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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Review • (1444 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Home of Texas A&M University' MEMORANDUM DATE: October 28, 2014 TO: Natalie Ruiz, IPS Group, via; natalie(a�ipsgroup.us FROM: Jason Schubert, AICP, Principal Planner SUBJECT: CHIMNEY HILL REDEVELOPMENT (PDDS) Staff reviewed and approved the above-mentioned PDD Concept Plan amendment. The following page is a list of comments detailing items to be addressed when making final design of the site plan. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570. Attachments: Staff Review Comments PC: Doug Demiano, PM Reality Group, via USPS 1000 Main Street, Suite 2400, Woodlands TX, 77002 P&DS Project No. 14-00900264 Planning ei'.f)eveloprnent Services P.O.BOX 9960 • 1101 TEXAS AVENUE •COLLEGE ST:k.I`ON •TEXAS •77842 TEL.979.764.3570•FAX. 979.764.3496 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1 Project: CHIMNEY HILL REDEVELOPMENT (PDDS) — (14-00900264) Please note that the comments included below do not need to be included in a revised Concept Plan or preliminary site plan but are to be incorporated into the final design of the proposed site plan. PLANNING 1. The revised PDD Concept Plan has been approved as submitted. Please contact me if you would like stamped copies of the revised plan for your records. Reviewed by: Jason Schubert Date: October 27, 2014 ENGINEERING These comments reference the revised preliminary site plan that was submitted. Please incorporate these comments as part of the final design of the site plan: 1. The metes & bounds on the preliminary site plan does not close. 2. The water line inside the plaza will need to be realigned in such a manner that there's a 20 feet clearance with the surrounding buildings. 3. Please change the 90-degree bend at Tarrow East Driveway to two 45 degree bends. Reviewed by: Kevin Ferrer Date: October 27, 2014 FIRE 1. The entrance to the property on the east side shows a median. As discussed previously, the median will need to have a laydown curb and be able to support a fire apparatus. Reviewed by: Eric Dotson Date: October 27, 2014 SANITATION 1. Need to show dumpster pads on site. Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: October 24, 2014 TXDOT 1. The proposed deceleration lane [as reviewed on the Concept Plan] does not meet TxDOT's access management guidelines. The minimum length for a deceleration lane on a roadway speed of 40mph is 315'-0", lengthening the deceleration lane to 275'-0" from 225'-0" will be acceptable due to available space and the proximity of an intersection, also the access point median needs to roll back slightly so as not to infringe upon the ROW. Before access can be approved this revisions must be implemented into the property's proposed plan and commercial access request. We look forward to reviewing the revised proposal for access on the land use / access change. Reviewed by: Vincent Espinoza Date: October 27, 2014 2 of 2 (I 40 0.yr I. I l'-'11111) 1107, CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Home of Texas A&M University' MEMORANDUM DATE: October 20, 2014 TO: Natalie Ruiz, IPS Group, via; natalie@ipsgroup.us FROM: Jason Schubert, AICP, Principal Planner SUBJECT: CHIMNEY HILL REDEVELOPMENT (PDDS) Thank you for the submittal of your PDD Concept Plan Amendment application. Kevin Ferrer, Graduate Civil Engineer, Alan Gibbs, City Engineer, and I have been assigned to review this project. It is anticipated that the review will be completed and any staff comments returned to you on or before Monday, October 27, 2014. If you have questions in the meantime, please feel free to contact us. PC: Doug Demiano, PM Reality Group, via USPS 1000 Main Street, Suite 2400, Woodlands TX, 77002 P&DS Project No. 14-00900264 Planning dr Development Services P.O.BOX 9960 • 1101 TEXAS AVENUE •COLLEGE STATION •TEXAS •77842 TFT 070 7AA c71) •FAX 979.764.3496 CHIMNEY HILL REDEVELOPMENT Response to Staff Comments — Round #2 The following are responses to staff review comments received via email regarding the preliminary site plan. Changes and updates are shown in red.: • I cannot tell from the drawing where laydown curbs are located so as not to impinge upon the fire lane width, with particular attention to the median at the driveway across from the Hilton. RESPONSE: We will show more specific curb details with the final site plan. We're willing to add additional lay down curb to ensure adequate fire department access—including the driveway and median across from the Hilton. • Also, the drainage/sidewalk comment in the southeast corner by the Hilton was intended for the corner down by Rosa's, not the fire lane pull off area. RESPONSE: Noted. • To move the existing lot lines to create a pad site, a final plat application to replat the property would need to be submitted. RESPONSE: A rep/at/as-built plat will be provided to release the temporary blanket easements dedicated at closing and to modify any internal lot lines. • Parkland dedication is required in the amount of$1,636 per multi-family unit. RESPONSE: Noted. Parkland fees will be paid at the time of building permit for the multi family building. • Sidewalks along are to be at least 6 feet wide along thoroughfares, 8 feet wide if located back of curb. RESPONSE: Noted. • You would need a private cross access easement for building B or any pad site. A temporary blanket easement is required on the front end and public utility easements would be required to cover all proposed public utilities. RESPONSE: Cross-access easements may be dedicated with the replat to dedicate as-built easements and modify internal lot lines. A blanket easement will be dedicated at closing. • Need to meet Non-Residential Architecture requirements. RESPONSE: Noted. • Garage driveway should be 175 feet from the tip of the gore or a median needs to be extended. Driveway radii to be between 25-30 feet. Revise plans to meet sight triangles around curve, need to be 15 feet from back of curb and 335 feet along the street. No visual obstruction between 3.5 to 7.6 feet in sight triangle. RESPONSE: The driveway into the parking