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Keith Bird
Christine Donnell
Charles M. Rountree
Shaun Wardle
CITY DEPARTMENTS
Fire
540 E. Franklin Road
888-1234/ fax 895-0390
Parks & Recreation
11 W. Bower Street
888-3579 / fax 898-5501
Planning
660 E. Watertower Lane
Suite 202
884-5533 / fax 888-6844
Police
1401 E. Watel'tower Lane
888-6678 / 846-7366
Public Works
660 E. Watertower Lane
Suite 200
898-5500 / fax 898-9551
- Building
660 E. Watertowel' Lane
Suite 150
887-2211 / fax 887-1297
- Wastewater
3401 N. Ten Mile Road
888-2191 / fax 884-0744
- Water
2235 N.W. 8th Street
888-5242/ fax 884-1159
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AWARENESS
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
and
MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF AWARENESS IS HEREBY GIVEN that members of
the City Council of the City of Meridian, members of the Planning and
Zoning Commission and members of the City Staff are invited and will be
attending a presentation on "Higher Density Development Myth & Facts"
by Maureen McAvey. The presentation will be held at the City Council
Chambers, Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho on
Tuesday, August 30,2005 at 5:00 P.M. This is not a meeting or workshop
nor is there an agenda.
The public is welcomed to attend.
DATED this 26th day of August, 2005.
CITY HALL 33 EAST IDAHO A VENUE MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642 (208) 888-4433
CITY CLERK - FAX 888-4218 CITY AITORNEY / HR- FAX 884-8723 FINANCE & UTILITY BfLUNG - FAX 887-4813 MAYOR'S OFFICE _ FAX 884-8119
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Tammy de Weerd
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Keith Bird
Chl'istine Donnell
Charles M. Rountl'ee
Shaun Wardle
CITY DEPARTMENTS
Fire
540 E. Franklin Road
888-1234 / fax 895-0390
Parks & Recl'eation
n W. Bower Street
888-3579 / fax 898-5501
Planning
660 E. Watertower Lane
Suite 202
884-5533 / fax 888-6844
Police
1401 E. Watertower Lane
888-6678 / 846-7366
Public Works
660 E. Watertower Lane
Suite 200
898-5500 / fax 898-9551
- Building
660 E. Wa tertowel' Lane
Suite 150
887-2211 / fax 887-1297
- Wastewater
3401 N. Ten Mile Road
888-2191 / fax 884-0744
- Watel'
2235 N.W. 8th Street
888-5242/ fax 884-1159
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AWARENESS
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCil
and
MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF AWARENESS IS HEREBY GIVEN that members of
the City Council of the City of Meridian, members of the Planning and
Zoning Commission and members of the City Staff are invited and will be
attending a presentation on "Higher Density Development Myth & Facts"
by Maureen McAvey. The presentation will be held at the City Council
Chambers, Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho on
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at 5:00 P.M. This is not a meeting or workshop
nor is there an agenda.
The public is welcomed to attend.
DATED this 26th day of August, 2005.
CITY HALL 33 EAST IDAHO AVENUE MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642 (208) 888-4433
CITY CLERK - FAX 888-4218 CITY AITORNEY / HR - FAX 884-8723 FINANCE & UTILITY BILLING _ FAX 887-4813 MAYOR'S OFFICE _ FAX 884-8119
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From: Steve Siddoway [siddowas@meridiancity.org]
Sent: Monday, August 29,200510:58 AM
To: 'Clair Bowman'
Cc: 'Anna Canning'; 'Will Berg'; 'Peggy Gardner'
Subject: FW: Density Myths& Facts, Maureen McAvey
Clair,
Won't this conflict with Tom Hudson's presentation to City CouncillMDC about the Parking Study? Or has Tom's
presentation been moved?
Steve
From: Peggy Gardner [mailto:gardnerp@meridiancity.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 25,20054:49 PM
To: whuckabay@eccotink.com; Zaremba, Euphemia Renee; davidm@cmcompany.com; keithborup@cableone.net;
mrohm@enertechselVices.com; Tammy de Weerd; Will Berg; allens@meridiancity.org; canninga@meridiancity.org;
hawkinsb@meridiancity.org; hoedc@meridiancity.erg; kirkpatw@meridiancity.erg; siddowas@meridiancity .erg;
vigilk@meridiancity.erg; crountre@itd.state.id.us; Christine Donnell; birdronaldkeith@msn.com;
wardles@meridiancity.org
Subject: Density Myths& Facts, Maureen McAvey
Tuesday, August 30th at 5:00 pm
Diane Kushlan with Blueprintfor Good Growth and ULI has made time for Maureen McAvey, Senior Resident Fellow,
Urban Development, the Urban Land Institute, to talk with Council, Staff and the Planning Commission.
Earlier in the day she will give a formal presentation to ULl members and some elected officials on "Higher Density
Development Myth & Facts". Her presentation will include an overview of the widespread misconceptions about
density, compare the advantages and draw-backs of higher- and low-density development and show examples of
density that is done well, in context with the community.
Peggy Gardner
Administrative Assistant to
Mayor Tammy de Weerd
City of Meridian
33 E. Idaho Avenue
Meridian, Il) 83642
Phone 888-4433
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888-5242 / fax 884-1159
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AWARENESS
MERfDtAN CITY COUNCIL
and
MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF AWARENESS IS HEREBY GIVEN that members of
the City Council of the City of Meridian, members of the Planning and
Zoning Commission and members of the City Staff are invited and will be
attending a presentation on "Higher Density Development Myth & Facts"
by Maureen McAvey. The presentation will be held at the City Council
Chambers, Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho on
Tuesday, August 30,2005 at 5:00 P.M. This is not a meeting or workshop
nor is there an agenda.
The public is welcomed to attend.
DATED this 26th day of August, 2005.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AWARENESS
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
and
MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF AWARENESS IS HEREBY GIVEN that members of
the Cit~ Council of the City of Meridian, members of the Planning and
Zoning Commission and members of the City Staff are invited and will be
attending a presentation on "Higher Density Development Myth & Facls"
by Maureen McAvey. The presentation will be held at the City Council
Chambers, Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho on
Tuesday, August 30,2005 at 5:00 P.M. This is not a meeting or workshop
nor is there an agenda,
The public is welcomed to attend.
DATED this 26th day of August, 2005.
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Meridian City Council Special Meetina/Joint Workshop
Auaust 30. 2005
The Meridian City Council Special Meeting/Joint Workshop with the Planning and
Zoning Commission was called to order at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, August 30,
2005 by Mayor Tammy de Weerd.
Members Present Mayor Tammy de Weerd, Keith Bird, Shaun Wardle, Charlie
Rountree and Christine Donnell.
Staff Present Brad Watson, Len Grady, John Shawcroft, Bruce Freckleton,
Craig Hood, Anna Canning, Clint Dolsby, Steve Siddoway and Will Berg.
Commissioners Present: David Zaremba, Wendy Newton-Huckabay, Keith
Borup.
Item 1.
Roll-call Attendance:
Rolf call.
~ Shaun Wardle ~Christine Donnell
X Charlie Rountree X Keith Bird
- ---1L- Mayor Tammy de Weerd
Berg: And then we have two members of the Planning and Zoning Commission:
Dave Zaremba, Wendy Newton-Huckabay and I don't believe anybody else is
here.
De Weerd: Commissioner Borup had to leave. He may join us later then.
Rountree: No, he is gone.
Item 2.
Adoption of the Agenda:
Bird: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve the agenda as published.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: All those in favor, say aye.
ALL AYES. MOTION CARRIED.
Item 3.
Introductions:
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August 30, 2005
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De Weerd: I don't know what Item 3 is. Introductions. Hi I am Tammy.
Donnell: We already did that.
Bird: We got that ahead of the agenda.
Item 4.
Presentation by the Public Works Department of the
Wastewater Treatment and Collection System:
De Weerd: At this time I would like to turn the meeting over to our Public Works
Director, Brad Watson.
Watson: Thank you Madame Mayor, Council members and Commissioners. It's
good to actually have a little bit of the floor for a while on this. We are usually
talking about land use issues or whatever else it is that we talk about such as
ordinances and that sort of thing and we usually only bring something up on the
wastewater side if there is a problem. Well, there are some issues to discuss
tonight, but we are also going to just give you a general update on the status of
not only the Waste Water Treatment Plant, but the collection system as a whole
and our planning efforts. Specifically the goals that I would hope that we could
strive toward tonight are to provide a brief department overview, particularly to
those of you who aren't real familiar with the operations that go on out there. We
don't normally get an opportunity to Of I don't anyway get an opportunity to speak
to the Commission on all the activities that are going on. We also will provide
you status update on some of the current projects that have been funded and are
either in design or under construction. Thirdly, I would Ilke to let you know about
some of the development pressures and issues that we are seeing. People that
are walking into the door asking us when we are going to be there, this is I think
probably almost a daily routine for staff anymore. Finally, we are going to ask
that we spend a little bit of time on some areas where I think the Public Works
Department needs some direction. I listed the Black Cat Trunk area and this all
encompassed scene, euphemistic, south area and we will get to that. Before I go
any further I should introduce Public Works staff that is here tonight. We have
Len Grady, our City Engineer; John Shawcroft, our Waste Water Superintendent;
we have Clint Dolsby and John Mills, who are our staff engineers and Bruce
Freckleton sitting in the back row for some reason who is our Development
Services Manager. Collectively, this group deals with wastewater; sewef issues
daily if not hourly - questions that come up from developers, engineers, builders,
etc.
De Weerd: Brad, I guess I would Ilke to thank your staff. I know with the growth
pressures and everything that is going on in the city sometimes it seems a little
bit overwhelming and you guys do a stellar job. We really appreciate it. We take
great pride in our staff in the job that you do and we are very confident in that.
And it's nice to be able to say that. So, thank you.
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August 30, 2005
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Watson: Thank you, Mayor. That kind of jogged my memory at the earlier
presentation when you were looking at Stacy's budget presentations and some of
the comments that Keith and Charlie were - I am sorry, Councilmember Bird and
Councilmember Rountree were making about several years ago and the size of
the budgets - it is a little staggering to look at what we are doing. I couldn't
explain it in half an hour if I needed to, but each of these people is responsible for
millions of dollars in one way or another and they do a good job.
De Weerd: They do save us money too and we also appreciate that, too.
Watson: So, back to slides to kind of let you know what the organization of the
Public Works Department is - normally people call the building on Watertower
the Public Works Department, which is true it is part of the Public Works, but we
also encompass what we call operations, which includes both the Water Division
and the Waste Water Division located on Ten Mile Road. A brief overview of the
Waste Water Division - there are 28 employees, they are operating 24/ 7. Max
monthly flow and this is from 2004 is 4.9 million gallons per day, (inaudible)
capacity is rated at 5.5 through almost all of the components out there. There
are a few, but we can get by those. Peak hourly flow that we have experienced
lately is 9 million gallons per day with a peak hour capacity of 16 mgd. One thing
to point out is that max monthly flow is always in August and September and we
haven't seen this year's max month flow. There is another slide that I will get into
that a little more deeply. Collection system - it's hidden, people see it, hopefully
they never smell it, but it's down there and we think there is about 325 miles of it.
That's what we got through our GIS system, anyway, yesterday. Fifteen lift
stations pumping anywhere from 80 to 900 gallons per minute. John's crew is
actively supervising cleaning of the system each year. All those lines are
(inaudible) inspected every eight years on a rotating basis. The astounding part
of this is that through both city projects and developer driven projects we are
adding anywhere from 30 to 50 miles per year.
(Inaudible discussion from audience)
De Weerd: Ma'am, I am sorry this isn't a public hearing, but if you could clarify
that.
Watson: Sure, Madame Mayor. The only activities that the city does is on the
city owned collection system. There are components of that system that run
through annexed property to property that is annexed to the city, so it's all within
the city's area of impact.
Bird: Madame Mayor. Brad before we go - that last one and you don't have to
go back to it - showed - is 36 inch our largest pipe that we use in the sewer
system?
Watson: Madame Mayor, Councilmember Bird it is right now. Am I wrong?
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August 30,2005
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(Inaudible speaker and discussion)
Watson: Excuse me; we put in a 42-inch -
Bird: Down Black Cat?
Watson: No, that's 36 inch, but the main trunk that comes into the south of the
plant was just recently replaced from 27 to 42 inch. It's not a real major section,
but it's there.
Bird: Thank you very much, Brad.
Watson: Okay. A little background on the Waste Water Treatment facility. It
was brought on line in approximately 1979 for $3 million as a 2.8 million gallon
per day plant. Periodic expansions occurred from 1996 to 2004 increasing both
the level of treatment provided and the capacity to it's present 5.5. The cost of
those capital projects was nearly $14 million. Based on construction cost index,
the current replacement value of that facility is $26 million. Fourth bullet point
probably doesn't mean anything to most people. It's an activated sludge process
with (inaudible) filters, UV infection, we don't chlorinate anymore - with
discharges to Five Mile Creek and occasional discharges to Boise River if
conditions in Five Mile Creek warrant that. This is the slide that I referred to
earlier, where we are talking about capacity at the treatment facility. You'll see
that we brought some additional facilities on line in 2000 that provided us a pretty
decent buffer for expansion. The growth over the last three years is quickly
eating that capacity up. The thing to note on the 2005 bar is that is our July peak
flow of, I think, 4.7 or 4.8 million gallons. We are projecting that it will probably
be more in the neighborhood of 5.2 to 5.3 million gallons per day average during
August and September, which essentially is giving us $200,000 excess capacity,
which in this business isn't a great comfort level. Thus the need for this monster.
This is the schematic of Phase 1 expansion out at the plant. There was some
money budgeted this previous year and we ask for another enhancement this
year to take in the whole project. It's, I think, $18 to $20 million. It will be
constructed in two phases. Those phases will be somewhat simultaneous. The
first one bids in about three weeks and it will involve all the liquid stream in the
plant. The second phase will bid probably next May and will involve all the solids
handling.
Donnell: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Yes, Ms. Donnell.
Donnell: Brad, can you go back to that slide? I mean my eyes just aren't what
they used to be. Can you tell me what the legend is in terms of the colors? So,
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the purple is new Waste Water Treatment? Green is existing. What is - okay, I
am trying to adjust here.
Watson: I am sorry, I don't have a full size copy in front of me.
Donnell: Neither do J. I mean, this one is even smaller.
Watson: Yeah. Trying to conserve paper. I am sorry. The blue are facilities to
be added as part of this project that will be bid in the next three weeks. This is
kind of the Ilquid stream - primary clarifier, two more (inaudible) basins and
another secondary clarifier along with some pumping facilities in here. The green
is existing improvements that we have made over the years. This - r am not a
color person - mustard yellow, maybe, I don't know. Those are existing solids
handling facilities. The burnt orange is future - not future, well it is future, but
part of this project and it will be solids handling.
Donnell: Follow up Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: That is all in one spot?
Watson: Yes.
Donnell: Is this the Ten Mile location?
Watson: Councilmember Donnell, yes this is on the Ten Mile location. The
green is really part of the original plant, well, it includes some of the expansions,
but this is on the 40-acre site.
Donnell: Okay, gotcha.
Watson: I do have another slide that comes along a little later that shows the
facility in relation to what the city owns and that may help. This slide just
reiterates or lists out what we will be including in this next bid. Okay. The Phase
1 (b) that we will bid next May - about a $7 million construction project, includes
anaerobic digestion, bio-solids dryer and 18 month construction. We are
aggressively trying to get this project done and pushing our consulting engineer
very hard. But, at the current growth rate we are actually having to step back
and say okay this is all well and good, but we have got to look at what's going to
happen after that. At the current growth rate, this almost $20 million expansion
will be tapped out in 2009 at the rates that have been experienced over the last
18 months. So, we need to begin planning soon. We haven't even completed
construction and we have to plan the next plan, it is just a weird environment
right now. We met this morning - with some of the staff and what we would like
to do is issue an RFP for facility planning in October. As I noted in parenthesis
there, I didn't think we needed this soon, but we just kind of have to come to the
realization that we need to plan for the next plant in Fiscal Year '06. I don't have
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August 30,2005
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a figure for you right now, but we are going to go into development of the RFP
over the next four weeks and get that published and come back to you for a
budget amendment -- when and if we successfully negotiate a contract with a
consultant. Okay. Just a little update on the noise and odor study that Corollo
Engineers completed in 2004. As you may recall it identified anywhere from 2.8
to 5.3 million dollars in potential odor control costs. The Phase 1 project that is
being bid out and the solids portion that is being designed does incorporate the
infrastructure to be able to add those facilities. In other words, they have - it'll
include conduit and electrical service or the capability for electrical service space.
We do have one structure out there that is not - well these guys can correct me if
I am wrong - it's not part of the Phase 1 expansion, but it's where all these lift
stations are going to discharge and we are - we will be installing odor control on
that. And they recently completed a stand-by power building out there that has
very extensive noise control on it. There are two generators? Two right now for
space for two more that will carry the whole plant and there are significant noise
control on those two. This is the photo, Councilmember Donnell that I was
alluding to that more clearly shows the site. We almost - well, really all of the
construction contemplated in this $20 million project is contained in this footprint
here; and as you can see there is area out here that we can expand into. As we
have thought for many years about what would happen it was kind of a pipe
dream at the time, but what would happen beyond 9 million gallons per day, we
envisioned almost a wrap around plant back here because this footprint will just
be maxed out with this upcoming project. We are going to have to utilize some of
this. You recall on our enhancements we asked for another $1.2 million for land
purchase, we didn't really have any particular land in mind, but it seemed
appropriate with all the discussion of development in this WWTP mixed-use
comprehensive plan designation that maybe we needed to increase our buffer
somewhere in here. Of course, this has already received Council approval for
Preliminary Plat, but other than that just looking in this area.
Bird: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Brad, what have we got, 47 acres there now that we sit on?
Watson: Councilmember Bird, I think that's right, it's between 45, 47.
Bird: And you are trying to pick up another 20 or so? Is that what it is Brad?
Watson: Well, it's under-
Bird: Or whatever you can get -
Watson: Well, the prices I am hearing for land lately, I am not sure that is going
to buy much.
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Bird: Maybe an acre, huh?
Watson: I think, generally, that's what we had in mind at the time we wrote the
budget enhancement was around 20 acres. We will switch from the Waste
Water Treatment and turn to our collection's system. It's kind of an overview of
where we have been in the last four or five years. The city has added eight miles
of trunk line. Those include projects like the White Trunk, the North Slue, the
South Slue, Five Mile Relief Line - some of those bigger projects. There is an
additional four miles under design and construction is funded. Those include a
portion of the Black Cat. This Ten Mile diversion line, which is really - it's part of
the Black Cat project, but we named it something different and then also the
North Black Cat project, which is in 2006 budget. I had to show you a picture of
this. I thought this was pretty cool. This is Black Cat Road during construction
as you can see - well, hopefully, you can see that. It was torn up quite well. It
had a bad base under it and we actually went into a joint agreement with ACHD
to replace some of that. But, it was really torn apart.
De Weerd: How deep is that?
Watson: I think at its deepest point it was 30 feet deep - 36-inch sewer and 30
feet deep. Maybe a little more than that? If you know that area, groundwater is
bad. The contractor really did a good job on that, which was Bodifer
Construction, by the way. But, this is how it turned out, which I think is really
nice.
Bird: That looks nice.
Watson: That's a joint effort between our staff, ACHD, the contractor and really
the neighbors out there. It's - maybe I am not getting complaints anymore -
maybe Len's getting them all, I don't know. It seemed like a pretty smooth
project. I know we had a few hiccoughs for access to driveways, but I think it
went pretty well. This is a picture of the lift station that is being constructed. That
is where that big sewer down Black Cat is going to end up. This is a picture
from, I think, probably a month or month and one half ago, where they are
pouring the second deck of this - what is essentially a three-story structure.
Well, only one story is above ground, most of it is underground. This picture
doesn't do justice for the size of this crater out here and the amount of concrete
that has went into it. But, this is on schedule and it should be completed around
January 2006. The current Black Cat project that is funded is - well, let me
explain this a little bit. It terminates on Ten Mile Road in two places. There are a
few extra lines showing in here, going across country that aren't included in the
current project. The plan is to terminate here at Ten Mile Road on the main
Black Cat. This is what we call the Ten Mile diversion line that comes through
the Castlebrook Subdivisions; what is called the Chesterfield Subdivision and
through some other properties to Ten Mile Road. Currently, it is only constructed
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in the right-of-way of Franklin to this point. We have attempted to negotiate
easements with this property owner for quite some time. We have gotten word
recently that maybe a portion of that has changed hands and indications are that
easement negotiation will be a little quicker - to put it that way, I guess. Then we
thought we had an easement this property owner, without this easement we
haven't gone to full design, so once we get to full design with this section then I
think we will get a little closer to getting it out here. This portion of the project is
kind of hit and miss in my mind. It deals with a developer, a project that was
denied by Council, a church project that was approved by Council and then an
ACHD project that is coming for road widening in late 2006, so this one is a little
bit convoluted, but we will get there. All right. Here is where I get to tell you why
everyone is coming in, calling, sending emails and wanting meetings. These are
the development pressure areas. First one is no surprise to you - you have
funded the North Black Cat project. Let me orient you first. This map is very
busy. This is Highway 20-26; Chinden through here; McMillan and then Ustick is
just down here with the Waste Water Plant down here. At the lower part of the
screen, Ten Mile Road, Black Cat Road and McDermott over here. This line will
serve, essentially these two sections to the east, it may serve a little bit of
frontage along the west side of Black Cat, but really not too much because the
land slopes off to the northwest. What is shown up here is some of those
properties that are requesting inclusion in the City of Meridian area of impact.
There is a project that has been annexed in this general vicinity called
Bainbridge. There will be another project coming to you shortly or at least in the
next couple of months that - well, I have the figures here somewhere - well,
maybe I don't. It was around another 310 acres representing between 500 and
600 residential units. I believe timing may be an issue for those developers. We
do have a schedule for this project in terms of design and completion. A lot of it
is contingent upon easement acquisition and site selection for the lift station.
Everything here will have to be pumped back to the plant because again it is
down stream from the plant.
Bird: Brad, excuse me, Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: UH-hmn.
Bird: That lift station there is that going to be large like this one that you are
putting in down on the Black Cat Road? Or, now that we put that large one in we
will have to have that large one up there?
Watson: Madame Mayor, Councilmember Bird, it won't be that large. It will be
that deep. We haven't gotten to the point of selecting the pumping system; it'll be
in terms of gallons per minute, we'd (inaudible) 10 to 15 percent of the main
Black Cat. Okay, about 25 percent of the capacity of this main Black Cat that is
under construction. So, it will be a good sized one.
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Bird: Brad, a follow up on that. Now, we are just developing actually from
Chinden south right now, but we are going to set the sewer deep enough that if
the stuff north of that comes in it will be able to hook into there to flow naturally
down to the lift station?
Watson : Yes.
Bird: Okay, thank you.
De Weerd: Brad, I guess, -- oh you are getting it. Forget it.
Watson: Okay. The next area just adjacent to what I spoke about is what we call
the McDermott trunk area. Our master plan for yours has showed another lift
station at the intersection of Five Mile Creek and McDermott Road and also
pumping back to the plant. Because this project is under the initial stages of
development, we haven't focused many of our efforts on this area. Development
terminates right now with Birchstone, or at Black Cat and Ustick Road and that is
as far west as the sewer can get back this way. We are getting really a lot of
inquiries about development in this area. I guess I don't need to go into all the
rumors because they are just rumors, but big chunks have been bought up by
different outfits and I have had - just as an example - with one developer, I have
had four meetings and they are requesting a fifth meeting to hear me say the
same thing about no we are not ready, I don't believe the Mayor and Council are
ready for this area; until I hear differently from them I am just not entertaining
development proposals. So, I guess that is partly why I am here to give you the
opportunity to tell me different on that area. We do have offers from these
developers saying we will build; we will build the trunk line along McDermott; we
will build the pressure sewer, whatever you need. The city won't be put out any
capital cost on this.
De Weerd: Well, right now, Brad you are studying the four square miles to the
west of that and I am assuming that that would pump into the McDermott?
Watson: Madame Mayor I am sorry I didn't mention that. Yes as part of the
contract that you approved with J-U-B earlier this spring, they are studying those
four square miles directly adjacent to this. Part of that study is what we are going
to do with this lift station; if it is actually built there or if we look at something that
is a little more regional down here or is there some staging where we kind of leap
frog and that is part of their ongoing study. In fact, I talked with J-U-B this
afternoon. I think Clint was in the room as well and they are right now modeling
that section. That is what they are working on right now. So, I don't have any
results on what they want to do or recommend.
De Weerd: And that is also study area for a major roadway that we also want to
take into consideration as well.
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Watson: Correct Madame Mayor and J-U-B is aware of that.
De Weerd: Council, I think the last word staff had is until the expansion is
completely on line that trunk is not a consideration and you don't hear anyone
changing that.
Watson: Okay, this is the heart of the presentation where we actually tell you our
little problem. We got an area of the city where we are really down to the wire in
terms of sewer capacity. This is what is called the Ten Mile trunk. It serves the
area roughly between Meridian Road and Eagle and beyond south of Victory
Road. We have only 500 units of capacity left with those projects that have been
approved by Council, but there are another 870 units that are either getting ready
to submit or have had pre-application meetings with staff. We do have one staff
member that religiously tracks this and seems to take great pleasure saying the
daily updates of the number of the ERU's are in the red, so, this is pretty up to
the date. His name is Mike Cole, just for the record.
Bird: Brad, one question. To relieve that Ten Mile trunk, the only way we are
going to be able to relieve it on the south of the Freeway is to get to the Black
Cat underneath and over, right?
Watson: Madame Mayor, Councilmember Bird, that is - yeah. These next two
slides kind of show you what we are trying to do here. This is just a graphical
image from our sewer model. I apologize; it is a little bit grainy and faded out.
To orient you, here is Victory Road. These are the subdivisions that have been
approved and mostly built - there are some more in this vicinity that have been
approved. What you see traveling through here along Ten Mile Creek is,
amazingly enough, Ten Mile trunk and it is the one that is experiencing some
capacity issues. The main capacity issues are up here at Franklin and Linder.
So, the ultimate plan that has been in our master plan for years and years, is that
at some point this Black Cat would come under the freeway over to Meridian
Road and that we would divert flow from the south over westward and that is why
that Black Cat trunk in size is so big. If you want to go to the next slide, I will
show you what we are looking at here. As it says, we are pursuing immediate
short term and long-term solutions. The short term or the immediate solution that
would enable us to add another 1,300 ERU's in that area involves upgrading of a
lift station and a little bit of sewer line reconstruction. Len and Clint will have that
design contract front of you next week to get J-U-B going on that. One of the
other things that we will be pursuing with development is, sorry I used utilization
and not use - we are going to utilize off peak pumping for new developments if
they are of any significant size. We obviously can't do that and make it cost
effective for a 20-lot subdivision. Hopefully we can a little bit of regionalization
going. The idea of this is that subdivisions retain their sewage onsite in a large
holding tank and they pump in the middle of the night or whenever the flows are
low. This is something that I never would have dreamed that we would consider
two or three years ago. We are kind of at that point where we are going to have
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to squeeze some efficiencies out of the existing system until the ultimate solution
is in the ground.
Donnell: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Ms. Donnell.
Donnell: So, Brad, say that again. That in using the existing infrastructure that is
in place, you have - what do you do? You hold -
Watson: Yeah.
Donnell: And then you move it off peak times?
Watson: Right.
Donnell: Where do you hold it?
Watson: They hold it in a large concrete, usually it's a concrete vault-type thing
that is underground. It's not a really popular way to do it because of potential
odor problems, there is pumping costs, there is maintenance issues. The way
we do want to pursue it though is the developers will be responsible for having
their own O&M contract on that facility, the pumping station, the holding tank and
there are companies out there that do that.
Donnell: So, it's the developer that pays for that holding tank?
Watson: Yes.
Donnell: And maintains it?
Watson: Yes.
De Weerd: And takes the phone calls of the odor?
Watson: That is the goal, yes.
Bird: Who is responsible for the lift station?
Watson: It's part of the holding tank.
Bird: It is part of the holding - and they are going to be responsible for
maintenance?
Watson: Yeah, and actually the way-
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Bird: You are asking for a can of worms.
Watson: Well, we have lift stations that are run that way, now.
Bird: No, I know. I realize that but -
Donnell: Okie dokie. Sure glad I asked that question. Moving right along.
Watson: The concept, just to back up a little bit and make it a little more clear is
similar to the Interstate in the morning. Instead of adding more cars at peak time,
we are holding them all in Caldwell until two in the morning and then sending
them through.
Donnell: Oh, if we could only do that.
De Weerd: Can you figure out that collection system for cars? That would be
nice.
Watson: Well, I will just close with that idea by saying, you know, that's what we
are investigating right now, if much more development is going to occur in that
area in the near future.
De Weerd: Now, Brad are those ERU's committed through the preliminary plats
or are those final plats?
Watson: Madame Mayor, the way we treat it is technically it's you're your
annexation. That's when we feel like that is committed to the developer. But, we
base that number on the preliminary plat that you almost always approve at the
same time. Once that is done then those are committed, we feel. One of the
other options that we have only just briefly looked at is more of a sub-regional lift
station located in the vicinity of Overland and Linder Road that would pump over
into the Black Cat on the north side of the Interstate. This would involve
construction of some of that Black Cat trunk east of Linder Road and, in fact, it
would go through Bear Creek Park and we would be tearing that up. It would be
a sizable project, but that is one of the things that at least have been thrown out
there. Obviously, the ultimate solution is the extension of the Black Cat trunk
from where we are terminating it with our current project to Meridian Road where
it needs to join up.
Bird: Brad, do you have an estimate on what the extend from the freeway at the
Ten Mile Interchange onto the end of the Black Cat - what kind of a dollar figure
we - at one time J-U-B had given us some kind of dollar figure and estimate?
And I can't remember what it was and of course it wouldn't be current.
Watson: You are talking about this gap from where we are terminating all the
way over to the Meridian Road? Essentially, is that what -?
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Bird: No I am talking from where we come under the underpass on south Black
Cat.
Watson: Okay. The rough figure that we had been using for sewer construction
was about a $1 million per mile. That is proving inadequate anymore with the
prices we are seeing.
Bird: I was going to say more like $2.9.
Watson: Yeah, and I should back up. That one on Black Cat road was much
higher because of the road reconstruction as well. Where this one is really going
cross-country through here, although we would have to go through and tear out
the park and replace that, a lot of this is not in public right-of-way. Although, the
State Highway and that might be a little tricky coming up through there. I would
guess that $4 million?
(Inaudible discussion)
Watson: $4 million or that range.
Bird: And that wouldn't include coring under the freeway and getting it across
with it?
Watson: No.
Bird: Okay. Thank you, Brad.
Watson: We will move on a little bit, but I think I do want to come back to that
Black Cat area and maybe look at - or discuss some timelines with you on at
least what you think we should be doing in terms of getting that under the
Interstate. Anyway, we will come back to that in a little bit. The final thing that I
have in our presentation is a discussion of what we just call the south area. To
give you a little history on this, staff met with surrounding cities, municipalities in
November, December of 2004. We met with Boise City individually and then we
did, in December, have a joint meeting with Nampa's Public Works Director,
Kuna's Consulting Engineer and us, I guess. Three parties there - Kuna, Nampa
and Meridian to discuss just where the ultimate boundaries. The meeting with
Boise City went pretty well - a very good arrangement with them, we just really
look at sewer-ability. Paul Raymond from Nampa City, he just said we are not
going across the County line, so that was easy. When we were meeting with
Kuna, there was an area, a large triangle in this vicinity that didn't seem anyone
was really planning for at the time, so we just kind of drew on a map with markers
and everything and it all kind of went away. So, our staff got to looking at it and
thinking, well, you know somebody needs to do something and so we started just
kind of planning on what we were going to do and how we were going to study
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that and we ended up negotiating a contract with J-U-B Engineers to study, not
only the no-mans-Iand as it was called at the time, but also the four square miles
up in the northwest. Evidently, Kuna came away from that meeting with really
the same inclination to plan for that no-mans-Iand. This will help, just kind of look
at the area in general. The shading on the lines doesn't come out, but this is the
City of Meridian area of impact boundary. These are those notorious referral
areas up in here. I think - I believe this is Kuna's current area of impact
boundary and we just pulled this off the GIS layer that we have as something
called Kuna's referral area. I am not sure that that is real or not. There seems to
be some dispute or some - it is? The Planning Director agrees that it is real. I
did tried to find you late this afternoon to ask you about that, but she was in a
meeting probably with a developer. Anyway, so we patched J-U-B with studying
all this area and we scored it off at Columbia Road because we have already
planned sewer in this through our master plan, so we all we did was just to make
it simple was to just square it off. We did understand that Kuna's plan at that
time went a half-mile, I believe, at north of Columbia. So, there is a little bit of
overlap, but in terms of big sewer plans, it didn't seem like that big of deal at the
time. We have, over the summer, met with City of Kuna and we met with Kuna's
Consulting Engineer, who is acting as their City Engineer. We had some decent
discussions on how we are going to jointly plan this - maybe construct it, maybe
operate it and all kinds of ideas floating around - can you go to the next slide
line? So, what we did is just put together six alternatives that we could look at
out in that area. They ranged from Kuna built plant with Meridian as a customer
and vice-a-versa; a creation of a third entity that oversaw the whole area in like a
regional sewer board and everything in between. As we were thinking about this,
one of the things that made the most sense to engineering staff was if there is
development to be done out there and we really want, at least from the City of
Meridian's perspective and if we really want to plan this properly, we need to step
back a little bit and take some time. Not so much in the collection system, but in
the ultimate treatment of sewage or wastewater in that area. To allow that
planning period and what we think would be the negotiations with EPA on a
discharge permit - if we do determine that development is imminent out there
then this interim pump station on Mason Creek and pumping back to Meridian's
Slack Cat system seemed to be the most expeditious solution to get things going.
If you could flip back to that map real quick. Mason Creek is this water body that
flows through here. So, we were just thinking this is the low point of the sewer
drainage. If we could just pump over the hill, under the Interstate. It's really not
that faraway to the Black Cat trunk that is just being constructed and it will be
operational in January. So, what we are going to do is we are going to have J-U-
B finish off their study as they were originally tasked, squaring it off at Columbia
Road and we will continue seeing what we need to do out there. We did meet
with DEQ staff just in initial scoping meeting yesterday morning to talk about
alternatives and what they thought timelines were for discharge permits and or
land application permits and just kind of help us walk through that process. It was a very good meeting. It really was.
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Rountree: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Yes, Councilman Rountree.
Rountree: Can you give us some of the details, some of the hope or lack of hope
they might have expressed to you?
Watson: Oh, the DEQ?
Rountree: Yeah, the OEQ.
Watson: Yes, Councilman Rountree. EPA is an odd organization because
sometimes they can act very quickly, but their belief was that probably three, up
to five years to get that discharged permit. There are some anomalies, we've
learned, where they actually have secured those in 18 months, but I think that
wasn't for municipality, that was for something else that maybe had some
backers elsewhere. The Regional Engineering Manager at OEQ was not
optimistic that it would really be too much less than five years to secure that.
Just as an example, we have had our renewal into EPA -
Speaker unknown: In June 2004.
Watson: Yeah, 15 months and we haven't heard anything from them. No word,
no comments, nothing.
De Weerd: And did you say that was the good news?
Watson: I didn't say it was good news. I said it was a good meeting. We just
talked about a lot of different things and they were very appreciative of us coming
in and just kind of talking about grand planning and they were very forthcoming.
It was a good constructive meeting. It wasn't good news, necessarily. The-
(Tape turned over)
Watson: -- seemed to be interested in this lift station option as far as an interim
regional solution.
De Weerd: Brad, with the lift station as an interim solution to some of the issues
out there, what would be a timeframe?
Watson: We have talked about that and I forgot to mention that about two weeks
ago as promised we got staff together with J-U-B (inaudible---) and didn't come
out until we had at least a few solutions to something. That is where some of
that Ten Mile trunk stuff came from. We talked about schedule on this interim
idea, kicked it around and you know if you threw everything out and had some
decent negotiations with some of the other agencies - Nampa, Meridian, ITO
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getting under the Interstate, 18 months is achievable. We have had some
meetings with or a meeting maybe with a property owner in that area. Maybe
site selection wouldn't be as hard as we think it might be, but we haven't really
talked about specific spots too much.
De Weerd: Now, would this also be a solution then to the south Ten Mile trunk?
Watson: Madame Mayor, no. No, it would be separate. It would not solve that
at all.
De Weerd: You would have to bore under 1-84 in two places, then?
Watson: Yes. Well, based on the master plan it looks like yes. Maybe we
haven't gone far enough down that analysis, but maybe we could. It depends on
where that main Black Cat trunk comes under the Interstate. If we shuffle it one
way or the other then maybe they could co-exist in one spot, but we haven't
gotten that far.
Bird: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Brad, I am sure it is quite expensive to bore under that deal. What would
we have to - this one you are putting in from the lift stations a temporary line that
goes away once Black Cat is finalized? Why couldn't we run Black Cat out at the
same time the lift station is going in, out this end and pumped back to it?
Because it looks like from where the lift station was originally shown on J-U-B
and I presume it is about in the same area - Amity and Ten Mile or somewhere
in that area. We are going to run that with it's own line back and under the
freeway and into the Black Cat at that point?
Watson: Councilman Bird, let me make sure I - the south area interim solution is
over here to the west and it would have to pump over into the main Black Cat.
Were you talking about this over here?
Bird: Brad, what I was talking about was if we ran the Black Cat out so far that to
me if you are just putting in a temporary that pump station, unless you have
changed and that is going to be a permanent line in there, that pump station from
the original J-U-B study showed pumping back and coming into the Black Cat, I
think it was a little bit south of Victory Road or there somewhere the Black Cat
come across - that area pumped back into there.
Watson: Councilman Bird our ultimate plan doesn't have any lift stations
anywhere south of the Interstate. It is all served by gravity. These dots and
maybe I should have specified that, these are simply diversion structures that
have gates in them.
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Bird: I thought that south - I swore that that J-U-B that we got in 1998 or 1999
showed a lift station in the southwest corner of our impact area that had to be
lifted back and it was not a natural flow.
Watson: There was an area, a small corner of our area of impact now and I am
trying to find it here. I think it was maybe just this corner where it couldn't be
served by gravity and if it were ever to be served it would have to be pumped
over. But, it was just a very, very small portion of the area of impact. Everything
that was in our sewer master plan south of the Interstate, flowed by gravity into
the Ten Mile, Black Cat or the Five Mile trunk. But, this would have to be
pumped over the hill because there was, as you well know, that big ridge that
goes through here. That's really the end of the presentation on what we are
doing, what we are facing, where we are. The kind of two big things hanging out
there are that Black Cat trunk - how soon do you want to get it pushed and if you
have any direction on this south area. As I said, we are just going to get J-U-B to
finish off this study. If there is some direction to accelerate, looking into that
interim lift station we'll certainly proceed that way.
Bird: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Brad is there any kind of an estimate on lift stations you or Len have like
per square foot or gallons pumped or however you measure?
Watson: Councilmember Bird we did discuss that at that same meeting. Sorry, I
should be a little more prepared.
Bird: Oh, you are fine, Brad.
Watson: I am thinking that we are looking into the $2 to $3 million range
between pressure, sewer and the lift station.
Bird: Then we would have the mile or the cost per mile of getting it back to the
Black Cat sewer?
Watson: No, that was included in the pressure sewer.
Bird: That would include that?
Watson: Yeah, because that doesn't need to be the big trunk. It's a pressure
line. Although we did talk about-
Bird: What size of line would you use on something like that, Brad? You
wouldn't use a 36-inch line?
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Watson: No. It would probably be like a pair 12. Something that's a little bit
bigger, you usually want a little redundancy in case something happens and
while you are in the road you just put in two to handle your ultimate flow.
Bird: And then you say that we already have J-U-B doing some studying out
there?
Watson: Yeah, they do. The study that was approved in April, it's not only
looking at the topography and planning the collection system, but part of their
task is to look at this long-term pumping as the ultimate solution, a scalping plan,
which is basically a plan that takes - it just partially cleans the sewage and then
pumps the rest of it to the plant or a new plant. But, the new plant study a portion
of that project is really just more a preliminary look, conceptual level cost. It
wasn't really going to look at ultimate treatment. I mean, it wasn't going to get
into that much detail. It was -
Bird: Thank you.
(Inaudible discussion)
Watson: Len was just pointing out that part of the reason that we think we can
build this a little faster and is the pressure sewer pumping back over the hill
would be in the right-of-way so the easement acquisition would be not as intense.
Although, when you get to the Interstate you obviously can't bore under the
overpass so you have got to kind of come out and around. We also talked about
maybe making that pressure sewer that is going up the hill at grade so that it can
be turned into a gravity sewer in the future and those sorts of things. But, I think
we were talking about $3 million, plus or minus, dollar range.
Bird: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Brad, when we went under the Interstate, we'd go deep enough that when
they put the interchange in it wouldn't - or would we be out of the area of the
interchange?
Watson: I would really like to be out of the footprint of that interchange, most
definitely.
Bird: I would hate to be the guy that hit it.
Watson: It would be pretty - well, you never know until the interchange is
designed exactly where it's going to be.
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Bird: That's what I mean, yeah. So, you say this is an approximately 18 month -
did I hear you and Len figured?
Watson: Well, it's achievable, I believe, in 18 months. I am not going to sit here
and sign my name to it and say I can do it in 18 months. You know the White
trunk project seemed easy too. Four years later it was -
Bird: It did cost you a couple of gray hairs.
Watson: It just cost me hair.
De Weerd: Commissioner Borup is doing this a while back and I am sorry I didn't
acknowledge that for the record, but thank you Keith for joining us. Commission,
do you have any questions or anything you would like to add to this discussion?
I am sorry this is an awkward format. It doesn't really - it's not conducive to
spontaneous questions from you is it?
Zaremba: It's not quite a roundtable, no. Thank you, Madame Mayor, members
of the Commission. My only comment was that I wanted to thank Brad for his
presentation and also to state that the Planning and Zoning Commission certainly
feels the support of the Public Works Department and all of the projects that
come before us and the good thinking and planning. I will have to say during
your presentation every question I thought of was eventually answered before I
could ask the question. A few more were asked by the Council and that left me
with no questions to ask. But, I just wanted to state that I appreciate the
presentation and appreciate it being included in hearing the plans for Public
Works. Thank you.
Rountree: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I think one of the things that Brad is after is some direction in terms of
the Black Cat trunk; I personally believe that we are at an issue there, a critical
impasse. If we don't do something, I would like to see a funding phased analysis
put together to see, you know, what incrementally we can do in terms of
extension of the trunk line and what we yield verses the investment we make.
The other area you identify as trying to meet your goals this evening is the south
area. I think that is certainly an area where Meridian could potentially grow in the
future. I would encourage that we get J-U-B to finish that analysis, get that to us
as soon as possible so we can start contemplating what is our desires in that
particular part of the county or not as the case may be depending on what the -
at least what the infrastructure analysis looks like as well as the additional four
square miles to the northwest. I had a question on that. Have you discussed
with Paul at all what Nampa's designs are in that area in the northwest, actually
the northeast of Canyon County? Are they looking at expanding into that area?
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Is that something that if we look at infrastructure, could we possibly do something
in that area as well?
Watson: Madame Mayor, Councilmember Rountree, I have had no further
discussions with Director Raymond other than he has no interest in crossing the
county tine. But, I think he pretty well has plans to go to the county line. At least,
where we were specifically talking about that day down between the Meridian /
Kuna area. I have not talked to him specifically about that area.
Rountree: Well, I just ask that because I think we are quickly becoming an area
or we need to look at some more regional solutions as opposed to city by city
solutions and I think that area lends itself to that and if there is something we
could do jointly, even south might be a possibility - leveraging the taxpayer
dollars to provide some good for the county and other communities is probably
something that we shouldn't let slip by at this early planning stage.
Watson: Madame Mayor, Councilmember Rountree I totally agree and whatever
we do in terms of wastewater, I think it should be the biggest bang for the public's
buck, whether it's a regional system or individual plans, I don't think it's in the
public's best interest to have plants strung up and down north and south Ada
County and so those are kind of the things that we are keeping in mind as we
plan.
Rountree: Very good. Thank you.
Bird: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Mr. Rountree, what I heard is that you would like to have a time limit on the
Black Cat coming through and kind of a cost estimate of what we can do and I
agree with you wholeheartedly - I would like to have a time limit with a cost and
then I think we also need to get a more definite cost and study on that south west
corner lift station coming back, too, Brad and get something in the plans so that
these developers and property owners will have some kind of an idea of when
and where and why when will be there and I think it's just to our advantage as I
have always said the more we sewer out the better we can control the
development as a city. I am like Charlie, I'd like to see if Nampa, Caldwell, well,
however, we can regionally work with and I am for working with them. I know
Caldwell is a long ways.
De Weerd: Caldwell, I was going to say oh my God.
Bird: I was going to say not anymore. They might wrap around and come back
and see us.
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De Weerd: We did have six options to discuss with Kuna. We had a joint
meeting planned on the 2nd of August and they have called and canceled that. If
Council would like me to I can draft a letter asking or inquiring as to their interest
of setting a date for that joint meeting to present those six options and maybe by
then we can have more detail as to a possible timeframe or at least a step plan,
is that possible, Brad?
Watson: Madame Mayor, yeah, we'll talk to J-U-B and we will extract every bit of
information we can out of them. We are their main client right now. So, we have
the ability to kind of shuffle amongst projects a little bit.
De Weerd: Internally, I think I heard Councilmen Rountree and Bird mention that
it might be advantageous at this point and the study with J-U-B and also
exploring options is to talk to Nampa and see what their plans are too. So, I can
draft a letter to Kuna and if our Public Works staff can start putting together some
more details to what we can present to them in a joint meeting.
Watson: Sure, thank you, Madame Mayor and we will do that. I apologize we
don't have more on that, but believe it or not we are going full force on some
different fronts right now that we had this opportunity to come to with what we
had today and we will go back and get that stuff to you.
De Weerd: Well, there is no doubt it sounds like you have major projects. The
expansion, developing an RFP looking out to 2009, the north area, then south
area and the Black Cat so it does sound like you have an over full plate.
Watson: And Madame Mayor, if I could just remind you that this is just one of our
three divisions.
Bird: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: And Brad, you know another great presentation by your staff and yourself.
I echo Commissioner Zaremba's words that you guys do a very great job. The
public doesn't realize what they get for their dollar through you guys. We
certainly appreciate it. Water, Sewer and Public Works is very, very important. If
you don't believe it just let it break down for a day or two, right? Or have a glitch
in it?
De Weerd: No, don't let it.
Bird: Tam don't want all the calls, but a very nice presentation and we need to
do this more often so that we are kept abreast and we can keep ourselves
abreast with what we need to be doing, what you are recommending to us.
Anyway, thank you, again, very much Brad for your presentation.
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Watson: Thank you, I do appreciate your time.
Donnell: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Ms. Donnell.
Donnell: If I might add something if I could get a work in edgewise with
Councilman Bird down there. First of alii can't imagine anybody as a little boy or
girl say I am going to be in wastewater treatment when I grow up. That is going
to be my goal. I can't imagine that, but I too want to add my thanks for
everything that you do and I think much differently when I flush the toilet and turn
on the water than I used to think when I didn't ever think about it. I just expect
the water to flow and the toilets to flush and so I truly do appreciate all that you
do and your staff and I know it's a big job. Thank you.
De Weerd: That's the next step, the education of flushing the toilets and turning
the water on.
(Inaudible discussion)
De Weerd: Is there any other questions or comments from Council? Thank you
and your staff for the presentation. Did you get all the direction that you needed
from Council?
Watson: We did. We know what we need to do and we will come back to you
with that information and go on from there. Thank you.
Item 5.
Parking Demand and Traffic Generation Analysis for
Downtown Meridian Update by Tom Hudson:
De Weerd: There was an item on our agenda or there was an item that was not
amended to the agenda and that is a parking presentation and we have Tom
Hudson here. The consultant that has worked on our Downtown Market Study
as well as the downtown traffic study. Clair do you want to tell us why we are
here?
Bowman; I could (inaudible) a little bit while Tom is setting up here.
De Weerd: That would be excellent. And Council, I apologize I heard from my
secretary, I told her to call Keith and then I never heard back, so -
Bird: She just called me and said when do you want it, before or after? I said I
didn't care.
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Bowman: Madame Mayor and members of the Council, I am Clair Bowman, the
Administrator for the Urban Renewal Agency. I will introduce this presentation
and turn it over to Tom Hudson then to make it. When the City of Meridian and
the Ada County Highway District jointly contracted with the Hudson Company to
complete the Downtown Transportation Management Plan, there was an
addendum added to that by the City of Meridian and paid for by the City of
Meridian to develop a parking model for forecasting parking needs in downtown
Meridian. Tom completed that in working with Steve Siddoway and myself. A
couple of months ago there have been a series of polishing efforts to that and
this morning, Steve, Tom and I met for, I think, what will be the last time for most
of the morning to review it in it's final form and get it ready to turn over officially.
The purpose of this presentation this evening is to introduce the Council and
members in the audience to the concepts behind that study, some of the
conclusions of it and perhaps recommendations and as always Tom's very deep
knowledge of what goes on in this community and some examples for the
Council of how it might help us as we move forward in the future. Mr. Hudson.
Hudson: Madame Mayor, members of the Council. It is nice to see you again. I
am understanding that you have already been through a lot this evening and we
will move through this as quickly as you would like. I stand prepared to ask
answer any questions, but if I speak quickly it's only in respect to your time.
De Weerd: Well, I think we always get you when you speak quickly, but we
always appreciate you speaking quickly.
Hudson: I will take your direction on slowing down if you care to. As a precis I
would like to share that this project actually has had a great deal of benefit for
planning and transportation of the city in a number of ways and so I would like to
touch on that for a moment. We did a lot of detailed computer modeling to
prepare a projections for (inaudible) both parking and traffic generation elements
of this analysis and in doing that we created tools that are going to be readily
available to the city for such things as working with the developers in the future to
understand the kind of development potential particular lots might have. You will
be able to do a lot of forecasting in the future in a number of different ways that
relate to building square footage, building heights, layouts, etc., so this is a great
tool that has developed. One other item I'd share is that we did this modeling as
a collaboration, so Steve Siddoway, Clair Bowman and I had a great deal of time
together in preparing it and those gentlemen know a lot about the model so that
they can use it on a day-to-day basis and Mr. Bowman shared with me today that
it's already been put into use working with the private sector to assist in potential
investment in the downtown and in helping guide that process. We are going to
look at that slide all night, I guess. Just a little bit of project context here. I
wanted to emphasize that this is very timely to do this particular project. We
have an Executive Director now with the Meridian Development Corporation.
Marketing strategy has been completed as you know. The traffic management
plan is done. We are all seeing the extensive and in some cases the explosive
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growth around the community and there is this question of well what kind of
growth can we anticipate here in the downtown and what's it likely to do to
parking and traffic? Then of course, the final point is - I think we are all sensitive
to, I almost hesitated to mention it, but we do have challenges today that this kind
of information can help us with. To prepare for the analysis we went through, I
would have to say a painstaking process of acquiring accurate data. To put the
best face on it, we found ample opportunities to improve the existing data at the
county on downtown properties and as a result, the Meridian Development
Corporation and the city now have very accurate information on what we have in
terms of built space and land in the downtown. That's another element that I
think is a benefit from the project. We also used two very important standards in
the nation on making our projections. So, with good baseline information we
followed the parking handbook for small communities, which is the standard out
there for parking demand analysis and then trip generation from the Institute of
Transportation Engineers for traffic generation from different types of land uses.
So, we got into a lot of detail there and we are very current with the data sources
that we use to make our projections. Very quickly, this is an aerial photo of the
general downtown area. I wanted to give you a quick orientation of Fairview and
Cherry or it should be Cherry / Fairview at the top. Main down at the left hand
side, Idaho and then the railroad. We followed the boundaries or used the
boundaries established in the marketing strategy and also in the parking study
that was done some time ago about inventory of what's out there and look closer
at the kinds of land uses that are going on in this particular district. Parking
generation and also traffic generation are greatly depended upon the kind of land
use that is out there and we found that there are really different mixes of land
uses going on within the district and so we divided it into three different sub-
districts - A, Band C. With B being the more or less historic core of the
downtown and C being the area along the railroad - an important point in terms
of our forecasting. Overall 74 acres are inside the study area. I would like you to
keep the number in mind as we look at some of the projections. Using good
information that the city had already acquired and doing some refinements to
make sure that it was entirely accurate, we had a complete inventory of on-street
and off-street parking in the downtown - 1,785 units. I thought it would be helpful
for you to get a sense of 1785 means if you are not dealing with parking
everyday, it's - there is not much context for it, so I looked at Nampa, Sand Point
and Rexburg at their total parking units in their downtown core. You see the total
number of blocks and the number on the right hand side is the average units per
block. What you see is that Meridian is not substantially lower, but it is a bit
lower than those other three towns that are fairly similar in both the historic
development and in the relative size of blocks and so on. Rexburg is little
different in the size. I think that the main explanation for that is that there is
relatively little public parking in downtown Meridian; whereas there is significantly
more public lots in the other communities. Using the accurate data on existing
buildings and land, we then did an analysis of parking demand to compare it to
that supply that I just mentioned. Parking demand right now in this downtown is
relatively low, given a very low density of structures. So, you have a total parking
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demand of about 856 units - you see I have divided by district compared to
parking supply of not under 1,800. So, you technically you have got a surplus of
about 930 units. Now, I have made a couple of observations there at the bottom.
I won't read through all three, but I think that we should emphasize that there are
places where there is going to be and has been recent frustration in the supply of
parking. For example, at Idaho and Main, those of us who drive by regularly see
that it's kind of hard to find a parking spot right there. But, you don't have to go
very far to places where there is parking. I think one of the challenges that the
downtown Meridian has today is there really isn't a parking system in place that
is strategically oriented. So, those people who don't know the downtown, don't
find their way to those other parking units. And a parking master plan probably
would be very helpful for taking better advantage of the existing parking that you
have.
De Weerd: But, at least it's free.
Hudson: I wanted to show you the parking surplus today by district. About 361
in A; and relatively small amount in C; the largest is in B, which is the historic
core and again that could be tapped more readily with some fairly straightforward
and relatively inexpensive and primarily designed tools. Now, it's impossible with
the kind of growth that you have in this community today to know exactly what
your futures are going to be in 15 years. Who would have thought that in 1990
when there were about 9,000 that you would be where you are today? So, rather
than trying to be smarter than we really are, what we did was bracketing; looking
at three different scenarios - moderate growth, which I will define in a little bit;
aggressive growth; and full build out. That had to do primarily with the density
per block that we would project. Just to give you a quick example, under
moderate growth scenario, we assume that in district A, the northern district, the
average building height would be two stories. Now, think about that. Today how
many of those are single-story buildings? So, we are seeing under moderate
growth the average would be two stories. And in B, two-stories and in C four
stories. We then went up with aggressive and full build out was 4, 4 and 6. So,
2, 2 and 3; 3, 3 and 5, I think it was and then 4, 4 and 6 floors. We did not go
higher than four stories in either of districts A or B. I think the main point with all
of this is that demand will increase substantially. Those numbers, the additional
parking units required under moderate growth, that goes above and beyond the
current surplus, so given your total parking inventory today, will eat up that
surplus and we'll need 1,628 units more than we have today. That's a large
number. We, of course, looked at that shortage over time under the various
different scenarios by district. The greatest shortage will be in district C. Keep in
mind that district C is where we are looking along the railroad at relatively high-
density development where there is very, very little today. So, very low parking
demand. A vary of small number of parking units in that area. As that intensifies,
you'll need substantially more units. I wanted to give you a sense, in this case
dollars and cents of what it would mean if the parking that is needed to cover
these different scenarios of future growth were covered by the public sector.
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Under the moderate growth scenario, we would need $17.1 million to provide all
of the additional parking that would be needed. That is the equivalent of 13.1
acres of land. Now, if you have a four-story parking garage, you would divide the
13.1 by 4. See what I mean? So, it's just the equivalent space required. So,
under full build out, if you had four stories it would be - of everything in four story
parking garages, it would be a little over 15 acres, as opposed to the 62 that is
there. Main point here is a lot of money. Now, this was the technical analysis we
did. We weren't asked to make a lot of recommendations for the future, but I
would like to share a couple of thoughts with you from where I sit in Downtown
Revitalization. First of all, an historic core works best when it's highest density so
that there is a complimentary set of businesses that are attracting substantial
numbers of pedestrians and if we were to require a lot of parking in the core,
what would happen is what a lot of other towns have seen and then had to
overcome and that is developers would have to buy two buildings, knock one
down and develop the other. You see what I mean? And there would be holes
all over the downtown core. So, many, many downtowns around the country,
don't in the core require parking onsite. Many of them do require some parking,
but they have a system called fee in lieu of parking, where future development
pays into a pool rather than providing parking onsite and that pool is used to
provide public parking. But, the historic core would not be the best place to
require parking in the middle of it, but it would be very well served by a public
parking garage in some peripheral location. What is the best place? Well, you
could study that a lot, but intuitively, as you are looking at developing district C
and the kinds of things that Council and your staff have been discussing in that
area, something that could serve both Band C would seem to me to be quite
strategic. So, something, for example, along Broadway or access from
Broadway would be a reasonable kind of contemplation. We are seeing more
and more demand as you know in the downtown for property. People, the
private sector is looking at doing it's own development of the parking. You could
ask the question, should we provide an incentive for people to develop here. I
think that there are many things in place now to start to do a lot more of the
attracting and you may not have to go so far as to provide parking everywhere
throughout the downtown and I think, especially in A, in C you'll find, or most
areas in C, that they are not close to new public facilities that the private sector
will provide that parking. Having said that, some public parking is pretty common
spread out through city centers elsewhere in the country. I just don't think that
providing it all is necessary and it would be very expensive to do so. There are
also quite a few tools that are available to help create incentives for it. I have
mentioned our set of definitions for growth. These are the building heights.
