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Eagle, ID 83616
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October 3,2005
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
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Honorable Mayor and Council
City of Meridian
33 East Idaho
Meridian, ID 83642
Re:
Crossfield Subdivision
Files Nos. AZ-05-015, PP-05-017, CUP-05-022
Dear Mayor and Council:
We have reviewed the Staff Summary of Planning & Zoning Commission Recommendation to
the City Council for the hearing date of October 4,2005, and have the following responses:
SITE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS - PRELIMINARY PLAT
1.
Please note that the revision date for the preliminary plat is 9/12/05.
2.
Please note that the requested change is included on the revised plat dated 9/12/05.
3.
The applicant will comply.
4.
Central District Health Department is an independent agency (not a division of the
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare). The responsibility for insuring that the
main floor of buildings and structures are a minimum of one foot above the flood
elevation and that the foundations of all structures are designed and constructed to
withstand flood conditions at the site lies with the builders of the individual
structures. All building permit applications will need to be approved by the City's
building inspectors. The applicant's engineer cannot provide a certification prior to
signature on the final plat that all structures meet these requirements, as there will
not be any buildings on the property prior to recordation of the final plat. We
respectfully request that the last sentence of this item be deleted.
5.
The applicant will comply.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
The applicant will submit a LOMR or provide certification that the required base floor
elevation being constructed is one foot above flood elevation. This subdivision is not
appropriate for basements. No basements should be allowed within the development.
Consulting with my civil engineer, she believes this requirement is not necessary.
When we design the subdivision, we have to meet a three-foot separation from
groundwater to finished centerline of the roadway. When utilizing the drainage
swales, we have to have a three-foot separation from the bottom of the swale to
groundwater which equates to a 4.7-foot separation from the centerline of roadway.
The conditions of this site are not unusual; we have encountered these conditions in
other projects and take great care to design the project to meet or exceed the
requirements of all applicable agencies. For these reasons, we respectfully request
that a Master Grading and Drainage Plan not be required.
The applicant proposed a 14-foot-wide access road along the piped Creason Lateral
to provide access to NMID. If the Creason were piped, the access road could be
used for NMID access and a multi-use pathway. I spoke with Bill Henson of
Nampa-Meridian Irrigation District on July 21, 2005; he indicates that the Creason
Lateral is not the South Slough. The South Slough is east of Venable Lane and is
referred to as the Finch Lateral. NMID will not allow a multi-use pathway next to a
live ditch of this size [requiring 48" reinforced concrete pipe (RCP)]. If the facility
is piped, the District will allow a pathway. We respectfully request that the
requirement to install a pathway along the Creason Lateral be contingent upon the
City of Meridian's ability to enter into a license agreement with NMID to allow such
a pathway.
The applicant will comply.
10.
The applicant will provide a fencing plan for review by staff.
11.
The applicant will comply.
12.
The applicant will comply.
13.
The applicant will comply.
14.
The applicant will comply.
15.
The applicant will comply.
16.
The applicant will comply.
17.
Mr. Joe Simunich was contacted concerning the additional stub street to his seven-
acre parcel. He indicated that he did not want the westerly stub street. He believed
the number provided previously provided was acceptable (one north of his parcel,
one south of his parcel). His main concern was the assurance that, if he develops the
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seven-acre parcel and utilizes the stub street provided within the Crossfield
development, neighborhood opposition not restrict the access or lot size and density.
18.
Noted.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - PRELIMINARY PLAT
1.
The applicant will comply with City Ordinance.
2.
The applicant will comply.
3.
The applicant will comply.
4.
Noted.
5.
Noted.
OTHER AGENCY/DEPARTMENT COMMENTS & CONDITIONS
MERIDIAN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
1. The applicant will comply.
2. The applicant will comply.
3. The applicant will comply.
4. The applicant will comply.
5. The applicant will comply.
6. Noted.
7. The applicant will comply.
8. The applicant will comply.
9. The applicant will comply.
10. The applicant will comply.
11. The applicant will comply.
12. The applicant will comply.
13. The applicant will comply.
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14.
The applicant will comply.
15.
The applicant will comply.
MERIDIAN FIRE DEPARTMENT
1. The applicant will comply.
2.
Noted.
3.
The applicant will comply.
4.
Noted.
5.
The applicant will comply.
6.
The applicant will comply.
7.
The applicant will comply with the two points of access; we respectfully request that
the last sentence of this item be deleted.
8.
The applicant will comply.
9.
