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COLLEGE STATION
November 27, 1998
Mr. Bill Scarmardo
P.O. Box 3652
Bryan, Texas 77802
Dear Bill:
P.-0. Box 9960 • 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77842
Tel: 409 764 3500
In your letter dated October 13, 1998, you have requested a variance to allow the
temporary construction drive from Chappel Street to become a permanent drive for certain
customers of the. Kapser Office development. The decision to allow this as only a
temporary drive for construction purposes was made for several reasons: The property
has access to a major arterial roadway, which is what commercial traffic should use to
access. sites. The property east of the site is all residential, and in fact single family
residential. The City has development. policies that call for protecting existing residential
areas .from intrusion. We have already had calls complaining about the construction traffic
that has been going through the neighborhood relative to this project.
This driveway access decision was made during the site plan review process as required in
the City's Zoning Ordinance and the City's Driveway Access Ordinance. In both
ordinances there is discretion for determining the appropriate location and design of
driveways depending on several criteria. Appeals of decisions from the Driveway Access
Ordinance must be made in writing within 30 days of the decision. Appeals of site plan
.review decisions must he made within five (5) days of site plan review. The Kapser Office
development is well under construction and the time period for appeals has long since
passed: Even if your appeal were timely, the staffwould recommend strongly against
allowing commercial traffic to access through the adjacent residential neighborhood.
If you have any questions please feel free to call me. At this time we will not. be
processing any request for the driveway onto Chappel Street.
Sincerely,
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Ja e R: Kee, AICP
ity Planner
"O"jape"kapser.dce"
Home of Texas A&M University
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SUBMIT APPLICATION AND THIS
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FOLDED COPIES DF SITE PLAN FOIL REVIEW
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SITE PLAN PROPOSALS
(ALL CITY ORDINANCES MUST BE MET)
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED. TO THE FOLL WING.
^ 1. Sheet size - 24" x 36"
^ 2. Title block to include:
a.) Name, address, location, and legal description
b.) Name, address, and telephone number of applicant
c.) Name, address, and telephone number of developer/owner
d.) Name, address, and telephone .number of architect/engineer
e.) Date of submittal
£) Total site -area
^ 3. Ownership and current zoning of parcel and all abutting parcels.
^ 4. A key map {not necessarily to scale).
^ 5. Scale should be largest standard engineering scale possible on sheet.
^ 6. Provide a north arrow.
^ 7. Topography, final grading plan, and other pertinent drainage. information..: (If plan has too much
information, show drainage on separate sheet.)
^ 8. All existing streets, drives, buildings, and water courseson or adjacent to the proposed project site.
9. Locate 100 yr. floodplain on or adjacent to the proposed project site,. note if there is none on the site.
^ 10: Location and size of existing utilities within or adjacent to the proposed project site.
^ 11. Proposed location, type, and size of the following:
a.) Buildings and structures
b.) Off-Street parking areas with parking spaces drawn, tabulated, and dimensioned
c.) :Sidewalks
d.) Common, open space sites
e.) "Sites for-solid waste containers.
^ 12. Proposed streets, drives, and curb cuts. For each proposed curb cut (including driveways,. streets,
alleys, etc.) locate existing curb cuts on the same and opposite side of the street to determine separation
distances between existing and proposed-curb cuts, .Indicate driveway throat length as .measured.. in the
Driveway Ordinance. (See Ordinance 1961 for driveway location and design: requirements.)
^ 13 The total number of residential buildings and units to be constructed on the proposed project site.
^ 14. Lar-dscape plan as required in Section l l of the Zoning Ordinance (See Ordinance # 1638.) The
landscaping .plan can be shown on a separate sheet if too much information is on-the original site plan.
Attempt to reduce or eliminate'plantings measements. Include information on the plan such as:
a) existing landscaping: to remain
b) required .point calculations.
c) proposed new plantings with points: earned
^ 15. Indicate unit type (number of bedrooms).
^ 16. The: density of dwelling units per acre of the proposed project.
^ 17. The gross square footage of buildings and the proposed use of each building.
^ 18. Designate number of parking spaces required by ordinance and provided by proposal.
^ 19.-Show dimensions to size and locate all tructures, parking spaces, drives, curb cuts, parking. islands, and
setbacks.
^ 20. Are there impact fees associated with his development?
^ 21. Provide a water and sanitary sewer legend to include water. demands (minimum, maximum and average
demands in gallons per minute) and sewer loadings (maximum demands in gallons per day).
^ 22. Show all meter locations. Meters must be located in easements or R.O.W. (City will size meters.)
The following are typical standards for Plan Development established by Ordinance or Policy:
^ 1. Building separation is a minimum of 15 feet.
^ 2. building setbacks are outlined in Ordinance 1638, Zoning Ordinance, Table A (Sec. 7, P. 30).
^ 3. Minimum parking space is 9' X 20', or on a perimeter row, 9' x 18' with a 2' overhang.
^ 4. Minimum drive width is 23' with head-in parking or 20' without parking.
^ S. Raised landscaped islands, (6" raised curb) of a minimum of 180 sq. ft. are located at both ends of every
parking row. Additionally, .180 sq. ft. of landscaping for every 15 interior parking spaces must be
provided.
^ 6. Streetscape compliance is required which involves special plantings along streets specified in the City's
Streetscape Plan.
^ 7. A 6" raised curb is required around all edges of all ..parts of all paved areas without exception. (To_
include islands, planting areas, access ways, dumpster locations, uhhty-pads, etc.) Curb detail to be
~~roved by City En ig Weer. No exceptions will be made for areas designated as "reserved for. future
.parking"
^ 8. Wheelstops maybe required on interior rows longer than 10 spaces. oc in special situations..
^ 9. Sidewalks are required at time of development if-property has frontage on a street shown oa _the
sidewalk Master Plan or if the Project Review Comtruttee determines the necessity. (Refer to Section
10.2 of the Zoning Ordinance).
^ 10. Locations of dumpsters shall be such that dumpsters are not visible from streets. Gates are discouraged
and visual screening from R.O.W. is required.
^ 11. Healthy, native trees over 6" in caliper should be retained whenever possible.
^ 12. Fire lanes of a minimum of 20 feet in width with a minimum height clearance of 14 feet must be
established if any structure of any type is more han 150 feet from a public street or highway.
^ 13. Any .structure in any zoning district other than R-1, R lA, or R 2 must be within 300 .feet of a fire
hydrant as measured along. a public street or along an approved fire lane as the hose is laid off the truck.
^ 14. Fire hydrants must be located on the same side of a major street as a project, and. shall be in a location
approved by the-City Engineer.
^ 15. Fire hydrants must be operable and accepted. by the City and drives must have an all weather surface
before combustibles can be brought on any 'site.
^ 16. A twenty four foot setback from R.O.W. to curb of parking lot is required. Parking may be allowed in
this area up to a maximum of 7 contiguous ..,spaces.
^ 17. All plans must include irrigation systems for landscaping. Irrigation meters are separate from the regular water
systems for buildings and must be sized accordingly and include backflow prevention protection.