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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 7, 2005 P&Z Minutes Meridian Pianning & Zoning Aprii 7, 2005 Page 23 of 55 Newton-Huckabay: Second. Rohm: Recommending approval? Borup: Yes. Recommending approval. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded that we forward onto City Council recommending approval of AZ. 05-008. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Thank you very much. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Freckleton: Mr. Chair? While Commissioner Moe is making his way back, I'd just like to make a staff introduction tonight, if I could. You probably saw Mike Cole's name on staff reports -- a couple of staff reports today. Mike has -. he's been an employee with the Public Works Department for about a year -- about a year now and we had a position open up with the reorganization of Public Works and Mike stepped up and he's doing a great job. So, just wanted to introduce him to you tonight. Mike Cole. Rohm: Well, welcome, Mike. Okay. At this time we are going to take a short break, about ten minutes, and we will be back at about 8:25. (Recess.) Item 8: Public Hearing: CUP 05-010 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a daycare facility for up to 200 children for Nature's Child by Nature's Child, LLC - Parcel B of Lot 4, Block 4, Silverstone Business Campus: Rohm: I'd like to reconvene the regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission and at this time I'd like to open the Public Hearing on CUP 05-010 and ask for staff report, please. Wilson: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. The application before you is an application by Nature's Child, LLC, for a Conditional Use Permit for a child care center in a CoG zone in the Silverstone Business Campus. The subject property is located on Lot 4, Block 4, of Silverstone, directly across the street from the Citi Group Building. And all the immediately adjacent areas to the site are commercially zoned. They have requested approval for up to 200 children. That puts them in the highest classification of day care facilities that the City of Meridian has. Just some quick background. We classify them from zero to five is allowed as accessory uses in residential areas. And, then, from six to 12 is a Conditional Use Permit. And, then, also 12 and above is a Conditional Use Permit. And this definitely fits in the 12 and above category. Staff doesn't have many concerns with the proposal as submitted. A couple - - just a couple minor outstanding issues. The shared access drive with the property to the south, the fire department will require construction of that to its full width before occupancy of the building for emergency access and in relation to that, the applicant will Meridian Planning & Zoning April 7, 2005 Page 24 of 55 need consent from that property owner and a cross-access agreement with that property owner for that shared drive. The parking and landscaping all meet City of Meridian requirements. And with that I'll end staff's comments. Rohm: Thank you. Any questions of staff? Would the applicant like to come forward, please? Randall: Thank you, Commissioners. My name is Aaron Randall and I'm with JGT Architecture and "ive at 315 Almond Street in Nampa. I'm representing the applicant Nature's Child. It seems pretty straightforward having a -- having a day care in within this business park. We feel it will be an asset both to the community and just to the business park itself. We are providing an attractive building and we are -- we have no problems meeting with the planning department's general conditions of approval or the Silverstone Business Park's conditions of approval. And we will take any questions. Rohm: Do you think you will have any trouble getting that cross-access agreement with your neighbor? Randall: No. We have been working with Silverstone on that, so -- and there doesn't seem to be any issues yet. Rohm: Good. Any other questions from the Commission? I guess we are done. Randall: Thank you. Rohm: Jerry Backman? If you want to speak. Okay. And, then, Troy Mortensen. Okay. Good. Is there anybody else that would like to testify on this application? Okay. Thank you. Moe: Mr. Chairman, I move we close the Public Hearing on CUP 05-010. Borup: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded that we close the Public Hearing on CUP 05- 010. All those in favor say aye? Opposed same sign? MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Moe: Mr. Chairman? Rohm: Yes. Moe: I move that we forward onto City Council recommending approval of CUP 05-010, to include all staff comments of the hearing date of April 7th, 2005, with the comments received by the city clerk's office April 4th, 2005. Meridian Planning & Zoning April 7, 2005 Page 25 of 55 Borup: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded that we move -- or forward onto City Council recommending approval of CUP 05-010. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Thank you. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 9: Public Hearing: CUP 05-011 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a daycare facility for 6-12 children for Stephanie Edwards by Stephanie Edwards - 1537 West 15th Street: Rohm: At this time I'd like to open Public Hearing CUP 05-011 and like to get our staff report, please. Guenther: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is a request for a -- I guess my request did not show up. This is for the Stephanie Edwards day care. Or it's a group child-care facility is what it's determined. According to the Meridian City Code, that is a child-care facility for six to 12 children and that's allowed in an R-8 district as a conditional use, which is what we are hearing tonight. This is kind of a grade out site plan that indicates that there is existing vegetation in the front yard -- this is a single-family residence, There is a backyard that is entirely fenced in, as well as there is a paved area up in the front of the house and a garage to the side of the house and when this was reviewed, it was determined that with the number of children, roughly six, on the site, that is roughly where it would probably end up being, according to state code for the licensing agreements and the fire code for securing permits over seven children, this site is probably going to be closer to six than 12 is what we determined and with that there is enough driveway here for one parked car, a car parked in the garage, as well as a loading area in that driveway that would be allowable. The standards that I referred to in this staff report more closely resemble the accessory use standards as listed for a day care facility, which is one to five children, and that is because the single family residence as a -- with a child care facility is an accessory use more closely resembles this project than the conditional use standards which resembled the last project that you just heard and that's why I applied those as more of the standards for this conditional use hearing. Staff has recommended approval of this site, with the conditions that have been stated in the staff report, and I will answer any questions. Rohm: Thanks, Josh. Any questions of staff? Would the applicant like to come forward? Edwards: I'm Stephanie Edwards, representing myself, and my intentions are to run a small child care facility -- Rohm: You need to state your address, too, please.