HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff CommentsELECTRICAL 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.
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 per CSU specs and design (pull boxes provided by CSU).
7. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and / or site plan. Email to:
sweido@cstx.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 Sam Weido at
979.764.6314.
Reviewed by: Sam Weido Date: 3-28-12
SANITATION
1. Need to show type of trash removal system that the complex will utilize for disposal..
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: March 28, 2012
TxDOT Comments
Future improvement of FM 60 (University Drive) adjacent to Church Street would likely
include a raised median. Church Street would be limited to right in / right out access. A
signalized intersection is located just east of Church Street providing full access to the
north side of FM 60. Development should consider future access to FM 60 utilizing
shared/cross access to the existing signal.
Reviewed by: Chad Bohne Date: March 29, 2012
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MEMORANDUM
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FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Seven Seventeen - 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,
Parkland Dedication fees will be accessed prior to issuance of a building permit,
Easement Dedication Sheet for public access easement along Church Avenue
and the public utility easements needed for street lights and transformer 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 #12-00500054
Home of Texas A&M Unic rsity
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: Seven Seventeen (Sp) — 12-00500054
PLANNING
1. Additional portions of the ground level along Church Avenue must be retail. The parking
must be located behind retail. A 36-foot driveway for the garage entrance is an acceptable
exception to this requirement due to lack of access from any other location of the site.
2. A 5-foot right-of-way dedication is required along Church Avenue. This also needs to be
reflected on the Final Plat current undergoing review.
3. The proposed building is located less than 10 feet from the abutting bank drive-thru
structure. This requires a fire wall to along this fagade. Please contact Ben McCarty, Plan
Examiner, for additional information.
4. A Primary Entrance Fagade is required for both University Drive and Church Avenue. This
requires that each have a public entrance. If the retail along Church is to have individual
store front entrances, that will satisfy this requirement.
5. Please provide parking requirement calculations. Please be aware that in order to use
dormitory parking standards, the building plans that will be submitted later must comply with
dormitory standards according to the 2012 International Building Code.
6. Please submit for review the parking layout plans for all levels of parking.
7. Street lights will be required along public streets. Please contact Sam Weido in Electric for
additional information.
8. Please add the subdivision information to the title block.
9. All utilities, including the new transformers, need to be shown and labeled. New public utility
easements are needed to cover these utilities.
10. Please label the loading area. Will this are be utilized by tenants moving in?
11. The transformers must be screened from the right-of-way. Please provide a detail of the
screening method.
12. 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. A TxDOT permit must be
required for improvements within the University Drive right-of-way.
13. 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.
14. Please show ADA accessible ramps at the driveway curb cut.
15. A maximum for 20 bicycle parking spaces are required to be within 100 feet of a public
entrance. 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 updated.
16. The setbacks note on the top left corner of Sheet SP1 needs to be revised to state that the
setback from University Drive is 12 feet.
17. The proposed driveway exceeds the maximum for multi -family two-way operation driveways
which is 36 feet. Please revise the width.
18. Please dimension the driveway width, throat depth to the first point of conflict, setbacks, and
sidewalk width.
19. 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.
20. 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.
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21. 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.
22. 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: March 30, 2012
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
1. Properties zoned NG-2 are required to submit a landscape plan that complies with Section
7.5.C-D of the LIDO. The landscaping provided meets requirements found in Section
5.6.B.9.a.1 of the LIDO.
2. Please specify the selected plant species on the landscape legend and note the caliper size.
Minimum caliper size is 4 inch. There is a list of approved street trees for Northgate in the
Site Design Standards.
3. Please identify the material used to fill the spaces between the building fagade and the
sidewalks. This area must be landscaped using materials approved in Section 5.6.B.9.b of
the LIDO. FYI... Turf does not satisfy the landscaping requirement mentioned in Section
5.6.B.bofthe LIDO.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. All BackFlow devices must be installed and tested upon installation as per City Ordinance
2394.
Reviewed by: Lauren Hovde Date: March 30, 2012
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
1. Submit abandonment application with required supporting documents.
2. Please submit 5 copies of the TxDOT Driveway Permit Application, Plans and
Drainage Data. Include all improvements proposed in TxDOT ROW with this
application. This information should come directly to the City and be addressed to Joe
Guerra.
3. Please review the City of College Station's Unified Design Guidelines, Specifications
and Details (refer to http://www.bcsunited.netand revise Notes and Construction
Plans accordingly. Many notes conflict with our requirements. Also update to local
public and private utility contacts. Many notes still refer to Harris County entities.
Private utilities in this area are Verizon, Suddenlink and Atmos Gas. Phone numbers
listed in notes are not local.
4. Drawings and sections you refer to in notes are not City of College Station
nomenclature so I don't know to what you are referring.
5. 1 believe there is a TAMU water line along University and possibly large Verizon duct
bank in Church that could impact this project. There are also a gas line and phone line
in area where tying back in to storm in University. Please include this information on
your plans to show conflicts. TAMU contact information for Utilities is Nathan Jones,
niones(cDUtilities.tamu.edu Phone: 979-458-5500. Other private utilities;
Company
Contact
Email
Phone
Atmos
Kimberly Winn
kimberly.winn(@atmosenerey.com
979 774-2506
Verizon
Brenda Vajdak
brenda.vaOdak(@verizon.com
979821-4470
BTU
Randy Tremble
rtrimble(@btutilities.com
979821-5763
Suddenlink
Christopher Gootee
christopher.gootee(@suddenlink.com
979 595-2429
6. Additional PUE may need to be dedicated along University depending upon location of
existing CoCS water line.
7. Provide all BCS United Construction Details, which can be found at
www.bcsunited.net. In some cases you will need to remove your details, as the BCS
Details shall be utilized.
8. Provide Letter Acknowledging City Standards, a template of which can also be found
at http://www.bcsunited.net/.
9. Submit fire flow report, providing building size, material type, sprinkled and utilize
Table B105.1 & C105.1 from the International Fire Code. This determines the number
of hydrants needed to fight fire externally. If additional hydrants are necessary, then
water design report will need to be provided to determine effect on our system and any
modifications that are needed. Contact Charles Willis (979-777-1202) at College
Station Utilities to access fire flow data for this area. Design for these modifications,
whether upsizing water line, looping water line, etc, will also need to be submitted.
