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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff CommentsCITY 01 r COLLN.Gx STATION Hom, of T. A&M U.iix i51 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 MEMORANDUM O December 11, 2012 / TO: Chris Harris, P.E., Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc. via: Chds.Harris@Kimley- Horn.com Horn.com FROM: Teresa Rogers, Staff Planner SUBJECT: The Stack at Legacy Point (SP) Staff reviewed the above -mentioned site plan as requested. The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. The next submittal will be the third and final review by staff for this round of reviews. If all items have not been addressed on the next submittal, another $932 processing fee will need to be submitted for the subsequent set of three (3) reviews. Please address the comments and submit the following information by any Monday at 10:00 a.m. for further staff review: City of College Station Transmittal Letter Seven (7) revised site plans and seven (7) landscaping plans for the proposed development (one set will be returned to you, please submit additional copies if you want more than one approved set) Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the applicant has not provided written response comments and revised documents to the Administrator that seek to address the staff review comments contained herein. If there are comments that you are not addressing with the revised site plan, please attach a letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570. Attachments: Staff review comments cc: Jack Culpepper, via mail om Laurel Stone, 5G Studio Collaborative Case file no. 12-00500027 via: Laurel@5gstudio.com v STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 5 Project: The Stack at Legacy Point (SP) - 12-00500027 ENGINEERING 1. All water meters and isolation valve should be at the edge of the PUE. 2. What is the dashed line between the water meters and the main? It appears to be part of the PUE. & FYI... CO will not be issued until PUEs, PAE, and Drainage Easements are filed. 4. 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: Erika Bridges and Teresa Rogers Date: December 10, 2012 LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING 1. As previously discussed, the site light poles need to be outside of the PUEs. 2: Please provide an amending drainage letter from the design engineer indicating how the ground cover revision from grass to river rock will affect the site drainage. Reviewed by: Erika Bridges and Teresa Rogers Date: December 10, 2012 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 CITY Of COIJ.HGH STATION &Poe of7' AdW Univ iry' MEMORANDUM November 5, 2012 TO: Chris Harris, P.E., Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc. via: Chris. Harris@Kimley- Horn.com FROM: Teresa Rogers, Staff Planner SUBJECT: The Stack at Legacy Point (SP) Staff reviewed the above -mentioned site plan as requested. The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address the comments and submit the following information by any Monday at 10:00 a.m. for further staff review: City of College Station Transmittal Letter; Two (2) revised site plans; and One (1) revised landscaping plan. Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the applicant has not provided written response comments and revised documents to the Administrator that seek to address the staff review comments contained herein. If there are comments that you are not addressing with the revised site plan, please attach a letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570. Attachments: Staff review comments cc: Jack Cullpepper, via mail Laurel Stone, 5G Studio Collaborative, via: Laurel@5gstudio.com Case file no. 12-00500027 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO.4 Project: The Stack At Legacy Point (SP) - 12-00500027 PLANNING 1. Site revisions including additional stairs and ramp at the retail entry, and switchgear tfi / screening should be submitted on a revised site plan. Please note that these items are ►'tYifW C2F v currently shown blocking the pedestrian walkways. Please revise the site plan submittal and ve+f fy for these items so that a clear path is provided for accessibility. r)P7!1r A revised civil site plan C-04 will be provided. Benches have been repositioned on the Gddre�roo'ed streetscape plan to allow for clear accessibility path at the southwest retail entry. I've _ I also added clear dimensions at the path between switchgear screening and the bike b� ��CU� rack area paving transition. See revised A01.00 attached. 2. It appears that the existing curb has been extended further out into Church Street. This revision will need to be shown on a revised site plan as well. 0&r'� The Chuch Ave curb was adjusted on the streetscape plan to match the correct curb Dap edge shown on previously approved civil site plan C-04. 