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STAFF SUMMARY
OF
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
Date of Recommendation: October 22, 2004
Project Name:
Vienna Woods I Edinburgh Place Annexation
RECEIVED
OCT 2 2 2004
Case No(s): AZ-04-025
Applicant:
City of Meridian
City Of Meridian
City Clerk Office
P&Z Commission Hearing Date: October 7,2004
A. Recommendation:
Approval
All Ayes
B. Summary of Public Hearing:
1. In favor:
2. In opposition:
3. Commenting:
4. Staff presenting application: Craig Hood
5. Other staff commenting on application:
C. Key Issues of Discussion by Commission:
1. None
D. Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation:
1. None
E. Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council:
1. None
F. Recommended Conditions of Approval (as amended by Commission, if applicable)
Exhibit A - Annexation & Zoning Comments (City staff)
EXHIBIT A
ANNEXATION AND ZONING COMMENTS
1. The legal description (prepared by Glenn K. Bennett, PLS) submitted with the application
meets the requirements of the City of Meridian and State Tax Commission and places the
parcel contiguous to existing city limits.
2. The property which is the subject of this application lies within the Area of City Impact of
the City of Meridian.
3. The entire property is included within the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area as defined
in the 2002 Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
4. The land is laid off into lots and blocks containing not more than five acres ofland each.
5. Essential City services are or will be made available to the subject property.
6. The City has prepared and published a written annexation plan that includes:
. The manner of providing tax-supported municipal services to the lands,
. The changes in taxation and other costs which may result if the subject lands are annexed,
. The means of providing fee-supported municipal services to the lands proposed to be
annexed,
. An analysis of the potential effects of annexation upon other units of local government
which currently provide tax-supported or fee-supported services to the lands; and
. The proposed future land use plan and zoning designation for the lands.
7. The City shall enter into a street light agreement with both the Edinburgh Place and Vienna
Woods Homeowners' Associations regarding the maintenance and operation of the
"decorative" street lights within the developments, further, the Homeowner Associations
should transfer their ownership and maintenance responsibility for the "standard" street lights
to the City of Meridian. The City agrees to pay for the electrical service to all of the street
lights, and further agrees to provide maintenance, bulbs, and ballasts to the street lights that
are "standard". However, the City shall not begin payment of the electricity for the street
lights until said street light agreement is recorded and an inspection has been performed to
determine that all the lights are functioning properly. Further, the City shall not be
responsible to replace, repair or provide any required maintenance to any street lights that are
not customarily used in residential developments in Meridian (e.g. - decorative street lights).
The Homeowners' Association, or its heirs, successors and assigns, shall keep the decorative
street lights operational at all times, with the City allowing reasonable time for the
replacement of bulbs and/or ballasts.
8. All applicable State of Idaho and City of Meridian Codes have been followed in processing
the subject annexation and zoning application.
9. The land to be annexed meets the applicable requirements of Idaho Code, 50-222, and does
not fall witlùn the exceptions or conditional exceptions contained in Idaho Code.
10. The subject annexation is consistent with the public purposes addressed in the annexation
plan prepared by the City.
11. The subject annexation is reasonably necessary for the orderly development of the City of
Meridian.