There are other kinds of variables that we use, but this is perhaps the most
important in terms of impact on building densities. Just also wanted to share with
you that our core assumptions - I mentioned the first one - full build out, we
think, is just unlikely in the foreseeable future. That was the one with the 4, 4
and 6 stories average in each district. For example, that would mean that the
building that George is in would be torn down and replaced by a four-story
building. I don't think that is going to happen any time soon. There are other
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buildings that are relatively new that would have to be torn down to get up to 4, 4
and 6 right away. So, we provided the full build out scenario so that you would
have a good sense of what's the maximum that would be allowable under your
zoning. It's a good guide for comparison, but we really don't think that is where
you are headed in the near future. We focus most on the moderate scenario.
We are using national standards for our growth and demand projections and
those standards, by the way, look at examples from allover the country over a
period of years. So, it's the most reliable information that we have. The next
item, I think, is an intuitive one. The higher a building the more likely some
parking will be provided in the footprint. If you have got a parking requirement,
you have two choices - you put it within the footprint of the building or you put it
out on land. Well, the higher you go the more valuable the land and you are
going to be thinking about a degree of it going within the building, so that's part of
our modeling. Then in general, note that you find very few buildings, commercial
buildings that are used at 100 percent efficiency and when you add to that there
is even in a healthy environment that there is a degree of vacancy, we said that
the buildings are on average at 90 percent efficiency. So, whatever the growth
floor area is by district, we reduced it by 10 percent to start off with. You could
reduce it more, but we are trying to be conservative so that we don't under
project the future demands and then from there we projected both parking and
traffic. Just so you know because this computer is cutting off a lot of things here
and compressing it, I just want you to know that I am aesthetically displeased
with how things are being truncated and thrown off kilter, that is just not my style.
Donnell: That's okay, there.
Hudson: Thank you for noting that. The important number here is that you have
about 499,000 square feet of built space in this downtown area. That is not a
number that has been thrown around before. I think it's a very useful one for you
to be aware of. Now, if you were to look at ways of comparing that number, you
might contemplate for example malls, there is a hierarchy of shopping malls that
is super-regional, regional, community and neighborhood. An average regional
mall that if you look around the United States runs from somewhere around
400,000 square feet to about 800,000. A community level mall tends to be
around 250,000 to 450,000. There are other definitions to it, but that's the range,
so this is the equivalent of a relatively small regional mall. And this includes
about 124,000 square feet of residential. I think that will be helpful for you later
and it's also now a baseline for you as you watch development in the future in
your downtown, you will be able to see where we were and we are about to be.
These are exciting numbers to be able to have for your future. Another
aesthetically displeasing slide - today we have about in terms of trip generations
about 11,200 vehicles coming specifically to the downtown or leaving from an
origin in the downtown, 11,200. That is an important number. Now, those
vehicles are going in a lot of different directions and coming from a lot of different
directions, but it's a significant number. Now, under moderate growth scenario,
remember that is where you go to an average of 2, 2 and 3. Two stories in
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district A and two in district B and three in district C and district C today is
probably at about .25, so that is pretty aggressive. You would go to 30,600 a
day. That is 19,400 more. The point that I think that carries with that is that
you're downtown has demand. There is going to be development. That
development will create traffic. That traffic will go on to your major arterials for
the most part. The point there is that under the moderate scenario you will see
main traffic grow by 273 percent. That should be a moment for pause, which
means to me that there have been some concerns expressed about too little
traffic on Main in the future. Think about what's happening here. We have a lot
of development going on that is going to be translated into people coming and
going from the downtown core and those people are going to be driving up and
down Main and Meridian Road and these other places and so whatever kind of
traffic solutions you have for your Transportation Management Program, you are
going to see substantially more traffic generated by your downtown. I think that
managed well that will be a positive contributor to business; managed poorly it
will continue to constrain the business activities that are here. Remember, the
very first public meeting we had about transportation management, we asked the
people in the room and it was quite a good house, is there anybody here that
doesn't want to do something? No hands came up, so we are in the do
something scenario. Our feeling is (inaudible) about the challenge will be with
regard to traffic and managing it so that an attractive pedestrian environment can
be sustained for the downtown and it's various customers and visitors. We know
have a great deal of information available to us that we can use for the tracking,
management and forecasting of the downtown parking and traffic. I think it is a
very important tool that the Meridian Development Corporation is working with
the city to make sure that this information is kept up to date and will be able to
bring you, I think, a lot more insight in the future about how we are doing with
both of those fields. I would be happy to take any thoughts or guidance.
(Tape turned over)
Wardle: My only question is what steps do we need to take to be able to release
this so that is available through our Economic Development Office?
Donnell: Okay, now so before you answer that, let me ask my question because
mine came before his? In thinking it came before his. This seems like this would
have been extremely helpful information for us when we had to make a decision
on the split corridor and it would have been helpful to the public, to those that
have a lot of concerns about the split corridor. So, my question is why did we not
either do this in conjunction with that or was that a topic of discussion in those
meetings and so why now after we have already made that decision?
Hudson: Madame Mayor, it's my favorite question. Thank you for asking it. The
reason is a lot of personal frustration for you staff, for Meridian Development
Corporation and myself. We have tried and tried and tried to get accurate data
since November. It. wasn't there. When I say inaccurate, [ mean terribly
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information, it would take us months at a time, sometimes to get feedback on
questions of why is this number seeming to be so wrong. You can't have good
analysis if you don't have good base data. I finished this project in June, at great
cost to my company. I am one of your investors in your community today
because we had so much difficulty in getting a good baseline of information and
with the help of Mr. Bowman, a great deal of help, actually is that fair to say sir?
We eventually were able to find the errors in the county data, address them, and
get them modified, appropriately and properly out. But, we expected to have this
done in January, originally.
Donnell: Thank you.
De Weerd: Okay, now back to Shaun's question. And that is when can it be
released and utilized for economic development?
Wardle: Well, it's obviously been released, I am just wondering when we can
incorporate that into what we are doing to further our redevelopment efforts.
De Weerd: I think it's important to talk about the MDC next steps that you'll be
going on into this new planning year and how you can utilize this information.
Bowman: Madame Mayor, members of the Council, perhaps I can add a bit to
Councilman Wardle's question. Part of the reason that Meridian Development
Corporation brought Tom back for the day today was because as Steve and I got
further and further into this, we realized that this not a model for a casual user.
This is a model that requires someone familiar with in some detail, economic
development concepts, a building efficiency ratios and concepts like that that are
a part of the development process. So, our focus, the entire morning this
morning was looking at the model in a way to say what would a new user have to
have as a minimum background set and then what do we need to tell them about
this model to make it maximally useful at some point when Steve and I will not be
involved in the use of this model. With that said, releasing it should be done - for
other people to use, should be done with a caveat about the need for some level
of sophistication. However, the concepts that are in it are wonderful and have
helped me understand the dynamics better between the buildings we choose, the
way the parking policies are established and the ultimate demand for parking.
Can we put it on a website and make it available to folks, generally? I just don't
think so. So, the primary way I would suggest releasing it - a long answer to a
short question, here, would be to give Cheryl Brown a copy of it and training and
using it or let her understand what's available there and have her ask Steve or
me to run it on her behalf. That would be my suggestion.
Hudson: Madame Mayor. Just a point of clarification, there are actually two
elements of the work. One is the technical memorandum, a hard copy, standard
report and the other is a model, computer model. The model has the level of
sophistication that was noted is something that you just don't - the average
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person is not going to want to or be able to use. You have got fairly
sophisticated elements to it. It's a six part that is six different tables working
together in a number of ways to make sure that it's all very logical. Now, we -
anybody that understands real estate and can use excel will be able to fly
through this thing and it is a lot of fun for those people like us that get enjoyment
out of this sort of thing. Because it has so many insights that would be difficult
for people to use. There is nothing secret about it and if somebody really
demanded to see it, I personally wouldn't have a problem with them looking at
the model, but I don't it would be useful. But, the technical memorandum, I
would just ask, were you referring to that as well in some reluctance? Because I
think that speaks in plain English about some, you know, fairly sophisticated
issues and I think that could be readily made available to the public.
Wardle: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: Thank you, just a point of clarification. When I talk specifically about
economic development, I do talk more in general about site selection committees
and those people that are out doing that work that have been clamoring for this
information for years and years and years and probably very, very sophisticated
and so, if we do not publicize that we have now completed our study they will not
ask for it and if they do not ask for it they will not have the full capability to take
their models back to make investment decisions within the community. So, I
would recommend that, regardless of how we release it, we let everybody who
asks about our downtown know that we have this available for them to use.
Rountree: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I have two questions. One relates to this and another one - I'd like to
maybe borrow some of Tom's intellectual properties. But, I will get to that next.
Is there part of that memorandum or part of this activity today that we will move
forward with MDC that is a user guide? So, with the loss of Steve and the loss of
Clair, we don't have to find Tom again and retrain a couple more folks? If we
don't, I would charge Steve and Clair to get together and do that and have that in
record, probably in the Planning and Zoning office, so we can carry that forward.
Just a recommendation - if it's not been done, I think it needs to be done. Tom,
we are now seeing somewhat I thought were pretty neat business ventures in
downtown Meridian coming forth and saying they are losing tenants because of
parking. Yet, when you visit those particular stores, during the work day and in
one case it's a restaurant in the evening - it's been my observation and at least
the restaurant that I frequent quite a bit and the public provided parking is
generally either half or a third available and it seems to me that parking might be
part of the problem, but it seems to be an excuse for maybe a business venture
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that isn't quite meeting the business expectations. Have you run into that and
how does one cope with that in terms of public relations and that sort of thing?
Or, have you seen that in other communities.
Hudson: Madame Mayor. Yes, sir, we have seen it in other communities and I
think there really is a range of reasoning behind that challenge when people are
saying we are dying because of parking. In some cases, it's just bonafide. It
really is a substantial parking inventory problem that is there is not enough
parking. In many cases, it's a parking perception problem. That is there may be
plenty of parking technically, but there is a perception that it is not there and you
as leaders know as we do in planning that you can bump your chins a lot harder
on perception than on reality. That is if somebody believes it's not there, it
doesn't matter if it's there, it's just not until you work to fix it. Then there are
people who don't really have parking as the main problem, but it's a lot easier to
perceive parking as being the problem than something else. Now, what I have
found in your community, if I could just wear the hat of a critic for a moment on
the issue of parking - you know that I love this community, but you have
significant parking challenges and a lot of those parking challenges - you know
when looking at those numbers, the early numbers, you have a parking surplus,
but you have people complaining about no parking. Well, what is it about
humanity that's making that happen? Let's just assume that that's absolutely
correct on the surface; that people perceive that there is a real parking problem
and I think that that is the case. Very often what's going on there is that if they
don't see it immediately in front of where they want to go in a downtown, of
course, they complain. That's the stereotype, right? We have all heard that.
But, at the mall they are willing to go 150 yards across asphalt. What is the
difference? Well, there is a very good reason why there is a difference there and
a big part of it has to do with the issue of arrival, sense of arrival. When you get
to the mall and you are 150 yards away, you can see the front door. So, you
have arrived. But, in downtowns that are not strategically designed and this is
one of them today, if you can't park immediately in front of the business there is
nothing telling you where else to go. So, then you may, if you are aggressive go
find something else and park. Well, is it a good, positive walk from where you
park to where you want to go? In a lot of cases, it is not. There is no parking
sign that says go this way for more parking. You just don't find it, so you are on
your own. If you don't know where it is, it's like - we have got a private fishing
hole and we don't want people to know where it is. That's the way outsiders
would perceive it. Then, is it perceived as a safe walk, to and from? Most of the
year, about half of it, after about 4:00 or 4:30, it's dark, right? So even downtown
employees who know where all the parking is don't want to park very far away
because there are a number of dark streets in the downtown so they become
part of the challenge. They are going to logically and reasonably want to park
closer so that they don't have to go through dark spots or potholes or any
number of other things. Also, on your side streets and you have a great matrix
out there - have got great potential for a good internal circulation and parking
system, you don't have any kind of orientation. You are here. Here is where
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everything else is - little kiosks that could help people and so on - better lighting,
more rewards along the way. The average individual moves at 2.5 miles an
hour. That's about 230 or 240 feet per minute. In two minutes, the studies say,
people get kind of cantankerous if they are not rewarded and you don't have a lot
of rewards on some of your side streets to get the people to walk very far. Now,
these are things that a parking master plan address and you could, I think, in
short order with relatively low investment address a lot of those kinds of issues to
actually improve access - you know the perception access to the parking that
you have. So, I think there is a lot of opportunity, in short to make better use of
what we have got. But, whatever you do, in short order, you are going to get a
shortage and so the next question is where will it go and how do you create
more?
Wardle: Thank you.
De Weerd: Any questions?
Siddoway: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Yes, Steve.
Siddoway: One quick follow up to Charlie's question. The idea of the User's
Guide was the intent of the whole morning session that the three of us spent
together. From this point forward we took a lot of notes from the conversation
with Tom. Clair is going to take the lead on writing the User's Guide into the
model itself and routing that through us for review and comment and any
additions, but the intent yes, very much is to come away from this with the User's
Guide.
Rountree: You might test that on Anna.
Siddoway: The second point I would like to make just quickly is building on what
Tom said and that is the idea that we got out of this process much more than just
a report. We do have a report than can be shared and published widely. We
also have a very interactive model built that allows us to change any
assumptions we want to if we don't like the assumptions that were made as we
move forward. If we want to test different ideas, different scenarios so we have
now a very powerful tool for MDC, in particular, to use as we forecast parking
needs into the future.
(Inaudible discussion)
De Weerd: Council, do you have any other questions?
Bird: No.
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Donnell: No.
Rountree: Tom, thank you.
De Weerd: We appreciate your commitment to our community. We like to see
you.
Hudson: I have to tell you it is such a pleasure working with your community and
if I could only have access to Steve Siddoway in every town where I worked, I
would be a much happier camper. He and his peers in Planning just don't have
an equal in this state, unless there is a community that I work with here in the
audience and also thanks to Clair Bowman, he has been just so exceptional in
helping. I hope this tool will really be very useful to you. This was quite a small
budget, I would like to conclude for this particular element, and I think it is one of
the best stretches of dollars that you will get for sometime. You will be able to
use this in many different ways. Thanks again.
Bird: Thank you for the donation.
Hudson: Thank you, sir.
De Weerd: Thank you and any final remarks, Clair? Okay, Council I would
entertain - and thank you to our Commissioners for joining us tonight. Did you
have any questions? Thank you for joining us. We appreciate it. We appreciate
all you do. I think you spend many long hours - we get the minutes and so we
appreciate the work you do on behalf of our community.
Donnell: In fact, I think you need to be paid.
(Inaudible discussion)
Donnell: Your percent of increase is a whole Jot.
(Inaudible discussion)
De Weerd: That is a 50 percent increase. I don't know if we can support that.
We will give it to a citizen's committee and ask them to make a recommendation.
Okay, Council, I would entertain a motion to adjourn.
Rountree: So moved.
Bird: Second.
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De Weerd: All those in favor say aye.
ALL AYES. MOTION CARRIED.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:10 P.M.
(TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS)
APPROVED:
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DATE APPROVED
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho
1. Roll-call Attendance:
-L Shaun Wardle -L Christine Donnell
-L Charlie Rountree X Keith Bird
-L Mayor Tammy de Weerd
2. Pledge of Allegiance: Riley Gonzalez
3. Community Invocation by Bill Nary
4. Adoption of the Agenda: Approve
5. Consent Agenda:
A. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: TCU
05-001 Request for transfer of Conditional Use Permit for a
childcare center for ABC Childcare and Preschool by Leslie
Gonzalez - 650 West Broadway Avenue: Approve
B. Lease aareement with Farmers and Merchants State Bank:
Approve
6. Items Moved from Consent Agenda:
''Although the City of Meridian no longer requires sworn testimony, all
presentations before the Mayor and City Council are expected to be truthful and
honest to best of the ability of the presenter. "
7. Public Hearing: 2005/2006 Fiscal Year Budget:
8. Ordinance No. 05-1174 : Creating a New Title 1, Chapter 7,
Section 9 of the Meridian City Code Providing for City Council
Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's Review Committee to
Provide Recommendations to the City Council for Future
Compensation of the Mayor and City Council: Approve as Amended
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please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the public meeting.
9. Ordinance No. 05-1175 : Creating a New Title 1, Chapter 6,
Section 5 of the Meridian City Code Providing for the Mayor's Salary
and Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's Review Committee
to Provide Recommendations to the City Council for Future
Compensation of the Mayor and City Council: Approve as Amended
10. Ordinance No. 05-1176 Amending Title 1, Chapter 8,
Section 4 of the Meridian City Code Deleting Mayor and City Council
Salaries: Approve
11. Annual CPI Rate Adjustment for Solid Waste Collection Services by
Steve Sedlacek and Bill Gregory with SSC: Prepare Resolution for
Fee Schedule I Increase - September 6, 2005
12. Ordinance No. 05-1170 Repealing Existing Zoning and
Subdivision Regulations Codified at Title 11 and Title 12 of the
Meridian City Code; Re-Enacting a New Title 11 To Be Known As the
Unified Development Code (3rd of 3 Readings): Approve
13. Ordinance No. 05-1171 : Enacting a New Provision of the
Unified Development Code Pertaining to Development Along the
State Highways to Be Codified at Title 11, Chapter 3, Article H of the
Meridian City Code; Adding a New Definition of the Term uApproach"
to Title 11, Chapter 1, Article A, Section 1 of the Meridian City Code
(3rd of 3 Readings): Approve
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho
1. Roll-call Attendance:
X Shaun Wardle X Christine Donnell
--:c- Charlie Rountree ~ Keith Bird
~ Mayor Tammy de Weerd
2.
Pledge of Allegiance:
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3. Community Invocation by 17771 f..I~d
4. Adoption of the Agenda: ~ v--'
5. Consent Agenda:
A. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: TCU
05-001 Request for transfer of Conditional Use Permit for a
childcare center for ABC Childcare and Preschool by Leslie
Gonzalez - 650 West Broadway Avenue: ~v<-
B. Lease aareement with Farmers and Merchants State Bank: ~f'Y"&'f/l.<..../
6. Items Moved from Consent Agenda:
"Although the City of Meridian no longer requires sworn testimony, all
presentations before the Mayor and City Council are expected to be truthful and
honest to best of the ability of the presenter. If
7. Public Hearing: 2005/2006 Fiscal Year Budget:
8. Ordinance No. tJ f; - II ? 1-- Creating a New Title 1,
Chapter 7, Section 9 of the Meridian City Code Providing for City
Council Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's Review
Committee to Provide Recommendations to the City Council for
Future Compensation of the Mayor and City Council:
"J?pnlV'l 0.( Cl~
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9.
Ordinance No. &5 - 1/1lG" Creating a New Title 1,
Chapter 6, Section 5 of the Meridian City Code Providing for the
Mayor's Salary and Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's
Review Committee to Provide Recommendations to the City Council
for Future Compensation of the Mayor and City Council: u!pY'Ov.( a J dine httRtt..
Ordinance No. tl5' -I / 7,6 : Amending Title 1, Chapter 8,
Section 4 of the Meridian City Code Deleting Mayor and City Council
Salaries: a ~ cr-e...
Annual CPI Rate Adjustment for Solid Waste Collection Services by
Steve Sedlacek and Bill Gregory with SSC: I ~ .{:.e- '1 6-0S-
~jJJh.(. ~o/~(',1?-- ~ c/k dt?A.t.~ ~a - -
Ordinance No. 05-1170 Repealing Existing Zoning and
Subdivision Regulations Codified at Title 11 and Title 12 of the
Meridian City Code; Re-Enacting a New Title 11 To Be Known As the
Unified Development Code (3rd of 3 Readings): ~v<..-
Ordinance No. 05-1171 : Enacting a New Provision of the
Unified Development Code Pertaining to Development Along the
State Highways to Be Codified at Title 11, Chapter 3, Article H of the
Meridian City Code; Adding a New Definition of the Term HApproach"
to Title 11, Chapter 1, Article A, Section 1 of the Meridian City Code
(3rd of 3 Readings): ~".,....e.-
10.
11.
12.
13.
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
CITY COUNCil SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, August 3D, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho
1. Roll-call Attendance;
- Shaun Wardle _ Christine Donnell
- Charlie Rountree Keith Bird
_ MayorThmiliy de Weare!
2. Pledge of Allegiance:
3. Community InVocation by
4. Adoption of the Agenda:
S. Consent Agenda:
A. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: Teu
05-001 Request for transfer of Conditional Usa Permit for a
childcare center for ABC Childcare and Preschool by Leslie
Gonzalez - 650 West Broadway Avenue:
B. Lease aareement with Fanners and Merchants State Bank:
6. Items Moved from Consent Agenda:
"Although the City of Men"dian no longer requires sworn testimony, all
presentations before the Mayor and City Council are expected to be truthful and
honest to best of the ability of the presenter."
7. Public Hearing: 2005/2006 Fiscal Year Budget:
8. Ordinance No. : Creating a New Title 1,
Chapter 7, Section 9 of the Meridian City Code PrOviding for City
Council Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's Review
Committee to Provide Recommendations to the City Council for
Future Compensation ofthe Mayor and City Council:
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEeTING
AGENDA
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho
1. Roll-call Attendance;
Shaun Wardle Christine Donnell
== Charlie Rountree - Keith Bird
_ MayorTani'i1iy de Weerd
2. Pledge of Allegiance:
3. Community Invocation by
4. Adoption of the Agenda:
5. Consent Agenda:
A. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: TCU
05-001 Request for transfer of Conditional Use Permit for a
childcare center for ABC Childcare and Preschool by Leslie
Gonzalez - 650 West Broadway Avenue:
B. Lease aareemsn! with Farmers and Merchants State Bank:
6. 'terns Moved from Consent Agenda:
"Although the City of Meridian no longer requires sworn testimony, all
presentations before the Mayor and City Council are expected to be truthful and
honest to best of the ability of the presenter."
7. Public Hearing: 2005/ 2006 Fiscal Year Budget:
8. Ordinance No. : Creating a New Title 1,
Chapter 7, Section 9 of the Meridian City Code Providing for City
Council Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's Review
Committee to Provide Recommendations to the City Council for
Future Compensation of the Mayor and City Council:
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September 23, 2005
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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September 27, 2005
ITEM NO.
5-8
REQUEST Approve Minutes of August 30, 2005 City Council Special Meeting
AGENCY COMMENTS
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
CITY WATER DEPT:
CITY SEWER DEPT:
CITY PARKS DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
OTHER:
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Contacted:
Emailed:
Date:
Staff Initials:
Phone:
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Meridian Citv Council Special Meetina
Auaust 30. 2005.
The regular meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 6:02 P.M.,
Tuesday, August 30, 2005, by Mayor Tammy de Weerd.
Members Present: Mayor Tammy de Weerd, Keith Bird, Shaun Wardle, Charlie
Rountree, and Christine Donnell.
Others Present: Bill Nary, Will Berg, Anna Canning, Brad Watson, Bill Musser, Ron
Anderson, Kenny Bowers, Len Grady, Doug Strong, and Stacy Kilchenmann.
Item 1:
Roll-call Attendance:
Roll call.
~ Shaun Wardle --L-Christine Donnell
X Charlie Rountree X Keith Bird
~ ~ MayorTammydeWeerd
De Weerd: I will call this special meeting of City Council to order. It is Tuesday, August
30th. It's two minutes after 6:00 o'clock. We welcome you all here tonight. We will start
with roll call attendance. Mr. Berg.
Item 2:
Pledge of Allegiance:
De Weerd: Item NO.2. We will be led today by two-year old Riley Rodriguez. If you
will all rise?
Rountree: Maybe.
De Weerd: Maybe your mom will.
(Pledge of allegiance recited.)
Item 3:
Community Invocation by Bill Nary.
De Weerd: You know, I do have a pin for Riley. And probably some candy as well.
Thank you for joining us tonight. Item No.3 is our community invocation. And since I
always -- since I don't have anyone on here, I will ask our city attorney to, please, lead
us in the community invocation. If you will, please, join us or take this as an opportunity
for a moment of silence.
Nary: Lord, we thank you for this opportunity tonight. We ask for wisdom upon Council
and Mayor as they wrestle with the issues of the city this evening. We ask for your
wisdom on our city and the blessings upon our town and our country. God, we are
through a difficult time and there are people in this country suffering greatly with the
circumstances in the south and Florida and Louisiana. We just ask for your wisdom and
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enlightenment on these situations, God, and that the wisdom that is necessary to
perform and all the many things for the city in both in our state and here, as well as
throughout the country, that you guide their hand and guide their choices that they
make, God. And we ask your blessings upon our city in your name, amen.
Item 4:
Adoption of the Agenda:
De Weerd: Thank you, Mr. Nary. I'm glad you didn't cry. Okay. Item No.4 is adoption
of the agenda,
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we adopt the agenda as published.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. Motion to approve the agenda as published. All those in favor say
aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 5:
Consent Agenda:
A. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: TCU
05-001 Request for transfer of Conditional Use Permit for a
child care center for ABC Childcare and Preschool by Leslie
Gonzalez - 650 West Broadway Avenue:
B. Lease aareement with Farmers and Merchants State Bank:
De Weerd: Item 5 is the Consent Agenda.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve the Consent Agenda as published and for the Mayor to sign
and the Clerk to attest on all proper papers.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda. If there is no further
discussion, Mr. Berg, will you call roll.
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Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Donnell, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 6:
Items Moved from Consent Agenda:
De Weerd: Item 6. We had no items moved from the Consent Agenda.
Item 7:
Public Hearing: 2005 I 2006 Fiscal Year Budget:
De Weerd: So, Item 7 is our Public Hearing on our 2005-2006 fiscal year budget. I will
open this Public Hearing with opening remarks from our finance director. Or our CFO.
Kilchenmann: Whatever I am. I have quite a few slides, but I promise I will talk really
fast, and so if anyone has a question and I'm going too fast, please, slow me down or
jump up and ask a question or whatever. Okay. First, to look at the overall picture, the
total FY06 budget request by major fund, that graph shows the three major funds,
General Fund, Enterprise Fund, and the Special Services -- or the development -- no,
actually, Development Services is part of General Fund. So, ifs just the Enterprise and
the General Fund. Is 89 million dollars. And that shows you that a big chunk of that is
carried fOlWard. In other words, projects that were started in prior fiscal years and have
not yet been completed, so we keep carrying the money fOlWard and re-appropriating it,
so it is not new money. If we look at the budget request by class, you can see, again,
29 percent of the entire budget or almost a third of it is that carried fOlWard. Council
outlay is over a third of it, with the remaining amount being personnel and operating.
So, I may talk -- the presentation is going to be divided into the level at which we
appropriate, which in our case is by fund. And in addition to the Enterprise Fund and
the General Fund, we also have the Development Services Fund, which is part of the
General Fund. The Park Impact Fund, which is our only restricted fund and part of the
General Fund. And the Capital Improvement Fund, which is also part of the General
Fund. So, starting with the General Fund, excluding the Development Services, Capital
Improvement, we have 16.6 million dollars of revenue forecast and as you can see,
obviously, the majority of that, 62 percent, is property tax. With the only one coming in
close to second being state revenue sharing. The other sources are relatively minor
and this graph does include those restricted park impact fees. I just wanted to talk,
because -- yes.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: Just a question on that. The carry over funds are distributed amongst those
various accounts, then, in terms of revenues?
Kilchenmann: On some of them I have and some of them I don't.
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Rountree: I don't need to know. I just -- are they in these numbers in these
percentages or --
Kilchenmann: No. No.
Rountree: -- are they separate?
Kilchenmann: No. They will be shown separately.
Rountree: Okay.
Kifchenmann: So, I just wanted to talk a little bit about the work that we did in
preparation for the Tax Commission hearing that we went through, the interim legislative
tax committee. We were just kind of looking at the levy rate and I know we have talked
a lot about how our levy rate is dropping, so this -- these were a couple of graphs that
we put together and we looked at our permit sales and, as you can see, those have just
gone up. Well, the forecast for a levy rate just continues to go down. Another thing we
looked at -- well, what would be the impact if they took new construction away from us
and this shows the dollar value of new construction that we have -- the tax value that we
have gotten each year? And from FY05 to FY06 it just -- it was astronomical. I think it
was almost 500 million dollars and twice as much as in the prior year. Well, if we lost
that new construction, it would have a huge impact, because the pink line on the top
graph is just our tax at our three percent rate and that kind of just goes along barely
increasing at that three percent rate. Well, the line above shows that -- the property tax
that we -- additional tax we get because of growth and the bottom graph is similar, it just
adds in the annexation. And annexation, really, varies. I wouldn't say it's a major
source for us. It was in the past couple years, because there was some big
annexations. Other years it's just been relatively minor, because we haven't annexed
very much property. Then, I looked at kind of where are we going or what do we need
to think about in the future. And so I looked at our base, which is the pink line,
compared to our revenue, which is the yellow line. And the first graph shows -- if we
took our historical base growth, base being personnel and operating, and we looked at
six years, so FY01 through FY06, we have grown about 17 percent in the base and our
average revenue growth has been 12.5 percent. So, if we continued with our revenue
staying at that 12.5 percent growth, base would cross the revenue in FYOB. Then I
looked at what about the last three years, FY03 to FY06, and that would be -- we have
grown 19 percent in the base. So, that means we would cross over in the next year. If
we grew at a ten percent rate, we would never cross over. Assuming the 12.5 percent
growth. And these, of course, are all scenarios that can change -- we can change them,
the numbers.
De Weerd: And we didn't share that with the income tax committee, because we didn't
want to confuse them.
Kilchenmann: Yeah. Yeah. We didn't share all this information. And, then, I did give
you a handout. I talked about the growth in the base, but the handout I gave you, which
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I promise I'm not going to go over, is a history of our expenditures by General Fund,
adjusted for inflation, and with the numbers broken down per capita and I'm sure you
will take this home tonight and be pouring over it. Or you will look at it during the
wastewater plant presentation. But you can see that, actually, per capita we have not
changed very much. In other words, we have been pretty consistent. So, it's not like
we really are -- our increases have kept -- been at the rate of the population increase.
We haven't increased over the amount of the population increase. Okay. To go briefly
through the enhancements that are requested for FY06, I will start with Parks and
Recreation. Their total request totals 997,850 dollars. Includes a couple personnel,
some equipment and maintenance from the General Fund. The personnel is from the
General Fund. And in addition to the land purchase account of 100,000, so that we can
continue to match impact fees with our General Fund dollars. On the Impact Fee side
it's 870,250 dollars. There is three different partnerships that we have allotted money to
join with Hero's Park, Adventure Island, and Kiwanis Park restrooms. And, then, some
city projects, fire station park restroom, and Season's Park, Champion Park picnic
shelter, Settlers maintenance building, update the capital fee impact -- the capital
improvement plan and, then, also a land purchase from the Impact Fee account. And
moving on to the fire department. A very modest one page this year. The big thing is a
new fire engine and there is some miscellaneous equipment purchases and, then, some
consulting to work on the new EMS program that will start this fall. The police
department enhancement, this year the police were our biggest chunk of our General
Fund appropriation. Includes nine patrol officers, some various capital for just various
equipment, adding back a school resource officer, a criminal investigator, and, then,
again, some -- and some capital amounts to go with that. Software, because they are
on the cutting edge of technology in our police department. Then, on the administrative
side, we have the Finance Department, a purchasing agent, that's split with the
Enterprise Fund. The HR Attorney Department, which I, actually, should separate that
and this is pretty much the HR Department. Some training, some wellness kind of
programs, part-time office help, and, then, on the HR side a legal intern. Information
Technology has 56,000 dollars worth of requests that includes a spam filter and just
several small pieces of equipment. The Mayor is 84,000. That includes a
communication coordinator, which is split between all three funds. Some money for the
historical preseIVation -- is it task force? Committee?
Rountree: Commission.
Kilchenmann: Commission. Americorp. Just various equipment and scholarship
program for Meridian High School students and the Council --
De Weerd: And Mountain View. So, Meridian and --
Kilchenmann: Oh, that's right. I was thinking of the district, but -- Meridian School
District high school students. Then, the Council is an increase in Council wage for a
total of 9,476 and for the Mayor of 11,845 dollars. So, if we breakdown just to look at
how the budget breaks out by department, the graph on the top is what -- again, what
we call base budget, just personnel and operating. You can see we spent a little over
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80 percent of our General Fund budget on public safety. That administration amount
also includes our share of the Locust Grove overpass, most of which we haven't paid.
Then, the bottom one is the general -- the total budget. This is the total budget, which
includes the carry forward, the impact fee, and so forth. So, parks gets a larger share.
So, this is a summary that you will find and I have tried to break it out, so you can see
new revenue and, then, re-appropriated fund balance that matches to the carry forward
and the top one is the General Fund and the bottom one is Impact Fee Fund. It's
sometimes confusing and overstates our budget, because this is almost all parks, plus -
- yeah. Well, administration is almost all the Locust Grove overpass, because we have
been carrying that for several years. And, then, on the bottom the parks capital projects
of 2.8 million. So, it kind of overstates our budget by that carry forward amount, but it's
really not a new appropriation.
De Weerd: Locust Grove will be built next year, so you won't continue to carry forward.
Kilchenmann: Good. Then, to move on to development services. This used to be
called special services, but special sounds like -- not the right name for it, so we call it --
we are calling it Development Services, budgeted revenue, and you can see the big
chunk of that are license and permits that come through the building department, 87
percent. With the planning department, which is abbreviated, being the filing fees of
seven percent. And fire inspections jumped up there three percent. So, the top graph
is Development Services and the Capital Improvement Fund together, because typically
they are both considered in the same fund. And the reason the Capital Improvement
Fund is so big is because of the City Hall appropriation. But if you take that out and you
look at the base budget only, on the bottom you can see that 50 percent is building and
that includes fees paid to inspectors and, then, 37 percent of it is the cost of the
Planning and Zoning Department. I thought this was interesting to look at kind of how
this was going and what's going to be the impact in the future. The top one is just the
building department. So, it's the revenue line and, then, the black line underneath are
the cost we paid, basically, to inspectors. We have three full-time employees, but their
wage is pretty small compared to the cost we paid inspectors. And you can see that we
are increasingly getting a pretty big bang for our buck. The cost is not going upas fast
as the revenue. The bottom line is just the planning department revenue compared to
their base budget and the yellow line includes -- we have added streetlights, economic
development, and a couple other items into that fund. So, it's not just Planning and
Zoning. That 1.3 million in FY05, that's pretty much the cost that the General Fund
would have to absorb if the building slowed down. So, it's just something to think about
in the future, but those costs will need to be absorbed back into what we typically think
of as just the General Fund by itself. See, their enhancements -- planning department
has five different studies. They are sharing with the city clerk. We are adding another
position, a deputy city clerk. A vehicle. And, then, just some software. And other items
in that fund are miscellaneous small items that make up 133,000-gateway art, increase
in our transit dues, their share of the communication coordinator. An important one,
some web development, so that more application work can be done online from
advertising. Then, the Opticon, which are the traffic -- emergency signal thing-a-
boppers. Those are for. Ron. And, then, our favorite, most exciting one, that Capital
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Improvement Plan, the City Hall. Fifty percent of it, 4.5 million. And also 60,000 dollars
to go toward the K9 building that's being built for the police department. So, there is
their summary. And, again, they have the re-appropriated fund balance. And the
Enterprise Fund, the last fund, this one -- that's why I was hesitating on Mr. Rountree's
question, but this one I did put both of them on there. I put -- no, this isn't the carry
forward. This is just use of fund balance for the current year of 13.7 million and new
revenue generated at 24 million. And, then, here is how it breaks down as far as their
budget. It's 59 million, but 36 percent of that is projects carried forward. And, then,
second to that, the wastewater treatment plant. So, if you look at it by department, with
the bright yellow being carry forward, you can see all that wastewater plant cost being --
stili being carried forward. And, then, that next big chunk of their budget being capital,
with their base budget being much smaller, their personnel and operating. So, again,
this just looks at their revenue compared to their base budget. And, then, that capital
jumping up there for the wastewater plant expansion. Water department
enhancements, about 930,000. Two additional personnel. Some additional funds for
the proposed new office building. Then, various continuing projects, well rehab, fill
station, water line extensions, and equipment and consulting costs. The big one, the
wastewater treatment plant, 24.7 million. There is an addition to phase one, which we
initially budgeted phase one last year and we need 13.5 million more to add to phase
one. And five million for the Black Cat Trunk. Land purchase around the plant, 1.2
million. And various contracts and equipment for five million. Public Works and
engineering. Most of theirs is in personnel. Three additional people and just some
various software, consulting, and equipment, et cetera. And the big one, they get to
share in the City Hall, 4.5 million. And, then, there is some other enhancements that
are just -- like the staff of the purchasing agent and communication coordinator, a third
of that, and so fourth -- of support services they share with the General Fund. Utility
billing is requesting one new person for 40,000 dollars. So, that is the Enterprise Fund
summary. And that's the end.
De Weerd: Thank you, Stacy. Any questions for Stacy at this time?
Bird: No. It's a pretty good presentation.
Donnell: Yes, it is.
Kilchenmann: Thank you.
De Weerd: Any comment from our general public? Council, I guess I do have a
question in terms of the request from Boise Valley Economic Partnership. It was left
open-ended during our budget presentation. You were going to take that into further
consideration after having a chance to review the materials that were given to you. And
we -- I had budgeted 25,000. There was an additional request for 25,000. And you do
have that in a line budget in your budget or I think we had some still set aside. So, if it
was your desire to allocate that, I would like to have that in the line item as we enter into
the new budget year.
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Donnell: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mrs. Donnell.
Donnell: I have not had an opportunity to meet with Nick Miller, who really spear
headed this entire study for BVEP and changed the name of it to include a more
partnership perception and so I guess I'm reluctant to allocate anymore than what you
had budgeted at this point, until we have an opportunity to -- for more information from
them. The e-mail that I received from him indicated that they had done -- their
presentation was done in somewhat haste and that perhaps it wasn't as well thought out
as it should have been, because they were trying to meet the deadline of all the different
agencies and their budgeting cycles. And so at this point I would not be favorable in --
in increasing it, but perhaps down the road, if we see that there is a need, then, we can
revisit that. Did that make sense?
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Christine, that makes very good sense. And I agree with you wholeheartedly. I
feel that they have got other work to do on their side before they just depend on the
public sector to finance the whole thing and, quite frankly, I think that they did not get
out and work it right. They have -- in most of the private companies that I have talked to
feel that the public sector has given up and they have given up. Until something more is
presented showing that they need more -- and I'm with you a hundred percent, I'm for
giving them the 25,000 and if we see that it's worth the rest, we can take that up at a
later date.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I guess I support both the comments that have been made. I was not wooed
by the presentation that was made for additional funds and I'm still a little concerned at
what value there is, even in the 25,000 dollars, but there is merit and synergy with the
group that is being pulled together and I would be willing to maintain that level, but no
more at this point in time.
De Weerd: Okay. Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: Madam Mayor, I believe we heard have from the Council that they would like to
see the line item unrestricted, meaning that the Council in the future could choose to
allocate that towards this initiative if they choose. I did hear that we need some more
information and, certainly, I would be more than happy to spearhead that. In addition,
the Council may find other actions and studies which may also merit that and so
certainly we can bring that back forward as well.
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. So, if there is no public testimony, I will --
Donnell: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Donnell: Prior to making a motion and acting on this budget, I just need to make a
statement that I thought a lot about after I read the letter to the editor this morning in the
paper about us giving ourselves raises. And J don't know if there are people here that
are here in response to that, but since we gave them an opportunity to speak, I guess J
would like to. One of the comments that was made -- a point that was made had to do
with the fact that we as public agents give ourselves raises. And I thought about in my-
- all my experiences over this long life -- and I hope it's a lot longer and maybe not so
much it will be after tonight, but the -- I don't know of very many groups that don't give
themselves raises. Having dealt with teachers' negotiations, they ratify the contract and
they give themselves a raise. I just attended a Valley Ride meeting yesterday at the
Compass headquarters and we approved the negotiations from the bus drivers and all
the Valley Transit and they gave themselves a raise. There probably are every union or
association that goes through a negotiating process, that's exactly what they are doing
is giving themselves a raise. I just want to have it on record that even though I'm going
to be voting for this budget tonight, which includes a raise, we didn't initiate that, nor did
we make the decision that it was an appropriate raise. That came through a citizens'
committee and I think it is appropriate. When I think of the number of hours that I am
away from my family, that -- the miles that I travel to attend Valley Ride management
meetings and board meetings, the many other events that we are expected to attend
from the firemen's salmon barbecue to the employee picnic to ribbon cuttings and
presentations and meetings, I, frankly, think that the time that we spend, pJus the gas in
our car and the wear and tear on our automobiles, this is pretty paltry. So, I just want to
go -- now having said that, when I agreed to seNe I didn't realize it was even a paid
position. So, I didn't expect any pay, but considering that it is provided, I just certainly
appreciate it and appreciate the consideration that's been given by the citizens
committee, that it should be in keeping with the surrounding cities that our -- at least our
side and that J'm going to feel very comfortable voting on it. I still wish it were 8,000 a
month, instead of 8,000 a year. So, that is my soapbox tonight.
De Weerd: Any other comments?
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I'd like to thank Christine for making that comment. I feel that the process
we went through is fair, it's above and beyond what state statute requires of any elected
body to follow. I really appreciate the time and energy that Mr. Nary and the citizens
advisory went through. I appreciate the consideration they have given the Mayor and
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the Council and City of Meridian in their recommendations. I like Chris, I spend a lot of
time, a lot of energy, and probably not near enough in terms of getting to all the events
of the city, but it does take time, it does take time away from your job, it takes time away
from your family and, again, it -- I'm not here because of the compensation, but it makes
it a little more comfortable.
De Weerd: Anymore comment?
Donnell: Well, I was on a roll, Madam Mayor; I'd like to make one more.
De Weerd: Okay.
Donnell: Because I forgot one part of my in-my-head speech as I was driving to work
this morning. And that was the compensation that we are going to approve for you, or
whoever were in this position as mayor, and, again, I'm going to say the same thing, I
have been amazed at the number of events, the responsibilities, the time commitment,
the time away from your family and you still have kids at home, too, which is something
I can't say. I just want to spend more time with my grandchildren, so -- but I also think
that that is absolutely justified and appropriate, so --
De Weerd: Thank you. Okay. I did give the audience opportunity to comment. If there
is no comment, Council?
Bird: I move we close the Public Hearing.
Rountree: There is a comment.
De Weerd: You have to come up to the mike. If you will state your name and address.
Nye: Michael Nye, 2070 West Lasher Court, Meridian.
De Weerd: Thank you.
Nye: I had a question on how the amount of the raise was established.
De Weerd: I will defer that question to Mr. Nary.
Nary: Certainly. Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, and the public, at the budget
hearing the Council made a determination for a preliminary amount to set in the budget.
What they asked and directed me to do as the HR director was to comprise a citizens'
committee to provide some feedback and input as to those amounts and what would be
fair and appropriate. We comprise -- we gathered five different citizens from the
community. One is the incoming Chamber of Commerce president. One person was a
former Councilmember. One member was a member of our Planning and Zoning
Commission and a former member of the Parks and Recreation Commission. One was
a member of the management team for City Hearts out at Silverstone. And one was
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just a member of the community, just a citizen -- a long time citizen. What that group
did was they evaluated the state statute and the city ordinance as to what the duties
and responsibilities of both the Mayor and the City Council are. They looked at a
number of different cities throughout state, small and large, Nampa, Caldwell, Boise, as
well as some other states -- or other cities, like Coeur d'Alene, Lewiston, Twin Falls,
Pocatello, Idaho Falls, looked at what their mayor and council compensation is, both
salary, as well as other benefits that they receive. They looked at the long period of
time since Council salaries has been raised. It's been more than ten years since the
Council increased -- has had any increase at all. They looked at the history of the
Mayor's salary in this city. One of the things they evaluated was that the way elections
are geared is that the evaluation has to be done prior to each general election. The
Mayor's salary was last evaluated in 2001, which was interim between election. They
recognized in 2003 before the last election that that analysis, in comparison, was not
accomplished -- wasn't done at that time to determine if the Mayor's salary was
commensurate with the job and the responsibilities and expectations. So, they made a
couple of recommendations. After looking at all of that various information and trying to
philosophically decide what's the appropriate level and what's fair in comparison to what
the job is and all of that, they recommended a couple of different things and that's what
on the ordinance that's on the agenda, because the state statute requires that any
increases also be enacted, not just by a budget, but by an ordinance. So, they
recommended a few things and they signed the letter that was prepared and given to
the city clerk and they recommended, first, that the Council salary be increased in the
next budget. So, as of January of '06 to 8,000 dollars annually from what is currently
6,000 dollars annually. They recommended that it be increased additionally another
thousand dollars the following January to 9,000 dollars. They recommended the
Mayor's salary be adjusted to compensate for the fact that it wasn't done in 2003. So,
they recommended an increase of five percent to the Mayor's salaries currently and also
an additional five percent increase as of January 1 st of 2006. So, there is two
increases, but one was meant to compensate for the fact it wasn't done when it should
have been done in '03, as well as what they felt was appropriate to increase it in this
coming January. They also recommend an additional increase in January of 2007 of an
additional five percent and they recommended moving it to the projected number, what
the Council had proposed as a possible salary was 65,000 dollars annually in this
coming budget. They recommended that be moved before the next -- by the next
election in 2007 for Mayor, so that would be effective in January of 2008. But in
conjunction with that they also recommended that a committee like this type, made up
of business leaders, citizens, former Council member, be formed again prior to the
budget to, again, provide input to make the same sort of study and analysis as to what's
appropriate, you know, commensurate with the valley and the job and the expectations
and the size of the city and all those things. They recommended a couple different
things in regards to salary for Mayor, Council, as well as for a mechanism in the
ordinance to require that this analysis be done every year that a mayoral election is to
be held prior to the budget hearing for the Council.
Nye: And did the committee approve the original Council recommendation or was it
adjusted?
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Nary: The committee recommended the original Council recommendation, but -- and,
understand, the Council's recommendation at the preliminary budget was because
that's the highest they could set it and statutorily once we have published a tentative
budget, the Council can't increase that budget at that point. So, what the Council did
was set a preliminary number of 8,000 for Council members and 65,000 for the Mayor
and, then, ask for that input. The committee agreed with the 8,000 figure and, as I
stated, recommended an even higher increase, an additional thousand dollars in '07.
They recommended interim increases for the Mayor's salary. Instead of one one-time
increase to 65,000 dollars, but interim increases and, then, getting that salary to the
65,000 dollar mark prior to the next election to be effective in January of '08.
Nye: So, there is no adjustment that can be made at this point to that?
Nary: Well, certainly, the Council has the ability to adjust that down to -- or to some
other number or they can leave it at the 65 that they had budgeted if they wish. The
ordinances on the Council's agenda tonight, that statutorily it has to be published prior
to September 9th to be effective after the election. This is our last meeting before that
date to accomplish that. So, they can -- the Council can amend the ordinance that's on
the agenda. They can reflect some different numbers if they wish. We can correct
those numbers and still publish it timely.
Nye: Thank you. I'm for the raise.
Rountree: Thank you.
De Weerd: Thank you.
Alderman: My name the Curt Alderman. My address is 1904 East Pratt Street in
Meridian. And in terms of the raise for the position of Mayor and for the City Council,
my comment really revolves around the fact that I -- in seeing the Treasure Valley and
the rates of growth, the issues that the City of Meridian is dealing with, I think Meridian
is a highly progressive city and I have concerns as to the well being of the City of
Meridian. I think that we need to be able to reflect that the Mayor's job has increased
substantially since 2001. I also think that in comparison with other positions and other
CEO's, that that needs to be more balanced out and that the idea of having something
for 2000 -- I think it was '07, it ought to be a little bit sooner than that. I think that in
order to have good quality candidates for City Council and Mayor, that needs to be
reflective right now. So, I would like to see those increases happen immediately, as
opposed to later on down the road. I think it's a testament to the fact that Meridian's
growth rates and so forth have so far out paced many many things in the Treasure
Valley that I think the salary for the position of Mayor and City Council ought to be
reflective as it approaches the challenges that are going to be faced in those positions.
De Weerd: Thank you, Curt. Okay. Is there any further comment? You know -- and
he did raise a point. You just passed a budget that's close to 90 million dollars and [
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think four years ago or -- when I came on Council it was in the 40 million. So, you have
seen quite a lot of change, haven't you, Mr. Bird.
Bird: When Charlie went off and I come on I think it was at nine million.
Rountree: I think it was 14 million.
Bird: Fourteen million. Yeah. We have seen a change.
De Weerd: Yes. If there is no further comment, I will entertain a motion to close.
Bird: So moved.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. All those in favor say aye. Okay. All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 8:
Ordinance No. 05-1174 Creating a New Title 1, Chapter 7,
Section 9 of the Meridian City Code Providing for City Council
Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's Review Committee to
Provide Recommendations to the City Council for Future
Compensation of the Mayor and City Council:
De Weerd: Ordinance No. 05-1174 is creating a new Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 9 of
the Meridian City Code providing City Council compensation.
Berg: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Berg: May I interrupt for just a second?
De Weerd: You bet.
Berg: I think you need to have the Council direct the attorney to draw up an ordinance
for the next meeting in accordance with the appropriation that you were approving in the
budget hearing. I mean that direction and have that ordinance prepared, so we have
that on the agenda and approve it, so we can do our L-2 forms for the county.
Nary: Thank you, Council. Yeah. Mr. Berg was right. The Council -- if you're going to
approve your budget, you need to, then, direct us to bring -- statutorily we have to pass
the budget by ordinance. So, what you need to do, then, is direct us to return that
ordinance. This ordinance in front of you is only dealing with your salaries, because of
the date requirement for that is different than the date requirement for the ordinance.
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De Weerd: Thank you for the confusion.
Nary: Sorry for the confusion.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Bird.
Bird: I would move that we direct the city clerk and attorney to draw ordinance showing
the approval of the fiscal 2006 budget.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. We have a motion to approve the budget as presented tonight. Is
there any further discussion? Mr. Berg, will you call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Donnell, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: Thank you. Item No.8. Mr. Berg, will you, please, read this ordinance by
title only. And that's 05-1174.
Berg: Thank you, Madam Mayor. I'm just making sure I have the correct one.
Ordinance 05-1174. An ordinance creating a new Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 9 of the
Meridian City Code, providing for City Council compensation and providing for a citizens
review committee to provide recommendations to the City Council for future
compensation of the Mayor and City Council and providing for a summary and providing
for a waiver of the reading rules and providing an effective date.
De Weerd: You have heard this ordinance read by title only. Is there anyone who
would like to hear it read in its entirety? Thank you so much for not saying yes.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Bird: While I agree that -- and I really like the idea of having a comP!3nsation
committee, there is some recommendations I would like to see on it. I would like to see
it at least be a seven membership, seven people, and no public employees. Anybody
that works for a public entity would not be on the compensation committee. And it's
nothing against them or anything, but I think it just looks better for the elected officials.
De Weerd: Okay.
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Bird: Because, after all, some of them we are their boss.
De Weerd: Okay. Do we have that on this one?
Rountree: No.
Berg: Madam Mayor, it doesn't specify and say that they adopt a committee. If you
read in paragraph C, it just says the membership of the committee may be determined
by the City Council with input from the Mayor. So, at the time the Council is reviewing
their compensation package of whatever degree, they could put together and put
parameters for that committee and it could be established and go forth with the
recommendation. So, it may vary from time to time of what the needs may be at the
futu re date.
De Weerd: Okay. But with the change of seven members. Correct, Mr. Berg?
Bird: I would like to see seven members. I know we -- this time we only had five,
because it was such a short notice, but if we set this up as a regular every four years,
every two years, we can -- we will certainly have time to get seven members on it.
De Weerd: Would you like to set the number of seven? Right now it's open-ended.
Bird: I'd like to see it set at seven.
De Weerd: Okay.
Nary: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Nary.
Nary: If the Council would like, we can -- I can go prepare an amended ordinance right
now. If you want to pass over this one, I could go -- we can set these aside, we can
amend the ordinance and bring that back here.
Bird: Let's see if the rest of the Council agrees with it.
Nary: In ten minutes if that's what your preference is.
De Weerd: Council?
Nary: Because we want it to be reflected in both ordinances.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Mr. Rountree.
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Rountree: My comment on that is I'm okay with seven. I would say the language ought
to be a minimum of seven, because at some point in time they may want more.
Bird: That's right.
De Weerd: Okay. Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: Madam Mayor. Mr. Nary, just for clarification. Because we are setting this
committee by ordinance they also fall under the category for all public meeting laws and
same things that come along with the standard committees for the city; is that correct?
Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, Councilmember Wardle that is correct.
They would be subject to the public meeting requirements.
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Is there any further discussion?
(End of side one, tape one.)
De Weerd: -- agreeable to everyone the change?
Donnell: Uh-huh.
Rountree: Fine with me.
Donnell: It is fine.
De Weerd: Mr. Berg.
Berg: Madam Mayor, if you establish a sentence to insert into that paragraph, we can
sure approve it with that amendment, and, then, it could be published as such.
De Weerd: Okay.
Nary: If that's satisfactory to the Council, Madam Mayor, we can certainly do that, and,
then, we will just get the corrected ordinance to Mr. Berg for signature and publication.
Bird: Madam Mayor, then, I would make a motion that we approve Ordinance No. 05-
1174, with the addition of one sentence that it will be a minimum of seven committee
members. A minimum of seven.
Rountree: I will second.
De Weerd: Okay. The motion is to approve Item NO.8 with the amendments as stated.
Is there any further discussion?
Donnell: Madam Mayor?
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De Weerd: Mrs. Donnell.
Donnell: Mr. Bird, did you also want to include in there that no employees could be on
the committee?
Bird: No. We are going to leave that. That's up to each Council.
Donnell: Okay.
Bird: Let each Council do that.
Donnell: All right.
De Weerd: Okay.
Donnell: Good.
De Weerd: Mr. Berg.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Donnell, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 9:
Ordinance No. 05-1175 Creating a New Title 1, Chapter 6,
Section 5 of the Meridian City Code Providing for the Mayor's Salary
and Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's Review Committee
to Provide Recommendations to the City Council for Future
Compensation of the Mayor and City Council:
De Weerd: Okay. Item No. 9 is Ordinance 05-1175. Mr. Berg, will you, please, read
this ordinance by title only.
Berg: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. Ordinance No. 05-1175, an
ordinance creating a Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 5 of the Meridian City Code, providing
for the Mayor's salary and compensation and providing for a citizens review committee
to provide recommendations to the City Council for future compensation of the Mayor
and City Council and providing for a summary and for providing for a waiver of the
reading of the rules and providing an effective date. And I would just say that you need
to repeat that motion for Section C to make it consistent with the other.
De Weerd: Okay. Is there anyone in the audience who would like to hear this read by
it's entirety? In its entirety. Thank you. Council.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
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De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move that we approve Ordinance 05-1175 and that we add within the committee
minimum of seven committee members and pass this with suspension of rules.
Donnell: Second.
De Weerd: And what is that added?
Bird: To the committee. It's down on --
Rountree: Section B.
Bird: -- Section B there. Same sentence that we added in the last one.
De Weerd: Okay. Is there any further discussion? Okay. Mr. Berg, will you call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Donnell, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 10:
Ordinance No. 05-1179 Amending Title 1, Chapter 8,
Section 4 of the Meridian City Code Deleting Mayor and City Council
Salaries:
De Weerd: Okay. Item No. 10 is 05-1176. Mr. Berg, will you, please, read this
ordinance by title only.
Berg: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. Ordinance No. 05-1176, an
ordinance amending Title 1, Chapter 8, Section 4 of the Meridian City Code deleting
Mayor and City Council salaries and providing for a summary and providing for a waiver
of the reading rules and providing an effective date. This ordinance was to delete from
the previous code, to take it out of appointed positions section and put it in the rightful
duties of the Mayor and the City Council. Clean up.
De Weerd: Thank you, Mr. Berg. Okay. You have heard this ordinance 05-1176 by
title only. Is there anyone who would like to hear it read in its entirety? Mr. Berg, will
you please read this ordinary by -- in its entirety.
Berg: Thank you. Madam Mayor, I just read the summary. After the summary, be it
ordained by the Mayor and City Council that the City of Meridian, Idaho, Section 1, Title
1, Chapter 8, Section 4 of the Meridian City Code is hereby amended as follows: 1-8-4,
Salaries. Strike out A, elected officers. Strike out Mayor, the salary of the Mayor shall
be 65,000 dollars per year payable at $4,583.33 monthly. Strike out Council. The
salary of each member of the Council shall be 500 dollars per month payable monthly.
Ordinance 01-925, September 4th, 2001, effective, September 1st, 2003. Added A.
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Strike out B. Appointed officers as written. The salaries of appointed officer shall be
fixed and -- set and fixed by the Mayor and Council and shall be paid monthly. B.
Strike out C as written, employee salaries of city employees shall be set from time to
time by the Mayor and City Council. Section 2, that pursuant to an affirmative vote of
one half plus one of the members of the full Council and rule requiring two separate
readings by title and one reading in full and the same is hereby dispensed with and
accordingly this ordinance shall be in force and effect on passage of approval and
publication, passed by the City of Meridian, city -- excuse me. Passed by the City
Council of the City of Meridian this date of 2005, approved by the Mayor of the City of
Meridian this date of 2005.
De Weerd: Thank you, Mr. Berg. Will you just give a summary, again, as to what this
was to accomplish.
Berg: This last ordinance was amending and striking out the section that dealt with the
Mayor and Council's salaries that was in the appointed officers section of the code. The
first two ordinances we created new ordinances to put into these sections that was
arranged with the -- was hidden in the ordinance and it was pretty tough to find in the
Meridian City Code, so we deleted what was there currently and added in the new
sections and put it in the proper places.
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Okay. Okay. Council?
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move that we approve Ordinance 05-1176 with suspension of rules.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. The motion is to approve Item No. 10. If there is no further
discussion, Mr. Berg, will you call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Donnell, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 11:
Annual CPI Rate Adjustment for Solid Waste Collection Services by
Steve Sedlacek and Bill Gregory with SSC:
De Weerd: Thank you. Item 11 is the annual CIP rate adjustment for solid waste
collection services. We have Mr. Sedlacek here to address Council.
