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HomeMy WebLinkAbout132 W. WILLOX - PDP - 19-06 - CORRESPONDENCE - TRAFFIC STUDY (3)If you have any further questions, please contact me. Don Brookshire —Original Message — From: Dan DeLaughter fmailto:ddelauahterCa)fcoov.com1 Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 9:25 AM To: eastooint[a)frii.com Cc: Sheri Wamhoff; Ted Shepard Subject: 132 Willox Ln. Don, Ted Shepard forwarded me a letter that you had sent him on the 132 Willox Ln. project. In the letter, you had requested that certain public improvement requirements and offsite design requirements be waived or eliminated for this project. It is difficult for me to evaluate a broad request such as that without any specifics as to what you are asking to be exempted from. From engineering's standpoint, all the requirements in the Land Use Code and the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards must be met, and any exceptions are looked at on a case by case basis. If you could clarify for me what requirements you are asking to be exempted from, I can give you some much better answers before you submit. An additional concern have for this project is that Engineering has new Transportation Development Review Fees (TDRF) for projects submitted after 2006. This was mandated by City Council, and to date there has not been any exception process implemented. Engineering does not review any plans until these fees have been paid. I've attached a copy of the TDRF application so that you can get a rough idea of what this project would owe. Thanks, Dan DeLaughter Civil Engineer City of Fort Collins Engineering (970)-221-6605 ddelaughter(&fcoov.com CC: Averill, David; Shepard, Ted; Wamhoff, Sheri From: Dan DeLaughter To: Brookshire, Don Date: 05/24/2006 11:43:26 AM Subject: RE: 132 Willox Ln. Don, David Averill with Transportation Planning and I just drove up to look at the site. We both feel that the pedestrian connection out to the intersection with College can and should be made. David has expressed several options for doing this. The first would be to provide a temporary asphalt connection of a minimum 4' width, but this would not be eligible for any sort of reimbursement. The other option would be to actually build the detached walk to standard across the property to the East, and file for a repay, so that you could be reimbursed for it when the property owner came in with any redevelopment. It appears that the necessary ROW already exists for this improvementAegarding the requirement of 1 000'and 500' design for Willox Ln. and Willox Ct. respectively, we could possibly come down in the numbers a bit for it once we see the plans. The primary concern is how the big picture drainage works on and off -site. From the site visit, it looked to me that your drainage would all end up in the storm inlet at the south end of the site on Willox Ct., but it is hard to say for sure without a grading plan, and without the street being improved. Right now, there is a lot of ponding occurring as a result of some pavement deterioration/As far as leaving the curb and gutter in tact on Willox Ct., it does look like it's in good shape, but we'll need to determine if that is the correct location for the curb line on the street (again, we'll need to see plans), and also any curb cuts not being used would have to be closed- I believe your letter just mentioned that one curb cut would be closed. Also, I don't know which site layout you decided to go with, but I should remind you that we'll still require variance requests for any driveway/intersection separation distances that do not meet code. Please feel free to call with any other questions. Thanks, Dan DeLaughter Civil Engineer City of Fort Collins Engineering (970)-221-6605 ddelaughter@fcgov.com >>> "Don Brookshire" <eastpoint@frii.com> 5/24/2006 9:42:29 AM >>> Dan, In the letter I explained that the project is a reconstruction of a building that was lost during the heavy snow storm of 2003. As I understand it, the city determined that any building permit submitted after a 6 month period for repair or rebuilding of damaged buildings must go through a full PDP process. The owner of this property did not get a building permit applied during this time frame, and we are proceeding with the PDP process. In short, we are trying to replace the building that was lost. We will be bringing the site improvements and architecture up to current standards. We are requesting that the offsite improvements be waived for this project, including any design along Willox Land and Willox Ct., and to leave the curb and gutter along Willox Ct, as it is in good condition. We are proposing that the scope of this PDP be limited to only the on site improvements. Thank you for your consideration on this matter.