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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence (2) IPS Group Planning Solutions June 26,2007 Bridgette George,Development Coordinator City of College Station,Development Services 1101 Texas Avenue South College Station,Texas 77842 Re: Preliminary Plat submittal for The Lofts,Wolf Pen Creek. Dear Bridgette, Attached please find the preliminary plat for The Lofts that is located at Dartmouth and Holleman in the Wolf Pen Creek zoning district. Along with the application and 14 copies of the plat,you will find the following supporting information: • Letter from Steve Beachy dated January 24,2007 re: the parkland dedication requirements. • Copy of FEMA's FIRM map panel. • Letter from Ken Fogle dated May 18, 2007 re: the oversized participation request for Manuel Drive. Please do not hesitate to call me at(979)846-9259 if you have any questions. Sincerely, i , t L Natal e Ruiz,AICP Principal 511 University Drive East, Suite 211 College Station, TX 77840 979-846-9259 www.IPSGroup.us T , iffrimei will IPS Group It --vikh;,mw Planning Solutions July 10, 2007 Jason Schubert, Staff Planner City of College Station, Development Services 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77840 Re: The Lofts, Wolf Pen Creek Preliminary Plat scheduled for P&Z on August 2, 2007. As requested, we are submitting the following for consideration by the Planning & Zoning Commission on August 2, 2007: —?--- On (1) " 6" copy of the revised Preliminary Plat; and � D-1 Seventee 17) 1" x 17" copies of the revised Preliminary Plat. If you have any questions please feel free to call me. Sincere if atal. -uiz, A Principal, IPS Group Attachments: Revised Preliminary Plat cc: Mark Lindley, Asset Plus Companies, via mlindley cC�assetpluscorp.com Barrett Kirk, Asset Plus Companies, via bkirk(a�assetpluscorp.com Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan, LLP, via v a(�,mitchellandmorgan.com Case file#07-00500153 09-0* 511 University Drive East, Suite�.1-f College Station, TX 77840 979-846-9259 www.IPSGroup.us (*ff- 1144 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION 1 , MEMORANDUM July 25, 2007 To: Mark Lindley Senior Vice President Asset Plus Companies From: Robert S. Cowell, AICP Director of Planning and Development Service City of College Station Re: Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek Agreement Summary As the Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek development continues to progress, several issues have been discussed and resolved between the City of College Station and Asset Plus Companies. To ensure that these decisions are documented, they have been summarized below. The items have been organized into determinations made by the City, discretionary items provided by the City, and required items of actions/items of Asset Plus Companies. Determinations The City of College Station has made the following determinations: 1. The Lofts a t Wolf Pen Creek development is proposed on the Woodstock I Reserve Tract ("Lot 1") and the unplatted lot of the proposed The Lofts Wolf Pen Creek subdivision ("Lot 2"). Lot 1 is located on the southwest corner of the Holleman Drive / Dartmouth Drive intersection, while lot 2 is directly adjacent and south of lot 1 along Dartmouth Drive. Lot 1 was a part of a reserve tract within the Woodstock subdivision filed in October 1979. Based on this, the City has determined that lot 1 is a legally platted lot. Furthermore, lot 2 has not been platted and must be platted prior to development according to the Subdivision Regulations. 2. In accordance with the Subdivision Regulations Section 8-G, the platting of lot 2 will require the dedication and construction of Manuel Drive, a minor the heart of the Research Valley P.O.BOX 9960 1101 TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION•TEXAS•77842 979.764.3510 www_cstx_nnv collector as shown on the City's Thoroughfare Plan. Based on the Rough Proportionality requirement from Texas Local Government Code Section 242.904, the City has determined that the traffic impact of the Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek development on Manuel Drive will require a local street cross section. Based on this, the City may participate in the necessary cost to oversize this roadway to the minor collector standard, not to exceed thirty percent of the construction cost of Manuel Drive as provided through the Oversized Participation request process. 3. In accordance with the Subdivision Regulations Section 8-G, the City has determined that right-of-way along the Dartmouth Drive frontage of Lot 2 will be required to be dedicated through the subdivision plat. This right-of- way dedication requirement was determined to be ten feet based on half of the difference between the Minor Arterial right-of-way width of one hundred feet (as documented in the Bryan/College Station Unified Design Guidelines) and the existing right-of-way width of eighty feet. The City also determined that this ten-foot dedication is roughly proportional to the impact of the proposed development on Dartmouth Drive. Discretionary Items The City of College Station has agreed to provide discretion on the following items: 1. Based on the Bryan/College Station Unified Design Guidelines, the minimum horizontal centerline radius for a minor collector is 430 feet. Asset Plus Companies requested that discretion be given with the approval of a "special design" for Manuel Drive with the centerline radius requirement reduced to 200 feet to minimize the impact of the thoroughfare on the development. The City has approved this "special design" as the intersection of Dartmouth Drive and Manuel Drive will be a T-intersection with traffic on Manuel Drive naturally slowing as it approaches a stop condition at Dartmouth Drive. 