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MEMORANDUM
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TO: Heather Guillen, via email: h uillen walterpmoore.com✓ GG
FROM: Molly Hitchcock, AICP
Planning Administrator
SUBJECT: TOWER POINT LOT 15 (SP)
reviewed the above -mentioned SITE PLAN - COMMERCIAL application turned in for the
January 26t" deadline and determined it to be incomplete. The following is the preliminary list of
items needed to complete the submittal so that staff may conduct a thorough review. Please
submit the following information by 10 a.m. on any Monday for review that week:
A completed page 2 of the application. Please address the zoning, property use,
parking, Special Flood Hazard Area, total acreage, and floodplain acreage questions.
-A letter regarding the TIA or a TIA amendment. The existing TIA designates Lot
15 as a fast food restaurant.
Please be aware that if this application is not completed before March 14, 2011, it will expire
and a new application and fees will be necessary to continue the site planning process.
f you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570.
cc: Mike Coontz, via email: mcoontz(o)weinerdevelopment.comV
CDA Architects, Stuart Allison, via email: stuarta(o)-cdaarchitects.com✓
Case file No. 11-00500013
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION+
_ Home of TexasAd'M University`
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
January 28, 2011 ' ag .
TO: Heather Guillen, via email: hauillen(a).walterpmoore.com
FROM: Molly Hitchcock, AICP
Planning Administrator
SUBJECT: TOWER POINT LOT 15 (SP)
I reviewed the above -mentioned SITE PLAN - COMMERCIAL application turned in for the
January 26th deadline and determined it to be incomplete. The following is the preliminary list of
items needed to complete the submittal so that staff may conduct a thorough review. Please
submit the following information by 10 a.m. on any Monday for review that week:
A completed page 2 of the application. Please address the zoning, property use,
parking, Special Flood Hazard Area, total acreage, and floodplain acreage questions.
-A letter regarding the TIA or a TIA amendment. The existing TIA designates Lot
15 as a fast food restaurant.
Please be aware that if this application is not completed before March 14, 2011, it will expire
and a new application and fees will be necessary to continue the site planning process.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570.
cc: Mike Coontz, via email: mcoontz a�weinerdevelopment.com\/
CDA Architects, Stuart Allison, via email: stuarta .cdaarchitects.com
Case file No. 11-00500013
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
a`" M Home of Texas A&M University® i
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O.-Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM('
January 31, 2011 1
TO: Heather Guillen, via email: hguillen(4walterpmoore.comV Cc,
FROM: Molly Hitchcock, AICP
Planning Administrator
SUBJECT: TOWER POINT LOT 15 (SP)
Thank you for your submittal that completes your SITE PLAN - COMMERCIAL application. This
project will be distributed to staff this week for their review.
cc: Mike Coontz, via email: mcoontz a@weinerdevelopment.com V
CDA Architects, via email: stuarta()cdaarchitects.com
Case file no. 11-00500013
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MEMORANDUM
February 7, 2011
TO:
FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Tower Point Lot 15 - 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),
Easement Dedication Sheet and required documents (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).
Four (4) revised site and one (1) landscaping plan,
Easement Dedication Sheet and required documents (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).
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
PC:
Case file #11-00500013
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: Tower Point Lot 15 (SP) - 11-00500013
PLANNING
1. The dumpster enclosure must have a 12'x12' interior clear space. Also, the door must be
able to swing 180 degrees.
2. Please change the note on the dumpster enclosure detail that the painted concrete will be
high -build, instead of just textured.
3. Please revise the legal description to state that this lot in within Phase 8A and add a
submittal date.
4. Please add the ownership and zoning information to Lot 28. Lot 14 is no longer owned by
College Station Marketplace, please revise.
5. The building height provided should be exact.
6. There are 23 interior parking spaces provide. Please revise the parking island calculation.
7. Please add the square footage to each parking island.
8. The perimeter coordinates from the approved final plat must be shown.
9. The curb return radii at the driveway need to be 25'- 30' for Fire access.
10. The sidewalk in front of the building is not quite 5' wide. Also, there is no pavement shown
that connects the building to the sidewalk to accommodate ADA access.
11. A curb must be added between the front sidewalk and the parking spaces.
12. Please clarify the wall situation in the staircase detail.
13. Each easement should be labeled with its dimension and volume and page number.
14. Please label: a. setbacks,
b. throat depth,
c. right-of-way width of Hwy 40 (varies),
d. retaining walls.
15. There appears to be a 1' curb along the parking spaces closest to Hwy 40. The curb should
be reduced or treated.
16. Is vesting being claimed to the berm requirement found in Section 7.9 of the UDO?
17. The proposed fire hydrant is not in an easement. A separate easement must be dedicated.
18. Please add a curb and pavement detail.
19. There should be a curb between the 5' sidewalk and the parking spaces when they abut.
20. A bike rack is required that accommodates at least 4 spaces. The detail was provided, but a
pad must be shown that is at least 9'x6' in area.
