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 2018 International Fire Code. The use of the building shall comply with the 2018 Fire Code. Provide information for building permit review.

FDC

IFC 903.3.7 - Fire department connections. The location of fire department connections shall be approved by the fire code official. Connections shall be a 4 inch Storz type fitting and located within 100 feet of a fire hydrant, or as approved by the code official. FDC not shown.

Miscellaneous Correction

Architectural/MEP plans have not been reviewed during this process. Action required: Comment is informational.

Miscellaneous Correction

Unified Development Ordinance Article 8, Section 8.180.F Ground mounted equipment – Ground mounted equipment shall be totally screened from view by landscaping or masonry wall up to a height of the units to be screened. Action required: Make needed corrections to drawings that provide details as to how mechanical equipment will be screened from all 4 sides per referenced UDO section. 12/13/2024 - acknowledged in letter. To be field verified.

Miscellaneous Correction

Specify size of water tap at main. Water pipe from main to meter must be 1" with a 1" meter. You can transition to the 1.5" 10' past meter. 12/13/2024 - acknowledged in letter. To be field verified.

DE C&O #01 Eng Plans – FDP/PDP

All required engineering plans and studies, including water lines, sanitary sewers, storm drainage, streets and erosion and sediment control shall be submitted along with the final development plan. All public infrastructure must be substantially complete, prior to the issuance of any certificates of occupancy.

DE C&O #03 Eng & Insp Fees

All Engineering Plan Review and Inspection Fees shall be paid prior to approval of the associated engineering plans and prior to the issuance of any site development permits or the start of construction (excluding land disturbance permit).

DE C&O #11 Pavement Thickness

Private parking lots shall follow Article 8 of the Unified Development Ordinance for pavement thickness and base requirements.

DE Contact Field Eng. Inspector

Prior to the commencement of any construction activities, the Contractor shall contact Field Engineering Inspections at (816) 969-1200 to coordinate a preconstruction meeting / conference with the assigned Field Engineering Inspector.

DE Future Repair Work

Please be aware that any future repair work to public infrastructure (e.g., water main repair, sanitary sewer repair, storm sewer repair, etc.) within public easements will not necessarily include the repair of pavement, curbing, landscaping, or other private improvements which are located within the easement.

DE Engineers Estimate

The Engineer’s Estimate of Probable Construction Costs has been accepted for this project, and the Engineering Plan Review and Inspection Fee (which is calculated as 3% of the total infrastructure cost plus a water test inspection fee(s)), and the water tap and meter setup fee have been included. These must be paid prior to the issuance of an infrastructure permit and/or the final processing of a building permit. $xxx.xx

Per UDO: Metal may not exceed 40% of any facade. A modification for the use of metal up to 75% of any facade may be approved by the Planning Commission. A modification for the use of metal to exceed 75% of any facade may be approved by the Governing Body (City Council). See full standards in attached Ordinance 10040, recently approved by City Council and less restrictive than previous UDO language on metal buildings.

Comment addressed in response sheet, but looks like missing from uploads. Provide more information on building exterier siding material. D.1. Building Elevations - Elevations of all sides of proposed buildings including notation indicating building materials to be used on exteriors and roofs.

Confirm dumpster enclosure gate material meets code: "solid steel opaque gate painted to be compatible with the color of the masonry or steel walls and building it is to serve"

For buildings more than 50 feet from the public water main, a BFPD shall be located in a buried vault installed within 5 feet of the utility easement on the private side (LS 6901 I. Fire Lines). Grade the vault area to drain and provide detailed information indicating how the vault sump will drain. Add standard detail WAT-12 to the plans and account for the BFPD in the estimate.

Miscellaneous Correction

Architectural/MEP plans have not been reviewed during this process. Action required: Comment is informational.

Miscellaneous Correction

Unified Development Ordinance Article 8, Section 8.180.F Ground mounted equipment – Ground mounted equipment shall be totally screened from view by landscaping or masonry wall up to a height of the units to be screened. Action required: Make needed corrections to drawings that provide details as to how mechanical equipment will be screened from all 4 sides per referenced UDO section. 12/13/2024 - acknowledged in letter. To be field verified.

Miscellaneous Correction

Specify size of water tap at main. Water pipe from main to meter must be 1" with a 1" meter. You can transition to the 1.5" 10' past meter. 12/13/2024 - acknowledged in letter. To be field verified.

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 2018 International Fire Code. The use of the building shall comply with the 2018 Fire Code. Provide information for building permit review.

FDC

IFC 903.3.7 - Fire department connections. The location of fire department connections shall be approved by the fire code official. Connections shall be a 4 inch Storz type fitting and located within 100 feet of a fire hydrant, or as approved by the code official. FDC not shown.

The driveway is too close to the intersection and needs to move at least 200 FT north to be compliant.

On the spot grading sheet there are parking spots in the drive isle. Please correct.

Submit an Engineer's Estimate of Probable Construction Costs.

