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City of College Station
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 1101 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840-0960
May 12,1988
Jackson Associates Archi.tect&Planning
ATT: Mr. Bruce Jackson,.AIA
8834 Capital of Texas Highway North
Suite 110
Austin, Texas 78759
RE: SPRING LOOP APARTMENTS -SITEPLAN- DRIVE ACCESS
Planning file 1188-500
Dear Mr. Jackson,
We have reviewed your site proposal with respect to our Access
Management and Driveway Design Policy. Due to the locations of
the streets opposite th~s property you are limited to one
driveway access point in accordance with our policy. Your drive
center line may either line up with the Summer Court centerline
or it must fall between 85'east o.fthecenterline of Summer
Court and 250'westofthe center line of Fall Circle. Our
measurements show that distance to be about 73.' Our Traffic
Engineer. has provided you with his suggestion regarding access to
your site.
ENCLOSURE: Memo from J. Black, P.E., Traffic Engineer
Access Management & Driveway Design Policy
cc: John Black
(Jim Callaway
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City of College Station
POST ()FFICE BOX 99601101 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840-0960
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: David J. Pullen, City Engineer
FROM:~!).JOhn Black, Traffic Engineer
DATE: May 6, 1988
RE: DRIVEWAY REQUEST FROM JACKSON & ASSOCIATES ON SPRING
LOOP DRIVE
I have reviewed<thisrequest using our current Driveway Access
Policy as shown (attached). I recommend that the developer build
one drive rather thaIlthetwopropose.d because the east drive
shown fails to meetourdrivewayspacing>criterion. By dropping
one driveway, five .parking spaces can be gained and some
consideration should be....madeto improve circulation where the
drive intersects the park'ingarea. If five parking spaces could
be remo~ednear the thtoat of this drive as shown, the turning
characteristics . of dtiyersp.enteriIlgthelot... from . Spr'ing Loop
would be improved. This would correct a circulation problem
evid;ent in. the. propos~~driveswhich do not line up with.. the
parking isles along the sides of the property. If two drives
were built as ..ShOYlJ51,pC)orcirculatio.nwoulddevelop . at the
corners '.. of thesitebe9a.1.lse .turning maneuvers.. at the. driveway
would overlap with turniIl~iftJ:"affiC;lIloV'ingpast the. corners of the
site. The .....recommended..~t~y~wayllsesa20' radius return and a
30' width as called for in>'our policy.rather than the 11' radius
and 25'width shown on the <plat. This too would improve access
to this site.
JB:dgw
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION .REQUEST FOR DRIVEWAY ACCESS
REVIEWED BY THE CITY TRAFFlt ENGINEER FOR THE CITY ENGINEER
USING THE CITY DRIVEvlAY ACCESS POLICY DATED:_1fzZ/8'1--
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PROPOSED LAND USE:
CHANGE IN LAND USE:
NO. OF DRIVES: 6l
I. FRONTAGE ON : Sfln "j L.oep
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SPEED:
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City of College Station
POST OFFICE BOX 99601101 TEXAS',' AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, 'TEXAS 77840-0960
March 16, 1988
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bruce Jackson, 11. I . A. , 8834 Cap i tal of Texas
Hightvay N., #110,~~ustin, TX 78759
John E.Hollipgshead, 8834 Capital of Texas
Highway N.,#llO, Austin, TX 78759
ProjectRevie~vCommittee ~~
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David Pullen,' City ,Engineer
Lynn Colson, P&ZRepresentative
FROM:
Others attending:
Laverne. A~in,GTE
Jane Kee,SeniorPlanner
Kean Register, LoneSt'ar' Gas
Tony Michal sky,.Electr~c ,Distribution
Bill Riley, Water & S~wer<Department
Coy P.erry,BuildingOfficia.l
IHm Johnson, . PlanningAs~~$.taIlJ
Jim Smith, Solid Waste Superintendent
Shirley' >V 0 lk , Plan n i ng'fec hni.cian
Site Plan.Revielv...., "Spring Loop Apartments tl to be
locatedonLots4,5,6'i7, 8 &.9 Block U, University
Park Section II subdivision (88:---500)
The P.R.C.onlyhastheauthority<t()approv~site plans if all
ordinance requirements are met. The P.R.C. met on this date to
reviet-lthesubjectproposal and approved the proposal with the
followingconditions*=
1. Easements\villbe required for all utility service to the
complex>. The> applicant stated these\"iillbeaddressed on the
replatof these lots.
