1 / 8

Environmental Safety and Permitting Overview for Anchorage Urban Renewal Projects

This document summarizes the key components of environmental safety and permitting for urban renewal projects in Downtown Anchorage. It outlines the necessary permits, initial environmental concerns such as seismic and flood hazards, and ADA compliance standards for pathways and handrails. Key stakeholders include members from the Department of Natural Resources, Dowl Engineers, and local officials. A detailed list of required permits, including NPDES, SWPPP, and building permits, is provided, alongside helpful resources and guidelines for compliance and safety.

forbes
Download Presentation

Environmental Safety and Permitting Overview for Anchorage Urban Renewal Projects

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Environmental, Safety, and Permitting ESP Members: Emily Eidam Kurt Meehleis Wendy Parker Katie Russell- Lead

  2. Permitting • Visit with Melissa Mormillo of Dowl Engineers • Began list of permits • Department of Natural Resources • Municipality of Anchorage

  3. Safety,Initial Concerns • ADA paths • Transition • Pathways and Handrails • 30” vertical drop warrants a platform if steeper that 1:20 slope • Width of insulation for heated paths • Need about 5 feet on either side to prevent ice damming

  4. Environmental • Seismic Hazard: High • Coastal Zone: Yes • Flood Hazard: Mostly No • Subdivision: Downtown Anchorage Urban Renewal • Wetlands: No • Propylene Glycol • Found product information

  5. Permits • NPDES Construction General Permit • SWPPP • Right-of-Way Permit (MOA) • Alaska Coastal Management Program Consistency Determination • Water and Sewer Service • Storm Water Approval • Traffic Impact Analysis (Maybe) • Building Permit • Grading Permit • Access and Parking Agreements, or possibly a replat • Flood Hazard permit (Probably not) • Variance, depending on design • Parking Reduction (Maybe) • AWWU Private System Permit • Letters of Non-Objection

  6. Working on…. • Environmental concerns • Permits • Cost • Filling out forms • Compilation • Checking paths for ADA compliance • Clear Zone Line • Based on ADT and Design Speed • Guardrail consideration

  7. Helpful Resources • Y:\CE438_2008\Phase 2\ESP • Highway Specifications • Highway preconstruction manual • Municipality Maps • Links to PM&E, Municipality of Anchorage Standards and Specifications, and Design Criteria Manual

  8. Group Requests • Cut and Fill volumes from each group for cost of permit • Once pods are placed, ADA slope compliance can be checked • More to come

More Related