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HomeMy WebLinkAboutACHD Commentsf Ada County Highway District Dave Bivens, 1st Vice President Judy Peavey-Derr, 2nd Vice President Susan S. Eastlake, Commissioner Sherry R. Huber, Commissioner February 27, 2003 TO: Eagle Road, LLC P.O. Box 250 Show Low, AZ 83902 FROM: Craig Hood Senior Development Analyst ACRD Planning & Development SUBJECT: MMI03-001 Garden City ID 83714-6499 Phone (208)367-6100 FAX (208)387-6391 E-mail: tellus@ACHD.ada.id.us RECEIVED MAR - 4 2003 City of Meridian City Clerk Offioe Hampton Inn Hotel Site Modification (Fallon Greens Subdivision) 875 S. Allen Street The Ada County Highway District (ACRD) staff has received and reviewed the miscellaneous application and modified site plan for the item referenced• above. In January of 2002, ACRD staff inspected the subject site and prepared a staff report. The modified site plan for Fallon Greens Subdivision (Hampton Inn) is in general conformance with the previously prepared staff report for the site. ACRD is submitting this letter to address the changes/modifications that affect the previously approved staff report and site-specific conditions (see attached). The Ada County Highway District (ACRD) currently maintains Allen Street and Freeway Drive abutting the site, and thus ACRD is submitting the following comments. + The proposed 80-room hotel complex and 35,500 square foot office buildings are expected to generate 1,049 additional vehicle trips per day (0 existing) based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual. There will be an impact fee that is assessed and due prior to issuance of any building permit(s) on the site. The fee will be based on the impact fee ordinance in effect at that time. In addition to the standard impact fee, this development lies within an extraordinary impact fee area. Therefore, this property should pay an overlay fee to the District in the amount of $43.19 per trip to reimburse the costs of construction and right-of-way costs for the new road from the intersection of Eagle Road and St. Luke's driveway to the intersection of Magic View Drive and Allen Street as the proportionate share of this property on a per trip basis. + Since the original report was prepared for this site, ACHD's standard locallcommercial right- of-way dimensions have changed. Therefore, the applicant has two options regarding Allen Street and Freeway Drive right-of-way (Site-Specific Condition #1). In accordance with current District policy, the applicant may either dedicate 29-feet of right-of-way or 27-feet of right-of-way. + With the original submittal, the applicant was proposing three driveways into the site (Site- Specific Condition #8). The modified site plan shows one driveway on Allen Street, located approximately 30-feet south of the north property line and in alignment with an existing driveway on the east side of Allen Street, and one driveway on Freeway Drive located near the west property line. These modified driveway locations meet District policy and should be approved. The previous conditions and requirements approved with MPFP01-010/MCUP01-044, Hampton Inn Subdivision, still apply to MMI03-001. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact staff at (208) 387-6170. Senior Development Analyst ACHD Planning & Development Cc: Planning & Development/chron/project file City of Meridian pinnacle Engineers, Inc., C/O Clint Boyle, 12552 W. Executive Drive, Ste. B, Boise, ID 83713 Attachment: 1. Hampton Inn Subdivision Staff Report ..n~',~17~~. Ada County Highway District ilavirl F Wvnknnn Precirlent 31 S East 37th Street Dave Bivens, I st Vice President Judy Peavey-Den, 2nd Vice President Susan S. Eastlake, Commissioner Sherry R. Huber, Commissioner Garden CSty H) 83714-6499 Phone (208)387-6100 FAX (208) 387-6391 E-mail [ellusla~ACHD.ada.id.us February 27, 2003 Meridian Hampton Center, LLC P.O. Box 50941 Sparks, NV 89435 Re: Staffl.evel Approval Preliminary Plat: Hampton Inn MPFP01-O10/MCUPOI -044 Facts and Findings: 875 South Allen Street Hotel and two office buildings A. The Ada County Highway District (ACRD) staff has received the above referenced application requesting preliminary plat approval to plat a 3 lot commercial subdivision, and conditional use approval to construct a 92-room hotel complex, an 18,000-squaze foot office building and a 7,500 square-foot office building. The 4.10-acre site is located on the northwest side of the intersection of Allen Street and Freeway Drive, approximately''/4- mile east of Eagle Road. This development is estimated to generate 1034 additional vehicle trips per day (0 existing) based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual. B. The application and site plan stamped and received by the City of Meridian on January 2, 2002, and submitted to the District on January 8, 2002, has been reviewed by the ACRD Planning and Development staff and conforms to applicable District standazds/policy, or can be made to conform with the change(s) to the plan described in the requirements stated below. C. This is a staff level approval and will not be heazd by the ACRD Commission unless the site plan is changed in such a manner as to not conform to District standazds/policy or an appeal of the Planning and Development staff decision is submitted as described within the Stdazd Requirements outlined below. D. On January 14, 2002, the District