HomeMy WebLinkAboutWATERGLEN PUD PDP - 71 93A - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE (3)standard for single family areas which provides on -street
parking in front of every unit.
- Expecting people to obey a law that says park on only one
side of the street because it is signed and stalls are painted
for no continuously apparent reason, will not work. It is not
an obvious need to the general public to keep a 20' wide
travel way clear for emergencies that occur infrequently by
their parking on only one side of the street. Restrictions
like this only work in urban areas, such as Denver, where
restricted parking on one side of a residential street is
commonly used because traffic volumes from through traffic
dictate the need for the clear space. This condition.is a
continuous need and obvious to the general public. Therefore,
people are more likely to follow the rules and they are self -
enforcing. The intermittent need to keep the street clear for
emergency traffic is not self enforcing.
- Parking in garages and driveways does not provide enough
parking for all needs. On -street parking is necessary. Most
guests do not park in driveways.
- As long as the 20' wide clear travelway is needed by the
Poudre Fire Authority for the method that they fight fires„
the standard 36 foot wide street is needed to guarantee the
space is provided, especially ,where lots are small and the
units face both sides of the street.
Private enforcement of the parking regulations on a public street
may be a problem that the City Attorney may be able to address. If
you have any further questions let me know.
xc: Mike Pretz
City of Fort Collins
and Environmental ' - , rvices
Engineering Department
17.4 6 .. rI-11 � V
DATE: February 24, 1994
TO: Steve Olt, Project Planner
FROM: Mike Herzig, Development Engineering Manager /�W_
RE: Waterglen P.U.D. - Request for 28' Wide Streets
The Developer has requested approval of a variance to allow the use
of 28 foot wide streets to serve the dwelling units in this
development. It was proposed that four off-street parking spaces
would be provided with each unit (including two in a garage or
:. carport and two tandem spaces in the driveway). The Developer also
proposes to sign one side of the street for no parking and paint
parking stalls on the opposite side to designate where parking is
acceptable. Strict private enforcement of the parking restriction
is also proposed.
The Engineering Department recommends that the Planning and zoning
Board deny the request for the use of 28 foot wide streets for all
streets except Waterglen Place. As long as no parking signs are
installed on the south side of the street where no units face the
street, Waterglen Place meets City standards for allowed use of a
28 foot wide street. The denial for the remaining 28 foot streets
is recommended for the following reasons:
- A 28 foot wide street that has units facing the street on
both sides and with lots proposed to be small, the on -street
parking demand will`be too great to keep a 20' wide clear
driving path in the street for the necessary fire emergency
access to all of the properties'.
- Painted parking stalls on one side of the street would be
a continuous maintenance expense for the City and a liability
for the City if the paint markings were not maintained.
- In a Fort Collins residential setting people are accustomed
to parking on the street in front of their property and with
parking on both sides of the street. Residents assume an
ownership over the street in front of their house and often
resent neighbors and neighbor's guests parking in front of
their house. Therefore our design practice has been to use a
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