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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 4, 2004 P&Z MinutesMeridian Planning & Zoning March 4, 2004 Page 50 of 76 Slocum: Thank you. Borup: Thank you. Do we have anyone else to testify on this application? Seeing none, Commissioners? Za~emba: Mr. Chairman, I move the Public Hearing on CUP 04-002 be closed. Rohm: Second. Borup: Motion and second to close the Public Hearing. All in favor? Any opposed? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Borup: We are moving along now, if we can just get a motion. Rohm: Mr. Chairman, I move that we forward on to City Council recommending approval of CUP 04-002, request for a Conditional Use Permit for a temporary bank facility with drive-thru window and adrive-thru window for the permanent structure in a C-C zone for Farmers and Merchants State Bank by CSHQA, southwest corner of east Overload Road and South Eagle Road, including all staff comments dated March 1, 2004. End of motion. Moe: Second. Borup: Motion and second. All in favor`? Any opposed? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Item 10: Public Hearing: AZ 04-001 Request for Annexation and Zoning of .5 acres from RUT to C-G zones for Equity Benefits by Equity Benefits, LLC - 2540 East Franklin Road: Borup: Thank you. Next item is Public Hearing AZ 04-001, request for annexation and zoning of .5 acres from RUT to C-G zones for Equity Benefits by Equity Benefits at 2540 East Franklin Road. Open the public hearing at this time and start with the staff report. Hood: Thank you, Mr. Chair, Members of the Commission. As you stated, this application is for annexation and zoning of just over half an acre in an existing RUT zoned property in the county to C-G, which is general retail and service commercial district. Included within the .56 acres, 4,200 square feet of that will be right of way to ACHD, which is 40 feet from center line, making abuild-able area .46 acres. The site is located on the north side of Franklin Road, approximately 2,000 feet west of Eagle Road. The current mailing address for the property is 2540 Franklin Road. East Franklin Road. To the north of the subject site is the Meridian Academy School and there is some bus storage, too, on the backside of that property. To the south are the Meddian Planning & Zoning March 4, 2004 Page 51 of 7B Greenhill Estates Subdivision, the one-acre lots in the county-zoned R-1. To the east are -- is a single family home on this long five acre parcel. I believe that's asingle- family home. I can confirm that, but it is five acres, approximately. And, then, also the school district owns this property here directly to the west of the site. This is all one parcel. Just for reference, this is the Wooden Nickel tavern and the apartment complex that's currently under construction in -- this is part of Sparrowhawk Subdivision, you saw a couple months ago. In the applicant's submittal letter it stated that the property will be used for Class A office space, professional and sales offices are a principal use in the proposed C-G zone. Therefore, a CUP will not be required for an office type use. Staff asked the applicant for a site plan showing what's going on on this site. There was not a sight plan originally submitted with the application, which the city does not require. However, we do like to have -- a visual people, we do like to look and see what's going on there, so the applicant graciously submitted this site plan and as a condition of approval for the subject annexation and zoning, staff is recommending that the applicant enter into a development agreement with the city and as a condition -- there are a couple of conditions, I guess, in that development agreement staff is recommending. One is that the applicant file for a certificate of compliance. So, the site can be brought up to adopted city standards. This site is real close to being in compliance with some city standards. Now, the existing driveway -- and there is just two approaches on Franklin Road. Go back here. One approach in this location here -- now is -- it is paved in this site and the parking area is paved. I didn't drive back there, I don't believe that the parking area is striped, so there will be some striping, some landscaping requirements, those type of things that will be taken care of with the CDC application. So, that is a condition -- recommended condition of approval on the staff report. Another point I just wanted to highlight in the staff report is the fire department's need fora hydrant in this area. There are a couple of hydrants that are going -- at least the lines for hydrants are being put in with the Franklin Road project, so, they are getting some of one those lines. However, the sites come in between where those hydrants are going. So, another hydrant is needed to service this project. So, that was also a condition that the applicant put in and, especially, getting that line in before the paving -- Ibelieve is done to Franklin Road. f believe those are the highlights and I'm available for any questions you may have. Borup: Questions for Mr. Hood? Zaremba: Yes. Please. Would you go back to the aerial view and I'm remembering maybe a year ago, something like that, didn't Meridian Academy make an application either for -- I know there is quite a slope here, but they made an application either for another building or a second story or something and included in that they were going to make an access to