HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Review STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: ST JOSEPH EDI CENTER (SP) —08-00500210
PLANNING
1. Please note that the site plan will not be able to be approved or development permit issued
until the property being development has a final plat that is filed for record at the courthouse.
2. Remove all off-site improvements on neighboring unplatted property (what will be Lots 9, 11,
and 12) or have those lots platted as well. Only those portions of the drive aisles that are
proposed on executed access easements and located on the common property line of Lot
13 will be permitted. Please ask for clarification if necessary.
3. Place a note on the site plan that this property has been determined, as shown on the
Preliminary Plat, to be part of a Building Plot with Lot 6 and future Lots 9, 10, 11, and 12 that
will meet the requirements for non-residential projects exceeding 150,000 square feet. This
requirement is made due to the Building Plot supporting C-1 uses in excess of 150,000
square feet of gross floor area. The comments in this review reflect the requirement to meet
these standards as found in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 7.9.F.
4. Please revise the Vicinity Map to reflect the site as only Lot 13.
5. Please revise the zoning label for the City of College Station tract to the north as C-1 & M-1.
6. Please revise the parking labels at the rear of the building and along the drive aisle that
goes by the Urgent Care Center to reflect the number of spaces in those areas.
7. Setback and yard requirements apply to the Building Plot as a whole. Setbacks that are
interior to the Building Plot can be removed.
8. Sidewalks connections to the existing Urgent Care Center and future buildings as described
in UDO Section 7.9.E.4 are required. Please note that walkways in parking areas are to use
brick pavers or stamped dyed concrete.
9. Provide a 10 foot sidewalk along the façade facing the State Hwy 6 with tree wells as
required by UDO Sections 7.9.E.3&4.
10. It does not appear that a bike rack has been provided. Please revise.
11. Provide a plaza area not less than 500 square feet and containing at least 3 elements as
described in UDO Section 7.9.F.1.
12. In addition to the generator, please show all mechanical equipment and the screening
details to comply with the required screening as stated in General Construction Note 15.
13. All parking areas must be screened from the public right-of-way using berms.
14. Provide a right-turn deceleration lane into the common driveway with the Urgent Care
Center. These improvements will require a TxDOT permit.
15. Provide the standard detail for curbing on the site plan.
16. Please note that comments from the Fire Department will be forthcoming.
17. Please note that 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 the City has not be made of aware of will
constitute a completely new review.
Reviewed by: Jason Schubert Date: October 1, 2008
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
1. Revise the site area and landscape calculations for an area that consists of only Lot 13.
2. For a Building Plot of this size, the number of required landscape points based on site area
calculations are to be doubled, UDO Section 7.9.E.3.a. Please revise.
3. Revise the landscape points based on frontage to be pro-rated for every 50 feet of frontage
and add this to subtotal to the subtotal of doubled site area points calculated above to
achieve the total number of landscape points required for the site.
4. The number of canopy trees to fulfill Streetscape Requirements is based on one tree for
every 25 feet of frontage along a highway (would be 7 for this site). Please revise the
calculations and plantings.
5. Show existing and proposed utilities and easements on the landscape plan.
6. Provide a break out of the number of plants and number of points per species in the
landscape calculations table.
7. Tree wells are required along the façade facing State Hwy 6 as required in UDO Section
7.9.E.3&4. Please revise to include the plantings.
8. Provide a general note that 100% coverage of groundcover, decorative paving, decorative
rock (not loose), 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.
9. Provide a note that the 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 and that all BackFlow devices must be
installed and tested upon installation as per City Ordinance 2394.
Reviewed by: Jason Schubert Date: October 1, 2008
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
1. Please provide FFE elevation for proposed structure as well as adjacent BFE on the site
plan.
2. The BCS Design Guidelines do not allow for the proposed dead end mains that are being
proposed for this development. The two proposed dead end mains will need to be looped.
In addition it appears that portions of the proposed water system are located off-site in un-
platted area or areas which are not currently proposed for platting; therefore the appropriate
easements have not yet been dedicated in order to allow for these extensions of public
infrastructure.
3. The construction of a partial, unconnected public sanitary main would not be allowed.
4. Why is there an 8-in main being proposed along SH 6 paralleling the existing 24-in main? It
appears that the same result could be achieved by eliminating the proposed 8-in main and
simply making an 8-in tap on the 24-in main near the southwest corner of the MOB lot.
5. As Lot 9 is not platted nor under review for site plan, the proposed TxDOT driveway permit
will not be processed at this time.
6. Please find the follow TxDOT site plan review comments:
St. Joseph EDI Center (Site Plan) (SH 6) -Access driveways to SH 6 must meet
TxDOT's current"Regulations for Access Drive-ways to State Highways".
Regulations are primarily based on posted speed limits & distances between
proposed & adjacent access points. Where the posted speed limit is 50 MPH or
greater 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, including drainage will be required for any future work/permits in
the ROW @ this site. Developer should coordinate proposed design /construction
activities with TxDOT Bryan Area Office (778-6233) on current SH 6 Project (0049-
12-069).
7. Any public utility easements not illustrated on the final plat will need to be dedicated by
separate instrument before the acceptance of the subject infrastructure.
8. It appears that several of the proposed public utilities will require a 20-ft PUE as they are
deeper than 6-ft.
9. Please provide the technical design summary with your drainage report.
10. If this project is not proposing detention, please certify (Section 2, page 11 of the BCS
Unified Storm Water Design Guidelines) that the development is utilizing rapid conveyance
to the primary channel, verifying that the sites discharge hydrograph and peak is ahead of
the main channels hydrograph is such a manor that it does not create a new resulting peak
greater than the main channels existing peak, so that there are no negative impacts.
11. Please provide an exhibit and reports verifying that the proposed infrastructure extensions
proposed with this development are being size appropriately that upon future extension will
be able to serve the great surrounding area. This could also be incorporated with your
water and sewer reports.
12. Please provide engineers cost estimate for all public infrastructure.
13. FYI -The subject tract is located in the Spring Creek Sanitary Sewer Impact Fee Area
($349.55/LUE). This will be due with the building permit.
14. Please provide water and sewer demand on the site plan. Water meter sizing should be in
accordance with these demands.
15. Please provide letter of acknowledgement, which can be found at bcsunited.net
16. The design of all public infrastructure located under pavement must incorporate structural
backfill.
17. (Sheet C05) Please verify that the water/sewer conflict at Sta. 3+50 meets TCEQ min. (i.e.
center one joint of pipe, 2 ft separation min, etc)
18. (Sheet C06) Please verify that the water/sewer conflict at Sta. 21+59 & Sta. 13+90 & meets
TCEQ min.
19. On the fire suppression line, an isolation valve is required just inside the PUE. Also note on
the plans that fire suppression lines shall have a lockable lid on the isolation valve. The
lockable lid shall, at a minimum supply protection as the AMP or USA, LL562 Locking Lid.
Alternate lockable lids shall be approved by College Station Utilities Director or his
designee.
20. In addition to the following standard comments, if more than 5 acres will be disturbed during
construction of this project a NOI must be filed with the state and a copy provided to the
CoCS. Storm water management requirements are as follows, any questions may be
directed to Donnie Willis, CoCS Drainage Inspector, at 979-764-6375:
Storm Water Discharges from Small Construction Activities
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued a general permit for construction
activities under the Texas Pollution Discharge Elimination System. The general permit
(TXR150000) is for construction activities disturbing at least 1 but less than 5 acres or is part of
a common plan of development disturbing at least 1 but less than 5 acres.
You will need to follow these steps to discharge storm water from your construction site to the
City of College Station's Municipal Separate Storm Water Sewer System (MS4):
1. Read the general permit(TXR150000) to make sure it applies to your situation.
2. Adhere to the requirements of the general permit(TXR150000).
3. Prepare and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan in accordance with Part
Ill of the general permit (TXR150000).
4. Sign and post a construction site notice.
5. At least 2 days before beginning construction, provide a copy of the site notice to the
operator of any Municipal Separate Storm Water Sewer System (MS4) into which storm
water will be discharged.
A MS4s include streets, channels, gutters, ditches or anything else that is publicly owned,
designed or used to collect or transport storm water.
As long as you meet the conditions of this general permit, you are authorized to discharge storm
water.
No notice of intent (NO1), notice of termination (NOT), or fee is required under this option—as
long as the requirements of this general permit are followed.
This particular general permit will expire at midnight on March 5, 2008.
A copy of General Permit TXR150000 can be obtained from TCEQ at:
http/www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/permitting/waterquality/attachments/stormwater/txr150000.pdf
A copy of the construction site notice can be obtained from TCEQ at:
http/www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/permitting/waterquality/attachments/stormwater/txr152d2.pdf
Reviewed by: Josh Norton Date: September 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL COMMENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
1. Developer provides temporary blanket easement for construction purposes.
2. Developer provides descriptive easements for electric infrastructure as designed 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.
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:
gmartinez c(D.cstx.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: September 24, 2008
SANITATION
1. Sanitation is okay with this project.
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: September 24, 2008
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project: ST JOSEPH EDI CENTER (SP) - 08-00500210
PLANNING
1. Add a note to the site plan that the "ghosted" buildings and parking areas not being
constructed with this site plan are for illustration purposes only and have not been reviewed
for compliance with the UDO.
2. Please clarify the label that states the drive aisle along Lot 11 will be constructed with Lot 9
MOB #1. It is our understanding that this is being bonded with Lakeway Drive and will be
constructed with it.
3. Please clarify the paving plan to show that all parking and drive aisle areas are curbed.
Also, temporary curbing can be used where drive aisles are anticipated to be continued in
the future.
4. Though specific easements are being dedicated by plat, College Station Utilities has
requested that a temporary blanket easement be dedicated for construction purposes.
5. Please identify the three plaza elements on the site plan.
6. The each enclosure around a dumpster is to have 12-foot by 12-foot interior clearances,
which includes all bollards and gate hinges. Please revise.
