8362 Highschool remodel civil No 1 061404City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
P.O. Box 479
Yelm, WA 98597
June 14, 2004
Bob Tauscher
Jerome Morrissette and Assoc. Inc.
1700 Cooper Pt. Road SW #B-2
Olympia, WA 98502
RE: Yelm High School Addition and Modernization Engineering Review No. 1
City of Yelm Project No. SPR-03-8362-YL
Dear Mr. Tauscher:
The following comments are a partial review of the plans submitted for approval. I am
sounding you this letter as a way to expedite the review process and you can begin
addressing the comments below. Before the remainder of the comments are sent. The
following are comments we have with the plans.
Water Plans:
1. The backflow device located at the property line will have to be replaced with a
upgraded device that meets the current backflow requirements as set forth in the
Washington Administrative Code and the City of Yelm.
2. A backflow device will be required to be installed behind the domestic water
meter. See No. 1 for installation requirements.
3. The water plans need to be shown in profile views. Please add the profile view
to the plans.
4. Any highpoints in the water profiles will require an air release assembly to be
installed at that location. These location(s) will be known when reviewing the
water main profiles.
5. The fire flow calculations need to be submitted for review. It is understood that
your client subcontracted this to Skillings Connolly. The calculations still need to
be submitted and reviewed.
6. The fire hydrant locations do not appear to meet the 150 hose pull requirements
of the fire code. All parts of the building need to be covered within 150 of a fire
hydrant.
7. How are the modifications of the existing system going to affect the operations of
the fire loop for the other buildings during construction?
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8. The construction documents will need to show the easements to be dedicated for
maintenance of the watermain. Also include all the original fire loop conveyance
system. We do not have easements for this system.
9. The water department will continue this review when this additional information
has been received.
STEP Sewer Plans:
10. The STEP tank systems need to be designed for triplex pumps. Please revise
the details and utilize the City of Yelm details where required.
11. The STEP tank inverts must not be greater than 5 feet. With depths greater than
5 the required maintenance cannot be accomplished. Please revise the
locations to accommodate this requirement.
12. The sewer plans need to be shown in profile views. Please add the profile view
to the plans.
13. The sewer forcemain need to be designed as a sewer main line. There should
be end of line cleanouts and connections to the main lines using the single
service details shown in the development guidelines.
14. The first two runs of forcemain should be 2 in size and the next will be 3 in size
at the connection of the forcemain in the roadway.
15. Many of the callouts refer to the plans and specifications; please submit the
specifications so we can complete the review.
16. The sewer calculations for the step tank sizing have not been submitted.
17. The construction documents will need to show the easements to be dedicated for
maintenance of the sewer mains, services and tanks.
18. The sewer department will continue this review when this additional information
has been received.
Stormwater Plans:
19. I will be following up with another letter containing the comments. Note: It does
not appear that the bus access from 93rd St has any water quality treatment for
the stormwater. This will be required for this area.
Grading Plans:
20. No comments at this time.
Frontage Improvements:
21. I will not be reviewing these plans for the offsite improvements. It is understood
that another set of plans will be submitted for review and approval by the City of
Yelm and Washington State Department of Transportation.
Conditions of Approval:
22. Please provide a response letter stating how the conditions of approval have
been met for the land use approval.
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If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to call or contact me by
email at iimq _ci.yelm.wa.us.
Respectfully
Community Development Department
Jim Gibson
Development Review Engineer
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