HomeMy WebLinkAboutED CARROLL MOTORS (3003 S. COLLEGE) - PDP/FDP - 5-98 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 4 - ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REQUESTIn addition to the use of the latest technology with regards to the lighting fixtures, John Carroll
has agreed to lower the light levels to a security level at midnight (see attached letter). We feel
the level of lighting and willingness to accommodate a lower level of lighting later in the
evening will neighborhood continuity, while providing a usable facility for Ed Carroll Motors.
Please review this information and should you have any questions, give me a call.
Sincerely,
JIM SELL DESIGN Inc.
J. Brad Saucerman
Landscape Architect/Project Manager
encl.
August 21, 1998
Leanne Harter
Project Planner
City of Fort Collins Current Planning Department
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522-0580
RE: Ed Carroll Motors - Alternative Compliance (Lighting)
Dear Leanne:
The following letter, and attached documents, summarize the Alternative Compliance
requested for the parking lot lighting for the Ed Carroll Motors parking lot expansion.
As outlined in the May 13, 1998 letter from C.E.D., the lighting standards within the Fort
Collins Land Use Code calling for a maximum on -site lighting level of ten foot-candles, were
written to address common patron or employee parking areas. The proposed project is for a
parking lot expansion adjacent to an existing car dealership. The function of this lot will be for
car display and storage of vehicles associated with the dealership: service, employees, etc.
The proposed light levels needed to provide a functional and secure atmosphere for the car
dealership traffic (average : 40-50 foot-candles), exceeds the levels outlined with the Land Use
Code, however the light levels proposed fall well below the Illumination Engineering Society
(IES) recommendations of 100-300 foot-candles for this use.
The lighting design as proposed will provide lighting for this land use, equally well or better
than a lighting plan designed to the standards, by providing sufficient light to use the site
safely. The need for higher light levels are needed to provide good visibility for both pedestrian
car buyers watching out for vehicular traffic through the lot, and vice versa. The higher light
levels have proven successful in deterring thieves from looting the vehicles on the existing car
dealership lot.
The light fixture includes a computer design reflector, that combined with the light housing,
direct the lighting in a more precise manor than older light fixtures, this being a major
innovation in lighting design in the past few years. The lighting provides sharply cut-off
lighting levels at the perimeter of the site to prevent fugitive light onto adjacent properties, and
controls lighting glare from adjacent properties. As noted in the May 13, 1998 letter from
C.E.D., light levels do not even reach the railroad tracks on the west side of the project.