3. The streetscaping that was removed along the private drive needs to be shown on the -- landscape plan. This streetscaping is a requirement in the Northgate District and improvements must be shown on both sides of the drive. a I C See email question and response from Lauren Hovde forwarded to Teresa Rogers on 11/6/12 confirming that streetscaping is not required on both sides of the private drive. j^Q �arQ,yl on a,; 'Revise the Landscape Plan to show the 16 Foster Hollies listed. Currently, only 15 14 r 2 appear on the plan. ( The accurate quantity of Foster Hollies has been corrected on the landscape calculations. See revised A01.00 attached. t/5. Gravel does not satisfy the landscaping requirement, as it is a loose material with a potential to spill over into driveways. i ►Urvt Gravel has been changed to 3" or greater diameter native local river rock. See revised rRI DY) A01.00 attached. V6. Provide details for the screening that is being shown on the landscape plan. See emails forwarded on 11/6/12 Teresa Rogers from Lauren Hovde confirming that the �YDYY1 screening notes called out on the streetscape plan provide sufficient detail. �1� 1�Pfa1 7. 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: Teresa Rogers, Staff Planner Date: November 5, 2012 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.35701 Fax 979.764.3496 CITY OF COU IiGF. STATION Homr� Ad.N fJnumiryr MEMORANDUM November 5, 2012 TO: Chris Harris, P.E., Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc. via: Chris. Harris@Kimley-✓� Horn.com FROM: Teresa Rogers, Staff Planner SUBJECT: The Stack at Legacy Point (SP) Staff reviewed the above -mentioned site plan as requested. The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address the comments and submit the following information by any Monday at 10:00 a.m. for further staff review: City of College Station Transmittal Letter; Two (2) revised site plans; and One (1) revised landscaping plan. Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the applicant has not provided written response comments and revised documents to the Administrator that seek to address the staff review comments contained herein. If there are comments that you are not addressing with the revised site plan, please attach a letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570. Attachments: Staff review comments cc: Jack Cullpepper, via mails Laurel Stone, 5G Studio Collaborative, via: Laurel@5gstudio.com ✓ Case file no. 12-00500027 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 4 Project: The Stack At Legacy Point (SP) - 12-00500027 PLANNING 1. Site revisions including additional stairs and ramp at the retail entry, and switchgear screening should be submitted on a revised site plan. Please note that these items are currently shown blocking the pedestrian walkways. Please revise the site plan submittal for these items so that a clear path is provided for accessibility. 2. It appears that the existing curb has been extended further out into Church Street. This revision will need to be shown on a revised site plan as well. 3. The streetscaping that was removed along the private drive needs to be shown on the landscape plan. This streetscaping is a requirement in the Northgate District and improvements must be shown on both sides of the drive. 4. Revise the Landscape Plan to show the 16 Foster Hollies listed. Currently, only 15 appear on the plan. 5. Gravel does not satisfy the landscaping requirement, as it is a loose material with potential to spill over into driveways. 6. Provide details for the screening that is being shown on the landscape plan. 7. 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: Teresa Rogers, Staff Planner Date: November 5, 2012 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Boa 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 C=or• COLT. ,cHSTATION H fT AdMU. " MEMORANDUM April 24, 2012 TO: Chris Harris, via email: chris.harrista)kimley-horn.com� FROM: Lauren Hovde, Staff Planner SUBJECT: The Stack At Legacy Point (Sp) - Site Plan Cu Staff reviewed the above -mentioned site plan as requested. The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address the comments and submit the following information by any Monday at 10:00 a.m. for further staff review: City of College Station Transmittal Letter Seven (7) complete sets of site civil construction documents for the proposed development with the revised site and landscaping plans attached (one set will be returned to you, please submit additional copies if you want more than one approved set) Four (4) revised site plans One (1) landscaping plan One (1) 11x17 grading and erosion control plan Easement Dedication Sheets and required documents Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the applicant has not provided written response comments and revised documents to the Administrator that seek to address the staff review comments contained herein. If there are comments that you are not addressing with the revised site plan, please attach a letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570. Attachments: Staff review comments PC: Jack Cullpepper, via mail Laurel Stone, 5G Studio Collaborative, via email: Iaurel(a)5gstudio.comv Case file #12-00500027 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO.3 Project: The Stack at Legacy Point (SP)-12-00500027 PLANNING 1. A Private Improvement in the Public Right -of -Way Permit (PIP) is required for the sidewalk and streetscaping along Church Avenue. This must be approved prior to Site iilxa Plan approval. 