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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondenceJames, Harwick / Partners, Inc. 834011ieadon, Load, .Suite 248 Dallas, Teti -as 75231-3766 214.363.5687 • fnv 214.363.9563 E 'la'hratin"" 25 1 dear" r t SL -'f" is C to 11) .. �.'1tFXaP--flim , May 26, 2006 Schematic Design Meeting No. 3 Retreat at Crescent Pointe Project Number 206010 ' `fes CPApF,i P1\..i rV Ronald E. Hai -wick, AIA, CSI J. Mark Wolf, AIA Michael L. Arbour, AIA John Sc:hradet-, AIA Robert Bullis, AIA W. Brian Keith, AIA, AICP Carl M. Malcolm Helen V. Stewart Melissa Joesoef Davy Pang Sheila Kleinpeter, AIA Persons Present Representing Greg Smith Rockwood Capital, Inc. Gus Roux Rockwood Capital, Inc. Dale Browne McClure & Browne Herb Meeks Meeks Design Group Joshua Norton City of College Station (Public Works) Lindsay Boyer City of College Station (Planning & Development) Jerry Duffey City of College Station (Fire Prevention) Ben McCarty City of College Station (Plans Examiner) Sam Weido College Station Utilities John Schrader James, Harwick+Partners, Inc. The meeting was held at City of College Station on May 17, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. DISCUSSION/ACTION LIST: Issue a a b co o z Items Discussed: 5/17/06 1 Plat is currently under review. 2 Having a fence along the park is fine as long as it is visually open. 3 Parties to review UDO 4 One corn actor at a convenient locations is ok. 5 Fire lanes must be 26' wide. 6 Fire hydrants to be within 150' of FDC Retreat at Crescent Pointe May 25, 2006 Page 2 la Issue a a" 7 Architect to check if the project needs 3 phase service and respond to College Station utilities. 8 One point of services for electrical utilities. 9 Architect to supply site plan and College Station utilities will help locate transformers. 10 One monumental sign is allowed per entry. I 1 Lead time on transformers is 6 months. 12 Knox box at all vehicular gates and club. 13 Attic and Breezeways do not have to be sprinkled 14 Rises room to be accessible from outside with no obstacles in front of it. 15 18' parking spaces are allowed if adjacent to 6' sidewalk or adjacent to 4' landscape before sidewalk. 16 General Contractor will have sprinkler contractor to contact College Station fire prevention. 17 Fire lanes must be designated either a. With signs and curbs painted, or, b. With no signs and painted continuous painted lane. 18 Do not place smoke detector too close to retrace air. After the meeting was concluded Greg Gus and John met with Ben McCarty and the following items were discussed? I The building department allows temp C.O. but must be coordinated with planning, landscape and fire department. 2 Codes that are currently enforced are as follows: • The International Building Code (2003 Edition) Adopted Amendments • The International Residential Code (2003 Edition) Adopted Amendments • The International Plumbing Code (2003 Edition) Adopted Amendments • The International Mechanical Code (2003 Edition) Adopted Amendments • The International Fuel Gas Code (2003 Edition) Adopted Amendments • The International Energy Conservation Code (2003 Edition) Adopted Amendments • The International Property Maintenance Code (2003 Edition) Adopted Amendments • The International Electrical Code (2002 Edition) Adopted Amendments • The International Fire Prevention Code (2003 Edition) Adopted Amendments 3 Occupancy is R2 4 Construction type is 5a combustible 5 Allowable floor area is 12K sf plus allowable area increases. Retreat at Crescent Pointe May 25, 2006 Page 3 With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. Anyone taking exception to these notes should notify the Architect, in writing, within seven (7) days; otherwise, the minutes shall stand approved as written. Sincerely, James, Harlvick+Partners, Inc. John Schrader, AIA Senior Associate JS/ksb J:\2006\206010\Documents\Design\O1 Project Record Meeting Minutes\R n;C1'sdmtg3.DOC cc: Parties Present File d C a rQ J .12 Issue a x � 6 Allowable height is 3 stories 7 Buildings are required to havesprinklers and NFPA 13R is acceptable. 8 Area separation walls are to have a 2 hour rating and gypsum board shaft liners are allowed. 9 Required fire ratings are as follows: Tenant Separation Walls: lhr Garage/unit Separation Walls: lhr Ceiling/Roof Assembly: lhr Balcony/Soffit Assembly: lir Door Fire Ratings at Breezeways & Garages: 20 min. Breezeway/Unit Separate: lhr 10 Smoke detectors are required on both sides of a bedroom. They are not required in living rooms or breezeways. 11 Fire alarms with individual pull steps are required at top and bottom of stairs. Fire alarms are not tied to the smoke detector. 12 Bathroom must be ventilated. 13 Draftstops must be places every 3,000 sf or every 2 units. Horizontal access thru a draft is allowed with a self closing door. 14 Attic access is to have 1 hr. rating. 