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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMisc.BUSINESS CENTER ADVISORY BOARD Meeting Minutes May 8, 2000 TO: Natalie Reeves Business Center Advisory Board Members FROM: Business Center Advisory Board RE: Viatel Site Plan DATE: May 8, 2000 The Business Center Advisory Board met on May 8, 2000. Attending: Absent: Thomas E. Brvmer n/a Kim Foutz Jim Callaway I. Consider Viatel Site Plan The site plan was approved with the following conditions: • All parking facilities, refuse facilities, and service areas must be screened from view. Options and requirements are specified on pages 11 and 12 of the Business Center Covenants and Restrictions. Compliance for this requirement will be checked at the time that the Business Center Advisory Board reviews the Landscape Plan. II. Adjourn. iviEMORANDUNI TO: Development Services Department FROM: Business Center Advisory Board SUBJECT: Minutes from Business Center Advisory Board meeting held Apri127, 2000 Viatel clearing plan DATE: Apri128.2000 The Business Center Advisory Board held a meeting on Apri128, 2000. Present: Absent: Tom Brymer None Kim Foutz Jim Callaway Consider Viatel revised site clearing plan The Board voted as follows: • Any additional clearing in the proposed parking lot is contingent upon installation of 3"+ caliper trees in the island areas; • No clearing in proposed topsoil material storage areas; • Requests for clearing in areas proposed as "future parking" will not be addressed until a final clearing plan is submitted; • Hand clearing for sidewalk area only. Sidewalks must meander to "working around" existing trees II. Adjourn MEMORANDUM TO: Development Services Department FROM: Business Center Advisory Board DATE: June 13, 2000 RE: Minutes from the Business Center Advisory Board meeting In Attendance: Tom Brymer Jim Callaway Charles Wood The board considered the following: I. Viatel elevations and color samples After some discussion Tom Brymer moved for approval of the elevation and colors as submitted noting that Charles Wood should obtain a sample of the glass to be used for the windows. The motion was approved unanimously. Adjourn Cho ~~~ MEMORANDUM TO: Development Services Department FROM: Business Center Advisory Board SUBJECT: Minutes from Business Center Advisory Board meeting held Apri127, 2000 Viatel clearing plan DATE: Apri128, 2000 The Business Center Advisory Board held a meeting on Apri128, 2000. Present: Absent: Tom Brymer None Kim Foutz Jim Callaway I. Consider Viatel revised site clearing plan The Board voted as follows: • Any additional clearing in the proposed parking lot is contingent upon installation of 3"+ caliper trees in the island areas; • No clearing in proposed topsoiUmaterial storage areas; • Requests for clearing in areas proposed as "future parking" will not be addressed until a final clearing plan is submitted; • Hand clearing for sidewalk area only. Sidewalks must meander to "working around" existing trees II. Adjourn TE CON General Contractors Diu of CDS Enterprises, lnc. 1707 Graham Rd. • College Station, TX 77845 • 409-690-7711 • Fax: 409-690-9797 June 1, 2000 Natalie Thomas Ruiz Development Coordinator 1101 Texas Avenue City of College Station College Station, Texas 77845 Re: Response to Staff Comments -Site Plan Submittal - Viatel Operations Center - College Station Business Center Dear Ms. Ruiz: Attached are the revised site plan, construction drawings and design information in response to staff review comments No. 1 for the above referenced project. Please let me know as soon as possible if the comments are adequately addressed so that additional copies of the drawings can be submitted for your files. Also attached is a detailed response to each staff review comment. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to give me a call at 690-7711. Sincerely Yours, Jo Schultz, P.E. Civil Engineer cc: Robert L. Payne, Jr. AIA, R.L. Payne & Associates, Inc. Ron Vernon, C. F. Jordan Attachments Standard Site Plan Requirements: 1. The building setbacks for M-1 zoning have been added to the site plan. 2. At this time 87,000 sf of the building will be occupied as office space and 3,000 sf as storage area. The required parking is based on this development. A revised site plan will be submitted when future completion of the building is proposed and when additional parking is required. 