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Home My WebLink AboutGLOBAL VILLAGE ACADEMY II - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - SPA150001 - REPORTS - MEMO / P & Z BOARD (3)e SLATERPAULL � .w . �Wr� �. •ina•-�� _ ..... rr. PROPOffD COVERAGE hOfJItYPk11 111Othf � es nr •• .reran or.r�• r e_ - J LEAST BLBG fiF�51]I AB .. W rl • BLIXi 1➢AITM `- / .�'ma nWs i fIF-5�3=5• / GLOBAL VilI r. P' A ACADEMY -FOW ®n mPLAy- wunn. � "" r.¢. COWNS-PHASE2 w K_ _ 7 •rc � — �mi n �LLmnLetloLW BdpoN ie nr.amom.a ' • ' "T SICNA`URES AND APPROVALS: .. _mom..,.. i.-...... m.....�e... Y _ [lORAI NLIAOE ACADEWY - PHASE II 1 ikAEEI LIWC� ATION NOT S Z@ Q LOW DENStt MMED USE NEICNBORNOOD ammrr uT 5.024 ACRES / 218.8n SOUARE FEET N"aT!< LEGAL DESCRIPTION: wno.van•... W. w.mour.u... } h j GENERAL NOTES •__ _r_ _. am ama �,aAm.oe,.a,.•r.•..v a.e WE PLAN ;. 'niemi r`�i.s�i,..r m"ao= . .•�.r,er.ao, ®�r.im.errn r. ar.. m.... 4 An Intffninunal Charter School February 9,2015 Ted Shepard Tyler Siegmund Martina Wilkinson City of Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 80522 Global Village Academy — Fort Collins Learning through language and culture 2130 W. Horsetooth, Fort Collins, CO 80526 www.alobalvillaaeacademv.ore 970-402-6898 Dear Mr. Sigmund, Mr. Shepard and Ms. WiMnson, Thank you for the prompt response to our earlier letter regarding the right hand turn lane planned for southbound Taft Hill Road at the intersection with West Horsetooth Road. After reviewing your comments and receiving additional information from our traffic engineer we agree that it is in the best interests of safety for Global Village Academy -Ft. Collins to assist with the installation of the aforementioned right turn lane. Because this expense was not anticipated it is causing a real strain on our project budget and we ask that the City of Ft. Collins consider assisting with some portion of the project expense. If the City of Fort Collins is not willing to contribute toward this project for the safety of local citizens, Global Village Academy will pay the total expense. We want to be good citizens, and as always, we place a premium on safety. Thank you for your consideration and we believe this concession should address all of the concerns that have been expressed by City Staff. Sincerely, Terry Gogerty Terry Gogerty Global Village Academy Fort Collins 2. One year later with the GVA Phase 2 development, the proposal is to double the number of students attending the school. The Phase 2 TIS indicates the need for this turn lane and GVA traffic alone meets the threshold for the turn lane at this location. 3. Staff does not support a variance request for the turn lane at Taft Hill Road and Horsetooth Road. With the increased traffic volumes generated specifically by GVA Phase 2 at this intersection, City standards indicate that GVA has the responsibility to mitigate these impacts. The requested turn lane is along the GVA property frontage and right-of-way currently exists for construction of a turn lane. 4. In regard to the project timeline, the review period and opportunities for iterative efforts between the applicant and the City are limited by the requirements of the state charter school and Site Plan Advisory Review (SPAR) process. An updated TIS for Phase 2 was not provided to City staff to•understand the traffic impacts related to the expansion of the school until mid -January. City staff met with GVA on January 21, 2015 for the first time since the TIS had been submitted, where the need for the right turn lanes was discussed. Staff noted that if GVA was not intending to build the turn lanes as part of the project then a variance request letter would need to be submitted. City staff received the variance request on January 29, 2015. If this was a typical development review process, and not a SPAR, City staff would not have allowed the project to proceed to public hearing without the turn lane issue resolved. It is City staff's position that an appropriate approach for mitigation has been identified. Of the four warranted turn lanes, we are requesting that the southbound right turn lane from Taft Hill Road to Horsetooth Road be constructed with the expansion of GVA. This is a movement that is heavily impacted by GVA traffic, adjacent to the site, and the appropriate right-of-way is available. Without this improvement, City Engineering and Traffic Operations staff cannot support the approval of Global Village Academy Phase 2 development project at the Planning and Zoning Board Hearing. Please contact us if you have questions or would like to discuss this issue further. Sincerely, Martina Wilkinson Tyler Siegmund City of Fort Collins City of Fort Collins Traffic Operations Department Engineering Department 970.221.6887 970.221.6501 mwilkinson@fcgov.com tsiegmund@fcgov.com Of F6rtCollins February 6, 