HomeMy WebLinkAboutSADDLEBACK SUBDIVISION, PHASES II, III & IV - COUNTY REFERRAL - 55-88, A - CORRESPONDENCE - PROJECT EXTENSION (3)t Services
Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
September 27, 1989
Jan Dickinson
Planning Technician
Larimer County Planning Division
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO. 80522
RE: Saddleback Subdivision Phases II., III., and IV.
Dear Ms. Dickinson:
Thank you for allowing the City of Fort Collins to review the extension
request for Saddleback Subdivision Phases II., III., and IV. As part of the
preliminary review, Saddleback Subdivision applied to the City of Fort Collins
for a waiver from the public street capacity as per the Intergovernmental
Agreement. This request was heard by the Fort Collins City Council and
denied on September 6, 1988.
The concern of the City Council was the waiver to construct the local street
portion of North Taft Hill Road from Stonecrest Drive to LaPorte Avenue. It
is a requirement, as specified in the I.G.A., that new development be respon-
sible to construct all off -site streets to the full standards indicated on the
Master Street Plan to move traffic from the proposed development to an
improved arterial street system. By a 6 to 1 vote, the City Council denied
this waiver.
During the deliberations, the City Council also expressed a concern over the
partial extension of Wakonda Drive into the Saddleback Subdivision. It was
the position of City Council that the connection to Wakonda Drive be fully
improved to integrate the adjacent neighborhoods.
Finally, the City Council agreed that the improvements recommended in the
Traffic Impact Analysis be implemented. These improvements are as follows:
1. The sight distance constraint caused by the hill on North Taft Hill Road
be addressed with additional signage.
2. A northbound left -turn auxiliary lane will be required on North Taft Hill
Road at Stonecrest Drive.
3. A northbound right turn auxiliary lane will be required on North Over-
land Trail at Wakonda Drive.
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4. An additional southbound right -turn auxiliary lane will be required on
North Taft Hill Road at Stonecrest Drive.
It is the position of the City of Fort Collins Planning Staff that the extension
of Saddleback Subdivision, Phases II., III., and IV. be denied or conditioned
upon recommendations of the City of Fort Collins City Council.
Again, thank you for allowing the Planning Department the opportunity to
review this extension request. If there are any questions or concerns, please
do not hesitate to call the Planning Department at 221-6750.
Sincerely:
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Ted Shepard
Project Planner
xc: file #55-88