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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning&Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
August 11, 2006
TO: Brett McCully, via fax 260-3849
FROM: Molly Hitchcock, Planning Administrator
SUBJECT: ASHLEY HOME FRONT (SP) -Site Plan
Staff reviewed the color samples and elevations 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:
One (1) revised elevation sheet.
If there are comments that you are not addressing with the revised plan, please attach a letter
explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call
Lindsay at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
cc: Tony Majors, via fax 693.1744
Case file #06-00500044
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning&Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
March 13, 2006
TO: Brett McCully, via fax 260-3849 i/
FROM: Lindsay Boyer, Project Manager
SUBJECT: ASHLEY HOME FRONT (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:
$600 Infrastructure Inspection Fee
One (1) revised site plan
One (1) landscaping plan
TxDOT Utility permit (4 copies) for fire hydrant connection
Easement Dedication Sheet and required documents (please allow 4
weeks to process).
Please note that the Easement Dedication Sheet and the necessary documents are
required prior to the issuance of a building permit. 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 call me at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
cc: Tony Majors, via fax 693.1744
Case file #06-00500044
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning er Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570/ Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
March 13, 2006
TO: Brett McCuIIy, via fax 260-3849 i/
FROM: Lindsay Boyer, Project Manager
SUBJECT: ASHLEY HOME FRONT (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:
$600 Infrastructure Inspection Fee
One (1) revised site plan
One (1) landscaping plan
TxDOT Utility permit (4 copies) for fire hydrant connection
Easement Dedication Sheet and required documents (please allow 4
weeks to process).
Please note that the Easement Dedication Sheet and the necessary documents are
required prior to the issuance of a building permit. 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 call me at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
cc: Tony Majors, via fax 693.1744
Case file #06-00500044
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May 1, 2006
Alan Gibbs, P.E.
Development Engineer
City of College Station
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77845
Re: Ashley Furniture HomeStore
Offsite Grading Permission
Dear Mr. Gibbs,
At this time, I am the owner of the property included within the High Ridge Replat
subdivision, which includes the site where the Ashley Furniture HomeStore is currently
being permitted.
This letter shall serve to document my permission for the site grading and slopes related
to the Ashley Project to extend beyond the limits of the actual parcel being developed,
and onto the adjacent parcel to the north.
When this northern parcel is developed, it too will receive a significant amount of fill,
thus reducing (or possibly eliminating) this interim slope making any permanent
provision here impractical.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, feel free to contact myself, or my
Project Manager, Phil Kirk, at 979-694-2022.
Thank you for your continued cooperation on this project.
Sincerely,
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Bridgette George
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City of College Station
Planning and Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 9960
College Station Texas 77842
RE: Ashley HomeStore Site Plan Review
Case File #06-00500044
Dear Ms. George:
The following are our responses to comments from the latest staff review for this project.
PLANNING
Coy 1--{tZ-tZ-P ; Our records indicate that the public infrastructure inspection fee has still not been paid
(Refer Comment #2, Planning). Enclosed is a copy of the receipt showing the
infrastructure review and inspection fee has been paid. The $300 on the receipt is for
the cost increase from a minor plat to a replat for the High Ridge Subdivision, and the
$600 is the infrastructure fee for this site plan..
`C`onZoning label for the adjacent properties (excluding the Varsity Ford site) are incorrect.
This property was recently re-zoned to C-1, General Commercial. These labels have
V- c.,vct 10 4 been changed.
Building Height. The approximate building height is appreciated, however, if the
building ends up having a height of over 30 feet, the fire lane must be able to
accommodate an aerial truck. Please have your architect keep this in mind as it may
require changes to your site plan. No changes are required. In anticipation of a
building height greater than 30', a 26' wide fire lane has already been provided and
striped along the entire east side of the building. This was done after consulting with
Fire Marshall Staff after the first review.
ugei. The phasing of the parking is allowed, however, please show the limits of the surfacing
for Phase 1 and the curbing that will be provided. Additionally, once the parking lot
exceeds 120 spaces, it must meet the requirements in Section 7.9 of the UDO. Please
show how you will be meeting this with Phase 2 parking. Otherwise, we cannot approve
this site plan with Phase 2 parking shown. Additional labels have been added to clarify
the limits of the first phase parking. With regards to the ultimate development parking
count, we respectfully believe that the referenced section will not apply to this site. As
stated, the intent of Section 7.9 is to break up large parking lots. In the case of the
Ashley development, the parking is spread around the building, thus providing the
`breaking up' effect sought by the ordinance. While we concede that reasonable minds
may disagree on whether there will be two or three parking lots that surround the
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building's three sides, it should be clear that there will not be any single parking lot that
exceeds the 120 space limitation. Since any future parking expansion will have to be
reviewed and permitted at that time, we expect that the rules and requirements in effect
at that time will govern.
