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From: Lance Simms
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 1:48 PM
To: Erika Bridges
Cc: Debbie Eller;Alan Gibbs; Danielle Singh; Jessica Bullock; Chuck Gilman; Brian Binford
Subject: RE: Second St. Apartments
Thanks for the update Erika. Let's talk more about the site plan approval. Given their tight schedule, I would like to
explore ways to let them get started on site work and foundation work while we are resolving the on-street parking
issue.
Lance
From: Erika Bridges
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 5:53 PM
To: Lance Simms; Chuck Gilman
Cc: Debbie Eller; Alan Gibbs; Danielle Singh; Jessica Bullock
Subject:Second St. Apartments
Lance & Chuck,
Just wanted to give you a quick FYI. We recently received a site plan application for Second Street Apartments, a multi-
family housing development at the corner of Boyett St., Cherry St., and Second St. (Please see attached site plan.) Fire
has indicated that they will need parking to be permanently removed along the north and south sides of Cherry St., the
east side of Boyett St., and the west side of Second St. adjacent to the property. Additionally, the applicant has
requested that Cherry St. between Boyett St. and Second St. be closed during construction (approximately 18 months).
This morning several staff members met internally to discuss these items and concluded that we need to meet with
applicant to discuss the parking removal. Danielle will also be adding this item to the upcoming CTC and TMT meetings
for further discussion. The developer will need to notify neighboring properties and hold a public meeting in advance of
the parking removal request being forwarded to City Council. We anticipate this may be a contentious request
considering the recent events associated with the Domain a block away. (FYI...Debbie Eller has a meeting coming up on
Monday with Chris Scotti and intends to mention the parking situation.)
We also concluded that the site plan cannot be stamped until the parking removal has been approved by Council, since
fire protection for the site depends on it. The applicant has expressed that they are on a tight schedule, so they may not
be happy with the process potentially taking 2-3 more months.
Please let us know if you have any questions or comments.
Thanks,
Erika Bridges, EIT, CFM
Graduate Civil Engineer
Planning&Development Services
1101 Texas Avenue,College Station,TX 77842
(979)764-3570
City of College Station
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