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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
1101 Texas Avenue South, PO Box 9960
COLLEGE STATION College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
May 28, 2003
TO: Kirby Chadwell, HKS, Inc., Via fax (214) 969 -3397
FROM: Natalie Thomas Ruiz, Development Manager
SUBJECT: First American Plaza
Staff performed a cursory review of the above - mentioned site plan and associated civil
plans. Due to the number of staff comments that could significantly impact the site plan
and the information missing from the plans, staff could not perform a complete review.
The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be
addressed. Please address the comments and submit the following information by any
Monday at 10:00 a.m. for further staff review:
$200 site plan application and review fee.
$200 development permit fee.
$600 public infrastructure inspection fee.
Completed site plan application with site plan checklist designating that all
items are included in the revised site plan.
Three (3) copies of the revised civil plans with revised site plans attached.
If there are comments that you are not addressing with the revised site plan, please
attach a letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional
information, please call me at 764 -3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments (Electrical layout to be mailed separately)
Site Plan Application & Checklist
cc: Glenn Brown, Assistant City Manager
Case file - CS Hotel /Conference Center
Home of Texas A &M University
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: FIRST AMERICAN PLAZA (SP)
The following comments represent a cursory review of Sheet No. C -1, Overall /Site Plan
received May 19, 2003 and the associated civil plans received May 22, 2003. A
complete site plan review will be performed once all required information is provided.
PLANNING
1. Please include the phone numbers with the consultants' /contacts' information.
2. Please show the zoning for Diane Peter's property to the east and the ownership of
property to the south.
3. Please draw a phase line 20 feet beyond the planned improvements in Lot 4 and
identify the undeveloped portion as a future phase. Also show a phase line for the
future day care site.
4. For clarification, is the footprint next to the high rise for a one -story building? Should
there be sidewalks and a pedestrian crossing from the parking lot to facilitate access
to this building?
5. The applicant may wish to consider sidewalk connections across the medians from
the end of one - access parking rows to the sidewalk system on the First American
Boulevard circle.
6. The applicant may wish to consider greater connectivity in the parking lot so patrons
will not be confronted with parking lot drive aisles with only one access point.
7. From the public right -of -way, there should be a 24 -ft landscape reserve where no
more than 1134 sq.ft. of asphalt at a time may be arranged as parking.
8. The minimum required square footage for interior islands has not been met.
Reviewed by: Molly Hitchcock Date: May 19, 2003
ENGINEERING
1. Site drainage and detention improvements can not be fully reviewed at this time as
necessary report(s) have not been submitted.
2. Storm drainage, water distribution and sanitary sewer collection improvements can
not be fully reviewed until clarification is made where the public lines are intended to
end and private line ownership begin.
3. Please indicate how drainage from future day care and performing arts site will be
collected until those sites are developed.
4. Tree wells shown in parking area interfere with required 9x18 unobstructed parking
space. Please provide a larger detail that is to scale.
5. Easements for proposed public utilities are not shown.
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be explained in your
next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans that have not been pointed out
to the City, will constitute a completely new review.
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6. Variances will be required for adjacent spacing and throat depth for the motor bank
driveway.
7. Modifications will be required to the median in Copperfield Parkway to provide a left
turn pocket for southbound entrance into the bank/day care driveway entrance.
8. Tree wells shown in parking area interfere with required 9x18 unobstructed parking
space.
9. Please show FDC location(s).
10. Please show grease interceptor location(s).
11. Please verify doweling of sidewalks into drainage inlets and driveways to avoid
differential vertical movement beyond TAS allowances.
12. Please include
13. Extremely close clearances are shown between many underground utilities. Please
verify that TCEQ provisions are met. Please consider that many of these profiles
(specifically water) could be easily adjusted to avoid some of these conflicts to
reduce cost and avoid damage to newly installed facilities.
14. Please consider that some surface drainage inlets could be combined into double -
throated inlets with single drop structures to save construction cost.
15. Please indicate how extremely shallow drainage conduits will be installed to handle
high traffic loads and prevent reflection of trench limits through surface treatments.
16. Please consider surfacing and grade conflicts where water valves are shown to be
installed within TAS ramps.