21. The knox box location must be shown on the site plan.
22. Please add a phase line 20' from the edge of pavement on Lot 16, and include this area is
the phase square footage.
23. Please provide written permission from the abutting property owner to build the shared
driveway.
24. There are no handicap signs shown on the site plan.
25. Can the crosswalk closest to Private Drive G be move closer to Drive G?
26. Please add a note, including a volume and page number, regarding the access agreement
that requires open access through all "common areas."
27. Please expand the building plot note to pertain to landscaping, signage, and Non -
Residential Architectural Standards as found in the UDO.
28. What type of stone is bring used for the retaining wall?
29. It appears that the sign is being shown. Please add a note that all signage is permitted
separately.
30. 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 Hovde Date: February 7, 2011
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
1. Please clarify which landscaping features are being used to create a cohesive building plot.
The LIDO requires some commonality between lots within a building plot per Section 7.9.B.3
regarding architecture, site, and landscape elements. Staff strongly recommends using the
same stone fagade on the retaining wall as was used at Chase Bank to meet this standard.
2. Rye Grass is not considered a good choice for this area. Please consider using Bermuda
as it is a water efficient grass.
3. Streetscaping trees along Hwy 40 must be within 50' of the property line.
4. Please note that screening shrubs must be at least 3' in height.
5. Provide a general note that 100% coverage of groundcover, decorative paving, decorative
rock (not loose), or a perennial grass is required in parking lot islands, swales and drainage
areas, the parking lot setback, rights -of -way, and adjacent property disturbed during
construction.
Reviewed by: Lauren Hovde Date: February 7, 2011
MISCELLANEOUS
Irrigation system must be protected by either a Pressure Vacuum Breaker, a Reduced
Pressure Principle Back Flow Device, or a Double -Check Back Flow Device, and installed
as per City Ordinance 2394.
All BackFlow devices must be installed and tested upon installation as per City Ordinance
2394.
TRANSPORTATION
1. With regard to the TIA revision letter, the am peak trip generation calculated for a
Specialty Retail land use should be for the gross trips 12 entering and 12 exiting and
net vehicle trips should be 11 entering and 11 exiting.
2. The pm peak trip generation calculated should be for the gross trips 11 entering and 7
exiting and net vehicle trips should be 9 entering and 7 exiting.
3. Finally, the letter should explain if the original land use for this pad site will be swapped
with another pad site or if the original land use will be done away with altogether.
Reviewed by: Joe Guerra, AICP, PTP, Transportation Planning Coord. Date: 2/8/2011
SANITATION
1. Sanitation is ok with the dumpster enclosure modification.
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: February 23, 2011
SANITATION
Need to know what type of garbage collection container they are requesting. The size of
the enclosure is 10x10 which would accommodate a 300 gallon container, but our
collection vehicle would not be able to access since it is a side load pickup. If they are
proposing to utilize a 90 gallon container and use the enclosure for storage, then it will
work for us with the understanding that they will roll -out the container for service.
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: February 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL COMMENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
Developer provides descriptive easements for electric infrastructure as designed by CSU for
electric lines (where applicable, including street lights)
Electric service will be provided from existing transformer. Existing secondary voltage is
120/208.
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:
➢ 10' P.U.E. along entire length of property line bordering existing Chase Bank.
GENERAL ELECTRICAL COMMENTS
1. Developer installs conduit per CSU specs and design.
2. CSU will provide drawings for electrical installation.
3. Developer will intercept existing conduit at designated transformers or other existing devices
and extend as required.
4. If conduit does not exist at designated transformer or other existing devices, developer will
furnish and install conduit as shown on CSU electrical layout.
5. Developer pours electric device pads or footings (i.e. transformers, pull boxes etc) per CSU
specs and design.
6. Developer installs pull boxes and secondary pedestals per CSU specs and design (pull
boxes and secondary pedestals provided by CSU).
7. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and / or site plan. Email to:
g ma rt i n e z (fts be . g o v.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. To discuss any of the above electrical comments please contact Gilbert Martinez at
979.764.6255.
Reviewed by: Gilbert Martinez Date: 02.04.2011
TxDOT Comments
No direct access from this lot will be permitted to SH 40 (as planned). All access will be
internal to the overall Tower Point development.
Reviewed by: Chad Bohne Date: February 3, 2011
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
Site Plan
1. Please label all existing and proposed easements. Existing easements need a volume
and page number.
2. Please provide a minimum 25-ft curb radius for the apron of the driveway.
3. Label all utility lines with size, material, and slope (if applicable).
4. Water and sanitary sewer demands need to be calculated per the 2009 IBC. Revise
note.
5. Why does the maximum water demand exceed the average?
6. Please verify that a 2-inch water meter is the smallest necessary to serve this building.
7. If there is not a fire line, you may delete the note regarding the isolation valve.
8. Please show the proposed electrical service lines.
9. The legal description should call this site part of Ph.8A.
10. Please label the limits of disturbance.
11. Label the building material type per the 2009 IBC.
12. Add a note stating whether or not the building is proposed to be sprinkled.
13. Label the proposed retaining walls.
14. FYI ... A building permit will be required for the retaining walls.
Construction Plans & Documents
1. Please provide a plan and profile drawing for the proposed fire hydrant.
2. Submit water and fire flow reports.
3. All reports and cost estimate need to be signed and sealed by an engineer.
4. C000 - The Engineer's As -Built Certification only needs to be on sheets with public
drainage infrastructure or detention ponds. The Contractor's As -Built Certification,
however. needs to be on all sheets of the red -lined set.
5. C100 - Please add a note indicating that the Contractor will need to provide digital
construction photos.
6. C200 - Construction Note #9 is not labeled on the plans.
7. C300 - Please label the proposed contours on the east side of the drive near Private
Drive G.
8. C300 - It would be helpful to have existing and proposed contours included in the
Legend.
9. C300 - By the stairs it appears that the grade is exceeding 2:1.
10. C300 - It would be helpful to have proposed contours in the parking lot in addition to the
spot elevations.
11. C300 - Please provide additional spot elevations along the top and base of the retaining
walls.
12. C400 - The fire hydrant needs to be within a PUE. Please submit Easement Dedication
Application.
13. C400 - A single tap on the fire line should be sufficient to provide all water service.
14. C400 - Private water lines may cross a PUE but not run inside them. Please move the
meters closer to the tap to reduce the private line in the PUE.
15. C400 - Per Fire, the fire hydrant needs to be moved closer to the fire lane.
16. C400 - The fire hydrant needs to be facing the fire lane.
17. C500 - Details for the fire hydrant and water service connection should also be included.
18. C600/601/000 - Please refer to sheet C600 as an Erosion Control Plan rather a
SWPPP. We do not review or retain a copy of the SWPPP.
19. C600 - Inlet protection barriers should probably be added along Private Drive G.
20. C600 - If there will be excess spoils from site grading, please show the location and
erosion control for the spoils.
21. C700 - Label this sheet to indicate that these are post -development drainage areas.
22. C700 — There should be additional drainage areas (within the platted lot lines and
draining across this lot) that need to be shown/labeled.
23. C700 — You may want to provide a pre- and post -development runoff comparison table
on this sheet.
24. Cost Estimate — Please remove the waterline within the PUE from the cost estimate
unless it is part of the fire hydrant lead.
25. Drainage Report — The General Description refers to the property as undeveloped, but a
portion of Private Drive G is on this lot. This should probably be noted in the report.
26. Drainage Report — Exhibit 6 — It looks like this is the Drainage Area Map for Tower Point
Ph.3 rather than Private Drive G as referenced on the Appendix Table of Contents.
27. Drainage Report — Please provide a Pre -Development Drainage Area Map.
28. Drainage Report — Exhibit 4 — This doesn't seem to show any offsite drainage or the
remainder of the lot that sheet flows off the site.
29. Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — FYI... The notes in parenthesis are confusing and should
probably be cleaned up.
30. Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — It doesn't look like offsite drainage is accounted for in this
analysis, contrary to what is stated at the beginning of the report.
31. Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — Please provide inlet sizing and ponding information within
the parking lot.
32. Drainage Report — FYI ... Could 11x17s suffice instead of full-sized sheets for exhibits?
33. Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — Based on the table, it looks like the ouffall is contributing
additional water to the storm pipe. Isn't the ouffall a junction box or is it being converted
to a grate inlet?
34. Drainage Report — Appendix D, P.7 — In this area, detention is required. Please revise.
Reviewed by: Erika Bridges Date: 2/7/11
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box
9960
1/ College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
February 28, 2011
TO: Heather Guillen, via email: hquillen(cDwalterpmoore.com
FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Tower Point Lot 15 - Site Plan Comments #2
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
Four (4) revised site plans
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: Mike Coontz, via email: mcoontz(cDweinerdevelopment.com
CDA Architects, via email: stuarta(cDcdaarchitects.com
Case file #11-00500013
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project: Tower Point Lot 15 (SP) - 11-00500013
PLANNING
1. Repeat -Please change the note on the dumpster enclosure detail that the painted
concrete will be high -build, instead of just textured.
2. Repeat- The curb return radii at the driveway need to be 25'- 30' for Fire access. Right
now it is 20'.
3. Repeat- Please add the standard curb detail to the site plan.
4. Repeat- There should be a curb between the 5' sidewalk and the parking spaces when
they abut. This applies to the parking spaces closet to Chase Bank.
5. The building plot note should state that this lot is part of the "d" building plot as shown on
the approved Preliminary Plat, instead of the "Phase 8K building plot.
6. The front setback is 40' (measured from W.D. Fitch), the front parking setback is 20',
and the rear is 20'. Please revise the labels provided.
7. Please adjust the dumpster enclosure to be sized according to the agreement reached
with Sanitation.
8. Staff understands that there are more documents, including the landscape plan, that are
still in transit. We will respond to those separately. By the way, Transportation
Comments from Joe Guerra were not addressed in this submittal.
9. 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: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: February 28, 2011
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 2
Site Plan
1. (Repeat) Please label all existing and proposed easements. Existing easements need a
volume and page number. There's also a 20-ft Seminole Gas Pipeline and a 20-ft
PUE along the front of the lot.
2. (Repeat) Please provide a minimum 25-ft curb radius for the apron of the driveway. Site
plan only shows 20-ft radii.
3. (Repeat) Label all utility lines with size, material, and slope (if applicable).
4. (Repeat) Why does the average water demand exceed the maximum? The maximum
demand should be the average multiplied by a peaking factor of 4.
5. (Repeat) Please verify that a 2-inch water meter is the smallest necessary to serve this
building.
6. (Repeat) Please show the proposed electrical service lines.
7. (Repeat) Please label the limits of disturbance.
8. (Repeat) Label the building material type per the 2009 IBC.
9. (Repeat) Add a note stating whether or not the building is proposed to be sprinkled.
Please make the note more specific. It currently sounds like you may be talking
about the irrigation sprinklers.
Construction Plans & Documents
1. (Repeat) Please provide a plan and profile drawing for the proposed fire hydrant.
2. (Repeat) Submit water and fire flow reports.
3. (Repeat) C300 — By the stairs it appears that the grade is exceeding 2:1. It looks like it
is still exceeding 4:1 by the stairs.
4. (Repeat) C300 — It would be helpful to have proposed contours in the parking lot in
addition to the spot elevations. The maximum 6% slope along the fire lane is being
exceeded near Drive G.
5. (Repeat) C300 — Please provide additional spot elevations along the top and base of the
retaining walls. The BW 314.2 elevation next to the stairs does not match the
proposed contours.
6. (Repeat) C400 — The fire hydrant needs to be within a PUE. Please submit Easement
Dedication Application. The PUE and fire hydrant should be shifted so the stairs are
not within the PUE.
7. (Repeat) C400 — Per Fire, the fire hydrant needs to be moved closer to the fire lane.
The fire hydrant should be at least 3-ft from the BOC.
8. (Repeat) C500 — Details for the fire hydrant and water service connection should also be
included.
9. (Repeat) C600/601/000 — Please refer to sheet C600 as an Erosion Control Plan rather
a SWPPP. We do not review or retain a copy of the SWPPP. Revise the Table of
Contents, too.
10. (Repeat) C600 — If there will be excess spoils from site grading, please show the
location and erosion control for the spoils. Per our conversation, a note was going to
be added indicating that this was included in the master grading plan.
11. (Repeat) C700 — There should be additional drainage areas (within the platted lot lines
and draining across this lot) that need to be shown/labeled.
12. (Repeat) Drainage Report — Exhibit 4 — This doesn't seem to show any offsite drainage
or the remainder of the lot that sheet flows off the site. Not included in resubmittal.
13. (Repeat) Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — It doesn't look like offsite drainage is accounted
for in this analysis, contrary to what is stated at the beginning of the report. Offsite
drainage and 3A were not included in the table.
14. (Repeat) Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — Please provide inlet sizing and ponding
information within the parking lot.
Reviewed by: Erika Bridges Date: 2/28/11
SANITATION
1. Sanitation is ok with the dumpster enclosure modification.
2. Need to make sure that dumpster enclosure gate opens 180 degrees.
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: February 28, 2011
FIRE
1) No Comment.
Reviewed by: Steve Smith Date: February 7, 2011
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box
9960
1/ College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
February 28, 2011
TO: Heather Guillen, via email: hquillen(cDwalterpmoore.com
FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Tower Point Lot 15 - Site Plan Comments #2
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) 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
Three (3) exterior elevations (as approved with the NRA submittal)
One (1) landscaping plan
One (1) 11x17 grading and erosion control 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: Mike Coontz, via email: mcoontz(cDweinerdevelopment.com
CDA Architects, via email: stuarta(cDcdaarchitects.com
Case file #11-00500013
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project: Tower Point Lot 15 (SP) - 11-00500013
PLANNING
1. Repeat- The dumpster enclosure must have a 12'x12' interior clear space.
2. Repeat- Sanitation needs to know what type of garbage container is being requesting.
The size of the enclosure is 10x10 which would accommodate a 300 gallon container,
but our collection vehicle would not be able to access since it is a side load pickup. If
they are proposing to utilize a 90 gallon container and use the enclosure for storage,
then it will work for us with the understanding that they will roll -out the container for
service.
3. Repeat -Please change the note on the dumpster enclosure detail that the painted
concrete will be high -build, instead of just textured.
4. Repeat- The curb return radii at the driveway need to be 25'- 30' for Fire access. Right
now it is 20'.
5. Repeat- Please add the standard curb detail to the site plan.
6. Repeat- There should be a curb between the 5' sidewalk and the parking spaces when
they abut. This applies to the parking spaces closet to Chase Bank.
7. The building plot note should state that this lot is part of the "d" building plot as shown on
the approved Preliminary Plat, instead of the "Phase 8K building plot.
8. The front setback is 40' (measured from W.D. Fitch), the front parking setback is 20',
and the rear is 20'. Please revise the labels provided.
9. Staff understands that there are more documents, including the landscape plan, that are
still in transit. We will respond to those separately. By the way, Transportation
Comments from Joe Guerra were not addressed in this submittal.
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 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: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: February 28, 2011
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 2
Site Plan
1. (Repeat) Please label all existing and proposed easements. Existing easements need a
volume and page number. There's also a 20-ft Seminole Gas Pipeline and a 20-ft
PUE along the front of the lot.
2. (Repeat) Please provide a minimum 25-ft curb radius for the apron of the driveway. Site
plan only shows 20-ft radii.
3. (Repeat) Label all utility lines with size, material, and slope (if applicable).
4. (Repeat) Why does the average water demand exceed the maximum? The maximum
demand should be the average multiplied by a peaking factor of 4.
5. (Repeat) Please verify that a 2-inch water meter is the smallest necessary to serve this
building.
6. (Repeat) Please show the proposed electrical service lines.
7. (Repeat) Please label the limits of disturbance.
8. (Repeat) Label the building material type per the 2009 IBC.
9. (Repeat) Add a note stating whether or not the building is proposed to be sprinkled.
Please make the note more specific. It currently sounds like you may be talking
about the irrigation sprinklers.
Construction Plans & Documents
1. (Repeat) Please provide a plan and profile drawing for the proposed fire hydrant.
2. (Repeat) Submit water and fire flow reports.
3. (Repeat) C300 — By the stairs it appears that the grade is exceeding 2:1. It looks like it
is still exceeding 4:1 by the stairs.
4. (Repeat) C300 — It would be helpful to have proposed contours in the parking lot in
addition to the spot elevations. The maximum 6% slope along the fire lane is being
exceeded near Drive G.
5. (Repeat) C300 — Please provide additional spot elevations along the top and base of the
retaining walls. The BW 314.2 elevation next to the stairs does not match the
proposed contours.
6. (Repeat) C400 — The fire hydrant needs to be within a PUE. Please submit Easement
Dedication Application. The PUE and fire hydrant should be shifted so the stairs are
not within the PUE.
7. (Repeat) C400 — Per Fire, the fire hydrant needs to be moved closer to the fire lane.
The fire hydrant should be at least 3-ft from the BOC.
8. (Repeat) C500 — Details for the fire hydrant and water service connection should also be
included.
9. (Repeat) C600/601/000 — Please refer to sheet C600 as an Erosion Control Plan rather
a SWPPP. We do not review or retain a copy of the SWPPP. Revise the Table of
Contents, too.
10. (Repeat) C600 — If there will be excess spoils from site grading, please show the
location and erosion control for the spoils. Per our conversation, a note was going to
be added indicating that this was included in the master grading plan.
11. (Repeat) C700 — There should be additional drainage areas (within the platted lot lines
and draining across this lot) that need to be shown/labeled.
12. (Repeat) Drainage Report — Exhibit 4 — This doesn't seem to show any offsite drainage
or the remainder of the lot that sheet flows off the site. Not included in resubmittal.
13. (Repeat) Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — It doesn't look like offsite drainage is accounted
for in this analysis, contrary to what is stated at the beginning of the report. Offsite
drainage and 3A were not included in the table.
14. (Repeat) Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — Please provide inlet sizing and ponding
information within the parking lot.
Reviewed by: Erika Bridges Date: 2/28/11
SANITATION
1. Need to make sure that dumpster enclosure gate opens 180 degrees.
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: February 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL COMMENTS NO. 2 REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
1. Developer provides descriptive easements for electric infrastructure as designed by
CSU for electric lines.
2. Electric service will be provided from existing transformer. Existing secondary
voltage is 120/208, meter to be mounted on building.
3. Developer may be responsible for locating easements on site to insure that electrical
infrastructure is installed within easement boundaries.
4. The following easements will be required:
➢ 10' P.U.E. along entire length of property line bordering existing Chase Bank.
➢ 10' P.U.E. along the line identified as S 85044' 57" and N — 52.42'connecting
with proposed P.U.E. listed above and extending to property line.
GENERAL ELECTRICAL COMMENTS
1. Developer installs conduit per CSU specs and design.
2. CSU will provide drawings for electrical installation.
3. Developer will intercept existing conduit at designated transformers or other existing
devices and extend as required.
4. If conduit does not exist at designated transformer or other existing devices,
developer will furnish and install conduit as shown on CSU electrical layout.
5. Developer pours electric device pads or footings (i.e. transformers, pull boxes etc)
per CSU specs and design.
6. Developer installs pull boxes and secondary pedestals per CSU specs and design
(pull boxes and secondary pedestals provided by CSU).
7. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and / or site plan.
Email to: gmartinezecstx.gov.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. To discuss any of the above electrical comments please contact Gilbert Martinez at
979.764.6255.
Reviewed by: Gilbert Martinez Date: 03.04.2011
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box
9960
1/ College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
February 9, 2011
TO: Heather Guillen, via email: hquillen(cDwalterpmoore.com
FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Tower Point Lot 15 - 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);
Revised TIA letter.
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
PC: Mike Coontz, via email: mcoontz(cDweinerdevelopment.com
CDA Architects, via email: stuarta(cDcdaarchitects.com
Case file #11-00500013
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: Tower Point Lot 15 (SP) — 11-00500013
TRANSPORTATION
1. With regard to the TIA revision letter, the am peak trip generation calculated for a
Specialty Retail land use should be for the gross trips 12 entering and 12 exiting and
net vehicle trips should be 11 entering and 11 exiting.
2. The pm peak trip generation calculated should be for the gross trips 11 entering and 7
exiting and net vehicle trips should be 9 entering and 7 exiting.
3. Finally, the letter should explain if the original land use for this pad site will be swapped
with another pad site or if the original land use will be done away with altogether.
Reviewed by: Joe Guerra, AICP, PTP, Transportation Planning Coord. Date: 2/8/2011
Recipient Action Date & Comment
Time
To: hguillen@walterpmoore.com
(hguillen@walterpmoore.com)
CC: Kevin Sullivan (ksullivan@walterpmoore.com)
CC: Lauren Hovde (Lhovde@cstx.gov)
Heather,
After reviewing the site plan and construction documents, I still have a handful of comments
1. Site Plan - (Repeat Site Plan Comment #1) There is a 10-ft PUE being shown along the eastern
property line. If this was meant to be the same one shown on the recently recorded plat, I believe it is
supposed to be on the other side of the property line. Otherwise, a PUE dedication application needs to
be submitted for this easement.
2. Site Plan - (Repeat Site Plan Comment #1) The volumes and page numbers should be added for the
PUEs recently recorded via plat.
3. Site Plan - (Repeat Site Plan Comment #4) Rather than noting the fixture units, please provide the
minimum, average, and peak water & sewer demands in gallons per minute.
4. Site Plan - (Repeat Site Plan Comment #5) The water meter is still labeled as 2" rather than 1".
5. C400 - (Repeat Site Plan Comment #6) An Easement Dedication Application needs to be submitted for
the proposed PUE for the fire hydrant.
6. C401 - (Repeat Constr. Plan Comment #1) Please provide 2-45 degree bends rather than the 90.
7. C401 - (Repeat Constr. Plan Comment #1) Please verify that 3 valves will be provided at the cross.
This should probably be noted.
8. (Repeat Constr. Plan Comment #2) Please submit a fire flow report that identifies the required fire
flow demands for the proposed building based on the 2009 International Fire Code. Also, provide the
models showing how the existing system reacts under 1) Normal Conditions and 2) Peak + Fire Flow
Conditions.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Erika
Erika Bridges, FIT, CFM
Graduate Civil Engineer
Department of Public Works
1101 Texas Ave.
College Station, TX 77842
Phone: 979.764.3570
Fax: 979.764.3496
ebrid2es(a),cstx.2ov
City of College Station
Home of TexasA&M University
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box
9960
1/ College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
February 7, 2011
TO: Heather Guillen, via email: hquillen(cDwalterpmoore.com
FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Tower Point Lot 15 - 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);
Easement Dedication Sheet and required documents (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).
Four (4) revised site and one (1) landscaping plan;
Easement Dedication Sheet and required documents (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).
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: Mike Coontz, via email: mcoontz(cDweinerdevelopment.com
CDA Architects, via email: stuarta(cDcdaarchitects.com
Case file #11-00500013
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: Tower Point Lot 15 (SP) - 11-00500013
PLANNING
1. The dumpster enclosure must have a 12'x12' interior clear space. Also, the door must be
able to swing 180 degrees.
2. Please change the note on the dumpster enclosure detail that the painted concrete will be
high -build, instead of just textured.
3. Please revise the legal description to state that this lot in within Phase 8A and add a
submittal date.
4. Please add the ownership and zoning information to Lot 28. Lot 14 is no longer owned by
College Station Marketplace, please revise.
5. The building height provided should be exact.
6. There are 23 interior parking spaces provide. Please revise the parking island calculation.
7. Please add the square footage to each parking island.
8. The perimeter coordinates from the approved final plat must be shown.
9. The curb return radii at the driveway need to be 25'- 30' for Fire access.
10. The sidewalk in front of the building is not quite 5' wide. Also, there is no pavement shown
that connects the building to the sidewalk to accommodate ADA access.
11. A curb must be added between the front sidewalk and the parking spaces.
12. Please clarify the wall situation in the staircase detail.
13. Each easement should be labeled with its dimension and volume and page number.
14. Please label: a. setbacks,
b. throat depth,
c. right-of-way width of Hwy 40 (varies),
d. retaining walls.
15. There appears to be a 1' curb along the parking spaces closest to Hwy 40. The curb should
be reduced or treated.
16. Is vesting being claimed to the berm requirement found in Section 7.9 of the UDO?
17. The proposed fire hydrant is not in an easement. A separate easement must be dedicated.
18. Please add a curb and pavement detail.
19. There should be a curb between the 5' sidewalk and the parking spaces when they abut.
20. A bike rack is required that accommodates at least 4 spaces. The detail was provided, but a
pad must be shown that is at least 9'x6' in area.
21. The knox box location must be shown on the site plan.
22. Please add a phase line 20' from the edge of pavement on Lot 16, and include this area is
the phase square footage.
23. Please provide written permission from the abutting property owner to build the shared
driveway.
24. There are no handicap signs shown on the site plan.
25. Can the crosswalk closest to Private Drive G be move closer to Drive G?
26. Please add a note, including a volume and page number, regarding the access agreement
that requires open access through all "common areas."
27. Please expand the building plot note to pertain to landscaping, signage, and Non -
Residential Architectural Standards as found in the UDO.
28. What type of stone is being used for the retaining wall?
29. It appears that the sign is being shown. Please add a note that all signage is permitted
separately.
30. 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 Hovde Date: February 7, 2011
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
1. Please clarify which landscaping features are being used to create a cohesive building plot.
The LIDO requires some commonality between lots within a building plot per Section 7.9.B.3
regarding architecture, site, and landscape elements. Staff strongly recommends using the
same stone fagade on the retaining wall as was used at Chase Bank to meet this standard.
2. Rye Grass is not considered a good choice for this area. Please consider using Bermuda
as it is a water efficient grass.
3. Streetscaping trees along Hwy 40 must be within 50' of the property line.
4. Please note that screening shrubs must be at least 3' in height.
5. Provide a general note that 100% coverage of groundcover, decorative paving, decorative
rock (not loose), or a perennial grass is required in parking lot islands, swales and drainage
areas, the parking lot setback, rights -of -way, and adjacent property disturbed during
construction.
Reviewed by: Lauren Hovde
Date: February 7, 2011
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Irrigation system must be protected by either a Pressure Vacuum Breaker, a Reduced
Pressure Principle Back Flow Device, or a Double -Check Back Flow Device, and installed
as per City Ordinance 2394.
2. All BackFlow devices must be installed and tested upon installation as per City Ordinance
2394.
TxDOT Comments
1. No direct access from this lot will be permitted to SH 40 (as planned). All access will be
internal to the overall Tower Point development.
Reviewed by: Chad Bohne Date: February 3, 2011
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
Site Plan
1. Please label all existing and proposed easements. Existing easements need a volume
and page number.
2. Please provide a minimum 25-ft curb radius for the apron of the driveway.
3. Label all utility lines with size, material, and slope (if applicable).
4. Water and sanitary sewer demands need to be calculated per the 2009 IBC. Revise
note.
5. Why does the maximum water demand exceed the average?
6. Please verify that a 2-inch water meter is the smallest necessary to serve this building.
7. If there is not a fire line, you may delete the note regarding the isolation valve.
8. Please show the proposed electrical service lines.
9. The legal description should call this site part of Ph.8A.
10. Please label the limits of disturbance.
11. Label the building material type per the 2009 IBC.
12. Add a note stating whether or not the building is proposed to be sprinkled.
13. Label the proposed retaining walls.
14. FYI ... A building permit will be required for the retaining walls.
Construction Plans & Documents
1. Please provide a plan and profile drawing for the proposed fire hydrant.
2. Submit water and fire flow reports.
3. All reports and cost estimate need to be signed and sealed by an engineer.
4. C000 - The Engineer's As -Built Certification only needs to be on sheets with public
drainage infrastructure or detention ponds. The Contractor's As -Built Certification,
however. needs to be on all sheets of the red -lined set.
5. C100 - Please add a note indicating that the Contractor will need to provide digital
construction photos.
6. C200 - Construction Note #9 is not labeled on the plans.
7. C300 - Please label the proposed contours on the east side of the drive near Private
Drive G.
8. C300 - It would be helpful to have existing and proposed contours included in the
Legend.
9. C300 - By the stairs it appears that the grade is exceeding 2:1.
10. C300 - It would be helpful to have proposed contours in the parking lot in addition to the
spot elevations.
11. C300 - Please provide additional spot elevations along the top and base of the retaining
walls.
12. C400 - The fire hydrant needs to be within a PUE. Please submit Easement Dedication
Application.
13. C400 - A single tap on the fire line should be sufficient to provide all water service.
14. C400 - Private water lines may cross a PUE but not run inside them. Please move the
meters closer to the tap to reduce the private line in the PUE.
15. C400 - Per Fire, the fire hydrant needs to be moved closer to the fire lane.
16. C400 - The fire hydrant needs to be facing the fire lane.
17. C500 - Details for the fire hydrant and water service connection should also be included.
18. C600/601/000 - Please refer to sheet C600 as an Erosion Control Plan rather a
SWPPP. We do not review or retain a copy of the SWPPP.
19. C600 - Inlet protection barriers should probably be added along Private Drive G.
20. C600 - If there will be excess spoils from site grading, please show the location and
erosion control for the spoils.
21. C700 - Label this sheet to indicate that these are post -development drainage areas.
22. C700 - There should be additional drainage areas (within the platted lot lines and
draining across this lot) that need to be shown/labeled.
23. C700 - You may want to provide a pre- and post -development runoff comparison table
on this sheet.
24. Cost Estimate — Please remove the waterline within the PUE from the cost estimate
unless it is part of the fire hydrant lead.
25. Drainage Report — The General Description refers to the property as undeveloped, but a
portion of Private Drive G is on this lot. This should probably be noted in the report.
26. Drainage Report — Exhibit 6 — It looks like this is the Drainage Area Map for Tower Point
Ph.3 rather than Private Drive G as referenced on the Appendix Table of Contents.
27. Drainage Report — Please provide a Pre -Development Drainage Area Map.
28. Drainage Report — Exhibit 4 — This doesn't seem to show any offsite drainage or the
remainder of the lot that sheet flows off the site.
29. Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — FYI... The notes in parenthesis are confusing and should
probably be cleaned up.
30. Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — It doesn't look like offsite drainage is accounted for in this
analysis, contrary to what is stated at the beginning of the report.
31. Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — Please provide inlet sizing and ponding information within
the parking lot.
32. Drainage Report — FYI ... Could 11x17s suffice instead of full-sized sheets for exhibits?
33. Drainage Report — Exhibit 7 — Based on the table, it looks like the ouffall is contributing
additional water to the storm pipe. Isn't the ouffall a junction box or is it being converted
to a grate inlet?
34. Drainage Report — Appendix D, P.7 — In this area, detention is required. Please revise.
Reviewed by: Erika Bridges
Date: 2/7/11
ELECTRICAL COMMENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
Developer provides descriptive easements for electric infrastructure as designed by CSU for
electric lines (where applicable, including street lights)
Electric service will be provided from existing transformer. Existing secondary voltage is
120/208.
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:
➢ 10' P.U.E. along entire length of property line bordering existing Chase Bank.
GENERAL ELECTRICAL COMMENTS
Developer installs conduit per CSU specs and design.
CSU will provide drawings for electrical installation.
Developer will intercept existing conduit at designated transformers or other existing devices
and extend as required.
If conduit does not exist at designated transformer or other existing devices, developer will
furnish and install conduit as shown on CSU electrical layout.
Developer pours electric device pads or footings (i.e. transformers, pull boxes etc) per CSU
specs and design.
Developer installs pull boxes and secondary pedestals per CSU specs and design (pull
boxes and secondary pedestals provided by CSU).
7. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and / or site plan. Email to:
g ma rti nez(cDcstx.gov.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. To discuss any of the above electrical comments please contact Gilbert Martinez at
979.764.6255.
Reviewed by: Gilbert Martinez Date: 02.04.2011
FIRE
1) No Comment.
Reviewed by: Steve Smith Date: February 7, 2011
SANITATION
1. Need to know what type of garbage collection container they are requesting. The size of
the enclosure is 10x10 which would accommodate a 300 gallon container, but our
collection vehicle would not be able to access since it is a side load pickup. If they are
proposing to utilize a 90 gallon container and use the enclosure for storage, then it will
work for us with the understanding that they will roll -out the container for service.
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: February 3, 2011