2. BuildingF, 16,300 sq. ft. in size must either be equipped
witha,sprinkler system, or be reduced in size. Coordinatewith
the Building Department.
3. Include a general note covering a list of species for the
canopy trees to be used.
4. Trees in islands next todumpsters\teJilleventual1~7 suffer.
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4-16-88
Page 2
Moving those canopy trees to an alternate location and replacing
thenl t~ith low shrubs was suggested.
5. If electrical service used is underground, the developer is
responsible for covering the cost differential between overhead
and underground service. Submit a letter to the Electric
Distribution Department requesting underground service.
6. There is awaterl inein an easement on this property in t\lhich
a fire h~'drantis located which provides coverage for the
adjacent office complex on University Drive.
7. The City Engineer expressed concern about the proposed
location of the drive\vays to this complex. Relocate those drives
to avoid anyo\7erlapping left turn movements..
8. Coordinate draiI18:ge requirements with the Ci tyEngineer' s
office. Drainag~"j":e':<}ulrements \vere provided to the applicant.
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SUBMIT 10 OR MO.R.E.' COPI.ESO:F,;X::J7~$;;V,;I$.E:D ';SJTE PLAN TO P:LANNING
DEPARTMENT, F 0 It'~:"llE V I~,\:V;:';.AN D<:,A:RJ{llO:V/A::LP:({.t,QRT 0 CO NT I tf.UlNG WITH STEP
I IOF THEllHILDING .P~RMl'I'Pi{~~ESS WHldHWAS.. PROVIDED.
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REC~UIREMENTS FOR SITE PLAN PROPOSALS
4 Sheet size - 24ux 3611
vI) TItle block to Include:
a) Project name, location and legal description
b) Name, address and telephone number of applicant
c) Name, address and telephone number of d~veloper/owner
d) Name, address and tel~phone number of architect/engineer
) Date of submittal
~~Ownershipand curr~nt zoning of all abutting parcels.
~ A key map (not nec;~ssaril y to Sea lel '. '.
~/Scale should _b~ largest standard engineering scale possible Orf'sheet.
<< Orient plan with north dIrection to upper left hand corner of sheet.
~~/TOP, og,raph, Y," nnd f,' ,,', n,";) 19r, ,ad i ng"", pl a, n ,and""""',, 0,' ",th, er pert lnen,,' t" dr,ai n" age"" i n,form,',at,l on.
'Itr} All existing streets, drtves, buildings, and water courses on or adjacent
/to the proposed prclectslte-.
~ Locate 100 year floodplain on oradjaeent to the proposed project site.
~/lOcatlon and size of existing utilities within or adjacent to the proposed project site.
~n fi!~~;~~::~~l~;t:~~;:~~i: s ~;;~O:a::: n:o:~::~:g :rawn ~ tabulated and.d imens i oned.
\Afl SIdewalks
~,e'} Landscape Information as required in Section 11 of the Zoning Ordinance (Ord.No.1638).
tv(t", Common open space 5 1 tes
~/ Sites fa, r, so, lid was te conta i ners
~) Proposedsignage
1~ The total numbe~ of residential buildings and units to be constructed on the proposed
/projectsite. .
1n::, "The total number 0', ,f,', b, e, d, rO,o,ms included in t,he propo"""sed,""prOject.
1>1:r}fte density of dwelling units per acre of the proposed project.
l~The gross square footage of all buildings and the proposed use of each building.
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1~~~ total site area and percent of building coverage of site.
~/, /l1esignate, ,number of"par,klngspa"c.e,s required by ordinance and provided by proposal..
w} Show dimensions to size and locate all structures, parking spaces, drives, curb cuts,
parking islands and setbacks.
THE FOLLOWING ARE TVP I CAL STANDARDS FOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHED aVORD I NANCE OR POll CV:
1) Building separation is a mInimum of15 feet.
