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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRevised Narrative - 1160 W. Ustick V1CUEIDR IAy APPROVED 1160 W Ustick Annexation and Rezone Narrative Description DATE 02/16/22 FILE NUMBER: H- 21- o 2 apartment community at 1160 W Ustick will offer 52 units of affordable housing conveniently located between Linder and Meridian Rd on Ustick, close to Settler's Park. We are requesting Annexation of this County parcel into the City of Meridian and re -zoning from the current county zoning designation of Rural -Urban Transition to a proposed zoning designation of R-15. This new housing community will consist of eight residential buildings and one clubhouse building with a density just under fifteen units per acre. Annexation is logical since all the parcels surrounding this infill development are incorporated into the City of Meridian. The comfortable one, two, and three -bedroom units will offer modern amenities at an affordable price. Units will include central air conditioning, on -site storage for each residential unit, an exterior security camera surveillance system with closed circuit monitor, and personal outdoor living spaces with an attached patio or deck to each unit. The outdoor space will include a playground for children and an outdoor park amenity. The clubhouse will provide residents a community room with, seating, tables, kitchen, and a laundry room. On -site professional property management will be provided by The Housing Company with an office located in the clubhouse. 115 vehicle parking spaces will include 52 Covered Spaces. The proposed housing community will provide two-story garden style units that will blend in nicely with the residential neighborhoods nearby and fits in well with the Future Land Use Designation of Mixed -Use Community. Furthermore, the development will provide housing that is affordable for people at sixty percent of the county median income, which is desperately needed in Meridian. Circulation and Connectivity to NeighboringSites ites The site plan has been designed to provide pedestrian connectivity on each side of the site to neighboring parcels. The northwest corner has a sidewalk that connects to the pedestrian path from the subdivision to the north, providing a connection to the middle school as well. There are internal sidewalks that then take that connection point across the site and to the southwest and southeast corners of the site as well connecting to the existing sidewalk on Ustick. We believe the sidewalk connecting to the path on the northwest corner as well as the sidewalks on Ustick provides sufficient pedestrian circulation. We are not adding another path along the north property boundary as there is not room for one and we believe the sidewalk system within the site is sufficient for pedestrian access. A fifteen foot setback has been provided along the western property boundary to allow for future extension of 11th street which has been stubbed to the neighboring property to the northwest corner of our site. We cannot extend 11th street at this time as the majority of the street lines up with the neighboring property to the west which we do not have control over. Additionally, if we were to extend the street into our site at this time it would reduce the buildable area on our site and render the project financially infeasible. We need to maintain a total of 52 units and we do not want to increase the overall density on the site beyond what we are targeting in order to fit in with the overall neighborhood context. We need to stick to a two story building concept so that the overall circulation pattern on the site meets the fire department's requirements. L ( E IDIAN> APPROVED �st boundary of the property, we are moving North Cooper Lane over to the east boundary of DATE: 02/16/22 line up with N Blairemore Way to the south, per ACHD recommendations. This road will EIIE NUMBER: H- 21-­12 ccess to the single family home property at 3335 N Cooper Lane. This home has an existing sement recorded on the property that lines up with the proposed location of N Cooper Lane. Overall we are maximizing the density that we can achieve within a two-story framework while meeting the open space, fire, and setback requirements per City Code. Our site plan shows the open space calculations, setbacks, and fire access. The design of our buildings as shown on the sample elevations provided allows for an attractive building with single story units on the end and two story in the middle, creating visual interest and enhancing the design of the units.