Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Project Z21040017
Project Number Z21040017
Review Stop Z
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2021-12-20 15:13:5210/13/21 ZONING COMMENTS:
  
 1. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION OF THE
 EXISTING BUILDINGS ON WEST SIDE OF RAILROAD AVENUE TO
 CONFIRM THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH MEETING THE PROPOSED
 CURBLESS STREET DESIGN. PLEASE PROVIDE FINISHED FLOOR
 ELEVATIONS OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS ON THE WEST SIDE
 OF NORTH RAILROAD AVE IN SECTION DRAWINGS. NOT SEEN IN
 THE REFERENCED L1-100, C2.1 AND C2.2 SHEETS
 RESPONSE: GRADING SHEETS HAVE BEEN REVISED TO BETTER
 CLARIFY THAT THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE STREETSCAPE
 SECTION CORRESPONDS WITH THE FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATIONS
 OF EACH OF THE BUILDINGS. EXISTING BUILDINGS AT DOOR
 THRESHOLDS FFE WERE ADDED TO HARDSCAPE PLAN. REFER TO
 SHEET L1-110. REV 2.
 [SATISFIED]
  
 2. PLEASE LIST TOTAL NUMBER OF EXISTING ON-STREET
 PARKING SPACES VS PROPOSED. NOT SEEN IN REFERENCED
 L0-003 SHEET.
 RESPONSE: THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EXISTING ON-STREET
 PARKING SPACES LOCATED ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF N.
 RAILROAD AVENUE IS 56 PARALLEL SPACES. NO ON-STREET
 PARKING SPACES SHALL BE PROVIDED UPON FINAL SITE PLAN
 APPROVAL FOR THE FOUR OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS LOCATED
 ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF N. RAILROAD AVENUE. UP TO TWO
 SEPARATE DROP-OFF/PICK-UP PULL OFF AREAS HAVE BEEN
 PROVIDED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO
 FACILITATE RIDE SHARING/UBER/MASS TRANSIT SERVICES
 ACCESSING THE SHOPS AND SERVICES ALONG N. RAILROAD
 AVENUE AND TO MINIMIZE CONFLICTS WITH PEDESTRIAN
 TRAFFIC ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF N. RAILROAD AVENUE.
 [SATISFIED] CLARIFY THE DROP-OFF/PICKUP LOCATIONS
 COUNT, THERE ARE 2 BETWEEN 10TH AND 9TH AND AN
 ADDITIONAL 2 BETWEEN 8TH AND 7TH?
 SHEETS L0-002 AND L0-0003 SHOW 48 ON-STREET PARKING
 SPACES, PLEASE IDENTIFY REMAINING 8 SPACES THAT ARE TO
 BE REMOVED.
  
 3. IF OVERHEAD POWER LINES ARE GOING UNDERGROUND,
 PLEASE IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF THE ABOVE GROUND
 TRANSFORMERS. - PLEASE SHOW ON THE LANDSCAPE AND CIVIL
 PLANS THE EXACT LOCATION FOR THE FPL HIGH VOLTAGE
 SWITCH CABINET DESCRIBED IN THE RESPONSE (A.) AT N.
 RAILROAD AVE BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH.
 ? PLEASE INDICATE IN THE DRAWINGS THE LOCATION OF THE
 NEW TRANSFORMER VAULT DESCRIBED IN COMMENT (D.) AT
 ADDRESS 809 AND 925.
 RESPONSE: LANDSCAPE DRAWINGS WERE UPDATED TO REFLECT
 EXACT LOCATION. FPL HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCH CABINETS EXACT
 LOCATION IS AT THE ALLEY BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH STREET.
 (HVL SWITCH). REFER TO SHEET L1-110. THE OTHER CABINETS
 ARE LOCATED OUT OF CURRENT LANDSCAPE SCOPE BETWEEN 10TH
 AND 11 STREET. IN ADDITION, TRANSFORMERS WERE
 COORDINATED AND LOCATED ON LANDSCAPE PLANS. REFER TO
 SHEETS L1-110 AND L1-120 USE OF PAD MOUNTED
 TRANSFORMERS ALONG N. RAILROAD AVENUE WILL NEGATE THE
 USE OF TRANSFORMER VAULTS AT THE 809 AND 925 ADDRESSES.
 [SATISFIED] PLEASE IDENTIFY AND CONFIRM THERE ARE NO
 CONFLICTS WITH ELECTRICAL LINES/UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING
 AND THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING. (EX. ON ALLEY BETWEEN 7TH
 AND 8TH, LINE RUNS UNDER TREES) OTHER LOCATIONS ALSO
 SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
  