10. Provide a note summarizing the fire flow report on the site plan.
11. On the fire suppression line, an isolation valve is required just inside a PUE. Also note
on the plans that fire suppression lines shall have a lockable lid on the isolation valve.
The lockable lid shall, at a minimum supply protection as the AMP or USA, LL562
Locking Lid. Alternate lockable lids shall be approved by College Station Utilities
Director or his designee.
12. Provide a table of proposed water and sewer demands on the site plan sheet.
13. Identify domestic and irrigation meter location and sizing on both the site plan and
utility plan. Include meter vault location/positioning.
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Tapping sleeve not allowed for pipe size greater than % diameter of the line being
tapped. You will need to cut in tee and valve. Prefer only one tap on the 12" main if
possible.
Schedule 40 pipe is not an approved pipe for public infrastructure.
1 foot vertical clearance needed between water and storm.
Junction boxes required on public storm at changes in alignment, conduit size and
grade.
Brick manholes are not permitted on public storm or sanitary. CoCS does not have
Type C manhole as called out in Plan and Profile.
It is not clear from your plans, but public storm pipe shall be RCP.
Elevation drop of at least 1/10 of a foot is required at all inlets and junction boxes.
Does the 0.09% slope achieve the required cleaning velocity of 2.5 fps?
Please confirm that proposed grades do not block drainage or negatively impact
southwest adjacent property.
Existing survey info on Sheet C4 is not legible.
City does not allow sanitary to pass through storm sewer junction box.
Show water line conflict in PNP for sewer line "F and required TCEQ crossing
requirements.
Sign and seal drainage letter.
Provide an engineer's cost estimate for the proposed public infrastructure associated
with your project.
Due to scale of project and it encompassing entire lot bound mostly by ROW, there will
likely be impacts to adjacent properties. Provide phased plan of construction and
impacts, to include location of material/construction yard, crane placement, any
proposed street closures and timeframes, impacts to neighboring businesses.
Construction yard may need to be added to overall stormwater management plan.
Submit Traffic Control Plan.
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: April 3, 2012
FIRE
1) No combustibles will be allowed on site until all-weather roads and fire hydrants have been
accepted by the City.
2) A "Knox Box" security key system is required on all buildings and a Knox Switch is required
on all gated entrances.
3) An electrical shunt is required to be provided for the building to eliminate power in the event
of an emergency.
4) Commercial construction requires a fire hydrant within three hundred feet (300) from the
main entrance and within four hundred and fifty feet (450') from any part of a structure.
5) F.D.C. locations must be within one hundred and fifty feet (150) of a fire hydrant and
located on the Church Avenue -side of the structure.
6) Please show the anticipated location of the pump room.
7) The next round of review may result in new comments depending on new information
received.
Reviewed by: Ray Olson, Deputy Fire Marshal Date: April 4, 2012
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 2
1. As stated previously, TxDOT permits are required for any improvements or work in TxDOT
ROW (University Drive). The tie-in to the storm sewer junction box, a section of the storm
sewer to be removed, and sidewalk improvements are in TxDOT ROW and require a "Permit
to Construct Access Driveway Facilities on Highway Right of Way" permit, Form 1058. The
removal of the water line will also require a TxDOT Utility Permit which is an online submittal
process. I will need to give the civil engineer access rights to prepare the on-line submittal,
but I have to be the one to formally submit the permit request.
https://apps.dot.state.tx.us/uirpro/ucint/uclogin.asp. Let me know who that will be.
2. Sidewalk Plans need to include tree well details and design. (Refer to Site Design Standards
for specific Northgate requirements http://www.csb(.gov/index.aspx?page=387). Manhole
and junction box locations and conflicts between the storm sewer and tree wells and storm
sewer and street lights also need to be shown. Storm sewer back -fill shows structural back -fill
which is typically cement stabilized back -fill. How will this work with the tree wells? Cross
slope needs to be indicated. Also need to confirm that ADA clearances are being met when
placing bike racks (with bikes), tree wells and lighting so close together.
3. As discussed in previous communications, the project will need at least one additional fire
hydrant. Fire flow report which will provide this information is still outstanding, but your
response to comments has indicated the Western States Fire Protection Company will be
providing this information. Will they also be providing the sealed engineered water system
analysis report to determine what modifications need to be made to our system to
accommodate the addition of the hydrant(s). Civil plans will also need to be provided for the
modifications.
4. The water and sewer demands for the project need to be provided on the Site Plan since
copies of the MEP Plans are not kept in the planning files.
5. FYI -Easements around transformer and water meter vault need to be Public Utility
Easements, not specific to the use.
6. City of College Station does not allow plugging of pipe stub -outs with 8" brick walls.
7. Provide Plan and Profile for public portion of 8" water line. Record Drawings of the existing
12-inch waterline show the main being shallower than you have indicated in profile for Line
F. Water line tap requires a valve on the 12" water line as well as the 8 going to the meter.
These are independent of the isolation valve for the fire line which should also be labeled on
the plans, not just listed under general notes.
8. With your proposal to remove the water line along University, show how you will provide
service to the existing business(es) that are currently served from this line. This will need to
be included with your project.
9. Provide detail of water meter vault and internal piping.
10. General Notes call for cement stabilized back -fill to within 1' of subgrade. This will not work
with the 6" clearance from sanitary line which has its own bedding and back -fill requirements.
11. The storm inlet that serves this property is located in front of the Taco Bell along university.
Please add inlet protection barrier to this inlet.
12. Submit revised cost estimate to include aforementioned revisions and those that result from
fire flow analysis.
13. Point of clarification. I did not recommend reducing the storm sewer line to 36" diameter.
Gary Hill's pointed out that portion of the existing storm sewer is 36" diameter, and so he
asked if a portion of the reroute could remain 36". 1 agreed under the condition that the
realignment did not result in addition flows needing to be added that would necessitate the
increase to 42" diameter pipe.
14. Junction box to be added at University and Church needs to meet TxDOT standards.
15. Indicate limits of construction for the storm sewer. It appears you will need to disturb Church
Street due to size and depths of storm and junction boxes. Cost Estimate should include
pavement and curb replacement.
16. Traffic Control Plan needed for Site Plan approval, as well as, TxDOT permits.
17. Architect indicated that all construction will be from on -site. Please confirm there will not be
impacts to adjacent properties including location of material/construction yard, crane
placement, and street closures.
