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GEFROH HATTMAN
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SEPT. 21, 1992
MEMORANDUM TO MR. RIC ENSDORF
CITY OF FORT COLLINS TRAFFIC ENGINEER
RE: OVERLAND HILLS WEST
TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS
DEAR MR. ENSDORF;
THE PROPOSED OVERLAND HILLS WEST PROJECT LIES WEST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF TAFT HILL ROAD AND HORSETOOTH ROAD. PRESENTLY
HORSETOOTH ROAD IS IMPROVED PRIMARILY ON ITS SOUTH HALF FROM TAFT
HILL ROAD TO HORSETOOTH COURT IN THE OVERLAND HILLS 2ND FILING.
A PORTION OF HORSETOOTH ROAD IS IMPROVED TO ITS FULL WIDTH FROM
TAFT HILL TO AUNTY STONE STREET SERVING THE NEW ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.
THE PROJECT WILL GAIN ITS PRIMARY ACCESS FROM II-IE
CONSTRUCTION OF OVERLAND TRAIL, AN ARTERIAL. OVERLAND TRAIL WILL
BE CONSTRUCTED TO AN ARTERIAL WIDTH ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF SPRING
CREEK AND RUN NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE PROPERTY. HORSETOOTH ROAD
WILL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM WHERE IT STOPS AT HORSETOOTH COURT,
ACROSS SPRING CREEK, AND INTERSECT WITH OVERLAND TRAIL. AS
PLANNED, OVERLAND TRAIL IN THE FUTURE WILL TIE TO WHERE IT STOPS
WITHIN THE QUAIL HOLLOW SUB_DIV_ISION TO THE NORTH AND CONTINUE TO
THE SOUTH FOR A FUTURE TIE TO 38E.
A MAJOR BRIDGE STRUCTURE ACROSS SPRING CREEK IS PLANNED WITH
THIS DEVELOPMENT TO ACCOMMODATE EXPECTED STORM FLOWS IN SPRING
CREEK. THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO A FULL
ARTERIAL WIDTH WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.
INCLUDED WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE THE GRANTING OF
R.O.W. FOR THE NORTH HALF OF HORSETOOTH ROAD. AT THE REQUEST OF
THIS DEVELOPER THE LAND OWNER NORTH OF HORSETOOTH ROAD HAS AGREED
TO DEDICATE THE NORTH HALF R.O.W. FOR HORSETOOTH ROAD ALONG HIS
BOUNDARY. THIS WILL COMPLETE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIRED R.O.W
FOR ALL OF HORSETOOTH ROAD FROM TAFT HILL TO THE INTERSECTION AT
OVERLAND TRAIL.
THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL_ CONSTRUCT TO CITY ARTERIAL STANDARDS
THE NORTH HALF OF HORSETOOTH ROAD FROM WHERE PLATTE DRIVE
INTERSECTS WITH HORSETOOTH ROAD TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH OVERLAND
TRAIL. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSTRUCT OVERLAND TRAIL TO
ITS FULL ARTERIAL WIDTH WITH THE PROJECTS 1ST PHASE.
IT IS THE INTENTION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT TO REQUEST THAT THE
POUDRE VALLEY FIRE AUTHORITY ALLOW HORSETOOTH ROAD AND OVERLAND
TRAIL TO SERVE AS MEETING REQUIREMENTS FOR TWO POINTS OF ACCESS
GIVEN THEIR WIDTH AND STATUS AS CITY OF FORT COLLINS ARTERIAL.
TRIP GENERATION:
TRIP GENERATION IS IMPORTANT IN CONSIDERING THE IMPACT OF A
DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS THIS UPON THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED STREET
SYSTEM. THE PROJECT, DUE TO ITS LOW DENSITY NATURE, WILL PROVIDE
LITTLE IMPACT TO THE PROPOSED ARTERIAL SYSTEM SERVING THE AREA.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 63 LOTS SERVED BY TWO LOCAL
STREET SYSTEMS WHICH INTERSECT WITH OVERLAND TRAIL. DUE TO THE
LAYOUT TRIPS WILL BE EVENLY DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE TWO LOCAL
STREETS. USING AN AVERAGE OF 10 TRIPS PER DAY PER HOUSEHOLD THE
PROJECT WILL GENERATE 630 TRIPS PER DAY ONTO THE PROPOSED
ARTERIAL SYSTEM. UNTIL OVERLAND TRAIL CONNECTS EITHER TO THE
NORTH OR TO THE SOUTH THE SYSTEM IS A DEADEND THEREFORE IMPACT
WILL STAY AT A LOW LEVEL.
IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
RESPECTFULLY,
7JM GEFROH