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CITY OF COLLEG.Eo. STATION
p.o S T 0 F F J C E BOX 9 9 6 0
1101 TeXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840
MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning and Zoning Commission
Emile Jamal1, Owner
Charles Bo Croft, Project Architect
From: Project Review Committee
Al Mayo, City Planner
Elrey Ash, City Engineer
Violetta Burke, Planning and Zoning Commission
Subject: Project Review: Cherry Street Apartments
The P.R.C. met on Tuesday, October 11, 1977. The Bryan administration has asked
us to allow them an opportunity to review the Aspen Street situation~ They"'have
a copy of the plan proposed, but we have not yet heard from them. We will check
with them to get a final approval on th,~;;jr:~sewage problem.
The problems we stated were the problems we have been stating since the first
P.R.C.. meeting on August 16, 1977; that is, overdevelopme~t of a poor site with
drainage problems and a parking plan which will encourage on-street parking due
to inconvenient space location. According to Mr. Jamail and his engineers, the
plan can adequately handle the drainage with the parking lot being flooded at
times. Mr. Jamail may present an alternative parking plan to relocate some
spaces more conveniently to the units. We do realize that Mr. Jamail has
financing problems with fewer units. The P.R.C. would probably approve the
project with an improved parking plan if this can be worked out dimensionally.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
P 0 S T 0 F Fie E BOX.. 9 9. 6 0
1101 TeXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TE.XAS 77840
MEMORANDUM
'TO: Planning and Zoning Commission
Charles Croft, Project Architect
Emile Jamail, ~vner
FROM: Project Review Committee
Al Mayo, City Planner
Elrey Ash, City Engineer
Chris Mathewson, P&Z Commissioner
SUBJECT: Proj-ect Review for conditional use permit: apartment project on
Cherry Street
The P.R.C. met with the project a~~~~hitect on Tuesday, August 16, 1977.~to
review the apartment plans. Also'~present \.vere Harry Davis (Fire ~larshall)
and RickPleger (Urban Forester). The site plan poses serious problems
and will probably need extensive design changes. The main problem is
fire vehicle access and maneuverability. At 25.6 dwelling units per acre,
the site is probably over developed, at least with the units shown. The'
parking drive is a dead end. There must be provided a turnaround of at
least 80 feet diameter, or the drive must return to another access point
on Cherry Street. This is for fire vehicles, which require a minimum
twenty (20) foot wide drive. The fire hydran"t on the interior of the
site must be on the island for better access. Acc6rding to the ordinance,
at least two fire hydrants with six inch lines will be needed to cover
the site. One of these should be located at the entrance. Theparking
drives must be designated as fire lanes.
An engineering study will be needed to determine the flood flow in the
ditch near the rear of the' site, especially in relation to adjacent
properties. The buildings at the rear will, of course, have to be cert-
fied to be above any flood elevations.
The City will need a minimum fifteen (15) foot sewer easement on all
existing lines. Line capacity must be checked and approved by t4e super-
intendant of the Sewer and Water Department. The developer may need to
check with the City of Bryan to see if there are any problems with taps
on their lines serving. this area.
The parking areas on Cherry Street should be eliminated. Islands s110uld
be added in the parking lots to break up the long .rows of spaces. Unless
the developer can find another suitable alternative, he will probably
have to eliminate a few units in the redesign of the site to meet all
these criteria.
Tne architect indicated that the trees are intended to be evergreens
and the shrubs to be native varieties. This should be denoted on the
plan.
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SPENCER J. BUCHANAN, P. E.
EDSEL J. BURKHART, P. E.
SPENCER J. BUCHANAN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
206 NORTH SIMS - BRYAN. TEXAS
AREA CODE 713822-3767
August 26~ 197.7
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. BOX 672
BRYAN, TEXAS 77801
City of College Station
Post Office Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77840
Attention: Mr. Albert o. r1ayo, Jr.
City Planner
Re: Cherry Street Apartment Project
Gentlemen:
This letter is to advise that our firm prepared The Grading Plan
for the referenced project, at the direction of Mr. Charles B. Croft,
Architect, Planner, Austin, Texas, for Mr. Emile Jamail.
To our knowledge there is no flood plain information available
fo);" the channel through this tract, however we evaluated the existing
structures upstream anddownstred1if (designed by the City t s) and have
sized our drainage accordingly.
Very truly yours,
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Edse~-. Burkhart
EJB/ls
cc: Mr. Charles B. Croft
Mr. Emile Jamail