HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-10-07 BRAA Ltr to OPH Re Final Grading Plan & Architectural Site Plan RevisionsBonestroo
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Engineers & Architects
October 7, 1999
Mr. Thomas M. Melena, Administrator
City of Oak Park Heights
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Re: Boutwells LandingNalley Senior Services Alliance
Revised "Final" Grading Plan & Architectural Site Plan Revisions
Our File No: 55-98-805
Dear Mr. Melena:
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OCT 1 2 1999
We have reviewed the revised grading and architectural site plan for Boutwells Landing/Valley
Senior Services Alliance development as submitted to us on October 4, 1999 by Mr. Charlie
Melcher of Westwood Professional Services, Inc. and Mr. Skip Sorenson of JSSH Architects,
Inc. Several revisions have been incorporated into these latest drawings. In addition, several
revisions were discussed/requested by the architect and engineer in our October 4, 1999 biweekly
status meeting. We offer the following comments/recommendations regarding the revised plans
and/or requested revisions:
1. Mr. Sorenson indicated two changes to the northerly parking lot of the main campus. The
northerly parking lot will no longer connect to Norwich A venue north, but will incorporate a
turn-around area with 15 parking stalls. In addition, the parking area will have a second driveway
to 58th Street North, as an earlier version of the site plan had shown. These revisions are shown
on the latest schematic site plan, partial copy attached.
We will revise our plans for the City's project relative to the driveway access to Norwich Avenue
North being removed. However, we recommend that the easterly driveway from the northerly
parking lot be eliminated to alleviate potential turning movement conflicts on 58th Street North.
This issue had been commented on in a previous review (see Item No.7. our May 26, 1999
review letter, attached) and incorporated into the design. Mr. Sorenson indicated that this
driveway would be used primarily for delivery vehicles and signed as such, and that the north
parking lot would be primarily an employee parking area. With minor modifications, the "main"
entrance to the north parking lot can accommodate turning movements for the delivery vehicles
and the other entrance eliminated.
2335 West Highway 36 • St. Pau I, MN 55113 • 651-636-4600 • Fax: 651-636-1311
Mr. Thomas M. Melena, Administrator
Ci o Oak Park Hei• hts Pa; e
2. Another potential revision discussed involved raising the bottom of Pond D and/or Pond C by
approximately two feet to alleviate ground water infiltration and assist in the installation of the
pond liners. Pond D is located west of Norwich Parkway between Norwich Circle North and
Nolan Avenue North. Pond C is located east of Norwich Parkway immediately south of the park.
The grading contractor will try to install the liners via dewatering efforts. If these efforts are
unsuccessful, Pond D may be raised two feet and the surface area enlarged accordingly to
maintain proper storage volumes. No revisions are anticipated to Pond C.
3. The owner, architect and site grading contractor also discussed revisions to the building pad
elevations and locations along Nolan Avenue North and Nolan Circle North. Sanitary sewer and
water main services have already been installed in this area as part of the City's contract. The
revisions being discussed would not greatly affect the service locations, and therefore, no
revisions are anticipated to the service locations already installed.
4. Today we received a fax from JSSH Architects, Inc. showing a revised parking lot in the park
area, copy attached. The revision includes another driveway entrance onto Norwich Parkway
south of the driveway across from Norwich Circle North. We have not yet installed curb and
gutter in the area of this proposed new driveway entrance and will include it in the City's plans if
the parking lot layout and driveway location is acceptable to the City.
5. The architectural site plan, grading plan, and utility plans should be updated to reflect the
revisions noted above once they become final.
If you have any questions regarding this review, please call me at (651) 604 -4815.
Very truly yours,
BONESTROO, ROSENE, ANDERLIK & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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Dennis M. Postler
cc: Kris Danielson, Community Development Director
Mike Price (Greg Collatz), Senior Housing Partners
Skip Sorenson, JSSH Architects, Inc.
Charlie E. Melcher, Westwood Professional Services, Inc.
Joe Anderlik, Karen Shimon BRAA