HomeMy WebLinkAboutBig D. Builders CUP-00-057BEFORE THE MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
C/C 03-06-01
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF )
BIG D. BUILDERS, OWNERS AND TREASURE)
VALLEY ENGINEERS, APPLICANT, FOR A )
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN OFFICE)
WAREHOUSE IN A KNOWN FLOOD PLAIN )
IN THE I-L ZONE LOCATED AT 299 N. )
BALTIC PLACE, MERIDIAN, IDAHO )
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CASE NO. CUP-00-057
ORDER OF
CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL OF
CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT
This matter coming before the City Council on the 20m day of February,
2001, and tabled until March 6, 2001, under the provisions of Meridian City Code §
11-17-4 for final action on conditional use permit application and the Council having
received and approving the Recommendation of the Planning and Zoning
Commission the Council takes the following action:
1. That the Applicant of the property is granted a conditional use permit for an
office/warehouse in a known flood plain in the I-L zone, the proposed application
request of a conditional use permit for the construction, development, maintenance
and use for an office/warehouse, as described in the "SITE LAYOUT FOR BIG "D'
BUILDERS, MERIDIAN BUSINESS PARI(, TTLE: NEW SITE FOR BIG "D"
BUILDERS, NO. A, BY: ALS, DATE: 12/01/00, REV. A, DESIGNED BY: ALS,
DRAWN BY: JTL, CHEDKED BY: ALS, SHEET C1 OF 3, DRAWING 4* 1274-00,
BY: TREASURE VALLEY ENGINEERS, BIG "D" BUILDERS, Developer, for the
development of the aforementioned ware/house and which property description is on
file in the City Clerk's office.
2. That the above named applicant is granted a conditional use permit for an
office/warehouse, located at 299 N. Baltic Place, Meridian, Idaho Meridian, Idaho,
subject to the following conditions of use and development:
ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
BIG D. BUILDES-OWNERS / TREASURE VALLEY
ENGINEERS-APPLICANT, OFFICE/WAREHOUSE
ORDERCUP057
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Adopt the Recommendations of Planning and Zoning and Engineering staff as
follows:
2.1
The sewer and water systems shall be floodproofed and approved by the
Idaho Department of Water Resources and Federal Emergency
Management Agency as per Idaho Code §§ 46-1022 and 46-1023. An
engineer shall certify that the floodproofing requirement has been
fulfilled as per Ordinance 11-11-3.A.3.
2.2
Ordinance 1 i-11-3.A.2 requires that no structure shall be erected unless
the main floor is placed a minimum of I foot above the elevation of the
100-year floodplain. The elevation of the floodplain on-site is 2611 ft.
No finished floor elevation is shown on the submitted plans. The
applicant shall verify that the floor elevation of the structure meets this
requirement.
2.3
Materials that are buoyant, flammable, noxious, toxic or otherwise
potentially injurious if transported by floodwaters are prohibited as per
Ordinance 11-11-5. Storage of any materials or equipment not having
these characteristics is permissible only if they have low dan~age
potential and are anchored or are readily removable from the area.
2.4
Conditions that may be required by the Commission [and Council] per
Ordinance 11-11-4 in approving structures in a Floodplain Overlay
Zone through the Conditional Use Process include:
Limitations on periods of use and operation;
Imposition of deed restrictions;
Location and arrangement of structures within the floodway and
floodway fringe areas to avoid an increase in flood heights during
the recurrence of the 100-year flood discharge;
Requirement for construction of channel modifications, dikes,
levees and other protective measures;
Placement of survey benchmarks; and
Additional floodproofing measures.
ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
BIG D. BUILDES-OWNERS / TREASURE VALLEY
ENGINEERS-APPLICANT, OFFICE/WAREHOUSE
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2.5
According to Ordinance 11-11-6, the evaluation of the effect of the
proposed use causing an increase in flood heights is based not just on
the effect of the single use acting alone, but upon the reasonable
assumption that other landowners within the floodplain may need to be
allowed to develop to an equivalent extent within the floodplain.
Therefore, the accumulative effects of all such encroachments shall be
considered by the Commission (and Council) in malting any decision.
Allowing additional development shall increase the floodplain elevation
in the area, but not more than the required 1-foot safety margin. No
portion of the proposed development is within the floodway.
