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STAFF REPORT:
city Council Date: August 17, 2004
To:
Mayor, City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission
Sonya Allen, Planner I ¿II.
Bruce Freckleton, SeniUJ Jj~eering Tech ~
Valencia Plaza Subdivision
RECEIVED
AUG I 2 200~
City Of Meridian
City Clerk Office
From:
Re:
Request for Final Plat Approval of Six (6) Commercial Building Lots on 5.23
Acres in the L-O Zone for Valencia Plaza Subdivision, by Roylance and
Associates (File No. FP-04-O50)
We have reviewed the above-referenced submittal and otTer the foUowing comments, as
conditions of approval. Theile conditions shall be considered in fuII, unless expressly
modified or deleted by motion of the Meridian City CounclI:
APPLICATION SUMMARY & LOCATION
The applicant, Roylance and Associates, has requested final plat approval for 6 commercial
building lots on 5.23 acres for Valencia Plaza Subdivision. The proposed subdivision is are-
subdivision of Lot I, Block 1, ofResoIution Subdivision No. I and is located south of Overland
Road, approximately ~ mile east of Locust Grove Road, in the NW ~ of Section 20, T.3N.,
RlE.
The submitted fina1 plat complies with the approved preliminary plat.
Staff recommends approval of the final plat for Valencia Plaza Subdivision with the comments
and conditions stated in this report.
SITE SPECIFIC REO1T1REMENTS
1.
Applicant is to meet all terms of the approved Preliminary Plat (pP-04-010) and
Development Agreement (Inst. No.1 00056508) for this subdivision.
Mayor & City Council
Hearing Date: August 17, 2004
Page 2 of3
2.
Submit compaction test results to the Meridian Building Department for any building
pads within lots receiving engineered backfill.
3.
Revise or add the following notes to the face of the plat:
(6.) Complete recording information.
(11.) The bottom elevation of structural footing shall be set a minimum of 12-inches
above the highest established normal groundwater elevation.
4.
Revise the landscape plan dated 3/12/04, prepared by The Land Group as follows:
a.
Revise the landscape plan per the requirements of Preliminary Plat Finding #5,
page 7.
If proposing storm drainage swales, please show contours.
b.
5.
Street signs are to be in place, water system shall be approved and activated, pressurized
irrigation system approved and activated, and road base adequate of supporting a fire
truck shall be installed prior to applying for building permits. All development
improvements 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, pathways, landscaping, pressurized irrigation, sanitary sewer, water, etc.,
prior to signature on the final plat.
6.
Sanitary sewer service and municipal water to this development shall be via extensions
ftom existing mains. Applicant will be responsible to construct the sewer and water
mains to and through this proposed development, thereby making them available to
adjacent properties. Specifically, an eight-inch diameter water main shall be required
through to the west boundary of Lot 2, Block 1, for future "looped" connection to Lot 3,
Block 1 of Resolution Sub. No.1. Subdivision designer to coordinate main sizing and
routing with the Public Works Department. Applicant shall execute City of Meridian
standard form of easements, for any mains that are required to provide service.
7.
Applicant shall be required to pay Public Works development plan review, and
construction inspection fees, as determined during the plan review process, prior to
signature on the final plat per Resolution 02-374.
The pressurized irrigation system within this development is to be owned and
maintained by Nampa & Meridian 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 fina1 plat by the Meridian City Engineer.
8.
9.
Complete the Certificate of Owners and accompanying Acknowledgment.
FP-04-OS0
VaieJu:ia Plaza Sub FP.doc
Mayor & City Council
Hearing Date: August 17, 2004
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10.
Staff's failure to cite spl'Cific ordinance provisions or terms of the approved preliminary
plat or Development Agreement does not relieve Applicant of responsibility for
compliance.
GENERAL REOUIREMENTS
1. Tile all irrigation ditches, laterals or cana1s, exclusive of natural waterways, intersecting,
crossing or lying adjacent and contiguous to the area being subdivided per City
Ordinance 12-4-13. Submit written confirmation of plan approval ftom the appropriate
irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association to the Public Works Department.
2. Remove any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project ftom 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.)
3. Install 1O00watt, high-pressure sodium streetlights at locations designated by the Public
Works Department. Street light contractor shall obtain an approved design and permit
ftom the Public Works Department prior to commencing installations.
3. Replace any tree over four (4) inch caliper that is removed ftom 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 ftom the Fire
Department stating required fire flow requirements prior to final plat approval.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the final plat with the above stated comments and conditions.
FP-O44)SO
Valencia Plaza Sub FP.doc