17. Several severe low points are shown without blow off connections. Please include
the blow off assemblies, shift nearby fire hydrant connection points to the low
segments or adjust the water line profile.
18. Please extend sanitary sewer all the way to the future performing arts site out from
under the proposed paving.
19. How will crosswalks be marked or indicated?
20. Please consider striping to achieve bike lanes within the project.
21.Approval, construction and occupancy of this development will be contingent on
approval, construction and completion of several access, drainage and utility
improvements included on hotel /conference center project.
Reviewed by: Brett McCully, P.E. Date: May 20, 2003
TRANSPORTATION
1. Mr. McClure expressed an interest in incorporating "aesthetic" sign posts for stop
signs and other traffic control devices. The City will maintain a stop sign, standard
brown sign post, and white -on -green street name sign at the intersection of "First
American Boulevard" and Copperfield Parkway. Any remaining signs, including a
stop sign and street name sign at FM 60 and "First American Blvd" will be privately
erected and maintained.
Reviewed by: Dale Picha, P.E. Date: May 20, 2003
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be explained in your
next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans that have not been pointed out
to the City, will constitute a completely new review.
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ELECTRICAL
1. Developer installs conduit per city specs. and design.
2. All conduit installed 48" below finished grade to top of conduit. Caution tape 18"
above conduit. Gray schedule 40 PVC.
3. Place stub up markers at all stub out locations.
4. All concrete pads by developer per city specs. and design.
5. Developer provides digital AutoCAD 14 version of plat and /or site plan. Email to
tdmichals(a�ci.college- station.tx. us
6. Provide load data for the buildings so transformers can be ordered.
7. See the attached Sheet No. C1 with additional electrical comments, transformer
locations and conduit layout.
8. Developer provides easements for electric infrastructure as installed for electric lines
(including street lights).
Reviewed by: Tony Michalsky Date: May 19, 2003
FIRE
1. Please identify the fire lane sign locations or identify painted fire lane locations as
discussed with Jon Mies (meeting between Mies and McClure at McClure's office
May 13, 2003). If Fire experiences enforcement problems because of fire lanes
painted on the drive surface, they reserve the right to require the fire lanes to be
painted on curbs, as per Chapter 6 of the City's Code of Ordinances.
2. Please clearly identify if there is a proposed fire hydrant by the fire department
connection for the main building.
Reviewed by: Jon Mies Date: May 19, 2003
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Irrigation system must be protected by either a Pressure Vacuum Breaker, a
Reduced Pressure Principle Back Flow Device, or a Double -Check Back Flow
Device. All BackFlow devices must be installed and tested upon installation.
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be explained in your
next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans that have not been pointed out
to the City, will constitute a completely new review.
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
1101 Texas Avenue South, PO Box 9960
COLLEGE STATION College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMORANDUM
July 21, 2003
TO: Kirby Chadwell, HKS, Inc., Via fax (214) 969 -3397 ✓
FROM: Bridgette George, Assistant Development Manager
SUBJECT: First American Plaza
Staff performed a cursory review of the above - mentioned site plan and associated civil
plans. Due to the number of staff comments that could significantly impact the site plan
and the information missing from the plans, staff could not perform a complete review.
The following page is a list of staff review comments detailing items that need to be
addressed. Please address the comments and submit the following information by any
Monday at 10:00 a.m. for further staff review:
$200 site plan application and review fee.
$200 development permit fee.
$600 public infrastructure inspection fee.
Completed site plan application with site plan checklist designating that all
items are included in the revised site plan.
One (1) copy of the revised civil plans with revised site plans attached.
If there are comments that you are not addressing with the revised site plan, please
attach a letter explaining the details. If you have any questions or need additional
information, please call me at 764 -3570.
Attachments: Staff review comments
Site Plan Application & Checklist
cc: Glenn Brown, Assistant City Manager
Michael McClure, McClure Engineering Inc., Via fax 693.2554
Case file — First American Plaza (03 -169)
Home of Texas A &M University
STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS NO. 2
Project: FIRST AMERICAN PLAZA (SP)
PLANNING
The following comments represent a cursory review of Sheet No. C -1, Overall /Site Plan
and sheets P -1 through P -33 received June 11, 2003. A complete site plan review will
be performed once all required information is provided.