Planning and Development staff inspected this site and evaluated the transportation system in the vicinity. On January 18, 2002, the staff met as the District's Technical Review Committee and reviewed the impacts of this proposed development on the District's transportation system. The results of that analysis constitute the following Facts and Findings and recommended Site Specific Requirements. S:\DSTECIiLSlJBSIHampton Inn.doc Page 1 E. For the purposes of estimating daily trip generation and assessing impact fees for this project, the proposed use of this development has been classified as hotellgeneral office. (Per the ITE Manual) The impact fee rate from the fee tables for this use is $2,169 per thousand square feet of gross building area for the office buildings and $853 per room for the hotel, based on the impact fee ordinance in effect at this time. Note: This rate is provided for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as an impact fee rate certification. The impact fee will be assessed at the time of plans acceptance by District staff, and shall be based on the fee tables and provisions of the District's Impact Fee Ordinance in effect at that time. F. Development patterns in the surrounding area are commercial and office based uses. Based on development patterns in this area and the resulting traffic generation, staff anticipates that the transportation system will be adequate to accommodate additional traffic generated by this proposed development at accepted levels of service with modification to Allen Street and Freeway Drive. The additional traffic generated by this development will have minimal detrimental impact on the transportation system. G. The Commission adopted an extraordinary fee based on trip generation rates. The Commission determined that the Extraordinary Impact Fee would be $43.19 per trip. This parcel includes 4.10- acres, resulting in a trip generation rate of approximately 1034-trips per day, for a hotel and 2 office buildings. Therefore, this property should pay an overlay fee to the District in the amount of approximately $44,658.46. Staff recommends that the Commission require the payment of that amount into a fund for the reimbursement of cost to construct and dedicate right-of--way for a new road from the intersection of Eagle Road and St. Luke's driveway to the intersection of Magic View Drive and Allen Drive as the proportionate share of this property on a per trip basis. Special Recommendations to the City of Meridian: 1. The applicant should provide the District with a copy of a recorded access easement among the parcels for use of the driveways for access to the public streets prior to approval. The following Site Specific Requirements and Standard Requirements must be met or provided for prior to ACRD approval of the final plat: Site Specific Requirements: 1. Dedicate 29-feet of right-of--way from the centerline of Allen Street abutting the parcel by means of recordation of a final subdivision plat or execution of a warranty deed prior to issuance of a building pemut (or other required permits), whichever occurs first. Allow up to 30 business days to process the right-of--way dedication after receipt of all requested material. The owner will not be compensated for this additional right-of--way because Allen Street is a local commercial street and is to be brought to adopted standards by the developers of abutting properties. 2. Construct curb, gutter, 5-foot wide concrete sidewalk and match paving on Allen Street abutting the parcel. Irrtprovements shall be constructed to one-half of a 40-foot street section. S:~DSTECH~SUBS1Hampton Inn.doc Page 2 3. Construct curb, gutter, 5-foot wide concrete sidewalk on Freeway Drive abutting the parcel. Improvements shall be constructed to one-half of a 40-foot street section. 4. Utility street cuts in pavement less than five years old are not allowed unless approved in writing by the District. Contact ACI3D's Utility Coordinator at 387-2516 or 378-6258 (with file number) for details. 5. Meet District drainage requirements per section 8000 of the ACRD Development Policy Manual. Contact District staff at 387-6170 for details. 6. If utility relocation is necessary to construct improvements required with this development, then all utility relocation costs associated with improving street frontages abutting the site should be home by the developer. 7. Any existing irrigation facilities should be relocated outside of the right-of--way. The applicant is proposing two driveways on Allen Street and one driveway on Freeway Drive; :• Proposed driveway # 1 is located on Allen Street approximately 30-feet south of the northern property line. This location meets District policy and is approved with this application. Pave the driveway to its full-required width of 25 to 30-feet and to a point 30-feet beyond the edge of pavement of Allen Street. • Proposed driveway # 2 is located on Allen Street approximately 180-feet south of the northern property line. This location meets District policy and is approved with this application. Pave the driveway to its full-required width of 25 to 30-feet and to a point 30-feet beyond the edge of pavement of Allen Street. • Proposed driveway #3 is located on Freeway Drive approximately 150-feet from the intersection of Allen Street and Freeway Drive. This location meets District policy and is approved with this