Sedlacek: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, I believe you have in your
information a memorandum from us, dated August 22, regarding our annual CPI rate
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adjustment. This is an annual thing that we do. This is our only mechanism for
adjusting our rates. But to realize cost changes in our environment that we work in,
particularly fuel and insurance and things like that. In our contract we are allowed to do
the CPI adjustment. The adjustment this last year came in at 2.95 percent. We take 90
percent of that. So, it's a 2.66 percent rate increase. We, obviously, exclude anything
related to the county landfill fees. Those fees were just adjusted in July, so we can't
adjust on that adjustment. That wouldn't be fair to anybody. Basically, we go through
the iterations and come out with a -- what you see on the second page. We have a
range of adjustments from 1.1 percent to 2.6 percent, depending on the type of
services. There is a range there, because different services have different proportions
that are disposal, which are the county fees. So, you get this range of changes.
Basically, the residential rate, if you go with this methodology, will go up 20 cents per
month and, then, you can see on the last few pages or are the actual -- the new rate
structure that would go into effect October 1 st and we show the commercial can rates,
the commercial containers, the roll-off rates, the current and the proposed structures for
those. I would suggest that we -- if this is something you approve, that we instigate this
or implement this effective 10/1/05, but it would be -- the first effective billing cycle
would be the November 1 st billing cycle. So, we would not get into the position where
we adjust the rates a little bit for the mid month cycle and, then, adjust them fully for the
final one. Where, we have different notices going out to the public, like we did -- and we
had to do that on the Ada County landfill rate adjustment, because that was an
immediate and severe rate increase. I would suggest that we just do it once and those
that get billed in the middle of the month will get an extra two weeks to -- well, they will
get ten cents off their bill, which is not a big deal for us. Are there any questions about
this?
De Weerd: Council, do you have any questions?
Bird: I have none.
De Weerd: Mine is more procedural. Mr. Nary, on -- it's under the three percent or five
percent. What is the appropriate next step?
Nary: I don't -- I don't think it's been any different in the last few years on the amount. I
don't know that -- have they done it by resolution? Mr. Berg, is that -- you can pass it by
resolution or what you could direct is for us to return a resolution reflecting that increase
of 2.66 percent, effective at 10/1. We can bring that back to you, we can approve that,
then, by resolution. There is no necessity to have a public hearing when it's under five
percent.
Sedlacek: I do have a copy of the resolution from two years ago, if that helps.
Nary: Sure.
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Berg: Madam Mayor, the resolution is just a better way to keeping track of the record
for resolution. The resolution is a mechanism of keeping track. We have complied with
the statute in not having to require a public hearing, because it is under five percent.
De Weerd: Thank you. Okay. Council, any questions?
Bird: I have none.
Rountree: I have none.
De Weerd: Thank you, Steve.
Sedlacek: Thank you.
De Weerd: Okay. Council, do I have a motion?
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move that we have staff prepare a resolution to address the revised fee
schedule as presented by assessed fee for solid waste collection for the City of
Meridian.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. The motion is to approve the request. Mr. Berg, will you, please, call
roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Donnell, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Bird.
Bird: Could I -- before we get off this, you know, it's such enjoyable to have SSC bring
rate increases, because they always -- I wish we were as efficient within our ownself as
they are. They always come prepared and show exactly why they need to have the rate
increase. It's not pulled out of the air. And I certainly appreciate it as a person that has
to enact upon rate increases, because of the professionalism that they do and we need
to take -- within our owns elves need to watch this and proceed in the same method.
Thank you, Steve, very much.
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Item 12:
Ordinance No. 05-1170 Repealing Existing Zoning and
Subdivision Regulations Codified at Title 11 and Title 12 of the
Meridian City Code; Re-Enacting a New Title 11 To Be Known As the
Unified Development Code (3rd of 3 Readings):
De Weerd: Thank you, Mr. Bird. Thanks, Steve. Okay. Item No. 12 is Ordinance 05-
1170. Mr. Berg, will you, please, read this ordinance by title only.
Berg: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. Ordinance 05-1170. An
ordinance enacting a new provision of the Unified Development Code pertaining to
development along state highways to be codified --
Nary: The other one.
Berg: The other one?
Nary: 1170, I think, Mr. Berg, is the --
Berg: Yes.
Nary: -- omnibus ordinance within the state highway one that's 1171.
Berg: Sorry. Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, 05-1170, an ordinance repealing
existing zoning and subdivision regulation codified at Title 11 and Title 12 of the
Meridian City Code, reenacting a new Title 11 to be known as Unified Development
Code and providing an effective date.
De Weerd: Okay. You have now heard this ordinance read by title only. Is there
anyone -- and I have to ask this every time. So, if you get sick of hearing me ask this,
I'm sorry. But is there anyone who would like to hear this read in its entirety? Usually
we only have Frank that hangs with us this long. Okay. Council.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve, excuse me, Ordinance 05-1170.
Wardle: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. Motion to approve Item No. 12. Ifthere is no discussion, Mr. Berg.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Donnell, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
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Item 13:
Ordinance No. 05-1171 Enacting a New Provision of the
Unified Development Code Pertaining to Development Along the
State Highways to Be Codified at Title 11, Chapter 3, Article H of the
Meridian City Code; Adding a New Definition of the Term "Approachu
to Title 11, Chapter 1, Article A, Section 1 of the Meridian City Code
(3rd of 3 Readings):
De Weerd: Thank you. Item 13. I imagine Mr. Rountree--
Rountree: Madam Mayor, I need to recuse myself on this item.
De Weerd: Okay. Mr. Berg, will you, please, read Item 13, Ordinance No. 05-1171, by
tile only.
Berg: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. Ordinance 05-1171, an
ordinance enacting a new provision of the Unified Development Code pertaining to
development along state highways to be codified at Title 11, Chapter 3, Article H of the
Meridian City Code, adding a new definition of the term approach to Title 11, Chapter 1,
Article A, Section 1 of the Meridian City Code and providing an effective date.
De Weerd: You have heard this Ordinance No. 05-1171 read by title only. Is there
anyone who would like to hear it read in its entirety? Hearing none, Council, do I have a
motion?
Wardle: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: I move that we approve Item 13, Ordinance No. 05-1171.
Donnell: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. There is a motion to approve Item 13. Mr. Berg, will you, please, call
roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, abstain; Wardle, yea; Donnell, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSTAIN.
De Weerd: Okay. I would entertain a motion to adjourn this City Council special
meeting.
Donnell: So moved.
Bird: Second.
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De Weerd: All those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: We will reconvene on the joint workshop with Planning and Zoning special
meeting in ten minutes.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:05 P.M.
(TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS)
ctre;;dian' '\ NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
~.~.4 MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
I 190NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of
MAYOR
Tammy de Weerd
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Keith Bird
Christine Donnell
Charles M. Rountree
Shaun Wardle
CITY DEPARTMENTS
Fire
540 E. Franklin Road
888-1234/ fax 895-0390
Parks & Recreation
11 W. Bower Street
888-3579 / fax 898-5501
Planning
660 E. Watertower Lane
Suite 202
884-5533 / fax 888-6844
Police
1401 E. Watertower Lane
888-6678/846-7366
Public Works
660 E. Watertowel' Lane
Suite 200
898-5500/ fax 898-9551
- Building
660 E. Watertower Lane
Suite 150
887-2211 / fax 887-1297
- Wastewater
3401 N. Ten Mile Road
888-2191 / fax 884-0744
- Water
2235 N.W. 8th Stl'eet
888-5242/ fax 884-1159
Meridian will hold a Special Meeting at Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho
Avenue, Meridian, Idaho, on Tuesday, August 30,2005 at 6:00 P.M.
The Meridian City Council will discuss the following items:
- Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: TCU 05-001
Request for transfer of Conditional Use Pennit for a childcare
center for ABC Child care and Preschool by Leslie Gonzalez - 650
West Broadway Avenue
- Lease Agreement with Fanners and Merchants State Bank for Office
Space
- Public Hearing: 2005/ 2006 Fiscal Year BUdget:
- Ordinance No. : Creating a New Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 9
of the Meridian City Code Providing for City Council Compensation
and Providing for a Citizen's Review Committee to Provide
Recommendations to the City Council for Future Compensation of
the Mayor and City Council
- Ordinance No. : Creating a New Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 5
of the Meridian City Code Providing for the Mayor's Salary and
Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's Review Committee to
Provide Recommendations to the City Council for Future
Compensation of the Mayor and City Council
- Ordinance No. : Amending Title 1, Chapter 8, Section 4 of
the Meridian City Code Deleting Mayor and City Council Salaries
- Annual CPI Rate Adjustment for Solid Waste Collection Services by Steve
Sedlacek with SSC
- Ordinance No. 05-1170: Repealing Existing Zoning and Subdivision
Regulations Codified at Title 11 and Title 12 of the Meridian City
Code; Re-Enacting a New Title 11 To Be Known As the Unified
Development Code (3rd of 3 Readings)
- Ordinance No. 05N1171: Enacting a New Provision ofthe Unified
Development Code Pertaining to Development Along the State
Highways to Be Codified at Title 11, Chapter 3, Article H of the
Meridian City Code; Adding a New Definition of the Tenn
"Approach" to Title 11, Chapter 1, Article A, Section 1 of the
Meridian City Code (3rd of 3 Readings) \\\\\\\\~I~~/III
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The public is welcome to attend the meeting. ;- a ~POR4h \11>- "~
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DATED 26th day of August, 2005. :: ~
WILLIAM G. BER , J \- . ~\;~~Qi .f /-
Meridian City Council Special Meeting - August 30, 2005 PaW; ~f 1 '0"'<' .::~'
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Anyone desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents and/or nearingl?'ll \ \" \ \' \
please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at feast 48 hours prior to the public meeting.
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CITY CLERK - FAX 888-4218 CI1l' AITORNEY / HR- FAX 884-8723 FINANCE & UTILITY BILLING - FAX 887"4813 MAYOR'S OFFICE - FAX 884-8119
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~;;di~n \~ NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
~~~....-m;! MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
I"NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Ihat the City Council of the City of
MAYOR
Tammy de We.cd
Crl'Y CDUNCll M~MOF.R5
Keith llird
(.'JU';,;tine DoonelJ
Ch"rI.. M. Rounlr~
ShaUll Wordl.
CITY D~r^RIMliNTS
Fire
54~ C. Pranklin Rood
888-1234 / fa~ 895.0390
Park. &: 11ecrealion
I I W. Dowel' Stroot
888.3579/ fox 898.5501
~i~n;j~,tertow~r 1.I:l'w
Suite l02
BB4-5533 / fax 8B8-6844
Polic~
1401 E. W,\l~rtower Lane
888.6678 I 846-73fif,
Public Works
660 E. WotNtower lane
Suit<; 200
898-5500 / fox 898-9551
- Duildiog
660 1;:. Waler(ow~r Lane
Sulle 150
$7-2211 /la"8B7-1297
- W~';t~WlJter
3401 N. Ten Mile Road
888-2191 / (ax 884-0744
. Water
22,S N.W, 8th SireN
866-5242 / I.x 864-1159
Meridian will hold a Special Meeting at Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho
Avenue, Meridian, Idaho, on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at 6:00 P.M.
The Meridian City Council will discuss the following items:
- Finding!; of Fact alld COllclusions of law for Approval: leu 05-001
Request for tran.sfer of eondilional Use Pennlt for a chirdcarn
center for ABC Childcllre and PreschOOl by Leslie Gonzaloz _ 650
West BrOadway Avenue
- L~se AgrolillllolTl wlth Fanners and Merchants State Bank for Office
Space
- Public Hearing: 2005 I 2006 Fiscal Year Budget:
- Ordinance No. _: Crea'llng II New Title 1, Chaptor 7, Sectlon 9
of the Meridian City Code ProYidlng for City Council Compensation
and Providing for II Citizon's Roview Committee to Provide
Recommendations to the City Council for FutuT\l Compensation of
the Mayor and City Council
- Ordinance No. _: Creating II New TiUe 1, Chapter 6. Section 5
of the Meridian City Code Providing for the Mayor's Salary and
Compensation and prOyidlng for a Citizen's Review Committee to
proyi(le Rllcommondations to the City Council for FllIure
CompenSlltfon of tho Mayor and City council
- Ordinance No._: Amending Tlt!e 1, Chapter 8, Section 4 of
the Meridian City Cocle Deleting Mayor <lnd City Council Salaries
- Annual CPI Rate Adjustment for Solid Waste COllection SOlVlcDs by stove
Sodlacek with SSC
- Ordinance No, 06-1170: Repealing Existing Zoning and Subdivision
Regulations COdified at Tltr011 and Title 12 of the Meridian City
Code; Re-Enacting II New Tille 11 To Be Known As the Unified
Development Code t3rd Of 3 Readings)
- Ordinance No, 05.1171: Enacting a Now Provision of the Unified
Development Code PertlliniJtg to Development Along the State
Highways to Bo Codlrlf!d at litre 11, Chapter 3. Article H of the
Meridian City Code; Adding II New Definition of the Term
~Approllch" 10 Tdlo ii, Chapter 1, ArticreA. Section 1 of the
The public is ::~::: ~~a:::dl:~: ::::.ngs) _/"'~~\":.
DATED 26th day of August, 2005. _
WILLIAM G. BER ,J ~ - rt!~CLERK<:; J? /
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CITY HAll. 33 EAST IDAHO A VENlJE MBRlDlAN, IOAHO 83642 (208) 888-4433
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August 26, 2005
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APPLICANT Leslie Gonzalez
TCU 05-001
August 30, 2005
ITEM NO.
5-A
REQUEST Findings for Approval- Request for Transfer of Conditional Use Permit for a childcare
center for ABC Childcare and Preschool - 650 West Broadway Avenue
AGENCY
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
CITY WATER DEPT:
CITY SEWER DEPT:
CITY PARKS DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
OTHER:
COMMENTS
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Emailed:
Date:
Staff Initials:
Phone:
Materlals presented at public meetings shall become property of the City of Merldlan.
BEFORE THE MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
IN THE MATTER OF THE
APPLICATION FOR Leslie Gonzales
to transfer CUP-00-058 for a daycare of
up to 24 children. The site is located at
650 W. Broadway Ave.
CASE NO. TCU-05-001
ORDER OF TRANSFER OF
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
This matter coming before the City Council for Transfer of Conditional Approval
pursuant to Meridian City Code S 11-17-10 for transference of same use and the Council finding that
the Administrative Review is complete from Joseph Guenther, Associate City Planner, for the
Planning and Zoning Department, dated: Hearing Date: August 30, 2005 to the Mayor and Council,
the council takes the following action:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The subject application by Leslie Gonzales, is approved subject to those
conditions of Staff comments as set forth in Exhibits B and C of the attached
staff report to the Mayor and City Council, from Joseph Guenther, Associate
City Planner, for the Planning and Zoning Department, dated: Hearing Date:
August 30, 20051isting Conditions of Approval for TCD-OS-OOI and CUP-
00-058, a true and correct of which is attached hereto marked Exhibits Band
C, and consisting of four (4) pages, and by this reference incorporated herein.
2. The site plan upon which the conditional approval is based is attached hereto
marked Exhibit A.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION
AND RIGHT TO REGULA TORY T AKlNGS ANALYSIS
ORDER OF CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER
OF CONDITIONAL USE FOR Leslie Gonzales (TCD-05-00l)
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The Applicant is hereby notified that pursuant to Idaho Code 67-8003, the Owner may
request a regulatory taking analysis. Such request must be in writing, and must be filed with the City
Clerk not more than twenty-eight (28) days after the final decision concerning the matter at issue. A
request for a regulatory takings analysis will toll the time period within which a Petition for Judicial
Review may be filed,
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 this decision may, within twenty-eight (28) days
after the date ofthis 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
J.&~
day
of
~o./
, 2005.
Attest:
By; \ \..ll.liY\.h ~ ~ lJ'I\
Dated: 8 ~ ~ \ -os
ORDER OF CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER
OF CONDITIONAL USE FOR Leslie Gonzales (TCU-OS-OOI)
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STAFF REPORT
CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT. QUESTIONS? CALL (208) 884-5533
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
City Council
Hearing Dates: August 23, 2005,
August 30,2005
Meridian City Council
Joe Guenther, Associate City Planner
ABC Childcare and Preschool
. TCU-D5-001
Transfer of a Conditional Use Permit for a Daycare
1. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S REQUEST
The applicant, Leslie Gonzales has applied for transfer of CUP-DO-058 for a daycare of up to 24
children. The site is located at 650 W. Broadway Ave. This site is currently operating under the
conditions of approval of the existing daycare.
2. SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION
The subject property is within the Urban Service Planning Area. The transfer of conditional use permit
has been submitted to the Planning & Zoning Department for the existing approved Conditional Use
CUP- for ABC Childcare and Preschool. Conditional use permits, once they are approved, normally run
with the land, and upon sale of the property are transferred to the new owners without further application,
however, home occupations & childcare facilities are the exception to MCC 11-17. Staff recommends
transfer of Conditional Use Permit CUP-00-058 with the condition as shown in Exhibit C.
3. APPLICATION AND PROPERTY FACTS
a. Site Address/Location:
650 W. Broadway Ave
NW ~ ofSE ~ 3N1W12
b. Owner:
Janet and Dahl Torgerson
650 W. Broadway Ave, Meridian Id
c. Applicant:
Leslie Gonzales
69 S. Frontier, Nampa Id
d. Representative: Leslie Gonzales
e. Present Zoning: R -15
f. Present Comprehensive Plan Designation:
Medium Density Residential
g. Description of Applicant's Request:
Date of CUP site plan (attached as Exhibit A): July 22,2005
h. Applicant's Statement/Justification:
The applicant is currently working for ABC Daycare and wishes to work with the current
owners to maintain the existing daycare environment.
4. PROCESS FACTS
ABC Childcare and Preschool
TCU-05-00 I
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Transfer of conditional use permits for childcare facilities for the same use for which the
original conditional use was approved are required to petition the City Council for
approval (MCC 11-17-10).
5. LAND USE
a. Existing Land Use(s): R-15, With a Daycare
b. Description of Character of Surrounding Area: Multi-Family Development R-IS
c. Adjacent Land Use and Zoning
1. North: Singlefamily residential home andfour-plexes, zoned R-15, separated
from lot by a 6-foot, cedar fence (good condition).
2, East: Singlefamily residences.
3. South: Capital Concrete Products contractor/manufacturing yard is directly
across Broadway, screened with a 6-foot chain link and barbed fence/gate. Other
commercial/office buildings.
4. West: Twofour-plexes with attached carports. Additionalfour-plex units are
on the west side of West iIJ Street.
d. History of Previous Actions: CUP-OO-OS8 approved in 2001
d. Existing Constraints and Opportunities
1, Public Works
Location of sewer: Existing in Broadway Ave
Location of water: Existing in Broadway Ave
2. Vegetation: Existing as shown on Site Plan
3. Flood plain: NA
4. CanalslDitches Irrigation: None
5. Hazards: None
6. Size of Property: appx 7480 sqlft
7. Description of Use: Daycare
6. ZONING ORDINANCE
a. Zoning Schedule of Use Control: Meridian City Code 11-2-1 lists Daycares as conditional use
in the R -15 zoning district.
7. EXHmITS
A. Drawings
CUP Site Plan- Dated July 22, 2005
B. Transferring Conditions of Approval for CUP-00-OS8
C. Condition of Approval for TCU-OS-OOI
ABC Child care and Preschool
TCV-05-DO I
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A. Drawings
1. Site Plan (dated: July 22,2005)
511:. PLAN
ABC Childcare and Preschool
Drawings
EXHIB.IT A
B. CUP-OO-058 Transferring Conditions of Approval
CONDITIONAL USE SITE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. Sanitary sewer and water to this facility would be via existing service lines. Applicant shall
be required to enter into a Re-Assessment Agreement with the City of Meridian, An
assessment agreement is a vehicle that protects the City of Meridian and the applicant in
the event that estimated assessments are not in line with actual usage. The agreement
provides for reimbursement to the applicant for overpayment of assessments and payment
to the City of Meridian of any shortfall in assessments. The overpayment/shortfall is
determined after adequate historical usage.
2. Parking: Daycare centers are required under the Off-Street Parking Ordinance (11-13) to
provide one (1) space for every ten (10) children, plus one (1) space per staff member. At
the proposed number of 24 children, a minimum of 5 off-street parking stalls would be
required (assuming 2 for children and 3 for staff - but the staff and parking number could
increase depending on the ages of children at the center). There are currently only four (4)
off-street stalls shown on the Site Plan (two in the garage and two in the new parking lot),
leaving a deficit of one (1) stall.
At the P&Z Commission hearing, the Applicant should address their anticipated staffing
and parking demands. If the off-street parking requirement cannot be met on the site, the
Commission should consider either reducing the total number of children allowed at the
center or, possibly, the Applicant could submit a Variance application to allow on-street
parking.
3. The Meridian Fire Deparhnent does not have a minimum ratio of outdoor play area, but 25
s.f. per child for outdoor play areas is a commonly used ratio. At this ratio, the outdoor
play area proposed (approx. 3,162 s.f.) would exceed this ratio.
4. The floor plan submitted with the application shows the interior, usable floor area for
children to be approximately 810 s.f. The Meridian Fire Department requires a minimum
of35 s.f. per child for internal use areas. At 810 s.f., this would allow for a maximum of23
children at the existing building. However, since the MFD is charged with making the final
maximum occupancy determination upon inspection (depending upon layout, furniture
size, etc.), Staff feels this square foot:child ratio is close enough that the maximum number
of children should still be approved at 24 kids. The MFD will need to make the final
determination of allowable children at the time of their occupancy inspection.
5. The Site Plan shows a paved driveway width of 24 feet. However, upon inspection of the
site, Staff noticed that the new asphalt was poured at approximately 44 feet in width,
extending an additional 20 feet to the east from what is shown on the plan. ACHD
typically allows a maximum driveway width of 30 feet where the driveway connects with
the existing street. The Applicant must remove any existing asphalt in the front yard that is
beyond the 30-foot maximum driveway width (or whatever ACHD allows) prior to
issuance of the C.O.
ABC Childcare and Preschool
EXHIBIT B
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6. A minimum 1 O-foot wide landscaped buffer area must be provided along Broadway behind
the future sidewalk and east of the asphalt driveway.
7. In order to prevent headlight glare into the fi'ont yards of propeliies to the east, Applicant
must plant evergreen or woody shrubs or other appropriate fonn of solid screening along
the eastern edge of the new asphalt parking area. The screening must be at least three (3)
feet tall at the time of planting and must be in place prior to issuance of the Certificate of
Occupancy.
8. An ADA-approved handicap parking sign must be installed in front of the accessible stall
in the parking lot.
9. Applicant shall provide a solid screening of the adjacent propeliies to the nolih, east and
west to protect children from adverse impacts and to provide a visual and sound buffer
between properties. The proposed Site Plan states that new fencing will be constructed
along the east and west sides of the rear play area. Applicant should clarify the type and
height of fencing. Staff inspected the site and confirm that the north boundary fence is in
good condition and will serve as an adequate screen.
10. The child care center shall not adversely impact surrounding residential properties due to
children's noise, traffic and other activities.
11. Applicant must keep all outside play areas free of noxious weeds.
12. A Certificate of Occupancy (e.O.) for the childcare center is required prior to operation.
This e.O. must be signed by representatives ofthe Fire Department, Building Department
and Plmming & Zoning Department, at a minimum.
13. Applicant shall secure and maintain a child care license from the Idaho State Department
of Health and Welfare-Child Care Licensing Division. Provide copy oflicense to the City
of Meridian at the time ofP&Z Department's C.O. inspection. The operator's license shall
be on-site for City inspection at all times.
14. Applicant shall ensure that immunization of all children is verified prior to acceptance into
program.
15. If the conditional use permit is approved, Applicant is to schedule an appointment with the
Meridian Fire Department for inspection prior to operating. Operation of daycare without
proper approvals will result in revocation of conditional use permit.
16. Violation of any of the above conditions shall be cause to revoke a certificate of occupancy
for a group child care home. The conditional use permit shall be subject to review upon
ten (10) days notice to the applicant.
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CONDITIONAL USE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Section 11-13-5 of the City of
Melidian Zoning and Development Ordinance.
2. Paving and striping shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in Sections 11-13-
4.D. and ll-13-4.E. of the City of Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance and in
accordance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
3. A drainage plan designed by an architect or engineer is required and shall be submitted to
the City Engineer (Ord. 557, 10-1-91) for all off-street parking areas. All site drainage
shall be contained and disposed of on-site.
4. 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.
5. All outdoor 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 prior to
applying for building permits.
6. All signage shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 11-14 of the City
Zoning and Development Ordinance.
7. All construction shall conform to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act
8. In accordance with City Ordinance 11-13-4.B.2., underground year-round pressurized
irrigation must be provided to all landscape areas on site. Please submit hook-up and
design details based on the proposed landscaping. 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.
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EXHffiIT C
TCU-05-001 Condition of Approval
1. The current applicant will be required to submit to the City of Meridian a copy of their
child care license issued by the Department of Health and Welfare of the State of Idaho
within one month of City Council approvaL
August 26, 2005
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APPLICANT
August 30,2005
ITEM NO.
5-8
REQUEST Lease Agreement with Farmers and Merchants State Bank
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CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
CITY WATER DEPT:
CITY SEWER DEPT:
CITY PARKS DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
OTHER:
See attached Lease Agreement
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Materials presented at public meetings shall become property of the CIty of Meridian.
LEASE AGREEMENT
FOR
703 NORTH MAIN STREET
Meridian, Idaho
between
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
as Landlord
and
The City of Meridian
as Tenant
LEASE AGREEMENT
(Office)
THIS LEASE AGREEMENT (this t1Lease") is entered into effective this 3DIl day of ,l/u.quJ"~ ,
2005, by and between Farmers and Merchants State Bank ("Landlord") and the City~
("T enant").
1. Basic Lease Provisions. For purposes of this Lease, the following terms have the following
definitions and meanings:
1.1 Landlord's Address (For Notices):
Clarence Jones, Chairman of the Board
Mike Mooney, President
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
121 North 9th Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
or such other place as Landlord may from time to time designate by
notice to Tenant.
1.2 Tenant's Address for Notices:
City Clerk
Meridian City Hall
33 East Idaho
Meridian, Idaho 83642
1.3 Premises: The Building located at 703 North Main Street, Meridian Idaho, including
all of the usable internal space and a sufficient number of parking spaces to support
Tenant's employees and invitees.
1.4 Term: The Primary Term and Option Periods (ifvalidly exercised according to the
terms of this Lease) set forth below are collectively referred to in this Lease as the "Term."
1.4.1 Primary Term: ~ Lease Months.
1.4.2 Option Periods: Annually. until moved into the new City Hall.
1.5 Rent Commencement Date (or "Commencement Date"): Upon occupancy.
1.6 Occupancy Date: Sept. 1 2005,
1.7 Expiration Date: At the end ofllie primary term and anv option periods.
1.8 Initial Base Rent: Cost of utilities plus real property taxes.
1.9 Security Deposit: None.
Lease Agreement for 703 North Main Street
page 1
1.10 Permitted Use: Government offices and other associated uses.
1.11 Exhibits: The Exhibit(s) which are attached to this Lease are incorporated herein by
this reference.
1.12 Dermed Terms: The headings provided in this Section 1 in bold print are used in this
Lease as defined terms.
This Section 1 represents a summary ofthe basic terms and definitions of this Lease. In the
event of any inconsistency between the terms contained in this Section 1 and any specific provision
of this Lease, the terms of the more specific provision shall prevail.
2. Consideration. In consideration of the payment of rent and the performance of the
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby
leases from Landlord the Premises, together with and subject to all conditions, restrictions,
obligations, rights, privileges, easements and appurtenances thereto, or any other easement(s), use or
restriction agreements for the Building as have been or are hereafter executed by Landlord, including
all amendments thereto, which cover the Premises.
3. Rent. Beginning with the Rent Commencement Date, Tenant shall be responsible for
payment of rent as established in section 1, Cost of utilities shall be paid by Tenant pursuant to
section 10.3, and the cost of real property taxes shall be reimbursed to landlord within 30 days of
receipt of an invoice by Landlord for same, accompanied by a copy of Landlord's statement from the
Ada County Assessor. Reimbursement of real property taxes for first year ofthe initial term shall be
pro-rated commensurate with the commencement date. Reimbursement for real property taxes
during any option period shall be pro-rated commensurate with the expected termination date.
4. Term.
4.1 Primary Term. The Term shall be for the period designated in Section 1
commencing on the Commencement Date, and ending on the Expiration Date, unless
extended pursuant to Section 4.2 below. Upon the request of Landlord, Tenant shall execute
a written acknowledgment of the Commencement Date and/or Expiration Date.
4.2 Option Periods. Providing Tenant is not in default at the time Tenant exercises its
option to extend or at the commencement ofthe applicable Option Period(s), Tenant shall
have the option to extend the Primary Term for the option period(s) set forth in Section 1 (the
"Option Periods"). The rent for any applicable option period shall continue to be cost of
utilities and real property taxes.
4.3 Cancellation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall at all times have the
right to cancel this Lease during the Primary Term and any Option Period upon six (6)
months prior written notice to Tenant.
Lease Agreement for 703 North Main Street
page 2
5. Uses.
5.1 General Use. The Premises shall be used only for the use set forth in Section 1
ePermitted Use") and for no other use without the prior written consent of Landlord which
maybe witIilield in Landlord's unfettered discretion. Tenant shall not commit or allow to be
committed any waste upon the Premises, or any nuisance or other act in or about the
Premises that disturbs the quiet enjoyment of any other tenant in the Building. Tenant shall
comply with all laws and regulations relating to its use or occupancyofthe Premises or ofthe
Common Areas. Tenant shall observe such rules and regulations for the Building as may be
adopted by Landlord.
5.2 No Hazardous Substances. Tenant agrees not to use, store or deposit any substance
that is hazardous or dangerous to person, property or the environment (or any similar
substance) as now or hereafter defined by or determined pursuant to any applicable law or
regulation ("Hazardous Substance") in, on or about the Premises in violation of applicable
law, and Tenant shall indemnifY and hold Landlord harmless against any liability, damages,
costs, loss or claim therefore, including attorneys' fees incurred in connection therewith,
arising from or related to the presence of any Hazardous Substance in, on or about the
Premises, which presence was caused by Tenant, its agents, employees, subleases or anyone
otherwise associated with Tenant.
5.3 Insurance Risks. Tenant will not do or permit to be done any act or thing upon the
Premises, the Building or the Common Areas which would (a) jeopardize or be in conflict
with fire insurance policies covering the Building and fixtures and property in the Building;
(b) increase the rate of fire insurance applicable to the Building to an amount higher than it
otherwise would be for the general office use of the Building; or (c) subject Landlord to any
liability or responsibility for injury to any person or persons or to property by reason of any
business or operation being carried on upon the Premises.
6. Assignment and Subletting.
6.1 Except as set forth in Section 5.2 Tenant shall not, without first obtaining Landlord's
written consent which may be withheld in Landlord's unfettered discretion: (1) sell, assign,
mortgage, or transfer this Lease (or any interest therein); (2) sublease all or any portion ofthe
Premises; or (3) allow the use or occupancy of the Premises by anyone other than Tenant.
No assignment or sublease shall relieve Tenant of any liability under this Lease. Landlord's
consent to any assignment or sublease shall not operate as a waiver of the necessity for
consent to any subsequent assignment or sublease, This Lease shall not be assigned by
operation oflaw.
6.2 Landlord agrees that Tenant may sublease all or any portion of the premises to the
Meridian Development Corporation (MDC), MDC partner organizations, or other not-for-
profit organizations for purposes in furtherance of City business upon prior written notice to
Landlord.
Lease Agreement for 703 North Main Street
page 3
7. Care of Premises. Tenant shall keep the Premises in a neat, clean and sanitary condition and
shall at all times preserve them in good condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
8. Surrender of Premises; Removal of Property. Upon expiration or termination of the
Lease Term, whether by lapse of time or otherwise (including any holdover period), Tenant at its
expense shall: (1) remove Tenant's goods and effects and those of all persons claiming under
Tenant, (2) repair and restore the Premises to a condition as good as received by Tenant from
Landlord or as thereafter improved, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and (3) promptly and
peacefully surrender the Premises (including surrender of all improvements installed in the Premises
by Landlord or Tenant, except Tenant's trade fixtures that do not become part ofthe Building). Any
property left on the Premises after the expiration or termination of the Lease Term shall be deemed to
have been abandoned and to have become the property of Landlord to dispose of as Landlord deems
expedient. Tenant shall be liable for all costs associated with the disposal of such property. Tenant
hereby waives all claims for damages that may be caused by Landlord's reentering and taking
possession of the Premises or removing and storing Tenant's property as herein provided, and Tenant
shall indemnify and hold harmless Landlord therefrom. No such reentry shall be considered or
construed to be a forcible entry.
9. Condition of Premises; Alterations.
9.1 Tenant's Improvements. Tenant shall complete the improvements described on
Exhibit A attached hereto, at Tenanes sole cost, and shall be performed in a good and
workmanlike manner in compliance with all applicable laws, codes and regulations, and all
materials used shall be of a quality comparable to those in the Premises and the Building.
All improvements (except Tenant's trade fixtures that do not become a part of the Building)
shall remain in and be surrendered with the Premises at the expiration or sooner termination
of this Lease.
9.2 Alterations. Tenant shall make no additions, changes, alterations or improvements
C'Work") to the Premises other than the Work set forth on Exhibit A.
10. Services and Maintenance.
10.1 Basic Services. Landlord shall proYide mechanical, cooling, heating and ventilation
services.
10.2 Maintenance. Landlord shall repair and maintain the structural portions of the
Building, including the basic plumbing, air conditioning, heating and electrical systems, the
exterior of the Building, the parking lot and the landscaping, unless such maintenance or
repairs are required as a result, in whole or in part, of the act of, or neglect of any duty by,
Tenant, its agents, servants, employees, or invitees, in which event Tenant shall pay to
Landlord the reasonable cost of such maintenance or repairs.
Lease Agreement for 703 North Main Street
page 4
10.3 Basic Utilities. Landlord shall furnish water, sewer, electricity and natural gas
service to the Premises and the cost of such utility service, including costs based on
consumption, shall be the expense of Tenant pursuant to section 1.8 of this agreement.
Tenant shall set up accounts with the utilityproviders effective upon the commencement date
of this agreement. Tenant shall pay all utility charges to the providers according to the
invoice due date. Tenant's failure to pay utility charges when due shall constitute an event of
default pursuant to se~tion 16 of this agreement.
10.4 Additional Utilities. Tenant shall purchase all other utility services, including but
not limited to telephone, cable and television services desired by Tenant from the utility or
municipality providing such service, and shall pay for such services when such payments are
due.
11. Entry and Inspection. Landlord at all reasonable times (and at any time in case of
emergency) may enter the Premises for the purpose of inspection, cleaning, repairing, altering or
improving the Premises or the Building subject to Tenant's reasonable security requirements.
Landlord shall have the right at reasonable times to enter the Premises for the purpose of showing the
Premises to any prospective purchasers, mortgagees or tenants of the BuiLding.
12. Damage or Destruction.
12.1 Damage and Repair. In case of damage to the Premises or the Building by fire or
other casualty, Tenant immediately shall notify Landlord. If the Building is damaged by fire
or any other cause to such extent that the cost of restoration, as reasonably estimated by
Landlord, will equal or exceed thirty percent (30%) of the replacement value of the Building
(exclusive of foundations) prior to the occurrence of the damage, or if insurance proceeds
sufficient for full restoration are unavailable for any reason, then Landlord no later than the
sixtieth (60th) day following the damage may give Tenant a notice of election to terminate
this Lease. If the cost of restoration as estimated by Landlord shall amount to less than thirty
percent (30%) of said replacement value of the Building and insurance proceeds sufficient
for restoration are available, then Landlord shall restore the Building and the Premises with
reasonable promptness, subject to delays beyond Landlord's control, and Tenant shall have
no right to terminate this Lease. To the extent that the Premises are rendered untenantable,
Rent shall proportionally abate during the period of such untenantability, unless such damage
resulted from or was contributed to directly or indirectly by the act, fault or neglect of
Tenant, Tenant's officers, contractors, subcontractors, agents, employees, invitees or
licensees.
12.2 Business Interruption; Property of Ten ant. No damages, compensation or claims
shall be payable by Landlord for inconvenience, loss of business or annoyance arising from
any repair or restoration of any portion of the Premises or the Building. Landlord will not
carry insurance of any kind on any property of Ten ant, inc1udinginventOIY, equipment, floor,
ceiling and wall coverings, furniture and trade fixtures, and any improvements to the
Lease Agreement for 703 North Main Street
page 5
Premises that are paid for by Tenant and Landlord shall not be obligated to repair any
damage thereto or replace the same.
13. Indemnification and Waiver of Liability. Tenant shall indemnifY, hold harmless and
defend Landlord from and against all liabilities, damages, suits, obligations, fines, losses, claims,
actions, judgments, penalties, charges, costs, or expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys'
and other professional fees and disbursements, in conjunction with any loss ofIife, personal injury
and/or property damage arising out of or relating to the occupancy or use by Tenant of any part of the
Premises or the Building occasioned wholly or in part by any act or omission of Tenant or its
officers, contractors, subcontractors, licensees, agents, servants, employees, guests, invitees or
visitors, or any assignee or sublessee or any other party for whom Tenant would otherwise be liable.
Landlord shall not be liable for any loss or damage to persons or property sustained by Tenant or
other persons, which may be caused by theft, or by any act or neglect of any tenant or occupant ofthe
Building or any other third parties, or Landlord, except for Landlord's willful misconduct or gross
negligence.
14. Insurance.
14.1 Liability Insurance. Tenant, at its own expense, shall keep and maintain in full
force and effect a policy of commercial general liability insurance including a contractual
liability endorsement covering Tenant's obligations under Section 14 insuring Tenant's
acti vi ties upon, in and about the Premises and the Building against claims ofbodil y injury or
death or property damage or loss with a limit of not less than Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000) combined single limit per occurrence and in the aggregate (per policy
year) of$l,OOO,OOO,OO. Landlord shall be an additional insured in the foregoing insurance
policy.
14.2 Tenant's Property Insurance. Tenant's property insurance shall be at Tenant's
option and expense.
14.3 Landlord's Insurance. Landlord shall procure and maintain during the Term, Fire,
Windstorm, in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the insurable value
above the foundations or as currently in effect.
14.4 Insurance Policy Requirements. All insurance required under this section shall be
with companies qualified to do business in the State ofIdaho. Each insurance policy shall
provide that it is not subject to cancellation or material alteration except after thirty (30) days
prior written notice to Landlord and
15. Signs. Tenant shall be allowed to replace the lower-most display (the one currently used by
Investment Resources of Idaho) with a sign identifying Tenant's business. Any modification to
Landlord's sign to identifY Tenant's business will be at Tenant's expense.
16. Events of Default. Each of the following shall be deemed a default by Tenant and a material
breach of this Lease:
Lease Agreement for 703 North Main Street
page 6
16.1 Failure by Tenant to pay when due any Rent hereunder if such failure shall continue
for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereofhas been given to Tenant; or
16.2 Failure by Tenant to perform or observe any of the othertenns, covenants, conditions,
agreements or provisions ofthis Lease if such failure shall continue for a period ofthirty (30)
days after written notice thereof has been given to Tenant; provided, if any such failure
cannot reasonably be cured within thirty (30) days then Tenant shall not be deemed to be in
default if Tenant commences to cure such failure within a reasonable time and for as long as
Tenant is diligently prosecuting the cure.
17. Landlord Remedies for Tenant Default. If any default occurs hereunder, Landlord may, at
any time thereafter and without waiving any other rights hereunder, do one or more of the following:
17.1 Terminate this Lease, by wri tten notice on the earliest date permitted by law or on any
later date specified in such notice, in which case Tenant's right to possession of the Premises
will cease and this Lease will be terminated, except as to Tenant's liability;
17.4 Without further demand or notice, reenter and take possession of the Premises or any
part of the Premises, repossess the same, expel Tenant and those claiming through or under
Tenant, and remove the effects of both or either, using such force for such purposes as may
be necessary, without being liable for prosecution, damage or otherwise and without being
deemed guilty of any manner oftrespass, and without prejudice to any remedies for arrears of
Rent or other amounts payable under this Lease or as a result of any preceding breach of
covenants or conditions.
18. Landlord's Default. In the event of any default in the obligation of Landlord under this
Lease, Tenant will deliver to Landlord written notice listing the reasons for Landlord IS default and
Landlord will have thi!1Y GiQ) days following receipt of such notice to cure such alleged default or, in
the event the alleged default cannot reasonably be cured within such period, to commence action and
proceed diligently to cure such alleged default.
19. Holdover. If Tenant shall, with the written consent of Landlord, hold over beyond the
expiration of the Term, or if Landlord shall so notify Tenant at anytime upon or after the expiration
of the Term, such tenancy shall be deemed a month-to-month tenancy that may be terminated as
provided by applicable state law.
20. Notices. All notices under this Lease shall be in writing and delivered in person or sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or sent by recognized overnight
courier to Landlord and to Tenant at the addresses set forth in Section 1 (except that, after the Lease
commences, any such notice may be so mailed or delivered by hand to Tenant at the Premises), or to
such other addresses as may from time to time be designated by any such party in writing. Notices
mailed as aforesaid shall be deemed given at the earlier of three (3) days after the date of such
mailing or upon the date of receipt.
Lease Agreement for 703 North Main Street
page 7
21. Costs and Attorneys' Fees. If Tenant or Landlord shall bring any action for relief against
the other, declaratory or otherwise, arising out ofthis Lease, including any suit by Landlord for the
recovery of rent or possession of the Premises, the losing party shall pay the prevailing party for all
reasonable attorneys' fees (including attorneys' fees on appeal) and costs (including court costs and
disbursements) which shall be deemed to have accrued on the commencement of such action and
shall be paid whether or not such action is prosecuted to judgment.
TENANT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Landlord and the Tenant have signed their name and affixed their
seals the day and year first above written.
LANDLORD:
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
By:
Tammy de
ATTEST:
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EXHIBITS:
"A" TENANT'S IMPROVEMENTS
Lease Agreement for 703 North Main Street
FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK
By:
page 8
EXHIBIT "A"
Tenant's Improvements
August 3, 2005
City Of Meridian
33 E. Idaho St.
Meridian,10 83642
Re: Tenant improvements to old Farmers & Merchants Bank building
This bid includes the following items:
I) Wall patch in lobby area - north wall
2) Carpet allowance of $600, 00 in space where teller lines were
3) Remove and replace 30 lineal feet of office divider walls
4) Two new office doors
5) One HV AC vent in the center office - south wall
6) Paint new office walls and patch area of lobby
Bid Total:.,. '" "....... ...... n...'............ ",.,.,.. ......... ........$4.200.00
iLl 6Vif 1'I&,,'L-(c77.b----
Walt Morrow
Walt Morrow Construction
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Lease Agreement for 703 North Main Street
page 9
August 26, 2005
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APPLICANT
August 30, 2005
Yf3
ITEM NO.
REQUEST Ordinance - Creating a New Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 9 of the Meridian City Code
Providing for City Council Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's Review Committee
to Provide Recommendations to the City Council for Future Compensation of the Mayor & Council
AGENCY
COMMENTS
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
CITY WATER DEPT:
CITY SEWER DEPT:
CITY PARKS DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
OTHER:
See attached Ordinance
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CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. ('1;., \1L\-
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, DONNELL, ROUNTREE, WARDLE
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW TITLE 1, CHAPTER 7, SECTION 9 OF
THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE PROVIDING FOR CITY COUNCIL
COMPENSATION AND PROVIDING FOR A CITIZEN'S REVIEW
COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR FUTURE COMPENSATION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL;
AND PROVIDING FOR A SUMMARY; AND PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF
THE READING RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. Pursuant to Idaho Code Title 50, Chapter 2, Section 3 we hereby
amend the Meridian City Code to add Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 9, ofthe Meridian City
Code as follows:
1-7-9 City Council Compensation:
The annual compensation of the members of the City Council shall be as follows:
A)
1.
Each member of the City Council shall receive an annual salary of eight
thousand dollars ($8,000.00), effective on and after January 1,2006.
2. Each member of the City Council shall receive an annual salary of nine
thousand dollars ($9,000.00), effective on and after January 1, 2007.
3. Salary will be paid in equal monthly amounts.
B) The City Council shall receive the same employee benefits as all full time City
employees, except for the accrual of vacation or sick leave, and any other benefits as
directed by the City CounciL
C) A committee comprised of no less than seven (7) various citizens, business
leaders, and former elected officials ofthe City of Meridian shall be formed prior to the
budget workshop during every year of a mayoral election to make recommendations for
adjustments, increases, or decreases to compensation for the Mayor and City Council.
The membership of the committee may be determined by the City Council with input
from the Mayor. The City Council is not bound to follow the recommendations from the
Committee, but may use any feedback or recommendation as guidance for setting the
budget for compensation.
Section 2. That pursuant to the affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one (1)
of the Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title
ORDINANCE - CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION
Page 1 of2
and one (1) reading iil full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly,
this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~ay
of AL~3i K'-\:' ,2005.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 3()f\. day of
Ai'\~ it ~~ ,2005.
APPROVED:
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.e. ~ 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 05- "\ \l4
PROVIDING FOR A NEW ORDINANCE FOR THE SETTING OF CITY
COUNCIL COMPENSATION
An Ordinance of the City of Meridian adding Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 9 of the
Meridian City Code setting the compensation of the City Council and establishing a
citizen's committee to review and provide recommendations on compensation for future
Mayors and City Councils.
A full text ofthis ordin~~e is available ~or in~RI~R~}~n at City Hall, City?fMeridian,
33 East Idaho Avenue, MendIan, Idaho. Th~\Or~~Iif.l;JJ become effectIve upon the
passage and publication. "...~,,"'" ';,;,~
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Mayor and City Council of the City ofMeri ian BI.IJ~.l! ~
By: William G. Berg, Jr., City Clerk \:~ "f? f
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First Reading: B~~O~OS Ado~t~? ~~b. iW~~Q1{by suspension of the
Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code 50-902~f''',~~~~ NO_
Second Reading: ---
Third Reading:
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 05- i 114
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian,
Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor ofthe City and has reviewed a copy of
the attached Ordinance No. 05- '\14 of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and
has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public
pursuant to Idaho Code S 50-901A (3).
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DATED this 3 J day of Augu.st,~ODA/J
UJ!k L (
William. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
SUMMARY - CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION ORDINANCE
Page 1 of 1
August 26, 2005
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APPLICANT
August 30, 2005
ITEM NO.
J-U1
REQUEST Ordinance - Creating a New Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 5 of the Meridian City Code
providing for the Mayor's Salary and Compensation and Providing for a Citizen's Review Committee
to Provide Recommendations to the City Council for Future Compensation of the Mayor and CC
AGENCY
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
CITY WATER DEPT:
CITY SEWER DEPT:
CITY PARKS DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
OTHER:
COMMENTS
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CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 05'~' 11 S
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, DONNELL, ROUNTREE, WARDLE
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW TITLE 1, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 5 OF
THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE PROVIDING FOR THE MAYOR'S
COMPENSATION AND PROVIDING FOR A CITIZEN'S REVIEW
COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR FUTURE COMPENSATION OF THE MAYOR; AND PROVIDING FOR A
SUMMARY; AND PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE READING RULES;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. Pursuant to Idaho Code Title 50, Chapter 2, Section 3 we hereby
amend the Meridian City Code to add Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 5, of the Meridian City
Code as follows:
1-5-4 Mayor Compensation:
The annual compensation of the Mayor shall be as follows:
A)
1.
The Mayor of Meridian shall receive an annual salary of fifty-seven
thousand, seven hundred, and fifty dollars ($57,750.00), effective on and
after January 1, 2006.
2. The Mayor shall receive a five percent (5%) increase to the annual salary
on January 1, 2006 for a total annual salary of sixty thousand, six hundred,
and thirty-seven dollars ($60,637.00);
3. The Mayor shall receive a five percent (5%) increase to the annual salary
on January 1, 2007 for a total annual salary of sixty-three thousand, six
hundred, and sixty-nine dollars ($63,669.00);
4. The Mayor shall receive an annual salary of sixty-five thousand
($65,000.00), effective on and after January 1,2008.
5. Salary will be paid in equal monthly amounts.
B) The Mayor shall receive the same employee benefits as any full time City
employee, except for accrual of vacation or sick leave, and any other benefits as directed
by the City Council.
C) A committee comprised of no less than seven (7) various citizens, business
leaders, and former elected officials of the City of Meridian shall be formed prior to the
ORDINANCE - MAYOR COMPENSA nON
Page 1 of2
budget workshop during every year of a mayoral election to make recommendations for
adjustments, increases, or decreases to compensation for the Mayor and City Council.
The membership of the committee may be determined by the City Council with input
from the Mayor. The City Council is not bound to follow the recOlmnendations from the
Committee, but may use any feedback or recommendation as guidance for setting the
budget for compensation.
Section 2. That pursuant to the affinnative vote of one-half (112) plus one (1)
of the Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title
and one (1) reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly,
this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~day
of AI i~l ,l.~+- , 2005.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 3)4, day of
Ai t J 1 i (;. l , . 2005. -
APPROVED:
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.c. ~ 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 05- \ liS
PROVIDING FOR A NEW ORDINANCE FOR THE SETTING OF MAYOR
COMPENSATION
An Ordinance of the City of Meridian adding Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 5 of the
Meridian City Code setting the compensation ofthe Mayor and establishing a citizen's
committee to provide review and recommendations on compensation in the future.
A full text of this ordinance is available ~?.r.,imR,~~tion at City Hall, City of Meridian,
33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, IdahO:",T~~' c:e/~haIl become effective upon the
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By: William G. Berg, Jr., City Clei\,"'O ~r 1S"{' '" R 1
First Reading: ~- :<;() .. (jt) Ad~pI l(f}iQ~cltcling by suspension ofthe
Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code 50.:.9 ;, nl\~H"S~ NO_
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 05- I tJ~
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian,
Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of
the attached Ordinance No. 05- IllS of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and
has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public
pursuant to Idaho Code ~ 50-901A (3).
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DATED this ~ day of Augu~~Pl:
L.JJLl! (', ~
William. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
SUMMARY - MAYOR COMPENSATION ORDINANCE
Page 1 of 1
August 26, 2005
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APPLICANT
August 30, 2005
ITEM NO.
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REQUEST Ordinance - Amending Title 1, Chapter 8, Section 4 of the Meridian City Code
deleting Mayor and City Council Salaries
AGENCY
COMMENTS
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
CITY WATER DEPT:
CITY SEWER DEPT:
CITY PARKS DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
OTHER:
See attached Ordinance
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Emailed:
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CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. OS- \ \ lLD
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, DONNELL, ROUNTREE, WARDLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 8, SECTION 4 OF THE
MERIDIAN CITY CODE DELETING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SALARIES; AND PROVIDING FOR A SUMMARY; AND PROVIDING FOR A
WAIVER OF THE READING RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 1, Chapter 8, Section 4, of the Meridian City Code is
hereby amended as follows:
1-8-4: SALARIES:
}~. Bleeti e OfHeers:
1. Hayar: TEe salar} aftRe mayar shall Be flft) fi e thaLisaRs sellarS ($55,990.00)
per year, pa) aBle at fa I::lf tae I::lSaHS :1:1, e aRRSyea eight) tmee aeIlars thiFtj three eeRts
($1,583.33) meflJhly.
2. CeRReil: The salal) efeaeh ffiemBer afthe eal::lFleil shall Be fl,e hl::lRsree aollars
($509. 90) per meath, pay a-ble R1eRthl). (Ora. G1 925, 9 1 2001, eft. 1 1 2902)
A. B. Appointive Officers: The salaries of appointive officers shall be set and fixed by
the mayor and council and shall be paid monthly. (Ord. 479, 5-5-1987, eff. 1-1-1988)
E.G. Employees: Salaries of city employees shall be as set from time to time by the
mayor and city council. (1999 Code)
Section 2. That pursuant to the affirmative vote of one-half (112) plus one (1)
of the Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title
and one (1) reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly,
this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approyal and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 3:J~ day
of -AI J3l J,r;::+ . 2005.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~ itaay of
At jl 1 r"\+- , 2005.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION AMENDMENT - Page 1 of2
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION AMENDMENT - Page 2 of2
NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. ~ SO-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. OS-~
PROVIDING FOR A NEW ORDINANCE FOR AMENDING THE SETTING OF
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SALARIES
An Ordinance ofthe City of Meridian amending Title 1, Chapter 8, Section 4 of the
Meridian City Code deleting the Mayor and City Council salaries.
A full text of this ordinance is available for inspection at City Hall, City of Meridian,
33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho. T~\~~ihoroimal}8~{shalI become effective upon the
passage and publication. ""'''''l of {{It..
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STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 05- ~ n Lo
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian,
Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of
the attached Ordinance No. 05- llll e of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and
has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public
pursuant to Idaho Code ~ 50-901A (3).
DATED this :P1 daYOfAUr;JJJj'tj, ~
William, L.M, Nary ~
City Attorney
AMENDING MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION - Page 1 of 1
August 26, 2005
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APPLICANT
August 30, 2005
ITEM NO.
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REQUEST Ordinance 05-1170 - Repealing Existinig Zoning and Subdivision Regulations Codified
at Title 11 and the Title 12 of the Meridian City Code; Re-enacting a New Title 11 to be known as
the Unified Development Code (3rd of 3 Readings)
AGENCY
COMMENTS
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
CITY WATER DEPT:
CITY SEWER DEPT:
CITY PARKS DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
OTHER:
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August 12, 2005
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APPLICANT
August 16, 2005
ITEM NO.
24
REQUEST Ordinance No. 05-1170 Repealing Existing Zoning and Subdivision Regulations Codified
at Title 11 and Title 12 of the Meridian City Code; Re-Enacting a New Title to be known as the Unified
Development Code '2nd of 3 readings)
AGENCY
COMMENTS
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
CITY WATER DEPT:
CITY SEWER DEPT:
CITY PARKS DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
MERIDIAN POST OFfiCE:
OTHER:
See attached
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Emailed:
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August 5, 2005
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APPLICANT
August 9, 2005
ITEM NO.
4
REQUEST Ordinance - Repealing Existing Zoning and Subdivision Regulations Codified at Title
11 and Title 12 of the Meridian City Code; Re-Enacting a New Title 11 to be known as the Unified
Development Code (1 st of 3 Readings)
AGENCY
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
CITY WATER DEPT:
CITY SEWER DEPT:
CITY PARKS DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
OTHER:
COMMENTS
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CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. O'=:>- \ \ 10
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, DONNELL, ROUNTREE, WARDLE
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING EXISTING ZONING AND SUBDIVISION
REGULATIONS CODIFIED AT TITLE 11 AND TITLE 12 OF THE MERIDIAN
CITY CODE; RE-ENACTING A NEW TITLE 11 TO BE KNOWN AS THE
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in August 2002, the City of Meridian adopted a new
Comprehensive Plan, setting the future course for growth and development in the City of
Meridian and the Area of City Impact; and,
WHEREAS, the new Unified Development Code will provide an opportunity to
better support the Comprehensive Plan and provide a tool that is relevant and
contemporary to the needs of the City; and,
WHEREAS, a draft of the proposed Unified Development Code was prepared in
April 2004 and was thoroughly reviewed and analyzed by a Process Improvement Group
consisting of City planning staff, an architect, an engineer, and representatives from the
development community; and,
WHEREAS, the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission held two workshops
to review the proposed Unified Development Code beginning in February 2005, and also
held public hearings on April 18,2005 and April 25, 2005; and,
WHEREAS, the Meridian City Council held public hearings on this matter on
July 26, 2005 and August 9, 2005.
NOW, THEREOFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1.
That Title 11 of the Meridian City Code is repealed.
Section 2.
That Title 12 of the Meridian City Code is repealed.
Section 3. That Title 11 of the Meridian City Code is re-enacted and shall
read as presented on the following documents attached to this ordinance and incorporated
herein by this reference:
"City of Meridian Unified Development Code" dated August 29,2005; and,
Exhibit "A" - List of Proposed Changes; and,
Exhibit "B" - Enforcement; and,
Exhibit "C" - Private Streets; and,
Exhibit "E" - Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
(Note that Exhibit "D" has been intentionally deleted from this ordinance).
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Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on the 15th day of
September, 2005, after its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this :30 ~ay
of At ~I \~~) .2005.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 3Jhday of
At \ 1f If:.L ,2005.
APPROVED:
ORDINANCE - UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. ~ 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 05- 1/ 7 tJ
PROVIDING FOR THE ENACTMENT OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
CODE
An Ordinance of the City of Meridian repealing existing zoning and subdivision
regulations codified at Title 11 and Title 12 ofthe Meridian City Code and re-enacting a
new Title 11 to be known as the Unified Development Code. The new ordinance
embodies the official zoning ordinance ofthe City of Meridian to provide for orderly
growth and development and to carry out the policies of Meridian's Comprehensive Plan.
A full text ofthis ordinance is available for inspection at City Hal1, City of Meridian,
33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho. This Qrdinance shall become effective on
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STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 05- 1110
The undersigned, Ted W. Baird, Deputy City Attorney of the City of Meridian,
Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of
the attached Ordinance No. 05- I (10 of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and
has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public
pursuant to Idaho Code 9 50-901A (3).
