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HEARING
DATE:
6/11/2023
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Sonya Allen, Associate Planner
208-489-0573
SUBJECT: Pine 43 No. 3 (Lot 15, Block 6) - VAC
H-2023-0067
OCATION: 1225 N. Meadowglen Ave., in the NW
1/4 of Section 8, T.3N., R.1E.
I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Request to vacate the 5-foot wide side yard utility easement along the north side of Lot 15, Block 6,
Pine 43 Subdivision No. 3.
II. APPLICANT INFORMATION
A. Applicant:
Keith Morse, J-U-B Engineers – 2760 W. Excursion Lane, Ste. 400, Meridian, ID 83642
B. Owner:
Todd Campbell, Savannah, LLC – PO Box 140298, Boise, ID 83714
C. Representative:
Dan Torfin, C & O Development – 1157 N. Summerbrook Ave., Meridian, ID 83642
III. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
Per UDC Table 11-5A-2, vacation of a utility easement falls under “all others”, which requires
approval from City Council at a public hearing.
IV. NOTICING
City Council Posting Date
Newspaper Notification 5/26/2024
STAFF REPORT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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Radius notification mailed to
properties within 300 feet 5/24/2024
Next Door posting 5/28/2023
V. STAFF ANALYSIS
The Applicant requests approval to vacate the 5-foot wide side yard utility easement along the north
side of Lot 15, Block 6, Pine 43 Subdivision No. 3 depicted on the plat in Section VII.A.
The reason for the request is to remove restrictions to the homebuilder’s building footprint as there
are no in-ground or overhead utilities in the subject easement.
A legal description and exhibit map of the portion of the easement proposed to be vacated is included
in Section VII.B below.
The Applicant submitted relinquishment letters from all impacted utility companies consenting to the
vacation of the easement as proposed. Letters were received from Settlers Irrigation District,
Sparklight, Lumen, Idaho Power and Intermountain Gas Co.
VI. DECISION
A. Staff:
Staff recommends approval of the vacation of the public utility easement as proposed by the
Applicant and as agreed upon by the easement holders.
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VII. EXHIBIT
A. Recorded Plat
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B. Legal Description & Exhibit Map of the Utility Easement Proposed to be Vacated
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