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: May 4, 2012
Lauren Hovde
doreilly@altamesa.net; radakorllc@gmail.com; garyl@hfi-architects.com; shobbs(advoena.com
Thu 4/19/2012 9:47 AM
717 University - 11"x17" SP submittal
Ga ry,
I was able to review almost everything on the 11"x17" copy of the site plan. Since only the Planning
comments were addressed, I am sending my comments via email. If you have any questions, please let
me know.
1. I will get back to you about the additional retail along Church following the exterior elevation review.
2. FYI ... the tree grate and bench details can be found in the Site Design Standards.
3. Please show streets light locations.
4. Please dimension proposed easements and relabel the 5' Public Access Easement to be a Public
Access and Utility Easement.
5. Please use an inverted U bike rack. The racks must be T from the building.
6. Is the parking garage intended to be gated?
7. A PIP application needs to be submitted for the improvements along Church.
8. The parking islands in the garage should be hatched to indicate that parking there is not allowed.
9. I counted 280 parking spaces, but not all spaces appear to be 9'x20' which is the minimum size
requirement.
10. What ar the dashed lines and rectangles on the garage plans?
11. Landscaping comments were not addressed.
Lauren
Lauren Ameha 7fovde '06
Staff Manner
Manning and (Development Services
City of Coffege Station
979-764-3570
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
April 5, 2012
TO: Randy Klein, Radakor, LLC, via email: radakorllc(cDgmail.com
FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Seven Seventeen - 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;
Parkland Dedication fees will be accessed prior to issuance of a building permit;
Easement Dedication Sheet for public access easement along Church Avenue
and the public utility easements needed for street lights and transformer 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: Gary Hill, Hill & Frank Architects, via email: gary1(cDhfi-architects.com
Steve Hobbs, Dawson Van Orden Engineers, via email: shobbs(cDdvoeng.com
Case file #12-00500054
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: Seven Seventeen (SP) — 12-00500054
PLANNING
Please contact me to schedule a facilitation meeting at your convenience.
1. Additional portions of the ground level along Church Avenue must be retail. The parking must
be located behind retail. A 36-foot driveway for the garage entrance is an acceptable exception
to this requirement due to lack of access from any other location of the site.
2. A 5-foot right-of-way dedication is required along Church Avenue. This also needs to be
reflected on the Final Plat current undergoing review.
3. The proposed building is located less than 10 feet from the abutting bank drive-thru structure.
This requires a fire wall to along this fagade. Please contact Ben McCarty, Plan Examiner, for
additional information.
4. A Primary Entrance Fagade is required for both University Drive and Church Avenue. This
requires that each have a public entrance. If the retail along Church is to have individual store
front entrances, that will satisfy this requirement.
5. Please provide parking requirement calculations. Please be aware that in order to use
dormitory parking standards, the building plans that will be submitted later must comply with
dormitory standards according to the 2012 International Building Code.
6. Please submit for review the parking layout plans for all levels of parking.
7. Street lights with associated easements will be required along public streets. Please contact
Sam Weido in Electric for additional information.
8. Please add the subdivision information to the title block.
9. All utilities, including the new transformers, need to be shown and labeled. New public utility
easements are needed to cover these utilities.
10. Please label the loading area. Will this are be utilized by tenants moving in?
11. The transformers must be screened from the right-of-way. Please provide a detail of the
screening method.
12. 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. A TxDOT permit must be required for
improvements within the University Drive right-of-way.
13. 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.
14. Please show ADA accessible ramps at the driveway curb cut.
15. A maximum for 20 bicycle parking spaces are required to be within 100 feet of a public
entrance. 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 updated.
16. The setbacks note on the top left corner of Sheet SP1 needs to be revised to state that the
setback from University Drive is 12 feet.
17. The proposed driveway exceeds the maximum for multi -family two-way operation driveways
which is 36 feet. Please revise the width.
18. Please dimension the driveway width, throat depth to the first point of conflict, setbacks, and
sidewalk width.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. Please submit for review the location and a rough site plan of the proposed construction yard.
The site must not be located near single-family units or conflict with traffic movement.
23. 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: March 30, 2012
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
1. Properties zoned NG-2 are required to submit a landscape plan that complies with Section
7.5.C-D of the LIDO. The landscaping provided meets requirements found in Section 5.6.B.9.a.1
of the UDO.
2. Please specify the selected plant species on the landscape legend and note the caliper size.
Minimum caliper size is 4 inch. There is a list of approved street trees for Northgate in the Site
Design Standards.
3. Please identify the material used to fill the spaces between the building fagade and the
sidewalks. This area must be landscaped using materials approved in Section 5.6.B.9.b of the
UDO. FYI... Turf does not satisfy the landscaping requirement mentioned in Section 5.6.B.bof
the UDO.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. All BackFlow devices must be installed and tested upon installation as per City Ordinance
2394.
Reviewed by: Lauren Hovde Date: March 30, 2012
TXDOT COMMENTS
1. Future improvement of FM 60 (University Drive) adjacent to Church Street would likely include a
raised median. Church Street would be limited to right in / right out access. A signalized
intersection is located just east of Church Street providing full access to the north side of FM 60.
Development should consider future access to FM 60 utilizing shared/cross access to the
existing signal.
Reviewed by: Chad Bohne Date: March 29, 2012
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
1. Submit an abandonment application with required supporting documents.
2. Please submit 5 copies of the Tx DOT Driveway Permit Application, Plans, and Drainage Data.
Include all improvements proposed in Tx DOT ROW with this application. This information
should come directly to the City and be addressed to Joe Guerra.
3. Please review the City of College Station's Unified Design Guidelines, Specifications and
Details (refer to http://www.bcsunited.netand revise Notes and Construction Plans
accordingly. Many notes conflict with our requirements. Also, update to show local public and
private utility contacts. Many notes still refer to Harris County entities. Private utilities in this area
are Verizon, Suddenlink and Atmos Gas. Phone numbers listed in notes are not local.
4. Drawings and sections you refer to in the notes are not City of College Station nomenclature, so
I don't know to what you are referring.
