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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOLD TOWN NORTH - FDP - 28-99C - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - VARIANCE REQUESTPAGE 3 January 7, 2002 Project No: 1646-01-98 Re: Variance Request for Future Redwood Street Old Town North Project; Ft. Collins, Colorado Justification 1. The variance will not be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare. 2. This variance will not cause additional maintenance cost to the City of Ft Collins. 3. The variance will allow the construction of the proposed Future Redwood Street within the existing city owned ROW, and will advance the public purpose by allowing access to the Old Town North residential development intended as affordable housing. We trust that this request will be accepted and the plans approved accordingly. Please call me at (970) 226-5334 if you have any questions. Michael Rohlfs Shear Engineering Corporation cc: Monica Sweere; Palladian Construction Co. Troy Jones; City of Ft Collins, Planning Russell Lee; BHA PAGE 2 January 7, 2002 Project No: 1646-01-98 Re: Variance Request for Future Redwood Street Old Town North Project; Ft. Collins, Colorado 5. A proposed Future Redwood Street, Major Collector, having two 600-foot radii, incorporating an acceptable tangent (at least 150'), and aligning with Linden and existing Redwood is not possible. Proposed Alternate Design 1. The proposed Future Redwood Street has two horizontal radii of 550 feet, as shown on the Final Utility Plans, Old Town North. Comparison With Standard 1. The variance requested reduces the proposed Future Redwood Street horizontal radii for the two curves from 600 feet to 550 feet. 2. No additional capital and maintenance requirements, or costs would be assumed directly to the City of Ft. Collins due to the approval of this variance. 3. It should be noted that discussions have been extensive between Shear Engineering Corp. and the City of Ft. Collins Engineering regarding this issue. A meeting held with the City of Ft Collins and Shear Engineering Corp. was held December 18, 2000. Those attending were: Mr. Wally Muscott, Mr. Dave Stringer, and Ms. Sheri Wamhoff (City of Ft Collins); and Mr. Mike Cole and Mr. Michael Rohlfs (Shear Engineering Corp.). The following items were discussed and agreed upon: a. Centerline of the proposed Future Redwood Street and Linden Street will be approximately 9-feet offset, with Redwood to the east b. The shift would put the back -of -walk of the proposed Future Redwood Street near the easement line, C. Western gutters of Linden Street and proposed Future Redwood Street should be designed as to align horizontally. d. Future widening of Linden Street would be to the east. This would effectively move the Linden Street centerline eastward. The Old Town North project shall design for centerline —to -centerline alignment of future Linden Street and proposed Future Redwood Street. e. Due to the constraints of tying proposed Future Redwood Street into Linden Street, and existing Redwood to the north, a variance would be required due to the non-standard radius curves of proposed Future Redwood Street. Mr. Stringer stated he saw no problem in obtaining this variance. r a January 7, 2002 Project No: 1646-01-98 Sheri Wamhoff City of Fort Collins Engineering Department P.O. Box 580 Ft. Collins, Colorado 80524 Re: Variance Request for Future Redwood Street Old Town North Project; Ft. Collins, Colorado Dear Ms. Wamhoff: This Variance Request is in regards to the proposed alignment of Future Redwood Street as presented in the Final Utility Plans, Old Town North, prepared by Shear Engineering Corp., submitted January 7, 2002. The project is located east of North College Avenue and north of East Vine Drive. Future Redwood Street intersects with the north side of East Vine Drive opposite Linden Street.. The proposed Future Redwood Street connects existing Redwood Street to the north. Guidance for this variance request was taken from Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards, Section 1.9.2.A.2, January 2, 2001. Issue 1. The standard requested to be waived is the "Horizontal Curve Radii," Section 7.4.1.A as described in the above referenced street standard. Table 7-3, City of Fort Collins Street Standards — Technical Design Criteria, of the standard dictates that the minimum centerline radius (with no super -elevation) for a major collector be 600 feet. 2. The design constraints for the proposed Future Redwood Street (Major Collector) are: a. Matching the western gutter of Linden Street, with the western gutter of proposed Future Redwood Street, b. Matching existing Redwood Street alignment, and c. Remaining within the existing ROW owned by the City of Ft. Collins. 3. The City of Ft Collins had acquired the Redwood Street ROW based on previous street standards. Horizontal street design criteria were different than those now in use. This ROW extends from East Vine Drive north to existing Redwood Street. 4. ROW widths for Linden Street and the proposed Future Redwood Street are equal and align. 4836 S. College, Suite 12 Ft. Collins, CO 80525 (970) 226-5334 Fax (970) 282-0311 www.shearengineering.com