HomeMy WebLinkAboutCENTERPOINT PLAZA - PDP - 35-01 - CORRESPONDENCE - TRANSPORTATION ISSUEMatt Delich, Transportation Engineering Consultant
Louise Herbert, VF Ripley
guidelines, which have been incorporated into the Larimer County Urban
Area Street Standards (Chapter 4).
The analyses that was conducted for the Center Point Plaza indicated that with the
background growth in traffic and those projects approved (up through the Rigden 6h
filing), indicated that the intersection of Timberline and Prospect would be at LOS E and
in the morning peak hour and LOS F in the afternoon peak hour. According to our
standards, the acceptable LOS for the intersection is D or better.
However, the TIS guidelines tried to take into account the fact that failing intersections
were acceptable if the added traffic was minimal. Section 4.5.2A(2) of the TIS
guidelines state the following regarding significant impacts:
"When the background traffic conditions (without project traffic) causes an
intersection to fail the minimum acceptable level of service standards; and when
the project traffic causes more than a 2 percent increase in the intersection delay.
The added traffic from the Center Point Plaza will increase delay by 1.7% in the morning
peak hour and 4.0% increase in delay in the afternoon peak hour. Based on our
standards, guidelines, and the LUC, and the fact that there is no City Capital project to
increase the capacity of Timberline Road, I believe the APF requirements now apply and
the project cannot move forward. The developer is considering revising the PDP to
include only one structure in his first phase and he should be able to get in under the wire.
There are several issues that may not be as obvious as one small development not being
able to move forward in the develop review process. For example:
1. Spring Creek Farms will not be able to move into the PDP process.
2. Johnson Farm project will not be able to move into the PDP process.
3. Any future filings of the Rigden Farm project will not meet the APF
requirements and will be stalled.
4. Future development proposals on East Prospect (towards the Interstate)
will also have APF requirement issues.
There is the possibility that I am interpreting the APF requirements incorrectly. Please
feel free to provide any advice, guidance, or "spin" regarding this issue at your earliest
convenience.
Xc: Ward Stanford, Traffic Operations
Randy Hensley, Transportation Planning
Steve Olt, Current Planning
Cam McNair, Engineering
Kathleen Reavis, Transportation Planning
Mark Jackson, Transportation Planning
John Daggett, Transportation Planning
Sheri Wamhoff, Engineering
Memorandum
To: Mr. Gary Diede, TOP's Director
Mr. Ron Phillips, Transportation Service Director
Mr. Greg Byrne, CPES Director
Mr. Tom Vosburg, Policy Analyst
Mr. Cameron Gloss, Current Planning Director
Mr. Paul Eckman, Deputy City Attorney
From: Eric L. Bracke, P.E. eo
Traffic Engineer
Date: October 31, 2001
RE: Center Point Plaza- Adequate Public Facilities
Center Point Plaza is a project that is currently in the City's development review process
as a PDP. The project is located on the southeast corner of Midpoint Drive and
Timberline Road and is proposing three buildings of office, warehousing and retail. The
intersection of Midpoint and Timberline is directly south of the Timberline/Prospect
intersection.
A Traffic Impact Study was submitted with the project and demonstrated that the project
was feasible from a level of service/safety perspective, but the TIS' assumed that
improvements were in place at the Timberline/Prospect intersection. Additional analyses
were requested concerning the Adequate Public Facilities requirements. The analysis has
been completed and shows that the APF requirements cannot be met.
Section 3.7.3 of the Land Use Code addresses the APF Requirements and specifically
state:
Section 3.7.3(C)(2) "The approval of all development shall be conditioned
upon the provision of adequate public facilities and services necessary to
serve new development."
Section 3.7.3 (C)(2)(b) "No site specific development plan or building
permit shall be approved or issued in a manner that will result in a
reduction of the levels of service below the adopted level of service
standards for the affected facility."
Section 3.7.3(D)(1)(b): "All development shall meet or exceed the
transportation level of services standards contained in Part II of the City of
Fort Collins Multi -modal Transportation Level of Service Manual...".
The Multi -modal Level of Service of Manual then refers to the TIS