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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-00500162- 00076289 - ,� cam" DEVELOPMENT SERVICES `� TRANSMITTAL LETTER D ( OLLEGE STATION 1 Project: SonicRestaurant Name /Firm: Mitchell & Morgan, LLP Date: July 9, 2003 Address: 511 University Drive East suite 204 Phone: 979 - 260 -6963 Fax: 979- 260 -3564 We are transmitting the following for Development Services to review and comment: (Check all that apply.): ❑ Master Development Plan w/ ❑ Redlines ❑ Development Permit App. ❑ Preliminary Plat w/ ❑ Redlines ❑ Conditional Use Permit ❑ Final Plat w/ ❑ Redlines ❑ Rezoning Application ❑ FEMA CLOMA /CLOMR/LOMA/LOMR w/ ❑ Redlines ❑ Variance Request ❑ Site Plan w/ ❑ Redlines ❑ Other - Please specify ❑ Grading Plan w/ ❑ Redlines ❑ Landscape Plan - alines . alines ❑ Buildin 'lines INFRASTI .7 — 7 Le 3 TS All infrast a complete set. The follow , /, ,, o 5u4-7 .. �/ U r c.� • Waterli lines TxDOT Driveway Permit ❑ Sewerli ines ❑ TxDOT Utility Permit ❑ Drainag ines ❑ Other - Please specify ❑ Street C nes ❑ Easeme ion ❑ Drainag _ _ _..nes ❑ Fire Flow Analysis w/ ❑ Redlines Special Instructions: This permit is for driveway construction only, a site plan will be submitted later. I Permit to Construct Access Driveway Facilities Fon,, (Rev. 12_96) on Highway Right of Way Previous versions are obsolete. To: Hwy. Permit No. Control Section The Texas Department of Transportation, hereinafter called the State, hereby authorizes 1t∎Itfr o2D - l:-wts u. C CS") t c) hereinafter called the Grantee, to (re) construct an access drive ay on the hi hw y right of way abutting highway no. SOS to in ?A-> County, located @ 4 1 4as AM. oei n Subject to the following: 1. The Grantee is responsible for all costs associated with the construction of this access driveway. 2. Design of facilities shall be as follows and/or as shown on sketch: i All construction and materials shall be subject to inspection and approved by the State. 3. Maintenance of facilities constructed hereunder shall be the responsibility of the Grantee, and the State reserves the right to require any changes, maintenance, or repairs as may be necessary to provide protection of life or property on or adjacent to the highway. Changes in design will be made only with approval of the State. 4. The Grantee shall hold harmless the State and its duly appointed agents and employees against any action for personal injury or property damage sustained by reason of the exercise of this permit. 5. Except for regulatory and guide signs at county roads and city streets, the Grantee shall not erect any sign on or extending over any portion of the highway right of way, and vehicle service fixtures such as service pumps, vendor stands, or tanks shall be located at least 3.6 meters (12 feet) from the right -of -way line to ensure that any vehicle services from these fixtures will be off the highway. 6. This permit will become null and void if the above - referenced driveway facilities are not constructed within six (6) months from the issuance date of this permit. 7. The Grantee will contact the State's representative telephone ( ) at least twenty -four (24) hours prior to beginning the work authorized by this permit. Texas Department of Transportation Date of Issuance District Engineer The undersigned hereby agrees to comply with the terms and conditions set f • • h in this permit for construction of an access driveway on the highway right -of -way. Signed: 'I ��, & (Property • wner • oR 4 • is representative) ✓I Date: l" " L 3 Article 7. General Development Standards Section 7.3. Access Management and Circulation Permit. An off -site parking agreement may be revoked by the parties to the agreement only if off - street parking is provided on- site pursuant to Section 7.2, Off - Street Parking Standards or if an Alternative Access and Parking Plan is approved by the Administrator. c. Bicycle Parking: The Administrator may authorize a reduction in the number of required off - street parking spaces for developments or uses that provide bicycle parking or that make special provisions to accommodate bicyclists. Examples of accommodations include bicycle lockers, employee shower facilities, and dressing areas for employees. 7.3 Access Management and Circulation A. Location of Existing and Planned Multi -Modal Routes Any proposed development shall take into account the location of existing and planned mufti-modal routes (i.e., bikeways, pedestrian ways, and transit routes) and provide pedestrian and /or vehicular connections to the route(s) within or adjacent to the development. B. Easements 1. Street Access No use shall be permitted to take direct access to a street except as allowed in this Section. a. Local Streets: All residential uses may take direct access to local streets. Nonresidential uses shall not take direct access to local streets, provided that any lot located within a nonresidential subdivision or any parcel adjacent to a street within a nonresidential subdivision may take direct access to the local street internal to the subdivision, and provided that any corner lot abutting a local street and an arterial or collector street or freeway may take access to the local street if such access is required by the highway governmental authority having jurisdiction. b. Minor Collector Streets: No single - family dwelling, townhouse, or duplex shall take direct access to minor collector streets except when no local street is or can be made available or when the residential lot has at least 200 feet of frontage on the minor collector street. c. Major Collector Streets: No single - family dwelling, townhouse, or duplex shall take direct access to major collector streets. d. Arterial Streets: No single - family dwelling, townhouse, or duplex shall take direct access to arterial streets. d. Shared Driveways: The Development Engineer may require a shared driveway at the time of platting, development, or redevelopment of the affected lots. 2. Cross - Access Easements a. If a parcel is to be developed for any nonresidential land use, a cross - access easement shall be provided by the property owner to adjoining properties that front on the same street and that are, or may be, developed as nonresidential land uses. b. Cross - access easements shall be situated parallel to the street right - of -way line abutting both parcels. The property owner shall maintain access easements. 