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William L.M. Nary (208) 8845533 • FAX 888-6854
MEMORANDUM: Apri18, 2003
To: Mayor, City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission R~1 C E 1 V E
From: Wendy Kirkpatrick, Planner II ~,~~ ~ APR 0 4 2003
Bruce Freckleton, Senior Engineering Tech
City Of Meridian
Re: Castlebrook Subdivision No. l City Clerk Office
Request for Final Plat Approval of Fifty-Two (52) Building Lots and Five (5)
Other Lots on 39.96 Acres in an R-4 Zone, by Crestline Development LLC
(Fide No. FP-03-012).
We have reviewed the above referenced submittals and offer the following comments, as
conditions of approval. These conditions shall be considered in full, unless expressly
modified or deleted by motion of the Meridian City Coancil:
APPLICATION SUMMARY
This is the Final Plat application for Castlebrook Subdivision No. 1. The property is located on
the east side of Black Cat Road, approximately '/2 mile south of Cherry Lane, directly south of
the recently approved Coral Creek Subdivision.
Minor modifications have been to the final plat that differs from the approved preliminary plat.
The changes include the elimination of a building lot to accommodate drainage (Lot 4 Block 4),
the reduction of common lot square footage on Lot 1 Block 7 for NMID, and the creation of a
new regional Lift Station Lot for the City of Meridian (Lot 5, Block 1).
SITE SPECIFIC REOUIItEMENT5
1. Applicant shall meet all terms of the approved Preliminary Plat
2. Water service to this site shall be via main line extensions from the existing mains
adjacent to the properly. The applicant shall be required to extend water mains to and
through the proposed development, thereby making them available to the adjacent
properties (Stub streets, and N. Black Cat Road).
3. Staff finds that sanitary sewer service will be available to the lots within the proposed
subdivision. Sanitary sewer service to this site will be via a temporary lib station within
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the Blackstone Subdivision. This station pumps to an existing gravity sewer main located
in Black Cat Road, that then flows to the Ashford Greens lift station. The Blackstone lift
station shall be upgraded or modified, at this developer's expense, to the City of
Meridian's standards and specifications. The applicant will be responsible to construct
lateral sewer mains to and through this proposed development. Subdivision designer to
coordinate main sizing and routing with the Public Works Department. This
development shall be subject to the Ashford Greens sewer latecomers fees. Black Cat
trunk development fee of $1,500.00 per dwelling unit shall also be assessed against this
development. Payment of the trunk development fees and latecomer fees are required
prior to signature on the final plat map by the City Engineer.
4. Underground year-round pressurized irrigation must be provided to all lots within this
development. The applicant has indicated that the Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District.
The City of Meridian requires that pressurized imgation systems be supplied by a year-
round source of water. Applicant shall be required to utilize any existing surface or well
water for the primary source. If a surface or well source is not available, asingle-point
connection to the culinary water system shall be required. If a single-point connection is
utilized, the developer shall be responsible for the payment of assessments for the
common areas prior to signature on the final plat by the Meridian City Engineer.
The 6' sandstone vinyl fence adjacent to Black Cat Road is approved as submitted. The
applicant shall provide open vision and non-combustible fencing (i.e. chain link or
wrought iron adjacent to Ten Mile Creek (Lot 1, Block 7). The aforementioned fencing
shall be installed prior to the issuance of occupancy permits within this phase.
6. Any tree over 4" in caliper that is removed from the property shall be replaced by
installing additional trees, being the equivalent number of caliper inches of trees that
were removed. Required landscaping trees will not be considered as replacement trees for
those trees that have to be removed.
7. Add or revise the following preliminary plat notes:
(6.) ...homeowners association T ~.., ^~or~roclz' and ...
(7.) Lot 1, Block 1 shall be owned bkthe Cit~ofMeridian, and maintained...
(13.) Include the complete text referring to the Right to Farm Act.
(171 Fencing adjacent to the southern property lines of Lots 1-4 Block 5 and the
western property line of Lot 6 Block 5 shall be restricted to four feet (4')in height if solid
fencing material is used• two additional feet of lattice style fencing may be placed on ton
of the four foot solid fence.
8. Complete the recording information in plat note 16.
9. Any drainage areas (detention /retention basins) must be designed to ensure that water is
retained only during 100-year storm events, and for a period of time not to exceed 24
hours. Side slopes within drainage areas shall not exceed 3:1.
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10. A revised landscape plan shall be submitted to the Public Works Department and the
Planning and Zoning Department for approval prior to the cities signature on the Final
Plat. The revised plan will need to address the changes made to the common areas
adjacent to Black Cat Road, due to the inclusion of temporary sanitary sewer mains.
11. Crraphically depict five-foot-wide easements for public utilities, drainage, and irrigation
along the southern boundary of Lot 2, Block 3, Lots 1 and 7, Block 4, Lot 6, Block 5, and
the Lot 6, Block 7, As these lot lines will be side lot lines against future phases of this
development.
GENERAL REOUIItEMENTS
Coordinate fire hydrant placement with the City of Meridian Public Works Department.
2. A letter of credit or cash surety in the amount of 110% will be required for all fencing,
landscaping, pressurized irrigation, sanitary sewer, water, etc., prior to signature on the
final plat.
3. Two hundred, and one-hundred-watt, high-pressure sodium streetlights will be required at
locations designated by the Public Works Department. All streetlights shall be installed at
subdivider's expense. Typical locations are at street intersections and/or fire hydrants.
4. All irrigation ditches, laterals or canals, exclusive of natural waterways, intersecting,
crossing or lying adjacent and contiguous to the area being subdivided shall be tiled per
City Ordinance 12-4-13. The ditches to be piped should be shown on the site plans.
Plans will need to be approved by the appropriate irrigation drainage district, or lateral
users association, with written confirmation of said approval submitted to the Public
Works Department.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the proposed final plat, with the aforementioned findings and
conditions.