HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Review STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: SPRING CREEK COMMONS (PP) - 08-00500188
PLANNING
1. Provide statements of authority for Frank Mihalopoulos, John Buckley, and Chuck Ellison to
sign for their respective companies.
2. The Corridor Overlay zoning district (OV) exists on the majority of the plat. Please label the
property's zoning to include OV and show the boundary line on the plat.
3. The St. Joseph Urgent Care Clinic has been final platted as Lot 6, Block 1 of Spring Creek
Commons, not Lot 1, Block 6. This corrected lot name conflicts with another proposed lot
name. Please revise.
4. Identify the property to the northwest of the plat as simply being owned by the City of
College Station, not the Future Spring Creek Corporate Campus and Greenways.
5. A Major Collector that connects the SH 6 frontage road to the future Lakeway Drive is
shown on the Thoroughfare Plan but is not provided on the plat. Please revise.
6. The Phase Plan does not appear to provide accurate phase boundaries when considering
the two fingers of Lot 8, Block 1 as well as Lot 3, Block 1.
7. Revise the Phase Plan such that the part of Lakeway Drive and potential parkland
dedication area currently in Phase 3 will instead be part of the first phase(s) developed (final
platted) between Phase 2, 3, or 6.
8. When copied, the shading of the Signage Plan and Phase Plan are not clear, please revise.
9. Rename the "Signage Plan" to "Building Plots."
10. Please revise the Building Plots such that Lots 1, 2, & 3, Block 1 are incorporated into
Building Plot 2 instead of Building Plot 1.
11. The lots within Building Plot 2 are considered a shopping center and the minimum throat
depth (distance from street pavement to first point of conflict) required for them will be 130
feet. As such, the cross access easements proposed across Lots 4 through 7, Block 1 will
not be able to be utilized for driveways with the site plan. Staff recommends utilizing the
proposed easement at the back of those lots for that purpose and potentially provide cross
access from Lot 8, Block 1 to Lots 5 & 6, Block 1 where the 130-foot throat depth is met.
12. It does not appear that Lots 2 & 3, Block 1 have cross access provided to them. These lots
will not be able to receive a driveway on William D. Fitch Pkwy.
13. Lot 1, Block 1 is receiving access through the cross access proposed along Lot 8, Block 1.
Accounting for throat depth and OV setback requirements, please ensure that the area and
amount provides adequate access.
14. Please be aware that Building Plots 2 & 3 will need to comply individually with the Non-
Residential Architecture Standards for projects that are 150,000 square feet or greater as
found in Section 7.9.F of the Unified Development Ordinance. These requirements will
begin to be applied with the first lots developed, even if they do not themselves exceed
150,000 square feet. Building Plot 1 (Lot 1, Block 2) will comply with the standards
according to its size when it is proposed.
Reviewed by: Jason Schubert Date: August 20, 2008
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
1. Please label the off-site sanitary and storm improvements as well as their associated
easements for the most recent St. Joseph Urgent Care Center development.
2. Please provide the required 20-ft PUE at the rear of all lots, these easements may be
split between adjacent properties.
3. See TxDOT comments below:
Spring Creek Commons (Preliminary Plat) (SH 6) -Access driveways to SH 6
must meet TxDOT's current"Regulations for Access Driveways to State Highways".
Regulations are primarily based on posted speed limits and distances between
proposed & adjacent access points. Where the posted speed limit is 50 MPH or more
the required spacing between access points is 425'. Where access spacing is
insufficient joint access will be required or access to internal/external streets.
Appropriate data will be required for any future work/permits in the ROW @ this
development site, which should include drainage data, etc.
4. It appears the existing drainage swell located along the eastern property line will be
modified with the development of these tracts, these drainage improvements will need to
take into account the 100-yr pathway and verify that the existing adjacent lots will not be
negatively impacted.
5. All proposed utility easement widths are subject to change due to design constraints.
6. Please revise Note 7 as it should apply to any lots/development which utilizes the
proposed 23' Cross Access Easement and subsequent drive apron off WD Fitch Pkwy.
7. The proposed alignment of Lakeway Drive will need to be adjusted as the north east
portion of the proposed alignment is encumbered by a 30-ft Pipeline Easement. Our
Legal Department has stated right-of-way dedications that are encumbered by other
easements will not be accepted. An alternative will be to have the Pipeline Company
give the first right of refusal to the City of College Station.
8. Although some of the lots within this subdivision that are not adjacent to Lakeway Drive
may final plat prior to the construction of Lakeway Drive, in regards to traffic, Lakeway
Drive is viewed as serving the 50.547 acres as a whole. As stated with the previous
preliminary plat of this property, although this comment does not require any action at
this time, it was not intended to be disregarded.
9. It is our understanding that Lakeway Drive is to be constructed with the next
development within this tract, however Lakeway Drive does not appear to be phased
that way, please revise.
10. The property is within the Spring Creek Sanitary Sewer Impact area (97-01) and impact
fees based on Land Use Equivalents (LUEs) will be due at the time of building permit.
