HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff CommentsENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
Project: 803 Dexter Drive, Residential Driveway
ENGINEERING COMMENTS NO. 1
1. Is the existing driveway apron proposed to be replaced? If so, please provide the
BCS residential driveway detail and radius.
Yes, the driveway apron will be replaced. We have attached the BCS residential
driveway detail on C3.0.
2. As the project is proposing to do a significant amount of paving above an existing 12
inch sanitary sewer main, the line will need to be inspected pre and post
construction to verify the line was not damaged. Any damage to the line caused by
construction will be the applicants' responsibility to repair. Please state this as a
note on the plans. College Station Utility crews will be inspecting the line this week
to verify its pre- construction condition.
Note #8 was added to C2.0 which states the sanitary sewer main will need to be
inspected pre and post construction and that any damage incurred during
construction would be the applicants' responsibility to repair.
3. Please complete the 2 nd page of the application under "Identify the Follow ".
This section of the application has been completed and is attached.
Reviewed by: Josh Norton Date: July 13, 2011
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MEMORANDUM
June 30, 2011
TO: Melissa Thomas, via email: mthomas (a
FROM: Molly Hitchcock, AICP
Planning Administrator
SUBJECT: 803 AND 805 DEXTER DR (PIP)
Due to the nature of the project, it has been determined that indemnity agreements from
abutting property owners will not be necessary for this PRIVATE IMPROVEMENT IN ROW
PERMIT (PIP) application. This project will be distributed to staff next week for their review.
cc: Alan Roberts, via mail
Case file no. 11- 00500094
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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
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1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842
Phone 979.764.3570 / Fax 979.764.3496
MEMO
June 23, 2011
TO: Melissa P. Thomas, via email: mthomas (o�gessnerengineerinq.com
FROM: Molly Hitchcock, AICP
Planning Administrator
SUBJECT: 803 AND 805 DEXTER DR (PIP)
I reviewed the above - mentioned PRIVATE IMPROVEMENT IN ROW PERMIT (PIP) application
and determined it to be incomplete. The following is the preliminary list of items needed to
complete the submittal so that staff may conduct a thorough review. Please submit the following
information by 10 a.m. on any Monday for review that week:
Notarized indemnity agreements from all abutting property owners.
Complete contact information for the party responsible for maintenance
Completion of Page 2 of 4 of the application, including the top section of the
page and identification of the party to perform the work.
Please be aware that if this application is not completed before August 8, 2011, it will expire and
a new application and fees will be necessary to continue the PIP process.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me at 979.764.3570.
cc: Alan Roberts, via mail
Case file No. 11- 00500094
E. DRIVEWAYS
(1) Driveway Interference
No driveway approach shall interfere with municipal facilities such as street light or traffic
signal poles, signs, fire hydrants, cross walks, bus loading zones, utility poles, fire alarm
supports, drainage structures, or other necessary street structures. The City Engineer is
authorized to order and effect the removal or reconstruction of any driveway approach
which is constructed in conflict with street structures. The cost of reconstructing or
relocating such driveway approaches shall be at the expense of the abutting property
owner.
(2) Driveway Permits
(a) Any plans submitted for building approval which include or involve driveway
approaches shall be referred to the City Engineer or his designee for approval
before a building permit is issued.
(b) A written driveway permit for a new development shall be not issued or required.
Approval of driveway location and design for new properties and other
developments on a building plan or site plan shall be considered the permit for
driveway installation.
(c) Any property owner desiring a new driveway approach or an improvement to an
existing driveway at an existing residential or other property shall make
application for a driveway permit, in writing, and designating the contractor who
will do the work, to the City Engineer or the building supervisor, accompanied by
a sketch or drawing showing clearly the driveway, parking area, or doorway to be
connected and the location of the nearest existing driveways on the same and
opposite sides of the roadway. The City Engineer will prescribe the construction
procedure to be followed. (See the Building Code for contractor's bond and permit
requirement, for work on public property.)
(d) A permit or building /site plan approval as per the procedure of either 2(b) or 2(c)
shall be required for the location of all driveways which provide for access to
property. Driveway permits will also be required for any significant structure
change, land use change, or property boundary change.
