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BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
C/C 08-24-04
C/C 09-21-04
IN THE MATTER OF THE REMAND
TO PLANNING AND ZONING FOR
THE APPLICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA
SUBDIVISION LOCATED SOUTH OF
E. MCMILLAN ROAD ON N. LOCUST
GROVE ROAD, TOWNSHIP 4 N., RANGE
IE, SECTION 31, MERIDIAN, IDAHO
CASE NOS. AZ-04-011, PP-04-017
CUP-04-015
ORDER OF REMAND TO
PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION
LONNIE JOHNSON,
APPLICANT
This matter having come before the City Council on August 24, 2004 and September 21,
2004, at the hour of7:00 o'clock p.m., at the Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho, Meridian, Idaho,
and the Council having received the Recommendations from the Planning and Zoning
Commission, and additionally having heard testimony at the September 21, 2004 meeting from
Brad Hawkins-Clark, Principal City Planner for the Planning and Zoning Department, and Mike
Wardle, representing the applicant, the Applicant would need to re-design the Site Plan and
Preliminary Plat and address the proposed zoning of the non-residential portion at the east end of
the development due to three distinct issues raised at the October 12,2004 Pre-City Council
meeting, which pertained to the following issues:
I. The 2.17 acres at the east end of the property is proposed as aN eighborhood
Commercial (C-N) zone and contains four non-residential building lots. The City has
previously approved three other mixed-use developments on the west side ofN.
Locust Grove Road that include either commercial or office uses. The City Council is
concerned with strip, non-residential development along Locust Grove Road and the
additional traffic generated by these uses.
ORDER GRANTING REMAND TO
PLANNING AND ZONING AZ-04-011,
PP-O4-017, CUP-O4-015
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2. The City Council finds this parcel is not close enough to the half section line - which
is where neighborhood centers are to be located based upon the Comprehensive Plan
Future Land Use Map - to warrant non-residential uses. Medium density residential
uses are preferred. It is recommended that the applicant re-design the development to
incorporate all residential uses and zoning.
3. The City Council recognizes the concerns of the public with the proposed CoN zoning
and, specifically, the hours of operation as compared with office or residential type
uses.
Therefore, due to the aforementioned issues, the City Council issues the following
Decision and Order:
DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING ORDER OF REMAND TO
PLANNING AND ZONING
Based upon the above and foregoing facts and testimony, the Applicant would need to re-
design the project and amend the zoning due to three distinct issues raised at the October 12,
2004 Pre-City Council meeting, which pertained to the following:
1. The 2.17 acres at the east end of the property is proposed as a Neighborhood
Commercial (C-N) zone and contains four non-residential building lots. The City has
previously approved three other mixed-use developments on the west side ofN.
Locust Grove Road that include either commercial or office uses. The City Council is
concerned with strip, non-residential development along Locust Grove Road and the
additional traffic generated by these uses.
2. The City Council finds this parcel is not close enough to the half section line - which
is where neighborhood centers are to be located based upon the Comprehensive Plan
Future Land Use Map - to warrant non-residential uses. Medium density residential
uses are preferred. It is recommended that the applicant re-design the development to
incorporate all residential uses and zoning.
3. The City Council recognizes the concerns of the public with the proposed CoN zoning
and, specifically, the hours of operation as compared with office or residential type
uses.
ORDER GRANTING REMAND TO
PLANNING AND ZONING AZ-04-011,
PP-O4-017, CUP-O4-015
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND THIS DOES ORDER THAT:
1.
The decision of the City Council is based upon the findings discussed at the
September 21, 2004 public hearings and further elaborated at the October 12,2004 Pre-City
Council meeting for the annexation and zoning, preliminary plat and conditional use permit
applications. That there are three distinct issues as outlined above and, therefore, the Applicant
will need to re-design this project to address those concerns.
2.
This matter is remanded back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for further
action in accordance with this decision.
By action of the City Council at its regular meeting held on the - day of
,2004.
ROLL CALL:
COUNCILMAN WARDLE
Voted-
COUNCILMAN ROUNTREE
Voted
COUNCILMAN BIRD
Voted-
MAYOR TAMMY de WEERD (Tie Breaker)
DATED:
Voted-
MOTION:
APPROVED:
DISAPPROVED:
Copy served upon Applicant, the Planning and Zoning Department, Public Works Department
and the City Attorney.
ORDER GRANTING REMAND TO
PLANNING AND ZONING AZ-04-0 11 ,
PP-O4-017, CUP-O4-015
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BY:
City Clerk
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ORDER GRANTING REMAND TO
PLANNING AND ZONING AZ-O4-0 11,
PP-O4-017, CUP-O4-015
Dated:
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