3. The distance between the drives and the street intersection are noted on the site plan. There are no opposite driveways to show. 4. Is is our understanding that wheel stops are not required with only one set of spaces without an island. Business Center Covenants and Restrictions 5. At this time 87,000 sf of the building will be occupied as office space and 3,000 sf as storage area. The required parking is based on this development. A revised site plan will be submitted when future completion of the building is proposed and when additional parking is required. 6. This line was the silt fence to be installed. It has been taken off this drawing. 7. The acreage of the protected areas has been adjusted to delete the area which was also in the L.A.U.E. 8. The landscape plan will be submitted separately. Electrical Service 9. Conduit for primary electrical service will be installed by the developer in accordance with the City of College Station design and specifications. 10. The transformer pad will be installed by the developer in accordance with the City of College Station design and specifications. 11. Public utility easements will be dedicated by plat or separate instrument. 12. It is noted that the meter will be on the transformer. The proposed electrical conduit has been revised on the site plan to show it crossing the site and stopping at the adjacent property. Engineering Review The stormwater pipe flow capacities have bee recalculated and the size and slope of the pipes adjusted accordingly. The revised design information is provided in the attached copy of Table 4 from the drainage report. The private storm sewer system has been designed to pass the 10 year storm runoff under open channel flow. Most of the system will also be open channel flow for the 100 year storm event. Some of the system is under pressure flow for the 100 year storm, but the hydraulic grade line is ~ '. well below the top of the inlets of junction boxes and the water will be contained within the storm sewer system. The storm sewer system in the public drainage easement, Pipes Cl, C2 and C3, has been designed to operate under open channel flow conditions for the 100 year storm event runoff. The revised pipe sizes and slopes have been included on the construction drawings. 2. The water depth for the storm sewer system inlets which do not allow the 100 year storm flow to enter the inlet under wier flow conditions has been computed using the orifice equation and the results are shown in the attached copy of Table 2 from the drainage report. The depth of water for these inlets results in the maximum water surface being higher than the top of the inlet box. In order to contain the runoff within the parking lot, the grading and drainage plan has been revised to include an earthen berm behind the inlet and the parking lot curb to prevent water from leaving the parking lot. Although the curb inlets may restrict the inflow to the storm sewer piping, I think that the assumption that the piping be designed for the full flow is valid. 3. The hydraulic grade line for the 100 year event has been shown on the revised drawings. 4. The headwall at the outlet of Pipe C3 has been noted to be an energy dissipating headwall. 5. All "public" sidewalks will be constructed in accordance with City Standards. The City sidewalk detail has been added to Sheet C3. SALLY H. 6ODFREY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 2945 Country Club Drive Bryan, Texas 77802 (979) 731-1800 September 1, 2000 City of College Station College Station Business Center Board Development & Planning Services 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77842 3~ q~~l~ ~1° ~J Re: Landscape Variance Request for Viatel, Inc. Operations Center, College Station Business Center Dear CSBC Board: This letter is to request a landscape variance for the Viatel, Inc. Operations Center located in the College Station Business Center. During my meeting with Kim Foust and Charles Wood, City of College Station, and Robert Payne and Ben Boggs, Project Architects, we discussed the need for requesting a variance on the landscape plan. There are three particular areas in my request that include: 1) Developing the L.A.U.E./B.S. setback in areas of adjacent site Development. Terminating the sidewalk on Lakeway Drive 20' past the southernmost drive (service entrance) and considering the area beyond 20' to be additional "Protected Area" rather than L.A.U.E.. The current sidewalk layout for Viatel is shown to link existing pedestrian crossings in the Business Center along the developed portions of the site. The area south of the service drive to the end of the City of College Station's property has been left in its native condition during Viatel's development. The native condition is a dense growth of understory and canopy trees that helps to screen the parking lot and provides an aesthetic buffer. 