Noted.
10.
The applicant will comply.
11.
No trash enclosures are planned within this development. However, if trash enclosures
are incorporated, the applicant will comply.
12. The applicant will comply.
13. The applicant will comply.
14. The applicant will comply.
MERIDIAN PARKS DEPARTMENT
1. The applicant will comply.
2.
Noted.
MERIDIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
1. The applicant will comply.
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT
1. Noted.
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2. The applicant will comply.
3. Noted.
4. The applicant will comply.
5. The applicant will comply.
NAMPA-MERIDIAN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
1. The applicant will comply.
2. The applicant will comply.
3. The applicant will comply.
4. The applicant will comply.
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT SITE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF ApPROVAL
1. The applicant will comply.
2.
The applicant will comply.
3.
The applicant will comply.
4.
The applicant will comply.
5.
The applicant will comply.
6.
The applicant will comply.
7.
The applicant will comply.
8.
The applicant will comply.
9.
The applicant will comply, with the exception that the second stub street west of the
Simunich property will be deleted.
10. The applicant will comply.
11. The applicant will comply.
12. The applicant will comply.
13. The applicant will comply.
14. The applicant will comply.
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ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT STANDARD CONDITIONS OF ApPROVAL
1. The applicant will comply.
2. The applicant will comply.
3. The applicant will comply.
4. The applicant will comply.
5. The applicant will comply.
6. The applicant will comply.
7. The applicant will comply.
8. The applicant will comply.
9. The applicant will comply.
10. The applicant will comply.
11. The applicant will comply.
SITE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
1.
The applicant will comply.
2.
The applicant will comply.
3.
The applicant will comply, provided the pathway along the Creason Lateral is
approved by Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District and the City of Meridian is
successful in entering into a license agreement with NMID.
4. The applicant will comply.
5. The applicant will comply.
6. The applicant will comply.
OTHER AGENCY/DEPARTMENT COMMENTS & CONDITIONS
MERIDIAN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
1. The applicant will comply.
2.
The applicant will comply.
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3. The applicant will comply.
4. The applicant will comply.
5. Noted.
6. The applicant will comply.
7. The applicant will comply.
8. The applicant will comply.
9. The applicant will comply.
10. The applicant will comply.
11. The applicant will comply.
12. The applicant will comply.
13. The applicant will comply.
14. The applicant will comply.
15. The applicant will comply.
MERIDIAN FIRE DEPARTMENT
1. The applicant will comply.
2.
Noted.
3.
The applicant will comply.
4.
Noted.
5.
The applicant will comply.
6.
The applicant will comply.
7.
The applicant will comply with the two points of access; we respectfully request that
the last sentence of this item be deleted.
8.
The applicant will comply.
9.
Noted.
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10.
The applicant will comply.
11.
No trash enclosures are planned within this development. However, if trash enclosures
are incorporated, the applicant will comply.
12. The applicant will comply.
13. The applicant will comply.
14. The applicant will comply.
MERIDIAN PARKS DEPARTMENT
1. The applicant will comply.
2.
Noted.
MERIDIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
1. The applicant will comply.
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT
1. Noted.
2. The applicant will comply.
3. Noted.
4. The applicant will comply.
5. The applicant will comply.
NAMPA-MERIDIAN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
1. The applicant will comply.
2. The applicant will comply.
3. The applicant will comply.
4. The applicant will comply.
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT SITE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF ApPROVAL
1. The applicant will comply.
2.
The applicant will comply.
3.
The applicant will comply.
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4.
The applicant will comply.
5.
The applicant will comply.
6.
The applicant will comply.
7.
The applicant will comply.
8.
The applicant will comply.
9.
The applicant will comply, with the exception that the second stub street west of the
Simonich property will be deleted.
10. The applicant will comply.
11. The applicant will comply.
12. The applicant will comply.
13. The applicant will comply.
14. The applicant will comply.
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT STANDARD CONDITIONS OF ApPROVAL
1. The applicant will comply.
2. The applicant will comply.
3. The applicant will comply.
4. The applicant will comply.
5. The applicant will comply.
6. The applicant will comply.
7. The applicant will comply.
8. The applicant will comply.
9. The applicant will comply.
10. The applicant will comply.
11. The applicant will comply.
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We believe this letter addresses all staff concerns. Please feel free to call me if you have
additional comments or questions.
Sincerely,
Engineering Solutions, LLP
Becky McKay, Partner
Project Manager
BM:ss
cc: R. Craig Groves
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