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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 26, 2007 C/C Minutes Meridian City Council June 26, 2007 Page 27 of 70 Bird: Yeah. We have got to keep it open. De Weerd: Well, then, I would suggest that we reopen the Public Hearing, so that can be entered as part of these items and ask for a continuation. And just for those who are trying to follow this discussion, we agree with your concerns and we are just trying to see how best to reflect that on the map and in the text and if it needs to be in more than one place. So, that is, I guess, in a nutshell, what we are trying to decide up here. Council will be bringing -- or staff will be bringing back a recommendation for Council's consideration, so they know what it will look like and what it will read like, as will you. And, Anna, what is the time frame that-- Canning: Madam Mayor, three weeks. De Weerd: In three weeks? So, on the 17th. Okay. So, Council, what I would need is a motion to -- Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Yes. Rountree: I move that we reopen the public hearings on Item 9 and 10, take comments from staff as it relates to the Nine Mile section, and continuing the hearing until the 17th of July. De Weerd: How about ten and eleven. Rountree: Ten and eleven. Excuse me. De Weerd: Okay. Bird: Second. De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second to reopen the two public hearings for ten and eleven and continue those to July 17th. All those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Item 12: Public Hearing: PFP 07.001 Request for a Preliminary / Final Plat approval to subdivide Lot 13, Block 3 of Vallin Courts Subdivision to create two (2) new lots for Benewah by Walker Homes, Inc. - 2673 North Ridgebury Avenue: Meridian City Council June 26, 2007 Page 28 of 70 De Weerd: Okay. So, we will rehear these on the 17th. Okay. Okay. Item 12 is a Public Hearing, PFP 07-001. I will open this Public Hearing with staff comments. Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, this is the Benewah project. It's located at 2673 North Ridgebury Avenue. The subject property is commonly known as Lot 13, Block 3, Vallin Court Subdivision. And you can see it over on the left-hand side of the screen there. The application before you tonight is a combined preliminary and final plat. The Vallin Court Subdivision was recorded in 2005. This lot was originally sized to accommodate an existing home. The property was sold and the new developer removed the home and anticipated filing this application, so the services are already there to support two homes. So, the applicant is now proposing to subdivide Lot 13, Block 3, into two new lots. The lot sizes are approximately 8,900 and 10,600 square feet. This is the plat, as shown. You can see the two lots. I did have a photo of an existing home and apparently it didn't make it into the presentation, so I apologize. For those of you who aren't familiar with the homes that have gone out there, they are rather detailed. They have a lot of roof modulations and a lot of breaks in the modulations and the facade and different use of materials within the Vallin Court Subdivision. And the same owner -- the same developer and owner and builder will have these two lots as well. De Weerd: Okay. I didn't know if you were done or not. Canning: No, I'm not. For some reason I just stopped talking. I'm sorry. The Commission recommended approval at the May 17th, 2007, Public Hearing. No one spoke in favor. No one spoke in opposition, commented, or provided written testimony. The key issues of discussion by the Commission were the perimeter fencing, installed with the Vallin Court Subdivision, and there were no key changes to staffs initial recommendation and to our knowledge there are no outstanding issues before City Council. Now I'm done. De Weerd: Thank you. Canning: Thank you, Madam Mayor. De Weerd: Sorry, my mind reading tonight is a little off. Council, any questions for staff at this point? Bird: I have none. Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Rountree. Rountree: No access to Venable Lane? Meridian City Council June 26, 2007 Page 29 of 70 Canning: No, sir. There is a landscape lot immediately behind this one that would prevent -- Rountree: Okay. Canning: -- access to Venable Lane. Rountree: Thank you. De Weerd: Okay. Is the applicant here? No applicant. Canning: As I said at the Commission hearing no one spoke in favor of this application. De Weerd: Not even the applicant. The applicant was a no show. Okay. Council? Oh, this is a Public Hearing, even though the applicant isn't here. Is there anyone who would like to comment on this application? Okay. Would Council like to comment on this application? It's very rare we don't have an applicant in front of us. Bird: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Bird. Bird: I move we close PFP 07-001 Public Hearing. Zaremba: Second. De Weerd: Okay. We have a motion and a second to close the Public Hearing. All those in favor say aye. Any opposed? Okay. I didn't hear all ayes, so -- Rountree: I'm still thinking about it. De Weerd: Okay. Aye? Rountree: I'm opposed. De Weerd: Okay. Three ayes, one opposed, for the record. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE NAY. De Weerd: Well, I guess, you know, I think that -- have we heard anything from the applicant, that they agreed with staff comments? Meridian City Council June 26, 2007 Page 30 of 70 Canning: I'll have to check the file. Mr. Hood informed me that there had been discussion about fencing requirements. So, let me check the file quickly and see if there is any correspondence from the applicant. De Weerd: Mr. Berg? Berg: Madam Mayor, my staff did contact Greg Walker on Monday and e-mailed their packet to them. Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: I guess my objection to the Public Hearing is without the applicant here -- I guess if he's not interested enough to tell us about his project, I'm not interested enough to do much with it at this point personally. De Weerd: As far as he can't even say he agrees or-- Rountree: We don't know if he agrees with the fencing requirements, so -- I suspect he does, but I'm not going to say. De Weerd: Well, we could always put wrought iron and -- Rountree: Get his attention. Borton: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Borton. Borton: I don't disagree with Councilman Rountree. I think he brings up a good point and I wouldn't be opposed to reopening the Public Hearing and setting it out a few weeks to get him in here. De Weerd: Okay. Well, if there is no other discussion, do I have a motion, then? Rountree: Madam Mayor, I move that we reopen the Public Hearing for Item 12 and schedule it for July 10th. Borton: Second. Rountree: Or continue it until July 10th. Meridian City Council June 26, 2007 Page 31 of 70 De Weerd: I have a motion and a second, but I guess -- and those kind of motions don't have discussion, but I would like to, before we vote on it, ask the clerk what the 10th is starting to look like. Berg: Madam Mayor, the president has a copy of the agenda. Just a reminder that July 10th is the City Council meeting prior to the all day July 11 th budget workshop. De Weerd: It looks very light. Rountree: I don't see that item taking a lot of time. De Weerd: Okay. Thank you, Mr. Berg. Okay. We have a motion to continue this -- to reopen and continue this to July 10th. All those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Item 13: Public Hearing: PFP 07..002 Request for a Combined Preliminary/Final Plat to subdivide Lot 4, Block 1, Devon Park Subdivision No.2, to create two (2) new lots for Devon Park North by Doug Tamura - 1960 North Lakes Place: De Weerd: Okay. Item 13 is Public Hearing on PFP 07-002. I will open this Public Hearing with staff comments. Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, this is also a combined preliminary and final plat application and we do have the applicant in the audience. The project is located at 1960 North Lakes Place, Lot 4, Block 1, Devon Park Subdivision No.2, which you see is a larger site. It's currently zoned R-15. The applicant is proposing to subdivide Lot 4, Block 1, into two new lots for Devon Park North. The proposed lot sizes are approximately 3.25 acres and 1.39 acres. The parcel on the lot -- future lot on the west side is currently developed and I believe that one on the east is not. I hope I got that right. We didn't have an opportunity to get -- take pictures of the existing building. However, this is still subject to all the previous approvals for Devon Park that we have seen over the years, which includes some elevations that have been provided for the planned development Conditional Use Permit. The Commission recommended approval at their May 17th, 2007, Public Hearing. Linda Hines spoke in favor of the application. She was the applicant's representative for that evening. No one spoke in opposition, no one commented, nor did anyone provide written testimony. The key issues of discussion by the Commission was what has already been constructed on the site to date and that's the Alzheimer's units and assisted living facility. There were no Commission changes to staff's initial recommendation and to our knowledge there are no outstanding issues before City Council. With that I will answer any questions Council may have.