HomeMy WebLinkAboutA - Z PARTY RENTAL - PDP - 11-99 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 3 - ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REQUESTSTEWAKr&kSSOCIATES
January 11, 2000 Consulting Engineers and Surveyors
Mr. Troy Jones
Current Planning
City of Fort Collins
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Co 80522-0580
Dear Mr. Jones,
JAN 1 1 2000 i U
The following is an alternative compliance request for the location of street trees standard
in Section 3.2. 1 (D)(2)(b) at the proposed site for A-Z Party Rental located on Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
and 10, Riverside Subdivision, Seventh Filing, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Section 3.2. 1 (D)(2)(b) of the Land Use Code states:
Wherever the sidewalk is attached to the street in a manner that fails to
comply with the Design and Construction Criteria, Standards and Specifications for
Streets, Streetscapes, Sidewalks, Alleys and Other Public Ways, canopy shade trees
shall be established in an area ranging from three (3) to seven (7) feet behind the
sidewalk at thirty-foot to forty foot spacing. Wherever the sidewalk is attached to
the street and is ten (10) feet or more in width, or extends from the curb to the
property line, canopy shade trees shall be established in planting cutout areas of at
least sixteen (16) square feet at thirty-foot to forty foot spacing.
Description of Existing Conditions: The site is on the Northeast side of Riverside Drive. The
existing sidewalk is attached to the curb and there is an existing sanitary sewer line 9.5 feet behind
the back of the sidewalk. The City of Fort Collins standards require the trees to be 10 feet from the
sewer line and therefore the trees cannot be from 3 feet to 7 feet behind the sidewalk.
Alternative Compliance: The street trees are to be located 8 feet from the existing sewer line
which is 2 feet closer than normal. This makes the trees 17 feet from the back of the existing
sidewalk which is as close as possible. The average spacing of the trees is 35 feet which is also as
close as possible. Three ornamental trees are also being planted between the back of the sidewalk
and the proposed building. One of the ornamental trees is substituted for a"canopy tree in order to
be 20 feet from an existing street light rather than 40 feet required for the canopy tree. It is
impossible to place the trees within 7 feet of the back of the walk, therefore the landscape plan
deviates from the Land Use Code. The Land Use Code requires the Alternative Compliance be equal
to or better than the Land Use Code standard. The owner feels the alternative landscaping is equal
to the standard. The intent and the overall visual result of the streetscapes are equal.
We request approval of the above alternative compliance for the standard location of street
trees in Section 3.2. 1 (D)(2)(b) of the Fort Collins Land Use Code.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call.
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103 S. Meldrum Street • P.O. Box 429 • Ft. Collins, CO 80522
970/482-9331 • Fax 970/482-9382