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Project: Cavanaugh C' ofMeridian
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Location: southeast corner of S. Meridian Road/SH 69 and E. Victory Road.
Applications: rezone, preliminary plat, conditional use, and DA modification
Highlights of Proposed Development: Rezone of 30.08 acres from R-8 to C-N and TN-C zoning districts.
The portion proposed to be zoned C-N consists of 13.59 acres and the portion proposed to be zoned TN-C
consists of 16..49 acres.
Preliminary Plat approval for 5171ots [consisting of 443 single-family residential building lots; 1 multi-
family residential building lot consisting of 32 conceptuaUfuture apartment units; 8 residential building
lots consisting of 61 future/conceptual condo units; 4 mixed use lots consisting of commercial retail on
the first floor with 12 residential lofts on the second floor; 9 commercial building lots, 1 school building
lot, 1 civic/social hall lot, 47 common lots, and 3 other (parking) lots]on 177.43 acres.
Conditional Use Permit approval to convert the existing Caven home into acivic/social hall.
DA modification to address the new neighborhood center plan and conversion of the existing Caven home
into acivic/social hall.
Gross Residential Density: 3.08 units per acre (net density is 4.76 dwelling units per acre). The previous
plat had an overall gross density of 3.09 units per acre. While the density is the same, the lot sizes
proposed on the subject plat have generally decreased in size. The subject plat includes more pathways
than originally proposed, which increases pedestrian accessibility to the commercial portion of the
development, the school site, and the civic/social hall. The previous plat depicted two access points (S.
Standing Timber and S. Mesa Avenue) to Victory Road and one access point (Harris Street) to Meridian
Road. The new plat depicts three access points to Victory Road and one to Meridian Road.
The multi-family units proposed within this development do not require future CUP approval because
multi-family developments are a permitted use in the TN-C zone. For this reason, Commission and
Council should review the conceptual elevations submitted with this application included in Exhibit A.9
to determine if additional design requirements should be added.
Other: This property was annexed into the City in 2006 with R-8, TN-R, and C-N zoning and a
preliminary plat was approved at the same time under the name of Tanana Valley. A portion of this
property, shown as phase 1 on the preliminary plat, received final plat approval in June, 2007. This final
plat contained 123 single-family building lots and 12 common lots on 24.8 acres in the R-8 and TN-R
zoning districts.
Elevations: Yes
Commission Recommendation: approval at their November 15, 2007. At the public heazing they moved
to recommend approval of the subject RZ, CUP, PP, & MI request.
a. Summary of Commission Public Hearing:
i. In favor: Wayne Forney, Kastera Development (Applicant); Ben Naught, Kastera;
ii. In opposition: None
iii. Commenting: None
iv. Written testimony: None
b. Key Issue(s) of Discussion by Commission:
i. Proposed access points to/from Victory Road;
ii. Allowance of Alternative Compliance for the berm requirement along Meridian Road
adjacent to the residential .portion of the development;
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iii. Requirement of a sidewalk to be constructed by the Applicant along Victory Road across
the Grange Hall property;
iv. Rolled curb vs. vertical curb within the development.
c. Key Commission Change(s) to Staff Recommendation:
i. Modify condition # 1.2.6.e. to allow the applicant to work with Staff to provide Alternative
Compliance for the berm/wall requirement along SH 69 adjacent to the residential portion
of the development;
ii. Modify condition #7.1.4 to not require a sidewalk across the Grange Hall property but
recommend that the Applicant work with the Grange and the developer to the east to
possibly install a sidewalk across the Grange property;
iii. Modify condition #7.1.14 to recommend that ACRD review the possibility of using a
vertical curb in lieu of rolled curb;
iv. Pertaining to condition #7.1.19, require the owner of Lot 24, Block 15 to construct a public
street in alignment with Mesa Way on the north side of Victory Road.
d. Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council:
i. An inconsistency exists in the staff report between the Analysis (in Section lU, page 13)
and the Conditions of Approval listed in Exhibit B. In the Analysis section, Staff is not
supportive of the driveway/private right-in access point to the site from Victory Road
between S. Standing Timber Way and S. Enter Way shown on the plabsite plan. However,
Staff did not include a condition of approval to that effect in Exhibit B. ACHD reviewed
this access point and included a condition (#7.1.8) in Exhibit B as follows, "Construct one
right-in ONLY driveway located approximately 1,250-feet east of Meridian Road." Staff
contacted ACHD regarding this condition and ACRD stated. that they are agreeable either
way if the access is approved by the City or not. The City Council should determine if this
access point should be allowed. If not, a condition of approval should be added in Exhibit B
prohibiting this access point.
Written Testimony since Staff Report: none
Notes:
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