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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSchroeder Apartments RZRECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL OF APPROVAL OF A REZONE FROM R-4 TO O-T ON 0.165 ACRES, BY H. JOHN COOK– CUP-03-026 Page 1 BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUEST FOR A REZONE OF 0.165 ACRES FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-4) TO OLD TOWN (O-T) H. John Cook, Architect, Applicant ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. RZ-03-007 RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL 1. The property is located at 921 W. 2nd Street, Meridian. 2. The owners of record of the subject property are John T. Schroeder & Margaret M. Lezamiz. 3. Applicant is H. John Cook, Architect. 4. The subject property is currently zoned R-4. The applicant has requested a rezone of the property to Old Town (O-T). The zoning district of O-T is defined within the City of Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance, Section 11-7-2. 5. The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission recognizes that the proposed application is in compliance with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan, which shows the subject property as Old Town. 6. The property which is the subject of this application is within the Area of Impact of the City of Meridian. 7. The entire parcel of the property is included within the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area as defined in the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. 8. The Applicant proposes to develop the subject property in the following manner: a four- unit two-story apartment complex with four single garages and four open parking spaces. 9. The legal description submitted with the application is accurate and meets the requirements of the City of Meridian and State Tax Commission. 10. The Planning & Zoning Commission has determined that the rezone request would meet each of the twelve (12) Findings required by Ordinance 11-15-11. 11. The Planning and Zoning Commission recognized the support of numerous citizens, expressed in a series of petitions and letters submitted into the record by John T. Schroeder on June 11, 2003. RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL OF APPROVAL OF A REZONE FROM R-4 TO O-T ON 0.165 ACRES, BY H. JOHN COOK– CUP-03-026 Page 2 RECOMMENDATION The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission hereby recommends to the City Council of the City of Meridian that they approve the requested Conditional Use Permit as requested by the Applicant for the property described in the application, subject to the following: A. Adopt the Recommendations of the Planning and Zoning and Engineering staff as follows: 1. The applicant shall maximize the number of trees on the site, as determined by P&Z staff, and increase the minimum caliper size from 2” to 2 ½” to mitigate for trees recently removed from the site to accommodate the proposed project. 2. All construction shall conform to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.