2) Building setbacks are outllned in Ordinance 1618. Zonlng ~rdinance, Table A {Sec.7,pg 30)
3) Minimum parking space 1591 ><20', or on a perimeter row, 9' x 181 with a 21 overhang.
4) Minimum drive width is 21'wHh head-in parking or 20t without parking.
S) Landscaped Islands of6"raisedcurb are lOCated at both ends of each parking row.
6) Landscaped islands are aiso located every 15 spaces on interiorrO'wsand every 20 spaces
on perimeter rows.
7l A 6" raised curb is required around all edges of all parts of al-l paved areas without
exception. (To include isTands, planting areas, acc~ss way.s, dumpster locations, utility
pads, etc.) ." Cu rb det~i lt~be iapproved bye {ty Eng i n~e r. No exception s wi 11 be made for
i.lfl?' a s de slqnated I. reser\;/E~d fOf f utu re park i og".
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Standards for Plan Development (Continued)
page 2
8) Wheelstops may be required on interior rows longer than 10 spaces or in
special situations.
9) Sidewalks are a minimum 4 ft. wide On site; 6 ft. wide adjacent to parking
spaces.
10) Director of Public Services determines number, size and approves location of
dumpsters.
11 ) Parking islands are 9 'x 20'; or 180 squa.re feet.
12) Healthy, native trees over 611 caliper should be retained whenever possible.
13) Curb cuts are determined by City Engineer. Standards are one c,""rb cut fora
site with 125 feet street frontage and two cuts for 250 feet frontage. An
additional 500 feet of frontage is needed for each additional cut. In general,
keep cut s at1"'east 200 feet from maJo'r'i ntersections ·
14) See. Ordinance 16~aSection 11. for landscaping requirements.
15) Fire lanes of amjnlmomoT ~.~ feet .inwidth with a minimum height clearance
of 14 feet must be estab Ii shed if any structure of any type is more than
150 feet from a public street or hiighway.
16) Any structure in any zoning distriqt other than R-l, R-1A or R-2 must be within
300 feet of a fire hydrant as measured along a public street or highway.
17) Fire hydrants must be located on t~~ same side of a major street as a project,
and shall be 1n a location approved by the Fire Marshal's office and the Super-
intendent of W'8'ter and Sewer ·
18) Office or business facilities in excesS of 5,000 sq. ft. must furnish parking
spaces (minimum sizel2' x 20') designated for use by handicapped persons only,
with ramps with no greater gradient than 1:12 and a minimum width of 4 feet.
SEE SECTION 508 Of THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE FOR AODlTIONALINFORMATlON.
City of College Station
POST OFFICE BOX 9960 1101 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840-0960
May 12, 1988
Jackson Associates Architect & Planning
ATT: Mr. Bruce Jackson, <AlA
8834 Capital of Texas Highway North
Suite 110
Austin, Texas 78759
RE: SPRING LOOP APARTMENTS -SITE PLAN-DRIVE ACCESS
Planning file 188-500
Dear Mr. Jackson,
We have reviewed your site proposal with respect. to our Access
Management and Driveway DesigIlPolicy.Due to the locations of
the streets opposite this ,property you are limited to one
driveway access pointinaccordancew.ithour/policy. Your drive
center line may " either line IIp wi th" theS~mIllerCourt centerline
or it must fall between 85 , east of the center line of Summer
Court and 250' west of the center line of Fall Circle. Our
measurement's show that distance to be a.bo'llt 73.' Our Traffic
Engineer has provided you with his suggestion regarq.ing access to
your site.
David J.Pu en,
City Engin er
ENCLOSURE: Memo fromJ. Black,P.E., Traffic Engineer
Access Management & Driveway ,Design Policy
cc: John Black
Jim Callaway
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POST OFFICE BOX 9960 1101 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION" TEXAS ,77840... 0960
TO: David J. Pullen, City Engineer
FROM:~~.JOhn Black, Traffic Engineer
DATE: May 6, 1988
RE: DRIVEWAY REQUEST FROM JACKSON & ASSOCIATES ON SPRING
LOOP DRIVE
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CITY OF COLLEGE STArrIONREQUEST FOR DRIVEWAY ACCESS
REVIEWED BY,THECITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER FOR THE CITY ENGINEER
USING TIlE CITYDRIVEWAYACCESSPOLI(~YDATED: .f/z.z/8?
