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Home My WebLink AboutLocust Substation VAR 03-004 ~ ~ ~ MAYOR ~~ . LEGAL DEPARTMENT ~r k ` 'p (208) 288-2499 •Fax 288-2501 RoberC D. Cowie ' y ' ` j1Y~!}- "~ C ITV OF -~ PARKS &. RECREATION CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ~~~~~~~ - ~ ~ `~, (208 888-3579 •Fax 898-5501 PUBLIC WORKS Tammy deWeerd V i/ (206) 898-5500 •Fax 887-1297 William L. M. Nary IDAHO - ~ ~~ Ch i , ~/ 1F BUILDING DEPARTMENT er e McCandless C (208) 887-2211 •Fax 887-1297 Keith Bird - V " •„~, PLANNING AND ZONING 'Ii9o3 (208) 884-5533 •Fax 888-6854 TRANSMITTALS TO AGENCIES FOR COMMENTS ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH THE CITY OF MERIDIAN To insure that your comments and recommendations will be considered by the Meridian City Council please submit your comments and recommendations to Meridian City Hall Attn: Will Berg, City Clerk, by: Febl'uary 27, 2003 Transmittal Date: February 4, 2003 Hearing Date: March 4, 2003 File No.: VAR 03-004 Request: Request for a Variance to allow a reduction of the front building setback from 30 feet to 22 feet for the Meridian Fire Department Locust Grove Substation By: Location of Property or Project: of Meridian Locust Grove Roatl David Zaremba, P2 (N, vaN, vac, FPI Jerry Centers, P/Z wo vaN, vac, FP) Leslie Mathes, P/Z (NOVaa,vAC,FP) Michael Rohm, P/Z (NU vAR vac, FP) Keith Borup, P/Z (NO VAN, VAC, FP) Robert Corrie, Mayor Bill Nary, C/C Tammy deWeerd, C/C Keith Bird, C/C Cherie McCandless, C/C Water Department Sewer Department Sanitary Service rNO VAN, vac, ~ Building Department Fire Department Police Department City Attorney City Engineer City Planner Parks Department Meridian School District (NO FPJ Meridian Post Office (FP~PP OnyJ Ada County Highway District Community Planning Assoc. Central District Health Nampa Meridian Irrig. District Settlers Irrigation District Idaho Power Co. (FP~PP On/y) tI.$. WBSt (FP/PP OMyq Intermountain Ga5(FPmPOrv» Bureau of Reclamation (FP~PPO,nri Idaho Transportation Department MAGI Ada County (AZOMY~ Meridian Development Corporation Historical Preservation Commission Your Concise Remarks: 33 EAST IDAHO • MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642 (208) 888-4433 •Fax (208) 587-4813 City Clerk Office Fax (208) 888-4218 Human Resources Fax (208) 884-8723 CITY OF MERIDIAN Planning & Zoning Department 660 E. Watertower Ln., Ste. 202, Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 884-5533 Phone / (208) 888-6854 Fax o ao~ VARIANCE APPLICATION (RE: Meridian Zoning Ordinance -11-18, Meridian Subdivision Ordinance -12-11) APPLICANT: meridian Rural Fire Di trict/Maridian Fire DeparUrent ADDRESS: -5411 F_ Franklin Road - ridian Idaho 83F49 PHONE: 208-888-1234 FAX: 208-895-0390 E-MAIL: OWNER(S) OF RECORD: f4ewidian Jtural Fire Di strict/Meridian Fire Departrrent ADDRESS: 540 E. Franklin Road -Meridian Idaho 83642 PHONE: 208-888-1234 FAX:208-895-0390 E-MAIL: ENGINEER, SURVEYOR, PLANNER: ZCJ1 Architects and Planners, Chartered - ADDRESS: 565 W. Myrtle St. Suite 225 -Boise, Idaho 83702 PHONE: ~-345-8872 ADDRESS, GENERAL LOCATION OF' SITE: ~F4.G u Lnntst Groue Ran PRESENT ZONE CLASSIFICATION: ~-n PRESENT USE OF SUBJECT PROPERTY: Uacan - PROPOSED USE OF SUBJECT PROPERTY: Meridian Fir ~bstation DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED VARL4NCE:~eduction of front building setback of 30' to 22' to allow the entry canopy. I have read the information contained herein and certify the information is tme and c rrect. Signature of Applicant: ''~~~ FAX: 208-343-7162 E-MAIL: zga@zga.com ~-l e CONTENTS OF VARIANCE APPLICATION (Incomplete applications will not be processed) The Council shall not grant a variance from the terms of this Ordinance unless and until a written application for a variance is submitted to the Administrator and the Council. The application shall contain the following information: 1. Completed and signed application form. Attached 2. Proof of title of said owner (warranty deed). Warranty Deed on file in City Clerk's Office. 3. Notarized consent from titled owner of property. (If owner is a corporation, provide a copy of the Articles of Incorporafion or other evidence to show that the person signing is an authorized representative. 4. Legal description of subject property. Attached 5. Provide a written statement -what ordinance can you not comply with? The Applicant cannot comply with Meridian Zoning Regulation Chapter 9, Zoning Schedule of Bulk and Coverage Controls, Section 11-9-1, which requires a 30 foot front yard and 20 rear yard setback in an L-O zone. In addition, the Applicant cannot comply with the landscape ordinance, Section 9, Bu, f)`ers Between D~erent Land Uses, which requires a 20 foot rear yard landscape buffer between Class I and Class Hlland uses. 6. Provide a written statement -what prevents compliance with the ordinance? The Applicant requests an 8 foot reduction in the front yard setback (from 30 feet to 22 feet) and a I S foot reduction in the rear yard setback (from 20 feet to 5 feet) to allow for an 8 foot entry canopy at the front of the building and equipmentfvehicle circulation space at the rear of the property. The parcel does not have suj~cient depth to construct a fire substation of adequate size and provide adequate clearances required for ej~cient/safe site circulation. 7. Provide a written statement -what are the minimum requirements of this ordinance that need to be reduced to permit the proposed use? The Ada County Highway District has designated Locust Grove as a minor arterial Section 11-9-1 of the Meridian Zoning Regulation requires a 30' setback on arterial and collector streets and a 20' rear yard setback within an L-0 zone. Section 9.4 of the Meridian Zoning Regulation also requires a 20' rear landscape buffer between Class I (le. single family residential, etc.) land use ad a Class II (~~ Quasi-Public, etc.) land use. To accommodate the Applicant's proposed fire substation and its related site improvements, the Applicant requests a reduction in the front yard setback from 30' to 22' and in the rear yard setback from 20' to 5'. Provide a written statement -what is the difficulty or hardship that would result if requirements of this ordinance were applied to the subject property? If the Applicant's variance request is not approved, the proposed fire substation will be significantly compromised functionally and aesthetically. The aesthetics of the proposed building have been carefully considered to compliment the emerging residential developments in the immediate area. The only encroachment into the front yard setback will be a small, 8 ` x 13' approximately, entry canopy at the main entrance of the building. The encroachment into the rear yard setback will be driving pavement for emergency equipment and vehicles. 