2.6
All signage is subject to design review and requires separate permits. No
freestanding signs are proposed with this application. If any are
proposed in the future, it shall conform to the new Sign Ordinance, as
recommended for approval by the Meridian City Council on November
21. This allows for a single freestanding sign not to exceed 70 square
feet and 15 feet high, maximum.
2.7
Dimensions of all parldng stalls shall conform to minimum dimensions
as per city ordinance and ADA. City ordinance requires 9 X 19
standard stalls and 25-foot-wide minimum driveways. ADA requires the
van-accessible handicap-accessible stall to have a striped aisle separate
from the stall (typically an 8-foot stall and an 8-foot aisle). The
handicap parldng space shall have van-accessible signage per ADA
standards.
2.8
All required improvements must be complete prior to obtaining a
Certificate of Occupancy. A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy shall
be obtained by providing surety to the City in the form of a letter of
credit or cash in the amount of 110% of the cost of the required
improvements (induding paving, striping, landscaping, and irrigation).
A bid shall accompany any request for Temporary Occupancy~
2.9 Applicant shall be required to enter into an Assessment Agreement with
the City of Meridian.
2.10
In accordance with City Ordinance 12-13-8-1, underground year-round
pressurized irrigation shall be provided to all landscape areas on site.
Applicant shall be required to utilize any existing surface or well water
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2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
for the primary source. If City water is proposed as a secondary source,
developer shall be responsible to pay water assessments for the
landscaped areas. Applicant shall submit irrigation performance
specifications in compliance with Ordinance 12-13-8-2 when applying
for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
Off-street parring shall be provided in accordance with Section 11-13 of
the City of Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance and/or as
detailed in above site-specific requirements.
Paving and striping shall be in accordance with the standards set forth
in Sections 11-13-4.D. and 11-13-4.E. of the City of Meridian Zoning
and Developrnent Ordinance and in accordance with Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
A drainage plan designed by a State of Idaho licensed architect or
engineer is required and shall be submitted to the City Engineer per City
Ordinance I 1-13-4.B.4 for all off-street parldng areas. All site drainage
shall be contained and disposed of on-site.
Outside lighting shall be designed and placed so as to not direct
illumination on any nearby residential areas and in accordance with City
Ordinance Section 11-13-4.C.
2.15
2.16
2.17
Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project
shall be removed from their domestic service per City Ordinance
Sections 9-1-4 and 9-4-8. Wells shall be used for non-domestic
purposes such as landscape irrigation.
All irrigation ditches, laterals or canals, exclusive of natural ~vaterways,
intersecting, crossing or lying adjacent and contiguous to the parcel shall
be tiled per City Ordinance 12-4-13. Plans shall be approved by the
appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association, with
written confirmation of said approval submitted to the Public Works
Department.
All construction shall conform to the requirements of the Landscape
Ordinance 12-13.
ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
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ENGINEERS-APPLICANT , OFFICE/WAREHOUSE
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2. I8
All trash and/or garbage collection areas shall be enclosed on at least
three (3) sides in accordance with City Ordinance Section 11-12-1.C.
Coordinate trash enclosure locations and construction requirements
with Sanitary Service Company (SSC) and provide a letter of approval
from SSC to the Planning & Zoning Department when applying for a
Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
2.19 Provide five-foot-wide sidewalks in accordance with City Ordinance
Section 12-5-2.K.
2.20 Ail signage shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in Section
11-14 of the City Zoning and Development Ordinance.
2.21 Ail construction shall conform to the requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
The Planning and Zoning Commission further recommends:
2.22
The applicant shall provide a landscape plan that includes landscaping
on the south wall from the west end of the sidewalk to the east comer of
the building.
2.23 The applicant is not required to landscape on the east boundary of the
lot.
2.24
Landscaping on the north side shall commence at the west end and
extend all the way across the north property line, except within 5 feet of
the building which will consist of a sidewalk.
Adopt the Recommendations of the Central District Health Department as follows:
2.25 Run-off is not to create a mosquito breeding problem.
2.26
Stormwater shall be pretreated through a grassy swale prior to discharge
to the subsurface to prevent impact to groundwater and surface water
quality; or
The Engineers and architects involved with the design of the subject
project shall obtain current best management practices for stormwater
disposal and design a stormwater management system that prevents
ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
BIG D. BUILDES-OWNERS / TREASURE VALLEY
ENGINEERS-APPLICANT, OFFICE/WAREHOUSE
ORDERCUP057
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groundwater and surface water degradation. In the event a practice
other than a grassy swale is used, Applicant shall submit detailed plans
and a complete Operations And Maintenance Manual to the Director of
Public Works for review and approval.
Adopt the Recommendations of the Ada County Highway District as follows:
2.27 The proposed northern driveway shall be relocated approximately 52-
feet to the south to align with East Irdng Street.
2.28 The southern driveway shall be as proposed on the site plan.
2.29 The driveways shall be paved their full-required with to a point 30-feet
beyond the edge of pavement of Baltic Place.
2.30
If the new improvements are damaged during construction, the
application shall be responsible for replacing the damaged curb, gutter
and/or sidewalk on Baltic Street with new curb, gutter and/or sidewalk
to match existing improvements.
2.31 Utility street cuts in pavement less than five years old are not allowed
unless approved in writing by the District.
3. The above conditions are conduded to be reasonable and the applicant shall
meet such requirements as a condition of approval of the application for a conditional
use permit.
4. Notice to Permit Holder, this conditional use permit is not transferable
without complying with the provisions of Meridian City Code § I 1-17-8, a copy of
which is attached to this permit.
By action of the City Council at its regular meeting held on the ~9 ~ day of
/47_ ,2oo .
R6bert D. Corrie, Mayor City of Meridian
ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
BIG D. BUILDES-OWNERS / TREASURE VALLEY
ENGINEERS-APPLICANT, OFFICE/WAREHOUSE
ORDERCUP057
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Copy served upon Applicant, the Planning and Zoning Department, Public Works
Department and City Attorney.
Dated:
Clerk
ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
BIG D. BUILDES-OWNERS / TREASURE VALLEY
ENGINEERS-APPLICANT, OFFICE/WAREHOUSE
ORDERCUP057
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BEFORE THE MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
C/C 03-06-01
IN THE MATTER OF THE
REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT FOR AN OFFICE/
WAREHOUSE IN A IGNOWN
FLOOD PLAIN IN THE I-L ZONE
LOCATED AT 299 N. BALTIC
PLACE, MERIDIAN, IDAHO
BIG D BUILDERS,
OWNERS.
TREASURE VALLEY ENGINEERS,
APPLICANT.
CASE NO. CUP-00-057
FINDINGS OF FACT AND
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND
DECISION AND ORDER
GRANTING CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT
The above entitled conditional use permit application having come before
the City Council on February 20, 2001, and tabled until March 6, 2001, at the hour
of 6:30 p.m., at Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho Street, Meridian, Idaho, and Shaft
Stiles, Planning and Zoning Administrator, appeared and testified, and appearing and
testifying on behalf of the Applicant was Dennis Durant, and no one appeared in
opposition, and the City Council having duly considered the evidence and the record
in this matter and the Recommendations to City Council issued by the Planning and
Zoning Commission who conduct'ed a public hearing and the Council having heard
and taken oral and written testimony, and having duly considered the matter, the
City Council hereby makes the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and
Decision and Order to-wit:
FINDINGS OF FACT
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I. A notice of a public hearing on the conditional use permit was published
for two (2) consecutive weeks prior to the said public hearing scheduled for February
20, 2001, and tabled until March 6, 2001, before the City Council, the first
publication appearing and written notice having been mailed to property owners or
purchasers of record within three hundred feet (300') of the external boundaries of
the property under consideration more than fifteen (15) days prior to said hearing
and with the notice of public hearing having been posted upon the property under
consideration more than one week before said hearing and the copies of all notices
were made available to newspaper, radio and television stations as public service
announcements; and the matter having been duly considered by the City Council at
the February 20, 2001, and tabled tmtil March 6, 2001, public hearing; and the
applicant, affected property owners, and government subdivisions providing services
within the platming jurisdiction of the City of Meridian, having been given full
opportunity to express comments and submit evidence.
2. There has been compliance with all notice and heating requirements set
forth in Idaho Code §67-6509, 6512, and Meridian City Code §§ 11-15-5 and 11-17-
5 as evidenced by the Affidavit of Mailing, and the Affidavit of Publication and Proof
of Posting filed with the staff report.
3. This proposed development request is in an I-L zone, by reason of the
provisions of the Meridian City Code § 11-17-4, a public hearing was required before
the City Council on this application.
4. The property is located at 299 N. Baltic Place, Meridian, Idaho.
5. The owner of record of the subject property is Big D. Builders, Inc. of
Nampa, Idaho.
