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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter from JUB Engineers ~ ~;J-U-B ~ ~ J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc. ENGINEERS · SURVEYORS · PLANNERS 250 S. Beechwood Avenue, Suite 201 Boise, 10 83709-0944 208/376-7330 FAX: 208/323-9336 October 16, 2006 RECEIVED Kristy Vigil City of Meridian 660 Watertower Lane, Suite 201 Meridian, 10 83642 OCT 1 6 2006 City Of Meridian City Clerk Office RE: Incline Village Subdivision. Final Plat Dear Kristy: Please accept this letter as our response to your staff report regarding the above noted project dated October 17,2006. Our response to the conditions of approval are noted below each condition. 1 . Applicant is to meet all terms of the approved preliminary plat (PP-06-016) and development agreement (Inst. No. 106151230). Duly notftl. 2. The applicant's application indicated that the pressurized irrigation system in this development is to be owned and operated by Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District. However the plat calls out Settlers as owning and maintaining the system. A letter of plan approval from the agency who will own the system shall be submitted prior to scheduling of a pre- construction meeting. The project is provided with irrigation water by the Settler's Irrigation District and the PI system will be owned and maintained by the HOA. 3. The City of Meridian requires that pressurized irrigation systems be supplied by a year-round source of water. If a single-point connection to the potable water system is used, the developer shall be responsible for the payment of assessments for the irrigable common areas prior to signature on the final plat by the Meridian City Engineer. The project will utilize a single point connection to the Meridian water system. Connection details and common irrigable areas were provided to the city with the construction plans and final plat application. 4. All fencing installed on the site must be in compliance with UOC 11-3A-6 and 11-3A-7. Temporary construction fencing to contain debris shall be installed at the subdivision boundary where permanent fencing does not exist. Perimeter fencing shall be installed prior to release of building permits for this subdivision. Duly noted. 5. The existing house shall be required to connect to City sewer and water. The applicant shall be responsible for the payment of assessments prior to signature on the final plat, and shall be responsible for the actual physical connection of the house to the services prior to certificates of occupancy being issued. Duly noted. City of Boise January 15, 2005 Page 2 6. Sanitary sewer to this site is being proposed via extensions of existing mains in Black Cat Road. Applicant will be responsible to construct the sewer mains to and through this proposed development. SubdMsion designer to coordinate main sizing and routing with the Public Works Department. Applicant shall execute City of Meridian standard forms of easements, for any mains that are required to provide service. Minimum cover over sewer mains is three- feet. If there is less than three feet from top of pipe to sub-grade then upgraded pipe materials shall be used per City of Meridian Standard Specifications. The design complies with the above noted standards. 7. The applicant shall submit a signed easement using City of Meridian's standard forms for the off-site sewer main prior to plan approval. We are working on the easement now. 8. Water service to this site is being proposed via extension of mains in Turnberry and W. Cherry Lane. The applicant shall be responsible to install mains to and through this development. Coordinate main size and routing with the Public Works Department. Applicant shall execute City of Meridian standard forms of easements, for any mains that are required to provide service. Duly noted. 9. Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project will have to be removed from their domestic service per City Ordinance Section 9-1-4 and 9-4-8. Wells may be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation. Duly noted. 10. Graphically depict on the face of the plat a special setback on along lots that are adjacent to the proposed infiltration trenches. The setback shall be of sufficient width to ensure the Department of Environmental Quality's Best Management Practice of 20-feet separation between building foundations and infiltration trenches. This change has been mode to the plat. 11. Address ownership in a plat note for the following lots: Lot 1, Block 1, and Lot 6, Block 4. This change has been mode to the plat. 12. Prior to signature of the final plat by the City Engineer, the applicant shall submit a copy of a recorded document, a release of dominant parcel interest, for the interest that the subject parcels have in the private street easement to Black Cat Road (coordinate the drafting of this document with the City's Legal Department.) We ore working on this condition. 13. Per the development agreement, Lots 1-3, Block 4 shall be limited to single story construction. Bonus rooms shall be allowed on the subject lots, but no south facing windows are permitted. The Meridian Building Department will enforce these restrictions. This condition should be clarified to clearly state that the prohibition on south facing windows applies only to the bonus room and not to the first story portion of the building. C:\Documents and Settings\greent\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OlK9E\final plat response-ltrhd.doc City of Boise January 15, 2005 Page 3 14. The sum of the lot lines of the eastern boundary of Block 3 do equal what is depicted on the plat. The applicant shall confirm this information and make any necessary adjustments. This change has bften mode to the plot. 15. The bearing shown on the northern boundary of this project does not match the bearing of record for Turnberry No.2. The applicant shall include bearings or record in parenthesis. This change has been made to the plot. 16. The applicant shall submit final street name approval from the Ada County Street Name Committee . Done. 17. Revise the following plat notes on the face of the plat prepared by J.U-B Engineers, Inc., and dated 09/01/06: 3.) Revise to read, ". . . unless otherwise dimensioned a 10-foot wide oermanent Dublic utilities. drainaee and irrirzation is te-Be centered on interior . . ." 10.) Include instrument number. 11.) Include instrument number. *.) Add a note, "Bottom elevation of structural footings shall be set a minimum of 12-inches above the highest established normal ground water elevation. " *.) Add a note, "Individual lot owners are responsible for maintenance of any irrigation/drainage pipe or ditch crossing their lot unless such maintenance responsibilities are assumed by an irrigation/drainage district." *.) Add a note, "Direct lot access to N. Black Cat Road is prohibited." *.) Add a note, "This plat is subject to a development agreement recorded as instrument number 106151230 of Ada County Records." These changes have been made. 18. The landscape plan, prepared by Jensen Belts and dated 02101/06, shall be revised as follows: a. IWJve conifers in landscape buffer along Cherry Lane to the middle of the buffer (north-south) per UOC 11-3B5C; b. Depict the required fencing along Lot 19, Block 2 and Lot 9, Block 3 per UDC 11-3A.7A7a; d. Include fencing details (i.e. construction materials & picture/sketch) for the required fencing along Lot 19, Block 2 and Lot 9, Block 3 per UOC 11-3A-7A7b; e. Depict and construct a 10-foot wide gravel shoulder with lawn or other vegetative groundcover along Cherry Lane adjacent to the site, per UOC 11-3B-7C5a. Submit three copies of the revised landscape plan to the Planning Department prior to signature on the final plat by the City Engineer. These changes have been made and submitted to the city. 19. All areas approved as open space shall be free of wet ponds or other such nuisances. All stormwater detention facilities incorporated into the approved open space are subject to UDC 11-3B-11 and shall be fully vegetated with grass and trees. Sand, gravel or other non- vegetated surface materials shall not be used in open space lots, except as permitted under UDC 11-3B-11. Where the applicant has submitted a preliminary landscape plan and where C:\Documents and Settings\greent\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK9E\Flnal plat response.ltrhd.doc City of Boise January 15, 2005 Page 4 staff has reviewed such plan, the landscaping shall be consistent with the preliminary plan with modifications as proposed by staff. If the stormwater detention facility cannot be incorporated into the approved open space and still meet the standards of UDC 11-38-11, then the applicant shall relocate the facility. This may require losing a developable lot or developable area. It is the responsibility of the developer to comply with ACHD, City of Meridian and all other regulatory requirements at the time of final construction. Duly noted. 20. Staff's failure to cite specific ordinance provisions or conditions of the preliminary plat does not relieve the Applicant of responsibility for compliance. Duly noted. We have noted the General Requirements and have no issue with the provisions contained therein. Please convey our acceptance of the conditions as proposed to the City Council as we do not intend to attend the hearing regarding this matter. Sincerely, J-U.B ENGINEERS, INC. Daren Fluke, AICP Project Manager C:\Documents and Settings\greent\Local Settfngs\Temporary Internet files\OLK9E\final plat response-ltrhd.doc