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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLOCK 126 616 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE WAFFLE HOUSE - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2004-11-05Michael From: Eric Bracke [ebracke@fcgov.comj Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:00 AM To: cgloss@fogov com; DSTRINGER@fcgov.com Cc: egc2000@aol.com; miackson@fcgov.com Subject: Cluck-U Chicken The Ciuck-U Chicken Shack on South College Avenue is proposing to convert to a Waffle House. Since there is no change of use (restaurant to restaurant), and the same facility is generally being used, I am waiving the requirement for a Traffic Impact Study. Please let me know 4` you have concerns or issues. Kind Regards, Eric L. Bracke, P.E. Traffic Engineer City of Fort Collins 970-224-6062 ebracke@fcgcv.com 1 Page 1 of 1 Subj: Waffle House for Ft. Collins Date: 8/6/02 8:24:36 AM Mountain Daylight Time From: walterbarine.auCabwafflehouse com To: EE c200p(r7,aol com Sent from the Internet (Details Gene, Thanks for the e-mail. As we discussed before, we do not have any really scientific trip counts for specific restaurants, but I can provide some information that might be helpful. The projected sales volume for the Ft. Collins store is $1929.00 per day. Our avg. ticket price is $5.00. Therefore, we will serve 386.8 customers per day. We have estimated that 50% would come by bike or walking at this store because we have only 1/2 of the parking spaces that we normally have(actually 18 compared to 40). This leaves 193.4 by car. We have an average of 1.8 customers per group. This means 107.44 cars per day. With first shift being the largest(7 am - 2 pm) sales volume at an estimated $995 per day, this translates to 55.27 cars during that shift using the same math. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks, Walter Barineau - Waffle House (770)-326-7090 Tuesday, August 06, 2002 America Online: Egc2000 ._.,-. Rccky Mountain Counts, LLC. _. 1'06 Cherry Court Site Code : O0000000 OOOC CO 80621 Start Date: 05/06/2002 ;3`1 6 — 2115 Fay_ (303; 957-9191 -Lle -.D. C:A R:r73W F7 NB a SD 3ce u r Lr j Fr. Weekday Sat. Sun. Week 0 /Jd 0`,/10 Av ^.� 05/11 05/12 Avq. Each kyu 1., 25 Ve lcle, 1 7 4 4 0 0 3 ' 2 04:!0 4 4 2 3 2 0 1 4 16 16 7 12 .. - 16 16 13 ' 14 14 24 9 * 16 - 24 24 25 - 29 ... - 29 29 0 19 ' - 43 n•3 34 - •4 4i; 36 40 *_ 29 33 30 ' 32 - 0 31 46 34 ' 42 ** 36 37 - ri 4C', 39 !9 32 Cw 00 * 2-/ 28 26 20 ' 25 ' 01:00 ' 19 27 23 17 - 21 - 17 14 21 17 12 7 * 10 6 4 9 6 i 0 '9E 450 452 350 _ 0 407 . .. 5-0. It ni - 99.,E .'# Cd 6u 49 11C.5% 36.09 .01 ]1:00 .L 00 10:00 10:00 . ,. _... 29 29 25 24 PI veer£ 03:00 01 :00 03:00 01:00 03:00 J�1un.(' Sn 45 46 36 42 Interoffice Memorandum Date: August 9, 2002 To: Cam McNair, City Engineer Thru: Dave Stringer, Development Review Manager From: Katie Moore, Development Review Engineer RE: Variance Request for Waffle House Freeland and Kaufman, Inc., on behalf of the Developer for the Waffle House project, has submitted a variance request to the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards. The variance is for parking setbacks from the flowline of the adjacent street. The parking setback is requested to be smaller (37 feet from edge of parking lane) as opposed to the standard separation distance of 50 feet from flowline. Typically, the City requires that the the setback of the first parking stall from the flowline of an arterial will be 50 feet. This requirement serves to reduce conflicts between cars maneuvering in the parking lot and cars entering the parking lot. The engineer proposes a setback of 37 feet from the edge of the parking lane on College, and believes that this variance can be supported due to the fact that the proposed 37 feet would allow for two cars to stack in the drive entrance and would be sufficient to reduce conflicts. The engineer also believes that the variance can be supported since this parking lot has operated as proposed for upwards of 20 years and has had no or few problems regarding this issue. It is my opinion that this variance should be supported only in part. With the elimination of the first parking stall on the south side of the lot, the setback would be 48 feet if measured from the edge of the parking lane instead of the flowline, bringing the effective parking setback much closer to the intended distance. Parking stalls 2 and 18 would be out of compliance if the parking setback were measured from the flowline, but they are only 2 feet short of the required setback if it is assumed safe to measure the setback from the edge of the parking lane instead, and it is my opinion that they should be allowed to remain as proposed. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and if you need any additional clarification. Transportation Services f ngineering Department Development Review Engineering City of Port Collins August 12, 2002 Mr. Charles Garcia, PE Freeland and Kaufman Re: The variance request for parking setbacks for the Waffle House protect Dear Mr. Garcia, This letter is in response to your request for a variance to the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards. The variance requested was a reduction of parking setback distance from 50 feet to 37 feet at the driveway exiting onto College Avenue. This variance has been approved only in part by the City Engineer. The approved variance is for a parking setback of 48 feet measured from the edge of the parking lane on College Avenue. The result of this is the elimination of parking stall number1. As with all variances to the street standards, the variances granted for this project are based on the particular situation under design and the judgment that we (the designer and the City) apply to determine whether there is a public safety concern. The variance for this project in no way sets any precedence for relaxing these standards on other projects without complete analysis and justification. Should you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Sincerely, Katie Moore Project Engineer City of Fort Collins cc: file Clark Mapes IL• J,I Aorlh Cnllrgc V 'nuo • PO. Hoa 580 • Fort Collin,, CO 80522-0,780 • (971) 221-660h • FAX (970) 221-6, �� �c W.Ci.tort-col l in,. COAJs D FREELAND and KAUFFMAN, INC ENGINEER5' LANoecAPE ARCHITECTS March 26. 2002 To: Glenn Schleuter From: Charles A. Garcia Re: Proposed Waffle House Restaurant Fort Collins, Colorado III Affiliate APR Q eeland-Kau, Fredeen, Inc. Mile, Arkansas 'ORiVIV6"'ER FV-°VIEVV DSPY PLEASE RETGf 3, J WITH rESUBMITTAL. Li 6/),t1Oz We are writing this memo to confirm that the development of the above referenced project in Fort Collins, CO will reduce the amount of storm water runoff from the subject property. We are increasing the amount of green space from what currently exists on site, and we are constructing a grass swale along the southern property boundary which will reduce the time of concentration, allow for some infiltration, and improve the water quality of the runoff from the site. Please contact me if you have any questions or if you require any additional information. IJ�a Wage YLevo L e YisT n Lease iec�wd'� �� o- 1 5 , 4 PloPescc'� i'�oYtS caLc 5. (T D. C4 (raLcPA or ) 4�'¢enyauc. 6-/ctn CLOG-[¢ /OV .�es a.. �rea� �,11 in ,`.n�e/✓. Oµf.r.cS� 0.5 L3 e4.5s eJ iA Vo L. 3 aF �t loL v✓I, 14/e 1`nPic aaJ �ell ferIII , 209 West Stone Avenue • Greenville, South Carolina 29609 • Telephone 564-233-5497 • Fax 864-233-8915 LAVJct i reqvv5� Affiliate FREELAND and KAUFMAN, INC. Freeland - Kauffman Engineers - Landscape Architects and Frinc. Bentonvillle,le, AArrkansas April 3, 2002 Katie Moore City of Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 N. College Avenue Fort Collins, CO. 80522 Re: Waffle House Request for Variance Susan, This letter is in regards to the Waffle House project and in particular to request a variance. Our client for this project is Waffle House, inc. The specific area of concern is the parking setback along arterial streets. The existing parking lot abuts the S. College R.O.W. and operates without any difficulties or problems. Also due to the urban nature of the area and 'CC' zoning district a 50' setback from the flow line would render a 1/3 of the lot undevelopable. The variance we are requesting is to set the first parking stall 4' behind the R.O.W. (30.8' from the flow line of S. College Avenue) and measure to the eastern edge of the travel lane of S. College Avenue. By including the parallel parking space and the wide walk the first parking space is 38'-10" from the travel lane. This will allow two car stacking spaces into the drive entrance into the lot and would be sufficient to allow a vehicle to back out of the space and move along. It only takes but a few seconds for a vehicle to back out of a space and clear the drive for another car to continue through the parking lot drive. The existing conditions have diagonal parking and parallel parking immediately south of the site, backing into S. College Avenue. This lot has operated with parking spaces right against the R.O.W. line for possibly 20 - 30 years and has not had any or very minimal issues for its life to date. This project will actually help the existing situation, which is not an issue now. Therefore we feel justified in requesting this variance. This allows the lot to continue to function efficiently, and safely. We do not feel that this variance will be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, nor will it negatively affect the traffic on S. College Avenue. Please call if you have any questions. Sincerely, Charles Garcia, P.E., Freeland and Kaufman And Michael Chalona, Land Images, inc. Katie Moore Waffle house alley comment Page 1 From: Katie Moore To: Dave Stringer Date: 5/29/02 11:12AM Subject: Waffle house alley comment Dave, this is the comment I have in DMS for the Waffle House. Have I interpreted Cam's memo correctly? -Katie Although Traffic Operations waived a TIS for this project, traffic numbers will still be needed for several reasons: 1. CDOT will require data for the State Highway Access Permit needed for this project. 2. The ADT of the parking lot is needed to process the variance request for the parking setback from College. 3. The number of trips anticipated on the alley is required to determine whether alley improvements will be required at this time, or only Contribution in Aid for frontage improvements to the alley to be constructed at a later date. If the number of trips is small enough, then the City would entertain a Variance request to constructing the improvements at this time, but the developer would still be obligated to participate in improving the alley to its ultimate standards in the future. Tel: 303-792-2450 Fax: 303-792-5990 EUGENE G. COPPOLA P.E. August 6, 2002 Mr. Walter Barineau Waffle House 5986 Financial Drive Norcross, GA 30071 RE: Response to City Questions Regarding Waffle House Site Traffic 616 S. College Avenue Fort Collins, CO Dear Mr. Barineau: P.O. Box 260027 Littleton, CO 80163-0027 I am writing in response to City questions concerning site traffic related to the proposed Waffle House at 616 S. College Avenue in Fort Collins, Colorado. The City has waived the requirement for a formal transportation impact study; however, the following questions re- main. Each question is stated below and is followed by a response. 1. How much traffic will be generated by the proposed Waffle House compared to the previous use on this site? Sales estimates provided by Waffle House for this site indicate 387 customers per day with an average group size of 1.8 customers. This equates to 215 groups entering and exiting the site. Of these groups, at least one-half are ex- pected to walk/bike to the site given the downtown environment, nearby residen- tial areas, and competition. Accordingly, about 110 arrivals and departures will access the general area by automobile. The previous site use was a Cluck U Chicken restaurant. That establishment fo- cused on carryout service; however, outside seating was available. The existing building is an estimated 800 — 900 square feet. Additionally, the covered outside eating area is estimated at 600 square feet with an additional open eating area of 100 square feet. The total area used by Cluck U Chicken is estimated at 1500 — 1600 square feet. Site traffic for Cluck U Chicken was estimated using ITE trip generation rates. A review of the available trip generation rates resulted in se- lection of the high turnover sit-down restaurant category although adjustment was deemed appropriate given the much higher turnover rate associated with Cluck U Chicken. A doubling of the ITE daily generation rate was assumed rea- sonable resulting in an adjusted rate of 260.68 trips per 1,000 square feet. With a total area of 1,550 square feet and the indicated daily generation rate, the pre- vious use generated 404 trips per day. Assuming 50% of the customers arrived by automobile, some 202 daily trips would occur. With carryout service being primary at the chicken restaurant, the 50% reduction for walk/bike traffic may be high; however, no adjustments were made given the tolerances of this estimate. A table comparing site automobile traffic is provided below for the previous use and the proposed Waffle House. USE DAILY AUTO TRIPS Cluck U Chicken 202 Waffle House 110 Change -92 As shown above, the Waffle House development is expected to generate fewer automobile trips than the previous use on this site. 2. What is the daily on -site parking demand? Eighteen on -site parking spaces will be provided which is 45% of the parking typically provided for a Waffle House restaurant. Since all employees will park off -site, on site parking will exclusively serve customers. With the automobile demand indicated above (110 vehicle trips) and a 30% reduction for customers parking on street, an estimated 40 vehicles per day will park on site. Deliv- eries, mail, and other such trips are considered negligible. 3. How much traffic will be added to the alley? Weekday alley traffic was counted by Rocky Mountain Counts on Thursday, May 9 through Friday, May 10, 2002. This represents the end of finals week at Colo- rado State University (CSU). As agreed in a meeting with the City, it is estimated that normal traffic is probably 25% higher with CSU in classes. Weekday traffic counts of the alley averaged 452 vehicles per day. Increasing the traffic count by 25% indicates some 565 vehicles per day under representative conditions. This excludes traffic generated by the Cluck U Chicken since it was closed at the time the counts were taken. Site traffic using the alley is estimated at about 50% of the total site traffic enter- ing the parking lot. This is a direct result of limited access to South College. Ac- cordingly, 40 trips per day will be made using the alley with Waffle House opera- tional. Since Cluck U Chicken was closed when the traffic counts were taken, another 70 vehicles per day were added to reflect historical use of the alley. A comparison of future traffic with Waffle House and historical traffic is presented in the following table: ALLEY DAILY TRAFFIC Representative historical use 635 Representative conditions with Waffle House 605 CHANGE -5% As shown above, the Waffle House development will result in a reduction of 5% in alley traffic over historic conditions. In actuality, the impact of Waffle House on alley traffic is positive but insignificant. I trust the above information will sufficiently respond to City questions. If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please give me a call. Sincerely, 4Eue G. Coppola P.E. E.