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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNarrative V1CUEIDR IAN,-- APPROVED DATE 05/03/22 FILE NUMBER: A-2D21 z1 Project No.: 17-169 Ms. Sonya Allen City of Meridian Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102 Meridian, ID 83642 RE: Village Apartments — Meridian, ID Alternative Compliance Application Dear Ms. Allen: On behalf of GFI — Meridian Investments, LLC. we would like to request alternative compliance related to landscaping requirements for the Village Apartments site. Site and Background Information A certificate of zoning compliance and design review application is under review for the Village Apartments project located west of Records Avenue and north of East River Valley Road in Meridian. The project complies with the dimensional and setback 6,.3, standards for the C-G zone and the multi -family specific use 11 sag s1'36"E 220.67' ya99 standards listed in UDC 11-4-3- - ° 27. Landscaping Is proposed In POINT OF BEGINNING PARCEL A accordance with code requirements, aside from an area In the northeast part of the site. ADJUSTED PARCEL BOUNDARY LINE The Milk Lateral, a Nampa Meridian Irrigation District o, facility is located at the northeast ui corner of the site, preventing W strict adherence to UDC 11-313. The lateral is located within a 50- o foot easement, which prevents 0 Z installation of trees and built structures. I S89'52'58"E 504.91' -- 443.56'_ 50.00' WIDE MILK LATERAL RIGHT-OF-WAY IRRIGATION DISTRICT ' MILK LATERAL CENTERLINE i i 12' ACHD RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT I PER INST. No. 114020091 I I Parcel A I 11.378± AC I (495,636 SgFQ I i LINE TABLE LINE BEARING DISTANCE L1 S89'51'36'E 70.01 L2 NO'36'OO"E 93.77 L3 N34'48'52"W 57.10 L4 N66'18'52-W 12.03 L5 S84'26'08'W 132.06 L6 N53-04-00-W 144.06 L7 S89'19'21"E 55.00 N89.22'08"w 680.75' I I I I I I I I I I KSK 16662 1 =1z 5725 North Discovery Way • Boise, Idaho 83713 • 208.639.6939 9 kmengllp.com 1 E IDIAN — APPROVED DATE- 05/03/22 FILE NUMBiER:-2-2ai Compliance Request uesting alternative compliance to maintain the Milk Lateral easement while meeting the intent of the landscaping requirements for the site. Strict adherence to UDC 11-313 in the northeast section of the site is impractical as demonstrated below. The landscape plan has been modified to keep the 50-foot-wide Milk Lateral easement clear of trees, as is required by the Nampa Meridian Irrigation District. Perimeter trees along the north and east boundaries of the site have been shifted to adhere to the requirements noted in UDC 11-3B-8C-lb while maintaining an unencumbered easement for the Irrigation District to maintain. 22 trees have been provided along the approximately 700-foot northern boundary; trees have been spaced to avoid the easement while meeting the 1 tree per 35-foot requirement. One planter island alongthe north boundary has been omitted to ensure landscaping is outside of the easement. Omission of this planter island has not impacted adherence to UDC 11-3B-8C-2b, and has allowed provision of an additional parking space for future residents. A landscape island adjacent to Building B is located within the easement and cannot be redesigned to accommodate the required number of trees. As such, shrubs and vegetative groundcover have been included to meet the intent of the landscape ordinance and provide a vegetative area adjacent to parking. Revisions to the landscape plan have been indicated on the exhibit below. The revised landscape and site plans are included herein for review. The only changes made are within the northeast section of the site to accommodate the Milk Lateral easement. r - i I ffTT.i VON, GFI — Meridian Investments, LLC. Village Apartments PAGE 12 L ( E IDIAN> APPROVED DATE 05/03/22 i IIF NUMBER! A-2021-0231 wpeme*ative compliance proposed herein will meet the intent of the City of Meridian's unified development code while accommodating the required easement set forth bythe Nampa Meridian Irrigation District. Should you have questions or require further information in order to process these applications, please feel free to contact rm Sincerely, KM Engineering, LLP Z�/� �4� Stephanie Hopkins Land Planning Manager cc: GFI — Meridian Investments, LLC. GFI — Meridian Investments, LLC. Village Apartments PAG E 13