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Project: Bellabrook
JUN ") 2007
City of Meridian
City Clerk Office
Location: 300 S Locust Grove Road (South ofLDS Stake Center)
Applications: rezone and conditional use permit for multi-family development
Highlights of Proposed Development: The 34 individually owned 2-plus bedroom condominium
"Villas" will be attached in combinations of two and four dwellings each. All Villas will have
two car garages with two additional parking spaces available in each driveway. The proposed
buildings are depicted with two and three story elevations for each group of dwellings. Usable
open space in the form of pedestrian walks and a gathering courtyard will create a centralized
community amenity with a connection linking the project to the future Five Mile Creek regional
pathway corridor. The gathering area will include seating, shade trees, and community artwork.
Additional common area includes a buffer along Locust Grove Road and landscaping of the
eastern strip leading to the Five Mile Creek area.
Gross Residential Density: 7.76 dwelling units per acre
Other: This parcel was previously annexed and zoned (AZ-06-040) to R-8 and a preliminary plat
(PP-06-038) for 20 single-family homes on 20 building lots.
Elevations: Yes
Commission Recommendation: approval with a DA at their April 19, 2007 public hearing.
Summary of Commission Public Hearing:
i. In favor: Shawn Nickel (Applicant' s Representative)
ii. In opposition: Jerry Cunningham
iii. Commenting: Christie Jordan
iv. Written testimony: Ronald Hodge
Key Issues of Discussion by Commission:
i. Private streets vs. public streets within the development;
ii. Requirement of a Development Agreement to incorporate the proposed site plan and
elevations;
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation:
i. Require a Development Agreement to incorporate the proposed site plan and elevations
Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council:
i. Requirement of a Development Agreement to incorporate the proposed site plan and
elevations;
11. The applicant has submitted a perspective view of the proposed structures.
Notes: