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CONSTRUCTION INC
965ustick@mussell Co nstruction.com
PO Box 3304, Nampa, ID 83642
208.466.3331
Project Narrative
Project: 965 E Ustick Road, Meridian, ID
Applications: Annexation under L-0(Limited Office)Zone
Reduced Landscape buffer along west boundary
Project Overview
Mussell Construction proposes to convert the existing structure at 965 E Ustick Road into an 8,000 s.f. building to be leased for uses
allowed under the L-O Zone.
The proposed applications involve the following:
• To Annex the property into the City of Meridian, under the L-O zone.
• To reduce the landscape buffer requirement along the property's west-boundary as indicated on our proposed site plan.
The smallest part of the buffer is 8' 10"
City of Meridian Comprehensive Plan
The development aims to annex the property into Meridian City in a way that is compliant with the City's comprehensive plan.The
property has a future land-use designation as Medium Density Residential,which normally requires 3-8 residential dwelling units per
acre. If left as a residential use,the property will likely never achieve the intended density, because the number of possible units is
too small to justify the utility upgrades needed,which would require waterline and sewer mainline taps in Ustick Road.
Accordingly,the property's best compliant zoning under the comprehensive plan is as Limited Office(L-0). L-0 zoning can be
granted by City Council when (See Comp. Plan Pg.3-11):
• The property frontage is along an arterial road. This property abuts Ustick Road and nothing else.
• The parcel size is under 2 acres. This property is 0.9 acres.
Impact/Buffering from Adjacent Uses
Mussell Construction has intentionally designed the landscaping around the perimeter to provide year-round screening and sound
buffering to the adjacent properties which consist mostly of single-family homes.The proposed landscaping plans/renderings are
enclosed in our application.Our plans consist of dense perimeter landscaping,with a mix of trees and shrubs,as well as an attractive
privacy fence.These plans are based on discussions with the project's neighbors and their expressed desires.
Tree Mitigation
In order to accommodate the building site and parking, many of the existing mature trees will need to be removed. Mitigation by
planting new trees would require that we plant 53 new trees in addition to those required for the perimeter buffers.This would not
be possible without sacrificing the health and aesthetics of the planted trees,so we aim to seek alternative compliance with P&Z
staff and are committed to planting as many trees on the site as would allow the trees to thrive and make sense on the site.
We appreciate your consideration of our application.
Sincerely,
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Kent Mussell
Mussell Construciton,Vice President
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