6. Applicant is Treasure Valley Engineers, Inc., of Nampa, Idaho.
7. The subject property is currently zoned I-L. The zoning district of I-L is
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7. The subject property is currently zoned I-L. The zoning district of I-L is
defined within the City of Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance, Section
11-7-2.
8. The proposed application requests a conditional use permit for an office-
warehouse in a known flood plain. The I-L zoning designation within the City of
Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance requires a conditional use permit be
obtained for most uses including those requested by the Applicant. (Meridian City
Zoning and Development Ordinance, Section 11-8-1).
9. The Meridian City Council recognizes that the proposed application is
in compliance with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
10. The use proposed within the subiect application will in fact, constitute a
conditional use as determined by City Ordinance.
11. The Meridian City Council takes judicial notice of its Zoning,
Subdivision and Development Ordinances codified at Titles 11 and 12, Meridian
City Code and all current zoning maps thereof and the Comprehensive Plan of the
City of Meridian, and Maps and the Ordinance establishing the Impact Area
Boundary.
12. Giving due consideration to the comment received from the
governmental subdivisions providing services in the City of Meridian plamxing
jurisdiction public facilities and services required by the proposed development will
not impose expense upon the public if the following conditions of development are
imposed and the following is also found to be required to mitigate the effects of the
proposed use and development upon services delivered by political subdivisions
providing services to the subiect real property within the planning jurisdiction of the
City of Meridian:
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Adopt the Recommendations of Planning and Zoning and Engineering staff as
follows:
12.1
The sewer and water systems shall be floodproofed m'td approved by the
Idaho Department of Water Resources and Federal Emergency
Management Agency as per Idaho Code §§ 46-1022 and 46-1023. An
engineer shall certify that the floodproofing requirement has been
fulfilled as per Ordinance 11-11-3dk. 3.
12.2
Ordinance 11-11-3.A. 2 requires that no structure shall be erected unless
the main floor is placed a minimum of 1 foot above the elevation of the
100-year floodplain. The elevation of the floodplain on-site is 2611 ft.
No finished floor elevation is shown on the submitted plans. The
applicant shall verify that the floor elevation of the structure meets this
requirement.
12.3
Materials that are buoyant, flammable, noxious, toxic or otherwise
potentially injurious if transported by floodwaters are prohibited as per
Ordinance 11-11-5. Storage of any materials or equipment not having
these characteristics is permissible only if they have low damage
potential and are anchored or are readily removable from the area.
12.4
Conditions that may be required by the Commission [and Council] per
Ordinance 11-11-4 in approving structures in a Floodplain Overlay
Zone through the Conditional Use Process include:
Limitations on periods of use and operation;
Imposition of deed restrictions;
Location and arrangement of structures within the floodway and
floodway fringe areas to avoid an increase in flood heights during
the recurrence of the 100-year flood discharge;
Requirement for construction of channel modifications, dikes,
levees and other protective measures;
Placement of survey benchmarks; and
Additional floodproofing measures.
12.5
According to Ordinance 11-11-6, the evaluation of the effect of the
proposed use causing an increase in flood heights is based not just on
the effect of the single use acting alone, but upon the reasonable
assumption that other landowners within the floodplain may need to be
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allowed to develop to an equivalent extent within the floodplain.
Therefore, the accumulative effects of all such encroachments shall be
considered by the Commission (and Council) in making any decision.
Allowing additional development shall increase the floodplain elevation
in the area, but not more than the required 1-foot safety margin. No
portion of the proposed development is within the floodway.
12.6
All signage is subject to design review and requires separate permits. No
freestanding signs are proposed with this application. If any are
proposed in the future, it shall conform to the new Sign Ordinance, as
recommended for approval by the Meridian City Council on November
21. This allows for a single freestanding sign not to exceed 70 square
feet and 15 feet high, maximum.
12.7
Dimensions of all parking stalls shall conform to minimum dimensions
as per city ordinance and ADA. City ordinance requires 9 X 19
standard stalls and 25-foot-wide minimum driveways. ADA requires the
van-accessible handicap-accessible stall to have a striped aisle separate
from the stall (typically an 8-foot stall and an 8-foot aisle). The
handicap parking space shall have van-accessible signage per ADA
standards.
12.8
All required improvements must be complete prior to obtaining a
Certificate of Occupancy. A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy shall
be obtained by providing surety to the City in the form of a letter of
credit or cash in the amount of 110% of the cost of the required
improvements (including paving, striping, landscaping, and irrigation).