7 -13 Unified Development Ordinance 6/13/03 City of College Station, Texas Article 7. General Development Standards Section 7.3. Access Management and Circulation c. The property owner shall provide appropriate documentation of a good faith effort to extend the access easement through all immediately abutting properties. If such an effort fails, the portion of the easement on the subject site shall be developed and designed to ensure future connection to the neighboring properties. d. Where a cross - access easement is granted, no permanent structures or parking that would interfere with the proposed access shall be permitted in the easement. Some improvements such as medians and parking islands may be constructed within an access easement if it has been demonstrated that adequate circulation and cross access has been accomplished, and that all applicable standards of this UDO have been met. e. The Development Engineer may waive the requirement for an easement of access required above in those cases where unusual topography or site conditions would render such an easement of no useable benefit to adjoining properties. f. The Development Engineer may approve the vacation of an easement of access in those cases where adjoining parcels are subsequently developed with a residential use. C. Driveway Access Location and Design 1. General a. It shall be unlawful for any person to cut, break, or remove any curb or install a driveway along a street except as herein authorized. Openings in the curb may be approved by the Development Engineer for the purposes of drainage. b. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter, extend, permit, or cause to be constructed, altered, or extended any driveway approach which can be used only as a parking space or area between the curb and private property. c. This Section shall be deemed to be supplemental to other Sections regulating the use of public property, and in case of conflict, this Section shall govern. d. Adequate sight distance shall be provided for a passenger motor vehicle making a left or right turn exiting from a driveway. This determination shall be made by the Development Engineer. e. The specifications and guidelines set forth in this UDO are to be applied to driveways providing access to commercial and multi - family developments. Single- family and duplex residential driveways are excluded from this policy unless otherwise indicated. f. As determined by the Development Engineer, engineering judgment shall override the required dimensions set forth in this Section if warranted by specific traffic conditions. 7 -14 Unified Development Ordinance 6/13/03 City of College Station, Texas Article 7. General Development Standards Section 7.3. Access Management and Circulation 2. Location of Driveway Access a. In making a determination as to the location of driveway access, the Development Engineer shall consider: (1) The characteristics of the proposed use; (2) The existing traffic flow conditions and the future traffic demand anticipated on the development and the adjacent street system; (3) The location of the property; (4) The size of the property; (5) The orientation of structures on the site; (6) The number of driveways needed to accommodate anticipated traffic; (7) The number and location of driveways on existing adjacent and opposite properties; (8) The location and carrying capacity of intersections; (9) The proper geometric design of driveways; (10) The spacing between opposite and adjacent driveways; (11) The internal circulation between driveways; and (12) The speed of the adjacent roadway. b. Driveway access to arterials shall not be permitted for parking or loading areas that require backing maneuvers in a public street right - of -way. Driveway access to collector streets for commercial or multi- family developments shall not be permitted for parking or loading areas that require backing maneuvers in a public street right -of -way. c. One curb cut shall be allowed for access to single - family and duplex residential tracts. Alternative access configurations, including circle driveways, may be allowed upon approval by the Development Engineer. d. For corner tracts, access to residential tracts shall be taken from the lesser street. Access notes on plats shall supersede this requirement. The determination as to the lesser (or greater) street shall be based on the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) criteria for functional street classification. e. No cuts through a left -turn reservoir of a median shall be permitted in order to provide for left -turn movements to driveway approaches. f. Driveways in right -turn lane transition areas shall not be permitted. The right -turn lane transition area is defined as the taper and deceleration /acceleration length. g. When a commercial or multi - family development abuts more than one public street, access to each abutting street may be allowed only if the following criteria are met: (1) It is demonstrated that such access is required to adequately serve driveway volumes and will not be detrimental or unsafe to traffic operations on public streets. The Development Engineer or his designee may require the submittal of a traffic study that demonstrates that such access is required. (2) The minimum requirements for corner clearance for commercial or multi - family driveways are met. 7 -15 Unified Development Ordinance 6/13/03 City of College Station, Texas Article 7. General Development Standards Section 7.3. Access Management and Circulation 3. Spacing of Driveway Access a. Application of the driveway access location and design standards requires identification of the functional classification of the street on which access is requested and then applying the appropriate spacing requirements. The City of College Station streets are classified as follows and defined in Article 11, Definitions: (1) Major Arterial; (2) Minor Arterial; (3) Collector; and (4) Local Street. b. Major arterial, minor arterial, and collector streets in the City of College Station are indicated on the Thoroughfare and Transportation Improvement Plan. The functional classification of any street in the City not indicated as an arterial or collector street on this plan shall be determined using the functional street classification defined by the most recent edition of the AASHTO, A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets. c. Driveway access spacing shall be measured from the centerline of the proposed driveway pavement to the nearest edge of the roadway of the adjacent or opposite driveway or street as indicated in the illustration below. � �m w d Opposite Left X / (12V) w > J o � J o ► Opposite Right ►� Adjacent Left . Adjacent Right l !