2. Asset Plus Companies requested that the City use discretion to allow a five- foot dedication along the entire project's Dartmouth Drive frontage (i.e., lots 1 and 2) in lieu of the ten-foot dedication along lot 2's Dartmouth Drive frontage. The City has determined that this dedication is acceptable and practical as any improvement to Dartmouth Drive would likely need to be made along the entire length of the development's frontage, rather than only along the frontage of lot 2. 3. Asset Plus Companies requested that the City use the Administrative Adjustment discretionary authority, as allowed in the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 3.15, to allow the building to encroach into the 15-foot setback along Dartmouth Drive. The City has agreed to provide this discretion in up to two locations for up to 1.5-feet on the southeast corner of the building along Dartmouth Drive if necessary. For the Administrative Adjustment to be formally approved, an Administrative Adjustment application must be completed and submitted to the City. Required Items/Actions The following items/actions will be required of Action Plus Companies: 1. Asset Plus Companies must agree that the five-foot right-of-way dedication along the entire project frontage, in lieu of the ten-foot right-of-way dedication along lot 2, is roughly proportional to the overall traffic impact of the development on Dartmouth Drive. 2. While the five-foot right-of-way dedication along lot 2's Dartmouth Drive frontage will be exacted through the subdivision plat, lot l's right-of way dedication along Dartmouth Drive will occur by separate instrument. The documentation for this dedication must be submitted to the city by the date in which the final plat of lot 2 is to be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Furthermore, the filing of this dedication must occur prior to the issuance of any building permits related to construction of the Lofts of Wolf Pen Creek development. Please note that all other requirements of applicable city codes or previous agreements between the City and the Developer remain valid and applicable. CC: Barrett Kirk, Asset Plus Companies Natalie Ruiz, IPS Group Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan, LLP a (..i." ;.. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION MEMORANDUM August 1, 2007 To: Mark Lindley Senior Vice President Asset Plus Companies From: Robert S. Cowell, AICP Director of Planning and eve ent Services City of College Station Re: Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek Agreement Summary (Revised) As the Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek development continues to progress, several issues have been discussed and resolved between the City of College Station and Asset Plus Companies. To ensure that these decisions are documented, they have been summarized below. The items have been organized into determinations made by the City, discretionary items provided by the City, and required items of actions/items of Asset Plus Companies. Determinations The City of College Station has made the following determinations: 1. The Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek development is proposed on the Woodstock I Reserve Tract ("Lot 1") and the unplatted lot of the proposed The Lofts Wolf Pen Creek subdivision ("Lot 2"). Lot 1 is located on the southwest corner of the Holleman Drive / Dartmouth Street intersection, while Lot 2 is directly adjacent and south of Lot 1 along Dartmouth Street. Lot 1 was a part of a reserve tract within the Woodstock subdivision filed in October 1979. Based on this, the City has determined that Lot 1 is a legally platted lot. Furthermore, Lot 2 has not been platted and must be platted prior to development according to the Subdivision Regulations. 2. In accordance with the Subdivision Regulations Section 8-G, the platting of Lot 2 will require the dedication and construction of Manuel Drive, a minor the heart of the Research Valley P.O.BOX 9960 1101 TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION•TEXAS•77842 979.764.3510 collector as shown on the City's Thoroughfare Plan. Based on the Rough Proportionality requirement from Texas Local Government Code Section 242.904, the City has determined that the traffic impact of the Lofts at Wolf Pen Creek development on Manuel Drive will require a local street cross section. Based on this, the City may participate in the necessary cost to oversize this roadway to the minor collector standard, not to exceed thirty percent of the construction cost of Manuel Drive as provided through the Oversized Participation request process. 3. In accordance with the Subdivision Regulations Section 8-G, the City has determined that right-of-way along the Dartmouth Street frontage of Lot 2 will be required to be dedicated through the subdivision plat. This right-of- way dedication requirement was determined to be ten feet based on half of the difference between the Minor Arterial right-of-way width of one hundred feet (as documented in the Bryan/College Station Unified Design Guidelines) and the existing right-of-way width of eighty feet. The City also determined that this ten-foot dedication is roughly proportional to the impact of the proposed development on Dartmouth Street. Discretionary Items The City of College Station has agreed to provide discretion on the following items: 1. Based on the Bryan/College Station Unified Design Guidelines, the minimum horizontal centerline radius for a minor collector is 430 feet. Asset Plus Companies requested that discretion be given with the approval of a "special design" for Manuel Drive with the centerline radius requirement reduced to 200 feet to minimize the impact of the thoroughfare on the development. The City has approved this "special design" as the intersection of Dartmouth Street and Manuel Drive will be a T-intersection with traffic on Manuel Drive naturally slowing as it approaches a stop condition at Dartmouth Street. 