A bid shall accompany any request for Temporary Occupancy.
12.9 Applicant shall be required to enter into an Assessment Agreement with
the City of Meridian.
12.10
In accordance with City Ordinance 12-13-8-1, underground year-round
pressurized irrigation shall be provided to all landscape areas on site.
Applicant shall be required to utilize any existing surface or well water
for the primary source. If City water is proposed as a secondary source,
developer shall be responsible to pay water assessments for the
landscaped areas. Applicant shall submit irrigation performance
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specifications in compliance with Ordinance 12-13-8-2 when applying
for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
12.11
Off-street parldng shall be provided in accordance with Section 11-13 of
the City of Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance and/or as
detailed in above site-specific requirements.
12.12
Paving and striping shall be in accordance with the standards set forth
in Sections 11-13-4.D. and 11-13-4.E. of the City of Meridian Zoning
and Development Ordinance and in accordance with Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) reqnirements.
12.13
A drainage plan designed by a State of Idaho licensed architect or
engineer is required and shall be submitted to the City Engineer per City
Ordinance 11-13-4.B.4 for all off-street parldng areas. All site drainage
shall be contained and disposed of on-site.
12. I4
Outside lighting shall be designed and placed so as to not direct
illumination on any nearby residential areas and in accordance with City
Ordinance Section 11-13-4.C.
12.15
Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project
shall be removed from their domestic service per City Ordinance
Sections 9-1-4 and 9-4-8. Wells shall be used for non-domestic
purposes such as landscape irrigation.
12.16 All irrigation ditches, laterals or canals, exclusive of natural waterways,
intersecting, crossing or lying adjacent and contiguous to the parcel shall
be tiled per City Ordinance 12-4-13. Plans shall be approved by the
appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association, with
written confirmation of said approval submitted to the Public Works
Department.
12.17 All construction shall conform to the requirements of the Landscape
Ordinance 12-13.
12.18
All trash and/or garbage collection areas shall be enclosed on at least
three (3) sides in accordance with City Ordinance Section 11-12-1.C.
Coordinate trash enclosure locations and construction requirements
with Sanitary Service Company (SSC) and provide a letter of approval
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from SSC to the Planning & Zoning Department when applying for a
Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
Provide five-foot-wide sidewalks in accordance with City Ordinance
Section 12-5-2.K.
12.20
12.21
All signage shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in Section
11-14 of the City Zoning and Development Ordinance.
Ail construction shall conform to the requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
The Planning and Zoning Commission further recommends:
12.22 The applicant shall provide a landscape plan that includes landscaping
on the south wall from the west end of the sidewalk to the east coruer of
the building.
12.23 The applicant is not required to landscape on the east boundary of the
lot.
12.24
Landscaping on the north side shall commence at the west end and
extend all the way across the north property line, except within 5 feet of
the building which will consist of a sidewalk.
Adopt the Recommendations of the Central District Health Department as follows:
12.25 Run-off is not to create a mosquito breeding problem.
12.26
Stormwater shall be pretreated through a g~assy swale prior to discharge
to the subsurface to prevent impact to groundwater and surface water
quality; or
The Engineers and architects involved with the design of the subject
project shall obtain current best management practices for stormwater
disposal and design a stormwater management system that prevents
groundwater and surface water degradation. In the event a practice
other than a grassy swale is used, Applicant shall submit detailed plans
and a complete Operations And Maintenance Manual to the Director of
Public Works for review and approval.
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Adopt the Recommendations of the Ada County Highway District as follows:
12.27 The proposed northern driveway shall be relocated approximately 52-
feet to the south to align with East King Street.
I2.28 The southern driveway shall be as proposed on the site plan.
12.29 The driveways shall be paved their full-required with to a point 30-feet
beyond the edge of pavement of Baltic Place.
12.30 If the new improvements are damaged during construction, the
application shall be responsible for replacing the damaged curb, gutter
and/or sidewalk on Baltic Street with new curb, gutter and/or sidewalk
to match existing improvements.
12.31 Utility street cuts in pavement less than five years old are not allowed
unless approved in writing by the District.
13. The proposed uses within the subject application will be harmonious
with and in accordance with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan and the City of
Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance because:
13.1 The subject property is designated on the "Generalized Land Use
Map" as "Existing Urban".
