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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 2, 2007 C/C MinutesMeridian Planning 8 Zoning August 2, 2007 Page 4 of 21 Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to continue Items 5 and 6 to the regularly scheduled meeting of September 6, 2007. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. TWO ABSENT. Item 7: Public Hearing: PP 07-013 Request for Preliminary Plat approval for 11 building lots and 2 common lots on 26.35 acres in an I-L zone for Kennedy Commercial Center by DBSI Meridian 184, LLC - 1250 W. Overland Road: Rohm: Boy, we are moving right along. We just got a couple things left and we will be out of here. Okay. Before we start, basically, the process that we go through with the public hearings is we first open the Public Hearing and, then, we ask the staff for their testimony. Once the staff has given their testimony as it relates to city ordinance and to the Comprehensive Plan, then, we ask the applicant to come forward and present the project from their perspective. Once we have heard both those presentations it is, then, open to the public. The public has an opportunity to respond to anything they have heard in testimony and/or as they perceive it as it relates to the UDC and Comprehensive Plan. The applicant gets the final say. They get to speak, respond to any testimony given in the Public Hearing form and, then, once that's all completed, we, as the Commission, will either continue the items or make some sort of a decision, either forwarding to City Council or --with approval or recommended for denial. Rohm: So, with that being said, I'd like to open the Public Hearing of PP 07-013 related to the Kennedy Commercial Center and begin with the staff report. Watters: Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, the application before you is a preliminary plat request for the proposed Kennedy Commercial Center. The property is 26.35 acres in size and is currently zoned I-L. The subject property is located at 1250 West Overland Road on the north side of Overland, approximately a quarter mile east of Linder Road. The property is bordered on the east by Western Electronics, zoned I-L, and Mountain View Equipment, zoned C-2 in Ada County. On the west by vacant property, zoned I-L. On the north by I-84 and on the south by Overland Road and existing rural residential property zoned RUT and R-1 in Ada County. This is an aerial view of the property. The site currently consists of vacant, undeveloped land. This property is currently zoned I-L, which complies with the Comprehensive Plan map designation of industrial. The applicant is requesting preliminary plat approval of 11 commercial building lots and two common lots on 26.35 acres of land. The proposed building lots range in size from .83 of an acre to 7.3 acxes. Access to the site is proposed from Overland Road via South Tech Lane here, an existing private street. A driveway is also proposed at the southwest corner of the site from Overland Road. Staff is supportive of the proposed access points, provided across-access easement is recorded for all lots in the subdivision to use Tech Lane and the driveway to Overland Road and that an access easement and driveway stub be provided to the property owner to the west to use the driveway at the southwest corner of the site or locate the Meridian Planning & Zoning August 2, 2007 Page 5 of 21 driveway directly adjacent to the west property boundary and provide access to the property to the west. Excuse me. The driveway here -- proposed driveway location is right in there. This proposed driveway should be shared to reduce future access points on Overland Road. The plat depicts South Tech Lane extending north approximately 600 feet, measured from the center line of Overland to the center of the cul-de-sac. The private street is currently approximately 400 feet long. The UDC does not allow streets that end in a cul-de-sac or a dead end to be longer than 450 feet. The end of the common lot that the private street is contained within shall not exceed 450 feet in length measured from the center line of Overland Road. Here is a copy of the landscape plan. A minimum 25 foot wide landscape buffer is required along West Overland Road. Thirty-five feet is currently shown on the landscape plan. A 50 foot wide buffer is required along I-84 here and a ten foot wide buffer is required along South Tech Lane. Additionally, a 25 foot wide buffer is required along the east property boundary adjacent to the existing non-industrial uses. The applicant did not submit conceptual building elevations with this application. Elevations were submitted previously with Conditional Use Permit 01-009. All future structures on the site that do not comply with the building elevations and materials submitted with the previous CUP shall be subject to design review approval per the standards listed in the UDC, along with any Conditional Use Permit or certificate of zoning compliance application prior issuance of building permits. Staff is recommending approval of the subject preliminary plat application with the conditions listed in the staff report. That's all staff has, unless the Commission has questions. Rohm: Thank you very much. Any questions of staff? O'Brien: Not at the