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Douglass Nissan Car Dealership
Case #95-421
Discretionary Items:
_ Show where .the pipe fence. is located in relation to the landscaping along the Frontage
Road. (The PRC has the discretion to require the- fence to be placed behind the
landscaping to screen the fence.)
Ordinance Requirements:.
Calculate center island requirements.. (275 / 15 = 18.3 x:180-square feet = 3300 square
feet required.)
A knox box will be required, on all gates for. fire department and emergency vehicle access.
_ Veronica to :check the plat against the site plan especially with respect to the rear of the
property to make sure it matches.
_ Correct the note concerning the gas filled tank (1.000 gallons vs. 10,000 gallons). If the
tank is less than 1100 gallons above ground, TNRCC rules and regulations do not apply.
Note on the site .plan. that the tank must be installed according o N.F.P.A. 30. Also note
that it is the owner's responsibility if clean-up is necessary for Carter's Creek due to any
leakage. (Staff is concerned with the; location.. of the tank. and the close .proximity of the
flood plain. Staff would prefer that the gas' tank be relocated toward the interior of the
site; however, this is not a requirement.)
_ Clearly define the raised parking islands near the entrance. of the main building.
Will the building be sprinklered?
_ There are several locations,at the end of parking .rows near the north and south property
lines in which_a turnaround mixst be installed to allow cars. to back out of these spaces.
_ Provide a parking island between the :customer parking and service parking along the
north property line to prevent conflicts between the two parking: areas.
Show the distances between the existing drive to the south and striped gore to the north.
_ Show the flood plain line on the site plan.
Are plantings still planned for the right-of--way along the Frontage Road?
_ State if page C-1 is a complete tree survey (i.e. that there are no existing trees within the
first 24' of the property).
Staff PRC Report
Case #95-421
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Comments/Concerns:
_ .Staff suggested that the radius of the entrance drive be increased to allow for the high
speeds along the Frontage Road. This is a suggestion and not a requirement.
G.T.E. has a fiber optic cable in the 20' utility easement. along the.Frontage Road. The
easement should be a permanent easement. and not a temporary easement. G.T.E. does
not have copper,cable along the Frontage. Road. The developer is responsible to provide
two 2" ..diameter PVC pipe with pull string from the utility easement .along the Frontage
Road to the outside building, termination (Demarcation point). The PVC pipe shall ell up
4' at the termination: point: and capped. The service. entrance should be located within 20'
of power service and no closer than 36". If termination is not within 20', a 8' x 5/8"
ground-rod must be placed at the base of the termination point. Coordinate details with-
G.T.E. Representative La Verne Akin at (409) 821-4723_
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Coordinate .electrical service requirements with. Electrical. Operations Coordinator Tony
Michalsky at (409)-.764-3660.
Staff Project Review Committee Meeting
Nova 1, 1:995.
PARKING LOT PLAN
Douglas Nissan Car Dealership (95-420)
Reauirements
Underground service required.
Electric Service Request Form (see attached) fill out and return.
Developer is responsible for 20% of the cost of electrical service.
Developer: installs: all conduit per city design and requirements on property.
Developer installs transformers pad and junction box pads per city spec.
Temporary Blanket Easement needed. (see attached) fill out and return with
property description,
Meter will be located on transformer.
Service from transformerto building is responsibility of customer.
Information Needed
Service Voltage (120/208v 3 ph.) or (277/480v 3 ph)
Electric Load Data.. (total KW)
Outside disconnect required.
PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT
November 2, .1995
TO: Nobel H. Douglass, Douglass Nissan, Inc.
1214 South Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX 77803
W.-R. Dede Matthews, Matthews & Associates
4444 Carter CreekParkway, Bryan, TX 77802
Stewart. Kling,. Kling Engineering
P. O. Box 4234, Bryan, TX 7 805
FROM:• Project Review Committe
Jane Kee, City Plan er
Veronica Morgan, A ~ to t City. Engineer
Julius Gribou, P&Z Re r entative
Others Attending
Natalie Thomas, Planning Technician
Shirley Volk, Development Coordinator
Tony Michalsky, Electrical Line. Designer
Laverne Akin, G.T.E. Representative
SUBJECT: Parking Lot Plan -Douglass Nissan. Car Dealership,. proposed car dealership to
be located on lot 1 of the Greensworld Subdivision Phase II totaling 3.82 acres dust
north of the existing Greensworld golf course. (95-421)
A Project Review Committee meeting was held Wednesday, November 1, .1995 to discuss the
above mentioned parking lot plan. Assistant City Engineer Morgan moved to .approve the
proposed site plan with the following ordinance requirements and comments:
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
Discretionary Items:
_ The proposed pipe fence along the Frontage Road must be located behind the landscaping
in order to screen the fence..
The following. is a .list of ordinance requirements identified by the Project Review
Committee. This list does not relieve the applicant of total compliance with alC current
ordinance requirements..
Ordinance Requirements:.
5, ~ ~ - A knox box will be required on all three gates for fire department and emergency vehicle -
~ access. Coordinate knox box details with Fire Marshal. Jon Mies at (409) 764-378.1.
PRC Report
Douglass Nissan
Case #95-421
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Ordinance Requirements (cont.
~j j ~'G ~ _ Correct the note .concerning the gas filled tank (1 OOO gallons vs. 10,000 gallons). If the
tank is less than 1100 .gallons above ground, TNRCC rules and regulations do .not apply.
Note on .the site plan that the tank must be installed according to N.F.P.A. 30. Also note
that it is the. owner's responsibility if clean-up is necessary for Carter's Creek due to any
leakage. {Staff is concerned with the location of the tank and the closeproximity of the
flood .plain. Staff would prefer that the gas dank be relocated toward the interior of the
site; however, this is not a requirement.)
_ Clearly define the elevation diil'erences near the entrance of the main building where the
"L-shaped" islands. would be required. As long as there is a clear elevation difference that
functions as,a raised island in this area, a landscaped parking island is not required. This
elevation difference should be symmetrical on both sides. of the main entrance.
~~' _ There are several locations at the end of parking rows. near the north and south property
f lines in which a turnaround must be installed to allow cars to back out of these spaces.
? _ Provide a parking island :between the customer parking and service parking along the
north property line to prevent conflicts between the two parking areas.
~j~ ~'~ ?_ Show the. distances from the proposed driveway to the existing drive to the south and to
the striped gore to the north.
_ State if page C-l is a complete tree survey (i.e. that there are no existing trees within the
first 24'' of the property).
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~Lu~ G A Texas Department of Transportation permit is required prior to any work in the right-
of-way.
_ A drainage development permit is required prior to any site work.
Comments/Concerns:
~~ {..~, 7 _ Staff suggested' that the radius of the entrance .drive be increased to allow for the high
speeds along the Frontage Road.. This is a suggestion and not a requirement.
_ Return. the Electric Service Request form for the required underground electrical service.
The developer.. is responsible. for 20% of the cost of electrical service .including the
.installation of all conduit," transformer pads and junction. boxes per city .design. and
specifications. A temporary blanket easement is needed prior to installation of utilities.
The meter will be located on the transformer and service from the transformer to the
building is the. responsibility of the owner. Submit service voltage (120/208v 3 ph) or
(277/480v 3 ph.), electrical- load data and outside disconnect location. Coordinate
electrical service requirements with Electrical Operations Coordinator Tony Michalsky at
(409) 764-3:66.0.
PRC Report
Douglass Nissan
Case #95-421
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Comments/Concerns (cont:l:
_ G.T.E. has-a fiber optic cable in the 20' utility easement along the Frontage Road. The
easement should be a permanent easement and not a temporary easement.. G.T.E. does
not have .copper cable. along the Frontage Road.. The developer is responsible to provide
two- 2" diameter PVC pipe with pull string from the utility easement along the Frontage
Road to the. outside building termination (Demarcation point). The PVC. pipe shall ell up
4' of the termination point and capped. The service entrance should be located within 20'
of power service and no closer than 3.6". If termination is not within 20', a 8' x 5/8"
ground rod must be placed at the base of the termination point. Coordinate details with
G.T.E. Representative Laverne Akin at (409) 821-4723.
P&Z Representative Gribou seconded he motion` to approve the site plan with the above
mentioned conditions which passed unopposed (3 - 0).
SUBMIT 4' COMPLETE SETS=OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. WITH THE REVISED
SITE PLAN ATTACHED TO CONTINUE WITH PHASE II OF THE BUILDING PERMIT
PROCESS. COORDINATE FUTURE SUBMITTALS .WITH DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATOR SHIRLEY VOLK AT (409) 764-3570.
APPEAL PROCESS: An applicant may appeal the decision. of the Project Review Committee
to the .Planning and Zoning Commission within five :days after the. PRC Committee meeting.
Failure. to appeal the PRC. action shall constitute a contractual acceptance of all. conditions
imposed, and a waiver and. surrender of all complaints, defects, or potential invalidity, whether
under state or federal law. An applicant appealing the decision of the PRC shall file ten copies of
the final site plan as approved by the PRC, showing all changes and requirementsimposed by the
PRC, and accompanied by a written explanation of those items being appealed. Until said copies
are on-file, no further development approval shall occur, and no further action by the Commission.
shall. take place. An applicant may appeal only certain aspects of site plan review, and in the
absence of discretionary review by the Commission, or review pursuant to a petition, all other
aspects of the site plan shall be final. Any notice of appeal shall state with particularity the aspects
which. are to be appealed. Coordinate. appeal process through Development Coordinator Shirley
Volk at (409) 764-3741.