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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 5, 2007 P&Z MinutesMeridian Planning & Zoning April 5, 2007 Page 6 of 64 Drive (Lot 1, Block 1, Jabil Subdivision): Item 12: Public Hearing. RZ 07-005 Request for a Rezone of 9.21 acres from I-L to a C-G zone for Jabil East Property by the Joint School District No. 2 - 1303 E. Central Drive (Lot 1, Block 1, Jabil Subdivision): Rohm: Okay. This is good. At this time I'd like to open the Public Hearing on CPA 07- 004, RZ 07-005, and CPA 07-005. All projects related to the Jabil property and begin with the staff report. Hess: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. We are going to start out with the Jabil East Comprehensive Plan amendment. The subject of the Comprehensive Plan amendment application proposes to amend the future land use map of the Comprehensive Plan to change the existing industrial designation to the commercial designation for one 34 acre parcel. As you can see an the slide show, this is the parcel. The property is located on the west side of Locust Grave at 1303 East Central Drive and is currently referenced as Lat 1, Block 1, of the Jabil Subdivision. The property lies within the City of Meridian limits and is zoned -- is also zoned light industrial. The property has two previously approved access points to East Central Drive, which is a commercial collector street and it runs along the north boundary of the site. Concurrent with this CPA request the applicant has applied for rezoning of 9.21 acres to C-G, which is general retail and service commercial. The rezone is contingent upon approval of the concurrent map amendment to commercial. The applicant requests the CPA from the industrial commercial to allow for educational uses. The property is proposed for a new high school, with associated classroom and office spaces and may possibly house the university extension. Additionally, the Joint School District service center will be sited here. Currently educational institutions are prohibited uses within the I-L district. However, they are principally permitted within the C-G district. In the past the subject parcel was identified as appropriate for industrial uses. However, staff believes the increased commercial development within the immediate area has deemed this site more appropriate for retail, service, and office uses. This will also contribute to the growing needs of the City of Meridian for additional school facilities and acceptable higher education. Staff supports the Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezone request. Staff believes that commercial -- that the commercial land use map designation and zoning designation for the subject property would be in the best interest of the city and, therefore, staff is recommending approval of the CPA and rezone application. Rohm: Thank you very much. Any questions of staff? Okay. Would the applicant like to come forward, please. Daniels: Good evening. Well, first I'd like to thank Amanda and Sonya, they have done a great job and -- Rohm: Before you begin could you give your name and address for the record, please. Meridian Planning & Zoning April 5, 2007 Page 7 of 64 Daniels: Ed Daniels. 2785 Bogus Basin Road, Boise, Idaho. Again, I'll continue my thanks to Sonya and Amanda for helping us out with this process. I really don't have anything to add. I think they have covered it pretty well, but I can certainly stand for any questions that the Commission may have. Rohm: I think the only question that I have is at this time that you -- of the request here, you only ask for 9.21 acres to be rezoned. What is the intent of the balance of that parcel? Daniels: Well, the intent for the balance of the parcel was to have it rezoned and I believe it's on -- it may be scheduled for a hearing coming up to get the entire parcel of 34 acres to be the same zone. Rohm: And the only reason why I asked that is because I think the aggregate of that is it seems best that it all has the same zoning and just for the benefit of the public at large is good to know that the whole parcel will ultimately be the application for rezoning to the C-G. Daniels: Sure. Rohm: That's all I have. Any other questions of the applicant? Okay.Thank you. Daniels: Thank you. Rohm: Again, we have no signatures on the sign-up sheet for additional testimony to this application, but if, in fact, there is anyone that would like to speak, now is that time. Good. Thank you. Like the last request, I think probably it would be best to poll the Commission and get some feedback as to their individual thoughts and I think on this one I'll start with Commissioner Siddoway. Siddoway: I just have one question for staff. I do agree with the idea of this going to commercial. I'm just trying to think in the future if this property ever went back to its original use of high tech manufacturing, would that be allowed in this commercial land use that's proposed or would it have to go back and be rezoned. And maybe I'll give them some time to look that up and you can move on to someone else. But that would be my only question. Rohm: Okay. Thank you. Commissioner Newton-Huckabay. Newton-Huckabay: I have nothing to add. Rohm: Commissioner Moe. Moe: I don't have anything really to add to the application, other than the fact I'm very glad to see that that building is going to be utilized and I think the school district going in there is great, real happy to see that happen. Meridian Planning & Zoning April 5, 2007 Page 8 of 64 Rohm: I would concur with Commissioner Moe on that. Commissioner O'Brien. O'Brien: Well, I -- the only question I would have -- I'm not seeing it on the map -- would be other zoning far heavy industrial in that area at all. Is there going to be any kind of conflict for even light industrial in and around that area -- is there going to be some kind of a conflict of anything from traffic to noise to whatever. Hess: Chairman Rohm, Members of the Commission, Commissioner O'Brien, this effectively is the remaining industrial property in this area, so once this is rezoned to C-G, only those principally permitted allowed uses will be allowed. O'Brien: Okay. I wasn't as familiar with that area, so I just wanted to know where -- so, thank you. Hess: And Commission members, I do have the answer far Commissioner Siddoway. It looks like light industry is conditionally allowed within the C-G district. So, they would have to came in for a Conditional Use Permit if they wanted to go back to light manufacturing. Siddoway: Thank you. Rohm: Okay. Good. Any final comments before we move to continue this item? Siddoway: I have none. Rohm: Okay. Could I get a motion to continue Items 11, 12 and 13 to the regularly scheduled meeting of April 19th, 2007. Baird: Mr. Chair and Members of the Commission, just to clarify, were we going to get a separate staff report on the west property? Was that included or did you want to do that before we continued it? So, we will continue 11 and 12 at this time, then. Moe: Mr. Chairman, I move to continue file numbers CPA 07-004 and RZ 07-005 to the hearing date of April 19th, 2007. Siddoway: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to continue Items CPA 07-004 and RZ 07-005 to the regularly scheduled meeting of April 19th, 2007. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. item 13: Public Hearing: CPA 07-005 Request far an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map to change the land use