HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse to Staff ReportROSE
LAW GROLIP
BORTON
July 8, 2008
Mayor and City Council
City of Meridian
33 E. Idaho Street
Meridian, Idaho 83642
RE: Browning Plaza City Council Hearing on July 8, 2008
Dear Mayor and Council;
SHAWN L. NICKEL
Principal Land Use Planner
6223 N. Discovery Way, Suite 200
Boise, ID 83713
Phone 208.323.5393
Fax 208.658.2371
snickel@roselawgroup. com
www.roselawgroup.com
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After reviewing the latest memo from planning staff regarding proposed conditions of approval
for the Browning Plaza project, please accept the following comments to each proposed
condition:
l. OK
2. OK
3. The developer the applicant is working with may very well come back with a shopping
center and construct Walhnan as part of the initial phase. However, in the event that the
center is developed one lot/building at a time, and because the anticipated traffic impact
has been analyzed and conditioned by ACHD not to require up front improvements on
this segment of Waltman Lane, the applicant would request a triggering point for the
Waltman construction. The applicant proposes either a 150,000 square foot build-out, or
a big box building, before this segment of Waltman is constructed.
4. OK
5. OK
6. OK
7. The applicant would like the ability to pull building perrnits for the first phase of the
development sometime during the construction of the split corridor. No Certificate of
Occupancy will be issued until completion of corridor. This will allow a big box
development to begin construction imrnediately, rather than delaying development of the
property an additional year if building permits were pulled after the corridor is built.
8. N/A
9. OK
10. Needs modified to reflect #7, if accepted by Council
11. OK ,
12. OK
13. OK
14. OK
15. OK
16. OK
17. The applicant requests this condition to be stricken, since it is included in conditions 19,
21 and 22.
18. The applicant requests this condition to be stricken, since it is addressed in condition #21.
19. OK
20. N/A
21. OK
22. Due to the negotiations with the Council and iriclusion of a wall/landscape buffer, the
applicant requests removal of the requirement for a CUP for restaurant uses.
23. OK, with the understanding that this refers to normal (standard) business hours, and
would not limit stores from having special holiday/one day sales/etc. hours of operation.
24. OK
25. Applicant is OK with this condition as long as it is for the west and northwest property
boundaries, unless as part of a conditional use perrnit as referenced in #21.
26. OK
27. OK
28. OK
29. OK
30. Since this is a platted subdivision with individual uses on each lot, the applicant would
request the same wording consistent with #32 regarding landscaping improvements being
constructed prior to occupancy of the adjacent building.
31. OK
32. Regarding the proposed masonry wall on the west and northwest boundary, the applicant
would like.to substitute the wall for 6-foot closed vision fence with a 25-foot landscape
buffer if the uses adjacent to the residential develop as L-O/Office uses.
33. OK
34. OK
35. OK
36. OK
37. OK
Thanks for your time and that of your staff in helping us get to this point. Please include the
above statements and information into the record and as part of our approvals.
Sincerely,
Shawn L. Nickel
Representing Boise-Waltman, LLC