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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesWOLF PEN CREEK DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REPORT October 25, 1996 TO: Kent. Campbell, Capstone Development 600 Luckie Dnve, Suite 424, Birmingham, AL 35223 Greg Taggart,. Municipal Development Group 203 .Holleman. Drive East, College Station, TX 77840 .Jon Hobson, Universal Constructors P. O. Box 28, McMinnville, TN_37110 FROM: Design Review Board David Brochu, Chairman Kay Henryson, Member George McLean, Member Robert Mooney, Member Kent Laza City Engine r Jane Kee, City Planner ' Charles Smith, P&Z Repr se ative Others Attending Natalie Thomas, Planning Technician Shirley Volk, Development Coordinator Tony Michalsky,' Electrical. Line Designer Jon Mies, Fire Marshal Laverne Akin, G.T.E. Representative SUBJECT: Site Plan -University Commons Phase Il; proposed multi-family development on lots 13R, i4R and lSR, .block B ofahe Eastmark Phase II Subdivision totaling 8.66 .acres and 120 dwelling units near the intersection of Eastmark Drive and Colgate Drive. (96-502) A Design Review Board meeting. was held Wednesday, October 23, 1996 to discuss the above mentioned site -plan. .Chairman Brochu moved to recommend approval of the proposed site plan with the following discretionary items, ordinance requirements and comments: CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: Discretionary Items: _ .There are several areas. in phase one with damaged, removed. or dead plant materials that need to be replaced. The Board requested that the same materials not be used since they are not compatible with this area. Instead of requiring the deficiencies of phase one to be completed'as part of the proposed phase, the Board decided to have the City Planner write an enforcement letter to the property owner. The property owner must submit a revised landscape plan or a_letter addresssng the deficiencies including the new plant material that will be installed.. {The red maples, red oaks and magnolia trees that were installed originally are_almost all dead and do not grow well in this area.) DRB Report University Commons II Case #96-502 Page 2 of 4 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: Discretional Items. (cont.): _ Provide pedestrian and vehicular access to the creek in the existing 20' public sanitary sewer easement located at the end of Eastmark Drive between the original development and the .proposed phase. 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 all current ordinance requirements. Ordinance. Requirements: Site Plan Related: _ The Wolf Pen Creek dedication area must be dedicated to the City by separate instrument prior to issuance of a building permit. Show fire lanes throughout the site. Note the internal dimensions including turning radii, driveway widths, throat lengths, etc. _ Show a typical parking space. Note the bedroom sizes to verify the parking information shown on the site plan. _ Show the required sidewalk along Eastmark Drive. _ Show the phase line between this development and the future "cottage phase". The phase line must be 20' beyond the developed area. _ Show opposite and adjacent driveways. (The driveway at the end of the Eastmark Drive cul-de-sac is not shown.) Note the sizes of the existing sanitary sewer lines on the property. The following items must be addressed at the entrance of the. site along Eastmark Drive: Watch the grade difference. at this location for fire truck access. _ The two landscaped .islands between the entrance drive. and building three, must be modified to provide: for fire protection, (However, they must meet throat lengths and any other criteria.). _ Change the sanitary sewer line .connection near building three to eliminate the acute angle. _ According to the Sanitation division, three more dumpsters will be xequired to service the site for a total of four dumpsters.. Show the location for all four dumpsters and the necessary screening. Provide all site details with the construction .documents including curb, pavement, sidewalk, etc, DRB Report University Commons II Case #96-SOZ Page 3 of 4 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: Ordinance Requirements !cont.):' Landscape Plan Related.• _ Unless the barricade distance for the- existing. trees is equal to one foot for every caliper inch, only 50 points will be given for each existing tree. This means that only the 6" elrn (labeled "c" on the list of existing trees) will :receive 200 points. There will be no points given for the existing hackberry. _ Based on the above. comments, the total points given for the existing rees equals 900 points. _ Add a note to note #5 that there will be no grade changes within the barricaded areas of existing trees that are o remain. Add some additional screening. for the parking spaces in the southwest corner of the site. _ One of the notes states that only certain areas of the site will be irrigated and that others will be served with hydrants located near the buildings. The City requires that all areas are irrigated. _ The Board prefers the plant list included as part of the landscape plan and not the "proposed plant list" attached to the plan on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. (The. two plant lists differ with respect to the tree plantings.) Grading & Drainage Plan Related.• _ Show how the drainage will be handled from the proposed outlet structures to the Wolf Pen. Creek channel and.how erosion control will. be handled. Show the centerline of the Wolf Pen Creek channel. _ Submit the final drainage report to be reviewed and. approved by staff.. Board Member Henryson expressed ,concern of allowing increased drainage into Wolf Pen Creek that could flood downstream developments. Comments/Concerns: The down spouts on the buildings appear to drain into the landscaped beds. Make sure that these spouts' are routed. around the beds or located underground. as was done with phase one to not erode the: landscaped beds. _ Coordinate electrical service requirements with Electrical Operations Coordinator Tony Michalsky at (409) 764-3660. _ The. developer/owner is .responsible for providing. and placing conduit to each. building and pull boxes may. also be .required, G.T.E. can share he same trench with electrical with proper- separation. G:T:E. will provide a layout as soon as the electrical layout is complete. Coordinate telephone service. details with G.T.E. Representative Laverne Akin at (409) 821-4723: DRB Report University Corrrmons II Case #96--502 Page 4 of 4 City Engineer Laza seconded the motion to recommend approval of the site plan with the above mentioned conditions which passed unopposed (7 - 0). SUBMIT 10 COPIES - OF THE REVISED SITE AND LANDSCAPE PLAN BY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1996 TO BE INCLUDED IN .THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PACKETS FOR THE MEETING OF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1996. THE MEETING WILL BE AT 7:00 PM IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL ROOM LOCATED AT 1101 TEXAS AVENUE SOUTH. COORDINATE SUBMITTAL OF ALL REVISIONS WITH DEVELOPMENT 'COORDINATOR SHIRLEY YOLK AT {409) 764- 3570.