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DATE: 9-29-20
TO: Kelsey George, Planner II
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: Andrew Benelli, PE, Assistant Director, City Engineer Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
FROM: Louise Gilio, Traffic Planning Supervisor
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division SUBJECT: Public Works Conditions of Approval
T-6295 / P20-01732: a 110-lot single family subdivision
6650 East Butler Avenue
Lennar / Bedrock Engineering The Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division, has completed its
review and the following requirements are to be placed on this tentative map as a condition of
approval by the Public Works Department.
General Conditions:
1. Street Dedications: Provide corner cut dedications at all intersections for accessibility
ramps.
2. Right of way: All right-of-way “outside” of the subdivision border shall either be acquired prior to recordation of Final Map, or a deposit equal to the value of the right-of-way and
an estimate of the City staff time necessary to acquire the right-of-way shall be
submitted prior to recordation of the Final Map.
3. Local to Collector Street Intersections: The intersection of two local continuous streets shall have a minimum of 160’ offset measured from center line to center line.
Planner: Coordinate with the applicant to provide the following and resubmit to Traffic Planning prior to
the acceptance of the final map submittal. This can result in additional conditions of approval.
The Final Map should match the Tentative Map.
1. Identify all easements on the map.
50’ Local Streets: a 1’ pedestrian easement is required on streets with driveway
approaches.
2. Identify traffic calming for local street lengths exceeding 800’ and four way intersections.
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4. Traffic Calming: Traffic calming shall be provided for local street lengths exceeding 800’
and four way intersections. Design to be approved on the street plans and prior to final map.
5. Outlots: If the subdivider seeks to dedicate to the City, in fee, an outlot for open space
purposes, subdivider shall prove to the City that the outlot is free of toxic or hazardous
materials pursuant to the requirements of City Administrative Order 8-1, including, but
not limited to, performing a Phase I Soils Investigation. The soils Investigation report shall be submitted to the Public Works Department for review and approval. The subdivider must obtain Public Works approval of the soils investigation report and
complete any mitigation work identified by the soils investigation prior to subdivider’s
submittal of the Final Map to the Public Works Department. Any and all costs
associated of the soils investigation and any required mitigation work shall be performed at the sole expense of the subdivider.
6. Encroachment Covenants: The construction of any overhead, surface or sub-surface
structures and appurtenances in the public right of way is prohibited unless an
encroachment covenant is approved by the City of Fresno Public Works Department,
Engineering Services Division, (559) 621-8681. Encroachment covenants must be approved prior to issuance of building permits.
7. Street widening and transitions shall also include utility relocations and necessary
dedications.
8. Overhead Utilities: Underground all existing offsite overhead utilities with the limits of
this map in accordance with Fresno Municipal Code Section 15-4114.
9. Plan Submittal: Submit the following plans, as applicable, in a single package, to the Public Works Department for review and approval: Street: construction, signing, striping,
traffic signal and streetlight.
10. Backing onto a major street: Backing onto a major street is prohibited.
11. The first order of work shall include a minimum of two points of vehicular access to the major streets for any phase of this development.
12. Intersection Visibility: Maintain visibility at all intersections as described in the Fresno
Municipal Code Section 15-2018.
13. Driveway Approaches: The throat of the driveway approaches shall be the same width
as the driveway. Approach widths shall be built to Public Works Standard P-6. Frontage Improvement Requirements:
Public Streets:
Armstrong Avenue: Modified 4-lane Collector
1. Dedication Requirements:
a. Dedicate 86’ of property, from section line for public street purposes, within the limits
of this application, per “modified” Public Works Standard P-53. (match 56’ from curb to curb to north) (12’-12’-12’-12’ travel lanes) –(7’ bike) b. Dedicate a 2’ pedestrian easement per Public Works Standards.
c. Dedicate corner cuts for public street purposes at all intersections.
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d. Relinquish direct access rights to Armstrong Avenue from all lots within this
subdivision. 2. Construction Requirements:
a. Construct concrete curb, gutter and a 6’ sidewalk to Public Works Standard P-5 and
P-53. The curb shall be constructed to a 10’ residential pattern with a 2’ pedestrian
easement. (5.5’ from face of curb to sidewalk – 6’ sidewalk - .5’). b. Construct standard curb ramps per Public Works Standards at all intersections.
Major street to Local street: R=20’-25’ per P-24 and P-25
c. Construct 20’ of permanent paving per Public Works Standard P-50 (measured from
face of curb) within the limits of this subdivision and transition paving, as necessary. d. Construct an underground street lighting system to Public Works Standards E-1 and
E-8, within the limits of this subdivision. Street lights installed on major streets shall
be fed from a service pedestal with a master photo control as detailed in Section 3-
3.17 of the City Specifications and Standard Drawings E-15, E-18 or as approved by
the City Engineer. Butler Avenue: Local Collector
1. Dedication Requirements:
a. Dedicate 30’ of property, from section / center line, for public street purposes, within the limits of this application, per Public Works Standard P-56.
b. Dedicate corner cuts for public street purposes at all intersections.
c. Relinquish direct access to Butler Avenue from all lots within this subdivision.
2. Construction Requirements: a. Construct 18’ of permanent paving per Public Works Standard P-50, within the limits
of this subdivision and transition paving, as necessary.
b. Construct standard curb ramps per Public Works Standards at all intersections.
