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Alternative Compliance/Variance Application
City of Fort Collins Water Utilities Engineering
Section A: Engineer/Owner Information
Engineer Name____________________________________________Phone___________________________
Street Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________State________________________Zip_____________
Owner Name______________________________________________Phone___________________________
Street Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________State________________________Zip_____________
Section C: Alternative Compliance/Variance Information
Section B: Proposed Project Information
Legal description and/or address of property____________________________________________________
Project Name______________________________________________________________________________
Project/Application Number from Development Review (i.e. FDP123456)__________________________
Description of Project_______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Existing Use (check one): ☐ residential ☐ non-residential ☐ mixed-use ☐ vacant ground
Proposed Use (check one): ☐ residential ☐ non-residential ☐ mixed-use ☐ other____________________
If non-residential or mixed use, describe in detail_______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
State the requirement from which alternative compliance/variance is sought. (Please include
applicable Drainage Criteria Manual volume, chapter and section.)
What hardship prevents this site from meeting the requirement?
What alternative is proposed for the site?
Attach separate sheet if necessary
Attach separate sheet if necessary
page 2
The owner agrees to comply with the provisions of the zoning ordinance, building code and all other
applicable sections of the City Code, Land Use Code, City Plan and all other laws and ordinances
affecting the construction and occupancy of the proposed building that are not directly approved by
this variance. The owner understands that if this variance is approved, the structure and its occupants
may be more susceptible to fl ood or runoff damage as well as other adverse drainage issues.
Signature of owner:_____________________________________________Date:_______________________
The engineer hereby certifi es that the above information, along with the reference plans and project
descriptions is correct.
Signature of engineer:___________________________________________Date:_______________________
PE STAMP
If you have questions or need assistance fi lling out forms, contact Fort Collins Utilities at:
Phone: 970-221-6700 · TDD 970-224-6003
Web: fcgov.com/stormwater · Email: WaterUtilitiesEng@fcgov.com
UtilitiesOffice use onlyDate complete application submitted:_____________
Date of approval/denial:__________________________ Variance: ☐ approved ☐ denied
Staff justifi cation/notes/conditions:_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Approved by:__________________________________
Entered in UtilityFile Database? ☐ yes ☐ no
Water/Wastewater
Variance Application
City of Fort Collins Water Utilities Engineering
Section A: Engineer/Owner Information
Engineer Name____________________________________________Phone___________________________
Street Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________State________________________Zip_____________
Owner Name______________________________________________Phone___________________________
Street Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________State________________________Zip_____________
Section C: Variance Information
Section B: Proposed Project Information
Legal description and/or address of property____________________________________________________
Project Name______________________________________________________________________________
Project/Application Number from Development Review (i.e. FDP123456)__________________________
Description of Project_______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Existing Use (check one): ☐ residential ☐ non-residential ☐ mixed-use ☐ vacant ground
Proposed Use (check one): ☐ residential ☐ non-residential ☐ mixed-use ☐ other____________________
If non-residential or mixed use, describe in detail_______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
State the requirement from which variance is sought:
What hardship prevents this site from meeting the requirement?
What alternative is proposed for the site?
Attach separate sheet if necessary
Attach separate sheet if necessary
page 2
The owner agrees to comply with the provisions of the zoning ordinance, building code and all other
applicable sections of the City Code, Land Use Code, City Plan and all other laws and ordinances
affecting the construction and occupancy of the proposed building that are not directly approved by
this variance.
Signature of owner:_____________________________________________Date:_______________________
UtilitiesOffice use onlyDate complete application submitted:_____________
Date of approval/denial:__________________________ Variance: ☐ approved ☐ denied
Staff justifi cation/notes/conditions:_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Approved by:__________________________________
Entered in UtilityFile Database? ☐ yes ☐ no
If you have questions or need assistance fi lling out forms, contact Fort Collins Utilities at:
Phone: 970-212-2900 · V/TDD 711
Web: fcgov.com/utilities · Email: WaterUtilitiesEng@fcgov.com
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Stormwater
Alternative Compliance/Variance Application
City of Fort Collins Water Utilities Engineering
Section A: Engineer/Owner Information
Engineer Name____________________________________________Phone___________________________
Street Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________State________________________Zip_____________
Owner Name______________________________________________Phone___________________________
Street Address_____________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________State________________________Zip_____________
Section C: Alternative Compliance/Variance Information
Section B: Proposed Project Information
Legal description and/or address of property____________________________________________________
Project Name______________________________________________________________________________
Project/Application Number from Development Review (i.e. FDP123456)__________________________
Description of Project_______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Existing Use (check one): ☐ residential ☐ non-residential ☐ mixed-use ☐ vacant ground
Proposed Use (check one): ☐ residential ☐ non-residential ☐ mixed-use ☐ other____________________
If non-residential or mixed use, describe in detail_______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
State the requirement from which alternative compliance/variance is sought. (Please include
applicable Drainage Criteria Manual volume, chapter and section.)
What hardship prevents this site from meeting the requirement?
What alternative is proposed for the site?
Attach separate sheet if necessary
Attach separate sheet if necessary
page 2
The owner agrees to comply with the provisions of the zoning ordinance, building code and all other
applicable sections of the City Code, Land Use Code, City Plan and all other laws and ordinances
affecting the construction and occupancy of the proposed building that are not directly approved by
this variance. The owner understands that if this variance is approved, the structure and its occupants
may be more susceptible to fl ood or runoff damage as well as other adverse drainage issues.
Signature of owner:_____________________________________________Date:_______________________
The engineer hereby certifi es that the above information, along with the reference plans and project
descriptions is correct.
Signature of engineer:___________________________________________Date:_______________________
PE STAMP
If you have questions or need assistance fi lling out forms, contact Fort Collins Utilities at:
Phone: 970-221-6700 · TDD 970-224-6003
Web: fcgov.com/stormwater · Email: WaterUtilitiesEng@fcgov.com
UtilitiesOffice use onlyDate complete application submitted:_____________
Date of approval/denial:__________________________ Variance: ☐ approved ☐ denied
Staff justifi cation/notes/conditions:_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Approved by:__________________________________
Entered in UtilityFile Database? ☐ yes ☐ no
NORTHERNENGINEERING.COM | 970.221.4158 VARIANCE REQUEST: POWERHOUSE 2
FORT COLLINS | GREELEY 1 | 1
VARIANCE REQUEST
September 26, 2022
City of Fort Collins
Development Review
281 N College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: POWERHOUSE 2 PROJECT
MINIMUM FLOWLINE GRADE VARIANCE REQUEST
NORTHERN PROJECT #207-030
To whom it may concern:
Northern Engineering would like to present this request for a variance for the Powerhouse 2 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 at the northeast corner of College Ave. and Vine Dr. in north Fort Collins. The site currently houses
an auto repair shop and is proposed to be developed into a non-residential development, including a multi-story building
utilized by the Colorado State University Energy Institute for office space, education, and research purposes, among others.
The size of the combined site contains just under 5 acres and includes the Josh Ames Ditch on the north edge of the site.
Vine Drive
Vine Drive runs along the south edge of the property. Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS) Table 7-3
dictates that the minimum grade in a street flowline shall be 0.5%.
Design constraints, including minimal vertical fall across the site, make it difficult to achieve this requirement. Discussions
with City staff led to the recommendation to submit this variance request regarding the flowline grades.
We would like to propose a minimum allowable flowline grade of 0.4% along the frontage of the Powerhouse 2 site with Vine
Drive. 0.5% grade will be implemented wherever possible, and 0.4% will be used as a minimum (holding as close to 0.5% as
possible when the need arises to design to less than 0.5% grade).
The adjustment in flowline grade will still effectively convey runoff flows to stormwater improvements.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.
Sincerely,
NORTHERN ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.
AUSTIN SNOW, PE
Project Engineer