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MAR 0 4 2004
City Of Meridian
City Clerk Office
STAFF SUMMARY
OF
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
Project Name:
Case No(s).:
Applicant:
Cedar Springs Professional Center
RZ-03-013, PP-03-044, CUP-03-067
Kevin Howell
P&Z Commission Hearing Date: February 5, 2004
Recommendation: Approve with conditions (all ayes)
Summary of Public Hearing:
• Daren Fluke, representing the applicant, testified in favor of the application,
submitted a written response to the staff report, and answered several questions posed
by the Commission.
• Joe Siminich, property owner on the south side of Ustick Road, testified his
opposition to a fuel station next to an elementary school. He also stated his preference
for residential uses and that a carwash is not needed in this area of the city.
• Other key points of discussion included the width and location of the driveways
serving the carwash/fueUcoffee kiosk lot, the landscape buffer on the east boundary,
the proposed striping of landscape islands and a potential bike lane on Venable Ln.
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation:
• Remove the requirement for a bike lane on Venable Lane and the requirement for a
fencing plan.
• Add a condition to the PP that a new, 25-foot wide cross access easement be shown
on the plat to the outparcel to the east.
Outstanding Issues for City Council:
• None
BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE ) Case No. RZ-03-013
REQUEST FOR REZONE OF 5.51 )
ACRES FROM R-4 TO C-N ZONE ) RECOMMENDATION TO CITY
FOR CEDAR SPRINGS ) COUNCIL
PROFESSIONAL CENTER )
Kevin Howell, Applicant )
The property is approximately 5.5 acres in size and is generally located at the
northeast comer of Ustick Road and Venable Lane. The property is designated as
Mixed Use-Community with a Neighborhood Center on the Future Land Use Map
of the 2002 Comprehensive Plan.
2. The owner of record of the subject property is Howell-Murdoch Development
Corp.
3. Applicant is Kevin Howell.
4. The subject property is currently zoned R-4 (Low Density Residential) and is
proposed to be zoned C-N (Neighborhood Business District) and consists of
vacant land.
5. The subject property is surrounded by the following properties and uses:
North - A 12-acre site designated as a future elementary school and Cedar
Springs Subdivision, zoned R-4.
South -15-acre parcel with a single family dwelling, zoned RUT (Ada County).
East -1.4 acre parcel with a single family dwelling, zoned RUT, and Meridian
Settlers Pazk, zoned L-O.
West - A 1.3-acre, undeveloped parcel and a 8.4-acre parcel with a single family
dwelling, zoned RUT.
6. The property which is the subject of this application is within the Area of Impact
of the City of Meridian.
7. The entire 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 five (5) lot commercial subdivision including four (4) office buildings, caz wash,
two fuel pumps and adrive-through coffee stand.
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9. The Applicant requests zoning of the subject real property as C-N, which is
consistent with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map which
designates the subject property as Mixed Use-Community.
11. There are no scenic features that affect the consideration of this application.
12. The Planning and Zoning Commission recognized the concerns of Mr. Joe
Siminich expressed as verbal testimony at the 2-5-04 public hearing.
RECOMMENDATION
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission hereby recommends to the City
Council of the City of Meridian that they approve the Rezone as requested by the
applicant for the property described in the application, subject to the following:
A. Adopt the Recommendations of the Meridian Planning & Zoning Department as
follows:
1. The legal description submitted with the application meets the requirements of the
City of Meridian and State Tax Commission.
2. The subject property is within the Urban Service Planning Area. Essential City
services will be made available to the subject property.
3. Prior to the rezone ordinance approval, an Addendum to the recorded
Development Agreement (DA) shall be entered into between the City of Meridian
and the property owner. Specifically, Section 4.1 on page 4 of the DA (Instrument
No. 102067381) shall be modified to allow a carwash, coffee stand/kiosk, fuel
pumps and office uses. If other retail uses are anticipated in the future, this should
be included in the Addendum to avoid future amendments, etc.
4. Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project will have to
be removed from their domesfic service, per City Ordinance Section 5-7-517,
when services are available from the City of Meridian. Wells may be used for
non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation.
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