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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-11-12 MinutesMINUTES OF A PLAT REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Plat Review Committee was held at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, November 12, 1982 at the Chamber of Commerce, Fayetteville, Arkansas. UTILITY REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT: Kenneth Wagner, Ivan Faulkner CITY STAFF PRESENT: Al Rukgaber, Don Bunn, Larry Poage, Bobbie Jones, Suzanne Kennedy OTHERS PRESENT: Al Harris, Harry Gray, Michael Nall The only item to be reviewed at this meeting was a Large Scale Development plan for "Sarah's Country Store", located on Highway 71B across from K -Mart, between King Pizza and Power Bowl. Al Harris and Harry Gray were present representing Northwest Engineers. Also present was Michael Nall. LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT SARAH'S COUNTRY STORE HIGHWAY 71B ACROSS FROM K -MART (1) Dick Shaw (Southwestern Bell Telephone Company): Although not present at this meeting, Mr. Shaw stated over the phone that the Phone Company would work with the engineer on this development and would be in touch with the engineer next week. (2) Kenneth Wagner (Arkansas Western Gas): Gas meter for Power Lanes is located on the west edge of the proposed store. Not knowing where the future parking spaces will be, he is sure the gas meter will have to be moved and the line for the Power Lanes will probably have to be moved. He can't say where the gas meter for the Power Lanes and the proposed store will be. Al Harris asked if it might be possible to locate the meter in the green area behind the store, which is about a 50 foot wide area. Wagner stated there is a good sized rock wall located there but they can set the meter back there if desired. There is a customer's private line going to Power Lanes which they cannot interfere with. Depending on what is to be done, there will be some type of charge on moving the line. Mr. Nall asked about setting meters on the northwest corner of the property the green space, instead of where it crosses now. said it can be left or moved, but the main thing is to put it in a He said the Gas Company will work with the owner any place within ea. said he contemplated standard service in the building, and there is no problem as far as gas. Bobbie Jones asked if the high pressure gas line behind King Pizza had been moved. Wagner said that line used to go straight north across the old theatre property and, when King Pizza was built, they rerouted it. He said the proposed building will be about 150 feet from that gas line. Wagner asked for three or four days notice before moving in the gas service. (3) Al Rukgaber (City Street Department): Rukgaber stated they need to contact the State Highway Department regarding the curb work out front. Bobbie Jones noted they are changing some driveways. Al Harris explained there is an existing 45 foot driveway which they are moving to the north. line within Wagner safe space the green ar Wagner /87 • • • Plat Review Committee November 12, 1982 Page Two Rukgaber stated he was not picky about how you swing the radius. If forty feet is it is okay. Bobbie Jones stated Clayton Powell, the radius where the curb breaks. Al Rukgaber stated this issue needs to be clarified with the whether the radius is included in the forty foot measurement. He considers the 40 feet to be measured at the opening. Mr. Gray stated they will change the 45 feet to 40 feet and Powell and the State. five feet, but it all depends on acceptable to the Highway Department, Street Superintendent, measures from Highway Department, said he personally contact Clayton (4) Ivan Faulkner (SWEPCO): There is three-phase power available at this location and SWEPCO can provide underground tap from a pole in existence there, at which point the owner will have to carry service to the building. This would eliminate asking for easements. He doesn't think they need to talk about under- ground transformers unless they need to carry a tremendous load If they get involved in easements, SWEPCO would build an overhead line. Michael Nall said they would prefer underground service. Faulkner stated .he needed a minimum of two weeks notice on getting service. Nall was asked to contact Faulkner as soon as he knows what the load will be. Gray asked, if they decide to relocate the line on the south side of King Pizza, who they should talk to. Faulkner stated, if they intend to do that, now would be the time to do it, instead of building service to the store now and then having to redo it. He said there is no problem with getting underground in the same area but the problem begins when you have to back feed the service that already exists. He will try to work out getting a primary back there and padding out transformers. He asked for thirty days notice on that. (5) Larry Poage (City Fire Inspector): Contact Poage on putting gas tanks underground with concrete on top, as there is a certain way in which this should be done. It was confirmed that there