Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z14090017
Project Number Z14090017
Review Stop ENG - PPRC
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2014-09-30 10:43:22ENGINEERING/PUBLIC WORKS DEPT.
 LAND DEVELOPMENT AND STORMWATER
  
 THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL LEVEL REVIEW. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
 WILL BE REVIEWED AS PART OF THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT
 APPROVAL AND BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESSES. THE
 APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT
 HTTP://WPB.ORG/ENGINEERING/FORMS-AND-PUBLICATIONS/
  
 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS MUST BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO SITE
 PLAN APPROVAL.
  
 1. PLEASE REVISE THE DRIVEWAY APRONS TO MEET THE CITY'S
 ENGINEERING DESIGN STANDARDS. PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE THE
 DETAILS FOR THE SIDEWALK RAMPS, HTTP://WPB.ORG/ENGINEER
 ING/ENGINEERING-SERVICES/ENGINEERING-STANDARDS/
  
 2. SHOW CROSS-SECTIONS SHOWING THE PROPOSED GRADING
 ALONG FLAGLER DRIVE AND ARKONA CT.
  
 3. INDICATE WHICH PORTIONS OF THE POTABLE WATER,
 SANITARY SEWER, AND STORMWATER SYSTEM WILL REMAIN
 PUBLICALLY OWNED AND WHICH SECTIONS WILL BE MAINTAINED
 BY THE APPLICANT.
  
 4. REVISE THE LANDSCAPE PLAN TO SHOW LOCATIONS OF ALL
 WATER METERS, VALVES, CLEAN-OUTS, LIGHT POLES, ETC.
 ROOT BARRIERS MAY BE REQUIRED WHERE PLANTINGS ARE NEAR
 UNDERGROUND STORMWATER, SANITARY, OR POTABLE WATER
 LINES.
  
 5. . WATER METERS ARE PROPERTY OF THE CITY. THEREFORE,
 METERS ARE TO BE LOCATED IN THE RIGHT-OFWAY UNLESS
 SHOWN ON THE PLANS JUST INSIDE THE PROPERTY, WITHIN AN
 EASEMENT. IF THE METER(S) ARE TO BE LOCATED WITHIN AN
 EASEMENT, A SKETCH AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION WILL BE
 REQUIRED.
  
 6. VERIFY THAT THE PROPOSED SIZE AND QUANTITY OF TRASH
 BINS IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE WASTE YARDAGE ANTICIPATED
 TO BE GENERATED BY THE COMPLEX. CONSIDER USING A
 COMPACTOR TO REDUCE THE YARDAGE OF WASTE THAT WILL NEED
 TO BE COLLECTED.
  
 7. THE PROJECT MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE STORMWATER
 MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING NOT MODIFYING THE VELOCITY OR
 VOLUME OF OFF-SITE STORMWATER DISCHARGE. DESCRIBE HOW
 THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 40E-4
 FAC WILL DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PROVISION.
 [CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTIONS 90-201, 94-35(C )(11),
 94-307, AND 94-580] THE CALCULATIONS SHOULD ADDRESS THE
 IMPACT OF THE ROOF-DRAIN VELOCITY AND SEEPAGE FROM THE
 ADJOINING PROPERTIES THROUGH THE PROPOSED RETAINING
 WALLS.
  
 8. THE TRASH DUMPSTER/COMPACTORS MUST LOCATED IN AREAS
 EASILY SERVICED BY THE CITY SANITATION EQUIPMENT AND
 MANPOWER. HOW WILL THE DUMPSTER AREA BE ACCESSED BY
 CITY SANITATION CREWS? (SECTION 74-35(A)(5) OF THE CODE
 OF ORDINANCES.)
  
 9. PROVIDE VERTICAL PROFILES FOR THE PARKING GARAGE
 RAMPS INCLUDING THE TRANSITION AREA GEOMETRY.
  
  
 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS MUST BE ADDRESSED IN THE
 CONSTRUCTION PLANS SUBMITTED FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL
 FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
  
 1. COORDINATE THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER LOCATIONS WITH THE
 ARCHITECT AND OWNER. THEY ARE AN ABOVE GROUND FEATURE
 AND COULD DISTURB THEIR VIEW OR BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE
 VISUAL DESIGN OF THE SITE.
  
 2. THE AVAILABLE WATER PRESSURE WITHIN THE CITY MAY NOT
 BE ACCEPTABLE AT ELEVATIONS HIGHER THAN THE 2ND FLOOR.
 WE RECOMMEND THAT A LONG-TERM PRESSURE STUDY BE
 PERFORMED ON THE POTABLE WATER LINES PRIOR TO
 FINALIZATION OF THE DESIGN.
  
 3. SEWAGE DEMAND CALCULATIONS WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED
 AS PART OF THE FINAL DESIGN. THE CONDITION OF THE
 EXISTING SERVICE LATERAL AND MANHOLE MAY NOT BE
 SUFFICIENT FOR THE PROPOSED DEMAND AND MAY NEED TO BE
 REPLACED. WE RECOMMEND AN INSPECTION OF THE EXISTING
 SYSTEM BE REQUESTED FROM OUR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
 DIVISION PRIOR TO FINALIZING THE DESIGN.
  
 KELLY CRANFORD, P.E.
 LAND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
 ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
 CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH
 [email protected]
 561-494-1098 (OFFICE)
  
  
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