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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Comments STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 5 Project: ASHLEY HOME FRONT (SP) - 06-00500044 PLANNING Non-Residential Architectural Standards 1. The elevation on the sample board shows a 3.5-ft. step in the height of the roofline between the ends of the main façade and the tower. The building plan architectural elevations show a flat roofline from the ends of the main façade to the tower. Please adjust accordingly. Be aware that the UDO states that no more than 66% of a roofline may be at the same elevation. 2. Only the north façade has been deemed to be not visible from a right-of-way. Please insure that all other facades include a minimum of one of the required building materials. 3. Please provide a table that shows the percentages of the different building materials use per façade. Windows and doors are included in the calculation of area. 4. The elevation on the color board identified "Reopened Earth" to be used for the trim. The number listed coordinates with "Reddened Earth". Please correct. Reviewed by: Molly Hitchcock/Jason Schubert Date: August 11, 2006 NOTE: 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 have not been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review. 2 of 2 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 3 Project:ASHLEY HOME FRONT(SP) - 06-00500044 PLANNING 1. Development Permit Fee: Our records indicate that the receipt is for the public infrastructure inspection fee for the Development Permit 05-100022 which is associated with the High Ridge Replat. Unless the infrastructure for both projects is being completed under one Development Permit, an additional $600 public infrastructure inspection fee is required for the Ashley Furniture Site Plan(DP 06-100011) 2. The zoning label for the Varsity Ford parking lot is still labeled as G2.Please correct to G1. 3. Please provide the caliper of the existing canopy trees that you are crediting for points. Reviewed by: Lindsay Boyer Date: April 19,2006 ENGINEERING 1. Provide slope easement or letter from adjacent property owner agreeing to the placement of fill on his property. 2. Site Plan cannot be approved until public sewer is constructed and Final Plat filed dedicating required PUEs. 3. If you are cutting in a tee,you also need to install a valve on the 8" water line. 4. We are not aware of the restrictions of the previous Greenways Manager. As shown the discharge is more of a point discharge and not sheet flow. The City does not want to inherit a maintenance issue from the erosive effects of the discharge path to the creek nor any possible bank erosion. Show with contours on the plans how the drainage will get to the creek. Design channel to the creek with appropriate armoring to eliminate erosive effects. Although plunge pools are not a requirement,they are a viable option that the City would like to see utilized more in the future. 5. It appears that your discharge will be crossing property owned by someone else. Provide drainage easement or letter of permission. 6. In reviewing our new contour maps, it appears that there could be considerable off-site flow entering your property. It does not appear that you accounted for this in you report. Please address. 7. Add note stating that structural backfill is required for public water line, or show limits on profile. 8. Encasement shown is okay,but why not make it a full joint? Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: April 21,2006 NOTE: 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 have not been pointed out to the City,will constitute a completely new review. 2 of 2 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1 Project: ASHLEY HOME FRONT (SP)— 06-00500044 PLANNING -VVL? ) . Change Title of Site Plan to Ashley Home Front. 2 According to the site plan, a fire hydrant is being proposed. Any public infrastructure 6 will require a public infrastructure inspection fee of $600. BP ? / 3. This submittal does not include elevations or material and color samples for Non- Residential Architectural Standards approval. This may be submitted for review with the site plan, or at the time of building permit. However, a building permit will not be issued until NRA approval has been granted. Nc{-e, jU /4. Please provide note that a TIA will not be required for this site as documented by the ITE Traffic Generation report. A. The required parking ratio for freestanding furniture sales is 1 space per 350 square feet. Please adjust the required number of parking spaces accordingly. I2EzL 9 tj Provide the address of this project in the title box. L-- fr ; Provide Ownership information of all lots abutting this parcel. No V Provide building height. •. I was unable to locate the front building setback. Please include on the next submission or advise as to where I can find this note. ✓10. We have concerns about the configuration of the driveway from the Varsity Ford site. Please reconfigure the parking, end islands, and drive aisles at this entrance to provide for clearly delineated drive paths to minimize conflict between Varsity Ford, zand traffic between the rear and front parking lots of Ashley Furniture. /11. We were unable to locate a ST1-07 detail in the Street Design Guidelines as per the note on the site plan. Please provide paving details for the fire lane and the parking lot. ✓12. Provisions must be made for bicycle parking facilities in compliance with UDO Section 7.9 F, Pedestrian / Bike Circulation & Facilities. ; 13. The rear parking spaces loading towards the building do not meet minimum parking space depth. Please increase the depth to 20 feet or increase the width of the abutting sidewalk to the minimum 6 feet as required by UDO Section 7.2 C, Dimensions and Access. /4. The end islands for the parking located next to the dumpster, and in the parking lot behind the building, next to the western most parking space, do not meet minimum 0rea for end islands as required by UDO Section 7.2 D, End Islands. 