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CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT FOR THE HEARING DATE OF APRIL 24, 2007
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Hearing Date: April 24, 2007
Mayor and City Council
Justin Lucas, Associate City Planner
Gardner Ahlquist Gateway Roads
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. V AC-07-007
Vacation of 101,942 square feet of right-of-way (all of the existing Montvue
Drive) in the Montvue Park Subdivision by Gardner Ahlquist Development.
Staff has reviewed this submittal and offers the following comments:
APPLICANT'S REQUEST
The Applicant, Gardner Ahlquist Development, has requested the City's consent to vacate 101,942 square
feet of right-of-way (all of the existing Montvue Drive) in the Montvue Park Subdivision. The Unified
Development Code 11-5A-2, requires the City Council to hold a public meeting on requests to vacate right-
of-way. Due to the fact that the final decision making body in right-of-way vacations is the transportation
authority (ACHD), the City Council is only able to make a recommendation on the right-of-way vacation.
ACHD requires the applicant to receive consent from the City Council with regards to right-of-way
vacations as part of the ACHD vacation process. As the transportation authority ACHD is the [mal decision
making body for this request.
The subject right-of-way is commonly known as Montvue Drive and is located near the south east corner of
the intersection of Eagle Road and Franklin Road. The majority of the lands adjacent to this portion of
right-of-way are currently being considered by the city for Annexation, Zoning and Preliminary Plat (see
AZ-06-065, PP-07-007). The second phase of this development, which includes the remainder portion of
this right-of-way, has been submitted to the city for review but has not been assigned a hearing date. As
part of these development applications, the applicant is proposing an alternate street network in this area
that has prompted this vacation request.
SURROUNDING USES
North: Franklin Road and RC Willey Building, zoned C-G
East: Touchmark Living Center, zoned L-O
South: St. Luke's Regional Medical Center. Zoned L-O
West: Eagle Road, Offices, and homes, zoned L-O and R-2 (Ada County)
ANALYSIS
Staff is generally supportive of this request to vacate this portion of right-of-way and replace it with a
redesigned street network. With that said staff still remains concerned about the "no mans land" (see
Exhibit A.3) adjacent to Lots 3 and 4, Block 1 that abuts the right-of-way used for the existing access
point and frontage road that serves the homes with in the Montvue Park Subdivision. Due to the design
of the existing frontage road, this right-of-way extends approximately 170 feet from the centerline of
Eagle Road (SH 55) which is not consistent with the 70 feet from centerline that is established along the
rest of this portion of Eagle Road (there is approximately 100 feet of surplus right-of-way). This vacation
application does not specifically address this area and staff believes the applicant should provide the City
Council with a clear plan as to how this area will be treated. Staff believes that the applicant should
vacate all portions of the public right-of-way along the western boundary of this subdivision that are
Gardner Ahlquist Gateway Roads
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beyond the required/ultimate right-of-way, as defined by the transportation authority (ITD or ACHD).
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of application V AC-07-007 to vacate 101,942 square feet of right-of-way
(all of the existing Montvue Drive) in the Montvue Park Subdivision.
EXHffiITS / ATTACHMENTS
A. Drawings
1. Vicinity Map
2. Right-of-way to be Vacated
Gardner Ahlquist Gateway Roads
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A. Drawings
1. Vicinity Map
Exhibit A-I
CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT FOR THE HEARING DATE OF APRIL 24, 2007
2. Right-of-way to be Vacated
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