Eng. ltr. re compliance to Ord.COPPELL
January27,2004
Pete Hennessey, P E
Hennessey Engineering, lac
1417 W Main St, Suite 100
Carrollton, TX 75006
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
RE: St. Andrews Estates
Dear Mr. Hennessey:
It has been brought to our attention that work activity has begun on the above refferenced
development. We would like to make you aware of the adopted ordinances related to approved
development activity in the City of Coppell. Under the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Coppell, some of these requirements are based on federal and state laws regarding development
in floodplain areas of which the above is adjacent to and a portion o£
Hereafter listed are some ortho most important requirements for development on this tract:
1. TCEQ - the contractor will be required to develop and implement a site specific Storm
Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3) in accordance with the conditions of the Texas
Pollution Discharge Elimination System General Construction Permit (TXR 150000) prior
to construction, and submit a Notice of Intent to the MS4 (City of Coppell)
2 FEMA a flood study must be submitted and accepted with all applicable fees paid and ali
data necessary for conduct of the review included. The City of Coppell will issue a
Floodplain Development Permit after acceptance of' the submitted data by FEMA and
subsequent issuance of a Conditional Letter of Map Revision. ]fa Letter of Map
Amendment is obtained, then a permit will be issued after receipt of the LOMA by the City.
3. Erosion and Sedimentation Control Code - Ordinance No 91514 was designed to
minimize erosion and sedimentation from private property onto public rights-of-way, making
it unlawful to permit a public erosion nuisance and providing for a penalty of fine not to
exceed the sum of $500 per day during which a violation occurs
4. Tree Preservation Ordinance No. 91500-A-203 - regulates the removal and replanting of
frees during development, requires a Tree Removal Permit when removal is necessary, and
authorizes a City representative to place a Stop Work Order on any activity in violation of
Section 34-2
We respectfially request that you immediately contact your client, Holmes Builders and make
them aware of the federal, state and local requirements that must be adhered to prior to a~ny work
activity of any kind taking place in the subject location Please contact this office so that we can
discuss with you your clients' compliance to all applicable laws and ramifications of failure to
adhere to those laws
Construction Inspector
C¢~
Holmes Builders
Ken Griffin, PE., Director of Engineering & Public Works
Keith Marvin, PE, Civil Engineer
Suzan Taylor, CIP Coordinator
Gary Sieb, Director of Planning
Greg Jones, Building Official
John Elias, Parks Operations Manager
Dick Hightower, Operations Manager, Denton Co. Levee Improvement Dist.