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RECEIVED
STAFF SUMMARY
OF
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDA nON TO CITY COUNCIL
AVo 0 ~I 2004
City Of Meridian
City Clerk Office
Project Name:
Secret Garden
Case No(s).:
AZ-04-015, PP-04-020, CUP-04-022
Applicant:
Pinnacle Engineers, mc;
P&Z Commission Hearing Date: July 15, 2004
Recommendation:
Approve with conditions (all ayes)
Summary of Public Hearings:
. Dave McKinnon, representing the applicant and developer, testified in favor of the
application. He provided an overview of the site and application.
. Other key points of discussion during the hearing included:
SSC's concern about trash pick-up on the site
Building material compatibility between the existing brick structure and the new
townhomes
The width and configuration ofthe private street and internal sidewalk
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation:
. None
Outstanding Issues for City Council:
. Preliminary Plat Date: Should the City Council approve the preliminary plat as
recommended by the P&Z Commission, the correct date of the revised plat is 7-23-04.
However, as noted below, there are two changes that still need to be made. Staff
recommends the City Council require the Applicant to submit three (3) copies of a
second revised preliminary plat that reflects the two changes below.
. Changes to Revised Preliminary Plat:
a. Fire: The revised plat noted above does not comply with condition #1 of the Meridian
Fire Department to add a new fire hydrant and upsize the water line to 8 inches. It
should be clarified that this will remain a condition of the project even though it is not
reflected on the revised plat.
b. Private Street: The revised plat noted above also does not comply with the latter part
of site specific condition #2 of the preliminary plat to show a street profile of the new
private street on the face of the plat. This needs to be reflected on the revised plat.
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Rezone Notice: As explained in the "Summary" of the staff report, the applicant
mistakenly submitted an Annexation application even though the property was annexed
in 1989. Only a Rezone is necessary (for the office lot only). A revised application noting
this correction was submitted to the City Clerk after the P&Z Commission hearing.
However, the public hearing was still noticed as an Annexation not a Rezone. At the P&Z
Commission hearing, it was discussed to notice the application as a Rezone for City
Council rather than an Annexation. However, since this was not included in the
Commission's motion, staff forgot to make this change for the re-notice. Since the issue
was discussed during a public hearing and the office use was always a part of the
CUPIPD application, the Commission and staff believe that the hearing can proceed
without being re-noticed as a Rezone application.
BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE
REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION &
ZONING OF 1.11 ACRES FROM
RUT TO R-8 FOR SECRET
GARDEN SUBDIVISION
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Case No. AZ-O4-015
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY
COUNCIL
PINNACLE ENGINEERS, INC.
Applicant
1.
The property is approximately 1.11 acres in size and is located at the half mile
between Fairview Avenue and Ustick Road on the east side of Locust Grove
Road, within Section 5, Township 3 North, Range 1 East.
2.
Oliver Cleaver and Debbie A. Cleaver are the current property owners and Oliver
Cleaver has provided notarized consent for the subject application.
3.
The Applicant is Pinnacle Engineers, Inc.
4.
The subject property is currently zoned R-8 and contains an existing residence
and outbuildings.
5.
The Applicant requests the property be zoned L-O (0.21 acres) and R-8 (0.89
acres), which is existing.
6.
The property which is the subject of this application is within the Area of Impact
of the City of Meridian.
7.
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:
convert the residence to an office building and construct six (6) townhomes.
9.
The Applicant requests a rezone of a portion of the subject real property to L-O
which is consistent with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map,
which designates the subject property as Medium Density Residential (which
allows up to 20% of the residential area to be used as non-residential under a
Planned Development).
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10.
There are no significant or scenic features of major importance that affect the
consideration of this application.
RECOMMENDATION
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission hereby recommends to the City
Council of the City of Meridian that they approve the requested Annexation and Zoning
as requested by the Applicant and as amended by a subsequent Rezone application for the
property described in the application, subject to the following:
A.
Adopt the Comments of the Meridian Planning & Zoning and Public Works
Departments as follows:
REZONE COMMENTS
1. The legal description submitted with the application does not correctly describe
the proposed L-O zone portion of the site (Lot I, Block 1). Prior to the City
Council public hearing, the applicant shall submit the following:
a.) A revised application form which proposes a Rezone, not Annexation, and
includes the correct acreage and zoning district.
b.) A revised legal description for Lot I which incorporates the required off-
street parking stalls for the office use. Submit a revised legal description,
stamped by a licensed land surveyor in the State of Idaho, to the Planning
& Zoning Department.
2. The requested zoning designation of L-O is compatible with the City of
Meridian's Zoning Ordinance.
3. The subject property is within the Urban Service Planning Area. Essential City
services are available to the subject property.
4. 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.
Wells may be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation.
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