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MAYOR
Tammy de Weerd
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PUBLIC WORKS
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Keith Bird
William LM. Nary
Shaun Wardle
Charles M. Ruuntree
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
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STAFF REPORT:
City Council Date: May 18, 2004
RECEIVED
MAY 1 4 2004
To:
Mayor & City Council
Sonya Allen, Assistant City Planner ¿Ii. d
Bruce Freckleton, Engineering Tech III ~
City Of Meridian
City Clerk Office
From:
Re:
Baldwin Park Subdivision No.8
Request for Final Plat approval of Thirty (30) Single-Family Residential
Building Lots and Six (6) Other Lots on 9.01 Acres in an R-8 Zone, by Capitol
Development (File No. FP-O4-030).
We have reviewed this submittal and offer the following comments, as conditions of the
applicant. These conditions shall be considered in full, unless expressly modified or deleted by
motion of the Meridian City Council:
APPLICATION SUMMARY & LOCATION
This is the eighth phase of the Baldwin Park Subdivision, located approximately \4 mile east of
N. Linder Road and \4 mile south ofW. McMillan Road in TAN., R.l W., Section 36. This
phase ofthe subdivision includes 30 single family residential building lots and 6 common lots
on 9.01 acres in an R-S zone. The gross density of Phase No.8 is approximately 3.32 dwelling
units/acre. The net density is approximately 4.37 dwelling units/acre.
Staff finds that the final plat substantially complies with the approved preliminary plat (PP-03-
038). There was one common lot added in Block 4 and one in Block 17 for street buffer
landscaping. There was also a building lot removed in Block 17 and one in Block 16. Staff has
no objections to these changes.
Staff recommends approval of this phase of Baldwin Park Subdivision with the comments and
conditions stated in this report.
FP 04-030
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Mayor & City Council
Hearing Date: May 18, 2004
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SITE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1.
Applicant shall meet all terms of the approved Annexation (AZ-03-033), Preliminary
Plat (PP-03-038) and Development Agreement (Inst. No. 102083000).
2.
The pressurized irrigation system within this development is to be owned and
maintained privately by the Baldwin Park Subdivision Homeowner's Association. The
City of Meridian requires that pressurized irrigation systems be supplied by a year-round
source of water. If a creek or well source is not available, a single-point connection to
the culinary water system shall be required. Plans and specifications for the irrigation
system shall be reviewed by the Public Works Department as part of the development
plan review process, and a draft copy of the pressurized irrigation system Q&M manual
must be submitted prior to plan approval. If a single-point connection is utilized, the
developer shall be responsible for the payment of assessments for the common areas
prior to signature on the final plat by the Meridian City Engineer.
3.
Street signs are to be in place, water system shall be approved and activated, pressurized
irrigation system approved and activated, drainage lots constructed, fencing installed,
and road base approved by the Ada County Highway District prior to applying for
building permits. All development improvements, including fencing, micro-paths,
irrigation, and landscaping shall be installed and approved prior to obtaining certificates
of occupancy. A letter of credit or cash surety in the amount of 110% will be required
for all fencing, landscaping, pressurized irrigation, sanitary sewer, water, etc., prior to
signature on the final plat.
4.
All fencing shall be in compliance with MCC 12-4-10.
5.
Please revise the Landscape Plan dated 4-13-04 (L-I & L-2), prepared by The Land
Group, Inc. as follows:
a. Show contours of swales on all drainage lots. Drainage swales must be in
compliance with MCC 12-13-14 Stormwater Integration.
6.
Add or revise the following plat notes:
a. Revise Note #14 to read: "Fencing adjacent to the micropath on Lot 52. Block
lb. eetweea IRe path aaà IRe rear lot liRes of LotG S9, SI and 53 Bleek 12 shall be
limited to a (4) foot tall fence if solid building materials are used. This reQuirement
affects Lots 50. 51. and 53. Block 12."
Correct the distance ofL14 in the Line Table.
Sanitary sewer service to this site shall be via the White Drain Trunk. Applicant will be
responsible to construct the sewer mains to and through this proposed development.
Subdivision designer to coordinate main sizing and routing with the Public Works
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Mayor & City Council
Hearing Date: May 18, 2004
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Department.
9.
Municipal water service to this site shall be via main line extensions from mains
installed in previous phases. Applicant will be responsible to construct the water mains
to and through this proposed development.
10.
Complete the Certificate of Owners and accompanying Acknowledgment.
II.
Applicant shall be required to pay Public Works development plan review, and
construction inspection fees, as detennined during the plan review process, prior to
signature on the final plat per Resolution 02-374.
12.
Revise the plat to graphically depict an eight foot (8') wide public utilities, drainage and
irrigation easement along the east side of Lot 7, Block 17, as this will be a side lot line
adjacent to future development.
13.
There are several boundary line bearing and distance calls that don't match the
corresponding callouts of the previous Baldwin Park No.7 Subdivision Plat. Make the
necessary corrections to comply.
14.
Any drainage areas (detention/retention basins) must be designed to ensure that water
will percolate or discharge within a period of time not to exceed 24 hours for all stonns
up to and including a 100-year stonn event. (All areas being counted toward the 10%
open space amenity shall be free of "wet ponds" or other such nuisances.)
Staff's failure to cite specific ordinance provisions or tenns of the approved preliminary
plat or development agreement does not relieve Applicant of responsibility for
compliance.
GENERAL REOUIREMENTS
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All irrigation ditches, laterals or canals, exclusive of natural waterways, intersecting,
crossing or lying adjacent and contiguous to the area being subdivided shall be tiled per
City Ordinance 12-4-13. Plans will need to be approved by the appropriate
irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association, with written confmnation of said
approval submitted to the Public Works Department.
Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project will have to be
removed from their domestic service per City Ordinance Section 9-1-4 and 9-4-8. Wells
may be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation.
One-Hundred watt (lOOw), high-pressure sodiwn streetlights will be required at
locations designated by the Public Works Department. All streetlights shall be installed
at subdivider's expense. Typical locations are at street intersections and/or fire hydrants.
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Mayor & City Council
Hearing Date: May 18, 2004
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Final design locations and quantity are detennined after power designs are completed by
Idaho Power Company. Street light contractor shall obtain design and pennit approval
ITom the Public Works Department prior to commencing installations.
4.
Compaction test results must be submitted to the Meridian Building Department for all
building pads receiving engineered backfill, where footing would sit atop fill material.
5.
Sewer and water mains shall be extended to and through the proposed development,
thereby making services available for adjacent properties.
6.
Applicant's engineer will be required to submit a signed, stamped statement certifying
that all street finish centerline elevations are set a minimum of three feet above the
highest established nonnal groundwater elevation.
7.
Coordinate fire hydrant placement with the City of Meridian's Water Deputy Fire Chief
and the Public Works Department.
8.
Provide five-foot-wide sidewalks in accordance with City Ordinance Section 12-5-2.K.
Sidewalks are to provide a clear five-foot-wide walkway pathway without encroachment
of mailbox structures.
RECOMMENDA nON
Staff recommends approval of Baldwin Park Subdivision No.8 with the above stated comments
and conditions.
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