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DATED this ~ day of~~, 2~-'---7/7
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Deputy City Attorney
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
TITLE 11 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
Chapter 1 - General Regulations
Article A - Definitions
Article B - Nonconforming Property, Use or Structure
Chapter 2 - District Regulations
Article A. Residential Districts
Article B. Commercial Districts
Article C. Industrial Districts
Article D. Traditional Neighborhood Districts
Chapter 3 - Regulations Applying to All Districts
Article A. Standard Regulations in All Districts
ACCUMULATION OF JUNK
BIKEWAYS
CLEAR VISION TRIANGLE
DITCHES, LATERALS, CANALS OR DRAINAGE COURSES
FENCES
MULTIUSE AND MICRO PATHWAYS
NATURAL FEATURES
NOXIOUS USE
OUTDOOR LIGHTING
OUTDOOR SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT AREAS
OUTDOOR SPEAKER SYSTEMS
OUTDOOR STORAGE
PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND SEWER SYSTEMS
SELF-SERVICE USES
SIDEWALKS AND PARKWAYS
STORM DRAINAGE
STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO DESIGN STANDARDS
TRAVELING SLEEPING QUARTERS
UTILITIES
Article B. Landscaping Requirements
Article C. Off-street Parking and Loading Requirements
Article D. Sign Requirements
Article E. Temporary Use Requirements
Article F. Private Street Requirements
Article G. Common Open Space and Site Amenity Requirements
Chapter 4 - Specific Use Standards
ANIMAL CARE FACILITY
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION FACILITY, INDOOR AND OUTDOORS
ARTIST STUDIO
BUILDING MATERIAL, GARDEN EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
CEMETERY
CHURCH OR PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP
CIVIC, SOCIAL AND FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRACTOR'S YARD
DAY CARE FACILITY
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DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT
DRIVE-THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT
DWELLING UNIT, SECONDARY
EDUCATION INSTITUTION
EQUIPMENT RENTAL, SALES, AND SERVICE
ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT, ADULT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FLEX SPACE
FOOD PRODUCTS, PROCESSING
FUEL SALES FACILITY AND FUEL SALES FACILITY, TRUCK STOP
HOME OCCUPATION
HOSPITAL
HOTEL OR MOTEL
INDUSTRY, INFORMATION
INDUSTRY, LIGHT AND HEAVY
LAUNDROMAT
MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT
NURSERY OR URBAN FARM
NURSING AND RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
PUBLIC OR QUASI-PUBLIC USE
PUBLIC UTILITY, MAJOR; AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
RECYCLING CENTER; SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION
STORAGE FACILITY, OUTSIDE
STORAGE FACILITY, SELF-SERVICE
TERMINAL, FREIGHT OR TRUCK
VEHICLE IMPOUND YARD
VEHICLE REPAIR, MAJOR AND MINOR
VEHICLE SALES OR RENTAL
VEHICLE WASHING FACILITY
VEHICLE WRECKING OR JUNKYARD
VERTICALLY INTEGRATED RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
WAREHOUSE
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY
Chapter 5 - Administration
Article A. General Provisions
Article B. Specific Provisions
CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS
ANNEXATIONS AND REZONES
VARIANCES
ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE
CONDITIONAL USES
Article C. Surety Agreements
Chapter 6 . Subdivision Regulations
Article A. General Provisions
Article B. Subdivision Process
Article C. Subdivision Design and Improvement Standards
Chapter 7 - Planned Unit Developments
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CHAPTER 1
GENERAL REGULATIONS
SECTIONS:
11-1-1:
11-1-2:
11-1-3:
11-1-4:
11-1-5:
11-1-6:
11-1-7:
11-1-8:
11-1-9:
TITLE
PURPOSE
SCOPE AND CONTENT
APPLICABILITY
INTERPRETATION
ERRORS IN LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF PROPERTIES
REFERENCES
PRESERVATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS
SAVING CLAUSE
11-1-1: TITLE: Upon adoption by the Meridian City Council, this portion of
the Meridian City Code (Title 11) is declared to be and shall hereafter constitute the
official zoning ordinance of the City of Meridian. Title 11 shall be known and cited as
the Unified Development Code of the City of Meridian. The Unified Development
Code of the City of Meridian is published by authority of the Meridian City Council,
and it shall be kept up to date as provided in Section 1-1-3 of the Official Meridian
City Municipal Code. Within this document, the Unified Development Code of the
City of Meridian shall be referred to as "this Title."
11-1-2: PURPOSE:
A. Carry out the intent and purposes of the "local land Use Planning Act,"
Idaho Code ~67-6501 et seq. as amended;
B. Carry out the policies of the comprehensive plan by classifying and
regulating the uses of property and structures within the incorporated areas
of the City of Meridian;
C. Establish districts within the City of Meridian in accord with the adopted
comprehensive plan in conformance with Idaho Code ~67-6511;
D. Provide standards for the orderly growth and development of the City of
Meridian. As required by Idaho Code 967-6511, such standards include, but
are not limited to, those regulating:
1. The height, number of stories, size, design, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair or location of structures.
2. Size, minimum lot dimensions, landscape buffers, size of required yards,
and density of residential properties.
3. The use of structures and property;
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E. Ensure the most appropriate use of properties;
F. Protect property rights and enhance property values;
G. Provide a method of administration and prescribe penalties for the violations
of regulations hereafter described as authorized by the Constitution and
Laws of the State of Idaho; and
H. Protect and promote health, safety and the general welfare.
11-1-3: SCOPE AND CONTENT: This Title shall consist of the text adopted
by Ordinance 05-1170 and Ordinance 05-1171, as amended from time to time, and
the Official Zoning Maps, as amended from time to time. Copies are available for
review at the Meridian City Hall. This Title and each and all of its terms are to be
read and interpreted in light of the designations of the Official Zoning Maps.
11-1-4: APPLICABILITY: The regulations of this Title shall apply and govern
development and use of all properties (a) within the corporate limits of the City of
Meridian and (b) outside the City limits for which annexation has been requested, or
as otherwise permitted through written agreement(s) with Ada County.
A. No person or public agency shall construct, alter, move, or change the use
of a structure or undertake any development unless:
1. The proposed use, structure, or division of property complies with this Title.
2. Any required approval is first obtained as provided by CHAPTER 5
ADMINISTRATION of this Title, and any applicable conditions of approval are
met.
B. Nothing in this Title shall eliminate the need for obtaining any other required
permits, including, but not limited to, building permits, plumbing, electrical, or
mechanical permits, grading permits, or any permit, approval, or entitlement
required by other titles of the Meridian City Municipal Code, other political
subdivisions of the State of Idaho, or agencies of the State of Idaho.
C. All properties in the Meridian City corporate limits shall comply with the
regulations of this Title unless otherwise preempted by Federal statute or
local law statutory ordinance.
D. The prosecution of violations that occurred under previous land use
regulations and that remain a violation under this Title shall continue until
resolved.
E. Applications pending as of the effective date of this Ordinance, September
15, 2005:
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1. Project with pending application. All applications shall be processed
according to the regulations and requirements in effect as of the date the
Director accepted the application.
2. Approved project with pending request for a time extension. Time extension
requests shall be consistent with the requirements that are in effect when
the original application was approved.
3. Approved projects not yet completed. Any approved application may still be
completed as provided by the approval.
11-1-5: INTERPRETATION:
A. Language.
1. Terminology. When used in this Title, all words used in the present tense
shall include the future; words used in the singular number shall include the
plural number and the plural the singular, unless the natural construction of
the sentence indicates otherwise. The word "shall" is mandatory, and the
word "may" is permissive.
2. Number of days. Whenever a number of days is specified in this Title, or in
any permit, condition of approval, or notice issued or given as provided in
this Title, the number of days shall be construed as calendar days, except
that such time limits shall extend to the following working day when the last
of the specified number of days falls on a weekend or Meridian City holiday.
3. Minimum requirements. When interpreting and applying the regulations of
this Title, all regulations shall be considered to be minimum requirements,
unless stated otherwise. Proposed uses shall comply with all applicable
regulations and standards unless specifically exempt elsewhere in this Title.
4. Defined terms. Terms defined in Section 11-1A-1 of this Title shall have their
defined meaning when used elsewhere in this Title. For the purpose of
readability and clarity, such terms are not shown in initial caps.
5. Section headings. Section headings or captions are for reference purposes
only and shall not be used in the interpretation of this Title.
6. References. All references to State or Federal laws and/or regulations shall
refer to such laws and/or regulations as they may be amended over time.
B. Measurements
1. Structure height shall be measured in accord with the Meridian City Building
Code as set forth in Title 10, Chapter 1, of the Meridian City Municipal Code.
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2. Linear distance shall be measured in a horizontal line; it shall not be
measured along an inclined surface or line. For uses that have a separation
standard, the distance shall be measured from the nearest customer
entrance of the proposed use to the nearest property line of the specified
use. The measurement is to be conducted in a radial fashion by the
specified number of feet (e.g., 300 feet, 1,000 feet).
C. District boundaries. Where uncertainty exists about the location of any
district boundary shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall
be used to resolve the uncertainty:
1. Where a district boundary approximately follows a property line, such
property line shall be construed as the district boundary.
2. Where a district boundary approximately follows a street, alley, or railroad
line, such street, alley, centerline, or the extension of such line shall be
construed as the district boundary.
3. Where a district boundary approximately follows a watercourse, the
centerline of the watercourse shall be construed to be such boundary. In the
event of a change in the watercourse shoreline, the boundary shall be
construed as moving with the actual shoreline.
4. Where a district boundary does not obviously coincide with any of the above
lines (property; street, alley, or railroad line; watercourse), or where it is not
designated by dimensions, it shall be deemed to be located along the
nearest section, quarter section, or sixteenth section line.
D. Conflicting regulations.
1. In case of conflict between the text and the maps of this Title, the maps shall
prevail.
2. If conflicts occur between different regulations of this Title, or between this
Title and other regulations of the Meridian City Municipal Code, the most
restrictive regulation shall apply.
3. It is not intended that this Title interfere with, abrogate, or annul any
easements, covenants, or other agreements between parties; however,
where this Title imposes a greater restriction upon the use of structures or
premises or upon the height of structures, or requires larger space than is
imposed or required by ordinances, rules or regulations, or by easements,
covenants, or agreements, the regulations of this Title shall govern.
E. Allowed Uses. If a proposed use of property is not specifically listed in
CHAPTER 2 district regulations, the use shall be prohibited, except as
follows: the Director may determine that a proposed use not listed in
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CHAPTER 2 district regulations, is equivalent to a principal permitted or
conditional use. In making the determination, the Director shall consider the
following:
1. The impacts on public services and activities associated with the proposed
use are substantially similar to those of one or more of the uses listed in the
applicable base districts as allowed;
2. The proposed use shall not involve a higher level of activity or density than
one or more of the uses listed in the applicable base districts as allowed;
3. The proposed use is within the same three- digit category of an allowed use
listed in the latest edition of the North American Industrial Classification
System (NAIC), published by the United States Department of Commerce;
4. The proposed use is consistent with the purpose of the district in which the
use is proposed to be located; and
5. The proposed use is in substantial conformance with goals and objectives of
the Comprehensive Plan.
11-1-6: ERRORS IN LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF PROPERTY: Where a
property has not been zoned because of an error in a legal description, the
following shall apply:
A. If the error is caused by the City, the error shall be corrected and duly
processed by the City as soon as the error is discovered.
B. If the error is caused by the applicant and/or owner, the applicant shall apply
for an Official Zoning Map amendment and submit the proper fees pursuant
to CHAPTER 5 administration of this Title.
11-1-7: REFERENCES: References in this Title to other ordinances or codes
of the City of Meridian and statutes of the State of Idaho are provided solely for the
coordination of this Title with such other ordinances and statutes. Any amendments
to cited codes that are adopted subseq uent to the adoption of this Title shall be
applicable to this Title.
11-1-8: PRESERVATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS:
A. This Title shall be interpreted to equally protect citizens from the undue
encroachment on their private property by their neighbors' use of their
private property and equally protect each citizen's right to use of their
property without creating undue burden upon their neighbors.
B. In the administration of this Title, every person shall be secure in their
premises, and no employee of the City shall enter upon, investigate, or
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search any of the premises of any citizen without the consent of such citizen
or order issued by a court of proper jurisdiction.
C. Every citizen of Meridian City shall have the right to appear in person or be
represented by their agent before the Council in the proper order of
business to appeal a decision pursuant to the procedures contained in
CHAPTER 5 administration of this Titre.
D. In the enforcement of this Title, it shall be deemed to apply equally to each
citizen and each property in similar circumstances, and shall not be enforced
to discriminate between one individual and/or another individual or other
group as compared to all others.
11-1-9: SAVING CLAUSE: Should any section, clause, or regulation of this
Title be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall
not affect the validity of this Title as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the part
so declared to be invalid, each section, clause, or regulation hereof being declared
severable.
11-1-10:
VIOLATIONS:
A. It is a violation of the Unified Development Code for any person to initiate or
maintain or cause to be initiated or maintained the use of any structure, land
or real property within the City of Median without first obtaining proper
permits or authorizations required for the use by this Title.
B. It is a violation of the Unified Development Code for any person to use,
construct, locate, demolish or cause to be used, constructed, located, or
demolished any structure, land or property within the City of Meridian in any
manner that is not permitted by the terms of any permit or authorization
issued pursuant to this Title or previous codes.
C. It is a violation of the Unified Development Code for any person to not
comply with specific conditions of approval as stated in a Certificate of
Zoning Compliance, Conditional Use Permit, Final Plat, or Planned
Development as set forth in this Title.
D. It is a violation of the Unified Development Code to misrepresent any
material fact in any application, plans or other information submitted to
obtain any land use authorization as set forth in this Title.
E. It is a violation of the Unified Development Code for anyone to fail to comply
with the requirements of the development code, as set out in the specific
sections of this Title.
11-1-11:
CODE ENFORCEMENT:
A. Duty to Enforce:
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1. It shall be the duty of the Planning Director to interpret this Title.
2. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Division of the PoHce
Department to enforce the regulations of this Tile, as set forth in Section 11-
1-11 of this Title. Code Enforcement officers may call upon the services of
the planning, fire, parks or other appropriate city departments to assist in
enforcement.
3. It is the intent of this Title to place the obligation of complying with its
requirements upon the owner, occupier or other person responsible for the
condition of the land and buildings within the scope this Title.
B. Investigation:
1. The code enforcement officer shall investigate any structure or use which he
or she reasonably believes does not comply with the standards and
requirements of this Title.
2. If, after investigation, it is determined that the standards or requirements of
this Title have been violated, a code enforcement officer shall serve a notice
of violation upon the owner, tenant or other person responsible for the
condition. The notice of violation shall state separately each standard or
requirement violated; shall state what corrective action, if any, is necessary
to comply with the standards or requirements; and shall set a reasonable
time for compliance. The notice shall state that any further violation may
result in criminal prosecution and/or civil penalties.
3. The notice shall be served upon the owner, tenant or other person
responsible for the condition by personal service, registered mail, or certified
mail with return receipt requested addressed to the last known address of
such person. If, after a time and effort is made to serve or mail notice
without success, then notice may be made by publication in the newspaper
of record for the City of Meridian. The Code Enforcement officer will record
all efforts made to effect service in person or by mail as part of their
investigative report.
C. Extension of Compliance Date:
1. The Planning Director may grant a reasonable extension of time for
compliance with any notice or order, whether pending or final, upon finding
that substantial progress toward compliance has been made and that the
public will not be adversely affected by the extension. Such extension of
time shall not exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days.
2. An extension of time may be revoked by the Planning Director if it is shown
that any of the following are true: the conditions at the time the extension
was granted have changed, the Code Enforcement officer determines that a
party is not performing corrective actions as agreed and so notifies the
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Planning Director, or if the extension creates an adverse effect on the public.
The date of revocation shall then be considered as the compliance date.
11-1-12:
PENAL TIES:
A A violation of the provisions of this Title is declared a Misdemeanor. Any
person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Title
shall be subject to criminal prosecution and upon conviction shall be fined in
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or be imprisoned for
a term not exceeding six (6) months or be both fined and imprisoned. Each
day of noncompliance with any of the provisions of this Title shall constitute
a separate offense.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A above, the City Attorney, at
his or her sole discretion, may civilly prosecute any violation of this Code
and seek all available remedies that may include, but are not limited to
abatement of the non-compliant conditions, revocation of existing permits for
non-compliance, civil damages for enforcement, or any other remedy as
allowed by law.
C. The City may file a lien upon any real property owned by convicted person if
they fail to comply with the penalty as set forth in this Section.
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CHAPTER 1
GENERAL REGULATIONS
ARTICLE A. DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE A. SECTIONS:
11-1A-1: DEFINITIONS
11-1A-2: FIGURE 11-1A-1 AND FIGURE 11-1A-2
11-1 A-1 : DEFINITIONS: As used in this Title, each of the terms defined shall
have the meaning given in this section unless a different meaning is clearly required
by the content. Where terms are not defined, they shall have their ordinary
accepted meanings within the context with which they are used. The most current
version of the Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language
shall be considered as providing accepted meanings. References to the NAIC are
North American Industrial Classification System (NAIC), published by the United
States Department of Commerce.
ABANDONED
ABUT OR ABUTTING
ACCESSORY
STRUCTURE
ACCESSORY USE
ADA COUNTY STREET
NAME COMMITTEE
ALLEY
ALLOWED USE
AL TERA TIONS,
STRUCTURAL
ALTERNATIVE
COMPLIANCE
To cease or discontinue a use or activity for twelve (12) months without apparent intent to
resume. See also sign, abandoned.
Having a common border with the subject property.
A detached structure in a residential base district that is incidental and subordinate to the
principal structure and is located upon the same property. The term accessory structure shall
include, but not be limlled to, the following: private garage, storage structure, workshop, and/or
greenhouse. The term shall not include additional structures for approved public, commercial,
or industrial uses.
A use that is incidental and subordinate to the principal use, and is conducted upon the same
property.
An advisory group on street naming.
A public or private way affording only secondary means of access to abutting property at the
back or side of a property.
Any use listed in Tables 11-2A-2, 11-2B-2, 11-2C-2 and 11-20-2, as a principal permitted,
conditional, or an accessory use.
Any change, other than incidental repairs, which would prolong the life of the supporting
members of a building or structures, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, and girders.
An administrative determination that a specific application achieves or exceeds specific
requirements as set forth in this Title. Consideration of alternative compliance is limited in
circumstances as identified in this Title.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
ANIMAL CARE FACILITY
ANNEXATION
ANTENNA
ANTENNA,
OMNI-DIRECTIONAL
ANTENNA, ANCILLARY
ANTENNA, DIRECTIONAL
ANTENNA, PARABOLIC
APPROACH
APPROVED USE
ARTERIAL
ARTISTS STUDIO
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT
AND RECREATION
FACILITIES
(NAICS CODE 71)
AWNING
AUTOMATED TELLER
MACHINE (ATM}
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Any structure, or portion thereof, that is designed or used for the boarding, care, grooming,
diagnosis or treatment of animals, including but not limited to sick, ailing, infirm or injured
animals, and those that are in need of medical or surgical attention. The term animal care
shall include but not be limited to an animal clinic, animal hospital, or veterinary office or
ken nef.
The process by which the City's corporate boundary is expanded to incorporate additional
property pursuant to Idaho Code S50.222.
A transmitting or receiving device used in telecommunication that radiates or captures radio or
other signals, including omni-directional or whip, directional or panel, parabolic or dish, and
ancillary antennae.
Also known as a whip antenna. Receives and transmits signals in a 360 degree pattern of
varying lengths and typically less than 4 inches in diameter.
An antenna that is less than 12 inches in its largest dimension and that is not directly used to
provide personal wireless communication services (i.e., cell phone service.) An example
would be a global positioning antenna.
Also known as panel antenna. Receives and transmits a signal in a directional pattern typically
encompassing an arc of 120 degrees.
Also known as dish antenna. A bowl.shaped device that receives and transmits signals in a
specific directional pattern.
Approach: A connection between the outside edge of the shoulder or curb line and
the abutting property at the highway right-ot-way line, intended to provide access to
and trom said highway and the abutting property. An approach may include a
driveway, alley, street, road or highway.
The term approved use as used in this Article shall include, but not be limited to: a principal
permitted use with a certificate of zoning compliance; an approved conditional use; or an
approved accessory use.
See street, arterial.
The use of the site for small-scale, craftsman-operated production of materials, assembly of
parts, or the blending of materials, including metal, plastics, computer components,
electronics, oils, and resins. Uses included are furniture refinishing, machine shops, cabinet-
makers, frame shops, and works of art.
The use of a site or facility for entertainment, spectator sports or recreational activities. The
use includes, but is not limited to: amusement parks, carnivals, motion picture and performing
arts theaters, racetracks, sports fields, golf courses, fitness clubs, museums, zoos, marinas,
bowling, video and other games and amusements.
A projecting cover extending over a door, window or wall section with support attached to the
structures and used as cover, protection, or as decoration.
A pedestrian-oriented banking device operated by a financial institution for use by its
customers for conducting transactions. The machines may be located at or within the financial
institutions, or in other locations. AT Ms for use by customers in vehicles are included in the
definition of drive.through establishment.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
BABYSITTING
BARRIER
BERM
BUFFER
BUILDING
BUILDING ENVELOPE
BUILDING MATERIAL,
GARDEN EQUIPMENT,
AND SUPPLIES (NAICS
CODE 444)
BUILDING OFFICIAL
CALIPER
CANOPY
CASH ESCROW
CEMETERY
CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY
CERTIFICATE OF
ZONING COMPLIANCE
CHORD MEASUREMENT
CHURCH OR PlACE OF
RELIGIOUS WORSHIP
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1) The act of caring for up to three (3) children at the home of the babysitter while the parents
or usual guardians are absent on a sporadic or occasional basis; or 2) The act of caring for
sibling children at their home or at the home of a relative. Babysitting is not regulated by this
Title.
A vertical element including, but not limited to, a fence, wall, structure, or a combination
thereof, that completely surrounds an area and conlrols access to such area.
An earthen mound designed to provide visual interest, screen undesirable views, andlor
decrease noise.
A combination of physical space and vertical elements, including but not limited to, trees,
shrubs, berms, artwork, fountains, seating andlor other landscape features.
A building shall be as defined by Title 10 BUILDINGREGULATfONS, Chapter 1, of the Meridian City
Code.
The area on a property exclusive of the required yards, setbacks, buffers, and un buildable
areas. See Figure 11-1A-1.
The use of a site for the retail sale and service of merchandise used in home and garden
improvements. The use includes home and garden centers; hardware stores; lawn and garden
equipment supply stores; paint and wallpaper stores; lumber yards; nursery, garden and farm
supply stores.
The officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of
the Building Code as established by Title 7 of the Meridian City Code or the Building Official's
duly authorized representative.
A measurement of the diameter of the trunk of a deciduous tree. The caliper of the trunk shall
be measured six (6) inches above the ground for all trees up to and including 4-inch caliper
size, and 12 inches above the ground for larger sizes.
A roof-like structure projecting from the exterior surface of a building, but not attached to the
building or freestanding, constructed of a supporting framework and covered with nonrigid
materials.
Cash or certified check submitted to the City Clerk for incomplete landscape improvements in
order to secure a temporary Certificate of Occupancy.
The use of a site for the interment of human remains or cremated remains. The use includes
burial parks, mausoleum for vault or crypt interments, columbarium for cinerary interments or a
combination thereof.
Official certification that a building and site conform to the provisions of City Codes, including
appropriate conditions such as a development agreement, andlor conditional use permit.
A document issued by the Director that certifies that the structure or use meets the
requirements of this Title.
A straight line measurement from the beginning point of a curvature to the ending point of a
curvature.
An establishment that by design and construction is primarily intended for conducting
organized religious services, meetings, and associated activities and that is recognized as a
religious corporation or society of the State of Idaho with a state tax exempt status in accord
with Idaho Code ~63-602B.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
CITY
CITY ENGINEER
CIVIC, SOCIAL AND
FRATERNAL
ORGANIZATIONS (NAICS
CODE 813)
CLEAR VISION TRIANGLE
COLOCA TION
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
COMMISSION
COMMON DRIVE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
CONDITIONAL USE
CONDOMINIUM
CONTIGUOUS LAND
CONTRACTOR
CONTRACTOR'S YARD
CORNER PROPERTY
COUNCIL
CUL-DE-SAC
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The City of Meridian, Idaho.
The City Engineer of the City of Meridian, Idaho, or an authorized representative of the
Meridian Public Works Department.
A facility owned or operated by an organized association of persons for a social, literary,
political, educational or recreational purpose primarily for the exclusive use of members and
their guests; and not primarily operated for profit nor to render a service that is customarily
carried on as a business.
The boundaries of an area at the intersection of (a) two (2) public streets; (b) the intersection
of a public street and driveway; (c) the intersection of a public street and alley; or (d) at the
crossing of a rail road over a street, where visual observations are limited and specified by this
Title for the purpose of protecting public health and safety. Also known as a sight vision
triangle. See Figure 11-3A-1.
The use of a single tower to support more than one wireless telecommunication service
provider's equipment, or the mounting of an antenna to a preexisting structure.
See vehicle, commercial.
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Meridian, Idaho.
An access shared by adjacent property owners that is privately owned and maintained.
The duly adopted comprehensive plan for the City of Meridian, Idaho, pursuant to the "Local
Land Use Planning Ac!," Idaho Code 967-6501 et seq. as amended.
A use that, owing to some special characteristics attendant to its operation or installation (for
example, potential danger, hours of operation, or noise), is allowed in a district subject to
approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission and subject to special requirements in
conformance with Chapter 5, Article B of this Title and as enabled by Idaho Code 967-6512.
An estate in real property as defined in Idaho Code 955-101B that is not a subdivision.
Unplatted parcels held in one ownership that abut each other at a common boundary.
A person who agrees to furnish materials or perform services at a specified price, especially
for construction. The term contractor shall include, but not be limited to, building, landscaping,
electrical, plu mbing, heating, or air condition ing contractors.
Any area of land used by a contractor for storage, maintenance, or processing incidental to
the business of building, hauling, excavation, demolition, or similar activity and including any
area of land used for minor pre-install alion work or repair of machinery used for any of the
above listed activities.
See property, comer.
Meridian City Council.
See street, cul-de-sac.
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DAY CARE FACILITY Any home, structure or place where nonmedical care, protection or supeNision is regularly
provided to children under twelve years of age, or disabled persons of any age, for periods of
less than twenty-four (24) hours per day, while the parents or guardians are not on the
premises. There are three types of day care facilities distinguished by the number of
individuals seNed:
Day care center: more than twelve (12).
Day care, group: more than six (6) but no greater than twelve (12).
Day care, family: six (6) or fewer.
DECISION-MAKING BODY The Director, Commission, Of Council, as set forth in Chapter 5 of this Title.
DEDICATION The setting apart of land or interests in land for public use, charitable, religious, or educational
purposes.
DENSITY The number of dwelling units per acre of land.
DENSITY, GROSS The ratio of the total number of dwelling units within a development divided by the total area,
including streets; alleys; easements; waterways; and common spaces.
DEVELOPMENT Any construction or installation of a structure, or any change in use of a structure, or any
subdivision of property, or any change in the use of the land that creates additional demand
and/or need for public facilities.
DEVELOPMENT A written agreement as a condition of annexation or rezone between the Council and an
AGREEMENT owner or applicant concerning the use or development of a property in accord with Idaho Code
~67-6511A and Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION of this Title.
DEVELOPMENT An application for development that requlres approval andlor action by the Director,
APPLICATION Commission, or Council.
DIRECTOR The Director of the Meridian City Planning Department or an authorized representative,
DISTRICT OR ZONE The zone district classification, listed in Chapter 2 of this Title, in effect on any given property.
DRINKING The use of a site primarily for the sale or dispensing of alcohol by the drink or glass. The use
ESTABLISHMENT includes, but is not limited, to bar, brewery, lounge, night club, and tavern.
DRIVE-THROUGH The use of a portion of a structure where business is transacted, or is capable of being
ESTABLISHMENT transacted, directly with customers located in a motor vehicle. The term drive-through
establishment shall include, but not be limited to, providing food or beverage service, bank
service, and/or fJlm processing. The term drive-through establishment shall not include fuel
sales facility or vehicle washing facility as herein defined.
DUSTLESS MATERIALS Hard surfaces used for driveways, loading and parking including but not limited to concrete,
asphalt, grasscrete, pavers, bricks, and macadam.
DWELLING OR Any structure, or portion thereof, providing independent living facilities for one family as herein
DWELLING UNIT defined, including provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. See Figure
11-1 A-2, of this TiUe, for types of dwellings.
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY A structure, or portion thereof, that contains three (3) or more dwelling units or apartments,
where all such units are located on the same property. For the purposes of this Title, a
multifamily dwelling shall be deemed multifamily development.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
DWELLING, SECONDARY
DWELLING, SINGLE-
FAMILY ATTACHED
DWELLING, SINGLE-
FAMILY DETACHED
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSE
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
DUPLEX
EASEMENT
EDUCATION
INSTITUTION, PRIVATE
(NAICS CODE 61)
EDUCATION
INSTITUTION, PUBLIC
(NAICS CODE 61)
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A habitable dwelling unit established in conjunction with and subordinate to a single-family
dwelling unit. The term shall include guest house, granny flat, carriage house, garage
apartment and caretaker unit.
A structure containing two (2) dwelling units attached by a common wall or walls, where each
dwelling unit is located on a separate property.
A detached structure that accommodates a single dwelling.
A structure containing three (3) or more dwelling units attached by common walls where each
dwelling unit is located on a separate property.
A structure containing two (2) dwelling units attached by a common wall, where both dwelling
units are located on the same property.
A right of use, falling short of ownership, and usually for a certain stated purpose, as defined
by Idaho Code s50-1301.
The use of a site for education purposes not supported by the State of Idaho. The use
includes, but is not limited to. elementary and secondary schools; institutions of higher
learning: professional, technical and trade schools: driving schools; fine arts schools and
studios.
The use of a site for education supported by the state of Idaho. The use includes, but is not
limited to, elementary and secondary schools; institutions of higher learning; and vocational
schools.
EMPLOYEE A person employed on the premises by the property owner and receiving not less than
seventy-five percent (75%) of the employee's annual income from said property owners.
ENTERTAINMENT, ADULT Adult entertainment shall be as defined in Title 3, Chapter 10 of the Meridian City Code.
EQUIPMENT SALES, The use of a site for the sale, rental or servicing of tools, trucks, tractors, construction
RENTAL AND SERVICES equipment, agricultural implements, or similar industrial eqUipment.
FAMILY 1) A person living alone or two or more persons related by blood or marriage; 2) A group of not
more than ten (10) persons who need not be related by blood or marriage living together in a
dwelling unit; 3) Eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally and/or physically handicapped or elderly
persons residing in a dwelling under staff supervision, provided that no more than two (2) staff
members reside in the dwelling at anyone time.
FENCE An enclosure or barrIer constructed of wood, masonry, stone, wire, metal or other
manufactured materials used to enclose, screen or separate areas. Walls, latticework, and
screen are consIdered fences.
FENCE, CLOSED VISION A fence that does restrict or impede vision or sight through the fence by twenty percent (20%)
or more.
FENCE, OPEN VISION A fence that does not restrict or impede vision or sight through the fence by mOfe than twenty
percent (20%).
FENCE, NON-SCALABLE A fence erected as a barrier to unauthorized access by persons or vehicles, usually six feet
(6') in height and often made of wrought iron or woven wire.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
FENCE, SOLID
FINAL PLAT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
(NAICS CODE 52)
FLAG, CONVENTIONAL
FLAG, DECORATIVE
FLAMMABLE
SUBSTANCE STORAGE
FLEX SPACE
FLOOR AREA, GROSS
FOOD PRODUCTS,
PROCESSING
(NAICS CODE 311)
FOOTPRINT
FREIGHT TERMINAL
FRONT PROPERTY LINE
FRONTAGE
FRONTAGE STREET
FULL CUT-OFF SHIELD
FUEL SALES FACILITY
FUEL SALES FACILITY,
TRUCK STOP
GIRDLING
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A fence that effectively conceals from viewers in or on adjoining properties and streets,
materials stored and operations conducted behind it.
See plat, final.
The use of a site for lending, exchanging and handling money or currency for customers. The
use includes, but is not limited to, credit unions, savings and loan, commercial banks, cash
machines, insurance agents, and loan establishments.
Any fabric or bunting containing distinctive colors, patterns, or emblems used as a symbol of a
government, political subdivision, or other such entity.
Any fabric or bunting containing distinctive colors, patterns, or symbols used to communicate
business identification andfor attract, distract, hold, direct or focus public attention.
An establishment, or portion thereof, wherein combustible substances (as defined by the
Uniform Fire Code) are stored.
The use of a site for warehousing, offices, and/or retail showroom. Flexibility in use of the
interior spaces and low-scale, attractive exterior appearance characterize flex buildings.
The measure of total square footage of habitable space of a structure.
The use of a site for producing, manufacturing, processing or storage of food products, The
use includes, but is not limited to beverages, coffee, ice, snacks, fruits, vegetables, spices,
confectionary, and dairy products, Excluded uses are animal products, seafood, milling and
refining.
Area of the ground covered by a structure, including the foundation and all areas enclosed by
exterior walls andfor footings.
See terminal, freight or truck.
See property line, front.
The front of the property, measured along the street from side property line to side property
line. On corner lots and through lots, all sides of a lot adjacent to streets shall be considered
frontage.
See street, frontage.
In its installed position, a light fixture with a full cut-off shield will not allow any direct light
above a horizontal plane and no more than five percent (5%) of the total light output may
come from the zone from fifteen (15) degrees below the horizontal to the horizontal plane. See
Figure 11-3A-4, of this Title.
A retail establishment that sells and supplies motor fuel, lubricating oils, andfor grease to on.
premise trade. The use may also include an accessory convenience store selling a limited line
of groceries and self- service food items.
A retail establishment that sells and supplies motor fuel, lubricating oils, andfor grease to on-
premise trade, primarily to trucking industry. The use may also include accessory repair
shops, automated washes, convenience store, restaurant and/or motel.
Damaging or removing the bark and cambium layer around a tree trunk in a manner that
usually kills the tree.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
GLARE
GRADE
GRANDFATHER RIGHTS
GRAND OPENING
GROSS LAND AREA
HARDSHIP
HEAD-TO-HEAD SPACING
HEALTH AUTHORITY
HEALTH CARE AND
SOCIAL SERVICES
(NAICS CODE 62)
HEAVY INDUSTRY
HEIGHT, WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION
FACILITY
HOME OCCUPATION
HOSPITAL
HOTEL OR MOTEL
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Light emitted from a fixture with intensity great enough to cause visual discomfort, eye fatigue,
reduction in a viewer's ability to see and, in extreme cases, momentary blindness.
The elevation of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the midpoint of any exterior wall
of a building or structure.
See Chapter 1, Article B nonconforming property, use, or structure of this Title.
A promotional activity used by newly established businesses, within two (2) months after
occupancy, to inform the public of their location and service available to the community. Grand
opening does not mean an annual or occasional promotion of retail sales by a business.
The total area of the land being developed, exclusive of required street buffers and buffers
between incompatible land uses. The calculation for required open space in residential
subdivisions and multifamily residential development is based on the gross land area of the
land being developed.
An unusual situation on an individual property that will not permit the property owner to enjoy
the full utilization of their property as is enjoyed by others in the same District. A hardship can
exist only when it is not self-created. Examples of hardship include unusual shape of the
property, natural features, or other exceptional physical conditions on the property.
Placement of sprinkler heads in a rectangular pattern such that one sprinkler head sprays to
the next (spacing is fifty percent (50%) of the sprinkler's spray diameter).
The Central District Health Department, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, the
United States Environmental Protection Agency, and any agency as may succeed to any of
their powers. The term health authority shall be liberally construed to include all of the
adopted, approved or certified plans, rules, regulations, statutes or laws of the health
authority.
The use of a site for am bulatory health care services. Included in this use are offices of
dentists; physicians; chiropractors; optometrists; mental health practitioners; physical,
occupational and speech therapists; audiologists; outpatient care centers; family planning
centers, medical and diagnostic laboratories, imaging centers, kidney dialysis centers; blood
and organ banks.
See industry, heavy.
The vertical distance measured from finished grade to the top of the pole, structure, or tower,
including the antenna.
An occupation, profession, activity, or use that is clearly an incidental and secondary use of a
residential dwelling unit and that does not alter the exterior of the property or affect the
residential character of the neighborhood.
A medical institution licensed by the State that is devoted to the maintenance and operation of
facilities for the medical or surgical care of patients twenty-four (24) hours a day, including air
transport facilities. The term hospital does not include health care and social services, nursing
and residential care facility, or establishments that forcibly confine patients.
An establishment that provides lodging to the public for a fee as defined by Idaho Code 967-
4711.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
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IMPACT AREA The area of future possible city incorporation as established by the Area of City Impact
Agreement with Ada County.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE A surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is highly
resistant to infiltration or absorption by water. It includes surfaces such as compacted sand or
clay as well as most conventionally surfaced streets, roofs, sidewal ks and parking lots.
INDUSTRY, The use of a site for processing data. The use includes, but is not limited to, publishing
INFORMATION industries such as newspapers, books, music, Internet and software; recording and
broadcasting studios; data processing centers, call centers, Internet providers and other
(NAISC CODE 51) information systems.
INDUSTRY, HEAVY 1) A use engaged in the basic processing and manufacturing of materials or products,
predominately from extracted or raw materials; 2) A use engaged in storage or manufacturing
processes using flammable or explosive materials; 3) Storage or manufacturing processes
that potentially involve hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions.
INDUSTRY, LIGHT A use engaged in the manufacture, processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, and/or
packaging of finished products or parts, predominantly from previously prepared materials.
INFILL Any vacant lot or parcel within a developed area of the City, where at least eighty percent
(80%) of the land within a three hundred feet (300') radius of the site has been developed, and
where water, sewer, streets, schools and fire protection have already been developed and are
provided.
JUNK Discarded, used, or secondhand materials, including but not limited to, used machinery, scrap
copper, brass, iron, steel, other ferrous and non-ferrous metals, tools, appliances, implements,
vehicles or portions thereof, furniture, beds and bedding, rags, glass, plastic, cordage, rubber,
building materials (excluding lumber), or other waste that has been abandoned from its
original use and may be used again in its present or in a new form.
LANDSCAPE Watering, weeding, pruning, mowing, litter removal, pest control, and removal/repair of
MAINTENANCE vandalism as needed to maintain a neat and orderly appearance.
LAUNDROMAT 1) An establishment that provides washing, drying, and/or ironing machines for hire; 2) an
establishment that provides washing, drying and/or ironing services to walk-in retail
customers.
LAUNDRY AND DRY An establishment that washes large quantities of laundry or dry cleaning for commercial
CLEANING patrons in machines larger than standard laundry machines.
LETTER OF CREDIT A letter issued by a bank or other guaranteed financial institution authorizing the City of
Meridian to draw a stated amount of money from the issuing bank under specific, stated
conditions.
LIGHT INDUSTRY See industry, light.
LIGHTING, DIRECT Lighting, the source of which is visible to a viewer and/or which is reffected from the surface of
a sign or building. This definition shall include exposed neon lights and tubing.
LIGHTING, INDIRECT OR Lighting for which the source of light is located in such a manner that the light must travel
INTERNAL through a translucent material other than the bulb or tube necessary to enclose the light
source, which material has the effect of dispersing the light before it strikes the eye of the
viewer.
LIVING AREA The area of a residential dwelling as measured in square feet, excluding the garage.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
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LOT A portion of a subdivision intended as a unit for transfer of ownership and development.
LOT, COMMON A lot held in common ownership among all owners of the subdivision and separate from
individual building lots.
MANSARD ROOF A sloped facade architecturally able to be treated as a building wall.
MANUFACTURED HOME 1) A dwelling constructed according to HUD/FHA construction and safety standards and as
defined by Idaho Code 939-4105.2) A rehabilitated dwelling certified by the State of Idaho
Department of Labor and Industry, Building Safety Division.
MANUFACTURED HOME A multifamily residential development developed exclusively for siting manufactured homes on
PARK individual spaces that are rented or leased.
MATCHED Sprinklers that are designed to work together on the same irrigation valve to deliver an
PRECIPITATION RATES equivalent rate of water application, regardless of the arc of the nozzle being used.
MEW Dwelling units built around a common open space area or court where the units face the open
space area and are generally not accessed from a public street.
MICROPATH A pathway providing access by way of a short travel link between points of destination.
MITIGATION An action that will eliminate, minimize or compensate for impacts from development or uses.
MOBILE HOME A transportable structure suitable for year-round single-family occupancy and having water,
electrical, sewage connections similar to those of conventional dwellings. This definition
applies only to units constructed prior to June 15, 1976.
MONOPOLE A cylindrical-shaped pole, usually made of steel, that has no visible break in shape or
appearance, other than tapering, which is secured to the ground in a manner to stand
vertically upright.
MORTUARY An establishment in which deceased human bodies are kept and prepared for burial or
cremation.
MOTEL See hotel or motel.
MULCH A protective covering placed around plants to prevent the evaporation of moisture, the
freezi ng of roots, and the growth of weeds.
MULTIFAMILY Development where there are three (3) or more dwelling units or apartments located on the
DEVELOPMENT same property. A multifamily dwelling mayor may not be present on the property.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING See dwelling, multifamily.
NATURAL WATERWAYS Natural waterways as defined by the United States Army Corp of Engineers, including but not
limited to, the Five Mile Creek, Eight Mile Creek, Ten Mile Creek, and Jackson Drain.
NEIGHBORING Abutting properties and any properties separated from the subject property solely by a
PROPERTIES roadway or dedicated easement.
NONCONFORMING A property that lawfully existed prior to the effective date of this Title, but that does not now
PROPERTY conform to the dimensional standards for the district in which it is located.
NONCONFORMING SIGN See sign, nonconforming.
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NONCONFORMING
STRUCTURE
NONCONFORMING USE
NURSERY OR URBAN
FARM
NURSING AND
RESIDENTIAL CARE
FACILITY
(NAICS CODE 623)
OPEN SPACE
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY
AREA
OWNER
PARCEL
PARCEL OF RECORD,
ORIGINAL
PARKING FACILITY
PARKING LOT OVERLAY
PARKING LOT
REPLACEMENT
PARKING LOT,
RESTRIPING
PARKING SPACE, OFF-
STREET
PARK
PARKWAY
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A structure that was lawfully constructed and/or existing prior to the effective date of this Title
but that does not conform to the dimensional standards for the district in which it is located.
A use that lawfully existed prior to the effective date of this Title but that does not now conform
to the allowed uses for the district in which it is located. For the purposes of this Title,
nonconforming parking lot design and landscaping shall be deemed a nonconforming use.
Any grounds, structures, greenhouses, or premises in which garden, landscaping, or florist's
stock is propagated, grown, stored, or packed for commercial sale, and where the general
public may purchase goods.
The use of a site for providing assistance to individuals needed to perform the routines of daily
life. The use includes, but is not limited to, children's treatment facility, assisted care, skilled
nursing facility, residential care facility, and drug and alcohol treatment facility.
An area substantially open to the sky that may be on the same property with a structure. The
area may include, along with the natural environmental features, parks, playgrounds, trees,
water areas, swimming pools, tennis courts, community centers or other recreational facilities.
The term sh all not include streets, parking areas, or structures for habitation.
An area not fully enclosed that is associated with the use, including storage, equipment,
loading and docking, but excluding vehicle parking.
A person, as herein defined, having sufficient proprietary interest in the land to maintain
proceedings under this Title.
A tract of unplatted land or contiguous unplatted land held in single ownership, considered a
unit for purposes of development.
A parcel of land that was of record in the Ada County Recorder's office prior to April 2, 1984.
The use of a site for parking vehicles for a fee.
Any resurfacing of existing parking lot areas with asphalt or other permanent material.
Removal of the existing parking surface done for the purpose of improvement or repair.
Any change in the configuration, size or distribution of existing painted stripes designed to
create spaces for motorized vehicles.
An area adequate for parking an automobile with dimensions conforming to the requirements
of Chapter 3, Article C. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS of this Title.
A public or private open space that is primarily used for active recreation.
A landscaped area located between the edge of a street section or curb and a sidewalk
dedicated to separate pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
PEDESTRIAN SCALE
PENNANT
PERMITTED USE
PERSON
PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT (PUO)
PLAT, FINAL
PLAT, PRELIMINARY
PLAT, RECORDED
POWER PLANT
PRINCIPAL PERMITTED
USE
PROHIBITED USE
PROPERTY
PROPERTY BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT
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The proportional relationship between buildings, outdoor spaces, or streetscapes and the
dimensions of the human body. Design on a pedestrian scale is dimensionally smaller than
design intended for vehicular traffic flow. Examples are lighting and other street features that
are no higher than twelve feet (12'); surfaces with small dimensions such as brick and pavers,
a variety of planting and landscaping; arcades or awnings that reduce the perception of wall
heights; buildings that reflect detail, texture and variety, and signs that are designed for the
pedestrian viewing from a short distance.
Any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material, whether or not containing a message of any
kind, suspended from a rope, wire, or string, usually in series, designed to move in the wind.
The display of a single pennant, unattached to another, may be regarded as a type of
decorative flag.
See principal permitted use.
Includes, but is not limited to, an individual, associations, joint ventures, partnerships, estates,
trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other or any other similar
entity.
The use of a site for the provision of individualized services generally related to personal
needs. Personal service uses include, but are not limited to beauty and health care services
such as salons, h air, nail and skin care, spa, and barbers; locksmiths; and repairs such as
footwear and leather goods, and watches. Professional service uses include, but are not
limited to: architects, landscape architects and other design services; computer designers;
consultants; lawyers; media advisors; photography studios, and title companies. The term
does not include health care and social service.
Property planned as a unit that demonstrates innovation and creativity in site design to protect
natural features, preserve open space and create public amenities.
A map or plan of an approved preliminary plat meeting all the requirements as set forth in
Chapter 6 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS of this Title and in a form required for recording with the
Ada County Recorder.
A tentative map or plan of a proposed subdivision of land, cemetery, or replatling of land,
meeting all the requirements set forth in Chapter 6 SUBDIVISION REGULA nONS of this Title.
A final plat including certificates, descriptions, approvals and requirements as set forth in
Chapter 6 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS of this Title and the Idaho Statutes, and recorded with the
Ada County Recorder.
1) An electricity-generating facility regulated by the Federal Energy Regul atory Commission
including, but not limited to, fossil fuel, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass, and wind energy
conversion facilities; or 2) A Qualifying Facility as set forth in 18 CFR Part 131.80.
The use of land or a structure allowed in a specific district as distinguished from an accessory
or conditional use.
Any use that is not listed as an allowed use for that district in Tables 11-2A-2, 11-2B-1, 11-2C-
1, and 11-20-1, or as determined by the Di rector in accord with Chapter 1 GENERAL
REGULATIONS of this Title.
A lot or parcel as herein defined.
The division for conveyance of a lot or parcel for the purpose of adjusting the boundary
between properties.
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PROPERTY, CORNER A property located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets.
PROPERTY, FLAG A property in the shape of a flag on a pole where access to the street is from a narrow right-of.
way.
PROPERTY LINE, FRONT The line separating the lot or parcel from the street on which it takes access, excluding alleys.
PROPERTY LINE, REAR The property line opposite and most distant from the front property line. Where the lot or
parcel is irregu lar and the property I ines converge, the rear property line shall be deemed to
be a line at a point where the side property lines are not less than twenty (20) feet apart.
PROPERTY LINE, SIDE Any property line other than a front or rear property line. A property line adjoining a street is
called a street side property line. A property line adjoining another property is called an interior
side property line.
PROPERTY SIZE The computed horizontal area contained within a property.
PROPERTY, THROUGH A property other than a corner property having frontage on two (2) parallel or approximately
parallel streets, excluding alleys.
PUBLIC AMENITY The term public use or amenity shall include, but not be limited to, the following: school site,
bike path, transit shelter, park site, and public safety facility such as police, fire, or emergency
medical faci Iities.
PUBLIC OR QUASI- The use of a site for a public purpose or public facility, including municipal, state and federal
PUBLIC USE services. The use includes, but is not limited to, city hall; community centers; courts; emission
testing facility; fire station; law enforcement; library; park-and-ride lot; post office; and transit
stations.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY A right-of-way open to the public and subject to the jurisdiction of a public highway agency.
PUBLIC UTILITY Facilities owned and operated by a public utility as defined in Idaho Code 961-129.
PUBLIC The use of a site for a public infrastructure including, but not limited to: 1) power substation,
INFRASTRUCTURE electric substation, grid switching site, electric transmission line; 2) water reservoir; and 3)
municipal wastewater and treatment facility.
PUBLIC UTILITY, MINOR The use of a site for minor public utility infrastructure including, but not limited to: 1) pumping
station for water, sewer, or gas; 2) electric sub-transmission line, electric distribution line; 3)
water tank; and 4) storm drainage facility and storm detention facility that is not within a right-
of-way.
PUBLIC UTILITY, MAJOR The use of a site for a public purpose, including municipal and utility shops, garage, or
storage.
QUASI PUBLIC USE See pUblic or quasi-public use.
REAR PROPERTY LINE See property line, rear.
REAR YARD See yard, rear.
RECREATION ITEM, The term personal recreation item shall include, but not be limited to, bus, boat, snowmobile,
PERSONAL horse trailer, and all terrain vehicles.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE A portable structure primarily designed as temporary living accommodation for recreational,
camping, and travel use and as defined in Idaho Code 949-119.
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE A premise upon that two (2) or more parking sites are located, established, or maintained for
PARK occupancy by recreational vehicles for temporary use for recreation or vacation purposes.
RECYCLING CENTER An estabJishmenlthat is not a junkyard and in which recoverable resource materials, such as
paper products, glassware, and metal cans, are collected, sorted, flattened, crushed, or
bundled within a completely enclosed structure prior to shipment to others who use such
resource materials to manufacture new products.
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT For the purposes of this Title, the term residential district shall include the Low Density
Residential District (R-2), Medium Low Density Residential District (R-4), Medium Density
Residential District (R-B), Medium High Density Residential District (R-15), High Density
Residential District (R-40), and Traditional Neighborhood Residential District (TN-R).
REQUIRED YARD See yard, required.
RESTAURANT 1) The use of a site for the primary purpose of food preparation, having kitchen and cooking
facilities, and where meals are regularly served to the public for compensation. The use
includes, but is not limited to cafe, coffee shop, delicatessen, diner, eatery, grill, pizza parlor,
restaurant, retail bakery; sushi bar, steakhouse. 2) Establishments with a liquor license that
includes a restaurant certificate and that meet the definition of restaurant as set forth in Idaho
Administrative Code 11.05.01.04. 3) Establishments with a beer and wine license that meet
the definition of restaurant as set forth in Idaho Administrative Code 11.05.01.04, including but
not limited to brew pubs and wine bars.
RETAIL STORE The use of a site that offers merchandise to the public for monetary compensation. The use
includes, but is not limited to, convenience stores; food stores; apparel and accessories
stores; book, computer, and music stores; electron ics and appliances; florists; furniture and
home furnishings; general merchandise stores; health and personal care stores; hobby, office
supplies, stationary and gift stores; specialty stores; sporting goods; and used merchandise
stores.
RIGHT-OF-WAY See public right-oF-way.
SECTION LINE ROADS The following roads are section line roads within the Meridian Area of City Impact: McDermott,
Black Cat, Ten Mile, Liner, Meridian, Locust Grove, Eagle, Chinden, McMillan, Ustick,
Fairview, Franklin, Overland, Victory, and Amity. The term shall include other roadways that
follow surveying section lines as additional areas are added to the Meridian Area of City
Impact.
SELF-SERVICE USES Any commercial use in which there is not an attendant on the site during all hours of
operation, including but not limited to automated teller machines, laundromats, vehicle
washing, fuel sales facilities, and storage facilities.
SETBACK The minimum required distance between the property line and the nearest structure. See
Figure 11-1A-1.
SIDE PROPERTY LINE See property line, side.
SIDE YARD See yard, side.
SIGHT VISION TRIANGLE See clear vision triangle.
SIGN Any device, fixture, placard, or structure that uses any color, form, graphic, illumination,
symbol, or writing to advertise, announce the purpose of, or identify the purpose of a person or
entity, to communicate information of any kind to the public. See Figure 11-30-1.
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SIGN, ABANDONED
SIGN, ANIMA TED
SIGN, ARCHITECTURAL
BLADE
SIGN, AWNING
SIGN, BACKGROUND
AREA
SIGN, BANNER
SIGN, BILLBOARD
SIGN, CENTER
SIGN, CHANGEABLE
PANEL
SIGN, CONSTRUCTION
SIGN, COpy
SIGN, COPY AREA
SIGN, DIRECTIONAL
SIGN, FREESTANDING
SIGN, HEIGHT OF
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1) A sign that no longer serves to advertise a bona fide business, lessor, owner, or activity
conducted or product available on the premises, where such sign is located. 2) An inoperable
reader board.
A sign, any visible part of which blinks, flashes, moves or changes color to depict action or
create a special effect or scene, regardless of the source of energy causing the animation,
except signs performing only a public service function indicating time, temperature, stock
market quotations or similar services.
Roof sign or projecting sign with no legs or braces that is an integral part of the building
structure, rather than an object added to or standing on the building.
The copy area or separate background areas attached to an awning. To be computed as a
wall sign when awning is paralfelto the wall.
The area comprising the portion of a sign on which copy could be placed, not including the
supporting structure. When computing the area of sign background, only the face or faces that
may be seen from one direction at one time shall be considered.
Any lightweight fabric or similar material, usually with a message attached, that is mounted to
a pole, building or other on.site structure. Flags, as herein described, shall not be considered
ban ner signs.
A non.point-of.sale sign that advertises a business, organization, event, person, place or thing
and that is typically located adjacent to a state or interstate highway right-of.way.
A freestanding sign allowed as part of the planned sign program. See Section 11-30.9 of this
Title.
See sign, readerboard.
Any temporary sign located upon a property or construction site with a valid and active
building permit and generally used for the purpose of identifying the participants, type, time,
and reason for construction.
Any combination of letters, numbers, or logos (identifying print) that is intended to inform,
direct, or otherwise transmit information.
The area of the sign occupied by copy. It is computed by measuring the area enclosed by
straight lines drawn to enclose the extremities of the copy.
A sign that foremost contains words such as "entrance,' "enter," "exi!," 'in," "out," or
characters indicating traffic directions and used either in conjunc!ion with such words or
separately~
A sign whose background or copy area is wholly supported by a column, pole, foundation,
pedestal or other support structure in or upon the ground and that is independent from any
structure or other structure.
The distance measured vertically from the adjacent street grade as measured from the top of
curb (or edge of pavement where no curb exists) to the highest paint of the sign or visual
appurtenances. The height of any landscape berm or other structure erected to support or
ornament the sign shall be measured as part of the sign height. For residential subdivision
identification signs, sign height applies only to that portion of a structure which is physically
supporting the sign background area. Other architectural elements primarily related to the
entry feature are not regulated as part of the sign height.
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SIGN, HANGING
SIGN, HOLIDAY OR
DECORATION
SIGN, ILLUMINATED
SIGN,
NONCONFORMING
SIGN, OFF-PREMISES
SIGN, ORIENTATION
SIGN, PERMANENT
SIGN, POLE COVER
SIGN, PROJECTING
SIGN, PROJECTION
SIGN, PUBLIC SERVICE
INFORMATION
SIGN, READERBOARD
SIGN, REVOLVING OR
OSCILLATING
SIGN, ROOF
SIGN, SCROLLING
SIGN STRUCTURE
SIGN, SUBDIVISION
IDENTIFICATION
SIGN, TEMPORARY
SIGN, UNDER CANOPY
SIGN, WALL
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See sign, under canopy.
Temporary signs in nature of decorations, clearly incidental to and customarily associated with
any national, local or religious holiday.
A sign that uses a source of light for illumination.
A sign, sign structure, or use of a sign lawfully existing prior to the effective date of this Title
but that does not now conform to the dimensional standards for the district in which it is
located.
A sign that is not related to the property upon which it is located or to the activity being
conducted thereon.
The placement of a sign in accord with its primary visibility from a particular location.
Any sign intended and constructed to be long term in nature.
Decorative structure or treatment that encloses the support structure of a freestanding sign.
A sign other than a wall sign, Ihat projects from and is supported entirely by a wall of a
building or other structure.
The distance by which a sign extends over public property or beyond the building line.
A. sign that provides general public service information such as time, date, temperature,
weather, directional information and other non-commercial messages of interest to the
traveling public.
A sign on which copy is changed. Copy can be changed manually or automatically. Also
known as a sign, changeable panel. Automated readerboards may also be classified as
animated signs.
Any sign that incorporates movement of the structure or any portion thereof.
Any sign erected and constructed wholly on and over Ihe roof of a building, supported by the
roof structure or extending vertically above the highest portion of the roof. A mansard roof is
treated as a wall.
Text or graphics usually as part of an electronic reader board that moves up or down or across
a display screen in a consistent and predictable manner.
Any structure that is specifically designed to support a sign, including decorative cover.
A permanent structure intended to identify a subdivision that incorporates design elements
and building materials consistent with the architecture and theme of the subdivision buildings
and features.
Any sign not permanently mounted or secured, displayed solely for short-term announcement,
message or advertisement and for infrequent and limited time periods. (See Section 11-3D.6
TEMPORARY SIGNS OF this Title for specific types of temporary signs.)
A sign suspended below the overhang or roof of a canopy
Any sign that is attached, erected, or painted on the exterior wall of a building with the
exposed face of the sign parallel to the wall. Also known as a fascia sign.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
SIGN, WINDOW
SINGLE-FAMILY
ATTACHED DWELLING
SINGLE-FAMILY
DETACHED DWELLING
SITE PLAN
SOIL STABILIZATION
SOLID WASTE
TRANSFER STATION
STATE
STORAGE FACILITIES,
OUTDOOR
STORAGE FACILITY,
SELF-SERVICE
STORY
STREET
STREET, ARTERIAL
STREET, COLLECTOR
STREET, CUL-DE-SAC
STREET, ENTRYWA Y
CORRIDOR
STREET FRONTAGE
STREET ISLAND
STREET KNUCKLE
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Any sign, picture, symbol, or combination thereoF, designed to communicate inFormation about
an activity, business, commodity, event, sale, or service, that is placed inside a window or
upon the windowpanes or glass and is visible From the exterior of the window.
See dwelling, single-family attached.
See dwelling, single-family detached.
A plan, to scale, showing existing and proposed uses, structures and improvements proposed
for a property as required by the regulations involved. Such plans I nclude property lines,
streets, driveways, parking, building sites, landscaping, open space, and utility easements.
The state of having sufficient vegetation and gradual slopes to prevent soil erosion and
sedimentation onto adjacent Features such as sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, lawns, or
water bodies.
