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Home My WebLink AboutWERNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5400 MAIL CREEK LANE - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2008-03-03May 29,2002 Mr. Marc Virata Page 1 of 2 J R ENGINEERING May 29, 2002 Mr. Marc Virata Engineering Department City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80522 Reference: Verner Elementary School Site Remodel 39342.00 Dear Mr. Virata: This letter is regarding the March 25, 2002 (Revised May 13, 2002) City of Fort Collins Engineering department comments received for the referenced project. This letter will attempt to address all the comments in your letter and plan set redlines. I will respond to the questions or comments as they are listed in your letter. Responses: 1. A District Signature Block has been added to the cover sheet. 2. Notes have been revised to read "hy the City Engineering Inspector." 3. The mill and inlay section of Roma Valley Drive has been revised to be shown per comment and redline. Notes regarding mill and inlay have been revised. 4. Concrete has been extended on the driveway as redlined (see entrance detail). A crosswalk is stripped through the driveway. An Access Easement through the entrance will be shown in the mylar submittal. 5. The vacation of easements and dedication of access easements will be shown in the mylar submittal. 6. Variance approval for driveway separation distance. 7. A City Signature Block has been added to the two detail sheets. 8. City, County, and District approval blocks and general notes have been added to the plan set. 26E0 L,,, pcu Road, Suit, 190, Part Colli ,, CO 80525 9?0-491 '1888 • I'x 9?0-491 9984 • w.. w.Irt...... nn�.cnm May 29,2002 Mr. Marc Virata Page 2 of 2 9. The minor amendment for this submittal required by Current Planning, is being completed by JR at the direction of Poudre School District. 10. Mylars will be submitted with District and County signatures upon approval of the plan set submitted with this response letter, with the addition of items noted. I hope this letter adequately addresses the comments that are relevant to the utility construction drawings for this project. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at your convenience. Sincerely, JR Engineering, LLC 4�/Z� /-- Mark A. West, E.I. Design Engineer T" i9 John E. Tufte, P.;/ Project Engineer April 25, 2001 39342.00 Mr. Marc Virata. Engineering Department City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80522 Reference: 'Verner Elementary School Site Remodel Dear Mr. Virata: J R ENGINEERING This letter is regarding the March 25, 2002 City of Fort Collins Engineering department comments received for the referenced project. This letter will attempt to address all the comments in your letter and plan set redlines. I will respond to the questions or comments as they arc listed in your letter. Responses: 1. The two driveway approaches of the crescent type drive in Roma Valley Drive will be removed and replaced with driveover curb and attached sidewalk to match existing. 2. The asphalt patch for the removal of the water services has been taken from the south curb line to the first lane line north (Bike/parking lane stripe). The limits can be seen on sheet C3_ These asphalt patch extents appear to match the requirements of the LCUASS. 3. The sanitary sewer services are to be abandoned in place. This is acceptable to the South Fort Collins Sanitation District. 4. The sanitary sewer services called out as being abandoned in place means they will be left alone in their current state. 5 The existing drainage basin 411 submitted by Sear -Brown with the Miramont Valley PUD drains the area of the proposed entrance to a sump inlet east of the entrance in Roma Valley Drive. Due to site constraints, and since the existing drainage patterns arc being followed, flows are reduced, and the street and inlet capacities arc not exceeded. _'620 1 w P,, pva IZoA, Su, c, 190, Pan Collins, CO 8025 970-A91 1)888 • 1 ,x, 970-091 `)784 • www.jrcnnlnrrm April 25, 2002 Mr. Virata Page 2 of 2 6. A detail of the new driveway is included on the detail sheet Cl 1, concrete is extended to the property line is noted. 7. A variance is requested from LCUASS requirements of 175' centerline -centerline separation between high volume driveways. There is a 142' separation between Mail Creek Lane and the new entrance on Roma Valley Drive. A formal variance request will be submitted separately. 8. City, County, and District approval blocks and general notes have been added to plan set. 9. Easements are not being vacated with this project. 10. This comment concerned the issuance of an Access Permit to the County for work within the County right-of-way. A permit will be submitted prior to construction. I hope this letter adequately addresses the comments that are relevant to the utility construction drawings for this project. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at your convenience. Sincerely, JR Engineering, LLC John E. Tufte, P.E. Project Engineer \j ct X:A3930000-allA3934.200ACoorespondanceA'transmittals\Submittal4-26-2'Review Response Letter (Marc Virata).doc April 25, 2001 39342.00 J R ENGINEERING Mr. Marc Virata Engineering Department City of Fort Collins 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80522 Reference: Werner Elementary School Site Remodel — Variance Request Dear Mr. Virata: This letter is intend to request a variance form the Iarimer County Urban Area Street Standards (LCUASS), Chapter 7, Table 7-3. This table addresses the distance between street intersections and drive approaches. The drive approach in question will be a new approach constructed for the proposed additional parking to Werner Elementary School. The approach will be an entrance only to the parking lot and will be striped and signed in a manner to only allow that maneuver. Roma Valley Drive, the street the driveway is off of, is classified as a minor collector. The approach, as designed, is located 142 feet, center of intersection to center of approach. The standard for a minor collector/high volume driveway is 175 feet_ It should be noted that the separation for a standard driveway on a minor collector is 100 feet. In the original construction drawings and plat for the underlying lots, lot 51A would have had a driveway located between the 100 feet and the 175 feet spacing. In this design a high volume approach was used to better define the entrance to the school and facilitate the entrance of vehicles. The entrance was located as drawn to maximize the playground area that will be located to the east of the parking area and create an easily accessible drop-off lane along the front of the school. Considering the use of the approach and the constraints dealt with in the desigm, we hope this request is acceptable. We do not foresee any negative impacts to either Roma Valley Drive of Mail Creek Lane. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at your convenience. Sincerely, John E. Tufte, P.E. Project Engineer 'jet 16_'0 1(:mi I'ixiepca Road. Sulk 190, Port Collins, CO 80525 970 %0)1 988X • lax: 9-0-491 9984 • www.jm nginucrinn coni