9. Provide a written statement -any unusual or peculiar circumstances that indicate regulations of this ordinance that should not be strictly complied with? The Applicant has attempted to standardize the design of their fire substation facilities. A misunderstanding as to the amount of property purchased was discovered after the sale had closed. When the impact of future Ada County Highway District right-of--way, front and rear yard setback requirements were fully understood, the Applicant realized that there was insufficient property depth to locate their facility and related site improvements within the remaining buildable area. Discussions were held with the original property owner to determine if additional adjacent property could be acquired No agreement could be reached. Further investigation by the Applicant revealed that there was not other available or affordable properties in the vicinity to provide a larger building sites Fire substation sites are identifaed to minimize the response time for emergency services within designated areas of the City. The size of the proposed building, the amount of maneuvering area required for equipment, vehicles and pedestrians, service and landscape areas have been carefully designed for the proposed use and to fat properly into the residential character of the area. As the surrounding community continues to grow, the importance of this facility to provide essential fire and emergency services will become more critical 10. Provide a written statement that special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, structure or buildings involved which are not applicable to other lands, structures or buildings in the same district. Due to the physical limitations of the site, the physical and functional realities inherent in the design of a modern fire substation, and the need to provide fire%mergency services in the shortest time possible there are special conditions and circumstances which exist that are peculiar to this site. The significant amount of residential development in this area will demand a convenient fire substation designed to be compatible wtth the aesthetic appeal of the neighborhood. 11. Provide a written statement that a literal interpretation of the provisions of this Ordnance shall deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under terms of this Ordinance. The proposed fare substation building and site development cannot be accommodated on this site within the prevailing setback provisions of the current ordinance. The use proposed is not typical of other uses in the L-D zone and a literal interpretation of the provisions of the zoning ordinance setback regulations will deprive the Applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district 12. Provide a written statement that special conditions or circumstances exist that was not a result of the applicant's action. This site is surrounded by properties that are currently underdevelopment and/or unavailable for purchase. The Applicant does not have any options to increase the sdze of the property to meet the needs of the project and ordinance. 13. Provide a written statement that granting the variance requested shall not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this ordinance to other lands, structures or buildings in the same district. The Applicant does not believe that the granting of this variance will confer any special privilege that is denied to other lands, structures or buildings in the same district given the constraints of the subject site. 14. Provide a written statement of how the granting of the variance would convenience the applicant and how the applicant would profit therefrom, which statement shall also represent whether profit and convenience is the sole reason why the variance is requested. The granting of the variance will allow the Applicant to construct a muck needed emergency/public safety facility within an emerging residential area. It will also improve the response time and cost of providing essential services to the public. The Applicant will not profU from the reduction of the setbacks. The reduction will allow the Applicant to provide adequate equipment/vehiclemaneuverinq space at the rear of the ftre substation and to construct a facility that is adequate in size to service the surrounding community. 15. Provide a written statement regarding the relationship of the proposed variance to the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Pdan includes these goal statements with regard to Public Safety: 6.1 To ensure adequate protection for new developments, provisions shall be made for satellite fire stations which have a staff of fire fighters equipped with the appropriate fire-fighting facilities. 6.9U Maintain afive-minute or less response time goal to all fire, police and medical emergencies withha the City. 6.1 SU The recommended service standard for Meridian/Rural Fire Department shall be based on 24-hour service at the downtown main fare station, with satellite fire stations comprising a 10,000 to 15,000 square foot lot with a 3,000 square foot building of residential type construction and character, containing a squad truck and tanker truck, operating personnel and support staff. 16. One (1) copy of a scalable 8'/z x 11 site plan showing property lines, streets, etc. Attached W h 3 M O a 0 ._ °~ ~g ~~ L V .~ .~ .~ G w 0 4 0 0 • t