1. Please include the phone numbers with the consultants' /contacts' information.
2. Please show the zoning for Diane Peter's property to the east and the ownership of
property to the south.
3. Please draw a phase line 20 feet beyond the planned improvements in Lot 4 and
identify the undeveloped portion as a future phase. Also show a phase line for the
future day care site.
4. For clarification, is the footprint next to the high rise for a one -story building? Should
there be sidewalks and a pedestrian crossing from the parking lot to facilitate access
to this building?
5. The applicant may wish to consider sidewalk connections across the medians from
the end of one - access parking rows to the sidewalk system on the First American
Boulevard circle.
6. The applicant may wish to consider greater connectivity in the parking lot so patrons
will not be confronted with parking lot drive aisles with only one access point.
7. From the public right -of -way, there should be a 24 -ft landscape reserve where no
more than 1134 sq.ft. of asphalt at a time may be arranged as parking.
8. The minimum required square footage for interior islands has not been met.
LANDSCAPING
9. Please show the required point and tree calculations for landscaping and
streetscaping.
10. Please provide a legend of plantings identifying their species, type (canopy, non -
canopy, or shrub), size, and point value.
11. Please show an overall plant layout plan.
Reviewed by: Molly Hitchcock Date: June 16, 2003
ENGINEERING
1. Site drainage and detention improvements can not be fully reviewed at this time as
necessary report(s) have not been submitted. This is a repeat comment.
2. Storm drain, water distribution and sanitary sewer collection infrastructure can not
be fully reviewed until clarification is made where the public lines are intended to
end and private line ownership begin. This is a repeat comment.
3. Tree wells shown in parking area interfere with required 9x18 unobstructed parking
space. Please provide a larger detail that is to scale. This is a repeat comment.
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be explained in your
next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans that have not been pointed out
to the City, will constitute a completely new review.
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4. Easements for proposed public utilities beyond those dedicated by plat are not
shown. This is a repeat comment.
5. Variances will be required for adjacent spacing and throat depth for the motor bank
driveway. These variances will need to be requested by the applicant, and
approved prior to site plan approval. This is a repeat comment.
6. Offsite modifications will be required to the median in Copperfield Parkway to
provide a left turn pocket for southbound entrance into the bank/day care driveway
entrance. These modifications are a condition of the approval of the motor bandk /
day care facility driveway to Copperfield. This is a repeat comment.
7. Please revise the utility crossing detail to reflect the correct spacing between lines
treated in such manners to meet TCEQ requirements.
8. The drainage conduit embedment detail cannot be constructed in some locations
due to insufficient cover. There are locations where the pipe itself projects into the
pavement section. It also appears that the combination of the embedment and the
pipe strength class will not be adequate to handle the direct traffic loading in these
locations. We are also concerned that the lack of Toad distribution will cause point
loading of the paving section, which in turn will cause reflection cracking of the pipe
and /or trench limits. Please revise the detail to address the shallow installations
designed, and make necessary revisions to the paving sections that lie directly over
the pipe. This is a repeat comment.
9. Please provide notes and /or details where water valves are located in TAS ramps.
Valve boxes are to be installed vertically to allow for proper valve operation,
however the horizontal lid becomes an obstruction within a sloped ramp. This is a
repeat comment.
10. Several severe low points are shown without blow off assemblies. Use of nearest
hydrants, combined with the orientation of those hydrants will cause operational
interruptions of the plaza buildings. To avoid these business interruptions, it will be
necessary to include blow off assemblies, shift nearby fire hydrant connection points
to the low segments or adjust the water line profile. This is a repeat comment.
11.As a general reminder, approval, construction and occupancy of this development
will be contingent on approval, construction and completion of several access,
drainage and utility improvements included on hotel /conference center project.
This project may not receive site approval on it's own due to it's reliance on offsite
access and utility requirements.
Reviewed by: Brett McCuIIy, P.E. Date: July 21, 2003
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the City of College Station, must be explained in your
next transmittal letter and "bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans that have not been pointed out
to the City, will constitute a completely new review.
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