LARIMER COUNTY RURAL AREA ROAD STANDARDS

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Chapter 1 – General InformationSection 1.10 Variances (Departures from the Standards) and Appeals1.10 VARIANCES (DEPARTURES FROM THE STANDARDS) AND APPEALSVariances from the standards in this manual will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If thespecial district, developer, contractor, or utility responsible to the County for publicimprovements desires to design and construct such improvements in variance to thesestandards, such variance(s) shall be identified in a written attachment to the initial submittal ofconstruction plans. The variance request(s) shall consist of:A. Identification of the standard provision to be waived or varied.B. Identification of the alternative design or construction standards to be adhered to.C. A thorough justification of the variance request including impact on capital andmaintenance requirements and cost.D. Request shall be prepared and sealed by a professional civil engineer licensed topractice in Colorado.If, upon review and denial of the variance by the Engineer, the developer chooses to appeal thedecision, they shall make his first appeal to the Director of Public Works (DPW).If the denial of the variance is upheld by the DPW the developer may appeal to the Board ofCounty Commissioner (BCC). The developer shall give the Director of Public Works at least five(5) working days notification prior to date of appeal to the BCC.The developer shall make appeal to the BCC within 60 days from receipt of denial from theDirector of Public Works. All notices, variances and appeals shall be in writing.1.11 AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF PUBIC WORKSThe Director of Public Works or their designee shall have the authority, on behalf of the County,to ascertain that all design and construction is equal to or exceeds the minimum requirementsset forth in these standards.1.12 FLOOD PLAINPortions of the County are within the Floodway, Flood Fringe and Flood Hazard overlay districts.The Larimer County Land Use Code and Stormwater Design Standards should be referred tofor additional standards for roads within these districts.1.13 COST ESTIMATE AND IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENTAny Applicant (i.e. the Land Subdivider) for Final Plat cost approval must provide theEngineering Department with an itemized estimate of all Public Improvements (as defined byState statute) associated with the subdivision. Cost estimates are to establish the amount ofcollateral provided by the applicant to secure the Development Agreement (DA). An amountequal to 15% of the total Cost Estimate shall be added to the total cost to cover constructioncontingencies.After review and acceptance of the Cost Estimate by the Engineer, the cost estimate must beincorporated into a DA in a standard format or format suitable to the County Attorney. The DAshould be executed by the applicant prior to the BCC hearing scheduled for the Final Platapproval. Collateral must be provided by the applicant in the form and amount as defined in theLarimer County Rural Area Road Standards Page 1-3October 22, 2007
Chapter 1 – General InformationSection 1.14 The Public Road SystemDA. If the DA conditions cannot be resolved at a staff level, the developer may appeal to theDirector of Public Works and if conditions cannot be resolved the applicant may request ahearing before the BCC to further discuss and resolve any outstanding issues.1.14 THE PUBLIC ROAD SYSTEMThe Colorado Revised Statutes define public roads as all roads over private lands that havebeen dedicated to the public use by deed and accepted by the Board of County Commissioners,so long as no vacation of the road has occurred.Public roads may or may not be maintained by the County. Larimer County maintains only thoseroads which the BCC, by written resolution, has agreed to maintain.The State statutes have vested Larimer County with powers, if they so choose, to maintain, layout, alter, add, delete, acquire property, and regulate traffic on the public roads under itsjurisdiction.1.15 NEW COUNTY ROADSNew roads may be added to the County Road System by resolution passed by the Board ofCounty Commissioners. Sources of new roads are additions, realignments, relinquished StateHighways and Forest Service roads, subdivision and other development. Ordinarily, before anew road becomes a part of the County Road System, it passes through seven steps: planning,design, right-of-way acquisition or dedication, construction, inspection, warranty period, andpossible acceptance through resolution.The initial approval of subdivision road construction by the Engineer is for purposes of releasingthe applicant’s Development Agreement collateral and not for purposes of acceptance by theCounty for maintenance. All roads proposed in any development shall be constructed to therequired standard by the applicant with no liability or obligation for such construction ormaintenance by the County.1.15.1 Planning StandardsPrior to the design of a new road, the functional classification and the design speed mustbe determined. The design speeds are addressed under Chapter 4.If the developer's engineers have any questions in regard to the classification type of aparticular road or roads within a proposed development, they should contact theEngineer for clarification.Reserve strips or outlots controlling access to roads for other purposes shall not bepermitted except where required by the County or the control of the reserve strip oroutlot is placed in the County under conditions approved by the Board of CountyCommissioners.Situations may arise in which both the County and city or town or other agency becomeinvolved in the review of a given development. The following procedure shall then apply:1. Inter-Governmental Agreements. The conditions of the Inter-GovernmentalAgreements (IGAs) between the County and the incorporated area shall becomplied with.Larimer County Rural Area Road Standards Page 1-4October 22, 2007
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