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Saguaro Canyon Subdivision AZ 03-027 PARTIES: 1. 2. 3. 4. ADA COUNTY RECORDER J. DAVID NAVARRO BOISE IDAHO 07/15/04 09:57 AM DEPUTY Bonnie Oberbillig RECORDED - REQUEST OF Meridian City , AMOUNT .00 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 43 1111111111111111111111111111111111111 104089430 City of Meridian Robert and Marlene Rhead, Owner George and Betty Boyack, Owner Farwest, LLC, Owner and Developer THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), is made and entered into this 2&~ day of'¡¡-~ , 2004, by and between CITY OF MERIDIAN, a municipal corporation of the State of Idaho, hereafter called "CITY', and ROBERT AND MARLENE RHEAD, whose address is 700 E. McMillan Road, Meridian, Idaho 83642, and GEORGE AND BETTY BOYACK, whose address is 6210 N. Meridian Road, Meridian, Idaho 83642, and FAR WEST, LLC, whose address is 4487 N. Dresden Place #102, Garden City, Idaho 83714, which parties each are hereinafter called "OWNER" with the provision that Farwest, LLC is also hereinafter "DEVELOPER." . I. RECITALS: 1.1 WHEREAS, "OWNER" is the sole owner, in law and/or equity, of certain tract ofland in the County of Ada, State ofIdaho, described in Exhibit A for each owner, which is attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein as if set forth in full, herein after referred to as the "Property"; and 1.2 WHEREAS, I.C. § 67-651 lA, Idaho Code, provides that cities may, by ordinance, require or permit as a condition of re-zoning that the "Owner" and/or "Developer" make a written commitment concerning the use or development ofthe subject "Property"; and I.3 WHEREAS, "City" has exercised its statutory authority by the enactment of Ordinance 11-15-12 and 11-16-4 A, which authorizes development agreements upon the annexation and/or re-zoning of land; and 104 WHEREAS, "Developer" has submitted an application for annexation and zoning of the "Property's" described in Exhibit A, and has requested a designation of (R-4) Low Density Residential District, (Municipal Code of the City of Meridian); and DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-O3-027) RLD.06l404 PAGE 1 OF2l 1.5 1.6 I.7 WHEREAS, "Developer" made representations at the public hearings both before the Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission and before the Meridian City Council, as to how the subject "Property" will be developed and what improvements will be made; and WHEREAS, record ofthe proceedings for the requested annexation and zoning designation of the subject "Property" held before the Planning & Zoning Commission, and subsequently before the City Council, include responses of government subdivisions providing services within the City of Meridian planning jurisdiction, and received further testimony and comment; and WHEREAS, City Council, the 11f!: day of flla;¡ ,2004, has approved certain Findings of Fact and Conclusio s of Law and Decision and Order, set forth in Exhibit B, which are attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein as if set forth in full, hereinafter referred to as (the "Findings"); and 1.8 WHEREAS, the Findings require the "Owner" and "Developer" to enter into a development agreement before the City Council takes final action on annexation and zoning designation; and 1.9 "OWNER" and "DEVELOPER" deem it to be in its best interest to be able to enter into this Agreement and acknowledges that this Agreement was entered into voluntarily and at its urging and requests; and 1.9 WHEREAS, "City" requires the "Owner" and "Developer" to enter into a development agreement for the purpose of ensuring that the "Property" is developed and the subsequent use ofthe "Property" is in accordance with the terms and conditions of this development agreement, herein being established as a result of evidence received by the "City" in the proceedings for annexation and zoning designation from government subdivisions providing services within the planning jurisdiction and from affected property owners and to ensure annexation and zoning designation is in accordance with the amended Comprehensive Plan of the City of Meridian adopted August 6, 2002, Resolution No. 02-382, and the Zoning and DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-O3-027) RLD.O6l404 PAGE 2 OF 21 Development Ordinances codified in Meridian City Code Title 1 I and Title 12. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration ofthe covenants and conditions set forth herein, the parties agree as follows: 2. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS: That the above recitals are contractual and binding and are incorporated herein as if set forth in full. 3. DEFINITIONS: For all purposes ofthis Agreement the following words, terms, and phrases herein contained in this section shall be defined and interpreted as herein provided for, unless the clear context of the presentation of the same requires otherwise: 3.1 3.2 3.3 304 "CITY": means and refers to the City of Meridian, a party to this Agreement, which is a municipal Corporation and government subdivision ofthe state ofIdaho, organized and existing by virtue of law of the State ofIdaho, whose address is 33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho 83642. "DEVELOPER": means and refers to Farwest, LLC, whose address is 4487 N. Dresden Place #102, Garden City, Idaho 83714, the party developing said "Property" and shall include any subsequent owner(s)/developer(s) of the "Property". "OWNER": means and refers to Robert and Marlene Rhead, whose address is 700 E. McMillan Road, Meridian, Idaho 83642, and George and Betty Boyack, whose address is 62 ION. Meridian Road, Meridian, Idaho 83642, the party owning said "Property" being developed and shall include any subsequent owner(s)/developer(s) of the "Property". "PROPERTY": means and refers to that certain parcel(s) of "Property" located in the County of Ada, City of Meridian as described in Exhibit A describing the parcels to be annexed and zoned R-8 attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein as ifset forth at length. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) RLD.O6l404 PAGE 3 OF 21 4. USES PERMITTED BY THIS AGREEMENT: 4. I The uses allowed pursuant to this Agreement are only those uses allowed under "City's" Zoning Ordinance codified at Meridian City Code Section 11-7-2 (C) which are herein specified as follows: Construction and development of a planned development consisting of 433 lot residential planned development with 45 common lots, in a proposed R-4 zone. 4.2 No change in the uses specified in this Agreement shall be allowed without modification of this Agreement. 5. DEVELOPMENT IN CONDITIONAL USE: "Developer" has submitted to "City" an application for conditional use permit, and shall be required to obtain the "City's" approval thereof, in accordance to the City's Zoning & Development Ordinance criteria, therein, provided, prior to, and as a condition of, the commencement of construction of any buildings or improvements on the "Property" that require a conditional use permit. 6. CONDITIONS GOVERNING DEVELOPMENT OF SUBJECT PROPERTY: 6.A "Developer" shall develop the "Property" in accordance with the following special conditions: A. Adopt the Special Recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows: 1. No more than 50 homes can be built until both the North Slough Trunk and a second emergency access, constructed to the satisfaction of the Meridian Fire Department, are built. 2. No more than 236 building permits will be issued until a second public access is available, either connecting to a platted stub street or the temporary use of the easement currentIyenjoyed by the Boyacks. If the latter is the choice, it will be paved and at least 20 feet wide. 3. Owners and Developer agree that they will defend and hold the City harmless from any and all damages for any failure to provide sanitary sewer service until it is available in the ordinary course of the City's sewer development program. Owners DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-O3-027) RLD.O6l404 PAGE 4 OF 21 and Developer agree that by annexing this property, City is under no obligation to provide sewer services to the property on any particular timetable. No subdivision improvements beyond Phase I (that southerly portion of Saguaro Canyon Estates which will gravity flow to the lift station in Cobre Basin Subdivision) can begin until the North Slough Sewer Trunk's easements are fmalized by the City and the trunk construction schedule is finalized with the civil contractor that is awarded the bid. B. Adopt the Recommendations of the Meridian Planning & Zoning Department as follows: I. A condition of this DA shall be that the applicant participates in any road infrastructure agreements in the North Meridian Planning Area negotiated with ACHD and shall faithfully perform the terms of such agreement or agreements. 