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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTuscanyVillageCUPRecsRECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL OF APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A Planned Development BY Tuscany Development – CUP-03-029 - Page 1 BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IN A R-8 ZONE Tuscany Development, Applicant ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. CUP-03-029 RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL 1. The property is located at the southwest intersection of Victory Road and South Locust Grove Road, Meridian. 2. The owner of record of the subject property is Tuscany Development Corporation. 3. Applicant is Tuscany Village. 4. The subject property is currently zoned RUT. The zoning district of R-8 is defined within the City of Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance, Section 11-7-2. 5. The Applicant requests the Conditional Use Permit for a residential subdivision in a R-8 zone. The R-8 zoning designation within the City of Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance requires a Conditional Use Permit be obtained for most uses including those requested by the Applicant. (Meridian City Zoning and Development Ordinance, Section 11-8-1). 6. The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission recognizes that the proposed application is in compliance with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. 7. The use proposed which is the subject of this will, in fact, constitute a conditional use as determined by City policy. 8. The Planning and Zoning Commission recognized the concerns of Quasar Development, expressed in their letter dated August 4, 2003. RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL OF APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A Planned Development BY Tuscany Development – CUP-03-029 - 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 Special Recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows: 1. Change proposed setbacks on page 2 of staff report to front 12 feet for living area and 20 feet for garage. 2. Change page 12, paragraph three to read: The reductions to footage and minimum lot sizes, as well as the request to exceed block length maximums, are approved with one change in that the front setbacks for garages will be 20 feet. B. Adopt the Recommendations of the Planning and Zoning and Engineering staff as follows: SITE SPECIFIC COMMENTS (Conditional Use Permit) 1. Applicant shall meet all of the requirements of the preliminary plat as a condition of the Conditional Use Permit. 2. All development shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act. 3. The reductions to the frontage and minimum lot sizes; as well as the request to exceed block length maximums are approved as submitted. C. Adopt the Recommendations of the Meridian Fire Department as follows: 1. The project which comprised of single family dwellings will require a fire-flow of 1,000 gallons per minute available for duration of 2 hours to service the entire project. Fire hydrants shall be placed an average of 400’ apart. 1997 UFC Appendix III-A 2. Acceptance of the water supply for fire protection will be by the Meridian Water Department. 3. Final Approval of the fire hydrant locations shall be by the Meridian Fire Department. The proposed fire hydrant locations will be submitted to the Public Works for plan review. 4. All roads and fire lanes shall have a turning radius of 28’ inside and 48’ outside. RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL OF APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A Planned Development BY Tuscany Development – CUP-03-029 - Page 3 5. Operational fire hydrants and temporary or permanent street signs are required before combustible construction begins. UFC 901.4.2 & 901.3 6. Streets longer than 150’ which are not provided with an outlet are required to have an approved turn-around. 7. Projects which serve greater than 50 homes with one point of access are required to provide two approved access roads. 8. The proposed 136-lot subdivision with an estimated 2.9 residents per household would have a total estimated population of 394 residents at build out. According to a report completed by Fire & Emergency Services Consulting Group in February of 2000 our requests for service are projected to reach 2800 in the year 2005 and 3800 by the year 2010, this is up from 2069 responses in the year 2000. 9. The proposed project lies outside the five-minute response zone goal. Achievement of this goal is subject to budgetary constraints and is intended to enhance the probability of a favorable outcome on a request for Basic Life Support. The budget constraints are typically defined as capital outlay for facilities that are located within 1.5 miles from a given location and sufficient operational funds to staff the facilities. D. Adopt the Recommendations of Central District Health Department as follows: 1. This proposal can be approved for central sewage & central water after written approval from appropriate entities is submitted. 2. The Applicant’s central sewage and central water plans must be submitted to and approved by the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Division of Environmental Quality. 3. Run-off is not to create a mosquito breeding problem. 4. Stormwater shall be pretreated through a grassy swale prior to discharge to the subsurface to prevent impact to groundwater and surface water quality. 5. The Engineers and architects involved with the design of the subject project shall obtain current best management practices for stormwater disposal and design a stormwater management system that prevents groundwater and surface water degradation.