15. arking lots with greater than 120 spaces must meet requirements set out in UDO Section 7.9 H, Parking Lots. While the intent of breaking up areas of 120 spaces has been met, the additional landscaping area that is required in all 3 concepts has not been met. /16. Please provide screening details for the dumpster enclosure in compliance with UDO Section 7.7, Solid Waste. 117. It appears that the interior dimensions of the dumpster enclosure are not 12 feet by / 12 feet clear. Please correct or provide dimensions. ✓18. Proposed access easement does not line up with proposed vehicle connection to adjacent undeveloped lot. Please relocate easement on plat or line up the easement ;- with the onsite access. x`'19. 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 Home of Texas A&M University above grade. Such screening shall be coordinated with the building architecture and scale to maintain a unified appearance. 120. What is the loading area in the rear of the building? Required parking may not be / located in a truck loading zone. J 21. If dumpster is to remain in the PUE, please provide a note stating that should any portion of the dumpster enclosure be removed for utility work, the owner is / responsible for its replacement in compliance with the ordinance in place at that time. ,,✓22. A proposed easement is show extending to the Varsity Ford parking lot site, however, the parking blocks any connection between the two lots. The access easement should be a clear drive aisle so that future connection may be made upon redevelopment of the parking lot site. Reviewed by: Lindsay Boyer Date: March 7, 2006 LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER 1. Provide landscape plan. Site plan may not be approved with an approved site plan. 2. Provide a general note that 100% coverage of groundcover, decorative paving, decorative rock, 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. Reviewed by: Lindsay Boyer Date: March 7, 2006 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. ENGINEERING 1. Provide Fire Flow Report. 2. Provide plan and profile for fire hydrant line. 3. Relocate proposed fire hydrant to entrance island. You may also need additional fire lane and hydrant as the building currently is not covered in the 150' spray arc. 4. If you plan to discharge stormwater across the Greenway, it will have to be designed environmentally friendly with minimal velocity and no erosion, i.e. plunge pools. 5. Show location of irrigation meter. 6. Provide water service line size. 7. Minimum sewer service diameter is 6" for commercial structures. 8. Submit TxDOT Utility permit (4 copies) for fire hydrant connection. 9. FYI- You may want to place the dumpster closer to the loading dock. It might not be much fun hauling all the packing material from the back of the building to this location. Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: March 7, 2006 Home of Texas A&M University FIR ) 1. If the building is over 12,000 square feet, it will require a sprinkler system. Additionally, * the FDC may be no further than 150'from a hydrant, as the truck drives, or provide more building information to calculate fire flow and hydrant requirements. 2. Further comments may be made after this report submitted regarding the location of the fire lane and hydrants. Please be aware of all requirements of the International Fire Code 2003. 3. Not enough information given on the site plan i.e. hydrant location, fire lanes, FDC location and the height at the tallest peak. 4. Fire lane will have to go around the building due to its size, on the back side there needs to be either a turn around or the pavement needs to continue around the structure. 5. Knox box will be required for this structure. Reviewed by: Jerry Duffey Date: March 9, 2006 ELECTRICAL 1. Developer installs conduit per city specs and design. 2. City will provide drawings for conduit installation. 3. Developer provides 30' of rigid or IMC conduit for riser poles. City installs riser. 4. Developer to intercept existing conduit at designated transformers and extend as required. 5. If conduit does not exist at designated transformer, developer to furnish and install conduit as shown on electrical layout. 6. Developer pours transformer pad(s) per city specs and design. 7. Developer installs pull boxes as per city specs and design.(pull boxes provided by the city). 8. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and/or site plan email to pmartinezcstx. 9. Developer provides load data for project. 10. Single phase power available to job site. If three phase power is required developer will be responsible for additional cost associated with providing three phase power to job site. 1 1�l. eveloper provides temporary blanket easement for construction purposes. Developer provides easements for electric infrastructure as installed for electric lines. 13. To discuss any of the above electrical comments, please contact Gilbert Martinez at 979.764.6255. Reviewed by: Gilbert Martinez Date: 03-10-06 Home of Texas A&M University STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1 Project: ASHLEY HOME FRONT (SP)— 06-00500044 PLANNING 1. Change Title of Site Plan to Ashley Home Front. 2. According to the site plan, a fire hydrant is being proposed. Any public infrastructure will require a public infrastructure inspection fee of$600. 3. This submittal does not include elevations or material and color samples for Non- Residential Architectural Standards approval. This may be submitted for review with the site plan, or at the time of building permit. However, a building permit will not be issued until NRA approval has been granted. 4. Please provide note that a TIA will not be required for this site as documented by the ITE Traffic Generation report. 5. The required parking ratio for freestanding furniture sales is 1 space per 350 square feet. Please adjust the required number of parking spaces accordingly. 6. Provide the address of this project in the title box. 7. Provide Ownership information of all lots abutting this parcel. 8. Provide building height. 