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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence CU 0 l 0Sr �''PaF'ti. Y r�-'` o iii 11 u �,i {i iii ii !TI" T Ls tK -c3 C1.; Uri x11 11P,iq CITY 4 °t1RMEL December 1, 2006 JAMES BRAINARD, MAYOR Mr. Paul Shoopman, President Indiana Land Development Corporation c 8170 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, IN 46268 RE: Sanctuary 116` Street, Section 5 Project Review #1 Dear Mr. Shoopman: Plans were submitted for this section for the September 20, 2006 Technical Advisory Committee meeting, but the City received more legible and complete plans on November 8, 2006. We offer the following comments: GENERAL INFORMATION 1. The project site is located within current City of Carmel Corporate Limits. 2. Jurisdictions: Streets and Right of Way City of Carmel (Interior Streets) Water City of Carmel Utilities Service Area (previously Veolia Indianapolis Water) Sanitary Sewers Clay Township Regional Waste District Service Area Storm Sewers/Drainage Hamilton County Surveyor's Office /City of Carmel. Legal Drains Hamilton County Surveyor's Office. 3. Board of Public Works and Safety Requirements: Water Availability- approval from the Board is based upon the total number of single family residential lots. Reference item #11 below for a more detailed explanation. If a community swimming pool or bathhouse is planned, additional Water Availability approval from the Board will be required and additional Water Connection Fees will be assessed. If entryway or other community irrigation systems are planned, these will also require additional Water Availability approval from the Board and additional Water Connection Fees will be assessed based upon the size and usage of the system. Commercial Curb Cut Approval If applicable, provide a letter to this office requesting PWS Commercial Curb Cut approval. Provide an 8 %z x 11 exhibit or exhibits detailing the requested curb cut(s) with all appropriate dimensional data including width, radii, acel/decel/passing blister dimensions, existing and opposing streets or drives, etc. It does not appear that this is a requirement for this section. Temporary Construction Entrance approval if the location is at a site other than the location of the proposed permanent entrances to the development. Any permanent improvement to be installed within dedicated right of way or dedicated easements. This approval would require a Consent to Encroach Agreement between the Owner and the City of Carmel. Secondary Plat approval. Dedication of Right of Way if not platted. DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING ONE CIVIC SQUARE, CARMEL, IN 46032 OFFICE 317.571.2441 FAX 317 571.2439 EMAIL engineering @carmel.in.gov I have enclosed a schedule for Board of Public Works and Safety meeting dates and agenda deadlines previously. Please use the Engineering Department deadlines for submissions to the Board. Any submission to the Board requires prior approval by the Carmel Clay Plan Commission and/or the Board of Zoning Appeals (f applicable) and completion of review by the Technical Advisory Committee. All written requests to be placed on the Board's agenda must include the appropriate Docket Number and the date (or dates) of approval by the Plan Commission and/or the Board of Zoning Appeals (f applicable). 4. T.A.C. Review/Drawings submitted for approval: We request that all comments and comment letters generated by this office be answered in writing and be accompanied by a drawing reflecting requested revisions. Final drawings will not be approved for construction until all Engineering Department and Utility Department and Hamilton County Surveyor issues have been resolved. The design engineer must certify all drawings submitted for final approval. Due to storm drainage dual jurisdiction with the Hamilton County Surveyor's Office, a total of 8 -sets of plans will be required for approval after all issues have been resolved. The drawings will be stamped as approved and will be signed by the City Engineer and Director of Carmel Utilities. The 8 -sets will then be delivered to the Hamilton County Surveyor's Office for approval. Final distribution will be 2 -sets to Carmel Engineering, 1 -set to Carmel Utilities, 2 -sets to the Surveyor's Office and 1 -set each to the Developer, the Developer's Engineer and the Developer's Contractor. 5. Please be advised that any installation of signs, walls, irrigation systems, etc. within dedicated right of way or dedicated easements will require a Consent to Encroach Agreement with the City of Carmel. This agreement, with the exception of irrigation systems, requires BPWS approval. The City Engineer may approve irrigation system agreements. 