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Silhouette Sub.MI
HUB OF TREASURE VALLEY
MAYOR
Robert D. Corrie
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
William L.M. Nary
Keith Bird
Tammy deWeerd
Cherie McCandless
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
33 EAST IDAHO
MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642
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PLANNING AND ZONING
DEPARTMENT
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MEMORANDUM:
Hearing Date: October 14, 2003
Transmittal Date: October 9, 2003
To: Mayor & City Council
From: Steve Siddoway, Planner II
Re: Request to leave the Onweiler Lateral open and construct a 10-foot wide paved multi-
use pathway and 5-foot chain link fence, by Silhouette LLC (File No. MI-03-009).
We have reviewed this submittal and offer the following comments, as conditions of the
applicant. These conditions shall be considered in full, unless expressly modified or deleted by
motion of the Meridian City Council:
APPLICATION SUMMARY
The annexation, preliminary plat, and conditional use permit for Silhouette Subdivision were approved
on February 19, 2002. The final plat was approved on October 22, 2002 and construction is currently
underway. General requirement #1 of the final plat states that “all irrigation ditches, laterals or canals,
exclusive of natural waterways, intersecting, crossing or lying adjacent to the area being subdivided
shall be tiled per City Ordinance 12-4-13.”
The same ordinance referenced above states that “the City may waive the requirement for covering
such ditch, lateral or canal, if it finds that the public purpose requiring such will not be served in the in
the individual case” (MCC 12-4-13.A.2). The applicant proposes to have such a case and is petitioning
the Council to waive the requirement to tile the Onweiler Lateral.
In return for the waiver from the ditch tiling requirement, the applicant is proposing to widen the
current 5-foot wide path requirement to be a 10-foot wide multi-use pathway and grant a public access
easement across it. The proposed pathway alignment has been identified by the Parks Dept. as a
potential alternate route for the pathway currently depicted along the South Slough. The applicant is
also proposing to landscape the lot and use the open ditch as a water amenity for the pathway.
Staff does not object to the idea of the Onweiler as a water amenity for a multi-use pathway with
enhanced landscaping and public access. However, the Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District (NMID)
has expressed their disapproval of having a pathway adjacent to an open irrigation lateral. In response
to NMID’s objection to the proposed ditch tiling waiver and pathway, the applicant has requested to
have their hearing continued to give them a chance to meet with the NMID Board of Directors to
discuss their options.
Mayor and Council
Hearing Date: October 14, 2003
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In their email letter to Will Berg, dated October 8, 2003 the applicant states that they should be able
“to conclude our discussions by November 25, 2003.” Therefore, staff recommends continuing this
item until said date. Staff further recommends that the applicant submit a more detailed site/landscape
plan for the subject property showing all proposed landscaping, fencing, the multi-use pathway, and
the public easement. Ten copies of the site/landscape plan should be submitted to the Clerk’s office by
November 1, 2003; staff will provide more comments and site specific requirements upon receipt of
such a plan.