5. This site plan shall not be approved without a Landscape Plan that meets ordinance.
Landscape and Irrigation Plans are being submitted for review.
/ L eT4 Fire has concerns about the Fire Lane access to the south end of the building facing
Varsity Ford. Please show how a truck could make that turn. Additionally, the
turnaround provided at the end of that drive aisle does not meet the requirements for a
hammerhead or any alternative to a hammerhead. Please contact Jerry Duffy in the
Fire Marshall's office for additional information 764-3400. The Fire Lane layout,
including turning radii, widths, limits and the turnaround were all discussed personally
with Eric Dotson on March 15th in response to the first round of comments. We applied
the turning templates and length scales to verify at that time what would be acceptable
to the Department.
ENGINEERING
A TxDOT Utility permit is required before Site Plan approval. A copy of the submitted
permit is included.
�. Temporary Blanket Easement is required before Site Plan approval. A TBE form will be
provided based on the legal description from the newly approved plat.
3. Fire flow report needs to follow Fire Code in determining the flow based on construction
materials, square footage of building, etc. Based on the Fire Code Apendix B, the
building size of 35,000sf and the proposed automatic sprinkler system, the building will
be required to be served with between 500 and 1250 gpm. Based on Appendiz C, on ly
one fire hydrant would be required as originally submitted. However, since Mr. Dotson
highly valued this additional hydrant during out 3/15 meeting, and since we did not have
the final building construction typing from the architect, we have added the facility at no
insignificant cost. In our last submittal we provided existing fire flow information from an
adjacent hydrant indicating that these flows were easily obtained onsite. Given the high
pressures of our water distribution system, the low volumes of water required, and the
short extensions of service, we believe the ability to supply this water is obvious and
beyond the necessity to analyze.
4. I do not see any revision to the drainage from what was submitted last time. You must
take the flow to a defined channel or return to sheet flow. If you take discharge to the
defined channel across the Greenway, it has to be environmentally friendly as
previously commented. We have changed the alignment of our release point to better
match the contour of the existing property. We believe our design affords protection to
the Greenway by using a combination of our outlet structure and a short rock lined
channel to dissipate the exit velocity of the runoff. It should also be noted that while
constructing an unlined channel to the existing creek would meet the conditions of this
comment, such improvements were specifically barred by the former Greenways
Manager for the City, as this area is intended to be left as un-hampered by
improvements as possible to allow for future trail node development.
Referencing the drainage report submitted on March 3, 2006 for this project, runoff from
the 1% storm event by drainage area is as follows:
Drainage Area 1 5.91 cfs
Drainage Area 2 8.32 cfs
Drainage Area 3 0.94 cfs
Drainage Area 4 7.73 cfs
Drainage areas 1, 2, and 4 are collected and discharged at a common point, the opening
in the discharge junction box. The cumulative flowrate is then 21.96 cfs that discharges
through an 18"x 36"(4.5 square feet) opening for a velocity of 4.88 feet per second.
A flared chute and wingwall is proposed to further dissipate the energy and calm the
flow. After exiting the chute, a 20 foot long section of 6" — 12" diameter stone is
proposed to further reduce the velocity as it is returned to sheet flow. Using a Manning
Roughness coefficient of 0.03 yields an exit velocity at the release point at less than 3
feet per second, and a flow depth of less than 6 inches.
5. What is the velocity of the storm water discharge? Please see above.
6. Private taps are not allowed on 18" water mains. Please take service off the proposed
fire hydrant line. Service is now taken off the fire hydrant line.
7. Show proposed PUEs for fire hydrant lines and fire line. A 15' wide PUE is now shown
for the fire hydrant and fire line.
8. Show fire line to building and include in plan and profile. Fire line added to profile.
9. Engineer's cost estimate is required for public infrastructure. A cost estimate is included
for your use.