6. Carmel Utilities will provide separate reviews of this project for water issues. Please assure that copies of all drawings are sent to: Paul Pace City of Carmel Water Utility 130 1 Avenue SW Carmel, IN 46032 7. Carmel Utilities does subscribe to "Holey Moley" who should be contacted directly for all water main locations. 8. I have previously provided copies of the following: Subdivision Project Approval Procedures Performance Release Procedure Subdivision Building Permits Permit Data, Contacts, etc. Street Signage Requirements (will be provided at a later date) BONDING REOUIREMENTS 9. Upon initial review, it appears the following bonding requirements may apply to this project: Performance Guarantees/Engineer's Estimates Streets (base, binder and surface must be bonded together) Curb Gutters Water Mains Street Signs (See Item #12 below for additional comments regarding this item) Sidewalks (Interior- builders lot right of way sidewalks and Exterior common area/perimeter right of way sidewalks /asphalt paths may be bonded separately). Right of Way Improvements, if applicable, may be bonded separately. This could include accel/decel lanes, passing blister, pavement widening, thermoplastic striping, stone shoulders, curbs, etc. Erosion control. Please contact Amanda Foley, Engineering Department Stormwater Administrator, for details regarding engineer's estimates /performance guarantee requirements for Erosion Control. Please contact the Hamilton County Surveyor's office regarding their bonding requirements for Storm Sewers /Storm Drainage and Monument Markers. Please contact the Clay Township Regional Waste District for Sanitary Sewer requirements. The amount of the Performance Guarantee per City of Carmel requirements is based upon a certified Engineer's Estimate for 100% of the cost of labor and materials to construct the individual improvements, to be provided by the design engineer. Please provide detailed Engineer's Estimates for each improvement including quantities, unit costs, pipe sizes and materials, etc. Upon completion and release of individual Performance Guarantees, a three -year Maintenance Guarantee will be required. The Maintenance Guarantee amount is based upon 15% of the Performance amount for Streets and Curbs and 10% of the Performance amount for all other improvements. Performance Guarantees may be Performance or Subdivision Bonds or Irrevocable Letters of Credit. Please reference the enclosures for more detailed explanation of our procedures. Right of Way Permit and Bonding Any work in dedicated right of way will require an approved Right of Way Permit and a License Permit Bond. The bond amount is determined by the number of instances of work in the right of way at $2,000.00 per instance. However, if the work is included in the scope of work of a required and posted Performance Guarantee, the Performance Guarantee may be used to satisfy the bond requirements of the Right of Way Permit. Please contact our Right of Way Manager, Fred Glaser, to arrange right of way permitting and bonding, if applicable. 10. We have engaged Crossroad Engineers, PC to review all drainage plans and drainage calculations submitted to this office for review. We will share Crossroad's comments as they are received. When construction plans are submitted for review for this development, please provide a set of drawings and drainage calculations directly to Crossroad. AVAILABILITY AND CONNECTION FEES 11. Availability (acreage) Fees must be paid after all other Engineering Department requirements have been satisfied and prior to approval and start of construction activities. Availability Fees are based upon total platted acreage or legal description acreage for the development at the current rate of $1,010.00 per acre for Water Availability. It appears that a copy of the secondary plat for Section 5 was not included with the construction plans. However, using the acreage of 16.94 acres indicated for Section 5 on the T.A.C. agenda, the Water Availability Fee calculation for Section 5 is: 16.94 acres $1,010.00 /acre $17,109.00 Connection Fees Based on the drawings submitted, there appear to be 28 residential lots or 28.0 E.D.U.s (29 lots and EDUs including the existing home on lot 175). The current Water Connection Fee is $1,310.00 per EDU. Connection Fees are paid when the infrastructure has been completed, satisfactory test results obtained and the development has been released for building permits. Connection Fees are paid on an individual -lot basis. The Availability and Connections Fees are current as of this date but are subject to future revisions. If an irrigation system, swimming pool or clubhouse is planned for this development, additional Water Connection Fees will be assessed based upon the recommendations of the Director of Carmel Utilities. CONSTRUCTION PLAN COMMENTS 12. A seven -page Plan Certification Form is enclosed with this letter. This form was created with the desire and intent to streamline the plan review process. We request that you please complete this form and return it to the Department of Engineering as soon as possible. Comments will be generated after the Certification Form is returned. Please treat each item on the form as a requirement of the Department of Engineering. Providing a "no" or "N /A" response to any of the items does not relieve the Developer of the responsibility of meeting the requirements of the Department of Engineering. The Department of Engineering will make the final determination as to the acceptability of any "no" or "N /A" responses. 