20070404 Rev 3 Cmt Ltr 01132010
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
Yelm, WA 98597
January 13, 2010
Jim Gibson
Shea, Carr & Jewell Inc.
2102 Carriage Drive SW, Bldg. H
Olympia,
WA 98502
RE: Creek Road Mixed Use - Phase 2, SPR-07-0404-YL
Review No. 3 of Civil Construction Documents
The City of Yelm has completed the third review of the civil plans for Creek
Road Mixed Use, Phase 2. Your application included:
Construction Documents
Illumination Plans
Mailbox Location
We have reviewed the plans for compliance with the City of Yelm Development
Guidelines, the DOE Stormwater Manual and general standards of civil engineering practice. The following comments and red lines need to be addressed before the plans may be approved
for construction. Our comments are summarized below and redlines attached:
Landscape / Irrigation Plan:
Owner will complete landscape plans. The City will not require a new plan based
on the shifting of the building, however there are two comments that must be addressed and resubmitted for approval. They are marked **
Original Comments:
1. Irrigation Plans are
required... Irrigation is not required. You are required to provide an assurance device for the maintenance of the landscaping. It is your responsibility to keep it alive. If you
choose to, you may put in a drip irrigation system for the trees.
2. Indicate number of new parking stalls... these numbers are shown on the construction plans.
**3. Compact Stall
must be minimum 8x16. It appears that the compact stalls located at the north end of the retail bldg at the NW corner are too small.
4. Proposed pedestrian path must be different
material. This is shown on construction plans.
**5. No parking stall shall be located more than 50 feet from a tree, each planting area must contain at least one tree. This requirement
is not met for the building located in the southwest corner, or the southeast corner of the parking lot for the furniture store. The Pear trees suggested in the landscape islands in
the shared driveway with the existing building should be moved north, to prevent visibility issues.
**6. Please indicate all refuse areas, sizes and required landscaping per Design Guidelines. I have attached the refuse size requirements and landscape description. Refuse areas
to be approved by Lemay.
Refuse Containers and Trash Enclosures
Trash enclosures shall be designed and sited to reduce the visual and audible impact on the development and the surrounding
commercial and residential zones. Service areas shall be located at the back of buildings or lot when practical and shall take into account the character of the neighborhood. Industrial
zoned developments with enclosures located greater then 100 feet from residential zoned property are exempt from design standards, but shall be fenced and meet sizing and height requirements
of Table 3.x
Design Standards
All Trash Enclosures shall incorporate the architectural features of the primary structures and landscaping to minimize visual impacts of the Enclosure.
Trash Enclosures shall meet the height requirements of Table3.x and be constructed of CMU, Wood or architectural steel. Gates shall be of similar durable materials and be capable of
being secured when shut and at an angle of 135 degrees when open. Enclosure wall shall sit on a minimum 6 inch concrete slab. The slab shall be graded to prevent liquids from entering
the City Step Sewer system or on site storm water. The slab shall extend four feet beyond the gate(s).
Landscaping shall consist of shrub trees of the Thug Occidentalis Pyramidal
variety (or equal) stand 3 to 5 feet tall with spacing at 2.5 feet on center. Type I or II landscaping ground cover as required on adjacent site boundaries shall continue around the
enclosure.
Table
Table 3.X.x shall be used to calculate the sizing, wall height and quantity of Trash enclosures.
The location of this enclosure shall be submitted to Pacific Disposal
for review and approval. Site design shall allow a 50 foot in front of the enclosure to maneuver their trucks. Currently the pickup is rear load. For future service design enough
overhead clearance for front load trucks. Pacific Disposal may be reached at:
Pacific Disposal
2910 Hogum Bay Road Olympia, WA 98516
(360) 923-0111
Trash Enclosure
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
Use
Max for residential container
Square foot/unit
Per Cubic Yard
Minimum Enclosure Size
Additional
Enclosures
Minimum Enclosure Height 6 feet or
Residential
1
6 houses
N/A
Multi Family
6 units
6 houses
8x20
Each 36 units
7 feet over 24 units
Retail
230 sf.
1380
sf
8x20
Each 8280 sf
7 feet over 5520 sf
Grocery Store
N/A
1380 sf
8x20*
Each 8280 sf
7 feet over 5520 sf
Multi Tenant Retail
N/A
1380 sf
8x20
Each 8280 sf
7 feet
over 5520 sf
Office
972 sf
5833 sf
8x20
Each 35000 sf
7 feet over 23332 sf
Hotel/Motel
N/A
10 rooms
8x20
Each 60 rooms
7 feet over 39 rooms
Restaurant
N/A
670 sf
8x20
Each
4020 sf
7 feet over 2680 sf
Restaurant with grease storage
N/A
N/A
8x24
Each 4020 sf
7 feet over 2680 sf
Repair Shop
330 sf
1980sf
8x20
Each 11880 sf
7 feet over 7920
sf
Educational
N/A
7500 sf
8x20*
Each 45000 sf
7 feet over 30000 sf
Industrial
830 sf
4980 sf
8x20*
Each 29880 sf
7 feet over 19920 sf
Industrial Park
N/A
5000 sf
8x20*
Each
30000 sf
7 feet over 20000 sf
Warehouse
N/A
7500 sf
8x20*
Each 45000 sf
7 feet over 30000 sf
*Without trash compactor
Example an office building with 25000 gross square
footage will have an 8x20 trash enclosure (column 3). Since it is over 23332 sf, the wall height will be 7 feet to screen the 6 yard container (column 6).
Please have the owner review and revise the landscape plans to address the above referenced comments and please have the project engineer review and revise the enclosed redline comments.
When the project is resubmitted you will need to submit 4 sets of plans and 2 sets of reports, plus send back original red lines. The project engineer should include a written response
with the resubmittal, indicating how all the review comments above have been addressed or responded to. This will significantly expedite our review of the project. If you have any
additional questions or comments please do not hesitate to call or contact me at karenb@ci.yelm.wa.us.
Warm Regards,
Karen T. Bennett
City of Yelm
Community Development