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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHARMONY SAFEWAY MARKETPLACE PUD - FINAL - 33-94B - CORRESPONDENCE - TRAFFIC STUDYMr. Ron Phillips Ft. Collins Public Works March 11, 1997 Page 3 proper completion of the right-in/right-out access to Harmony Road. This course of action puts Safeway at risk in not being able to receive CO's when their buildings are complete if they have not completed the access work. However, there appears to be no problem in receiving the amendment to the access line, other than one of timing. I will be out of town until March 20, 1997, so if you need to speak with someone about these concerns, please call either Katie Press or Dennis Wyatt. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Kathleen L. Krager, P.E. Transportation Engineer Mr. Ron Phillips March 11, 1997 Ft. Collins Public Works Page 2 Grube informed Jim that there might be a copy of the A -line somewhere around CDOT, but he didn't know where it was at, and we would have to find it ourselves from the deed. Over the next month, we continued to try to identify the access line using Safeway's real estate lawyer in California. This research was to no avail. In mid December, I contacted Tess Jones to inform her that we were unable to find any verification of an A -line on Harmony Road and asked for her instructions on what I should do. Tess Jones then transmitted a copy of the original A -line deed for this property to my office on December 30, 1996. On January 17, 1997, we submitted to Bob Grube our application for an amendment to the A -line which included a legal description and use of the proposed opening, a copy of the roadway improvement plan, references to the original deed (book and page), references to CDOT project number and station for the proposed opening, and a check for $300.00. On January 29, 1997 we received a fax from Bob Grube indicating that the only part of our submittal that CDOT accepted was $300.00. He further went on to explain that his office had decided to change the format for application of A -line amendments since the format was given to us in October. These changes required a new legal description and other format modifications. On Feb 19, 1997, our application was resubmitted to CDOT and accepted by Bob Grube on Feb 21. On March 4 Bob Grube indicated that he had submitted our application to Staff right-of-way for processing. As you can see, this has been a lengthy and frustrating process for us and we have tried to accommodate CDOT's requests. Phone calls to CDOT Staff have often gone unanswered and unreturned. When we have reached CDOT Staff to request information which would assist us in this submittal, it has not always been forthcoming. The change in application format midway through this project appeared both arbitrary and unnecessary. We are now further dismayed to be told that it could be another 3 months before CDOT staff will finalize this application. Considering that the sample application they gave us to follow was submitted and approved in less than one month's time, these delays come as a surprise to Safeway and the consultants. Had CDOT provided us with a copy of the access deed, and if they had followed the same procedure they used in the sample they provided us, the A -line amendment would have been approved by mid -November. Due to these unforeseen delays, Safeway is requesting to proceed with the Harmony Marketplace project. The certificates of occupancy for all buildings within the project could be conditioned upon receipt of the amended A -line and Krager and Associates, Inc. 1390 Stuart Street Carriage House Denver Colorado 80204 12431 _ i3031 446„26'26-`--FAX'13031"44"6 0270i:i ♦ till 'ii :•�� ` i iI, , - ...`. March 11, 1997 Mr. Ron Phillips Public Works Department 281 N. College Ft. Collins, CO 80522-0580 RE: Harmony Marketplace Dear Ron: MAR 15 (Ep 5901rpmps As you are aware, Safeway has been attempting to receive approval from CDOT and FHWA to amend the existing A -line on Harmony Road in front of their site. While this has been a lengthy process to date, let me assure you that Safeway, and the numerous�consultants who: are working on this project, have been pursuing this approval .ih a •timely,manner. Unfortunately, responses and assistance fromtCDOT have not been as timely. Although we had numerous meetings with CDOT regarding the right-in/right-out access to Harmony Road, the existence of an A -line along Harmony Road was not discussed at these meetings. After receiving Planning Commission approval for the PDP, Katie Press, Dennis Wyatt and myself were assured by Eric Bracke that the next step in the process was the amendment of the access control plan for Harmony Road, and that he would proceed with this amendment immediately. On September 17, 1996, Tess Jones, CDOT, sent you a letter which discussed for the first time the need to change the A -line on Harmony Road. This letter was forwarded to my office by Kerrie Ashbeck dated October 1, 1996 and received October 4, 1996. The letter also included a sample of an A -line opening request with some additional directions from CDOT. Upon receiving this letter, we requested that Northern Engineering, who was preparing the PUD improvement plans for Harmony Rd., verify the width of the A -line opening and complete their roadway improvement plans at the proposed access point. After several weeks of work, Northern Engineering informed us that they were unable to verify the location of any A -line on Harmony Road. At that point, we reviewed the title information for the property and could find no indication of an A -line existing. After several failed attempts to verify the details of an A -line, Jim Winkler, of my office, called Bob Grube, CDOT Right -of -Way Engineer. Mr.