(e) The driveway permit fee shall be set by resolution of the College Station City
Council from time to time as deemed appropriate by said council and shall be of
an amount to cover the cost of licensing and maintaining records.
(f) All permits granted for the use of public property under the terms of this section
shall be revocable at the will of the City Council.
F. USE OF RIGHTS -OF -WAY FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCES AND
AMENITIES AND FOR PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES
(1) Definitions
For the purpose of this section, certain words as used herein are defined as follows:
(a) "Awning" means an overhead structure made of canvas or fabric that is stretched
over a wood or metal frame that extends beyond the exterior wall face and is
removable. This definition does not include copy or logo.
(b) "Bench" means a seating area that is placed for the convenience of pedestrians
and is located in proximity to mass transit stops or businesses.
(c) "Bicycle Rack" means a structure designed and used for the temporary storage of
bicycles.
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(d) "City" means the City of College Station, Texas, a home -rule city.
(e) "City Engineer" means the City Engineer of the City of College Station, Texas, or
his designated representative.
(f) "City Planner" means the City Planner of the City of College Station or his
designated representative.
(g) "Facade" means an architectural treatment on the face of a building along either
the front, side, or rear of a building along the right -of -way frontage. This definition
does not include copy.
(h) "Landscaping, permanent" means canopy and non - canopy trees and shrubs as
established in Section 11.2 of the City of College Station Zoning Ordinance.
(i) "Landscaping, temporary" means perennial and flowering plants, dwarf shrubs
and ground cover.
Q) "Northgate Area" means the area bounded by Nagel Street, University Drive,
Wellborn Road and the City of College Station City limits.
(k) "Permit Holder or Permittee" as used in this ordinance means the person owning
the underlying fee title to any real property upon which any public street within the
City of College Station corporate limits is situated, or any association or other
entity acting with a lease or other express written permission of the said fee title
owner, to make use of the property, and who has been lawfully issued a Right -of-
Way Improvements Permit by the City Engineer.
(1) "Private Utilities" means utilities that have been extended to serve an entity but
have not been accepted by the City of College Station.
(m) "Public Street" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way
which is held by the City in fee or by easement or dedication when any part
thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel; provided
the term public street shall not include any designated state or federal highway or
road or any designated county road.
(n) "Right -of -Way Improvements Permit" means a permit issued by the City Engineer
to a person who qualifies for said permit under the terms of this ordinance
authorizing the construction, installation and maintenance of improvements in
right -of -way dedicated to the City of College Station, Texas.
(o) "Roadway" means that portion of a public street which is improved, designed, or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the curb, berm, or shoulder. In
the event that a public street includes two or more separate roadways, roadway
means each such roadway separately.
(p) "Setback Line" is as defined in Section 7 of the City of College Station Zoning
Ordinance.
(q) "Sidewalk" means that portion of a public street which is between the curb lines,
or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines and is improved
and designed for or is ordinarily used for pedestrian travel.
(r) "Sidewalk cafe" means an outdoor dining area located on a sidewalk and
containing movable tables, chairs, planters, or related appurtenances.
(s) "Structure" means any building or portion thereof, any obstruction that extends
above natural ground grade. Excluded from this definition are wooden fences
under eight feet (8') in overall height and masonry fences under three feet (3') in
overall height.
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(2)
Scope
(a) The City Council of the City of College Station acting by and through its official
designated in paragraph (3) below may permit any person owning the underlying
fee title to any real property upon which any public street within its corporate limits
is situated, or any association or other entity acting with a lease or other express
written permission of the said fee title owner, to make use of the property,
notwithstanding its being part of a public street, for any one or more of the
following improvements or facilities:
the establishment or maintenance or both of trees and decorative land-
scaping, including landscaping lighting, watering systems, and other
appurtenances for the maintenance thereof;
the establishment or maintenance or both of sidewalk cafes; provided
that a sidewalk cafe may not be enclosed by fixed walls and shall be
open to the air, except that it may have a canopy; provided further that a
sidewalk cafe must be abutting and contiguous to a restaurant in which
food preparation, sanitation, and related services for the sidewalk cafe
will be performed;
the establishment or maintenance or both of ornamental gates, columns,
or other ornamental works of wood, iron, masonry, earth, or other materi-
als denoting the entrance to a neighborhood or a platted and recorded
subdivision; provided that such improvements may display the name of
the subdivision or neighborhood but shall not contain any commercial
advertising or other signage;
(iv) the establishment or maintenance or both of any supportive or decorative
columns, arches, or other structural or decorative feature of any building
which is fifty (50) or more years old at the time of filing an application for
a permit hereunder and of unusual architectural design, character, or
significance or of historical value; or
(v) the establishment or maintenance or both of transit bus shelters, drinking
fountains, benches, and other related amenities for the convenience of
the public in the use of the public streets for pedestrian or vehicular
transportation.
(3)
(4)
Designation of City Official Authorized to Make Findings
The City Engineer is hereby designated by the City Council of the City of College Station,
Texas, to make the findings required by law contained in paragraph (4) below prior to the
issuance of a permit authorizing the establishment or maintenance of the improvements
or facilities specified in paragraph (2) above.
Findings Required
(a) The establishment or maintenance of the improvements or facilities may not be
implemented without a finding by the City Engineer that:
(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.
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(b) Appeal
An applicant may appeal the decision of the City Engineer to the City Council
within ten (10) days of the denial or issuance of the permit. Failure to appeal the
action shall constitute a contractual acceptance of all conditions imposed, and a
waiver of all complaints, defects, or potential invalidity, whether under state or
federal law.
(5) Permit Required
(a) Use Without a Permit Prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any person to install or construct or cause to be installed or
constructed, the amenities, improvements or facilities established in paragraph
(2) above within the public streets or rights -of -way for within the corporate limits of
the City of College Station without first obtaining a permit issued by the City
Engineer authorizing such improvements or facilities.
(b) Prescribed Fee
The applicant or permit holder shall pay a fee for the right -of -way improvements
permit that shall be the same as that charged in Chapter 14, Section of the City of
College Station Code of Ordinances as amended from time to time.
(c) The permit shall be granted and allowed to remain in force on condition that: (1)
the applicant complies with the regulations established by the City Council and
contained in paragraph (7) below for the protection of the public and utility
companies and other persons or firms having the right to use the public street at
the site of the applicant's proposed facility; (2) the site is properly maintained and
(3) the applicant owns or is legally authorized by the fee simple owner of land to
use his land for the establishment and maintenance of the improvements
authorized by permit.
(d) Procedure for Obtaining a permit
Application Requirements:
Any person desiring a permit authorizing the use of the public right -of -way for the
installation of improvements or facilities within the City limits shall file an
application with the Development Services Department on a form provided by that
Department. The applicant must include the following information with the
application form:
• A facility layout plan which includes the identity, and location of, and gives the
dimensions of the right -of -way and the pavement edge or curb.
• The applicant must locate all existing traffic signs, meter boxes, light poles,
manholes, overhead electrical lines, fire hydrants, valves, and electrical
transformers contained within the right -of -way. The diagram must include
dimensions of the right -of -way and locate the facilities from the right -of -way or
back of the curb. The size and material of the facilities must be specified.
• All proposed signage must be located including its dimensions.
• An erosion control plan must be submitted with the application. If there are
waterway alterations proposed, a drainage report and drainage plan must be
submitted. If improvements are proposed that will alter the drainage patterns
in the area, a drainage report and drainage plan will be required.
• Applicant must state whether there will be any waterway alterations with a
drainage report (if applicable).
• Elevation drawings of signage that include the description of material.
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• The location and type of plantings. All plantings must be detailed by using
both the scientific as well as common names.
• Describe all work to be performed including but not limited to any electrical
work, landscaping, irrigation systems, drainage work, waterway alterations,
demolition, fencing (whether wood or masonry), signs, facades, awnings,
cafe, canopy, benches, bike racks.
• The cost, where applicable, of the proposed relocation of any public facilities
associated with the work.
