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RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
Project Name: Equity Benefits
Case No(s).: AZ-04-001
Applicant: Equity Benefits, LLC
P&Z Commission Hearing Date: Mazch 4, 2004
Recommendation: Approve with conditions (all ayes)
Summary of Public Hearings:
• Brandon Wolfe, representing the applicant, testified in favor of the application.
• No members of the public testified
• There was a brief discussion about access to Franklin Road and the possibility of sharing
a driveway with Meridian Academy.
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation:
• None
Outstanding Issues for City Council:
• None
BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE ) Case No. AZ-04-001
REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION & )
ZONING OF 0.56 ACRES TO C-G ) RECOMMENDATION TO CITY
FOR EQUITY BENEFITS, LLC ) COUNCIL
EQUITY BENEFITS, LLC,
Applicant
1. The property is approximately 0.56 acres in size and is located on the north side
of Franklin Road, approximately 2,000 feet west of Eagle Road, and
approximately 2,300 feet east of Nola Road, in Section 8, Township 3 North,
Range 1 East.
2. Equity Benefits, LLC, is the current property owner, and Vince Covino, a
managing member, has submitted notarized consent for the subject application.
The Applicant is Equity Benefits, LLC.
4. The subject property is currently zoned RUT (Ada County) and has an existing
residence with other outbuildings.
5. The Applicant requests the property be zoned C-G.
6. The property which is the subject of this application is within the Area of Impact
of the City of Meridian.
The entire parcel of the property is included within the Meridian Urban Service
Planning Area as defined in the 2002 Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
8. The Applicant proposes to develop the subject property in the following manner:
Conversion of the existing residence into a Class "A" office.
9. The Applicant requests zoning of the subject real property to C-G (General Retail
and Service Commercial) which is consistent with the Meridian Comprehensive
Plan Future Land Use Map, which designates the subject property as Commercial.
10. There are no significant or scenic features of major importance that affect the
consideration of this application.
RECONIMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF ANNEXATION AND ZONING OF
0.56 ACRES TO C-G, BY EQUITY BENEFITS, LLC. - AZ-04-001 -Page 1
RECOMMENDATION
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission hereby recommends to the City
Council of the City of Meridian that they approve the requested Annexation grid Zoning
as requested by the Applicant for the property described in the application, subject to the
following:
A. Adopt the Comments and Recommendations of the Meridian Planning & Zoning
Department as follows:
1. The submitted legal description appears to meet the requirements of the City of
Meridian and State Tax Commission and will place the parcel contiguous to
existing city limits.
2. The subject property is within the Urban Services Planning Area.
3. All future development of the subject property shall be constructed in accordance
with City of Meridian ordinances in effect at the time of development.
4. Prior to the annexation ordinance approval, a Development Agreement (DA) shall
be entered into between the City of Meridian and the property owner(s). The DA
shall require that:
• The existing residential use be abandoned upon annexation and zoning.
• A Certificate of Zoning Compliance (CZC) application shall be submitted to
the Planning and Zoning Department within 30 days of annexation into the
City.
• The applicant shall be required to extend water and sanitary sewer mains to
provide service.
• Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Zoning Compliance (CZC), fire hydrant
spacing per the International Fire Code (within 250-feet of the centerline of
the driveway) shall be provided. Commercial and office occupancies will
require afire-flow consistent with the Uniform Fire Code to service the
proposed project.
• Any other conditions desired by the Commission and Council.
5. Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project will have to
be removed from their domestic service, per City Ordinance Section 5-7-517,
when services are available from the City of Meridian. Wells may be used for
non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation.
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