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Meridian City Council
February 20, 2007
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Item 12:
Public Hearing: RZ 06-013 Request for a Rezone of .43 acres from an
R-8 to an O-T zone for Valley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene
Property by Paradigm Real Estate Holding - 39 W. Pine Avenue:
De Weerd: Okay. Item 12 also has been requested to continue. I will go ahead and
open the Public Hearing on RZ 06-013 and I believe this was a request by the applicant;
is that correct, Anna? Or posting?
Canning: Madam Mayor, it was a posting error. The site is posted for next week
currently, so --
De Weerd: Okay.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move that we approve Item 12 -- or continue Item 12 until 2/27/07.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second to continue Item 12 to next week. All
those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carries.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 13:
Public Hearing: RZ 06-014 Request for a Rezone of 15.58 acres from an
R-4 zone to an 0- T zone for Joint School District No.2 by Joint School
District NO.2 - 911 N. Meridian Road:
De Weerd: Okay. Item 13 is a Public Hearing on RZ 06-014. I will open this Public
Hearing with staff comments.
Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, this is the Joint School District NO.2
project. It is around their administrative offices, which are located at the northwest
corner of Meridian and Pine, as you know. The application before you tonight is for a
rezone from the R-4, as shown here, to Old Town and that would be rezoning 15.58
acres. The purpose being to sell a portion of the property for commercial and office uses
where the existing offices are now. I don't have my laser pointer out. Sorry about that.
These are the existing offices along Meridian Road. And, then, this is the old Pine Street
school, which I will discuss in a moment. The Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended approval at their January 18th, 2007, Public Hearing. Sheri Stiles spoke
in favor of the application. No one spOke in opposition. Wendell Bigham from the school
district commented. Key issues of discussion by the Commission were the relocation of
the old Pine Street school house onto the elementary site. I think what was proposed at
the Planning and Zoning Commission was that there was an older home on the site that