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October 1, 2008
Mr. Allen Ginsborg
Managing Director and Principal
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5700 Hearthstone Circle
Fort Collins, CO 80528
Planning, Development & Transportation
Engineering Department
281 North College Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO W522.0580
970.221.6606
970.221.6378 - fax
kgov.com/engineering
Re: Chic-fil-A Right -of -Way Requirements, Horsetooth & College Ave.
Dear Mr. Ginsborg:
The City Engineering Department has evaluated its current standards and future needs for street
improvements, roadway widening and a dedicated right turn eastbound on Horsetooth at the
intersection with College. While additional right-of-way dedication would be needed to construct
ultimate improvements to meet the current Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards and a
dedicated right turn lane may have some benefit at this intersection, City Staff has determined
through site inspection, plan review and preliminary traffic modeling that the cost to construct
this widening and right turn lane improvements would be very high and would not likely yield
significant benefits to the functionality of this intersection. It is not likely that a project to widen
Horsetooth and construct a dedicated right turn lane would be considered at this location in the
foreseeable future.
Based on these findings, the City has determined that this proposed restaurant development will
not be required to dedicate any additional right-of-way on Horsetooth. However, if the site could
be designed such that the City could ultimately obtain the necessary right-of-way and funding
needed to construct a dedicated right turn lane it would be beneficial to the overall traffic flow in
the area. If you have any questions or concerns please call me at 221-6340. I look forward to
working with you in the future.
Sincerely,
A,..
Helen Migchelbrink, P.E.
City Engineer
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Sheri Langenberger - Re: SWC College & Horsetooth (Chick Fil-A)
From: Steve Olt
To: Joe Olson; Katy Press
Date: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: SWC College & Horsetooth (Chick Fil-A)
CC: Allen Ginsborg; Denise Weston; Helen Migchelbrink; Peter Barnes
Joe,
Thank you for making me aware of your decision not to require a traffic study with the eventual submittal of a
Minor Amendment for the change -of -use from standard sit-down restaurant to fast food restaurant with drive-in
on the property at the southwest corner of South College Avenue and Horsetooth Road.
Steve
>>> Joe Olson 10/7/2008 2:14 PM >>>
Hi Katy,
agree with you that it doesn't seem like a traffic study is necessary for this project. I conferred with Denise
Weston in Transportation Planning and she is o.k. without one as well.
I'm copying Denise and Steve Olt on this so that they're aware of our conversation.
Let me know if you need anything else.
Joe
Joe Olson, P.E.
Traffic Engineer
City of Fort Collins
>>> Katy Press < katypress@hotmail.com > 10/6/2008 9:53:24 AM >>>
Joe, I left you a voicemail on this as well.
Allen Ginsborg and I have been business associates for years - in fact, we have become business partners at
the beginning of this year.
Allen is working to replace the Nate's Restaurant building with Chick Fil-A on the SWC of College and
Horsetooth.
The attached letter from Steve Olt states that a Traffic Impact Study could be required (if neccessary) and that
we should check with you.
That same letter acknowledges that no additional street ROW will be required on Horsetooth. With that scenario,
it seems that the intersection will remain as -is so we are thinking that a traffic study would not result in any new
information.
Let me know what your thoughts are!
Allen will most likely give you a call on this directly - I think you will find him to be very pragmatic and reasonable
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to work with. In the event you need something in the file that says you looked at the traffic - I will recommend to
Allen that he bring in Ann Bowers.
Katy Press303/450-8201 katypress(o)hotmail com
From: Steve Olt jmailto:SOLT(cDfcgov.com] Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 4:52 PMTo: Allen
GinsborgSubject: Chick-Fil-A
Allen,
Please see the attached letter with City staffs position on your proposed Chick-Fil-A project in the Cottonwood
Shopping Center. A hard -copy of the letter will be mailed to you.
Steve Olt
Interim Current Planning Director
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