Franklin Road. Am I correct in any of that? Hood: I do remember the application. I don't remember exactly what it's for and I don't remember access points specifically. Zaremba: The reason it sticks my memory is that we were discussing the grade and they said they didn't have any problem getting a road up that grade. The reason I'm Meridian Planning & Zoning March 4, 2004 Page 52 of 76 asking this is having driveways along Franklin, is there some way that this project could share access with that project if the roadway is close enough to their property line? Freckleton: Mr. Chair, Commissioner Zaremba, I remember the project you're talking about. What it was was currently at the academy there was all the relocatables around the green common area in the middle. They replaced the relocatables with a permanent structure. That was what the application was for. I'm not remembering that there was a road as part of that application. There was a lot of discussion about the treatment of the slope. They were talking about using some native -- like fescue grasses and some longer grasses and things like that, but I don't recall the road issue that you're referring to. Zaremba: Okay. Sometimes I make things up, you know. Some people have a problem of forgetting things that happened and I have a problem making things up that didn't happen, so -- Borup: Okay. Any other questions? Would the applicant like to make their presentation? Wolfe: Good evening. It looks like we are getting a draw here tonight. I appreciate the time to be able to meet with you folks. I think we have got a great addition -- Brandon Wolfe. I'm with Equity Benefits. I'm one of the owners. We think we have got a great addition here to the City of Meridian. We have got a beautifully stucco home with wonderful exotic landscaping. We have got there towards the -- if you could go back to the site plan there forme. Right here. Already got great landscaping here up against the Franklin Road, with a pretty nice waterfall. All this is parking back in here and knowing our requirements, it actually already is striped. The building is vacant right now just waiting to get the proper zoning, so that we can use it for a professional office for ourselves and also for, hopefully, another company, which will be an investment type firm that will be handled out of here. The building already is -- looks very very professional with the stucco that it's got. The previous owner was actually a stucco contractor and has made the home very, very nice. We are prepared to match up and meet all the requirements that the city has put on us. We don't have a problem with any of them. We are working in coordination as Franklin comes on and widened, we have already ran the sewer pipe. We are currently on a septic system and the parking lot is paved. So, they have already ran the piping for the sewer, so as soon as it comes down we are ready to tie on and come into compliance there. We will be meeting with the -- regarding the fire hydrant here hopefully this next week to plan that just perfectly as well. So, we are pretty excited about this project and I think it's going to be a great addition to the city. And I am open to any questions. Borup: Questions for Mr. Wolfe? So, you stated you're fine with all the conditions staff had in their report? Wolfe: Uh-huh. Meridian Planning & Zoning March 4, 2004 Page 53 of 76 Moe: I have no questions. Borup: Okay.. No questions? Thank you. Do we have anyone else here to testify on this application? Moe: Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to close the Public Hearing on AZ 04-001. Zaremba: I'll second that. Borup: Motion and second to close the hearing. All in favor? Any opposed? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Moe: Mr. Chairman? Borup: Commissioner Moe. Moe: Okay. I make a motion that we 001; request for annexation and zoning Benefits by Equity Benefits, LLC, at comments dated with the hearing date Meridian on March 1st, 2004. move onto the City Council approval of AZ 04- of .5 acres from RUT to C-G zones for Equity 2540 East Franklin Road, including all staff of March 4, 2004, and received by the City of Zaremba: Second. Borup: Motion and second. All in favor? Any opposed? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Item 11: Public Hearing: CUP 04-001 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a 224 stall R.V. resort with 4 buildings and amenities in a C-G zone for Boise West R.V. Resort by Aaron C. Hoeft -184 West Pennwood: Borup: The next item is CUP 04-001, request for a Conditional Use Permit fora 224 stall RV resort with four buildings in a C-G zone for Boise West RV Resort. Like to open this hearing at this time and start with the staff report. Hood: Thank you, Mr. Chair, Members of the Commission. This applicant is requesting approval for a new 224 stall RV resort on 13 acres within an existing C-G zone. The site is located within Troutner Business Park on the north side of Penriwood Street, approximately 200 feet west of Meridian Road and outlined in the dark black here. A CUP application is required, because RV parks are not specifically listed in the schedule of use control. Because a development agreement affects this property, it requires all development to obtain CUP approval and because there are multiple buildings proposed on the same parcel. To the north of this site is a vacant field and a tavern and, then, a commercial business in this location here. South is the future undeveloped