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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 21, 2006 P&Z Minutes Meridian Planning & Zoning December 21, 2006 Page 60 of 65 Hess: Correct. Newton-Huckabay: Okay. And one - okay~ 1.2.3. Thank you. Zaremba: Well, the development agreement would 1.1.3; right? Newton-Huckabay: After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to recommend approval to the City Council of file numbers AZ. 06-060 and PP 06-061 as presented in the staff report for the hearing date of December 21 st, 2006, with the following modifications to the conditions of approval: As an item 1.1.3, development agreement, to include the Lots 11, 12 and 13 to be restricted to single story homes with 20 foot rear setbacks. The lot line - Zaremba: Excuse me. Would you say minimum 20 foot? Newton-Huckabay: Minimum 20 foot rear setback. Zaremba: Thank you. Newton-Huckabay: The west lot line of Lot 14 will be adjusted to the east in a diagonal. Do I need to try to explain that anymore? To match up the lot line to the south. And item 1.2.3 to be modified eliminated altogether. Or switched to maximum 24 single family residential dwellings. Moe: Second. Rohm: Okay. It's been moved and seconded that we forward onto City Council recommending approval of AZ. 06-045 and PP 06-047, to include all staff comments with the aforementioned modification. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Item 17: Public Hearing: AZ 06-060 Request for Annexation and Zoning of 5.01 Acres from RUT to R-8 & R-15 zones for Arch Rock Subdivision by CTD Development - South of McMillan Road and East of Linder Road.: Public Hearing: PP 06-061 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 18 single-family residential lots and 2 common lots on 3.73 acres in the proposed R-8 zone and 8 single family residential lots and 1 common lot on 1.02 acres in the proposed R-15 zone for Arch Rock Subdivision by CTD Development - South of McMillian Road and East of Linder Road: Item 18: Rohm: Thank you, folks, for coming in. At this time I'd like to open the publiC hearings on AZ. 06-060 and PP 06-061, both items related to Arch Rock Subdivision and begin with the staff report. Meridian Planning & Zoning December 21, 2006 Page 61 of 65 Hess: Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, the application before you is Arch Rock Subdivision. The applicants have requested annexation and zoning of 5.01 acres from RUT to R-8 and R-15, as well as preliminary plat approval for 19 single family residential lots and two common lots in the proposed R-8 zone and seven single family residential lots and one common lot in the R-15 zone. Arch Rock is generally located on the east side of Linder Road, approximately 800 feet south of McMillan Road. The site is currently vacant agricultural land. To the east and south there is the existing Cobblefield Crossing Subdivision, zoned R-8. To the west Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision, zoned R-4. And north residential property still under the jurisdiction of Ada County. As previously stated, the applicant has proposed preliminary plat approval 26 residential lots between 3,600 square feet and 7,900 square feet. The applicant has provided 15 percent of the property's open space, meeting the requirements of the UDC. The majority of the proposed common area is provided in a -- move to the correct site here. Providing an essential common lot and a micro pathway, which provides connectivity to Cobblefield Crossing to the south and east. The sole access to the development will be via Linder Road -- via Linder Road and that's currently here. At this time alternate access is not an option as no stubs are available to the subject subdivision from Cobblefield. Arch Rock proposes a public street stubbed to the county parcel to the north. Arch Rock is dependent upon redevelopment of this county parcel to provide a secondary access. When that parcel redevelops access to McMillan Road will be provided to the site through Cobblefield Crossing. Staff believes the proposal is consistent with the Unified Development Code and the Comprehensive Plan designation of mixed use neighborhood. The only issue to mention here is the lack of a fencing plan again. The applicant has not indicated whether permanent fencing will be installed around the remaining perimeter boundary or the type of fencing to be installed around the common lots and along the micro pathway. The applicant will, again, need to treat this tonight and that is all staff has, unless the Commission has questions. Rohm: Thank you very much. Any questions of staff? Would the applicant like to come forward, please? Ralphs: Thank you. May I approach? Rohm: You bet. Ralphs: Members of the Commission, my name is Rod Ralphs, I'm here on behalf of CTD, which is the applicant for the Arch Rock Subdivision that's before you now. As staff indicated, the type of development that we are doing here is going to be very consistent and similar to what is to the south, the Cobblefield One Subdivision. As you look there on that flier that I handed out to you, the photographs that you see are those that are in existence in Cobblefield One already, with the exception of the duplex that you see there on the right-hand side with the red. That is what we are proposing to put on the attached lots there than run along Linder. Now, that's going to be similar. We may come back in and there may be some proposed two stories or some other things like that that we would need to get our approvals on, but those are representative of product that is already here in existence in Meridian and we just wanted to indicate that Meridian Planning & Zoning December 21 . 