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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
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1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842 1� Ivl
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
October 13, 2010
TO: Tucker Mach Development, LLC, via email tuckermach(a)yahoo.com
FROM: Matt Robinson, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: KNIGHTSGATE (PP) - Preliminary Plat
Staff reviewed the above -mentioned Preliminary Plat as requested. The following page
is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be addressed. If all
comments have been addressed and the following information submitted by
Wednesday, October 20, 10:00 a.m., your project will be placed on the next available
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for November 4th, 7:00 p.m. in
the City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue.
One (1) 24" x 36" copy of the revised Preliminary Plat; and
Nineteen (19) 11" x 17" copies of the revised Preliminary Plat.
Upon receipt of the required documents for the Planning & Zoning meeting, your project will be
considered formally filed with the City of College Station. Please note that if all comments have
not been addressed, your project will be pulled from the scheduled Planning & Zoning
Commission agenda. Your project may be placed on a future agenda once all the revisions
have been made and the appropriate fees paid. Once your item has been scheduled for the
P&Z meeting, the agenda and staff report can be accessed at the following web site on Monday
the week of the P&Z meeting.
http://www.cstx.gov/pz
Please note that a Mylar original of the revised preliminary plat will be required after P&Z
approval and prior to processing subsequent final plats. If you have any questions or need
additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
cc: J. Dale Brown, Jr., P.E., McClure & Brown Engr/Surveying., via fax 979.693.255�/
Case file #10-00500225
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: KNIGHTSGATE (PP) - 10-00500225
1. Please confirm the volume and page numbers for existing easements. Our records
indicate that some of the easements may be mislabeled, missing or in the wrong
location. They include a 40' electrical easement (v5765/p221), 15' PUE (v7044/69 &
7302/220), 30' PUE (v5542,p81), and 20' SSE (v4047,p34).
2. A variance request will need to be requested if not proposing to construct a sidewalk
along Harvey Mitchell Parkway. Alternatively, fee in lieu of construction can be
requested. If requesting a variance, please provide a $167 variance request fee and
a revised page 2 of the application.
3. Remove the reference to the ordinance number in note# 3.
4. Provide maintenance responsibility note for the Private Access and Public Access
Easements.
5. Provide documentation from the adjacent property owners, which are part of the
parent tract, stating that they do not wish to be a part of the preliminary plat. This
would include the property owned by Linda Preston -Shepard to the South, and Ervin
and Mildred Williams to the West.
Reviewed by: Matt Robinson Date: 10/11/10
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
1. Please provide a note explaining the ownership and maintenance responsibilities of the
public and private access easements. The maintenance responsibility of the access
easements is ideally the POA or owner of Lot 1, as these areas will be utilized by the future
development. Additional explanation may be needed to explain the purpose of the proposed
PrAE and PAE:
2. Please remove the PDE, HOA & CA abbreviations if they are not being utilized.
3. Please coordinate with TxDOT concerning their follow comment:
a. - The proposed 24' public access easement (PAE) should be located within
when a sufficient site plan is available.
Reviewed by: Josh Norton Date: October 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL COMMENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
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).
Developer may be responsible for locating easements on site to insure that electrical
infrastructure is installed within easement boundaries.
If applicable, the following easements will be required: 20' wide easement along both the
side lot and rear lot line.
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:
wdavis@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 Weldon Davis at
979.764.5027.
Reviewed by: Weldon Davis Date: 10.13.10
L�J L�J McCLURE & BROWNE, ENGINEERING/SURVEYING, INC.
' 1008 Woodcreek Dr., Suite 103 - College Station, Tx. 77845 .(979) 693-3838 Engineer Reg. No. F-458
1314 10th Street, Suite 210 -Huntsville, Tx. 77320 - (936) 294-9749 Survey Reg. No. 101033-00
October 20, 2010
Matt Robinson
Planning & Development Services
City of College Station
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Re.: Knightsgate Preliminary Plat
Staff Review Response
COCS Case File No.10-00500225
MBESI No. 10820005
Dear Mr. Robinson:
Below is the summary of the revisions made per staff's comments dated October 14, 2010.
PLANNING (Reviewed by Matt Robinson, Date: October 11, 2010):
COMMENT #1: Please confirm the volume and page numbers for existing easements. Our records
indicate that some of the easements may be mislabeled, missing or in the wrong location.
They include a 40' electrical easement (v5765/p221), 15' PUE (v7044/69 & 7302/220),30'
PUE (v5542,p81), and 20' SSE (v4047,p34).
ACTION: Further investigation shows the following results:
• 40' Electrical Easement (40471221) — Easement added to the Preliminary Plat.
• 15' PUE (7044169 & 73021220) —Easement label revised.
• 30'PUE (5542181) —Easement label revised.
• 20' SSE (4047134) — The SSE on the adjacent 6.20 acres, per our records is
recorded in Volume 4047, Page 29. The portion of SSE on our site is recorded as
indicated on the Preliminary Plat in Volume 7943, Page 153 and Volume 8169,
Page 129.
COMMENT #2: A variance request will need to be requested if not proposing to construct a sidewalk
along Harvey Mitchell Parkway. Alternatively, fee in lieu of construction can be
requested. If requesting a variance, please provide a $167 variance request fee and a
revised page 2 of the application.
ACTION: We would like to request a fee in lieu of construction based on UDO Section 8.2.13.e.3).
Harvey Mitchell Parkway is designated as a Freeway/Expressway on the Thoroughfare
Plan which is one of the criteria for allowing fee in lieu of construction of a sidewalk
COMMENT #3: Remove the reference to the ordinance number in note# 3.
ACTION: Reference to ordinance number has been removed. See revised preliminary plat.
Knightsgate Subdivision —Preliminary Plat Page 1 of 3
City Comment Response Letter
COMMENT 44: Provide maintenance responsibility note for the Private Access and Public Access
Easements.
ACTION: See Note 8 on revised Preliminary Plat.
COMMENT #5: Provide documentation from the adjacent property owners, which are part of the parent
tract, stating that they do not wish to be a part of the preliminary plat. This would include
the property owned by Linda Preston -Shepard to the South, and Ervin and Mildred
Williams to the West.
ACTION: See the attached letters regarding the adjacent properties.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS (Reviewed by Josh Norton: Date: October 11, 2010):
.06MMENT #1:
Please provide a note explaining the ownership and maintenance responsibilities of the
public and private access easements. The maintenance responsibility of the access
easements is ideally the POA or owner of Lot 1, as these areas will be utilized by the
future development. Additional explanation may be needed to explain the purpose of the
proposed PrAE and PAE.
ACTION:
See Note 8 on the revised Preliminary Plat. As discussed in the PAC meeting held on
July 28, 2010, the PAE will be used to provide access to the adjacent 6.20 acre tract and
the lift station. PrAE will provide access to the landlocked lot owned by Linda Preston -
Shepard to the southwest.
MMENT #2:
Please remove the POE, HOA & CA abbreviations if they are not being utilized.
ACTION:
Abbreviations have been removed. See revised preliminary plat.
,S;OMMENT #3:
Please coordinate with TxDOT concerning their follow comment:
a. - The proposed 24' public access easement (PAE) should be located within the
3.364 acre tract to permit sufficient throat lenqth off State ROW. Under the
current location. only minimum separation from FM 2818 is provided, all on
existing State ROW. No separation is provided on site in the event the ROW is
further utilized in the future. Additional review is requested when a sufficient site
plan is available.
ACTION:
We met with Chad Bohne of TxDOT regarding this concern. Please refer to his response
provided after our meeting included with this submittal.
ELECTRICAL COMMENTS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
(Reviewed by Weldon Davis: Date: October 13, 2010):
COMMENT #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).
ACTION: Duly noted.
COMMENT #2: Developer may be responsible for locating easements on site to insure that electrical
infrastructure is installed within easement boundaries.
ACTION: Duly noted.
Knightsgate Preliminary Plat Page 2 of 3
City Comment Response Letter
COMMENT #3: If applicable, the following easements will be required: 20' wide easement along both the
side lot and rear lot line.
ACTION: Per our conversation, easements have been provided along the side and rear lot lines, as
well as in the middle of the property.
GENERAL ELECTRICAL COMMENTS (Reviewed by Weldon Davis: Date: October 13, 2010):
All General Electrical Comments are duly noted
As per your request please find the following included with this submittal:
• 1— 24" x 36" copy of the Preliminary Plat.
• 19 —11" x 17" copies of the Preliminary Plat.
• 2 —Letters regarding the participation of the adjacent property owners.
• 1 — Email from Chad Bohne regarding TxDOTs position on the access easement.
If you have any questions or additional comments, please do not hesitate to us know.
Sincerely,
Dav lson, E.I.T.
Knightsgate Preliminary Plat Page 3 of 3
City Comment Response Letter