HomeMy WebLinkAboutFRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SOUTH PARKING LOT EXPANSION - SPAR - SPA130004 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - TRAFFIC STUDYOctober 7, 2013
Mr. Joe Olson
City Traffic Engineer
281 N. College Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Mr. Olson
Please accept this letter in leu of a traffic study related to the SPAR submittal for the parking lot project
proposed on an 8.2 acre parcel of ground adjacent to the Front Range Community College Larimer Campus.
The college will be undertaking a series of capital projects that were identified in a Larimer Campus Facilities
Master Plan Update competed in October of 2012 by a renowned campus planning firm, JBA 1ncorporated.
While the scope of the projects include the construction of two new facilities and the remodel of three existing
facilities, the projects are intended to meet current identified space deficiencies for critical programs that
already exist on campus. No new programs will result from these projects.
The 2012 Master Plan Update identified a current deficit of 59,000 assignable square feet. The new
construction projects, sized in accordance with our current construction budget, will create approximately
40,000 new assignable square feet. The projects will provide proper classrooms, suitable labs, appropriate
sized offices for faculty and collaborative learning areas for students.
The first construction project will be the Integrated Technology building and this project is anticipated to
displace approximately 250 existing parking spaces. These spaces will be replaced as part of the proposed
phase I parking improvements which will be constructed on the west end of the 8.2 acre parcel.
When funding enables the campus to construct the balance of space deemed necessary to address remaining
space deficiencies, (anticipated to be 4 to 6 years), the campus will complete phase II of the proposed parking
lot improvements.
Front Range looks forward to working with the City as we advance our projects that will provide appropriate
facilities for our existing programs.
If you have any questions please feel free to call me at 303-404-5492.
Regards,
Derek Brown
AVP, Facilities Planning and Management