5. 1 believe there is a TAMU water line along University and possibly large Verizon duct bank in
Church that could impact this project. There are also a gas line and phone line in area where
tying back in to storm in University. Please include this information on your plans to show
conflicts. TAMU contact information for Utilities is Nathan Jones, niones(cDUtilities.tamu.edu
Phone: 979-458-5500. Other private utilities;
Company
Contact
Email
Phone
Atmos
Kimberly Winn
kimberl .winn atmosener .com
979 774-2506
Verizon
Brenda Vajdak
brenda.va dak(@.verizon.com
979 821-4470
BTU
Randy Tremble
rtrimble btutilities.com
979821-5763
Suddenlink
Christopher Gootee
christo her. ootee suddenlink.com
979 595-2429
6. An additional PUE may need to be dedicated along University depending upon location of
existing CoCS water line.
7. Provide all BCS United Construction Details, which can be found at www.bcsunited.net. In
some cases you will need to remove your details, as the BCS Details shall be utilized.
8. Provide Letter Acknowledging City Standards, a template of which can also be found at
http://www.bcsunited.net/.
9. Submit a fire flow report, providing building size, material type, sprinkled, and utilize Table
B105.1 & C105.1 from the International Fire Code. This determines the number of hydrants
needed to a fight fire externally. If additional hydrants are necessary, then a water design report
will need to be provided to determine the effect on our system and any modifications that are
needed. Contact Charles Willis (979-777-1202) at College Station Utilities to access fire flow
data for this area. Design for these modifications, whether upsizing water line, looping water
line, etc, will also need to be submitted.
10. Provide a note summarizing the fire flow report on the site plan.
11. On the fire suppression line, an isolation valve is required just inside a PUE. Also note on the
plans that fire suppression lines shall have a lockable lid on the isolation valve. The lockable lid
shall, at a minimum supply protection as the AMP or USA, LL562 Locking Lid. Alternate
lockable lids shall be approved by College Station Utilities Director or his designee.
12. Provide a table of proposed water and sewer demands on the site plan sheet.
13. Identify domestic and irrigation meter location and sizing on both the site plan and utility plan.
Include meter vault location/positioning.
14. Tapping sleeves are not allowed for pipe sizes greater than Y the diameter of the line being
tapped. You will need to cut in tee and valve. CoCS prefers only one tap on the 12-inch main if
possible.
15. Schedule 40 pipe is not an approved pipe for public infrastructure.
16. One foot of vertical clearance is needed between water and storm.
17. Junction boxes are required on public storm at changes in alignment, conduit size, and grade.
18. Brick manholes are not permitted on public storm or sanitary. CoCS does not have Type C
manhole as called out in Plan and Profile.
19. It is not clear from your plans, but public storm pipe shall be RCP.
20. An elevation drop of at least 1/10 of a foot is required at all inlets and junction boxes.
21. Does the 0.09% slope achieve the required cleaning velocity of 2.5 fps?
22. Please confirm that proposed grades do not block drainage or negatively impact southwest
adjacent property.
23. Existing survey info on Sheet C4 is not legible.
24. The City of College Station does not allow sanitary to pass through storm sewer junction box.
25. Show the water line conflict in PNP for sewer line "F" and the required TCEQ crossing
requirements.
26. Sign and seal the drainage letter.
27. Provide an engineer's cost estimate for the proposed public infrastructure associated with your
project.
28. Due to scale of project and it encompassing entire lot bound mostly by ROW, there will likely be
impacts to adjacent properties. Provide phased plan of construction and impacts, to include
location of material/construction yard, crane placement, any proposed street closures and
timeframes, impacts to neighboring businesses. Construction yard may need to be added to
overall stormwater management plan.
29. Submit Traffic Control Plan for construction.
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter
Date: April 3, 2012
FIRE
1) No combustibles will be allowed on site until all-weather roads and fire hydrants have been
accepted by the City.
2) A "Knox Box" security key system is required on all buildings and a Knox Switch is required on
all gated entrances.
3) An electrical shunt is required to be provided for the building to eliminate power in the event of
an emergency.
4) Commercial construction requires a fire hydrant within three hundred feet (300') from the main
entrance and within four hundred and fifty feet (450') from any part of a structure.
5) F.D.C. locations must be within one hundred and fifty feet (150') of a fire hydrant and located on
the Church Avenue -side of the structure.
6) Please show the anticipated location of the pump room.
7) The next round of review may result in new comments depending on new information received.
Reviewed by: Ray Olson, Deputy Fire Marshal Date: April 4, 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.
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 per CSU specs and design (pull boxes provided by CSU).
7. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 2000 or later version of plat and / or site plan. Email to:
sweido@csbc.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 Sam Weido at 979.764.6314.
Reviewed by: Sam Weido Date: 3-28-12
SANITATION
1. Need to show type of trash removal system that the complex will utilize for disposal..
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia Date: March 28, 2012
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101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
CITY OF COI.IP.GI'. ST>TION Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
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MEMORANDUM
May 17, 2012
TO: Radakor LLC via email: radakorllc@gmail.com
FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Seven Seventeen — Site Plan 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 attached
comments and submit the necessary documentation for
additional items that are needed for review to achieve
documents may be submitted at your convenience and will
approval.
SITE PLAN DOCUMENTS FOR STAMPING
City of College Station Transmittal Letter
further staff review. In addition to
Site Plan approval, the following
be held by Staff until final Site Plan
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)
Two (2) revised site plans
One (1) landscaping plan
One (1) 11x17 grading and erosion control plan
Four (4) exterior elevations
PIP DOCUMENTS FOR STAMPING
Two (2) revised site plans
One (1) landscaping plan
One (1) sidewalk details
Please submit one copy of necessary documents for review purposes.
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: Site Plan Comments
cc: Radakor LLC via email: doreilly@AltaMesa.net
Hill & Frank, Inc. via email: garv12rDhfi-architects.com
Hill & Frank, Inc. via email: george(cDhfi-architects.com
Dawson Van Orden via email: mruiz(cDdvoeng.com
Dawson Van Orden via email: shobbs(cDdvoeng.com
Campus Acquisitions via email: iismith(cDcampusacguisitions.com
Campus Acquisitions via email: dan(cDcampusacguisitions.com
McClure & Browne Engineering/Surveying, Inc. via email: kevinm@mcclurebrowne.com
Case file #12-00500054
Site Plan Comments
Project: Seven Seventeen (SP) - 12-00500054
PLANNING
1. Please submit a letter from the landscape architect explaining how the 3" caliper trees
are more apt to survive the conflict with the stormwater line than a 4" caliper tree and
why Allee Drake Elm was proposed instead of one of the Northgate pre -approved street
trees. This item is required for conditional Site Plan approval.
