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Summary of Proposed Development: The Meridian Planning Department has applied for a text
amendment. The purpose of the amendments is essentially a clarification of portions of the UDC
and areas where staff has made interpretations.
Major changes include:
Landscaping_
The UDC still requires landscaping for the perimeter of all vehicular use areas, including
driveways, but we eliminated the requirement for five foot wide perimeter landscaping on areas
where there is no vehicle driveways, parking or storage areas. This clarifies how we have been
interpreting the section of code and removes confusion regarding cross parking areas in
commercial subdivisions.
Outdoor Storage as An Accessory Use:
Added language to describe what storage consists of such as materials/inventories/supplies, etc.
Kept language reflecting that storage shall not be a nuisance of visual blight. Separated out
commercial, traditional, residential and industrial districts and how outdoor storage must be
screened in accordance with those districts. Eliminated the screening requirement in industrial
districts where there is no affect on the public. For example if the storage is next to another
industrial area and those storage areas cannot be seen from any public right of way or public
road, no screening would be required.
Storage Facility, Outdoor:
Edited the specific standards of storage facility outdoor to match the text changes made to
outdoor storage as an accessory use, particularly the industrial district specific requirements.
Parking Standards:
Edited the parking standards to reflect residential and commercial zones.
In the residential districts the code has been changed to eliminate the parking of unregistered
vehicles, recreational vehicles, boats, etc. in the front yard. This clarifies the absence of this
regulation in old code. Individuals can have more than one trailer or recreational vehicle now so
long as it is stored in the side or rear yard and screened by a solid fence, six feet in height. The
parking improvements have changed to allow a variety of dustless materials for residential areas
to park vehicles so they don't have to pave their side yard or back yard when parking their jet
ski, boat, etc.
In the commercial parking text, nothing has changed except it has been removed to be its own
section.
Compliance with Comprehensive Plan: Yes. See analysis in the staff report.
Compliance with UDC: Yes. See analysis in the staff report.
Outstanding Issues for Commission: None
5/7/2009