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Engineers, Inc.
TO: Mayor DeWeerd and Members of the Meridian City Council
33 East Idaho Avenue
Meridian, ID .83642
DATE: February 10, 2004
RE: Saguaro Canyon Estates Recommendations
Dear Mayor and Council:
RECEIVED
DEB 1 8 2004
City of Meridian
City Clerk Office
After reviewing the recommendation of the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission we have
prepared the following responses to the conditions found in the recommendation:
Annexation Recommendations (AZ-03-027)
A. Commission-
1. Applicant agrees.
2. Applicant asks that 'this condition' be, remoyed. This condition requires a secondary
access to be constructed oh site prior to the issuance of a building permit for the 236`h
.lot within the subdivision. This requirement was not requested, by the Fire
Department for safety reasons, nor was; it requested by ACRD for traffic flow
requirements related to the traffic'study prepared for this subdivision at build out.
The traffic study and ACRD agree that a secondary access is not warranted for this
subdivision and the prior condition satisfies the fire access issue A secondary access
will more than likely be created by the development of the adjacent land, with
connections to the stub-streets provided within Saguaro Canyon. The
recommendation puts the developer of.the properly at the -mercy of the adjacent land
owners/developers to provide a secondary access when one is not warranted. If this
remains a 'requirement, we ask that the paving requirement be removed from the
recommendation because the pavement for the access will ultimately be torn out
when the actual roadway is constructed.
3. Applicant agrees.
B. Planning and Zoning Staff Recommendations (revised)-
- 1. Applicant agrees.
2., Applicant agrees, however the Public Works Department has indicated that a new
well and septic system shall be permitted-for the'construction of a new single family.
dwelling on the Boyack parcel (Lot34, Block 28). The new septic system and well
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will be abandoned when municipal services reach the property, in accordance with
Meridian Regalations.
3. Applicant agrees.
4. Applicant agrees
Conditional Use Permit Recommendations (CUP-03-058)
A. Commission-
1. Applicant agrees.
2. 'Applicant agrees.
3. a) Applicant agrees.
b) Revise conditions to reflect approval of a 6' wide detached sidewalk beginning
at the collector roadway and extending to the east property line. Signage will be
provided. This was discussed at the Public Hearing, but was not included in the
motion.
c) Applicant agrees:
4: Applicant agrees.
5. Applicant agrees, however the minimum frontage proposed is now 24' wide for
the public street frontage for the Boyack parcel. Discussions with planning staff
have indicated support of this request.
6. Applicant agrees.
7. Applicant agrees.
8. APplicant•agrees. -
B. Fire Deoartrnent-
1. Applicant agrees.
Preliminary Plat Recommendations (PP-03-32)
A. Commission-
1. Applicant agrees:
2. Applicant agrees; (all weather gravel has been deemed acceptable to the Fire
Department).
3. - Applicant requests the removal of this condition. As noted above; the traffic
study, ACHD, the Fire Department do not indicate a need for a secondary access
prior to the construction of the 236`h building within the subdivision. A secondary
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access for fire-will be provided and is not required to be paved in order to meet
Fire Department standards.
4. Applicant agrees.
B. Planning acid Zoning Staff-
1. Applicant agrees.
2. Applicant agrees.
3. Applicant agrees, and requests that no fence be required along the McMillan
frontage if the landscape berm is over eight feet in height.
4. Applicant agrees.
5. Applicant agrees, and will address this issue again for the. City Council.
6.
7.
8.
Applicant agrees, however a 10' wide asphalt pathway has been approved by
ACHD on the McMillan frontage iri lieu of a standard concrete sidewalk.
Applicant agrees, with the exclusion of the proposed septic and well for the
Boyack parcel.
Revise the condition to read as follows:
"Prior to City of Meridian approval of ^~~ f~^' ^'^* ~~^'~•a~N^ the 51sr ~uildafile
lst buildlnQ permit... "
Additionally, we request that the second paragraph be removed or revised, as
,noted above, in regazds to the secondary access road.
9. Applicant agrees, and requests the following modification:
Add Fire Department tum-azound requirements as submitted, approval of well
and septic for one single family dwelling and require a different subdivision name
for the final plat of the Boyack property because it will not contiguous to phase 1
of Saguaro Canyon (per Ada County requirement).
10. Applicant agrees, and will address issue at City Council hearing.
11. Applicant agrees, however, the 6' detached sidewalk portiori of the pathway will
not meet the Pazks Pathway standazds. ,Please revise this comment accordingly.
12. Applicant will correct plat.
13. .hpplicantagrees.
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14_ Applicant agrees.
15. Applicant agrees; with the exclusion of the Boyack parcel, which will be recorded
with a different name, as it will not be contiguous to the remainder to the plat
until later phases of Saguaro.
16. Applicant Agrees.
The applicant agrees with the remaining standard conditions and agency comments:
Your staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission have been very helpful throughout the
project and it appears that we have come to an agreement on almost all of the major issues
related to its approval. If you have any questions please feel free to contact'me at (208) 887-
7760 or via a-mail at davemna,pinnacle-engineers.com.
Sincerely,
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Dave McKinnon
Larid Use Planned
cci File #C036316
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