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Home My WebLink AboutCOLONY AT RIGDEN FARM - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2006-08-16March 2, 2005 39422.00 RE Ms. Katie Moore J-R ENGINEERING City of Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 Reference: Colony @ Rigden Farm — Variance request for street intersection offset. Dear Ms. Moore: The intent of this letter is to request a variance for the offset in alignment of Kansas Drive at Custer Avenue. The distance between the Kansas center line north of Custer and the Kansas centerline south of Custer is approximately 75 feet. This offset is greater than the distance allowed by the "Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards, January 2, 2001" edition. This standard is found in Table 7-3 on Page 7-7 of the design criteria. Support for the variance described above is discussed in the line items listed below: 1) The geometry of the Kansas alignment creates a hardship in developing the property. The City code requires minimum radii and tangents that when used to design Kansas create a parcel that is practically undevelopable. 2) Unlike many offset intersections that create traffic congestion and can have conflicting left turn movements, creating a situation that is unsafe. This street offset does not have conflicting left turn movements. Also it should be noted that Custer Avenue is a Collector and not an Arterial, and is signalized at Timberline. The majority of the traffic from Kansas will turn onto Custer toward Timberline and not proceed through Custer. 3) Kansas has a short extension to the south before is transitions easterly and ties back into Willow Tree to the east. Since there are multiple outlets and the length of Kansas south of Custer is relatively short traffic will be minimal. Therefore, it is not anticipated that any public health, safety, and/or welfare problems will be created by the varied design. If you have any questions or comments, or need additional infonnation, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation. Sincerely, W. Watkins, P.E. Project Manager 2620 East Prospect Road, Suite 190, Fort Collins, CO 80525 970-491-9888 • Fax! 970-491-9984 • www.jrengineeriog.com July 22, 2005 39422.00 J Mr. Marc Virata J-R ENGINEERING City of Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 Reference: Colony @ Rigden Farm — Variance request for street intersection offset. Dear Mr. Virata: The intent of this letter is to request a variance for the offset in alignment of Kansas Drive at Custer Avenue. The distance between the Kansas center line north of Custer and the Kansas centerline south of Custer is approximately 75 feet. This offset is greater than the distance allowed by the "Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards, January 2, 2001" edition. This standard is found in Table 7-3 on Page 7-7 of the design criteria. Support for the variance described above is discussed in the line items listed below: 1) The existing Kansas alignment south of Custer is offset 75 feet to the east in the Willow subdivision from that of the Kansas alignment north of Custer. In order to realign Kansas a reverse curve is required. The City code requires minimum radii and tangents with such curves and tangents that create an unusual shaped parcel that is difficult to design within. 2) Unlike many offset intersections that create traffic congestion and can have conflicting left turn movements, creating a situation that is unsafe. This street offset does not have conflicting left turn movements. Also it should be noted that Custer Avenue is a Collector and not an Arterial, and is signalized at Timberline. The majority of the traffic from Kansas will turn onto Custer toward Timberline and not proceed through Custer. 3) Kansas has a short extension to the south before is transitions easterly and ties back into Willow Tree to the east. Since there are multiple outlets and the length of Kansas south of Custer is relatively short traffic will be minimal. Therefore, it is not anticipated that any public health, safety, and/or welfare problems will be created by the varied design. If you have any questions or comments, or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation. Sincerely, ��ins, P.E. Project Manager 2620 Fast Prospect Road, Suite 190, Fort Collins, CO 80529 970-491-9888 • Fax: 970-491-9984 • a irengineering.com November 1, 2005 Mr. Don Bachman City of Fort Collins Engineering Department 281 North College Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 J-R ENGINEERING Re: The Colony at Rigden Farm — Request for Variance for Off Street Parking Setback Dear Don: Please consider this as the Variance Request for the off street parking setback for the two on site driveways. In particular, we request a variance to reduce the 40 foot minimum setback (required for 100-750 ADT for local streets) to accommodate a minimum distance of 20 feet. This item is found in Section 9.4.12, ';'Minimum Off -Street Parking Setback Distance" and drawing 19-06 of the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards. The ADT for the westerly parking lot is approximately 77 ADT from the 24 parking spaces. Of these 77 ADT's approximately 7 will be generated during the pm peak hour and 6 during the am peak hour. The ADT for the easterly parking lot is approximately 157 ADT from the 49 parking spaces. Of these 157 ADT's approximately 14 will be generated during the pm peak hour and 12 during the am peak hour. The 20 foot setback combined with the setback for onstreet parking, one to two cars could possibly queue without blocking the Kansas thru lane. Therefore, due to the limited number of peak hour trips and the provided queue length, the life safety is not viewed as an issue. It should also be noted that the driveways will be personal to the families that live there. They will be familiar with their surroundings and be more cautious in their maneuvers than normally found in a public parking lot. This provides for added safety and reinforces the minimal impact to life safety. The geometry of all of the current off street setback lanes (to driveway areas) allows adequate sight distance and vehicle movement. It is not anticipated that the proposed setback lengths pose a threat to public health or welfare. If you have any questions or comments, or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (970) 491-9888. Thank you. Sincerely, JR Engineering L Lee Watkins, PE Project Manager :.� 2, S�ONALENG\ 2620 East Prospect Road, Suite t90, Fors Collins, CO 80525 970-491-9888 • Pax: 970-491-9984 • ,wwJrcnginmring.c cn