 4. (PARTIALLY SATISFIED) BONDED RUBBER MULCH IS NOT
 AUTHORIZED AT THIS POINT FOR USE IN PLANTING AREAS. ?
 BONDED RUBBER MULCH IS STILL PROPOSED WITHIN THE
 STREETSCAPE VERGE? WHERE IS THIS WITHIN THE
 PLANS/DRAWINGS, ARE THESE STREETSCAPE VERGES PART OF
 THE PLATING AREAS?
 RESPONSE: BONDED RUBBER MULCH WAS REMOVED. PROPOSED
 PINE BARK NUGGETS MULCH TO BE LOCATED ON PLANTING AREAS
 WERE APPLICABLE. REFER TO HARDSCAPE SCHEDULE CODE
 32-91-13. SHEET L1-110.
 [SATISFIED]
  
 5. (PARTIALLY SATISFIED) HAVE THERE BEEN ANY
 DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ALLOWING SOME LIMIT NUMBER OF
 ON-STREET PARKING SPACES TO USE FOR DROP OFF AN PICKUP
 AND LOADING?
 ? IS THE SINGLE DROP-OFF/LOADING SPACE SUFFICIENT FOR
 THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ROAD AT 8TH AND N. RAILROAD
 AVE? WE MAY WANT TO ACCOMMODATE CARS/TRUCKS COMING FROM
 11TH STREET SOUTH.
 ? POSSIBLY INCLUDE LOADING/DROP-OFF SPACE ONE PER
 BLOCK? FURTHER DISCUSSION IS NEEDED WITH TRAFFIC
 ENGINEER.
 RESPONSE: ACKNOWLEDGED. REFER TO MASTER PLAN.
 [SATISFIED]
  
 6. PLEASE PROVIDE PHOTOMETRICS FOR THE STREET AND
 INCLUDE FIXTURE AND POLE DETAILS. ? THERE ARE GAPS IN
 THE PHOTOMETRIC PLAN, THE PHOTOMETRIC CALCULATION SHALL
 SPAN THE ENTIRE SITE/STREETSCAPE. PLEASE SHOW
 ILLUMINATION LEVELS ON THE SIDEWALKS ALSO.
 RESPONSE: NOTED. INFORMATION WAS UPDATED. REFER TO
 SHEETS L1-140, L1-140A, L1-141 AND L1-141A. REVISED
 PHOTOMETRICS ARE NOW PROVIDED TO INCLUDE THE
 ILLUMINATION LEVELS ON THE SIDEWALKS AS WELL AS
 FIXTURE/POLE DETAILS. SEE SHEETS PH-1 THROUGH PH-3.
 [SATISFIED]
  
 7. PLEASE INCLUDE ALL UTILITY LOCATIONS IN THE
 LANDSCAPE DRAWINGS TO IDENTIFY ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS.
 ? PLEASE SHOW ON THE LANDSCAPE AND CIVIL PLANS THE
 EXACT LOCATION OF THE FPL HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCH CABINET
 DESCRIBED IN THE RESPONSE (A.) AT N. RAILROAD AVE
 BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH ? PLEASE INDICATE IN THE DRAWINGS
 THE LOCATION OF THE NEW TRANSFORMER VAULT DESCRIBED IN
 COMMENT (D.) AT ADDRESS 809 AND 925
 RESPONSE: FPL HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCH CABINET (HVL SWITCH).
 WAS ADDED ON PLANS. REFER TO SHEET L1-110.
 [SATISFIED]
  
 8. WHERE WILL THE BACK OF THE HOUSE UTILITIES GO FOR
 THE WESTERN BUILDINGS? GREASE TRAPS? IS THE FEC
 GRANTING AN ACCESS EASEMENT ON THE NARROW PARCEL ALONG
 THE RAILWAY CORRIDOR?
 RESPONSE: NDT HAS NEGOTIATED AN EASEMENT WITH THE FEC
 FOR USE IN THE BACK-OF-HOUSE AREAS FOR LOADING AND
 DELIVERY, AS WELL AS ACCESS FOR EMPLOYEE PARKING. ALL
 SEWER SERVICE TO THE BUILDINGS IS IN THE FRONT OF THE
 BUILDINGS, IN NORTH RAILROAD AVENUE. AS SUCH, GREASE
 TRAPS WILL NEED TO BE LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE
 BUILDINGS, AND WILL REQUIRE AN EASEMENT FROM THE CITY
 FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE NEXT SUBMITTALS FOR THE BUILDINGS
 WILL INCLUDE MORE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING FOR THE AREAS
 IN THE BACK-OF-HOUSE BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND THE FEC
 TRACKS.
 [SATISFIED] FINAL LOCATION OF GREASE TRAPS WILL HAVE TO
 BE NEGOTIATED AND AGREED UPON BY ENGINEERING, SAME WITH
 DETAILS OF EASEMENT. STAFF RECOMMENDS IMPLEMENTING AN
 ALTERNATIVE COVER OR CAP OVER/ABOVE THE TRAPS TO MATCH
 PROPOSED ROW/SIDEWALK PAVER SYSTEM, IN ORDER TO REDUCE
 THE VISUAL IMPACT OF GREASE TRAPS IN PUBLIC ROW.
 SUGGEST SIMILAR CONCEPT/PRODUCT AS ?WUNDER COVERS?
  
