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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-09-20 MinutesMINUTES OF A PLAT REVIEW MEETING A meeting of the Fayetteville Plat Review Committee was held on Thursday, September 20, 1990 in Room 111 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. UTILITY REPRESENTATIVES: Rick Evans, L.O. Ferguson, Larry Winkler, Roy Hawkins, and Jim Crownover CITY REPRESENTATIVES: Becky Bryant, Perry Franklin, Elaine Cattaneo, and Don Bunn OTHERS PRESENT: Dennis Becker, Frank Straight, Mike Green, and Laleh Amirmoez LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MINI -STORAGE DENNIS & DALE CAUDLE - E OF RUPPLE RD, N OF WEDINGTON DR The first item was a large scale development plan for Mini -storage submitted by Dennis & Dale Caudle and represented by Dennis Becker, Architect, for property located east of Rupple Road and north of Wedington Drive. The property is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial and contains 3.5 acres more or less. DENNIS BECKER - REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE OWNER Becker advised that the owners want to do a phased project starting with four buildings. The second phase would have maybe four buildings with vehicle parking at the east end of the lot. They will only need water and electrical service. They don't want any trash pick-up. The owners have a bill of assurance for tree preservation. They have done a tree count and a survey. The overall site drainage will continue to run in the route that it currently takes. JIM CROWNOVER - OZARKS ELECTRIC Crownover stated that they won't have any problem getting service to them. The second phase is getting a little spread out. He noted that they will need more details as to what kind of service they will need. Becker stated that it would be minimal as far as lighting is concerned and maybe some power as far as receptacles. Crownover stated that they will cross the road overhead. If there is going to only be one entrance for the building, he would suggest putting it towards the middle of the building. ROY HAWKINS - SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE Hawkins stated that if they ever require any telephone service, they will work with them. He noted that there may be a need for a • Plat Review September 20, 1990 Page 2 burglar alarm. He recommended that they put in a pass so that they can get across the pavement. BECKY BRYANT - ASSOCIATE PLANNER Bryant stated that they don't have any problems with the lack of parking in here. There should be two fire hydrants located diagonally across from each other for the project. The fire hydrant that was required with the large scale development for Airways Freight hasn't been installed. She added that they need to submit proof of notification of the adjoining property owners by the Subdivision Committee meeting. There is no sidewalk requirement. She asked whether they would have any problem with the tree preservation plan if they do the second phase. Becker stated that it would be close. They don't want to have to request an invoking of the 10% flex that is allowed, but there is a possibility that they will need to. Bryant stated that the staff would be happy to go out to the site with them to look at the tree situation. Becker stated that they are planning to take a fixed tree count in the first phase. DON BUNN - CITY ENGINEER • Bunn stated that no additional right-of-way is needed. He added that after paving they may have a problem with drainage on this property and maybe on adjacent properties. They need to be prepared to take care of those problems. He cautioned that they need to look at drainage carefully. He added that Rupple Road doesn't have curb & gutter, so they will need to give some sort of surety that the off-site improvements will be done for half of Rupple Road across the front of this property. He added that, if a fire hydrant is required, then they need water service. • PERRY FRANKLIN - TRAFFIC SUPERINTENDENT Franklin stated that, if they have any plans for anything over 30" high within 25' of their exit, they need to look at traffic sight distance. He added that they have some "Buckle Up" seat belt exit signs, if they want them. He added that Hal Morton, Solid Waste Management, was concerned that no dumpster was indicated. Becker stated that they don't need one, because this doesn't create trash in and of itself. LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PARKING LOT ADDITION TYSON'S FOODS, INC - 2700 SOUTH SCHOOL AVENUE The second item was a large scale development plan for parking lot addition at Tyson's Foods, Inc. located at 2700 South School Avenue submitted by Tyson's Foods, Inc. and represented by Frank Straight. The property is zoned I-1, Light Industrial & Heavy Commercial. gS • Plat Review September 20, 1990 Page 3 FRANK STRAIGHT - REPRESENTATIVE FOR TYSON'S Straight stated that they are proposing to add 200 additional parking spaces on the southern part of the property. He added that they are proposing asphalt paving with concrete wheel stops. There will be no new access to the street. This is intended to parking for employees; they are adding two new entree item processing lines in the existing building. He stated that he is standing in for Skip McLoud, who is in charge of field construction operations. Mr. McLoud will be picking the project up and dealing with the rest of the details. LARRY WINKLER - SWEPCO Winkler stated that they have one light pole that will conflict, so it will need to be moved over