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VARIANCE REQUEST
May 5, 2021
City of Fort Collins
Development Review
281 N College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: JEROME STREET STATION PROJECT
PASCAL STREET VARIANCE REQUEST
NORTHERN PROJECT #1124-005
To whom it may concern:
Northern Engineering would like to present this request for a variance for the Jerome Street Station project. General
information about the project is presented below, and detailed information about the nature of this request follows.
General Information
The project site is located east of Jerome Street and south of Suniga Drive in north Fort Collins. The properties are currently
vacant and are to be developed into a mixed-use development, including single family attached and multi-family housing.
The size of the combined site is approximately 7.14 acres and includes the Josh Ames Ditch on the south edge of the site.
Pascal Street
The only public road on the property will be Pascal Street, which will run east/west through the lower half of the site. This
will be an extension of Pascal Street, which runs east/west through the Old Town North neighborhood and intersects with
Jerome Street at the eastern boundary of the property. Pascal Street is intended to dead-end with this development at the
west side of the site, however, the ultimate connection as intended as a through street to N. College Avenue at such time as
re-development occurs on the parcels to the west that front N. College Ave.
The portion of Pascal Street within the Jerome Street Station development will be classified as a Residential Local street,
and will service approximately 20 single-family attached residential units, as well as a portion of the multi-family housing
building immediately to the north of the roadway. The northern portion of the site (and a majority of the multi-family
housing) will be served by an access directly to Jerome Street.
Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS) dictate that the Right-of-Way (ROW) width for a Residential Local
street shall be 51-feet (or 53-feet when using drive over curb and gutter). Northern Engineering would like to request a
variance from this requirement to allow for a narrower right-of-way of approximately 42-feet due to allow for alternative
parking and walkway configurations to the adjacent uses, traffic calming concerns, and space considerations. The proposed
cross section that is being requested provides perpendicular parking and a wide walkway (approximately 10 feet) outside the
ROW on one side and an attached walk along the other. All other LCUASS and City requirements for utility spacing and other
considerations will be met. Additionally, narrow street sections and “bulb out” connections at intersections are both
effective methods of traffic calming, which will be beneficial after the ultimate street connection to College Avenue is made.
The reduction in ROW width will limit the maintenance responsibilities burdened by The City and still effectively convey
through traffic in the ultimate condition.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.
Sincerely,
NORTHERN ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.
SHANE RITCHIE, PE
Project Manager
26-feet to allow for alternative