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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 1, 2005 CC MinutesMeridian City Council November 1, 2005 Page 25 of 33 MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSTAIN. Item 14: Public Hearing: PP 05-044 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 60 single-family residential building lots and 4 common area lots on 23.9 acres in a R-4 zone for Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision , No. 14 by Primeland Development, LLP -north of West Ustick Road and west of North Linder Road: Wardle: Thank you. Is the applicant present for Item 14? Bird: Mr. President? Wardle: Mr. Bird. Bird: Anna, with -- Becky's usually pretty clean. I mean is there any problems that -- the reason she wanted to be here or something? Or had to be here? Or did we have any -- did you have any problems? Canning: No, sir. Actually, it was one of the cleanest applications -- well, I feel comfortable going forward. Bird: Let's go. Canning: It's up to Council. Bird: I'm for going, if the rest of the Council -- Mr. President, if you are, I am. Rountree: I'm okay. If there is any questions I guess we can hold it. But if it's -- Canning: That would be my only concern. Rountree: If it's straight forward, we can act on it. Canning: Or if there is public testimony in opposition, I would certainly think that you would need to continue it. Okay. Just give me just a second. Wardle: Council, while Anna's doing that, I will open Item 14, PP 05-044, preliminary plat for Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 14 and begin by taking staff comments. Canning: Mr. President, Members of the Council, thank you. I just lost my notes. This is Bridgetower Crossing No. 14, as you said. It's north of Ustick and west of Linder. The area is highlighted in the circle there. It's within the -- about the center of the Bridgetower development. They are proposing 60 single family residences and four common lots on 23.9 acres in an R-4 zone. The subject property was originally part of Bridgetower Crossing, which received annexation and planned development approval in 2002. There were a total of 692 single family lots, 59 townhome lots, 17 office lots, ten Meridian City Council November 1, 2005 Page 26 of 33 commercial lots, and 58 common lots on 370 acres. So, it's, obviously, a larger project. The property received additional preliminary plat approval in 2003 as Bridgetower Crossing East and that was -- had 439 single family lots and 50 common lots on 209 acres. This area was originally approved for very large single family lots in this kind of urban setting. The applicant has submitted a new preliminary plat that adds 11 additional lots, but these are still relatively large lots, generally exceeding 11,000 square feet in size. The grass residential density is 2.51 units per acre. And the Planning and Zoning Commission did recommend approval at their October 6th hearing. The key issue of discussion was amount of open space proposed in the subdivision and we had this -- this issue -- and this was originally part of a larger planned development where the open space was provided elsewhere, but this application, because it came in on its own, had to kind of stand on its own. The open space that's provided is an existing cemetery, surrounded by sand bottom storm water detention basin, sa there was a question as to whether that should apply toward the open space. But, again, this was originally approved as part of a larger project. To our knowledge, there are no outstanding issues, except for the amount of open space, with regard to this project. And I will take any questions you might have. Wardle: Thank you, Anna. Questions for staff, Council? Donnell: Mr. President? Wardle: Mrs. Donnell Donnell: So, Anna, without the cemetery being included in that open space requirement, do they not meet the requirement? Canning: As you look at your staff report, the original condition that was proposed to the Planning and Zoning Commission that the applicant bring it up to five percent is struck out. So, I think that the Planning and Zoning Commission made the interpretation that the plat did meet the five percent with the cemetery lot and with the ties to the other planned development, which exceeded the five percent open space. Donnell: Sure. Thank you. Wardle: Thank you. Further questions for staff? Donnell: No. Wardle: Okay. Is there anyone that would like to testify on this application? Council, we don't have an applicant present at this paint. Staff has made their presentation. There is no additional public comment. Canning: Mr. President? Wardle: Anna. Meridian City Council November 1, 2005 Page 27 of 33 Canning: Mr. President, Members of the Council, if I might make a suggestion. If you were to approve it, but not approve the Findings tonight, you do have Findings. If you were to wait a week to approve the Findings, that would give the applicant the opportunity to request reconsideration of the Findings if she had a concern about one of the Findings. Donnell: Okay. Canning: I think would work. Rountree: Or just hold it up for a week. Bird: Or we could just hold the public hearing open far a week, can't we, Anna? Which would you prefer? Rountree: Same difference. Canning: It's the same difference, so you might as well do that, then, she doesn't have to request reconsideration. Bird: With that, Mr. President, I would move we continue the Public Hearing for PP 05- 044 to November 9th, 2005. Rountree: Second. Wardle: It's been moved and seconded to continue Item No. 14 to November 9th, which is Wednesday. All those in favor? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Canning; Should I direct the applicant -- I'm sorry. Mr. President, Members of the Council, should I direct the applicant that that's only for the purpose of them objecting to modifying conditions of approval? Donnell: Uh-huh. Bird: Yeah. Wardle: Yes, please. Canning: Okay. Item 16: Ordinance No. AZ 05-032 Request for Annexation and Zoning of .56 acres from R6 to L-O zone for West Carol