9. I was unable to locate the front building setback. Please include on the next submission or advise as to where I can find this note. 10. We have concerns about the configuration of the driveway from the Varsity Ford site. Please reconfigure the parking, end islands, and drive aisles at this entrance to provide for clearly delineated drive paths to minimize conflict between Varsity Ford, and traffic between the rear and front parking lots of Ashley Furniture. 11. We were unable to locate a ST1-07 detail in the Street Design Guidelines as per the note on the site plan. Please provide paving details for the fire lane and the parking lot. 12. Provisions must be made for bicycle parking facilities in compliance with UDO Section 7.9 F, Pedestrian / Bike Circulation & Facilities. 13. The rear parking spaces loading towards the building do not meet minimum parking space depth. Please increase the depth to 20 feet or increase the width of the abutting sidewalk to the minimum 6 feet as required by UDO Section 7.2 C, Dimensions and Access. 14. The end islands for the parking located next to the dumpster, and in the parking lot behind the building, next to the western most parking space, do not meet minimum area for end islands as required by UDO Section 7.2 D, End Islands. 15. Parking lots with greater than 120 spaces must meet requirements set out in UDO Section 7.9 H, Parking Lots. While the intent of breaking up areas of 120 spaces has been met, the additional landscaping area that is required in all 3 concepts has not been met. 16. Please provide screening details for the dumpster enclosure in compliance with UDO Section 7.7, Solid Waste. 17. It appears that the interior dimensions of the dumpster enclosure are not 12 feet by 12 feet clear. Please correct or provide dimensions. 18. Proposed access easement does not line up with proposed vehicle connection to adjacent undeveloped lot. Please relocate easement on plat or line up the easement with the onsite access. 19. 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 Home of Texas A&M University above grade. Such screening shall be coordinated with the building architecture and scale to maintain a unified appearance. 20. What is the loading area in the rear of the building? Required parking may not be located in a truck loading zone. 21. If dumpster is to remain in the PUE, please provide a note stating that should any portion of the dumpster enclosure be removed for utility work, the owner is responsible for its replacement in compliance with the ordinance in place at that time. 22. A proposed easement is show extending to the Varsity Ford parking lot site, however, the parking blocks any connection between the two lots. The access easement should be a clear drive aisle so that future connection may be made upon redevelopment of the parking lot site. Reviewed by: Lindsay Boyer Date: March 7, 2006 LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER 1. Provide landscape plan. Site plan may not be approved with an approved site plan. 2. Provide a general note that 100% coverage of groundcover, decorative paving, decorative rock, 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. Reviewed by: Lindsay Boyer Date: March 7, 2006 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. ENGINEERING 1. Provide Fire Flow Report. 2. Provide plan and profile for fire hydrant line. 3. Relocate proposed fire hydrant to entrance island. You may also need additional fire lane and hydrant as the building currently is not covered in the 150' spray arc. 4. If you plan to discharge stormwater across the Greenway, it will have to be designed environmentally friendly with minimal velocity and no erosion, i.e. plunge pools. 5. Show location of irrigation meter. 6. Provide water service line size. 7. Minimum sewer service diameter is 6" for commercial structures. 8. Submit TxDOT Utility permit (4 copies) for fire hydrant connection. 9. FYI- You may want to place the dumpster closer to the loading dock. It might not be much fun hauling all the packing material from the back of the building to this location. Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: March 7, 2006 Home of Texas A&M University FIRE 1. If the building is over 12,000 square feet, it will require a sprinkler system. Additionally, the FDC may be no further than 150'from a hydrant, as the truck drives, or provide more building information to calculate fire flow and hydrant requirements. 2. Further comments may be made after this report submitted regarding the location of the fire lane and hydrants. Please be aware of all requirements of the International Fire Code 2003. 3. Not enough information given on the site plan i.e. hydrant location, fire lanes, FDC location and the height at the tallest peak. 4. Fire lane will have to go around the building due to its size, on the back side there needs to be either a turn around or the pavement needs to continue around the structure. 5. Knox box will be required for this structure. Reviewed by: Jerry Duffey Date: March 9, 2006 ELECTRICAL 1. Developer installs conduit per city specs and design. 2. City will provide drawings for conduit installation. 3. Developer provides 30' of rigid or IMC conduit for riser poles. City installs riser. 4. Developer to intercept existing conduit at designated transformers and extend as required. 5. If conduit does not exist at designated transformer, developer to furnish and install conduit as shown on electrical layout. 6. Developer pours transformer pad(s) per city specs and design. 7. Developer installs pull boxes as per city specs and design.(pull boxes provided by the city). 8. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and/or site plan email to gmartinez(c�cstx. 9. Developer provides load data for project. 10. Single phase power available to job site. If three phase power is required developer will be responsible for additional cost associated with providing three phase power to job site. 11. Developer provides temporary blanket easement for construction purposes. 12. Developer provides easements for electric infrastructure as installed for electric lines. 13. To discuss any of the above electrical comments, please contact Gilbert Martinez at 979.764.6255. Reviewed by: Gilbert Martinez Date: 03-10-06 Home of Texas A&M University