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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Comments CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS STAFF REPORT STAFF REPORT: ~;ìdi~~ '¿ , lU,'-liO I' .;;. J( Mayor & City Council \'+:/;' ., - ,',-~--- '-"~?!""",: , n\"",,-!>:,,~j , '" ' Sonya Watters, Assistant City Planner ~--',h"'~~!- ----. ;\:~',.,,;:; Michael Cole, Development Services Coordinator Me ,',,- '.-.j Hearing Date: November 22, 2005 Transmittal Date: November 17, 2005 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Porky Park Subdivision No.2 .' ,,' -,,\-,:0":':--,:,,:,< . '" " - -, --, .-" ,~ ,,------ Request for Final Plat Approval of Porky Park Subdivision No.2 Consisting of 11 Building Lots on 25.47 Acres in the I-L Zone by VJ Joint Venture (File# FP- 05-067) We have reviewed this submittal and offer the following comments, as conditions of the applicant. These conditions shall be considered in full, unless expressly modified or deleted by motion of the Meridian City Council: APPLICATION SUMMARY & LOCATION The applicant, VJ Joint Venture, has applied for final plat approval of the second phase of Porky Park Subdivision. This subdivision consists of 11 building lots on 25.47 acres in the I-L zone. Porky Park Subdivision No.2 is located on the south side of E. Pine Street, approximately 1/8 mile east ofN. Eagle Road, in the SW ~ of Section 9, T.3N., R.1E. The final plat submitted for this phase substantially complies with the approved preliminary plat. Staff recommends approval of Porky Park Subdivision No.2 with the comments and conditions stated in this report. SITE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS 1. Applicant is to meet all terms ofthe approved preliminary plat (PP~05-026) for this development. 2. The applicant has not indicated who will own the pressurized irrigation system in this development. During the preliminary plat hearing the applicant received "flexibility" from City Council in regards to the pressure irrigation requirements. Two buildings are already in the process of being built without a pressure irrigation system being installed. Prior to signature on the fmal plat surety shall be posted for the construction of a pump station, with the construction of the pump station being completed prior to occupancy for the third building (Jacksons and Country Inn and Suites being the first two). As each lot develops the pressure irrigation system shall be continued, and installed to and through the property. 3. If the pressure irrigation system is to be a private system then prior to a pre-construction meeting a draft copy of the operations and maintenance manual shall be submitted to Public Works with the draft copy being submitted prior to signature on the fmal plat for the last phase. If the system is to owned and maintained by an irrigation district a letter of plan approval shall be submitted prior to scheduling of a pre-construction meeting. FP-O5-067 Porky Park Sub2 FP.doc PAGEl CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS STAFF REPORT 4. 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 culinary water system shall be required. If a single-point connection is utilized, the developer shall be responsible for the payment of assessments for the irrigable common areas prior to signature on the final plat by the Meridian City Engineer. 5. All fencing installed on the site must be in compliance with UDC 11~3A-6 and ll-3A-7. 6. Sanitary sewer service to this site is being proposed from existing stubs in to the property from Pine Road, and extension of mains from Pine Road. The applicant shall coordinate main size and routing with the Public Works Department. 7. Provide a 20' easement for all public water/sewer main outside of public right of way (include all water services and hydrants). The description shall be consistent with the graphically depicted easements on the plat. Submit an executed easement (supplied by Public Works), a legal description, which must include the area of the easement (marked EXHIBIT A) and an 81/2" x 11" map with bearings and distances (marked EXHIBIT B) for review. Both exhibits must be sealed, signed and dated by a Professional Land Surveyor. DO NOT RECORD. Add a note to the plat referencing this document. 8. Water service to this site will be from main line extensions from existing water mains in Pine Avenue. The applicant will be responsible to construct water mains to and through this proposed development. Subdivision designer to coordinate main sizing and routing with the Public Works Department. Applicant shall execute City of Meridian standard forms of easements, for any mains that are required to provide service. 9. On the southern boundary of Lot 7, Block 1 the bearing of record depicted on the plat does not meet the bearing of record called out in the Certificate of Owners. 10. As each lot develops a drainage plan designed by a State of Idaho licensed architect or engineer is required and shall be submitted to the City Engineer (Ord. 557, 10-1-91) for all off~street parking areas. Storm water treatment and disposal shall be designed in accordance with Department of Environmental Quality 1997 publication Catalog of Storm Water Best Management Practices for Idaho Cities and Counties and City of Meridian standards and policies. Off-site disposal into a surface water is prohibited unless the jurisdiction which has authority over the receiving stream provides written authorization prior to development plan approval. The applicant is responsible for filing all necessary applications with the Idaho Department of Water Resources regarding Shallow Injection Wells. 