2006 Page 62 of 65 we will be doing something consistent with that. As far as the other stand-along single family residences, those are consistent with neighborhoods to the south and to the east. The Arch Rock Subdivision is a 26 lot subdivision. We are going to put the attached homes there along Linder. That serves a dual purpose. Number one, that is where we are requesting our R-15 zoning, but also by putting it with the attached housing we are proposing that that would serve as a buffer of sorts to the ongoing traffic there at Linder. And, then, you have the single stand-alone homes there that go onto the interior. The one question that was raised by staff - and, again, we are in complete agreement with the staff report. The fencing issue. Wanted to direct your attention if you could to the north boundary. The north boundary right now -. there were the proposed street is, that will be open. When it is finally redeveloped it will be whatever happens there on the north side. The fencing there along that common area and that park area will be a temporary fence, depending on what is the match up with the property to the north. And, ther'l, you have the two lots there on the northeast. Those will have permanent perimeter fences that will be consistent in design with what is there on the east and the southeast side and along the south side there matching with Cobblefield One -- actually, that's already and existing fence. We wouldn't be adding anything to that. So, that addresses the fencing issue. I think the only other things that were in the staff report that were raised by -. I think one of the comments was the Meridian police department was concerned about lighting on our micro-path there to the lower left - or, excuse me, to the lower right and we will put some lighting in there that will be on photocells that will come on at night, so you will have that lighted path, probably two or three fixtures in there that would provide lighting and we'd certainly welcome any recommendations from the Meridian police department to what they would like to have in there. The other comment I think that was in the staff report regarded the common driveways that are there on the - on your left-hand side of the picture. Down there at the bottom, numbers eight and seven, and also numbers five and six. If in the staff report you will be directed, those are the ones that have the limited frontage, but we are addressing that with the required shared driveway requirement. So, staff gave us the recommendation on how to address that and we followed that. Having said that, if you will look at the colors and the architecture and the different things that we have done and proposed for this project called Arch Rock you will see that we are consistent with what's already in place and it's consistent also and is recommended by the staff and welcome any questions you might have. Rohm: Thank you. Any questions of this applicant? None at this time. Thank you. Okay. And, once again, we don't have anybody that has signed up to speak to this application, but if there is someone that would like to come forward, they are more than welcome. Bevin: Hello. My name is Tom Bevin. 4202 North Marcliff, Boise. I have the property north - on the north boundary and I'd recommend approval of the way it's laid out. I just have a question on the access coming off of - is it Linder? And I think we have to mirror the access across the street from coming off of the development across the street and to have half of it, so what I'm understanding, is that they have the southern half and, Meridian Planning & Zoning December 21, 2006 Page 63 of 65 then, I'd have the northern half to match up that ACHD driveway into Bridgetower. If I understand that correctly, then, I'm good with it. Rohm: Typically that's the way it works, yes. Bevin: Okay. Rohm: Each property owner is responsible for their portion of the roadway and the property to the north, their property line is yours. Bevin: Yes. Rohm: Once you move to development, then, you would develop the balance of that road. Bevin: Okay. Yeah. And that's what I thought, but I just wanted to make sure. But I would say I'm all for the development. Rohm: Okay. Bevin: Thank you very much. Rohm: Thank you for your comments. Okay. There is -- again, there is nobody signed up. Is there anybody else that would like to speak to this application? Okay. Thank you very much. Zaremba: Mr. Chairman? Rohm: Commissioner Zaremba. Zaremba: I move we close the public hearings on AZ. 06-060 and PP 06-061. Borup: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearings on AZ. 06-060 and PP 06-061. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Zaremba: Mr. Chairman? Rohm: Commissioner Zaremba. Zaremba: After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to recommend approval to the City Council of file numbers AZ. 06-060 and PP 06~061 as Meridian Planning & Zoning December 21, 2006 Page 64 of 65 presented in the staff report for the hearing date of December 21, 2006, with no modifications. Borup: Second. Moe: Second. Rohm: Okay. It's been moved and seconded that we forward onto City Council recommending approval of AZ. 06-060 and PP 06-061 to include all staff comments without any modification. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Rohm: One more motion. Moe: Mr. Chairman? Zaremba: Mr. Chairman? Moe: You go right ahead. Last one. Zaremba: I would like to repeat how much I have enjoyed working with the rest of you Commissioners and with the staff, our professional staff, which has been of great help to me and everybody else and as I move to being a City Councilman I will treasure the moments I have spent with all of you and certainly think of you on Thursday nights and have appreciated your warmth and comradeship and with that I move that we adjoum. Moe: Well, you're more than welcome to come visit us anytime you want, we will be here twice a month for sure. Zaremba: Thank you. Moe: And I'll second that motion. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded that we close the meeting tonight. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Rohm: We are done.