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Project: Sadie Creek Promenade
RECEIVED
FEB ,- 7 2006
Location: SW comer of Eagle and Ustick road.
City of Meridian
City Clerk Office
Applications: annexation and zoning, preliminary plat, conditional use, and variance
Highlights of Proposed Development: The applicant is requesting approval of a Preliminary Plat with a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to construct up to 150,000 square feet ofretail/restaurantJand office uses
on approximately 15.33 acres.
This is the first detailed CUP application associated with the Kissler annexation project AZ~03~0 18. The
36.33~acre site was approved for annexation with a Development Agreement (DA) in April 2004 under
the name Kissler Annexation (see File No. AZ~03~018). The DA (Instrument No. 104107406) requires
that any future use be approved either through a site specific CUP application or a Planned Development.
A concept plan for the overall site was submitted with the application for information purposes (not for
formal approval).
The applicant has submitted a Variance application concurrently with the CUPIPP/AZ applications that
proposes one new approach to N. Eagle Road/State Highway 55, for one right-in/right-out access
driveway. The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has not approved any approach permits on this
site. The Variance application pertains only to the right~in/right~out access lying approximately 306 feet
south of Us tick Road.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF THE VARIANCE APPLICATION.
The overall design of the site is paramount on the approval of the Eagle Road approach. If the City
Council denies the approach, Staff feels the conditions contained within this report and the amended
Development Agreement for the 15.33 acres would sufficiently address the interconnectivity of the site as
a public street access to Ustick Road and three approved approaches have been provided for by ACHD.
Proposed Commercial Square Footage: 150,000 square feet
Number of Proposed Buildings: 11 at this time.
Elevations:
No
Commission Recommendation: approval at their January 5,2006 hearing:
. In favor: Tamara Thompson, Landmark Development, LLC
. In opposition: None.
. Commenting:
0 Bill Knopp - Preferred the applicant not have access to Eagle Road
0 Steve Grant - Traffic from development, and transitional uses with landscaping
0 David Thurston - same comments
Key Issues of Discussion by Commission:
. Proposed uses on site
. Hëights of Office Buildings
. Cross access points to the south of the site
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation: None
Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council: -Commissioner Zaremba voted Nay on the project because he
did not want to see access to Eagle as depicted on the presented documents.
Findings:
Yes