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Home My WebLink AboutNarrative V1(E IDIAN - APPROVED DATE: 04/25/22 FILE NUMBER: H-2D22-Don8 January 25, 2022 BRIGHTON CORPORATION Caleb Hood, Planning Manager City of Meridian Planning Department Meridian City Hall The "RECORDS"Apartments — A Request for a Conditional Use Permit and Alternative Compliance Variations for Private Open Space Standards Dear Mr. Hood, Enclosed are Conditional Use and Alternative Compliance applications for the Records Apartmentsa 472-unit multi -family community to be developed at The Village at Meridian (hereafter, Village); specifically, at the northeast corner of Fairview Avenue and Records Way. That ten -acre parcel (following page) is subject to Village Development Agreement Instrument #109009630, recorded January 29, 2009 and, peripherally, the First Addendum recorded January 24, 2013 as Instrument No. 1130085910 which is specific to CARMAX, the other "single -use" in the project's East Parcel as designated in the DA's. (See "Project Files " below) (E IDS IAN;A- �� iles AZ 07-012 (original annexation) / DA Instr. #109009630 APPROVED VAR-07-017 (highway access) DATL 04i25i22 DA Instr. #108131103 (Meridian CenterCal) FILE NWBER:MDA 10-003 / DA Instr. #110021914 (park development) MDA 12-006 (CarMax) / DA Instr. #113008591 Records Property Owner Information DWT Investments LLC 2929 W. Navigator Dr., Suite 400 Meridian, ID 83642 "Records" is essentially the west half of the 23.97-acre East Parcel described on pages 17 and 18 of DA Instr. #109009630 (AZ 07-012). Development is subject to the provisions of that DA as generally depicted by the Meridian Town Center conceptual site plan (DA Exhibit A.2, page 57 as revised 9/27/07 per Exhibit A.6, page 61); and to the Table of Proposed Uses, found, in duplicate, on DA pages 85 and 88. Further development direction, allowing uses that differ from the approved Conceptual Site Plan, is found in DA Section 5—Conditions Governing Development of Subject Property, Paragraph 8: "Detailed site plan layout. Owner is not required to develop the North Parcel, EAST PARCEL [bolded and capitalized for emphasis], West Parcel, or legally divided portion of such parcels according to the initial concept plan as submitted with the request for annexation; and shall be entitled to develop each legal parcel or lot according to a detailed site plan provided by Owner including drive aisle locations, walkways or pathways, building locations, building sizes, building uses allowed by this agreement, parking lot design, and landscaping design, as PJ (E J nated by Owner subject to the conditions of this agreement. The Director shall approve APPROetailed site plan provided the site plan complies with the applicable terms of this DATE: 04/2ment and all UDC provisions as to matters not otherwise specified by the agreement. FILE NUMBER:r shall supply a copy of the detailed site plan, as necessary, to any potential buyer or seeking CZC approval. " The development flexibility afforded by that DA provision enabled the CarMax development of the eastern half of the East Parcel in 2016. However, that necessitated approval of the First Amendment To Development Agreement, Instr. #113008591 to address site -specific design issues and to amend the uses permitted by Exhibit C — Table of Proposed Uses for the proposed vehicle facility. In the case of Records, the "multi family development" use is specifically permitted by the DA's Table of Proposed Uses; thus, amendment of the project DA is not required. The 9.949-acre site is 3.8% of the total Village project area. Records is one of a score of the "mixed" uses required by the Comprehensive Plan MU-R designation (below) and anticipated in the approved Village project plan —along with the many other parcel -specific uses, including Brighton's Bri age -qualified active -adult community approved in 2018 (CUP H-2018-0036). - I i .. _ _.. Future Land uses Ciq vide Ten bile Specific Low Density Residential Medium Density Resloerr i Med-Hgh Dei Residential - High Density Residental - CDmmeraal - office - Industrial - Civic OIL Town Mixed Use Neighborhood Mixed the Commmity - Mixed Use Regxoal 50.00 ■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ... Mixed Use Non-Residendal ! _ ] Mixed Use -Interchange - Low Densil Empbyni - High Density Empli Mixed EmMment --- MU -Res L L- MU -Can ----- I` I. r ■ ■ :■■■ ■ SITE ■ ■ r The Comprehensive Plan land -use designation for the Village at annexation in 2008 (AZ-07-012)—was Mixed Use -Regional —and remains so in the City's current FLUM, adopted December 14, 2021. 