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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 20, 2004 C/C MinutesMeridian Ciry Council April 20, 2004 Page 15 of 45 Rountree: I move that we approve Item No. 9, final plat for Sundance Subdivision No. 3, include staffs comments and the modification to staff comments on page three, item 11, to change the reference to 20 foot wide easement to read an easement. Bird: Second. De Weerd: Okay. It's been moved and seconded to approve Item No. 9 as amended. Any further discussion? Hearing none, Mr. Clerk. Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Nary, yea. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Item 10: FP 04-024 Request for Final Plat approval of 41 single family residential building lots and 10 common lots on 10.64 acres in a R-8 zone for Sageland Subdivision by Quasar Development, LLC -northeast corner of East Victory Road and South Locust Grove Road: De Weerd: Item 10 is FP 04-024 for Sageland Subdivision. Start with the staff comments. Powell: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, you may remember Sageland Subdivision. We had a number of issues with the road and the issues, unfortunately, continue. After the approval from the city, I believe they must have discovered there was some drainage problems. ACHD is asking for an alternative street section on this subdivision where there is not a curb, it would be a ribbon curb, so the storm water flows into a swale, an eight foot Swale on either side of the road. So, to accommodate that street section, it -- it's a 52 foot street section, so -- and that would be to the end of the swales and, then, the four foot detached sidewalk on either side. The way the staff report is written, we thought it was just -- the sidewalk was going to encroach approximately two feet into each lot, but with the additional information we received today, it's going to encroach five feet into each lot. Now, the applicant is still willing to measure front setback from the edge of sidewalk, rather than from the property line and they have enough depth there that they feel they can do that. But that is a change from the staff report. It's also a change from the preliminary plat. The lots have not changed substantially as you will see. So, it is in compliance with the layout of the approved preliminary plat, it's just the street section has changed within that. They have also asked -- oh. They have provided a letter to you that I just was' able to review just a moment ago regarding -- at first we thought they weren't going to be able to put the trees in the drainage swale, but they would -- reading over the letter firsthand, it doesn't appear that any changes need to be made to the conditions of approval, it's just -- it says -- basically, it says if you need to -- it leaves latitude. If they don't need to relocate the trees, then, they won't need to comply with that cohdition. So, I think we are okay with the way that the conditions are written. And with that I will answer any questions you may have. Meridian City Council April 20, 2004 Page 16 of 45 De Weerd: Mr. Nary? Nary: Where did the island go? Is that that little circle in the road? Is that it? Wasn't there an island -- it seems like we had this about three times, so -- I don't have a pointer, but I see a little circle in the middle of the road. Is that it? Right there. Powell: Yes. That's it, sir. Nary: Is this to scale? It seems a lot smaller than I recall when we talked about it previously. Rountree: Well, the road's wider. De Weerd: I think the whole point of that was to take away the straightaway and -- Nary: Right. Slow down traffic and the like. It seems smaller than I recall from the -- Powell: It is nine feet wide and I do believe that is where we ended up last time Nary: That's what we said. Correct. De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Any further questions? Mr. Nichols. Nichols: Madam Mayor. Anna, can you give us the specific condition number that needs to be modified and how that should read, since we don't have that? I mean that -- on the -- Powell: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, I don't believe any conditions need to be modified. When we -- we knew that the sidewalk was going to encroach into the front yard, so on item number 14, with reference to plat note 13, it says front yard setback shall be measured from back of sidewalk for lots where the sidewalk encroaches into the lot. So, we already added that condition. So, it's just -- instead of being two feet, it's going to be five feet. That's all. So, they have agreed to that condition, so I believe we are okay. Nichols: Okay. And Madam Mayor -- Anna, on the letter from the developer, item 14, number six, the last paragraph on page one of their letter, it says staff comment on this item will not work. Could you address that one, please? Tell us how you would propose to resolve that issue. Powell: It will take me a moment. Again, I apologize, I just got this before the hearing, so I wasn't able to look these up. Their comment doesn't -- I don't understand exactly what they are getting at. Perhaps the applicant can clarify that issue and I can provide a better response. What it's in reference to is that we approved five foot rear setback for detached garages on those rear setbacks and I had read that as the applicant had Meridian City Council April 20, 2004 Page 17 of 45 worked out a different method of accommodating those easements with Public Works, but perhaps I read that wrong, so -- Bird: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Bird. Bird: I think that with the confusion and stuff and just getting this letter, I would make a motion that we continue this FP 04-024 until April 27th, 2004. Give the staff a week to look into this and make sure everything is what we believe it is. Rountree: I will second that. De Weerd: Okay. It's been moved and seconded to table 10 to 4/27/2004. Any further discussion? Okay. All those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carried MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. De Weerd: Okay. Items 11, 12, 13 and 14 are all public hearings. We enter into the public hearing part of our meeting tonight. Part of our ordinance asks that we swear in those that are wishing to testify and we do it all in one group swearing in. So, if you anticipate wanting to participate in the Public Hearing process, if you will, please, raise your right hand. Is the testimony you provide tonight the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? If so say I do. (Affirmative answers.) Item 11: Continued Public Hearing from April 13, 2004: AZ 03-027 Request for Annexation and Zoning of 140.97 acres from RUT to R-4 zones for proposed Saguaro Canvon Estates Subdivision by Farwest, LLC - north side of East McMillan Road and east of North Meridian Road: Item 12: Continued Public Hearing from April 13, 2004: PP 03-032 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 461 single-family building lots and 43 common lots on 140.25 acres in a proposed R-4 zone for proposed Saguaro Canvon Estates Subdivision by Farwest, LLC -north side of East McMillan Road and east of North Meridian Road: Item 13: Continued Public Hearing from April 13, 2004: CUP 03-058 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a Planned Development for reduced requirements ,for frontages, lot sizes, and minimum house size and permission to have two cul-de-sac lengths exceed the maximum length in a proposed R-4 zone for proposed Saguaro Canvon Estates Subdivision by Farwest, LLC -north side of East McMillan Road and east of North Meridian Road: