15-1663 ZOA 15-001 UDC Text AmendmentCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. / -, /6 &3
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, BORTON, CAVENER,
MILAM, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE AS CODIFIED AT TITLE
11, ENTITLED THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, OF THE MERIDIAN CITY
CODE PERTAINING TO DRIVE THROUGH ESTABLISHMENTS AS A
CONDITIONAL USE IN THE O -T ZONING DISTRICT; AND A MODIFICATION
TO THE ASSOCIATED SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS LISTED IN UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE 11-2D2; AND PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE
READING RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Unified Development Code is the official zoning ordinance for the
City of Meridian and provides an opportunity to better support the Comprehensive Plan and
provide a tool that is relevant and contemporary to the needs of the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian deems it to be in the best
interest of the health, safety and welfare of its citizens to incorporate changes to the Unified
Development Code within the City of Meridian to provide for orderly growth and
development and to carry out the policies of Meridian's Comprehensive Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Meridian City Code Section 11-4-3-11, Unified Development Code,
be amended in part as follows:
11-4-3-11: DRIVE-THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT:
A. A drive-through establishment shall be an accessory use where the drive-through facility
(including stacking lanes, speaker and/or order area, pick up windows, and exit lanes) is: 1) not
within three hundred feet (300') of another drive-through facility, a residential district, or an
existing residence; or 2) separated by an arterial street from any other drive-through facility,
residential district or existing residence; or 3) not within the O -T zoning district. Otherwise a
conditional use permit is required.
B. All establishments providing drive-through service shall identify the stacking lane, menu and
speaker location (if applicable), and window location on the certificate of zoning compliance or the
conditional use permit. Speakers are prohibited in the O -T zoning district.
C. A site plan shall be submitted that demonstrates safe pedestrian and vehicular access and
circulation on the site and between adjacent properties. At a minimum the plan shall demonstrate
compliance with the following standards:
1. Stacking lanes shall have sufficient capacity to prevent obstruction of driveways, drive aisles,
and the public right of way by patrons.
2. The stacking lane shall be a separate lane from the circulation lanes needed for access and
parking, except stacking lanes may provide access to designated employee parking.
3. The stacking lane shall not be located within ten feet (10') of any residential district or existing
residence.
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4. Any stacking lane greater than one hundred feet (100') in length shall provide for an escape
lane.
5. The site should be designed so that the drive-through is visible from a public street for
surveillance purposes.
D. The applicant shall provide a six foot (6') sight obscuring fence where a stacking lane or window
location adjoins a residential district or an existing residence. (Ord. 12-1514, 5-16-2012, eff. 5-21-
2012).
Section 2. That Meridian City Code Section 11-2D-2 (Table), Unified Development
Code, be amended to allow for Drive -Through Establishments as follows:
11-2D-2: ALLOWED USES IN THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS:
TABLET 1-2D-2
Use
O -T
TN -C
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Artist studio'
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Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, indoors'
P
C
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, outdoor stage or music
venue
Arts, entertainment or recreation facility, outdoors'[c
Fc
-
Building material, garden equipment and supplies'
Church or place of religious worship'
FFP
C
{ Civic, social or fraternal organizations'
P C C
Conference center
�P
-
Construction sand and gravel mining
cc
C
i
Daycare center
C
Daycare, family'
FAA
I A
fDaycare, group' �------------– –----
P
P
C
Dri king ii g establishment'
FCI
Drive -Through Establishment�I
C
F
Dwelling, secondary
FA ^�
A
rDwelling, single-family attached
I "I
��
P
Dwelling, single-family detached
Dwelling, townhouse
P ;�
I "I
C
P
�P
I '
Dwelling, two-family duplex —
F. _
P C P
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Education institution, private
P
C
C
Education institution, public'
Financial institution'
f P I
f P
P
PIC
C
Healthcare or social services
Home occupation'
P
A
A
A
Hospital'
rHotel and motel' _
_C_1
PIC
( C
�-
Industry, information' —
�P/C
P/C
Industry, light'
C
Laundromat'
P
P A
Laundry and dry cleaning �P
P
Mortuary
f C
I vl
-
Multi -family development'
P
P P
Nursing or residential care facility'
Parking facility
C
I C
Parks,ublic and private
P
P P
r— —
Personal service
C
Professional service
�P �,�
P ^f
C
Public, infrastructure'
C
C C
Public or quasi -public use'
I ' I '
I C
Public utility, minor
P
Restaurant
P
P
Retail store
r P
P
Retail store, wine and beer sales and servings'
( P
I
-
Vehicle repair, minor'
A
(�
Vertically integrated residential project'
Wireless communication facility'
P
P/C
I P �P
P/C I PIC
Wireless communication facility, amateur radio antenna'
A/C
A/C
A/C
Note:
1, Indicates uses that are subject to specific use standards in accord with chapter 4 of this title.
(Ord. 12-1514, 5-16-2012, eff. 5-21-2012)
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Section 3. That all other provisions of Title 11 as they relate to the Unified
Development Code remain unchanged.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this AU day of
/C 7 t'01 bt- , 2015.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this day of
a,
9 2015.
ATTEST:
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JAYC'Et L. HOLMAN, crry CR city of
EAIDIAN�-'-
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 15- jp,-
An Ordinance of the City of Meridian amending Meridian City Code as Codified at Title
11, entitled the Unified Development Code, Pertaining to Drive Through Establishments
as a Conditional Use in the O -T Zoning District; and a Modification to the Associated
Specific Use Standards Listed in the Unified Development Code 11-2D2; and Providing
an Effective Date.
A full text of this ordinance is available for inspection at City Hall, City of Meridian, 33
East Broadway Avenue, Meridian, Idaho. This ordi all become effective upon
the passage and publication.
City'of Meridian
Mayor and City Council
By: Jaycee L. Holman, City Clerk
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First Reading: a °�
Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code
50-902: YES X NO
Second Reading:
Third Reading: _
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 15-, .:
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian,
Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of
the attached Ordinance No. 15- 3 of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and
has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public
pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A (3).
ock
DATED this cday of October, 2015.
William. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
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