DAtrE :
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LOCATION: SfdW\~ !-cop
REQUESTED BY: :!'CLck.~ ~SSCJCI~~
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PROPOSED LAND USE:
AfCV{'kM L" 1-5
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CHANGE IN LAND USE:
I. FRONTAGE ON : StJrl' "~ L-oe>f>
STREET CLASSIFICATION: u..'1'b~ eolla..c.1-or
NO. .OF DRIVES: Gt.
SPEED: 35 Wl,.p ~
A. DRIVE #1 (Left to right as viewed exiting the property)
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Proposed adjacent drive spacing
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B. DRIVE *2 (Left to right as viewed exiting the property)
Desirable
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ARCtll TE C TURE rsJ PLANNING
April 8, 1988
Mr. Jim Callaway, Director of Planning
City of College Station
P.O. Box 9960 l
College Station, Texas 77840
Re: Spring Loop Apartments
Site Plan Submittal
Dear Jim,
As you are aware, the referenced site plan has been
resubmitted addressing the items noted by the Plan Review
Committee. The putpose of this letter is to clarify a
misrepresentation onthepl~n concerning the new locations of
the driveways onto Spring Loop.
As you know, the Committee requested that the driveway
location~be shifted so as not to interfere with traffic
patterns created by existing'cuts along the north side of the
street. The western driveway was relocated to line up with
the centerline of Summer Court and is so indicated on the
plan. T.he eastern driveway was moved toward the west in an
attempt to lineup with Fall Circle. My initial information
concerning the location of Fall Circle was erroneous and in
fact, the centerline of Fall Circl.eliesapproximately20 feet
to the east of'ourproperty,corner. In any event, I see the
new location as an improvement9ver the original alignment.
Our proposed eastern drive, as shown, is approximately 100
feet to thewest of the centerline of Fall Circle and 315
feet to the east of the centerline of Summer Court.
The plan indicates that the ,."centerlineofour eastern
drive is the same centerline as Fall Circle. Is it possible
for",,'you'to simply,.,,'mark "out that"reference",to Fall",Cfrcle",s
centerline and approve the plan as is,assllmingthe new,
driveway locations are accept~ab;le? I apologize for any
inconvenience or confusion this has caused. Please let me
know at your earliest .convenience.
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Aust'in,Texas 18159
Suite 110
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DRI\'.E\VAl'DESIGN
CITY OF ~OLLEGE STATION DRIVEWAY ACCESS POLICY ( 4/22/87,)
(ORIGINAL REPORT WITHOUT THE APPENDICES)
I. PURPOSE AND INTENT OF DRIVEWAY ACCESS CONTROLS
Driveway location and design impacts traff1csafety.
Right turns into and out of driveways have the least impact, requiring
only a speed change (rear-endaccident.potential), a merge or demerge,
and a turn which may cause encroachment on an adjacent travel lane.
Left turns cause more conflicts and requ1reaspeedchange, a merge or
demerge, and the crossing of opposing traffic. Adequate driveway
spacing provides enough roadway for vehicles making turns at adjacent
drives such that acceleration - deceleration areas. for the turning
movements do not overlap. AccidentP'otential increases when dri veway
spacing decreases to the point where these speed challge and merge
areas begin to overlap for turning movements at adjacent driveways.
The impact of driveways on traffic safety makes it apparent
that it 1s in the best interest of a community to have a driveway
access policy which accomplishes the following:
1.) Limits the number of driveways to those which are actually needed
to safely accomodate the traffic generated by each development.
2.) Provides adequate spacing between drivewaya and adjacent arterial
or collector streets to reduce accidentpotentlal.
3.) Ensure proper geometric design to promote traffic safety and
enhance the capacltyof the intersection.
II. AUTHORITY
City of College Station Ordinance No. 850, hereafter refered to
as the "Zoning Ordinance", requires City Engineer approval of driveway
access ,prior to approval of a site plan (Section 5-F.2.E) and allows
the City Engineer to establish adriv.ewayaccess' policy:
"All interior streets, drives, utilities, drainage facilities
and sidewalks shall be designed and Qonstructed in accordance
with accepted engineering practice. The City Engineer is hereby
empowered to alter the provisions of the Section and Ordinance
re ferred toab()ve, where ,owing.the pe Quliar circums tances, the
publiC health, safety, or general welfare of residents of the
project would be imperilled in ~he absence of such alterations."
