Lee's Summit

Code Statement

All issues pertaining to life safety and property protection from the hazards of fire, explosion or dangerous conditions in new and existing buildings, structures and premises, and to the safety to fire fighters and emergency responders during emergency operations, shall be in accordance with the 2012 International Fire Code. For information only.

DE Engineers Estimate

The Engineer’s Estimate of Probable Construction Costs has been accepted for this project, and the Public Works Review and Inspection Fee of $1,115.52 (which is based on 3% of the total infrastructure cost) must be paid prior to the issuance of an infrastructure permit and/or the final processing of a building permit from the Codes Administration Department.

DE C&O #12 Cut & Fill

Any cut and / or fill operations, which cause public infrastructure to exceed the maximum / minimum depths of cover shall be mitigated by relocating the infrastructure vertically and / or horizontally to meet the specifications contained within the City’s Design and Construction Manual.

DE Contact Field Eng. Inspector

Contact Public Works Inspections at (816) 969-1800 at least 48 hours prior to the onset of construction.

DE Contact ROW Inspector

Contact a Right-of-Way Inspector at (816) 969-1800 prior to any land disturbance within the right-of-way. These activities may require a permit.

PW Submit Land Disturbance (DELETE)

Submit a Land Disturbance Permit application and the required attachments/fees to the City prior to any land disturbance activities on the site.

Code Statement

All issues pertaining to life safety and property protection from the hazards of fire, explosion or dangerous conditions in new and existing buildings, structures and premises, and to the safety to fire fighters and emergency responders during emergency operations, shall be in accordance with the 2012 International Fire Code. For information only.

SITE INFORMATION TABLE. - Add both the existing building gross floor area and the building footprint area to the table. - Add the lot area to the table.

OPEN YARD LANDSCAPING. - Since this application is associated with a change in use of the site, the open yard landscaping requirements are applicable to this project. Show the open yard calculations add the necessary numbers of plant materials to the landscape schedule. By staff's rough calculations (lot area - building footprint area = # of required open yard trees; and (lot area - building building footprint area) x 2 = # of required open yard shrubs), two trees and three additional shrubs are required to meet the minimum open yard landscaping requirement. - Staff recommends adding some additional bushes along the north side of the parking lot so as to help minimize light spillage onto the adjacent property from vehicle headlights. This is a recommendation only.

ACCESSIBLE SIGN BASE DETAIL. Revise the detail on Sheet 5 to indicate that the 5' measurement from grade to the bottom of the sign is the maximum height. The detail mistakenly labels that height as a minimum.

The City of Lee's Summit has adopted the Comprehensive Control Strategy for stormwater detention as defined in Section 5600 of the KCAPWA. For this particular site, the City may be willing to allow an exemption for detention to limit the peak flow, but the water quality aspect (i.e., 40 hour extended detention) cannot be waived and does not appear to have been addressed. Simply calling out "BMPs" along the roadway (i.e., a grassed parkway) in lieu of providing 40 hour extended detention is not an acceptable alternative. The City recommends 40 hour extended detention be provided for the 90% annual mean storm event, and it appears this will be easily-achievable. If not, then other volumetric control measures might be considered, but they cannot jeopardize the integrity of the roadway or other public infrastructure (e.g., construction of a rain garden or bioswale along the roadway with deficient slope will lead to pavement failure and should be avoided).

The stormwater report should specifically ask for a waiver to the peak flow attenuation requirements of Section 5600. Simply stating that "...the parking lot will be very small and the flows minimal" is not sufficient. Please discuss the total square footage of impervious area to be added, along with other reasons such as the fact that the site drains toward the roadway and away from other adjacent property owners.

The typical pavement section shown on Sheet 5 of 5 does not meet the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Article 12 in terms of stabilized subgrade or geogrid. 95% compacted subgrade will be required in all cases, so this cannot be substituted for the stabilized subgrade.

Does the sidewalk accross the alleyway meet ADA standards? If not, it should be replaced with an ADA-compliant sidewalk with the maximum cross slope of 2.00% (1.50% preferred).

Some method to collect stormwater from the parking lot will need to be constructed to divert stormwater to the new 40 hour extended detention basin. This may be achievable using a variety of methods, including flumes, etc.

The commercial entrance should be specified as "8 thickness rather than 6".

An Engineer's Estimate of Probable Construction Costs should accompany your final submittal drawings.

Change the direction of one-way aisle to improve traffic flow and reduce adverse impacts to 5th Street associated with the new access/driveway.

Code Statement

All issues pertaining to life safety and property protection from the hazards of fire, explosion or dangerous conditions in new and existing buildings, structures and premises, and to the safety to fire fighters and emergency responders during emergency operations, shall be in accordance with the 2012 International Fire Code. For information only.