to where the new curb will join the existing parking. He added that someone from their marketing department has spoken to them about additional lighting. He added that they will probably be extending the lighting along the curb to the west. They will work out the details later. No new easements will be required. • L.O. FERGUSON - WARNER CABLE • No comments. RICK EVANS - ARKANSAS WESTERN GAS No comments. ROY HAWKINS - SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE No comments. BECKY BRYANT - ASSOCIATE PLANNER Bryant stated that the City doesn't have a landscape ordinance in affect, so landscaping isn't required. However, they are concerned about such a broad expanse of pavement without any type of landscaping. The staff recommends that they put in some landscaping to cut down on glare and heat to make it more attractive. PERRY FRANKLIN - TRAFFIC SUPERINTENDENT Franklin asked if there will be a shift of workers exiting this parking lot at the same time the existing parking people are leaving. He is concerned about the one way in and out being able to handle the additional shift at the same time as the other shift. Straight stated that they could alleviate some of the problems with FC • Plat Review September 20, 1990 Page 4 turning people loose at the same time. The Plant Management would have to work that out. He added that there would not be 200 more people leaving at the same time. It is a split shift and only half will be working at one time. The other half will be coming on site before these people are released. DON BUNN - CITY ENGINEER Bunn advised that he met with them several weeks ago on site regarding the sidewalk along here. He added that a sidewalk is required along their Highway 71 property boundary, and the staff recommends that it be placed along side the highway. He added that parking lot drainage needs to be looked at to see how the added water will affect their existing drainage capacity. This will change the peak flows, and they need to check to make sure their existing ditches are able to handle the additional peak flow and velocity of the new drainage. LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR ADDITION FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION - 1001 STONE STREET The third item was a large scale development plan for an addition • to Fayetteville High School submitted by Fayetteville School Administration and represented by Mike Green, Engineer, and Laleh Amirmoez, Architect. The property is located at 1001 Stone Street and zoned P-1, Institutional. MIKE GREEN & LALEH AMIRMOEZ - REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE DEVELOPERS Amirmoez stated that they are proposing to add on to the east side of the existing high school building where the parking lot is currently located. The access from Buchanan will remain. The buses will come south on Buchanan, turn into the high school, drop- off students, and then continue in a one-way traffic exit to the southwest, taking the buses away from Bates Elementary just south of the high school. They will exceed the required number of parking spaces. They can come in and circulate around the high school and go back to Stone or go down to Garland. Green stated that the trick of this whole thing will be the electrical power. With the existing building being about 120,000 square feet and adding another 80,000 square feet, the old 248 Three -Phase Delta System is inadequate. They plan to renovate the existing building within the next two years. Ultimately, the whole site will be renovated, and he would like to make sure they convert all of that to 277 volt lighting and 480 volt service. In order to do that, they need to start with the new addition. They would like to try and maintain the existing 240 volt service to the existing • building, until they start the remodeling activities. Then they will phase it in. Amirmoez noted that there will be a four-hour fire wall between the addition and the existing building. Green • Plat Review September 20, 1990 Page 5 stated that there is a transformer tower with three transformers. There is overhead electric service and overhead t.v. service. They propose to feed the new electrical and t.v. underground with primary service over to their new pad mounted transformer which would ultimately back feed all the old building as it is remodeled. There would be a feed through with the primary continuing underground with an inverse dip and go back and re -feed the existing transformer bank. T.V. would be the same way. As far as water, they propose to tap on close to the water meter and feed the new addition separately, so they don't disturb the existing water service. Right now, the sanitary sewer line is going under the new construction, and they are proposing to set a new manhole and pick up the existing 8" that is there now and add a 6" to it from the new addition and carry it down with another manhole and feed them to the same manhole that it ultimately feeds now. There is no problem with grade. As far as the gas, it is now being fed from a low-pressure meter system down the hill, and the 6" line tries to handle more that it can which causes gas pressure problems in cold weather. Therefore, they are proposing to set a medium pressure gas regulator and meter there and convert all of it from low pressure gas to 5 lb. gas. There would be a new low pressure regulator at the building where it enters now. They would feed • the new addition with medium pressure gas. They don't anticipate using much more gas. They aren't planning