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 are available from the City of Meridian. Wells may be used for non- domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation. 3. All irrigation 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. Iflateral 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, planned development, uses and construction shall comply with the City of Meridian ordinances in effect at the time. C. Adopt the ACHD conditions listed in their report dated November 13, 2004, which report lists required site-specific requirements, conditions of approval and street improvements. D. Comply with all the conditions in the corresponding applications in this matter, Preliminary Plat, PP-03-032 and Conditional Use Permit, CUP-03-058. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) RLD.06l404 PAGE 5 OF 21 E. Adopt the action of the City Council taken at their April 20, 2004 meeting as follows: For clarification: 1. Placed into record, and which is on file with the Meridian City Clerk's office, is the Letter of Approval and Acceptance from Grant and Joyce Lee, dated April 20, 2004. 2. The Applicant, Farwest, LLC, per their letter dated January 6, 2004, pertaining to Larkwood/Saguaro Canyon Agreements, agrees to provide the following: a. A 25' height restriction (measurement at the peak, to allow for a second story bonus room only) on 4 lots in the Saguaro Canyon Subdivision along the Larkwood boundary (Lots 26, 4 I, 43 and 44, Block 9). b. To construct a vinyl fence with l' lattice on the top along the Larkwood west boundary. c. The Applicant has cut and reworked the lots on the original submittal from 27 buildable lots to 20 buildable lots in the latest plat. The 20 buildable lots remaining on the Larkwood boundary average 13,268 square feet. These 20 lots are an average of 42.85% larger than the average lot in Saguaro Canyon. d. Tile the North Slough, North Slough #2 and the Rosti Laterals. Farwest, LLC will also tile any of the above mentioned ditches adjacent to the Larkwood west boundary regardless of their minor meandering across the legal lot lines. e. Provide a pressurized irrigation stub to each of the Larkwood lots adjoining Saguaro Canyon, providing the Larkwood homeowners transfer sufficient water rights to the pump station diversion point to provide for these stubs. 3. The Applicant submitted a revised prelirninaryplat dated April 6, 2004, in the corresponding preliminary plat PP-03-032, which removes several lots on the east, west and north boundaries. The revised plat proposes 433 buildable lots (vs. 442) and has a gross density of 3.09 du/acre (vs. 3.15 du/acre). Other than the removal of ten (IO) lots, no other modifications were made to the corresponding preliminary plat, PP-03-032, the April 6, 2004 prelirninaryplat is approved. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-O3-027) RLD.O6l404 PAGE 6 OF 21 4. The Applicant also submitted a future re-subdivision plan for Lot 34, Block 28 (the 5-acre Boyack lot). 5. A detailed fencing plan shall be submitted upon application ofthe fmal plat. A 5-foot vinyl fence with one-footoflattice on top is required adjacent to the Larkwood Subdivision. In addition, the Applicant has agreed to provide a stamped concrete fence adjacent to Lots 1-9, Block 33 and Lot 37, Block 28. 6. Prior to City of Meridian approval of a new, single-family building permit for the area shown as Lot 34, Block 28, the area shall be combined with Ada County parcel S0530244450 (the existing driveway) to create a single flag lot with frontage on Meridian Road. If not previously platted, said flag lot shall be included in the first final plat submitted that is north of Phase 5 (the existing Ada Co. parcel S0530244350). A one-time building permit is allowed to be issued for Ada Co. parcel SO530244350 (the 60.89 acre Boyack parcel) prior to final plat recordation. Any existing dwelling units on the parcel must be demolished prior to issuance of a new building permit. Before being permitted to proceed with platting Phase 8, the Developer shall be required to stub to the flag lot at the common boundary between the terminus of Cactus Hills Avenue and the north boundary of the flag lot City water, City sewer, electrical conduit, gas mains and other public or private utility stubs normally associated with a public road right-of-way (collectively "Services"); excepting, however, pressurized irrigation. Should the Owner ofthe flag lot want pressurized urban irrigation, the Developer will also stub that service in the event the Owner negotiates a hook up fee with the Developer, Settlers Irrigation District, or any other entity owning the pressurized urban irrigation system servicing the Property. The Services shall be of sufficient quantity and quality so as to permit the flag lot to similarly be subdivided into a density at least equal to that of the Property. 7. A permanent pedestrian easement, in favor ofthe City of Meridian, shall be recorded for the regional pathway in each phase of the subdivision. The public easement shall be recorded for the pathway prior to occupancy of any structures in that particular phase of the subdivision. Submit a copy of the recorded easement to the Planning and Zoning and Parks Departments. The easement shall be sufficient width to cover the 10-wide pathway. The DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) RLD.06l404 PAGE 7 OF 21 pedestrian easement is allowed to decrease to 6 feet wide in front of Lots 7- 12, Block 23 and Lot 71, Block 9, on the south side ofE. Mesa Bluffs Street. Buildings are precluded from constructing within this easement. The lO-foot wide hard surfaced pathway shall be constructed and fully improved prior to the issuance of the fIrst Certificate of Occupancy for any building within the phase. Additionally, a note shall be added to the face of each final plat indicating the City of Meridian is responsible for the maintenance of the pathway surface located within the easement. Applicant shall conform to the Park's Department standards for construction of the regional pathway. The Homeowner's Association is responsible for maintenance of all landscaping adjacent to the pathway. 8. Pertaining to the 24 foot access road, together with the Boyack 5-acre property, which are a part of the total parcel in this annexation and zoning, the 24 foot access road shall be regulated as follows: The 24 foot lane will be limited to use for one single- family residence on that five acres and no others, until such time as the five acre parcel is connected with a dedicated public road, built in full compliance with ACHD's road bed, curb, gutter, sidewalk and other right-of-way standards sufficient to provide the five acre parcel in its current state, or as a re-subdivision with full public access. At that time, the 5-acre Boyack property shall either: 1) relinquish any rights to use that lane for access; 2) offer it for sale to either the property owner on the north or the property owner on the south, at appraised fair market value. 9. At the April 20, 2004 Council meeting, Dave McKinnon, the Applicant's representative, addressed the neighboring property owners concerns over traffic, density/transition, and collector roads. It is noted at the public hearing by Dave McKinnon as follows: Traffic: Traffic has always been a concern, and there has been a recent concern with the North Meridian Area Plan, as far as what is actually happening with it presently. The impact fees that are paid for these types of projects are spent in different areas currently, and you cannot have change in the road system without the impact fees. Without the development there are no impact fees, and there would not be the money to pay for the growth or for improvements in the roads in the future. This growth is helping to pay, through ACHD, for the fixing and building of roads in other areas and in the DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) RLD.O6l404 PAGE 8 OF 21 future these roads will be fixed and maintained by ACHD. Due to a large ditch that runs along McMillan Road the developer is not able to construct a secondary access onto McMillan Road. Densitvnransition: The reason for the 90 degree pie-shaped lots, which are located on the rear eastern end ofthe project, are that these lots would be only approximately two lots for every single one within Larkwood. Across the street the lots step down to 10,000 square feet; and which 10,000 square foot lots are still larger than the minimum lot size. As you go farther back into the subdivision until you cross the collector street those lots become smaller. The lots within the subdivision range from 9,200 sq. ft. up to 11,000 sq. ft. in size. Located on the interior of the subdivision are large lots. The smaller lots are located adjacent to the school site, to the Ashenbrenner's site, and across the collector street, to help provide for transition. The transition expands from east to west within the subdivision. Collector Roads: The City would like to see collector streets at the half- mile, but they don't have to align directly with the half mile, (such as the Lochsa Falls development). The Priddy property does not want traffic running right along the side of their home and property, and the need for buffering this area could be addressed by having the street come in at the half-mile location, and then jog to the south. This would provide a buffer to the 24 foot wide street. The Developer is in agreement of getting rid of the 24 foot wide road once everything is developed. Upon complete build out of the Saguaro Canyon Subdivision, then the 24 foot wide access road is something that the Wilsons would have to work out with the Ashenbrenner property owners. 