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Design Review Minutes – With Applicant
Project Name:
Alpine Middle School
Applicant Name:
Connor Academy Public Charter School
Applicant Address:
1295 Alpine Ave., Chubbuck ID 83202
Project Address:
Same
Email:
admin@academycharter.net
Date:
March 8, 2022
Josh Hoffer, Hummel Architects Idaho falls, on behalf of applicant and Ryan Judd, Big D Construction. Building will be approximately 32,000sq. ft., located directly east of existing
school. Two-story building that will serve roughly 300 students. Limited budget for site improvements but those will include parking lot, landscaping, extension to Alpine Drive.
1. Traffic Safety and Traffic Congestion: (ingress, egress, off-street parking, unloading)
Applicant is working on improvements needed
Parking looks good
2. Traffic Studies, Utility Studies: (as requested)
Working on traffic study
Need to follow Access Management guidelines
Recommend applicant create an agreement with neighbor to the north for extending utilities and road construction
Applicant asked about circulation access, will need to follow access management guidelines. Collector street with spacing guidelines that are not met. If traffic impact study justifies
different the City can work with that. Fewer accesses are better, generally. Circulation is one-way through there.
3. Drainage: (storm & surface water, to be engineered, retained on site)
Need to include storm water report with design plans
4. Pretreatment / Nonresidential Wastewater Permit: (grease or oil/silt separator)
All meals brought in, just a warming kitchen, no cooking on site. 45-gallon grease trap recommended
Permit needed – City will send, submit to mwilding@cityofchubbuck.us
5. Development Agreement (when needed)
Yes, City will prepare once plans are approved
6. Structures and Site Layout: (exterior design, buffering, fencing, dumpster enclosure)
Need CUP, applicant is aware
Recommend applicant find mitigation measures for Sawtooth/Philbin to alleviate traffic concerns
Engineered drawings required
7. Building Department: (professionally approved plans, ADA compliance, dumpster enclosure)
Site specific erosion & sediment plan
Dumpster enclosure locations – front load truck, City will provide enclosure specs
Engineered drawings for building permit – will collect Fire & Police impact fees at that time
Submit plans and application to rosborn@cityofchubbuck.us
8. Signs / Advertising: (advertising signs, height, structure)
No signs shown on plans, will have one on main entrance on building and possibly a monument sign near parking entrance – stay out of site triangle. Title 15 for more information
9. Landscaping: (ordinance copy, approved tree list)
More detail needed on landscaping plan
Standard is every 50ft. of frontage needs 1 tree and 3 shrubs. Driveways do not count toward 50 feet.
Don will send tree list
Width of swale will determine tree size
Fort Hall Irrigation water rights, utilizing existing pump now, continue to do so
Parking area landscaping 5% of total parking area – City will send code
10. Exterior lighting: (light shielding, light trespass)
Standard requirements, no light trespass
11. Development: (platting, addressing)
Full plat process
Two separate addresses. 1295 existing school, new school will be 1195 Alpine
12. Fire Department: (knox Box, fire hydrant locations, sprinkling, visible street address)
Sprinkler plans to State
Alarm plans to City
Knox box – can choose what type, near main entrance
13. Police Department: (safety issues)
No concerns
14. Business License: (before opening)
Not required
Once traffic impact study is done can schedule CUP hearing. CUP application and info needs to be submitted by Tuesday of next week (March 15th) to get on agenda.
Applicant has a Fall of 2023 opening requirement.