14. The uses proposed within the subject application subject to the
conditions herein ordered will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained to
be harmonious and appropriate in appearance or intended character of the general
vicinity and that such uses will not change the intended essential character of the
same area.
15. The uses proposed within the subiect application will not be hazardous
or disturbing to existing or future neighboring uses.
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16. The uses proposed within the subject application will be served
adequately by central public facilities and services such as highways, streets, police
and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water, and sewer.
17. The uses proposed within the subject application will not involve uses,
activities, processes, materials, equipment and conditions of operation that will be
detrimental to any persons, property or the general welfare by reason of excessive
production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare or odors.
18. The development will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of
natural or scenic feature of major importance relating to the property.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The City of Meridian shall exercise the powers conferred upon it by the
"Local Land Use Planning Act of 1975" hereinafter referred to for convenience as the
"Act" codified at Chapter 65, Title 67, Idaho Code (I.C. §67-6503).
2. The Meridian City Council may exercise all the powers required and
authorized under the "Act" except the power to adopt ordinances by the
establishment of a Planning and Zoning Commission by ordinance pursuant to Idaho
Code Section 67-6504 which the City Council of the City of Meridian has
established by the passage of the "City of Meridian Zoning and Development
Ordinance" at Titles XI and XII, Chapter I, Meridian City Code.
3. As part of a zoning ordinance the City Council can, subject to hearing
and notice provision required, provide for the process of special and/or conditional
use permits which a proposed use is otherwise prohibited by the terms of the
ordinance but allowed with conditions under the specific provisions of the ordinance
which the City of Meridian has done in the adoption of its zoning ordinances.
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4. The City Council has the duty and responsibility to review the facts
and circumstances of each application for special use permit to determine prior to
granting the same that the evidential showing supports the finding that the following
standards are met and that the proposed development: (Meridian City Code § 11-I7-
3)
Will, in fact, constitute a conditional use as determined by City policy;
b. Will be harmonious with and in accordance with the Comprehensive
Plan and this Ordinance;
c. Will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained to be
harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of
the general vicinity and that such use wi11 not change the essential character of the
same area;
uses;
Will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or future neighboring
e. Will be served adequately by essential public fadlities and services such
as highways, streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal,
water, sewer or that the person responsible for the establishment of proposed
conditional use shall be able to provide adequately any such services;
f. Will not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for
public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of
the community;
g. Will not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and
conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons, property or the
general welfare by reason of excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fiunes, glare
or odors;
h. Will not resuk in the destruction, loss or damage of a natural or scenic
feature of major importance.
5. Prior to granting a conditional use permit in an Limited Office District
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(L-O), a public hearing shall be conducted with notice to be published and provided
to property owners or purchasers of record within three hundred feet (300') of the
external boundaries of the land under consideration for the conditional use permit all
in accordance with the provisions of Meridian City Code § 11-17-5 City of Meridian
Zoning and Development Ordinance, which provides as follows:
"Prior to approving a Conditional Use Permit, the applicant and the
Commission and Council shall follow notice and hearing procedures
provided in Chapter 15 of this Title. Provided, however, that
conditional use applications for land in Old Town and in industrial and
commercial districts shall only be required to have one public hearing
which shall be held before the Planning and Zoning Commission; and
after the recommendation of the Commission is made, the application
shall go before the City Council without a public hearing and the
Council may approve, deny, or modify the recommendation of the
Commission."
6. Following the public hearing and within 45 days after the conclusion of
the public hearing the Commission shall, transmit its recommendations to the
Meridian City Council with supportive reasons. The Commission shall recommend
that the application be approved, approved with conditions or denied. The
Commission shall ensure that any approval or approval with conditions of an
application shall be in accordance with Meridian Comprehensive Plan, City of
Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance, and Idaho State law. (Meridian City
Code § 11-17-6)
7. When the City Council approves a conditional use permit it may
impose conditions of that approval that reasonably:
A. Minimize adverse impact on other development;
B. Control the sequence and timing of development;
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C. Control the duration of development;
D. Assure that the development is maintained property;
E. Designate the exact location and nature of the development;
F. Require the provision for on-site public facilities or services; and
G. Require more restrictive standards than those generally required, in this
Ordinance.
8. The City of Meridian has, by ordinance, established the Impact Area
and the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Meridian, which was adopted December
21, 1993, Ord. 629, January 4, 1994 and Maps.
DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS NOW, THEREFORE,
BASED UPON THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW,
the City Council does hereby ORDER and this does Order that:
I. That the above named applicant is granted a conditional use permit for
an office/warehouse in a known flood plain, subject to the following conditions of use
and development:
Adopt the Recommendations of Planning and Zoning and Engineering staff as
follows:
1.1
The sewer and water systems shall be floodproofed and approved by the
Idaho Department of Water Resources and Federal Emergency
Management Agency as per Idaho Code §§ 46-1022 and 46-1023. An
engineer shall certify that the floodproofing requirement has been
fulfilled as per Ordinance 11-11-3.A. 3.
1.2
Ordinance 11-11-3.A. 2 requires that no structure shah be erected unless
the main floor is placed a minimum of 1 foot above the elevation of the
100-year floodplain. The elevation of the floodplain on-site is 2611 ft.
No finished floor elevation is shown on the submitted plans. The
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1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
applicant shall verify that the floor elevation of the structure meets this
requirement.
Materials that are buoyant, flammable, noxious, toxic or otherwise
potentially injurious if transported by floodwaters are prohibited as per
Ordinance 1 I- 11-5. Storage of any materials or equipment not having
these characteristics is permissible only if they have low damage
potential and are anchored or are readily removable from the area.
Conditions that may be required by the Commission [and Council] per
Ordinance 11-11-4 in approving structures in a Floodplain Overlay
Zone through the Conditional Use Process include:
Limitations on periods of use and operation;
Imposition of deed restrictions;
Location and arrangement of structures within the floodway and
floodway fringe areas to avoid an increase in flood heights during
the recurrence of the lO0-year flood discharge;
Requirement for construction of channel modificatim~ts, dikes,
levees and other protective measures;
Placement of survey benchmarlcs; and
Additional floodproofing measures.
According to Ordinance 11-I 1-6, the evaluation of the effect of the
proposed use causing an increase in flood heights is based not just on
the effect of the single use acting alone, but upon the reasonable
assumption that other landowners within the floodplain may need to be
allowed to develop to an equivalent extent within the floodplain.
Therefore, the accumulative effects of all such encroachments shall be
considered by the Commission (and Council) in malting any decision.
Allowing additional development shall increase the floodplain elevation
in the area, but not more than the required 1-foot safety margin. No
portion of the proposed development is within the floodway.
All signage is subject to design review and requires separate permits. No
freestanding signs are proposed with this application. If any are
proposed in the future, it shall conform to the new Sign Ordinance, as
recommended for approval by the Meridian City Council on November
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21. This allows for a single freestanding sign not to exceed 70 square
feet and 15 feet high, max/mum.
1.7
Dimensions of all parking stalls shall conform to minimum dimensions
as per city ordinance and ADA. City ordinance requires 9 X 19
standard stalls and 25-foot-wide minimum driveways. ADA requires the
van-accessible handicap-accessible stall to have a striped aisle separate
from the stall (typically an 8-foot stall and an 8-foot aisle). The
handicap parking space shall have van-accessible signage per ADA
standards.
1.8
All required improvements must be complete prior to obtaining a
Certificate of Occupancy. A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy shall
be obtained by providing surety to the City in the form of a letter of
credit or cash in the amount of 110% of the cost of the required
improvements iincluding paving, striping, landscaping, and irrigation).
A bid shall accompany any request for Temporary Occupancy.
1.9
Applicant shall be required to enter into an Assessment Agreement with
the City of Meridian.
1.10
In accordance with City Ordinance 12-13-8-1, underground year-round
pressurized irrigation shall be provided to all landscape areas on site.
Applicant shall be required to utilize any existing surface or well water
for the primary source. If City water is proposed as a secondary source,
developer shall be responsible to pay water assessments for the
landscaped areas. Applicant shall submit irrigation performance
specifications in compliance with Ordinance 12-13-8-2 when applying
for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
1.11
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Section 11-13 of
the City of Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance and/or as
detailed in above site-specific requirements.
1.12
Paving and striping shall be in accordance with the standards set forth
in Sections i 1-13-4.D. and 11-13-4.E. of the City of Meridian Zoning
and Development Ordinance and in accordance with Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
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1.13
A drainage plan designed by a State of Idaho licensed architect or
engineer is required and shall be submitted to the City Engineer per City
Ordinance 11-13-4.B.4 for all off-street parking areas. All site drainage
shall be contained and disposed of on-site.