2) Existing Vegetation as Parking Lot Screening. Using the existing native understory and canopy trees as the screening buffer for the 18 parking spaces located north of the building. Refering to the Landscape Plan, L-1, the area between the joint access easement and Technology Way is not owned by Viatel. So no landscape could be planted there. Adjacent to this is a 50' x 100' joint access easement which is a shared access area that should not be landscaped. Any screening method east of these areas would disturb the existing native vegetation, which is virtually undisturbed. To add screening shrubs would involve removing existing vegetation. 3) Existing Protected Canopy Trees larger than 4.5" caliper towards Streetscape Requirements on Lakeway and Technology Way. Using the existing canopy trees SALLY H. GODFREY LAND9CAF'E ARCHITECT 2945 Country Club Drive Bryan, Texas 77802 (979) 731-1800 larger than 4.5" caliper in the L.A.U.E.B.S. setback as more than 50% of the landscape requirements for Streetscape. Again, the development of Viatel has been to retain as many of the existing native canopy and understory trees on the site which is positive for the Business Center. Since the L.A.U.E.B.S. is so densely covered with native vegetation, there is less area to "landscape" with new plantings. The streetscape landscape plan shows adding flowering understory, non-canopy trees and flowering shrubs for color. In conclusion, I request that these three issues be approved by the Board. In my opinion, R.L. Payne & Associates did an excellent job of site planning to preserve the existing native vegetation, located parking far away, "visually", from the adjacent streets and oriented the parking areas with minimal views into them. I also believe the landscape character will be aesthetically pleasing and an attractive project for the Business Center as shown on the landscape plan. Sincerely, Sally H. Godfrey Landscape Architect Godfrey Construction Company MEMORANDUM TO: Development Services Department FROM: Business Center Advisory Board DATE: September 13, 2000 RE: Minutes from the Business Center Advisory Board meeting In Attendance: Kim Foutz Jim Callaway Charles Wood The board considered the following: I. Viatel landscape plan After some discussion Charles Wood moved for approval of the landscape plan, with the following additions: • The need for construction of the sidewalk along Lakeway Dr. (see attached letter from Sally H. Godfrey, Landscape Architect) to the Southern boundary of the property will have to be reviewed by development services planning staff. Elements required by City Code transcend the covenants and restrictions of the Business Center. Kim Foutz seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously. II. Adjourn 00-79 BUSINESS CENTER ADVISORY BOARD Meeting Minutes May 8, 2000 TO: Natalie Reeves Business Center Advisory Board Members FROM: Business Center Advisory Board RE: Viatel Site Plan DATE: May 8, 2000 The Business Center Advisory Board met on May 8, 2000. Attending: Absent: Thomas E. Brymer n/a Kim Foutz Jim Callaway I. Consider Viatel Site Plan The site plan was approved with the following conditions: • All parking facilities, refuse facilities, and service areas must be screened from view. Options and requirements are specified on pages 11 and 12 of the Business Center Covenants and Restrictions. Compliance for this requirement will be checked at the time that the Business Center Advisory Board reviews the Landscape Plan. II. Adjourn. - adv MEMORANDUM TO: Development Services Department FROM: Business Center Advisory Board DATE: March 20, 2000 RE: Minutes from the Business Center Advisory Board meeting The Business Center Advisory Board met on March 20, 2000 at 11:30 a.m. Attending: Absent: Jim Callaway N/a Kim Foutz Tom Brymer The board considered the following: 1. Viatel Site Clearing Plan - 14.5 acres After some discussion, Jim Callaway moved to approve the plan without revisions, Kim Foutz seconded the motion, and the motion was passed unanimously. 2. Prodigene Building Landscaping The Board discussed progress on the Prodigene building landscaping plan and what the City's ordinances say about completion. It was determined that completion of the landscaping plan would be monitored at the time that a certificate of occupancy was requested for the balance of the building. Adjourn.