HomeMy WebLinkAboutAIRPARK VILLAGE - ODP - 16-05A - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - STREET RELATED DOCUMENT5. Current City criterion limits the ADT on two lane arterial streets to 15,000 vehicles.
Consequently, a four lane arterial street classification. is needed to safely and effi-
ciently serve future traffic on International Boulevard.
6. The four lane arterial designation is consistent with the designation assigned to Lin -
coin Avenue west of Lemay Avenue.
7. The location of the International Boulevard intersection with Timberline Road should
be shifted south from the location presented in the East Mulberry Corridor Plan. The
new location, as proposed on the Airpark Village ODP, will provide more reasonable
traffic signal spacing and more flexibility with traffic signal operations.
8. The selected location of the International Boulevard — Timberline Road intersection is
approximately midway between Donella Court and Mulberry Street. This location
has been discussed and approved by the City Traffic Engineer.
I trust the above summary in combination with the Airpark Village ODP Transportation Im-
pact Study adequately documents and supports amending the Master Street Plan. Please
give me a call if you have any questions or need further assistance.
Sincerely,
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Eugene G. Coppola, P.E., PTOE
Tel: 303-792-2450 P.O. Box 630027
Fax: 303-792-5990 EUGENE G. COPPOLA P.E. umetm, OD 80163-0027
September 7, 2007
Mr. Lloyd Goff
Airpark Village
1593 S. Jamaica Street
Aurora, CO 80012
RE: Master Street Plan Amendment
Airpark Village
Fort Collins, CO
Dear Mr. Goff:
It is recommended that the Master Street Plan be amended in conjunction with the Airpark
Village ODP. Justification for the amendment follows.
1. The East Mulberry Corridor Plan (the Plan) recognized the need for a new arterial be-
tween Timberline Road and Lemay Avenue, in conjunction with redevelopment of the
Downtown Fort Collins Airport.
2. The Plan assumed mostly industrial uses on the airport property and identified the
need for a two lane arterial street.
3. The current Airpark Village plan presents a broader, more diverse redevelopment
scheme with greater traffic demands.
4. Based on the Transportation Impact Study prepared for the Airpark Village ODP, the
average daily traffic (ADT) using International Boulevard midway between Timberline
Road and Lemay Avenue will be 20,000 vehicles per day. Higher traffic demands
are expected as the arterial approaches the intersecting arterial streets on each end.
Qualifying for the Amendment Procedure
Appendix A of the City Plan clarifies that the Master Street Plan is one of the elements of City
Plan. Appendix C of City Plan sets forth the procedure for amending elements of City Plan
according to two distinct and different procedures, namely Comprehensive Updates and Minor
Amendments. Our request is for a Minor Amendment to the Master Street Plan. Appendix C
clarifies that Minor Amendments may include revisions to one or a few sections of City Plan as a
result of adoption of subarea plans or specific issue/policy plan or directive from City Council.
On September 6, 2005, City Council voted 6 to 0 (Resolution 2005-098) to amended the East
Mulberry Corridor Plan to redesignate about 2/3 of the Airpark Village property from Industrial
land use designation to the Employment designation. The change in land use designation was a
good idea from many reasons, however Employment uses are allowed to be much more intensive
than Industrial Uses, and based on traffic projections, these two requested Master Street Plan
amendments are warranted as a direct result of the specific directive from City Council to change
the land use designation of the property.
Amendment Criteria & Justification
The Minor Amendment procedure review criteria in Appendix C states, "a plan amendment will
be approved if the City Council makes specific findings that:
• The existing City Plan and/or any related element thereof is in need of the proposed
amendment; and
• The proposed plan amendment will promote the public welfare and will be consistent
with the vision, goals, principles and policies of City Plan and the elements thereof."
The Master Street Plan is in need of the proposed amendments because the projected traffic
numbers for the new arterial are 20,000 trips per day between Lincoln Avenue and International
Boulevard, and 16,000 trips per day between International Boulevard and Timberline Road. Both
quantities of trips justify a 4-lane arterial in accordance with Larimer County Urban Area Street
Standards. The East Mulberry Corridor Area Plan projected only projected 7,500 trips per day
between International Boulevard and Timberline Road, and it didn't extend to Timberline. The
need for the change is caused by the additional level of clarity (as depicted in the Airpark Village
ODP) on the actual development intensity that will be contributing to trips to this new arterial
street.
The proposed Master Street Plan amendment will promote public welfare and is consistent with
the vision, goals, principles and policies of City Plan because the traffic generated by the Airpark
Village Project will be better accommodated with the change.
[See the attached memo from Eugene G. Coppola P.E. dated September 7, 2007 justifying the
change from a traffic engineering perspective]
Request to Amend the
Master Street Plan
in Conjunction with the
Airpark Village ODP
9/ 10/2007
Amendment Request
We hereby request to amend the Master Street Plan in two specific instances:
• Change the designation of the new arterial designated to connect through the Airpark
Village property from a 2-lane arterial to a 4-lane arterial.
• Designate the new 4-lane arterial to intersect Timberline Road at a location
approximately midway between Donella Court and Mulberry Street.
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Existing Master Street Plan
Proposed Master Street Plan Amendment
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