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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff ReportCITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS STAFF REPORT STAFF REPORT: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Meeting Date: July 22, 2008 Mayor and City Council ~~~/~E IDIAN~- IDAHO Kristy Vigil, Assistant City Planner ~ 208-884-5533 Scott Steckline, Development Services Coordinator SS 208-898-5500 Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 15 Request for Final Plat Approval of Bridgetower Subdivision No. 15 Consisting of 11 Commercial Building Lots and 1 Other Lot on 10.213 Acres in an L-O Zoning District, by Primeland Investment Group, LLC (File# FP-08-O11). We have reviewed this submittal and offer the following comments and conditions of the applicant. These conditions shall be considered in full, unless expressly modified or deleted by motion of the Meridian City Council: APPLICATION SUMMARY & LOCATION The applicant, Primeland Investment, LLC, has applied for final plat approval of 11 commercial building lots and 1 other lot on 10.213 acres of land for Bridgetower Subdivision No. 15. The zoning district for the proposed subdivision is L-O (Limited Office District). Bridgetower Subdivision No. 15 is located on the southwest corner of McMillan Road and Linder Road in NE '/ of, T. 4N., R. 1 W., Section 35 and is a resubdivision of Lots 15, 16, and 17, Block 36, Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 11 along with Lots 43, 44, and 45, Block 32, Bridgetower Crossing No. 12. The City Council approved the preliminary plat for Bridgetower Crossing Office Subdivision on March 18, 2008. The submitted final plat substantially complies with the approved preliminary plat. Staff recommends approval of Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 15 with the comments and conditions stated in this report. SITE 5PECIFIC CONDITIONS 1. Applicant is to meet all terms of the approved development agreements (instruxnent # 101117652 and 108059801), annexation (AZ-O1-003), rezone (RZ-07-018), preliminary plats (PP-02-014 and PP-07-023), final plats (FP-OS-016 and FP-OS-034), miscellaneous application (MI-07-014), and conditional use permit (CUP-O1-006) applications for this subdivision. 2. If the City Engineer's signature has not been obtained by 03/18/2010, the Final Plat approval for this subject phase shall expire. Prior to submittal for the City Engineer's signature, have the Certificate of Owners and the accompanying acknowledgement signed and notarized. FP-08-O 11 Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 15 FP.doc PAGF CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS STAFF REPORT 4. Revise or add the following note(s) on the face of the plat prepared by Quadrant Consulting, Inc.,, stamped on 07/14/08 by Peter W. Lounsbury, prior to signature of the final plat by the City Engineer: 1.) Revise to include Development Agreement number 108059801. *.) Add a note addressing the maintenance responsibilities of Lot 1, Block 46, the 20-foot wide landscape buffer along the south boundary of the proposed subdivision and the landscape buffers along McMillan Road, Linder Road, Penngrove Way, Coppercloud Way, and Loretta Drive. 5. The landscape plan, prepared by Harvest Design, P.C., and dated OS/21/08 is approved with the following changes: a. Include the lawn/grass syxnbol on the face of the plan. b. Submit a plan stamped and signed approved for construction. 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. Graphically depict on the face of the plat the required 25-foot wide landscape buffers along McMillan Road and the required 10-foot wide landscape buffers on Penngrove Way and Loretta Drive. Graphically depict on the face of the plat the required sewer and water easements to Lot 2 and 3 of Block 48. A cross-access/cross-parking easement/agreement shall be recorded for all commercial lots within the subdivision. All lots within the subdivision shall have access to the access points to McMillan Road, Linder Road, Coppercloud Way, Penngrove Way, and Loretta Drive. This agreement shall be recorded and a copy of said agreement submitted to the City prior to the City Engineer's signature on the final plat OR a note shall be added to the face of the final plat granting said cross-access. 9. Prior to signature of the fmal plat by the City Engineer, the applicant shall submit a recorded document to the Planning Department stating the maintenance and ownership responsibilities for the management of the development. Including but not limited to structures, parking, common areas, private streets, and other development features. 10. Include instrument numbers for the following easements on the face of the plat: Meridian City water, Meridian City water and sewer, ACHD Sidewalk, AC~ID public turnaround, and AC~ID storm drainage. 11. All fencing installed 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 the 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. 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. 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- FP-08-O11 Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 15 FP.doc PAGE CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS STAFF REPORT 3B-11 and shall be fully vegetated with grass and trees. Sand, gravel or other non-vegetated surface materials shall not be used in open space lots, except as pernutted 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. 14. Staff's failure to cite specific ordinance provisions or conditions from the preliminary plat does not relieve the Applicant of responsibility for compliance. GENERAL REQUIItEMENTS 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. 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. A letter 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. 4. All development improvements, including but not limited to water, sewer, fencing, micro-paths, pressurized irrigation and landscaping shall be installed and approved prior to obtaining certificates of occupancy, or as otherwise allowed by UDC 11-SC-1. 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 sprixikler installation, are in substantial compliance with the approved landscape plan. 6. The applicant shall provide a 20-foot easement for all public water/sewer mains outside of public right of way (include 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 graphically depicted on the plat for reference purposes. Submit an 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 81/2" 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. 7. Applicant shall be required to pay Public Works development plan review, and construction inspection fees, as deternuned during the plan review process, prior to signature on the final plat. Compaction test results must be submitted to the Meridian Building Department for all building pads receiving engineered backfill, where footing would sit atop fill material. FP-08-O 11 Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 15 FP.doc PAGF CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS STAFF REPORT Applicant shall be responsible for application and compliance with any Section 404 Pernutting that may be required by the Army Corps of Engineers. 10. Applicant shall be responsible for application and compliance with and NPDES Permitting that may be required by the Environmental Protection Agency. 11. All development features shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act. 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. 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. 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 abandonxnent procedures and inspections (208)375-5211. 15. The engineer shall be required to certify that the street centerline elevations are set a minimuxn of 3-feet above the highest established peak groundwater elevation 16. The applicant's design engineer shall be responsible for inspection of all irrigation and/or drainage facility within this project that do not fall under the jurisdiction of an irrigation district or the ACHD. 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. 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 proj ect. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the final plat for Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 15 (FP-08- O11) with the above stated comments and conditions. FP-08-O11 Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 15 FP.doc PAGE