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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSolera Early Clear Grade 2PreCon 20220111CITY OF RENTON PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING Solera Early Clear and Grade (C21-003938) 1/12/2022 PROJECT PERSONNEL: Michael Sippo, City Project Manager, 425-430-7298, msippo@Rentonwa.gov Brad Stocco, Public Works Inspector, 425-282-2373, BStocco@Rentonwa.gov Matt Herrera, Current Planning Manager, 425-430-6593, MHerrera@Rentonwa.gov GENERAL: Call the construction inspection line at 425-430-7203 24 hours before you start work. Notify Fire Dispatch, Renton Police Department, and King County Metro of project construction schedule. Fire Dispatch can be reached at 253-852-2121. The Renton Police Department can be reached at 425-430-7500. King County Metro can be reached at 206-447-1140. CONSTRUCTION HOURS OUTSIDE OF RIGHT OF WAY: 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday thru Friday and 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Saturday. Saturday work is by permission only. No work is allowed on Sunday. CONSTRUCTION HOURS INSIDE OF RIGHT OF WAY: Follow approved traffic control plan. Saturday work is by permission only. No work is allowed on Sunday. RIGHT OF WAY HAUL HOURS: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Monday thru Friday. Hauling on Saturday is by permission only. No hauling is allowed on Sunday. INSPECTION HOURS: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM Monday thru Friday. Contractor must call for City inspection before 3:00 PM on the previous day. Inspections outside of inspection hours must be requested. To request work, hauling, and inspections outside of the hours listed above, contact the City no later than three working days prior to the requested activity. Inspections outside of normal working hours (after hours, night work, holiday work, etc.) is subject to overtime billing. Overtime billing is authorized by a completed Authorization of Special Billing form. Contractors shall use only sets of drawings approved by the City. Approved drawings are signed by the Project Manager and / or other city staff on each plan sheet. A set of approved drawings shall be kept on-site at all times. RECORD DRAWINGS: It is the responsibility of the contractor and engineer to keep record drawings. All changes to the approved construction plans shall be shown on the record drawings. Record drawings are required to be submitted to the City. Record drawings submitted to the City shall be prepared, stamped, and signed by a Professional Land Surveyor or Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Washington. If the materials shown on the approved plans differ from those shown in the City standard details, material submittals shall be made to the Project Manager for approval prior to installation. MINOR FIELD CHANGES: Identify the proposed change(s) to the Public Works Inspector. If the Public Works Inspector determines that the change(s) is minor, the Public Works Inspector can approve the change(s) in the field. A summary of any minor changes approved by the Public Works Inspector shall be emailed to the Project Manager. If the Public Works Inspector determines that the change(s) needs further review and approval from other City staff, the contractor shall follow the directions in the Major Field Changes section below. MAJOR FIELD CHANGES: Submit a digital plan clearly showing the proposed change(s) and justification via email to the Project Manager and Public Works Inspector. City staff will respond to the requested change within two business days. The Public Works Inspector cannot give approval for major construction changes in the field. Trenches with City utilities shall be left open for inspection prior to backfill. A spill kit shall be located on site and easily identifiable with signage. TRANSPORTATION: TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN: An approved traffic control plan in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is required prior to any construction activity in the right of way. A traffic control plan should be submitted to the Project Manager for review at least three working days prior to proposed work in the right of way. The traffic control plan shall be submitted with the traffic control plan cover sheet found here: https://rentonwa.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=7922741&pageId=9340500 The traffic control plan shall address both roadway / vehicular and sidewalk / pedestrian traffic impacts. City streets shall be kept clean at all times. Streets shall be swept in a timely manner. Truck washing and / or other measures as approved by the Public Works Inspector may be required for the duration of the project. Construction traffic shall observe all traffic laws. All hauling shall consist of legal loads. The right of way shall remain unobstructed when possible. No stockpiles are allowed in the right of way. All truck maneuvering and materials storage shall occur on-site. NOISE VARIANCE: Projects that include construction between 10 pm and 7 am will require a noise variance if the project is located within 300 feet of a residential zone. • For work not exceeding 2 days, an Administrative noise variance is required. The process will take approximately five to six weeks for the review, public notification, decision, and end of appeal period prior to start of