�� I I N� X N a `a d. A minimum of 125 feet shall be required for opposite left driveways for all street classifications. e. If the centerline of an opposite drive is less than 15 feet from the centerline of the proposed drive, the drives form an intersection and the minimum spacing requirements shall apply for the closest drive. f. Spacing of Adjacent Driveways (1) Adjacent drives shall be located no closer than the spacing requirement in the table below. The Development Engineer or his /her designee may allow adjacent driveway spacing less than the spacing requirement below if it is determined that favorable conditions exist under peak traffic conditions. (2) On divided streets with raised or depressed medians, it is the City's policy to align other streets, alleys, private roads, and driveways on either side of the median openings. Therefore, when locating such an intersection, it shall be assumed that this type of intersection will exist at median openings and other 7 -16 Unified Development Ordinance 6/13/03 City of College Station, Texas - A, P(Ati Texas Department of Transportation 1300 N. TEXAS AVE. • BRYAN, TEXAS 77803 -2760 • (979) 778 -2165 September 3, 2003 Mr. Spencer Thompson Graduate Engineer / City of College Station P. O. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77842 RE: Driveway Permit Application 403 Texas Avenue South at Cooner Street Sonic Drive -In (Proposed) Dear Mr. Thompson: In the interest of providing for the safest possible facility on Texas Avenue, TxDOT will not issue a driveway permit at this proposed location This driveway location does not meet either the engineering design criteria of safe stopping sight distance or the city's driveway ordinance distances. Additionally, the parcel has access to the adjacent city street. It appears that the site layout could be designed for an appropriate use without compromising the safety of the traveling public. Sincerely, P Catherine W. Hejl, P.E. Area Engineer CWH An Equal Opportunity Employer DE DAdm ' . 00 n _ DOpr MEMORANDUM av` /�,t`iV 9' itxj � Texas Department of Transportation NS (i c ' r EiLd_ inibSvs TO: Bryan A. Wood, P.E. D. - • - . ary 30, 2004 Intfav Bryan District Engineer p p.RTMENT OFTR q �`snt _� — p� S 0 E FROM: Ken Bohuslav, P.E. FEB 0 4 AREA OFFICE 9�9��'� --- ~ z�a: 1004 fi t' SUBJECT: Access Dispute Resolution �,���`—°- CEIVE �:.AA� Brazos Countyj\ Sonic Driveway Permit Action __. In College Station, at BS 6- R(Texas Ave.) and Cooner Street into-..____ M Attsch This is in reference to your memorandum dated December 31, 2003, forwarding an • appeal by Sonic to allow a full access driveway to BS 6 -R between Cooner Street and FM 60 (University Dr.) in College Station. In accordance with current policy, their appeal was submitted to the Administration for final resolution. As pointed out in the documentation forwarded by your memorandum, BS 6 -R is a four lane curb & gutter roadway divided by a flush median. Traffic counts are high with a current 29,000 ADT. The site being developed by Sonic will have 167.43 feet of BS 6- R frontage and 165.0 feet of Cooner Street frontage. The city will allow Sonic full access to Cooner Street. Considering the high traffic volume on BS 6 -R, the narrow frontage to BS 6 -R, full access to Cooner Street, and the close proximity of Cooner Street to the location of Sonic's proposed full access driveway to BS 6 -R, makes the location and design of the disputed driveway somewhat challenging. During our investigation, we explored the following driveway options: • Provide the full access driveway design proposed by Sonic and as shown on their Site Plan dated July 2003. This design does not represent a true right -in, right -out design. The proposed raised island will not prohibit left turns from BS 6 -R into the site nor will it prohibit left turns from the site onto BS 6 -R. With the high traffic volumes on BS 6 -R, combined with the location of the site in relation to FM 60 (University Dr.), we feel the safety of the traveling public in either direction of left turns is in jeopardy. In addition, the available right of way width in relation to the site development results in undesirable geometry (small radius) for right turning vehicles. The available space will not permit a large enough radius to allow right turning vehicles to negotiate the turn without encroaching into the adjoining inside lane of BS 6 -R. With the high volume of traffic, this will jeopardize the safety of the traveling public and Sonic patrons. Therefore, this option was eliminated. Bryan A. Wood, P.E. 2 January 30, 2004 • Provide two independent driveways along BS 6 -R. There is very limited frontage along BS 6 -R. Moving a driveway any closer to Cooner Street will jeopardize the efficiency and operation of the BS 6 -R /Cooner Street intersection, in addition to jeopardizing the safety of the traveling public and Sonic patrons. Therefore, this option was eliminated. • Provide a right -in, right -out driveway to BS 6 -R at the original location shown on Sonic's Site Plan dated July 2003, and utilize a positive channelizinq island to prohibit left turns from the site onto BS 6 -R or from BS 6 -R into the site. The available right of way width in relation to the site development results in undesirable geometry (small radius) for right turning vehicles. The available space will not permit a large enough radius to allow right turning vehicles to negotiate the turn without encroaching into the adjoining inside lane of BS 6 -R. With the high volume of traffic, this will jeopardize the safety of the traveling public and Sonic patrons. Therefore, this option was eliminated. • Provide a channelized right -in only driveway from BS 6 -R into the site, as shown on our attached highlighted sketch. This option allows sufficient space to utilize a raised island for more positive channelization, and will prohibit left turns from the site onto BS 6 -R or left turns directly from BS 6 -R into the site. All internal traffic to Sonic will utilize Cooner Street to exit the site. Additionally, eastbound BS 6 -R traffic will utilize the Cooner Street driveway to enter the site. We feel this is the best design for the safety of the traveling public and Sonic patrons, and will allow the most efficient operation for all roadway facilities. Therefore, this is the option we recommend. Attached is a copy of our memorandum to the Administration dated January 22, 2004. Please note that the Administration's final decision is to allow the right -in only option from BS 6 -R into the site as discussed in the last option above. If you have any questions or care to discuss, please contact me. Attachments cc: Michael W. Behrens, P.E. Amadeo Saenz, Jr., P.E. ROW RECEIVED MEMORANDUM JAN 2 3 2004 pt ' Texas EPialiNtEktiwi[a OPERATION pertinent ransportation TO: Michael W. Behrens, P.E. through DATE: January 22, 2004 Amadeo Saenz, Jr., P.E. FROM: Ken Bohuslav, P.E. SUBJECT: Access Dispute Resolution Brazos County Sonic Driveway Permit In College Station, at BS 6 -R (Texas Ave.) and Cooner Street We are in receipt of the attached appeal by Sonic for a driveway permit to allow full access to BS 6 -R north of FM 60. The district will only allow right -in access. In accordance with current policy, this appeal has been submitted for Administrative resolution. BS 6 -R is a four lane curb and gutter roadway divided by a flush median. Traffic counts are high with a current 29,000 ADT. Sonic will have 167.43 feet of BS 6 -R frontage and 165.0 feet of Cooner Street frontage. The city will allow Sonic full access to Cooner Street. Considering the high traffic volumes on BS 6 -R, the narrow frontage to BS 6 -R, full access to Cooner Street, and the close proximity of Cooner Street to the location of Sonic's proposed driveways to BS 6 -R, makes the location and design of the disputed driveway challenging. We have explored the possibility of a right -in, right -out driveway onto BS 6 -R with a positive channelization device to prohibit any left tums onto BS 6 -R. However, due to the size of this lot and the proposed site plan design there. are internal circulation problems and conflict points. Additionally, tuming right onto BS 6 -R would be a safety concem because the tight radius would not allow a car to safely tum into the outside lane without encroaching into another lane. In lieu of completely eliminating access from this property onto BS 6 -R, we investigated the possibility of providing a right -in only driveway, as shown on the attached sketch. With the proposed raised island design, left tums onto BS 6 -R would be prohibitive. This design, while providing safer traffic movements on BS 6 -R, still allows for the Sonic intemal circulation to be effective. Based on the attached information, I request your approval of this right -in only driveway access to BS 6 -R. If you have any questions or would like to discuss, please contact me. 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Company: From: LYX 5Q Phone: Company: City of College Station Remarks: ❑ Urgent 0 For your review ❑ Replay ASAP ❑ FYI Page 1 of 1 Susan Hazlett - PDMT: Proposed Sonic Restaurant on Texas Past Cooner Street 7iAINIIIANpAAAXAtl9AlAAWMIAAAAI IANIAApIAgANINIAAA rl IAA liw !III From: Tammy Macik To: Pre D Group Date: 3/17/03 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Subject: PDMT: Proposed Sonic Restaurant on Texas Past Cooner Street Mace: Administrative Conference Room #3 The lot just past Cherry Ruffino Office. Veronica Morgan. Faxing plans in today. Thanks, Tommy Macik <>< Secretory City of College Station —979- 764 -6254- "This e -mail message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original mesage. Thank you. file: / /C: \WINDOWS \TEMP \GW } 00001.HTM 3/17/03 1 V G • L��C� • ,, J c> C_ ` • 07- July -03 Spencer Thompson rn Development Services E S' c City of College Station E l? c ° 1101 Texas Avenue South -0 N > a . z College Station, Texas 77840 E (979) 764 -3570 s c y mi o , c Re: Driveway Permit for Sonic at Texas Ave. and Cooner Street V =N Ac o,i 6 + od v_, Dear Spencer, rn c yi E .c N of Enclosed are three (3) blue lines and a driveway permit application for Sonic located at the comer of . f ° Ern Cooner and Texas Avenue. Cc - o+c 'at E C > z to As we last discussed, Sonic would like to obtain two driveways for this new site, one on Texas W 0 m aS a Avenue and one on Cooner Street. The site is very small and onsite circulation would be extremely difficult with only one driveway. In our last discussion a point of discussion was the proposed grading of the driveway. The concern was that it not be an extremely steep climb into the site similar to the Richard Smith driveway located just to the south of this location. As you can see on the W drawing, we have flattened the grading of the driveway to allow patrons to enter the site from Texas 0. iti Avenue without significantly reducing their speed. This, along with the 30 foot curb return radius on 0. the ingress side of the driveway and the 55 foot throat depth to the first point of conflict, will help this az W = driveway function without si E n gnificant gnificant impact to the through traffic on Texas Avenue. This is all in O v . s of the fact that the driveway does not meet the separation distance as stated in the City of • v� Ai c College Station Driveway Ordinance. c � � OD c f a The driveway spacing as we have proposed and required by ordinance is as follows: r1 2 r i V S Required Spacing (ft) Proposed Spacing (ft) •c r' Opposite Left 125 20 O Opposite Right 400 28 > Adjacent Left 350 63 Adjacent Right 350 127 CL. .. N al a Although we do not meet the required driveway spacings, we have attempted to locate the driveway in Q 3 n the best location possible. We have pulled the driveway as far away from Cooner Street as possible. O Because Cooner carries more volume than the Richard Smith driveway, we felt that the maximum CC g separation should occur between Cooner and the proposed Sonic driveway. O id Q .- a This lot is so small that you cannot locate a single driveway in accordance with the driveway C S ordinance, including Cooner Street. In addition, onsite circulation for any business on this small lot `1 . e o M will be difficult with a single driveway. These difficulties stem from this lot being located in an older J '5 :r+ N o subdivision and we are attempting infill development. As with any small infill development if there W kt . 0 n were no provisions made originally for cross access easements with adjoining properties, it is ( n .. extremely difficult to consolidate driveways. A complicating factor on this particular site is the lack H Cal c+ c+ W .. c g of depth to the property. Significant offers to purchase the single family lot behind this site have �+ -6. $ P'. occurred but the owner is unwilling to even discuss the option of selling the property. Without this U E extra depth, the onsite circulation is difficult without the two driveways. Cross access easements in when this property was originally platted would have allowed for more consolidation of driveways and safer ingress/egress and onsite circulation. Without cross access or sufficient lot depth, siting driveway locations for a small infill lot are a compromise at best. The questions as we see are twofold: (1) Can this lot be successfully developed with only one driveway? and (2) If two driveways are required for successful development and onsite circulation, where are the best locations? We believe that the answer to the first question is no and the answer to the second question is as we have proposed them. We firmly believe that having two driveways on Cooner only places more risk on the traffic turning from Texas Avenue onto Cooner. If two driveways are allowed on Cooner Street, one will be extremely close to the Texas /Cooner intersection. This will slow traffic on Texas Avenue as drivers turning left onto Cooner will not only watch northbound Texas Avenue traffic but also any cars exiting the site heading west. If a northbound vehicle on Texas Avenue turns right onto Cooner, they too will have to watch the exiting site traffic as they turn. Given this situation, it would be preferable to have the second driveway on Texas Avenue as it has been proposed. If in the future, TxDOT places a median in Texas Avenue in front of this property the Texas Avenue driveway would again be the preferable driveway as opposed to a second driveway located too close to the Cooner/Texas Avenue intersection. We appreciate your consideration of our request. As always, if you have any questions, or should need any further information from us, please do not hesitate to call. • -ly, Veronica J.B. Mor r. ` P. . Managing Partner Mitchell & Morgan, LLP Cc: Greg Lee, Sonic , - \-S2 C . _ 07- July -03 Spencer Thompson Development Services 8' c City of College Station 2 ° 1101 Texas Avenue South � -13 „ . _ raN u .