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5600 GREENWOOD PLAZA 6LVD. SUITE 220
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 801 1 1
TELE: 303-689-0333
FAx: 303-689-0444
CELL: 303-594-4132
December 1, 1997
Ms. Kathleen Reavis
Transportation Planner
City of Fort Collins
210 E. Olive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT TO PREPARE A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY FOR
THE PROPOSED ADDITION TO THE K-MART PLAZA ON SOUTH COLLEGE AVE.
Dear Ms. Reavis:
The owners of the K-Mart Plaza on South College Ave. are proposing to add a new, free
standing building to the site for speciality retail uses. The addition is proposed to he
approximately 6,500 square feet. A copy of the site plan is enclosed for your information.
The building would generate approximately 264 daily trips according to the ITE Trip Generation
Manual, 5' Edition, for speciality retail (item 814). This is over the 50 daily trip threshold that
triggers the City's Traffic Impact Study requirement. However, the peak hour trip generation is
very low at approximately 32 trips in and out during the PM peak how. Consequently, Mr. Eric
Bracke, the City Traffic Engineer, has agreed to waive the Traffic Impact Study requirement.
With regard to pedestrians, the proposed addition is adjacent an attractive and comfortable
sidewalk along South College Ave. Additionally, the building will feature a sidewalk cafe motif
with seasonal outdoor seating. The site is accessible by the City bus system, but use of the
system is indeterminable.
Should you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 303-689-0333
ATION CONSULTANTS
John M.W.IAldridge, AICP
Principal
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