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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 19, 2007 P&Z Minutes Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission April 19. 2007 Page 8 of 47 Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to approve CUP 07-003. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 6: Continued Public Hearing from April 5, 2007: CPA 07-004 Request for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map to change the land use designation from Industrial to Commercial for Jabil East Comprehensive Plan Amendment by the Joint School District No. 2 - 1303 E. Central Drive (Lot 1, Block 1, Jabil Subdivision): Rohm: At this time I'd like to reopen the continued Public Hearing from April 5th, 2007, of CPA 07-004 and begin with the staff report. Hess: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. The application before you is a Comprehensive Plan amendment to amend the future land use map of the Comprehensive Plan to change the existing industrial designation to commercial for one 34 acre parcel. Nary: Amanda, can you pull the mike closer. We can't hear you on this side. Hess: Sorry. Is that better? Nary: Yes. Hess: Okay. The property is located on the west side of Locust Grove Road at 1303 East Central Drive and is currently referenced as Lot 1, Block 1, of the Jabil Subdivision. The property currently lies within Meridian city limits and is zoned I-L. This is, actually, the same property that was just discussed in the previous Public Hearing. As previously stated, the property has two approved access points to East Central Drive and -- which is a commercial collector street. Concurrent with the CPA request the applicant has applied for rezoning of 9.21 acres to C-G and that is the northern portion where the district offices will be housed. The property is proposed for a new high school with associated classroom and office spaces and may possibly house a 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 to take advantage as it was seen -- of what was seen as a booming manufacturing and development. However, staff believes the increased commercial development within the immediate area has deemed this site more appropriate for retail, service, and office uses now. And this will also contribute to the growing needs of the City of Meridian for additional school facilities and accessible higher education. The staff supports the Comprehensive -- the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezone request. Staff believes commercial land use designation and zoning for the subject property would be in the best interest of the Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission April 19, 2007 Page 9 of 47 city and, therefore, staff is recommending approval of the subject CPA and rezone application. And that's all staff has, unless the Commission has questions. Rohm: Thank you. Any questions of staff? Moe: I have none. Siddoway: I have none. Rohm: Mr. Nary, she spoke to the rezone as well. Do you think that it might be appropriate to go ahead and open that hearing, too, seeings how the two kind of run concurrent? Nary: Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, yeah, that's probably most appropriate to do that. Rohm: Okay. I think because we have heard the staff report I'm going to go ahead and do that. I'm going to open up the continued Public Hearing for RZ 07-005 to be heard concurrently, of which we have received staff report on both. And thank you, Amanda, you did a good job. Okay. I guess is there an applicant other than the city to speak to this? Would the school district like to come back up? Do you have anything to add to the staff report? Daniels: No, I don't. Rohm: Okay. You'll probably have to reintroduce yourself. Daniels: Sorry. Ed Daniels. 2785 Bogus Basin Road. Rohm: Okay. Any questions of the applicant for these two public hearings? Moe: No. Siddoway: I have none. Moe: I have none. Rohm: Okay. Thank you. And, again, we don't have anybody signed up, but if anyone would like to come forward and speak to this application, now is the time. Seeing none -- Moe: Mr. Chairman, I'd like to close the Public Hearing on CUP 07-004 and RZ 07-005. Siddoway: Second. Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission April 19, 2007 Page 10 of 47 Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearings on CPA 07-004 and RZ 07-005. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Moe: Mr. Chairman, I, initially, you know, was in approval of this two weeks ago and we had no other public testimony, so if no one else here has any complaint, I will move for a motion. Siddoway: Let me just ask -- would it be appropriate to move on all the Comp Plan Amendments at the end or should we take them one at a time? I'm just -- seeing new information on Ten Mile, I'm not sure if there is a reason or not to continue again. We may just want to act on them all tonight and move them forward. But if we move on several and, then, there is one that we want to continue a week, we won't be able to. Moe: Well, we are already going to continue the south Meridian plan, so are we going to need to take them one at a time or -- Rohm: I think what he's saying, though, is if we have some unanswered questions with the Ten Mile and/or the pathway amendments that need to have continued discussion to the following meeting, if they all three go together and, then, are forwarded onto City Council as a unit -- is that what your -- Siddoway: Yeah. I mean I'm comfortable with this one, in favor of it, but I just think we may want to approve them all after we have -- after we are ready to do so. Rohm: Okay. Well, then, maybe at this time it would be appropriate to just act on the rezone and, then, we will do the -- Nary: Mr. Chairman, you can't act on the rezone until you do the Comp Plan amendments. You can't do it that way. Rohm: Okay. All right. Nary: So, if you are going to -- I mean, Mr. Chair, Members of the Commission, I mean Commissioner Siddoway is right, if you want to at least be assured that all of the ones that are going to be moved forward from tonight and there isn't any other issues that might cause it to be set over to your next meeting, that's probably the -- that's probably wise to wait until you get to the end of the Camp Plan ones to, then, do them all together, which you have to table the rezone until that point as well. Siddoway: It would be after Item 15. Nary: Right. Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission April 19, 2007 Page 11 of47 Rohm: Okay. We will do it that way. Any other comments before we -- Mr. Nary, then, we would just table these and not necessarily close -- Siddoway: We can close it. Nary: You can close the Public Hearing -- you can close the Public Hearing and move to table them until after Item 15. Rohm: Okay. And-- Moe: We have already closed them. Siddoway: Mr. Chairman, I move that we table CPA 07-004 and RZ 07-005 until after Item 15 on the agenda. Moe: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to table Item CPA 07-004 and RZ 07-005 until after Item No. 15 on tonight's agenda. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 7: Continued Public Hearing from April 5, 2007: 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): Item 8: Continued Public Hearing from April 5, 2007: CPA 07-005 Request for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map to change the land use designation from Industrial to Commercial for Jabil West Comprehensive Plan Amendment by the City of Meridian Planning Department - 915 E. Central Drive (Lot 2, Block 1, Jabil Subd ivision): Rohm: Okay. At this time I'd like to reopen the continued Public Hearing from April 5th, 2007, of CPA 07-005 and begin with the staff report. Hess: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. The application before you is a Comprehensive Plan amendment to amend the future land use map to change the existing industrial designation to the commercial designation for one 19 acre parcel. This parcel is known as Lot 2, Block 1, of the Jabil Subdivision, which is located directly west of the Jabil circuit building, which is now owned by the school district. This is a highly visible location of the property along Interstate 84 and East Central Drive -- the existing commercial zoning to the north and west, as you can see right here and here. And a potential commercial district to the east now makes the property a good Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission April 19, 2007 Page 12 of 47 candidate for commercial uses, rather than industrial uses. The site is bordered on two sides by properties zoned C-G, which I already stated. And to be further clarified, Jabil Subdivision, Lot 1, Block 1, the school district site, has submitted an application for a future land use map amendment from industrial to commercial, as well as rezoning from I-L to C-G. Therefore, the subject site would be -- the subject site being Jabil West, Lot 2, Block 1, would be an island of property designated for industrial use that is located within an area developed for commercial, retail, and office uses. Approval of the subject CPA would allow the applicant to potentially obtain four commercial zoning designations. The four commercial zoning designations include general retail and service commercial, C-G, which allows the broadest mix of retail, office, service and light industrial uses, as well as the C-N, C-C, and L-O zoning districts. Staff supports the subject Comprehensive Plan amendment. Staff believes a commercial land use map designation for the property would be in the best interest of the city. Therefore, staff is recommending approval of the application. And that is all staff has, unless the Commission has questions. Rohm: Thank you, Amanda. Any questions of staff? Siddoway: I have none. O'Brien: None. Rohm: Okay. Would the applicant like to come forward and speak to this? I don't know that it's necessary, but -- okay. Seeing no applicant, is there anyone else that would like to speak to this project before we close it? Okay. Seeing none -- Siddoway: Mr. Chairman, I move that we close the Public Hearing for CPA 07-005. Moe: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to close the Public Hearing on CPA 07-005. All those in favor way aye. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Rohm: Okay. Siddoway: Mr. Chairman, I move to table action on CPA 07-005 until after Item 15 on the agenda. Moe: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to table CPA 07-005 until after Item 15 on the agenda. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission April 19, 2007 Page 13 of 47 Rohm: Possibly we could have had a little bit of discussion to just validate that there is - - you know, if there is any concerns from any of the Commissioners about moving forward with that, because by the time we get back to it after Item 15 -- and so -- I don't know. Mr. Nary, is this appropriate for us to have some discussion at this point in time? Nary: Mr. Chairman, certainly. Rohm: Okay. So, I guess with that being said, is there any concern over this application that any of you feel are unresolved? Moe: I have none. Siddoway: I have no concerns with any of the previous Jabil applications. Item 9: Continued Public Hearing from April 5, 2007: CPA 07-001 Request for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future Land Use Map designation from Industrial to Commercial for the property located at 600 E. Franklin Road for Thomas Comprehensive Plan