• The total square footage of the site.
• Designate the party responsible for maintenance.
• An estimate of the future relocation of improvements.
• Where applicable, the applicant must submit the following plans: electrical,
landscaping, plumbing, sealed structural details with anchoring, attachment
and material description and /or any sealed irrigation plans.
• Identify all contractors and subcontractors including, but not limited to, the
master electrician, irrigator, landscape architect or company, master plumber,
design engineer and /or structural engineer.
(e) Inspection of Facilities
Inspections of improvements shall be requested in accordance with the Standard
Building Code as amended by the City of College Station Code of Ordinances.
(f) Maintenance of Facilities
All improvements shall be maintained by the person designated by the permit
holder in the permit application. The improvements shall be maintained in a
reasonably safe, secure and sanitary manner and the site shall be free of rubbish,
weeds, filth or other offensive items.
All dead plantings shall be removed and replaced annually.
(g) Construction of Facilities
Construction and installation of improvements must comply with all provisions of
this ordinance as well as with the Streetscape Standards as adopted by the City
Council of the City of College Station and established in the Streetscape Study
issued in December 1992 and as amended from time to time.
(6) Removal of Facilities
The City or any utility company or other person authorized by the City may remove all or
any part of any facility for which a permit has been issued without liability therefore in the
event of a lawful need for the site or for access thereto.
(7) Regulations
The regulations that govern the issuance and continuing validity of this permit as follows:
(a) Permittee must comply with the construction, maintenance, operation, and
inspection requirements as detailed in paragraph (5) above.
(b) Permittee must provide indemnity agreements by abutting fee owners, which
agreements shall be covenants running with the title of the abutting land;
provided, however, that Permanent and Temporary Landscaping, including
landscaping lighting and watering systems shall be exempt from this requirement.
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(q) This permit is valid only to whom it is issued and may not be assigned or trans-
ferred.
(r) Permittee may not modify the improvements authorized by permit.
(8) Exemptions
The City may establish or maintain, with its funds, materials, equipment, and personnel,
any of the improvements or facilities described and shall not be required to issue a permit
for any such improvement or facility established or maintained by the City; provided,
however, that the City shall remove its improvement or facility placed by it upon any public
street if there is a lawful need for the site or for access to the site by a utility company.
This ordinance does not require a political subdivision of this state to obtain a permit to
establish or maintain an improvement or facility authorized by other law.
(9) Penalty for Violations
Violations of the ordinance shall be punished in accordance with Chapter 1, Section 5 of
the Code of Ordinances as amended from time to time.
(10) Invalidity
If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a
court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, the validity, legality, and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
(11) Conflict with Other Ordinances
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such
conflict, hereby repealed.
E.. UNUSUAL CONDITIONS
The City Engineer is hereby authorized to grant, in writing, variances from the strict application of
the principles of this subsection; provided that he first determines that the following conditions are
present:
(1) The exception or variance desired arises from peculiar conditions not ordinarily existing in
similar districts in the City, or due to the nature of the business or operation on the
abutting property.
(2) That the exception or variance desired is not against the public interest, particularly
safety, convenience, and general welfare.
(3) That the granting of the permit for the exception or variance will not adversely affect the
rights of adjacent property owners or tenants.
(3) That the strict application of the terms of this section will not work unnecessary hardship
on the property owner or tenant.
F. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
(1) City Engineer Designated as Enforcement Officials Powers and Duties
(a) The City Engineer is designated as the administrative official of the City, to
administer the provisions of this section.
(b) If the City Engineer shall find or if any person files with him a complaint in writing
alleging that any of the provisions of this section are being violated, he shall
immediately investigate and when necessary, give written notice to the person
responsible to cease such violations, forthwith.
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(c) Notice may be delivered in person or by certified mail to violator or to any person
in charge of the property where the violation is occurring.
(2) Penalty for Violation
Any person who violates or fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine pursuant to the General Penalty set
out in Chapter 1, Section 5, of this Code of Ordinances. Nothing herein contained shall
prevent the City from taking such other lawful action as may be necessary to prevent or
remedy any violation.
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