Submit the SWPPP and a copy of the MDNR Land Disturbance Permit.

Submit a design waiver for staff review and presentation to the City Engineer for the request to omit on-site storm water detention on this project.

Add storm drainage calculations and pipe profiles to the plans.

Show the water main connection locations and type, including valves and restraints. The fire line will be connected with a tee, as tapping sleeves are not allowed. For fire lines, one valve is installed on the fire line and one valve on the public water main if there are no valves on the public water main within 500 feet in either direction of the tee. The BFPD must be located outside of the easement but within 5 feet of the easement (LS 6901 I. Fire Lines). Grade the vault area to drain and provide a note indicating how the vault sump will drain. Specify the fire line material.

Show the water meter located in the R/W or easement within 1 foot of the R/W or easement line, whichever is farthest. (LS 6901 L. Water Meters). For the 1-inch meter, a 1 inch copper line needs to be installed for 10 feet past the meter. The service line can change to 1-1/2 inch after the first 10 feet.

The spot elevations appear to be missing on the Spot Elevation sheet C201. Resubmit for review.

Show in the pavement sections and add the following notes to the plans regarding paving per Section 2200 of the City Design and Construction Manual. Note that KCMMB asphalt has a minimum surface course thickness of 2 inches. - All asphalt materials shall conform to the KCMMB ASPHALT MATERIAL SPECIFICATION, current edition. - All concrete materials for paving curb and gutter, sidewalks, paths, commercial driveways and other pavements in the right of way shall conform to the KCMMB specifications.

Provide a complete plan for the ADA-accessible ramps. Ensure all elevation callouts, running slope callouts, and cross-slope points for construction of ADA-accessible ramps and sidewalk are identified. Also, include details of the sidewalk through the new driveways. Site specific information is required on the ADA plans. Specific elevations, slopes, etc. are needed for each location. Include all ADA facilities for access to the building.

Please verify and note, if necessary, that only ornamental trees and shrubs may be planted within any easements.

Miscellaneous Correction

Architectural/MEP plans have not been reviewed during this process. Action required: Comment is informational.

Miscellaneous Correction

Unified Development Ordinance Article 8, Section 8.180.F Ground mounted equipment – Ground mounted equipment shall be totally screened from view by landscaping or masonry wall up to a height of the units to be screened. Action required: Make needed corrections to drawings that provide details as to how mechanical equipment will be screened from all 4 sides per referenced UDO section.

Miscellaneous Correction

Specify size of water tap at main. Water pipe from main to meter must be 1" with a 1" meter. You can transition to the 1.5" 10' past meter.

Sec. 8.530 Vehicle Parking: developments containing two or more uses shall have the total number of parking spaces required for each use. Current parking plan only shows spaces accounting for warehouse use and not office, please revise.

Confirm that there is a 6' wide sidewalk to meet this requirement: "Standard parking space dimensions shall not be less than nine feet wide by 19 feet long. Where the head of the parking space abuts a six-foot wide sidewalk or curbed landscaped area, the length of the parking space may be reduced by two feet to allow for vehicle overhang. Such overhang shall be measured from the face of the curb."

Parking stalls are measured from face of curb, not back of curb. Confirm stalls adjacent to curb meet 9' requirement, they look too narrow when measuring from front of curbing. Ex.- stall south of ADA striping.

Provide elevations of trash enclosure. Sec. 8.790.C. Trash enclosures- A detailed drawing of enclosure and screening methods to be used in connection with trash storage containers on the property shall be included with the landscaping plan.

Provide more information on building exterier siding material. D.1. Building Elevations - Elevations of all sides of proposed buildings including notation indicating building materials to be used on exteriors and roofs.

Provide photometric plan and lighting elevations. C.28. Lighting- Location, height, intensity and type of outside lighting fixtures for buildings and parking lots. C.29. Photometric Diagram -Photometric diagram indicating the foot candle levels throughout the site and at the property lines. C.30. Lighting Spec Sheets - The manufacturer’s specification sheets for proposed exterior lighting to include both parking lot pole mounted and wall mounted fixtures. The specification sheets shall indicate the exact fixture to be used.

If applicable, C.33. Signs- Location, size, and type of material of all proposed monument or freestanding signs.

Sheets C.201 & C.203 have 4 extra parking stalls shown in the middle of the lot; looks like an accident

Exterior sidewalk along SE Hamblen Rd required

8.620.F.c. Trash enclosure areas shall be improved with a Portland cement concrete pad and a Portland cement concrete approach 30 feet in length, measured from the enclosure opening. The pad and approach shall be improved with a minimum six inches of full depth unreinforced Portland cement concrete constructed on a sub-grade of four inches of granular base course.

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 2018 International Fire Code.

FDC

IFC 903.3.7 - Fire department connections. The location of fire department connections shall be approved by the fire code official. Connections shall be a 4 inch Storz type fitting and located within 100 feet of a fire hydrant, or as approved by the code official. FDC not shown.