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From:Stephanie Leonard
Sent:Tuesday, April 30, 2019 5:11 PM
To:renwylie@aol.com; Meridian City Clerk
Cc:Bill Parsons; Bill Nary
Subject:Knighthill Center Subdivision No. 3 - H-2019-0043 SHP Staff Report
Attachments:Knighthill Sub. No. 3 SHP H-2019-0043 Staff Report.pdf
Attached is the staff report for the proposed Short Plat for Knighthill Center Subdivision No. 3 H-2019-0043. This item is
scheduled to be on the Council agenda on May 7 th . The public hearing will be held at City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Avenue,
beginning at 6:00 pm. Please call or e-mail with any questions.
Renny - Please submit any written response you may have to the staff report to the City Clerk’s office
(cityclerk@meridiancity.org ) and me as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Stephanie Leonard | Associate City Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Dept.
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-489-0574 | sleonard@meridiancity.org
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HEARING
DATE:
5/7/2019
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Stephanie Leonard, Associate Planner
208-884-5533
Bruce Freckleton, Development
Services Manager
208-887-2211
SUBJECT: H-2019-0043
Knighthill Center Subdivision No. 3
LOCATION: 6343 N. Linder Road, in the NE ¼ of the
NE ¼ of Section 26, Township 4N,
Range 1W.
I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The applicant has applied for a short plat (SHP) to divide one (1) building lot in an existing commercial
subdivision into two (2) building lots on 1.61 acres of land in the C-G zoning district.
II. APPLICANT INFORMATION
A. Applicant:
JRW Construction
1676 N. Claredon Way
Eagle, ID 83616
B. Owner:
Knighthill, LLC.
1676 N. Clarendon Way
Eagle, ID 83616
C. Representative:
Mason and Associates, Inc.
924 3rd Street South, Site B
Nampa, ID 83651
STAFF REPORT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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III. NOTICING
City Council
Posting Date
Newspaper Notification 4/19/2019
Radius notification mailed to
properties within 300 feet 4/16/2019
Nextdoor posting 4/16/2019
IV. STAFF ANALYSIS
The proposed short plat creates two (2) building lots from one (1) existing building lot on 1.61 acres
of land in the Knighthill Center subdivision in the C-G zoning district. The proposed plat is a re-
subdivision of Lot 5, Block 1 of the Knighthill Center subdivision to create one (1) 0.61-acre parcel
and one (1) 1-acre parcel.
Staff has reviewed the proposed short plat for substantial compliance with the criteria set forth in
UDC 11-6B-5 and deems the short plat to be in substantial compliance with said requirements.
Required landscape street buffers and a 10-foot multi-use pathway were installed in conformance
with UDC standards with final plat approval of the Knighthill Center Subdivision.
V. DECISION
A. Staff:
Staff recommends approval of the proposed short plat and within the conditions noted in Section VII
of this report.
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VI. EXHIBITS
A. Knighthill Center Subdivision (dated: 2/13/15)
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B. Proposed Short Plat (date: 3/11/2019)
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VII. CITY/AGENCY COMMENTS & CONDITIONS
A. Planning Division
Site Specific Conditions:
1. Applicant shall comply with all previous conditions of approval associated with this
development (AZ-06-006, PP-13-031; FP-14-020; MDA-13-019, DA #114014784).
2. Except for the access points approved by the Knighthill Center Subdivision, direct access to
W. Chinden Blvd. and N. Linder Road is prohibited.
3. If the City Engineer’s signature has not been obtained within two (2) years of the City
Council’s approval of the short plat, the short plat shall become null and void unless a time
extension is obtained, per UDC 11-6B-7.
4. Prior to submittal for the City Engineer’s signature, have the Certificate of Owners and the
accompanying acknowledgement signed and notarized, as well as the signatures of the Ada
County Highway District and the Central District Health Department.
5. Development of any lot shall require submission of Certificate of Zoning Compliance and
Design Review per UDC-11-5B-1 and shall meet all applicable requirements of City of
Meridian code.
6. The short plat prepared by Mason & Associates by Darin Holzhey, included in Section VI.B
shall be revised as follows:
a. Note #6: Replace “isle” with correct spelling of “aisle”.
7. Staff’s failure to cite specific ordinance provisions or conditions from the preliminary plat
and/or development agreement does not relieve the Applicant of responsibility for compliance.
B. Public Works
Site Specific Conditions:
1. No new public sewer or water infrastructure is being planned as part of this project; therefore,
Public Works has no comment.
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VIII. FINDINGS
In consideration of a short plat, the decision-making body shall make the following findings:
A. The plat is in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and is consistent with the Unified
Development Code;
The proposed short plat complies with the Comprehensive Plan and has been developed in accord
with UDC standards.
B. Public services are available or can be made available and are adequate to accommodate the
proposed development;
Staff finds that public services are adequate to serve the site.
C. The plat is in conformance with scheduled public improvements in accord with the City’s
capital improvements program;
Staff finds that the development will not require the expenditure of capital improvement funds. All
required utilities are being provided with the development of the property at the developer’s
expense.
D. There is public financial capability of supporting services for the proposed development;
Staff finds that the development will not require major expenditures for providing supporting
services. The developer and/or future lot owner(s) will finance the extension of sewer, water,
utilities and pressurized irrigation to serve the project.
E. The development will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or general welfare; and
Staff finds the proposed short plat will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or general
welfare.
F. The development preserves significant natural, scenic or historic features.
Staff is not aware of any significant natural, scenic or historic features associated with the
development of this site.