7. COMPLIANCE PERIOD! CONSENT TO REZONE: This Agreement and the commitments contained herein shall be terminated, and the zoning designation reversed, upon a default of the "Owner" and/or "Developer" or "Owner" and/or "Developer's" heirs, successors, assigns, to comply with Section 6 entitled "Conditions Goveming Development" of subject "Property" of this agreement within two years of the date this Agreement is effective, and after the "City" has complied with the notice and hearing procedures as outlined in I.C. § 67-6509, or any subsequent amendments or recodifications thereof. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-O3-027) RLD.06l404 PAGE 9 OF 21 8. CONSENT TO DE-ANNEXATION AND REVERSAL OF ZONING DESIGNATION: "Owner" and/or "Developer" consent upon default to the de-annexation and/or a reversal of the zoning designation of the "Property" subject to and conditioned upon the following conditions precedent to-wit: 8.1 That the "City" provide written notice of any failure to comply with this Agreement to "Owner" and/or "Developer" and if the "Owner" and/or "Developer" fails to cure such failure within six (6) months of such notice. 9. INSPECTION: "Owner" and/or "Developer" shall, immediately upon completion of any portion or the entirety of said development ofthe "Property" as required by this agreement or by City ordinance or policy, notify the City Engineer and request the City Engineer's inspections and written approval of such completed improvements or portion thereof in accordance with the terms and conditions ofthis Development Agreement and all other ordinances of the "City" that apply to said Development. 10. DEFAULT: 10.1 10.2 In the event "Owner" and/or "Developer", "Owner" and/or "Developer's" heirs, successors, assigns, or subsequent owners of the "Property" or any other person acquiring an interest in the "Property", fail to faithfully comply with all of the terms and conditions included in this Agreement in connection with the "Property", this Agreement may be modified or terminated by the "City" upon compliance with the requirements ofthe Zoning Ordinance. A waiver by "City" of any default by "Owner" and/or "Developer" of anyone or more of the covenants or conditions hereof shall apply solely to the breach and breaches waived and shall not bar any other rights or remedies of "City" or apply to any subsequent breach of any such or other covenants and conditions. 1 I. REQUIREMENT FOR RECORDATION: "City" shall record either a memorandum of this Agreement or this Agreement, including all of the Exhibits, at "Developer's" cost, and submit proof of such recording to "Owner" and/or "Developer", prior to the third reading of the Meridian Zoning Ordinance in connection with the DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-O3-027) RLD.O6l404 PAGE 10 OF 21 annexation and zoning of the "Property" by the City Council. If for any reason after such recordation, the City Council fails to adopt the ordinance in connection with the annexation and zoning of the "Property" contemplated hereby, the "City" shall execute and record an appropriate instrument of release of this Agreement. 12. ZONING: "City" shall, following recordation of the duly approved Agreement, enact a valid and binding ordinance zoning the "Property" as specified herein. 13. REMEDIES: This Agreement shall be enforceable in any court ofcompetent jurisdiction by either "City" or "Owner" and/or "Developer", or by any successor or successors in title or by the assigns of the parties hereto. Enforcement may be sought by an appropriate action at law or in equity to secure the specific performance of the covenants, agreements, conditions, and obligations contained herein. 13.1 13.2 In the event of a material breach ofthis Agreement, the parties agree that "City" and "Owner" and/or "Developer" shall have thirty (30) days after delivery of notice of said breach to correct the same prior to the non-breaching party's seeking of any remedy provided for herein; provided, however, that in the case of any such default which cannot with diligence be cured within such thirty (30) day period, if the defaulting party shall commence to cure the same within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter shall prosecute the curing of same with diligence and continuity, then the time allowed to cure such failure may be extended for such period as may be necessary to complete the curing of the same with diligence and continuity. In the event the performance of any covenant to be performed hereunder by either "Owner" and/or "Developer" or "City" is delayed for causes which are beyond the reasonable control of the party responsible for such performance, which shall include, without limitation, acts of civil disobedience, strikes or similar causes, the time for such performance shall be extended by the amount oftime of such delay. 14. SURETY OF PERFORMANCE: The "City" may also require surety bonds, irrevocable letters of credit, cash deposits, certified check or negotiable bonds, as allowed under Meridian City Code § 12-5-3, to insure that installation of the improvements, which the "Owner" and/or "Developer" agrees to provide, if required by the "City". DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) RLD.06l404 PAGE 11 OF 21 15. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY: The "Owner" and/or "Developer" agrees that no Certificates of Occupancy will be issued until all improvements are completed, unless the "City" and "Owner" and/or "Developer" have entered into an addendum agreement stating when the improvements will be completed in a phased developed; and in any event, no Certificates of Occupancy shall be issued in any phase in which the improvements have not been installed, completed, and accepted by the "City". 16. ABIDE BY ALL CITY ORDINANCES: That "Owner" and/or "Developer" agrees to abide by all ordinances of the City of Meridian and the "Property" shall be subject to de-annexation if the owner or his assigns, heirs, or successors shall not meet the conditions contained in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, this Development Agreement, and the Ordinances of the City of Meridian. 17. NOTICES: Any notice desired by the parties and/or required by this Agreement shall be deemed delivered if and when personally delivered or three (3) days after deposit in the United States Mail, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows: CITY: DEVELOPER: c/o City Engineer City of Meridian 33 E. Idaho Ave. Meridian, ill 83642 Farwest, LLC 4487 N. Dresden Place #102 Garden City, Idaho 83714 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) RLD.O6l404 PAGE 12 OF 21 OWNER: with copy to: City Clerk City of Meridian 33 E. Idaho Ave. Meridian, ill 83642 Robert and Marlene Rhead 700 E. McMillan Road Meridian, Idaho 83642 George and Betty Boyack 6210 N. Meridian Road Meridian, Idaho 83642 17.1 A party shall have the right to change its address by delivering to the other party a written notification thereof in accordance with the requirements ofthis section. 18. ATTORNEY FEES: Should any litigation be commenced between the parties hereto concerning this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled, in addition to any other relief as may be granted, to court costs and reasonable attorney's fees as determined by a Court of competent jurisdiction. This provision shall be deemed to be a separate contract between the parties and shall survive any default, termination or forfeiture of this Agreement. 19. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that time is strictly of the essence with respect to each and every term, condition and provision hereof, and that the failure to timely perform any of the obligations hereunder shall constitute a breach of and a default under this Agreement by the other party so failing to perform. 20. BINDING UPON SUCCESSORS: This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties' respective heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives, including "City's" corporate authorities and their successors in office. This Agreement shall be binding on the "Owner" and/or "Developer" of the "Property", each subsequent owner and any other person acquiring an interest in the "Property". Nothing herein shall in any way prevent sale or alienation of the "Property", or portions thereof, except that any sale or alienation shall be subject to the provisions hereof and any successor owner or owners shall be both benefitted and bound by the conditions and restrictions herein expressed. "City" agrees, upon written request of "Owner" and/or "Developer", to execute appropriate and recordable evidence of termination of this Agreement if "City", in its sole and reasonable discretion, had determined that "Owner" and/or "Developer" has fully performed its obligations under this Agreement. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) RLD.06l404 PAGE 13 OF 21 21. INVALID PROVISION: IfanyprovisionofthisAgreementisheldnotvalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed to be excised from this Agreement and the invalidity thereof shall not affect any of the other provisions contained herein. 22. FINAL AGREEMENT: This Agreement sets forth all promises, inducements, agreements, condition and understandings between "Owner" and/or "Developer" and "City" relative to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, agreements, conditions or understanding, either oral or written, express or implied, between "Owner" and lor "Developer" and "City", other than as are stated herein. Except as herein otherwise provided, no subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto unless reduced to writing and signed by them or their successors in interest or their assigns, and pursuant, with respect to "City", to a duly adopted ordinance or resolution of "City". 22.1 No condition governing the uses and/or conditions governing development of the subject "Property" herein provided for can be modified or amended without the approval of the City Council after the "City" has conducted public hearing(s) in accordance with the notice provisions provided for a zoning designation and/or amendment in force at the time of the proposed amendment. 23. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement shall be effective on the date the Meridian City Council shall adopt the amendment to the Meridian Zoning Ordinance in connection with the annexation and zoning of the "Property" and execution of the Mayor and City Clerk. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-D3-027) RLD.06l404 PAGE 14 OF 21 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have herein executed this agreement and Made it effective as hereinabove provided. DEVELOPER: BY:~ Attest: BY: J^~:"f'.~AA~ OWNER: BY, {JfI ~ ROB RT RHEAD BY: ~ JH}kL MARLENE RHEAD AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) RLD.06l404 PAGE 15 OF 21 Attest: ~~ CITY CLERK BY: ~ X ~ BETTY OYACK CITY OF MERIDIAN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-O3-027) RLD.O6l404 PAGE 16 OF 21 STATE OF IDAHO) :ss COUNTY OF ADA ) (SEAL) On this {l ~-tl1. day of 2004, before me, a Notary M~ CxolcisM'I& and known or identified to me to be the MeW\..b~r- and of FAR WEST, LLC, and the persons who executed the instrument and acknowledged to me that they having executed the same on behalf of said limited liability corporation. ..,....... (~~' ':4 !*f ~:- * \ \ ÞtTB\.'c, <I' °0 0 '~.r.f ~ooo.. ..~ 'Ii Of \1) ........, c JUN\L , in the year Public, personally appeared ,~L.~ Notary Public for Idaho Residing at:n~~'~¡:'~l J~:ù Commissio~ STATE OF IDAHO) :ss COUNTY OF ADA ) On this d-.1tf:.. day of ~ kv---R-- , in the year 2004, before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared ROBERT and MARLENE RHEAD, husband and wife, known or identified to me to be the persons who executed the instrument and acknowledged to me that they having executed the same. ",""""""""'" """':"'" C:.. S C ;'~""'4 0°"":' .',.".,,/'7//,,". ~ Äc" " " <. ~ (f~~~;.~~~~'~F) " tf' ". UBI" " 0;;; '\ -'1",.."":,,."'¡:-l ..';",{f: 0 ¡: \~"",.$' """"""'""""" v4 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-O3-027) PAGE170F21 STATE OF IDAHO) :ss COUNTY OF ADA ) On this d~ day of .JIA,V\{., , in the year 2004, before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared GEORGE and BETTY BOYACK, husband and wife, known or identified to me to be the persons who executed the instrument and acknowledged to me that they having executed the same. (SEAL) STATE OF IDAHO) :ss County of Ada ~[~ Notary Public for Idaho Residing at: ?~h,.d-tk1A1J Commissio~ , , On this t"ft.. day of J!.<.ly , in the year 2004, before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared Tammy de Weerd and William G. Berg, Jr., know or identified to me to be the Mayor and Clerk, respectively, of the City of Meridian, who executed the instrument or the person that executed the instrument of behalf of said City, and acknowledged to me that such City executed the same. ..,.. """""" ;.~C-e. L. S"-"" .I.~". .....;';/.¡. -" 1/ ,'r '..1> ';o~ (SEAL) I +OTAJtJ.-"\ i ¡ * -.- : * ¡¡ \ ÞUB\.\G 1 ¡ '\ cP.¡. /...~o l "'~l'~ OF \"'i>t:.~ ,..",........, Z:\WorklMlMeridianlMeridian I 5360MlSaguaro Canyon Estates Sub AZ.o3-027 PP-O3-O32 CUP-O3-O58'RevisedDevelop AgrCLEAN 06 28 2004.doc .~ DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) PAGE 18 OF 21 EXHIBIT A Lel!:al Description Of Propertv A parcel of land located in Section 30, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Boise Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the south Y. comer of Section 30, TAN., RIE., B.M., the real point of beginning ofthis description; Thence N 89°45'44" W 658.14 feet to the SW comer of the East Y:z ofthe East Y:z of the SW y. of said Section 30; Thence N 00°29'56" E 2644.36 feet to the NW comer of the East Y:z of the East Y:z of the SW y. of said Section 30; Thence N 89°54'41" W 461.96 feet along the south line of the SE Y. of the NW Y. of said Section 30 to a point; Thence S 00°05'19" W 24.00 feet to a point; Thence N 89°54'41" W 197.08 feet to a point; Thence N 89°53'36" W 1098.64 feet to a point on the west line of said Section 30; Thence N 00°23 '33" E 24.00 feet along said west line to the southwest comer ofthe NW Y. (West Y. comer) of said Section 30; Thence S 89°53 '36" E 1098.69 feet to the SW comer of the SE Y. of the NW Y. of said Section 30; Thence N 00°29'44" E 1330.18 feet to the NW comer of the SE Y. of the NW Y. of said Section 30; Thence S 89°52'26" E 1318.19 feet to the NE comer of the SE Y. of the NW Y. of said Section 30; Thence S 89°52'38" E 657.92 feet to the NE comerofthe West Y:z ofthe SW y.ofthe NE Y. of said Section 30; DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) PAGE 19 OF 21 Thence S 00°32'25" W 1329.07 feet to the NE comer of the West y2 of the West y2 of the SE y. of said Section 30; Thence S 00°29'42" W 2647.60 feet the SE comer of the West Y2ofthe West y2 ofthe SE Y. of said Section 30; Thence N 89°46'01" W 658.26 feet along the south line of said Section 30 to the REAL POINT OF BEGINNING ofthis description; This parcel contains 140.97 acres, more or less. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 20 OF 21 EXHIBIT B Findin!!s of Fact and Conclusions of Law/Conditious of Approval DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AZ-03-027) PAGE 21 OF 21 . . BEFORE THE MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL C/C 02/1 0/04 C/C 03/09/04 C/C 03/23/04 C/C 04113/04 C/C 04/20/04 FARWEST, LLC, APPLICANT IN THE MATTER OF THE ) APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION) AND ZONING OF 140.97 ACRES ) FOR PROPOSED SAGUARO ) CANYON ESTATES ) SUBDIVISIONFROM RUT TO R-4, ) LOCATED WITHIN SECTION 30, ) T4N, RIE, THE SQUARE MILE ) BORDERED BY CHINDEN BLVD., ) MERIDIAN, LOCUST GROVE AND ) McMILLAN ROADS, MERIDIAN, ) IDAHO ) ) ) ) Case No. AZ-03-027 FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING The above entitled annexation and zoning application having come on for public hearing on February 10, 2004, and re-noticed for March 9, 2004, and continued until March 23,2004, April 13,2004, and April 20, 2004, at the hour of7:00 p.m., and Anna Powell Planning Director for the Plann:ing and Zoning Department, Brad Watson of the Public Works Department, Dave McKinnon, John Priddy, Mike Atkins, Stephanie BeeWer, Jeff Papke, Barbara Nosek, Becky FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-03-027) PAGE I OF 22 . . McKay, Dean Briggs, Mike Youngberg, Grant Lee, Brian McColl, and Robert Greiner, appeared and testified, and the City Council having duly considered the evidence and the record in this matter therefore makes the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, and Decision and Order: FINDINGS OF FACT 1. There has been compliance with all notice and hearing requirements set forth in Idaho Code §§ 67-6509 and 67-651 I, and Meridian City Code §§ 11-15-5 and 11-16-1. 2. The City Council takes judicial notice of its zoning, subdivision and development ordinances codified at Titles I I and 12, Meridian City Code, and all current zoning maps thereof, and the Amended Comprehensive Plan of the City of Meridian adopted August 6, 2002, Resolution No. 02-382, and maps and the ordinance Establishing the Impact Area Boundary. 3. The property which is the subject of the application for annexation and zoning as described in the application, is approximately 140.97 acres in size and is located within Section 30, R4N., Rl E, the square mile bordered by Chinden Blvd, Meridian, Locust Grove and McMillan Roads, Meridian, Idaho, all within the Area of Impact of the City of Meridian and the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area as defined in the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. 4. The owners of record of the subject property are Robert and Marlene Rhead and George and Betty Boyack and they have submitted an affidavit oflegal interest to allow the submission of subject applications. The Rheads own the 79.2 acre parcel that fronts on McMillan Road and the Boyacks own the other 60.9 acre parcel. Applicant is Farwest, LLC, represented by Justin Martin. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-03-027) PAGE2 OF 22 . . 5. The property is presently zoned RUT (Ada County), and consists of a single- family residence and vacant land. 6. The Applicant requests the property be zoned as R-4 (Low Density Residential). 7. The subject property is surrounded by the following properties and uses: North: Two, I a-acre parcels with single family residences and a 22.95-acre parcel with a single family residence, all zoned RUT (Ada Co.) South: Two lots in Crestwood Subdivision (5-acre lots), zoned RUT, and Cobre Basin (Havasu Creek Sub.), zoned R-4 (Meridian) East: One, IO-acre parcel with a single family residence, a 29.7-acre parcel with a single family residence, and Larkwood Subdivision (2-3 acre lots), all zoned RUT (Ada County) West: Two, 20-acre parcels with upper-scale residences and a 1O3.24-acre parcel with a single family residence, all zoned RUT (Ada Co.) 8. The Applicant proposes to develop the subject property in the following manner: a 432 lot residential planned development with 45 common lots, with the total lots being 478. 9. The Applicant requests zoning of the subject real property as R-4, which is consistent with the Meridian Comprehensive Plan Generalized Land Use Map which designates the subject property as Medium Density Residential. 10. The North Slough Drain is a scenic feature that affects the consideration of this application. II. The City Council recognized the concerns of the following individuals: .:. .:. the Larkwood Homeowner's Association Kenneth Christensen (letter dated 12/3/03) Michael S. Adkins (letter dated 1/22/04) John Priddy (letter dated 12/2/03) .:. .:. Dean Briggs of Briggs Engineering, on behalf of Robert and Marlene Rhead, entered into the public record their letter of approval, and which is on file with FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 3 OF 22 . . the Meridian City Clerk's office. 12. Giving due consideration to the comments received from the governmental subdivisions providing services in the City of Meridian planning jurisdiction, public facilities and services required by the proposed development will not impose expense upon the public if the following conditions of development are imposed: A. Adopt the Special Recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows: I. Add a new condition to the Development Agreement (paragraph I .a.) which states: "No more than 50 homes can be built until both the North Slough Trunk and a second emergency access, constructed to the satisfaction of the Meridian Fire Department, are built." 2. Add a new condition to the Development Agreement (paragraph l.b.) which states: "No more than 236 building permits will be issued until a second public access is available, either connecting to a platted stub street or the temporary use of the easement currently enjoyed by the Boyacks. If the latter is the choice, it will be paved and at least 20 feet wide." 3. Add a new condition to the Development Agreement (paragraph l.c.) which includes the following language, (Per City Council meeting April 20, 2004.): "There shall be a hold harmless agreement executed by the Applicant in favor of the City of Meridian that the Applicant will hold the City harmless from any and all damages for any failure to provide sanitary sewer service until it is available in the ordinary course of the City's sewer development program. Applicant agrees that by annexing this property, City is under no obligation to provide sewer services to the property on the Applicant's timetable. No subdivision improvements beyond Phase I (that southerly portion of Saguaro Canyon Estates which will gravity flow to the lift station in Cobre Basin Subdivision) can begin until the North Slough Sewer Trunk's easements are finalized by the City and the trunk construction schedule is finalized with the civil contractor that is awarded the bid." B. Adopt the Recommendations of the Meridian Planning & Zoning Department as follows: I. The applicant/owners shall enter into a Development Agreement (DA) with the City of FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 4 OF 22 . . Meridian. A condition of the DA shall be that the applicant participates in any road infrastructure agreements in the North Meridian Planning Area negotiated with ACHD and shall faithfully perform the terms of such agreement or agreements. 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 are available from the City of Meridian. Wells may be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation. 3. All irrigation 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. Iflateral 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, planned development, uses and construction shall comply with the City of Meridian ordinances in effect at the time. C. Adopt the ACHD conditions listed in their report dated November 13, 2004, which report lists required site-specific requirements, conditions of approval and street improvements. D. Adopt the action ofthe City Council taken at their April 20, 2004 meeting as follows: For clarification: I. Placed into record, and which is on file with the Meridian City Clerk's office, is the Letter of Approval and Acceptance from Grant and Joyce Lee, dated April 20, 2004. 2. The Applicant, Farwest, LLC, per their letter dated January 6,2004, pertaining to Larkwood/Saguaro Canyon Agreements, agrees to provide the following: a. A 25' height restriction (measurement at the peak, to allow for a second story bonus room only) on 4 lots in the Saguaro Canyon Subdivision along the Larkwood boundary (Lots 26, 41, 43 and 44, Block 9). b. To construct a vinyl fence with I' lattice on the top along the Larkwood west boundary. c. The Applicant has cut and reworked the lots on the original submittal from FmDmGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIDNS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTmG APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-03-027) PAGE 5 OF 22 . . 27 buildable lots to 20 buildable lots in the latest plat. The 20 buildable lots remaining on the Larkwood boundary average 13,268 square feet. These 20 lots are an average of 42.85% larger than the average lot in Saguaro Canyon. d. Tile the North Slough, North Slough #2 and the Rosti Laterals. Farwest, LLC will also tile any of the above mentioned ditches adjacent to the Larkwood west boundary regardless of their minor meandering across the legal lot lines. e. Provide a pressurized irrigation stub to each of the Larkwood lots adjoining Saguaro Canyon, providing the Larkwood homeowners transfer sufficient water rights to the pump station diversion point to provide for these stubs. 3. The Applicant submitted a revised preliminary plat dated April 6, 2004, in the corresponding preliminary plat PP-03-032, which removes several lots on the east, west and north boundaries. The revised plat proposes 432 buildable lots (vs. 442) and has a gross density of3.09 du/acre (vs. 3.15 du/acre). Other than the removal of ten (10) lots, no other modifications were made to the corresponding preliminary plat, PP-03-032, the April 6, 2004 preliminary plat is approved. 4. The Applicant also submitted a future re-subdivision plan for Lot 34, Block 28 (the 5-acre Boyack lot). 5. A detailed fencing plan shall be submitted upon application of the final plat. A 5- foot vinyl fence with one-foot of lattice on top is required adjacent to the Larkwood Subdivision. In addition, the Applicant has agreed to provide a stamped concrete fence adjacent to Lots 1-9, Block 33 and Lot 37, Block 28. 6. Prior to City of Meridian approval of a new, single-family building permit for the area shown as Lot 34, Block 28, the area shall be combined with Ada County parcel S0530244450 (the existing driveway) to create a single flag lot with frontage on Meridian Road. If not previously platted, said flag lot shall be included in the first final plat submitted that is north of Phase 5 (the existing Ada Co. parcel S0530244350). A one-time building permit is allowed to be issued for Ada Co. parcel S0530244350 (the 60.89 acre Boyack parcel) prior to final plat recordation. Any existing dwelling units on the parcel must be demolished prior to issuance of a new building permit. 7. A permanent pedestrian easement, in favor of the City of Meridian, shall be recorded for the regional pathway in each phase of the subdivision. The public easement shall be recorded for the pathway prior to occupancy of any structures in that particular phase of the subdivision. Submit a copy of the recorded easement to the Planning and Zoning and Parks Departments. The easement shall be sufficient width to cover the I O-wide pathway. The pedestrian easement is allowed to decrease to 6 feet wide FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-03-027) PAGE 6 OF 22 . . in front of Lots 7-12, Block 23 and Lot 71, Block 9, on the south side ofE. Mesa Bluffs Street. Buildings are precluded from constructing within this easement. The 10-foot wide hard surfaced pathway shall be constructed and fully improved prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy for any building within the phase. Additionally, a note shall be added to the face of each final plat indicating the City of Meridian is responsible for the maintenance of the pathway surface located within the easement. Applicant shall conform to the Park's Department standards for construction of the regional pathway. The Homeowner's Association is responsible for maintenance of all landscaping adjacent to the pathway. 8. Pertaining to the 24 foot access road, and which the Boyack 5-acre property is part of the total parcel in this annexation and zoning, the 24 foot access road shall be règulated as follows: Within the Development Agreement there shall be a provision that the 24 foot lane will be limited to use for one single-family residence on that five acres and no others, until such time as either that residence obtains other public access, and/or the five acres is approved for redevelopment. At that time, the 5-acre Boyack property shall either: I) relinquish any rights to use that lane for access; 2) offer it for sale to either the property owner on the north or the property owner on the south, at appraised fair market value. 9. At the April 20, 2004 Council meeting, Dave McKinnon, the Applicant's representative, addressed the neighboring property owners concerns over traffic, density/transition, and collector roads. It is noted at the public hearing by Dave McKinnon as follows: Trame: Traffic has always been a concern, and there has been a recent concern with the North Meridian Area Plan, as far as what is actually happening with it presently. The impact fees that are paid for these types of projects are spent in different areas currently, and you cannot have change in the road system without the impact fees. Without the development there are no impact fees, and there would not be the money to pay for the growth or for improvements in the roads in the future. This growth is helping to pay, through ACHD, for the fixing and building of roads in other areas and in the future these roads will be fixed and maintained by ACHD. Due to a large ditch that runs along McMillan Road the developer is not able to construct a secondary access onto McMillan Road. DensitvlTransition: The reason for the 90 degree pie-shaped lots, which are located on the rear eastern end of the project, are that these lots would be only approximately two lots for every single one within Larkwood. Across the street the lots step down FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDNISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 7 OF 22 . . to 10,000 square feet; and which 10,000 square foot lots are still larger than the minimum lot size. As you go farther back into the subdivision until you cross the collector street those lots become smaller. The lots within the subdivision range from 9,200 sq. ft. up to 11,000 sq. ft. in size. Located on the interior of the subdivision are large lots. The smaller lots are located adjacent to the school site, to the Ashenbrenner's site, and across the collector street, to help provide for transition. The transition expands from east to west within the subdivision. Collector Roads: The City would like to see collector streets at the half-mile, but they don't have to align directly with the half mile, (such as the Lochsa Falls development). The Priddy property does not want traffic running right along the side of their home and property, and the need for buffering this area could be addressed by having the street come in at the half-mile location, and then jog to the south. This would provide a buffer to the 24 foot wide street. The Developer is in agreement of getting rid of the 24 foot wide road once everything is developed. Upon complete build out of the Saguaro Canyon Subdivision, then the 24 foot wide access road is something that the Wilsons would have to work out with the Ashenbrenner property owners. 13. It is found that the requested zoning designation, R-4, is harmonious with and in accordance with the effective Comprehensive Plan ('02) and the Future Land Use Map, which designates the land to be "Medium Density Residential". There is a minimum target density of three (3) dulacre in the Comprehensive Plan and Saguaro Canyon's gross density is 3.09 dulacre. The Future Land Use Map shows a potential public park site, regional pathway, and future school site in this section. The Applicant proposes to construct a 10-foot-wide regional path from the parcel's west boundary to the northeast boundary. Joint School District No.2 has purchased 40 acres ofthe 1 10-acre Aschenbrenner parcel to the west for a middle school site and they are not pursuing any further land acquisitions in Section 30 at this time. There is no awareness that any efforts of the Meridian Parks and Recreation Department is undertaking to acquire land within this section for a public park. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 8 OF 22 . . The Comprehensive Plan contains policies which encourage development to be phased in accordance with their connection to the sewer system (policy #8, page 108 )and similar policies aimed at controlling growth. The majority of this development precedes the permanent sewer trunk line that is intended to serve this area (North Slough). The Comprehensive Plan policies which generally support the annexation request are as follows: Ch. V, Goal 1lI, Obj. B. #7 Ch. VI, Bullet #2, pg. 71 Ch. VI, Bullet #5, pg. 71 Ch. VI, Bullet #1, pg. 73 Ch. VI, Goal II, Obj. A, #5 Ch. VI, Goal II, Obj. A, #6 Ch. VII, Goal III, Obj. B, #3 Ch. VII, Goal VI, Obj. C, #3 Ch. VI, Goal IV, Obj. A, #10 Ch. VI, Goal IV, Obj. A, #13 Ch. VII, Goal V, Obj. A, #8 14. It is not anticipated that the applicant intends to rezone the subject property in the future. This is the first urban-scale development and annexation application in Section 30, T4N, RIB. Upon extension of the North Slough Trnnkinto this square mile, additional rezone requests are anticipated. 15. It is found that the proposed single-family residential subdivision would be allowed within the requested R-4 zone, with a Planned Development to allow the reduced frontages, lot sizes and house sizes. 