13. All six sections of Sanctuary at 116 Street are shown on the cover sheet of the construction plans submitted for Section 5. As a result, the drawing is so small that there is very little detail and the text can't be read. Please show just the section to which this particular set of plans pertains (Section 5) and show this section at a much larger scale. 14. Street Name Signs -By virtue of City of Carmel Ordinance No. D- 1457 -00, we require the type of green reflective type street name signage, posts and brackets as indicated in the Subdivision Signage Requirements document included with these comments. If the development adheres to these requirements, the developer may order and pay for the signs and have them shipped directly to our Street Department, along with a copy of the recorded secondary plat of the development, and the Street Department will install the signs. Once installed, our Board of Public Works and Safety will release the Developer's Performance Guarantee. After release of the Performance, the Developer is required to post a 3 -year Maintenance Guarantee in the amount of 10% of the Performance Guarantee. or $100.00, whichever is greater. At the end of the 3 -year maintenance period, it becomes the City's responsibility for the maintenance and replacement of street signs. If it is the Developer's intention not to adhere to the above requirements and to install decorative style street name signs, these signs must conform to the City of Carmel Decorative Street Signage Detail included with these comments. However, it will be the Developer's responsibility to install decorative posts, brackets and street name blades. Once installed, our Board of Public Works and Safety will release the Performance Guarantee. When the Performance has been released, a 3 -year maintenance guarantee will not be required. Maintenance and/or replacement of decorative street name signage will be the responsibility of the Developer and/or the Homeowners Association. Regulatory Signs All regulatory signs require City of Carmel Ordinances to be legal. Please provide a street name sign and regulatory sign plan for review and approval. We request that all regulatory signs installed to be standard signage, not decorative. However, if you plan on the installation of decorative type regulatory signs and/or street name signs, please designate this on the sign plan. All regulatory signs must meet all legal requirements as outlined in the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Please note that installation of street name signs and regulatory signs are included as a requirement for building permit approval. 15. If off -site easements will be necessary to install the utilities, these easements must be secured prior to the Department of Engineering approving the drawings. 16. The Department requires that the construction drawings be developed in accordance with the City of Carmel digital submission standards and that all required submittals for primary plat, secondary plat, and construction drawings be made. The digital files must be submitted to the Department of Engineering prior to the approval of the construction plans. Please contact the City GIS Department for the requirements. 17. The City has adopted a new paving policy. Please revise any notes, specifications, and details to accommodate this policy. The language of this policy must be added to a specification sheet on the plans. 18. The City has adopted a new curbing policy. Please revise any notes, specifications, and details to accommodate this policy. The language of this policy must be added to a specification sheet on the plans. 19. All lots adjacent to side yard easements must be wide enough to accommodate the anticipated house model and any planned driveways such that there is no encroachment in the easements. 20. Please edit or provide a detail which requires the following pavement section for the paving of the proposed interior public streets: 1.5 inches HMA #11 surface on 2 inches HMA #8 binder on 3 inches HMA #5D base on 7 inches #53 stone. Please add a note that all paving must be completed in one paving season. 