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Home My WebLink AboutSteel Ventures VACVAC 05-011 MERIDIAN PLANNING 8~ ZONING MEETING August 4, 2005 APPLICANT Zeke Johnson ITEM NO. 4 REQUEST Recommendation -Vacation of alley through the center at the creamery property in O-T zone - 27 East Broadway AGENCY CITY CLERK: CITY ENGINEER: CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR: CITY ATTORNEY CITY POLICE DEPT: CITY FIRE DEPT: CITY BUILDING DEPT: CITY WATER DEPT: CITY SEWER DEPT: CITY PARKS DEPT: MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT: SANITARY SERVICES: ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT: CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH: NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION: SETTLERS' IRRIGATION: IDAHO POWER: INTERMOUNTAIN GAS: OTHER: Contacted: Emailed: COMMENTS See attached Staff Comm nts ~l~' ~~ V ~~I V No Comment .~Q,e, Date: / C~j Phone: ?~~ 7 ~- / `f 0 / _ _ ~ C,i _ GQ~ Staff Initials: Materials presented at public meetings shall become property of the City of Meridian. CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANN'1NG AND ZONING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT. QUESTIONS'? CALL (20$) $84-SS33 .~ STAFF REPORT F & Z Commission Hearing k~ ~.: Hearing Date: 8/4/2005 ~.~~. ~~- '+~t''~ ~_ w ,.. TO: Planning & Zoning Commission ~~~~~~ ~ ~~° ',• ~• FROM: Josh Wilson, Associate City Planner ',.~. ~'~""'~~'' '' ~~ Michael Cale, Develo ment Services Coordinator q^r^fl ~ `"' P .- , -, ,~,~,: SUBJECT: Meridian Creamery Property • VAC-OS-011 Vacation of ACHD alley through the center of the property 1. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S REQUEST The applicant is requesting that the City of Meridian consent to the vacation of a portion of an ACHD owned alley on the former Meridian Creamery Property between Meridian Road and Main Street, south of Broadway Ave. The portion of the alley to be vacated lies adjacent to Lots 1-9 and Lots 22-30, Block 1 of the Amended Plat of the Original Meridian Townsite. As part of the application with ACHD to vacate the alley right-af--way, the applicant must obtain written consent from the City Council of the respective city, which in this case is Meridian. 2. SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION Staff recoxnxnends approval of the subject Vacation application. 3. APPLICATION AND PROPERTY FACTS a. Site Address/Location: 27 E. Broadway / SE Corner of Meridian Road and Broadway Ave. b. Owner: ACHD 3775 Adams Street Garden City, Idaho 83714 c. Applicant: Zeke Johnson Steel Ventures 1854 E. Lanark Meridian, Idaho, 83642 d. Representative: Zeke Johnson, Steel Ventures e. Present Zoning: OT f. Present Comprehensive Plan Designation: Old Town 4. PROCESS FACTS a. The Subdivision and Development Ordinance (Title 12), Chapter 10, requires the Planning & Zoning Commission to review and make a recommendation an Vacation applicatiozxs. A public hearing is then required before the City Council. TT ~ c. Newspaper notifications published on: NA ~~~1 V ~,~ d. Radius notices mailed to properties within 300 feet on: NA pub ~ ~ ~a~~ e. Applicant posted notice on site by: NA City of Meridian ~it~- iGlerk Office VAC-OS-011 PAGE 1 CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING bIw.PARTMENT STAFF REPORT. QUESTIONS? CALL (208) 884-5533 5. LAND USE a. Existing Land Use(s): Abandoned Industrial property/ ACHD right-of--way b. Description of Character of Surrounding Area: Downtown core- a mix of residential, commercial, and light industrial properties. c. Adjacent Land Use and Zoning 1. North: Broadway Avenue and Farmers and Merchants State Sank, zoned O-T. 2. East: Zarxxzow's feed mill, zoned O-T. 3. South: Union Pacific Railroad tracks and industrial properties, zoned O-T. 4. West: Meridian Road and various properties, zoned O-T d. History of Previous Actions: VAC-OS-010 e. Existing Constraints and Opportunities 1. Public Works Location of sewer: In the Alley that is being vacated. Location of water: None affected. Issues or concerns: A sewer main is located in the alley that is being vacated. Public Works needs assurances that this facility can be protected or relocated. 2. Vegetation: NA 3. Flood plain: NA 4. Canals/Ditches Irrigation: NA 5. Hazards: NA 6. Proposed Zoning: NA 7. Size of Property: 0.10 acres 8. Description of Proposed Use: No formal future development plans are proposed at this time, but the applicant has indicated to City staff that they would like the alley vacated for possible future construction of a large building which would cover the existing alley. 6. ZONING ORDINANCE a. Zoning Schedule of Use Control: NA b. Purpose Statement of Zone: c. General Standards: MCC 12-10-2.C states "County Highway District Approval: Vacations and dedications of rights of way for public streets must be in conformity with the policies of, and approved by, the Ada County Highway District." d. Specific Use/Application Standards: NA 7. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES AND GOALS Staff finds the following Comprehensive Flan Policies and Goals relevant to the subject application: VAC-OS-011 PAGE 2 CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT. QUESTIONS'? CALL (208) 884-5533 Chapter V Goal II: Ensure that downtown is the vital center of the community. Objective A: Support redevelopment of Old Town. Chapter V Goal II Objective A Action 11. Adopt policies that will promote the downtown district as a prime location for a mixed residential/commercial living opportunity. 7. ANALYSIS a. Analysis of Facts Leading to Staff Recommendation 4. Vacation: Staff finds that the vacation of the alley will promote the continued redevelopment and revitalization of the downtown core and will promote the best interests of the City of Meridian. b. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the subject Vacation application. 8. PROPOSED MOTION Recommend Approval I move to .recorunrxend approval to the City Council of File Number VAC-OS-011 as presented in the staff report for the hearing date of August 4, 2005. Recommend Denial I move to recommend denial to the City Courxcil of Pile Number VAC-050-011 as presented in the staff report for the hearing date of August 4, 2005, for the following reasons: (you must state specific reasons for denial. They should address how the applicant might re-da the application to gain your recommendation for approval.) 9. EXHIBITS A. Drawings 1. Sketch of area to be vacated B. Conditions of Approval 1. Planning Department 2. Public Works Department C. Legal Description VAC-OS-OI 1 PAGE 3 CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT. QUESTIONS? CALL (208) 884-5533 A. Drawings 1. Sketch of area to be Vacated: ~~.r~c.~Zrcvr~.yG`'r cczxr:'e,~~,Zznz.[.f~d cz fvy'~sc~d arced ~czt f/ e sew ~lras,..F• .~Ncrrsorr.,P'ess~~ercf.. Sfi:iarc~ycf r•S fifes Ce*i~ap,~ci/e~ s. ~es.~ nL•~r~d~.e-~jSz~e~-% f/ze scc~ed~C/or~oi cGf~ s~~ L ea Igu,~,y„ ; YY74Y'e CtX(7ij ` %~tCNLr L77Cc~ vrGC~.u'C7'Y ~J ~ ~i¢ar•c~fir. a,cd dvecfLa,ZJ a~.r. rr~rs~ yr~/uzrx~Fr~nrfo.rY E~nfTcmrct f~~st v..~a urr Y~- ~ BROADWAY AVE. ~ pA.-x-8.1( t-o ~ V~~T~o ~~~ ~ ?3~ 6:>;S p• •r ~ + ~ r • • • • ~ ~ r a~~ as s~ 1 a9 47 xe aB xe x~ 2e n1 to Ig It! t~ K ~ 19 z ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ l J L ~ 1 2 3 14 6 G i 7 l 6 y 10 11 12 1? 14 IS o.' 30. .scac ors Caru~fy d ~J~~ YJlJ A. a. /qc ~o~~ 2 ~~ A-1 CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT. QUESTIONS? CALL (208) 884-5533 B. Conditions of Approval 1. Planning Department a. None 2. Public Works Department 1. The applicant shall submit a bond or letter of credit to the City of Meridian Public Works Department in the amount of $74,000 prior to the application being heard by City Council. The surety is required to ensure that the City's sewer facilities will be relocated as necessitated by the applicant's development of this property. 2. The applicant shall install all mains necessary to ensure existing serviceability, and shall coordinate main size and routing with the Fublic Works department. Applicant shall execute City of Meridian standard forms of easement for any mains that are required. B-r CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT. QUESTIONS? CALL (208) 884-5533 C. Legal Description al escri ton Alley Vacation A parcel being part of the alley adjacent to Lats 1 through 9 and Lots 22 through 30 of the Amended Plat of Block No. i of the Townsite of Meridian as shown in Book 2 of Plats on Page 61 in the office of the Recorder, Ada County, Idaho, and being located in the SW ~/a of Section 7 of Township 3 North, Range 1 East, Boise Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a brass cap monument marking the northwest corner of said SW 7/~ (Yo Corner), from which a brass cap monument marking the southwest corner of said SW'/a (Section Corner) bears S 0°1715" W a distance of 2652.58 feet; Thence S 0°17'15" W along the westerly boundary of said SW '/< a distance of 866.45 feet to a point; Thence leaving said westerly boundary S 89°48'49° E a distance of 40.00 feet to the northwest corner of said Lot 1 of the Amended Plat of Block No. 1 of the Townsite of Meridian and the POINT OF BEGINNING; Thence N 0°1T15" E along the easterly right of way of N. Meridian Road a distance of 16.00 fleet to a point marking the southwest corner of said Lot 30; Thence S 139°48'49" E along the southerly boundary of said Lots 22 through 30 a distance of 266.13 feet to a point marking the southeast corner of said Loi 22; Thence S 0°1T15" W a distance of 16.00 feet to a point marking the northeast carnet of said Lot 9; Thence N 89°48'49" W along the northerly boundary of said Lots 1 through 9 a distance of 2fi6.13 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. This parcel contains 0.10 acres (4,25$.07 square feet} and is subject to any easements existing or in use. Clinton W. Hansen, PLS Land Solutions, PC July 20, 200 ~~ Np a 11118 ~.?/-~ajUs:~ tr 9lE O ~ ,OP 5~c' i.ata ~~~~atioris ~M-. ~,+o.mc~.rwp I25CI ALT'A ]ub #i15-33 C-1 CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT. QUESTIONS? CALL (208) 884-5533 D-i