HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Comments STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project: Sterling Heights Apartments (SPR) 15-00900019
PLANNING
Site Plan
1. Depict and label the rear 20-foot building setback.
2. Revise the name of the lot in Property Info as the proposed subdivision name has changed.
3. There are no longer handicap parking spaces on the east side of the site so the ramps
associated with them in the sidewalk can be removed.
4. The end island next to the dumpster enclosure is not at least 180 square feet between the
enclosure and parking space.
5. Show the 6-foot sidewalk on the west side of the building to be in front of all parking spaces
as the spaces have been reduced to 18 feet deep.
6. It is not clear that the proposed light fixtures as described in Note 5 meet the restrictions of
outdoor lighting as described in Note 4. Note 5 should be removed and additional
information provided regarding proposed lighting.
7. Include the second electric transformer and easement on the plans.
8. As the plat will need to be recorded prior to approval of the site plan, include blanks for the
volume and page of the plat and easements dedicated by it to be added to the documents.
9. Include the landscape plan in the full civil construction document set.
10. 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.
Landscape Plan
1. The length of the buffer yards is not to include the proposed right-of-way dedication width.
2. When calculating the number of trees required, any decimal number is rounded up to the
next whole number.
3. If desired, staff will permit the substitution of shrubs (minimum 5 gallons each) for the
proposed non-canopy trees in the buffer yard areas. If changed, one shrub is required for
every 3 feet of buffer yard.
4. There appears to be 42 crepe myrtle trees depicted outside of the buffer areas but only 24
are included in the point table. Please reconcile.
5. Not all of the Savanna Holly seem to have the same symbol. Also, there appear to be 33
provided on the plan and 32 in the table. Please reconcile.
6. There appears to be 86 Boxwood shrubs depicted on the plans but 83 reflected in the table.
Please reconcile.
7. Include the buffer planting counts in the landscape plant table so the total number of
plantings for the site is more apparent. These should be included as separate line items that
are designated as buffer and receive no point value.
Reviewed by: Jason Schubert Date: May 11, 2015
GINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1 I
CA,te 1 lease provide a revised Engineer's CostEstimate for the public waterline and a L er of
Acknowledgment.
There should be a utility plan sheet that labels the proposed pipe materials, sizes, slopes,
owlines, etc. for the sanitary sewer and water. At a minimum, please add this information
0 one of the other sheets.
. Sh.3— Label the volume and page on existing easements.
Sh.3 — Please add the following note to the site plan:
T e fire suppression line shall have a lockable lid on the isolation valve. The lockable lid
shall supply the same protection as the AMP or USA, LL562 Locking Lid at a minimum. An
ternate lockable lid shall be approved by College Station Utilities Director or his designee.
h.3 —The FDC needs to be relocated such that it is not blocked by parking.
. Sh.3 —Add a note on the site plan regarding the required fire lane striping and labeling.
. Sh.3 — The fire lane on the west side of the property needs to be striped to show where it
ds.
h.4 —What is the proposed elevation at the ridge line?
. Sh.5 — While the fire line (public line up to the isolation valve) is typically a 6-inch line, it
must be a minimum 4-inch public main. If the sprinkler company designs the system to
utilize a smaller line, a reducer may be added after the isolation valve on the private side.
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O' 10 .5 — Water meters need to be clustered in groups of 4-6 meters off of a single tap on the
"'� ain. Please also provide a detail for the cluster manifold.
1 Sh.5 — The proposed 4-inch waterline must be looped back to the 6-inch main rather than
as shown.
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Sh.5 — Where the joint of 6-inch main is being replaced, please add a valve on the 6-inch
1��++�a��++tt�� a specify the proposed fittings between the C-900 and AC pipe. Also, it should be noted
t at additional portions of the curb & gutter and driveway will need to be removed/replaced
i the replacement of that joint of pipe.
1 . .5 — The proposed 4-inch water main is required to be at least 15-ft away from the
ilding.
1 . h.5 — Show and label the proposed PUE along the front of the property on this sheet.
.5 — Please locate the isolation valve and meters at the edge of the PUE such that the fire
ine or service line is private beyond the valve/meter.
1 . .5 — The waterline should have a 4'-5' bury depth. It looks like this depth requirement is
of being met throughout the length of the pipe.
7. .6 — It looks like there should also be silt fence on portions of the eastern and southern
sides of the property based on the existing contours.
. Sh.7 — FYI...Public works is reviewing the Traffic Control Plan, so additional comments may
be forwarded shortly.
0 ire Flow Report — Per the Water Department, the velocities exceeding 12 fps will not be
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10 ,‘ssumptions, velocities, flow, pressures, etc. within the system.