16. It is found that the land directly south of the subject property was approved for development similar to the proposed subdivision in 2002 (Cobre Basin/Havasu Creek). There is an FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDMSION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 9 OF 22 . . existing church (Holy Apostle's Catholic) approximately 260 feet north of this property's north boundary. Also, a new elementary school is currently being constructed in the northeast comer of the section (approved through Ada County), approximately 1,000 feet from the subject parcel. It is found that the requested zoning district (R-4) is harmonious with several other approved developments in the North Meridian Area (e.g. Havasu Creek, Bridgetower, Lochsa Falls, Cedar Springs). Neither McMillan or Meridian Road (between Chinden and McMillan) are programmed within ACHD's Five Year Work Program. McMillan Road is in ACHD's Capital Improvement Program and is anticipated to be reconstructed in 2018. The property is designed to sewer into a portion of the North Slough Trunk that is not yet constructed. It is found that the requested zoning and annexation could be deemed premature for this section (TAN., RIB, Section 30) based on the Comprehensive Plan policies noted in I3 above. However, the approval ofHavasu Creek Subdivision and the school district's intent to construct a new Middle School in the next two to three years demonstrates a certain degree of intent for the City to expand in this area. 17. It is found that the proposed single-family residential use will not change the existing rural character of the subject property. There are two estate-style properties abutting the west boundary and a low density, county development to the east. Neither of these is expected to redevelop in the near future. The intended character of the vicinity is a mix of urban and suburban scale developments on a generally gridded street system with a focus on single-family and multi- family housing at 3 to 8 d.u./acre. The proposed use is compatible with the Future Land Use Map. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-03-027) PAGE 10 OF 22 . . The design and density conforms to most of the Comprehensive Plan policies. 18. It is not anticipated that the proposed residential uses will be hazardous. However, it is found that the new residences may be disruptive to existing agricultural practices to the west and north. 19. It is found that the property to be annexed will or can be served adequately by most essential public facilities and services if all conditions of approval are met by the applicant. The applicant shall be required to extend water mains to and through the proposed development, thereby making them available to the adjacent properties. The applicant and/or future property owners will be required to pay park and highway impact fees as well as construct on-site stormwater drainage facilities. As noted under paragraph I3 above, the north two-thirds of the parcel are not served by sanitary sewer. There shall be a hold harmless agreement executed by the Applicant in favor of the City of Meridian that the Applicant will hold the City harmless from any and all damages fro any failure to provide sanitary sewer service until it is available in the ordinary course of the City's sewer development program. The Applicant agrees that by annexing this property, the City is under no obligation to provide sewer services to the property on the Applicant's timetable. No subdivision improvements beyond Phase 1 (the southerly portion of Saguaro Canyon Estates which will gravity flow to the lift station in Cobre Basin Subdivision) can begin until the North Slough Sewer Trunk's easements are finalized by the City and the trunk construction schedule is finalized with the civil contractor that is awarded the bid. Review of the ACHD, Police and the Fire Department comments concerning this subdivision FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE II OF 22 . . will provide further information regarding public services and facilities. 20. It is found that there will not be excessive additional requirements at public cost for public services and facilities, if the applicant complies with the conditions of approval for the accompanying conditional use permit and preliminary plat applications. 21. It is recognized that traffic and noise will increase significantly upon build-out of the proposed subdivision. Referral ofthe TIS prepared by WGI that accompanies this application will provide specific details on traffic impacts. Specifically, the Red Horse Way/McMillan intersection (serving both Havasu Creek and Saguaro Canyon) will create congestion on McMillan Road, even with the center turn lane and right turn lanes constructed. However, it is not felt that the amount generated will be detrimental to the public welfare if all City and ACHD conditions of approval are met. It is found that the proposed subdivision will not involve uses that would create other nuisances that would be detrimental to the general welfare of the surrounding area. 22. It is found that the subdivision's vehicular approaches off of McMillan Road will need to be aligned with the existing public street on the south side of McMillan and comply with the turn lane and intersection control conditions imposed by ACHD. The other proposed roadways will need to be improved in compliance with ACHD requirements in order to alleviate interference with the existing and proposed intersections. Review of ACHD comments concerning vehicular approaches and traffic generation will provide additional information on this matter. ACHD has approved Saguaro Canyon application. 23. It is found that no natural or scenic features of major importance will be lost or FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 12 OF 22 . . damaged by approving the annexation and re-zone. The North Slough does bisect the property and is proposed to be piped underground. However, this facility is not considered to be a feature of"rnajor importance" for the community. Any existing trees larger than 4" caliper that are removed shall be mitigated for, per the Landscape Ordinance. 24. It is found that water, irrigation, solid waste, library and street services are available to the site. Sewer and fire service are readily available to approximately 50 of the 442 buildable lots. Existing elementary school capacity remains an important but undetermined factor for this subdivision. In his November 10, 2003 letter to the city, Mr. Wendel Bigham states that "additional students will further compound the current overcrowded situation. Residents cannot be assured of attending the neighborhood school." Both Havasu Creek and Paramount Subdivision, approximately Y> miles to the west, have been approved for new elementary schools, although neither of these sites has a construction date at this time. Long-range planning in the North Meridian area has been underway since 2001. This area is a part of the North Meridian Area Plan. The proposed use and density generally comply with this plan. It is found that the annexation of this property mayor may not be in the best interest of the City. In particular, paragraphs 13 and 16 above, raise concerns about the timing of expanding the city limits into Section 30 (T4N, RlE) prior to all municipal and school district services being fully addressed. 25. It is found that if the developer pays for the requested improvements and complies with the conditions set forth in these Findings of Fact No. 12, and all sub-parts, the economic welfare of the City and its residents and tax and rate payers will be protected, a FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-03-027) PAGE 13 OF 22 . . condition of annexation and zoning designation. 26. It is also found that the development considerations as referenced in Finding No. 12 are reasonable to require and must be taken into account, in order to assure the proposed development is designed, constructed, operated and maintained in a manner which is harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing, or intended character of the general vicinity, in order to assure that the proposed use will not change the essential character of the affected vicinity and will insure that the proposed uses will not be hazardous or disturbing to the existing, or future neighboring uses, particularly considering the impact of proposed development on potential to produce excessive traftic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare and odors. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW I. The City of Meridian has authority to annex real property upon written request for annexation and the real property being contiguous or adjacent to city boundaries and that said property lies within the area of city impact as provided by Idaho Code Section 50-222. The Meridian City Code § I I - I 6 provides the City may annex real property that is within the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area as set forth in the City's Comprehensive Plan. 2. The Council may take judicial notice of government ordinances, and policies, and of actual conditions existing within the City and State. 