HomeMy WebLinkAbout00071178From:
Dale Picha
To:
Hitchcock, Molly
Date:
5/16/02 1:13PM
Subject:
Windwood PIP
Molly,
The establishment of any temporary and/or permanent landscape materials (including vegetation,
sprinkler systems, entry signs, benches, brick pavers, etc.) within city easements or right of way on
Appomattox Drive shall conform to all provisions of Chapter 3 in the Code of Ordinances, Section 3,
Paragraph J, including Paragraph 4(a):
(i) the improvement or facility will not be located on, extend onto, nor intrude upon any portion of the
roadway;
(ii) the improvement or facility will not be located on, extend onto, nor intrude upon any portion of the
sidewalk which is needed for pedestrian use;
(iii) the design and location of the improvement or facilities includes all reasonable planning to minimize
potential harm, injury, or interference to the public in the use of the public street or sidewalk;
(iv) the improvement or facility will not create any hazardous condition or obstruction of vehicular or
pedestrian travel upon the public street or sidewalk.
The following provisions, whether or not specifically implied or mentioned in the Code of Ordinances, also
apply:
• If any landscape materials within or near the city easements or right of way are not properly maintained
by the applicant, the City of College Station reserves the right to remove these materials that constitute a
sight distance hazard for vehicles and pedestrians, as well as a sight distance obstruction to any official
traffic control device. Furthermore, the City of College Station is not responsible for the costs associated
with replacing these materials;
• The applicant is responsible for the costs (materials and labor) associated with re-locating any official
traffic control device. Any device to be relocated, as well as the proposed new location, must be approved
by the City Traffic Engineer;
• The applicant is responsible for the costs (materials and labor) associated with the relocation and/or
repair of any electrical conduit or other public utilities that becomes damaged during the construction and
maintenance of any landscape materials within the city easements or right of way;
. The applicant (and any of its maintenance staff and contractors) shall hold harmless the City of College
Station for any injuries incurred while constructing and maintaining any landscape materials within city
easements or right of way.
If you should have questions and comments, please let me know.
Dale
Dale L. Picha, P.E.
City Traffic Engineer
City of College Station, Dept. of Public Works
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77842
Phone: (979) 764-3691
FAX: (979) 764-3489
E-mail: dpicha@ci.college-station.tx.us