2. Please revise the CU soil detail to match that found in the College Station Site Design
Standards. A major difference is that CU soil is located beneath the entire sidewalk.
You may also choose to engineer a sidewalk that does not require CU soil. This would
require sealed engineered drawings. This item is required for conditional Site Plan
approval.
3. As a reminder, the Final Plat mylar must be submitted by the applicant and filed for
record by City Staff before conditional Site Plan approval.
4. The PIP application requires a revised Site Plan, tree well details, and sidewalk details.
This information must be submitted prior to conditional Site Plan approval. Several City
departments must review and approve the PIP prior to permit approval. This approval
must take place prior to final Site Plan approval.
5. As discussed during our phone conference, the building height is within the conical flight
zone of Easterwood Airport. By our calculations the maximum height of a structure in
the proposed location appears to be 510' and 520' above sea level. This allows for a
structure of approximately 174-194 in height, give or take maybe 10'. According to
information provided by you, the building may be an estimated 185' in height. This
estimate appears to be in the range mentioned. Please submit information for review to
FAA for height restrictions and limitations. The City is obligated to protect the
Easterwood Airport functionality, and therefore must hold the final approval of the Site
Plan and the issuance of any building permits until this information is received and
addressed. Conditional approval may be given pending this item with the mutual
agreement that the final height will be determined during the building plans review
process.
Reviewed by: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: 5/15/12
ELECTRICAL
1. Please replace the roll up door with a full height gate that may be metal and painted the
same color as the other proposed metal material on the building. This item is required
for conditional Site Plan approval.
1.
Reviewed by: Sam Weido Date: 5/17/12
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 3
2. Provide Fire Flow Report. Waterline plan and profile for addition of a hydrant will also be
necessary based on report findings. This item is required for conditional Site Plan
approval.
3. Traffic Control Plan required for Tx DOT permits and overall construction of project.
Provide Traffic Control Plan including but not limited to addressing the following;
i) The chain link fence (especially with the privacy screen) will cause a visual obstruction
for the traffic using Church Street (motorists traveling either direction won't be able to
see approaching traffic until they reach the bend in the street). This problem is
significantly compounded by the head -in parking along Church Street just north of its
intersection with University Drive. Northbound motorist are likely to go into the opposing
traffic's side of the street to get around cars pulling in or out of the head -in parking
spaces. The limited visibility due to the fencing means that a southbound vehicle won't
see that the northbound vehicle is on the wrong side of the street and a collision is
likely. The encroachment should not be allowed and/or the head -in parking removed.
Construction barrels need to be spaced along the fence to delineate the area, especially
at night (regardless if someone else allows the encroachment to remain).
ii) Since sidewalk will be closed for about 1 year, detour signage should be added to
properly warn and notify pedestrians (see Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices TA-29, page 717 - http://ftp.dot. state.tx. us/pub/txdot-info/trf/tmutcd/2011/6.pdf).
Any crosswalk striping on Church at University Drive must be eliminated and replaced at
the end of the project.
iii) Road Work Ahead signs need to be placed prior to the work area.
iv) TxDOT will need to review and approve since the fence will be placed inside TxDOT
ROW.
v) Utility work in Church Street, as well as, temporary encroachment of equipment during
project construction.
The above listed items (i-v) are required for conditional Site Plan approval.
4. CU Soil is required under the length of the side walk, not just under tree wells. Drain pipe
also required. In lieu of CU soil and engineered structural sidewalk may be provided.
Refer to Site Design Standards http://www.csb(.gov/index.aspx?page=387 for design
require-ments for both options. Update applicable details. This item is required for
conditional Site Plan approval.
5. As discussed, the storm sewer should be realigned further from the building leaving a 3-
foot clearance from the existing waterline. This item is required for conditional Site
Plan approval.
6. Landscape Architect needs to look at details provided by Dawson Van Orden regarding
tree and storm sewer conflicts and certify that tree will be viable and infrastructure will
not be affected as tree matures. This item is required for conditional Site Plan approval.
7. Civil drawings not to scale. This item is required for conditional Site Plan approval.
8. As discussed previously, the waterline record drawings show the waterline top of pipe to
be around 327.5'. This is in direct conflict with storm sewer Line A. Show conflict and
solution. Appears that re-route could require work in TxDOT ROW. This item is required
for conditional Site Plan approval.
9. Storm Sewer Line D and Sanitary Line F appear to be crossing over both the existing 6"
and 12" waterlines at or near the tee. There are also valves associated with these lines
that are not reflected in the plan and profile. Your proposed lowering of the 12" waterline
will be more complicated if you have to lower the connected 6" line and valves. This
needs to be reflected in the profile and a detail provided. This item is required for
conditional Site Plan approval.
10. Water line tie-in and modifications will require shutting water off to some of the adjacent
properties. Coordination with those properties will be necessary. Note needs to be
placed on the plans so that Contractor is aware of requirement. This item is required for
conditional Site Plan approval.
11. Offsite private water line re-route needs to have meters relocated to Church Street. Also
need documentation that adjacent property owner has agreed to the work on their
property. Need to add note to plans that water line in University will not be turned off
until service to adjacent property is rerouted and active. This item is required for
conditional Site Plan approval.
12. Plans still show entirety of existing storm sewer to be 42" diameter. Revise to reflect
actual sizes. This item is required for conditional Site Plan approval.
13. Sheet 7 of 11 is not a Storm water Pollution Prevention Plan without the all the
monitoring maintenance language. It is only an Erosion Control Plan. Please re -title the
sheet and add a construction exit. This item is required for conditional Site Plan
approval.
14. Need to include Street Details for driveways, curbing and open cut streets. This item is
required for final Site Plan approval.
15. Provide a note on plans that if conflicts arise with the public infrastructure additional
design plans will be required to be approved to resolve conflicts ahead of construction.
(For example portions of the water line and Verizon duct bank have never been field
located.) This item is required for conditional Site Plan approval.
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: 5/17/12
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 3
Provide Fire Flow Report. Waterline plan and profile for addition of a hydrant will also be
necessary based on report findings.
Traffic Control Plan required for TxDOT permits and overall construction of project. Provide
Traffic Control Plan including but not limited to addressing the following;
i) The chain link fence (especially with the privacy screen) will cause a visual obstruction
for the traffic using Church Street (motorists traveling either direction won't be able to
see approaching traffic until they reach the bend in the street). This problem is
significantly compounded by the head -in parking along Church Street just north of its
intersection with University Drive. Northbound motorist are likely to go into the opposing
traffic's side of the street to get around cars pulling in or out of the head -in parking
spaces. The limited visibility due to the fencing means that a southbound vehicle won't
see that the northbound vehicle is on the wrong side of the street and a collision is
likely. The encroachment should not be allowed and/or the head -in parking removed.
Construction barrels need to be spaced along the fence to delineate the area, especially
at night (regardless if someone else allows the encroachment to remain).
ii) Since sidewalk will be closed for about 1 year, detour signage should be added to
properly warn and notify pedestrians (see Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices TA-29, page 717 - http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/trf/tmutcd/2011/6.pdf).
Any crosswalk striping on Church at University Drive must be eliminated and replaced at
the end of the project.
iii) Road Work Ahead signs need to be placed prior to the work area.
iv) TxDOT will need to review and approve since the fence will be placed inside TxDOT
ROW.
v) Utility work in Church Street, as well as, temporary encroachment of equipment during
project construction.
CU Soil is required under the length of the side walk, not just under tree wells. Drain pipe
also required. In lieu of CU soil and engineered structural sidewalk may be provided. Refer
to Site Design Standards http://www.cstx.gov/index.aspx?page=387 for design require-
ments for both options. Update applicable details.
As discussed, the storm sewer should be realigned further from the building leaving a 3-foot
clearance from the existing waterline.
Landscape Architect needs to look at details provided by Dawson Van Orden regarding tree
and storm sewer conflicts and certify that tree will be viable and infrastructure will not be
affected as tree matures.
6. Civil drawings not to scale.
7. As discussed previously, the waterline record drawings show the waterline top of pipe to be
around 327.5'. This is in direct conflict with storm sewer Line A. Show conflict and solution.
Appears that re-route could require work in TxDOT ROW.
8. Storm Sewer Line D and Sanitary Line F appear to be crossing over both the existing 6" and
12" waterlines at or near the tee. There are also valves associated with these lines that are
not reflected in the plan and profile. Your proposed lowering of the 12" waterline will be
more complicated if you have to lower the connected 6" line and valves. This needs to be
reflected in the profile and a detail provided.
9. Water line tie-in and modifications will require shutting water off to some of the adjacent
properties. Coordination with those properties will be necessary. Note needs to be placed on
the plans so that Contractor is aware of requirement.
10. Offsite private water line re-route needs to have meters relocated to Church Street. Also
need documentation that adjacent property owner has agreed to the work on their property.
Need to add note to plans that water line in University will not be turned off until service to
adjacent property is rerouted and active.
11. Plans still show entirety of existing storm sewer to be 42" diameter. Revise to reflect actual
sizes.
12. Sheet 7 of 11 is not a Storm water Pollution Prevention Plan without the all the monitoring
maintenance language. It is only an Erosion Control Plan. Please re -title the sheet and add
a construction exit.
13. Need to include Street Details for driveways, curbing and open cut streets.
14. Provide a note on plans that if conflicts arise with the public infrastructure additional design
plans will be required to be approved to resolve conflicts ahead of construction. (For
example portions of the water line and Verizon duct bank have never been field located.)
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: May 17, 2012
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 4
Traffic Control Plan(s) are difficult to read. It appears that the plan was designed with red
delineations and notes. As printed in black and white the red color is light gray appearing as
background information. The TCP will need to be reevaluated once everything is in place.
Signs may need to be added and the plan modified to insure proper sight distances, provide
sufficient warning, and prevent crashes. Below are specific comments by sheet per our
Traffic Engineer;
Sheet A1.2 — 1) Engineer/Architect needs to confirm that 3' sidewalk meets ADA
Sheet A1.3 — 1) Is the "Temporary Two -Way Striping" in the middle of the street?
2)
What material is being used for the "Temporary Two -Way Striping"
3)
How it the "Temporary Two -Way Striping" be Obliterated when it is no
longer needed (as required by the TMUTCD) without messing up the
pavement?
4)
An Intersection Ahead sign (CW2-4) is needed for traffic traveling toward
University Drive.
Sheet A1.4 — 1)
Can't detour traffic onto a private road (mud lot)/parking lot (Fat Burger)
2)
Need to detour traffic around entire sight not just at closure points (for
example ROAD CLOSED AHEAD, DETOUR AHEAD, and DETOUR
RIGHT ARROW signs could be placed approaching the Nagle
intersection for eastbound traffic on Church.)
I am still waiting on 5 complete paper copies of the TxDOT Access Permit request. The
associated construction exhibits are now good, but the Traffic Control Plans are still needing
revisions. Once these get worked out, and 5 copies are provided, permits can be submitted.
Confirm that the TCP for "Storm Sewer Installation Phase" also includes the removal of
existing storm sewer both in area limits and timeframe. Need TCP for removal of water line
along University Drive.
Both meters being fed from the 2-inch water line will need to be relocated to Church Street.
Current plans show only 1 meter being relocated. The proposed 4" water meter and private
service line appear to be oversized. Meters of appropriate equivalent size are what should
be installed. In case there was some confusion, the 4-inch diameter minimum line size only
applies to a public main.
Please provide the documentation that has been obtained from the adjacent property owner
indicating agreement to changes to the private service line(s).
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: May 23, 2012
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
" Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
" MEMORANDUM
May 4, 2012
TO: Randy Klein, Radakor, LLC, via email: radakorllc(cDgmail.com
FROM: Lauren Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Seven Seventeen - Site Plan Comments
Staff reviewed the above -mentioned site plan as requested.
review comments detailing items that need to be addressed.
submit the following information by any Monday at 10:00 a.m.
