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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC - Staff Report 1-14 Page 1 HEARING DATE: 01/14/2020 TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Sonya Allen, Associate Planner 208-884-5533 Bruce Freckleton, Development Services Manager 208-887-2211 SUBJECT: H-2019-0131 Blingey Condominiums LOCATION: 37 W. Archerfield Dr. I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Applicant proposes a Short Plat to condominiumize an existing building into two (2) spaces for ownership purposes. II. APPLICANT INFORMATION A. Applicant: KM Engineering, LLP – 9233 W. State St., Boise, ID 83714 B. Owner: Blingey Properties, LLC – 37 W. Archerfield St., Meridian, ID 83646 C. Representative: Stephanie Leonard, KM Engineering, LLP – 9233 W. State St., Boise, ID 83714 III. NOTICING City Council Posting Date Legal notice published in newspaper 12/27/2019 Radius notice mailed to property owners within 300 feet 12/23/2019 STAFF REPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Page 2 Applicant posted site with public hearing notice sign 12/18/2019 Posted to Next Door 12/23/2019 IV. STAFF ANALYSIS The short plat proposes to subdivide the air space of a 2-story 9,394 square-foot medical office building currently under construction. The property was previously platted as Lot 1, Block 2, Paramount Square Subdivision. The proposed short plat will create two (2) separate tenant spaces and three (3) common areas for ownership purposes. The proposed development obtained CZC and DES approval prior to submitting the short plat application (A-2018-0298). Compliance with the design standards, parking and landscaping were reviewed and approved with those applications. Staff has reviewed the proposed short plat for substantial compliance with the criteria set forth in UDC 11-6B-5A.2 and deems the short plat to be in substantial compliance with said requirements. V. DECISION Staff: Staff recommends approval of the proposed short plat within the conditions noted in Section VII of this report. Page 3 VI. EXHIBITS A. Short Plat (date: 11/5/2019) Page 4 Page 5 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-03-006; PP-15-002; FP-15-020; Development Agreement Inst. #103137116 and #113083665). 2. 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. 3. Prior to submittal for the City Engineer’s signature, obtain the signatures of the Ada County Highway District and the Central District Health Department. 4. The short plat prepared by KM Engineering stamped on 11/05/2019 by Kelly S. Kehrer, included in Section VI.A shall be revised as follows: a. Note #5: Include recorded instrument number. 5. Staff’s failure to cite specific ordinance provisions or conditions from the previous approvals noted above does not relieve the Applicant of responsibility for compliance. B. Public Works Site Specific Conditions: 1. This site is currently receiving sanitary sewer and water service from the City of Meridian, and no new services are being proposed with this application; therefore, the Public Works Department has no comment. 2. Applicant shall ensure that the responsibility for payment of the sanitary sewer and water billing is addressed in the Condominium Declarations. Since the existing building is currently being served by a single water meter and sewer service line, the responsibility shall be with the business owners association. VIII. REQUIRED FINDINGS FROM THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE 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 Comprehensive Plan designates the future land use of this property as Commercial. The current zoning district of the site is C-G. Staff finds the proposed short plat complies with the Comprehensive Plan and is being 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 will be provided to this building and 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; Page 6 Staff finds that the development will not require the expenditure of capital improvement funds. All required utilities were 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 as services are already being provided to the property. E. The development will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or general welfare; and Staff finds the proposed short plat to condominiumize the existing structure 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 assoc iated with short platting the structure on this site.