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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.