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October 27, 2021
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
RE: Variance Request for Space in Utility Easement along Salud Drive
Table 7-6F – Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards
Project # 1067-001
Variance description:
This is a request for a variance from the standard 9’ utility easement required to be dedicated
along the commercial local street section. With the design of Salud Drive a section of utility
easement overlaps with the adjacent property owner (Stodgy Real Estate, 1802 Laporte Ave).
We are requesting the gap in the utility easement to remain and to waive the requirement to
obtain an offsite utility easement from the adjacent owner.
Justification:
We don’t believe this will have any adverse effect on utility spacing in the Right-of-Way or
utility easements along the proposed Street. We have contacted several utility providers to
ensure that spacing is adequate with only one continuous easement along Salud Drive. Xcel
Energy will only be installing a single line along the road to avoid multiple crossing with the
ditch company just to the north of this area. Electric and communication providers can install
conduits in the same trench inside the parkway. That leaves enough space for the gas line in the
utility easement along the west side of the road. No utilities will need to be looped along the
east side of the road. With the future development on this property, the road connection to
Maple St will be made in the future. This will provide another connection point for utilities if
needed to meet the demands of future construction.
Conclusion
The variance requested in this letter will not have an adverse impact on the Cities capital and
maintenance costs, nor will it reduce the design life of the respective improvements. The
requested waiver will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare. We believe this
variance is a minimum change that will afford relief and is the least modification possible. If
you should have any questions as you review this Variance Request, please feel free to contact
us.
Sincerely,
NORTHERN ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.
Mason Ruebel
Project Engineer