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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSecret Garden Subdivision CUP-04-022 BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN C/C 08/10/04 IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUEST) FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ) APPROVAL FOR A SINGLE FAMILY) RESIDENTIAL AND OFFICE USES) IN A PROPOSED R-8 ZONE FOR ) SECRET GARDEN SUBDIVISION ) ) ) Case No. CUP-O4-022 FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PINNACLE ENGINEERS, INc., Applicant The above entitled conditional use pennit application having come before the City Council on August 10, 2004, at the hour of7:00 p.m., at Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho Street, Meridian, Idaho, and Anna Canning and Chris Hobbs, appeared and testified, and the City Council having duly considered the evidence and the record in this matter and the Recommendations to City Council issued by the Planning and Zoning Commission who conducted a public hearing and the Council having heard and taken oral and written testimony, and having duly considered the matter, the City Council hereby makes the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decision and Order to-wit: FINDINGS OF FACT 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 I 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. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SECRET GARDEN SUBDIVISION; CASE NO. CUP-04-o22 PAGE 1 OF? Lot Size- 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 Applicant requests the Conditional Use Pennit for a Planned Development consisting of one office building and six (6) single-family townhomes. The Planned Residential Development designation within the City of Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance requires a Conditional Use Pennit be obtained for most uses including those requested by the Applicant. (Meridian City Zoning and Development Ordinance, Section 11-8-1). 8. The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission recognizes that the proposed application is in compliance with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. 9. The use proposed which is the subject of this will, in fact, constitute a conditional use as determined by City policy. The City Council of the City of Meridian hereby approves the requested Conditional Use Pennit as requested by the Applicant for the property described in the application, subject to the following: A. Adopt the Conditions and Recommendations of the Meridian Planning & Zoning and Public Works Departments, as follows: 1. Applicant shall meet all of the requirements of the preliminary plat as a condition of the Conditional UsePennit. 2. The application is approved for the following deviations from the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance: Citv R-8 Reouirement 4,000 sq.ft (attached). Reduced Lot Sizes 3,946 sq. ft. (attached) Lot Frontage- City R -8 Reouirement 40'minimum Reduced Frontage 31' minimum Private Streets- City Width Reouirement 24' minimum width; sidewalks on both sides Reduced Private Street Standards 20' minimum width (in hammerhead); sidewalks on one side (no s/w in FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SECRET GARDEN SUBDIVISION; CASE NO. CUP-o4-022 PAGE 2 OF 7 B. C. D. hammerhead) 3. All development shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act. 4. No building pennits for new construction shall be issued within the development until a Final Plat has been recorded for the subdivision. Adopt the Recommendations of the Meridian Parks Department as follows: 1. Standard for Mitigation of trees: The standard established in the City of Meridian Landscape Ordinance will be followed. 2. Standard Plan for Protection of Existing Trees during Construction: The standard established in the City of Meridian Landscape Ordinance will be followed. Adopt the Recommendations of Nampa Meridian Irrigation District as follows: 1. If any surface drainage leaves the site, Applicant shall apply for a land use change application prior to final platting. 2. All laterals and waste ways must be protected. 3. The Developer must comply with Idaho Code 31-3805. 4. NMID recommends that irrigation water be made available to all developments within the Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District. Adopt the action of the City council taken at their August 10, 2004 meeting, as follows: For Clarification: 1. Prior to commercial or office use of the existing house, the applicant shall submit drawings that compare the look of the townhomes to be built to the look and condition of the existing house, including the submission of a comparison between building materials. DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NOW, THEREFORE, BASED UPON THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, the City Council does hereby ORDER and this does Order that: FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SECRET GARDEN SUBDrVISION; CASE NO. CUP-O4-o22 PAGE 3 OF 7 That the above named applicant is granted a conditional use pennit for a Planned Development for Single-Family Residential and Office Uses in a Proposed R-8 Zone, for Secret Garden Subdivision 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 I East. Meridian, Idaho, subject to the following conditions of use and development: A. Lot Size- Adopt the Conditions and Recommendations of the Meridian Planning & Zoning and Public Works Departments, as follows: 1. Applicant shall meet all of the requirements of the preliminary plat as a condition of the Conditional Use Permit. 