2015 Terry Gogerty Global Village Academy Mr. Gogerty, Planning, Development & Transportation Engineering Department 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.221.6605 970.221.6378 - fax fcgov. corn/engineering We thank you and your team for working with City staff through the development review process for Global Village Academy (GVA) Phase 2. As noted and discussed throughout the process, Engineering and Traffic Operations staff are concerned about the traffic related impacts proposed by Phase 2 expansion of Global Village Academy. Upon receipt of the Global Village Academy Phase 2 Transportation Impact Study (TIS) dated January 2015, staff noted that the study identified four auxiliary turn lanes that are warranted and not constructed in the area of the Global Village Academy site. As with all projects, we are committed to finding an appropriate approach for mitigation, and determined that one lane that is identified is not impacted by GVA traffic, another lane identified can be implemented by a City project this summer as part of an overlay program through re -striping the existing pavement (this will not require additional construction), and one lane is off -site and not likely feasible for GVA to construct. The fourth lane identified is the southbound right turn lane from Taft Hill Road to Horsetooth Road. This lane is immediately adjacent to the GVA site and the traffic generated by Phase 2 expansion warrants the need for this lane. The current development proposal does not address or mitigate the traffic impacts that are generated by the expansion of Global Village Academy. Below is the City's position on traffic impact mitigation for the Global Village Academy Phase 2 expansion: 1. The traffic situation with Phase 2 is different from the Phase 1 project submittal. A year ago, the Phase 1 project proposed half of the amount of traffic that is being proposed with Phase 2 and the TIS for Phase 1 did not assign any GVA traffic to the southbound right turn movement at Taft Hill Road and Horsetooth Road. During the site planning for Phase 1, right-of-way was obtained at this location and the site was adjusted to accommodate a future right turn lane, which could then be built once warranted by traffic volumes. The Phase 1 TIS acknowledged that any additional phases of development on the site would require a review of new traffic impacts generated by additional development. C" of F,'rt Collins With the agreement from GVA to construct the southbound right turn lane at Taft Hill Road and Horsetooth Road, City traffic and engineering staff have no further objections to the project and will support a recommendation of approval. Page 2 of 2 ,,.F,�o'rt� Collins of TO: Planning and Zoning Board Planning, Development & Transportation Traffic Operations 626 Linden P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.221.6630 970.221.6282 - fax www.fegov.com/traffic MEMORANDUM THROUGH: Laurie Kadrich, CDNS Director Cameron Gloss, Planning Manager Ted Shepard, Chief Planner FROM: Martina Wilkinson, Traffic Operations Tyler Siegmund, Engineering Department DATE: February 11, 2015 RE: Global Village Academy (GVA), Public Charter School, Phase Two, Site Plan Advisory Review, SPA 150001 This memorandum provides additional information related to the warranted Auxiliary Turn Lanes for the above project; including updated information since the Planning and Zoning Board's worksession on February 6, 2015. In terms of background, the Traffic Impact Study that was submitted in mid -January identified that four auxiliary turn lanes are warranted. Traffic volumes for one of those lanes is not impacted by GVA, the City can implement one lane with its overlay project this summer through re -striping the pavement, and a third lane is off -site and is acknowledged to be not feasible for construction by GVA. The fourth lane is the southbound right turn lane from Taft Hill Road onto Horsetooth Road. This lane is immediately adjacent to the GVA site, the right-of-way exists, and the traffic generated by Phase 2 expansion warrants the need for this lane. We consider this lane to be an operational and safety improvement. As was discussed at the worksession, City staff is requiring the construction of this lane, is not supportive of a variance to eliminate the lane requirement, and cannot support a recommendation of approval of the project without its implementation. That position was communicated to GVA verbally and via staff comment letter within a few days of receipt of the TIS, and was re -iterated in a final response letter to GVA sent late last week (attached). Subsequent to the worksession, the City received the attached letter from Global Village. They now indicate that they are willing to construct the turn lane with this proposed development which is an important and positive step forward.