Category Image Driveways, Landscaping and Drainage


An update on the current plans

After seeing the partly-completed new driveway in the southeast corner of our lot, several members have asked the Building Committee about plans to finish the driveways and landscaping. While these plans depend to some extent on City of Dallas requirements for a temporary Certificate of Occupancy (CO) allowing Northaven to move into the new building, current plans are:
- Upon completion of the new building by the general contractor and issuance of a temporary Certificate of Occupancy (CO), the church and Co-op School plan to move into the new space starting October 28;
- The general contractor will demolish the old building immediately after asbestos removal is finished, complete the new driveway along the south side of the lot, and vacate the premises;
- The existing playground fence will be moved temporarily before demolition of the old building, and a new playground fence will be built during landscaping;
- Another contractor will finish grading the area and construct an additional driveway along the east and north sides of the new building, with 50 new parking spaces and an exit along Northaven Road. The east (front) driveway will be connected to the recently built southeast driveway with exit onto Preston Road, and additional site lighting towers will be constructed;
- After these new driveways are built, the lot will be landscaped and a new irrigation system installed. Rye grass will be sown this Fall in bare earth areas, and replaced with Bermuda grass next Spring;
- A final CO will be obtained from the City of Dallas after the above work is completed.

For timing and budget reasons, the Building Committee decided to complete the site work outlined above outside the general construction contract. Final grading, driveways, landscaping and irrigation should be accomplished late this Fall/Winter after the general contractor has moved off the site. Water drainage along Preston Road and Northaven Road may be a temporary problem, i.e., you may see some water standing after heavy rain until grading for the new driveways is finished. After this grading is done, the drainage problem should be mitigated. Landscaping will include rock splash pads for roof drainage off the scuppers around the new sanctuary and west side of the education building.

Nan Arnold (Northaven and BC member, landscaping consultant) and Tom Jones (Co-op parent, civil engineer on this project) will be coordinating the above work with various contractors.

Posted: Wednesday - September 21, 2005 at 02:08 PM           |

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