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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 1, 2002 P & ZMeridian Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting May 1, 2003 Page 10 of 107 Wollen: Well, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, I believe that in your recommendation I think that how you're couching it is that you have not seen Page 4, if there is a Page 4, and that the City Council should be alerted to that fact. Borup: Well, staff has already stated that there is not a Page 4. We could also include in the motion if there is a Page 5 and 6? We haven't seen those either. Centers: Well, I'll stand on my motion, then, including all staff comments with no reference to a Page 4. Zaremba: I will second. Borup: All right. Motion and second. All in favor? Any opposed? Thank you. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Item 6. Public Hearing: CUP 03-011 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for two 9,500 square foot retail buildings with associated site improvements in an L-O zone for Resolution Subdivision by G.L. Voigt Development - 1611 South Millennium Way and 2045 West Overland Road: Borup: Item Number 6 is CUP 03-011, request for a Conditional Use Permit for two 9,500 square foot retail buildings with associated site improvements in an L-O zone for Resolution Subdivision by G.L. Voigt Development. This is at 1611 South Millennium Way. Really, in the same project, just to the west a little bit. Like to open this Public Hearing and start with the staff report. McKinnon: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. As you stated just now, this is a similar location to the project we just approved. On the overhead, the bolded area, just south on Overland, just to the other side of --just to the west side of Millennium Way is the subject property. Again, there is an aerial photo showing the overlay of how Resolution Subdivision -- the entire subdivision was developed. Just to the south, this large area is now Mountain View High School, just for orientation sake. When Resolution Subdivision was approved, it was approved as a Planned Development back in the year 2000. This is a Planned Development within a Planned Development. As you know, two buildings on a single lot require the applicant to submit a Conditional Use Permit fora Planned Development. As part of a Planned Development, the applicant is required to provide two amenities. The two amenities that the applicant has provided for this application happen to be in the central area, a small courtyard area, with four benches and a central lobby area. This is not one of the amenities. It's a listed amenity in the Meridian City Code. However, in the Meridian City Code says that you may approve other amenities that are not listed if you believe that they are appropriate is size for the project that's being proposed. The staff believes that the applicant's proposed amenities are appropriate for this size, in consideration of the fact that the original Resolution Subdivision proper was approved as a Planned Development. I have had a chance to talk with the architect for the project. He has Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting May 1, 2003 Page 11 of 107 read the staff report, he is in agreement with the conditions of approval and staff has nothing to add to the conditions of approval, other than to point out the recommendation is for approval of this project. I would ask if you have any questions of us at this time. Borup: Questions from any of the Commissioners? Zaremba: I do have one, Dave. McKinnon: Okay. Zaremba: On Page 5, Item 9, the very last sentence a bid must accompany a request for a temporary occupancy. What is a bid? McKinnon: The reason we request a bid for the surety is so that we have an idea of why -- they have given us a surety amount for that number, we want to be able to -- justification for the bonding amount. If someone says it's going to cost them 20,000 dollars to complete the landscaping, we want to see a bid that says it's going to cost 20,000 dollars to complete the landscaping. Zaremba: Oh, from somebody who would be a supplier of that service? McKinnon: That's correct. Zaremba: Outside evidence that that's what it will cost them. McKinnon: That's correct. I believe Page 5 is the last page. Borup: Mr. McKinnon, just maybe a question for my own information and that's on the Planned Development in a commercial development. Was that -- I mean I know it's written that way. Is that really the intention for commercial type or is it more for residential? Sometimes -- I'm thinking on -- in this situation -- and maybe others are different -- how -- if that's completely appropriate and necessary. I guess related to that, if these two buildings were connected by a breezeway, would they be considered one building? McKinnon: Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, I'll answer your last question first. If there were a breezeway it would be one building, it would have no amenity requirement. Speaking to the intention of the ordinance as to whether or not industrial and commercial properties should be required to go through the Planned Development portion of the ordinance and whether that was the intent, I believe that projects such as Silverstone and EI Dorado make sense to have amenities placed within those. They are of a scale and a size that they should provide amenities. Not necessarily for the public, but for those people that work within that environment and so there is a place for that. When we deal with a smaller project like this, it seems like we are micromanaging, but speaking to the intent, I believe that the intent was to require these types of amenities for commercial and residential properties alike. Meddian Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting May 1, 2003 Page 12 of 107 Borup: Okay. Then, in this case, this subdivision, as a whole, needs to have the amenities? McKinnon: That's correct. When this project was approved back in 2000, the Planned Development Ordinance that's currently in place was not in place and the two amenities were not provided. Borup: Okay. All right. Thank you. Would the applicant like to make their presentation? Steele: Mr. Commissioner -- or Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, my name is Wes Steele, Habitec Architects, 1250 East Iron Eagle Drive in Eagle, representing G.L. Voigt Development. We have received and read the staff report, have no objections to it, and would answer any questions that you may have of us. Borup: Okay any questions for Mr. Steele? Zaremba: Have you also looked at the ACRD report where they --this would be Page 8 of ACHD -- when they were talking about you participating in alternate transportation programs and transportation management associations. Are you on board with that? Steele: Yes. I believe the developer is. That would be part of the association that would, then, be passed on down to the individual tenants, so that would be fine. Zaremba: Part of the CC&Rs or something? Steele: Yes. Borup: Okay. Anything else? Zaremba: That was my, only question. Steele: Thank you. Borup: Thank you, Mr. Steele. Do we have anyone else to testify on this application? Seeing none, Commissioners? Centers: Mr. Chairman, I would move that we close the Public Hearing. Zaremba: I will second. Borup: Motion and second to close the Public Hearing. All in favor? Any opposed? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting May 1, 2003 Page 13 of 107 Centers: And, Mr. Chairman, I'd like to recommend approval of Item 6 on our agenda, CUP 03-011, request for a Conditional Use Permit for two 9,500 square foot retail buildings with associated site improvements in an L-O zone for Resolution Sub by G.L. Voigt Development, 1611 South Millennium Way, and 2045 West Overland Road. Including all staff comments from memo dated May 1, 2003, and received April 25`n Zaremba: Second. Borup: Motion and second. All in favor? Any opposed? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Item 7. Public Hearing: RZ 03-005 Request for a Rezone of 4.738 acres from R-4 to L-O zones for Christ Lutheran Church by Christ Lutheran Church - 1406 West Cherry Lane: Item 8. Public Hearing: CUP 03-012 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a church /preschool in a proposed L-0 zone for Christ Lutheran Church by Christ Lutheran Church - 1406 West Cherry Lane Borup: The next Item is CUP 03-012, request for a Conditional Use Permit for a church/preschool in a proposed L-O zone for Christ Lutheran Church at 1406 West Cherry Lane. I'd like to open this Public Hearing and start with the staff report. Kirkpatrick: All right. Chairman, Members of the Commission, this is an application for a Rezone and a Conditional Use Permit. The applicant is here for a Conditional Use Permit, because they have an existing Sunday school at the church, they are proposing to turn it into a preschool. In order to apply for this Conditional Use, they have to rezone the property from R-4 to L-O. That's why you're seeing a rezone and a CUP application. The applicant is not actually proposing any construction on the site. The property is located at the northeast intersection of Locust -- excuse me -- Linder and Cherry Lane. Because the applicant is applying for a Conditional Use, staff is asking the applicant to come into compliance with current landscaping regulations along Cherry Lane. We are not requiring at this time that they come into compliance along the western edge of the property. Currently -- you can see the photos. You can see currently along Cherry Lane there is very little landscaping there is mostly gravel there. We are going to require that they put trees every 35 feet and put in the required landscaping buffer. Along the western edge of the property we are allowing them to remain -- so that part of the site to remain in gravel. If they do any future additions, expansions, to the church, we are going to require that they come in and bring those sections of the property up to compliance with the Landscaping Code. Staff recommends approval of this application. Are there any questions of staff? Borup: Questions from any of the Commissioners?