11. Please submit a copy of the Ada County Street Name Committee's "Final" letter for the street names and lot & block numbering. Make all corrections necessary to comply. 12. Include street names on the plat for the two new public roads. 13. Revise the plat to show the required 25-foot wide landscape street buffer easement along Pine Avenue and the lO foot easements along N. Principle PI. and N. Touchmark Ave (internal local/commercial roadways). The landscaping within this easement shall be owned and maintained by each individual lot owner. All required street buffers shall be located beyond any future right.of-way. 14. All landscape buffers shall be constructed prior to the issuance of individual Certificate of Occupancies within the subdivision. FP-05-067 Porky Park Sub2 FP.doc PAGE 2 CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS STAFF REPORT 15. Because direct lot access to Pine Street is prohibited, provide a perpetual vehicular cross access easement to at least Lot 5, Block 1; Lot 3, Block 2; and Lot 8, Block 2, so all lots within the subdivision have access to the proposed internal roadways. Said cross access shall be recorded with metes and bounds, and then depicted on the plat with the instrument number referenced, prior to the City Engineer's signature on the plat. 16. The landscape plan, prepared by South Landscape Architecture and dated 11/1/05, shall be revised as follows: a. b. The landscape buffer along E. Pine Street is required to be 25-ft.; revise plan accordingly. Include 10-foot wide landscaped street buffers on each side of N. Principle PI. and N. Touchmark Ave. Address if there are any existing trees on-site that will be retained or removed. If removed, include mitigation information on the plan in accordance with UDCll-3B- 10C.5. c. Submit 3 copies of the revised landscape plan to the Planning Department prior to signature on the final plat by the City Engineer 17. Revise or add the following note(s) on the face of the plat dated 8/18/05, prepared by Claiborne Waite Consulting, prior to signature on the final plat by the City Engineer: (2.) (6.) Complete instrument number. "...in compliance with Title 11 and Title l2 of the Meridian City Code of the City of Meridian's Unified Develooment Code." "Other than the access points specifically approved. direct access to Pine Street is orohibited." (~) l8. Complete the Certificate of Owners and accompanying acknowledgement. 19. Staff's failure to cite specific ordinance provisions or terms of the approved preliminary plat does not relieve the Applicant of responsibility for compliance. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1. All irrigation ditches, laterals or canals, exclusive of natural waterways, intersecting, crossing or lying adjacent and contiguous to the area being subdivided shall be tiled per City Ordinance l2-4- 13. Plans will need to be approved by the appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association (ditch owners), with written approval or non-approval submitted to the Public Works Department. If lateral users association approval can't be obtained, alternative plans will be reviewed and approved by the meridian City Engineer prior to final plat signature. 2. Water system shall be approved and activated, fencing installed, and the Final Plat for this subdivision shall be recorded, prior to applying for building permits. 3. A letter of credit or cash surety in the amount of 110% shall be required for all uncompleted fencing, landscaping, amenities, pressurized irrigation, sanitary sewer, water, etc., prior to signature on the fmal plat. 4. All development improvements, including sewer, fencing, micro-paths, pressurized irrigation and landscaping shall be installed and approved prior to obtaining certificates of occupancy. FP-O5-067 Porky Park Sub2 FP.doc PAGE 3 CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS STAFF REPORT 5. Applicant shall be required to pay Public Works development plan review, and construction inspection fees, as determined during the plan review process, prior to signature on the final plat per Resolution 02-374. 6. Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project will have to be removed from their domestic service per City Ordinance Section 9-1-4 and 9-4~8. Wells may be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation. 7. Compaction test results must be submitted to the Meridian Building Department for all building pads receiving engineered backfill, where footing would sit atop fill materiaL 8. Applicant's engineer will be required to submit a signed, stamped statement certifying that all street finish centerline elevations are set a minimum of three feet above the highest established normal groundwater elevation. 9. Coordinate fire hydrant placement with the City of Meridian Public Works department. 10. Applicant shall be responsible for application and compliance with any Section 404 Permitting that may be required by the Army Corps of Engineers. ll. Applicant shall be responsible for application and compliance with and NPDES Permitting that may be required by the Environmental Protection Agency. 12. All development features shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act. 13. Any tree over 4" in 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 landscaping trees will not be considered as replacement trees for those trees that have to be removed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the final plat for Porky Park Subdivision No.2 with the above stated comments and conditions. FP-O5-067 Porky Park Sub2 FP.doc PAGE 4