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Home My WebLink About2025-06-26 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SPECIAL MEETING City Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM MINUTES ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE PRESENT Commissioner Brian Garrett Commissioner Jessica Perreault Commissioner Jared Smith Chairperson Maria Lorcher ABSENT Commissioner Sam Rust Commissioner Matthew Sandoval Commissioner Matthew Stoll ADOPTION OF AGENDA Adopted CONSENT AGENDA \[Action Item\] Approved Motion to approve by Commissioner Smith, Seconded by Commissioner Perreault. Voting Yea: Commissioner Garrett, Commissioner Perreault, Commissioner Smith, Chairperson Lorcher 1. Approve Minutes of the June 5, 2025 Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting 2. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for El Pollo Loco (H-2025-0018) by ADN Architects, located at 3471 W. Chinden Blvd. 3. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Elite Fitness (H-2025-0021) by Chelsi Spencer, located at 2640 E. State Ave. ITEMS MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA \[Action Item\] ACTION ITEMS 4. Public Hearing for Durango Subdivision (H-2025-0017) by KM Engineering, Connor Lindstrom, generally located on the north side of W. Ustick Rd., 1/4 mile east of N. McDermott Rd. Vacated 5. Public Hearing for Pine 43 Mixed-Use Subdivision (H-2024-0071) by DRB Investments, LLC., generally located on the north and south sides of E. Pine Ave., between N. Locust Grove Rd., and N. Hickory Ave. Continued to August 21, 2025 Applicant Requests Continuance A. Request: Modified Development Agreement to (H-2017-0058 - Inst. #2018- 000751) to update the conceptual development plan and certain provisions and include additional land area. B. Request: Annexation of 7.21 acres of land with I-L (5.29 acres), C-G (1.36 acres) and R-15 (0.56 acres) zoning districts. C. Request: Rezone of 3.07 acres (0.91 + 2.17) of land from the C-G to the R-15 zoning district. D. Request: Preliminary Plat consisting of 41 buildable lots and 3 common lots on 36.58 acres of land in the R-15 and C-G zoning districts. E. Request: Conditional Use Permit for a multi-family development consisting of 270 units in two (2) buildings on 6.28 acres of land on Lots 2, Block1 and Lot 2, Block 3 in the C-G zoning district. F. Request: Alternative Compliance to UDC 11-4-3-27B.3 which requires a minimum of 80 sq. ft. of private, usable open space to be provided for each multi-family unit and to allow zero (0) for studio units, and UDC Table 11-2B- 3, which restricts building height to a maximum of 65ft. in the C-G zoning district to allow a maximum building height of 76ft. on Lot 2, Block 3. G. Request: Conditional Use Permit for a height exception for a vertically integrated residential building on Lot 2, Block 2 from 65ft. to 87ft. in the C-G zoning district. H. Director’s approval for Alternative Compliance to UDC Table 11-2B-3 to allow an increase in maximum building height in the C-G zoning district from 65ft. to 76ft. on Lots 1-3, Block 4 (hotel and vertically integrated residential buildings) and to UDC 11-4-3-41G to allow a decrease of private, usable open space for studio units in vertically integrated residential from the minimum requirement of 50sq.ft to zero (0). Motion to Continue to August 21, 2025 made by Commissioner Smith, Seconded by Commissioner Perreault. Voting Yea: Commissioner Garrett, Commissioner Perreault, Commissioner Smith, Chairperson Lorcher 6. Public Hearing (Continued from 6-5-2025) for Idaho Power McDermott Substation (H-2025-0008) by KM Engineering, LLP., located at SW corner of McMillan Rd and Owyhee Storm Ave. Recommend Approval to Council Application Materials: https://bit.ly/H-2025-0008 A. Request: Annexation of 2.69 acres of land from RUT in Ada County to the R- 15 zoning district. B. Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow the development of an Idaho Power Substation. Motion to recommend approval to Council made by Chairperson Lorcher, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Commissioner Garrett, Commissioner Perreault, Commissioner Smith, Chairperson Lorcher 7. Public Hearing for Habit Burger (H-2025-0022) by CDR West, located at 445 Innovation Ln. Approved Application Materials: https://bit.ly/H-2025-0022 A. Request: Conditional Use Permit for a new 2,426 Sq. Ft. Habit Burger including a drive-through and escape lane located within 300 feet of an existing drive-through facility on approximately 1.16 acres of land in the C- G zoning district. Motion to approve made by Commissioner Smith, Seconded by Commissioner Perreault. Voting Yea: Commissioner Garrett, Commissioner Perreault, Commissioner Smith, Chairperson Lorcher 8. Public Hearing for Mogul Industrial Park Subdivision (H-2025-0006) by The Land Group, generally located at the northwest corner of Black Cat Rd and I-84. Recommend Approval to Council Application Materials: https://bit.ly/H-2025-0006 A. Request: Preliminary Plat to subdivide two (2) existing parcels into eleven (11) building lots across three (3) phases in the I-L zoning district on 88.20 acres of land. Motion to recommend approval to Council made by Commissioner Smith, Seconded by Commissioner Perreault. Voting Yea: Commissioner Garrett, Commissioner Perreault, Commissioner Smith, Chairperson Lorcher 9. Public Hearing for AOCI Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment (H-2025-0029) by City of Meridian, located citywide and at 12504 W. Amity Rd. Recommend Approval to Council Application Materials: https://bit.ly/H-2025-0029 A. Request: Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment (CPAM) to modify the boundaries of the Future Land Use Map (FLUM), along with a subsequent request to Ada County to re-establish the modified boundary of the Area of City Impact (AOCI), which includes the removal of 38 parcels totaling approximately 507.34 acres and adds one 5.06 acre parcel. Motion to recommend to Council approval to Council made by Chairperson Lorcher, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Commissioner Garrett, Commissioner Perreault, Commissioner Smith, Chairperson Lorcher 10. Public Hearing for UDC Text Amendment (ZOA-2025-0001) by City of Meridian Planning Division, located citywide. Recommend Approval to Council Application Materials: https://bit.ly/ZOA-2025-0001 A. Request: UDC Text Amendment to revise certain regulations, add new definitions, figures, and update specific use standards throughout Chapters 1-5 of the City's Unified Development Code (UDC). Motion to recommend approval to Council made by Chairperson Lorcher, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Commissioner Perreault, Commissioner Smith, Chairperson Lorcher Voting Nay: Commissioner Garrett DEPARTMENT REPORTS 11. Proposed Updates to Meridian City Code Title 8 Regarding Addressing ADJOURNMENT 10:13 P.M. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To view upcoming Public Hearing Notices, visit https://apps.meridiancity.org/phnotices ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------