The use of a site For the colleclion and temporary storage of solid waste for subsequent
transport 10 a permanent disposal location.
The State of Idaho.
The use of a site where equipment, inventory, supplies, or other similar items are stored,
including a building with a rooF but without walls completely enclosing the building.
A structure or group of structures with a controlled access and fenced compound that contains
individual, compartmentalized, or controlled units that are leased or sold to store material
(including, but not limited to, goods, wares, merchandise, or vehicles.)
The term story shall be as defined by Meridian City Building Code as set Forth in Tille 10,
Chapter 1, of the Meridian City Municipal Code.
A private or public right-oF-way that provides vehicular access to adjacent properties. The term
street shall include, but not be limited to, a road, thoroughFare, parkway, avenue, boulevard,
lane, place, or highway.
A street designated as a major or minor arterial on the most recent Regional Transportation
Plan for Ada County by the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho or the City of
Meridian Comprehensive Plan that carries high-volume through traFFic on a continuous route.
A street designated as a major or minor collector on the most recent Regional Transportation
Plan for Ada County adopted by the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho or
the City of Meridian Comprehensive Plan that carries traffic from local streets 10 arterials.
A dead-end street provided with a turnaround at its terminus.
Arterial roadways that introduce both visitors and residents to the City of Meridian, as defined
by the City's Comprehensive Plan.
The distance measured along the property line, which Fronts upon a street or alley or other
principal thoroughfare that provides vehicular access to a property.
A landscape island located within or surrounded by public street right-oF-way.
An expansion of a local street providing access to abutting properties.
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STREET, LOCAL A street used primarily for access to abutting properties.
STREET, PUBLIC A street that is subject to the jurisdiction ofthe Idaho Department of Transportation (ITO) or
the Transportation Authority (ACHD).
STREET, PRIVATE A roadway that is not dedicated to the publlc that is not a part of the publlc highway system,
and that is approved pursuant to Chapter 3, Article F. PRIVATE STREET REQUIREMENTS of this
Title.
STROBE LIGHT An attention-getting device that emits a repetitive light; independent of, or as part of a sign.
For the purposes of this Code. a strobe light shall not be considered an animated sign.
STRUCTURE See building.
SUBDIVISION 1) The division of a lot or parcel of land, into two or more lots for the purpose of conveyance of
ownership or for building development; and the recorded plat thereof; or 2) The platting of one
lot or parcel for the purposes of remedying a prior illegal division of property or as deemed
appropriate by the Director andlor City Engineer.
SUPER GRAPHICS Any abstract mosaic, mural, painting, graphic art technique or any combination thereof that
does not contain any copy, business logo or other visual elements intended to advertise.
SURETY Cash, or cash equivalent, including an irrevocable letter of credit or a certificate of deposit,
guaranteeing the performance of the terms and conditions of a development approval.
SWALE A shallow, grassy depression.
SWALE, STORMWA TER A broad, shallow channel covered with erosion-resistant vegetation and used to conduct,
infiltrate, and pretreated su rface runoff.
TEMPORARY USE The use of a site on a seasonal basis and for a short period of time. The use includes, but is
not limited to, Christmas tree lots, construction buildings, firework stands, food service
vehicles, model homes, produce stands, snow cone stands, and pumpkin stands.
TERMINAL, FREIGHT OR The use of a site where freight brought by truck or rail is transferred. The use may include the
TRUCK storage or repair of trucks or rail cars. The use excludes the long-term or permanent storage
of freight.
THROUGH PROPERTY See property, through.
TOWER, LATTICE A tower made of an open metal framework consisting of strips of metal overlapped in a pattern
to achieve strength and height.
TOWER, MONOPOLE A cylindrical-shaped pole usually made of steel that has no visible break in Shape or
appearance, other than tapering, which is secured to the ground in a manner to stand
vertically upright.
TOWNHOUSE DWELLING See dwelling, townhouse.
TRANSPORTATION The Ada County Highway District, the Idaho Transportation Department, the Valley Regional
AUTHORITY Transit and any other agency that may succeed to their powers or establish publlc jurisdiction
in the field of transportation. The term transportation authority shall be liberally construed to
include all the adopted, approved, or certified plans, rules, regulations, statutes, or laws of the
transportation authority.
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TREES, The classes of trees are defined for the purposes of this Title by the publication Tree Selection
CLASS I, II, III Guide for Streets and Landscapes Throughout Idaho by the Urban Forestry Unit of the Boise
Parks and Recreation Department (latest editiDn). In general, Class I trees are smaller
ornamental trees, Class II trees are medium/large trees appropriate for street tree planting,
and Class III trees are very large trees.
TRUCK TERMINAL See terminal, freight or truck.
UNPLATTED A parcel that is not included in any subdivision of record in Ada County.
UP-LIGHTING Lighting that is directed in such a manner as to shine light rays onto a building surface.
URBAN SERVICE The land area within an area of city impact where urban services are available or planned, as
PLANNING AREA provided and described in the Comprehensive Plan and designated on the adopted area of
city impact boundary map.
USE The term use shall include the specific purposes for which an area or structure is arranged,
designed, constructed, altered, converted, rented, leased, or intended to be maintained andlor
occupied.
USE, CHANGE OF A change of use shall include, but not be limited tD, an expansion, alteration, or change in
occupancy resulting in a more intense use of a site, such as additional dwelling units, gross
noor area, seating capacity,
UTILITY Electrical, natural gas water, wastewater, telephone and cable services and facilities.
VARIANCE A relief from develDpment standards as allowed by Chapter 5, ADMINISTRATION of this Title and
as enabled by Idaho Code 967-6516.
VEHICLE The term vehicle shall include, but not limited to, automobile, truck, motDrcycle, recreational
vehicle, person af recreation item or as otherwise defined in Idaho Code 949-123 wh ich
includes every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or
drawn (e.g., travel trailers) upon a public highway, exceptJng devices moved by human pDwer
or used exclusively upon statiDnary rails or tracks.
VEHICLE, COMMERCIAL Any currently licensed and operable motDr vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating over
26,000 pounds and as defined by Idaho Code 949-123.
VEHICLE IMPOUND YARD The use of a site for the temporary storage of vehicles to be claimed by the owners.
VEHICLE, INOPERABLE A vehicle that cannot move under its own power or dDes not meet the minimum legal
requirements necessary for the motor vehicle to be operated in a safe and lawful manner upon
the roadways and highways in the State of Idaho, as set fDrth in Idaho Code ~49.
VEHICLE REPAIR, MAJOR The use of a site for majDr vehicle rebuilding or recondltioning. The use includes engine
rebuilding; major reconditioning of worn or damaged motDr vehicles; and collisiDn service,
incl uding body, frame, or fender straig htening or repair.
VEHICLE REPAIR, MINOR The use of a site for minor vehicle maintenance and repair. The use includes vehicle repair
garages, muffler shops, tire sales and installations, transmission shops, and wheel and brake
shops
VEHICLE SALES OR The sale, trade, or lease of new or used vehicles in Dperating condition and any repair work or
RENTAL AND SERVICE minor service. Repair work or minor service shall include, but nDt be limited to, replacement of
parts (e.g., tires, shocks, brakes, mufflers, windshields, radiators, upholstery), oil change,
minor engine repair, tune-up, and accessory sales of replacement parts. Any operation
specified under vehicle, major repair is excluded.
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VEHICLE WASHING
FACILITY
VEHICLE WRECKING OR
JUNKYARD
VERTICALLY
INTEGRATED
RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
VETERINARY OFFICE
VISION TRIANGLE
WALKWAY
WALL AREA
WAREHOUSE AND
STORAGE
(NAICS CODE 493)
WATER AMENITY
WHOLESALE SALES
WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION
FACILITY
XERISCAPE
YARD, STREET
YARD, REAR
YARD, REQUIRED
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The use of a site where a vehicle may be washed, waxed, detailed, or vacuumed by the owner
of the vehicle or employees on the site.
Any area, lot, land, or parcel where two or more vehicles without current registration or two or
more inoperable or dismantled vehicles that are not in operating condition (or parts thereon
are stored, dumped, dismantled, partially dismantled or wrecked; or as defined by Idaho Code
~40-111, the use of a site that is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or
selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, garbage dumps
and sanitary fills. The following uses are excluded from this definition: agricultural equipment
on a farm as herein defined and vehicles stored or dismantled within a completely enclosed
structure.
The use of a multi story structu re for residential and nonresidential uses where the different
uses are planned as a unified, complementary whole and functionally integrated to share
vehicular and pedestrian access and parking.
See animal care facility.
See clear vision triangle.
A public way for non-vehicular use only, whether or not along the side of a road.
Wall area is defined as the total square footage of an exterior wall and determined by
multiplying the total lineal elevation of the building (or the leased portion thereon by the
distance from the roof line to pedestrian grade.
A structure used primarily for storing materials and/or freight, including, but not limited to,
goods, wares, merchandise, or vehicles.
Any body of water either natural or man made, which either exists or is proposed to be
improved as a part of the development, in which its banks in all places ad;acent to and located
on said development are no steeper than one foot (1') vertical per every four feet (4')
horizontally (4:1) and which has a depth and velocity in all places adjacent to and located on
said development such that the product of the maximum depth (feet) multiplied by the peak
velocity (feet per second) does not exceed four (4).
The use of a site tor selling, distributing, or brokering merchandise to retailers, business users,
or other wholesalers. This use can include incidental retail sales to the general public.
A steel monopole, guy wire tower, lattice tower or other similar structure designed to support
directional antennae, parabolic dishes or antennae, microwave dishes, in addition to
associated ground equipment and other similar equipment used in the wireless
communications industry.
Landscaping that is characterized by the use of vegetation that is drought tolerant or of low
water use in character.
An area extending across the full width of the property and lying between the front property
line and the nearest Ii ne of a principal structure. See Figure 11-1 A-1.
An area extending across the full width of the property and lying between the rear property line
and the nearest line of the principal structure. See Figure 11-1A-l.
An area that extends along a property line to a depth or width specified in the setback
regulations for the district in which the property is located. See Figure 11-1A-1.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
YARD, SIDE
11-1A-2:
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An area extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the side property line and the
nearest line of the principal structure. See Figure 11-1A-1.
FIGURE 11-1A-1 AND FIGURE 11-1A-2: See following pages.
Chapter 1 Article A. DEFINITIONS
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CHAPTER 1
GENERAL REGULATIONS
ARTICLE B. NONCONFORMING PROPERTY, USE OR STRUCTURE
ARTICLE B. SECTIONS:
11-1 B-1: PURPOSE
11-1 B-2: APPLICABILITY
11-1 B-3: NONCONFORMING PROPERTY
11-1 B-4: NONCONFORMING USE
11-1 B-5: NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE
11-1B-6: VJOLATJONS
11-1 B-1: PURPOSE: The purpose of this Article is to allow any nonconforming
property, use, or structure that lawfully existed prior to the effective date
(September 15, 2005) of this Title to continue until they are removed, but not to
encourage their continuation. It is further the intent of this Article that
nonconforming uses or structures shall not expand or extend the nonconforming
aspect of the property, use, or structure, unless approved subject to a conditional
use permit as set forth in the regulations of Chapter 5 ARTICLE B. SPECIFIC
PROVISJONS of this Title.
11-1 B-2: APPLICABILITY: These regulations shall apply to any lawfully
existing nonconforming property, use, or structure in any district, except: In the
event that a property, use, or structure that was deemed nonconforming under past
regulations now complies with the standards of this title, such property, use, or
structure shall be deemed conforming.
11-1 B-3:
NONCONFORMING PROPERTY:
A. The nonconforming property shall not be diminished in size.
B. Any property reduced by governmental action that reduces an existing
conforming parcel below the required property size shall be deemed as a
conforming property for the purpose of development. To be deemed a
conforming property, the owner or applicant shall submit documents to the
Director proving the following:
1. The property was in compliance with the minimum property size requirement
of the applicable district prior to the decrease in property size; and
2. The decrease in property size was caused by acquisition through
prescription, purchase, or other means by the Transportation Authority, a
utility company or corporation under the jurisdiction of the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission, or other local, State, or Federal agency.
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11-1 B-4:
NONCONFORMING USE:
A. The nonconforming use may continue as long as the use remains lawful and
is not expanded or extended, subject to the following provisions:
1. Alteration: No existing structure containing a nonconforming use may be
enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally
altered except; (a) through the approval of a conditional use permit in accord
with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 Article B SPECIFIC PROVISIONS of
this Title; or (b) where the use of the structure is changed to a conforming
use. .
2. Extension: A nonconforming use may be extended to occupy additional land
area only through the approval of a conditional use permit in accord with the
procedures set forth in Chapter 5 Article B. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS of this Title.
B. If a nonconforming use has ceased for twelve (12) consecutive months or
has been replaced with a conforming use, the nonconforming use shall be
deemed abandoned and shall not be reestablished.
C. A nonconforming use or structure housing a nonconforming use that is
damaged more than fifty percent (50%) of its current assessed taxable value
by fire, flood, explosion, wind, earthquake, war, riot, calamity, or other
catastrophic event, shall comply with this Title upon reconstruction. If the
damage to the nonconforming use or structure housing the nonconforming
use is fifty percent (50%) or less of its current assessed taxable value, the
nonconforming use may continue, provided that the nonconforming use
commences within twelve (12) months of the event.
D. Uses housed within structures listed on the National Register of Historic
Places shall be exempt from the regulations of this Section.
11-1 B-5:
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE:
A. Nonconforming structures may be enlarged, repaired or modified, provided
that the additions or modifications to the structure conform to the
requirements of this Title.
B. A nonconforming structure that is damaged more than seventy-five percent
(75%) of its current assessed taxable value by fire, flood, explosion, wind,
earthquake, war, riot, calamity, or other catastrophic event, shall comply with
this Title upon restoration or reconstruction. If the damage to the
nonconforming structures is seventy-five percent (75%) or less of its current
assessed taxable value, the structure may be restored or reconstructed,
provided that restoration or reconstruction commences within twelve (12)
months of the event.
C. Structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places shall be exempt
from the regulations of this Section.
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11-1 B-6: VIOLATIONS: Properties, uses, or structures that were in violation of
previous land use regulations and that remain a violation under this Title shall be
considered continuing violations.
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CHAPTER 2
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
SECTIONS:
11-2-1: ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED
11-2-2: OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
11-2-1: ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED: For the purpose of this Title,
the incorporated territory of the City of Meridian, Idaho, is divided into the following
districts:
DISTRICTS
Map Symbol
RESIDENTIAL
low-Density Residential District R-2
Medium low-Density Residential District R-4
Medium-Density Residential District R-8
Medium High-Density Residential District R-15
High-Density Residential District R-40
COMMERCIAL
Neighborhood Business District C-N
Community Business District C-C
General Retail and Service Commercial District C-G
Limited Office District l-O
INDUSTRIAL
Light Industrial District I-l
Heavy Industrial District I-H
TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD
Old Town O-T
Traditional Neighborhood Center TN-C
Traditional Neighborhood Residential TN-R
11-2-2: OFFICIAL ZONING MAP: The boundaries of the districts are shown
on the Official Zoning Map of the City of Meridian. The Official Zoning Map is made
a part of this Title, as well as such other map or maps that are duly adopted. Said
Official Zoning Maps properly attested, shall be placed and remain on file in the
office of the Meridian City Clerk.
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CHAPTER 2
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
ARTICLE A. RESIDENTIAL DIST,RICTS
ARTICLE A. SECTIONS:
11- 2A-1 : PURPOSE
11- 2A-2: ALLOWED USES
11- 2A-3: STANDARDS
11- 2A-1: PURPOSE: The purpose of the residential districts is to provide for a
range of housing opportunities consistent with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
Connection to the City of Meridian water and sewer systems is a requirement for all
residential districts. Residential districts are distinguished by the allowable density
of dwelling units per acre and corresponding housing types that can be
accommodated within the density range. Residential land uses are also allowed
within the O-T, TN-C, and TN-R districts as set forth in Chapter 3 Article D.
TABLE 11-2A-1: MAXIMUM GROSS DENSITY IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
R-2) 2
Medium low-density residential district (R-4) 4
Medium-density residential district(R-8) 8
Medium hiQh-density residential district (R-15) 15
High-density residential district (R-40) 40
11- 2A-2: ALLOWED USES: Table 11-2A-2 lists principal permitted (P),
accessory (A), and conditional (C), or prohibited (--), uses.
A. Permitted uses and accessory uses shall be reviewed in accord with
Chapter 4 specific use standards of this Title.
B. Conditional uses shall be approved in accord with the procedures and
regulations for conditional uses set forth in Chapter 5 administration and the
specific use standards in Chapter 4 specific use standards of this Title.
C. Any use not explicitly listed in Table 11-2A-2 is prohibited in all residential
districts.
D. Uses that are listed as PIC or AlC may be subject to a conditional use
permit depending on if the use is in accord with the specific use standards
as set forth in Chapter 4 specific use standards.
E. Interpretation of the inclusion or exclusion of allowed uses shall be made by
the Director and based on the Director's findings in review of the criteria
established in Chapter 1 general regulations of this Title.
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TABLE 11-2A-2: ALLOWED USES IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, outdoors* -- -- C C C
Cemetery* -- e C C C
Church or place of reliQious worship* -- -- C e e
Civic, social or fraternal organizations* -- n C C C
Day care center* -- C e P P
Day care, family* -- A A A C
Day care, group* -- e P P
Dwellinq, secondary* A A A A A
Dwellinq , sinQle-family attached -- e P P P
DwelJinQ, sinQle family detached P P P P Ale
DwellinQ, townhouse -- e P P e
Dwellinq, two-family duplex -- e P P e
Education Institution, Private* e e C C
Education Institution, Public* e C PIC PIC
Home, manufactured or mobile subdivision n -- e C e
Home occupalion* A A A A A
Laundromat* n -- -- A AlC
Manufactured Home Park -- n -- e --
Multifamily development* 1 -- -- -- C e
Nursing or residential care facility* n -- C C e
Parking Facility -- n -- n C
Parks, public and private P P P P P
Personal or professional service -- n -- -- A
Public or quasi-public use* -- -- C C C
Pu blic, i nfrastru cture e C e C e
Public utility, minor P P P P P
Recreation vehicle park -- -- n -- e
Restaurant -- -- -- -- A
Storaqe facility, outside* A A A A A
Storaqe facility, self-service* A A A A A
Temporary use A A A A A
Vertical inteqrated residential project' -- -- n C C
Wireless communication facility, amateur radio antenna A A A A A
Wireless communication facility, stealth ---- .-
'l~l~~i~, --
11-2A-3: STANDARDS: The standards for development in all residential
districts shall be as follows:
A.
Minimum property size:
1. Each property shall be of sufficient size to meet the minimum setbacks as
established in this section and dwelling unit size requirements in accord with
Sections 11-2A-3.F of this Title.
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2. Minimum property size shall be determined exclusive of land that is used for
the conveyance of irrigation water, drainage, creek or river flows unless: 1)
the water is conveyed through pipe or tile; and 2) included as part of a utility
easement that generally runs along the property lines.
3. When two (2) or more parcels of land, each of which is of inadequate area
and dimension to qualify for a permitted use under the requirements of the
district in which the parcels are located, are held in one ownership, they
shall be used as one property for such use.
8. Minimum street frontage:
1. Properties with street frontages on cul-de-sacs or at approximately a 900
angle shall be a minimum of thirty feet (30') measured as a chord
measurement.
2. Street knuckles shall be separated from through traffic by a landscape
island. Properties with frontages on such knuckles shall be a minimum of
thirty feet (30') measured as a chord measurement.
3. Street frontage for two (2) properties sharing a common drive shall be a
minimum of fifteen feet (15') for each property.
4. Street frontage for three (3) or four (4) properties sharing a common drive
shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') for each property.
5. Street frontage for flag properties that do not share a common drive shall be
a minimum of thirty feet (30').
C. Corner lot setbacks: Corner properties shall have one (1) interior side
setback and one (1) rear setback.
D. Encroachments allowed in any setback:
1. Open structures such as porches, canopies, balconies, platforms, covered
patios, cornices, eaves or other projections, which do not increase the
volume of space enclosed by the building and do not project into any
required setback by more than two feet (2').
2. Chimneys, pop-out windows, direct vent gas fireplaces, entertainment
centers, window seats and other projections which do not increase the
usable floor area and do not exceed eight feet (8') in width may project up to
two feet (2') into any required setback.
3. One detached accessory building that is less than two hundred (200) square
feet in area and eight feet (8') or less in height shall be allowed in the
required rear yard.
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E. Maximum height limit:
1. The maximum height limitations shall not apply to the following architectural
features not intended for human occupation: spire or steeple, belfry, cupola,
chimney. Such architectural features shall have a maximum height limit of
twenty feet (20') as measured from the roof line.
2. The maximum height limitations shall not apply to the following: amateur
radio antenna; bridge tower; fire and hose tower; observation tower; power
line tower; smokestack; water tank or tower; ventilator; windmill; wireless
communication facility, or other commercial or personal tower and/or
antenna structure; or other appurtenances usually required to be placed
above the level of the ground and not intended for human occupancy.
3. Notwithstanding other height limitations as set forth in this Chapter, the
maximum height for EDUCATION FACILITIES SHALL BE 40'.
4. No exception shall be allowed to the height limit where the height of any
structures will constitute a hazard to the safe landing and take-off of aircraft
in an established airport.
F. Living Space: Excluding the garage, all detached residential dwelling units in
the R-2 and R-4 Districts shall meet minimum living space size requirements
in accord with Sections 11-2A-4 and 11-2A-5.
G. Roof Design: All residential dwelling structures shall have a pitched roof not
less than three feet (3') in height for each twelve feet (12') in length.
H. Drainage:
1. In no case shall a development propose less than a five-foot (5') setback
adjacent to a property that is not part of the development application.
2. Properties shall provide adequate area to maintain drainage on the site.
11-2A-4: LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-2): Dimensional
Standards for development in the R-2 Residential District shall be as follows:
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TABLE 11-2A-3: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE R-2 DISTRICT
Minimum property size/DU* (in square feet) 12,000
Minimum street frontage (in feet) 80
Rear setback (in feet) 15
Interior side setback (in feet) 7.5/story
Street setback** Local 20
Collector 25
Street landscape buffer (in feet) Collector 20
Arterial 25
Entryway corridor 35
Interstate 50
Maximum building height (in feet) 35
Minimum Jiving area (in square feet) 1,500
Minimum ground floor area for multistory units (in square feet) 800
11-2A-5: MEDIUM LOW~DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R~4):
Dimensional Standards for development in the R-4 Residential District shall be as
follows:
TABLE 11-2A-4: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE R-4 DISTRICT
Minimum property Size IDU* (in square feet) 8,000
Minimum street frontaQe (in feet) 60
Rear setback (in feet) 15
Interior side setback (in feet) 5
Street setback** to garage (in feet) Local 20
Collector 25
Street setback** to living area (in feet) Local 15
Collector 25
Street landscape buffer (in feet) Collector 20
Arterial 25
Enlryway corridor 35
Interstate 50
Maximum buildinQ heiQht (in feel) 35
Minimum living (in square feet)
Detached 1,400
Attached 800
Minimum units (in square feet) 800
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11-2A-6: MEDIUMwDENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (Rw8): Dimensional
Standards for development in the R-8 Residential District shall be as follows:
TABLE 11-2A-5: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE R-B DISTRICT
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11-2A-7: MEDIUM HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R~15):
Dimensional Standards for development in the R-15 Residential District shall be as
follows:
TABLE 11-2A-6: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE R-15 DISTRICT
Local
Collector
Local
Collector
2,400
o
20
25
10
20
4
12
20
25
35
50
40
Collector
Arterial
Entryway corridor
Interstate
11-2A-8: HIGH~DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-40): Dimensional
Standards for development in the R-40 Residential District shall be as follows:
TABLE 11-2A-7: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE R-40 DISTRICT
Minimum property SizelDU* (in square feet) 1,200
Minimum street frontage (in feet) 0
Rear setback (in feet) 15
Interior side setback (in feet) 5/story
Street setback to garage (in feet) Local 20
Collector 25
Street setback** to living area (in feet) Local 10
Collector 20
Street landscape buffer (in feet) Collector 20
Arterial 25
Entryway corridor 35
Interstate 50
Maximum building height (in feet) 60
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CHAPTER 2
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
ARTICLE B. COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE B. SECTIONS:
11-28-1: PURPOSE
11-28-2: ALLOWED USES
11-28-3: STANDARDS
11-28-1: PURPOSE: The purpose of the Commercial Districts is to provide for
the retail and service needs of the community in accord with the Meridian
Comprehensive Plan. Four Districts are designated which differ in the size and
scale of commercial structures accommodated in the district, the scale and mix of
allowed commercial uses, and the location of the district in proximity to streets and
highways:
TABLE 11-2B-1: PURPOSE AND ALLOWED USE BY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
SMALL SCALE CONVENIENCE M nR
DISTRICT (C-N) COLLECTOR
COMMUNITY BUSINESS LARGER SCALE AND BROADER ACCESS TO ARTERIALS OR
DISTRICT (C-C) MIX OF RETAIL, OFFICE, AND NONRESIDENTIAL COLLECTORS
SERVICE USES
GENERAL RETAIL AND SERVICE LARGEST SCALE AND CLOSE PROXIMITY AND/OR
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (C-G) BROADEST MIX OF RETAIL, ACCESS TO INTERSTATE OR
OFFICE, SERVICE, AND LIGHT ARTERIAL INTERSECTIONS
INDUSTRIAL USES
LIMITED OFFICE DISTRICT (L-O) OFFICE CENTERS AND ACCESS TO ARTERIAL OR
ADAPTIVE REUSE OF COLLECTOR
RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
11-2B-2: ALLOWED USES: Table 11-28-2 lists principal permitted (P),
accessory (A), and conditional (C) or prohibited (--) uses within each commercial
district.
A. Permitted uses and accessory uses shall be reviewed in accord with
Chapter 4 specific use standards of this Title.
B. Conditional uses shall be approved in accord with the procedures and
regulations for conditional uses set forth in Chapter 5 administration and the
specific use standards in Chapter 4 specific use standards of this Title.
C. Any use not explicitly listed in Table 11-28-2 is prohibited in all commercial
districts.
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D. Uses that are listed as PIC or NC may be subject to a conditional use
permit depending on if the use is in accord with the specific use standards
as set forth in Chapter 4 specific use standards.
E Interpre"tation of the incfusion or exclusion of allowed uses shall be made by
the Director and based on the Director's findings in review of the criteria
established in Chapter 1 general regulations of this Title.
F. For uses that may fall into more than one category, the Director shall
determine the most appropriate category based on the more restrictive
standards.
TABLE 11-2B-2: ALLOWED USES IN THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
Animal care facility* p P P C
Artist studio* P P P --
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, indoors* P P P C
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, outdoors* C P P --
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, outdoor -- C C
stage or music venue
Building material, garden equipment and supplies* C P P --
Cemetery* -- -- -- C
Church or place of religious worship* P P P P
Civic, social or fraternal organizations* C C C C
Day care center* AlC AlC AlC P
Day care, family* A A A A
Day care, Qroup* p P A P
Drinkinr:J establishment* C C C --
Drive-throur:Jh establishment* AlC AlC AlC --
Education institution, private* P P P P
Education institution, public* P P P P
~quipment rental, sales, and service* -- C C --
Fi nancial institution * P P P P
Flex space* -- P P --
Fuel sales facility* C P P --
Fuel sales facility, truck stop* -- -- C --
Health care or social services P P P P
Hospital* -- C C C
Hotel and motel* PIC PIC P!C --
Industry, information* P P P C
Industry, Iight* -- -- C C
Laundromat* P P P C
Laundry and dry cleaninr:J -- C p --
Multifamily development -- C C C
Mortuary C P P --
Nursery or urban farm* C P P C
Nursing or residential care facility* C C -- C
Parking facility C C p C
Parks, public and private P P P P
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Personal or professional service P P P P
Public or quasi-public use* P p P P
Public, infrastructure C C C C
Public utility, minor p P P P
Recreational vehicle park -- -- p --
Restaurant P p P C
Retail store p P P --
Storage facility, outside* A A A --
Storage facility, self-service* -- C C --
Temporary use A A A A
Vehicle repair, minor* A P P --
Vehicle sales or rental and service* -- C P --
Vehicle washing facility* C P P --
Vertical integrated residential project* C P P C
Warehouse * -- -- A --
Wholesale sales -- -- A --
Wireless communication facility* -- C C C
Wireless communication facility, amateur radio A A A A
antenna
Wireless communication facility, stealth P p P P
11-28-3: 8T ANDARDS: The standards for all development in the commercial
districts shall be as follows:
A. Dimensional standards:
1. Table 11-28-3 shall be used for determining required setbacks, street and
residential landscape buffers and maximum building height standards for
development in each of the respective commercial districts. Sections 11-
2A.2 through A.3 set forth certain exceptions and additional clarification for
the dimensional standards.
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TABLE 11-2B-3: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS IN THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
2. Encroachments allowed in any setback: Fire escapes may project a distance
not exceeding one (1) foot.
3. Maximum height ILimit:
a. The maximum height limitations shall not apply to the following
architectural features not intended for human occupation: spire or
steeple, belfry, cupola, chimney. Such architectural features shall have a
maximum height limit of twenty feet (20') as measured from the roof line.
b. The maximum height limitations shall not apply to the following: amateur
radio antenna; bridge tower; fire and hose tower; observation tower;
power line tower; smokestack; water tank or tower; ventilator; windmill;
wireless communication facility, or other commercial or personal tower
and/or antenna structure; or other appurtenances usually required to be
placed above the level of the ground and not intended for human
occupancy.
c. No exception shall be allowed to the height limit where the height of any
structures will constitute a hazard to the safe landing and take-off of
aircraft in an established airport.
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d. Additional height not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the maximum
height allowed for the district may be approved by the Director through
the Alternative Compliance procedures set forth in Chapter 5
ADMINISTRATION of this Title. Additional height shall be allowed when the
development provides ten percent (10%) of the building square feet in
open space, courtyards, patios, or other usable outdoor space available
for the employees and/or patrons of the structure, excluding required
setbacks and landscape buffers.
e. Additional height exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the maximum
height allowed for the district or when additional height is requested
without providing the required open space in accord with paragraph d.
above, requires approval through a conditional use permit.
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CHAPTER 2
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
ARTICLE C. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE C. SECTIONS:
11- 2C-1 : PURPOSE
11- 2C-2: ALLOWED USES
11- 2C-3: STANDARDS
11- 2C-1 :
PURPOSE:
A. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-L): The purpose of the I-L District is to
provide for convenient employment centers of light manufacturing, research
and development, warehousing, and distributing. In accord with the Meridian
Comprehensive Plan, the I-L District is intended to encourage the
development of industrial uses that are clean, quiet and free of hazardous or
objectionable elements and that are operated, entirely, or almost entirely,
within enclosed structures. Accessibility to transportation systems is a
requirement of this District.
B. HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (I-H) The purpose of the I-H District is to
provide for the existing manufacturing, warehousing and heavy distribution
centers that exist along major transportation corridors. In accord with the
Meridian Comprehensive Plan, these areas require buffering from residential
uses to mitigate the effects of noise, vibration, traffic, odor, dust, smoke or
glare that is typically associated with the uses allowed in the I-H District.
Accessibility to transportation systems is a requirement of this District.
11-2C-2 ALLOWED USES: Table 11-2C-1 lists principal permitted (P),
accessory (A), conditional (C), or prohibited (--) uses within each industrial district.
A. Permitted uses and accessory uses shall be reviewed in accord with
Chapter 4 specific use standards of this Title.
B. Conditional uses shall be approved in accord with the procedures and
regulations for conditional uses set forth in Chapter 5 administration and the
specific use standards in Chapter 4 specific use standards of this Title.
C. Any use not explicitly listed in Table 11-2C-1 is prohibited in all industrial
districts.
D. Uses that are listed as PIC or AlC may be subject to a conditional use
permit depending on if the use is in accord with the specific use standards
as set forth in Chapter 4 specific use standards.
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E. Interpretation of the inclusion or exclusion of allowed uses shall be made by
the Director and based on the Director's findings in review of the criteria
established in Chapter 1 general regulations of this Title.
F. For uses that may fall into more than one category, the Director shall
determine the most appropriate category based on the more restrictive
standards.
TABLE 11-2C-1: ALLOWED USES IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
Animal care facility* P ""
Artist studio* P P
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, indoors* C --
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, outdoors* C --
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, outdoor stage or music venue C "-
Building material, garden equipment and supplies* A A
Cemetery* C ""
Church or place of religious worship* C C
Contractor's yard* P P
Day care center* A --
Day care, group* A ""
Drive-through establishment* A --
Dwelling, single family detached A --
Entertainment establishment, adull* C --
Equipment rental, sales, and service* P P
Financial institution* A "-
Flex space* P P
Food products processinq* P P
Fuel sales facility* AlC AlC
Fuel sales facility, truck stop* C C
Ind ustry , information* P "-
I ndu stry , light" P P
Industry , heavv* -- PIC
Laundr~ and dry cleaning P P
Mortuary P --
Nursery or urban farm" C --
Parking facility P P
Parks, public and private C C
Personal or professional service A --
Public or quasi-public use* C C
Public, infrastructure* P P
Public utility, minor P P
Public utility, major* P P
Public utility, transmission lines P P
Recreational vehicle park C "--
Recycling center" PIC PIC
Restaurant A A
Retail store A A
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Solid waste transfer station C PIC
Storage facility, outside" P p
Storage facility, self-service* P p
Temporary use A A
Terminal, freiqht or truck" P P
Vehicle impound yard" P p
Vehicle repair, maior* P p
Vehicle repair, minor" p P
Vehicle sales or rental and service" P --
Vehicle washing facility* AlC A
Vehicle wreckinq or iunkyard* n p
Warehouse" p P
Wholesale sales p P
Wireless communication facility* P P
Wireless communication facility, amateur radio antenna A A
Wireless communication facility,Steaitl1 P P
11-2C-3:
STANDARDS:
A. Dimensional standards:
1. Table 11-2C-2 shall be used for determining required setbacks, street and
use landscape buffers and maximum building height standards for
development in each of the industrial districts. Section 11-2C-3.A.2 sets
forth certain exceptions and additional clarification for the dimensional
standards.
TABLE 11-2C-2: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
Front setback ( in feet) 0
Rear setback (in feet) 0
Interior side setback (in feet) 0
Street setback* (in feet) 35
Street landscape buffer (in feel)
Local 10
Collector 20
Arterial 25
Entryway corridor 35
Interstate 50
Landscape buffer to non-industrial uses (in feet) 25 I-L and 40 I-H
Maximum building height (in feet) 50
Parking requirements See Chapter 3 Article C
Landscaping requirements See Chapter 3 Article B
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2. Maximum height limit
a. The maximum height limitations shall not apply to the following
architectural features not intended for human occupation: spire or
steeple, belfry, cupola, chimney. Such architectural features shall have a
maximum height limit of twenty feet (20') as measured from the roof line.
b. The maximum height limitations shall not apply to the following: amateur
radio antenna; bridge tower; fire and hose tower; observation tower;
power line tower; smokestack; water tank or tower; ventilator; windmill;
wireless communication facility, or other commercial or personal tower
and/or antenna structure; or other appurtenances usually required to be
placed above the level of the ground and not intended for human
occupancy.
c. No exception shall be allowed to the height limit where the height of any
structures will constitute a hazard to the safe landing and take-off of
aircraft in an established airport.
d. Additional height not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the maximum
height allowed for the district may be approved by the Director through
the Alternative Compliance procedures set forth in Chapter 5
ADMINISTRATION of this Title. Additional height shall be allowed when the
development provides ten percent (10%) of the building square feet in
open space, courtyards, patios, or other usable outdoor space available
for the employees and/or patrons of the structure, excluding required
setbacks and landscape buffers.
e. Additional height exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the maximum
height allowed for the district or when additional height is requested
without providing the required open space in accord with paragraph d.
above requires approval through a conditional use permit.
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CHAPTER 2
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
ARTICLE D. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS
ARTICLE D.
11-2D-1:
11-2D-2:
11-2D-3:
11-2D-4:
11-2D-5:
SECTIONS:
PURPOSE
ALLOWED USES
STANDARDS APPLICABLE IN ALL TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS
STANDARDS IN THE OLD TOWN DISTRICT (O-T)
STANDARDS IN THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER DISTRICT
(TN-C)
STANDARDS IN THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
(TN-R)
11-2D~6:
11- 2D-1: PURPOSE: The purpose of the traditional neighborhood districts is
to encourage mixed-use, compact development that is sensitive to the
environmental characteristics of the land and facilitates the efficient use of services.
Vertically integrated residential projects are encouraged in aU traditional
neighborhood districts. A traditional neighborhood district diversifies and integrates
land uses within close proximity to each other, and it provides for the daily
recreational and shopping needs of the residents.
A. OLD TOWN DISTRICT (O-T) The purpose of the O-T District is to
accommodate and encourage further intensification of the historical city
center in accord with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. The intent of the 0-
T District is to delineate a centralized activity center and to encourage its
renewal, revitalization and growth as the public, quasi-public, cultural,
financial and recreational center of the City. Public and quasi-public uses
integrated with general business, and medium-high to high~density
residential is encouraged to provide the appropriate mix and intensity of
activities necessary to establish a truly urban city center.
B. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER DISTRICT (TN-C): The
purpose of the TN-C District is to serve as the focal point of a neighborhood
center, containing retail, commercial, and community services to meet the
daily needs of community residents within a one- to two-mile radius. A TN-C
is pedestrian~oriented, and it is designed to encourage pedestrian
connection with a Traditional Neighborhood Residential District. TN-C
District uses include small-scale retail, restaurants, recreational, personal
services, public or quasi-public uses, churches, and attached and multifamily
dwellings.
C. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (TN-R): The
purpose of the TN-R District is to provide for a variety of residential land
uses including attached and detached single-family residential, duplex,
townhouse, and multifamily. A TN-R District includes open spaces and
promotes pedestrian activity through well-designed and varied streets capes
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that also provide for the safe and efficient movement of vehicular traffic.
Most dwelling units should be accessed from alleys. The maximum density
of the TN-R District is fifteen (15) units per acre. The minimum density is six
(6) units per acre. Density should decrease away from the center and closer
to conventional residential districts. The TN-R District should be generally
located: adjacent to a TN-C District, along a transit corridor, or within a
mixed use neighborhood. For the purposes of this Title, the term residential
district shall also include the Traditional Neighborhood Residential District.
11-2D-2: ALLOWED USES: Table 11-2D-1 lists principal permitted (P),
accessory (A), and conditional (C) or prohibited (--) uses within each Traditional
Neighborhood District.
A. Permitted uses and accessory uses shall be reviewed in accord with
Chapter 4 specific use standards of this Title.
B. Conditional uses shall be approved in accord with the procedures and
regulations for conditional uses set forth in Chapter 5 administration and the
specific use standards in Chapter 4 specific use standards of this Title.
C. Any use not explicitly listed in Table 11-2D-1 is prohibited in all Traditional
Neighborhood Districts.
D. Uses that are listed as PIC or AlC may be subject to a conditional use
permit depending on if the use is in accord with the specific use standards
as set forth in Chapter 4 specific use standards.
E. Interpretation of the inclusion or exclusion of allowed uses shall be made by
the Director and based on the Director's findings in review of the criteria
established in Chapter 1 general regulations of this Title.
TABLE 11-20-1: ALLOWED USES IN THE
TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS
Artist studio* p p --
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, indoors* p C --
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, outdoors" C C --
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, C C -
outdoor stage or music venue
Building material, garden equipment and supplies" C C --
Church or place of reliqious worship* p p C
Civic, social or fraternal organizations* p C C
Day care facility* C C C
Day care, family* A A A
Day care, group* p p C
Drinking establishment" C C --
Dwelling, secondary* A A A
Dwelling, single-family attached p p p
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DwellinQ, single-family detached P C P
Dwelling, townhouse P P P
Dwellinq, two-familY duplex P C P
Education institution, private* P C C
Education institution, public* P P PIC
Financial institution* P P C
Health care or social services P P --
Home occupation" A A A
Hospital* C -- --
Hotel and motel* PIC C --
Industry, information* PIC PIC --
Industry, light* C -- n
Laundromat* p P A
Multifamily development P P P
Mortuary C C --
Nursing or residential care facility* C C C
Parking facility C C --
Parks, public and private P P P
Personal or professional service P p C
Public or quasi-public use* P P C
Public, infrastructure* C C C
Public utility, minor C P P
Restaurant P P --
Retail store p p n
Temporary use A A A
Vehicle repair, minor* A -- --
Vertical inteQrated residential proiect* P P P
Wireless communication facility, amateur radio antenna A A A
Wireless communication facility, stealth PIC PIC PIC
11-2D-3: STANDARDS APPLICABLE IN ALL TRADITIONAL NEIGHBOR-
HOOD DISTRICTS: The standards for development in all the Traditional
Neighborhood Districts are set forth in this section as follows:
A. Encroachments allowed in any setback: Open structures on the second floor
such as porches, canopies, balconies, platforms, covered patios, cornices,
eaves or other projections, which do not increase the volume of space
encfosed by the building and do not project into any required setback by
more than two feet (2').
B. Maximum height limit:
1. The maximum height limitations shall not apply to the following
architectural features not intended for human occupation: spire or steeple,
belfry, cupola, chimney. Such architectural features shall have a maximum
height limit of twenty feet (20') as measured from the roof line.
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2. The maximum height limitations shall not apply to the following: amateur
radio antenna; bridge tower; fire and hose tower; observation tower; power
line tower; smokestack; water tank or tower; ventilator; windmill; wireless
communication facility, or other commercial or personal tower and/or
antenna structure; or other appurtenances usually required to be placed
above the level of the ground and not intended for human occupancy.
3. No exception shall be allowed to the height limit where the height of any
structures will constitute a hazard to the safe landing and take-off of
aircraft in an established airport.
4. In the TN-C District and O-T districts, additional height exceeding the
maximum height allowed for the district requires approval through a
conditional use permit. In the TN-C, the additional height allowed is limited
to twenty percent (20%) of the maximum height allowed for the district.
C. Street and pedestrian systems:
1. Street layout: The street system shall be based on a grid with connections
to the existing street system.
2. Block length: No block face shall have a length greater than five hundred
feet (500') without a dedicated street or alley, or no block face shall have a
length greater than seven hundred feet (700') without a pedestrian
connection. This standard may be varied for site design constraints or
hardship considerations.
D. Parking: See Chapter 3 Article C. off-street parking and loading
requirements.
E. Landscaping Requirements: See Chapter 3 Article B. landscaping
requirements.
11-2D-4: STANDARDS IN THE OLD TOWN DISTRICT (0- T): The standards
for development in the Old Town District are set forth in this section as follows:
A. Maximum building height is seventy-five (75').
B. Minimum number of stories for new construction is two (2).
C. Additional height exceeding the maximum height allowed requires approval
through a conditional use permit.
D. Administrative design review:
1. All new construction and exterior modifications shall be subject to
administrative design review in accord with the procedures set forth in
CHAPTER 5 ADMINISTRATION of this Title.
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2. The criteria for the administrative design review are set forth in the
document Downtown Meridian Design Guidelines.
3. Any applications that do not meet the criteria in the Design Guidelines
shall be subject to a conditional use permit as forth in CHAPTER 5
ADMINISTRATION.
E. Parking: There are no off-street parking requirements in the Old Town
District.
F. Landscaping Requirements: See Chapter 3 Article B. landscaping
requirements.
11-2D-5: STANDARDS IN THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
DISTRICT (TN-C): The standards for development in the Traditional Neighborhood
Center District are set forth in this section as follows:
A. Maximum building height is forty-five (45').
S. Minimum number of stories for new construction is two (2).
C. Maximum building footprint is twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
D. Minimum contiguous district size is six (6) acres.
E. Administrative design review:
1. All new construction and exterior modifications shall be subject to
administrative design review in accord with the procedures set forth in
CHAPTER 5 ADMINISTRATION of this Title.
2. The criteria for the administrative design review are set forth in the
document Meridian Traditional Neighborhood Center Design Guidelines.
3. Any applications that do not meet the criteria in the Design Guidelines
shall be subject to a conditional use permit as forth in CHAPTER 5
ADMINISTRATION.
11-2D-6: STANDARDS IN THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (TN-R): The standards for development in the Traditional
Neighborhood Residential District are set forth in this section as follows:
A. Dimensional Standards:
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ATTACHED AND TWO-
FAMILY DUPLEX
B. Minimum property size: Each building site shall be of sufficient size to meet
the minimum setbacks as established in this section.
C. Housing unit allocation: In the TN-R District, a minimum of two (2) housing
types, including but not limited to, single-family dwellings, townhouses, and
multifamily dwellings, shall be required on any subdivision submittal or
planned unit development application.
D. Drainage:
1. In no case shall a development propose less than a five-foot (5') setback
adjacent to a property that is not part of the development application.
2. Properties shall provide adequate area to maintain drainage on the site.
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CHAPTER 3
REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
SECTIONS:
11-3-1: PURPOSE
11-3-2: APPLICABILITY
11-3-1: PURPOSE: This chapter establishes regulations for all uses in
accord with the applicable districts, including specific regulations.
11-3-2: APPLICABILITY: The regulations of this Chapter shall apply as
follows:
A. All development shall be in accord with Article A. standard regulations in all
districts.
B. All development shall be in accord with Article B. landscaping requirements.
C. All development shall be in accord with Article C. off-street parking and
loading requirements.
D. All development shall be in accord with Article D. sign requirements.
E. All development shall be in accord with Article E. temporary use
requirements.
F. All development shall be in accord with Article F. private street requirements.
G. All development shall be in accord with Article G. common open space and
site amenity requirements of this Chapter.
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ARTICLE A.
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11-3A-3:
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11-3A-5
11-3A-6:
11-3A-7:
11-3A-8:
11-3A-9:
11-3A-10:
11-3A-11 :
11-3A-12:
11-3A-13:
11-3A-14:
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11-3A-17:
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11-3A-20:
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CHAPTER 3
REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE A. STANDARD REGULATIONS IN ALL DISTRICTS
SECTIONS:
PURPOSE
APPLlCABI L1TY
ACCUMULATION OF JUNK
BIKEWAYS
CLEAR VISION TRIANGLE
DITCHES, LATERALS, CANALS OR DRAINAGE COURSES
FENCES
MULTIUSE AND MICRO PATHWAYS
NATURAL FEATURES
NOXIOUS USE
OUTDOOR LIGHTING
OUTDOOR SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT AREAS
OUTDOOR SPEAKER SYSTEMS
OUTDOOR STORAGE
PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEM
SELF-SERVICE USES
SIDEWALKS AND PARKWAYS
STORM DRAINAGE
STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO DESIGN STANDARDS
TRAVELING SLEEPING QUARTERS
UTILITIES
11-3A-1: PURPOSE: This Article provides standard regulations for the
location, design, and development of new land uses and the alteration of existing
land uses. This Article supplements the regulations for development in each district
and in accord with Chapter 2 district regulations of this Title.
11-3A-2: APPLICABILITY: This Article shall apply to the development of all
principal permitted, accessory, and conditional uses. The following regulations are
the minimum standards of development. Additional standards may be applied in
accord with specific use standards, or other regulations of this Title.
11-3A-3: ACCUMULATION OF JUNK: The accumulation of junk on any
property not meeting the requirements of Chapter 4 specific use standards Section
11-4-3.41 of this Title is prohibited.
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11-3A-4:
BIKEWAYS:
A Bikeways shall be encouraged within all subdivisions, within the public right-
of-way or separate easement, consistent with the City's Comprehensive
Plan.
B. The Bicycle-Pedestrian Design Manual For Ada County (as prepared by the
Ada County Highway District) should be considered when reviewing bikeway
designs.
C. Consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, on-street bikeways shall be
constructed on all collector streets.
11-3A-5:
CLEAR VISION TRIANGLE:
A. Measurement of the clear vision triangle:
1. For two (2) public streets or a street and railroad crossing, the area is
defined by measuring from the intersection of the edge of the travel lane
(excluding parking and sidewalk) a distance of forty feet (40') along each
road. See Figure 11-3A-1.
2. For a public street and driveway or alley, the area is defined by measuring
from the intersection of the edge of travel lane and the corner of the
driveway or alley twenty feet (20') along the roadway and ten feet (10')
along the driveway or alley. See Figure 11-3A-1.
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B. Standards, both at controlled and uncontrolled intersections:
1. Planting and Development Standards:
a. Any Class I or Class II trees planted within a clear vision triangle shall be
pruned to a minimum height of eight feet (8') above the ground or
sidewalk surface and fourteen feet (14') above the adjacent street
surface. See Figure 11-3A-1.
b. No evergreen trees shall be planted within any clear vision triangle.
c. No Class HI trees shall be planted within any clear vision triangle.
d. The maximum height of any berm or vegetative groundcover at maturity
within the clear vision trJangle shall be three feet (3') from the lowest
adjacent street grade.
e. No fences higher than three feet (3') from the lowest adjacent street
grade are permitted in the clear vision triangle.
No signs taller than three feet (3') are permitted in the clear vision
triangle, except for street/stop signs approved by the Transportation
Authority.
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2. Other agency standards: In all cases, the Transportation Authority
standards shall apply in addition to City of Meridian standards.
11-3A-6:
DITCHES, LATERALS, CANALS OR DRAINAGE COURSES:
A. Piping:
1. Natural waterways intersecting, crossing, or lying within the area being
developed shall remain as a natural amenity and shall not be piped or
otherwise covered. See also Section 11-3A-6.B.1.
2. Irrigation ditches, laterals, canals, and drains may be left open when used
as a water amenity or linear open space. See also Section 11-3A-6.B.2.
3. Except as allowed above, all other irrigation ditches, laterals or canals,
intersecting, crossing or lying within the area being developed, shall be
piped, or otherwise covered. This requirement does not apply to property
with only an irrigation easement where the actual drainage facility is
located on an adjoining property.
a. The City Council may waive the requirement for covering such ditch,
lateral, canal, or drain, if it finds that the public purpose requiring such
will not be served and public safety can be preserved.
b. The City Council may also waive this requirement for large-capacity
facilities.
B. Fencing:
1. Fencing along all natural waterways shaH not prevent access to the
waterway. In limited circumstances and in the interest of public safety,
larger open water systems may require fencing as determined by the City
Council, Director and/or Public Works Director.
2. Ditches, laterals, canals, and drains do not require fencing if it can be
demonstrated by the applicant to the satisfaction of the Director that said
ditch, lateral, canal, or drain serves as or will be improved as a part of the
development, to be a water amenity. Construction drawings and relevant
calculations prepared by a qualified licensed professional registered in the
State of Idaho shall be submitted to both the Director and the authorized
representative of the water facility for approval.
3. Except as allowed above, all other open irrigation ditches, laterals, canals,
and drains shall be fenced with a chain-link fence at least six feet (6') in
height and having an eleven (11) gauge, two-inch (2") mesh or other
construction, equivalent in ability to deter access to said ditch, lateral,
canal or drain, which fence shall be securely fastened at its base at all
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places where any part of said lands or areas being subdivided touches
either or both sides of said ditch, lateral, canal, or drain.
C. Impeding movement of water prohibited: For any irrigation or drainage ditch
not within the jurisdiction of an irrigation or drainage district, piping shall not
impede the movement of the amount of water crossing the property prior to
development or the amount of water delivered to downstream properties.
D. Natural drainage courses: All natural drainage courses shall be left
undisturbed or be improved in a manner that will improve the hydraulics and
ease of maintenance of the channel. Relocation of natural swales is
acceptable if the hydraulics and ease of maintenance are provided for. The
term natural drainage course shall not be deemed to apply to minor swales
and depressions that are located entirely on the applicant's property and
which serve a relatively small area where runoff is infrequent.
11-3A-7: FENCES: The following regulations shaH govern the type, location,
and construction of all fences:
A. General Standards:
1. When a fence is erected not in conjunction with a building permit for a
principal use or building, a separate building permit is required.
2. Electric wire fencing shall be prohibited.
3. Barb wire fencing shall be prohibited, except in the C-C, C-G, I-L, and I-H
Districts when: a) used as the top section for security fencing; and b)
located a minimum of six feet (6') above grade to the bottom wire.
4. Unsightly materials: The use of boxes, sheet metal, old or decayed wood,
broken masonry blocks, or other like unsightly materials for fencing shall
be prohibited.
5. No fence shall obstruct access to public utility boxes, meters or other
infrastructure.
6. Fences shall be kept free from advertising and graffiti and maintained in
good repair.
7. Regulations for fences along micro-paths and common open space areas
are set forth below:
a. The developer is responsible for constructing fences adjacent to micro
path connections to distinguish common from private areas.
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b. Fences adjacent to micro pathways and common open space shall be:
An open vision fence up to six feet (6') in height, as it provides
visibility from adjacent homes or buildings; or
ii. If closed vision fencing is used, it shall not exceed four feet (4') in
height. This does not allow four feet (4') of closed vision
fence with two feet (2') of open vision fencing.
c. Intent: These restrictions are intended to apply to interior common open
space areas and micro paths. They are not intended to apply to street
buffers or entryway landscaping strips. These restrictions are not
intended to require fencing on interior common open space.
8. A fence constructed in the public right-of-way shall require a license
agreement from the Transportation Authority.
9. If an owner or applicant desires to obtain an alternative compliance from
the provisions of this Section, the procedure shall be in accord with
Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION of this Title.
10. See Section 11-3A-6.B.1 for additional fencing requirements along
irrigation ditches, laterals, canals, and/or drains.
B. Additional standards in the C-N, C-C, C-G, I-L, and I-H Districts:
1. The maximum fence height shall not exceed eight feet (8').
2. Open vision fences may be built to the property line.
C. Additional standards in the R-2, R-4, R-8, R-15, R-40, L-O, 0- T, TN-C, and
TN~R Districts:
1. The maximum fence height shall not exceed six feet (6'), subject to the
proviSions set forth in Sections 2 and 3 below.
2. The maximum fence height in the required front yard including the front
and side yard property lines shall be three feet (3') for a closed vision
fence and four feet (4') for an open vision fence. See Figure 11-3A-2.
3. On corner properties, the maximum fence height in the required street side
yard shall be six feet (6') above the grade (as measured at the property
line), and the minimum setback shall be ten feet (10') from the street side
property line. See Figure 11-3A-3.
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4. Where the rear yard of one property adjoins the front yard of another
property, the fence along the rear and side yards where they adjoin the
adjacent front yard shall be flush or angled at forty-five (45) degrees to
provide continuity with the adjoining fence and property line. See Figure
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11-3A-8:
MULTIUSE AND MICRO PATHWAYS:
A. Multiuse and micro pathways shall be required consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan within new residential and commercial developments
as part of the public right-of-way or as separate easements so that an
alternate transportation system (which is distinct and separate from the
automobiles) can be provided throughout the urban service planning area.
B. The Bicycle-Pedestrian Design Manual for Ada County (as prepared by the
Ada County Highway District) and the City of Meridian Parks and Recreation
Master Plan should be considered when reviewing pathway designs.
C. Right-of-way for pathways in the middle of long blocks may be required
where necessary to obtain convenient pedestrian circulation to schools,
parks, other residential areas, and/or shopping areas.
D. Pathways shall have easements at least fifteen feet (15') in width in accord
with Section 11-3B landscaping requirements of this Title.
E. Micro pathways shall be less than two hundred and fifty feet (250') or two Jot
depths in length and have a walking surface of least five feet (5') in width.
F. Micro pathways shall comply with the landscaping requirements in accord
with Chapter 3 Article B landscaping requirements.
G. Multiuse pathways along utility easements or connecting regional facilities
shall have a hard surface area of at least ten feet (10') unless more is
needed for utility access.
11-3A-9: NATURAL FEATURES: Existing natural features that add value to
development and enhance the attractiveness of the community (such as trees,
watercourses, historic spots and similar irreplaceable amenities) shall be preserved
or mitigated in the design of the development.
11-3A-10: NOXIOUS USE: No area or structure in any district shall be used or
occupied in any manner creating dangerous, injurious, noxious or hazardous
conditions to the surrounding areas.
A. Fire hazard. Any activity involving the use or storage of flammable or
explosive materials shall be protected by adequate fire-fighting and fire
prevention equipment and by such safety devices as are normally used in
the handling of any such materials. Such hazards shall be kept removed
from adjacent activities to a distance that is compatible with the potential
danger involved as specified in the Uniform Fire Code, Title 5 of the
Meridian City Code and the National Safety Foundation publications.
B. Radioactivity or electrical disturbance. No activity shall emit harmful
radioactivity at any point, or electrical disturbance adversely affecting the
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operation of any equipment at any point other than that of the creator of
such disturbance.
C. Vibration. No vibration shall be permitted that is discernible without
instruments on any adjoining property.
D. Air pollution. Air pollution shall be subject to the requirements and
regulations established by the health authority.
E. Erosion. No erosion shall be permitted that will carry objectionable
substances onto neighboring properties.
F. Water pollution. Water pollution shall be subject to the requirements and
regulations established by the health authority.
G. Hazardous materials. All hazardous material storage must comply with the
regulations and standards of the Fire Department.
H. Noise. Noise shall be subject to the provision of Section 6-3-6 of the
Meridian City Code.
11-3A-11 :
OUTDOOR LIGHTING:
A. The following types of lighting are exempt from the regulations of this
Section:
1. Light fixtures that have a maximum output of less than 260 lumens.
2. All outdoor lighting produced by the direct combustion of natural gas or
other fossil fuels such as kerosene lanterns or gas lamps.
3. Temporary holiday lighting used for forty (40) days or less per year.
4. Vehicular lights and all temporary emergency lighting needed for fire
protection, police protection, and/or other emergency services.
5. All hazard warning lights required by Federal or State regulatory agencies.
B. The installation of any of the following types of lighting are prohibited:
1. Mercury vapor lamp fixture and/or lamp.
2. Laser source light or any similar high-intensity light when projected above
the horizontal.
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3. Changing colors, strobe or moving lights, or searchlights (for advertising
purposes) are prohibited in all districts, except where approved for
temporary uses.
