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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
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1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
February 8, 2013
TO: Donald Harmon via email: dharmon@cstx.gov
FROM: Lauren A. Hovde, AICP, Staff Planner
SUBJECT: COCS Veterans Park Improvements - 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;
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: COCS PARD via email: parks(a)cstx.gov
Kenneth Jurado via email: Kenneth. jurado@pbk.com
Case file #13-00900016
Planning d-Development Services
P.O. BOX 9960 • 1101 TEXAS AVENUE • COLLEGE STATION • TEXAS • 77842
TEL. 979.764.3570 • FAX. 979.764.3496
cstx.gov/devservices
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: COCS Veterans Park Improvements (SP) — 13-00900016
PLANNING
1. Please outline the area of improvement on sheet C1.1. It is not clear if the new fields are
intended to be included in this submittal.
2. The entire area with proposed improvements needs to be on sheet 1-1. It may be better to
enlarge the scale and divide the area onto two pages.
3. Minimum parking space depth is 18 feet when the space abuts a 4-foot landscaped island.
4. Please label the fire lane and clarify the purpose of the arrow pavement marking.
5. Some parking spaces are not 9 feet wide and some appear to be double the width required
or oddly shaped. Please revisit the parking space configurations.
6. Van accessible handicap spaces must be at least 8-feet wide.
7. A temporary curb must be installed at the end of a drive aisle that it intended to be continued
in the future. A permanent curb is necessary if continuation is not anticipated.
8. The parking island calculation must be provided ((# of interior parking spaces/15) x180 SF).
Minimum island area is 180 square feet.
9. Handicap ramps necessitate a curb cut.
10. All paved surfaces must be curbed.
11. Provide a general note on the site plan that all roof and ground -mounted mechanical
equipment shall be screened from view or isolated so as not to be visible from any public
right-of-way or residential district within 150' of the subject lot, measured from a point five
feet above grade. Such screening shall be coordinated with the building architecture and
scale to maintain a unified appearance.
12. 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.
13. 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 A. Hovde, AICP, Staff Planner Date: February 8, 2013
LANDSCAPING/STREETSCAPING/BUFFER
1. Please outline the area of improvement on sheet L-1. The sheet also need landscape
calculations, plant legend (including species names, sizes, number of plants, and point
values), and the total land amount within the area of improvement.
2. Provide a general note that 100% coverage of groundcover, decorative paving, decorative
rock (not loose), or a perennial grass is required in parking lot islands, swales and drainage
areas, the parking lot setback, rights -of -way, and adjacent property disturbed during
construction.
Reviewed by: Lauren A. Hovde, AICP, Staff Planner Date: February 8, 2013
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Irrigation system must be protected by either a Pressure Vacuum Breaker, a Reduced
Pressure Principle Back Flow Device, or a Double -Check Back Flow Device, and installed
as per City Ordinance 2394.
2. All BackFlow devices must be installed and tested upon installation as per City Ordinance
2394.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
1. Please provide a detailed site plan.
2. Please provide a grading plan.
3. Please provide a drainage report.
4. Please provide a drainage plan with a detailed detention pond design.
5. Please provide an engineer's estimate.
6. Please provide an acknowledgement that these plans are designed according to City
Standards.
7. Please sign the sections on the application for the Special Flood Hazard Areas.
8. Please provide an NOI.
9. On Sheet C8.0, it appears the labels for A-1 and A-2 are switched according to the
calculations on the plan.
Reviewed by: Danielle Singh Date: February 2, 2013
GENERAL ELECTRICAL COMMENTS
1. Electrical infrastructure is existing.
2. Existing 300kVA transformer will be changed to 500kVA based on load information received
from engineer. This work will be done by CSU.
3. Additional service conduit(s) and wire (if required) will be furnished and installed by the
contractor.
4. To discuss any of the above electrical comments please contact Sam Weido at
979.764.6314.
