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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Comments MAYOR Tammy de Ween! I olferidi~\ IDAHO > CITY HALL (208) 888-4433 - Fax 887-4813 CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Keith Bird William L.M. NIlI}' Shaun Wardle Charles M. Roun1ree PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING DEPARTMENT (208) 887-2211 - Fax 898-9551 LEGAL DEPARTMENT (208)466-9272 - FAX 466-4405 STAFF REPORT: City Council Date: July 20, 2004 To: Mayor, City Council aDd Planning & Zoning Commission Sonya Allen, Planner I ¿II. Bruce Freckleton, Senilu Lal¡smeering Tech ~ Lynwood Plaza Subdivision RECEIVED AUG P 6 2004 From: City Of Meridian City Clerk Office Re: . Request for Final Plat Approval of Five (5) Commercial Building Lots on 2.88 Acres in aD L-O Zone for Lynwood Plaza Subdivision, by Busterback Development, LLC (File No. FP-O4-044) We have reviewed the above-referenced submittal and offer the following comments, as conditions of approval. These conditions shall be considered in full, unless expressly modified or deleted by motion of the Meridian City Council: APPLICATION SUMMARY & LOCATION The applicant, Busterback Development, LLC, has requested final plat approval for 5 commercial building lots on 2.88 acres for Lynwood Plaza Subdivision. The proposed subdivision is located on the north side of W. Cherry Lane, approximately \4mile east of N. Ten Mile Road, in the SW \4 of SectioIi2, T.3N., R.lE. The submitted fmal plat complies with the approved preliminary plat. However, on the approved Preliminary Plat, the 40-foot wide Rutledge Lateral easement on the west and south boundaries of the property was not shown. Trees were shown on the approved Landscape PlaD within this easement, which are not allowed by NMID. To resolve this issue, the applicant submitted a request to the Planning Director for Alternative Compliance to the Landscape Ordinance along with a revised landscape plan that complies with the conditions allowed for Alternative Compliance under MCC 12-13-18-2.F. The amount of trees that were required for the west and south-west landscape buffers were relocated to the laDdscape buffers along the north, east, and south-east boundaries of the property. The Planning Director approved the applicant's request with the requirement that they install a 6-foot solid fence along the western 7. FP-O4-044 Mayor & City Council Hearing Date: July 20, 2004 Page 2 of 4 property line the depth of the first two properties closest to Cherry Lane. This fence will aid in blocking headlights from the drive-thru proposed on Lot 5 to the adjacent residences. Staff recommends approval of the final plat for Lynwood Plaza Subdivision with the comments and conditions stated in this report. SITE SPECIFIC REOUIREMENTS I. ApplicaDt is to meet all terms of the approved Preliminary Plat (PP-03-013) aDd Development Agreement for this subdivision. 2. Submit compaction test results to the MeridiaD Building Department for aDY building pads within lots receiving engineered backfill. 3. Show landscape easements on the face ofthe plat. 4. Submit a cross-access agreement that includes all lots within the subdivision (per Preliminary Plat Finding #8, pg. 6). 5. Revise or add the following notes to the face of the plat: a. Note #4: Complete the instrument number of the recorded Development Agreement and Conditional Use Permit if one exists (Development Agreement Addendum Inst. #101060907 ordered that the existing CUP be revoked). 6. Revise the laDdscape plaD dated 4/10/03, prepared by Larry Knopp, as follows: a. Connect the existing pathway out of Devlin Place to the parking area within the proposed development per Preliminary Plat Finding #6, pg. 6. Drainage swales within the Rutledge Lateral easement must be approved by NMID as they are not specifically listed in the License Agreement. Correct note shown within Cherry Lane to read "south" instead of "west" property boundary 414' . Relocate one tree to the south-west comer of the property outside of the Rutledge Lateral easement. Show a new, 6-foot tall solid fence along the westem property line the depth of the first two house lots north of Cherry Lane. b. c. d. e. Street signs are to be in place, water system shall be approved and activated, pressurized irrigation system approved aDd activated, drainage lots constructed, and road base approved by the Ada County Highway District prior to applying for building permits. All development improvements shall be installed aDd approved prior to obtaining certificates of OCCUpaDcy. A letter of credit or cash surety in the amount of 110% will be Lynwood Plaza Sub FP.doc 12. Mayor & City Council Hearing Date: July 20, 2004 Page 3 of 4 required for all fencing, pathways, laDdscaping, pressurized irrigation, saDitary sewer, water, etc., prior to signature on the final plat. 8. Sanitary sewer service and municipal water to this development shall be via extensions ITom existing mains. Applicant will be responsible to construct the sewer and water mains to aDd through this proposed development, thereby making them available to adjacent properties. Subdivision designer to coordinate main sizing aDd routing with the Public Works Department. ApplicaDt shall execute City of Meridian standard form of easements, for aDY mains that are required to provide service. 9. ApplicaDt shall be required to pay Public Works development plaD review, aDd construction inspection fees, as determined during the plaD review process, prior to signature on the final plat per Resolution 02-374. 10. The pressurized irrigation system within this development is to be owned and maintained by N ampa & MeridiaD Irrigation District. 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 municipal water system shall be required. 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 MeridiaD City Engineer. II. Complete the Certificate of Owners and accompanying Acknowledgment. Staffs failure to cite specific ordinaDce provisions or terms of the approved preliminary plat or Development Agreement does not relieve ApplicaDt of responsibility for compliance. GENERAL REOUIREMENTS FP-04-044 I. Tile all irrigation ditches, laterals or caDals, exclusive of natural waterways, intersecting, crossing or lying adjacent and contiguous to the area being subdivided per City OrdinaDce 12-4-13. Submit written confirmation of plan approval ITom the appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association to the Public Works Department. 2. Remove aDY existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project ITom their domestic service per City OrdinaDce Section 9-1-4 and 9-4-8. (Wells may be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation.) 3. InstaIlIOO-watt, high-pressure sodium streetlights at locations designated by the Public Works Department. Street light contractor shall obtain aD approved design and permit ITom the Public Works Department prior to commencing installations. Lynwood Plaza Sub FP.doc Mayor & City Council Hearing Date: July 20, 2004 Page 4 of 4 3. Replace any tree over four (4) inch caliper that is removed ITom the property with an equivalent number of caliper inches of trees. (Required landscape buffer trees will not be considered as replacement trees for those trees that have to be removed.) 4. Coordinate with the Meridian Public Works Department and the Meridian City/Rural Fire Department to determine fire flow requirements. Provide a letter ITom the Fire Department stating required fire flow requirements prior to final plat approval. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval ofthe final plat with the above stated comments aDd conditions. FP-04-Q44 Lynwood Plaza Sub FP.doc