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Project: Ashtyn Park Annexation
RECEIVED
SEP 1 2 2006
City of Meridian
city Clerk Office
Location: the southwest comer of Us tick Road and Meridian Road
Applications: annexation and zoning
Highlights of Proposed Development: The applicant intends to construct an office development. To
support that request, the applicant has submitted a concept plan for how the subject property may develop
and pictures of what the future buildings will generally look like. The applicant is not proposing
residential or public quasi-public zones/uses for this site, as envisioned with The Future Land Use Map.
Resolution No. 04-454 states: "At the discretion of City Council, areas with a Residential Comprehensive
Plan designation may request office uses if the property has frontage on an arterial street or a section line
road and is 3 acres in size or less.... In this instance, no ancillary commercial uses shall be permitted."
Approval would allow the applicant to obtain an office zone.
The recommended DA provisions include the following (non-standard) provisions:
Concept Plan: generally consistent with submitted conceptual site plan. (It must be consistent with UDC.)
Building Elevations/Construction Materials/Building Bulk: Up to six office buildings maximum size of
5,000 square feet each and single-story. Each future building must provide: variations in roof lines with at
least a portion of the roof having a 6/12 slope, awnings over some of the windows and the front door,
_ columns, at least 25% ofthe front and street-facing fa<;ade to have windows, at least two different types of
siding material, and generally compatible in appearance and bulk with the pictures (as determined by the
Planning Director). Or otherwise approved through a Conditional Use Permit.
Access: The applicant is proposing a full access driveway that is approximately 350 feet south of Us tick
Road. When the Ustick/Meridian intersection is signalized, or if safety of this driveway should become an
issue, the ACHD may restrict the access to right-in/right-out only. Staff recommends that cross access be
provided to the church to the west. Over time we anticipate a reciprocal cross access agreement to benefit
patrons of both development; Staff believes that the parking lot layout discourages cut-through traffic.
Office Uses: Personal and professional services (offices) and clinics are principally permitted in the
proposed L-O zone. Staff recommends limiting the uses to principally permitted uses in the L-O zone (no
CUP uses). This is to protect the neighbors from more intense commercial uses (restaurants,
Laundromats, animal hospitals) that could operate with CU approval and to meet the intent of Resolution
No. 04-454 (light office, low-impact businesses).
Hours of Operation: Consistent with previous Council action, staff is recommending that the hours of
operation for businesses on this site be limited from 6 am to 10 pm.
Elevations: Yes
Commission Recommendation: approval at their August 3, 2006 public hearing.
Summary of Public Hearing:
i. In favor: Van Elg
ii. In opposition: None
iii. Commenting: Lester Vogle (irrigation water concern)
Key Issues of Discussion by Commission: Uses allowed on this site with the proposed zoning.
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation: None.
Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council: None known.