3 (E IDIAN - APPROVED PROJECT OVERVIEW DATE: 04/25/22 DATE 4/2ER:5zoza000e osed action will entitle construction of 472 urban -style, multi -family units within the FILE 1ed property. The conditional use permit for the primary use and Alternative Compliance for variations to UDC private open space standards (11-4-3-27B.3) are detailed herein. The site for the 9.947-acre project, at the northeast corner of Fairview Avenue and Records Way, is adjacent to the previously -approved, stand-alone CarMax facility. RECORDS )Tr + BRIGHTON CONCEPTUAL, SUBJECTTO CHANGE j0 NO.1 AMC N17Y SPACE NO2 0au..USEGj ;-E-NW"SWE \l E. IIRVIEW.ENUE - - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RECORDS PROJECT SPECIFICS • Site Area 9.947 acres • Density 47.4 units per acre • Unit Count — 472 Unit Size 0 84 studio 586 sf o 208 one bedroom 680 sf o 168 two bedroom 934 sf 0 12 three bedroom 1242 sf 0 APPROVED DATE 04/25/22 RE NNAKR: —ozz- wa 65' — within the C-G zone's 65-foot maximum height allowance ,rking Spaces — Required: 804 / Provided: 815 (per site and podium parking plan below) Surface parking spaces (uncovered) — 338 Surface parking spaces (covered) — 14 Podium Parking spaces (covered) — 463 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (10 initially charged; conduit for 100) IULIUSM. KLENEN l-=/-r•-�9=� r= MEMONGL 1 ��_ri . r r •U'ICYOI�•� n r� n iYI ILj I I I I I I I I I I I I,IlI I I I I I I I- i t 1 M4 ��.1 •— k I I II P h� q P .s. _�i I I NORTH PODIUM PARKING AREA m■.�E / w 1 I III 1 n I I - -- ses mlvnu■1� I POOL _ a �� a. ■ +11 f�I I 1 it l IIII • I � �� pp I � IF.- T _ � /. 11111 I a- - — - - u SOUTH PODIUM PARKING AREA r ^'^�"• I I � • N II d F' �R I cl — r I I II E7 ;. I a LL I ti f �s.. I I II I IL I Bicycle Parking Thirty (30) exterior rack spaces 5 (E IDS IAN;A- �� ite Access The project has frontage, and takes primary access from Records Way, APPROVED a collector street, on the west side of the site; and from Elden Gray St. DATE: 04/25/22 via a private drive on the east boundary. Our interpretation of City FILENUMBER:Code suggests that a waiver of UDC Section I I-3A-3 is not required. If that interpretation is incorrect —and a waiver is necessary for those points of access —we request City Council approval. • Clubhouse Amenities (9,624 sf on levels I and 2 of the clubhouse) 24-hour resident lounge Zoom conference room(s) Entertainment/game lounge Pet spa Amazon parcel system Gaming room Warming Kitchen Wi-fi throughout Amenity Areas 24-hour Fitness Center featuring Rogue equipment • Outdoor Amenities taf I�III d IIIIIIIII -- I III III Resort style pool & year-round spa Pool -side patio and grilling area Kitchen with BBQ grill Seating surrounding a fire table Pool lounge Shade Structure Benches Festoon lighting Snookball Table tennis Cornhole • Resident Building Amenities Enclosed parking Climate -controlled corridors Controlled access EV charging stations Elevator access Pet friendly Dwelo Smart Home Technology M (E IDS IAN;•- APPROVED DATL 04/25/22 FILE NUMBER:H-sos W8 off --site Amenities In addition to the on -site open space and amenities listed below, the project directly benefits from its relationship with and close proximity to the City's Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park (across the street to the north). Kleiner Park contains a pedestrian circulation system, splash pad, play structures, basketball court, bocce ball court and multiple other amenities within walking distance of residents. • Qualified Open Space 27.7% of the site (2.75 acres) —in street landscape buffers, landscaping around the clubhouse, pool, and north and south courtyards —constitutes the project's "qualified open space. " 7 No Text IDS IAy DS PROJECT PHASING APPROVED uATL 04/25/22 ect will be constructed in two phases: FRENUMRER:H-�-0WB 1hase One will consist of the north residential building along with the associated parking podium and surface parking, the north courtyards and their amenities, as well as the clubhouse with the leasing office and associated amenities. • Phase Two will be the south residential building, along with the associated parking podium, surface parking, interior courtyards and amenities. I F .. AMENITY SPACE NO.] AMENITY SPACE N0.2 w -cy Q I I :. POOL 0 I I I>•. t r � CLUBHOUSE ` °l movie I , � r•r I . AMEN PACEN`b A SPAL OA+j� I� o I'. r 1111 ,, W CUEIDR IAy APPROVED DATE 042522 ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE FILE NUMBER:H-zozz WB Private Open Space Standards — UDC Section 11-4-3-27.B.3: "A minimum of eighty (80) square feet of private, usable open space shall be provided for each unit.... the Director may consider an alternative design proposal through the alternative compliance provisions.... .. Project unit design provides the following per -unit balcony/deck area: • 84 studio units: -0- s.£ • 208 one -bed units: 57 - 82 s.f. depending on layout (71.25% - 102.5% of standard) • 168 two -bed units: 89 s.f. (111.25% of standard) • 12 three -bed units: 60 s.f. (75% of standard) The extraordinary site amenities noted above, coupled with innovative, new urban design with an emphasis on integrated, internal open space and facilities, form the basis for this alternative compliance request in lieu of the specific use standard of UDC Section 11-4-3-27B.3. IN CONCLUSION We are confident this narrative, along with the appended application information, address the City's requirements for approval of the Records Apartments; and look forward to consideration by the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council. If you require additional information —or clarity, please let me know for expedited response. For Brighton et al, Michael D. Wardle, Director of Planning 10