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JAN 1 ì 2006
Project: North Meridian Area Plan City of Meridian
City Clerk OfficE;
Location: North of Us tick from the County Line to Boise City Limits. Also a relatively small area north
of Chinden and south of the Phyliss Canal between McDermott and Linder.
Applications: Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The application includes three general requests:
1. Expand the AOC! boundary north of Chin den Boulevard (to the rim) and west of McDermott Road
(to Can Ada Road);
2. Designate new land uses and policies within the proposed expansion areas and amend existing land
uses in the current AOCI; and
3. Create a new circulation map and associated transportation Dolicies to address multi-modal forms of
travel in North Meridian.
Anna-Talk about comprehensive plan designation versus zoning districts-public education issue.
Commission Recommendation: approval at their October 17th hearing. Please reference the staff report for
those testifYing in favor, in opposition, and commenting.
Staff Recommended Motion: Continue. Number of outstanding issues including ACHD comments and
other items as may be appropriate given tonight's testimony. .
Key Issues of Discussion by Commission: Some of those issues appear to have been resolved at the
Commission level. Those that were not are addressed in the outstanding issues. Almost all public
testimony was with regard to the map amendment, not the text amendments.
1. SH16 Preservation Corridor
2. NW comer of Chin den and Linder
3. SW comer of McMî11an and Meridian
4. N. Ten Mile, south ofMcMî11an (Mixed Use-Wastewater Treatment Plant) -area south of Drawbridge
Subdivision
5. Compensation if state highway constructed on or near property
6. Frustration about public notification and involvement during application process
7. Inclusion of land north of rim in the Area of City Impact and access to said area
8. Use of Basco Lane as a Collector or not
9. Providing incentives to speed-up the right-of-way acquisition for SH16 and making the process more
collaborative
10. SW comer of Us tick and Linder
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation:
1. Change SW comer ofMcMî11an and Meridian to Medium Density Residential
2. ChangeNW comer of Chin den and Linder to Mixed Use-Community
3. Change the property east and west of Black Cat Road. north of Chin den, to Mixed Use-Community
(for approximately 600-800 feet north of Chinden)
4. In favor of a future expansion of the AOC! north of the rim to the Boise River; direct staff to draft a
letter to the Board of Ada County Commissioners
5. The SW comer of Us tick and Linder is not a part of the area addressed by this application and wî11
therefore not be changed at this time
6. Not in favor of amending the MU-WWTP area alongN. Ten Mile to allow new office and residential
uses
7. Removed the SH-16 Preservation Corridor from the Future Land Use Map and most of the associated
policies in the text. The Commission emphasized the importance of retaining McDermott Road as the
preferred corridor and the creation of a private-public collaborative effort to address the future
alignment. Note: There is still a need to delete the last sentence ofitem #2, page 1 of the
Transportation policies section.
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Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council:
From Staff Report:
1. Southeast Comer ofN. McDermott Road and W. Chinden Blvd. (Waterfield/Jenkins parcels): The
City Council received several letters with regard to this property. The properties owners desire to
have the comp plan designation changed from residential to mixed use interchange on a portion of
property .
2. Future Planning for SH-16 Corridor: The P&Z Commission's motion to City Council included the
following statement: "The City of Meridian supports a collaborative, public-private partnership with
property owners, the Idaho Transportation Department, Ada County, Canyon County and other
affected parties to identify a preferred alignment for the future SH-16 extension. "_Staff requests the
City Council provide additional policy guidance on this issue. In particular, assuming the City
Council approves it, what type of role do you want the City of Meridian to play in this "partnership"
(e.g. initiator, advocate for Area ofImpact citizen interests, participant only with ITD as lead)? What
level of priority should this corridor planning have in relation to other long-range planning projects?
3. Land Uses Near Future SH-16/Ustick Interchange: A suggestion was made to overlay a sample
interchange at this area to see ifthe MU-Interchange land use designation was an adequate size. It
appears the MU-Interchange area is adequate along the Ustick Road frontage but is not adequate
along the McDermott Road frontage (north and south of Us tick). Staff recommends this category be
expanded north and south approximately 500 feet (maintaining the existing width).
4. Regional Cooperation Commitments: The P&Z Commission chose to retain new policies regarding
the City of Meridian's commitment to regional planning and cooperation. (See Section G, page 3, of
the application.) However, the City Council may want to revisit these policies in light of the Board of
Ada County Commissioner's pending actions with the City of Eagle and their expanded Area of
Iinpact boundary.
5. COMPASS Letter: Patricia Nilsson raised several points in this letter which were not discussed or
referenced in the Commission's motion. Staff believes some of these points warrant discussion by the
City Council. Specifically, Item #4 regarding the Mixed Use-Interchange areas, Item #6 regarding
travel speeds on U.S. 20~26 and Item #7 regarding signal spacing on local roads.
Others Outstanding Issues from Public Comments
6. Area North ofPhyliss Canal. You have three letters in your packets; two individuals wish to be
included in the Area of City Impact (Peggy Everist and Sherrie Ewing); one does not (Orme).
7. Area west of McDermott. Wendel Bigham requests that additional school sites be noted on the future
land use map: three new elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
8. Sewer Treatment Plant Area. Although the P&Z Commission was asked to consider a change to the
boundary of the Mixed Use-Waste Water Treatment Plant designation boundary, they chose not to.
Brent Rasmussen is asking the City Council still consider this request.
9. NW Corner of Chin den and Linder. Letter of concern from a property owner north ofthe mixed use
area. You also have a letter regarding the SE Comer-appear to be in support of proposal.
10. NE Corner of Us tick and Linder. Requesting mixed use or commercial designation instead of
residential on five acres. This area is west of the proposed Neighborhood Center at Venable and
Ustick.
Other Outstanding Issues from Staff
11. Mixed Use-Community Designation adjoining Champion Park to reflect approved uses.
-------12. Texfregarding Arterial Planning in North Meridian to include discussion on the significance of Eagle -
Road. That paragraph oftext would be available at your next hearing.
13. Text regarding Public Transportation. Broaden the policy regarding Valley Regional Transit stops at
activity centers to apply to all centers, not just those along McMillan road. -
14. Need for ACHD comments on arterials, collector, backage road, and storm drainage policies.
15. Comprehensive Plan Lists for Arterials. Collectors and Road projects. Do we update these as they are
updated by respective agencies, or would Council like to amend the text to reference the appropriate
documents.
16. General comment regarding policies. Staff notes that there are a number of specific policies that read
very much like standards. We propose to get back to you with a list of those policies to get direction
from Mayor and Council on which ones you would like incorporated into the UDC.
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Findings: Yes
Notes:
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