HomeMy WebLinkAboutMARS LANDING - FDP210024 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - VARIANCE REQUESTSeptember 11, 2019
Revised September 9, 2019Spencer SmithEngineering Development ReviewCity of Fort Collins281 N College AvenueFort Collins, CO 80524RE:Mars Landing - Variance Request to LCUASS Chapter
7.4Dear Spencer,Please find this letter as our formal request for an administrative variance to the requirements set forth in Chapter 7.4 of the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards
(LCUASS) as they relate to distances between driveways and intersections. The project, Mars Landing, is located at the southwest corner of the intersections of Mars Drive and Skyway
Drive in the City of Fort Collins. The project proposes two driveways to allow vehicular access to Mars Drive. Table 7-3 within Chapter 7.4 outlines the minimum allowable distances
between driveways and intersections based on the street classification. Mars Drive is classified as a Minor Collector and has a minimum spacing of driveways from intersections of 175’.
The northernmost driveway to the site is approximately 105’ from the intersection of Mars Drive and Skyway Drive. We would like to request a variance to Chapter 7.4 to allow for the
reduced spacing of 105’. The proposed driveway spacing is located to align with an existing driveway along the east side of Mars Drive that was recently constructed with the South College
Storage Units that is also spaced approximately 105’ from the intersection. For the safety of the public and users of both developments, it would be necessary to align the driveways
from both sites to eliminate conflicts that may arise between vehicular traffic exiting both driveways should they be staggered. It is not anticipated that the proposed spacing would
pose any additional detriment to the design life or maintenance costs to the existing public improvements within Mars Drive or Skyway Drive. It is understood that the proposed variance
is conditioned that in the future the proposed driveway may be restricted to a right-in, right-out turn movement only, dependent on the ultimate buildout of Mars Drive to the south.Thank
you for your consideration of this variance request. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me 970.800.3300.Sincerely,GALLOWAYDonald B. Cecil, P.E.Civil Project
Engineer970.800.3300DonaldCecil@GallowayUS.comcc: