HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Comments1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM q
July 29, 2011 �Z
TO: DanielTurner, via email: Dan iel(a)steppinastoneschool.corn
FROM: Matt Robinson, AICP, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: STEPPING STONE SCHOOL (SP)
Thank you for the submittal that completes your SITE PLAN - COMMERCIAL application. This
project will be distributed to staff next week for their review.
As an FYI, the alternative parking plan that was included in the Site Plan application will need to
be submitted under a separate Alternative Parking Plan Application. "q'2-/)r
cc: Jeremy Peters, Gessner Engineering via email: jpetersCa gessnerenainee'''ittna.com
Case file no. 11-00500111
Case file no. 11-00500113
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box
9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
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MEMORANDUM
August 10, 2011
TO: Daniel Turner, via email: Dan iel(aDsteppingstoneschool.com 9 \ f IL
FROM: Matthew Hilgemeier, Staff Planner l
SUBJECT: Stepping Stone School -Site Plan Staff Review Comments
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);
One (1) 11x17 grading and erosion control plan;
Four (4) revised site and one (1) 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 contact
Matthew Hilgemeier at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
PC: Jeremy Peters, Gessner Engineering, via email: (peters anpessnerengineering.comJ
Case file #11-00500111
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: Stepping Stone School (Sp)—11-00500111
PLANNING
1. There is too much information on the plan to be legible. Please begin by removing the two
existing trees from the site plan since they are shown on the landscape plan and ground
elevation lines. It may become necessary to provide grading on a separate sheet or to
remove measurements that can easily be scaled.
2. Please revise the Lot number in the title block; it should be Lot 1.
3. Please revise the parking calculation tale to include the required parking ratio for this site;
the total number of parking spaces required; the requested parking reduction; and the
number of parking spaces approved for this site.
4. The 19-foot parking spaces located on the North side of the property do not allow parked
cars to be contained entirely within the boundaries of the building plot. It appears that you
could reduce the 24.5-foot drive aisle by 1-foot, still meet the minimum drive aisle standards,
and provide 20-foot parking spaces.
5. The FDC must be within 150 feet of the nearest fire hydrant. As currently shown on the site
plan, the FDC is 165 feet from the nearest fire hydrant. Please revise.
6. The landscape plans shows a 30-inch retaining wall located at the rear of the property,
please provide the standard retaining wall detail on the site plan. Retaining walls must be
treated to replicate stone, masonry, or wood, please include this in the detail. In addition,
retaining walls over 24-inches in height require a separate building permit; please submit the
appropriate applications.
7. The landscape plan shows pervious pavers and artificial turf on this site; please include
these areas on the site plan.
8. Please add a note to the site plan stating that all signage will be permitted separately.
9. Please clarify Note # 8 to state that loose rock is not an allowed groundcover.
10. Provide a general note on the site plan that states the following: Exterior building and site
lighting will meet the standards of Section 7.10 of the Unified Development Ordinance. The
light source shall not project below an opaque housing and no fixture shall directly project
light horizontally. Fixtures will be mounted in such a manner that the projected cone of light
does not cross any property line.
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 be made of aware of will
constitute a completely new review.
Reviewed by: Matthew Hilgemeier Date: August 8, 2011
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
1. Please show the 15-foot landscape buffer yard on the landscape plan.
2. FDC's require a 3-foot clear space surrounding them. The landscape plan shows a Crepe
Myrtle in the same location as the proposed FDC. Please revise.
3. Please clarify if the 6-foot wall existing or proposed. Please include it on the site plan.
4. This site is eligible for a 10 percent landscape point credit for having at least 25 percent of
the parking area consisting of enhanced paving.
5. Since the two existing trees are so large, it is not possible to place a protective barrier
around them and still allow this site to de developed; therefore, without a protective barrier in
place these trees cannot receive 500 points each. Please revise the points calculation table
and provide additional landscaping.
6. Landscaping provided in the 15-foot buffer yard may not be counted towards meeting this
project's landscape point requirements (Section 7.6.0 of the UDO). Please revise the points
calculation table and provide additional landscaping.
7. Section 7.6.F.2.b requires one 1.25-inch caliper non -canopy tree for every 15 linear feet of
landscape buffer and one 2-inch caliper canopy tree per 25 linear feet of landscape buffer,
please revise.
Reviewed by: Matthew Hilgemeier, Staff Planner Date: August 8, 2011
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
Construction documents and reports are still being reviewed at this time.
Engineering comments will be emailed to you as soon as possible.
Reviewed by: Josh Norton
SANITATION
Date: August 8, 2011
1. Sanitation assumes this location will utilize a 90-gallon roll -out container.
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: August 4, 2011
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
1/ College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979,764.3496
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MEMORANDUM
August 10, 2011
TO: Daniel Turner, via email: Daniel(cDsteppingstoneschool.com
FROM: Matthew Hilgemeier, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Stepping Stone School -Site Plan Staff Review Comments
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);
One (1) 11x17 grading and erosion control plan;
Four (4) revised site and one (1) 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 contact
Matthew Hilgemeier at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
PC: Jeremy Peters, Gessner Engineering, via email: ipetersagessnerengineering.com
Case file #11-00500111
COMMENT RESPONSES NO. 1
Project: Stepping Stone School (Sp) — 11-00500111
PLANNING
1/There is too much information on the plan to be legible. Please begin by removing the two
existing trees from the site plan since they are shown on the landscape plan and ground
elevation lines. It may become necessary to provide grading on a separate sheet or to
remove measurements that can easily be scaled.
Two existing trees to remain have been removed from the site plan as well as the existing
contours to make the plan more legible. Grading is provided on a separate sheet, the
grading plan. We only have the proposed contours shown on the site plan for clarity and to
et the site plan requirements.
Please revise the Lot number in the title block; it should be Lot 1.
lot number revised in the title block as noted.
Please revise the parking calculation tale to include the required parking ratio for this site;
the total number of parking spaces required; the requested parking reduction; and the
number of parking spaces approved for this site.
/Parking calculation table revised as requested.
y! The 19-foot parking spaces located on the North side of the property do not allow parked
cars to be contained entirely within the boundaries of the building plot. It appears that you
could reduce the 24.5-foot drive aisle by 1-foot, still meet the minimum drive aisle standards,
and provide 20-foot parking spaces.
ne foot was added to the parking space depth and taken from the drive aisle as requested.
The FDC must be within 150 feet of the nearest fire hydrant. As currently shown on the site
plan, the FDC is 165 feet from the nearest fire hydrant. Please revise.
F C has been relocated to the parking island to the southwest of where it was previously
own so that it is within 150' of the nearest fire hydrant.
The landscape plans shows a 30-inch retaining wall located at the rear of the property,
please provide the standard retaining wall detail on the site plan. Retaining walls must be
treated to replicate stone, masonry, or wood, please include this in the detail. In addition,
retaining walls over 24-inches in height require a separate building permit; please submit the
appropriate applications.
R'aining wall detail added to the site plan. Noted that a building permit will be required for
ails above 24" in height.
The landscape plan shows pervious pavers and artificial turf on this site; please include
these areas on the site plan.
Please
oth of these areas have been added to the site plan as hatched areas as noted.
@ add a note to the site plan stating that all signage will be permitted separately.
/ Note 17 added to the site plan with this statement.
9. Please clarify Note # 8 to state that loose rock is not an allowed groundcover.
Note 8 clarified as requested.
1D rovide a general note on the site plan that states the following: Exterior building and site
lighting will meet the standards of Section 7.10 of the Unified Development Ordinance. The
light source shall not project below an opaque housing and no fixture shall directly project
light horizontally. Fixtures will be mounted in such a manner that the projected cone of light
does not cross any property line.
General Note added as note 18 on the site plan as requested.
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 be made of aware of will
constitute a completely new review.
Noted.
Reviewed by: Matthew Hilgemeier Date: August 8, 2011
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
See comment responses from The Land Design Group, Inc.
1. Please show the 15-foot landscape buffer yard on the landscape plan.
ADDED NOTATION
2. FDC's require a 3-foot clear space surrounding them. The landscape plan shows a Crepe
Myrtle in the same location as the proposed FDC. Please revise.
NOTED AND MOVED
3. Please clarify if the 6-foot wall existing or proposed. Please include it on the site plan.
NOTED AND CLARIFIED
4. This site is eligible for a 10 percent landscape point credit for having at least 25 percent of
the parking area consisting of enhanced paving.
NOTED
5. Since the two existing trees are so large, it is not possible to place a protective barrier
around them and still allow this site to de developed; therefore, without a protective barrier in
place these trees cannot receive 500 points each. Please revise the points calculation table
and provide additional landscaping.
NOTED AND REMOVED POINTS
6. Landscaping provided in the 15-foot buffer yard may not be counted towards meeting this
project's landscape point requirements (Section 7.6.0 of the UDO). Please revise the points
calculation table and provide additional landscaping.
NOTED AND REMOVED POINTS
Section 7.6.F.2.b requires one 1.25-inch caliper non -canopy tree for every 15 linear feet of
landscape buffer and one 2-inch caliper canopy tree per 25 linear feet of landscape buffer,
please revise.
NOTED AND ADDED
Reviewed by: Matthew Hilgemeier, Staff Planner Date: August 8, 2011
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
.400�Please place a note on the site plan that states the site is located in the Graham
Sanitary Sewer Impact Fee Area.
Note 19 added to the Site Plan with the statement as requested.
Please verify that the proposed FDC is located within 150 feet of a fire hydrant. 00 FDC has been relocated to the parking island to the southwest of where it was
previously shown so that it is within 150' of the nearest fire hydrant.
VeoThce proposed 8x4 tapping sleeve and valve will be a 4 inch valve only and does
not require the 8 inch valve and it can be removed, unless you are proposing to
cut in a tee. The 4x2 tee, 2x2 tee and 2 inch isolation valve can be removed as
this entire assembly can be achieved with a 4 x 1.5 tapping saddle for the
proposed meter.
Utility plan revised as noted.
Please verify and place a note on plans that the water service will be left at a 1
foot max bury and terminate in an angle ball valve.
lity plan revised and note added as requested.
Is the 6 foot wall that is illustrated on the landscape plan, existing?
The 6' wall is proposed and clarifications have been made to the Site Plan and Grading
Plan.
Landscape Plan) All retaining walls 24 inches or greater require a separate
building permit prior to site approval.
Noted.
Have the landscape plan and grading plan been coordinated? It does not appear
that the proposed front or rear discharge areas have been incorporated with the
proposed landscaping plan and its associated grade changes?
andscape and grading plans have now been coordinated and grades adjusted.
(Sheet C-05b) Please provide post development non detained flow total.
Post development undetained flows shown on sheet.
Sheet C-05b) Please check outfall of detention facilities total, they do not appear
to total 45.9 cfs?
The total flow for the drainage area is a routed total accounting for detained
volumes and variations in time of concentration.
The proposed rear point discharge is not ideal as the receiving property is an
existing single family home. Although the flows are minimal the perception will
be a change in drainage conditions, please revise.
/Rear detention area removed and grading revised to remain sheet flow condition.
1R The buildings gutter system needs to keep water from discharging to the rear of
✓✓✓ the property where it will concentrate flows toward the single family homes to the
rear of the property, please note accordingly on the plans.
Note 8 added to the Grading plan addressing the gutter discharge issue.
0020'Flease provide a cross sectional detail of the proposed discharge point beneath
the sidewalk. Please provide a detail or spec sheet for the proposed sidewalk
grate. Please verify the proposed product does not become a slip hazard in wet
weather and can be securely installed.
Detail added/ revised on the civil detail sheet and verifications of the grate have
en made as requested.
Please revise Page 3 of the Drainage Executive Summary, as this site does
require detention.
Executive summary revised to be consistent with Conclusion
Please revise Page 5 of the technical design summary to state that the
coordination with the City was concerning detention design not "No Detention".
Technical design summary revised.
Please provide an explanation of why rational was not utilized for drainage
calculations as this drainage area is less than 50 acres.
NRCS method was used because the drainage basin calculated was larger than
the subject site. By using NRCS, a more comprehensive analysis for a larger
area could be performed, as needed. Additionally, the NRCS method yields
more conservative results, allowing for more conservative flows contributing to
public R.O.W. and infrastructure.
.Aeopolease provide with your conclusion statement the certification found in Section
11.3.b of the Drainage Guidelines.
Certification move from the letter to the Conclusion.
Reviewed by: Josh Norton
SANITATION
Date: August 10, 2011
1. Sanitation assumes this location will utilize a 90-gallon roll -out container.
Roll -out containers will be used for this site.
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: August 4, 2011
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
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August 24, 2011
TO: Daniel Turner, via email: daniel(a)steppinastoneschool.com ✓ �l�r \
FROM: Matthew Hilgemeier, Staff Planner v
SUBJECT: Stepping Stone School (Sp) - 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. Please
note that because of the Labor Day holiday, the deadline for review in the first full week of
September is 10 am on Friday, September 2nd
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
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: Jeremy Peters, Gessner Engineering,
Case file #11-00500111
via email: (peters(aaessnerenpineering.com�/
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project: Stepping Stone School (Sp) - 11-00500111
PLANNING
1. The playground equipment cannot be located within the HOA landscape buffer. Please
revise both the site plan and landscape plan to show that the playground area and
structures do not encroach into the HOA landscape buffer.
2. 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: Matthew Hilgemeier Date: August 24, 2011
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
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August 31, 2011
TO: Daniel Turner, via email: daniel()steppingstoneschool.com\/
FROM: Matthew Hilgemeier, Staff Planner' 3 1 11
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SUBJECT: Stepping Stone School (Sp) - Site Plan
Staff reviewed the above -mentioned site plan as requested. Please submit the following
information by any Monday at 10:00 a.m. for approval:
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 plans
One (1) 1 1x1 7 grading and erosion control plan
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570.
PC: Jeremy Peters, Gessner Engineering, ipeters(d,)aessnerengineering.com
Case file #11-00500111