>_ College Station, Texas 77840 (979) 764 -3570 V � � cn e rn rn Re: Driveway Permit for Sonic at Texas Ave. and Cooner Street O > 8 = c as '3 cg t rn Dear Spencer, y c En Enclosed are three (3) blue lines and a driveway permit application for Sonic located at the corner of C • w i i c c Cooner and Texas Avenue. �— c C > +, ra As we last discussed, Sonic would like to obtain two driveways for this new site, one on Texas W 0 4 otS a Avenue and one on Cooner Street. The site is very small and onsite circulation would be extremely difficult with only one driveway. In our last discussion a point of discussion was the proposed grading of the driveway. The concern was that it not be an extremely steep climb into the site similar to the Richard Smith driveway located just to the south of this location. As you can see on the w drawing, we have flattened the grading of the driveway to allow patrons to enter the site from Texas d I'll Avenue without significantly reducing their speed. This, along with the 30 foot curb return radius on CL the ingress side of the driveway and the 55 foot throat depth to the first point of conflict, will help this roc = drivewa function without significant Ti y gnificant impact to the through traffic on Texas Avenue. This is all in O a _ spite of the fact that the driveway does not meet the separation distance as stated in the City of • c � � t� c College Station Driveway Ordinance. 00 a The driveway spacing as we have proposed and required by ordinance is as follows: c V Qi v Required Spacing (ft) Proposed Spacing (ft) .0 n Opposite Left 125 20 O d Opposite Right 400 28 > Adjacent Left 350 63 Adjacent Right 350 127 a N C Q 3 a Although we do not meet the required driveway spacings, we have attempted to locate the driveway in n the best location possible. We have pulled the driveway as far away from Cooner Street as possible. Because Cooner carries more volume than the Richard Smith driveway, we felt that the maximum C . i l separation should occur between Cooner and the proposed Sonic driveway. Il qi 0 - a This lot is so small that you cannot locate a single driveway in accordance with the driveway _ Z ordinance, including Cooner Street. In addition, onsite circulation for any business on this small lot `ZS t. O o M will be difficult with a single driveway. These difficulties stem from this lot being located in an older J 'i :0 N a subdivision and we are attempting infill development. As with any small infill development if there W w ig o n were no provisions made originally for cross access easements with adjoining properties, it is ' n r• extremely difficult to consolidate driveways. A complicating factor on this particular site is the lack w ' O p�.. n a+ c+ of depth to the property. Significant offers to purchase the single family lot behind this site have • ` 47 $ a: occurred but the owner is unwilling to even discuss the option of selling the property. Without this • U E g extra depth, the onsite circulation is difficult without the two driveways. Cross access easements In when this property was originally platted would have allowed for more consolidation of driveways and safer ingress/egress and onsite circulation. Without cross access or sufficient lot depth, siting driveway locations for a small infill lot are a compromise at best. The questions as we see are twofold: (1) Can this lot be successfully developed with only one driveway? and (2) If two driveways are required for successful development and onsite circulation, where are the best locations? We believe that the answer to the first question is no and the answer to the second question is as we have proposed them. We firmly believe that having two driveways on Cooner only places more risk on the traffic turning from Texas Avenue onto Cooner. If two driveways are allowed on Cooner Street, one will be extremely close to the Texas /Cooner intersection. This will slow traffic on Texas Avenue as drivers turning left onto Cooner will not only watch northbound Texas Avenue traffic but also any cars exiting the site heading west. If a northbound vehicle on Texas Avenue turns right onto Cooner, they too will have to watch the exiting site traffic as they turn. Given this situation, it would be preferable to have the second driveway on Texas Avenue as it has been proposed. If in the future, TxDOT places a median in Texas Avenue in front of this property the Texas Avenue driveway would again be the preferable driveway as opposed to a second driveway located too close to the Cooner/Texas Avenue intersection. We appreciate your consideration of our request. As always, if you have any questions, or should need any further information from us, please do not hesitate to call. .• ly, Veronica J.B. Mor y ` P. . Managing Partner Mitchell & Morgan, LLP Cc: Greg Lee, Sonic Permit to Construct Access Driveway Facilities F l (� 12_ on Highway Right of Way Previous versions are obsolete. To: Hwy. Permit No. Control Section The Texas Department of Transportation, hereinafter called the State, hereby authorizes kik/dtf'1-0CD ( , F .Y Af15 L./.. C. 0 hereinafter called the Grantee, to (re) construct an access drive ay on the hi hw y right of way abutting highway no. ?)()S (o in ZD County, located @ 44 ( - 14.y[,k,,5 Subject to the following: 1. The Grantee is responsible for all costs associated with the construction of this access driveway. 2. Design of facilitie§ shall be as follows and/or as shown on sketch: All construction and materials shall be subject to inspection and approved by the State. 3. Maintenance of facilities constructed hereunder shall be the responsibility of the Grantee, and the State reserves the right to require any changes, maintenance, or repairs as may be necessary to provide protection of life or property on or adjacent to the highway. Changes in design will be made only with approval of the State. 