This policy should be considered a tool allowing the City Engineer to
make decisions concerning driveway access which .promote the safety and
welfare of the community and thus maY be amended at any time.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION.l>RIVEWAYACCESS POLICY ( 4/22/81)
( ORIGINALRE'PORT.WITHO.UTTHEAPPENDICE>SJ
I. PURPOSE AND INTENTQF DRIVEWAY ACCESS CONTROLS
Driveway location and design impacts traffic safety.
Right turns into and out of driveways have the least impact, requiring
only a speed change (rear-end accident potential), a merge or demerge,
and a turn which may cause encroachment on an adjacent travel lane.
Left turns cause more conflicts and require a speed clllilnge, a merge or
demerge, and the crossing of opposingtraffic.Adequati~'driveway
spacing provides enough roadway for vehicles making turns at adjacent
drives suchtha t acceleration - deceler.,ation areas forr the turning
movements do not overlap. AccidentPotentiali~crease~ when driveway
spacing decreases to the point wheret~,~,se speed change and merge
areas begin to overlap for turningulovements atad.jacent driveways.
The impact of driveways on traffic. safety makes it apparent
that it is in the best interest ofa c,ommunityto ha.ve a driveway
aOcess policy which accomplishes the following:
1.) Limits the.. number of driveways to those which are actually needed
to safely ac.comodate the traffic generated by each development.
2.) Proviciesadequate spacing between driveways and adjacent arterial
or 'collect'or "'streets to reduce accident potential.
3.) Ensure proper geometriC design to promote traffic safety and
enhance the capacity of the intersection.
II. AUTHORITY
City .of CollegeStationOrdinanceNo.85(),~ereafter refered to
as the "ZoningOrciinance", req\liresCityEngineer approval of driveway
access prior to approval of a site plan (Section 5-F.2.E) and allows
the City Engineer to esta,blish adniveway access policy:
"All interi'or s.treets,drives ,utilities ,d'rainage facili ties
and sidewalks shall be designed and constructed in accordance
withacceptedengineerin~>practice. . TheCi ty Engineer is here by
emppwered toalter.the provisions of the Section and. Ordinance
refe rredtp ab ove<,whe re"ow;n~~:hepe c utiarc i I' C umstanc es, the
public health,. safety, o.rgeneral' welfare. of residents of the
project would be imperilled in the absence of such alterations."
This policy should be considered a toOl allowing the City Engineer to
make decisions concerning driveway access which promote the safety and
welfare of the community and thus may be amended at any time.
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A. Urban Pr~ncipalArter1als
East, Bypass -SH6
Texas Ave. ,~ Loop 507
University Dr1ve- FM 60 (from west city limit to 5H 6)
Wellborn Boad - FM2154
West Bypass - FM 2818
B. Urban Minor Arterials
Barron Road
College Ave. - SH308
C~EDFDrive (Unnamed Street)
Dartmouth St. (from Southwest Parkway to SH6)
E.Tarrow St.
Emerald Parkway
FinfeatherRoad
Green Prairie Road
Harvey Road - SH30
Jersey St. - FM 2347
Marsh Avenue
Bock Prairie Road
Southwest Parkway
Tarrow st. (from north c1tylim~t to University Drive)
University Dr. - FM 60 (from just east of SH 6 to FM 158)
C.Urban Collectors
Anderson St.
AppomattoxDr.
Brentwood Dr.
Brothers Blvd.
College Main
Dartmouth St. (from SH 30 to Southwest Parkway)
Deacon Dr.
Dexter Dr.
Dominik Dr.
Enterprize Blvd.
Foster St.
Fr'ancis Ave.
Glade St.
Graham ',Road
Holleman Dr.
Krenek Tap Rd.
Kyle Ave. - Kyle South
Lincoln St.
Longmire Dr.
Marion Pugh Dr.
Millers Ln.
Munson Ave.
Nagle st.
Ponderosa" ',Dr.
Rio Grande Blvq.