7. A berm of at least 3 feet in height is to screen the parking lot in front of the building from SH
6 and can be located anywhere between the frontage road and the parking. Please provide
on all applicable plans.
8. On sheet LPD.01, revise the Streetscape Requirements figure to state on 1 canopy tree per
25 feet linear feet, not 32 feet. The calculation of the number of trees is correct.
9. The proposed 3.5" caliper canopy trees are to receive 300 landscape points each, not 150
points as shown. Please revise the calculations.
10. Based on the linear feet of façade facing SH 6, 4 tree wells are required (137 feet x 15% / 6
feet). Please revise the number of tree wells provided.
11. Tree wells are to be planted with canopy trees. Non-canopy trees (which are proposed) can
be substituted if the number of tree wells is doubled. Please revise and provide the detail of
the tree wells.
12. Please note that 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 the City has not been made aware of will
constitute a completely new review.
Reviewed by: Jason Schubert Date: November 3, 2008
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 2
1. The TxDOT permit for this project has been forwarded to the state with the previously
discussed comments from Joe Guerra (City's Transportation Planner), however we have not
heard anything from the state regarding the status of this permit. This permit will need to be
approved by the state prior to site plan approval.
2. FYI -Any public utility easements not dedicated at this time by plat will need to be dedicated
by separate instrument before the acceptance of the subject infrastructure.
3. Please provide documentation of the executed cross access easement for the portion of the
access drive proposed off-site.
4. The proposed sanitary sewer extension will require a 20-ft PUE as the depth is greater than
6-ft.
5. The following items were not found in the latest submittal:
A. Please provide the technical design summary with your drainage report.
B. If this project is not proposing detention, please certify (Section 2, page 11 of the
BCS Unified Storm Water Design Guidelines) that the development is utilizing rapid
conveyance to the primary channel, verifying that the sites discharge hydrograph and
peak is ahead of the main channels hydrograph is such a manner that it does not
create a new resulting peak greater than the main channels existing peak, so that
there are no negative impacts.
C. Please provide an exhibit and reports verifying that the proposed infrastructure
extensions proposed with this development are being size appropriately that upon
future extension will be able to serve the great surrounding area. This could also be
incorporated with your water and sewer reports.
D. Please provide water and sewer demand on the site plan. Water meter sizing should
be in accordance with these demands.
E. Please provide letter of acknowledgement, which can be found at bcsunited.net.
6. The design of all public infrastructure located under pavement must incorporate structural
backfill.
7. (Sheet C05) Please verify that the water/sewer conflict at Sta. 3+50 meets TCEQ min. (i.e.
center one joint of pipe, 2 ft separation min, etc). Per TCEQ 317, in the absence of 2-ft of
separation a pressure rated pipe (150 psi or great) must be used for this section of sanitary
sewer main.
8. (Sheet C06, C07 and C08) Would it be possible to get at least one foot of separation
between the proposed various utility conflicts, as to provide room for future maintenance.
9. Would it be possible to adjust the location of the water meter and isolation valve? The City
would prefer there be at least 15-ft separation between the structure and the utility
easement/ meter/ isolation valve. This may require some modification to the final plat
mylar before filing.
10. The above comment would apply to the fire hydrant/easement located near the front of the
building.
11. Please verify that the proposed drainage outfall is being appropriately protected, based on
velocities. (Per BCS Drainage Guidelines)
Reviewed by: Josh Norton Date: October 30, 2008
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From: Jason Schubert
To: v@mitchellandmorgan.com
CC: dhall@st-joseph.org; dwatkins@ascensiongroup.biz; pbusch@hammesco.com;...
Date: 11/3/2008 2:33 PM
Subject: S. Joseph EDI comments
Attachments: Staff Review comments 2 SP.docx; Staff Review comments 2 NRA.docx
Veronica,
I have attached the comments for the site plan and non-residential architecture reviews of this project. I have had Office
2007 recently installed on my computer so I am hoping these documents are compatible for you. If not,you may need to
install a compatibility patch. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Jason
Jason Schubert,AICP
Staff Planner
Planning&Development Services
City of College Station
tel: 979.764.3570
fax: 979.764.3496
www.cstx.gov
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO.3
Project: ST JOSEPH EDI CENTER (SP) - 08-00500210
PLANNING
1. As a reminder, please note that the site plan will not be approved until the final plat for
these properties has been filed for record at the Courthouse and the blanket easement
has been executed.
2. Please note that 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 the City has not been made
aware of will constitute a completely new review.
Reviewed by: Jason Schubert Date: December 10, 2008
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 3
1. Please sign the last page of the Technical Design Summary.
2. With construction of the EDI drainage system outlet 1 (OUT 1) will be direct discharging
toward the adjacent neighbor park/detention facility. Although this flow is proposed to
be managed with the construction of Lakeway Drive and its associated drainage
infrastructure, what is the contingency plan if EDI is completed prior to Lakeway Drive?
Reviewed by: Josh Norton Date: December 5, 2008