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CITY OF COLLEGE STATIQ�.
Planning d Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
June 19, 2006
TO: Earl Havel, Applicant via fax#979.696.3040
FROM: Crissy Hartl, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: BENJAMIN KNOX ART 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:
One (1) revised site and landscaping plan.
Easement Dedication Sheet and required documents.
Please note that the Easement Dedication Sheet and 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: Benjamin Knox, Owner via fax#979.691.2788
Berry Engineering Company, Engineer via fax#979.696.3040
Case file#06-00500120
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STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: BENJAMIN KNOX ART CENTER-SP—06-00500120
PLANNING
1. Please note that additional comments may arise in future review after the Public
Improvement in a Public ROW application is reviewed.
2. Please add the name,address,and telephone number of the engineer to the title block.
3. Update the date of submittal-it currently states March 2006.
4. The site plan must be scaled to an engineering scale. Please adjust the site plan accordingly.
5. Please identify the zoning of the subject property.
6. Please identify all existing streets and provide the ROW measurements.
7. Please provide all driveway throat length details for all curb cuts.
8. Please provide curb and pavement details according to the College Station Site Design Standards.
9. Show all proposed and existing sidewalks along all rights-of-way.
10. Please include the height measurements for all buildings.
11. Per Section 7.9.F of the UDO, a facility capable of storing a minimum of four bicycles is
required for each non-residential building,including mixed-use buildings.
12. Please dimension all drive-aisles.
13. Please provide a dimension for the parking spaces.
14. Stripe the handicap accessible area.
15. In the parking analysis, please include the 1/250 parking ration used to calculate the required
parking for future reference.
16. A 180 square foot landscaped island is required at the end of each parking row, and the island
shall be entirely located on the property. Please verify that all end islands,including the island at
the point of new construction,meet these requirements.
17. Please show and dimension all easements on the property.
18. Please show fire lanes on the subject property and fire hydrants adjacent to property.
19. Please add a note to the site plan that this will be serviced by curbside sanitation pick-up.
20. Please remove proposed sign locations or add a note to the site plan that all signs will be
permitted separately.
21. 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.
Reviewed by: Crissy Hard Date: June 16,2006
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
1. Please provide a landscape, irrigation, and buffer plan according to Section 7.5 Landscaping in
the Unified Development Ordinance.
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: Crissy Hard Date: June 16,2006
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.
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2. All BackFlow devices must be installed and tested upon installation as per City Ordinance
2394.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO.1
1. TxDOT does not want another direct concentrated discharge point over the sidewalk and into
University Drive. How are you planning to discharge into University?
2. Show all easements,existing and proposed. Is the transformer in a PUE?
3. Show services to buildings.
4. Water meters shall be located in ROW or PUE.
5. You show a detail for Erosion Control Barrier,but do not delineate placement on Grading Plan.
If the Erosion Control is to be shown on the Grading Plan, please re-title the sheet to Grading
and Erosion Control Plan.
6. Minimum curb return radius is 25'. Refer to BCS Unified Design Guidelines,Specifications and
Details for commercial driveway design requirements.
7. Provide existing contours/grades. Include adjacent property lines.
8. Provide Drainage Report.
9. Provide Fire Flow Report/Letter.
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date:June 12,2006
ELECTRICAL COMMENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
1. Developer provides temporary blanket easement for construction purposes.
2. Developer provides easements for electric infrastructure as installed for electric lines
(including street lights).
3. Contact Gilbert Martinez at 764-6255 to coordinate details of electrical design.
GENERAL ELECTRICAL COMMENTS
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(akstx.gov
9. Developer provides load data for project.
10. To discuss any of the above electrical comments,please contact Gilbert Martinez at
979.764.6255
Reviewed by:Gilbert Martinez Date:06-15-06
SANITATION COMMENTS:
1. Looks like they should be fine with the garbage service they currently have.
Reviewed by:Wally Urrutia Date: June 13,2006
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning d Development Services
1101 TexasAvenue,
Texas Avenue,P.O. Box 9960
College Station,Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570/ Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
December 11,2006
TO: Earl Havel,Applicant
FROM: Crissy Hard,Staff Planner
SUBJECT: BENJAMIN KNOX ART 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. The next submittal will be the third and final review by
staff for this round of reviews. If all items have not been addressed on the next submittal, another $200
processing fee will need to be submitted for the subsequent set of three (3) reviews. Please address the
comments and submit the following information for further staff review:
One (1) revised site and landscaping plan.
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 764-3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
cc: Benjamin Knox,Owner via fax# 691.2788
Case file#06-00500120
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STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project: BENJAMIN KNOX ART CENTER- 06-00500120
PLANNING
Provide a key map of the subject property on the site plan.
Please state the total site area of both properties in the tide block.
