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MINUTES OF A PLAT REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING
A meeting_of the Plat Review Committee was held on Thursday, April 28, 1983
at 9:00 A.M. in the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce.
UTILITY REPRESENTATIVES Kenneth Wagner, Ivan Faulkner,
PRESENT: Roy Hawkins
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Larry Poage, Clayton Powell, Don Bunn,
Bobbie Jones, Suzanne Kennedy
OTHERS PRESENT: Tom Pearson, Jr.
The only item on the agenda was to
review the Site Plan for Keyport
Self -Storage, owner C. T. Pearson,
Jr., to be located at North College
Avenue and Sycamore Street, zoned C-2,
Mr. Pearson was present.
SITE PLAN
KEYPORT SELF -STORAGE
C. T. PEARSON, JR.
Thoroughfare Commercial.
(1) Clayton Powell (City Street Superintendent):
Powell said that Sycamore is designated a Collector Street on the Master
Street Plan and the City plat maps reflect an existing 40 foot right-of-
way (10 feet on the south side of the section line and 30 feet north of
it). He said to properly align the street with the right-of-way west
of College, thirty feet south of the section line would be needed on the
east side of College Avenue. He said, according to the ordinance, the
City cannot require this much be dedicated, and can only request it.
The City can require the additional ten feet on the south side, as this
would be half of the additional twenty needed. He said the policy is
to take half of any additional needed right-of-way from each side for
possible future improvements. The street pavement is currently 26 feet
wide, with curb and gutter on the north side and sidewalk on the south
side, even though some water line repair has somewhat disfigured the
street and sidewalk.
He noted there is no scale or dimension on the plat for driveway access
off Sycamore - the requirement is 122 feet from the property line and
the driveway opening on the street is measured at the curb line. The
driveway may be up to 40 feet wide, the separation between driveways
if more than one driveway is desired is 25 feet.
He noted there is an existing 52" RCP shown which was not installed
when he visited the site. He said the end two joints of the pipe, due
to hydraulic pressure of drainage, have separated and fallen, that
there is a considerable hole washed out.
He recommended a junction box where the drainage tile is tied into the
tile on the south side, coming from the Evelyn Hills Shopping Center
north of Wards At Sycamore Street, to protect the street structure,
a junction box is needed with a standard curb inlet for cleaning
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purposes and keeping the drain open under the street. He did not make
drainage computations, but stated 52" would be adequate. Pearson said
an existing 52" pipe was installed at Powell's recommendation some
time past.
(2) Don Bunn (City Engineer):
Pearson said they will need minimal water service to serve one rest-
room for the whole development, which would be located in front of
Building "A".
Ken Wagner (Gas Company) said on January 2, 1927, a blanket easement
was given for a gas line, that there was a water line put in around
the same time, and both lines were relocated in later years. Pearson
said the relocation was done when the 52" drain was installed.
Bunn asked for a SO foot easement at the proposed new location for
water and gas service. After considerable discussion, it was
determined there is not enough room for an easement of that size
between the buildings. Bunn said there must be ten feet between any
other utility and the sewer line and there must be a minimum of five
feet between the gas line and the water line, so that the minimum
amount of easement needed would be 35 feet, and the site plan shows
only 27 feet available. Bunn said he would not consider moving the
sewer line but suggested the possibility of eliminating part of the
east end of Building "A". Pearson said Architect Jerry Wilson would
contact Bunn regarding this
Bunn said he is not certain where the water access would be off
Highway 71 and suggested they consider getting water service off other
lines. He said the existing water line is 2" diameter, and Mr. Pearson
said he thought that line only served the Sonic'Drive-In.
Bunn said the cost for sewer taps would be $220.00 and $200.00 for
water unless they have to make a tap in College Avenue, which would
cost more.
Bunn asked Mr. Pearson to consider getting an easement from the owner
of Rita's Hair Design for the water line which goes off his property
and onto her property at one point.
Bunn said the water line needed for a fire hydrant must be 240 feet
of 6" line at $8.00 a foot. He said when the fire hydrant goes in it
will be considered a private hydrant and there will be a charge of $35
per month. He said the cost of installing the hydrant would come to
about $3500, that the hydrant itself costs $800-$1,000.
(3) Larry Poage (City Fire Inspector):
Poage explained where existing fire hydrants are located and said he
would recommend (not require) the installation of another hydrant
near the southeast corner of Rita's property. He said one existing
hydrant is on the corner of Walnut and Sycamore Streets. He said
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they require the buildings to be within 500 to 1,000 feet of a plug.
He said this would necessitate a 6" water line, a 411" plug with two
caps with 21" outlets.
Mr. Pearson said he would have fire walls, that there would be
concrete blocks between each rental.
Poage recommended a 10 pound ABC fire extinguisher for the office.
