HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIVING OAKS - PDP - PDP170009 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 2 - VARIANCE REQUEST1218 W. ASH, STE. A, WINDSOR, COLORADO 80550
TEL. 970.674.3300 – FAX 970.674.3303
March 22, 2017
Ms. Sheri Langenberger
City of Fort Collins
PO Box 580
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522-0580
Re: Living Oaks (221 East Oak Street)
Request for Variance – Mathews Street Driveway Width
Dear Sheri:
The Living Oaks PDP at 221 East Oak is a proposed four-plex project that is classified as a multi-family
development. Today, the site is vacant, but has two drive cuts, one on Oak Street and one on Mathews Street.
The new four-plex will face Oak Street. An 18’ driveway on Mathews is proposed to serve the back of the
property. New diagonal parking will be available in the Oak Street right of way with the removal of the existing
drive cuts.
The access point has been designed to be an 18’ wide Type I LCUASS driveway with 3’ wings. The standard
width for multi-family projects with 3 units or more is 24’ (LCUASS 9.3.2.C).
A variance is requested from the LCUASS Chapter 9.3.2.C to allow the 18’ wide driveway.
Justifications for this variance are as follow:
• The first floor area of each unit will be designated as a single car garage on the site plan.
• Two-way traffic is available on this drive, even with the proposed width. Please see the attached images
showing a passenger car getting into and out of the west most unit. Please note that this template is
approximately the size of a Chevy Tahoe (so either a large car, or a mid to large SUV).
• This driveway is not required for fire access.
• LCUASS Standards allow public alleys to be as narrow as 12’. The alley west of this site is generally 18’
wide and functions.
• Mathews is a local street with low speeds and the diag. The narrower driveway width not detrimental to
the traffic on the street.
• The site is only 50’ wide. A different LCUASS Standard states that commercial drives should not be
more than 40% of the site frontage. This is not a commercial drive, but illustrates a LCUASS concept. A
24’ drive would literally take half of the frontage and then not meet this other standard.
1218 W. ASH, STE. A, WINDSOR, COLORADO 80550
TEL. 970.674.3300 – FAX 970.674.3303
CAR ENTERING WEST UNIT
CAR EXITING WEST UNIT
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,
Michael Oberlander, PE, LEED-AP
Colorado Registration No. 34288