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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff CommentsMAYOR RoherC D. Come CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Tammy deWeerd Keith Bvd Cherie McCandless William L.M. Nary MEMORANDUM: To: Mayor and City Council From: Steve Siddoway, Planner II ~w~--- HUB OF TREASURE VALLEY A Good Place to Live CITY OF MERIDIAN 33 EAST IDAHO MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642 (208) 888-4433 • FAX (208) 887-0813 City Clerk Office Fax (208) 8884218 LEGAL DEPARTMENT (208) 288-2499 • Fax 288-2501 PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING DEPARTMENT (208) 898-5500 ~ Fax 887-1297 PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT (208) 884-5533 ~ FAX 888-6854 R~~~~~~pr-18, 2003 APR 0 3 2003 CityOFMeridian Re: Setter Cove Subdivision Variance ~iLy_Clerk ~~~ Request for a Variance from Meridian City Code (MCC) 12-4-5 (Block Lengths), to exceed the 1000-foot maximum block length within the proposed Setter Cove Subdivision, by MKH Development (File No. VAR-03-008). 7Yre Planntng and Zoning sta„~'has reviewed the applicant's submittal, and we offer the following comments and recommendations: APPLICATION SUMMARY The applicant, MICR Development, has requested a variance from section 12-4-5 of the Meridian City Code (MCC), which prohibits residernial block lengths from exceeding 1,000 feet. The subdivision is a single block and will exceed the 1,000-foot maximum block length. The applicarn has stated in their application that the property is surrounded by other approved developmerns, which have no stubs to the subject property and do not allow the block length to be broken up with additional stub-streets. LOCATION The property is located approximately'/4 mile north of Ustick Road, with frontage on west side of Linder Road. SURROUNDING PROPERTIES North: Rural residential/agricultural properties, zoned RUT (Ada County) West: Proposed future phase of Bridgetower Subdivision, zoned R-4 East: Proposed Linder Road Middle School, zoned R-4 South: Rural residential/agicultural properties, zoned RUT (Ada County) OWNER OF RECORD The property owner of record is Jim Hollister and he has provided notarized consent for submission of this application. Mayor and Council Apri18, 2003 Page 2 REOUIREI) FINDINGS According to Ordinance 11-18-1, Variances, the Council may authorize in specific cases a vaziance from the terms of either the Zoning or Subdivision Ordinance. Specifically, the Ordinance lists the following Findings (MCC11-18-3), all of which must be determined before granting a variance: A. That there are such special circumstances or conditions affecting the property that the strict application of the provisions of this Title would clearly be impracticable or unreasonable; Summerfield Subdivision to the south and west has already been approved and constructed, and provides no stub streets to the subject property. To the east, Parkstone Subdivision is currently under consideration by the Meridian City Council and, as currently drafted, provides no stub streets to the subject property. To the north is a Joint School District #2 campus and arecently-approved elementary school site. The public road platted as part of the school campus is the sole access point for the proposed subdivision. Therefore, staff finds that requiring additional stubs and/or commections would not be reasonable or practical. l3. That strict compliance with the requirements of this Title would result in extraordinary hardship to the owner, subdivider or developer because of unusual topography, the nature or condition of adjacent development, other physical conditions or other conditions that make strict compliance with this Title unreasonable under the circumstances, or that the conditions and requirements of this Title will result in inhibiting the achievements or the objectives of this Title; As noted above, staff finds that due to the nature of existing and approved adjacent development and a lack of existing stub streets connecting to the subject property, strict compliance to the MCC 12-4-5 would be unreasonable. Further, the hardship is not a result of the applicant's own action. C. That the granting of the specified variance will not be detrimental to the public's welfare or injurious to other property in the area in which the property is situated; Staff anticipates that the variance will not be detrimental to the public's welfare or injurious to other properties in the area. The City Council should listen to any public testimony offered concerning whether or not the surrounding property owners feel that the requested vaziance will negatively affect their properties. Mayor and Council Apri18, 2003 Page 3 D. That such variance will not have the effect of altering the interest and purpose of this Title and the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. Staff finds that the issuance of the variance to the 1,000-foot maximum block length within the Setter Cove Subdivision does not have the effect of altering the purpose and interest of the Zoning Ordinance. Granting the variance will not confer upon the applicant any special privilege denied to other lands with a similar situation. Staff bases this finding on existing circumstances created by previously approved subdivisions with no stubs to the subject property. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of this variance request.