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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 18, 2008 P&Z MinutesMeridian Planning & Zoning Commission September 18, 2008 Page 21 of 24 MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Moe: You closed it. Rohm: Got to make the motion. Marshall: After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to approve file number CUP 08-022 as presented in the staff report for the hearing date of September 18th, 2008, with the following modifications: To include the architectural revisions and landscape revisions and other than the fence along the South Slough, which is to be chain link, rather than cedar and six foot, rather than five. I so move. Rohm: Second. Moe: It's been moved and seconded to approve CUP 08-022 with the modifications as noted. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Motion carves. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 10: Public Hearing: CPA 08-010 Request for a Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment to revise the Street Sections Map of the Ten Mile Interchange Specific Area Plan for Ten Mile Area Map Revision by City of Meridian Planning Department -Black Cat Road from the railroad tracks to I-84; Franklin Road between McDermott Road and Linder Road; Ten Mile Road between the railroad tracks and Franklin Road and Ten Mile Road from I-84 to Overland Road -all within the Ten Mile Interchange Specific Area: Moe: At this time I'd like to open the public hearing on CPA 08-010 for the Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment for the Ten Mile area map revision. Do you understand all that? Okay. And ask staff to report. Parsons: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. This is a staff initiated Comprehensive Plan amendment before you tonight. It doesn't affect all of the Ten Mile area, just -- it actually just affects certain arterials within that area. If you look up at the zoning map where they -- of this site, you can see much of the property still in Ada County, with a county zoning designation and you can see along the southeast comer there there are some portions there that are zoned and annexed within the city and also north of this in a small portion along the eastern boundary as well. Here is an aerial of the site. Again, you can -- it depicts how underdeveloped it is currently and mostly ag land and single family residences. If you look at this slide here above in the north comer here, this is the adopted map that was approved with the Ten Mile area plan that was approved in '07. The affected roads -- on the proposed changes you can see I have highlighted the affected roadways that are proposed to change. If you look at the adopted map up here, you can tell that we have not designated a certain portion Meridian Planning 8 Zoning Commission September 18, 2008 Page 22 of 24 of those roadways with a designation. Before I go further on that, I'll kind of -- what I wanted to do is show you what those street sections would look like between an A and a B, just to kind of give you a concept of how that area -- those roadways should develop in the future. At least with this -- this map change that we are talking about tonight. There is three -- three additional -- three sections that are for -- are collector streets, but tonight we are just basically focusing on the arterials. So, I'll bounce back here. Here is what -- the affected roadways -- basically, from McDermott Road to the west and extends along Franklin Road to Linder Road to the east - so, all of Franklin Road within the Ten Mile area plan will be designated a B. A portion from the railroad tracks to the north and Black Cat -- running south on Black Cat to I-84 will also be designated with a B. A portion to the north of the -- at the railroad tracks going to - connecting to Franklin will also be designated a B. And from I-84 heading south down this roadway here, Ten Mile to Overland Road, will also be designated a B. If you're looking at the old map, a portion of that was designated A and, then, the center portion of North Ten Mile is to remain an A and that is to be constructed with the Ten Mile interchange when that goes through later on in '09. The other change that I'd like to point out that we are trying to make tonight is if you look on the adopted map again you can see that a portion of this roadway here along the south has been designated a D. This area -- or that quadrant is no longer subject to the Ten Mile specific -- interchange specific area plan, it's been removed as part of the south area Comprehensive Plan amendment. So, this area, again, has been removed, so we thought it was appropriate to take that designation off of the adopted map as well. And, then, if I can go back to this road section, if you look here again, you can see that street section B is calling for a center median along those arterials. Well, in effect, what we have done is added an asterisk -- I know I have kind of highlighted it out here, but we have added an asterisk and a little footnote down here that basically says that this portion of that roadway from McDermott to Black Cat would not be required to have that center median within it. And the reason for that is, basically, a lot of the land uses in this area are typical mixed employment or industrial type uses, so staff was anticipating that it would generate more semi truck type trips into that industrial zone, so we thought the medians might inhibit some of that movement and entrances into future development in that area. Again, staff is recommending approval of this and I would be happy to answer any questions Commission may have. Moe: Bill, just because we talked about it earlier today, you might want to just kind of explain to them a little bit what the A -- as far as the -- the differences between the A and the B. You know, B is a wider roadway section than A, but A takes care of -- you have got more streetscape and whatnot on both sides of the road, which takes into account of where the shopping areas and everything are going to be out there. Does that pretty much explain that? Parsons: I think you did a fine job, Mr. Chairman. As he was pointing out, this street section here is proposed to be a 60 foot road section from curb to curb. Section B is -- is aminimum of 68 feet. And, then, again, if you look at this street cut here, you can see the different landscape buffers versus the two sections. So, as the chairman pointed out, this is really more of your commercial high impact type area, retail, high Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission September 18, 2008 Page 23 of 24 density residential type area to have this much buffering and add that pedestrian ambience or that type of -- that portion of the development. And, again, this would be subject to more of your commercial mixed employment. Any questions? Moe: Thank you, sir. Any questions of staff? Marshall: Just real quick, just out of curiosity, the bike lane here appears to be on -- these are both drive lanes, so it's not raised, it's on the -- right on the street. Got you. Parsons: That is correct. Marshall: And so we are not getting rid of any A, we are simply adding B that wasn't there. Parsons: Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, Commissioner Marshall, you are correct. Again, you see the only -- the only arterial portion that was designated prior -- with these changes was -- on the adopted plan were the A's right here. Marshall: Got you. Parsons: So, staff felt it appropriate to add some additional designations for those remaining arterials and they felt B was appropriate based on the land uses proposed for the area. Marshall: Thank you. Moe: Any comments, any changes, anything -- any motion, then? Marshall: Mr. Chair, I move that we close the public hearing on CUP 08-010. Rohm: Second. Moe: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearing on CPA 08-010. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carves. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Newton-Huckabay: He's on a roll. Rohm: You're on a roll. Moe: Great job. Marshall: Oh. Mr. Chair, after considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to recommend approval to the City Council of file number CPA 08-010, as Meridian Planning 8 Zoning Commission September 18, 2008 Page 24 of 24 presented in the staff report for the hearing date of September 18th, 2008, with no modifications. Rohm: Second. Moe: It's been moved and second to move onto City Council approval of CUP 08-010. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? That motion carves. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Marshall: Mr. Chair, I move we adjourn. Rohm: Second. Moe: It's been moved and seconded to adjourn. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. ONE ABSENT. Moe: We adjourned at 8:16. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:16 P.M. (AUDIO RECORDING ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS.) APPROVED DAVID MOE -CHAIRMAN ~ ~ DATE APPROVED ATTEST: JAYCEE L. HOLMAN, CITY CLERK