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ROBERT D. CORRffi
Council Members CITY OF MERIDIAN
CHARLES ROUNTREE 33 EAST IDAHO
GLENN BENTLEY MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642
RON ANDERSON Phone (208) 888-4433 • Fax (208) 887-4813
KEITH BIRD ~ECErv.>1,D
JUN t 1 1998
CITY OF MERIDIAN
MEMORANDUM:
To: Planning & Zoning Commission, Mayor & Council
From: Bruce Freckleton, Assistant to City Engine ~
Shari Stiles, P&Z Administrator
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
(208) 864-4264
PUBLIC WORKS
BUILDWG DEPARTMENT
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PLANNING AND ZONING
DEPARTMENT
(208) 884-5533
June 11, 1998
Re: SHERBROOKE VILLAGE SUBDIVISION by the Westpark Company, Inc.
(Request for Annexation/Zoning and Preliminary Plat Approval)
We have reviewed this submittal and offer the following comments, as conditions of the
application. These conditions shall be considered in full, unless expressly modified or
deleted by motion of the Meridian City Council:
GENERAL COMMENTS
1. Any existing irrigation/drainage ditches crossing the property to be included in this
project, shall be tiled per City Ordinance 11-9-605.M. Plans will need to be approved by
the appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association, with written
confirmation of said approval submitted to the Public Works Department. No vaziances
have been requested for tiling of any ditches crossing this project.
2. Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project will have to be
removed from their domestic service per City Ordinance. Wells may be used for non-
domestic proposes such as landscape irrigation.
3. Provide five-foot-wide sidewalks in accordance with City Ordinance Section 11-9-606.B.
4. Submit letter from the Ada County Street Name Committee, approving the subdivision
and street names. Make any corrections necessary to conform.
5. Water service to this development is contingent upon positive results from a hydraulic
analysis by our computer model.
6. Coordinate fire hydrant placement with the City of Meridian's Water Works
Superintendent.
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7. Indicate on the final plat map any FEMA floodplains affecting the area being platted, and
detail plans for reducing or eliminating the boundary.
8. Respond, in writing, to the each of the comments contained in this memorandum by 5:00
p.m. of the Tuesday prior to the scheduled hearing by the Meridian Planning and Zoning
Commission. Subnut ten copies of the revised preliminary plat map to the City Clerk's
office a minimum of one week prior to the hearing by the Meridian City Council.
SITE SPECIFIC COMMENTS
The legal description submitted with this application includes a portion of the property
that was annexed as Sherbrooke Hollows Subdivision. Please submit a new legal
describing only that portion of property not previously annexed. The legal description
shall be prepared by a Registered Land Surveyor, licensed by the State of Idaho, and
shall conform to all the provisions of the City of Meridian Resolution No. 158. The
legal description for annexation must place this parcel contiguous to the existing city
limit boundary.
2. Sanitary sewer and water service to this site will be via extensions of mains that are being
installed in the Sherbrooke Hollows Subdivision. Applicant will be responsible to
construct the sewer and water mains to and through this proposed development.
Subdivision designer to coordinate main sizing and routing with the Public Works
Department. Sewer manholes are to be provided to keep the sewer lines on the south and
west sides of the centerline.
6. Indicate the existing ditch easements on the preliminary plat map. The conceptual
engineering plan doesn't show how they will be treated. Please revise the plan to show
all proposed piping of irrigation drainage ditches, or show that they are to be abandoned
in place. Compaction test results must be submitted to the Meridian Building Department
for all lots impacted by the filling of said ditches.
Developer shall be responsible for payment of assessments, and the actual physical
connection to the municipal sewer and water system, of the existing home located on Lot
1, Block 3. Fees are to be paid prior to signature of City Engineer on the final plat.
8. 250- and 100-watt, high-pressure sodium streetlights will be required at locations
designated by the Public Works Department. All streetlights shall be installed, at
subdivider's expense. Typical locations are at street intersections and/or fire hydrants.
9. Applicant has indicated that the pressurized irrigation system within this development is
to be owned and maintained by the Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District. 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.
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10. Applicant has provided subsurface soils information that was gathered in 1996 and 1997
for the Sherbrooke Hollows Subdivision. From that information, it isn't clear whether
any of the test holes are within the boundaries of this proposed development. Please
provide the Public Works Department a letter from a soils scientist that defines the sub-
surface soils condition, including an elevation referenced to project datum to the
"normal" high ground water, within the boundaries of this proposal. If this requested
information can't be determined from the existing data that was submitted, then possibly
additional test holes and monitoring will be necessary. The design centerline of the
streets shall be a minimum of (3') feet above the "normal" high ground water elevation as
established by a soils scientist.
11. Construct six-foot-high, permanent, non-combustible perimeter fencing along the eastern
boundary against the "Unplatted RT" properiy. Fencing is to be in place prior to
applying for building permits.
12. A detailed landscape plan for the common areas, including fencing locations and types of
construction, shall be submitted for review and approval with the submittal of the final
plat map. A letter of credit or cash surety will be required for the improvements prior to
signature on the final plat.
13. A development agreement is required for this project, as a condition of annexation of the
property.
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