will be double doors in front and a single door at the back. Poage asked for two 10 -pound ABC fire extinguishers. The fire extinguisher for the pump island should be placed in front of the front door of the building, since there is not a structure outside. Nall asked Poage his opinion on the use of gas versus dry chemical for the fire extinguishers. Poage said the gas was B.C. rated. Dry chemicals were probably cheaper, but in terms of fighting the fire, the gas does well. However, in the case of a flammable liquid spill, vapors in the area are only dispersed temporarily with the use of gas, so that dry chemicals are actually better than gas. Poage stated the fire hydrants were good enough. (6) Don Bunn (City Engineer): Bunn stated the water line must be out in the street, that there is a storm drain along there and water line on the other side of the storm drain. They may have a hard time getting to water, but the sewer is no problem. Al Harris thinks there is a water main located in the area. He stated there is a fifty foot utility easement all around the property. '31 • • Plat Review Committee November 12, 1982 Page Three Don Bunn said there will be a long service line, and other than the difficulty of getting the water, he had no further comments. Sewer is adjacent to the building. There will be a main extension fee along with the connection charge. The total charge is St a square foot. (7) Bobbie Jones (City Planning Administrator): a. Setbacks are more than adequate. The requirement from street right-of- way is 20 feet for the canopy and 25 feet for the gas pumps. b. She counted 211 parking spaces 193 are shown as required. :-4..;_3n: informed her earlier ridit:onaj strip of c. Someone had informed her earlier that an additional strip of land had been purchased which may not be zoned C-2. Nalls stated they had considered an additional purchase but this had never taken place. d. She needs to check that the property is okay for a sale or for a lot split. There can only be three lot splits done on the property in question. There is no problem with just a lease. e. The driveway safety zones are not quite right for a separately owned parcel either. f. There is a ground sign shown on the plat and King Pizza also has one shown. There is a requirement that there can only be one ground sign for the entire property. Al Harris stated there is a ground sign also for Power Lanes. Bobbie Jones stated they will be allowed signs on the building, and they should work with the sign inspector on the ground signs. There is a sidewalk requirement of five feet wide on the highway right- of-way, if the Highway Department will approve. If they do not allow it on the right-of-way, there must be a five foot easement for the sidewalk adjacent to the right-of-way. h. The Planning Commission does not reduce the number of parking spaces required. This would have to be done either by an amendment to the ordinance, or by action of the Board of Adjustment. However, the Planning Commission needs to be aware of what the intent is, and if they wish to reduce the number of spaces, how many spaces they are asking to have reduced. 1. Upon completion of the project, there is a requirement for an As -Built plot plan to show basically what is shown on the current plat, with the addition of the underground service lines to the structure. Before a permit can be issued, there must be written approval from the State Board of Health from both the Plumbing Division and the Food Division. g• J• • k. There must be an engineering certification stating that the energy code has been met. i �R • Plat Review Committee November 12, 1982 Page Four 1. There must be a stamp, paragraph and signature of an Arkansas registered engineer or architect on each page of the plans. ' Bobbie Jones asked that, by Monday, ten prints be submitted with all revisions shown. Any variances requested of the Planning Commission need to be in writing at this time. She said, if Clayton Powell will allow the forty feet on the driveway opening rather than on the curb cut, to let her know. Regarding any requests for sidewalk waivers, these must be made to the City Board of Directors, in writing, submitted to her office. Mr. Gray said, if they decide on the utility line relocation, it won't be finalized for at least a month. Bobbie Jones stated that would be okay if the utility company is willing to state to her that they will work with the owner on that as far as getting their own easements. It was decided that the error in the legal description brought in in May of 1979 had been corrected on the current plat. Mr. Nall indicated an interest in purchasing the property behind King Pizza Bobbie Jones told him the Planning Commission would have to approve that, since that parcel would be less than five acres. Also, unless the parcel had street frontage, the Planning Commission would need to consider whether they would waive the requirement for street frontage. Any change in driveway access would also have to be considered for conformity to safety zones. Any waiver requests must be in writing. • 19v