5L4tWk O2. A Public Access and Utility Easement must be dedicated along Church Avenue for the portion of the required sidewalk that is on private property. This must be deemed as a sufficient submittal by Legal Staff prior to Site Plan approval. ® 3. The Access Easement for the parking drive aisle and sidewalks that will connect to the future Public Way must be submitted prior to site plan approval, but may be approved prior to issuing a Certificate of Occupancy. Please remote the FDC closer to the fire lane behind Albertson's. The proposed bike rack spacing renders then non-functional. Please revise the spacing to be at least 3 feet apart. Note #8 on C-04 needs to be replaced by the screening note that was added to Sheet A01.00. V. The 20-foot PUE that is reference in the first round of comments in Comment # 8 was not referred to on the site plan and no clarification was provided in writing. VB/There are 234 parking spaces required and 334 shown. Please revise the information provided in the Site Data Summary Table. Please identify the line that cuts through the middle of the bike rack pad near the trash compactor. 1 The locations of the freestanding landscape grids need to be shown on Sheet A01.00. 11. 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. NG Review The amount of metal shown is exceeding the maximum of 20% per fagade set in Section 5.6.B4.e "Exterior Building Materials" of the UDO. Reviewed by: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: April 17, 2012 ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 3 Site Plan 1. (Repeat) Per Fire Marshal, a 20-ft continuous fire lane needs to be provided along the northeastern and eastern sides of the building. This must be built to fire lane standards and marked appropriately. The eastern fire hydrant is still not accessible by a continuous 20-ft fire lane. Please revise. 2. (Repeat) Per Fire Marshal, the curb radii are not adequate for fire truck to exit the western parking lot and turn left onto access road within the 50-ft Access Easement. Unless this turning movement can be accommodated, fire access road will need to be provided to Nagle St. Signage will need to be added along the access road between Church St. and the northern driveway. 3. (Repeat) Please add a note to the site plan regarding signage or markings along the fire lane. Please specify striping and pavement marking requirements in accordance with the Site besign Standards. 4. (Repeat) Please label all new and existing easements with volume and page number. If new easements don't have volume and page numbers yet, please provide blanks for that information to be added later. The PUE containing the water and sanitary sewer line needs to be a minimum 30-ft wide. 5. (Repeat) According to our GIS system, the following easements are on -site and need to be - verified: a. Variable PUE V.1190, P.466 This easement runs adjacent to the property and behind the Albertsons and contains utilities supporting this development. It needs to be labeled. 6. (Repeat) The isolation valve needs to be in a PUE. Please move the isolation valve out from under the pavement. 7. (Repeat) FYI ... All offsite easements need to be dedicated prior to site plan approval. At a minimum, we need a Temporary Blanket Easement on this site prior to site plan approval. All specific easements will be required prior to issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. 8. (Repeat) Please show proposed light poles on the site plan. These should be shown on the site plan. Construction Documents 9. C-04/C-15 — An 8-inch dead-end water main is not permitted per the BCS Unified Design Guidelines. If a 6-inch line will not suffice, the 8-inch line will need to be looped. 10. (Repeat) Water Report — Based on the building square footage and construction type, the International Fire Code requires more than 2,500 gpm. Please revise report. For the required fire flow of 4,000 gpm, Table C105.1 of the IFC requires a minimum of 4 fire hydrants with an average spacing of 350'. The actual fire flow test results do not show that fire hydrants on this site will provide 2,000 gpm as labeled. Please revise on the site plan and in the fire flow report. FYI ... All fire hydrants will have to be flowed simultaneously and provide the required 4,000 gpm prior to issuance of CO. 11. (Repeat) C-04 — The FDC needs to be relocated to a location which is unobstructed by parking. Please move the isolation valve out from under the pavement. 12. (Repeat) C-04 — Please label the PUE adjacent to the northeastern property line containing existing water and sewer lines. This easement runs adjacent to the property and behind the Albertsons and contains utilities supporting this development. It needs to be labeled. 