10. Encase the portion of water line under the retaining wall. A casing has been added to
this section of line.
11. Add note that construction will be in conformance with BCS Unified Design Guidelines,
Specifications and Details. Also include sheet of pertinent details. Note added (Site
Plan, General Note#15).
12. You will need a slope easement for off-site grading. Provide a copy of the filed
instrument. Waiting on staff response.
13. Provide an Erosion Control Plan. An Erosion Control Plan is now provided.
As we near the end of this process, please remember that we are more than willing to come
by and visit about any or all of these issues. We know that Staff is very busy, but a simple
30 minute meeting could save all of us a lot of time and typing.
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Brett McCully, P.E.
Senior Engineer/Branch Manager
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Lindsay Boyer Attn: Lindsay Boyer
Staff Planner Re: Ashely Home Front
City of College Station
Planning & Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77842
We are sending you: X Attached Under separate cover via:
The following items:
Drawings Prints X Plans Samples
Copy of letter Change order Specifications
Other
Copies Date No. Description
6 5/15/2006 7025 Complete Sets of Construction Documents-Ashley Home Front
2 5/15/2006 7025 Revised Site Plans-Ashley Home Front
1 5/15/2006 7025 Landscaping Plan-Ashley Home Front
1 5/15/2006 7025 11 x 17 Grading&Erosion Control Plan
These are transmitted as checked below:
For approval For review and comment
For your use X As requested
For bids due:
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Date 3/27/2006 Job No. 7025
Bridgette George Attn: Bridgette George
Development Coordinator Re: Ashley Furniture Homestore
City of College Station
Planning & Development Services
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77842
(979) 764-3570
We are sending you: X Attached Under separate cover via:
The following items:
Shop drawings Prints X Plans Samples
Copy of letter Change order Specifications
X Other Fire Flow Report
Copies Date No. Description
1 3/27/2006 7025 Fire Flow Test Report-Ashley Furniture Homestore
ito)- 3/27/2006 7025 Site Plan-Ashley Furniture
These are transmitted as checked below:
For approval X For review and response
For your use As requested
For bids due:
Signed
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Bridgette George
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City of College Station
Planning and Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 9960
College Station Texas 77842
RE: Ashley HomeStore Site Plan ReviewSite Plan
Case File #06-00500044
Dear Ms. George:
The following are our responses to comments from the planning and engineering staff
review for referenced project. Landscaping, and electrical plans will be submitted separately
and are not addressed in this resubmittal.
PLANNING
1. Change Title of Site Plan of Ashley Home Front. The title has been changed to
Ashley HomeStore.
2. According to the site plan, a fire hydrant is being proposed. Any public
infrastructure will be required a public infrastructure inspection fee of$600.00.
The inspection fee is included with this resubmittal.
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. This information
will be submitted separately by the Architect.
4. Please provide note that a TIA will not be required for this site as documented by
the ITE Traffic Generation report. Note added as General Note #11.
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.
Initially, only the required 110 spaces will be built. An additional 34 spaces are
shown as Phase 2 and may be built at a later date.
6. Provide the address of this project in the title box. The correct address is now
shown.
7. Provide Ownership information of all lots abutting this parcel. This information
has been added.
8. Provide building height. The estimated building height of 26'-0"has been added.
This is based on previous buildings constructed for this owner. The Architect's
submittal will include the exact planned height of this particular building.
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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. The building setback line
is now shown.
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. The entrance has been reconfigured as requested.
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. Paving details have been added.
12. Provisions must be made for bicycle parking facilities in compliance with UDO
Section 7.9 F, Pedestrian / Bike Circulation & Facilities. The required pad/bike
rack has now been added and detailed.
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. The sidewalk has been widened to 6'.
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.
The dumpster pad area has been reconfigured as well as the back parking
areas. All end islands now meet the minimum area requirements.
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. A landscaping plan that meets these requirements
will be submitted separately.
16. Please provide screening details for the dumpster enclosure in compliance with
UDO Section 7.7, Solid Waste. A detail of the dumpster enclosure is now
included. The screening will match the building and will be submitted with the
Architectural plans.
17. It appears that the interior dimensions of the dumpster enclosure are not 12 feet
by 12 feet clear. Please correct or provide dimensions. After talking with
Sanitation Division, we will be using the 300 gallon container. The dumpster pad
having an inside clear dimension of 10'x 10'will be constructed.
