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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponseToCityCommentsNarrative_ 08-23-21 The Flats – Site Plan Review Comment Narrative Page 1 of 4 The Flats Site Plan Review Comment Narrative Application 21-078 Section 2 – Recommended Conditions of Approval 1. Please note that these conditions are in addition to any required code provisions identified in this report. These conditions are specific to the development. Response: The applicant acknowledges this comment. Section 3 – Required Code Corrections PLANNING COMMENTS: 1. The NW sidewalk bulb-out must be constructed per the PUD, matching the one across the street. It is currently shown as predominantly turf with a 5’ pathway instead of entirely concrete, please revise. Response: The NW sidewalk bulb-out has been revised to match the bulb-out across the street. Please see updated site plan, Sheet C1.0. 2. BMC 38.220.010. – Submittal materials and requirements. The revisions application is incomplete. Please provide the entire application package, including materials that were submitted with the original application. There are only civil and landscape plans in the revisions and many of those plans are missing. Response: The revisions application has been updated to include both the original application and the previous response to City comments. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: Wastewater 1. BMC 38.410.070 – The proposed project is located within the service area of the Baxter Meadows Lift Station. The proposed project may not exceed the lift station capacity reserved for the subject property without an upgrade to the existing lift station and associated force main. The application must demonstrate that the peak-hour wastewater flow from the proposed project is equal to or less than the design capacity reserved for the parcel in the subdivision’s wastewater design report. Response: This comment was addressed in the previous submittal. Please see below for the response from the previous submittal: The Flats – Site Plan Review Comment Narrative Page 2 of 4 “The proposed project will not exceed the lift station capacity reserved for the subject property. According to the wastewater design report, the subject property will contribute flow to Interceptor 3, which consists of a 15-inch sanitary sewer main along the northern end and a 12-inch main on the southern end. Interceptor 3 has a required capacity of 0.97 CFS. Although there is no mention of the subject property in the design report, the anticipated flows due to the development amount to 0.016 CFS. This is a minimal flow that accounts for approximately 1.6% of the required flow for Interceptor 3. The Baxter Meadows Wastewater Design Report has been included with this submittal.” Lighting 1. DSSP Standard Specifications for Lighting Materials and Installation Section XII - The intersection of Vaquero Parkway and Galloway Street must have a city standard street lighting be installed per DSSP Section XII. Applicant is informed that some existing street lighting components may already be in place at this intersection (pole bases, conduit, etc.) for use as appropriate. The required intersection street light(s) shall be shown on the plans prior to site plan approval. Response: It is our opinion that installation of the street light at the intersection of Vaquero Parkway and Galloway Street should not be the responsibility of the owner. There is a much larger development previously constructed adjacent to The Flats that was not required to bear any of the cost for the light pole installation. We are working with the City to determine who should be responsible for installing the street light. ENGINEERING RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. The provided draft Waiver of Right to Protest Creation of Special Improvement Districts (SID) is acceptable. The applicant must provide a copy of the filed SID waiver prior to Site Plan Approval. Response: A signed copy of the recorded SID waiver has been included with this submittal. 2. BMC 38.410.060: Signed hard copies of the utility must be submitted to the city prior to site plan approval. Response: A signed copy of the recorded utility easement has been included with this submittal. 3. BMC 38.410.130 (A)(1) Water rights – Cash-in-lieu (CIL) of water rights must be paid prior to site plan approval. Response: Griffin Nielsen has been contacted regarding CIL-WR. Please see attached email correspondence regarding CIL-WR. The appropriate fee will be paid when the amount is provided by the City. The Flats – Site Plan Review Comment Narrative Page 3 of 4 ENGINEERING ADVISORY COMMENTS: 1. DSSP Fire Service Line Standard - The applicant must prepare plans and specifications for any fire service line in accordance with the City’s Fire Service Line Policy. The plans must be prepared by a Professional Engineer and be provided to and approved by the City Engineer prior to initiation of construction of the fire service or fire protection system. The applicant must also provide Professional Engineering services for construction inspection, post-construction certification and preparation of mylar record drawings. Fire service plans, and domestic services 4” or larger, must be a standalone submittal, separate from the site plan submittal. City of Bozeman applications for service must be completed by the applicant. Response: The fire line submittal was submitted on 8/13/21, separate from the site plan submittal. A copy of the fire line plans has been included with the site plan submittal for reference. 2. Applicant is advised to appropriately size the mechanical room to fit the water service line lay length. Please contact John Alston (jalston@bozeman.net) the City’s water and sewer superintendent if additional questions arise. Response: The architect was informed of this comment and indicated that the size of the mechanical room was adequate. 3. DSSP Standard Specifications for Lighting Materials and Installation Section III – The applicant is advised all proposed street, pedestrian and pathway lighting shall be operated and maintained through the creation of a new SILD, through the annexation to an existing SILD, or through some other equivalent means approved by the City Bozeman. The approval to create or annex to an SILD shall be granted prior to Occupancy. Response: The existing street light is already in an existing SILD (SILD No. 685). The SILD commission resolution has been included with this submittal along with an exhibit showing the extents of the existing SILD. 4. The applicant is advised that the lighting improvements will need to be reviewed as a separate infrastructure submittal. The site plan can be approved prior to infrastructure review, however, the following requirements must be satisfied with the infrastructure submittal. DSSP Section XVIII Submittal Requirements: a. For Street Lighting submittals, provide luminaire cut sheets showing compliance with Table B. New Construction Lighting Design Guidance and Section XIII. Streetlight Luminaires. b. For Pedestrian Lighting submittals, provide a Photometric Plan for new installations showing compliance with Table C. Pedestrian Lighting Guidance. Also provide luminaire cut sheets showing compliance with Section XIV. Pedestrian Luminaires. The Flats – Site Plan Review Comment Narrative Page 4 of 4 c. Lighting calculations showing roadway luminance (comply with Table B), intersection illuminance (comply with Table A), sidewalk illuminance (Section XII – D), and light trespass (Section XII – D). Response: Please refer to response from Lighting: Item #1 above. 5. The applicant is advised a Roadway Luminaire Submittal Form (contained within the DSSP) will be required with infrastructure review. Response: Please refer to response from Lighting: Item #1 above. END OF NARRATIVE