Memo from PlanningJanuary 22, 2008
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
CC: City Clerk, Sabrina Whitehead, File
FROM: Bill Parsons, Associate City Planner
RE: Matador (AZ-07-013., PP-07-017)
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JAN 12 1001
City Of ~'Ieridian
City Clerk Office
The Matador project was heard on November 15`~ by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
During the hearing, staff presented to the Commission a recommendation to reduce the lot widths
of buildable Lots 2 and 3 of Block 3 and expand the non-buildable lot (Lot 1, Block 3) in order to
increase the amount of open space and to accommodate a picnic area or tot lot. The Commission
was in agreement with Staff's recommendation and forwarded on to City Council a
recommendation of approval with no modifications to the staff report.
This morning, staff received a revised preliminary plat and revised landscape rendering for the
Matador project. Although Staff has not performed a comprehensive review, the proposed
modifications to the plat reflect changes other than those discussed and recommended by Staff
and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The revised plat changes are as follows:
1) The revised plat shows the re-location of the non-buildable lot from the southwest corner of
the project to be on the northwest side of the Copper Ridge/Matador intersection. Further, the
relocated common lot area has been reduced from 10,920 square feet to 4,953 square feet.
2) In addition, the total amount of open space for the project has been reduced from 8.1 % to
5.5%.
3) Due to the reduction in open/cornmon areas, the average lot sizes have increased from 9,751
sq. ft on the old plat to 10,124 sq. ft. on the revised plat.
Staff believes that the proposed revised plat is not consistent with the original plat and the
Commission's recommendation. Staff has attached the revised preliminary plat and landscape
rendering.
Planning Department .660 E. Watertower Street, Suite 202, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone 208-884-5533 Fax 208-888-6854. www.meridiancity.org
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2. Revised Landscape Rendering
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