4. The Grantee shall hold harmless the State and its duly appointed agents and employees against any action for personal injury or property damage sustained by reason of the exercise of this permit. 5. Except for regulatory and guide signs at county roads and city streets, the Grantee shall not erect any sign on or extending over any portion of the highway right of way, and vehicle service fixtures such as service pumps, vendor stands, or tanks shall be located at least 3.6 meters (12 feet) from the right -of -way line to ensure that any vehicle services from these fixtures will be off the highway. 6. This permit will become null and void if the above - referenced driveway facilities are not constructed within six (6) months from the issuance date of this permit. 7. The Grantee will contact the State's representative telephone ( ) at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to beginning the work authorized by this permit. Texas Department of Transportation Date of Issuance District Engineer The undersigned hereby agrees to comply with the terms and conditions set f• • h in this permit for construction of an access driveway on the highway right -of -way. Signed: .. � � (Prope • wner • o 4 . is representative) Date: / -1-0 03/12/2003 15:42 FAX 9792603564 MITCHELL and MORGAN 001/002 0:( 0 0 5 : - il'Rf3 COO c 511 UNIVERSITY DRIVE E., SUITE 204 I A ). V COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840 A., 7 OFFICE (979) 260-6963 FAX (979) 260-3564 FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL SHEET TO: FROM: Tammy Macik Veronica J.B. Morgan COMPANY: DATE: Sonic March 12, 2003 FAS.: NUMBER: TOTAL NO. OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER: 979-764-3814 2 PHONE NUMBER: SENDER'S REFERENCE NUMBER: RE: YOUR REFF.RENCE NUMBER' El URGENT 0 FOR REVIEW 0 PLEASE COMMENT 0 PLEASE REPLY 0 PLEASE RECYCLE NOTES/COMMENTS: . . July 24, 2003 g Bridgette George Q c o City of College Station o = o. .z Development Services r • -13 B PO Box 9960 , • `" - College Station, TX 77840 L _ N • 0 O � � U = A o N Re: Sonic at Cooner and Texas Avenue moo► � g . Dear Bridgette, c c °- . c We have reviewed the comments that were made by the Staff for the Sonic at .i ,,, : •c '> Cooner project. We have decided to appeal the decision made by Staff to the DRB W 0 . 015 a on behalf of our client Greg Lee with Sonic. Given the property size constraints, we believe that the driveway design proposed allows for safe and convenient traffic control, handling, and vehicle queuing on site. Please forward our original ui submittal letter which explains our position on the driveway to the DRB along Ci ui with our original plans. Please let us know if you have any questions and when the a DRB meeting will be scheduled. re 2 — NMI 1 of O - c Sihc� rely, n X : � ?F \, y G Veronica J.B Y o `n; P. . 1_1 '. 3 / 1 ' Lutt, J -c ,,,,, . '� Managing Partner Q ? 1� ,cj Cc. File Greg Lee, Sonic \ V LL V Mary Makins, Bank of America /5 / N O John Clark, John Clark & Associates , S 0 Q = n • n oC a O ui 0 . O J " , O N O _ ; in 01 N u = � , r r. rli ~ ''' ' e 03/22/2004 16:14 FAX 9792603564 MITCHELL and MORGAN 2001 /003 1 r5 p liITCHELL e'IiORGAN, LLP ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS ` \A 511 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SUITE 204 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840 OFFICE (979) 260 -6963 FAX (979) 260 -3564 FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL SHEET TO: FROM Spencer Thompson Chris Conger CoMPANy: �..__��.....� DATE: COCS 22 March 2004 PAX NUMBIAt: Tar AI. No OF PAGES INCLCDING COVER. 979-764-3496 3 ?:IONL NUMBER: SENDER'S P!,PP.RENCE NUMBER: RE: YOUR R,..R::NCL NUMBER: Sonic Drive -In at Texas Ave. & Cooner. College Station, "IX. ❑ URGENT d FOR REVIE\V' 0 PLEASE COMMENT Q PLE_1SE REPLY ❑ PLI:Asi: RECYCLE NOTES' COMMENTS: Spencer: Attached is the most current revision of the Texas Avenue driveway for the proposed Sonic Drive -In in College Station, TX —these changes were made per a TXDOT recommendation sketch that we received from Catherine Hejl. We were wondering if it is acceptable for the new drive isle to extend beyond the property line approximately 12' as shown. Thanks: (e Chris Conger Draftsman, Mitchell & Morgan, LLP Engineers and Constructors !Jr 07- July -03 Spencer Thompson >: Development Services g c c City of College Station e -0 RI ° 1101 Texas Avenue South O ...-6: > College Station, Texas 77840 v a; - (979) 764 -3570 i`c `nin ,F r 5 .. . . Vi IC rn c Re: Driveway Permit for Sonic at Texas Ave. and Cooner Street U= aill c o t c �+ Dear Spencer, wi L' zi c tr) Enclosed are three (3) blue lines and a driveway permit application for Sonic located at the corner of I rn f. c rn Cooner and Texas Avenue. c c a- o+ c C • 5 6 (73 As we last discussed, Sonic would like to obtain two driveways for this new site, one on Texas W u m c?S o - Avenue and one on Cooner Street. The site is very small and onsite circulation would be extremely difficult with only one driveway. In our last discussion a point of discussion was the proposed grading of the driveway. The concern was that it not be an extremely steep climb into the site similar to the Richard Smith driveway located just to the south of this location. As you can see on the L a drawing, we have flattened the grading of the driveway to allow patrons to enter the site from Texas 0. ui Avenue without significantly reducing their speed. This, along with the 30 foot curb return radius on 0. the ingress side of the driveway and the 55 foot throat depth to the first point of conflict, will help this driveway function without significant impact to the through traffic on Texas Avenue. This is all in C _ spite of the fact that the driveway does not meet the separation distance as stated in the City of 0 rn u College Station Driveway Ordinance. c pa top x a The driveway spacing as we have proposed and required by ordinance is as follows: I .; 2 ri u S Required Spacing (ft) Proposed Spacing (ft) c n Opposite Left 125 20 O i Opposite Right 400 28 O > Adjacent Left 350 63 Adjacent Right 350 127 a gt . N �, on Although we do not meet the required driveway spacings, we have attempted to locate the driveway in z n the best location possible. We have pulled the driveway as far away from Cooner Street as possible. Because Cooner carries more volume than the Richard Smith driveway, we felt that the maximum GC separation should occur between Cooner and the proposed Sonic driveway. O ui C i ... r2 This lot is so small that you cannot locate a single driveway in accordance with the driveway _ 3 ordinance, including Cooner Street. In addition, onsite circulation for any business on this small lot / t o o M will be difficult with a single driveway. These difficulties stem from this lot being located in an older ..1 '(A + N p subdivision and we are attempting infill development. As with any small infill development if there W y 2 N were no provisions made originally for cross access easements with adjoining properties, it is • in n . .