2. The application is approved for the following deviations from the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance: Citv R-8 ReQuirement 4,000 sq.ft (attached). Reduced Lot Sizes 3,946 sq. ft. (attached) Lot Frontage- City R-8 Reouirement 40'minimum Reduced Frontage 31' minimum Private Streets- City Width ReQuirement 24' minimum width; sidewalks on both sides B. Reduced Private Street Standards 20' minimum width (in hammerhead); sidewalks on one side (no s/w in hammerhead) 3. All development shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act. 4. No building permits for new construction shall be issued within the development until a Final Plat has been recorded for the subdivision. Adopt the Recommendations of the Meridian Parks Department as follows: 1. Standard for Mitigation of trees: The standard established in the City of Meridian Landscape Ordinance will be followed. 2. Standard Plan for Protection of Existing Trees during Construction: The standard established in the City of Meridian Landscape Ordinance will be followed. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SECRET GARDEN SUBDIVISION; CASE NO. CUP-O4-022 PAGE 4 OF 7 C. Adopt the Recommendations ofNampa Meridian Irrigation District as follows: I. If any surface drainage leaves the site, Applicant shall apply for a land use change application prior to fmal platting. 2. All laterals and waste ways must be protected. 3. The Developer must comply with Idaho Code 31-3805. 4. NMID recommends that irrigation water be made available to all developments within the Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District. D. Adopt the action of the City council taken at their August 10, 2004 meeting, as follows: For Clarification: 1. Prior to commercial or office use of the existing house, the applicant shall submit drawings that compare the look of the townhomes to be built to the look and condition of the existing house, including the submission of a comparison between building materials. NOTICE OF EIGHTEEN (18) MONTH CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT DURATION Please take notice that the conditional use pennit shall be valid for a maximum period of eighteen (18) months unless otherwise approved by the council. During this time, the permit holder must commence the use as permitted in accordance with the conditions of approval, satisfy the requirements set forth in the conditions of approval, acquire building pennits and commence construction of permanent footings or structures on or in the ground. In this context "structures" shall include sewer and water lines, streets or building construction. The applicant has specified in the application and to the commission and council a construction schedule and completion date for the project. If the completion date specified for the project is exceeded, the conditional use application shall become null and void. However, the applicant may submit an application for a time extension on the project for city council review. The application for time extension shall be submitted at least thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for completion of the FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SECRET GARDEN SUBDIVISION; CASE NO. CUP-O4-o22 PAGE 5 OF 7 project. For projects requiring platting, the fmal plat must be recorded within this eighteen (18) month period. For projects with multiple phases, the eighteen (18) month deadline shall apply to the first phase. In the event that the development is made in successive contiguous segments or multiple phases, such phases shall be constructed within successive intervals of one year from the original date of approval by the council. If the successive phases are not submitted within one year intervals, the conditional approval ofthe future phases shall be null and void. (MCC 11-17- 4.B.) NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION AND RIGHT TO REGULATORY TAKINGS ANALYSIS The Applicant is hereby notified that pursuant to Idaho Code 67-8003, the Owner may request a regulatory taking analysis. Such request must be in writing, and must be filed with the City Clerk not more than twenty-eight (28) days after the final decision concerning the matter at issue. A request for a regulatory takings analysis will toll the time period within which a Petition for Judicial Review may be filed. Please take notice that this is a final action of the governing body of the City of Meridian, pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-6521 an affected person being a person who has an interest in real property which may be adversely affected by the issuance or denial of the conditional use permit approval may within twenty-eight (28) days after the date of this decision and order seek a judicial review as provided by Chapter 52, Title 67, Idaho Code. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SECRET GARDEN SUBDrVISION; CASE NO. CUP-04-022 PAGE 6 OF 7 By action of the City Council at its regular meeting held on the l-- +I-. day of &p-krn hu- , 2004. ROLL CALL: COUNCILMAN SHAUN WARDLE VOTED~ COUNCILMAN BILL NARY VOTED~ COUNCILMAN CHARLIE ROUNTREE VOTED~ COUNCILMAN KEITH BIRD VOTED~ MAYOR TAMMY de WEERD (TIE BREAKER) DATED: ~-f'C~ VOTED - MOTION: APPROVED:~ DISAPPROVED: Attest: By: , -flU. a .À h.i Q N..J City Clerk's Office Dated:~ Z:I WorklM\MeridianlMeridian 15360MlSecret GardenISecGardFFCillRD-CUP-04-022.doc FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SECRET GARDEN SUBDIVISION; CASE NO. CUP-O4-oZ2 PAGE 7 OF 7