City of College Station Transmittal Letter
Two (2) revised site plans
One (1) landscaping plan
TxDOT Permit application
One (1) copies of exterior elevations
The following page is a list of staff
Please address the comments and
for further staff review:
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: Gary Hill, Hill & Frank Architects, via email: gary1(cDhfi-architects.com
Steve Hobbs, Dawson Van Orden Engineers, via email: shobbs(cDdvoeng.com
Chuck Ellison, The Ellison Firm via email: chuck@ellisonlaw.com
Case file #12-00500054
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 3
Project: Seven Seventeen (SP) - 12-00500054
PLANNING
1. As stated in the first found of comments, this site must comply with Section 7.5.0 and 7.5.D
of the Unified Development Ordinance in addition to landscaping requirements found in
Section 5.6.13.9. Please submit a landscape plan showing this information and landscaping
calculations or add it to the site plan. Landscaping calculations must be provided.
2. The bike rack needs to be shown three feet from the building. The current placement is
causing a [inch between the street tree and the bike rack. The trees may be shifted to
relieve this conflict is desirable.
3. Please show the FDC, fire hydrants, and utilities. The lack of information on the Site Plan is
causing some confusion. The FDC needs to be within 100 feet of a fire hydrant.
4. Please provide descriptive names to the sheets such as Site Plan, Utility Plan, etc. The lack
of names is also causing confusion.
5. The trash compactor needs to be screened from the right-of-way using materials
predominantly found on the building.
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6. The elevations still reference the Houston color palette.
7. The square footage of each material and color needs to be provided in the legend.
8. Though I realize that picket screening is being proposed to achieve transparency, screening
materials must be the same as those predominantly found on the building. Also, the pickets
do not meet screening requirements. Please revert back to the previously submitted
screening method. Instead an additional "eyebrow" opening could be added to the
screenwall at least 4 feet from grade. This would allow the equipment to be screened while
adding to transparency. If the roll of screen door is necessary, please submit a detail for
review. Please be sure to reflect door placement on the site plan.
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: May 1, 2012
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 2
As stated previously, TxDOT permits are required for any improvements or work in TxDOT
ROW (University Drive). The tie-in to the storm sewer junction box, a section of the storm
sewer to be removed, and sidewalk improvements are in TxDOT ROW and require a "Permit
to Construct Access Driveway Facilities on Highway Right of Way" permit, Form 1058. The
removal of the water line will also require a TxDOT Utility Permit which is an online submittal
process. I will need to give the civil engineer access rights to prepare the on-line submittal,
but I have to be the one to formally submit the permit request.
https://apps.dot.state.tx.us/uirpro/ucint/uclogin.asp. Let me know who that will be.
Sidewalk Plans need to include tree well details and design. (Refer to Site Design Standards
for specific Northgate requirements http://www.csb(.gov/index.aspx?page=387). Manhole
and junction box locations and conflicts between the storm sewer and tree wells and storm
sewer and street lights also need to be shown. Storm sewer back -fill shows structural back -fill
which is typically cement stabilized back -fill. How will this work with the tree wells? Cross
slope needs to be indicated. Also need to confirm that ADA clearances are being met when
placing bike racks (with bikes), tree wells and lighting so close together.
As discussed in previous communications, the project will need at least one additional fire
hydrant. Fire flow report which will provide this information is still outstanding, but your
response to comments has indicated the Western States Fire Protection Company will be
providing this information. Will they also be providing the sealed engineered water system
analysis report to determine what modifications need to be made to our system to
accommodate the addition of the hydrant(s). Civil plans will also need to be provided for the
modifications.
4. The water and sewer demands for the project need to be provided on the Site Plan since
copies of the MEP Plans are not kept in the planning files.
5. FYI -Easements around transformer and water meter vault need to be Public Utility
Easements, not specific to the use.
6. City of College Station does not allow plugging of pipe stub -outs with 8" brick walls.
7. Provide Plan and Profile for public portion of 8" water line. Record Drawings of the existing
12-inch waterline show the main being shallower than you have indicated in profile for Line
F. Water line tap requires a valve on the 12" water line as well as the 8 going to the meter.
These are independent of the isolation valve for the fire line which should also be labeled on
the plans, not just listed under general notes.
8. With your proposal to remove the water line along University, show how you will provide
service to the existing business(es) that are currently served from this line. This will need to
be included with your project.
9. Provide detail of water meter vault and internal piping.
10. General Notes call for cement stabilized back -fill to within 1' of subgrade. This will not work
with the 6" clearance from sanitary line which has its own bedding and back -fill requirements.
11. The storm inlet that serves this property is located in front of the Taco Bell along university.
Please add inlet protection barrier to this inlet.
12. Submit revised cost estimate to include aforementioned revisions and those that result from
fire flow analysis.
13. Point of clarification. I did not recommend reducing the storm sewer line to 36" diameter.
Gary Hill's pointed out that portion of the existing storm sewer is 36" diameter, and so he
asked if a portion of the reroute could remain 36". 1 agreed under the condition that the
realignment did not result in addition flows needing to be added that would necessitate the
increase to 42" diameter pipe.
14. Junction box to be added at University and Church needs to meet TxDOT standards.
15. Indicate limits of construction for the storm sewer. It appears you will need to disturb Church
Street due to size and depths of storm and junction boxes. Cost Estimate should include
pavement and curb replacement.
16. Traffic Control Plan needed for Site Plan approval, as well as, TxDOT permits.
17. Architect indicated that all construction will be from on -site. Please confirm there will not be
impacts to adjacent properties including location of material/construction yard, crane
placement, and street closures.
Reviewed by: Carol Cotter Date: May 4, 2012
FIRE
1) A "Knox Box" security key system is required on all buildings and a Knox Switch is required
on all gated entrances.
3) An electrical shunt is required to be provided for the building to eliminate power in the event
of an emergency.
4) Commercial construction requires a fire hydrant within three hundred feet (300) from the
main entrance and within four hundred and fifty feet (450') from any part of a structure.
5) F.D.C. locations must be within one hundred and fifty feet (150) of a fire hydrant and
located on the Church Avenue -side of the structure.
6) Please show the anticipated location of the pump room.
7) The next round of review may result in new comments depending on new information
received.
Reviewed by: Ray Olson, Deputy Fire Marshal Date: April 4, 2012
SANITATION
Not available at this time..
ELECTRICAL COMMENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
Not available at this time.