application. Pave the driveway to its full-required width of 25 to 30-feet and to a point 30-feet beyond the edge of pavement of Freeway Drive: 9. Other than the access point(s) specifically approved with this application, direct lot or parcel access to Freeway Drive and Allen Street is prohibited. Lot access restrictions, as required with this application, shall be stated on the final plat. Standard Requirements: 1. The Commission shall hear and decide appeals by an applicant of the final decision made by the ROWDS Manager when it is alleged that the ROWDS Manager did not properly apply this section 7101.6, did not consider all of the relevant facts presented, made an error of fact or law, abused discretion or acted arbitrarily and capriciously in the interpretation or enforcement of the ACfID Policy Manual. S:~DSTECH~SUBS~I-Iampton Inn.doc Page 3 a. Filing Fee: The Commission may, from three to time, set reasonable fees to be charged the applicant for the processing of appeals, to cover administrative costs. b. Initiation: An appeal is initiated by the filing of a written notice of appeal with the Secretary of Highway Systems, which must be filed within ten (10) working days from the date of the decision that is the subject of the appeal. The notice of appeal shall refer to the decision being appealed, identify the appellant by name, address and telephone number and state the grounds for the appeal. The grounds shall include a written summary of the provisions of the policy relevant to the appeal and/or the facts and law relied upon and shall include a written argument in support of the appeal. The Commission shall not consider a notice of appeal that does not comply with the provisions of this subsection. c. Time to Reply: The ROWDS Manager shall have ten (10) working days from the date of the filing of the notice of appeal to reply to the nofice of the appeal, and may during such time meet with the appellant to discuss the matter, and may also consider and/or modify the decision that is being appealed. A copy of the reply, and any modifications to the decision being appealed will be provided to the appellant prior to the Commission hearing on the appeal. d. Notice of Hearing: Unless otherwise agreed to by the appellant, the hearing of the appeal will be noticed and scheduled on the Commission agenda at a regulaz meeting to be held within thirty (30) days following the delivery to the appellant of the ROWDS Manager's reply to the notice of appeal. A copy of the decision being appealed, the notice of appeal and the reply shall be delivered to the Commission at least one (1) week prior to the hearing. e. Action by Commission: Following the hearing, the Commission shall either affirm or reverse, in whole or part, or otherwise modify, amend or supplement the decision being appealed, as such action is adequately supported by the law and evidence presented at the hearing. 2. Payment of applicable road impact fees are required prior to building construction in accordance with Ordinance #195, also known as Ada County Highway District Road Impact Fee Ordinance. 3. All design and construction shall be in accordance with the Ada County Highway District Policy Manual, ISPWC Standazds and approved supplements, Construction Services procedures and all applicable ACHD Ordinances unless specifically waived herein. An engineer registered in the State of Idaho shall prepare and certify all improvement plans. 4. The applicant shall submit revised plans for staff approval, prior to issuance of building permit (or other required permits), which incorporates any required design changes. 5. Construction, use and properly development shall be in conformance with all applicable requirements of the Ada County Highway District prior to District approval for occupancy. S:IDSTECH~SUBS1Hampton Inn.doc Page 4 6. Any change by the applicant in the planned use of the property which is the subject of this application, shall require the applicant to comply with all rules, regulations, ordinances, plans, or other regulatory and legal restrictions in force at the time the applicant or its successors in interest advises the Highway District of its intent to change the planned use of the subject property unless awaiver/variance of said requirements or other legal relief is granted pursuant to the law in effect at the time the change in use is sought. 7. No change in the terms and conditions of this approval shall be valid unless they are in writing and signed by the applicant or the applicant's authorized representative and an authorized representative of the Ada County Highway District. The burden shall be upon the applicant to obtain written confirmation of any change from the Ada County Highway District. Conclusion of Law: 1. ACHD requirements are intended to assure that the proposed use/developmenttyill not place an undue burden on the existing vehicular and pedestrian transportation system within the vicinity impacted by the proposed development. Should you have any questions or comments, please contact the ACRD Planning and Development staff at 387-6170. Sincerely, Christy Richardson Planning Review Supervisor Right-of--Way & Development cc: Project file ACRD Construction Services Lead Agency/City of Meridian Chron John & Alberta Sonntag 3373 Tumbleweed Ave. Boise, ID 83713 Habitec Architects Wes Steele 1250 E. 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