. Sanitary Sewer Report — The fixture unit method is the more conservative means to
calculate the sewer demands for the development. The "Land Use Determination" method
is meant to help estimate the demands when a project is in preliminary stages and doesn't
necessarily know exactly what full build-out will look like.
Reviewed by: Erika Bridges Date: May 7, 2015
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6. It is not clear that the proposed light fixtures as described in Note 5 meet the restrictions of outdoor
lighting as described in Note 4. Note 5 should be removed and additional information provided regarding
proposed lighting. This note has been removed as requested.
7. Include the second electric transformer and easement on the plans. The second transformer and proposed
electrical line has been included on the revised site plan.Also shown is the proposed 20'easement for the electric utilities. See
sheet 03.
8. As the plat will need to be recorded prior to approval of the site plan, include blanks for the volume and
page of the plat and easements dedicated by it to be added to the documents. Volume and page blanks have
been left on each of the proposed easements. See sheet 03.
9. Include the landscape plan in the full civil construction document set. The landscape plan has been included as
requested,see sheet 08.
10. 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.Note the following changes made to satiftv CSU and CS
Fire:
a. The riser room was moved forward 10 feet so that there would be room for the electric
meter station.
b. A second electric meter station was added to the west side of the building (near new
transformer).
c. The fire wall noted as "proposed firewall"was relabeled as "proposed two hour firewall".
Landscape Plan Response comments provided by Alan Brown.
1. The length of the buffer yards is not to include the proposed right-of-way dedication width. The 7.5'right
of way dedication width has been removed from the length of the bn fferyards.
2. When calculating the number of trees required, any decimal number is rounded up to the next whole
number. In all cases, when calculating the number of trees required the decimal number has been rounded rip.
3. If desired, staff will permit the substitution of shrubs (minimum 5 gallons each) for the proposed non-
canopy trees in the buffer yard areas. If changed,one shrub is required for every 3 feet of buffer yard. The
ability to substitute shrubs in the bufferya ds is noted
4. There appears to be 42 crepe myrtle trees depicted outside of the buffer areas but only 24 are included in
the point table.Please reconcile.All of the crepe myrtles on the site plan are now accounted for on the plan.
5. Not all of the Savanna Holly seem to have the same symbol.Also, there appear to be 33 provided on the
plan and 32 in the table. Please reconcile. All the Savanna holly now appear to have the same symbol. They have
been carefully counted and accountedfon:Note that the number has changed to accommodate changes in the site p/an.
6. There appears to be 86 Boxwood shrubs depicted on the plans but 83 reflected in the table. Please
reconcile. The number of Boxwoods has been adjusted to 85.All boxwoods have been accountedfor.
7. Include the buffer planting counts in the landscape plant table so the total number of plantings for the
site is more apparent. These should be included as separate line items that are designated as buffer and
receive no point value. The Buffer planting counts are now included the landscape plant table. They are not given as
separate line items but they are clearly noted as excludedfnvm the point value.
Reviewed by: Jason Schubert Date: May 11,2015
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
c..) Please provide a revised Engineer's Cost Estimate for the public waterline and a Letter of
Acknowledgment.A revised Engineer'Cost Estimate and Letter of Acknowledgment have been included
There should be a utility plan sheet that labels the proposed pipe materials, sizes, slopes, flowlines, etc.
for the sanitary sewer and water. At a minimum, please add this information to one of the other sheets.
All sanitay sewer pipe materials, sizes, slopes, and flowlines have been added to Sheet 05. This same information
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concerning the proposed sewer service is shown on Sheet 03. Sheet 05 also shows the proposed waterline materials and pipe
sizes as well as the waterline profile.
Sh.3—Label the volume and page on existing easements. The existing easements have been labeled as requested.
4. Sh.3-Please add the following note to the site plan:
The fire suppression line shall have a lockable lid on the isolation valve. The lockable lid shall supply the
same protection as the AMP or USA, LL562 Locking Lid at a minimum. An alternate lockable lid shall
be approved by College Station Utilities Director or his designee. The requested note has been added
5. Sh.3-The FDC needs to be relocated such that it is not blocked by parking. The FDC has been moved to the
face of the building to prevent it being blocked by parkin$. See sheet 03 for the revised FDC location.
6. Sh.3 -Add a note on the site plan regarding the required fire lane striping and labeling. Note 08 has been
added to the site plan sheet,sheet 03,to address the required fire lane striping and labeling.