21. All paving within the existing and proposed City right -of -way shall conform to the requirements of the Department of Engineering. Please add a note to the drawings that the Contractor shall contact the Department of Engineering to schedule a pre construction meeting to review the Department's construction requirements, staff notification requirements, required inspections for certain stages of the work and to review the authority of the Department as it relates to work within the existing and proposed City right -of -way. 22. Please include the note "THERE SHALL BE NO WATER VALVES OR MANHOLES WITHIN THE PAVEMENT, CURBS, SIDEWALKS, OR ASPHALT PATHS" on all appropriate sheets. 23. This project is subject to the Carmel Stormwater Management Ordinance, which was adopted February 6, 2006. 24. Please review storm water quality requirements for this project with Amanda Foley at (317) 571 2441. 25. Much of the information and drawings pertain to sections other than Section 5 (for example Section 2). Please revise to eliminate information that does not pertain to Section 5. 26. The two intersections created by Stone Lake Drive and Gray Hawk Court are less than the minimum required separation distance of 150 feet. There are no curbs, subsurface drains, or sidewalks along the inside edge of Gray Hawk Court. The City requires curbs, subsurface drains, and sidewalks along both sides of the streets. Gray Hawk Court as shown on these plans is only 20 feet wide. The City requires that all public subdivision streets be a minimum of 30 feet. For these reasons please revise such that a cul -de -sac is provided in place of the current loop street. 27. Please provide horizontal curve data for each of the horizontal curves of the street centerlines. Please assure that the radius of each street centerline horizontal curve is a minimum of 150 feet per Section 6.03.15 of the Subdivision Control Ordinance. 28. The centerlines of Stone Lake Drive and Stone Lake Drive intersect at an angle of approximately 48 degrees. Per Section 6.03.09 of the Subdivision Control Ordinance this angle cannot be less than 75 degrees. Please revise. 29. There are no keynotes in the legend for the landscaping elements and there is no information defining whether they are existing or proposed and the Department of Engineering does not approve the landscape plan; therefore, please remove the landscaping elements from the plans submitted to the Department of Engineering for approval. 30. There are some pavement markings including cross hatching and what appears to be some sort of transition line on 121 Street, but it can't be determined what is intended to be accomplished with these pavement markings. Please clarify these pavement markings. 31. Please indicate and label the right -of -way on the north side of 121 Street. 32. Please label the land use adjacent to the east side of Sanctuary at 116 Street. Please provide a stub street to facilitate connection to future development to the east. 33. The Alternative Transportation Plan path along 121 Street is shown outside the right -of -way. If the Thoroughfare Plan right -of -way is not wide enough and the developer desires to have the path remain in the location shown on the plans, the developer must dedicate sufficient additional right of -way to include the path. 34. Sidewalks are required on both sides of all streets. 35. Common areas are not permitted within the right -of -way. These comments represent the Department of Engineering's initial review of the construction plans for this project. We request that all responses to our comments be provided in writing. Failure to provide written responses may result in the delay of the review process. We reserve the right to provide additional review and comments when detailed construction plans are submitted for this project. It is critical that this office be made aware of all modifications made on the plans being re- submitted, particularly if any such changes are considered "new" or fall outside of our previous reviews. Please provide revised plans including all revisions. Please notify us of any changes and specifically state any changes, including changes resulting from Plan Commission, BZA or other committee meetings. All bonds and performance guarantees must be posted prior to Engineering Department approval of construction plans. Board of Public Works and Safety approvals and any other governing agency approvals (if required) must be obtained prior to Engineering Department approval. All performance guarantees must be posted prior to submission of secondary plats for Board of Public Works and Safety approval. The Department reserves the right to provide additional comments based upon subsequent reviews and on the grading and drainage system upon receipt of drainage calculations and construction drawings that provide grading elevations, pipe sizing and invert elevations. These comments may affect the drainage system layout presented on the secondary plat and on the construction plans. If you have questions, please call me at 571 -2441. Sincerely, Gary R. Dun Jr. P. Assistant Ci ngineer Department of Engineering Enclosures Cc: Matt Griffin, Department of Community Services John Duffy, Director Carmel Utilities Paul Pace, Carmel Utilities Distribution Greg Ilko, Crossroad Engineers Greg Hoyes, Hamilton County Surveyor's Office Dennis McGuire, Paul I. Cripe Engineers Pat Shaurette, Professional Real Estate Services Engineering File Copy Engineering Department Review S:\PROJREV06 \SANCTUARY @1I6STREETSECTION 5 10/31/2006 18:58 317776%28 HAMILTON CO SURVEYOR PAGE 01/02 w (Y. Q Cq 00 0 SP r EY o»' of v N- 1, ;i b .�4:� i.,` ;�I..'. .f, =:a C.'. (3 lf -.i ,V VI to al IP ,4 F. il, 01 al ,witi .a c I 4 r?) i l ti.,,irt In c e I. i o C: r� g j -,-.N.4-:, D 'Ward, nor Suite I.. SS :kcnton C. Surr E) ti One .afnuriltnn Calmly Square 'Norte (3 77) 77u 498 'Fns (3 t;) 776-0 E;2S .Noblesville, Indiana 41'0L0-i230 ctober 31, 2006 diana Land Development Corp. ATTN: Paul Shoopman NOV 1 7(1Q6� 8170 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, IN 46268 DOCS e rvvic VIA FACSIMILE: 415 -0466 ett N., RE: Sanctuary at 116 Street Section 5 Dear Mr. Shoopman: C "\a 1 We have reviewed the construction. plans submitted. to the Hamilton County Surveyor's S •1� A Office on September. 11, 2006 and October 2, 2006 for this project and have the following 1 comments: 4 1. This project falls within the incorporated area and MS4 jurisdiction of the City of Carmel. 2. This proposed project DOES NOT fall in a Carmel Watershed Protection Area. 3. This proposed project falls in the Long Branch Watershed. 4. Please submit the following procedural items to this office, petition for regulated subdivision, outlet permit, subdivision non enforcement, engineers estimate, and all associated bonds for 120% of construction cost. The applications are available on our website at httn://www.co_.harniltondn.us, go to Departments, Surveyor, and Forms. 5. A 15' easement in the rear yards of lots 160 and 161 needs to be shown because of the regulated SSD under the swale. 6. Since Common Area Block Y is not dedicated as Drainage Easement, please show a 15' per half easement to cover the regulated drain between Str. 5703 and 5704. Also in. B1.ock Z between Str. 5707 and 5708. 10/31/2006 18:58 3177769628 HAMILTON CO SURVEYOR PAGE 02/02 7. SSD laterals for sump pump discharges are missing on lots 176, 179, 180, 181, 183, and 184. These are required and need to be shown for each lot. 8. Please label the storm sewer pipe sizes, materials, and lengths on the utility plans. 9. Do to the design of the cul -de -sac drainage system; maintenance access to the SSD is a problem because of the length from the nearest structure. To resolve this issue, HCSO wants the SSD brought up into a riser (HCSO Standard Detail SSD -3) behind the high point of the curb line. One will be needed for the SSD in each direction around the cul-de -sac. Another alternative would be to set a 2' x 2' shallow box structure at the high point of the curb line with a curb inlet casting. This structure will not take road drainage flow but would provide an access point on the SSD. This is not shown in the one location for this section (at the apex of Gray Hawk Court), but the note in the utility plan legend is shown to reference what is intended for this comment. 10. In the provided drainage calculations, I cannot find the relevant data for the storm pipes being installed in section 5. This information is needed to verify pipe sizes, capacities, and flow velocities. Please provide this data for review. 11. Please address storm sewer review continent from City of Carmel Engineering Department and Crossroad Engineers. 12. Please note the additional comments may be warranted at a later date. Should you have any question,) can be reached at 317- 776 -8495. Sincerely, )2 juxi 04 Greg Hoyes, AC, CFM Plan Reviewer CC: Matt Griffin Carmel DOCD Dick Hill Carmel Engineering Amanda Foley Carmel Engineering Joel Thurman HCHD Greg Ilko Crossroad Engineers Pat Shaurette 295 -1207 h ,1 see 0 '0 aof. Calt711 Carme P L ice D e par men Carmel, 4ii �444 46032 September 12, 2006 Mr. Paul Shoopman D Indiana Land Development 8170 Zionsville Road Indianapolis, IN 46268 RE: The Sanctuary of 116 Sections 4 Dear Mr. Shoopman: The documents for the above- mentioned project have been received and reviewed. At the present time, I see nothing in the plans that would hamper law enforcement efforts. If we can be of any further assistance to you, please contact us. Sincere! Timothy J. Green Acting Chief of Police TJG:vb cc: Dept. of Community Services (317) 571 -2500 t A Nationally Accredited L aw Enforcement Agency Fax (317) 571 -2512