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City of Fort Collins
June 17, 2005
Mr. Kent Bruxvoort
Transpoi—don Services
Engineering Department
QED Associates
204 Walnut Street, Suite C
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Development Review Engineering
Re: The variance request for classification of Laporte Avenue as a Collector without parking
between Shields Street and Taft Hill Road
Dear Mr. Bruxvoort,
This letter is in response to your request for a variance to the Larimer County Urban Area Street
Standards. The variance requested was for Laporte Avenue between Shields Street and Taft Hill Road to
be classified as a collector without parking. This variance has been denied by the City Engineer.
However, the City Engineer has offered that the northern -most 5 feet of land that would typically be
dedicated as Right of Way (and is the location where the sidewalk will be constructed), may be dedicated
as a public access easement instead, for this project only.
As with all variances to the street standards, the variance granted for this project is based on the particular
situation under design and the judgment that we (the designer and the City) apply to determine whether
there is a public safety concern. The variance for this project in no way sets any precedence for relaxing
these standards on other projects without complete analysis and justification.
Should you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Sincerely,
Katie Moore
Project Engineer
City of Fort Collins
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Anne Aspen
281 North College Avenue • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6605 • FAX (970) 221-6378
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