to do anything with the telephone service. He added that the electricity to Bates Elementary is fed from a transformer service from off of Highway 62, but it is also being fed from a metered line off of the High School service. Therefore, there are two separately derived services which is against code. They are proposing to take all of this service out during this construction and re -feed the service on the north end of Bates Elementary from its main service on the south, so that it will have a code approved electric service and be metered alone. At this time, some of the Elementary is metered off of the high school and some of it is metered off of its own meter. He stated that all the underground work and utility work will need to be done before they start construction on the building, which is scheduled to begin in January or February. Amirmoez stated that the overall drainage patterns will be the same as they are now with an addition of another drain in the parking lot. • RICK EVANS - ARKANSAS WESTERN GAS Evans stated that he doesn't have any problems with what they are proposing. Will need to get total load and do a pressure test on the lines to make they will hold the 5 lb. pressure. LARRY WINKLER - SWEPCO Winkler stated that he has no problem with their proposal; it is • • • Plat Review September 20, 1990 Page 6 just a matter of coordination to make sure it all fits together. They may have to set another pole next to the existing ones to make the transition rather than doing it on the platform station. He stated that the poles will be left in the service drive until they are ready to have them taken out. Green stated that it wouldn't be a problem. The developers will be responsible for providing a 4" conduit to the transformer pad and from there a temporary conduit going on up. He added that there wouldn't be any easements required. They will need to determine the load off of the high school off of Bates Elementary to make sure the existing transformer station there will take care of it. PERRY FRANKLIN - TRAFFIC SUPERINTENDENT Franklin stated that Hal Morton of Solid Waste Management is concerned about the overhead line being over the trash dumpster. Either the line or the dumpster will need to be moved. He added that they have done a great job with the layout of the parking lot and, hopefully, there will be a traffic signal at Highway 180 someday. In answer to a question from Franklin, Green stated that they will have their own pole and wall lighting in the parking lot. L.O. FERGUSON - WARNER CABLE Ferguson stated that they have had a request to run a new line around the southwest corner of the building to the auditorium. He advised that they don't have much way to get across or through the building to get to the far corner. They may have to have conduit under the blacktop for the southwest corner to the auditorium. He noted that the best thing would be for him to go look at it and work something out with them. They do definitely need a feed from the auditorium back to the heading on the main cable. He requested a 2" schedule 40 PVC with steel sweep elbows at all rises(bends). He requested a copy of the floor plan and the t.v. outlets proposed. ROY HAWKINS - SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE Hawkins stated that they do have a demarkation point existing on the high school, and it will be up to the developers to take the line from that demarkation point over to the new building. He noted that he is concerned about the plans for total renovation of the existing building. Will they lose existing telephone entrance and demarkation point in the building and what would be the plan to keep telephone service going in the new building during the renovation? Green stated that they will have to coordinate it. Hawkins recommended that they set up a new demarkation point in the new building for the future, so they could wire and put in a new cable and wouldn't totally lose all the wiring when renovation on Si Plat Review September 20, 1990 Page 7 the old portion is done. BECKY BRYANT - ASSOCIATE PLANNER Bryant stated that Mickey Jackson of the Fire Department had stated that it appeared to him that they might need a sprinkler system. Jackson will be also talking to them about a fire hydrant, which will be needed within 500' of all parts of the building. Amirmoez stated that the fire wall between the two buildings will take care of the sprinkler system requirement. Bryant added that landscaping is highly recommended in the parking lot, especially since it is adjacent to a school. Proof of notification of the adjoining property owners will need to be submitted by the Subdivision Committee meeting date. DON BUNN - CITY ENGINEER Bunn stated that they won't need another water service. In answer to a question from Mr. Bunn, Mr. Green stated that the sewer line will be maintained by the school. Amirmoez stated that they will. have to put in another water line on the west side of Buchanan to feed the fire hydrant. Bunn advised that there is a large water line on Highway 62 and also on Stone Street that they could come off of. This work will have to be done as part of the construction and not by the City. He suggested that they talk with Mickey Jackson of the Fire Department about the fire hydrants required. In answer to a question from Mr. Green, Mr. Bunn stated that the fire hydrants could be maintained by the City or be customer fire hydrants. The only difference would be that an easement would be needed for the water lines and the fire hydrants.