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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 5, 2007 C/C Minutes Meridian City Council June 5, 2007 Page 40 of 84 Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, absent; Zaremba, nay; Borton, yea. MOTION CARRIED: TWO AYES. ONE NAY. ONE ABSENT. De Weerd: Okay. Item 18 for A CUP is immaterial. but we still need a motion. Bird: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Bird. Bird: I move we deny CUP 07-005. Borton: Second. De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second to deny Item 18. Mr. Berg, will you call roll. Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, absent; Zaremba, nay; Borton, yea. MOTION CARRIED: TWO AYES. ONE NAY. ONE ABSENT. Item 19: Public Hearing: 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: Item 20: Public hearing: Parks Master Pathway Plan: De Weerd: Okay. Items 19 and 20 are public hearings on CPA 07-003, Public Hearing for the pathway's Comprehensive Plan amendment. I will open this Public Hearing with a statement that it has been requested that this be continued to June 26th. And I will also open the Public Hearing Item 20 for the parks master plan for the pathway and ask for a motion. Zaremba: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba. Zaremba: I move that we continue the public hearings on Items 19 and 20 to our regularly scheduled meeting of June 26,2007. Borton: Second. De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second to continue Items 19 and 20 to June 26. All those in favor say aye. Meridian City Council June 5, 2007 Page 41 of 84 MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 21: Public Hearing: VAR 07-009 Request for a Variance for location of the subdivision identification sign away from the subdivision entrance for Strada Bellissima Business Park by Strada Commercial. LLC - Northwest Corner of South Meridian Road and West Victory Road: De Weerd: Okay. Item 21 is a Public Hearing on VAR 07-009. I will open this Public Hearing with staff comments. Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, this is the Strada Bellissima project. It is located at the northwest corner of Meridian and Victory. The application before you tonight is for a variance. The variance is in their request to locate the subdivision sign at the corner of Meridian and Victory, rather than at the subdivision entrance. The entrance is shown a ways back from the intersection and they are asking for the subdivision sign to be located at the intersection. The code is fairly clear on where that subdivision entrance sign needs to be and, therefore, the need for the variance. The applicant actually worded the request best, so I'm going to read that as the proposal. It says the main departure from the signage as delineated in the ordinance is that fact that we intend to move the allowed subdivision identification sign away from the entrance at Victory Road, which will be obscured from view due to the curvature of the road and the location of the future building. So, they'd like to move it closer to Kuna-Meridian Road. The entrance is moved further away from the road for public safety, but due to the road curvature and building design, that location doesn't function well for a sign location. That's it in a nutshell. Here is the proposed sign structure. There are two entrances to the business park. One is -- both serve as entrances into the subdivision as a whole. The offices are located along the two arterial streets and, then, you come in and you will see the house lots there. These are some site photos. So, this is the view of Meridian Roa'd and Victory Road intersection from the subdivision entrance off of Victory. So, there is the intersection where the lights are. Staff did recommend denial. We were not able to make the required finding that the variance would not grant a special right or privilege. Some of those -- the staff report states that some of those conditions are self imposed. The main one being the location of the building. But the curvature of the road and the hill are not. But the location of the building, as stated by the applicant, is kind of their own -- it is within their power to change it, so -- with that I'll answer any questions. De Weerd: Thank you, Anna. Any questions for staff at this time? Bird: Not at this time. De Weerd: Okay. Is the applicant here? If you will, please, state your name for the record. Crawford: Michael Crawford, representing Pinnacle Engineers and Strada Commercial, LLC. Madam Mayor and Council, thank you for your time this evening.