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box
9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
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May 4, 2012
TO:
FROM: Lauren Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Seven Seventeen - Site Plan 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
Two (2) revised site plans
One (1) landscaping plan
Tx DOT Permit application
Four (4) copies of exterior elevations
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:
Case file #12-00500054
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 3
Project: Seven Seventeen (SP) - 12-00500054
PLANNING
1. As stated in the first found of comments, this site must comply with Section 7.5.0 and
7.5.D of the Unified Development Ordinance in addition to landscaping requirements
found in Section 5.6.13.9. Please submit a landscape plan showing this information and
landscaping calculations or add it to the site plan. Landscaping calculations must be
provided.
2. The bike rack needs to be shown three feet from the building. The current placement is
causing a [inch between the street tree and the bike rack. The trees may be shifted to
relieve this conflict is desirable.
3. Please show the FDC, fire hydrants, and utilities. The lack of information on the Site
Plan is causing some confusion. The FDC needs to be within 100 feet of a fire hydrant.
4. Please provide descriptive names to the sheets such as Site Plan, Utility Plan, etc. The
lack of names is also causing confusion.
NG Review
5. The elevations still reference the Houston color palette.
6. The square footage of each material and color needs to be provided in the legend.
7. Though I realize that picket screening is being proposed to achieve transparency,
screening materials must be the same as those predominantly found on the building.
Also, the pickets do not meet screening requirements. Please revert back to the
previously submitted screening method. Instead an additional "eyebrow" opening could
be added to the screenwall at least 4 feet from grade. This would allow the equipment to
be screened while adding to transparency. If the roll of screen door is necessary, please
submit a detail for review. Please be sure to reflect door placement on the site plan.
8. 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 Hovde Date:
101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
1/ College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
May 17, 2012
TO: Radakor LLC via email: radakorllc@gmail.com
FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: Seven Seventeen — Site Plan 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 attached
comments and submit the necessary documentation for further staff review. In addition to
additional items that are needed for review to achieve Site Plan approval, the following
documents may be submitted at your convenience and will be held by Staff until final Site Plan
approval.
SITE PLAN DOCUMENTS FOR STAMPING
Final Plat mylar (must be submitted for conditional Site Plan approval)
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)
Two (2) revised site plans
One (1) landscaping plan
One (1) 11x17 grading and erosion control plan
Four (4) exterior elevations
PIP DOCUMENTS FOR STAMPING
Two (2) revised site plans
One (1) landscaping plan
One (1) sidewalk details
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: Site Plan Comments
cc: Radakor LLC via email: doreilly@AItaMesa.net
Hill & Frank, Inc. via email: gary1(cDhfi-architects.com
Hill & Frank, Inc. via email: george(Whfi-architects.com
Dawson Van Orden via email: mruiz(cDdvoeng.com
Dawson Van Orden via email: shobbs(cDdvoeng.com
Campus Acquisitions via email: lismith(cDcampusacguisitions.com
Campus Acquisitions via email: dan@campusacquisitions.com
Case file #12-00500054
Site Plan Comments
Project: Seven Seventeen (SP) - 12-00500054
Planning
1. Please submit a letter from the landscape architect explaining how the 3" caliper trees
are more apt to survive the conflict with the stormwater line than a 4" caliper tree and
why Allee Drake Elm was proposed instead of one of the Northgate pre -approved street
trees.
2. Please revise the CU soil detail to match that found in the College Station Site Design
Standards. A major difference is that CU soil is located beneath the entire sidewalk.
You may also choose to engineer a sidewalk that does not require CU soil. This would
require sealed engineered drawings.
3. Please provide the color of the roll -up doors and specify the type of gate being used on
the mechanical screening wall to verify that the equipment is 100% screened from view.
4. Please label the 5' PUE/PAE along Church. As a clean-up item, the abandoned PUE
may be removed entirely.
5. As a reminder, the Final Plat mylar must be submitted by the applicant and filed for
record by City Staff before conditional Site Plan approval.
6. The PIP application requires a revised Site Plan, tree well details, and sidewalk details.
This information must be submitted and approved prior to final Site Plan approval.
7. As discussed during our phone conference, the building height is within the conical flight
zone of Easterwood Airport. By our calculations the maximum height of a structure in
the proposed location may be between 510' and 520' above sea level. This allows for a
structure of approximately 174-194 in height', give or take maybe 10'. According to
information provided by you, the building may be an estimated 185' in height. Staff is
agreeable to this height pending FAA review. Please submit review information to FAA
for height restrictions and limitations. The City is obligated to protect the Easterwood
Airport functionality, and therefore must hold final approval of the Site Plan until this
information is received and addressed. Conditional approval may be given pending this
item with the mutual agreement that the final height will be determined during the
building plans review process.
Reviewed by: Lauren A. Hovde, Staff Planner Date: 5/15/12
Electrical
1. Please replace the roll up door with a full height gate that may be metal and painted the
same color as the other proposed metal material on the building.
2. Though previously stated otherwise, the City does need to have permission in the form
of an easement from Citibank to be able to service the proposed transformers in the
proposed configuration. If there is an easier alternative that you would like to discuss
please contact Sam Weido directly.
Reviewed by: Sam Weido Date: 5/17/12
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Home ofTe xA&M University`
1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 i
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
March 14, 2012
TO: Randy Klein, Radakor, LLC, via email: radakorllc(a)gmail.com
FROM: Jason Schubert, AICP
Planning Administrator
SUBJECT: SEVEN SEVENTEEN (SP)
I reviewed the above -mentioned SITE PLAN - COMMERCIAL application 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:
Provide the supporting engineering documents for the site development such
as water, fire flow, sewer, and drainage reports; and
$350 application fee for the architecture review. It appears this item was not
clear when the application was submitted to the front desk.
Please be aware that if this application is not completed before Monday, May 7, 2012, it will
expire and a new application and fees will be necessary to continue the site development
process.
Please note that I will not be in the office on Thursday, March 15t' or Friday, March 16th and so
you need additional information during this time, please contact Lauren Hovde, Staff Planner. If
you have any questions or need additional information afterwards, please feel free to call me at
979.764.3570.
cc: Gary Hill, Hill & Frank, Inc, via email: gary1(a)hfi-architects.com
Stephen Hobbs, Dawson Van Orden Engineers, via email: shobbs(d)dvoeng.comv
Case file No. 12-00500054