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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Comments No1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 /Fax 979.764.764.3496 CITY Or TO NGY.$iAilON lhm r/T AbM Unu'mip' MEMORANDUM July 2, 2012 TO: Urban Constructors, Inc., via email: scottd@urbanconstructors.com FROM: Morgan Hester, Staff Planner SUBJECT: Varsity Ford Quick Lane Addition NRA Review Staff reviewed the above -mentioned Non -Residential Architectural plans 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: One (1) revised set of elevation drawings Color and Material Samples 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 elevations, please attach a letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570. If you would like to set up a facilitation meeting for discussion and to clarify any comments, please let me know. Attachments: Staff review comments PC: Tony Majors, via email: tony@varsityflm.com Brian Cox, Fehr Grossman Cox Architects, Inc., via email: bcox@fgca.cc Case file #12-00500128 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1 Varsity Ford Quick Lane Addition — NRA Review 12-00500128 PLANNING 1. Please provide a site map for building orientation and label each fagade according to its relation to the right-of-way. 2. Per the Unified Development Ordinance Section 7.9.B.2 'Building Mass and Design', on buildings three stories or less, the horizontal line of a flat roof (or parapet) along any fagade facing a public right-of-way shall vary by a minimum of two feet up or down so that no more than 66% of the roofline is on the same elevation. 3. Per the Unified Development Ordinance Section 7.9.13 'Standards for all Non -Residential Structures', all non-residential structures must provide two different architectural features every 60' on facades not facing the right-of-way and every 45' on facades that face the right- of-way. Please revise. 4. Because this building is part of a combination of buildings in one building plot, please refer to Section 7.9.13 of the Unified Development Ordinance NRA Summary Table for requirements for buildings between 50,000 to 149,999 gross square feet to find the fagade standards and required building materials. Please provide a list of materials to be utilized with their corresponding percentage of usage on each fagade. Please be aware that corrugated metal is not an approved building material and that no more than 20% of any fagade can be metal. 5. Please provide a U-shaped bike rack for the required eight bicycle parking spaces. 6. Please show placement of colors on each fagade. 7. FYI — Attached signage will be permitted separately. Reviewed by: Morgan Hester, Staff Planner Date: June 29, 2012 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 /Fax 979.764.764.3496 CITY Or TO NGY.$iAilON lhm r/T AbM Unu'mip' MEMORANDUM August 31, 2012 TO: Urban Constructors, Inc., via email: scottd@urbanconstructors.com FROM: Morgan Hester, Staff Planner SUBJECT: Varsity Ford Quick Lane Addition NRA Review Staff reviewed the above -mentioned Non -Residential Architectural plans 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: One (1) revised set of elevation drawings Material Samples 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 elevations, please attach a letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570. If you would like to set up a facilitation meeting for discussion and to clarify any comments, please let me know. Attachments: Staff review comments PC: Tony Majors, via: tony@varsityflm.com Brian Cox, Fehr Grossman Cox Architects, Inc., via: bcox@fgca.cc Case file #12-00500128 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2 Varsity Ford Quick Lane Addition — NRA Review 12-00500128 PLANNING 1. Repeat: Please provide a site map for building orientation and label each fagade according to its relation to the right-of-way (example — Elevation facing the Right -of -Way, North Elevation, etc.). As referred to in the memo, this response was provided on Sheet A0.1, but this sheet was not provided. 2. Repeat: Per the Unified Development Ordinance Section 7.9.13 'Standards for all Non - Residential Structures', all non-residential structures must provide two different architectural features every 60' on facades not facing the right-of-way and every 45' on facades that face the right-of-way. Features that are permitted to meet this requirement include: • Canopies, permanent decorative awnings, or windows accompanied by over -hangs; • Wall plane projections or recessions with a minimum of four -foot depth; • Pilasters or columns; • Recessed entries, stoops, porches, or arcades; • Balconies that extend from the building; or • Boxed or bay windows. 3. Repeat: Because this building is part of a combination of buildings in one building plot, please refer to Sections 7.9.13 and 7.9.F of the Unified Development Ordinance NRA Summary Table for requirements for buildings between 50,000 to 149,999 gross square feet to find the fagade standards and required building materials. 