15 Stairs must have — 11" min tread, 7" max. riser, 44" minimum width. Stairs are not required to be separated from Breezeway. 16 Architect to send building official information on 1/3 diagonal stair separation. Discussion to follow. 17 Dryer hose vent length is 25' max w/ 90° turns counting 5' and 45° turns counting 2.5'. City will accept and engineered solution if the mech- en ineer provides a letter. 18 2% of units must meet full handicap requirements. All first floor units must meet fair housing requirements. 19 City comments onpert-nit drawings usually take between 1-2 weeks. With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. Anyone taking exception to these notes should notify the Architect, in writing, within seven (7) days; otherwise, the minutes shall stand approved as written. Sincerely, James, Harlvick+Partners, Inc. John Schrader, AIA Senior Associate JS/ksb J:\2006\206010\Documents\Design\O1 Project Record Meeting Minutes\R n;C1'sdmtg3.DOC cc: Parties Present File (5/10/2007) Grant Wencel - RE: Crescent "ointe - Planting Plan From: "Gus Roux" <groux@rockwoodcapital.net> To: "Grant Wencel" <Gwencel@cstx.gov>, "John Godfrey" <jgodfrey@godfreycc.co... Date: 3/22/2007 10:39 AM Subject: RE: Crescent Pointe - Planting Plan Grant: The owner has not approved the plans submitted by Meeks Design Group for the updated landscape plan. This was merely a proposal for discussion. Several issues have been raised, including the proximity of the new fence location to the street side sidewalks of buildings 1-2-3 and our ability to mow between the buildings and the fence. Another issue was the deletion of our monument sign at the corner. We may need to move the fence slightly to accommodate the access issues. Additionally, I hope the new fence location does not raise any accessibility issues. Regarding the shrubs within the landscape easement at the base of the fence, I believe we thought this would "soften' the impact of the fence and would be a positive visual element in the area. We all have the same goal: to make this area as visually appealing as possible. Regarding the "points" along Copperfield Parkway, it was my understanding, when acquiring the land from the developer of Crescent Pointe, we were told that since they were contributing the landscape easement and the development of same, as the buyer of the property we would receive credit from the city for the landscaping within the easement - thus reducing our on-site requirement. Has this changed? Thanks so much for your assistance in this matter. Gus Gus L. Roux III Rockwood Capital, Inc. -----Original Message ----- From: Grant Wencel [mailto:Gwencel@cstx.gov] Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:41 AM To: 'John Godfrey'; Brandon Booher; Gus Roux Subject: Re: Crescent Pointe - Planting Plan Your revised fence location looks compatible with the the landscape easement and plantings. Most of the fence line seems to be near the easement line. On your final revised plan please show the easement line as well. Reminder: The streetscape plantings (points) along Copperfield will still be required for your project, but you can place them throughout the site. You can also slightly reduse the total landscape points for the project, because you can subtract the area of the landscape easement from the total project area. Please document all these revisions on a revised landscape plan. It does look like you are placing some shrubs Page 1 (5/10/2007) Grant Wencel - RE: Crescent Pointe - Planting Plan within the landscape easement at the base of the fence? We were looking for no plantings within the easement, other the plants already shown on the Copperfield landscape easement plan. Thanks. Grant Wencel Staff Planner/ Planning & Development City of College Station, TX. gwencel@cstx.gov. 979-764-3757 >>> "Brandon Booher" <bbooher@mdgland. com> 3/21/2007 4:16 pm >>> Attached are the revised planting plans per the city landscape additions along Copperfield Drive. Please let me know if you need anything else. Thanks, Brandon Booher MEEKS DESIGN GROUP 1100 Centennial Blvd. Suite 270 Richardson, Texas 75081 (972)690-7474 (972) 690-7878 (Fax) College Station. Heart of the Research Valley. Page 2 (5/10/2007) Grant Wencel RE: Crescenr Oointe Planting Plan From: "John Godfrey" <jgodfrey@godfreycc.com> To: "'Brandon Booher"' <bbooher@mdgland. com>, "'Gus Roux"' <groux@rockwoodca... Date: 3/21/2007 5:35 PM Subject: RE: Crescent Pointe - Planting Plan Brandon - The sign wall is missing off of Page L2.05. I think we need to show this on the drawings. Gus - How are you planning to mow in front of buildings 1 & 3? See if Grant will let you move the fence a little more into the easement. Regards, John Godfrey -----Original Message ----- From: Brandon Booher [mailto:bbooher@mdgland.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 4:16 PM To: 'Gus Roux'; 'John Godfrey'; 'Grant Wencel' Subject: Crescent Pointe - Planting Plan Attached are the revised planting plans per the city landscape additions along Copperfield Drive. Please let me know if you need anything else. Thanks, Brandon Booher MEEKS DESIGN GROUP 1100 Centennial Blvd. Suite 270 Richardson, Texas 75081 (972) 690-7474 (972) 690-7878 (Fax) Page 1 (5/10/2007) Grant Wencel - RE: Crescent pointe -Planting Plan From: "Brandon Booher" <bbooher@mdgland. com> To: "'Grant Wencel"' <Gwencel@cstx.gov> Date: 3/30/2007 9:15 AM Subject: RE: Crescent Pointe - Planting Plan Grant, Attached in the zip file are pdfs of the revised landscaping plans and the city requirement sheets to show the calculation revisions. Let me know if you would like a hard copy sent to you or have any questions. Thanks, Brandon Booher MEEKS DESIGN GROUP 1100 Centennial Blvd. Suite 270 Richardson, Texas 75081 (972) 690-7474 (972) 690-7878 (Fax) -----Original Message ----- From: Grant Wencel [mailto:Gwencel@cstx.gov] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:52 AM To: Gus Roux Cc: bbooher Subject: RE: Crescent Pointe - Planting Plan Gus: Regarding the streetscaping along Copperfield Parkway. The project must still meet the requirements on your property as well, outside the plantings in the landscape easement. This requires one canopy tree along Copperfield for every 32 feet linear of road frontage (exclude the driveway area) and the trees must be within 50 feet of the property line. The trees can be grouped or spaced however you desire and two non -canopy trees may be substituted for one canopy tree. The rest of the streetscape landscape points can be distributed throughout your site. Let me know if you have further questions. Grant Wencel Staff Planner/ Planning & Development City of College Station, TX. gwencel@cstx.gov. 979-764-3757 >>> "Gus Roux" <groux@rockwoodcapital.net> 3/22/2007 10:37 am >>> Grant: The owner has not approved the plans submitted by Meeks Design Group for the updated landscape plan. This was merely a proposal for discussion. Several issues have been raised, including the proximity of the new fence location to the street side sidewalks of buildings 1-2-3 and our ability to mow between the buildings and the fence. Another issue was the deletion of our monument sign at the corner. We may need to move the fence slightly to Page 1 (5/10/2007) Grant Wencel - RE: Crescent Pointe Planting Plan accommodate the access issues. Additionally, I hope the new fence location does not raise any accessibility issues. Regarding the shrubs within the landscape easement at the base of the fence, I believe we thought this would "soften' the impact of the fence and would be a positive visual element in the area. We all have the same goal: to make this area as visually appealing as possible. Regarding the "points" along Copperfield Parkway, it was my understanding, when acquiring the land from the developer of Crescent Pointe, we were told that since they were contributing the landscape easement and the development of same, as the buyer of the property we would receive credit from the city for the landscaping within the easement - thus reducing our on-site requirement. Has this changed? Thanks so much for your assistance in this matter. Gus Gus L. Roux III Rockwood Capital, Inc. -----Original Message ----- From: Grant Wencel [mailto:Gwencel@cstx.gov] Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:41 AM To: 'John Godfrey'; Brandon Booher; Gus Roux Subject: Re: Crescent Pointe - Planting Plan Brandon: Your revised fence location looks compatible with the the landscape easement and plantings. Most of the fence line seems to be near the easement line. On your final revised plan please show the easement line as well. Reminder: The streetscape plantings (points) along Copperfield will still be required for your project, but you can place them throughout the site. You can also slightly reduse the total landscape points for the project, because you can subtract the area of the landscape easement from the total project area. Please document all these revisions on a revised landscape plan. It does look like you are placing some shrubs within the landscape easement at the base of the fence? We were looking for no plantings within the easement, other the plants already shown on the Copperfield landscape easement plan. Thanks. Grant Wencel Staff Planner/ Planning & Development City of College Station, TX. gwencel@cstx.gov. 979-764-3757 >>> "Brandon Booher" <bbooher@mdgland. com> 3/21/2007 4:16 pm >>> Attached are the revised planting plans per the city landscape additions along Copperfield Drive. Please let me know if you need anything else. Page 2 (5/10/2007) Grant Wencel - RE: Crescen+ Dointe - Planting Plan Page 3 Thanks, Brandon Booher MEEKS DESIGN GROUP 1100 Centennial Blvd. Suite 270 Richardson, Texas 75081 (972) 690-7474 (972) 690-7878 (Fax) College