Please provide the ownership and current zoning of the subject parcel and all abutting parcels.
ve.Provide the gross square footage of all existing buildings on the site plan.
✓J' Staff noted all setback lines except for the rear setback for 411 Nimitz. Please identify and label the rear
setback line for this lot.OZ D 1 recur cs lc) m• V1d� cu to., C
fr.4!Please identify all existing streets and provide the ROW measurements. CO" Tdd.
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ill �o Please move the bike rack from the landscape plan to the site plan. c� . L'
V c. i 1 A curb should be provided along the concrete walkway that borders Building "C." Please provide the"*.- 1 10 •
`/ appropriate curbing. �'(/j,(,ll�
S11. Please show and dimension all easements on the property.Ruh�,(� (n V I S
ti1•Please add a note to the site plan that this will be serviced by curbside sanitation pick-up.
lease explain your intent for the "Trash Area"identified on the landscape plan. Also keep in mind that
per Section 7.7.C.9 Guidelines all required containers shall be screened from view of pedestrian and
hicular traffic and may require the approval of screening details.
Please provide parking screening for the side of the parking spaces along Nimitz.
15. Please verify that all plants on the landsca e legend are depicted on the landscape plan. Staff was unable
account for all plants. 3 {6)(,b r who �o ,� 4 s
rtreetscaping requirements also apply to this property. P r ec on `�D.3 Streetscape Requirements,
V 300 additional points are required for every 50 linear feet of frontage on a right-of-way. The 75' frontage
on Nimitz would add another 450 points to the total number of required points. Additionally, one
canopy tree is required for every 32' feet of frontage, which would mean 3 trees along Nimitz. Please
add these requirements to the Landscape Analysis and provide another canopy tree along the Nimitz
frontage.
Reviewed by: Crissy Hard Date: December 11,2006
ENGINEERING
1. No comments.
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: December 11,2006
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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.
Project:BENJAMIN KNOX ART CENTER-06-00500120
PLANNING
1. Provide a key map of the subject property on the site plan.
2. Please state the total site area of both properties in the title block.
3. Please provide the ownership and current zoning of the subject parcel and all abutting parcels.
4. Provide the gross square footage of all existing buildings on the site plan.
5. Staff noted all setback lines except for the rear setback for 411 Nimitz. Please identify and label the rear
setback line for this lot.
6. Please identify all existing streets and provide the ROW measurements.
7. Please provide curb and pavement details according to the College Station Site Design Standards.
8. Show all proposed and existing sidewalks along all rights-of-way.
9. Please move the bike rack from the landscape plan to the site plan.
10. A curb should be provided along the concrete walkway that borders Building "C." Please provide the
appropriate curbing.
11. Please show and dimension all easements on the property.
12. Please add a note to the site plan that this will be serviced by curbside sanitation pick-up.
13. Please explain your intent for the "Trash Area"identified on the landscape plan. Also keep in mind that
per Section 7.7.C.9 Guidelines all required containers shall be screened from view of pedestrian and
vehicular traffic and may require the approval of screening details.
14. Please provide parking screening for the side of the parking spaces along Nimitz.
15. Please verify that all plants on the landscape legend are depicted on the landscape plan. Staff was unable
to account for all plants.
16. Streetscaping requirements also apply to this property. Per Section 7.5D.3 Streetscape Requirements,
300 additional points are required for every 50 linear feet of frontage on a right-of-way. The 75' frontage
on Nimitz would add another 450 points to the total number of required points. Additionally, one
canopy tree is required for every 32' feet of frontage, which would mean 3 trees along Nimitz. Please
add these requirements to the Landscape Analysis and provide another canopy tree along the Nimitz
frontage.
Reviewed by: Crissy Hartl Date: December 11,2006
ENGINEERING
1. No comments.
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: December 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
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CITY OF COI S.FGE STATION
Planning d Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue,P.O. Box 9960
College Station,Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
December 20,2006
TO: Earl Havel,Applicant;via fax
FROM: Jennifer Prochazka, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: BENJAMIN KNOX ART 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:
One (1) revised site and landscaping plan.
$200 processing fee for further review
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
764-3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
cc: Benjamin Knox,Owner via fax # 691.2788
Case file #06-00500120
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. 1 of 2
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project:BENJAMIN KNOX ART CENTER-06-00500120
PLANNING
1. A curb should be provided along the concrete walkway that borders Building "C." Please
provide the appropriate curbing. (repeat comment)
2. Please verify that all plants on the landscape legend are depicted on the landscape plan (3
"existing Red Tip Photini" are missing). (repeat comment)
Please note that no proposed signs or sign locations will be approved with the site plan.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Prochazka Date: December 20,2006
ENGINEERING
1. No comments.
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: December 18,2006
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