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1.14
Outside lighting shall be designed and placed so as to not direct
illumination on any nearby residential areas and in accordance w/th City
Ordinance Section I 1-13-4.C.
1.15
1.16
1.17
Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project
shall be removed from their domestic service per City Ordinance
Sections 9-1-4 and 9-4-8. Wells shall be used for non-domestic
purposes such as landscape irrigation.
All irrigation ditches, laterals or canals, exclusive of natural waterways,
intersecting, crossing or lying adjacent and contiguous to the parcel shall
be tiled per City Ordinance 12-4-13..Plans shall be approved by the
appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association, with
written confirmation of said approval submitted to the Public Works
Department.
All construction shall conform to the requirements of the Landscape
Ordinance 12-13.
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.21
All trash and/or garbage collection areas shall be enclosed on at least
three (3) sides in accordance with City Ordinance Section 11-12-1.C.
Coordinate trash enclosure locations and construction requirements
with Sanitary Service Company (SSC) and provide a letter of approval
from SSC to the Planning & Zoning Department when applying for a
Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
Provide five-foot-wide sidewalks in accordance with City Ordinance
Section 12-5-2.K.
All signage shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in Section
11-14 of the City Zoning and Development Ordinance.
All construction shall conform to the requirements of the gar~ericans
with Disabilities Act.
The Planning and Zoning Commission further recommends:
1.22
The applicant shall provide a landscape plan that includes landscaping
on the south wall from the west end of the sidewalk to the east corner of
the building.
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1.23 The applicant is not required to landscape on the east boundary of the
lot.
1.24
Landscaping on the north side shall commence at the west end and
extend all the way across the north property line, except within 5 feet of
the building which will consist of a sidewalk.
Adopt the Recommendations of the Central District Health Department as follows:
1.25 Run-off is not to create a mosquito breeding problem.
1.26
Stormwater shall be pretreated through a grassy swale prior to discharge
to the subsurface to prevent impact to groundwater and surface water
quality; or
The Engineers and architects involved with the design of the subject
project shall obtain current best management practices for stormwater
disposal and design a stormwater management system that prevents
groundwater and surface water degradation. In the event a practice
other than a grassy swale is used, Applicant shall submit detailed plans
and a complete Operations And Maintenance Manual to the Director of
Public Works for review and approval.
Adopt the Recommendations of the Ada County Highway District as follows:
1.27 The proposed northern driveway shall be relocated approximately 52-
feet to the south to align with East King Street.
1.28 The southern driveway shall be as proposed on the site plan.
1.29 The driveways shall be paved their full-required with to a point 30-feet
beyond the edge of pavement of Baltic Place.
1.30
If the new improvements are damaged during construction, the
application shall be responsible for replacing the damaged curb, gutter
and/or sidewalk on Baltic Street with new curb, gutter and/or sidewalk
to match existing improvements.
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1.31 Utility street cuts in pavement less than five years old are not allowed
unless approved in writing by the District.
2. The conditions shall be reviewable by the Council pursuant to Meridian
City Code § 11-17-9.
3. The above conditions are concluded to be reasonable and the applicant
shall meet such requirements as a condition of approval of the application for a
conditional use permit.
4. That the City Attorney draft an Order Granting Conditional Use Permit
in accordance with this Decision, which shall be signed by the Mayor and City Clerk
and then a copy served by the Clerk upon the applicant, the Planning and Zoning
Department, the Public Worlcs Department and any affected party requesting notice.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION
Please take notice that this is a final action of the governing body of the City
of Meridian, pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-6521 an affected person being a person
who has an interest in real property which may be adversely affected by the issuance
or denial of the conditional use permit may within twenty-eight (28) days after the
date of this decision and order seek a judicial review as provided by Chapter 52, Title
67, Idaho Code.
By action of the City Council at its regular meeting held on the
day of , 2001.
ROLL CALL:
COUNCILMAN RON ANDERSON
VOTED
VOTED
COUNCILMAN KEITH BIRD
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COUNCILWOMAN TAMMY deWEERD
COUNCILWOMAN CHEKIE McCANDLESS
VOTED
VOTED
MAYOR ROBERT O. CORRIE (TIE BREAKER)
DATED: S-~:) ~ dpt/
VOTED
MOTION:
APPROVED~
DISAPPROVED:
Copy served upon Applicant, Planning and Zoning Department, Public Works
Department and the City Attorney.
By: j~d/~"~ ~
City Clerk
Dated:
81111,
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