11. In regards to the Oversize Participation sequence, please find the following outline:
Items required to prepare contract:
1. Approved construction plans
2. Associated engineering report demonstrating infrastructure less than what the
City is requiring is adequate
3. Associate engineer's estimate quantifying the difference in cost between the
required infrastructure and the lesser adequate infrastructure, as well as the total
construction cost of proposed public infrastructure
4. Developer's participation request letter such that the requested participation does
not exceed 30% of the total construction cost of proposed public infrastructure
5. Complete and Submit OP Information Sheet Application
a. A current copy of a deed or title insurance policy showing the names of
grantors/owners.
i. Release of liens or subordinations are required if there are liens
on the property.
ii. If the title insurance policy was not issued within 90 days, a
Nothing Further Certificate.
b. Either a signed, sealed and dated metes and bounds with a depiction,
and/or a copy of the approved Preliminary Plat.
c. Corporate or partnership owners must furnish a copy of a corporate
resolution or other proof of authority to sign on behalf of the corporation,
partnership, or joint venture
Items required to be placed on Council agenda:
1. The above "Items required to prepare contract" have been reviewed by City
2. Owner signs Oversized Participation Agreement contract prepared by the City
Items required for City execution of the agreement:
1. Council approval the Oversized Participation Agreement.
2. Performance Bond provided meeting standard City form for the total cost of
public infrastructure. The Principal must be the owner/developer, or the
construction contractor with the owner/developer as dual obligee rider with the
City.
Timeline Notes: In general there are standard submittal deadlines (in the Planning and
Development Services Department for development projects) every other week for
Council items which the meeting would then be six weeks after the submittal deadline.
This time frame requires that all submittals are complete and adequate and that the
owner's signatory is able to sign a contract on a short turnaround within that timeframe
as well. Additionally, the preliminary plat should be approved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission prior to the agreement reaching Council for consideration. Finally,
to be eligible for oversized participation, construction cannot have begun prior to
Council's consideration and executiong of the associated oversized participation
agreement.
Items required prior to payment:
1. Letter of Completion issued by the City (for all completed and accepted
infrastructure)
2. Within 30 days after issuance of Letter of Completion, Owner to submit:
a. Written request for payment
b. Notarized Affidavit of All Bills Paid with City's standard language
3. City will pay funds within 30 days after items in No. 2 above is acceptable
Reviewed by: Josh Norton Date: August 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL COMMENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
1. Developer provides temporary blanket easement for construction purposes.
2. Developer provides descriptive easements for electric infrastructure as installed by CSU for
electric lines (where applicable, including street lights).
3. Developer may be responsible for locating easements on site to insure that electrical
infrastructure is installed within easement boundaries.
4. Relocation of existing Steel Utility Pole at entrance of Lakeway Drive to be at Developer
expense.
GENERAL ELECTRICAL COMMENTS
1. Developer installs conduit per CSU specs and design.
2. CSU will provide drawings for electrical installation.
3. Developer provides 30' of rigid or IMC conduit for riser poles. CSU installs riser.
4. Developer will intercept existing conduit at designated transformers or other existing devices
and extend as required.
5. If conduit does not exist at designated transformer or other existing devices, developer will
furnish and install conduit as shown on CSU electrical layout.
6. Developer pours electric device pads or footings (i.e. transformers, pull boxes etc) per CSU
specs and design.
7. Developer installs pull boxes and secondary pedestals per CSU specs and design (pull
boxes and secondary pedestals provided by CSU).
8. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and/or site plan. Email to:
qmartinezcstx.gov.
9. Developer provides load data to CSU as soon as it is available to avoid construction delays.
Delivery time for transformers not in stock is approximately 40 weeks.
10. Final site plan must show all proposed electrical facilities necessary to provide electrical
service, i.e. transformer(s), pull box(es), switchgear(s), meter location and conduit routing as
designed by CSU.
11. To discuss any of the above electrical comments please contact Gilbert Martinez at
979.764.6255.
Reviewed by: Gilbert Martinez Date: August 14, 2008
SANITATION
1. Sanitation is ok with this project.
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: August 12, 2008
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project: SPRING CREEK COMMONS (PP) - 08-00500188
1. In order to meet the block length requirement, revise the access easement proposed along
common property lines of Lots 8 & 10 and Lots 9, 11 & 13 such that it provides a through
movement for traffic from the State Hwy. 6 Frontage Rd. to the future Lakeway Dr. Ninety
degree curves are not permitted or any curve sharper than a 200-foot radius. The driveway
to the Frontage Rd. may be located at the common property between Lots 8 & 9 to up to
150 feet north along the Frontage Rd. as currently proposed. Driveway access to the
Frontage Rd. will require a TxDOT driveway permit.
2. Please add a note to the preliminary plat regarding Lakeway Dr., as I do not believe we can
accomplish the City's as well as your stated intent with a phase plan. The note needs to
address the construction or surety of Lakeway Dr. in its entirety from William D. Fitch Pkwy.
in a contiguous manner, as not to create an "island" or detached section of pavement. The
note needs to specifically relate this obligation to the next phase or lot planned for
development within this preliminary plat. Obviously future developed tracts should share in
this expense as they are sold off, final platted and developed. This comment is not specific
to any one development but rather the entire tract represented on this preliminary plat.
Reviewed by: Jason Schubert & Josh Norton Date: September 24, 2008
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans,that hale 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