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STAFF SUMMARY
OF
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
Project Name: Salisbury Subdivision No. 2
Case No(s).: AZ-03-036, PP-03-042
Applicant: Earl, Mason and Stanfield, lnc.
P&Z Commission Hearing Date: January 15 a, n~d_ February 19, 2004
Recommendation: Approve with conditions (all ayes)
Summary otPublic Hearings:
7anu~y 15
• Scott Stanfield, representing the applicant, testified in favor of the application. He
provided background and overview information.
• Mark Snodgrass, representing the Salisbury Lane Subdivision HOA, testified in
opposition to the R-8 wne and density. He expressed concerns about traffic impacts on
Sedgewick and presented an alternative design that showed a new stub street to the north
and limited traffic impacts on Sedgewick.
• Joe Simunich, property owner on the south side of Ustick Road, expressed support for the
subdivision. He had concerns about preserving an access to Venable Lane from the west
if this subdivision extended Claire Ave. Also requested a specific material and design be
used to pipe the irrigation ditch across this property.
• Bill Jackson, property owner to the north, expressed frustration with the drainage and
existing fence between his property and Salisbury Subdivision.
• Robert Gale, Salisbury Lane Sub HOA, had questions about the neighborhood center.
• Other key points of discussion included the design and ownership of Venable Lane, how
construction traffic would be directed, density comparisons in the area and ACHD's
report.
(NOTE: It was discovered late into the 1/IS hearing that the applicrnrt failed to post the
property. The Commission requested the applicant/developer meet with the Salisbury
Lane HOA and to post the property at the end of Sedgewick. The hearing was re-noticed
in accordance with Meridian City Code for the 2/I9 meeting.)
February 19
• Staff confirmed the re-noticing occurred and confirmed ACRD approved the application.
• The Commission and staff interacted on the ownership conditions of Venable Lane.
• Mark Snodgrass testified that the developer made no attempt to comact him. He did
confirm an exchange of phone calls with Scott Stanfield. He reiterated concerns of the
Salisbury Lane HOA
• Ted Reeves, Coldwell Banker, representing the developer, provided a history of the land
acquisition and Venable Lane ownership.
• Joe Simunich testified with concerns about how Venable Lane would or would not be
improved by future development applications.
• Jeny Corbin, Salisbury Lane HOA, expressed concerns about residential and construction
traffic on Sedgewick as well as density concerns.
Key Commission Changes to Staff Recommendation:
• Change condition #16 to require only the subject property owner to relinquish rights
for the use of Venable Lane. They removed the requirement for the developer to
obtain the relinquishmems from the Simunich and Ward parcels.
Outstanding Issues for City Council:
• None
BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING
IN THE MATTER OF THE
REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION &
ZONING OF 19.70 ACRES TO R-8
FOR SALISBURY SUBDIVISION
N0.2
Case No. AZ-03-036
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY
COUNCIL
EARL, MASON AND STANFIELD.,
Applicant
1. The property is approximately 19.7 acres in size and is located on the west side of
Meridian Road, north of Waterbury Park Subdivision, in Section 1, Township 3
North, Range 1 West.
2. Woodside Properties, LLC is the current property owner and Jeffrey A. Wood
submitted notarized consent for the subject application.
3. The Applicant is Earl, Mason Stanfield, Inc. of Caldwell, ID.
4. The subject property is currently zoned RUT (Ada County) and has an existing
residence with other outbuildings.
5. The Applicant requests the property be zoned R-8.
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 2002 Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
The Applicant proposes to develop the subject property in the following manner:
A residential subdivision with 72 buildable lots and four common lots.
9. The Applicant requests zoning of the subject real property to R-8 (Medium
Density Residential) which is consistent with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan
Future Land Use Map, which designates the subject property as Medium Density
Residential.
10. The North Slough bisects the subject property and is a feature that will need to be
protected.
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RECOMMENDATION
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission hereby recommends to the City
Council of the City of Meridian that they approve the requested Annexation and Zoning
as requested by the Applicant for the property described in the application, subject to the
following:
A. Adopt the Comments and Recommendations of the Meridian Planning & Zoning
Department as follows:
1. The legal description submitted with the application (dated 10-27-03, stamped
by Richard A. Gray) shows the property as contiguous to the existing
corporate boundary of the City of Meridian and is approved.
2. Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project will
have to be removed from their domestic service, per City Ordinance Section
5-7-517, when services aze available from the City of Meridian. Wells may
be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation.
3. All imgation ditches, laterals or canals, exclusive of natural waterways,
intersecting, crossing or lying adjacent and contiguous to the parcel shall be
tiled per City Ordinance 12-4-13. Plans will need to be approved by the
appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral users association (ditch
owners), with written approval or non-approval submitted to the Public Works
Department. If lateral users association approval can't be obtained, plans will
be reviewed and approved by the Meridian City Engineer prior to final plat
signature.
4. Any future subdivision, uses and construction on this property shall comply
with the City of Meridian ordinances in effect at the time.
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