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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLOOM FILING ONE - PDP210014 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 5 - VARIANCE REQUEST (2) 5265 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Suite 210 Johnstown, CO 80534 970.800.3300 • GallowayUS.com June 01, 2022 City of Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80522 RE: Bloom Filing One – 5 feet Utility Easement Variance Dear Dave Betley, Galloway, on behalf of Hartford Homes and in support of the Bloom project currently under review, is providing the following written justification for 5 feet utility easements along the proposed cottage home product types, south of the single-family homes, per the request of the City of Fort Collins. A) Identification of the standard to be waived or varied and why the standard is unfeasible or is not in the public interest. A variance is requested for the utility easements of the proposed cottage home product types, south of the single-family homes. The City of Fort Collins typically requires a 9’ utility easement, per chapter 7 of LCUASS standards, but due to site-specific, spatial restraints, a 9’ utility easement is not feasible. Thus, a variance is being requested from 9’ utility easements to 5’ utility easements. B) Proposing Alternate Design. Identification of the proposed alternative design or construction criteria. In the proposed cottage home product types, south of the single-family homes; a proposed 5’ utility easement is requested when gas will not service homes. C) A thorough description of the variance request including impact on capital and maintenance requirements, costs, and how the new design compares to the standard. The City of Fort Collins has a stated goal of going all electric and the cottage home type aims to provide for that direction. Gas has been removed for these homes which will lessen maintenance costs and reduce the cost to develop the proposed cottage home products. D) Justification. The Professional Engineer must determine and state that the variance will not be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare, will not reduce design life of the improvement nor cause the Local Entity additional maintenance costs. The proposed plan (as varied) must advance the public Hartford Homes Bloom – Filing one May 25, 2022 Galloway & Company, Inc. Page 2 of 2 purpose of the standard sought to be varied equally well or better than would compliance with such standard. The proposed variance will reduce maintenance costs and reduce development costs for the proposed development. There is no impact on public health, safety, or welfare of the future homeowners. Sincerely, GALLOWAY James Prelog, PE Civil Engineering Project Manager JamesPrelog@GallowayUS.com cc: