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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWATERS EDGE - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2010-08-03Susan Joy Water's Edge _ ..... . _.�__ Paoe 1 From: Susan Joy To: Allen -Morley, Jim Date: 6/1/2006 12:18:00 PM Subject: Water's Edge Hi Jim, We took the project to transportation coordination this morning to discuss a number of comments from the last round plus it gave me a chance to wrap up a few other questions that remained "in the air". Fleet Court - This particular eyebrow posed somewhat of a dilemma... there was concern over how we would design the median and limit turning movement conflicts. In the end, we concluded that in this particular case, Fleet Court must be a cul-de-sac to line up with Fleet on the south side of Morningstar (could do an offset cul-de-sac perhaps?). The higher volume street plus the street alignment to the south presented too many potential conflicts to allow an eyebrow in this particular location. Please redesign the plan sets accordingly. Variance to Brightwater CL radius - Traffic Engineering has weighed in on the variance and it has been approved. Please add the variance to line 48 of the General Notes. Morningstar typical section - a modified connector local/minor collector has been determined based on the TIS and your site layout. Please design the section as follows: 11' travel, 6' bike lane, 8' parking, 7' parkway, and 5' sidewalks. The 16' medians are not required but will be allowed at the developer's expense and future maintenance. The total row required (if medians stay) is 90'. You could do a 7.5' parkway and leave your row at 91'. You still need to work with Eric Bracke on the roundabout design, distance separation for parking and driveways to the roundabout, and the Turnberry/Morningstar intersection design. Existing street stub that you are removing at Barnswallow - will require in the DA that the row area will be maintained by the HOA. You may also move the sidewalk connection over into the row and use the space as part of Tract E. Please don't hesitate to call if you have any questions, Susan CC: David Averill; Eric Bracke; Kathleen Bracke; Sheri Wamhoff; Ward Stanford THE WATER SUPPLY AND STORAGE COMPANY P.O. BOX 1584 2319 E. Mulberry Street FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80522-1584 September 21, 2007 HAND DELIVERED Steve Olt Project Planner City of Fort Collins Planning and Zoning P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 Re: Waters Edge Mr. Olt: RECEIVED CURRENT PLANNING We received yesterday a copy of plans for Waters Edge, a proposed development near Richards Lake. Thank you for forwarding those plans and for keeping WSSC on the distribution list for future communication purposes as the review process moves forward on this project A brief review of the plans shows that the proposed project is located adjacent to Richards Lake and includes provisions for stormwater discharge into the lake. Water Supply & Storage Company is concerned about both, among other issues. We will need some time to have our engineers review the plans and comment. We anticipate that we will require a discharge agreement with the project owner/developer for the stormwater discharge, at a minimum. That agreement will likely include annual fees to WSSC and reimbursement of our out-of-pocket costs for legal and engineering services. We will also require easements and minimum setbacks along the shoreline from the crest elevation of the dam to ensure our ability to maintain and operate the reservoir in the future. Please ask the developer to contact us to set up a meeting to include our engineer and legal counsel. Sincerely, i \ � Dennis J. Harmon General Manager From: Rick Richter [mailto:rrichter@fcgov.com] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 5:14 PM To: Kugler, Matthew Cc: Susan Joy; Gooch, John Subject: Re: Water's Edge Roundabout Scoring Pattern Brad and John, I think the roundabout scoring pattern you sent will work. Thanks for sending it over for me to look at Rick Rick Richter Pavement Management Program Manager City of Fort Collins Engineering Department 970.221.6798 rrichter@fcgov.com >>> "Kugler, Matthew" <brad.kugler@stantec.com> 12/13/07 11:32 AM >>> Rick- here is the PDF you requested of the roundabout scoring pattern for the Water's Edge Project. Please review and get back to John or myself. Thanks Brad Kugler Project Engineer Stantec 209 South Meldrum Street Fort Collins CO 80521-2603 Ph: (970) 482-•5922 Ext. 210 Fx: (970) 482-6368 brad.kugler@stantec.com stantec.com The content of this email is the confidential property of Stantec and should not be copied, modified, retransmitted, or used for any purpose except with Stantec's written authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete all copies and notify us immediately. Please consider the environment before printing this email. Susan Joy - RE: Water's Edge Roundabout Scoring Pattern From: Rick Richter To: John Gooch Date: 12/14/2007 4:30:17 PM Subject: RE: Water's Edge Roundabout Scoring Pattern CC: Susan Joy John, I think under the conditions you state we can live with 2.5 from the top of pavement to top of pipe. Rick Rick Richter Pavement Management Program Manager City of Fort Collins Engineering Department 970.221.6798 rrichter@fcgov.com >>> "Gooch, John" <john.gooch@stantec.com> 12/14/07 7:57 AM >>> Rick, Thanks for reviewing the scoring pattern. I have one more question for you. I met with Susan Joy yesterday on the Water's Edge plan set. We are now ready for mylars, but there is one issue Susan asked that I check with you on. We have one specific case where we only have 2.5' from finished grade to top of storm sewer. We are constrained in this location due to a 12" water line that we have to go over. We looked at possibly lowering the waterline, but there is a tee connection close to the area and I wanted to keep away from lowering the 12" line. Is 2.5' of cover (from finished grade) acceptable to you, or do we need to lower the waterline? The pavement location where this occurs is within a bike and parking lane, if that is of any consolation. Let me know if this is acceptable to you and if I need to submit a formal variance. Thank you, John Gooch Project Engineer Stantec 209 South Meldrum Street Fort Collins CO 80521-2603 Ph: (970) 482-5922 Fx: (970) 482-6368 john.gooch@stantec.com stantec.com The content of this email is the confidential property of Stantec and should not be copied, modified, retransmitted, or used for any purpose except with Stantec's written authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete all copies and notify us immediately. Please consider the environment before printing this email No Text COMPANION STREET ---------------- I 232 241 I I cy I , I � 233 240 I I I I .0 2 I I ' 2 .o' i I 234 239 i I 1 6.0' 26.0 I , � I , � I I , I I , I I I 235 i o i 238 � � I � � I � � I � i I 236 237 T Susan Joy Eyebrow�Variance _ . .. Page 1 From: Susan Joy To: Allen -Morley, Jim Date: 6/2/2006 10:31:29 AM Subject: Eyebrow Variance I talked to both Mike Herzig and Eric Bracke about the variance to the 100' max on the eyebrows (off local streets only). Erice felt that roughly doubling the length and number of lots would not make a huge difference in the traffic counts so please write up the variance request and he'll approve it. Just be sure to address the traffic/health/safety and the rest of the items in 1.9.4 and you're set. Have a great weekend! Susan DELICH ASSOCIATES Traffic & Transportation Engineering 2272 Glen Haven Drive Loveland, Colorado 80538 Phone: (970) 669-2061 Fax: (970) 669-5034 "71 r Memorandum To: Joe Hemmelgarn/Bill Swalling, Skyland Meadows Development Don Tiller, Vignette Studios Jim Allen -Morley, Stantec Ward Stanford, Fort Collins Traffic Operations From: Matt Delich , Date: June 14, 2006 Subject: Water's Edge Development Transportation Impact Study - Response to staff comments (File: 0579ME01) This memorandum responds to Fort Collins staff comments pertaining to the "Water's Edge Development Transportation Impact Study," October 2005. Specifically, the comments are #93, #94, and #100 from Ward Stanford, Traffic Operations. 93. This comment requests traffic volumes at the interior roundabout, the Morningstar/Brightwater intersection, which is within the site itself. The "Base Assumptions Form" indicated that only intersections along Turnberry Road (CR11) needed to be analyzed along with an APF evaluation at the Vine/Lemay intersection. It is likely that the Morningstar/Brightwater roundabout is for traffic calming purposes rather than a method to move high traffic volumes through an intersection. The west leg of Morningstar Way and the south leg of Brightwater Drive are classified as collector streets on the Fort Collins Master Street Plan. Figure 1 shows the peak hour approach volumes at the subject Morningstar/Brightwater roundabout. By inspection, this roundabout would operate acceptably. All legs of this intersection will have traffic volumes that are commensurate with that of a residential local street. 94. Both Brightwater Drive, Turnberry Road to Morningstar Way, and Morningstar Way, west of Brightwater Drive, are classified as collector streets. As mentioned earlier, near the roundabout, these streets will have residential local street traffic volumes. The traffic volumes on both Brightwater Drive and Morningstar Way, just west of Turnberry Road, will be commensurate with that of a residential connector street. The volumes will reduce to that of a residential local street after crossing 2-3 cross streets within the Water's Edge Development. Richards Lake Road, west of Turnberry Road, is classified as a two-lane arterial street. The long range traffic forecasts indicate that Richards Lake Road, west of Turnberry Road, will have volumes that are commensurate with that of a local street. It is recommended that the City consider reclassifying some of these streets. It is much easier for the City staff to reclassify streets in any given area of the City. The "down classification" could have an overall savings to the City with regard to construction and maintenance costs. 100. The Water's Edge Development will increase traffic at the Douglas/ Turnberry intersection. The traffic will increase substantially in the morning peak hour, but less dramatically (< 2 times) in the afternoon peak hour. Turnberry Road is classified as a two-lane arterial street. By definition, all arterial streets must have center left -turn lanes regardless of what the left -turn volume is. There is a recently approved development (Boma Farm) in the southwest quadrant of this intersection that was not required to build Turnberry Road to its required cross section (left -turn lane), even though the road is adjacent to it. Since this was the case and since the Water's Edge Development TIS included the Boma Farm traffic, it was assumed that the City did not desire to have this left -turn lane in the short range future. Both transportation impact studies (Boma Farm and Water's Edge) recommended the left -turn lane in the long range future. If the City now desires to have a northbound left -turn lane on Turnberry Road approaching Douglas Road, it should also be the responsibility of the Boma Farm development. The funding formula should include the existing traffic as well as all development projects that have/will contribute traffic to this intersection or are adjacent to it. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or desire additional information. igstar --a— AM/PM A& PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC AT MORNINGSTAR/ BRIGHTWATER ROUNDABOUT Figure 1 Susan Jo Re Water's Ede Roundabout Page 1 From: Eric Bracke To: John Gooch Date: 2/22/2007 9:32:25 AM Subject: Re: Water's Edge: Roundabout.... John, I think it looks fine. We have neighborhood roundabouts throughout the City that don't have any refuge (Corbett Drive for example) and it works fine. So, having 4' is better than nothing. I'm good with the design as shown. Eric >>> "Gooch, John" <john.gooch@stantec.com> 2/22/2007 9:15 AM >>> Eric, I've attached a pdf (30 scale) of the roundabout at Water's Edge. I've tried including a splitter island on the south leg, but the pedestrian refuge is only 4' wide (flowline to flowline). I've also corrected the northwest leg to provide the required 50' width from flowline to flowline. Please take a look at this drawing and provide any input necessary. Thanks for your time John CC: Susan Joy DELICH ASSOCIATES Traffic & Transportation Engineering 2272 Glen Haven Drive Loveland, Colorado 80538 Phone: (970) 669-2061 Fax: (970) 669-5034 �7, r To: MEMORANDUM Joe Hemmelgarn/Bill Swalling, Skyland Meadows Developments, Terence Hoaglund, Vignette Studios Jim Allen -Morley, Stantec City of Fort Collins From: Matt Delich Date: May 4, 2007 Subject Water's Edge Development Transportation Impact Study - compliance (File: 0579ME02) This memorandum provides a final compliance statement that the Water's Edge Development site layout and access locations have not changed since the TIS, dated October 2005, was completed and accepted by the City of Fort Collins. The number of dwelling units and the dwelling unit mix have changed somewhat. The number of dwelling units increased from 389 to 393. However, due to changes in the dwelling unit mix, the daily trip generation and peak hour trip generation have all decreased. Therefore, the TIS of record reflects slightly higher traffic forecasts than that which would occur. In light of this, it is concluded that no further transportation analyses are required.