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. This has been corrected.
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
above grade. Such screening shall be coordinated with the building architecture
and scale to maintain a unified appearance. This note has been added as
General Note #12.
20. What is the loading area in the rear of the building? Required parking may not
be located
in a truck loading zone. This has been removed.
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. The
dumpster has been relocated and will not be built in the PUE.
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. Parking has been reconfigured to provide
this aisle.
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
1. Provide landscape plan. Site plan may not be approved with an approved site
plan. A landscaping plan will be submitted separately.
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. This note has been added as General Note #14.
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. This item will be addressed in
the landscaping plan.
2. All Back Flow devices must be installed and tested upon installation as per City
Ordinance 2394. This item will be addressed in the landscaping plan.
ENGINEERING
1. Provide Fire Flow Report. A fire flow report is now included.
2. Provide plan and profile for fire hydrant line. A plan and profile sheet for the fire
hydrant lines are now included.
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. We have met with the Fire Marshal's office and have agreed to add a
second fire hydrant located in the rear. We have also coordinated the location of
the front hydrant with their office.
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. Meter location will be shown on
landscaping/irrigation plan.
6. Provide water service line size. This is now shown on the site plan.
7. Minimum sewer service diameter is 6" for commercial structures. A 6"service is
now shown.
8. Submit TxDOT Utility permit (4 copies) for fire hydrant connection. This will be
submitted separately.
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. As noted above, the dumpster has been relocated.
Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions.
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Lindsay Boyer
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City of College Station
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77842
Re: High Ride Development
August 8tn PAC Information
Dear Lindsay,
Thank you for your assistance on this project over the phone yesterday. I understand how
difficult it is to respond to complicated issues based on limited information. At your
suggestion, we have set a PAC for Monday, August 8th, and this letter should serve to
provide you as well as Carol with the background for the two main issues we currently
have regarding this project.
As background information, Bleyl &Associates has been working for Tony Majors, the
owner of the vacant parcel of land located on the northbound SH6 frontage road
immediately north of the existing Varsity Ford Dealership. Our efforts to date have been
aimed at preparing the parcel for future development by relocating the 100 year
floodplain in exchange for the dedication of the remaining floodplain to the City of
College Station as a greenway.
In this role, we have submitted a drainage development permit to address the grading, and
a plat to address both the dedication and the relocation of the 100 year floodplain line.
We received official comments on the plat during a June 14th facilitation meeting, and
verbal comments on the grading and floodplain issues. Along with the timing of this
letter, we are resubmitting the grading plans with the appropriate revisions per that
facilitation meeting.
Recently, we have been retained by a potential buyer of a portion of the property to assist
in their evaluation of the property and its development potential. The current proposal is
a retail furniture store comprised of approximately 35,000sf of retail display area, and
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15,000sf warehousing area. The buyer is intending on purchasing approximately 3.75
acres of the property, leaving approximately 2.7 acres(not including the intended
greenways dedication). The facility would share the existing driveway at the common
corner with Varsity Ford, as well as an internal circulation aisle and second access point
within the 2.7 ac remainder.
The first question at hand relates to a conflict between the proposed use and those
allowed under the current C-2 zoning. With the assumption that the building will not
exceed 50.000sf,the use would be allowed under C-1 zoning. Therefore our first area of
concern is verifying that staff would be supportive of rezoning the proposed parcel to C-1
like many other parcels along this strip of frontage.
Our second question is drainage related. Current development guidelines would allow
the development of this parcel without detention requirements because it abuts, and thus
would drain directly into Carters Creek. However the current and proposed drainage path
downstream of this development crosses the area intended to be dedicated to the City as
greenway. Our question therefore is to verify that this development may proceed,
without detention requirements, as long as appropriate drainage facilities are constructed
to convey the flows directly to Carters Creek, and that the greenways dedication would
still be acceptable with such a drainage facility.
I have attached a draft site layout for your review, with the understanding that it is subject
to change and modification.
Because I will be out of the state on the day of this meeting, Sam Vernon of our office
will attend the meeting to discuss the drainage issues, and our subconsultant Kelly
Templin of IPS Group will attend to discuss the zoning and use issues.
Should you have any questions, comments, concerns, or require additional information,
please do not hesitate to contact me (through August 4th), or Sam Vernon after that date.
Thank you again for your assistance.
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