4. Lighting, including holiday lighting, on commercial or private tower
structures that exceed the district height limit is prohibited, except as
required by regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
C. Standards.
1. Light fixtures that have a maximum output of 260 lumens or more shall
have an opaque top to prevent up-lighting.
2. Light fixtures that have a maximum output of 1,000 lumens or more per
fixture shall have an opaque top to prevent up-lighting, and the bulb shall
not be visible.
3. Light fixtures that have a maximum output of 1,800 lumens or more shall
have an opaque top to prevent up~lighting; the bulb shall not be visible and
shall have a full cut-off shield. See Figure 11-3A-4.
4. Light fixtures with a maximum output of 1,800 lumens or more shall be
placed such that the effective zone of light (as documented by the
photometric test report) shall not trespass on abutting residential
properties. See Figure 11-3A-5.
FIGURE 11-3A-4: EXAMPLES OF FULL CUT~OFF SHIELDS
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FIGURE 11-3A-5: LIGHT TRESPASS
5. Floodlight fixtures shall be located in such a manner as to prevent direct
glare into a street and to minimize impact on abutting properties.
a. Floodlight fixtures shall be set to go on only when triggered by activity on
the property (sensor-activated) and to go off within 5 minutes after
activation has ceased.
b. Floodlight fixtures shall be installed so that they do not tilt up more than
45 degrees down from vertical.
6. Up-lighting shall only be allowed in cases where the fixture and any light it
emits are shielded from the sky by a roof overhang or similar structural
shield.
7. In residential districts, the height of a freestanding light fixture on private
property shall not exceed six feet (6'). Street lamps are exempt from this
height restriction.
8. Light fixtures mounted on a wall may extend to the full height of the
structure, but no farther.
9. Electrical feeds to outdoor light fixtures shall be underground, not
overhead.
10. Alternative compliance procedure: If an owner or applicant desires to
obtain an alternative compliance from the provisions of this Section, the
procedure shall be in accord with Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION of this Title.
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11-3A-12:
OUTDOOR SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT AREAS:
A. Outdoor mechanical equipment (including, but not limited to, heaters and
fans) shall not be located within fifty feet (50') of any abutting residential
districts. To reduce noise, permanently mounted mechanical equipment
shall be enclosed to the maximum extent possible.
B. Outdoor utility meters, HV AC equipment, trash dumpsters, trash compaction
and other service functions shalf be incorporated into the overall design of
buildings and landscaping so that the visual and acoustic impacts of these
functions are fully contained and out of view from adjacent properties and
public streets.
11-3A-13: OUTDOOR SPEAKER SYSTEMS: Any outdoor speaker system
associated with the use shall be located a minimum one hundred feet (100') from all
residential districts. No outdoor speaker systems shall be allowed within a
residential district. These standards may be waived through approval of a
Conditional Use Permit.
11-3A-14:
OUTDOOR STORAGE:
A. All outdoor storage of material shall be maintained in an orderly manner so
as not to create a public nuisance. Materials shall not be stored within the
required yards. Stored items shall not block sidewalks or parking areas and
may not impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
B. The site shall not be used as a vehicle wrecking or junkyard as herein
defined.
C. Outdoor storage shall be incorporated into the overall design of buildings
and landscaping so that the visual and acoustic impacts of these functions
are fully contained and out of view from adjacent properties and public
streets.
11-3A-15:
PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS:
A. System installation required: In each development, the applicant shall
provide underground, pressurized irrigation water. For subdivisions, each
and every lot within the subdivision shall have underground pressurized
irrigation water in compliance with Title 9, Chapter 1 water use and service.
The pressurized irrigation system shall be constructed and installed at the
same time as the domestic water lines, but it shall not necessarily be in the
same trenches.
B. Cross-connections: All cross-connections between the domestic water lines
and the irrigation water lines shall be in accord with the City's adopted
standards, specifications and ordinances.
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C. Waiver of requirements: The requirements for pressurized irrigation may be
waived upon proof that any particular property does not have water rights in
an existing irrigation district. The City's domestic water system shaH be the
last option for providing irrigation water to a proposed subdivision.
D. If any property does not have water rights from an existing irrigation district,
the applicant shall pay well development fees as determined by the City.
11-3A-16: SELF~SERVICE USES: Any unattended, self-service uses, including
but not limited to, laundromats, automatic teller machines (ATMs), vehicle washing
facilities, fuel sales facilities, and storage facilities, shall comply with the following
requirements. The Meridian Police Chief or designee may approve alternative
standards where it is determined that a similar or greater level of security is
provided:
A Entrance or view of the self-service facility shall be open to the public street
or to adjoining businesses and shall have low-impact security lighting.
B. Financial transaction areas shall be oriented to and visible from an area that
receives a high volume of traffic, such as a collector or arterial street.
C. Landscape shrubbery shall be limited to no more than three feet (3') in
height between entrances and financial transaction areas and the public
street.
11-3A-17:
SIDEWALKS AND PARKWAYS:
A. All sidewalks shall be a minimum of five feet (5'), except if detached
sidewalks are provided on local streets in residential subdivisions, the
minimum sidewalk width may be reduced to four feet (4').
B. Sidewalks shall be designed to flare around mail boxes, utility boxes and
other impediments to pedestrian circulation to maintain a minimum four feet
(4') of travel width.
C. Detached sidewalks shall be required along all arterial and collector streets.
The requirement for detached sidewalks can be waived by the Director for
sidewalks less than three hundred (300) linear feet in length and between
two adjoining properties with attached sidewalks.
D. Sidewalks shall be required on both sides of the street, except where the
average width of lots, as measured at the street frontage line or at the
building setback line, is over one hundred fifty feet (150'); sidewalks on only
one side of the street may be allowed.
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E. The minimum width of parkways planted with Class II trees shall be eight
feet (8'). The width can be measured from the back of curb where there is
no likely expansion of the street section within the right-of-way; the parkway
width shall exclude the width of the sidewalk. Class II trees are the preferred
parkway trees.
1. Class I and Class III trees may be considered for parkway planters during
the landscape plan review. The Director shall evaluate such trees for their
suitability as parkway planter trees based on ultimate tree canopy, root
characteristics, and branching height. The minimum parkway planter for
Class I and Class III trees shall be ten feet (10').
2. The planter width for Class II trees may be reduced to six feet (6') if there
are root barriers that are a minimum of eighteen inches (18") below sub-
grade adjacent to the sidewalk and a minimum of twenty-four inches (24")
below sub-grade adjacent to the curb. The root barriers shall extend two
inches (2") above grade.
11-3A-18: STORM DRAINAGE: An adequate storm drainage system shall be
required in all developments in accord with the City's adopted standards,
specifications and ordinances. Design and construction shall follow best
management practice as adopted by the City.
11-3A-19:
STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO DESIGN STANDARDS:
A. Purpose:
1. To create unique character and quality architectural design in the
development of large structures.
2. To minimize the impact of the scale, bulk and color of large structures on
surrounding properties.
3. To encourage high-quality materials and longevity in large structures.
4. To protect the safety and convenience of pedestrian access to large
structures, and create attractive pedestrian amenities.
5. To provide greater attention to the design and location of large structures in
relationship to the surrounding street.
6. To locate noise-generating activities away from any adjacent residential
uses.
7. To create attractive and quality designed structures reflecting the unique
character of Meridian along the City's entryway corridors.
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8. To guide the design of structures, not control the type, intensity or density of
the use.
B. Applicability: All structures greater than the following sizes are subject to the
requirements of this section:
1. All structures greater than 7,500 square feet in the C-N District;
2. All structures greater than 10,000 square feet in the L-O District;
3. All structures greater than 60,000 square feet in the C-C District; and
4. All structures greater than 200,000 square feet in the C-G District.
5. All structures on property adjacent to an entryway corridor.
C. Standards
1. Architectural Character:
a. Facades: Facades visible from a public street shall incorporate
modulations in the fayade, roof line recesses and projections along a
minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the length of the facade.
b. Primary public entrance(s): The primary building entrance(s) shall be
clearly defined by the architectural design of the building. Windows,
awnings, or arcades shall total a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the
facade length facing a public street.
c. Roof lines: Roof design shall demonstrate two or more of the following:
a) overhanging eaves, b) sloped roofs; c) two (2) or more roof planes; d)
varying parapet heights; and e) cornices.
d. Pattern variations: At least two (2) changes in one (1) or a combination
of the following shall be incorporated into the building design: color,
texture and! materials.
e. Mechanical equipment: All ground-level and rooftop mechanical
equipment shall be screened to the height of the unit as viewed from the
property line.
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2. Color and materials: Exterior building walls shall demonstrate the
appearance of high-quality materials of stone, brick, wood or other native
materials. Acceptable materials include tinted or textured masonry block,
textured architectural coated concrete panels, tinted or textured masonry
block, or stucco or stucco-like synthetic materials. Smooth-faced concrete
block, tilt-up concrete panels, or prefabricated steel panels are prohibited
except as accent materials.
3. Parking Lots: No more than seventy percent (70%) of the off-street
parking area for the structure shall be located between the front fa<.;:ade of
the structure and abutting streets, unless the principal building(s) and/or
parking is/are screened from view by other structures, landscaping and/or
berms.
4. Pedestrian walkways:
a. A continuous internal pedestrian walkway that is a minimum of eight feet
(8') in width shall be provided from the perimeter sidewalk to the main
building entrance. The walkway width shall be maintained clear of any
outdoor sale displays, vending machines, or temporary structures.
b. The internal pedestrian walkway shall be distinguished from the
vehicular driving surfaces through the use of pavers, colored or scored
concrete, or bricks.
c. Walkways at least eight feet (8') in width, shall be provided for any aisle
length that is greater than one-hundred fifty (150) parking spaces or two
hundred feet (200') away from the main building entrance.
d. The walkways shall have weather protection (including but not limited to
an awning or arcade) within twenty feet (20') of all customer entrances.
D. Alternative compliance: The Director may approve, or recommend approval
of, an alternative compliance proposal in accord with Chapter 5
administration of this Title, when the overall design, as proposed by the
applicant, meets or exceeds the intent and the requirements of this Section
and shall not be detrimental to public health, safety, and welfare.
11-3A-20: TRAVELING SLEEPING QUARTERS: Recreation vehicles and
equipment, including but not limited to, travel trailers, fifth-wheels, recreational
vehicles, motor coaches, and tent, shall not be used as living quarters unless within
an approved campground or recreational vehicle park.
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11-3A-21:
UTILITIES:
A. All utilities for an approved use shall be installed at or below grade in accord
with the City's adopted standards, specifications and ordinances.
B. Street lighting shall be installed in accord with the City's adopted standards,
specifications and ordinances.
C. All development shall be connected to the City of Meridian water and sewer
systems, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
1. All public water supply or sewer systems (serving one or more
separate premises or households) shall be constructed in accord
with the City's adopted master plans.
2. All new public water supply or sewer systems shall be an extension
of an existing public system.
D. Fire hydrants and water mains: Adequate fire protection shall be required in
accord with the appropriate fire district standards.
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CHAPTER 3
REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE B. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
ARTICLE B.
11-3B-1:
11-3B-2:
11-3B-3:
11-3B-4:
11-3B-5:
11-3B-6:
11-3B-7:
11-3B-8:
11-3B-9:
11-3B-10:
11-3 B-11 :
11-3B-12:
11-3B-13:
11-3B-14:
SECTIONS
PURPOSE
APPLICABILITY
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION PROCESS
STANDARDS AND INSTALLATION
IRRIGATION STANDARDS
LANDSCAPE BUFFERS ALONG STREETS
PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING
BUFFERS BETWEEN LAND USES
TREE PRESERVATION
STORMWATER INTEGRATION
MICROPATH LANDSCAPING
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
INSTALLATION
11-3B-1 :
PURPOSE:
A. The regulations of this Article are intended to promote landscaping in the
City of Meridian that will improve community livability, preserve the quality of
life, and enhance the aesthetic quality, economic viability, and environmental
health of the city.
B. The City of Meridian recognizes that landscaping can be a significant
expense to business people and residents. At the same time, landscaping
improves the livability of residential neighborhoods, enhances the
appearance and customer attraction of commercial areas, increases
property values, improves the compatibility of adjacent uses, screens
undesirable views, and can reduce air and noise pollution.
C. The intent of these regulations is to achieve a balance between the right of
individuals to develop and maintain their property in a manner they prefer
and the rights of City residents to Jive, work, shop, and recreate in pleasant,
healthy, and attractive surroundings.
D. These regulations are intended to promote the use of native and other low-
water-use plant materials and to discourage landscaping that requires high
water use for maintenance, such as large expanses of lawn.
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11-3B-2:
following:
APPLICABILITY: A landscape plan shall be required for the
A. All development, redevelopment, additions, or site modifications. except
detached and attached single-family, two-family duplexes, and townhouse
dwelling units.
B. All common lots in all subdivisions.
C. All applications for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), Preliminary Plat (PP),
Final Plat (FP), Certificate of Zoning Compliance (CZC), or Planned Unit
Development (PUD).
D. Applicability of additions to existing structures: Existing development shall be
required to conform to this section based upon the following guidelines:
1. For additions less than twenty five percent (25%) of the existing structure
or developed area, no additional landscaping shall be required.
2. For additions that are twenty five percent (25%) to fifty percent (50%) of
the existing structure or developed area, perimeter and right-of-way
landscaping as required by this Article shall be installed.
3. For additions greater than fifty percent (50%) of the existing structure or
developed area, all current landscape standards of this Article shall be
met.
4. If the location of existing buildings or other structures prevents
conformance with the requirements of this section, or if its implementation
would create non-conformity, the Director shall determine how this Article
is to be applied through the Alternative Compliance process in accord with
Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION of this Title.
11-3B-3:
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A. All landscape plans shall comply with the requirements for size, scale,
number of copies, and contents as detailed in the application form.
B. The landscape plan may be on the same site plan used to show parking
layout, setback compliance, etc.
C. All landscape plans shall be prepared by a landscape architect, landscape
designer, or qualified nurseryman.
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11-38-4:
APPLICATION PROCESS:
A. A preliminary landscape plan review is recommended prior to submission for
all developments, but is not required.
B. A landscape plan will be reviewed in accord with the standards and
procedures set forth in this Article and approved by the Department.
C. Landscape plan modification:
1. An approved Landscape Plan shall not be altered without prior approval of
the Planning Department.
2. No significant field changes to the plan are permitted.
3. Prior written approval of all material changes is required.
4. All approved changes to the landscape plan shall be documented prior to
issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.
11-38-5:
STANDARDS AND INSTALLATION:
A. Approved plant material: The publication titled Tree Selection Guide for
Streets and Landscapes throughout Idaho by the Urban Forestry Unit of the
Boise Parks and Recreation Department (latest edition) is hereby adopted
by this reference as the City of Meridian's list of approved and prohibited
plant material. The publication categorizes the trees by size as Class I,
Class II, or Class III trees. The City recognizes that new plant varieties are
being produced every year and will consider other species not listed in the
publication. Copies of the publication will be available at the Planning
Department.
B. Minimum plant sizes: The following are minimum plant sizes for all required
landscape areas:
TABLE 11-3B-1: MINIMUM PLANT SIZES
Shade Trees:
Ornamental Trees:
Ever reen Trees:
Wood Shrubs:
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C. Prohibited plant material: The plants listed under Trees Not Permitted tor
Rights-ot-Way Property Planting are prohibited from being planted along
any street or within any parking lot regulated by this Article. The only
exception is that conifers may be planted in the center of street buffers that
have a minimum width ot twenty feet (20') as measured from the edge ot the
sidewalk to the street curb. For public safety purposes, the location of such
conifers shall maintain view corridors of nonresidential structures.
D. Tree species mix: When five (5) or more trees are to be planted to meet the
requirements of any portion of this Article (including street trees, street
buffers, parking lot landscaping and other landscape guidelines), a mix of
species shall be provided. The number of species to be planted shall vary
according to the overall number of trees required to be planted. See the
table below:
TABLE 11-38-2: REQUIRED NUMBER OF TREES AND SPECIES
REQUIREONUMBEROFTREES MIN1MUM..NUMBEROFSPECIES
5 to 10 2
11 to 30 3
31 to 50 4
more than 50 5
E. Plant quality: All plant material installed pursuant to this Article shall meet or
exceed the minimum federal standards as regulated by ANSI Z60.1,
American Standard for Nursery Stock.
F. Planting standards: All trees, shrubs, and other plant material shall be
planted using accepted nursery standards as published by the American
Association of Nurserymen (latest edition) including hole size, backfilling,
and fertilization.
G. Staking: tree staking is not required but may be used in areas with high
winds or other situations that make staking desirable. If trees are staked, the
stakes shall be removed within 12 months to prevent damage to the tree.
H. Mulching: Mulch shall be used in all required planting areas. Approved
mulches may be organic, such as bark or soil aid, or they may include rock
products, such as "permabark" or similar products. Use of mulch, organic or
rock, as the only groundcover in required planting areas is prohibited.
Required landscape areas shall be at least seventy percent (70%) covered
with vegetation at maturity, with mulch used under and around the plants.
Pea gravel, drain rock, road base gravel, and similar products shall not be
used as mulch. All mulch shall be contained by a curb or other edging
material to contain the mulch and prevent it from migrating to adjacent
surfaces. If rock mulch is used, a weed barrier fabric shall be used beneath
the rock. Impermeable plastic weed barriers are prohibited because they
restrict water and oxygen to the plants.
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Curbing: All planting areas that border driveways, parking lots, and other
vehicle use areas shall be protected by curbing, wheel stops, or other
approved protective devices. Such devices shall be a minimum of thirty
inches (30") from all tree trunks to prevent cars from damaging tree trunks.
J. Utilities: The following standards apply to the planting of trees near existing
utilities and to trenching for new utilities near existing trees:
1. Overhead utilities: Only Class I trees in the Recommended Plant List may
be planted under or within ten (10) lateral feet of any overhead utility wires.
2. Underground utilities: All trees shall be planted outside of any easement
that contains a City water or sewer main, unless written approval is
obtained from the City Engineer. If any utility easement precludes trees
required by this Article, the width of the required buffer shall be increased
to accommodate the required trees.
3. Trenching: New underground utilities shall stay outside of the dripline of
existing trees if trenched, or be tunneled a minimum of three (3') feet
below existing grade within the tree's dripline. The guiding principle is that
no root two inches (2') or larger shall be cut. Note: This requirement is for
placement of new utilities and does not affect the City's ability to access
existing utilities for repair and maintenance.
K. Erosion control: The landscape installation shall stabilize all soil and slopes.
L. Berms: berm slopes shall not exceed 2:1 (horizontal: vertical). 3:1 maximum
slopes are recommended. Grass that requires mowing shall not be used on
slopes steeper than 3: 1.
11-3B-6:
IRRIGATION STANDARDS:
A. Irrigation required: All landscape areas regulated by this Article shall be
served with an automatic underground irrigation system. Additional
requirements affecting pressurized irrigation systems can be found in the
Meridian City Code Section 9-1-28 pressurized irrigation.
B. Performance specifications: Three (3) copies of detailed irrigation
performance specifications shall be submitted with the landscape plan for all
Final Plats and Certificates of Zoning Compliance. Performance
specifications shall state design requirements, materials, construction
methods, and point of connection, and the following specifications:
1. Coverage. The irrigation system shall be designed to provide 100%
coverage with head-to-head spacing or triangular spacing as appropriate.
2. Matched precipitation rates. Sprinkler heads shall have matched
precipitation rates within each control valve circuit.
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3. Irrigation districts. Sprinkler heads irrigating lawn or other high-water-
demand areas shall be circuited so that they are on a separate zone or
districts from those irrigating trees, shrubs, or other reduced-water-
demand areas.
4. Overspray. Sprinkler heads shall be adjusted to reduce overspray onto
impervious surfaces such as streets, sidewalks, driveways, and parking
areas.
C. Backflow prevention: Provide an appropriate backflow prevention device as
required by Meridian City Code Chapter 9, Article 3 cross connection
control.
D. Irrigation water: Use of non-potable irrigation water is required when
determined to be available by the City Public Works Department as set forth
in Meridian City Code Section 9-1-28 pressurized irrigation. Water
availability during the fall and spring seasons is also required by connecting
to City potable water or an on-site well as a secondary source, except where
xeriscape landscaping has been provided. If City potable water is used, a
separate water meter is required so the owner can avoid paying sewer fees
for irrigation water.
E. Subdivision irrigation systems: If the irrigation system is part of a plat, any
irrigation pump station shall be on a common lot. The irrigation system shall
be owned and maintained by an irrigation district or an Owners Association.
11-3B-7:
LANDSCAPE BUFFERS ALONG STREETS:
A. Purpose: The intent of these requirements is to ensure the long term and
consistent maintenance of landscape buffers along streets that improve the
visual quality of the streetscape, unify diverse architecture, and carry out the
Comprehensive Plan policies related to promoting attractive street(s) and
street beautification.
B. Applicability: Landscape buffers shalf be required along streets in all
locations, except for local streets adjacent to single-family residential,
duplex, and townhouse properties.
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C. Standards for landscape buffers along streets shall be as follows:
1. Buffer size: See Chapter 2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
a. Street buffers with attached sidewalks: All street buffers with attached
sidewalks shall be measured from the property line and not from the
sidewalk or curb.
b. Where the buffer is encumbered by easements or other restrictions, the
buffer area shall include a minimum five-foot (5') wide area for planting
shrubs and trees.
c. Width reduction: In a development where the required street buffer width
results in an otherwise unavoidable hardship to the property, a written
request for a buffer reduction may be submitted through the Alternative
Compliance process in accord with Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION of this
Title. The request shall demonstrate evidence of the hardship caused by
the required street buffer and propose a specific alternative width. In no
case shall the width be reduced to less than ten percent (10%) of the
depth of the lot, except in Old Town.
2. Buffer location: Landscape buffers along streets shall be located at all
subdivision boundaries.
a. All residential subdivision street buffers shall be on a common lot,
maintained by a home-owners association.
b. All commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential street buffers
shall be on a common lot or on a permanent easement, maintained
by the property owner or business owners association.
c. Except where fences and walls are used as decorative landscape
elements, fences and walls are permitted only on the interior edge of
the street buffer.
3. Street trees:
a. All required landscape buffers along streets shall be planted with
trees and shrubs, lawn, or other vegetative ground cover.
b. The minimum density of one (1) tree per thirty-five (35) linear feet is
required. If this calculation results in a fraction five (5) or greater,
round up to an additional tree. If the calculation results in a fraction
less than five (5), round the number down.
c. Large shrubs, hedges and conifers should be used sparingly and in
clusters that are well integrated with the landscape design. Such
plants shall not screen or create a public safety hazard.
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d. Where street trees are within a parkway, they shall be centered
within the parkway planter. Where street trees are not within a
parkway, they shall be off-set a minimum of five feet (5') from the
edge of sidewalk.
4. Tree spacing: For design flexibility, trees may be grouped together or
spaced evenly as desired. However, trees shall be spaced no closer than
eighty percent (80%) of the average mature width of the trees, as
demonstrated in the following examples:
FIGURE 11-3B-1: TREE SPACING
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(T).8
(402"4Q).8 = 32'
M;n Spacing)
Minimum Tree Spacing.
Examples:
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(402"15).8 = 22'
Min Spacing)
Minimum Tree Spacing.
5. Landscaping within right-of-way:
a. If the unimproved street right-of-way is ten feet (10') or greater from
edge of pavement to edge of sidewalk or property line, and street
widening project is not in the Transportation Authority's five-year
funded plan, developer shall maintain a ten- (10) foot-wide
compacted gravel shoulder meeting the construction standards of
the Transportation Authority and landscape the remainder with lawn
or other vegetative groundcover.
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b. Landscaping improvements within the right-of-way shall require a
license agreement between the property owner and the
Transportation Authority.
6. Impervious surfaces: Allowed impervious surfaces within the landscape
buffer include driveways, signs and walkways. Vehicle display pads and
other related impervious surfaces are prohibited in the required buffer.
7. Berms in street buffers: Berm design is subject to the provisions in accord
with subsections 11-3B-5.L of this Article.
8. Stormwater detention: Stormwater swales may be incorporated into the
buffer in accord with subsection 11-3B-11 of this Article. Other stormwater
detention and retention facilities shall not be permitted in the street buffer,
except along 1-84.
11-3B-8:
PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING:
A. Purpose: The purpose of perimeter and internal parking lot landscaping is to
soften and mitigate the visual affect of a large expanse of asphalt in parking
lots. Landscaping can also reduce summer heat gain in parking areas and
define pedestrian ways.
B. Applicability: The requirements for perimeter and internal lot landscaping
shall apply to all commercial, industrial and multifamily development, with
the following exceptions:
1. Industrial exclusion: Parking spaces adjoining loading areas in the I-L and
I-H districts are excluded from the interior landscape requirements.
2. For parking lot replacement that is greater than fifty percent (50%) of the
parking area, all current landscape standards of the Article shall be met.
3. If the location of existing buildings or other structures prevents
conformance with the requirements of this section, or if its implementation
would create a nonconformity with parking standards, the Director shall
determine how this Article is to be applied through the Alternative
Compliance process.
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C. Standards:
1. For perimeter landscaping: The following standards apply to all interior lot
Jines, side or rear, adjacent to parking lots or other vehicular use areas,
including driveways:
a. Provide a five- (5) foot minimum perimeter landscape buffer along all
interior lot lines that are adjacent to parking, loading, or other paved
vehicular use areas, including driveways, vehicle sales areas, truck
parking areas, bus parking areas, and vehicle storage areas. This
requirement may be reduced at the determination of the Director where
there is a shared driveway with an adjacent property.
b. Landscaping: The perimeter landscape buffer shall be planted with one
(1) tree per thirty-five (35) lineal feet and shrubs, lawn, or other
vegetative ground cover.
c. Encroachments: Structures less than 120 square feet, including but not
limited, to trash enclosures and storage sheds, may encroach into the
perimeter landscape buffer.
2. For internal landscaping: Interior parking lot landscaping shall be required
on any parking lot with more than twelve (12) spaces. The following
standards apply to internal landscaping:
a. Planter size: Landscape planters shall contain a minimum of fifty (50)
square feet, and the planting area shall not be less than five feet (5') in
any dimension, measured inside curbs. The only exception to the five-
foot minimum dimension is at the tip of triangular planters located at the
end of rows of angled parking.
b. Parking spaces; No linear grouping of parking spaces shall exceed
twelve (12) in a row, without an internal planter island. The planter island
shall run the length of the parking space and may be reduced by two
feet (2') to allow for improved vehicular maneuvering.
c. Parking lot layout: Interior landscaping shall, insofar as possible, be used
to delineate and guide major traffic movement within the parking area so
as to prevent cross-space driving. Interior landscape planters shall be
spaced as evenly as feasible and at the ends of rows of parking
throughout the lot to consistently reduce the visual impact of long rows of
parked cars.
d. Trees required: Each interior planter that serves a single row of parking
spaces shall be landscaped with at least one (1) tree and shall be
covered with low shrubs, lawn, or other vegetative groundcover. Each
interior planter that serves a double row of parking spaces shall have at
least two (2) trees and shall be covered with low shrubs, lawn, or other
vegetativegroundcover. Deciduous shade trees shall be pruned to a
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minimum height of eight feet (8') above the adjacent parking areas.
Evergreen trees and Class III trees are prohibited in interior planters.
e. Design flexibility: In parking areas where the strict application of this
subsection 11-3B-7C will seriously limit the function and circulation of the
lot, up to fifty percent (50%) of the required landscaping may be located
near the perimeter of the paved area to emphasize entrance corridors or
special landscape areas within the general parking area. Such required
interior landscaping that is relocated shall be in addition to perimeter
landscape and right-of-way screening requirements.
11-3B-9:
LANDSCAPE BUFFERS TO ADJOINING USES:
A. Purpose: The requirements in this section shall apply to the landscape
buffer to residential uses in Table 11-2B-3 and the landscape buffer to non-
industrial uses in Table 11-2C-3. The landscape requirements in this section
are intended to ensure that incompatible, adjoining land uses are adequately
protected and are provided an appropriate amount of land separation to
conduct permitted uses without causing adverse impact.
B. Applicability: The landscape buffer is required in the C-N, C-C, C-G, and L-Q
districts on any parcel sharing a contiguous lot line with a residential land
use. The landscape buffer is required in the I-L and I-H districts on any
property sharing a contiguous lot line with a nonindustrial use.
C. Standards:
1. Buffer materials: The materials within the required buffer between
incompatible land uses are regulated as follows:
a. Mix of materials: All buffer areas shall be comprised of, but not limited to,
a mix of evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, lawn, or other
vegetative groundcover. Fences, walls and berms may also be
incorporated into the buffer area.
b. Barrier effectiveness: The required buffer area shall result in a barrier
that allows trees to touch at the time of the tree maturity.
c. Buffer wall andlor fence: Where existing or proposed adjacent land uses
cannot be adequately buffered with plant material(s), the City may
require inclusion of a wall, fence, or other type of screen that mitigates
noise andlor unsightly uses. If a wall or fence at least six feet (6') tall is
provided, the planting requirement may be reduced to at least one tree
per 35 lineal feet, plus shrubs, lawn, or other vegetative groundcover.
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d. Chainlink Fencing: Chainlink fencing with or without slats does not
qualify as a screening material. Except in the ]-L and I-H districts,
chainlink or cyclone fencing is prohibited within required buffers between
different land uses. Chainlink may be used beyond the required buffer.
2. Minimum buffer size: The size of the buffer is determined by the district in
which the property is located. The tables of dimensional standards for
each district in accord with Chapter 2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS of this Title
establish the minimum buffer size.
3. Pedestrian access: Landscape buffers shall facilitate pedestrian access
from residential development to abutting commercial districts and vice
versa.
4. Relationship to parking lot perimeter requirements: All buffers between
different land uses may include any required perimeter parking lot
landscape buffers (see subsection 11-38-9B) when calculating the
minimum width of the buffer.
5. Buffers along planned pathways: All commercial, industrial, and
employment developments shall provide a five-foot- (5') wide minimum
buffer adjacent to any planned pathways in the City's Comprehensive Plan
or Park System Master Plan. The buffer shall be planted with a minimum
of one (1) tree per thirty-five (35) lineal feet.
6. Open water ponds: Aesthetically designed open water ponds and holding
areas may comprise up to twenty-five percent (25%) of a required open
space area. All ponds with a permanent water level shall meet the
following standards:
a. The pond shall have recirculated water.
b. The pond shall be maintained such that it does not become a mosquito
breeding ground.
11-3B-10:
TREE PRESERVATION:
A. Purpose: The regulations of this section are intended to preserve existing
trees four-inch (4") caliper or greater from destruction during the
development process.
B. Applicability: Tree preservation is required in all districts.
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C. Standards:
1. Site plans: Site plans shall make all feasible attempts to maintain existing
trees four-inch (4") caliper or greater within their design.
2. Landscape plan: All existing trees greater than four-inch (4") caliper shall
be shown on the landscape plan. Indicate whether each tree is to be
retained or removed. Include on the plan a description of how existing
trees to be retained are to be protected during construction.
3. Protection during construction: Existing trees that are retained shall be
protected from damage to bark, branches, and roots during construction.
The City of Meridian Parks Department arborist shall approve the
protection fence(s) prior to construction. Any severely damaged tree shall
be replaced in accord with subsection 11-3B-10.C.5 of this Article.
4. Construction within the dripline of existing trees: Construction, excavation,
or fill occurring within the drip line of any existing tree shall be avoided.
Specific requirements for construction within the dripline of existing trees
are as follows:
a. Paving: Whenever possible, impervious paving surfaces shall remain
outside of the dripline of existing trees. When it is not possible,
impervious surfaces shall be allowed at a distance from the trunk of a
retained tree equal to the diameter of the tree trunk plus five feet (5').
b. Grade changes: Grade changes greater than six inches (6") are
prohibited within the dripline of existing trees.
c. Compaction: A fence or barrier that encloses the entire area beneath the
tree canopy shall be in place prior to construction.
d. Utilities: New underground utilities to be placed within the dripline of
existing trees shall be installed in accord with subsection 11-3B-5.J.3 of
this Article.
5. Mitigation:
a. Mitigation shall be required for all existing trees four-inch (4") caliper or
greater that are removed from the site with equal replacement of the
total calipers lost on site up to an amount of one hundred percent
(100%) replacement. (Example: two (2) lO-inch caliper trees removed
may be mitigated with four (4) 5-inch caliper trees, five (5) 4-inch caliper
trees, or seven (7) 3-inch caliper trees.)
b. No mitigation is required in the following: (i) existing prohibited trees
within the street buffer or parking lot; (ii) existing dead, dying, or hazard
trees certified prior to removal by the City of Meridian Parks Department
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arborist; (Hi) trees that are required to be removed by another
governmental agency having jurisdiction over the project.
6. Required landscaping: Existing trees that are retained or relocated on site
may count toward the required landscaping. Mitigation trees are in addition
to all other landscaping required by this Article.
7. Incentives: The Director may allow a reduction up to ten percent (10%) of
the required parking spaces to accommodate existing trees through the
Alternative Compliance process in accord with Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION
of this Title. Approval of the reduction in required parking shall be obtained
in writing prior to submittal of plans.
11-3B-11 :
STORMWATER INTEGRATION:
A. Purpose: The regulations of this section are intended to improve water
quality and provide a natural, effective form of flood and water pollution
control through the integration of vegetated, well-designed stormwater
filtration swales into required landscape areas, where topography and
hydrologic features allow.
B. Applicability: The standards for stormwater integration shall apply to all
subdivisions, site improvements and ACHD stormwater facilities.
C. Standards
1. Stormwater swales incorporated into required landscape areas shall be
vegetated with grass or other appropriate plant materials. Such swales
shall also be designed to accommodate the required number of trees as
per Section 11-3B-7 if located in a street buffer or other required
landscape area.
2. A rock sump may be incorporated into a vegetated swale to facilitate
drainage. The rock sump inlet may not exceed more than five feet (5') in
any horizontal dimension. Grates for sand/grease interceptors may also be
incorporated, but the inlet structures may not exceed two feet (2') in any
horizontal dimension.
3. Gravel, rock, sand, or cobble stormwater facilities are not permitted on the
surface of required landscape areas, unless designed as a dry creek bed
or other design feature.
4. Plant materials shall be a species that are able to withstand the anticipated
changes in soil wetness and moisture levels.
5. Organic mulch shall not be used against drainage catch basins because of
potential sediment clogging.
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6. Slopes shall be less than or equal to 3:1 (horizontal: vertical) for
accessibility and maintenance.
7. The stormwater facility shall be designed free-draining with no standing
water within twenty four (24) hours of the completion of a storm event.
11-3B-12:
MICRO PATHWAY LANDSCAPING:
A. Purpose: The purpose of this section is to promote trees and other
landscaping along micro pathways developed within the City. The required
landscaping will provide shade and visual interest along the micro pathways.
B. Applicability: Whenever micro pathways are installed, the landscaping
standards within this section shall apply.
C. Standards:
1. Planter width: A landscape strip a minimum of five feet (5') wide shall be
provided along either side of the micro pathway. Designs are encouraged
in which the landscape buffers alternates along either side of the micro
pathway and provides additional width to allow trees to be planted farther
from the pathway, preventing root damage to the path.
2. Required plants: The landscape buffers shall be planted with a minimum
of one (1) deciduous tree per thirty-five (35) linear feet of either side of the
micro pathway and shrubs, lawn, or other vegetative ground cover.
3. Improvements: The pathways shall be paved with two (2) inches of
asphaltic concrete or equivalent.
4. Tree branching height: Trees along the pathway shall be pruned with a
clear branching height of at least eight feet (8') above the path surface.
5. Shrub height: Shrubs are limited to three feet (3') high or less at mature
size to allow for safety provisions and sight distance.
6. Mulch: The solitary use of mulches, such as bark alone without vegetative
ground covers, is prohibited. Mulch under the trees and shrubs is required
in accord with subsection 11-3B-3.H. of this Article.
7. Prohibited trees: No evergreen trees or Class HI trees shall be planted
within the required landscape strip because of safety, sight distance, and
maintenance concerns.
8. Fences: See Section 11-3A-7 of this Title for micro pathway fencing
standards.
11-3B-13:
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE:
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A. Purpose: The regulations of this section are intended to ensure that all
required landscaping is maintained in a healthy, growing condition at all
times.
B. Applicability: The requirement for landscape maintenance applies in all
districts where landscaping has been required.
C. Standards:
1. Responsibility: The property owner is responsible tor the maintenance of
all landscaping and screening devices required by this Article.
2. Topping prohibited: Topping any street tree required by this Article is
prohibited.
3. Tree grates: Tree grates shall be widened to accommodate the growing
tree trunk and prevent girdling of any trees planted in tree wells within
sidewalks or other public right-at-way.
4. Dead and diseased plant materials: Plant materials that exhibit evidence of
insect pests, disease, and/or damage shall be appropriately treated to
correct the problem. Dead plant materials shall be replaced.
5. Inspections: All landscaping required by this subsection may be subject to
periodic inspections by City officials to determine compliance or to
investigate.
11-3B-14:
INSTALLATION:
A. Certificate of completion: A written certificate of completion shall be
prepared by the landscape architect, landscape designer or qualified
nurseryman responsible for the landscape plan upon completion of the
landscape installation. The Certificate of Completion shall verify that all
landscape improvements, including plant materials and sprinkler installation,
are in substantial compliance with the approved landscape plan.
B. Installation schedule:
1. All required landscaping, irrigation systems and site features shall be
installed according to the approved landscape plan prior to issuance of a
final Certificate of Occupancy.
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2. Private site improvements that are above and beyond the requirements
placed on the development do not require completion prior to occupancy.
(For example a clubhouse in a residential development need not be
completed prior to occupancy of residences in the development).
3. For final plats, all landscape buffers along streets, with the exception of
local streets, shall be installed prior to signature on the final plat. Street
buffers on local streets may be installed at the time of the lot development;
installation of such improvements shall not be required at the time of plat
approval.
C. Extension of time for installation: The Director may issue a Temporary
Certificate of Occupancy for a specified time period, not to exceed one
hundred eighty (180) days when:
1. Due to weather or other circumstances, the landscaping or other required
site amenities cannot be completed; and
2. The applicant has bonded for the required improvements consistent with
the provisions of Chapter 5 Article C. SURETY AGREEMENTS of this Title.
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CHAPTER 3
REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE C. OFF~STREET PARKING AND lOADING REQUIREMENTS
ARTICLE C.
11-3C-1 :
11-3C-2:
11-3C-3:
11-3C-4:
11-3C-5:
11-3C-6:
11-3C-7:
11-3C-8:
SECTIONS:
PURPOSE
APPLICABILITY
PROCESS
PARKING USE REGULATIONS
DESIGN STANDARDS
REQUIRED NUMBER OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES
PARKING REDUCTION
OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS
11-3C-1: PURPOSE: The purpose of this Article is to provide regulations and
standards for off-street parking and loading facilities with the intent to provide off-
street parking areas, minimize traffic hazards and congestion, and mitigate impacts
on surrounding properties.
11-3C-2: APPLICABILITY: The following standards shall apply to any new
construction, alteration, or moving of a structure or any new or more intense use of
property. The number of off-street parking spaces, as set forth in this Article, shall
be provided for all allowed uses in any district. A greater number of spaces may be
required in any application involving a conditional use permit.
11-3C-3: PROCESS: An off-street parking and loading plan shall be
required as a component of any discretionary permit or applicable building permit.
Such plan shall show the following:
A. The off-street parking and loading plan shall contain the location, size, and
type of all proposed off-street parking and loading facilities.
B. If the proposed development project shall be completed in phases, such
phases shall be noted on the plan.
11-3C-4:
PARKING USE STANDARDS:
A. Required parking spaces shall be used for vehicle parking only.
B. Parking areas for residential dwellings:
1. Parking of one (1) commercial vehicle as defined in Chapter 1 GENERAL
REGULATIONS of this Title per property may be allowed, provided it is
operated by the occupant and used to commute from home to work at an
off-site location or used as part of an approved home occupation.
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2. Vehicles without current registration shall not be parked or stored on any
residential property other than in an enclosed space.
3. One (1) boat and one (1) travel trailer may be stored in the side or rear
yard.
11-3C-5:
DESIGN STANDARDS:
A. Design of parking areas.
1. All parking areas shall be designed and constructed to provide the type
and number of off-street parking spaces required by Section 11-3C-6 of
this Title, and designed as required by this Section.
2. Location of parking spaces relative to structure(s).
a. Parking spaces for all detached residential dwelling units shall be located
on the same lot as the use that they are intended to serve.
b. Parking for attached residential dwelling units shall be located not more
than three hundred feet (300')from the structure(s), except as provided
by Section 11-3C-7.
c. Parking spaces for nonresidential uses shall be located not more than
five hundred feet (500') from structure(s), except as provided by Section
11-3C-7.
d. For any vertically integrated residential project, not more than ten
percent (10%) of the required parking shall be located in the front of the
structure.
3. Off-street parking spaces shall not be located in any landscape buffer as
required by Article B. LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS of this Chapter.
4. Parking lots shall be designed in accord with Section 11-38-8 PARKING LOT
LANDSCAPING of this Chapter.
5. Parking stalls and driving aisles shall be designed in accord with the
standards in Table 11-3C-1. Figure 11-3C-1 shows the parking design
dimensions.
6. All required parking as determined in Section 11-3C-6 shall be designed
for standard vehicles. Compact stalls are discouraged, but may be used
for any parking above the number of required parking spaces.
7. All parking areas shall provide on-site turnarounds in accord with the
Meridian Fire Department standards for all off-street parking spaces and
loading facilities.
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8. The design of off-street parking areas shall not require moving any car to
gain access to a required parking space.
9. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the parking lot design
and sidewalk and/or access provisions meet all American with Disabilities
Act (ADA) requirements.
TABLE 11-3C-1: REQUIRED STALL WIDTH AND LENGTH BY PARKING ANGLE
00 (parallel) 9'-0" 23'-0" 12'-0"
450 10'-0" 15-0" 13'-0"
600 9'-0" 18-0" 17'-0"
900 9'-0" 19'-0" 25'-0"
FIGURE 11-3C-1: PARKING SPACE AND DRIVE AISLE DESIGN
LEGEND
A: Parking Angle D: One-Way Drive Aisle
B: 51all Width E; Two-Way Drive Aisle
C; Stall Depth
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B. Improvements.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all off-street parking areas
and driveways into and through a parking area shall be improved with a
compacted gravel base, not less than four inches (4") thick, surfaced with
dustless material, including but not limited to, asphalt, concrete, pavers,
bricks, or recycled asphalt. This standard shall not apply to temporary
uses.
2. All parking and loading areas shall provide proper drainage of surface
water to prevent the drainage of such water onto adjacent properties or
walkways.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all off-street parking areas
shall be provided with a substantial wheel restraint to prevent cars from
encroaching upon abutting private and public property or overhanging
beyond the designated parking stall dimensions. This standard shall not
apply to temporary uses.
4. When a bumper overhangs onto a sidewalk or landscape area, the
parking stall dimensions may be reduced two feet (2') in length if two feet
(2') is added to the width of the sidewalk or landscaped area planted in
ground cover.
5. Parking spaces and access lanes shall be marked, including handicapped
symbols and signs.
6. All lighting provided to illuminate a parking area shall comply with the
lighting standards provided in Article A. STANDARD REGULATIONS IN ALL
DISTRICTS of this Chapter.
7. All landscaping improvements shall comply with Article B. LANDSCAPING
REQUIREMENTS of this Chapter.
C. Bicycle parking facilities shall meet the following location and design
standards:
1. Bicycle parking facilities shall be located as close as possible to the
building entrance(s).
2. Bicycle parking facilities shall not obstruct pedestrian walkways, public
sidewalks, or building entrances.
3. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the bicycle parking
facilities meet all American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
4. Bicycle parking facilities shall support the bicycle and allow the owner to
lock the frame and front wheel with one lock.
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D. The Director may approve, or recommend approval of, an alternative off-
street parking and loading plan, through the Alternative Compliance process
when the overall design, as proposed by the applicant, meets or exceeds
the intent and the requirements of this Article and shall not be detrimental to
the public health, safety, and welfare. Mitigating circumstances might
include, but not be limited to access to, an adequate public transit system
and/or an unusually low parking demand.
11-3C-6:
REQUIRED NUMBER OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES:
A. The minimum number of required off-street vehicle parking spaces for
residential uses shall be in accord with Table 11-3C-2.
TABLE 11-3C-2: REQUIRED PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE
Dwelling, single-family detached
12 per dwelling unit,4 in enclosed garage with a 10' x 20' parking pad
between access and garage2
2 per dwelling unit in an enclosed garage with a 20' x 20' parking pad
between access and ara e2
2 per dwelling unit in an enclosed garage with a 20' x 20' parking pad
between access and ara e2
Dwelling, townhouse
1 bedroom
more than 1bedroom
12 per dwelling unit.-1-in enclosed garage with a 10' x 20' parking pad
between access and garage2
2 per dwelling unit in an enclosed garage with a 20' x 20' parking pad
between access and ara e2
Dwelling, two-family duplex
1 bedroom
more than 1 bedroom
12 per dwelling unit,4 in enclosed garage with a 10' x 20' parking pad
between access and garage2
2 per dwelling unit in an enclosed garage with a 20' x 20' parking pad
between access and ara e2
B. The following standards shall apply for off-street vehicle parking for
nonresidential uses: In all Commercial Districts and Traditional Neigh-
borhood Districts the requirement shall be one (1) space for every five
hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area. In all Industrial District the
requirement shall be one (1) space for every two thousand (2,000) square
feet of gross floor area. In circumstances where there would appear to be a
public safety issue, the Director may request additional information from the
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applicant to determine if there is sufficient parking. When in the
determination of the Director there is insufficient parking, the applicant shall
provide alternatives to on-site parking as set forth in Section 11-3C-7 of this
Title. The determination by the Director shall be based on the following
criteria:
1. The specific use(s) proposed andlor on the property;
2. Uses in the vicinity of the property;
3. A traffic study, if prepared, forecasting the expected traffic and parking
needs expected from the use(s);
4. The availability of on-street. shared, and/or public parking within the
vicinity of the use; and/or
5. The availability of public transit, van pooling or other alternative
transportation to serve the use.
C. Upon any change of use, the number of vehicle parking spaces to be
provided shall be calculated according to the requirements of this Article for
the new use.
D. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the size and number of
handicap accessible spaces meets all American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
requirements.
E. The required vehicle parking spaces shall be provided and continuously
maintained.
F. No required parking area or space provided, as required by this Article, shall
later be eliminated, reduced, or converted in any manner unless other
equivalent facilities approved by the Director are provided.
G. One (1) bicycle parking space shall be provided for every twenty-five (25)
vehicle parking spaces, except for single family residences, two-family
duplex, and townhouses.
11-3C-7: STANDARDS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO ON-SITE PARKING:
Alternatives to providing on-site parking as set forth in this Section are encouraged
in all developments. When required to meet minimum parking standards of Section
11-3C-6B, alternatives shall include but not limited to, shared-use facilities, access
to transit and availability of other forms of transportation such as carpool and van
pools.
A. Conditions favorable to providing alternatives to on-site parking are as
follows:
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1. Shared use:
a. There are convenient pedestrian connections between separate
properties;
b. The properties and/or uses are within 1,000 feet of each other;
c. The principal operating hours of the uses are not in substantial conflict
with one another; and
d. Directional signs provide notice of the availability of parking.
2. Alternative transportation:
a. There is a transit stop within }4 mile of the use; or
b. There is an incentive program for carpooling, van pooling, or transit
supported by the employer.
B. Where alternative modes of transportation are available, on-site parking may
be reduced by an equivalent amount to the demand that is met by the
alternative transportation mode, as documented in a transportation plan
prepared by a registered engineer.
C. Agreement
1. All parties involved with the shared-use parking area shall submit a written
agreement to the Director, signed by the applicable parties involved. The
agreement shall specify the following:
a. Party or parties responsible for construction; and
b. Party or parties responsible for maintenance.
2. The applicant or owner shall record such agreement with the Ada County
Recorder prior to issuance of any permits.
3. The shared-use parking agreement may be terminated by the parties only
if off-street parking is provided in conformance with this Article and
approved by the Director prior to the termination.
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11-3C-8:
OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Off-street loading spaces for commercial and industrial uses shall be
provided in accord with Table 8-4G-3.
TABLE 8-4G-3: REQUIRED LOADING SPACES BY GROSS FLOOR AREA
GROSS FI..OORAREAIN SQUARE FEET
o to 36,000
36,001 to 100,000
Each additional 75,000 or fraction thereof
B. Type A spaces shall be not less than 12 feet in width and 35 feet in length.
Type B spaces shall be not less than 15 feet in width and 65 feet in length.
All spaces shall have 14 feet of vertical clearance.
C. Parking and loading areas shall be designed so vehicles shall not back out
into the street.
D. No off-street loading space shall be located closer than fifty feet (50') to an
abutting rural or residential district unless wholly enclosed within a sound
attenuating structure, such as masonry block. No off-street loading space
shall face an abutting residential district.
E. Any off-street loading space located within fifty feet (50') feet of a residential
district shall not operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
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CHAPTER 3
REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE D. SIGN REQUIREMENTS
ARTICLE D.
11-3D-1:
11-3D-2:
11-3D-3:
11-3D-4:
11-3D-5:
11-3D-6:
11-3D-7:
11-3D-8:
11-3D-9:
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SECTIONS:
PURPOSE
APPLICABILITY
PROHIBITED SIGNS
PROCESS
GENERAL STANDARDS
STANDARDS FOR TEMPORARY SIGNS
STANDARDS FOR PERMANENT SIGNS ALLOWED WITHOUT A PERMIT
STANDARDS FOR PERMANENT SIGNS ALLOWED WITH A PERMIT
PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM
STANDARDS BY ZONING DISTRICT:
11-3 D-1 :
PURPOSE: The regulations of this Article are intended to:
A. Require architectural and aesthetic harmony for signs as they relate to
building design and surrounding landscaping.
B. Regulate sign size, height, and quality of signs, which will allow for good
visibility for the public and the needs of business while providing for the
health and safety of the public by minimizing distractions to motorists and
pedestrians.
C. Regulate signs that will be compatible with the building, site conditions and
land uses the signs are intended to identify.
D. Require the maintenance of existing signs and provide for a program of
bringing nonconforming signs into conformance with the standards of this
Article as changes are made to the sign or business.
E. Set forth procedures that will facilitate the efficient processing of sign
applications.
F. Establish design criteria that will promote attractive and effective signs for
Meridian residents, businesses, employees and visitors.
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11-3D-2:
APPLICABILITY:
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, it shall be unlawful for any
person to erect, construct, enlarge, move or convert any sign in the City, or
cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a sign permit through the
Planning and the Building departments. A permit shall not be required for a
change of copy on any sign, nor for the repainting, cleaning or other normal
maintenance or repair of a sign or sign structure for which a permit has
previously been issued in accord with this Code, provided that the sign or
sign structure is not altered in any way. See Figure 11-3D-1 (previous page)
for an illustration of common sign types.
B. Super Graphics: Super graphics, as defined in Chapter 1, Article A
definitions of this Title are not regulated by this Code.
C. Classification and Status of Existing Signs: Signs in existence prior to
February 6, 2001, will fall under one of the three (3) following classifications
and be subject to procedures and actions as described:
1. Conforming: A sign that conforms to the requirements of this Article.
These signs may remain and continue to be governed according to this
Article.
2. Nonconforming:
a. Any sign that does not conform to the requirements of this Article, but
which was legally erected in either of the following circumstances:
i. a valid permit was issued for the sign prior to the adoption of this
Code; or
ii. the sign required no permit but was a legal sign prior to the adoption
of this Code.
b. No temporary sign, prohibited sign, or sign for an illegal use shall be
eligible for "nonconforming" status.
c. A nonconforming sign shall lose its nonconforming status if:
i. There is a change of background area constituting fifty percent
(50%) or more of the total existing sign background area;
ii. The sign is moved to a position that violates this Article; or
iii. The sign cabinet or supporting structure is replaced; or
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iv. A new or additional sign, including reader boards, is provided for the
business using the nonconforming sign; or
v. There is a change in the use of the property on which the sign is
located; or
vi. There are alterations or enlargements to the site or building on the
property in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the
existing site or building. The amount of alterations shall be
cumulative over time; or
vii. The legal nonconforming sign has been damaged to the extent of
more than fifty percent (50%) of its reproduction value.
viii. The sign is abandoned; see Section 11-3D-5 of this Article.
d. Upon occurrence of any of the above events, a nonconforming sign shall
lose its legal status. Thereafter, the sign owner shall remove the sign
within sixty (60) days, unless helshe is able to bring it into compliance
with this Code.
3. Illegal: Any sign that does not conform to the requirements of this Article
and for which a permit was never legally issued and that cannot meet the
requirements of a legal nonconforming sign. JIIegal signs will be enforced
under the provisions of Sections 11-3D-10 and 11-3D-11 of this Article.
D. Public hearing notice signs as required by Section 11-5A-5D of this Title
shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article.
11-3D-3: PROHIBITED SIGNS: The following types of signs are prohibited in
all districts:
A. Private signs within public right-of-way or upon city-owned property. (This
does not prohibit the Transportation Authority or City from placing signs on
the property.)
B. Pennants, strings of lights, ribbons, streamers, spinners, twirlers or
propellers, balloons, bubble machines and similar devices of a carnival
nature.
C. Signs which because of color, wording, design, size, movement, location or
illumination resemble or conflict with any traffic-control device or with the
safe and efficient flow of traffic.
D. Signs that emit any sound, odor or visible matter.
E. Abandoned nonconforming Signs. (See Section 11-3D-5.A)
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F. Roof signs.
G. The parking of any idle vehicle or trailer on any property for more than 72
hours, any part of which is located within 35 feet of a public right-of-way, and
which has affixed to it a sign which is intended to attract or direct customers
to a business which is on or near the property. This prohibition is not
intended to apply to a fleet vehicle(s) which leaves the premises during the
hours of the business operation.
H. Strobe, revolving or flashing lights.
Reader boards in all residential districts, except as approved through the
Conditional Use Permit process for nonresidential uses.
J. Off-premise signs, except as permitted in Sections 11-3D-6C1, 11-3D-8G,
and 11-3D-9.
K. Signs for illegal uses.
11-3D-4:
PROCESS:
A. Application for sign permit;
1. An application and fees, in accord with Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION of this
Title, shall be submitted to the Director on forms provided by the Planning
Department.
2. The application shall contain such information as may be required by the
Building Code in accord with Title 7 of the Meridian City Municipal Code
and all appropriate regulations of the City.
3. Fees for sign permit applications shalf be paid to the Building Department
at the time of sign permit issuance. Fees for temporary signs requiring
permits shall be paid to the Planning Department.
B. Effect of issuance: No permit for a sign issued hereunder shall be deemed
to constitute permisSion or authorization to maintain an unlawful sign nor
shall any permit issued hereunder constitute a defense in an action to abate
an unlawful sign.
C. Inspection markings:
1. All permanent signs regulated by this Article shall be marked with the sign
permit number. This marking shall be permanently placed on the exterior
face of the sign or the support structure in a location where the information
will be readily visible, legible, and accessible for inspection after
installation and erection.
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2. All temporary signs regulated by this Article shall attach the permit issued
by the Planning Department to the temporary sign in a visible manner and
accessible for inspection.
D. Inspection. The Director and/or Building Inspector are hereby empowered to
enter or inspect, upon notification of the property owner or manager, any
building, structure or premises in the City on which or in connection with
which a sign is located, for the purpose of inspection of the sign, its
structural and electrical connections, and to ensure compliance with the
provisions of this Code. Such inspections shall be carried out during
business hours, unless an emergency exists.
E. Maintenance. The Director shall have the authority to order the repair or
structural alteration for safety of signs that present a hazard to the public.
F. Signs declared hazardous: Upon finding that any sign endangers public
safety by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation or abandonment,
the Director may declare the sign hazardous. The Director shall send the
owner written notice that the sign has been declared hazardous, specifying
the reasons why the sign endangers public safety, and order that the sign be
repaired or removed by the owner within thirty (30) days. If a sign
determined to be hazardous presents an immediate and serious danger to
the public, it may be immediately removed by the City without prior notice
and the removal costs charged to the owner.
G. Time limitations: Every sign permit issued by the City shall become null and
void if erection or construction on-site is not commenced within one (1) year
from the date the permit was issued. If work authorized by such permit is
suspended or abandoned for one year any time after the work is
commenced, a new permit shall be obtained
11-3D-5: GENERAL STANDARDS: The following requirements shall apply to
signs in all districts:
A. Abandoned nonconforming signs: Except as otherwise provided in this
Code, any sign located on property that pertains to a time, event, business,
or purpose which no longer applies to that property and has been
continuously vacant for a period exceeding six (6) months shall be deemed
as abandoned. A nonconforming abandoned sign is prohibited and shall be
immediately removed upon notice by the City or brought into full compliance
by the owner of the sign or owner of the property.
B. Abandoned conforming signs: Except as otherwise provided in this Code,
any sign located on property that pertains to a time, event, business, or
purpose which no longer applies to that property and has been continuously
vacant for a period exceeding six (6) months shall be deemed as
abandoned. Conforming abandoned sign structures may remain. However,
the business name panels shall be removed immediately. Such signs shall
be maintained in an aesthetically pleasing manner according to the
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standards in Paragraph C of this section.
C. Sign Maintenance and Repair:
1. All signs shall be continually maintained in a state of good appearance,
security, safety and repair throughout their life. Nothing in this code shall
relieve the owner or user of any sign or owner of property on which a sign
is located from maintaining the sign in a safe condition and in a state of
good repair.
2. Maintenance requirements include, but are not limited to, the following
s itl,lations:
a. Any metal pole covers and sign cabinets shall be kept free of rust and
rust stains;
b. Any internally illuminated sign cabinets or sign panels that have been
damaged shall remain unilluminated until repaired;
c. All abandoned signs shall either install blank opaque panels or reverse
the existing panels to avoid exposing any internal illumination;
d. Any signage that has been damaged to such extent that they may pose
a hazard to passersby shall be repaired or removed immediately.
D. Blanketing of signs: No freestanding permanent sign shall be erected in the
same horizontal plane with other signs unless spaced at least twenty-five
feet (25') apart.
E. Signs adjacent to residential districts:
1. Any freestanding sign located on a commercial or industrial property that
is adjacent to a residential district and shares the same street frontage
shall be set back to meet the front setback requirements of the adjoining
residential district.
2. No sign background or area facing the side or rear property line of an
abutting residential district shall be located within fifty feet (50') of such
side or rear property line.
3. Animated signs and/or signs using direct lighting shall be prohibited within
one hundred feet (100') of any residential district. Distance shall refer to
the linear measurement in either direction on the street to which the sign
faces only.
4. No sign shall be designed or located such that more than one-half (~)
foot-candle of light fall occurs at ground level at the property line of a
residential district.
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F. Clear vision triangles: Signs shall not be permitted in the clear vision triangle
as set forth in Section 11-3A-5 clear vision triangle of this Title.
G. Street-ground elevation differences: If a street elevation to which the sign is
oriented is more than the grade elevation at the base of the sign structure,
then the street elevation shall be used in determining the permitted height of
signs erected upon the ground. This provision shall apply only to
freestanding signs.
H. Utility power lines:
1. Signs shall be located in such a way that they maintain horizontal and
vertical clearance of all overhead electrical conductors in accord with
National Electric Safety Code specifications, as reviewed and determined
by the local power company.
2. Applicants are required to contact the local electric company before
erecting a sign nearer than twenty-five feet (25') of electric power lines.
3. No sign shall be placed within a power line easement without approval of
the holder of such easement.
Design:
1. Sign supports: The intent of this Section is to prohibit bare pylons and/or
mono poles, except in the 1-84 Overlay and Freeway Interchange Overlay
for signs over thirty-five feet (35') in height. All other pole support
structures shall be constructed with pole covers that meet the following
standards:
a. Covering shall be designed to fully enclose the pole(s).
b. Paint or wraps shaH not be permitted types of covering. Vinyl or similar
materials that complement the sign background area may be allowed on
sign supports for sign ten feet (10') or less in height when such covering
meets or exceeds the intent of this Section, as determined by the
Director.
c. Special decorative elements such as sculptured metal, wrought iron or
other aesthetically pleasing materials that are incorporated into the
support structure design and do not fully enclose the structure may be
allowed, as determined by the Director when they meet or exceed the
intent of this Section.
2. Signs shall incorporate design and building materials that complement the
architectural theme of the building for which the sign identifies. For
permanent signs, architectural appurtenances or other decorative
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elements that do not contain copy are allowed up to a maximum of fifteen
percent (15%) of the district's allowable sign height.
J. Landscape base requirement: All freestanding signs shall be set entirely
within a landscaped area having at least the same square footage as the
background area of the sign.
K. Street address:
1. All freestanding signs, except as otherwise approved for residential
subdivisions, shall include the street addressees) of the subject property.
2. The placement of the street address on the sign shall be in addition to any
address required to be placed on the building, unless otherwise authorized
by the Meridian Fire Department.
3. Numbering shall be a minimum of three and one-half inches (3.5") tall and
be of a contrasting color. Along arterial streets, numbering shall be a
minimum of six inches (6") tall and be of a contrasting color, with the
following exception: because of the reduced travel speeds and close
proximity of the structures within the O-T District, such properties shall be
exempt from the larger numbering size.
4. Street addresses shall not be included in the calculation for sign
background area, except for those portions that exceed five (5) square
feet.
5. On multitenant signs, addresses shall be included with the planned sign
program application.
6. Signs that identify multiple buildings and/or addresses may provide a
range of addresses.
11-3D-6:
STANDARDS FOR TEMPORARY SIGNS:
A. General standards for all temporary signs:
1. Where applicable, temporary signs shall be removed upon expiration of
the allowed or permitted display period.
2. All temporary signs shall be securely fastened to the ground or to a
permanent structure, or the temporary sign shall be mounted upon a
permitted device. Signs shall be erected in a manner that does not create
a potential hazard of any kind. The attachment line and balloon (or other
sign) shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the horizontal distance to
the nearest overhead power line. For example, an inflatable sign with a
forty-foot (40') lead must be at least fifty feet (50'), (40' x 80%) from any
power line, measured in a horizontal distance.
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3. No temporary sign shall be internally or externally illuminated.
4. No temporary sign shall be located within a public right-of-way, except as
permitted under Section 11-3D-6.C and where the applicant has written
approval from the Transportation Authority.
5. All temporary signs shall be weatherproofed and kept in a state of good
appearance, safety, and repair. Any damaged or potentially hazardous
sign shall be repaired or removed immediately.
6. The following additional standards shall apply to temporary signs that
require a permit as set forth in the Section 11-3D-6C of this Article.
a. A temporary sign permit may be obtained through the Planning
Department for fifteen (15), thirty (30), sixty (60), or ninety (90) day time
periods.
ix. In no instance shall a temporary sign requiring a permit be
displayed for more than ninety (90) days per year per business.
x. A permit must be obtained for every new temporary sign to be
displayed.
xi. If a permitted sign is removed for any portion of the permitted
time period, the time shall be forfeited and shall not accrue or be
added to the allowable display period for a temporary sign. For
example, if a business owner obtains a permit for ninety (90)
days for a banner sign, that would be the only temporary sign
allowed that year. Even if that business owner were to remove
the banner sign after thirty (30) days, that business would not be
eligible for an additional sixty (60) days of display time for a
temporary sign.
b. The temporary sign permit shall be attached to the approved sign so that
it is visible from the nearest public right-of-way.
c. All signs to be placed on private property shall obtain the written consent
of the property owner and file that consent with the Planning Department
prior to issuance of a permit.
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B. Temporary Signs Not Requiring a Permit: The temporary signs listed below
do not require a permit, provided that the construction, placement and use of
the temporary signs are in conformance with all applicable standards of this
Article.
1. Construction signs shall be allowed, provided that such signs are erected
no more than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of construction for
which a valid building permit has been issued, are confined to the site of
construction, and are removed five (5) days after completion of
construction and prior to occupancy. Construction sign shall be a
maximum of thirty-two (32) square-feet in area, unless legally required by
a governmental contract to be larger. (See Tables 11-3D-1 through 11-3D-
9 for other standards related to constriction signs.)
2. Holiday decoration signs are allowed, provided that such signs are erected
no more than thirty (30) days prior to the official holiday and are removed
five (5) days after said holiday. Such decorations shall comply with the
standards in Section 11-3D-6.A.
3. Temporary sign in residential districts are allowed, provided that such
signs are no more than six (6) square feet in area and no more than one
(1) temporary sign is displayed per property. If the sign pertains to an
event, the sign shall be removed within five (5) days after said event.
Events shall include, but not be limited to an election, home sale, garage
sale, seasonal event, birth announcement and similar events associated
with a residential district.
4. Temporary window signs are allowed in nonresidential districts, provided
that the temporary signs shall not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the
window area, and the combined total copy are of temporary and
permanent window signs shall not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the
total window area per building elevation.
5. Handheld signs are allowed.
C. Temporary signs requiring a permit: The following signs may be allowed
upon issuance of a permit from the Planning Department.
1. Street Banners stretched over public property that pertain to civic affairs
and that meet the following standards:
a. The Director shall determine that the banner pertains to a civic affair.
b. No banner shall be allowed over public property for a longer period than
fourteen (14) days.
c. A substantial rope at least one inch (1") in diameter shall be used as the
main support for banners and two and one-half inches (2%") ropes shall
be used for securing each lower corner. The banner shall have sufficient
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wind holes. Wire cable, metallic rope or other material capable of
conducting electricity shall not be used to secure the banner.
2. Searchlights that meet the following standards:
a. The searchlight is used by a business once annually for a maximum
period of seven (7) consecutive days, or for purposes of the grand
opening of a new business or a business under new management for a
maximum period of seven (7) consecutive days.
b. In no case shall the beam of the searchlight flash against any building or
sweep an arc greater than forty-five (45) degrees from vertical.
3. Balloons and other inflated devices and other temporary signs that exceed
the freestanding sign height allowances for the district, provided that such
balloons, devices and signs meet the following standards:
a. No more than one (1) such sign or device is allowed per business per
year.
b. The sign or device is securely fastened to a permanent structure or
device.
c. No mylar, electricity or other power-conducting material is used in the
construction of the sign or device.
d. The sign or device is no greater than one and one-half (1~) times the
maximum building height within the district.
4. Temporary sign in nonresidential districts that meet the following
standards:
a. A maximum of one (1) such sign shall be displayed per business at any
one time and a maximum of three (3) such signs per property.
b. The background area for temporary banner signs shall not exceed five
percent (5%) of the wall area on which the banner is fastened or three
percent (3%) if the same wall has a permanent wall sign.
c. The background area for all other temporary signs shall not exceed
sixteen (16) square feet.
d. The sign(s) shall not be attached to the support structure of a
freestanding sign, and shall comply with the permanent sign setback
requirements.
5. Temporary off-premise sign that meets the following standards:
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a. A maximum of one (1) such sign per property shall be displayed at
anyone time. The sign shall be considered as a temporary sign and
shall be included in the application of Section 11-3D-6A6a.
b. The background area shall not exceed six (6) square feet.
c. The applicant shall provide the notarized consent of the property
owner.
11-3D-7:
PERMIT:
STANDARDS FOR PERMANENT SIGNS ALLOWED WITHOUT A
A. Directional or public service information signs. Directional signs shaH be no
greater than four (4) square feet in area and no more than four feet (4') in
height. If business identification is used, then it shall be secondary in all
aspects to the primary use of these signs for directional purposes as
defined.
B. Conventional flags, emblems or insignia of any national or political
subdivision or corporation.
C. Governmental signs for the control of traffic or other regulatory purposes, or
signs of public service companies indicating danger, that are erected by or
on the order of a public officer in the performance of public duty.
D. House numbers and name plates.
E. Signs located within the interior of any building or structure that are not
visible from the public right-of-way.
F. "No Trespassing" or "No Dumping" signs that do not exceed one-one-half
(1%) square feet in area per sign and that do not exceed one (1) per one-
hundred feet (100') of the perimeter of the property. Special permission may
be obtained from the Dir~ctor for additional signs where hazardous or public
nuisance conditions exist.
G. Memorial signs or tablets, names or buildings and date of erection that are
cut into masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building.
H. Occupant wall signs not to exceed one (1) for each dwelling unit indicating
the name of the occupant, or the location or identification of a home or
professional office except as limited by the district encompassing the use.
Plaques or nameplate signs of not more than two and one-half (2 %) square
feet in area that are fastened directly to a building.
J. Public signs required or specifically authorized for a public purpose by any
law, statute or ordinance, that may be of any type, number, area, height
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above grade, location, illumination or animation as required by the law,
statute or ordinance under which the signs are erected.
K. Historical signs or markers.
L. Permanent window signs (where such signs are allowed), provided that
permanent signs shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the window
area, and the combined total copy area of temporary and permanent window
signs shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total window area.
M. Signs in the display windows of a business that are incorporated in a display
of merchandise and not attached to the window glass.
N. Religious symbols, commemorative plaques of recognized historical
agencies, or identification emblems of religious orders or historical agencies,
provided that no such symbol plaque or identification emblem shall exceed
four (4) square feet in area, and provided further that all such symbols,
plaques and identification emblems shall be placed flat against a building.
O. Signs warning the public of the existence of danger, of a size as may be
necessary to be removed upon subsidence of danger. Such signs shall not
contain advertising material.
P. Any sign that is oriented only to the property on which it is located and is not
visible from the public right-of-way.
11-3D-8: STANDARDS FOR PERMANENT SIGNS ALLOWED WITH A
PERMIT: The following regulations apply in correlation with the sign types listed in
Tables 11-3D-1 through 11-3D-9 in this Section.
A. Rent, lease and sale Signs: the regulations in Sections 11-3D-6.A.6 and 11-
3D-6.A.10 shall also apply.
B. Construction signs: the regulations in Section 11-3D-6.A.2 shall also apply.
C. Freestanding signs (Single Building): In addition to the provisions of Tables
11-3D-1 through 11-3D-9, the following standards shall apply to all
freestanding signs not part of a planned sign program:
1. Number allowed: No building occupied by a single tenant may be signed
with more than one (1) freestanding sign unless the sign is sited on a
second public street frontage of the lot, or approved as a directional sign.
For single tenants on property in excess of ten (10) acres or more, the
Director may approve additional freestanding signs not exceeding four (4)
feet in height through the alternative compliance procedure in accord with
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2. Maximum height and background area: The sign height and background
area shall be as provided in Tables 11-3D-1 through 11-3D-9.
3. Setbacks and location: In all districts, no part of the sign, including the
footing, shall be located closer than five feet (5') from the side and rear
property Jines, unless greater separation is required. In commercial and
industrial districts, no part of the sign, including the footing, shall be
located closer than one foot (1') from the front property line. In residential
and office districts, the setback shall be a minimum of five feet (5') from
the front property line. (See Sections 11-3D-5E and 11-3D-5F for other
setback requirements.)
4. Illumination: Signs may utilize direct, indirect or internal lighting, except
that the use of direct lighting in or adjacent to residential districts is
prohibited.
D. Wall signs: In addition to the provisions of Tables 11-3D-1 through 11-3D-9,
the following standards shall apply to all wall signs:
1. Area: For wall signs oriented to a public street, the sign shall not exceed
eighteen percent (18%) of wall area (up to a maximum of seventy-five (75)
square feet in office districts). For wall signs not oriented to a public street,
the sign shall not exceed nine percent (9%) of wall area. "Wall Area" shall
mean the wall surface of a single-tenant structure or the storefront of a
multitenant structure. When a combination of wall and freestanding signs
are used on a single site, the total area for wall signs oriented to a public
street shall be reduced by fifty percent (50%).
2. Height: No wall sign shall exceed the height of the wall face.
3. Number allowed: Each business with exterior frontage in office,
commercial or industrial districts or as otherwise approved as part of a
Planned Development shall be permitted wall signs. The combined area of
all signs on a single wall shall not exceed the allowable percentage.
4. Lighting: Direct illumination signs are prohibited, except that neon may be
permitted if contained within channel letters or raceways. Skeleton neon is
not permitted.
5. Animation, flashing lights, and revolving signs are prohibited as wall signs.
6. The design of the sign, including color scheme, shall be compatible with
the wall face. Illuminated wall signs shall be designed in accord with
Sections 11-3D and 3E. No illuminated wall sign shall be visible from any
adjacent residential structure.
E. Projecting Signs:
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1. Location: Projecting signs are prohibited in all districts except O-T and TN-
C or as approved under a planned sign program.
2. Maximum background area: The maximum background area shall be five
percent (5%) of building face facing a local street within the Old Town
District, up to a maximum of fifteen (15) square feet; fifteen percent (15%)
in other districts where such signs are allowed. When both projecting and
wall signs are utilized, the allowable area for each sign type is to be
reduced by fifty percent (50%).
3. Projection above building height: No projecting sign shall ever project
above the building roof line.
4. Vertical clearance: The minimum clearance over public rights-of-way or
private walkways shall be eight feet (8').
5. Lighting: projecting signs shall have either direct or indirect lighting
sources.
6. Number allowed: Where permitted, no more than one (1) projecting sign
per business shall be allowed.
7. Projection from wall: Projecting signs shall have a maximum projection of
ten feet (10') or to within two feet (2') of the face of the curb, whichever is
less.
F. General interest directional signs: Except as otherwise provided, sign
regulations governing erection of non-accessory directional signs at street
intersections and other appropriate locations by City of Meridian for direction
to places of general interest such as colleges, auditoriums, fairgrounds,
hospitals, airports, parks, playgrounds, and other places are to be treated as
public service information signs and regulated as such.
G. Billboards:
1. Existing billboards may be allowed to relocate with a Conditional Use
Permit if the new site is approved based on the findings and criteria set
forth in Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Section.
2. Existing off-premise signs of the billboard category may be replaced
structure for structure.
3. The Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council shall make all of
the following findings in permitting a billboard relocation:
a. That the location and placement of the sign will not endanger motorists
or pedestrians and does not interfere with the clear vision triangle at
street, railroad, or street-driveway intersections.
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b. That the sign will not cover or blanket any prominent view of a structure
or fayade of historical or architectural significance.
c. That the sign will not obstruct views of users of adjacent buildings to side
yards, yards, or to nearby open space. This requirement does not
include views of distant vistas.
d. That the sign will not negatively impact the visual quality of a public open
space such as a recreation facility, square, plaza, courtyard and the like.
e. That the height of the sign is compatible with the heights of buildings in
the immediate area of three hundred feet (300') radius from sign. Where
the view of the sign is obstructed by a building or buildings on the same
or adjacent properties, or where the view to the business or businesses
located on the same or adjacent properties would be obstructed by the
placement of the sign, the height of the sign may not exceed the height
of the building on the same or adjacent property by more than twelve
feet (12'). For safety reasons the minimum clearance of a sign shall
never be less than eight feet (8'). Height of signs located in undeveloped
areas; an area where no buildings are within three hundred feet (300')
shall not exceed twenty-two feet (22') above grade.
That the sign's lighting will not cause hazardous or unsafe driving
conditions for motorists and will not glare, reflect, or spill onto adjacent
business or residential area.
H. Reader boards:
1. Automatic
a. Animation and/or automatic reader boards are prohibited on all signs in
Residential, L-O, C-N, C-C, O-T, TN-C, and TN-R districts.
b. In C-G, I-L and I-H districts, animation is allowed for a maximum of thirty
percent (30%) of the sign background area.
c. Public middle school and high schools shall be allowed one (1) on-
premise animated sign where the animation is a maximum of thirty
percent (30%) of the sign background area, regardless of the zone in
which the school is located. The Director may approve an alternative off-
premise location where it provides better information to the community.
In no case shall more than one (1) animated sign be aJlowed.
d. Direct light sources shall not exceed forty (40) watts or sixty (60)
milliamps. No part of the sign structure shall physically move. No part of
the sign shall flash or strobe. Flashing and/or animated signs are
prohibited within one hundred feet (100') of any residential district
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e. All animated signs that are visible from a public street shall be
programmed as follows:
Text messages that are longer than the display area and do not
contain any graphics shall scroll in a consistent and predictable
manner.
ii. In all other displays, including but not limited to graphics, letters
and/or numbers, each display shall remain unchanged for a minimum
of five (5) seconds, including unchanged color and brightness.
2. Manual reader boards are allowed for a maximum of fifty percent (50%) of
the sign background area.
Subdivision Identification Signs: In addition to the provisions of Tables 11-
30-1 through 11-3D-9, the following standards shall apply to all subdivision
identification signs:
1. Within the R2, R4, R8, and TN-R Districts:
a. Two (2) subdivision identification signs are allowed per entrance only if
the subdivision entrances are a minimum of 1,320 feet apart and signs
are on different sides of the entrance.
b. If the subdivision entrances are less than 1,320 feet apart, as measured
from centerline to centerline, then only one (1) subdivision identification
sign is allowed per entrance.
c. Subdivision identification signs located within medians shall be a
minimum of 20 feet back from the right-of-way line of the perpendicular
street
2. Where a center sign is on the same street frontage as the subdivision
identification sign, the background area of the existing center sign shall be
subtracted from the allowable background area for the subdivision
identification sign.
3. Subdivision identification signs shall only identify the subdivision or
development name. Such signs shall not identify any businesses, tenant,
or developer names.
11-30-9: PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM: In addition to the provisions of Tables
11-3D-1 through 11-3D-9, the following standards shall apply to all signs within a
planned sign program:
A. Purpose: The purpose of a planned sign program is to establish consistent
sign criteria tailored to multibuilding and/or multitenant developments. The
intent is to provide for flexible sign criteria that promotes superior design
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through architectural integration of the site, buildings and signs. If approved,
a planned sign program may allow for increases to the background area,
height, and other standards for wall signs.
B. Applicability:
1. All developments in commercial, office or industrial districts comprising
more than one (1) principal building on a property shall apply for a planned
sign program.
2. All developments in commercial, office or industrial districts with more than
one (1) tenant per building and proposing more than one wall sign per
elevation shall apply for a planned sign program.
3. Existing developments that do not have a planned sign program shall be
required to apply for a planned sign program when the first tenant in the
project requests a change of sign background area as defined in this
Article. Thereafter, all subsequent changes of sign face in the project shall
be required to conform to the approved planned sign program.
4. Planned sign programs may not be used by individual buildings or
developments to increase the size, dimensional, or other standards of the
district.
C. Process:
1. The planned sign program shall be filed with the Director and shall specify
standards for consistency among all signs within the development.
2. The approval of a planned sign program shall be required prior to issuance
of a building permit.
3. The installation of any sign may occur only after a planned sign program
has been submitted, reviewed and approved by the Director.
4. Thereafter, a sign that conforms to the approved planned sign program
may be permitted by the Director.
5. Approval of a planned sign program does not waive the permit
requirements for individual signs. In cases of existing sites that have no
approved planned sign program, all signs shall be regulated in
conformance with all other sections of this Title until such time as a
planned sign program is submitted, reviewed and approved.
D. Standards:
1. Signs shall incorporate materials, colors and a design motif that is
compatible with and complements the architectural theme and style of the
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building or complex for which the sign identifies. Sign designs shall reflect
a common theme and incorporate similar design elements in terms of
materials, letter style, illumination, sign type and sign shape.
2. One (1) primary freestanding sign, hereinafter referred to as center sign,
shall be allowed per the subject area of the planned sign program unless
otherwise restricted by Section 11-3D-81, Subdivision Identification Signs.
One additional center sign shall be allowed per one thousand feet (1,000')
of street frontage or any portion thereof. The one-thousand feet (1,000')
shall be cumulative for corner lots. For example, a corner lot with four
hundred feet (400') of frontage on one street and five hundred feet (500')
of frontage on a second street shall only be allowed one (1) enter sign
because the combined total street frontage is less than one thousand feet
(1,000').
a. In addition to the center sign, one (1) secondary freestanding sign for
each building within the development is permitted, with size and
background area in accord with Tables 11-3D-1 through 11-3D-9,
provided that no sign exceeds a height of ten feet (10') and background
area of seventy (70) square feet
b. Where there is a subdivision identification sign on the same street
frontage as the center sign, the background area of the subdivision
identification sign shall be subtracted from the allowable background
area for the center sign.
3. Wall signs are permitted in any number, location, or orientation, except
toward an adjoining residential property, provided that the total square
footage does not exceed eighteen percent (18%) of the wall face upon
which the sign is placed, or nine percent (9%) of the wall if combined with
a freestanding sign on the same lot.
4. Sign height and placement shall be consistent throughout the
development site.
5. After approval of a planned sign program, no signs shall be constructed
except in conformance with such plan. Upon approval, the sign program
shall apply to all existing and future tenants. This planned sign program
shall be included in the lease for each individual tenant. Proof of said
inclusions shall be submitted to the Planning Department by the property
owner.
11-30-10:
SIGN STANDARDS BY DISTRICT:
A. Signs shall conform to the dimension, location, and other standards
specified in Tables 11-3D-1 through 11-3D-9.
B. Allowable sign size exchange for corner property in all districts: In all
districts, land abutting more than one public street shall be allowed its quota
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of signs on each street and up to twenty percent (20%) of the permitted sign
size quota on any street may be deducted there from and added to the
second street frontage.
C. 1-84 sign overlay: There shall be an 1-84 Sign Overlay located within an area
three hundred feet (300') from and parallel to the right-of-way line of 1-84 on
both the north and south sides of the interstate. Freestanding signs and wall
signs within the 1-84 sign overlay shall comply with the following standards:
1. Wall signs: See Table 11-3D-7 for specific standards. Only one (1) wall
sign oriented to 1-84 shall be allowed per business, or per tenant in a
building that is occupied by two or more tenants. However, not more than
two (2) freeway-oriented wall signs shall be allowed on any single building
or structure.
2. Maximum freestanding sign height: A freestanding sign located within the
1-84 sign overlay shall not exceed forty (40) feet in height.
3. Maximum background area: A freestanding sign located within the 1-84
sign overlay shall be one (1) square foot of sign area per linear foot of
freeway frontage up to a maximum of on-hundred fifty (150) square feet
for single building signs and three hundred (300) square feet for center
signs.
4. Spacing: The minimum distance between freestanding signs within the 1_
84 sign overlay is five hundred feet (500').
5. Subdivision identification signs oriented to the freeway are permitted within
the 1-84 sign overlay, but the sign support shall be designed with a
foundation, pedestal or other non-pole design structure and be compatible
with the residential subdivision.
D. Freeway interchange sign overlay: A Freeway Interchange sign overlay shall
be established by this Article. Figures 11-3D-2 and 11-3D-3 graphically
depict the overlay boundaries. The intent of this overlay is to allow
businesses located near an 1-84 interchange the option of increased sign
visibility and height. Freestanding signs and wall signs within the Freeway
Interchange Sign Overlay shall comply with the following standards:
1. Wall Signs: All wall signs on buildings with 1-84 frontage shall comply with
the standards set forth in Section 11-3D-9.C.1. All other wall signs shall
comply with the standards set forth in Section 11-3D-8E.
2. Maximum Freestanding Sign Height: A freestanding sign located within the
Freeway Interchange Sign Overlay shall not exceed forty feet (40') in
height.
3. Maximum Background Area: A freestanding sign located within the
Freeway Interchange Sign Overlay shall be allowed a sign background
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area no greater than one hundred twenty (120) square feet for a single
building and three hundred (300) square feet for a center sign.
4. Location: All freestanding signs using the increased sign height allowed by
the overlay shall be entirely located within the freeway interchange sign
overlay boundaries. If only a portion of a property falls within the overlay
boundary, the sign shall be located within said portion in compliance with
all other setback requirements of this Title. If the sign cannot comply with
other setback requirements, the sign shall meet the sign standards for the
base district.
5. Spacing: The minimum distance between freestanding signs within the
freeway interchange sign overlay is forty (40') feet.
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REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE E. TEMPORARY USE REQUIREMENTS
ARTICLE E.
11-3E-1 :
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11-3E-3:
11-3E-4:
11-3E-5:
11-3E-6:
11-3E-7:
11-3E-8:
SECTIONS:
PURPOSE
APPLICABILITY
PROCESS
GENERAL STANDARDS
STANDARDS FOR FIREWORKS STANDS
STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION MODEL HOME/REAL ESTATE SALES OFFICES
STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES
STANDARDS FOR SEASONAL SALE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD
PRODUCTS
STANDARDS FOR ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT OR RECREATION EVENTS
STANDARDS FOR VENDORS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN ARTS,
ENTERTAINMENT OR RECREATION EVENT
STANDARDS FOR PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE NONRESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS INVOLVING THE SALE OF GOODS AND MERCHANDISE WHERE IT
IS ACCESSORY TO THE PRINCIPALLY PERMITTED USE.
11-3E-9:
11-3E-10:
11-3E-11 :
11-3E-1: PURPOSE: The regulations of this Article are intended to allow for
the temporary or seasonal uses that support community events and celebrations, or
uses of a limited duration that are accessory to a primary use.
11-3E-2: APPLICABILITY: The regulations of this Article shall apply to all
temporary uses in all districts with the exception that special events and seasonal
activates that are conducted as part of an education facility shall be deemed
accessory uses.
11-3E-3: PROCESS: The applicant shall obtain a Certificate of Zoning
Compliance for any temporary use.
11-3E-4:
GENERAL STANDARDS:
A. Time period:
1. Except as otherwise defined in this section, a temporary use is allowed for
a specified periOd not exceeding twelve (12) months from issuance of
Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
2. For seasonal stands or events, the Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall
specify a beginning and end date,
Chapter 3 Article E. TEMPORARY USE REQUIREMENTS
B. Location:
1. Structures andlor the display of merchandise shall comply with the
setback requirements of the district within which it is located.
2. Temporary structures and merchandise shall be displayed so as not to
interfere with the clear vision triangle. In no case shall items be displayed,
or business conducted within the public right-of-way, unless otherwise
authorized by the Transportation Authority.
C. Structures:
1. A maximum of one (1) structure shall be allowed and may cover a
maximum of five hundred (500) square feet.
2. The use shall not result in the construction of any permanent structures
that would not otherwise be permitted subject to the regulations of this
Title.
3. Any temporary structures shall be portable and completely removed at the
end of the allowed time period.
4. The applicant shall obtain any necessary building permits.
D. Caretaker unii:
1. One (1) caretaker unit in a trailer or recreational vehicle may be allowed on
the site only for the purposes of security and maintenance of the site.
2. The unit shall be completely removed at the end of the allowed time
period.
E. Parking and access:
1. Adequate off-street parking shall be provided to serve the use.
2. The use shall not displace the required off-street parking spaces or
loading areas of the principal permitted uses on the site.
3. The entrance and exit drives shall be designed to prevent traffic hazards
and nuisances.
4. All surfaces used for parking shall be constructed with paving, vegetative
cover or of dustless material.
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F. Signs. All signs erected in association with the use shall be in compliance
with the regulations for signs, Chapter 3, Article D sign requirements of the
Meridian City Municipal Code.
G. Noise: Compressors, fans, pumps, and other motorized equipment shall be
located or shielded to reduce noise levels to adjoining properties.
H. Site conditions:
1. The site shall be returned to a clean condition after the termination of the
use, including free of debris and garbage.
2. Unsold food products, trees, greens, or debris generated by the use shall
be properly disposed off the site.
Unobstructed sidewalk: If a private sidewalk or pedestrian way in front of the
building is used for the temporary use, a minimum width of four (4) feet shall
remain unobstructed for pedestrian use.
J. Conditions: The Director may require additional conditions to mitigate
adverse effects on surrounding properties, particularly regarding traffic
generated, compressor and pump noise, odor, light and glare, dust, and
hours of operation. The conditions may include, but not be limited to, any or
all of the following:
1. Standards related to the emission of noise, vibration, and other potentially
objectionable impacts.
2. Limits on time of day for the conduct of the specified use, including
deliveries and maintenance.
3. Other standards necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare
and mitigate adverse effects on surrounding property.
K. The use shall comply with any guidelines, regulations and permitting
process required by any authorizing public agencies, including but not
limited to, the Central District Health Department, Transportation Authority,
and Meridian City Departments,
11-3E-5:
STANDARDS FOR FIREWORKS STANDS:
A. The use shall be prohibited in residential districts.
S. The applicant or owner shall obtain written approval of the Meridian City Fire
Department.
C. Dates of fireworks sales shall comply with Idaho Code ~39-2606.
Chapter 3 Article E. TEMPORARY USE REQUIREMENTS
D. Applicant shall comply with the standards for access as determined by the
Transportation Authority.
E. Parking areas shall be paved, in vegetative cover, or improved with a
dustless material.
11-3E-6: STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION MODEL HOME/REAL ESTATE
SALES OFFICES:
A. The sales office shall be located on a lot within a subdivision or planned unit
development.
B. The principal use of the sales office shall be the sale of lots and/or dwellings
within the development.
C. The sales office shall meet the construction standards for commercial
occupancy and obtain all necessary permits as required by the Building
Code in accord with Title 7 of the Meridian City Municipal Code.
D. When required, the applicant or owner shall obtain a building permit to
convert the sales office to a dwelling or shall remove the sales office within
30 days of the sale or rent of the final lot or space.
11-3E-7:
STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES:
A. New development shall contain construction debris on-site and prevent
wind-blown debris from entering neighboring properties.
B. Temporary buifdings, construction trailers, equipment and materials may be
permitted in any district during the period construction work is in progress.
Such temporary facilities or equipment shall be removed within 60 days of
completion of the construction work.
11-3E-8: STANDARDS FOR SEASONAL SALE OF AGRICULTURAL AND
FOOD PRODUCTS:
A. The provisions of this title shall apply to holiday tree lot, snow cone shack,
pumpkin sale stand, produce stand, and similar uses as determined by the
Director.
B. The use shall be prohibited in residential districts.
C. Such sales are limited to a period of time not to exceed two (2) consecutive
months for pumpkin and Christmas tree sales, and four (4) consecutive
months per calendar year for other uses. Christmas tree lots shall be
removed by the 1 st day of January,
D. Applicant shall comply with the standards for access as determined by the
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Transportation Authority.
E. Parking areas shall be paved, in vegetative cover, or improved with a
dustless material.
11-3E-9:
EVENT:
STANDARDS FOR ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT OR RECREATION
A. Events, such as festivals, carnivals, circuses, fairs, and amusement rides
may be allowed in any nonresidential district for a period not to exceed two
(2) weeks within any ninety- (90) day period.
B. The Meridian City Police Department shall approve the location and access
for any use in this category.
C. Vendors shall obtain a City of Meridian Vendor License.
11-3E-10: STANDARDS FOR VENDORS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN ARTS,
ENTERTAINMENT OR RECREATION EVENT:
A. The applicant shall provide notarized consent of the property owner.
B. The use shall be prohibited in Residential Districts.
C, Vendor shall obtain City of Meridian Vendor License.
D. No caretaker unit shall be allowed,
E. Signs shall only be allowed on the vending units and shall not exceed
sixteen (16) square feet in area,
F. No direct sales to customers in vehicles shall be allowed. The design and
placement of the units shall prohibit such sales. (Vendors with drive-up
windows must be in a structure and shall be processed as a conditional use
in accord with Chapter 5 administration of this Title.)
G. The 12-month approval period shall be evaluated at the time of the annual
license renewal.
1. If Planning staff and/or the Code Enforcement Officers have unresolved,
compelling complaints regarding the vendor, a new temporary use shall be
required. Otherwise the twelve-(12) month approval period shall be
extended,
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2. As complaints are received, the Director will determine if the complaint
represents a compelling health andlor safety issue. Any compelling
complaints will be forwarded to the Code Enforcement Officer for
resolution in accord with the enforcement provisions of Section 11-1-11 of
this Title.
11-3E-11: STANDARDS FOR PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE
NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS INVOLVING THE SALE OF GOODS AND
MERCHANDISE WHERE IT IS ACCESSORY TO THE PRINCIPALLY PERMITTED
USE:
A. The applicant shall provide notarized consent of the property owner.
B, The use shall be prohibited in residential districts.
C. Activities may be conducted outside for a period of not more than two (2)
weeks.
D. Applicant may request renewal twice during any calendar year, for a
maximum of six (6) weeks per calendar year.
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CHAPTER 3
REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE F. PRIVATE STREET REQUIREMENTS
ARTICLE F. SECTIONS:
11-3F-1: PURPOSE
11-3F-2: APPLICABILITY
11-3F-3: PROCESS
11-3F-4: STANDARDS
11-3F-5: REQUIRED FINDINGS
11-3F-1: PURPOSE: The regulations of this Article are intended to provide
better circulation and safety within commercial, industrial, mew, and multifamily
developments by establishing a clear emergency vehicle travel lane and private
street name addressing for properties that do not have internal public roads. It is not
the intent to approve private streets for single-family, duplex andlor townhouse
developments other than those that create a common mew through the site design.
The applicability may be extended where the Director or Fire Marshal determines
that private streets will enhance the safety of the development. The Fire Marshal
may require designation of a private street within existing developments where it is
in the best interest of the public safety and health to be able to better locate a given
property in the event of an emergency.
11-3F-2: APPLICABILITY: The provisions of this section shall apply to any
properties that do not have frontage on a public street or where frontage is not
required.
11-3F-3:
PROCESS:
A. An application and fees, in accord with Chapter 5 administration of this Title,
shall be submitted to the Director on forms provided by the Planning
Department.
B Upon tentative approval of the application by the Director subject to any
applicable conditions of approval and the regulations of Chapter 5
administration of this Title, the applicant or owner shall have one (1) year to
complete the following tasks:
1. Obtain approval from the Ada County Street Name Committee for a
private street name(s);
2. Contact the Transportation Authority (ACHD) to install an approved street
name sign that complies with the regulations of the Ada County Uniform
Street Name Ordinance;
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3. Create a perpetual ingress/egress easement or a single platted lot for the
private street to all applicable properties; and
4. The applicant or owner shall provide documentation of a binding contract
that establishes the party or parties responsible for the repair and
maintenance of the private street, including regulations for the funding
thereof.
5. Upon completion of the items noted above, the Director shall issue a letter
stating that the private street has been approved. No building permit shall
be issued for any structure using a private street for access to a public
street until the private street has been approved.
11-3F-4: STANDARDS: All private streets shall be designed and constructed
to the following standards.
A. Design standards:
1. Easement: The private street shall be constructed on a perpetual
ingress/egress easement or a single platted lot that provides access to all
applicable properties.
2. Connection point: Where the point of connection of the private street is to
a public street, the private street shall be approved by the Transportation
Authority.
3. Emergency vehicle: The private street shall prOVide sufficient maneuvering
area for emergency vehicles as determined and approved by the Meridian
Fire Department.
4, Gates: Gates or other obstacles shall not be allowed.
B, Construction standards:
a. For conversion of an existing facility to a private street at the direction of
the Fire Marshal:
a. All drive aisles shall be posted as fire lanes with no parking allowed.
b. If a curb exists next to the drive aisle, it shall be painted red.
2. For all other private streets:
a. Roadway and storm drainage: The private street shall be constructed
in accord with the roadway and storm drainage standards of the
Transportation Authority or as approved by the City of Meridian
based on plans submitted by a certified engineer.
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b. Street width: The private street shall be constructed within the
easement and shall have a travel lane width of twenty-four (24) feet
or twenty-six (26) feet as determined by the Fire Marshal relative to
the height and size of the proposed structures that adjoin the private
street.
c. Sidewalks: A five-foot (5') attached sidewalk or four-foot (4')
detached sidewalk shall be provided on one side of the street in
commercial districts. This requirement may be waived if the applicant
can demonstrate that an alternative pedestrian path exists.
d. Fire lanes: all drive aisles shall be posted as fire lanes with no
parking allowed. In addition, if a curb exists next to the drive aisle, it
shall be painted red.
2. Alternative compliance: Upon recommendation of the City Engineer and
Fire Marshall, the Director may approve, or recommend approval of
alternative design or construction standards when the applicant can
demonstrate that the proposed overall design meets or exceeds the intent
of the required standards of this Article and shall not be detrimental to the
public health, safety, and welfare.
11-3F-5: REQUIRED FINDINGS: In order to approve the application, the
Director shall find the following:
A. The design of the private street meets the requirements of this Article;
8, Granting approval of the private street would not cause damage, hazard, or
nuisance, or other detriment to persons, property, or uses in the vicinity; and
C. The use and location of the private street shall not conflict with the
Comprehensive Plan andlor the regional transportation plan.
Chapter 3 Article F. PRIVATE STREET REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 3
REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE G. COMMON OPEN SPACE AND SITE AMENITY REQUIREMENTS
ARTICLE G. SECTIONS:
11-3G-1 : PURPOSE
11-3G-2: APPLICABILITY
11-3G-3: STANDARDS
11-3G-1 :
PURPOSE:
A. The regulations of this Article are intended to provide for common open
space and site amenities in residential districts that improve the livability of
residential neighborhoods, buffer the street edge, and protect natural
amenities.
B. The regulations are intended to establish minimum standards for common
open space and site amenities, and requirements for the long-term
maintenance of these areas.
11-3G-2: APPLICABILITY: The standards for common open space and site
amenities shall apply to all new single-family, townhouse, two-family duplex, and
multifamily developments of five (5) acres or more.
11-3G-3:
STANDARDS:
A. Open space and site amenity requirement
1. The total land area of all common open space shall equal or exceed five
percent (5%) of the gross land area of the development.
2. One (1) additional site amenity shall be required for each additional twenty
(20) acres of development area.
B. Qualified open space: The following may qualify to meet the common open
space requirements:
1, Any open space that is active or passive in its intended use, and
accessible by all residents of the development, including but not limited to:
a. Open grassy area of at least fifty feet (50') by one hundred feet (100') in
area;
b. Community garden;
c. Ponds or water features; or
Chapter 3 Article G. COMMON OPEN SPACE AND SITE AMENITY REQUIREMENTS
d. Plaza
2. Additions to a public park or other public open space area.
3. The buffer area along collector streets may be included in required
common open space for residential subdivisions.
4. A street buffer with a minimum of ten feet (10') in width and street trees
planted in accord with Section 11-3B-7 LANDSCAPE BUFFERS ALONG
STREETS of this Title may count up to fifty percent (50%) of the
requirement.
5. Parkways along local residential streets that meet all the following
standards may count toward the common open space requirement:
a. The parkway is a minimum of eight feet (8') in width from street curb to
edge of sidewalk.
b. The parkway is planted with street trees in accord with Section 11-3B-
7.C.8 and Section 11-3B-7.C.9 LANDSCAPE BUFFERS ALONG STREETS of
this Title.
c. Except for alley accessed dwelling units, the area for curb cuts to each
residential lot or common driveway shall be excluded from the open
space calculation. For purposes of this calculation, the curb cut area
shall be a minimum area of twenty six feet (26') by the width of the
parkway,
6. Parkways along collector and arterials that are a minimum of ten feet (10')
in width from street curb to sidewalk can be counted toward the open
space requirement.
7. Storm water detention facilities when designed in accord with Section 11-
3B-11 STORMWATER INTEGRATION of this Title.
C. Qualified site amenities: Qualified site amenities shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
1. Quality of life amenities:
a. Clubhouse;
b. Fitness facilities;
c. Enclosed bike storage;
d. Public art;
Chapter 3 Article G. COMMON OPEN SPACE AND SITE AMENITY REQUIREMENTS
e. Picnic area; or
Additional five percent (5%) open space,
2. Recreation amenities
a. Swimming pool;
b. Children's play structures; or
c. Sports courts.
3. Pedestrian or bicycle circulation system amenities meeting the following
requirements:
a. The system is not required sidewalks adjacent to public right-of-way;
b. The system connects to existing or planned pedestrian or bicycle routes
outside the development, as designated in the Meridian Parks
Department Pathway Plan; and
c. The system is designed and constructed in accord with standards set
forth by the Meridian Parks Commission.
4. Provision of transit stops, park-and-ride facilities or other multimodal
facilities to encourage alternative automobile transportation.
D. Location:
1. The common open spaces and site amenities shall be located on a
common lot or an area with a common maintenance agreement.
2. Common open space shall be grouped contiguously with open space from
adjacent developments whenever feasible.
E. Required improvements and landscaping:
1. Common open space shall be suitably improved for its intended use,
except that natural features such as wetlands, rock outcroppings, ponds,
creeks, etc. may be left unimproved.
2. At a minimum, common open space areas shall include one (1) deciduous
shade tree per eight thousand (8,000) square feet and lawn, either seed or
sod.
F. Maintenance:
Chapter 3 Article G. COMMON OPEN SPACE AND SITE AMENITY REQUIREMENTS
1. All common open space and site amenities shall be the responsibility of an
owners association for the purpose of maintaining the common area and
improvements thereon; or
2. Land designated as common open space may be conveyed to the City,
where the Parks Department agrees to accept conveyance.
Chapter 3 Article G. COMMON OPEN SPACE AND SITE AMENITY REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 3
REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS
ARTICLE H. DEVELOPMENT ALONG FEDERAL AND STATE HIGHWAYS
ARTICLE H. SECTIONS:
11-3H-1: PURPOSE
11-3H-2: APPLICABILITY
11-3H-3: PROCESS
11-3H-4: STANDARDS
11-3H-5: REQUIRED FINDINGS
11-3H-1: PURPOSE: The regulations of this Article are intended to achieve
three purposes: 1) limit access points to state highways in order to maintain traffic
flow and provide better circulation and safety within the community and for the
traveling public, 2) to preserve right-of-way for future highway expansions, and 3)
design new residential development along state highways to mitigate noise impacts
associated with such roadways.
11-3H-2: APPLICABILITY: The following standards shall apply to all
development along state highways, including but not limited to State Highway 69,
State Highway 55, State Highway 20-26, and Interstate 84. The following standards
shall also apply to development along McDermott Road from Chinden Boulevard to
Interstate 84 as the City of Meridian's preferred location for a future highway right-
of-way for the State Highway 16 extension. If the Idaho Transportation Department
(ITD) determines an alternate location for the State Highway 16 extension, these
standards shall apply to the ITD determined location.
11-3H-3: PROCESS: Staff shall review all development applications for
compliance with these standards. The decision making body may consider and
apply modifications to the standards of this section upon specific recommendation
of the Idaho Transportation Department.
11-3H-4:
STANDARDS:
A. Access to 1-84 and McDermott Road (or future Highway 16 extension): no
access shall be allowed except at specific interchange locations as
established by the Idaho Transportation Department.
B. Access to State Highway 69, State Highway 55, and State Highway 20-26:
1. Use of existing approaches shall be allowed to continue provided that all of
the following conditions are met:
a. The existing use is lawful and properly permitted effective September 15,
2005.
Chapter 3 Article H. DEVELOPMENT ALONG FEDERAL AND STATE HIGHWAYS
b, The nature of the use does not change (for example a residential use to
a commercial use).
c. The intensity of the use does not increase (for example an increase in
the number of residential dwelling units or an increase in the square
footage of commercial space).
2. If an applicant proposes a change or increase in intensity of use, the
owner shall develop or otherwise acquire access to a street other than the
state highway. The use of the existing approach shall cease and the
approach shall be abandoned and removed.
a, No new approaches directly accessing a state highway shall be allowed.
b. Public street connections to the state highway shall only be allowed at:
the section line road; and
ii. the half-mile mark between section line roads. These half-mile
connecting streets shall be collector roads.
3. The applicant shall construct a street, generally paralleling the state high,
be designed to accommodate future connectivity and access to all
properties fronting the state highway that lie between the applicant's
property and the nearest section line road andlor half mile collector road.
The intent is to provide for future connectivity and access to all properties
fronting the state highway that lie between the applicant's property and the
nearest section line road and/or half-mile collector road, The street shall
be designed to collect and distribute traffic.
a. The applicant shall be responsible to construct the segment of the street
within the applicant's property. This standard is not intended to require
off-site improvements.
b. The street shall meet the road standards of the Ada County Highway
District.
c. The street shall connect to the section line road at a distance that is no
closer than 660 (as measured from center line to center line) from the
intersection with the state highway.
d. The street shall provide buildable lots between the highway and the
collector road. For the purposes of this Article, such streets shall be
termed backage roads.
Chapter 3 Article H. DEVELOPMENT ALONG FEDERAL AND STATE HIGHWAYS
e. Frontage streets or private streets may be considered by the Council at
the time of property annexation or through the conditional use process.
Frontage streets and private streets shall be limited to areas where there
is sufficient access to surrounding properties and a public street is not
desirable in that location.
C. Design and construction standards for state highways:
1. The applicant shall have an approved permit from the Idaho
Transportation Department for construction of any access to the state
highway and/or any construction done in the highway right of way.
2. The width of right-of-way reservations shall be as set forth by the lTD.
3. Along State Highway 55, the applicant shall be responsible for
constructing a ten-foot (10') multiuse pathway with a public use easement
and installing streetlights and landscaping consistent with the Eagle Road
Corridor Study.
4. Along Highway 69, the applicant shall be responsible for constructing a
ten-foot (10') multi-use pathway with a public use easement.
D. Noise abatement for residential uses along state highways:
1. The applicant shall provide traffic noise abatement by constructing a berm
or a berm and wall combination approximately parallel to the state
highway.
2. The top of the berm or berm and wall in combination shall be a minimum
of ten feet (10') higher than the elevation at the centerline of the state
highway.
3. If a wall is proposed, the wall shall meet the following standards:
a. Wall materials shall be impervious concrete or stucco or other
appropriate sound attenuating material.
b. Intermittent breaks in the berm or berm and wall in combination will
degrade the function and shall not be allowed.
c. The applicant shall not construct a monotonous wall. In order to achieve
this standard, the applicant may choose one or both of the following
variations:
The color andlor texture of the wall shall be varied every 300
linear feet. This could include murals or artwork.
Chapter 3 Article H. DEVELOPMENT ALONG FEDERAL AND STATE HIGHWAYS
ii. The wall shall be staggered every 300 linear feet subject to
Section 11-3H-4D4 above that prohibits breaks in the wall.
4. The Director may approve alternative compliance as set forth in Chapter 5
ADMINISTRATION of this Title where the applicant has a substitute noise
abatement proposal in accord with lTD standards and prepared by a
qualified sound engineer.
Chapter 3 Article H. DEVELOPMENT ALONG FEDERAL AND STATE HIGHWAYS
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CHAPTER 4
SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS
SECTIONS:
11-4-1 :
11-4-2:
11-4-3:
PURPOSE
APPLICABILITY
SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS
11-4-1: PURPOSE: This Chapter provides specific standards for all uses as set
forth within the applicable district in accord with Chapter 2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS of this
Title.
11-4-2: APPLICABILITY: These regulations apply to any property where the
specific use is listed as a permitted, accessory, or conditional use in the Table of
Allowed Uses by District in accord with Chapter 2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS of this Title.
11-4-3: SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS: These standards are in addition to the
requirements of Chapter 3 REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS of this Title.
11-4-3.1 :
ANIMAL CARE FACILITY:
A. All animals shall be indoors at all times.
B. The facility owner andlor operator shall comply with all State and local
regulations relative to such a facility and shall maintain housekeeping practices
designed to prevent the creation of a nuisance and to reduce noise and odor to a
minimum.
11-4-3.2: ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT OR RECREATION FACILITY, INDOORS
AND OUTDOORS:
A General Standards
1. All structures or outdoor recreation areas shall maintain a minimum setback of
one hundred feet (100') from any abutting residential districts. The playing
areas of golf courses, including golf tees, fairways, and greens, are an
exception to this standard,
2, No outdoor event or activity center shall be located within fifty feet (50') of any
property line and shall operate only between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.
3. Accessory uses include, but are not limited to: retail, equipment rental,
restaurant and drinking establishments may be allowed if designed to serve
patrons of the use only.
4. Outdoor speaker systems shall comply with the Section 11-3A-13 OUTDOOR
SPEAKER SYSTEMS of this Title,
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B. Additional Standards for swimming pool: Any outdoor swimming pool shall be
completely enclosed within a 6-foot non-scalable fence that meets the
requirements of the Building Code in accord with Title 10, Chapter 1, of the
Meridian City Code.
C. Additional standards for outdoor stage or musical venue: Any use with a capacity
of one hundred (100) seats or more or within one thousand feet (1,000') of a
residence or a residential district shall be subject to approval of a conditional use
permit.
11-4-3.3:
ARTIST STUDIO:
A. All production, fabrication and assembly of materials shall be conducted within a
completely enclosed structure if adjoining a residence or a residential district.
B. If in an industrial district, accessory retail sales shall be limited to a floor area not
exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the total enclosed area of the use.
Goods sold shall be only those produced on the site or complementary products.
11-4-3.4:
BUILDING MATERIAL, GARDEN EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES:
A. Outdoor storage areas for materials (excluding growing plants in-ground or in-
containers), and mechanical equipment shall comply with Section 11-3A-12
outdoor service and equipment areas of this Title.
B. Outdoor speaker systems shall comply with the Section 11-3A-13 outdoor
speaker systems of this Title.
11-4-3.5: CEMETERY: Graves and monuments shall not be located within fifteen
feet (15') from any property line.
11-4-3.6: CHURCH OR PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP: Schools, child day
care services, meeting facilities for clubs and organizations, and other similar uses not
operated primarily for the purpose of religious instruction, worship, government of the
church, or the fellowship of its congregation may be permitted to the extent the activity is
otherwise permitted in the district.
11-4-3.7:
CIVIC, SOCIAL OR FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS:
A. No outdoor event or activity center associated with the use shall be located
within fifty feet (50') of any property line.
B. Accessory sales and or distribution of beer and wine shall be allowed.
11-4-3.8:
CONTRACTOR'S YARD:
A. All structures or outdoor storage areas shall be located a minimum of one
hundred feet (100') from any residential district.
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B. Outdoor storage areas shall comply with Section 11-3A~ 14 outdoor storage of
this Title.
C. The site shall not be used as a junkyard or vehicle wrecking yard as herein
defined.
11-4-3.9:
DAY CARE FACILITY:
A. General standards for all child day care and adult care uses, including the
classifications of day care center; day care, family; and day care, group:
1. In determining the type of day care facility, the total number of children cared
for during the day and not the number of children at the facility at one time, is
the determining factor. The operator's children are excluded from the number.
2. On-site vehicle pickup, parking and turnaround areas shall be provided to
ensure safe discharge and pickup of clients.
3. The decision-making body shall specify the maximum number of allowable
clients and hours of operation as conditions of approval.
4. The applicant or owner shall secure and maintain a Basic Day Care License
from the State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare-Family and
Children's Services Division.
5. In residential districts or uses adjoining an adjacent residence, the hours of
operation shall be between 6:00 a.m. to 11 :00 p.m. This standard may be
modified through approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
B. Additional standards for day care facilities that serve children:
1. All outdoor play areas shaH be completely enclosed by minimum six-foot (6')
non-scalable fence to secure against exit/entry by small children and to screen
abutting properties. The fencing material shall meet the swimming pool fence
requirements of the Building Code in accord with Title 7 of the Meridian City
Municipal Code.
2. Outdoor play equipment over six feet (6') high shall not be located in a front
yard or within any required yard.
3. Outdoor play areas in residential districts adjacent to an existing residence
shall not be used after dusk.
11-4-3.10:
DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT:
A. The facility shall comply with all Idaho Code regulations regarding the sale,
manufacturing, or distribution of alcoholic beverages.
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B. The drinking establishment shall not be located within three hundred feet (300')
of a property used for a church or education service. Nor shall the drinking
establishment be located within one thousand feet (1,000') of an adult
entertainment establishment.
C. For properties abutting a residential district, no outside activity or event shall be
allowed on the site, except in accord with Chapter 3 Article E. temporary use
requirements of this Title.
11-4-3. 11 :
DRIVE-THROUGH EST ABLlSHM ENT:
A. A drive-through establishment shall be an accessory use where the drive-
through facility (including stacking lanes, speaker and/or order area, pick up
windows, and exit lanes) is not within three hundred feet (300') of another drive-
through facility or a residential district or an existing residence. Otherwise a
Conditional Use Permit is required.
B. All establishments providing drive-through service shall identify the stacking lane,
menu and speaker location (if applicable), and window location on the certificate
of zoning compliance or the Conditional Use Permit.
C. A site plan shall be submitted that demonstrates safe pedestrian and vehicular
access and circulation on the site and between adjacent properties. At a
minimum the plan shall demonstrate compliance with the following standards:
1. Stacking lanes shall have sufficient capacity to prevent obstruction of the
public right-of-way by patrons;
2. The stacking lane shall be a separate lane from the circulation lanes needed
for access and parking;
3. The stacking lane shall not be located within ten feet (10') of any residential
district or existing residence;
4. Any stacking lane greater than one hundred feet (100') in length shall provide
for an escape lane,
5. A letter from the Transportation Authority indicating the site plan is in
compliance with the authority's standards and policies shall be required.
D. The applicant shall provide a six-foot (6') sight-obscuring fence where a stacking
lane or window location adjoins a residential district or an existing residence.
11-4-3.12:
DWELLING, SECONDARY:
A. One secondary dwelling unit is permitted on the same property in conjunction
with and clearly subordinate to a single-family dwelling.
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B. Owner occupancy: To create and maintain a secondary dwelling unit, the
property owner shall reside on the property for more than six (6) months in any
twelve- (12) month period. The applicant for a secondary dwelling unit shall
demonstrate that either the single-family dwelling or the secondary unit is
occupied by the owner of the property. Owner occupancy is demonstrated by title
records, vehicle registration, voter registration or other similar means. Secondary
dwelling units shall not be subdivided or otherwise segregated in ownership from
the single-family dwelling unit.
C. Maximum size: Secondary dwelling units shall be limited to a maximum of seven
hundred (700) square feet in size.
D. Location: The secondary dwelling unit may be located within or attached to the
primary dwelling as a detached structure; or above a detached structure, such as
a garage. Detached secondary dwelling units shall be located to the side or rear
of a primary dwelling. No portion of the secondary dwelling unit shall be located
in front of the primary dwelling unit.
E. Parking: At least one (1) parking space shall be provided on-site for the
accessory dwelling unit in addition to the required parking for the existing
residential unit. The conversion of a covered parking area (garage/carport) into a
secondary dwelling unit is not allowed unless the required covered parking can
be provided elsewhere on site.
F. Entrance: Only one (1) entrance door of either the single-family dwelling or the
secondary dwelling unit shall be located facing anyone street.
G. Design: The secondary unit shall be consistent in design with the single family
dwelling, including roof pitch, siding, color, materials, and window treatments.
H. Prohibitions: Manufactured and mobile homes, and recreation vehicles shall be
prohibited for use as a secondary dwelling unit.
Number of occupants: The total number of occupants in both the single-family
dwelling and the secondary dwelling shall not exceed the maximum number
established for a family, as defined in Chapter 1, Article A. definitions of this
Title.
11-4-3.13: DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY: Only one single family dwelling shall be
allowed per property.
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11-4-3.14:
EDUCATION INSTITUTION:
A Accessory uses: Accessory uses including, but not limited to, day care facilities,
special events, community services, social services, meeting facilities for clubs
and organizations, and school administration may be allowed.
B. Location criteria for elementary schools: Elementary schools should be located
within the center of neighborhoods with access encouraged from local streets.
Elementary school locations adjacent to public parks or open space are
encouraged, At least thirty percent (30%) of the perimeter of an elementary
school site should be open to streets or open space areas.
C. Location criteria for middle schools and high schools: Middle and high schools
may take access off a designated arterial or collector street.
D, An education institution with less than one hundred and fifty (150) students or
located within the TN-R District may be exempt from the requirements for open
space, landscaping, parking and drop off areas.
E. A Conditional Use Permit shall be required for any education institution in which
any of the following circumstances exist:
1. The education institution is in excess of 250,000 square feet within a
residential district;
2. The education institution includes lighted fields adjoining or within a residential
district;
3, The education institution will generate in excess of 1,500 vehicular trips per
day;
4. The education institution takes access from a collector or an arterial street and
there is not a safe separate pedestrian and bikeway access between the
neighborhood and the school site.
F. Portable classrooms that are not indicated on an approved conditional use or
certificate of zoning compliance shall require administrative approval. If the
proposed use cannot meet all of the following specific use standards, the use
shall require conditional use approval.