Station. Heart of the Research Valley. College Station. Heart of the Research Valley. ATTENTION!! The file attachments in this message exceeded the permitted size, as defined by the Groupwise administrator. The file attachment(s) have been removed by Guinevere, the Groupwise Antivirus Scanner. ____> You may wish to notify the sender! LGrant Wencel - Re: Capital Improvement Project - Crescent Pointe From: Steve Beachy To: Gus Roux Date: 3/7/2007 3:19 pm Subject: Re: Capital Improvement Project - Crescent Pointe CC: Bob Mosley; Craig Jordan; Herb Meeks; John G... Good afternoon Gus, The landscape project that you have referenced is administered by the Public Works Department. The Project Manager is Craig Jordan (764-3816) and he would be the best person to answer your questions. I do not know the details regarding this project and cannot provide an accurate response regarding the potential to delay a portion of the work. Steve Beachy'69 Director of Parks & Recreation City of College Station, Texas (979)764-3413 >>> "Gus Roux" <groux@rockwoodcapital.net> 03/07/07 10:01 AM >>> Steve: _ As you know, we are building the 280 unit Crescent Pointe Apartments at the northeast corner of Copperfield Parkway and Crescent Pointe Parkway in College Station. It has come to our attention that the city has already started moving forward with the landscaping capital improvement project along Copperfield Parkway. I believe it is City Project number GG -0105. At this time, only the irrigation system has been installed along our property in the landscape easement. However, since we have started construction on our property, we wanted to discuss the prospect of delaying further work along our property on Copperfield Parkway. The contractor, John Godfrey, has indicated that while the city's landscape work is within the landscape easement, any landscaping done at this time may be damaged as we get in our foundation and utility work. We certainly do not want to damage any landscaping work done by the city. So work would not potentially be damaged or have to be replaced, we would ask that the landscaping - only as it relates to the landscape easement next to our property - be delayed until such time as we can complete the construction work that is immediately adjacent to the landscape easement. Godfrey estimates that it would take approximately 6 months to be completely finished with the construction work along the landscape easement. I look forward to your continents. �C rant Wencel -Letter from developer of Crescent Point Apartments � 1 From: Craig Jordan To: David Gwin; Grant Wencel; Lindsay Boyer; Mol... Date: 3/8/2007 9:35 am Subject: Letter from developer of Crescent Point Apartments CC: Bob Mosley; Mark Smith Molly, I received the attached email yesterday. We should also discuss this tomorrow morning at the meeting. As a suggestion, I would like to complete the existing construction landscape Project in 90 days which is required by contract and then let planning do whatever is necessary to make a driveway cut through the berm in the Landscape easement which would include moving trees and sight distance criteria requirements. As a response to the attached letter, I realize his buildings are close to the City's landscape easement, but he is required to NOT go into our easement and so there is no reason for any delay of the City's landscape construction Project along Copperfield. Also, if "site" landscaping was planted in our landscape easement on Copperfield, they would need a PIP. You can tell me tomorrow if that is correct or not. Craig Craig Jordan, P.E. City of College Station Public Works -Engineering Division 2613 Texas Avenue P.O. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77842 Phone: (979) 764-3816 Fax: (979)764-5014 Email: cjordan@cstx.gov Web: www.cstx.gov Grant Wencel -Fwd: Distance of trees effected by driveway cut at Crescent Pointe apartments `�1 From: Molly Hitchcock To: Grant Wencel; Josh Norton; Lance Simms; Lind... Date: 3/8/2007 10:55 am Subject: Fwd: Distance of trees effected by driveway cut at Crescent Pointe apartments >>> Craig Jordan 3/8/2007 9:48 AM >>> Molly, For your information which you might have thought of or not, the maximum slope on the sidewalk for wheelchair access is 5% and if the driveway cut is 4 feet into the berm then 80 feet will have to be regraded on both sides of the driveway to accommodate the maximum 5% slope. So 80 feet on both sides of the driveway and the 50' width of the driveway is 210' will need to be regraded and landscaped in some way, I assume, when the driveway is constructed. Please forward to appropriate person or persons. Craig Craig Jordan, P.E. City of College Station Public Works -Engineering Division 2613 Texas Avenue P.O. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77842 Phone: (979) 764-3816 Fax: (979) 764-5014 Email: ciordan@cstx.gov Web: www.cstx.goy