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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWatersong Estates.FPFP –03-024 Watersong Estates.FP HUB OF TREASURE VALLEY MAYOR Robert D. Corrie CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Tammy deWeerd Keith Bird Cherie McCandless William L.M. Nary A Good Place to Live CITY OF MERIDIAN 33 EAST IDAHO MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642 (208) 888-4433 · FAX (208) 887-4813 City Clerk Office Fax (208) 888-4218 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 MEMORANDUM: Hearing Date: May 13, 2003 To: Mayor, City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission From: Bruce Freckleton, Senior Engineering Tech. Steve Siddoway, Planner II Re: Watersong Estates Subdivision  Request for Final Plat Approval of 124 Building Lots and 14 Other Lots on 38.92 Acres in an R-8 Zone for Watersong Estates Subdivision, by JUB Engineers (File No. FP-03-024) We have reviewed the above-referenced submittal 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 Council: APPLICATION SUMMARY The applicant, JUB Engineers, has requested approval of Watersong Estates Subdivision, located on the west side of N. Linder Road, approximately 1/4 of a mile north of Ustick Road. Upon reviewing the submitted final plat, staff has determined that the plat substantially complies with the approved preliminary plat, with the following exception:  The outparcel at the southeast corner has been enlarged to show the correct boundary, causing the applicant to lose one lot in Block 8. Staff recommends approval of the above change to the final plat. 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/agricultural properties, zoned RUT (Ada County) Mayor & City Council Hearing Date: May 13, 2003 Page 2 FP –03-024 Watersong Estates.FP SITE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS/FINAL PLAT 1. Applicant is to meet all terms of the approved preliminary plat and development agreement. 2. Modify Note #14 on the final plat to include: ...Settler’s Irrigation District on Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, per the license… 3. Modify Note #8 on the final plat to include Lot 1, Block 12. 4. Modify Note #4 on the final plat to include: …to be centered on all interior side lot lines,… 5. Add “Basis of Bearing” text to the plat map. 6. Add “RPOB” text to the plat map. 7. Add the ¼, ¼ descriptive text to the appropriate corners, with any CP&F No’s. 8. Submit compaction test results to the Meridian Building Department for all building pads within lots receiving engineered backfill. 9. Design drainage areas 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. 10. Street signs are to be in place, water system shall be approved and activated, pressurized irrigation system approved and activated, drainage lots constructed, perimeter fencing installed, and road base approved by the Ada County Highway District prior to applying for building permits. All development improvements shall be installed and approved prior to obtaining certificates of occupancy. A letter of credit or cash surety in the amount of 110% will be required for all fencing, pathways, landscaping, pressurized irrigation, sanitary sewer, water, etc., prior to signature on the final plat. 11. Install permanent fencing along the perimeter boundary of the subdivion. All fencing adjacent to the gravel access road along the north boundary of the subdivision shall be restricted to 4-foot maximum for solid fencing. Fence height shall be reduced to 3 feet at all locations where fencing is within 20 feet of any right-of-way. Fencing shall be added to both sides of the micropath on Lot 1, Block 11 in accordance with the Landscape Ordinance. Revised fencing plans shall be submitted to Planning & Zoning for staff review and approval prior to signature on the final plat. 12. Construct the water and sewer mains to and through this proposed development. Coordinate main sizing and routing with the Public Works Department. This development shall be subject to sanitary sewer and water latecomers fees to reimburse those responsible for extending these systems to the area. The latecomers fees shall be paid in full prior to signature’s of the City on the final plat map. Mayor & City Council Hearing Date: May 13, 2003 Page 3 FP –03-024 Watersong Estates.FP 13. The applicant has indicated that the pressurized irrigation system within this development is to be owned and operated by the Settlers Irrigation District. The City of Meridian requires that pressurized irrigation 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, a single-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. 14. Retain and protect the existing gravel access road over the White Drain Sewer Trunk line. 15. Submit a signed, stamped statement from a professional land surveyor certifying that all street finish centerline elevations are set a minimum of three feet above the highest established normal groundwater elevation. 16. Provide sidewalks with a clear five-foot-wide walkway pathway without encroachment of mailbox structures. 17. Submit copies of proposed restrictive covenants and deed restrictions for review by the City Attorney’s office. 18. Graphically depict 8-foot wide public utilities, drainage and irrigation easements adjacent and parallel to the following lot lines: NE side of Lot 11 / Block 5, N side of Lot 1 / Block 5, E side of Lot 3 / Block 9, NW side of Lot 4 / Block 3, N side of Lot 19 / Block 8, N side of Lot 14 / Block 2, N side of Lot 7 / Block 1, as there will be pressurized irrigation lines running through the areas. 19. Revise the easement line type in the plat legend to a single line instead of double. 20. Complete the Certificate of Owners and its accompanying Acknowledgement. 21. In accordance with MCC 12-13-10-8, Applicant shall provide detached sidewalks adjacent to N. Linder Road. 22. In accordance with City of Meridian Public Works Dept. plan review comments, shift the pressurized irrigation and gravity irrigation lines along the east boundary of the subdivision to the east side of the property line (west side of street buffer common lot). 23. Easements for the gravity irrigation, pressurized irrigation, and drain lines are not depicted on any plans and shall be depicted on the final plat. Applicant shall coordinate with P&Z Dept. in relation to plantings in and around the easements. 24. A gravel shoulder will be required along Linder Road in accordance with the Landscape Ordinance. Mayor & City Council Hearing Date: May 13, 2003 Page 4 FP –03-024 Watersong Estates.FP 25. Shift the trees shown in the future right-of-way common lot to the west so they do not interfere with any future road widening. 26. Graphically depict and label the paved segment of pathway along the south side of the White Drain. Modify the path segment to stub to the north property line so the path can continue in the future. 27. Landscaping originally shown along the gravel pathway on the preliminary plat has been deleted on the proposed final plat landscape plan. Applicant shall landscape the areas adjacent to the pathways with at least grass and/or shrubs and groundcover. Trees are also encouraged in any areas allowed by the Public Works Dept. 28. Please add or revise the following plat notes: (15.) Either graphically or note 10-foot wide permanent public utilities, drainage and irrigation easements adjacent to the rear lot lines. (16.) Add a note detailing the maintenance responsibilities of the drainage lots to the Ada County Highway District. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 1. Tile all irrigation ditches, laterals or canals, exclusive of natural waterways, intersecting, crossing or lying adjacent and contiguous to the area being subdivided per City Ordinance 12-4-13. Submit written confirmation of plan approval from the appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association to the Public Works Department. 2. Remove any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project from their domestic service per City Ordinance Section 9-1-4 and 9-4-8. (Wells may be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation.) 3. Install 250-watt and 100-watt, high-pressure sodium streetlights at locations designated by the Public Works Department. Street light contractor shall obtain an approved design and permit from the Public Works Department prior to commencing installations. 3. Replace any tree over four (4) inch caliper that is removed from the property with an equivalent number of caliper inches of trees. (Required landscape buffer trees will not be considered as replacement trees for those trees that have to be removed.) RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the final plat, with the above stated comments and conditions.