Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z19070022
Project Number Z19070022
Review Stop STORM
Sequence Number 4
Notes
Date Text
2019-11-19 12:03:00THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE FROM THE REVIEW OF THE
 NOVEMBER 15, 2019 SUBMITTAL REVIEW PACKAGE:
  
 1. THE UTILITY EASEMENTS SHOWN FOR THE STORMWATER PIPES
 CROSSING THE LOTS SHOULD BE LABELED AS DRAINAGE
 EASEMENTS.
  
 2. THE PERIMETER BERMS SHOULD BE HIGHER THAN THE WEIR
 ELEVATIONS BY 3 INCHES OR MORE SO THAT ALL DISCHARGE
 FOR THE DESIGN STORM WILL BE THROUGH THE CONTROL
 STRUCTURES.
  
 3. ADDITIONAL ROOT BARRIERS WILL BE NEEDED BETWEEN
 PROPOSED TREES AND THE PROPOSED DRAINAGE EASEMENTS.
 SPECIFICALLY, ADD ROOT BARRIERS FOR THESE LANDSCAPE
 ISLANDS:
  
 SHEET LP-3
 - ADD ROOT BARRIER IN THE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION
 BETWEEN THE EAST SIDE OF THE TWO PROPOSED DRAINAGE
 EASEMENTS AND THE TREES ALONG THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE;
 - ADD ROOT BARRIER ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPOSED
 DRAINAGE EASEMENT OR WEST CURBLINE OF THE CENTER
 LANDSCAPE ISLAND NEXT TO THE WEST DRAINAGE EASEMENT;
 - ADD ROOT BARRIER ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPOSED
 DRAINAGE EASEMENT OR WEST CURBLINE OF THE EASTERN-MOST
 LANDSCAPE ISLAND NEXT TO THE EAST DRAINAGE EASEMENT;
  
 SHEET LP-4
 - ADD ROOT BARRIER ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPOSED
 DRAINAGE EASEMENT FOR THE TREE IN THE WIDE LANDSCAPE
 ISLAND IN THE CENTER OF THE PARKING LOT;
 - ADD ROOT BARRIER ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPOSED
 DRAINAGE EASEMENT FOR THE TREE NEAR THE SOUTH PROPERTY
 LINE
  
 SHEET LP-5
 - ADD ROOT BARRIER ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPOSED
 DRAINAGE EASEMENT OR WEST CURBLINE OF THE CENTER
 LANDSCAPE ISLAND;
 - ADD ROOT BARRIER ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPOSED
 DRAINAGE EASEMENT FOR THE TREE NEXT TO THE SOUTH
 PROPERTY LINE;
  
 SHEET LP-6
 - ADD ROOT BARRIER IN THE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATION
 BETWEEN THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPOSED DRAINAGE
 EASEMENTS AND THE TREE ALONG THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE;
  
 4. PROVIDE CCTV OF THE DRAINAGE PIPES BETWEEN THE ALLEY
 AND CANAL.
  
 5. WEIR ELEVATIONS ARE HIGHER THAN PAVEMENT GRADE
 ELEVATIONS. APPLICANT RESPONDED THAT THE EXFILTRATION
 TRENCH IS DESIGN TO STORE THE RUNOFF FROM THE 10-YEAR
 1-DAY DESIGN STORM EVENT WITHOUT THE PARKING LOT
 FLOODING. THE OVERFLOW WEIR ELEVATION FOR EACH PARKING
 LOT WAS SET TO CONTAIN ONSITE THE RUNOFF FROM THE
 10-YEAR 3-DAY DESIGN STORM.
  
 OVER TIME THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EXFILTRATION SYSTEMS
 TO DISPOSE OF THE STORMWATER RUNOFF WILL DIMINISH TO
 THE EXTENT THAT THE PARKING LOT WILL LIKELY FLOOD FOR
 STORM EVENTS SMALLER THAN THE 10-YEAR 1-DAY DESIGN
 STORM. THE APPLICANT SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A
 RISK OF THERE BEING 12 TO 17 INCHES OF STANDING WATER
 IN THE PARKING LOTS DURING AND AFTER A STORM EVENT AND,
 DEPENDING ON THE GROUNDWATER TABLE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
 THE EXFILTRATION TRENCHES, THE PARKING LOT(S) MAY BE
 FLOODED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
  
 THE APPLICANT/OWNER SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SITUATION
 AND AGREE TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE REGARDING THE FLOOD RISK
 IN LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR THE SITES.
  
 TRACY L. WARD, P.E.
 SENIOR STORMWATER ENGINEER
 ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 [email protected]
 561-494-1120
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