HomeMy WebLinkAboutCooper Canyon AZ 02-002BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE
REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION AND
ZONING OF 5.81 ACRES FOR
PROPOSED COOPER CANYON
SUBDIVISION
WILDWOOD DEVELOPMENT, LLC
Applicant
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IAR 2'7 2002
CITY OF MERIDIAN
CITY CLERK OFFICE
) Case No. AZ- 02-002
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) RECOMMENDATION TO CITY
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The property is approximately 5.81 acres in size and is east of North Locust
Grove Road and south of East Wilson Lane, Meridian.
The owner of record of the subject property is the Lawrence Tuckness Trust of
Meridian.
Applicant is Wildwood Development LLC of Boise.
The subject property is currently zoned by Ada County and consists of vacant
land.
The applicant requests the property be zoned as R-40.
The subject property is bordered to the north and east by City of Meridian zoning
of C-G and I-L respectively, and to the south and west by Ada County zoning of
RUT.
The property which is the subject of this application is within the Area of Impact
of the City of Meridian.
The entire parcel of the property is included within the Meridian Urban Service
Planning Area as defined in the Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
The Applicant proposes to develop the subject property in the following manner:
22 4-plex structures (88 total units) for a proposed variety of residential and
commercial projects.
The Applicant requests zoning of the subject real property as R-40 which is
consistent with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan Generalized Land Use Map
which designates the subject property as Mixed Planned Use Development.
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11.
There are no significant or scenic features of major importance that affect the
consideration of this application.
RECOMMENDATION
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission hereby recommends to the City
Council of the City of Meridian that they approve the requested annexation and zoning as
requested by the applicant for the property described in the application, subject to the
following:
Adopt the Recommendations of the Planning and Zoning and Engineering staff as
follows:
The legal description submitted with the application appears to meet the requirements
of the City of Meridian and State Tax Commission and places the parcel contiguous
to existing city limits.
2. The requested zoning of R-40 is compatible with the City Comprehensive Plan.
3. The .subject property is within the Urban Service Planning Area. Essential City
services are available to the subject property.
4. Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project will have to be
removed from their domestic service per City Ordinance Section 5-7-517. Wells may
be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation.
5. A development agreement will be required as part of this annexation request.
Adopt the Recommendations of the ACHD as follows:
Special Recommendations to the City of Meridian and the Meridian Fire
Department:
Applicant should be required to construct an emergency turnaround located in the
center of the proposed subdivision. Applicant should be required to work with the
Fire Department staff for the location of the emergency turnaround.
Site Specific Requirements:
Construct curb, gutter, 5-foot wide concrete sidewalk, and match paving on
Wilson Lane abutting the parcel. Improvements shall be constructed to match
existing improvements.
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Driveways on Wilson Lane shall be located a minimum of 50-feet fi.om any
public street intersection. The applicant is proposing to locate the driveway
approximately 100-feet east of the west property line. This location meets District
policy and is approved with this application. The applicant is required to pave the
driveway to its full-required width of 24 to 30-feet and to a point 30-feet beyond
the edge of pavement of Wilson Lane.
Applicant is proposing an "emergency access only" located approximately 190-
feet north of the south property line. This access is to be signed "emergency
access only" and/or install bollards for emergency access only. The applicant is
required to pave this access 16 to 20-feet in width and to a point 30-feet into the
project. This emergency access meets District policy and shall be approved with
this application.
Utility street cuts in pavement less than five years old are not allowed unless
approved in writing by the District.
Meet District drainage requirements per section 8000 of the ACHD Development
Policy Manual.
If utility relocation is necessary to construct improvements required with this
development, then all utility relocation costs associated with improving street
frontages abutting the site shall be borne by the developer,
Any existing irrigation facilities shall be relocated outside of the right-of-way.
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