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Home My WebLink AboutVariance Requests - 12/14/2022 NORTHERNENGINEERING.COM | 970.221.4158 VARIANCE REQUEST: POWERHOUSE 2 FORT COLLINS | GREELEY 1 | 1 VARIANCE REQUEST December 14, 2022 City of Fort Collins Development Review 281 N College Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80524 RE: POWERHOUSE 2 PROJECT DRIVEWAY SPACING 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 distance between driveways and intersections shall be 460 linear feet, measured centerline-to- centerline as per LCUASS Figure 9-1. In order to achieve maximum separation from College Ave. to the west, the access to the site from the north side of Vine Drive was placed in a way that it lies approximately 390-feet (centerline to centerline) from the Jerome Street intersection at the east side of the site. This is lower than the required 460-foot minimum. We believe this modification from the LCUASS minimum does not negatively impact the traffic flow within Vine Drive, Jerome Street, or accessing the site, and request a variance from the LCUASS minimum driveway separation mentioned above. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly. Sincerely, NORTHERN ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. AUSTIN SNOW, PE Project Engineer 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