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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 7, 2008 P&Z MinutesMeridian Planning & Zoning August 7, 2008 Page 31 of 61 O'Brien: Second. Moe: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearing on CPA 08-001. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Rohm: Mr. Chairman? Moe: Mr. Rohm. Rohm: I move that we continue Item No. CPA 08-001 to the special meeting of August 14th, 2008. Marshall: Second. Rohm: Yeah. End of motion. Marshall: Second. Moe: That's what I was waiting for. It's been moved and seconded to continue CPA 08- 001, to the special meeting of August 14th. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Moe: Before we get going on the next hearing, we are going to go ahead and take a ten minute break right now and we'll be back at 9:00 p.m. (Recess.) Item 8: Public Hearing: CPA 08-003 Request for Comprehensive Plan Amendment to modify the Future Land Use Map by changing the land use designation from Medium Density Residential to Mixed Use-Community for approximately 94 acres for Volterra Commercial by Primeland Investment Group, LLC -west of North Ten Mile Road and north of West McMillan Road: Moe: All right. At this time I'd like to reconvene the public hearing on CPA 08-003 for Volterra Commercial and start with the staff report, please. Parsons: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. This is the Volterra project. If you recall, in 2005 this site was approved as the Volterra Subdivision. It was approved as a PD under a mixed use development, so to speak. They proposed their commercial here at the intersection of McMillan and Ten Mile, transition to an L-O Meridian Planning & Zoning August 7, 2008 Page 32 of 61 district, and, then, the remainder of the property was to be single family residential. The subject site is bordered on the east by Volterra -- excuse me. Verona Subdivision. To the south is the Volterra South Subdivision. To the north or -- and -- excuse me. To the west is just the remainder of Volterra Subdivision. And then -- excuse me. To the west is the Volterra Subdivision. Extension of that. And, then, to the north is the Bainbridge Subdivision, as we saw on the last slide. Or the last presentation. Excuse me. One thing I did want to point out for you tonight is the portion of the Comp Plan that they are proposing for the Comp Plan amendment is reference -- has left this portion out and it actually goes all the way through the mid mile. So, it's roughly 94 acres that they are proposing as a mixed use community designation. Here is the site -- here is an aerial of the site again. You can see it's pretty undeveloped at this point. Still a lot of agricultural land there. There is that C-G portion here to remain out and, then, again, roadways and collectors to connect with these subdivisions are proposed. Here is currently what we have on the current Comp Plan map. Again, you can see where there is some lots platted there. Again, it's kind of running up here to the north and, then, continuing to the half mile, .again leaving this commercial portion out. If you were to choose -- again, staff is recommending approval of this, but this is what the map would look like once it got through the system and was approved with a mixed use community designation. There haven't been any subsequent applications submitted with this. The applicant is in the process of submitting a rezone and a development agreement modification application to us for our review. You should be seeing that within the next couple months at least. Here is their concept plan that they are proposing for the project. Again, it is a mixed use development. So many times, like you said, usually we -- in the past we have seen these projects come in and it's pretty much turned into a commercial development. This time staff is pretty favorable of this project. We believe that this is really a true mixed development going on here. The applicant wants to really market this as an employment center, something similar to an EI Dorado or Silverstone Subdivision there on Eagle and Overland Road. Here you will have your mix of residential uses. A nursing care facility. Possibly an assisted living facility. Condominium project here. Forty to fifty units proposed. Some med tech, high tech, buildings here. Possibly medical offices. Some other professional offices along here and, then, you kind of have your merging employment center here with your supporting uses to kind of add to that and draw people into the development. The other factor staff put into this also is -- as you're aware of, those intersection changes are underway right now. I'm not sure exactly when they are scheduled to be completed, but I know they are in the process of doing that now. Staff has not received any elevations at this point for how this site is to develop. The other thing I would caution the Commission on is we haven't received -- with this concept plan they haven't really proposed the amount of square footage that will be on this acreage. Like I said, the Comp Plan is really only 94 acres, but the whole -- the whole site encompasses roughly 116 to 120 acres. So, it's a pretty significant development on that -- in that area of north Meridian. Sometime -- I don't know exactly when the study was conducted, but they have had this concept of what was called a BEC, a Business Enterprise Corridor study and it actually identified a portion of this area in that plan as a particular -- a business employment area to develop in this area and this area was identified as being one of those corridors. And so the applicant's tried to work with that and go with that study and make the justification that this is what the city Meridian Planning & Zoning August 7, 2008 Page 33 of 61 envisions to happen here and staffs reviewed it, looked at these access points, believed there is some vehicular connectivity. It does stub here to Bainbridge to the north. All these access points along the west link up to existing streets that were proposed with the original Volterra Subdivision. You have Verona street -- streets here from Verona -- the Verona development -- driveways here that line up with the proposed Verona commercial -- or the approved Verona number four development here and, again, these roads align with Volterra to the south. So, the applicant's really done their homework on this and really tried to come up with a strong concept plan for the area. But, again, with the Comp Plan amendment we can't tie them to this concept plan until we have an actual -- either a rezone or a preliminary plat on this site. With that, staff is recommending approval and I would be happy to answer any questions Commission may have. Moe: Is there any questions of staff at this time? Newton-Huckabay: None. Moe: Mr. Marshall, you look like you have -- Marshall: Bill -- yes, I do. Mr. Chair. Bill, so the plats that were there that we are overlaying have already been approved? Parsons: Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, Commissioner Marshall, that is correct. Marshall: Okay. And so -- Parsons: They have actually asked for a time extension to keep that plat alive for the residential portion, if this weren't to go in their favor. Marshall: So, if -- if that's approved, then, the connectivity, that would be a medium density residential there on the left-hand side; is that correct? Parsons: That is correct. Marshall: Thank you. Moe: Any other questions? Would the applicant like to come forward? Larsen: Good evening, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, my name is Cornell Larsen, I'm here tonight representing the applicant. My address is 210 Murray Street in Garden City. Trying to be brief tonight. We have submitted a rezone application on the property and we have filled in this part of the map with that rezone, which you should be hearing upon your agenda as it comes forward from staff. We are in agreement with the staff report and all of the conditions. We have worked with them for quite a little while on trying to develop the project. We don't have too many Meridian Planning & Zoning August 7, 2008 Page 34 of 61 comments or issues with it, so we would be happy to answer any questions you might have. Moe: Any questions? Rohm: No questions. Larsen: I might like to come back if there is public comment or if something comes up. Thank you. Moe: Well, there is no one signed up for public comment. If there is anyone in the audience that would like to come forward, you may do so now. I'm sure you don't want to come back up, then; right? Any comments, Commissioners? Newton-Huckabay: I would just like to say that this -- well, in trying to enunciate this earlier, is that -- when we were talking about the previous application, this is what I am concerned about is when the rezones start coming in from what we platted or we approved and it was platted four years ago and markets have changed and it's just -- that Ithink is a very difficult position for us to be in and -- but, generally, I think this development looks -- looks good for a concept. Could you go back to the one that -- what we are replacing? Marshall: You're talking that whole area. Moe: Commissioner Marshall? Newton-Huckabay: That's all that's been platted as residential and Bainbridge is north of it, which has been -- by the residential, that will likely come in, I suspect. I have no other comments. Moe: Okay. Anyone else? Marshall: Mr. Chair? Moe: Yes. Marshall: Personally I like the idea that it's moving the access to the commercial up more towards the mid mile point. Ithink it's an appropriate location there on Ten Mile. One of the things -- if we can go back to the potential site plan -- that does bother me is that having commercial right across the street from the residential, I would be worried to see how that develops. I personally would like to see professional offices, low intensity development, up against the residential, but -- Larsen: Mr. Chairman, Commissioner Marshall, may I have a minute? Moe: Yes, you may. Meridian Planning & Zoning August 7, 2008 Page 35 of 61 Larsen: Actually, in that area we have a park and so there is a park across from that portion of the office planned in the master plan. Marshall: Thank you. Larsen: Thank you. Moe: I, myself, think this is a perfect use for this area and somewhat look forward to seeing it start to develop and, then, become a reality. If there is no other comments -- Newton-Huckabay: Mr. Chair? Moe: Commissioner Newton-Huckabay. Newton-Huckabay: I recommend we close the public hearing on CPA 08-003 for Volterra Commercial. Marshall: Second. Moe: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearing on CPA 08-003. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Newton-Huckabay: Mr. Chair, I would like to continue CPA 08-003 for Volterra Commercial to our specially scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission meeting of August 14th. Rohm: Second. Marshall: Second. Moe: It's been moved and seconded to continue CPA 08-003 to the special meeting of the Planning and Zoning on August 14th. AN those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Item 9: Public Hearing: CPA 08-004 Request for Comprehensive Plan Amendment to modify the Future Land Use Map by changing the land use designation of approximately 40.5 acres from Medium Density Residential to Mixed Use-Regional for Meridian and Amity by Hawkins Companies - Northwest Corner of West Amity Road and South Meridian Road: