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STAFF REPORT: Hearing Date: March 8, 2005
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From: Sonya Allen, Assistant City Planner i~R PEAR Q i1 ZQOS
Bruce Freckleton, Development Services Manager~-
Re: Chatsworth Subdivision
City Of vleridian
City Clerk Office
Request for Final Plat approval of Seventy-seven (77) Single-family Residential
Building Lots and Four (4) Common Lots on 19.4 Acres in an R-8 Zone by Dyver
Development, LLC (File No. FP-OS-013).
We have reviewed the above referenced submittals and offer the following comments as
conditions of approval. These conditions shall be considered in full, unless expressly
modified or deleted by motion of the Meridian City Council:
APPLICATION SUMMARY & LOCATION
The applicant, Dyver Development, LLC, has applied for Final Plat approval of 77 single-family
residential building lots and 4 common lots on 19.4 acres of land for Chatsworth Subdivision.
The zoning designation for the proposed subdivision is R-8 (Medium Density Residential). The
proposed gross density of the subdivision is 3.97 dwelling units per acre. The proposed net
density is 5.22 dwelling units per acre.
Chatsworth Subdivision is located approximately 'h mile south of E. Victory Road on the west
side of S. Locust Grove Road, in the NE 1/ of Section 30, T3N., R.lE.
The submitted final plat substantially complies with the approved Preliminary Plat. The stub
street to the west was required to be relocated centrally between E. Mona Lisa Dr. & E. Pisa St.
per ACRD; staff has no objection to this change.
Staff recommends approval of Chatsworth Subdivision 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-04-018) and Preliminary
Plat (PP-04-025) for this subdivision.
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Mayor & City Council
Hearing Date: March 8, 2005
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2. Fencing must be in compliance with MCC 12-4-10 and 12-13-15-9.
3. Revise or add the following notes on the face of the plat:
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(13.) Complete instrument number.
4. The landscape plan shall be revised as follows:
a. Include details for the proposed fencing, including construction materials.
b. Label the species of the proposed shrubs shown on the plan.
c. Subdivision name has changed to Chatsworth Subdivision.
5. 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, asingle-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.
6. 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-approval 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.
7. Please submit a copy of the Ada County Street Name Committee's "Final" letter for the
street names and lot & block numbering. Make all corrections necessary to comply.
8. Prior to signature on the final plat by the City Engineer, vacate the 30-ft. wide east-west
easement that bisects the property.
9. Agate at the stub street, E. Pisa Street shall be installed the full width of the street.
10. Revise the plat to include the name of the stub street to the west.
11. Add the missing boundary dimensions on Lot I5, Block 1.
12. Prior to issuance of the Slst building permit, a Fire Department approved secondary
emergency access point to the site shall be provided.
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Hearing Date: March 8, 2005
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13. Parking on E. Mona Lisa Drive, where the street section is proposed at 33-feet (back of
curb to back of curb) shall be limited to one side. Paint the curb red and install "No
Parking" signs on one side of the bulb-out (Lot 1, Block 8) on E. Mona Lisa Drive.
14. Street signs are to be in place, water system shall be approved and activated, fencing
installed, drainage lots constructed, road base approved by the Ada County Highway
District and the Final Plat for this subdivision shall be recorded, prior to applying for
building permits.
15. All development improvements, including sewer, fencing, micro-paths, pressurized
irrigation and landscaping shall be installed and approved prior to obtaining certificates
of occupancy.
16. A letter of credit or cash surety in the amount of 110% will be required for all fencing,
landscaping, amenities, pressurized irrigation, sanitary sewer, water, etc., prior to
signature on the final plat.
17, Sanitary sewer and water service to this site shall be via existing mains. The applicant
will be responsible to construct the sewer and water mains to and through this proposed
development, thereby making them available to adjacent properties. Subdivision designer
to coordinate main sizing and routing with the Public Works Department. Applicant shall
execute City of Meridian standard forms of easements, as well as License Agreements
with the appropriate jurisdiction for any mains that are required to provide service.
18. Applicant shall be required to pay Public Works development plan review, and
construction inspection fees, as detennined during the plan review process, prior to
signature on the final plat per Resolution 02-374.
19. Please submit all updated groundwater/soils monitoring data to the Public Works
Department for review. Any drainage areas (detention/retentionbasfns) must be designed
to ensure that water is retained only during 100-year storm events, and for a period of
time not to exceed 24 hours. Side slopes within drainage areas shall not exceed 3:1. Any
portion of a drainage area not improved with sod/grass seed (or other approved
landscaping) shall not count towards the required open space area. The project engineer
should pay close attention to the results of field studies determining the groundwater, soil
type & and characteristics during the design and construction phases. The engineer shall
be required to certify that the street centerline elevations are set a minimum of 3-feet
above the highest established normal groundwater elevation. This is to ensure that the
bottom elevation of the crawl spaces of homes is at least 1-foot above.
20. Graphically depict an 8-foot wide public utilities, drainage and irrigation easement along
the west side of Lot 7, Block 3, Lot 6, Block 1, Lot 3, Block 7, Lot 14, Block 1, Lot 4,
Block 7, and the east side of Lot 13, Block 1. The extra width is required due to the
location of an irrigation main.
21. Dimension the widths of the public right-of--ways.
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Hearing Date: March 8, 2005
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22. Please indicate the centerline/radius point on the final plat for the "knuckle" just east of
S. Locust Grove Road.
23. 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 REQUIREMENTS
Any tree over 4" in caliper that is removed from 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 from 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 and 100-watt, 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
Idaho 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.
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 normal groundwater elevation.
6. Applicant shall be responsible for application and compliance with any Section 404
Permitting that may be required by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Applicant shall be responsible for application and compliance with and NPDES
Permitting that may be required by the Environmental Protection Agency.
8. Coordinate fire hydrant placement with the City of Meridian Public Works Department.
9. 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-OS-013 Chatsworth Sub FP.doc