Amendment by Lynn Thomas - north of E. Franklin Road and east of Meridian Road: Item 10: Continued Public Hearing from April 5, 2007: RZ 07-002 Request for a Rezone of 0.628 of an acre from I-L to C-G zone for the Lynn Thomas Property by Lynn Thomas - north of E. Franklin Road and east of Meridian Road: Rohm: Okay. That's kind of where I was going with that. Okay. Thank you. All right. At this time I'd like to open the continued Public Hearing from April 5th, 2007, Item No. CPA 07-001 and RZ 07-002. Both of these items related to the Thomas property on Franklin Road and begin with the staff report. Watters: Thank you, Chairman Rohm, Members of the Commission. I'll just give a quick recap on this, since this is a continued item. The subject property is located here on the north side of Franklin Road. It's right next to the fire station. Here in purple. The applicant is requesting that the Comp Plan be amended to a commercial designation, rather than industrial on this property, and is also requesting a rezone from I-L to C-G. The applicant did not submit a development plan, but did submit -- it's just a vacant piece of property. Did submit a conceptual elevation for the propose building on the site. That's all staff has, unless the Commission has questions. Rohm: Any questions of staff? Moe: I have none. Siddoway: Sonya. is the conceptual elevation tied to a development agreement in the staff report? Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission April 19, 2007 Page 14 of 47 Watters: Chairman Rohm, Commissioner Siddoway, Commissioners, it is not tied to a development agreement -- well, excuse me. Just a second. Let me double-check on that. Siddoway: I think that was the one thing that I had from last time. Watters: Yeah. It was not tied to a development agreement in the staff report. However, I think the Commission wanted to include one at the last meeting for that to be able to tie the elevations to it. Siddoway: Okay. Thank you. Rohm: Okay. Would the applicant like to come forward. Okay. Sonya, the applicant-- is she aware that there will be a development agreement attached to the staff report specifying the elevations or -- did you have a discussion with -- Watters: Chairman Rohm, Members of the Commission, I did not discuss it with her. did leave a voice mail on her phone, so she would be aware of that. Rohm: Okay. I think that a motion might say -- would be conditional to a development agreement seems appropriate to me. Siddoway: That would be my intent, Mr. Chairman. If the applicant has any issue with it she can always take it up with Council. Rohm: There you go. Okay. Is there anyone from the audience that would like to speak to this application at this time? Seeing none -- Moe: Mr. Chairman, I move to close the public hearings on CPA 07-001 and RZ 07- 002. Siddoway: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearings on CPA 07-001 and RZ 07-002. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Moe: Mr. Chairman, I move that we table CPA 07-001 and RZ 07-002 to the end of the meeting after Item 15. Siddoway: Second. Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission April 19, 2007 Page 15 of 47 Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to table Item CPA 07-001 and RZ 07-002 until after we have heard Item No. 15 on tonight's agenda. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign. Okay. Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 11: Continued Public Hearing from April 5, 2007: CPA 07-003 Request to amend the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map by adding and amending pathway locations for the Pathways Comprehensive Plan Amendment by the City of Meridian Parks and Recreation Department: Rohm: At this time I'd like to open the continued Public Hearing from April 5th, 2007, Item No. CPA 07-003 related to the Pathway Comprehensive Plan Amendment and begin with the staff report. Lucas: Thank you, Chairman ROhm, Members of the Commission. If you don't mind, I'd just like to take a moment and say I have truly enjoyed my time with the City of Meridian and just so you know, one of my favorite parts of the job is the interaction that I have with you at this meeting and with the public. I appreciate this process and think it's very important and have really enjoyed my time here with the city and the ability I have had to try and participate in this process. And so with that said, I will move onto the Pathways Comprehensive Plan Amendment. As was discussed at the last meeting, this is the proposed update to the Comprehensive Plan land use map. Specifically it's an update to the pathway network that is indicated on that plan. There was quite a bit of discussion at the last meeting regarding this -- regarding this proposed amendment and I feel that most of the concerns were taken care of at that last meeting. I don't think there is much more to discuss from staff's perspective at this point. Rohm: Thank you. Any questions of staff? Siddoway: I have none. Moe: I have none. Rohm: Okay. And I believe you're right. And just for those of you that are here tonight, basically, the discussion centered around concerns that pathways were going to be developed on properties that were -- with homes that -- backyards that were existing there, rather than as part of a redevelopment program and that discussion I believe alleviated a lot of the concerns from last week, because none of those folks are here tonight. So, I think that concludes the discussion on the pathway Comprehensive Plan amendment. Could I get a motion to close the Public Hearing? Moe: You want to make sure the public doesn't -- Rohm: There is nObody signed up, but if anyone would like to come forward and speak to the pathways, now is that time. Seeing none --