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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Bill Parsons, Associate City Planner
CC: Caleb Hood, Anna Canning, Bill Nary, Clerk's Office, Project File,
Applicant
Date: August 31, 2007
Re: Anytime Fitness Appeal (AP-07-008)
City Council Agenda Item for 9/4/07
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City Of Meridian
City Clerk Office
At the August 2, 2007 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the Commission approved
the findings for Anytime Fitness conditional use permit (CUP-07-015). At that hearing, the
Commission required an additional condition of approval limiting business operation on this
site between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Due to the limitations of this condition,
the applicant, Dave Evans Construction, has filed a Council Review (appeal) to remove this
condition of approval.
Below is an update from the August 2, 2007 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing on
Anytime Fitness. Council's Review (Appeal) of the Commission's decision is scheduled for
September 4, 2007.
2. SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION:
a. Summary of Commission Public Hearing:
i. In favor: Travis Burrows. (Applicant)
ii. In opposition: Reesa Brown
iii. Commenting: None
iv. Written testimony: Vance Barbour
v. Staff presenting application: Bill Parsons
vi. Other staff commenting on application: Caleb Hood
b. Kev Issues of Discussion by Commission:
i. Facility security and disturbance to the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
ii. 24 hour operation in the L-O zone.
c. Kev Council Changes to Commission Recommendation:
iii. Appeal condition of approval 1.9 limiting hours of operation.
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission heard this item on August 2,
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Additionally, Staff has received two letters of written testimony requesting the City Council
deny the removal of condition 1.9; limiting the hours of operation between the hours of 5:00
a.m. and 11:00 p.m. for Anytime Fitness (these letters are attached).
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I was the only: person ~vfib spoke against the pmposed.24. liour`fitness ccriter a~ the initial
hearing. I believe it was an intelligent.-aua logical deternunafion°on part o:Fthe
Commissign~ to;limitaliehours, dl' use front S:U:U AM to t l':00.1?lvi.
pnc thing. at the'hcarin~ that distwrbcd me: 'fhe gentleman, speaking in favorof the
~tiness center:mentioneci there ~~ere similar places, on Chezty and on Chinden that titere
. doing vvcll, alluding to haYing:no problems; ~`l~tis i5 not the exact wording) Ho did not
know the ruunes ofthe :establisFrmentlte referred io:
No pre-on the Gonunission pressed these issues. 'i`Io oue ®sked him to come back with
-the names,~€places h~e~~as Using as esainPlea of up and running businesses. Ftowevcr, l
was noQ.~tlowel to speak again followini; the .rules stated to-rite.tik tiie beginning. of the
hearing. 1'hcrc is' 1~0: 2:41iour fitness tsenter on`eithc"r o£ihose: avenues. r11so, there is do
other fitness center that is:open,wittiou any staffmcmber, on duet';
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Rl^.: Anytime Fitness LLir Conditions! lsa Yernit.07-0'1-5 Appeal
D'eat .Mayor bnl"council:
Please accept this letter as my personal testimony a a •i the conditional use appLcant, Anytime :Fitness
LLC,,(C[JP 07-Oi'S) far thzproperty located at tNe NE cbmcr ot'~ylencliaa and UsticE roads.
I :}4sve been a resident oi? this 7vleridian neighborhood for over three'year,§ and ryas satisfied the City of
Meridan zoned this corner: property L,-(7 (>nght Office). ,Sineo then:~ve no~v have dentists insurance aril
deal esfatc pfl~ices';located an this ceirtieradjacent to a residential development. In fact there is a driveway
c~)rutect'inb the •bacic of',ths i.,=(J property to :the residential•street. These, existing busincsses.arit a gotld ft
for our neighborhood. They me clean; quiet enterprises which generate low traffic vnlune and operate.
ratighly8ant-Sptn,daiiy.fi~~e Clays per. week:
Anytime Fitness, however, wuuJd not.be a good fit fpr our neighborhood due t'b the size and:scope of its
'business. `This I~tiy[imc :Fitness :franchisc:tuildingwotild be much larger %an the other Anytime Fitness
•cl ub iacatcd in Kuna, operate 2~1 hours Per flay 7 -.days ,per. week anti can accommodate upwitrds of 1;500
members: according t~ their corporate olTice. This business would generatc;greatl;~ increased tratFic at
this intersection and the enlrai~ces to this corner property disrupting the general Aow of traffic especi'all'y
at peak travel hdurti. 'I`bis u a rceently impoved two lane residential road and is notscheduled for.any
future v<zdenins or improvement by ACHU: '.
:l;urthermore the club-is only stafi~l 8ani-Spm.so sit acii.vity outside those hours.are unsupervised and:
post a•:increased risk. of flthcr nuisiutces .for residents as. well as personal crone toward patrons even v+rith
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their•use of surveillance cameras- Late night: h'oucs cauli-also create:morc crimes oF.opput~ity due to:
:its proximity eo'Seitlers' Parkwhere wc~ have tllydady had; late night issues of curfew violations, reckless
driving.in the panting lots noise and vandalistu. '
Because'of its a_ll-night hours, Anytime Fitness will. ereate:a.nuisance n'f noise &om-nttilfipl'e carcngines
starting and running at:all hours, of the ni~ftt disturbing our sleep and th'e: quictenjoymeiit of our QHm
homes: 3n' fact;it's the 24 bout availability ,that Anytime Fitness .primarily uses to attract clients over
~offier hearth chubs. And ofcourse addtinnaJ safetylightng needed !'g'rits 1"ate .night patronsr~Tifl shine ail.
;sight into "tJje iaackyacds and 6edriac~m. windo.~~s of neazby residents.
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i ~:ln caaclusion; the Anytime Fiitness operation is Vetter suited for. a Commercial. done and I ask you to
' lie x their appeal qnd uphold thz restTiction.of their dperating. hours i'gr, candifional u$e. ~c :this location.
' rleFise do' not sec ~i unfortunate precedent for L-p .w-ies •in Mct-idan. Commercial developers need. to
F cespcet pur ri6htstb'crij4y' our. homes as well as ttbidc by the zoning deespns thoughtfully made by the
i P-lannita~ and.'Loning :Conuiussign.to better our eamrrisnily 1'hanle you :l'oz:hearing mo in :this matter.
Sincerel}~,,
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