13. C-04 - Please add a construction sequencing note on the site plan. 14. (Repeat) C-11 — Please provide cross -sections of the pond. 15. (Repeat) C-13 — The isolation valve needs to be located within a PUE. Please move the isolation valve out from under the pavement. 16. (Repeat) C-14 — Water meters need to be relocated to an area outside of pavement or sidewalk. The water meters are located within the building on this drawing. 17. (Repeat) C-14 — Near Station 0+00 of Waterline A, verify that TCEQ water/sanitary sewer crossing requirements are being met. Label accordingly. Please add a note regarding TCEQ requirements for water/sewer crossings. 18. (Repeat) C-16 — Please use City Standard Detail SW2-03. 19. (Repeat) C-16 —Add all notes from City Standard Detail Sheet SW2. Reviewed by: Erika Bridges Date: 4/16/12 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 (*— College Station, Texas 77842 CITY 0, COUEGFaTMON Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 HmenfT. AEhf lJnivmty' MEMORANDUM February 27, 2012 TO: Chris Harris via email; Chris. Harris(c Kimley Horn.com FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner SUBJECT: The Stack At Legacy Point - Site Plan Staff reviewed the above -mentioned site plan as requested. The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address the comments and submit the following information by any Monday at 10:00 a.m. for further staff review: City of College Station Transmittal Letter; Memo providing written responses to all of staff's comments (identify the specific page that each comment was addressed on or the reason for not addressing the comment); Four (4) revised site and one (1) landscaping plan; $344,014 in Parkland Dedication fees are due prior to issuance of a building permit; Easement Dedication Sheet and required documents for a blanket easement and Public Access Easements (please note that the Site Plan will not be stamped approved until the Blanket Easement, or all other appropriate easements, have been dedicated to the City of College Station). Private Improvement in the Public Right -of -Way Permit (PIP) application Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the applicant has not provided written response comments and revised documents to the Administrator that seek to address the staff review comments contained herein. If there are comments that you are not addressing with the revised site plan, please attach a letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Lauren Hovde at 979.764.3570. Attachments: Staff review comments cc: Jack Culpepper via USPS mail; 1700 George Bush Dr E St. 240 College Station 77840✓ Laurel Stone via email; Laurel @5gstudio.comv Case file #12-00500027 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1 Project: The Stack at Legacy Point (SP)—12-00500027 PLANNING 1. Please combine the site plan data onto one sheet. A separate sheet may be maintained for grading and utility information. 2. ,Please submit business documents for the commercial portion showing the fitness center will operate as a separate commercial entity. The requirement is not met if the fitness center is open to the public, but is still part of The Stack business or used primarily as a resident benefit. The following comments are regarding Sheet A01-00: 3. The 30-foot Public Access Easement that passes along the side of the proposed building is not required to be a Public Way. Labeling the easement as a Public Way has additional implications such as setbacks, orientation, parking, and landscaping. A dedicated public access easement in this area is suggested to accommodate the thru-traffic that will occur once the second phase is built with the Public Way connecting to College Avenue. Please extend the public access easement to include both sidewalks. 4. Additional, please dedicate a public access easement along Church Avenue for the portion of the 10-foot wide sidewalk that is not within the public right-of-way. 5. A Private Improvement in the Public Right -of -Way Permit (PIP) is required for the sidewalk and landscaping located within Church Avenue right-of-way. 6. Bike racks must be at least 3 feet from a building or parking space. 7. Existing public utility easements must be dimensioned and labeled with their volume and page number. 8. Please show the 20-foot PUE at the rear of the building. If the easement is on site, as it appears, then the structure is encroaching and must be removed from the easement. 9. Please submit a copy of the lower level parking lot layout for review. 10. On the ground level garage parking, there should be drive aisle to allow maneuverability within the garage without users reversing the full length of the parking row. I will discuss this further with you during out facilitation meeting. 11. Please label each island with its square footage. The minimum island square footage is 180. 