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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Comments MAYOR TammydeWeenI CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Keith Bird WilliamL.M.Nary Shaun Wardl. CbarI..M.ROIIIIIree LEGAL DEPARTMENT (208) 466-9272 'Fax 466-440S PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING DEP ARmENT (208)887-2211 . Fax 887-1297 PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT (208) 884-SS33 . FAX 888-68S4 STAFF REPORT: Hearing Date: September 7, 2004 Mayor and City Council (1~ Sonya Allen, Assistant City Planner 0 " 2004 Bruce Freckleton, Senior Engineering Tecb ~ ,j 2 Of MeridiaJ! Southern Springs Subdivision No.1 Clerk Ofiic:e Final Plat approval of Five (5) Commercial Building Lots on 3 Acres in L-O and C-G Zones by The Land Group, Inc. & Pinnacle Engineers (File No. FP-O4-053). To: From: Re: .RECEIVEI) We have reviewed the above referenced submittals and otTer the following comments as conditions of approvaL These conditions shall be considered in fuD, unless expressly modified or deleted by motion of the Meridian City Council: APPLICATION SUMMARY & LOCATION The applicants, The Land Group & Pinnacle Engineers, have applied for Final Plat approval of 5 commercial building lots on 3 acres of land for the first phase of Southern Springs Subdivision. The zoning designation for the proposed subdivision is L-O (Limited Office) and CoG (General Retail and Service Commercial). Southern Springs Subdivision No.1 is located south-east of the corner ofE. Overland Road and S. Meridian Road, in theNW ~ofSection 19, T.3N., RlE. The submitted final plat complies with the approved Preliminary Plat. This phase was preliminary platted under the name of Southern Springs Subdivision No.2; however, due to the fact that Southern Springs Subdivision No.1 has not received ITD approval for access to Meridian Road, the applicant is proposing that this phase precede the phase that was preliminary platted as Southern Springs Subdivision No.1. Staff recommends approval of Southern Springs Subdivision No.1 with the comments and conditions stated in this report. SITE SPECIFIC COMMENTS ,FINAL PLAT 1. Applicant is to meet all terms of the approved Annexation (AZ-O3-030) and Preliminary Plat (pP-O3-O36). FP.Q4-0S3 Southern Sprin¡¡s Sub2.FP.doc Mayor & City Council Hearing Date: September 7, 2004 Page 2 2. 3. 4. Fencing must be in compliance with MCC 12-4-10. Revise the landscape easement width shown on the plat along E. Overland Rd. to 25-feet as required by MCC 12-13-10-4. Revise or add the following notes on the face of the plat: 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. FP.Q4-0S3 a. Add a note that states that all lots within this subdivision, and the future phase to the west are subject to a vehicular cross-access agreement recorded as Instrument No. for use of the private street. The landscape plan shall be revised as follows: Correct the landscape buffer width shown along the eastern boundary to read 20- feet instead of25-feet. Scales out correctly but label is wrong. In the plant schedule, increase the pot size of the Blue Chip Juniperus to 2 gal. minimum per MCC 12-13-7-3. Note calculations for tree mitigation for existing trees removed ftom site per MCC 12.-13-13-6. In the calculations table, correct the number of trees provided on the Overland Road commercial ftontage to be 7 trees instead of 8. Label the proposed vehicular bridge over the Ten Mile Drain. a. b. c. d. e. Cross access agreement as noted above in comment 4.a. shall be recorded in the Ada County Recorder's Office with the parcel to the west prior to the City Engineer's signature on the final plat. The applicant has indicated that Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District will own and maintain the pressure irrigation system within this development. 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. If a single-point connection is utilized, the developer shall be responsible for the payment of assessments for the irrigable common areas prior to signature on the final plat by the Meridian City Engineer. 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 (ditch owners), with written approval or non-approva1 submitted to the Public Works Department. If lateral users association approval can't be obtained, plans will be reviewed and approved by the Meridian City Engineer prior to final plat signature. The private street, left-turning bay and associated signage and improvements shall comply with conditions #7 and #8 ofPP-O3-O36. Soulhern springs Sub2 FP.doc Mayor & City Council Hearing Date: September 7,2004 Page 3 10. 11. 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 perimeter fencing, 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, amenities, sanitary sewer, water, etc., prior to signature on the final plat. Sanitary sewer and water service to this site shall be via existing mains. The applicant will be responsible to construct the sewer and water msins to and through this proposed development, thereby making them available to adjacent properties. Subdivision designer to coordinate msin sizing and routing with the Public Works Department. Applicant shall execute City of Meridian standard forms of easements, for any mains that are required to provide service. 12. 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. 13. 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 storms up to and including a lOO-year storm event. All storm drainage must be in compliance with MCC 12-13 -14, Stormwater Integration. 14. The sum of the boundary dimension segments along the westerly boundary don't match the overall distance shown. Please make appropriate adjustments. 15. Staff's failure to cite specific ordinance provisions, or terms of the approved Annexation or Preliminary Plat does not relieve the Applicant of responsibility for compliance. GENERAL REOUIREMENTS 1. Any tree over 4" in caliper that is removed ftom the property shall be replaced by installing additional trees, being the equivalent number of caliper inches of trees that were removed. Required landscaping trees will not be considered as replacement trees for those trees that have to be removed. 2. Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project will have to be removed 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. Two-hundred-fifty, high-pressure sodium 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. Final design locations and quantity are determined after power designs are completed by FP.Q4-0S3 Southern springs Sub2 FP.doo Mayor & City Council Hearing Date: September 7, 2004 Page 4 Idaiio Power Company. The street light contractor shall obtain design and permit from the Public Works Department prior 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. 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 DOrnJal groundwater elevation. 6. Coordinate fire hydrant placement with the City of Meridian Public Works Department. 7. Developer shall coordinate mailbox locations with the Meridian Post Office. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the final plat with the above stated comments and conditions. FP.Q4-0S3 Southern springs Sub2 FP.døc