Memo from PlanningRequested Changes to the Agenda: none RECEIVED
MAR 2 7 2007
Final Plats: City of Meridian
City Clerk Office
Project: Medford (modification to final plat landscape plan)
Location: SW corner of Eagle and Victory
Staff Recommendation: Approval; the final plat modification substantially complies with approved
Preliminary plat and is a better landscaping proposal than originally suggested.
Outstanding Issues before Council: none
Applicant Provided Written Agreement with Conditions: Yes
Project: Creamline Park
Location: north side of Franklin Road, approximately 350 feet east of Linder Road
Zone: C-G and I-L
Buildable lots: 4 (C-G) and 6 (I-L)
Acres: 32.75
Staff Recommendation: Approval; the final plat substantially complies with approved preliminary plat.
Outstanding Issues before Council: applicant has requested modifications to conditions.
Applicant Provided Written Agreement with Conditions: No
Site Specific #16: applicant is concerned that we are requiring perimeter fencing everywhere. We are
not. We feel the condition is OK as is.
Site Specific #17: applicant does not want to develop a plan for the 8 Mile Lateral at this time. Staff
feels it is important that developer develop a consistent plan for the 8 Mile Lateral now. We recognize
that the existing language would limit future options, therefore we propose to remove the existing a
through c and adopt the following: "a. Depict either fencin per UDC 11-3A-6B3 or the landscaping
as an ameni er UDC 11-3A-6B2 adjacent to the 8 Mile Lateral on the Plan. Include fencing details
(i.e., construction materials and picture/sketch) on the plan. The fencing shall be installerl .u;+h +I -
final Vlat
General Requirements #1. OK as is. It already notes that Council waived the requirement on the 8
Mile.
General Requirements #2. Applicant would like to submit for building permits prior to final plat
recording. As staff, we support this where we have a detailed plan of how a smaller site will develo
with regard to drive aisles, parking areas, landscape buffers, Instead, the applicant has proposeetc. However, we do not have that
d a public road with large parcels that have direct (or shared p
to the road. We do not have enough details to accommodate releasing building permits prior to here.
Plat recording. We recommend that Council leave the requirement as is. P shared)the
access
Vacation:
Project: Strada Bellisima
Location: Amity Road, just east of Meridian Road
Requested Vacation: public utility, drainage and irrigation easements
Staff Recommendation: Approval; we have received all necessary relinquishments
Outstanding Issues before Council: none known
Project: Deklan
Location: East side of West 41h Street, near the NEC of West 41h Street and Maple Street
Applications: rezone and preliminary plat
Highlights of Proposed Development: Rezoning from R-4 to R-8 of 1.59 acres, and preliminary plat
approval of six single-family residential building lots.
Gross Residential Density: 3.77 units per acre
Elevations: No
Commission Recommendation: approval at their February 15, 2007 hearing:
• In favor: Megan Johnson
• In opposition: Laura Lentz (The following signed in opposition but did not provide verbal
testimony: Bud Larson, Janet Larson, John Fernandes, Kay Fernandes)
• Commenting: None
Key Issues of Discussion by Commission: Improvements along West 4th Street
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation: None
Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council: The applicant initially requested to have the PI requirement waived
for the subdivision. Staff did not support that request. The applicant did not raise the question again
during the hearing or in subsequent letters. If they plan to install the PI, there are no outstanding concerns
from staff.
Written Testimony since Staff Report: None
Notes:
Project: Blackrock Castle Greens
Location: West side of Eagle Road, approximately a half mile south of Amity Road
Anna —point out the annexation path and associated zoning (R-4). Also point out the existing Blackrock
subdivision and previous commitment to annex when contiguous.
Applications: annexation and zoning and preliminary plat
Highlights of Proposed Development: Annexation and Zoning to R-2, R-4, and R-8 of 224.26 acres. R-2
(45.93 acres, or 20.4%), R-4 (73.28 acres, or 32.6%), R-8 (105.05 acres, or 46.8%) Preliminary plat for a
portion (178.10 acres) of the property proposed for annexation. The subject preliminary plat proposes 644
single-family residential lots, 30 common lots, and one city park lot. All of the homes within the
development are proposed to be single-family detached. The gross density of the project (excluding the 44
lots that were previously approved in Ada County as Blackrock Subdivision # 1) is 3.6 dwelling units per
acre. Approximately 15.4 percent of the area being subdivided is being set aside for open space.
Currently, there are 44 single-family home sites and associated landscaping and roadways (previously
approved in Ada County as Blackrock Subdivision #1) on this site. The existing homes sites (totaling
46.16 acres) and roadways are included in the request for annexation and zoning (R-2), but are not
included in the subject preliminary plat.
Gross Residential Density: 3.6 units per acre
Other: On the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map, a potential city park site is shown on this
Property. The applicant is proposing to construct an 8.7 acre City Park in the area currently designated as
Lot 5, Block 9 on the subject preliminary plat. The applicant has worked with the Parks Commission
regarding this proposed park dedication and received a favorable recommendation for this park dedication
from that commission.
Elevations: Yes (applicant has additional presentation)
Commission Recommendation: approval at their February 15, 2007 hearing:
• In favor: Kent Brown, Don Hubble
• In opposition: Scott Fulcher, Barbara Fulcher, Russ Fulcher
• Commenting: None
Key Issues of Discussion by Commission: Building materials and architecture of proposed homes
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation: None
Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council: still opposition as represented by additional written testimon .
Although the Commission seemed on the verge y
Written Testimony since Staff Report: Martin and Patricia Fabricius, Don Cantrell, Russ Fulcher
Notes.