Local to Major: R=20’-25’, P-28
Local to Local: R=16’-20’, P-28
c. Construct an underground street lighting system to Public Works Standards E-2 and
E-9, within the limits of this subdivision. Street lights installed on major streets shall
be fed from a service pedestal with a master photo control as detailed in Section 3-3.17 of the City Specifications and Standard Drawings E-15, E-18 or as approved by
the City Engineer.
d. Construct concrete curb, gutter and a 4’ sidewalk to Public Works Standard P-5 and
P-56. The curb shall be constructed to a 10’ residential pattern. (5.5’ face of curb to
sidewalk – 4’ sidewalk -.5’) Planting of street trees shall conform to the minimum spacing guidelines as stated in the Standard Specification, Section 26-2.11(C).
e. Construct driveway approaches to Public Works Standards P-1 and P-6.
f. Construct an underground street lighting system to Public Works Standards E-2 and
E-9, within the limits of this subdivision.
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Interior Streets:
1. Dedicate, design and construct all ramps, curb, gutter, sidewalk, permanent paving, cul-de-sacs, driveway approaches, easements and underground street lighting systems on all interior local streets to Public Works Standards P-1, P-4, P-5, P-6, P-18, P-28, P-50, P-
56, E-2 and E-9. Pedestrian easements are required behind driveway approaches with
sidewalk patterns less than 10’.
2. All streets and pedestrian ways shall connect to other streets and pedestrian ways to form a continuous vehicular and pedestrian network with connections within the subdivision and to adjacent development. Pedestrian paths of travel must meet current accessibility
regulations. Sidewalks are recommended on both sides of the street. Identify ramps
within the proposed subdivision wherever sidewalks are provided.
3. Provide a 10’ visibility triangle at all driveways. 4. Design local streets with a minimum of 250’ radius. 5. Dead-end Streets: Any temporary dead-end streets created by this subdivision shall be
properly barricaded in accordance with the Public Works Standard P-100.
Specific Mitigation Requirements: Within the subdivision border-
1. Relinquish direct vehicular access rights to :
a. the north property line of lot 35. b. the south property line of lot 10. 2. Comply with the mitigation measure requirements of the Traffic Operations and Planning
Manager in the Development Departments FAASTER System. Reference TIS 20-019.
Traffic Signal Mitigation Impact (TSMI) Fee: This project shall pay all applicable TSMI Fees at the time of building permit. Contact the Public Works Department, Frank Saburit at (559)621-8797. The fees are based on the Master Fee schedule. In some cases, traffic signals may be
conditioned on multiple maps. If the signal is existing at the time of the final map, the applicant
would be not be required to construct the signal but would be required to pay the applicable fee.
TSMI fee is credited against traffic signal and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) improvements, provided that the improvements are; constructed at ultimate locations, contained
within the build out of the General Plan circulation element and are included in the latest Nexus
Analysis for TSMI fee. Project specific impacts that are not consistent with the General Plan,
Public Works Standard Drawings or not incorporated in the TSMI fee infrastructure costs, are not reimbursable. Failure to pay this fee or construct improvements that are credited / reimbursable with this fee will result in a significant unmitigated impact as this fee is applied to all projects
within the City Sphere of Influence. If the applicant is conditioned with improvements that are
credited / reimbursable with this fee, they should work with the Department of Public Works and
identify, with a Professional Engineer’s estimate, the costs associated with the improvements, prior to paying the TSMI fee at time of building permit.
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1. The intersection of Temperance and Butler shall be signalized to the City of Fresno
Standards, complete with left turn phasing, actuation and signal pre-emption. This work is eligible for reimbursement and/or credit against Traffic Signal Mitigation Impact Fees. The applicant shall design the traffic signal and obtain City approval of the plans prior to
recordation of the final map. The traffic signal installation shall be limited to the following
equipment: poles, safety lights, oversize street name sign, conduits, detectors, service
pedestal connected to a PG&E point of service, controller cabinet, ITS vault, ITS communication cabinet and all pull boxes.
Fresno Major Street Impact (FMSI) Fee: This Map is in the New Growth Area; therefore pay
all applicable growth area fees and City-wide regional street impact fees. In some cases, center
section improvements or bridges may be conditioned on multiple maps. If the improvements are existing at the time of the final map, the applicant would be not be required to construct them, but would be required to pay the applicable fee.
Fresno Major Street Impact (FMSI) Requirements:
Armstrong Avenue: 4-lane Collector (Growth Area Street)
1. If not existing, dedicate and construct (3) 12’ center section travel lanes with 5’ shoulders
within the limits of this subdivision. If applicable Stripe 200’ left turn pockets at all major
intersections. If not existing, an additional 8’ dedication is required beyond the edge of pavement. Dedication shall be sufficient to accommodate additional paving and any other grading or transitions as necessary based on a 45 MPH design speed.
2. Improvements beyond the limits of the map: Striping of (2) northbound travel lanes and a
12’ center two-way left turn lane shall extent to the Armstrong and Lane intersection.
Regional Transportation Mitigation Fee (RTMF): Pay all applicable RTMF fees to the Joint Powers Agency located at 2035 Tulare Street, Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93721; (559) 233-4148
ext. 200; www.fresnocog.org. Provide proof of payment or exemption prior to certificate of
occupancy.