moment I can't think of any. Rohm: Would the applicant like to come forward, please. And, please, state your name and address for the record. Mokwa: My name is Tim Mokwa, M-o-k-w-a, with Toothman Orton Engineering, 9777 Chinden Boulevard, Boise, on behalf of the applicant. Staff covered it fairly well. I don't really have a whole lot to add, other than I did talk to Sonya today and she mentioned it in her discussion, but I don't think we -- the condition 1.1.5 deals with the length of the private street and the cul-de-sac. As 1.1.5 is written, it says that proposed extension of South Tech Lane shall be limited to 450 feet as allowed by UDC, measured from the center line of Overland to the center of the cul-de-sac. Per our discussion earlier today and what Sonya just mentioned, that should read from the center line of Overland to the end of the common area lot and that's a -- that's just a distinction to make that -- bring that private street into compliance with what was previously approved for the Conditional Use Permit, beyond the private street easement that's already there that will be encompassed or over the common area lot. Beyond that we will have a -- excuse me -- an easement that will be in favor of all of the lots within the subdivision and will also contain a provision for emergency vehicle access and turnaround. So, I don't know if that -- if that made sense. Functionally it's still going to be what you're seeing here, but it's a distinction in the length of the private street. Meridian Planning & Zoning August 2, 2007 Page 6 of 21 Rohm: So, the cul-de-sac doesn't necessarily have to be at the end of the 450 feet, it can be beyond that as long as the lot line is within that 450? Watters: Chairman Rohm, Commissioners, that is correct. Rohm: Okay. Okay. Mokwa: Other than that I don't have any other issues, but I would be happy to answer any questions that you might have. Rohm: Any questions of this applicant? O'Brien: Boy, I can't think of any. Newton-Huckabay: Too straight forward. O'Brien: We like them that way. Rohm: Yeah. Newton-Huckabay: So do we. Rohm: Yeah. Absolutely. Thank you. Mokwa: Thank you. Rohm: Okay. We do not have anybody that has signed up to testify to this application, but if anyone would like to come forward and speak, now is that time. Okay. Seeing none, I'm not sure that there is a lot to discuss. It seems as if the staff report and the applicant are in agreement, so I think maybe - Newton-Huckabay: Did - Mr. Chair, did Mr. Mokwa's statement warrant any change to 1.1.5 in the wording? Rohm: And maybe it should. Sonya, what's your thoughts on that? Watters: Commissioner Rohm, Commissioners, we could just simply add what he requested. The northem boundary of that common lot be limited to 450 feet in length measured from the center line of Overland Road. Just clarify it a little bit more. Rohm: Thank you. Newton-Huckabay: So, it would say from -- measured from the center line of Overland to the northern boundary of the common lot? Does there need to be any comment related to fire turnaround? Meridian Planning & Zoning August 2, 2007 Page 7 of 21 Watters: No. I think that's covered. Newton-Huckabay: We are good? Okay. Mr. Chair, one moment and I will make a motion. Rohm: Well, first of all, we need to close the Public Hearing. Newton-Huckabay: Oh, yeah. Mr. Chair, I recommend we close the Public Hearing on PP 07-013. O'Brien: Second. Rohm: It's been moved to close the Public Hearing on PP 07-013. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Okay. Thank you. Newton-Huckabay: After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to recommend approval to the City Council of file number PP 07-013 as presented in the staff report for the hearing date of August 2nd, 2007, with the following modification: Under Section B, conditions of approval, Item 1.1.5, the first sentence reads: The proposed extension of South Tech Lane shall be limited to 450 feet as allowed by the UDC, measured from the center line of Overland to the center of the cul-de-sac, shall be changed to read: From the center line of Overland to the northern property -- northern boundary of the common lot. End of motion. O'Brien: Second. Rohm: It's been moved and seconded to forward onto City Council recommending approval of file number PP 07-013, to include the staff report with the aforementioned modifications. All those in favor say aye. Opposed same sign? Motion carried. Thanks for coming in, gentlemen. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. TWO ABSENT. Btem 8: Public Bearing CUP 07-015: Request for Conditional Use Permit for a fitness center within the Sundance Subdivision No. 5 for Anytime Fitness by Dave Evans Construction - 3220 North Meridian Road: Rohm: At this time I'd like to open the Public Hearing of CUP 07-015 and CUP -- oh, no. Excuse me. Just CUP 07-015 and begin with the staff report. Parsons: Mr. Chair and Members of the Commission, the application before you is a request for a Conditional Use Permit for an indoor recreational facility in an L-O zone by Dave Evans Construction. One thing to mention is staff has approved a CZC for an office shell on the subject site and the proposed recreational use requires approval of a CUP. The property is located at 3220 North Meridian Road on the northeast corner of