Sebesta Ln.
Southwood Dr.
Spring Loop
TarrowSt. (from Unive'rsityDr. to Lincoln St.)
Timber St.
University Oaks Blvd.
Welsh Ave. (from Rock Prairie Rd. to Holleman Dr.)
D. Local Street = any city street not listed in A,B,orC.
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IV. MINIMUM DRIVEWAY SPACING REQUIREMENTS
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NOTES: Driveway spa.cingis measured from the centerline of the
proposed drive' to the nearest edge of roadway for the
adjacent or opposite driveway or street.
If the centerline of an opposite drive is less than 15 ft. from
the centerline. of the proposed drive then these ,drives form an
intersection and the mininluIIlspacing requirements apply for the
nextc losest'dr i ve'.
If the street terminates at a stopsigncontrolledlntersection,
then the driveway sp aci ngbetwee nt'heproposeddr ivea ndthe
stop signcontrollshallbebasedontheopposite drive minimum
',spacing rather than the adjacent drive>spacing.
A.) Opposite '.Upstream "Drives
85 ft. minimum (all street classifications)
,B.) Opposite Downstream Drives
Opposite Arterial Opposite Local
Street, Classif'ication Or Collect'or Street Or Drive
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Urban, Princ.ipal -Arterial
Urban Minor Arterial
Urban Collector
~ocal Street
,400'ft.
350
300
225
275 ft.
275
250
200
C. ) Adjacent DriveSp<aci.ng
Minimum Spacing
Street Classification Street Continuous
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Urban. Principal Arterial'
Urban Minor Arterial
Urban Collector
Local Street
350 ft.
300
235
190
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v. SPACING REQUIREMENTS FOR SH 6 - EAST BYPASS FRONTAGE ROADS
SH 6 East Bypass is the only facility in College Station having
controlled aocess. Driveway access location on the frontage roads
near entrance and exit ramps is critical. Driveways should not be
closer than 250ft. from an exit ramp as measured from the striped
gore .of the. exit ramp to the centerline of the drive . Driveways should
no.t be located closer than 100 ft. from an entrance ramp as measured
from thecenterline>ofthe drive to the goreoftheent.ranceramp.
Refer to figure 1 taken from the "Operations and Procedur.es Manual"
published by the Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp.
(SDHPT). Section 4-601 and 602 related to driveway access and also
Appendix A. The local district office of SDHPT has the ultimate
approval or denial of access on state rights-of-way and even
though the City lsresponslblefor administering driveway policy
under the Municipal Maintenance Agreement betweenSDHPT and the City.
The s egu id ellnesa p p lyt ofu t u r e 1 n t er chang es a tSo ut .hwe s t Par kw ay ,
Emerald Parkway (Dartmou th> St. ), RockPrairle Rd. ,Barron Rd., and
Greens Prairie Rd. whichwlll be Inoperatlon by 1990. At that time
the east frontage road from Rock Prairie Rd. north will be one-way
and from Rock Prairie Road south two-way. The west frontage road from
Deacon Dr. north will be one-way and from Deacon Dr. south two-way.
.... Besides the ramp spacingdescrlbedabove, driveways located on
frontage roads must also follow the .policy set for collector streets.
The frontage road is considered a collectors'treet and spacing
requirements for adjacent drive and street Intersectionsmust be met.
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VI. GEOMETRIC DESIGN
1 .
ata right-angle
is provided.
allowed if a
used.
or
with
or when turning
guideline on Islands, Appendix D.
6 .
right angle with tbe roadway.
Any exceptions,shoul~ follow the AASHTO green book
on Obliq~e-angle Turns With Corner Islands, Appendix E.
7. Adequate sight distance should be provided for a passenger
vehicle making a left or right exit at the drive.
Design should follow Case III-Band Case III-C
from ~he AASHTOguidelines, Appendix F.
As a general rule, if at least 450 ft. of eight distance is
provided at 30mph , 600 ft. at 35 mph, 750:ft. at 40 mph or
950 ft. at 45mphusingthe posted speed limit then no additional
checks need be performed. Be sure to consider vertical alignment
of the roadway along with profile grade of the drive when
checking sight distance. Maximum profile grades recommended for
each street classification are listed in Appendix F.