12. The parking total states that there are 338 parking spaces provided (199 structural and 39 surface). This number does not add up. 13. On the total area, at the bottom of the page, please revise "TOTAL AREA" to state "TOTAL BUILDIN.GAREA". 14. All parking visible from Church Avenue should be screened from view using an approved screening method specified in Section 5.6.B.6.e of the Unified Development Ordinance (LIDO). 15. The parking row near the trash compactor is labeled as having 9 spaces, but there are only 5. 16. In order to utilize an alternative sanitation facility, please contact the Sanitation Department. 17. Please identify the hatching in front of the flower bed at the Primary Entrance. 18. Please show hatching in the islands of the garage if they are to be painted. 19. An exterior ramp with guardrail to compactor intake is not shown on the exterior elevations that were submitted. Please provide information on this ramp. A detail may be required. 20. Please add a note that The Stack at Legacy Point is Phase 1 of a development and shall not be considered a stand-alone building plot for the purpose of signage. 21. Please add a note that all mechanical equipment shall be screened from view from the right- of-way using opaque materials that are predominantly found on the principal structure and shall coordinate with the building's architecture, color, and scale. 22. Please label each abutting property with its ownership information, applicable setbacks, The following comments are regarding Sheet C-04: 23. Please use an inverted U bike rack instead of the rack specified in the Site Design Standards. This document is in the process of being update. This change in rack design will lower the number of spaces being proposed as indicated in the Site Data Summary Table. 24. Note #8 may be removed to due to Comment #21. 25. Please refer to the table in Section 7.2.1 of the LIDO and revise tbe. parking calculations provided. The calculations provided assume that each bedroom requires one parking space, which is incorrect. The number of spaces required various on the number of bedrooms per unit and the size of the bedroom (in the case of two -bedroom units). 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: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: February 27, 2012 LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING 1. The landscaping proposed meets the requirement for landscaping in NG-2. However, the landscaping point calculation should be added to the plan. 4-inch caliper canopy trees are valued at 300 points, 3-inch caliper are 150 points, non -canopy trees are 40 points, and 5 gallon shrubs are 10 point. The point calculation is as follows: ((132,358 SF site area/1000)`30=3985.74 points)+((93/50)"300)=558 points). Street trees (in addition to those described in Section 5.6.13 of the UDO)- 93 linear feet of frontage/32= 3 trees within 50 of the right-of-way). Currently there are only two 3-inch caliper trees within 50 feet of the right- of-way. 2. Please specify the selected plant species on the landscape legend, and add a note that non - canopy trees are measured on a single cane 12 inches from grade. 3. Turf does not satisfy the landscaping requirement mentioned in Section 5.6.B.9.a.1 of the UDO. 4. A color of sidewalk pavers is specified in the College Station Site Design Standards. 5. Please add a note that vertical concrete of 6" in height or more must be screened or treated to look like stone, brick, or other alternatives approved by the Administrator. Reviewed by: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: February 27, 2012 TxDOT Comments 1. No Comment (off state system, no anticipated impact) Reviewed by: Chad Bohne Date: February 24, 2012 ENGINEERING COMMENTS -SITE PLAN ONLY Engineering construction plans and documents are still under review, Comments related to these documents will be sent at a later time and may affect the site plan. 1. Per Fire Marshal, another fire hydrant needs to be provided along the fire lane on the western side of the building. 2. Per Fire Marshal, a 20-ft continuous fire lane needs to be provided along the northeastern and eastern sides of the building. This must be built to fire lane standards and marked appropriately. 3. Per Fire Marshal, the curb radii are not adequate for fire truck to exit the western parking lot and turn left onto access road within the 50-ft Access Easement. Unless this turning movement can be accommodated, fire access road will need to be provided to Nagle St. 4. Please add a note to the site plan regarding signage or markings along the fire lane. 5. Please label all new and existing easements with volume and page number. If new easements don't have volume and page numbers yet, please provide blanks for that information to be added later. 6. According to our GIS system, the following easements are on -site and need to be verified: a. Variable PUE V.4090, P.242 b. Variable PUE V.1190, P.466 c. 50-ft Reciprocal ROW d. 40-ft Access Easement V.477, P.145 e. 20-ft PUE V.516, P.253 f. 15-ft PUE V.517, P.705 7. The isolation valve needs to be in a PUE. 8. Please provide calculations for the domestic water and sanitary sewer demands. 9. The proposed drainage easement needs to be labeled as "private." 10. FYI ... All offsite easements need to be dedicated prior to site plan approval. 11. Please show proposed light poles on the site plan. 12. Please label the "50-foot Public Access Easement" as a "50-foot Private Access Easement". Reviewed by: Erika Bridges Date: March 2, 2012 ELECTRICAL COMMENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION 1. Developer provides temporary blanket easement for construction purposes or provides descriptive easements for electric infrastructure as designed by CSU for electric lines (where applicable, including street lights) 2. Developer may be responsible for locating easements on site to insure that electrical infrastructure is installed within easement boundaries. 3. Minimum 20' PUE will be required for all primary conduit. PUE's not meeting that requirement on this site plan will be adjusted accordingly as the project progresses. 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 per CSU specs and design (pull boxes provided by CSU). S. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and / or site plan. Email to: sweido@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 Sam Weido at 979.764.6314. Reviewed by: Sam Weido Date: February 22, 2012 SANITATION 1. Sanitation is ok with this project. Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: February 24, 2012 (* or q" CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Home ofTe=A&M UmveniDy° 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 MEMORANDUM February 20, 2012 TO: Chris Harris via email; Chris. Harri%'5)Kim el v-Horn.com FROM: Jason Schubert, AICP Principal Planner SUBJECT: THE STACK AT LEGACY POINT (SP/NG} Thank you for the submittal of your SITE PLAN and NORTHGATE BUILDING REVIEW applications. This project will be distributed to staff this week for their review. Jack Culpepper via USPS mail; 1700 George Bush 6r E S . 40 College Station 77840 Laurel Stone via email; Laurel @5gstudio.com ✓ r�1 Case file no. 12-00500027 vim' Case file no. 12-00500028 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 (*— College Station, Texas 77842 CITY o' CoiiNzp.. Srmon Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 HofT AdW Mh n,• MEMORANDUM March 6, 2012 TO: Chris Harris via email; Chris. Harris(cDKimley-Horn.com FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner SUBJECT: The Stack At Legacy Point - Site Plan Staff reviewed the above -mentioned site plan as requested. The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. Please address the comments and submit the following information by any Monday at 10:00 a.m. for further staff review: City of College Station Transmittal Letter; Memo providing written responses to all of staffs comments (identify the specific page that each comment was addressed on or the reason for not addressing the comment); Four (4) revised site and one (1) landscaping plan; $344,014 in Parkland Dedication fees are due prior to issuance of a building permit; Easement Dedication Sheet and required documents for a blanket easement and Public Access Easements (please note that the Site Plan will not be stamped approved until the Blanket Easement, or all other appropriate easements, have been dedicated to the City of College Station). Private Improvement in the Public Right -of -Way Permit (PIP) application Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the applicant has not provided written response comments and revised documents to the Administrator that seek to address the staff review comments contained herein. If there are comments that you are not addressing with the revised site plan, please attach a letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Lauren Hovde at 979.764.3570. Attachments: Staff review comments cc: Jack Culpepper via USPS mail; 1700 George Bush Dr E St. 240 College Station 77840 Laurel Stone via email; Laurel@5gstudio.com Case file #12-00500027 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1 Project: The Stack at Legacy Point (SP) — 12-00500027 PLANNING 1. Please combine the site plan data onto one sheet. A separate sheet may be maintained for grading and utility information. A01.00 has been changed to Streetscape/ Garage Level L1 plan with all site plan data moved to C-04. 2. Please submit business documents for the commercial portion showing the fitness center will operate as a separate commercial entity. The requirement is not met if the fitness center is open to the public, but is still part of The Stack business or used primarily as a resident benefit. The space has been relabeled as retail until additional tenant information is known. The following comments are regarding Sheet A01-00: The 30-foot Public Access Easement that passes along the side of the proposed building is not required to be a Public Way. Labeling the easement as a Public Way has additional implications such as setbacks, orientation, parking, and landscaping. A dedicated public access easement in this area is suggested to accommodate the thru-traffic that will occur once the second phase is built with the Public Way connecting to College Avenue. Please extend the public access easement to include both sidewalks. Label has been changed to private drive on A01.00. Refer to C-04 for easement / information. ,/4. Additional, please dedicate a public access easement along Church Avenue for the portion of the 10-foot wide sidewalk that is not within the public right-of-way. Refer to C-04 for required easement information. OA Private Improvement in the Public Right -of -Way Permit (PIP) is required for the sidewalk and landscaping located within Church Avenue right-of-way. Requirement is noted. 6 Bike racks must be at least 3 feet from a building or parking space. Bike racks have been moved a minimum of 3ft from the building on A01.00. y. Existing public utility easements must be dimensioned and labeled with their volume and page number. All easement information has been moved to C-04. f 8.1 Please show the 20-foot PUE at the rear of the building. If the easement is on site, as it �J appears, then the structure is encroaching and must be removed from the easement. Refer to C-04 for required easement information. 9. Please submit a copy of the lower level parking lot layout for review. See sheet A02.00. NX On the ground level garage parking, there should be drive aisle to allow maneuverability within the garage without users reversing the full length of the parking row. I will discuss this further with you during out facilitation meeting. Garage levels L1 & LB will be assigned resident parking only with controlled access by key card, numbered spaces and directional signage at the ends of each aisle to aid residents in finding their assigned spot the first time. Please label each island with its square footage. The minimum island square footage is 180. Islands have been adjusted to meet minimum square footage and are labeled on C-04. V The parking total states that there are 338 parking spaces provided (199 structural and 39 J surface). This number does not add up. The parking counts have been removed from A01.00 and are corrected on C-04. V1V. On the total area, at the bottom of the page, please revise "TOTAL AREA" to state "TOTAL .`�/ BUILDING AREA". This information has been removed from A1.00 and corrected on C-04. 14. All parking visible from Church Avenue should be screened from view using an approved screening method specified in Section 5.6.B.6.e of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). A row of screening scrubs has been added. Refer to A01.00. 1�. The parking row near the trash compactor is labeled as having 9 spaces, but there are only V 5. The parking count has been corrected on A01.00. 1 . In order to utilize an alternative sanitation facility, please contact the Sanitation Department. v The option of replacing our required number of dumpsters with a 30 cu.yd compactor was recommended by Rodney Harris at the Sanitation Department. �. Please identify the hatching in front of the flower bed at the Primary Entrance. The hatched area has been replaced by a planter bed on A01.00 1�. Please show hatching in the islands of the garage if they are to be painted. Hatching has been added. 19. An exterior ramp with guardrail to compactor intake is not shown on the exterior elevations that were submitted. Please provide information on this ramp. A detail may be required. Refer to 02/A04.00 & 02/A04.01 for ramp elevations. JVo Owl t.-" 2�. Please add a note that The Stack at Legacy Point is Phase 1 of a development and shall not be considered a stand-alone building plot for the purpose of signage. Note has been added to A&1-6. C-by 21. Please add a note that all mechanical equipment shall be screened from view from the right- of-way using opaque materials that are predominantly found on the principal structure and shall coordinate with the building's architecture, color, and scale. Note has been added to A01.00. G 6; ?backs, � �n1 \f`1. Please label each abutting property with its ownership information, applicable sefba k , Refer to C-04. The following comments are regarding Sheet C-04: 23. Nase use an inverted U bike rack instead of the rack specified in the Site Design Standards. This document is in the process of being update. This change in rack design will lower the number of spaces being proposed as indicated in the Site Data Summary Table. Bike racks have been replaced with U-rack model on A01.00. ®4 Note #8 may be removed to due to Comment #21. Refer to C-04. 2. Please refer to the table in Section 7.2.1 of the LIDO and revise the parking calculations provided. The calculations provided assume that each bedroom requires one parking space, which is incorrect. The number of spaces required various on the number of bedrooms per unit and the size of the bedroom (in the case of two -bedroom units). Our project meets the definition of dormitory in Section 202 of the 2012 IBC because it provides sleeping accommodations in a series of closely associated rooms, for persons not members of the same family group, under joint occupancy and single management. The dormitory parking factor of 0.75 spaces per bed was additionally reduced to 75% per Northgate Standards. 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: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: February 27, 2012 LAN DSCAPING/STREETSCAPI NG 1. The landscaping proposed meets the requirement for landscaping in NG-2. However, the landscaping point calculation should be added to the plan. 4-inch caliper canopy trees are valued at 300 points, 3-in caliper are 150 points, non -canopy trees are 40 points, and 5 gallon shrubs are 10 point. The point calculation is as follows: ((132,358 SF site �� area/1000)'30=3985.74 points)+((93/50)'300)=558 points). Street trees (in addition to those described in Section 5.63 of the UDO)- 9 near feet of frontage/32= 3 t� within 50 of the right-of-way). -Currently there are only 3-inch caliper trees within 50 feet of the right- of-way. An additional 3-caliper tree and landscape point calculation has been added to A01.00. VV Please specify the selected plant species on the landscape legend, and add/a note that non - canopy trees are measured on a single cane 12 inches from grade. �/ Plant species and the required note have been added to the legend on A01.00. ZTurf does not satisfy the landscaping requirement mentioned in Section 5.6.B.9.a.1 of the UDO. The turf area between the sidewalk and Church Ave facade has been changed to pavers. 4� A color of sidewalk pavers is specified in the College Station Site Design Standards. Paver color is now indicated on the legend on A01.00. Please add a note that vertical concrete of 6" in height or more must be screened or treated to look like stone, brick, or other alternatives approved by the Administrator. Note has been added to A1.00 Reviewed by: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: February 27, 2012 TxDOT Comments 1. No Comment (off state system, no anticipated impact) Reviewed by: Chad Bohne Date: February 24, 2012 ENGINEERING COMMENTS- SITE PLAN ONLY Engineering construction plans and documents are still under review. Comments related to these documents will be sent at a later time and may affect the site plan. 1. Per Fire Marshal, another fire hydrant needs to be provided along the fire lane on the western side of the building. 2. Per Fire Marshal, a 20-ft continuous fire lane needs to be provided along the northeastern and eastern sides of the building. This must be built to fire lane standards and marked appropriately. 3. Per Fire Marshal, the curb radii are not adequate for fire truck to exit the western parking lot and turn left onto access road within the 50-ft Access Easement. Unless this turning movement can be accommodated, fire access road will need to be provided to Nagle St. 4. Please add a note to the site plan regarding signage or markings along the fire lane. 5. Please label all new and existing easements with volume and page number. If new easements don't have volume and page numbers yet, please provide blanks for that information to be added later. 6. According to our GIS system, the following easements are on -site and need to be verified: a. Variable PUE V.4090, P.242 b. Variable PUE V.1190, P.466 c. 50-ft Reciprocal ROW d. 40-ft Access Easement V.477, P.145 e. 20-ft PUE V.516, P.253 f. 15-ft PUE V.517, P.705 7. The isolation valve needs to be in a PUE. 8. Please provide calculations for the domestic water and sanitary sewer demands. 9. The proposed drainage easement needs to be labeled as "private." 10. FYI ... All offsite easements need to be dedicated prior to site plan approval. 11. Please show proposed light poles on the site plan. 12. Please label the "50-foot Public Access Easement" as a "50-foot Private Access Easement". Reviewed by: Erika Bridges Date: March 2, 2012 ELECTRICAL COMMENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION 1. Developer provides temporary blanket easement for construction purposes or provides descriptive easements for electric infrastructure as designed by CSU for electric lines (where applicable, including street lights) 2. Developer may be responsible for locating easements on site to insure that electrical infrastructure is installed within easement boundaries. 3. Minimum 20' PUE will be required for all primary conduit. PUE's not meeting that requirement on this site plan will be adjusted accordingly as the project progresses. 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 per CSU specs and design (pull boxes provided by CSU). 8. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and / or site plan. Email to: sweido@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 Sam Weido at 979.764.6314. Reviewed by: Sam Weido SANITATION 1. Sanitation is ok with this project. Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: February 22, 2012 Date: February 24, 2012