the adjacent public streets as opposed to the 460 feet required by city standards. This will help with city maintenance costs since the development will be replacing all of the curb and gutter, sidewalk, and landscaping along the property frontage. Any maintenance that was scheduled or needed in these areas will not be necessary in the near future due to the new facilities being installed. The accesses will be 36 feet wide with pedestrian ramps and detectable warnings per city criteria. Justification: There are currently three accesses serving the existing site, none of which meet current city standards. The alternate design proposes only two accesses, removing the access closest to the intersection, thereby improving the public safety of the site. The two proposed accesses are necessary for emergency and delivery vehicle circulation and will meet the current city standards of required width and radial curb returns with ramps and detectable warnings. Lastly, meeting the 460 foot requirement is impossible given the size and location of the site. The property is 125 feet along West Elizabeth Street and 125 feet along South Taft Hill Road, making it impossible to meet 460 feet of separation as required by standards. Galloway &Company, Inc. • Phone 303.770.8884 • Fax 303.770.3636 9 5350 DTC Parkway, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 9 www.gallowayUS.com