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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
MEMORANDUM
October 20, 2008
TO: Greens Prairie Investors, LLC via fax: 979-690-1041
FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: CASTLE ROCK AMENITIES CENTER (SP)- Site Plan
Staff reviewed the above-mentioned site plan as requested. The following page is a list of staff
review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address the comments and
submit the following information for further staff review:
Cover memo providing written responses to all of staff's comments (identify the
specific page that each comment was addressed on or the reason for not
addressing the comment);
Seven (7) complete sets of construction documents for the proposed
development with the revised site and landscaping plans attached (one set will
be returned to you, please submit additional copies if you want more than one
approved set);
Four (4) revised site plans;
One (1) landscaping plan;
One (1) 11x17 grading and erosion control plan;
Easement Dedication Sheet and required documents (please note that the Site
Plan will not be stamped approved until the Blanket Easement, or all other
appropriate easements, have been dedicated to the City of College Station).
If there are comments that you are not addressing with the revised site plan, please attach a
letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please
contact me at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
pc: Joe Schutz, P.E., Civil Development, Ltd. via fax: 979-764-7759
Case file #08-00500245
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: CASTLE ROCK AMENITIES CENTER (SP) — 08-00500245
PLANNING
1. The site plan can not be approved until Phase 2B Final Plat is filed.
2. Please submit an electrical plan, and irrigation plan which is stamped by licensed irrigator.
3. The volume and page number for all easement should be shown on the site plan.
4. Please show existing and proposed fire lanes.
5. Please provide a curb and pavement detail on the site plan.
6. Provide a general note that all roof and ground-mounted mechanical equipment shall be
screened from view or isolated so as not to be visible from any public right-of-way or
residential district within 150' of the subject lot, measured from a point five feet above grade.
Such screening shall be coordinated with the building architecture and scale to maintain a
unified appearance.
7. Please note that any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City
of College Station, must be explained in your next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your
plans. Any additional changes on these plans that the City has not be made of aware of will
constitute a completely new review.
Reviewed by: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: October 20, 2008
TXDOT
No comments, not applicable.
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
1. Landscape points seem to be calculated correctly. However, the total points required is
shown to be 1902, and there are 2054 points needed (1140 for streetscape and 914 for
landscaping).
2. The material of the ornamental fence needs to be identified on site plan. Thank you.
3. Provide a general note that 100% coverage of groundcover, decorative paving, decorative
rock (not loose), or a perennial grass is required in parking lot islands, swales and drainage
areas, the parking lot setback, rights-of-way, and adjacent property disturbed during
construction.
4. FYI...Loose rock is not a permitted ground cover.
Reviewed by: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: October 20, 2008
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Irrigation system must be protected by either a Pressure Vacuum Breaker, a Reduced
Pressure Principle Back Flow Device, or a Double-Check Back Flow Device, and installed
as per City Ordinance 2394.
2. All BackFlow devices must be installed and tested upon installation as per City Ordinance
2394.
ELECTRICAL COMMENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
1. Developer provides temporary blanket easement for construction purposes or provides
descriptive easements for electric infrastructure as designed by CSU for electric lines (where
applicable, including street lights).
2. Developer may be responsible for locating easements on site to insure that electrical
infrastructure is installed within easement boundaries.
GENERAL ELECTRICAL COMMENTS
1. Developer installs conduit per CSU specs and design.
2. CSU will provide drawings for electrical installation.
3. Developer provides 30' of rigid or IMC conduit for riser poles. CSU installs riser.
4. Developer will intercept existing conduit at designated transformers or other existing devices
and extend as required.
5. If conduit does not exist at designated transformer or other existing devices, developer will
furnish and install conduit as shown on CSU electrical layout.
6. Developer pours electric device pads or footings (i.e. transformers, pull boxes etc) per CSU
specs and design.
7. Developer installs pull boxes and secondary pedestals per CSU specs and design (pull
boxes and secondary pedestals provided by CSU).
8. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and/or site plan. Email to
bread@cstx.gov.
9. Developer provides load data to CSU as soon as it is available to avoid construction delays.
Delivery time for transformers not in stock is approximately 40 weeks.
10. Final site plan must show all proposed electrical facilities necessary to provide electrical
service, i.e. transformer(s), pull box(es), switchgear(s), meter location and conduit routing as
designed by CSU.
11. To discuss any of the above electrical comments please contact Brent Read at
979.764.5026.
Reviewed by: Brent Read Date: October 17, 2008
FIRE
1) No comments.
Reviewed by: Steve Smith Date: 10/15/08