work. • For work exceeding 2 days, a Public Hearing will be required. The process will take approximately twelve weeks for the review, public notification, Public Hearing, Hearing Examiner decision, and end of appeal period prior to start of work. Please consider the noise variance time requirements when you plan and schedule the construction work. CITY UTILITIES STORM/EROSION CONTROL: Approved temporary erosion and sediment control (TESC) and stormwater pollution prevention and spill control (SWPPS) measures are to be installed as first order of business and maintained at all times per the approved drawings or at the direction of the Construction Stormwater Supervisor, or the project Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL), and the Public Works Inspector. The approved Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) shall be located on site at all times. The project CESCL shall review the site’s TESC and SWPPS measures at least weekly and within 24 hours of significant storms. Weekly reports outlining the status and condition of the erosion control plan, with any recommendations of change or revision to maintenance schedules or installation, are required to be submitted by the project Engineer of record or CECSL to the Project Manager and Public Works Inspector. Weekly reports shall include the project’s NPDES permit number. If dewatering for the site is required, all site construction stormwater discharge shall be less than 25 NTUs if discharged into Waters of the State. Any pipe conveyance system that eventually discharges to a body of water is construed as discharging into Water of the State. If dewatering is proposed to the City sewer then a permit from the City and King County will be required. If dewatering is proposed to a sewer system belonging to another sewer district, contact that district for approval. Contractor is strongly encouraged to obtain all required sewer discharge permits in advance of any anticipated need to discharge to a sewer. Wet Season requirements found in Appendix D of the 2017 City of Renton Surface Water Design Manual (RSWDM) shall be adhered to for construction occurring between October 1st and April 30th. Dust control shall be implemented as directed by the Public Works Inspector. Proper removal of all TESC measures is required prior to permit closeout unless otherwise approved by the Public Works Inspector or Project Manager. FIRE PREVENTION: Access to the site shall be maintained at all times. Access must be able to support emergency equipment in all types of weather. A separate permit from the Renton Fire Authority is required for the following items. These permits can be applied for at the 6th Floor of City Hall. Underground water mains serving fire sprinkler systems. All fire sprinkler systems shall be installed by a Fire Sprinkler Contractor licensed in the State of Washington. Temporary storage, handling, or use of hazardous materials, as required by International Fire Code and City of Renton Ordinance. Temporary storage of fuel on site. Abandonment, removal, or installation of fuel storage tanks. Hot works on site (welding, soldering, cutting, brazing, etc.). PLANNING: TREE PROTECTION: Prior to development activities, the applicant shall erect and maintain six foot (6’) high chain link temporary construction fencing around the drip lines of all retained trees or at a distance surrounding the tree equal to one and one-quarter feet (1.25’) for every one inch (1”) of trunk caliper, whichever is greater, or along the perimeter of a tree protection tract. Placards shall be placed on fencing every fifty feet (50') indicating the words, “NO TRESPASSING – Protected Trees,” or on each side of the fencing if less than fifty feet (50'). Site access to individually protected trees or groups of trees shall be fenced and signed. Individual trees shall be fenced on four (4) sides. In addition, the applicant shall provide supervision whenever equipment or trucks are moving near trees. The applicant may not fill, excavate, stack or store any equipment, dispose of any materials, supplies, or fluids, operate any equipment, install impervious surfaces, or compact the earth in any way within the area defined by the drip line of any tree to be retained. All areas within the required fencing shall be covered completely and evenly with a minimum of three inches (3”) of bark mulch prior to installation of the protective fencing. Exceptions may be approved if the mulch will adversely affect protected ground cover plants. The applicant shall retain a certified arborist or licensed landscape architect to ensure trees are protected from development activities and / or to prune branches and roots, fertilize, and water as appropriate for any trees and ground cover that are to be retained. Tree protection (fencing, etc.) must be retained throughout the project (site and building development). If applicable, no work shall occur within critical areas and /or buffers unless modified according to RMC 4-3-050 (buffer reduction, averaging, critical area variance and / or exemption). Mitigation plantings shall occur in accordance with the approved Final Mitigation plan. Contact the Planning Reviewer directly for landscape inspection. The contractor / applicant shall comply with all conditions of land use approval and SEPA Environmental Review. Conditions are listed on the first or second sheet of the approved plan.