HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff ReportCITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS STAFF REPORT
STAFF REPORT: Meeting Date: July 22, 2008
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TO: Mayor and City Council I D A H O
FROM: Kristy Vigil, Assistant City Planner ~
208-884-5533
Scott Steckline, Development Services Coordinator SS
208-898-5500
SUBJECT: Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 16
Request for Final Plat Approval of Bridgetower Subdivision No. 16 Consisting of
8 Commercial Building Lots on 6.75 Acres in a C-N Zoning District, by
Primeland Investment Group, LLC (File# FP-08-012).
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 8 commercial building
lots on 6.75 acres of land for Bridgetower Subdivision No. 16. The zoning district for the proposed
subdivision is C-N (Neighborhood Business District).
Bridgetower Subdivision No. 16 is located on the east side of Ten Mile Road, approximately a% mile
south of McMillan Road in NW '/ of T. 4N., R. 1 W., Section 35 and is a resubdivision of Lots 66, 67, 68,
69, and 70 Block 10, Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 7, a portion of Lots 1- 3 Block 1, Gallery
Subdivision and a portion of Lot 2 Block 10, Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 2.
The City Council approved the preliminary plat for Bridgetower Crossing Commercial Subdivision on
March 18, 2008. The submitted final plat substantially complies with the approved preliminary plat.
Staff recommends approval of Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 16 with the comments and
conditions stated in this report.
SITE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
Applicant is to meet all terms of the approved development agreements (instrument # 101117652
and 108059802), annexation (AZ-O1-003), rezone (RZ-07-022), preliminary plats (PP-O1-005 and
PP-07-026), preliminary final plat, (PFP-04-002), final plats (FP-02-008 and FP-04-031);
miscellaneous application (MI-07-014), and conditional use permit (CUP-O 1-006) 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.
3. Prior to submittal for the City Engineer's signature, have the Certificate of Owners and the
accompanying acknowledgement signed and notarized.
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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 108059802.
*.) Add a note addressing the maintenance responsibilities of the landscape buffers along
Ten Mile Road, Quintale Drive, Capri Street, and Alba Avenue.
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 symbol 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.
6. Graphically depict on the face of the plat the required 10-foot wide landscape buffers on Quintale
Drive, Capri Street, and Alba Avenue.
7. Graphically depict on the face of the plat the water and sewer service easements to Lots 1,2,3,4 of
Block 50 and Lots 1,2,3,4 of Block 51.
8. 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 Ten Mile
Road, Quintale Drive, Capri Street, and Alba Avenue. 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 final 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: public utility,
sidewalk, storm drainage, and sidewalk & storm drainage easement.
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 pernuts 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-
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 perxnitted 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
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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.
GENERAI. REQUIREMENTS
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 pernuts.
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-SG1.
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.
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 elchibits 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.
8. Compaction test results must be submitted to the Meridian Building Department for all building
pads receiving engineered backf'ill, where footing would sit atop fill material.
9. Applicant shall be responsible for application and compliance with any Section 404 Permitting
that may be required by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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10. Applicant shall be responsible for application and compliance with and NPDES Pernutting that
may be required by the Environmental Protection Agency.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. The engineer shall be required to certify 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.
15. 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 AC~ID. 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.
16. 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.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the final plat for Bridgetower Crossing Subdivision No. 16 (FP-08-
012) with the above stated comments and conditions.
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