4. Repeat: Please provide a list of materials to be utilized with their corresponding percentage of usage on each fagade. Include percentages for all openings, also. 5. Where will the proposed bicycle rack be located? Please indicate this on the Site Plan, as well. 6. The signs above the bays will be included in the sign permit. Please be aware that the total permitted attached sign area is equivalent to 2.5 times the linear footage of the main entry fagade. Reviewed by: Morgan Hester Date: August 29, 2012 (*Orq" CITY O]' Cor;r,HGh'. STATION Home ofTexas,4 M University' Planning & Development Services 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 MEMORANDUM October 2, 2012 TO: Urban Constructors, Inc.; via email: scottd@urbanconstructors.com FROM: Morgan Hester, Staff Planner SUBJECT: Varsity Ford Quick Lane Addition NRA Review Staff reviewed the above -mentioned Non -Residential Architectural plans 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: One (1) revised set of elevation drawings Material Samples 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 elevations, please attach a letter explaining the details. Please contact me at 979.764.3570 upon receiving these comments so that we can discuss each for the next submittal. Attachments: Staff review comments PC: Marilyn Renken; via email: MarilynR@urbanconstructors.com Tony Majors; via email: tony@varsityflm.com Brian Cox, Fehr Grossman Cox Architects, Inc.; via email: bcox@fgca.cc Case file #12-00500128 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 3 Varsity Ford Quick Lane Addition — NRA Review 12-00500128 PLANNING 1. Planning keeps a copy of only the Elevations in this project folder. Because of this, the Orientation Map will need to be provided on all sheets associated with the building's elevations (Sheets A3.0, A3.1, and A3.2). Please revise. Additionally, please label the building facades in relation to their locations as they are labeled on the Orientation Map (ex — 17 Exterior Elevation: North Fagade Facing Right -of -Way)). 2. Please graphically show the recessions on each applicable fagade with a bold line. Additionally, please accurately depict how the canopies will work in relation to these recessions in terms of connectivity to building fagade (located on Sheet A3.0 and Sheet A3.1). 3. 1 received the PBR metal sample and this proposed material does not qualify as an allowed metal on our metal material list which includes stainless steel, chrome, standing seam metal, or premium grade architectural metal. Please revise. 4. This proposed building is a component to a 61,000 square foot building plot which falls between 50,000 to 149,999 square feet. According to the NRA Summary Table, buildings in this category must utilize 25% brick, stone, marble, granite, the or specified concrete product on fagades facing the right-of-way and 10% for other sides if visible from the right-of-way. In this case, elevation 17 will require 25% and elevations 12 and 14 require 10%. Please revise. 5. Staff has determined that the stoops will not qualify as an architectural feature as they are not accenting the building's fagade. A suggestion to meet the requirement for two different architectural features each 45' for fagades facing the right-of-way and 60' for those fagades not facing the right-of-way would be to provide brick pilasters. Not only would it meet this requirement, but the need for 25% or 10% (depending on which fagade) masonry as well. Please revise. 6. Please designate material usage and windows/door openings per fagade. 7. Elevation 07 appears to exceed the 75% EIFS allowance. Please revise if this applies. Reviewed by: Morgan Hester Date: September 25, 2012 (*Orq" 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77842 CITY or C01J EG1- STATION Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496 Home of Texas A&M University® MEMORANDUM October 29, 2012 TO: Urban Constructors, Inc.; via email: scottd@urbanconstructors.com FROM: Morgan Hester, Staff Planner SUBJECT: Varsity Ford Quick Lane Addition NRA Review Staff reviewed the above -mentioned Non -Residential Architectural plans 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: One (1) revised set of elevation drawings Material Samples 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 elevations, please attach a letter explaining the details. Please contact me at 979.764.3570 upon receiving these comments so that we can discuss each for the next submittal. Attachments: Staff review comments PC: Marilyn Renken; via email: MarilynR@urbanconstructors.com Tony Majors; via email: tony@varsityflm.com Brian Cox, Fehr Grossman Cox Architects, Inc.; via email: bcox@fgca.cc Case file #12-00500128 STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 3 Varsity Ford Quick Lane Addition — NRA Review 12-00500128 PLANNING 1. Thank you for providing a vicinity map. Please change "Villa Maria" to "University Drive". 2. 1 received the A -Panel metal sample and this proposed material does not qualify as an allowed metal on our metal material list which includes stainless steel, chrome, standing seam metal, or premium grade architectural metal. Please revise. 3. Per UDO Section 7.9, two different architectural features are required per fagade. Please show that this requirement has been met by labeling each. 4. Repeat: Please graphically show the recessions on each applicable fagade with a bold line. 5. Per UDO Section 7.9, any fagade can have a maximum of 20% metal. Please revise the material proposed for the back building fagade. Reviewed by: Morgan Hester Date: October 29, 2012