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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 7, 2005 P&Z Minutes Mendian Planning & Zoning Aprii 7, 2005 Page 150f55 Moe: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded that we continue AZ 05-004 and PP 05-006 to the regular scheduled meeting of May 19th. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 6: Public Hearing: AZ. 05-009 Request for an Annexation and Zoning of 1.06 acres from RUT to L-O zone for Mike and Gloria Urwin by Mike and Gloria Urwin - 2560 South Meridian Road: Rohm: At this time I'd like to open the Public Hearing for AZ 05-009 and begin with the staff report. Hood: Thank you. The subject property is a request for annexation and zoning of 1.06 acres, commonly known as Lot 1, Block 1, in Volkman Subdivision. It's located on the east side of Meridian Road, approximately 2,000 feet north of Victory Road. There is currently a single family home and some outbuildings on the site. This property is designated as low density residential in the Comprehensive Future Land Use Map. However, the Comprehensive Plan and the resolution passed within the past six months, anyways, that allows parcels less than three acres in size that have frontage on an arterial street, to request an office zone. That is what you have before you tonight is the request for an office. The area vicinity map. To the north of the site is a canal. A single-family home. It's zoned RUT in the county. To the south is a veterinarian clinic. To the east is a single family home on approximately eight acres, zoned RUT in the county. And to the west is a large 30 plus acre parcel owned by the Nazarene Church. Here is the conceptual site plan that the applicant has submitted with their annexation and zoning request. In addition to converting the existing residence that you see there on the southwest side of the map, they are proposing to change access location into a site that is currently provided in this location. Conceptually, they would like to move it up to the north property line and construct some additional parking for the office use. Staff is recommending that they be granted this access on an interim basis. They do not have frontage anywhere else, other than the state highway. The access would go away when access is provided from either of the parcels here -- one of the conditions in the development agreement that's proposed is that this parcel provide cross-access to the parcels to the north and south and that will be reciprocated when we see development applications and annexation applications from these parcels to develop and that is because -- the main reason that that's -- we'd like to see that as a temporary, rather a permanent access, high speeds here on a type four roadway, we try to limit access points onto that roadway and we can get them down to a public street -- there are public streets in this location and in this location. We are not quite sure exactly how this is going to develop. It is all shown as medium density residential or low density residential. Staff could envision some of these other parcels with frontage on the highway also requesting the same zone and office use on the arterial, rather than the single-family use. But getting access to these public streets is critical and that's why the request is there that the cross-access be provided and that the access be on an interim Meridian Plenning & Zoning April 7, 2005 Page 16 0155 basis. I just want to make one quick note, too, about sewer and water availability right now. It's currently not available to this site. However, as you can see, the northern portion of Mussell Corner, which houses Victory Greens Nursery, they are going through the subdivision process right now and I'm not exactly sure. where they are in the process, but the conceptual plan is to extend sewer and water to that site, thereby making them available to this property. So, when they are available they will have to hook up and that was included in the development agreement proposed as well. I do have a letter from the applicant. It didn't make it into the Commission's packet, I don't believe, but the clerk may have that to you now. I would paraphrase and let the applicant testify. It didn't look like they had any real concerns, just a point -- a couple of points of clarification, that -- again, that they would like to see that cross-access reciprocated if they provide it to the north and south, they want to see that provided to them as well. Staff fully intends to do that. And that their other note was that if access is provided in the rear, excuse me, that they be able to keep this access until it is provided through a frontage or back-age road, rather than some round about way here. I don't know that any other conditions need to be changed to reflect that. I think we are on the same page and would agree with the applicant's comments. With that, I will stand for any questions you may have. Rohm: Any questions of staff? Moe: Mr. Chairman, I don't have any questions, but I guess I would like to get a copy of Resolution 04-0454 at some point. Rohm: No other questions -- Borup: I do have one. I'm sorry. I'm slow thinking. Pertaining to the same resolution, have we approved any other similar projects without city services? Hood: Mr. Chair? Borup: I know we've had others that -- the same -- you know, the same situation. Hood: With services, yes. Borup: Right. Hood: That has been -- I may let Bruce talk to that some more if you would like, but, yeah, we usually add that disclaimer type language and that hasn't been included here, but -- Freckleton: Mr. Chair, Members of the Commission, excuse me, we have had a few -- a handful of projects that have come through that services were not available at the time of application. The city ordinances are pretty clear that when services are available within 300 feet they have to be connected, if you're in the city limits. So, typically, on a Meridian Planning & Zoning Aprii 7, 2005 Page 170155 project like this we will just put the condition in the staff report that highlights that requirement and -- just to make them aware of the situation, so -- Borup: Okay. Rohm: Thank you. Would the applicant like to come forward? Jones: Chad Jones, B&A Engineers, 5505 West Franklin Road, Boise, Idaho. We have reviewed the staff report and, to be quite honest, we don't have any exception to it. So, with that being said, I guess I'll just stand for any questions. Rohm: Well, that makes it pretty simple. Moe: No questions necessary. Newton-Huckabay: Thank you. Rohm: There is no other individuals that have signed up. Is there anybody else that -- oh, excuse me. Mike Irwin? Okay. Thank you. Moe: Mr. Chairman, I move we close the Public Hearing for AZ 05-009. Borup: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded that we close Public Hearing AZ 05-009. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? The motion carries. Thank you. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Moe: Mr. Chairman? Rohm: Yes. Moe: I move we forward to City Council recommending approval of AZ 05-009, to include all staff comments for the hearing date April 7, 2005, received by the city clerk's office on April the 1 st, 2005. Newton-Huckabay: Second. Rohm: We have a motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? This one carries. Thank you. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Moe: Mr. Chairman? Meridian Pianning & Zoning April 7, 2005 Page 16 0155 Rohm: Yes. Moe: Before we open this next hearing, the company I work for is a construction manager for the school district, so, therefore, I will be recusing myself from this hearing. Item 7: Public Hearing: AZ. 05-008 Request for an Annexation and Zoning of 41.27 acres from RUT to R-4 for a new middle school for McMillan and Meridian Middle School by Joint School District No.2 - NEC of McMillan and Meridian Roads: Rohm: Okay. Thank you. I appreciate you bringing that to our attention and with that being said, at this time I would like to open the Public Hearing on AZ 05-008 and I'd like to get some staff comments. Wilson: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. The application before you is an application by the Joint School District No.2 for the annexation of 41 acres, currently zoned RUT, Ada County. They'd like to annex that to an R-4 zoning designation and construct a new middle school there. The property is located at the corner -- the northeast corner of McMillan Road and Meridian Road. A few key things to point out. As an annexation we are not able to condition on that -- on the annexation. If there were some outstanding issues, some major issues that need to be dealt with, we would do it with a development agreement. We are not proposing that with this application, so just a few key things to point out is we did recommend that the applicant continue the ten foot multi-use pathway that Saguaro Canyon to the east opted to construct in lieu of a five foot concrete. sidewalk. We did ask the applicant to construct that through their project. They have agreed to that, is my understanding. I'll let the applicant's representative address that here in a few minutes, but they have -- they do feel like that's something that they would like to see done and it will be placed on the north side of the Lemp canal with a -- the canal company -- it's my understanding the canal company is requiring a fence along the canal for the safety of the children. Whether it's required by the canal company or not, I'm not quite sure, but they have represented there will be a fence there. So, the path would be separated from the canal by a fence and some landscaping. Something I guess I could mention -- the Lemp canal does run along the north side of McMillan Road, on the entire south boundary of this property, so that's a consideration. The Ada County Highway District has, in their report, their draft report that I reviewed, they did require a signalized pedestrian crossing on the eastern boundary of the property along Meridian Road from the future Paramont Subdivision. A little bit more history. Around this area, around this application, as previously mentioned, Saguaro Canyon has been recently approved directly to the east of this property. Ventana Subdivision, the Commission recently saw it, to the north of this property and there has also been a preliminary plat on the western side of Meridian Road for Paramount Subdivision. A mixture of housing, some office -- and specifically on the corner of McMillan Road and Meridian Road there would be some light office and commercial use. The properties to the south of this property have not developed yet. Directly to the south. To the southwest have not developed yet and, then, to the southeast is Cobre Basin, Staff did raise some issues in the staff report