Engineering Services
On July 11, the Plant City City Commission approved City Manager Bill McDaniel to go forward with an engineering work order with CivilSurv Design Group, Inc. for services amounting to $94,586.
The city is experiencing drainage issues at six different locations and an investigation is needed to identify the problems and develop recommendations at these sites:
• Teakwood Drive
A Large diameter storm sewer pipe at approximately 36 inches, is located along the east side of Teakwood Drive, from Sandalwood Drive to the curb inlets located near 1509 Teakwood Drive.
Problems with the storm sewer have caused damage to the sidewalk and a surface depression near the inlet. The storm sewer inlets under Teakwood Drive are also connected by a storm sewer pipe at approximately 36 inches.
• Thackery Way
A large diameter storm sewer pipe at approximately 54 inches, is located under the east side of Thackery Way between Longfellow Drive and Kipling Avenue.
The pipe apparently has defects that have resulted in surface depressions along the east side of the street. The storm sewer system includes a smaller diameter pipe at approximately 15 inches to connect inlets on Thackery Way, south of Kipling Avenue.
• Silver Meadow Way
A large diameter storm sewer pipe at approximately 36 inches is located under the street near 3428 Silver Meadow Way. The pipe has defects that have led to pavement damage. Currently, the roadway surface is being protected with a large steel plate. The asphalt pavement in the vicinity of the storm sewer crossing is in poor condition with cracking.
• Warnell Street
Street flooding occurs along North Warnell Street and East Tomlin Street where they intersect. The issue appears to be due to inadequate conveyance from the street to drainage inlets and the ditch along Tomlin Street.
• Young Street
Drainage issues exist in the area near the intersection of Young Street and Powell Street.
• Spring Street
A large diameter storm sewer pipe at approximately 42 inches, is located from the east side of Spring Street to an outfall located behind both homes at 1101 Spring Street and 1201 Spring Street, which is around 300 feet from Spring Street. The pipes have defects that have led to ground surface depressions along the whole length of the pipe.
The work agenda consists of topographic surveying, geotechnical engineering, CCTV inspection, and preliminary engineering.
CivilSurv is going to prepare a preliminary engineering report, offer recommendations for improvements, and Engineer’s Opinion of Probable Construction Costs (EOPCC) for each site.
Industrial land
use designation
The city commission approved a public hearing for a map amendment located south of East Baker Street (U.S. Hwy. 92), west of Wiggins Road, and east of South Park Road.
The applicant had requested an industrial future land use designation on approximately 54 acres and Residential-4 on approximately 8 acres.
These will now be included into Lakeside Station allowing for the development of roadway corridors and stormwater ponds in order to support the uses internal to the planned development.
The Imagine 2040: Plant City Comprehensive Plan states that the areas appropriate for future industrial land uses shall “…create a minimal degree of impact to the surrounding environment, particularly in terms of non-objectionable levels of noise, vibration, dust, and/or odor…”
No conflicts are anticipated with the lands to the north and west, being that they are already designated mixed-use-residential/commercial/industrial and are planned for a mix of uses, which will include industrial lighting.
Lands to the east, consist of a mix of agricultural and scattered rural residential uses.
Potential compatibility issues should be addressed during the zoning process for subject properties.
A traffic analysis provided by the Hillsborough County Planning Commission transportation staff, shows that the existing land use plan categories have the potential to generate up to 1,867 average peak-hour trips, which could decrease to an average of 1,304 peak-hour trips.
Also, the Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of Hillsborough County noted that there are wetlands present and the integrity of those wetlands or other surface waters are protected. In turn, these natural resources will be protected and managed per the rules and regulations of the EPC, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, and/or the City of Plant City.
Potable water as well as wastewater capacity are available to serve the site, per the Plant City Utilities Department.
The proposed map amendment is compatible with the vision, goals, objectives, and policies of the Imagine 2040: Plant City Comprehensive Plan.
The Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission and the Plant City Planning Board both found the map amendment consistent with the Imagine 2040: Plant City Comprehensive Plan on June 13 and June 22, respectively.