� extremely difficult to consolidate driveways. A complicating factor on this particular site is the lack I-- _ 8 a+ o+ 81%"" n of depth to the property. Significant offers to purchase the single family lot behind this site have H W .....0 occurred but the owner is unwilling to even discuss the option of selling the property. Without this p g extra depth, the onsite circulation is difficult without the two driveways. Cross access easements W U when this property was originally platted would have allowed for more consolidation of driveways and safer ingress/egress and onsite circulation. Without cross access or sufficient lot depth, siting driveway locations for a small infill lot are a compromise at best. The questions as we see are twofold: (1) Can this lot be successfully developed with only one driveway? and (2) If two driveways are required for successful development and onsite circulation, where are the best locations? We believe that the answer to the first question is no and the answer to the second question is as we have proposed them. We firmly believe that having two driveways on Cooner only places more risk on the traffic turning from Texas Avenue onto Cooner. If two driveways are allowed on Cooner Street, one will be extremely close to the Texas /Cooner intersection. This will slow traffic on Texas Avenue as drivers turning left onto Cooner will not only watch northbound Texas Avenue traffic but also any cars exiting the site heading west. If a northbound vehicle on Texas Avenue turns right onto Cooner, they too will have to watch the exiting site traffic as they turn. Given this situation, it would be preferable to have the second driveway on Texas Avenue as it has been proposed. If in the future, TxDOT places a median in Texas Avenue in front of this property the Texas Avenue driveway would again be the preferable driveway as opposed to a second driveway located too close to the Cooner/Texas Avenue intersection. We appreciate your consideration of our request. As always, if you have any questions, or should need any further information from us, please do not hesitate to call. Sincerely, Al Veronica J. �Morgan B P.`E. Managing Partner Mitchell & Morgan, LLP Cc: Greg Lee, Sonic r 07- July -03 Spencer Thompson , Development Services g c City of College Station N 2 c ° 1101 Texas Avenue South fC L 'd A O = a. . College Station, Texas 77840 t N E (979) 764 -3570 4g 5 i9 y o, c Re: Driveway Permit for Sonic at Texas Ave. and Cooner Street 8 d o co 'V' i'+ v� Dear Spencer, CU 6 e Enclosed are three (3) blue lines and a driveway permit application for Sonic located at the corner of 47 vrn `2 E rn Cooner and Texas Avenue. c c a- c c —> , ro As we last discussed, Sonic would like to obtain two driveways for this new site, one on Texas W 0 5 as a Avenue and one on Cooner Street. The site is very small and onsite circulation would be extremely difficult with only one driveway. In our last discussion a point of discussion was the proposed grading of the driveway. The concern was that it not be an extremely steep climb into the site similar to the Richard Smith driveway located just to the south of this location. As you can see on the W drawing, we have flattened the grading of the driveway to allow patrons to enter the site from Texas D. ui Avenue without significantly reducing their speed. This, along with the 30 foot curb return radius on 1L the ingress side of the driveway and the 55 foot throat depth to the first point of conflict, will help this to c = driveway function without significant gnificant impact to the through traffic on Texas Avenue. This is all in O a . 0 spite of the fact that the driveway does not meet the separation distance as stated in the City of v� c.7 c College Station Driveway Ordinance. c � � ro Di a The driveway spacing as we have proposed and required by ordinance is as follows: ri t z 2 _ri V .— S Required Spacing (ft) Proposed Spacing (ft) c r'+ Opposite Left 125 20 Opposite Right 400 28 Adjacent Left 350 63 Adjacent Right 350 127 O. et � N Although we do not meet the required driveway spacings, we have attempted to locate the driveway in Z • 3 n the best location possible. We have pulled the driveway as far away from Cooner Street as possible. Because Cooner carries more volume than the Richard Smith driveway, we felt that the maximum CL 4 separation should occur between Cooner and the proposed Sonic driveway. i 12 This lot is so small that you cannot locate a single driveway in accordance with the driveway 0 C s ordinance, including Cooner Street. In addition, onsite circulation for any business on this small lot `4 e o M will be difficult with a single driveway. These difficulties stem from this lot being located in an older J V') .2 N p subdivision and we are attempting infill development. As with any small infill development if there W ti) h. EA a r were no provisions made originally for cross access easements with adjoining properties, it is N .. extremely difficult to consolidate driveways. A complicating factor on this particular site is the lack V • = c •. at ti of depth to the pro perry. Significant offers to purchase the single family lot behind this site have M 0 !„ t 8 occurred but the owner is unwilling to even discuss the option of selling the property. Without this , ‘ III - p F x extra depth, the onsite circulation is difficult without the two driveways. Cross access easements when this property was originally platted would have allowed for more consolidation of driveways and safer ingress/egress and onsite circulation. Without cross access or sufficient lot depth, siting driveway locations for a small infill lot are a compromise at best. The questions as we see are twofold: (1) Can this lot be successfully developed with only one driveway? and (2) If two driveways are required for successful development and onsite circulation, where are the best locations? We believe that the answer to the first question is no and the answer to the second question is as we have proposed them. We firmly believe that having two driveways on Cooner only places more risk on the traffic turning from Texas Avenue onto Cooner. If two driveways are allowed on Cooner Street, one will be extremely close to the Texas /Cooner intersection. This will slow traffic on Texas Avenue as drivers turning left onto Cooner will not only watch northbound Texas Avenue traffic but also any cars exiting the site heading west. If a northbound vehicle on Texas Avenue