Reviewed by: Sam Weido Date: January 30, 2013
SANITATION
1. Sanitation is ok with this project.
Reviewed by: Wally Urrutia
FIRE
No Comments
Reviewed by: Steve Smith
Date: February 1, 2013
Date: February 8, 2013
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
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MEMORANDUM
March 1, 2013
TO: Donald Harmon; via: dharmon@cstx.gov
FROM: Jason Schubert, AICP, Principal Planner
SUBJECT: COCS Veterans Park Improvements (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:
City of College Station Transmittal Letter;
Two (2) complete sets of site civil construction documents for the proposed
development with the revised site and landscaping plans attached; and
Four (4) revised site plans.
Please note that this application will expire in 90 days from the date of this memo, if the
applicant has not provided written response comments and revised documents to the
Administrator that seek to address the staff review comments contained herein. If there are
comments that you are not addressing with the revised site plan, please attach a letter
explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me
at 979.764.3570.
Attachments: Staff Review Comments No.2
cc: City of College Station PARD; via: parks(a)cstx.gov
Kenneth Jurado; via: Kenneth.jurado@pbk.com
Case file #13-00900016
Planning & Development Services
P.O. BOX 9960 • 1101 TEXAS AVENUE • COLLEGE STATION • TEXAS • 77842
TEL. 979.764.3570 • FAX. 979.764.3496
cstx.gov/devservices
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project: COCS Veterans Park Improvements (SP) - 13-00900016
PLANNING
1. On sheet C2.1, provide wheelstops or bollards where the concrete flumes extend from
parking lot, so as to prevent vehicles from driving down the flume.
2. On sheet C2.1 provide wheelstops for the 3 handicap parking spaces along the 5-foot
sidewalk and on sheet C3.1 provide wheelstops at the head of 5 handicap parking spaces
where the striped handicap aisle is located.
3. The proposed typical curb refers to the following detail, RE: 4 C7.1. There is not a curb on
this sheet that meets City standard. For permanents curbs, use one of the following details
on sheet 7.4: ST1-01. ST1-04. or ST1-05.
4. Provide a temporary curb at the end of the "End of Road" drive aisle stub if the drive aisle is
intended to be continued in the future. The temporary curb should use detail ST1-02 on
sheet 7.4. If not for future extension, provide a curb, which can be the mountable curb detail
7 on Sheet 7.1.
5. Include the landscape plans as part of the complete construction document set.
6. Please be aware that the chain link fence and netting on sheet C3.1 with detail on sheet
7.10 will need a building permit to be constructed as it is a fence that is in excess of 8 feet
tall.
7. 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.
Reviewed by: Jason Schubert Date: February 28, 2013
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 2
1. On sheet C2.1, the curb ramps refer to sheet C7.4, but should refer to sheet C7.3.
2. 1 would recommend showing existing utilities on these plans to avoid damage during
construction.
3. It appears that the proposed parking lot (with 117 spaces) is being constructed over existing
sanitary sewer stub outs. If this is the case, I would recommend extending these stub outs
for future use, in order to avoid tearing up this parking lot with future construction.
4. Similarly, there is a waterline located in this area shown on the demolition plan with an
irrigation meter to be relocated. I would recommend considering the future purpose for this
water line and extending or abandoning as needed.
5. On Sheet 2.2, there is an inlet (located near south driveway of 117 space parking lot) which
is not shown to connect to the storm sewer system, nor does it have any pipes or elevations
labeled.
6. On sheet C4.2, does the existing storm sewer outfall need to be demolished? It appears the
existing outfall will be modified to match the proposed pond.
7. 1 also do not see elevation or flow line information on any of the sheets for the east outfall
into the pond.
8. Please have the engineer sign and seal the certification in the application regarding Special
Flood Hazard Areas.
9. Please update the letter mitigation design certification to state that no adverse impacts will
be created as a result of this development.
Reviewed by: Danielle Singh Date: March 1, 2013