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Home My WebLink AboutPW / P & Z Staff Comments MAYOR Robert D. Con'/e CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Tammy deWcerd Keith Bird Cherie MeCandless William L.M. Nary HUB OF TREASURE VALLEY A Good Place to Live CITY OF MERIDIAN 33 EAST IDAHO MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642 (208) 888-4433 - FAX (208) 8874813 City Clerk Office Fax (208) 8884218 LEGAL DEPARTMENT (208) 288-2499 · Fax 288-2501 PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING DEPARTMENT (208) 898-5500. Fax 887.1297 PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT (208) 884-5533 · FAX 888-6854 MEMORANDUM: To: From: Re: Mayor, City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission David McKinnon, Planner II ~ Bruce Freekleton, Senior Engineering Tech ~ Touchmark Living Center Sulxlivision Junel 3, 2002 RECEIVED JUN 1 3 2002 CITY OF MERIDIAN CITY CLERK OFFICE Final Plat Approval of Eight (8) Building Lots and Eleven (11) Other Lots on 113.15 Acres in an L-O Zone, by Touchmark Living Center of the Treasure Valley (File No. FP-02-O06) 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 The applicant, Touchmark Living Center of the Treasure Valley, has applied for final plat approval of a nineteen (19)-lot subdivision [8 building lots and 11 other lots] on 113.15 acres of land. The City of Meridian annexed the subject property on May 15, 2001 (Ordinance No. 01- 917) and approved a conditional use permit (File No. CUP-99-039) for thc applicant to develop thc property into a mixed-use retirement community consisting of a large number (700-750) of various types of residential dwelling units (single-family/townhouse/multi-family/assistcd-living etc...), medical offices, commercial/retail businesses and a senior community center. Detailed conditional use permits for other portions of the development will be submitted for approval at a later date. Upon reviewing the final plat, staff has determined that the plat complies with the approved conditional use permit and the approved preliminary plat. LOCATION The subject property is located directly east of St. Luke's Hospital, approximately 1/3 mile east of Eagle Road, and fronts on Franklin Road approximately ¼ mile east of the Eagle and Franklin Road intersection. SURROUNDING PROPERTIES North: Under-developed commercial and industrial zoned land (C-G and I-L). R.C. Willey is located just northwest of the proposed subdivision. South: 1-84 FP -02-006 Touchmark Sub, FP Planning & Zoning Commission/Mayor & City Council June 13, 2002 Page 2 East: Edgeview Estates Subdivison, zoned R1-C (Boise) West: St. Luke's Hospital, zoned L-O, Montvue Park Subdivision, zoned R-1 (County). SITE SPECIFIC COMMENTS / FINAL PLAT Building permits may be applied for as approved during the conditional use process. No occupancy permits will be released until the final plat is recorded and all required improvements are in place and signed offby the City of Meridian. Water and service to this site shall be via service lines from the existing mains adjacent to the property as well as from an existing well within the property, which the City is in the process of acquiring from the applicant. Sanitary sewer service shall be provided via extensions from existing mains adjacent to the property. Underground year-round pressurized irrigation must be provided to all landscape areas on site. The applicant has indicated that they are designing a pressure irrigation system to utilize the Ridenbaugh Canal (actually the Snyder Lateral) as the primary source of irrigation. A secondary source of irrigation will be supplied via reservoir/city supply for times when water is not available in the Snyder Lateral This secondary source shall only be utilized during off-peak times. Any tree over four (4) inch caliper that is removed from the property shall be replaced by installing additional trees, being the equivalent number of caliper inches of trees that were removed. Required landscape buffer trees will not be considered as replacement trees for those trees that have to be removed. The applicant shall meet all conditions of the approved conditional use permit, File No. CUP-99-039. The applicant shall coordinate with the Meridian Public Works Department and the Meridian City/Rural Fire Department to determine fire flow requirements. A letter from the Fire Department stating required fire flow requirements prior to final plat approval. GENERAL COMMENTS Coordinate fire hydrant placement with the City of Meridian Public Works Department. A letter of credit or cash surety in the amount of 110% will be required for all fencing, landscaping, pressurized irrigation, sanitary sewer, water, etc., prior to signature on the final plat. Om-hundred-waR, high-pressure sodium streetlights will be required at locations designated by the Public Works Department. All streetlights shall be installed at FP -4D.-006 Touchmark Sub FP Planning & Zoning Commission/Mayor & City Council June 13, 2002 Page 3 subdivider's expense. Typical locations are at street intersections and/or fire hydrants. Fencing and landscaping shall be installed as previously approved for phase 1, (approved during the preliminary plat approval process). Additional detailed landscape plans will be required for all future phases of the project with the appropriate final plat applications. All irrigation ditches, laterals or canals, exclusive of natural waterways, intersecting, crossing or lying adjacem and contiguous to the area being subdivided shall be tiled per City Ordinance 12-4-13. The ditches to be piped should be shown on the site plans. Plans will need to be approved by the appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association, with written confirmation of said approval submitted to the Public Works Department. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES The subject property is located in an area designated as Mixed Residential in the Meridian Comprehensive Plan~ The 1993 Comprehensive Plan comains a variety of goals and policies that are relevant to this application. Staffhas selected the following sections that most directly apply to the proposed project. Goals Section Goal 3: To encourage the kind of economic growth and developmem that supplies employment and self sufficiency for existing and future residents .... Goal 4: To provide housing opportunities for all economic groups within the community. Goal 8: To establish compatible and efficiem use of land through the use of innovative and functional site design. Economic Developmem Chapter 1.1, 1.3, 3.2 Land Use Chapter 1.4U, 1.8U, 2.1U, 2.2U, 2.3U, 4.8U, 6.8U Transportation Chapter 1.4U, 1.2U, 1.19U Openspace, Parks and Recreation 2.5U Housing 1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 1.19, Community Design 5.2, 6.5U, 6.11U RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the final plat, with the above stated commems and conditions. FP 4)2-006 Touchmark Sub FP