garage has been moved further away from the striped gore. The driveway at Arguello has been removed to meet the sight distance triangles around the curve. • There appears to be more parking than required on the plans, the 18 spaces for the bar and 24 spaces for residential lobby/fitness are not be required as they are accessory. If a pad site, Building B is to have all its parking on its lot. Patio areas should be as well in calculating sq. feet. Parallel spaces are minimum 10 feet wide and 22 feet long. RESPONSE: Parallel spaces have been modified to meet the minimum 10'x 22'standard. Additional parking has been noted in the parking legend. • Need to meet landscaping requirements. RESPONSE: Landscaping plan will be provided with complete site plan. • No dumpsters are shown on the plans, need to provide sanitation service to development. RESPONSE: Dumpsters will be shown on complete site plan. • Signs need to be located outside of public utility easements, appears those along University Drive East are located within them. RESPONSE: Noted and moved outside of PUE's. • All parking rows need to have an end island with 6-inch raised curb that is 180-square feet in area, some by Buildings B & E are not. RESPONSE: Noted and modified near buildings B & E to comply with this standard. • Parking spaces need to be 20 feet deep each for double row of parking spaces in Building B area. Also need to maintain 10-foot parking setback from right-of-way when adjusting. RESPONSE: Noted and adjusted on preliminary site plan. • If the bar by the hotel is going to be a stand-alone bar/use, it would need a conditional use permit approved by Council. RESPONSE: The hotel bar is not a stand-alone use and is an accessory use to the hotel. No conditional use permit is required. • TxDOT permit will be needed for driveway and decel lane on University Drive East. RESPONSE: TxDOT permit will be provided with the complete site plan. • The phase line will need to be shown in the plans. RESPONSE: Phasing will be provided on the complete site plan. • Water lines need to be 20 feet from buildings. You may need to cut into water line and add another valve. RESPONSE: As previously agreed upon during the PDD process, there are 2 locations in which the separation between a building and water line is less than 20'. Approximate water line locations are shown on the revised preliminary site plan. The two locations are along the rear of the property at the corner of the hotel building and Tarrow and the multi family building near the intersection of Tarrow and East Tarrow. STAFF RESPONSE: The Multifamily Building Aa stairwell is depicted as having essentially no clearance with the existing adjacent 12" waterline. Not providing the full 20 ft separation was agreed to for the attached locations, with the specific location to maintain 14 ft clearance. Additional discussion and accommodation is needed. RESPONSE to RESPONSE; We believe we have worked out this issue with Alan and accommodated the separation distance and construction details requested. See revised preliminary site plan. • Site needs to maintain existing drainage patterns. Proposed storm water drains are too close to hotel area in rear. Reconfigured hotel area could help meet sight triangle and utility separation requirements. RESPONSE: Existing storm drain modifications are shown on the revised preliminary site plan near the proposed hotel. The modifications address conflicts with the existing line. STAFF RESPONSE: Similarly, the Hotel Building F stairwell is depicted as having essentially no clearance with the proposed storm sewer. Additional discussion and accommodation is needed. RESPONSE to REPONSE: We believe we have worked out this issue with Alan and accommodated the separation distance through an additional junction box as requested. See revised preliminary site plan. • At the southeast corner by the Hilton, the drainage would need to go under sidewalk with curb inlet. RESPONSE: This item was discussed as a recommendation (not a requirement) given the design of the fire truck pull-out and required sidewalk to reduce the collection of silt and water along the sidewalk. We will look into the design and drainage issue with the civil package and complete site plan. STAFF RESPONSE: For the pull off, Fire was okay with a sidewalk being located through the pull off but this is not how it is to be designed. Public sidewalks are to be separated from the roadway surface so they are at the back of a curb above the roadway pavement or are located further away behind the curb. RESPONSE to RESPONSE: We will address this issue through the design of the pull off. • Electrical would like a preliminary plan to start planning where the utilities will go. You may need individual transformers per building. We will need to look at clearance space for transformers. RESPONSE: We will forward the preliminary site plan to electrical once outstanding issues are addressed. • Water/fire flow, sanitary sewer, and drainage reports required with submission of site plan application. RESPONSE: Noted and will be provided with the civil package and complete site plan. • If parking garage is open enough, you may not have to sprinkle the building. RESPONSE: Noted. • No parking spaces are allowed in the fire lane. All buildings need to be within 150-foot of a fire lane. RESPONSE: The parallel parking spaces shown within the fire lane along the south side of the plaza have been removed. • A 20-foot fire lane is required for the one-story buildings, 26-foot aerial fire lane that is clear and unobstructed for buildings over 30 feet. Need fire lane pull off on East Tarrow by Hilton and it will need to be 26 feet wide. RESPONSE: Fire lane modifications have been made on the revised preliminary site plan. • FDC connection cannot be more than 100 feet from fire hydrant and they can be remoted. RESPONSE: Noted. FDC's will be added with the civil package. • Driveway from East Tarrow by Hilton needs to serve as an aerial fire lane and be 26 feet wide, could have lay down curb. RESPONSE: Modified on the attached preliminary site plan. • All turn radii need to meet fire truck turning requirements. RESPONSE: Noted.