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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse to Staff Reporta ~® ®m d®~R ® s®~ ann DEVELOPMENT SERVICES '~ LAND PLANNING ,l a CIVIL ' ENGINEERING ,~~; ~ LANDSCAPE ARCNIT~ECTURE '~ .. `~ j LAND •SURVer ~. 453 S. Fitness Place Eagle, ID 8361.6 PH 208/246.8300 FX 208/246.8320 www.uvrgd.com . ® ~ dx D E 'S I G N I N C. . EC~I~ MAR 1 ~ 200 • ~ ~ ~ City' Of 1Vleridian March 17, 2007 - City Clerk Office Ms. Kristy Vigil _ Assistant City Planner City of Meridian Planning Department 660 East Watertower Lane Suite 202 ~ . Meridian, Idaho 83642 I RE: Meadowlake Village Subdivision No. 1 Staff Report for Final Plat and Private Street;(FP-08-002 and PS-8-001). Dear Ms. Vigil; On behalf of our Client, Touchmark of the Treasure Valley, I;LC please accept the following comments in regards, to :the staff report regarding the Meadowlake Village Subdivision No.l final plat and private street applications: ' SITE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS . 1. Applicant is to meet all terms of the approved development agreements (instrument # 101048096, 101048097, 102143308, and 10313711.9), and approved Meadowlake Village North modified development agreement (instrument # 108022885), annexation (AZ-99-021), preliminary plax (PP-07-009), and conditional use permit (CUP-99-039 and CUP-07-068) . applications for this subdivision. Response: We will comply... 2. If the City Engineer's signature has not been obtained by 08/ X4/09, the Final Plat approval for this subject phase shall expire. _ Response: Understood. 3. Prior to. submittal for the City Engineer's signature, have the Certificate of Owners and the accompanying.acknowledgement 'signed and notarized. Response: We will comply. 4. Include a detail of the.parkirig areas located',within Lot 1, Block 2 and Lot 1, Block 3-on a page within the final plat. The parking areas shall meet the '. standards set forth in UDC 11-3C-1. . Response: The' parking stalls will be shown in detail on the construction ; documents. , 5. The private street (labeled fire lane and located on Lot 4fi, Block 1} shall be ~ • constructed per UDC 11-3F-4. The~width of the travel brie shall be at least 24 feet or 26 feet wide (proposed as 42 feet wide}, as determined by the fire . marshal. A Fire Department approved turnaround shall be provided and the . adjacent curb shall be painted red; post the private street "No Parking". Gates or other obstacles shall not lie allowed. Construct a 5-foot wide sidewalk on each side of the private street, as proposed. Response: We will comply. 6. Graphically depict the NMID easement for the Ridenbaugh Canal on the.face of 'the plat. Response: We will comply. 7. Graphically depict a landscape easement for the plaza located on Lots 24 and ' 25, Block 1 'on the face if the plat. ~ , Response: We will comply. 8. Revise or add the following note(s) on the face of the plat prepared by WRG ~ - Design, Inc., stamped on 11/02/07 by Michael,S. Byrns, prior to signature of the final plat by the City Engineer: 2.) .Revise note to include Lot 1, Block 2 and Lot 1, Block 3. - Fi.) Delete note. 7.) Revise to"read, "...approved by 6i-3~A~~A~ CUP-07-008... '~9~ 988 CUP-07-0081. " 8:) Delete note. _ , *.) Add a note, "This plat is subject to the development agreements recorded ' as instrument numbers 10101048096, 10104$097, ~ 102143308, 103137119, and 108022885 of Ada County Records." *.) Add a note addressing the maintenance responsibilities of the landscape easement located on Lots.24 and 25, Block 1. *.) Add a note, "The bottom elevation of building footings shall be seta ~ , . , minimum of 12 inches above the highest-known normal ground water . elevation." - ' ~. . Response: Note #8 is required oa the final plat per Idaho Code Title 50, Chapter 13 and the Central District Health Department. ' ©®~ D E 5 1 •G N I N C. L 9. Prior to signature of the. final plat by the City Engineer, all existing structures shall be removed or relocated from•the site. . Response: We will comply. I0. All fencing.installe,d on the site must be in compliance with UDC 11-3A-6 and • 11-3A-7, and as proposed on the landscape plan. Temporary construction • fencing to contain debris shall be installed at tyre subdivision boundary where permanent fencing does not exist. Perimeter fencing shall be installed on the • east side prior to. release of building permits for this subdivision. Response: We. will comply. ~. 11. The landscape plan, prepared by WRG Design, Inc., and dated 10/ 15/07_ is approved with the following changes: a. Include a calculations table on the face of •the plan. b. Add 4 additional trees to.the 8-foot parkways for a total of 102 trees. c. A sanitary sewed line is located within Lot 19, Block 1'`ar~d trees are not permitted. Relocate the. trees • shown 'on Lot 19, Block 1 to another common area within the subdivision. , d. Include the lawn symbol on all parkways located with in the subdivision. e. .Revise the plan to accurately reflect the lot numbers. Submit three copies of a, revised landscape plan to the Planning Department prior to signature of the final plat by the City Engineer. Said plan shall be consistent with the changes listed above. , . ~. Response: We will comply. Revised landscape plans will be submitted prior to signature of the final plat. 12. Prior to signature of the final plat by the City Engineer, the applicant shall provide a letter from the United States Postal Service stating that the applicant has received approval for the location of mailboxes. Contact the Meridian Postmaster, Richard Buttram, at 887-1620 for more information. Response: We will comply. 13. All areas approved as open space shall be free of wet ponds or other such nuisances. All stormwater detention facilities incorporated into the approved open space are subject to UDC 11-3B-11 and shall be fizlly vegetated with grass and trees. Sand, gravel or other .non-vegetated surface materials shall not be used in open space lots, except as permitted under UDC 11-3B-11. If the stormwater detention facility cannot be incorporated into the approved open . space and still meet the standards of UDC 11-3B-11, then the applicant shall relocate the facility. This may require losing a developable lot or developable area. It is the responsibility of the developer to comply with ACHD, City of • • ~ Meridian and all other regulatory requirements at the time of final construction. Response: We will comply. • _ ©©~ ' ~ D E S I G N I N C. I .. i 14. Staff's failure to cite specific ordinance provisions or conditions from the ' ~ preliminary plat does not relieve the Applicant of responsibility for compliance. Response: Understood. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - 1. Per UDC 11-3A-6 all irrigation ditches, laterals or canals, exclusive of natural . ` .waterways, that intersect, cross or lie within the area being subdivided shall be covered. Plans will need to be approved by the appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association {ditch owners), with written approval or . non-approval submitted to the Public Works Department prior to plan approval. If lateral users association approval can not be obtained; alternate plans will be reviewed .and approved by the City Engineer. Response: We will comply.. 2. ~ Street signs are to be in .place, water system shall be approved and activated, - fencing installed, sewer line shall be installed and passed air. test and video inspection, final plat recorded and road base shall be approved prior to applying for building permits. - Response: We will comply. 3. ~A Getter of credit or cash surety in the amount 'of '110% shall be required for all uncompleted fencing, landscaping, amenities, pressurized irrigation, sanitary sewer, water, etc., prior to signature on the final plat. Response: We will comply. 4. All development improvements, including but not limited to water, sewer, fencing, micro-paths, •pressurized i~-rigation and landscaping shall be installed and approved prior to obtaining certificates of occupancy, or as otherwise " .. allowed by UDC 11-5C-1. ~ . Response: We will comply. 5. A written certificate of completion shall be prepared by the landscape architect, landscape designer or qualified nurseryman responsible for the landscape plan upon completion of the landscape installation. The Certificate of Completion shall verify that all landscape improvements, including plant materials and .sprinkler installation, are in substantial compliance with the approved landscape plan. Response: We will comply. " 6. The applicant shall provide a 20-foot easement for all public water/ sewer mains .outside of public right of way {incl'ude all water services and hydrants).. The easements shall not be dedicated via the plat, but rather. dedicated outside the plat process using the City of Meridian's standard forms. The easement shall be ' ~ ®~0 ' D~ •S 1 G N I N C. i .graphically depicted on the plat for reference purposes. Submit sn executed easement (on the form available from Public Works), a legal description; which ' must include the area of the easement (marked EXHIBIT A) and an 8I/2" x 11" map with. bearings and distances (marked EXHIBIT B) for review. Both exhibits must be sealed; signed and dated by a Professional Land Surveyor. DO NOT RECORD. Add a note to the plat referencing this document. Response: We will comply. • 7. Applicant shall be required to pay Public Works development plan review; and construction irispection fees, as determined during the plan review process, prior, to signature on the final plat. . Response: We will comply. ~ ' 8. Compaction test results must be. submitted ~o the Meridian Building Department for all building pads receiving engineered backfill, where footing ' . , would sit atop f ll material. Response: We wiII comply. 9. .Applicant shall be responsible for application and compliance with any Section 404 Permitting that may be required by the Army Corps of Engineers. Response: We will comply. 10: Applicant shall be responsible for application and compliance with and NPDES Permitting that may be required by the Environmental.Protection Agency. Response: We will comply. • 11.. All development features shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities. Act . and the Fair Housing Act. , .Response: We will comply. 12. 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. Response: We will comply. ' 13, Any existing domestic well system within this project shall be removed from domestic service per City Ordinance Section 9-1-4 and 9-4-8 contact the City of Meridian Engineering Department at (208)898-5500 for inspections of disconnection of services. Wells may be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation if approved by Idaho Department"of Water Resources Contact Robert B. Whitney at (208)334-2190. • ©~~ i • D E S I G N I N C. Response: We will. comply. 14. Any existing septic systems within this project shall be removed from service per City Ordinance Section 9-1-4 and 9-4-8. Contact Central District Health for abandonment procedures and inspections'(208}375=5211. Response: We will comply. 15. •~ ~ The engineer shall be required to ceitify that the street centerline elevations are set a minimum of 3-feet above the highest established peak groundwater elevation. This.is to ensure that the bottom elevation of the crawl spaces of homes is at least 1'-foot above. . . Response: We will comply. 16. The applicant's design engineer shall be responsible for inspection of ali irrigation and/or drainage facility within this project that do riot fall under the jurisdiction of an irrigation district or the ACRD. The design engineer shall . provide certification that the facilities have been installed in accordance with the approved design plans.. This certification will be. required before a certificate of occupancy is issued for any structures within the. project. Response: We will comply. . 17. At the completion of the project, the applicant shall be responsible to submit record drawings per the City of Meridian AutoCAD standards. These record drawings must be received and approved 'prior to the issuance of a certification of occupancy for any structures within the project. • Response: We•will comply. We appreciate the opportunity to comment on this staff report and the recommended conditions. of approval. If you should have any questions or concerns, please do not ' hesitate to contact me at 208.246.8300 or at megan.johnson~awrgdesign.com.. ' Sincerely, ~ • WRG Design, Inc. `~~~ ~~ Megan Johnson • Senior Planner Enclosure • CC: Touchmark~of the Treasure Valley, LLC. • _ , ~ . ®~~ D E S I G N I N C.