turns right onto Cooner, they too will have to watch the exiting site traffic as they turn. Given this situation, it would be preferable to have the second driveway on Texas Avenue as it has been proposed. If in the future, TxDOT places a median in Texas Avenue in front of this property the Texas Avenue driveway would again be the preferable driveway as opposed to a second driveway located too close to the Cooner/Texas Avenue intersection. We appreciate your consideration of our request. As always, if you have any questions, or should need any further information from us, please do not hesitate to call. I // Of Veronica J.B. Mora P. . Managing Partner Mitchell & Morgan, LLP Cc: Greg Lee, Sonic Permit to Construct Access Driveway Facilities c / Fenn 1058 (Rev. 12 -96) on Highway Right of Way Previous versions are obsolete. To: Hwy. Permit No. Control Section The Texas Department of Transportation, hereinafter called the State, hereby authorizes W DFffoCD - (,eoI5 LL C CSLN l c) hereinafter called the Grantee, to (re) construct an access driveway on the hi hway right of way abutting highway no. ?)0S (o in 0 County, located @ 'W c (' t�cn� M . , pct Subject to the following: 1. The Grantee is responsible for all costs associated with the construction of this access driveway. 2. Design of facilitie,s shall be as follows and/or as shown on sketch: All construction and materials shall be subject to inspection and approved by the State. 3. Maintenance of facilities constructed hereunder shall be the responsibility of the Grantee, and the State reserves the right to require any changes, maintenance, or repairs as may be necessary to provide protection of life or property on or adjacent to the highway. Changes in design will be made only with approval of the State. 4. The Grantee shall hold harmless the State and its duly appointed agents and employees against any action for personal injury or property damage sustained by reason of the exercise of this permit. 5. Except for regulatory and guide signs at county roads and city streets, the Grantee shall not erect any sign on or extending over any portion of the highway right of way, and vehicle service fixtures such as service pumps, vendor stands, or tanks shall be located at least 3.6 meters (12 feet) from the right -of -way line to ensure that any vehicle services from these fixtures will be off the highway. 6. This permit will become null and void if the above - referenced driveway facilities are not constructed within six (6) months from the issuance date of this permit. 7. The Grantee will contact the State's representative telephone ( ) at least twenty -four (24) hours prior to beginning the work authorized by this permit. Texas Department of Transportation Date of Issuance District Engineer The undersigned hereby agrees to comply with the terms and conditions set f. • h in this permit for construction of an access driveway on the highway right -of -way. Signed: 1. - � _ - AA . g t , , �� (Prope • weer •' o u - is representative) Date: 1- '1-0 TRANSMISSION VERIFICATION REPORT TIME : 08/0812003 09:54 NAME : COCS DEVELOPMENT SER FAX : 9797643496 TEL : 9797643570 SER.# : BROE2J341073 DATE,TIME 08/08 09:53 FAX NO. /NAME 92603564 DURATION 00:01:00 PAGE(S) 04 RESULT OK MODE STANDARD ECM FACSIMILE COVER SHEET CITY OF COLLEGE STATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1101 Texas Avenue South, PO Box 9960 LotLEGL STATION College Station, Texas 77842 Phone (979)764 -3570 / Fax (979)764 -3496 Date: % - " C e )--4)-- # of pages included cover 1 + If you did not receive a complete fax, please call our office immediately for a new transmittal. To: \J ..0 O :\ OC Fax: — 0 vM Com any: From: _ Phone: . Company: City of College Station _ Remarks: El Urgent I For your review 0 Replay ASAP C❑ FYI ` l1't l t1 �� • 1 03- I ba• 9. ?*O3 g 1 .. 30 August 27, 2003 Deborah Grace COCS - Development Services '' rn P.O. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77840 e.027) v�o g 2.) _ ; Re: Sonic @ Cooner vl o , & Dear Deborah, VIA Please find attached three original copies of the TxDOT Driveway Permit m=04 signed by the owner as you requested and the plans for the Driveway Permit at Sonic @ Cooner for your submission to TxDOT. C� - '131 11J .c If you have any questions please give us a call. Sincerely, ui C\ils16 //L-- o: ui • a Dusti M. Regini - to Administrative Assistant O a t a`a E '� g a Cc: File a ri V � i N C9 3 O J Z' C 0 M N 1�C N U { - at g-x .1" Permit to Construct Access Driveway Facilities Form 1 (Rev. 12_ on Highway Right of Way Previous versions are obsolete. To: Hwy. Permit No. Control Section The Texas Department of Transportation, hereinafter called the State, hereby authorizes W hifoli:D - L,EYJIS L. C (5°" Lc) hereinafter called the Grantee, to (re) construct an access drive ay on the hi hw y right of way abutting highway no. ?)0S Co in P�AZoS County, located @ 40 ( - 14.45 Me. ntt Subject to the following: 1. The Grantee is responsible for all costs associated with the construction of this access driveway. 2. Design of facilities shall be as follows and/or as shown on sketch: All construction and materials shall be subject to inspection and approved by the State. 3. Maintenance of facilities constructed hereunder shall be the responsibility of the Grantee, and the State reserves the right to require any changes, maintenance, or repairs as may be necessary to provide protection of life or property on or adjacent to the highway. Changes in design will be made only with approval of the State. 4. The Grantee shall hold harmless the State and its duly appointed agents and employees against any action for personal injury or property damage sustained by reason of the exercise of this permit. 5. Except for regulatory and guide signs at county roads and city streets, the Grantee shall not erect any sign on or extending over any portion of the highway right of way, and vehicle service fixtures such as service pumps, vendor stands, or tanks shall be located at least 3.6 meters (12 feet) from the right -of -way line to ensure that any vehicle services from these fixtures will be off the highway. 6. This permit will become null and void if the above - referenced driveway facilities are not constructed within six (6) months from the issuance date of this permit. 7. The Grantee will contact the State's representative telephone ( ) at least twenty -four (24) hours prior to beginning the work authorized by this permit. Texas Department of Transportation Date of Issuance District Engineer The undersigned hereby agrees to comply with the terms and conditions set f• • in this permit for construction of an access driveway on the highway right -of -way. Signed: .� 1 . / I lit/ f�d (Prope '. • wner • o i - is representative) Date: 1 -11-0