1. The portable classroom shall not be located in the front yard of the principal
school structure.
2. The portable classroom shall not be located in any required yard.
3. The placement of the portable classroom shall not reduce the number of
required off-street parking spaces.
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4, The portable structures shall comply with Building Code in accord with Title 7
of the Meridian City Municipal Code.
G. Additional standards for education institution, private: The applicant shall provide
written documentation that the facility meets the minimum site area guidelines as
established by the Idaho State Department of Education.
H. Additional standards for Vocational or Trade Schools: The applicant shall provide
written documentation that the school will have a major curriculum relating to
technological industrial research and processes.
11-4-3.15: EQUIPMENT RENTAL, SALES AND SERVICE: All repair activities
(including, but not limited to, open pits and lifts) shall occur within an enclosed structure,
11-4-3.16:
ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT, ADULT:
A. Separations. In recognition of Idaho Code, the following distance separations
shall be required:
1. No adult entertainment establishment shall be allowed within one thousand
feet (1,000) of the following:
a. an existing adult entertainment establishment;
b. a church or place of religious worship,
c. any youth organization, school, or school bus stop, and
d. any residential district boundary.
2. The applicant shall provide evidence certified by a professional land surveyor
licensed in the State of Idaho that the proposed adult entertainment
establishment conforms to the separation requirements of this Subsection.
B. Signs.
1. All adult entertainment establishments shall comply with the regulations of
Chapter 4, Article I of this Title. Further, signs for adult entertainment
establishments shall not contain any emphasis, either by movement, picture, or
otherwise, on matter relating to adult entertainment as herein defined.
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2. Any business providing adult entertainment or adult material shall have in
place at each entrance to such business a legible door sign (as defined herein)
stating "Persons under 18 years of age not permitted." The sign shall be no
less than 0.5 square feet and no greater than one (1) square foot in area. Such
sign shall not require administrative approval in accord with Chapter 4, Article I,
Signs.
C. The applicant shall obtain and/or maintain a license in accord with Title 3,
Chapter 10 of the Meridian City Code.
11-4-3. 1 7:
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION:
A. The location, access and safety features of all automated teller machines
(ATM's) shall be subject to review and approval by the Meridian Police
Department, and in accord with the standards set forth in Sections 11-3A-11 of
this Title.
B. All A TMs shall be deemed an accessory use to a financial institution.
11-4-3.18: FLEX SPACE: Retail use shall not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of
leasable area in any tenant space.
11-4-3. 19:
FOOD PRODUCTS PROCESSING:
A. All structures, loading areas, outdoor activity areas, exclusive of parking shall be
located a minimum of six hundred feet (600') from any abutting residential
districts.
B. Food processing shall be located a minimum of one thousand feet (1,000') from
any hospital,
C. The application materials shall include written documentation that the proposed
facility meets any applicable federal, state, or local standards regarding such use
including, but not limited to, those of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency,
the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ), Idaho Department of Agriculture, Idaho Department of Water Resources,
and Central District Health Department.
11-4-3.20:
FUEL SALES FACILITY AND FUEL SALES FACILITY, TRUCK STOP:
A. General standards:
1. When allowed as an accessory use, gasoline or diesel fuel sales facilities shall
not occupy more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the subject property.
2. The total height of any overhead canopy or weather protection device shall not
exceed twenty feet (20').
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3. Vehicle stacking lanes shall be available on the property but outside the fueling
areas. Stacking lanes shall have sufficient capacity to prevent obstruction of
the public right-of-way by patrons. Such stacking lanes shall be separate from
areas required for access and parking. The stacking lanes shall not be located
within ten feet (10') of any abutting residential districts.
4. If the use is unattended, the standards in accord with Section 11-3A-11 of this
Title shall also apply.
B. Additional standards for fuel sales facility, truck stop:
1. The use shall be located on a principal arterial or near an interstate
interchange.
2. The use shall be located a minimum of six hundred feet (600') from any
residential district and a minimum of one thousand feet (1,000') from any
hospital.
11-4-3.21: HOME OCCUPATION: The following standards apply to all home
occupation uses with the exception that strict adherence to the standards contained in
sections 11-4-3.218, 11-4-3.21C, 11-4-3.21E, and 11-4-3.21F in the TN-C and TN-R
Districts is not required:
A. In no way shall the home occupation cause the premises to differ from its
residential character in the appearance, lighting, signs, or in the emission of
noise, fumes, odors, vibrations, or electrical interference.
8. The home occupation shall be conducted entirely in the dwelling, and not more
than twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross floor area of said dwelling shall be
used for a home occupation or for storing goods associated with the home
occupation. Materials may be stored in an attached garage or storage area,
provided it shall not reduce the required off-street parking below the standard
established for that district.
C. No activity connected to the home occupation or any storage of goods,
materials, or products connected with a home occupation shall be allowed in any
detached accessory structure.
D. The home occupation shall not involve the use of more than one (1) commercial
vehicle.
E. The home occupation shall not have more than two (2) out-going pickups per
day from a common carrier.
F. The home occupation shall be conducted by the inhabitants of the dwelling, and
no more than one (1) nonresident employee shall be permitted.
G. The home occupation shall not serve as a headquarters or main office where
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employees come to the site and are dispatched to other locations.
H. No retail sales shall be permitted from the dwelling except the sale of: a) services
or items produced or fabricated on the premises as a result of the home
occupation; or b) products related to the home occupation.
Off-street parking shall be provided as Section 11-3C-6 of this Title, in addition to
the required off-street parking for the dwelling.
J. All visits by clients, customers, and/or employees shall occur between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
11-4-3.22:
HOSPITAL:
A. If the hospital provides emergency care, the location shall have direct access on
an arterial street
B. Accessory retail uses including but not limited to, retail shops, food or beverage
service, and personal service shops, may be allowed if designed to serve
patrons of the hospital and their visitors only.
C. No hospital shall be located within one thousand feet (1,000') of the following
uses: explosive manufacturing or storage, flammable substance storage,
foundry, freight and truck terminal, manufacture or processing of hazardous
chemicals, power plant, food product storage and processing plant.
11-4-3.23: HOTEL OR MOTEL:
A. Accessory uses including but not limited to restaurants, retail, drinking
establishments, and personal services, may be allowed if such uses are
completely within the hotel or motel structure. A drinking establishment shall
require separate or concurrent approval subject to the regulations of Section 11-
4-3.10 of this Title.
B, A Conditional Use Permit shall be required for any hotel or motel use that adjoins
a residential district or an existing residence.
11-4-3.24:
INDUSTRY, INFORMATION:
A. The following adverse effects shall be mitigated through setbacks, buffers,
sound attenuation and/or hours of operation:
1. Noise, odor, or vibrations; or direct or reflected glare detectable by the human
senses without the aid of instruments.
2. Any other emission or radiation that endangers human health, results in
damages to vegetation or property or which exceed health and safety
standards.
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B. The application materials shall include written statement that the proposed
facility meets any applicable federal, state, or local standards regarding such
use, including but not limited to, those of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Central District Health Department,
Ada County Air Quality Board and Idaho Department of Water Resources.
11-4~3.25: INDUSTRY, LIGHT AND HEAVY:
A All mechanical equipment emissions; shipping and/or delivery; or other outdoor
activity areas shall be located a minimum of three hundred feet (300') from any
abutting residential districts, or the use is subject to a Conditional Use Permit.
8. The application shall identify how the proposed use will address the impacts of
noise and other emissions on adjoining residential districts. More specifically, the
following adverse effects shall be mitigated through setbacks, buffers, sound
attenuation andlor hours of operation:
1. Noise, odor, or vibrations; or direct or reflected glare detectable by the human
senses without the aid of instruments.
2. Radioactivity and electric or electromagnetic disturbances that unduly interfere
with the normal operation of equipment, instruments, or appliances on abutting
properties.
3. Any other emission or radiation that endangers human health, results in
damages to vegetation or property or which exceeds health and safety
standards.
4. In the event that the Director determines that the applicant cannot adequately
address such impacts, the use shall be subject to conditional use approval.
C. Additional standards for industry, heavy: The use shall be located a minimum of
one thousand feet (1,000') from a hospital.
D. The application materials shall include written statement that the proposed
facility meets any applicable federal, state, or local standards regarding such use
including, but not limited to those of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Central District Health Department, the Ada
County Air Quality Board and Idaho Department of Water Resources.
11-4-3.26: LAUNDROMAT: The hours of operation shall be limited to between 6:00
a.m. and 11 :00 p.m. in the C-N and L-Q Districts. If unattended, the use shall meet the
requirements of section 11-3A-11 SELF-SERVICE USES.
11-4-3.27: MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT: Multifamily developments with multiple
properties shall be considered as one property for the purpose of implementing the
standards set forth in this section.
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A. Purpose:
1. To create multifamily housing that is safe and convenient and that enhances
the quality of life of its residents.
2. To create quality buildings and designs for multifamily development that
enhance the visual character of the community.
3. To create building and site design in multifamily development that is sensitive
to and well integrated with the surrounding neighborhood.
4. To create open space areas that contribute to the aesthetics of the community,
provide an attractive setting for buildings, and provide safe, interesting outdoor
spaces for residents.
B. Site design
1. Setbacks: Buildings shall provide a minimum setback of ten feet (10') unless a
greater setback is otherwise required by this Title. Building setbacks shall take
into account windows, entrances, porches and patios, and how they impact
adjacent properties
2. All on-site service areas, outdoor storage areas, waste storage, disposal
facilities, and transformer and utility vaults shall be located in an area not
visible from a public street, or shall be fully screened from view from a public
street.
3. A minimum of eighty (80) square feet of private, usable open space shall be
provided for each unit. This requirement can be satisfied through porches,
patios, decks, and/or enclosed yards. Landscaping, entryway and other access
ways shall not count toward this requirement.
4. For the purposes of this Section, vehicular circulation areas, parking areas,
and private useable open space shall not be considered common open space.
5. No recreational vehicles, snowmobiles, boats or other personal recreation
vehicles shall be stored on the site unless provided for in a separate,
designated and screened area.
6. The parking shall meet the requirements set forth in Chapter 3 REGULATIONS
APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS of this Title.
7. Developments with twenty (20) units or more shall provide the following:
a. A property management office.
b. A maintenance storage area.
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c. A central mailbox location, including provisions for parcel mail, that provide
safe pedestrian and/or vehicular access.
d. A directory and map of the development at an entrance or convenient
location for those entering the development.
C. Common open space design requirements:
1. A minimum area of outdoor common open space shall be provided as follows:
a. One hundred fifty (150) square feet for each unit containing five hundred
(500) or less square feet of living area.
b. Two hundred fifty (250) square feet for each unit containing more that five
hundred (500) square feet and up to one thousand two hundred (1,200)
square feet of living area.
C. Three hundred fifty (350) square feet for each unit containing more than one
thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet of living area.
2. Common open space shall be not less than four hundred (400) square feet in
area, and shall have a minimum length and width dimension of twenty feet
(20').
3. In phased developments, common open space shall be provided in each
phase of the development consistent with the requirements for the size and
number of dwelling units.
4. Common open space areas shall not be adjacent to collector or arterial streets
unless separated from the street by a constructed barrier at least four feet (4')
in height.
D. Site development amenities:
1. All multifamily developments shall provide for quality of life, open space and
recreation amenities to meet the particular needs of the residents as follows:
a. Quality of life
i. Clubhouse
ii. Fitness facilities
iii. Enclosed bike storage
iv. Public art such as a statue
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b. Open space
Open grassy area of at least fifty (50) by one hundred (100) feet in size
ii. Community garden
Hi. Ponds or water features
iv. Plaza
c. Recreation
i. Pool
ii. Walking trails
iii. Children's play structures
iv. Sports courts
2. The number of amenities shall depend on the size of multifamily development
as follows:
a. For multifamily developments with less than twenty (20) units, two (2)
amenities shall be provided from two separate categories.
b. For multifamily development between twenty (20) and seventy-five (75) units,
three (3) amenities shall be provided, with one (1) from each category.
c. For multifamily development with seventy-five (75) units or more, four (4)
amenities shall be provided, with at least one (1) from each category.
d, For multifamily developments with more that one hundred (100) units, the
decision-making body shall require additional amenities commensurate to the
size of the proposed development.
3. The decision-making body shall be authorized to consider other improvements in
addition to those provided under subsection 0, provided that these
improvements provide a similar level of amenity.
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E. Architectural character
1. All building elevations shall have a minimum portion of the elevation devoted to
architectural features designed to provide articulation and variety. These
features shall include, but are not limited to windows, bays and offsetting walls
that extend at least two (2) feet; recessed entrances; and changes in material
types. Changes in material types shall have a minimum dimension of two feet
(2') and minimum area of twenty-five (25) square feet.
2. Main entrances, which are the primary point(s) of entry where the majority of
building users will enter and leave, shall be designed as an obvious entrance
and focal point of the building through architectural treatment, lighting, and
address identification.
3. Entrances shall be adequately covered, recessed, or treated with a permanent
architectural feature in such a way that weather protection is provided.
4. Roof forms shall be distinctive and include variety and detail when viewed from
the street. Sloped roofs shall have a significant pitch, Flat roofs should include
distinctive cornice treatments.
5. Exterior building materials and finishes shall convey an impression of
permanence and durability. Materials such as masonry, stone, stucco, wood,
terra cotta, and tile are encouraged.
6. Windows are required to allow views to exterior activity areas or vistas.
Windows shall be provided on any building facing any common area used for
children's recreation.
7. All roof and wall-mounted mechanical, electrical, communications, and service
equipment should be screened from public view from the adjacent public
streets and properties by the use of parapets, walls, fences, enclosures, or by
other suitable means.
F. Landscaping requirements
1. Development shall meet the minimum landscaping requirements in accord with
Chapter 3 REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL DISTRICTS of this Title.
2. All street-facing elevations shall have landscaping along their foundation. The
foundation landscaping shall meet the following minimum standards:
a. The landscaped area shall be at least three (3) feet wide.
b. For every three (3) lineal feet of foundation, an evergreen shrub having a
minimum mature height of twenty-four (24) inches shall be planted.
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c. Groundcover plants shall be planted in the remainder of the landscaped
area.
G. All multifamily developments shall record legally binding documents that state
the maintenance and ownership responsibilities for the management of the
development, including but not limited to structures, parking, common areas, and
other development features.
11-4-3.28: NURSERY OR URBAN FARM:
A. Sales of agricultural products or live plant material shall be incidental to
agricultural production and shaH be limited to what is grown on the property.
B. For new uses, the property used for nursery or urban farm shall be five (5) acres
or less. For annexation of existing nursery or urban farm use, the property may
be larger.
11-4-3.29:
NURSING OR RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES:
A. General standards:
1. If the use results in more than ten (10) persons occupying a dwelling at any
one time, the applicant or owner shall concurrently apply for a change of
occupancy as required by the Building Code in accord with Title 7 of the
Meridian City Municipal Code,
2. The owner and/or operator of the facility shall secure and maintain a license
from the State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare-Facility Standards
Division
B. Additional standards for uses providing care to children and juveniles under the
age of eighteen (18) years:
1. All outdoor play areas shall be completely enclosed by a minimum six-foot (6')
non-scalable fence to secure against exit/entry by small children and to screen
abutting properties. The fencing material shall meet the swimming pool fence
requirements of the Building Code in accord with Title 7 of the Meridian City
Municipal Code.
2. Outdoor play equipment over six feet (6') high shall not be located in a front
yard or within any required yard.
3. Outdoor play areas in residential districts or uses adjacent to an existing
residence shall not be used after dusk.
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C. Additional standards for uses providing care to patients who suffer from
Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other similar disability that may cause
disorientation: A barrier with a minimum height of six feet (6'), along the
perimeter of any portion of the site that is accessible to these patients shall be
provided. The fencing material shall meet the swimming pool fence requirements
of the Building Code in accord with Title 7 of the Meridian City Municipal Code.
11-4-3.30:
PUBLIC OR QUASI-PUBLIC USE:
A. Public recreation and community centers: the use shall meet the standards in
accord with Section 11-3-3.3 arts, entertainment or recreation facility, of this
Article.
B. Public or quasi-public office: the use shall meet the standards for office use in
accord with the district in which the use is located.
11-4-3.31 :
PUBLIC UTILITY, MAJOR; AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE:
A Accessory uses directly related to the maintenance and fueling of vehicles
(including, but not limited to, truck and trailer washing, fuel pumps, garages for
minor repair) may be allowed.
B. Installation of underground fuel tanks shall require written approval from the
Idaho Division of Environmental Quality, Idaho Department of Water Resources,
and the appropriate Fire Authority.
C. No portion of the outside storage areas and/or outside activity areas may be
visible from any highway, interstate, gateway corridor, principal arterial, or minor
arterial as herein defined,
D. All driveways into and through the facility and any open area with a driving
surface shall be surfaced with a dustless material including, but not limited to,
asphalt, concrete, pavers or bricks.
E. For any use requiring the storage of fuel or hazardous material, the use shall be
located a minimum of one thousand feet (1,000') from a hospital.
11-4-3.32:
RECYCLING CENTER; AND SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION:
A. The site shall be screened from the street(s) by a screen composed of a
masonry or concrete wall planted on the exterior side with a vegetative screen.
The screen shall be of sufficient height so that no storage containers shall be
visible above the required screening.
B. All grounds and facilities shall be maintained in an orderly manner so as not to
create a public nuisance.
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C. All mechanical equipment emissions; power-driven processing (including, but not
limited to, aluminum foil and can compacting, baling, plastic shredding, or other
processing activities necessary for efficient temporary storage and shipment of
materials); andlor other outdoor activity areas shaH be located a minimum of
three hundred feet (300') from any abutting residential districts. If the use does
not meet the minimum setback, or in the opinion of Director there are questions
regarding the adequacy of the mitigation of noise, emissions and lor blowing
debris from the site, the use shall be subject to a Conditional Use Permit.
D. All driveways into and through the facility and any open area with a driving
surface shall be surfaced with a dustless material including, but not limited to,
asphalt, concrete, pavers or bricks.
E. For any use requiring the storage of fuel or hazardous material, the use shall be
located a minimum of one thousand feet (1,000') from a hospital.
F. Additional standards for recycling centers:
1. Any container provided for after-hours donation of recyclable materials shall be
a minimum of fifty feet (50') from any abutting residential district, shall be of
sturdy, rustproof construction, and shall have sufficient capacity to
accommodate materials collected.
2. Except for after-hours donation containers, no unsorted material shall be
stored outside.
11-4-3.33:
STORAGE FACILITY, OUTSIDE:
A. Materials shall not be stored within the required yards. Stored items shall not
block sidewalks or parking areas and may not impede vehicular or pedestrian
traffic.
B. The site shall not be used as vehicle wrecking or junkyard as herein defined.
C. Additional standards for outside storage as an accessory use. Accessory outside
storage shall be allowed for approved uses subject to the following standards:
1. Outside storage of materials for commercial or industrial uses shall be limited
to those items owned or used by the business.
2. Outside storage of materials for a residential development or recreational
vehicle park shall be only for recreational vehicles or personal recreation items
of the owners and/or tenants.
3. Outside storage of materials for individual residential properties shall be
screened with a six-foot (6') site-obscuring fence.
D. For any use requiring the storage of fuel or hazardous material, the use shall be
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located a minimum of one thousand feet (1,000') from a hospital.
11-4-3.34: STORAGE FACILITY, SELFMSERVICE:
A. Storage units and/or areas shall not be used as dwellings or as a commercial or
industrial place of business. The manufacture or sale of any item by a tenant
from or at a self-service storage facility is specifically prohibited.
B. On-site auctions of unclaimed items by the storage facility owners shall be
allowed as a temporary use in accord with Section 11-3E temporary use
requirements of this Title.
C. The distance between structures shall be a minimum of twenty-five feet (25').
D. The storage facility shall be completely fenced, walled, or enclosed and
screened from public view. Where abutting a residential district or public road,
chain-link shall not be allowed as fencing material.
E. If abutting a residential district, the facility hours of public operation shall be
limited to 6:00 a.m. to 11 :00 p.m.
F. No structure, facility, drive lane, parking area, nor loading area shall be located
adjacent to a residential district without a sound attenuation wall.
G. If the applicant provides a sound attenuation wall, landscaping buffers may be
reduced to ten feet (10').
H. If the use is unattended, the standards in accord with Section 11-3A-16 self
service uses of this Title shall also apply.
The facility shall have a second means of access for emergency purposes.
J. All outdoor storage of material shall be maintained in an orderly manner so as
not to create a public nuisance. Materials shall not be stored within the required
yards. Stored items shall not block sidewalks or parking areas and may not
impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
K. The site shall not be used as vehicle wrecking or junkyard as herein defined.
L. For any use requiring the storage of fuel or hazardous material, the use shall be
located a minimum of one thousand feet (1,000') from a hospital.
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11-4-3.36: TERMINAL, FREIGHT OR TRUCK:
A. The use shall be located with direct access on a principal arterial or near an
interstate interchange, and with no access through residential streets.
B. No outdoor activity area shall be located within three hundred feet (300') from
any residential district.
C, The use shall be located a minimum of one thousand feet (1,000') from any
hospital.
D. Accessory uses directly related to the maintenance and fueling of vehicles
(including, but not limited to, truck and trailer washing, fuel pumps, garages for
minor repair) may be allowed.
E. Installation of underground fuel tanks shall require written approval from the
Idaho Division of Environmental Quality, Idaho Department of Water Resources,
and the Meridian City Fire Department.
11-4-3.37: VEHICLE IMPOUND YARD:
A. Outside storage and outside activity areas shall comply with Section 11-3A-
140utdoor storage of this Title. The closed vision fence or wall and screening
materials shall be a minimum of ten feet (10) in height.
B. No portion of the vehicle impound yard, outside storage areas andlor outside
activity areas may be visible from any highway, interstate, gateway corridor,
principal arterial, or minor arterial as herein defined.
C. All materials or parts shall be stored and located within the closed vision fence or
walled area. No vehicles or materials shall be stored so they exceed the height
of the fence or wall.
D. The use shall not constitute a junkyard as herein defined.
11-4-3.38: VEHICLE REPAIR, MAJOR AND MINOR:
A. Where adjoining a residential property or district, all repair activities (including,
but not limited to, open pits and lifts) shall occur within an enclosed structure.
B. Inoperable or dismantled motor vehicles shall be stored behind a closed vision
fence, wall, or screen or within an enclosed structure and shall not be visible
from street.
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11-4-3.39: VEHICLE SALES OR RENTAL:
A. Vehicle repair may be allowed as an accessory use, subject to the standards for
vehicle repair, major and minor in the district where the use is located.
B. Inoperable or dismantled motor vehicles shall be stored behind a closed vision
fence, wall, or screen or within an enclosed structure and shall not be visible
from any street.
C. Automotive sales and rental areas shall be subject to the minimum perimeter
landscape requirement of parking areas in Chapter 3 Article B. landscaping
requirements of this Title.
D. In addition to Chapter 3 Article B. landscaping requirements of this Title, one (1)
square foot of landscaping for every fifty (50) square feet of vehicle display area,
and one (1) tree for every two hundred (200) square feet of parking area shall be
provided.
11-4-3.40: VEHICLE WASHING FACILITY:
A A site plan shall be submitted that demonstrates safe pedestrian and vehicular
access and circulation on the site and between adjacent properties. At a
minimum, the plan shall demonstrate compliance with the following standards:
1. Stacking lanes shall have sufficient capacity to prevent obstruction of the
public right-of-way by patrons.
2. The stacking lane shall be a separate lane from the circulation lanes needed
for access and parking.
3. The stacking lane shall not be located within ten feet (10') of any residential
district or existing residence.
4. A letter from the Transportation Authority indicating the site plan is in
compliance with the highway district standards and policies shall be required.
B. Within the industrial districts, a vehicle washing facility shall be allowed only as
an accessory use to a gasoline or diesel fuel sales facility for use by non-
passenger vehicles. The vehicle washing facility shall be limited in capacity to a
single vehicle. The intent is to discourage facilities that cater to passenger
vehicles.
C. Any use that is not fully enclosed shall be located a minimum one hundred feet
(100') from any abutting residential district, and shall be limited in operating
hours from 6:00 a.m. to 11 :00 p.m.
D. If the use is unattended, the standards set forth in Section 11-3A-18 of this Title
shall also apply.
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11-4-3.41: VEHICLE WRECKING OR JUNKYARD:
A. Outside storage and outside activity areas shall comply with Section 11-3A-14
outdoor storage of this Title. The fence or wall and screening materials shall be a
minimum of ten feet (10) in height.
B. No portion of the vehicle impound yard, outside storage areas andlor outside
activity areas may be visible from any highway, interstate, principal arterial, or
minor arterial.
C. All materials or parts shall be stored and located within a closed vision fence or
walled area. No vehicles or materials shall be stored so they exceed the height
of the fence or wall.
D. All structures or outside activity areas shall be located a minimum of three
hundred feet (300') from any property line. The use shall be located a minimum
of one thousand feet (1,000') from any residential district.
E. An area for processing vehicles as they are brought to the site shall be
designated on a site plan. The processing area shall be an impermeable surface
that has a means to collect and properly dispose of oils and fluids in the vehicles.
F. The applicant shall obtain all necessary permits for the storage of materials on
the site, including, but not limited to, oil, hazardous waste, and tires.
G. No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a vehicle wrecking yard, any
portion of which is within one thousand feet (1,000') of the nearest edge of the
right-of-way and visible from any highway, interstate, principal arterial, or minor
arterial as herein defined. See Idaho Code ~40-313.
11-4-3.42:
VERTICALLY INTEGRATED RESIDENTIAL PROJECT:
A. A vertically integrated residential project shall be a structure that contains at least
two (2) stories.
B. A minimum of twenty five percent (25%) of the gross floor area of a vertically
integrated project shall be residential dwelling units, including outdoor patio
space on the same floor as a residential unit.
C. The minimum building footprint for a detached vertically integrated residential
project shall be twenty-four hundred (2,400) square feet.
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D. The allowed nonresidential uses in a vertically integrated project include: arts,
entertainment or recreation facility; artist studio; civic, social or fraternal
organizations; day care facility; drinking establishment; Education Institution;
financial institution; health care or social assistance; industry, craftsman;
laundromat; nursing or residential care facility; personal or professional service;
public or quasi-public use; restaurant; or retail; or other uses that may be
considered through the Conditional Use Permit process,
E. None of the required parking shall be located in the front of the structure.
11-4-3.43: WAREHOUSE:
A. Accessory uses allowed: office not to exceed twenty five percent (25%) and retail
sales not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the total enclosed area of the use.
B. Outside activity areas shall be located a minimum of three hundred feet (300')
from any property line adjoining a residence or a residential district
11-4-3.44: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY:
A. Purpose: The purpose of this section is to accommodate the communications
needs of its residents and businesses while at the same time protecting the
safety, aesthetic appeal and general welfare of the community. Furthermore, it is
the purpose of this section to regulate the impact of communications towers
within the city limits and to provide for the needs of the public and businesses for
wireless communications. The intent of this section is to:
1. Facilitate the provision of wireless telecommunication services to the residents
and businesses of the City of Meridian;
2. Minimize the adverse visual effects of communications towers and other similar
structures through careful design standards;
3. Avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from the structural failure of
towers and other such structures through structural standards and setback
requirements; and
4. Require the co-location of new wireless communication equipment, when
possible, in order to reduce the number of towers required to serve the city.
B. Applicability: The following provisions shall apply to any construction, installation,
addition to or increase in the height of any wireless communications tower.
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C. Process:
1. Amateur radio antennae that meet the standards as set forth in Section 11-4-
3.44.F shall require accessory use approval.
2. Co-location of new equipment on an existing tower shall require a Certificate of
Zoning Compliance prior to installation.
3. Stealth towers and/or new antennae that meet the standards as set forth in
Chapter 5 Article B. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS shall require a Certificate of Zoning
Compliance prior to installation.
4. Wireless communication facilities in an industrial district shall require a
Certificate of Zoning Compliance prior to installation.
5. All other wireless communication facilities shall require conditional use
approval.
D. Required documentation: The applicant shall provide the following
documentation with the request for approval of a wireless communication facility:
1. Documentation from a qualified and licensed engineer showing that the
proposed facility will be in compliance with the FCC standards regarding radio
frequency (RF) emissions.
2. A report from a qualified and licensed structural engineer that describes the
tower height and design. The report shall include the following: a cross section
of the tower, elevations that document the height above grade for all potential
mounting positions for colocated antennae, and the minimum separation
distances between antennae. The report must also include a description of the
tower's capacity regarding the number and type of antennae that it can
accommodate and what precautions the applicant will take to avoid
interference with established public safety telecommunications. This report
must be stamped by the structural engineer and include other information
necessary to evaluate the request.
3. For all wireless communication facilities, a letter of intent committing the tower
owner and his, her or its successors to allow the shared use of the tower, as
required by this section, if an additional user agrees in writing to meet
reasonable terms and conditions for shared use.
4. A statement regarding compliance with regulations administered and enforced
by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
5. Propagation charts showing existing and proposed transmission coverage at
the subject site and within an area large enough to provide an understanding
of why the facility needs to be in the chosen location.
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6. A written analysis demonstrating that the proposed site is the most appropriate
site within the immediate area. The analysis shall include, but is not limited to,
the following:
a. Description of the surrounding area, including topography;
b. Natural and manmade impediments, if any, that would obstruct adequate
wireless telephone transmissions;
c. Physical site constraints, if any, that would preclude construction of a
wireless communications facility on any other site;
d, Technical limitations of the system that limit siting options.
E. Amateur radio antenna standards: Pursuant to the FCC's preemptive ruling PRB
1, towers supporting amateur radio antennae (Le" HAM radio antennae) of less
than thirty-five feet (35') in height are permitted, antennae with a height in excess
of thirty-five feet (35') shall require a Conditional Use Permit. No towers or
antennae shall be placed within the front, side or street side yard.
F. Stealth tower standards:
1. The facility shall be hidden or camouflaged.
2. The facility shall not exceed the height limitation of the district in which it is
located.
G. Antennae standards:
1. The antennae shall be less than four (4) square feet in area and mounted to:
a. New poles (not streetlights).
b. Existing poles or streetlights.
c. Buildings.
d. Towers.
e. New streetlights in existing neighborhoods shall only be allowed with
approval of the Public Works Director. The Public Works Director shall
determine if the benefit derived from the new streetlight is greater than the
maintenance and increased utility fees associated with the streetlight.
2. The facility shall not exceed the height limitation of the district in which it is
located.
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3. Where the applicant does not own the supporting structure, antennae attached
to support structures shall be allowed only after securing a license agreement
with the owner and other responsible parties, as applicable.
4. Streetlights or poles with attached antennae shall be separated by a minimum
of five hundred feet (500').
5. Antennae attached to streetlights shall be painted to match the streetlights and
shall be attached only to Meridian standard streetlights (not on ornamental
fixtures ),
H. Design Standards: All new communications towers shall meet the following
minimum design standards:
1. Towers and antennae shall be required to blend into the surrounding
environment by paint or other camouflaging architectural treatment, except in
instances where the color is dictated by federal or state authorities such as the
federal aviation administration. All metal shall be corrosive-resistant or treated
to prevent corrosion.
2. All new communication towers shall be of monopole design, unless the
decision-making body determines that an alternative design (i.e., lattice, guy
wire, etc.) would be appropriate because of location or necessity.
3. No part of any antenna, disk, array or other such item attached to a
communications tower shall be permitted to overhang any part of the right-of-
way or property line.
4. The base of all towers shall be surrounded by a sight obscuring security fence,
in accord with the underlying zone.
5. All tower facilities shall include a landscape buffer. The buffer shall consist of a
landscape strip of at least five feet (5') wide outside the perimeter of the
compound. A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the plant material shall be of
an evergreen variety. In locations of where the visual impact of the tower is
minimal, the Director may waive this requirement through the alternative
compliance procedure in accord with Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATION of this Title.
6. All climbing pegs within the bottom twenty feet (20') of the tower shall be
removed except when the tower is being serviced.
7. All lighting on the tower, other than may be required by the FAA, shall be
prohibited.
8. No tower shall have constructed thereon, or attached thereto, in any way, any
platform, catwalk, crow's nest, or like structure, except during periods of
construction or repair. No signs or banners shall be attached to any portion of
a wireless communications tower.
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Setback standards: If the tower does not exceed the maximum building height
allowed for the zoning of the land upon which it is to be placed, the tower shall
meet the setback requirement for that zone, with the following exceptions:
1. If the property is located next to a residential district, the setback requirements
shall be one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the height of the tower.
a. If the tower exceeds the maximum height allowance for the district, the
setback req uirements shall be one foot (1') for every ten feet (10') of tower
height, in addition to the district's setback requirements.
b. If the tower is not constructed to meet the standards set forth in the
Telecommunications Industry Association/Electronic Industries Association
(TIAlEIA) 222 revision F standards entitled "Structural Standards for Steel
Antenna Supporting Structures" the setback requirement shall be one foot
(1') for every foot in height of the tower. This shall be measured from all
property lines and shall be referred to as the "fall zone," Only the accessory
equipment building shall be permitted to be located within the fall zone.
2. Communication towers must be set back from all public owned right-of-way by
a minimum of two (2) times the height of the tower to be installed. If this
setback requirement is in conflict with any other setback requirement, the
setback shall be the greater distance,
3. All communication towers shall be set back at least three (3) times the height
of the tower from all principal arterial streets.
J. Co-location Standards:
1. A proposal for a new commercial communication tower shall not be approved
unless the decision-making body finds that the telecommunications equipment
planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing or
approved tower.
2. It shall be the burden of the applicant to demonstrate that the proposed tower
or antenna cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower or
structure. One or more following pieces of documentation shall be provided as
proof that the new tower is necessary:
a. Unwillingness of other tower or facility owners to entertain shared use.
b. The proposed co-location of an existing tower or facility would be in violation
of any state or federal law.
c. The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of existing
towers, as documented by a qualified and licensed structural engineer.
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d. The planned equipment would cause interference, materially impacting the
usability of other existing or planned equipment on the tower as documented
by a qualified and licensed engineer.
e. Existing or approved towers cannot accommodate the planned equipment at
a height necessary to function reasonably as documented by a qualified and
licensed engineer.
3. All proposed communication towers shall be designed (structurally, electrically,
and in all respects) to accommodate both the applicant's antennae and
comparable antennae for at least two (2) additional users if the tower is over
one hundred ten feet (110') in height and for at least one (1) additional user if
the tower is over fifty feet (50') in height.
K. Abandoned or unused towers or portions of towers: All abandoned or unused
towers and associated facilities shall be required to be removed within sixty (60)
days of cessation of use as a wireless communication facility, unless a time
extension is granted by the city council. A copy of the relevant portions of a
signed lease, which requires the applicant to remove the tower and associated
facilities upon cessation of the use as a wireless communication facility, shall be
submitted at the time of application and resubmitted upon renewal or
termination. In the event that the tower and associated facilities are not removed
within the sixty (60) days, the tower and associated facilities may be removed by
the city and the costs of removal assessed against the real property.
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CHAPTER 5
ADMINISTRA nON
SECTIONS:
11-5-1 : PURPOSE
11-5-2: APPLICABILITY
11-5-1: PURPOSE: The purpose of this Chapter is to set forth the roles,
responsibilities and processes in the administration of permits that are authorized by this
Title and consistent with Idaho Code 967-6502 et seq. as amended,
11-5-2: APPLICABILITY:
A. All applications shall be administered in accord with Article A. general provisions
of this Chapter.
B. All applications shall be administered in accord with Article B, specific provisions
of this Chapter,
C, Surety agreements shall be in accord with Article C. surety agreements of this
Chapter.
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CHAPTER 5
ADMlNISTRA TION
ARTICLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE A.
11-5A-1 :
11-5A-2:
11-5A-3:
11-5A-4:
11-5A-5:
11-SA-6:
11-5A-7:
SECTIONS:
PURPOSE
DUTIES AND AUTHORITY
APPLICATION PROCESS
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS
PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS
CITY COUNCIL REVIEW PROCESS
FEES
11-5A-1: PURPOSE: The purpose of this Chapter is to set forth the roles,
responsibilities, and processes in the administration of permits that are authorized by
this Title consistent with Idaho Code 967-6502 et seq. as amended.
11-5A-2:
DUTIES AND AUTHORITY:
A. City Council: The Meridian City Council shall have the authority to set policy and
legislation affecting land use and the administration of this Title. The City Council
shall act on recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission in
legislative and quasi-judicial matters and serve as a review authority on appeals
of discretionary and administrative actions. (See Table 11-5A-1.)
B. Planning and Zoning Commission: The Planning and Zoning Commission shall
be the designated planning agency for the City. The Planning and Zoning
Commission shall be responsible for final action on discretionary permits and for
recommendations to the City Council on land use legislation, comprehensive
plan amendments and quasi-judicial matters. In addition to the duties listed in
Title 1 of the Meridian City Code, the duties of the Planning and Zoning
Commission regarding implementation of this Title shall be as follows:
1. Provide for citizen meetings, hearings, surveys, or other methods to obtain
advice on the planning process, Comprehensive Plan, and implementation;
2. Conduct informational meetings and consult with public officials and agencies,
public utility companies, and civic, educational, professional, or other
organizations;
3. Promote a public interest in and understanding of the Commission's activities;
4. Make recommendations to the Council concerning the Comprehensive Plan,
planning process, or implementation of the Comprehensive Plan; and
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5. Conduct public hearings and make recommendations based on the required
findings and standards to the City Council for applications in accord with Table
11-5A-1.
C. Planning Department Director: The Director shall be appointed by the mayor and
confirmed by a majority of the City Council as the administrative official for the
Unified Development Code. The Director or his or her authorized staff shall
administer and enforce this Title and fulfill all the duties imposed by law
including, but not limited to:
1. The Director shall make interpretations in the enforcement and administration
of this Title (See Table 11-5A-1) including, but not limited to, those in Chapter
1 GENERAL PROVISIONS of this Title and the following:
a. Conduct investigations of structures and use of property as are necessary to
determine compliance with the regulations of this Title;
b. Order the abatement of violations of this Title and aid in prosecuting such
violations;
c. Withhold any Certificate of Zoning Compliances on any property where
structures or uses are in violation of the Unified Development Code; and
d. Enforce penalties for violations in accord with Section 11-1-11 of this Title.
2. The Director shall provide information to the public on planning, and zoning,
matters.
3. The Director with the City Clerk shall receive and examine applications
including, but not limited to, the following:
a. With the consent of the owner, enter upon any property to make
examinations and surveys;
b. Maintain records of all materials and correspondence related to land use
applications;
c. Transmit to outside agencies and provide written notice to surrounding
property owners on all Commission and Council hearings;
d. Maintain records of the Commission and Council hearings and actions
thereon;
e. Transmit to the Commission or Council all applications related to this Title.
4. The Director shall issue Certificates of Zoning Compliance.
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5. The Director shall review and act on requests for Alternative Compliance as
identified in Table 11-5B-1.
D. The following is a summary list of the actions that the City shall take in
administration of this Title, the body responsible for the action, and reference to
the process under which the action shall be taken. In the case of concurrent
applications requiring action from more than one decision body, the applications
shall be combined and the decision-making body with the highest authority shall
be responsible for all decisions. This is not intended to require the Planning and
Zoning Commission to review applications where they are not listed as a
recommending body such as final plat, variance, and vacation.
TABLE 11-5A-1: DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY BY APPLICATION
NONE
NONE
NONE D A
NONE D A
PZ CC PH
NONE CC PH
NONE D A
NONE D A
PZ CC PH
D PZ PH
roved conditional use NONE 0 A
NONE D A
PZ CC PH
PZ CC PH
D CC PM
D CC A
PZ CC PH
NONE D A
NONE 0 A
NONE D A
NONE D A
NONE D A
D Same decision-maker PH
as initial a roval.
CC
D
CC
CC
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11-5A-3:
APPLICATION PROCESS:
A. Purpose: The purpose of this section is to outline the general application process
for a permit or decision under provisions of this Title.
B. Application requirements:
1. All persons making application for permits and decisions in accord with this
Title shall submit an application to the Director on forms approved by the
Planning and Zoning Commission and provided by the Planning Department.
2. Prior to the commencement of any substantive changes to the application
requirements, Director shall submit the changes to the Planning and Zoning
Commission at a public hearing.
C. Determination of completeness:
1. An application shall contain all information deemed necessary by the Director
to determine if the proposed permit or action will comply with the requirements
of the applicable district or development regulation.
2. Upon receipt of a compete application, the City will issue a notice of application
acceptance and completion.
3. The Director shall assign a file number and begin processing the application
once the application is deemed complete.
D. Fee: All complete applications shall be accompanied by a filing fee in an amount
established by City ordinance or resolution.
E. Resubmitted: No application that has been denied by the Director, the
Commission, or the Council shall be resubmitted, in substantially the same form
for the same use, within one (1) year from the date of denial. The Director may
waive the one- (1) year requirement and accept a new application, where the
subject property is affected by amendments to the Comprehensive Plan or to this
Title.
F. Request for City Council review: The City Council may be asked to review any
decision of the Director or the Commission by an applicant, any party of a record
or a City Council member through the provisions set forth in Section 11-5A-6 city
council review process.
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11-5A-4:
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS:
A. The Director may require conditions of approval that are deemed necessary to
protect the public health, safety, and welfare and prevent undue adverse impacts
on surrounding properties.
B. Where notice is required, the Director shall notify property owners within one
hundred feet (100') of the subject property.
C. The Director shall provide the applicant written findings of fact and conclusions
of law in accord with Idaho Code 867-6519 stating the reasons for the decision
reached. All conditions of approval shall be attached to the written decision.
D. Mailed notice of the Director's decision shall be sent to all parties of record. Any
person aggrieved by the Director's decision may submit a written request for City
Council review in accord with Section 11-5A-6 of this Chapter. The Director's
decision is not final until the end of the fifteen- (15) day appeal period.
11-5A-5:
PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS:
A. Decisions on permits and requests for action requiring a public hearing are
based on standards that require substantial discretion and are matters having
broad public interest.
B. Applicants for permits requiring a public hearing are required to conduct a pre-
application meeting with the Department.
C. Neighborhood meetings.
1, Applicants are required to hold a neighborhood meeting to provide an
opportunity for public review of the proposed project prior to the submittal of an
application.
2. Notice of the neighborhood meeting shall be provided to all property owners of
record within three hundred feet (300') of the exterior boundary of the
application property. Notice of the meeting shall be either hand-delivered or
mailed to the recipients,
3. Notice of the meeting shall be provided at least five days (5) prior to the
meeting. The meeting shall be held not more than three (3) months or less
than five (5) days prior to the submittal of an application.
D. Posting of public hearing notice
1, All applications requiring a public hearing shall post the subject property,
except posting is not required for a Unified Development Code text
amendment, a Comprehensive Plan text amendment and/or vacations.
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2. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the hearing, the applicant shall post a copy
of the public hearing notice of the application on the property under
consideration. Except as noted herein, posting of the property must be in
substantial compliance with the following requirements:
a. Conditional Use Permit applications for daycare, group; and annexation,
preliminary plat, variance, rezone, and comprehensive plan amendment
applications for properties of land less than three (3) acres in size: The
applicant shall post a sign consisting of one eleven-inch by seventeen- inch
(11" x 17") piece of paper mounted to a rigid surface of at least equal size, or
other material stating the name of the applicant, a statement concerning the
proposed development, and the date, time and location of the public hearing.
b. All other hearings shall require the following posting notice:
The sign(s) shall consist of four-foot by four-foot (4' x 4') plywood or other
hard surface mounted on two (2) four-inch by four-inch (4" x 4") posts, or
attached to another Director-approved support in such a manner that it is
perpendicular to the roadway along which the sign is posted and the
bottom of the sign is at least three feet (3') above the ground.
ii. Centered at the top of the four-foot by four-foot (4' x 4') signboard(s) in
six inch (6") letters shall be the words "City of Meridian Public Hearing
Notice." In addition, each sign will inform the public of the nature of the
hearing, the date, time and address of the hearing location, a summary of
the proposal to be considered, a city contact phone number, the location
of the development and the name of the applicant, and if applicable, the
proposed development. Each sign shall be painted white, and the letters
shall be painted black and shall appear on both sides. An example of this
sign is set forth below.
Size =
six inches (6")
CITY OF MERIDIAN PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission
Size =
two inches (2")
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN wlll hold a public hearing on
January 1, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. at the Meridian City Hall
(33 E. Idaho).
Size = PURPOSE: Annexation and Zoning - You Name it Subdivision-
one and one-half Zoning R-4, Subdivision Preliminary Plat, 7.66 acres, 29 lots, single-
inches (1.5") family dwelling, 1 lot open space/drainage w/landscape entryway.
j PROPERTY LOCATION: SW corner of Ustick Rd. and Under Rd.
APPLICATION BY: John and Jane Doe
2. ign plac m~'f1~:tClfftJl s9~WlJ~~W5ih~~t~-g~~3tWjt~a~gYb~YrT~tb~?'~idered along
ach roa tway that is adjacent to the subject property boundaries. The sign(s)
hall be I tcated on the property, outside of the public right-of-way. If the sign
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cannot be placed on the property and still be clearly visible, the sign may be
placed within the right-of-way if the applicant can obtain the consent of the
owner of the right-of-way.
3. Proof of posting: The applicant shall submit a notarized statement and a
photograph of the posting to the City no later than seven (7) days prior to the
public hearing attesting to where and when the sign(s) were posted. Unless
Certificate is received by such date, the hearing will be continued.
4. Sign removal: The signs shall be removed no later than three (3) days after the
public hearing for which the sign had been posted is ended.
E. Mailing and publishing of the public hearing notice
1. Legal Notice: At least fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing, the City shall
publish a notice of the time and place and a summary of the application in the
official newspaper of general circulation in Ada County.
2. Radius notice:
a. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing, the City shall send a
notice by first class mail of the time and place, and a summary of the
application to property owners or purchasers of record (as listed in the
current records of the Ada County Assessor) owning property within three
hundred feet (300') of the property being considered.
b. The noticing shall be extended to property owners within one thousand feet
(1,000') of the external property boundaries for heavy industries and wireless
communication facilities.
c. The Director may determine, or other applications provided for in this Title
may require, that notices be sent to property owners or purchasers of record
whose properties are further than three hundred feet (300') or one thousand
feet (1,000') from the external boundaries of the property.
3. Alternate forms of notice. When posted or mailed notice is required of two
hundred (200) or more property owners or purchasers of record, alternate
forms of notice may be provided as follows:
a. In lieu of mailed notice, one (1) additional notice of the time and place of the
hearing and summary of the proposal shall be published in a newspaper of
general circulation within the County, not less than ten (10) days prior to the
hearing; andlor
b. At least seven (7) days prior to the hearing, a public service announcement
shall be made available to newspapers, radio, and television stations
servicing the City.
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4. Notice to other jurisdictions: The City shall send notice of the application to
other jurisdictions with interest and/or authority over the application, including
but not limited, to the following:
a. Other jurisdictions with joint jurisdiction;
b. Appropriate utility companies, irrigation companies or districts and drainage
districts;
c. Health and transportation authorities; and
d. School district.
F. Public hearing
1. The City Council andlor Planning and Zoning Commission shall conduct the
public hearing in accord with the procedures set forth in Title 1 of the Meridian
City Code.
2. If the decision-making body (see Table 11-5A-1) finds that it does not have
sufficient information to make a decision, it may continue the public hearing.
The decision-making body may also choose to conduct a study session with all
parties of record to address questions and issues related to the application.
3. The decision-making body (see Table 11-5A-1) may require or recommend
conditions of approval that it deems necessary to protect the public health,
safety, and welfare and/or to prevent undue adverse impacts on surrounding
properties.
4. After the conduct of the public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission
may recommend approval, recommend denial, approve, approve with
conditions, or deny the application request; the City Council may approve,
approve with conditions, or deny the application request.
5. The decision-making body (see Table 11-5A-1) action shall be made within
seventy (70) days after receiving all information to make a decision or seventy
(70) days from the last meeting where the application is considered if
additional information is not needed. For applications where the Commission is
acting as a recommending body, the Commission shall forward its
recommendation to the Council within forty-five (45) days.
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6, The decision-making body (see Table 11-5A-1) shall provide the applicant
written findings of fact and conclusions of law in accord with Idaho Code 967-
6519 and 967-6535 stating the reasons forthe decision reached. Conditions of
approval shall be attached to the written decision or recommendation.
11-5A-6:
CITY COUNCIL REVIEW PROCESS:
A. Request for City Council review of a decision of the Director or the Planning and
Zoning Commission concerning the administration of this Title may be made by
an applicant, the Director, or a party of record.
B, All requests for review shall be filed in writing with the Department within fifteen
(15) days after the written decision is issued. The request shall include the
following information:
1. The decision being requested for review;
2. The name and address of the person requesting the review and their interest in
the matter; and
3. The specific grounds upon which the request is made.
C. After receipt of a request for review of the action of the Director or Commission,
the Council shall hold a de nova public hearing to reach a decision to uphold or
overrule the action.
D. By simple majority vote, the City Council may uphold or overrule the decision.
1. In the case of consideration of a decision of the Director:
a. If the action is overruled, the City Council shall issue a written decision and
send the matter back to the Director for action consistent with the City
Council's decision.
b. If the action of the Director is upheld, the City Council shall issue a written
decision stating the decision and the reasons for the decision.
2, In the case of consideration of a decision of the Commission, if the decision is
overruled, the Council shall issue findings consistent with the decision.
E. Stay of proceedings. A request for City Council review stays all proceedings in
furtherance of the action unless the Director certifies to the Council or
Commission, after notice of the request is filed, that by reason of facts stated in
the application, a stay would in the Director's opinion cause imminent peril to life
and property. In such cases, proceedings shall not be stayed other than by a
restraining order which may be granted by the Councilor court based on an
application, with notice showing due cause.
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F. Notification: Within ten (10) days, after a decision has been rendered by the City
Council, the Director shall send a copy of the written decision to the individual
requesting the City Council review and the applicant, as may be applicable.
11-5A-7: FEES: In the application of fees for the review of permit applications, the
following rules shall apply:
A. Basis for calculation: For any requested public hearing involving more than one
(1) classification of a petition or application, the filing fee shall be calculated on
the basis of the cumulative fee for the individual application(s).
B. Waiver of fee: Notwithstanding any of the preceding fee schedules, the City
Council shall have the authority to waive in whole or in part any application fee
when such a fee would present a hardship. An applicant for a hardship waiver
must present the request in writing to the City Council, outlining the degree of
such hardship.
C. Fees not refundable: Fees to be charged for the various procedures stated
above are not refundable, except where a petition or application is withdrawn at
least three (3) weeks prior to the date of its scheduled public hearing, and then
only after order by the City Council.
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CHAPTER 5
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE B. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
ARTICLE B. SECTIONS:
11-5B-1: CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE
11-5B-2: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS
11-5B-3: ANNEXATIONS AND REZONES
11-5B-4: VARIANCES
11-5B-5: ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE
11-5B-6: CONDITIONAL USES
11-5B-1 :
CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE:
A. Purpose: The purpose of the Certificate of Zoning Compliance is to ensure that
all construction, alterations and/or the establishment of a new use complies with
all of the provisions of this Title before any work on the structure is started andlor
the use is established.
B. Applicability: These provisions apply to all requests for permits that involve
construction, exterior alterations andlor the establishment of a new use. These
provisions do not apply to tenant improvements where the footprint of an existing
structure is not enlarged.
C. Process: A Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be issued by the Director
when there is a demonstration that the development complies with all provisions
of this Title.
1. No Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be issued for any use on a property
in violation of this Title or on a property that contains structures or uses in
violation of this Title.
2. The Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be invalid:
a. If the Certificate was secured in violation of a State or Federal law;
b. Upon violation of any regulations of this Title on the subject property; or
c. If the conditions of the Certificate of Zoning Compliance have been violated.
All further work shall cease on a project until the violation has been
remedied.
3. Certificate of Zoning Compliances issued in conjunction with a proposed use
shall expire if said use has not commenced within one (1) year of the date of
issuance of the Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
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4. Certificate of Zoning Compliances issued in conjunction with construction or
alteration of a structure shall expire if said construction or alteration has not
commenced within one (1) year of the date of issuance of the Certificate of
Zoning Compliance.
5. The Certificate of Zoning Compliance may require inspections and approvals
specified in the approval of the application.
11-5B-2:
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS:
A. Purpose: The purpose of this section is to establish procedures for amendments
to the text, tables and graphics of this Title.
B. Applicability: The provisions of this section shall apply to all text within this Title.
C. Process:
1, Unified Development Code Amendment initiated by the City. The Planning and
Zoning Commission may propose to amend this Title following notice and
public hearing procedures in Article A. GENERAL PROVISIONS of this Chapter.
2. Unified Development Amendment initiated by a property owner. The applicant
shall complete a pre-application conference with the Director prior to submittal
of an application for a Unified Development Code text amendment An
application and fees, in accord with Article A. GENERAL PROVISIONS of this
Chapter, shall be submitted to the Director on forms provided by the
Department
3. The Council shall apply the standard listed in Section 11-5B-2D and the
findings listed in Section 11-5B-2E of this Title to review the Unified
Development Code text amendment
D. Required findings. Upon recommendation from the Commission, the Council
shall make a full investigation and shall, at the public hearing, review the
application. In order to grant a text amendment to the Unified Development
Code, the Council shall make the following findings:
1. The text amendment complies with the applicable provisions of the
comprehensive plan;
2. The text amendment shall not be materially detrimental to the public health,
safety, and welfare; and
3. The text amendment shall not result in an adverse impact upon the delivery of
services by any political subdivision providing public services within the City
including, but not limited to, school districts.
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11-5B-3:
ANNEXATIONS AND REZONES:
A. Purpose: The purpose of this section is to establish procedures for annexations
and rezones, including amendments to the Official Zoning Maps.
B. Applicability: The provisions of this section shall apply to all lands within the
legally defined Meridian City limits, the Meridian Area of City Impact, and all
other annexable properties as set forth in Idaho Code S50-222.
C. Process:
1. Annexation andlor rezone initiated by Council. The City Council shall follow the
procedures for annexation as set forth in Idaho Code S50-222.
2. Annexation and/or rezone initiated by property owner. The applicant shall
complete a pre-application conference with the Director prior to submittal of an
application for an Annexation andlor Rezone. An application and fees, in
accord with Article A. GENERAL PROVISIONS of this Chapter, shall be submitted
to the Director on forms provided by the Department.
3. The Council shall apply the standard listed in Section 11-SB-3D and the
findings listed in Section 11-5B-3E of this Title to review the annexation andlor
rezone req uest.
D. Standards:
1. The subject property shall meet the minimum dimensional standards of the
proposed district.
2. The City may require a development agreement in conjunction with the
annexation or rezone pursuant to Idaho Code S65-6711A.
a. The termination of a development agreement shall result in the reversal of
the Official Zoning map amendment approval and applicable development
approval for any undeveloped portion of property subject to the development
agreement. The undeveloped property subject to the development
agreement shall be rezoned to the district classification in effect prior to
approval of the development agreement.
b. Any action by the Council to amend or terminate a previously recorded
development agreement shall be recorded in the office of the Ada County
Recorder by the Clerk to the Council.
E. Required Findings. Upon recommendation from the Commission, the Council
shall make a full investigation and shall, at the public hearing, review the
application. In order to grant an annexation and/or rezone, the Council shall
make the following findings:
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1. The map amendment complies with the applicable provisions of the
comprehensive plan;
2. The map amendment complies with the regulations outlined for the proposed
district, specifically the purpose statement;
3. The map amendment shall not be materially detrimental to the public health,
safety, and welfare; and
4. The map amendment shall not result in an adverse impact upon the delivery of
services by any political subdivision providing public services within the City
including, but not limited to, school districts.
5. The annexation (as applicable) is in the best of interest of City.
11-5B-4:
VARIANCES:
A. Purpose: The purpose of this section is to establish procedures for modification
from the bulk and placement requirements of this Title.
B. Applicability: The provisions of this section shall apply to requests to vary from
the requirements of this Title with respect to lot size, width, and depth; front,
side, and rear setbacks; parking spaces; building height; and all other provisions
of this Title affecting the size and shape of a structure or the placement upon
properties.
C. Process.
1. The applicant shall complete a pre-application conference with the Director
prior to submittal of an application for a variance.
2. An application and fees, in accord with Article A. GENERAL PROVISIONS of this
Chapter, shall be submitted to the Director on forms provided by the Planning
Department.
3. The Council shall apply the standards listed in Section 11-5B-4.D and all the
findings listed in Section 11-5B-4.E of this Title to review the variance.
D. Standard. The variance shall comply with Idaho Code ~67 -6516.
E. Required findings. In order to grant a variance, the Council shall make the
following findings:
1. The variance shall not grant a right or special privilege that is not otherwise
allowed in the district;
2. The variance relieves an undue hardship because of characteristics of the site;
and
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ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE:
3. The variance shall not be detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare.
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A. Purpose: The purpose of this process is to provide for alternative means in which
to meet the intended purposes of certain development regulations when explicit
compliance is not feasible or the alternative means is superior to what is
required. The regulations of this section are intended to encourage creative
solutions to land use problems. The City recognizes that some specific
requirements of this Title do not anticipate all possible situations. Further, the
City recognizes that there may be land use proposals that conform to the
purpose, intent, and objectives of the regulations in this Title but were not
anticipated in the specific regulations. This subsection sets forth an alternative
method of compliance in the event of these situations.
B. Applicability:
TABLE 11-5A-1: AL TERNA TlVE COMPLIANCE
1. This process is intended to replace specific requirements as set forth
throughout this Title as follows:
11-6C-3
11-3A-7
11-28-3
11-2C-3
11-4-3.44
11-38
11-3D-5
11-3A-7
11-3C-5
11-3C-6
11-3F-4
11-38-5
11-3A-21
2. Requests for alternative compliance are allowed only when one (1) or more of
the following conditions exists:
a. Topography, soil, vegetation, or other site conditions are such that full
compliance is impossible or impractical;
b. The site involves space limitations or an unusually shaped lot;
c. Safety considerations make alternative compliance desirable;
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