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BOULDER I FORT COLLINS I WINTER PARK
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October 21, 2024
City of Fort Collins – Engineering
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Reference: City of Fort Collins Schoolside Park
5830 S Timberline Road, Fort Collins, CO 80528
Schoolside Park Variance Request: Access Point Spacing
JVA, Inc. Job #240729.CIV
Dear City Staff:
Variance Request – Access Point Spacing
This is a request for a variance from the stated spacing between driveways and intersections
contained in Table 7-3 of the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS). The
stated spacing between driveways and intersections is 460 to 660 feet. The Schoolside Park
project proposes to provide one access point to the project off S Timberline Road, 277 feet from
the parking lot entrance to Bacon Elementary School.
JVA, Inc. has examined the design and construction feasibility issues related to these issues and
concludes that the design meets the intent of the standard engineering practices and will
adequately serve the property and not negatively impact adjacent properties. This letter serves as
an official variance request to the City’s standards.
Existing Conditions
The site is located at 5830 S Timberline Road and is approximately 5.3 acres. The site is bound
by S Timberline Road to the west, Bacon Elementary School to the south, and Mail Creek Ditch
to the north and east.
The existing access point used by construction vehicles into the site is approximately 150 feet
from the entrance to Bacon Elementary School.
Justification
LCUASS requires spacing between driveways and intersection to be between 460 feet and 660
feet. In order for the proposed site to have a minimum of 460 feet between the Bacon
Elementary School entrance and the proposed access point, the access point would have to align
with Twisted Root Road at the north of the site. This alignment is not possible without
significant hardship to the project because there is an underpass that travels under Timberline
Road from east to west.
Schoolside Park: Access Point Spacing Variance Request
August 20, 2024
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BOULDER I FORT COLLINS I WINTER PARK
Since the small proposed park has a total of 12 new parking stalls, we anticipate negligible
impacts to traffic counts through this area and do not expect a resulting safety issue.
VARIANCE REQUEST
Larimer County Urban Area Street Standard: Fort Collins Street Standards – Table 7-3 –
Clearance between driveways/alleys & street intersections to be between 460 feet and 660 feet.
Variance: The project is requesting to place an access point 277 feet from the entrance to Bacon
Elementary School, because conformance to the standard is not possible due to the underpass at
Twisted Root Road. No safety issues are expected due to low impacts to overall traffic as a
result of the project.
Please contact JVA, Inc. if additional information is needed. If all is in order, please notify the
applicant of approval of this variance request.
JVA, INCORPORATED
By: _______________________________
Morgan Clements, EI
Project Engineer
_________________________________
Cody F Gratny, P.E.
Registered Professional Engineer
State of Colorado No. 45353
10/21/24
October 21