2. Asset Plus Companies requested that the City use discretion to allow a five- foot dedication along the entire project's Dartmouth Street frontage (i.e., Lots 1 and 2) in lieu of the ten-foot dedication along Lot 2's Dartmouth Street frontage. The City has determined that this dedication is acceptable and practical as any improvement to Dartmouth Street would likely need to be made along the entire length of the development's frontage, rather than only along the frontage of Lot 2. A 40-foot portion of the right-of-way dedication on Lot 2 may be reduced to only 1.5 feet to accommodate the development. 3. Asset Plus Companies requested that the City use the Administrative Adjustment discretionary authority, as allowed in the Unified Development Ordinance, Section 3.15, to allow the building to encroach into the 15-foot setback along Dartmouth Street. The City has agreed to provide this discretion in up to two locations for up to 1.5-feet on the southeast corner of the building along Dartmouth Street if necessary. For the Administrative Adjustment to be formally approved, an Administrative Adjustment application must be completed and submitted to the City. Required Items/Actions The following items/actions will be required of Action Plus Companies: 1. Asset Plus Companies must agree that the five-foot right-of-way dedication along Dartmouth's project frontage, in lieu of the ten-foot right-of-way dedication along Lot 2, is roughly proportional to the overall traffic impact of the development on Dartmouth Street. 2. While the five-foot right-of-way dedication along Lot 2's Dartmouth Street frontage will be exacted through the subdivision plat, Lot l's right-of way dedication along Dartmouth Street will occur by separate instrument. The documentation for this dedication must be submitted to the city by the date in which the final plat of Lot 2 is to be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Furthermore, the filing of this dedication must occur prior to the issuance of any building permits related to construction of the Lofts of Wolf Pen Creek development. Please note that all other requirements of applicable city codes or previous agreements between the City and the Developer remain valid and applicable. CC: Barrett Kirk, Asset Plus Companies Natalie Ruiz, IPS Group Veronica Morgan, Mitchell & Morgan, LLP (Akff NittRamotio CITY OF COLLEGE STATION mmitivxmost'= Planning do Development Services May 18, 2007 Mark Lindley Asset Plus Companies 5151 San Felipe Suite 2050 Houston,Texas 77056 Re: Manuel Drive-Rough Proportionality Dear Mr.Lindley: Based on the Texas Local Government Code (TLGC)§212.904,the developer's portion of costs related to public infrastructure improvements may not exceed the amount required for infrastructure improvements that are roughly proportionate to the proposed development.In the case of the extension of Manuel Drive through the Cambridge Lofts development,the City has found that the development's portion of traffic does not require a minor collector,but a residential street.Therefore,the City of College Station will utilize the oversized participation process to contribute the cost necessary to oversize a residential street cross-section to a minor collector,not to exceed 30%of the Manuel Drive construction cost. If you have questions or comments about this,please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Kendall Fogle,P.E. Transportation Planner cc: Harvey Cargill,City Attorney Carla Robinson,First Assistant City Attorney Mark Smith, P.E., Director of Public Works Bob Mosley,P.E.,City Engineer Alan Gibbs,P.E., Senior Assistant City Engineer Lance Simms,Acting Director of Planning and Development Services P.O.BOX 9960.1101 TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION •TEXAS•77842 979.764.3570 www.cstx.gov evvr? tzoo 61 H. ?F-ep7te-1-tc,p..) L 7-1 61,1Qt5re-Att<i1J o VtS (A - J - ) tr--t,r5A),Q LT" 717A-1 C743o 1--F-tp5/72,41 &*t> -t-u(2-4,-) 124 c frt "r- e=q--) M AM u1_ bZ Ge5rr 1-0 T14 . ( 4o "t1:2-t PS). oc>r, sp ,44 -112-1 P5 t op 4/ --ri) H60-L.4..emdkt..) h 1 12- 4-9.4--e-9.-t syfc:5LuM.B. 11-04U) )D,ex-Tht) 12c0JV •v-- I cc, in— .04i2=n,4 Sfrz1-0 \ivy 4 FE-im— e- to 000 vpio far wol,A t.) 12-r 33 \PP9 + 3vri) 72. FEJET te 000 VP/0 Lex? er 06/19/2007 15:01 FAX 979764373- CCS PARKS & REC. U002 k`A Zia$':xsm CITY OF COLLEGE STATION wyyryfF the heart of the Research Vail), �,R,�,,•.;.c.� January 24, 2007 Jane Kee, A.I.C.P. IPS Group 511 University Drive East, Suite 211 College Station, TX 77840 RE: Multi family Development on Property in Wolf Pen Creek District (Corner of Holleman and Dartmouth) Dear Jane: Following review of the preliminary site plan of the proposed multi-family development at the southwest corner of the Holleman/Dartmouth intersection, it is my determination that administrative approval of the fee in lieu of a park land dedication is a.proved. The required dedication will be less than three acres. The administrative approval form will be completed when the exact number of dwelling units is determined. If I can be of any further assistance, please contact me at(979) 764-3413. Sincerel 7 Ste. en C. Beachy or Director Parks and Recreation Department City of College Station pas P.O.BOX 9960 1 101 TEXAS AVENUE COLLEGE STATION•TEXAS•77842 979.764.3500 www.cstx.gov