CC - Staff Memo to Council
Community Development Planning Division 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Ste. 102 Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 Fax: 208-888-6854 www.meridiancity.org
November 16, 2017
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Sonya Allen
CC: City Clerk, Bill Nary
RE: Linder Village – AZ, PP (H-2017-0088)
This application was heard by the Planning & Zoning Commission on October 19th.
Based on the staff recommendation and testimony provided at the public hearing,
the Commission determined that the proposed conceptual development plan is not
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan; therefore, the Commission voted to
recommend denial of the project to City Council. See Commission Recommendation to
City Council for more information.
Since the Commission hearing, the applicant has submitted a revised conceptual
development plan (dated: 11/13/17) that addresses the issues noted in Exhibit B of
the staff report and testimony from the public hearing as follows:
The Winco building has been reoriented so that it’s at a 45 degree angle with
the southwest corner of the site instead of parallel with the south boundary
of the site; the loading dock is now oriented toward N. Linder Rd. and the
service side of Winco faces the Linder Rd./future collector street intersection
away from existing and proposed residences;
Additional public and quasi-public uses/spaces are proposed (5.88 acres vs.
a minimum of 3.27 acres required). Staff is of the opinion some of the area
counted does not meet the intent of the requirement (i.e. walkway areas in
front of and around stores and small green space areas; however, the minimum
requirement may be met);
Community Development Planning Division 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Ste. 102 Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 Fax: 208-888-6854 www.meridiancity.org
A conceptual development plan for the southern and eastern portions of the
site, including land uses, street/driveway network and connection to existing
stub streets;
A circulation plan showing street, driveway and pedestrian connections
within the site as well as with the adjacent residential neighborhoods, and
between Linder Road and the east boundary of the site for future connection
to N. Fox Run Way;
Three (3) land use types are proposed (i.e. residential, office,
commercial/restaurant/retail uses); and,
A new bus stop on N. Linder Road is proposed.
The following are still outstanding issues:
The most intense commercial uses are still located adjacent to existing and
future single-family residential uses instead of transitioning outward from
the residential uses with less intense to more intense uses as set forth in the
Comprehensive Plan.
Vertically integrated residential (live/work) pads are still shown within the
commercial area adjacent to SH 20-26/Chinden instead of adjacent to the
residential area as recommended.
If City Council determines the changes to the plans are consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan and the goals of the MU-C designation and approves of the
revised plans, Council should direct staff to update the staff report accordingly with
revised/new conditions of approval; and, either continue the project to a
subsequent Council meeting for review and action; or, remand the project back to
the Commission for review and a new recommendation to City Council.