HomeMy WebLinkAboutRIVER MODERN - PDP - PDP150005 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - VARIANCE REQUEST (5)823 West 124th Drive Westminster, Colorado 80234 303.589.6875 joe@sustainabletrafficsolutions.com
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Sustainable Traffic Solutions
Joseph L. Henderson PE, PTOE
Traffic Engineer / Principal
February 27, 2015
Ms. Sheri Langenberger
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522 - 0580
RE: River Modern Subdivision – 900 East Stuart Street
Request for Variance #3 – Access Spacing on Stuart Street
Dear Ms. Langenberger,
The River Modern Subdivision is a proposed residential subdivision at 900 East Stuart Street. The
site is on the north side of Stuart Street (classified as a Minor Collector Street) and is surrounded by
existing developed residential property. A low volume, exit only, driveway is proposed to intersect
Stewart Street on the east edge of the child care parcel. This proposed driveway will be within 30’
of the existing residential driveway to the east. A variance is requested from Table 7-3 in the
Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards to allow these two driveways to be within 30’ of
each other. The standard distance between driveways is 30’.
Following are justifications for this variance:
1. The driveway will be beneficial for on-site circulation. Inbound daycare traffic will enter the
site on Cherokee Drive and then exit through this driveway. It will eliminate the need for
parents to turn around on the site to exit at Cherokee Drive.
2. The peak hour traffic volumes on Stuart Street are low, so there will be ample gaps for side
street traffic to turn into.
3. The volume of traffic on this driveway will be low with only 16 vehicles exiting the site during
the morning peak hour and 18 exiting during the evening.
4. The traffic exiting the site at Cherokee Drive is also low, so the likelihood of conflicts between
these two intersections is minimal.
We do not anticipate that this variance will be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare.
Please call me if you have any questions or require any additional information for the approval of this
variance.
Sincerely,
Joseph L. Henderson, PE, PTOE
Project Manager / Principal
KJH Development - 900 East Stuart