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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Keith Bird
Christine Donnell
Shaull Wardle
Charles M. Rountree
STAFF REPORT:
Hearing Date: August 16, 2005
Transmittal Date: August 11, 2005
To:
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From:
Re:
Champion Park Subdivision No.4 (aka Parks tone Subdivision)
Request for Final Plat Approval of Three Commercial Building Lots on 11.28
Acres in an R-8 Zone for Champion Park Subdivision No.4, by Hillview
Development Corporation (File No. FP-O5-053).
We have reviewed the above-referenced submittal 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, Hillview Development Corporation, has requested final plat approval of the fourth
phase of Champion Park Subdivision (preliminary platted under the name Parkstone
Subdivision). This phase of the subdivision consists of 3 commercial building lots on 11.28
acres.
Champion Park Subdivision is located approximately Y2 mile west ofN. Eagle Road on the north
side ofE. Ustick Road, in the SE ~ of Section 32, TAN., RIB.
A Conditional Use Pennit (CUP) for a Planned Development was approved for this subdivision
that allowed for a 20% land use exception for a portion of the subdivision to be developed in a
commercial manner. The CUP also allowed for reductions to the front setbacks (from 15-ft. for
living areas & 20-ft. for garages to 15-ft. for non-front entry garages), side setbacks (from 5-ft.
per story to 5-ft. for single & two story buildings), minimum lot size (from 6,500 s.f. to 5,888 s.f.
for detached dwellings and from 4,000 s.f. to 3,883 s.f. for attached dwellings), minimum street
frontage (from 65-ft. to 60-ft. for detached dwellings and from 40-ft. to 25-ft. for cul-de-sac lots),
minimum house size (from 1,301 s.f. to 1,200 s.f. for detached dwellings), and allowance for
block lengths to exceed 1,000-feet.
FP-O5-053
Champion Park SuM FP.doc
7.
Mayor & City Council
Hearing Date: August 16, 2005
Page 2
Staff finds that the proposed final plat substantially complies with the approved preliminary plat.
Staff recommends approval of the fourth phase of Champion Park Subdivision with the
comments and conditions stated in this report.
SITE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
1.
Applicant shall meet all terms of the approved Preliminary Plat (PP-02-033), Planned
Development (CDP-02-049), and Development Agreement (Inst. No.103085229).
2.
A new detailed conditional use permit and concurrent rezone application to the
appropriate commercial zone, as determined by the Director, will be required prior to
development of any of the commercial, office, or mini-storage lots within this
subdivision.
3.
The 6-ft wide landscape buffer easement along the west side of Lot 53, Block 18 (mini-
storage lot) and the 20-ft. wide landscape buffer easement adjacent to the western
boundary of Lots 54 & 55, Block 18 (office lots) must be graphically shown on the face
of the plat. The 6-ft. buffer between land uses on the west side of Lot 3, Block 15 (the
mini-storage lot) shall be planted wI columnar juniper trees, per the submitted landscape
plan.
4.
The submitted landscape plan shall be revised as follows:
a) There is a 20 foot required landscape buffer along N. Leslie Way on Lots 53, 54,
and 55, Block 18. The landscape plan shall be revised to remove the placement of
a portion of the parking lot on Lot 54 from this landscape buffer, and replace with
vegetative groundcover.
5.
The pressurized irrigation system within this development is to be owned and maintained
by the Home Owner's Association. 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, a single-point connection to the municipal water system shall be
required. Plans and specifications for the irrigation system shall be reviewed by the
Public Works Department as part of the development plan review process, and a draft
copy of the pressurized irrigation system O&M manual must be submitted prior to plan
approval. If a single-point connection is utilized, the developer shall be responsible for
the payment of assessments for the common areas prior to signature on the final plat by
the Meridian City Engineer.
6.
Sanitary sewer and water mains were stubbed into these proposed lots during the
construction of Champions Park No.3. There is only one sewer and water stub between
the Lots 54 and 55, Block 18. The applicant shall graphically depict the necessary
easements to convey sewer and water mains between these lots, or make a note on the
face ofthe plat granting a cross utility easement.
A drainage plan designed by a State of Idaho licensed architect or engineer is required
FP-OS-O53
Champion Park SuM FP.doc