 9. WHERE ARE THE DCDV FIRE VALVES LOCATED? CAN THE
 VALVES BE RELOCATED TO INSIDE OF THE BUILDINGS? PLEASE
 INDICATE ANY ABOVEGROUND VALVES/ASSEMBLIES NEEDED FOR
 THE PROJECT DCDV, GAS CONNECTION, FDC, ETC. (WEST SIDE
 RENOVATION).
 RESPONSE: ALL FIRE SERVICES CURRENTLY ENTER THE
 BUILDINGS FROM NORTH RAILROAD AVENUE AND ARE LOCATED
 INSIDE THE BUILDINGS. THE FIRE SERVICES ARE OLD AND
 GENERALLY DO NOT MEET CURRENT STANDARDS. WE HAVE MET ON
 SITE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND WITH
 MARK HURLEY, AND HAVE AGREED THAT THE FIRE DCDVS WILL
 CONTINUE TO BE HOUSED INSIDE THE BUILDINGS AND WILL BE
 RECONSTRUCTED TO MEET CURRENT STANDARDS. THERE ARE
 EXISTING WALL-MOUNTED FDC?S WHICH WILL REMAIN, OR
 PERHAPS BE RELOCATED. BUT THEY WILL REMAIN AS WALL
 MOUNTED.
 [SATISFIED]
  
 10. EXISTING FIRE HYDRANTS, WILL THESE UNITS NEED TO BE
 REPLACED, UPDATED WHEN MOVING TO THE PROPOSED
 LOCATIONS?
 RESPONSE: PLANS HAVE BEEN REVISED TO INDICATE THAT ALL
 EXISTING FIRE HYDRANTS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES.
 [SATISFIED]
  
  
 NEW COMMENTS/CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 12/20/21:
  
 1. PLEASE IDENTIFY AND CONFIRM THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS
 WITH ELECTRICAL LINES/UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING AND THE
 PROPOSED LANDSCAPING. (EX. ON ALLEY BETWEEN 7TH AND
 8TH, LINE RUNS UNDER TREES) OTHER LOCATIONS ALSO
 SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
  
 2. FINAL LOCATION OF GREASE TRAPS WILL HAVE TO BE
 NEGOTIATED AND AGREED UPON BY ENGINEERING, SAME WITH
 DETAILS OF EASEMENT. STAFF RECOMMENDS IMPLEMENTING AN
 ALTERNATIVE COVER OR CAP OVER/ABOVE THE TRAPS TO MATCH
 PROPOSED ROW/SIDEWALK PAVER SYSTEM, IN ORDER TO REDUCE
 THE VISUAL IMPACT OF GREASE TRAPS IN PUBLIC ROW.
 SUGGEST SIMILAR CONCEPT/PRODUCT AS ?WUNDER COVERS?
  
 3. AT TIME OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITTING ADJUST AND FOLLOW
 THE MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SOIL CELL
 INSTALLATION.
  
 4. REPLACE TREE GRATES ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF NORTH
 RAILROAD AVENUE WITH BASE PLANTINGS INSTEAD.
  
 5. ENHANCE THE VARIETY OF THE BASE PLANTING ON THE EAST
 SIDE OF NORTH RAILROAD AVENUE. BASE PLANTING PALETTE
 CAN MATCH WEST/EAST SIDE.
  
 6. DISTRIBUTE THE BIKE RACKS THROUGHOUT THE STREETSCAPE
 PROJECT, INCLUDE RACKS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD.
  
 7. PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS TO INCLUDE SOLID PAINTED WHITE
 LINES ON EACH SIDE OF THE STRIPING.
  
 8. DOUBLE CHECK AND ADJUST THE CALL OUT NUMBERS FOR
 STREETSCAPE FURNITURE WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE AND
 HARDSCAPE SHEETS.
  
 9. THE FACE OF THE POLES FOR THE PROPOSED STREET LIGHTS
 NEED TO BE PULLED FURTHER AWAY FROM THE STREET/BACK OF
 CURB, RECOMMEND ALIGNING POLES WITH THE STREET TREES.
  
 10. ADJUST MICRO MOBILITY STATION TO MATCH REQUIRED
 CITY DIMENSIONS OF AT LEAST 6?X30?.
  
 11. SHEETS L0-002 AND L0-0003 SHOW 48 ON-STREET PARKING
 SPACES, PLEASE IDENTIFY REMAINING 8 SPACES THAT ARE TO
 BE REMOVED.
  
 12. STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT LARGE AREAS WITH JUST BARK
 NUGGETS, PLEASE CLARIFY ITS APPLICATION OR INCLUDE
 ADDITIONAL BASE PLANTINGS WITHIN THE PLANTING BEDS.
  
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