7. Sh.3 -The fire lane on the west side of the property needs to be striped to show where it ends. The fire
line striping has been revised to end at the edge of the most southern parking space on the west side of the building. Sheet 03
shows the revised fire lane.
8. Sh.4-What is the proposed elevation at the ridge line? The proposed elevation is 305.4'. This elevation has been
labeled on the revised grading sheet,sheet 04.
9. Sh.5 - While the fire line (public line up to the isolation valve) is typically a 6-inch line, it must be a
minimum 4-inch public main. If the sprinkler company designs the system to utilize a smaller line, a
reducer may be added after the isolation valve on the private side. The public waterline layout has been revised
A public 4"main now extends to the edge of the proposed PUB and ends with a 4"GVQJIB. On the private side of the
PUE the line is reduced to a 2"fire service line which connects to the riser room.
10. Sh.5 -Water meters need to be clustered in groups of 4-6 meters off of a single tap on the main. Please
also provide a detail for the cluster manifold. The water meter clusters have been revised as requested. The clusters
are now in groups of 4-6 meters, except for the vey last group of meters which is in a grasp of 3.A detail of the cluster
manifold has been included on Sheet 05.
11. Sh.5-The proposed 4-inch waterline must be looped back to the 6-inch main rather than dead-ended as
shown. The proposed 4"waterline has been looped back as requested The loop requires that the street be sawcut at the
additional waterline crossing. The proposed pavement removal and replacement as well as the additional existing AC
waterline tap are shown on sheet 05. The traffic control sheet has been revised to reflect this additional crossing and street
closure.
12. Sh.5-Where the joint of 6-inch main is being replaced,please add a valve on the 6-inch and specify the
proposed fittings between the C-900 and AC pipe. Also, it should be noted that additional portions of
the curb & gutter and driveway will need to be removed/replaced with the replacement of that joint of
pipe. Two 6" GI/&B's have been added on either side of the two proposed AC waterline connections. The revised
waterline layout and connection detail is shown on Sheet 05. The connection detail shows the existing AC waterline being
joined to the proposed PVC waterline with two 'Fymax"coupling fitting (or approved equal).A note has been added to
the sheet 05 it farming the contractor to nota the engineer if removing an existing joint of AC waterline will cause the
contractor to remove a portion of the existing driveways. The removal and replacement of the existing concrete driveways and
curb and gutter will be addressed in the field once the exact location of the existing AC waterline joints are determined.
13. Sh.5 - The proposed 4-inch water main is required to be at least 15-ft away from the building. The
proposed waterline has been revised to be offset 15'from the edge of the building as requested
14. Sh.5-Show and label the proposed PUE along the front of the property on this sheet. The proposed PUE
and ROW dedication have been labeled on Sheet 05 as requested.
15. Sh.5 - Please locate the isolation valve and meters at the edge of the PUE such that the fire line or
service line is private beyond the valve/meter. The proposed water service meters and fire line isolation valve have
been moved to the edge of the PUE as requested The service meter detail on sheet 05 shows the location of the proposed
meters in relation to the PUE.
16. Sh.5-The waterline should have a 4'-5'bury depth. It looks like this depth requirement is not being met
throughout the length of the pipe. The waterline profile has been revised to show a 4'-5'buy depth as requested.
17. Sh.6 - It looks like there should also be silt fence on portions of the eastern and southern sides of the
property based on the existing contours. Silt fence has been added around the south eastern side of the property as
requested
18. Sh.7 - FYI...Public works is reviewing the Traffic Control Plan, so additional comments may be
forwarded shortly.Noted
19. Fire Flow Report—Per the Nater Department, the velocities exceeding 12 fps will not be permitted. It
appears that a fire wall will need to be utilized for this development.A proposed building will have a fire wall
through the center of the building.A note has been added to the site plan,sheet 03, showing the location of the fire wall The
velocities shown in the fire flow report for a building with one fire wall will be under the maximum 12fs required by the
City.
20. Fire Flow Report—The report should include the WaterCad input and output data showing assumptions,
velocities, flow, pressures, etc. within the system.All WaterCad input and output data has been included in the
revised fire flow report. The revised report is attached.
21. Sanitary Sewer Report—The fixture unit method is the more conservative means to calculate the sewer
demands for the development. The "Land Use Determination" method is meant to help estimate the
demands when a project is in preliminary stages and doesn't necessarily know exactly what full build-out
will look like. The sanitay sewer report has been revised to use the fixture unit method. The revised rauitay sewer report
is attached.
Reviewed by: Erika Bridges Date: May 7,2015
Should you or any member of the review staff have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
979-268-1125.
Thank you again for your assistance.
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Project Manager
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