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Furthermore, we request a variance for public right-of-way Local Access
streets for right-of-way width reduction from thirty-five feet standard
to thirty-four feet and for sidewalk one side.
Yours truly,
Richard A. Rutherford
P.E. and L.S.
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C. East and west boundary lines have dense existing tree and
landscape buffers which must be maintained and which require strip of
project common space along both such boundaries in order to respect and
maintain such buffers and tree root systems.
2. Furthermore, central to our concept of this cottage community is that
it be pedestrian -friendly, and that the public roadway, parking, sidewalk,
and related landscaping be designed to help accomplish this. We have
proposed meandering 20' travel lanes (asphalt) with parking offsets
(concrete) 'alternatively on each side of street interspersed with 5'
landscape right-of-way islands throughout project and sidewalk one side.
This results in an aesthetic and pedestrian -friendly right-of-way.
3. Units
have 35'
and 40' frontages and
only minimal front yards.
Minimum
permissible
roadway, parking and
sidewalk
as well as
landscaping
are essential to keep the streetscape and
space between
houses on
each side
of street in appropriate
scale with
residences and
yards, and
to prevent
the impervious surfaces
(asphalt and
concrete) from
being the dominant aesthetic feature of these
streetscapes.
4. The City of Fort Collins' Goals and Objectives articulate the goal to
"Reduce street widths in residential developments where appropriate"
(Page 17). We believe this project is an excellent example of the
situation where such reduction of width is appropriate.
5. Not only is this right-of-way design aesthetic and in appropriate scale
with the proposed housing, but it is inherently safe because its design
encourages and mandates a slow vehicle speed in project which is
consistent with vehicle safety, pedestrian safety, and the nature of the
neighborhood.
Accordingly, we hereby request a variance for public right-of-way Local
streets for right-of-way width reduction from forty feet standard to
thirty-nine feet and for sidewalk one side.
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Consulting Engineers and Surveyors
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City of Fort Collins Planning and Zoning Board
c/o Kirsten Whetstone, Project Planner
City of Fort Collins Planning Department
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
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RE: Indian Hills Village Right -of -Way Width and Sidewalk Variance
Request
Dear Planning and Zoning Board Members:
The proposed innovative Indian Hills Village PUD will only fit on the site
if a variance is granted with regard to right-of-way width and sidewalk.
A problem is caused by preexisting site parameters specifically:
A.
Water and sewer mains have been
previously installed on site
dictating
a configuration
of four north -south rows of housing, two rows in
an island
in the center
of parcel and two rows
respectively along the east
and west
boundaries of
property.
B.
This is an
in -fill site sandwiched
between two north -south
streets, Busch Court and Stover Street and with
access only from Stuart
Street at
the north.
James H. Stewart
and Associates, Inc.
103 S. Meldrum Street
P.O. Box 429
Ft, Collins, CO 80522
303/482-9331
Fax 303/482-9382