(4) Roy Hawkins ..(Southwestern Bell Telephone Company):
Hawkins asked for a 15 foot easement along the east side of the
property for future development that might go in to the east, at
which time they would require an additional 15 feet from the property
owner to the east. He said phone service is available for the office
from Highway 71. He said he did not object to having the existing
20 foot building setback on the east side also designated as a utility
easement.
(5) Ivan Faulkner (SWEPCO):
Pearson told Faulkner they would want service to the office, and
would only need lights for the rental units. Faulkner said he could
figure area lighting costs if they wish to have outdoor lighting.
He said service was available from Highway 71, that single phase is
also available from the north side of Sycamore, but they would have
to cross over with a pole to the property. He said either overhead or
underground service is available.
Larry Poage warned Mr. Pearson about the possibility of tenants running
other appliances, etc. from extension cords off the overhead lights
in the storage units, that this is a common problem which could affect
his electrical load.
(6) Kenneth Wagner (Arkansas Western Gas Co.):
Wagner said gas service can come from where the water, sewer and gas
lines are designated on the plat, side by side. Wagner asked that the
easement be shown on the plat and that the property be as near to
finished grade as possible before the lines are located. Relocation
of lines will be at the developer's expense. Wagner prefers 90 days
notice before lines are relocated. He said when the new easement is
given, the owner may wish to secure a release of the old easement.
Wagner said there is a double, high-pressure regulator setting located
to the east of the driveway off Sycamore. He urged that the driveway
be relocated to be a minimum of 25 feet from the setting or that a
fence be built that can stop a car. He said the Gas Company will
build a heavy guard around it as well.
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(7) L. 0. Ferguson (Warner Cable):
Cable representative was not present, but Mr. Pearson indicated there
was a possibility that at some time television service might be
wanted in the office.
(8) Bobbie Jones (City Planning Administrator):
a. There is a five-foot concrete sidewalk requirement (in addition to
curb) for North College which, in some instances,is waived or a
Bill of Assurance granted for it to be built in the future at the
call of the City. This must be requested in writing of the Board
of Directors. If the requirement is not waived, under the Code it
must be installed at the time of occupancy, or a cash bond posted
for 100% of the cost to insure it will be installed within ninety
days If the sidewalk is lined up with the right-of-way, this must
be cleared with the Highway Department or there needs to be an
easement for it to be located on private property.
A five-foot concrete sidewalk is required along Sycamore Street.
If the existing four -foot sidewalk can be repaired, Clayton Powell
may allow this sidewalk to fulfill the requirement. A sidewalk in
good repair is required and a new one must be five feet wide.
b. If there are existing driveways, designate them as such on the plat.
If driveways are proposed, they must be 121/2 feet from side property
lines and 25 feet from the next driveway or a waiver from the
Planning Commission must be requested in writing.
If an existing driveway is enlarged, it must be closer to the south,
not the north property line.
c. Jones said the fifteen foot building setback shown on the plat is not
a zoning requirement and, if it is not a building code requirement,
there is a possibility of moving Building "A" in order to meet the
water, sewer and gas easement requirement. She said, under the
zoning ordinance in C-2, you can build to a side property line
unless there is a different zoning district abutting the property.
She said if they get the right rating on a masonry wall, they can
build to the property line.
d. The fifty foot setback shown from both streets is a minimum where
there is parking between the building and the street. If the
parking is located elsewhere, the setback can be 25 feet from the
street if there is 10% landscaping between the building and the
street.
e. Easements must be shown on the drawing and copies provided of all
recorded easements, prior to theissuance of a building permit. Also
provide a copy of the released blanket gas easement.
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f. Show the 80 foot right-of-way for Highway 71 on the plat.
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Notification about the proposed project must be given to the
property owner on the east in one of three ways: 1) By posting
a notice in the newspaper; 2) By sending a certified letter; or
3) Taking a copy to the property owner, get his signature and
submit this to the Planning Office. She said this is a require-
ment of Article 4, Section I, Appendix C of the Code of Ordinances,
that the Notice must be posted in the legal section of the paper
and must include a statement that plans are on file at the City
office. A copy of the notice must be furnished the Planning
Office.
h. A vicinity map must be added to the plat.
The parking space requirement is one space per 1,000 square feet
of floor space and spaces should be drawn on the plat. The limits
of paving (curbs) must be identified on the plat.
Ten copies of revisions are due by May 2nd for consideration by
Subdivision Committee on May 6 and Planning Commission on May 9.
Someone must be present.
k. If this is a lot split, Planning Commission approval is required
(if Rita's Hair Design was established before 1970). If there
were less than three acres for a first lot split or less than five
acres for a second lot split, there must be Planning Commission
approval
1. The east property line must be screened by view -obscuring fence
or vegetation, or waived by the Planning Commission to allow 10%
landscaping in lieu of the requirement.
m. An as -built plot plan is required at the time of completion.
n. If the cost of the structure is to
must have a paragraph on each page
seal (Arkansas registered). Check
the State Energy Code.
be more than $50,000, the plans
with an architect or engineer's
with the Building Inspector on
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