3. The City of Meridian has exercised its authority and responsibility as provided by "Local Land Use Planning Act of 1975", codified at Chapter 65, Title 67, Idaho Code by the adoption of the Amended Comprehensive Plan City of Meridian adopted August 6, 2002, Resolution No. 02-382. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 14 OF 22 . . 4. The following are found to be pertinent provisions of the City of Meridian Comprehensive Plan and are applicable to this Application: Ch. V, Goal III, Obj. B. #7 Ch. VI, Bullet #2, pg. 71 Ch. VI, Bullet #5, pg. 71 Ch. VI, Bullet #1, pg. 73 Ch. VI, Goal II, Obj. A, #5 Ch. VI, Goal II, Obj. A, #6 Ch. VII, Goal III, Obj. B, #3 Ch. VII, Goal VI, Obj. C, #3 Ch. VI, Goal IV, Obj. A, #10 Ch. VI, Goal IV, Obj. A, #13 Ch. VII, Goal V, Obj. A, #8 5. The zoning of (R-4) Low Density Residential is defined in the Zoning Ordinance at § 11-7-2 C as follows: (R-4) Low Densitv Residential District: Only single-family dwellings shall be permitted and no conditional uses shall be permitted except for planned residential development and public schools. The purpose of the R-4 District is to permit the establishment oflow density single-family dwellings, and to delineate those areas where predominantly residential development has, oris likely to occur in accord with the Comprehensive Plan of the City, and to protect the integrity of residential areas by prohibiting the intrusion of incompatible nonresidential uses. The R-4 District allows for a maximum offour (4) dwelling units per acre and requires connection to the Municipal water and sewer systems ofthe City. 6. Since the annexation and zoning of land is a legislative function, the City has authority to place conditions upon the annexation ofland. See Burt vs. The City ofIdaho Falls, 105 Idaho 65, 665 P2d 1075 (1983). 7. The development of the annexed land, if annexed, shall meet and comply with the Ordinances of the City of Meridian including, but not limited to: Section 12-2-4 which pertains to development time schedules and requirements; Section 12-4-13, which pertains to the piping of ditches; and Section 12-5-2 N, which pertains to pressurized irrigation systems, and Zoning and FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 15 OF 22 . . Subdivision and Development Ordinance of the City of Meridian. 8. Pursuant to Section I I - I 6-4 A of the Zoning and Development Ordinance the owner and/or developer shall enter into a Development Agreement. DECISION AND ORDER NOW, THEREFORE, BASED UPON THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LA W, the City Council does hereby Order and this does Order: I. The applicant's request for annexation and zoning of approximately 140.97 acres to Low Density Residential (R-4) is granted subject to the terms and conditions of this Order hereinafter stated. 2. The application is for annexation and zoning of 140.97 acres. The legal description shall be prepared by a Registered Land Surveyor, Licensed by the State ofIdaho, and shall conform to all the provisions of the City of Meridian Resolution No. 158. The legal description for annexation must place this parcel contiguous to the Corporate City Limits per Ordinance No. 686. 3. Developer shall be required to meet the conditions set forth and in the event the conditions herein are not met by the Developer that the property shall be subject to de-annexation, with the City of Meridian, which provides for the following conditions of development, to-wit: A. Adopt the Special Recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission as follows: 1. Add a new condition to the Development Agreement (paragraph l.a.) which states: "No more than 50 homes can be built until both the North Slough Trunk and a second emergency access, constructed to the satisfaction of the Meridian Fire Department, are built." 2. Add a new condition to the Development Agreement (paragraph l.b.) which states: "No more than 236 building permits will be issued until a second public access is available, FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 16 OF 22 . . either connecting to a platted stub street or the temporary use of the easement currently enjoyed by the Boyacks. If the latter is the choice, it will be paved and at least 20 feet wide." 3. Add a new condition to the Development Agreement (paragraph I .c.) which includes the following language, (Per City Council meeting April 20, 2004.): "There shall be a hold harmless agreement executed by the Applicant in favor of the City of Meridian that the Applicant will hold the City harmless from any and all damages for any failure to provide sanitary sewer service until it is available in the ordinary course of the City's sewer development program. Applicant agrees that by annexing this property, City is under no obligation to provide sewer services to the property on the Applicant's timetable. No subdivision improvements beyond Phase I (that southerly portion of Saguaro Canyon Estates which will gravity flow to the lift station in Cobre Basin Subdivision) can begin until the North Slough Sewer Trunk's easements are finalized by the City and the trunk construction schedule is finalized with the civil contractor that is awarded the bid." B. Adopt the Recommendations of the Meridian Planning & Zoning Department as follows: 1. The applicant/owners shall enter into a Development Agreement (DA) with the City of Meridian. A condition of the DA shall be that the applicant participates in any road infrastructure agreements in the North Meridian Planning Area negotiated with ACHD and shall faithfully perform the terms of such agreement or agreements. 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 are available from the City of Meridian. Wells may be used for non-domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation. 3. All irrigation 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- I 3. 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. IfIateral 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, planned development, uses and construction shall comply with the City of Meridian ordinances in effect at the time. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 17 OF 22 . . C. Adopt the ACHD conditions listed in their report dated November 13, 2004, which report lists required site-specific requirements, conditions of approval and street improvements. D. Adopt the action of the City Council taken at their April 20, 2004 meeting as follows: For clarification: I. Placed into record, and which is on file with the Meridian City Clerk's office, is the Letter of Approval and Acceptance from Grant and Joyce Lee, dated April 20, 2004. 2. The Applicant, Farwest, LLC, per their letter dated January 6, 2004, pertaining to Larkwood/Saguaro Canyon Agreements, agrees to provide the following: a. A 25' height restriction (measurement at the peak, to allow for a second story bonus room only) on 4 lots in the Saguaro Canyon Subdivision along the Larkwood boundary (Lots 26, 4 I, 43 and 44, Block 9). b. To construct a vinyl fence with I' lattice on the top along the Larkwood west boundary. c. The Applicant has cut and reworked the lots on the original submittal from 27 buildable lots to 20 buildable lots in the latest plat. The 20 buildable lots remaining on the Larkwood boundary average 13,268 square feet. These 20 lots are an average of 42.85% larger than the average lot in Saguaro Canyon. d. Tile the North Slough, North Slough #2 and the Rosti Laterals. Farwest, LLC will also tile any of the above mentioned ditches adjacent to the Larkwood west boundary regardless of their minor meandering across the legal lot lines. e. Provide a pressurized irrigation stub to each of the Larkwood lots adjoining Saguaro Canyon, providing the Larkwood homeowners transfer sufficient water rights to the pump station diversion point to provide for these stubs. 3. The Applicant submitted a revised preliminary plat dated April 6, 2004, in the corresponding preliminary plat PP-03-032, which removes several lots on the east, west and north boundaries. The revised plat proposes 432 buildable lots (vs. 442) and has a gross densityof3.09 dulacre (vs. 3.15 dulacre). Other than the removal of ten (IO) lots, no other modifications were made to the corresponding preliminary plat, PP-03-032, the April 6, 2004 preliminary plat is approved. 4. The Applicant also submitted a future re-subdivision plan for Lot 34, Block 28 (the 5-acre Boyack lot). 5. A detailed fencing plan shall be submitted upon application of the final plat. A 5-foot vinyl fence with one-foot of lattice on top is required adjacent to the Larkwood FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-03-027) PAGE 18 OF 22 8. 9. . . Subdivision. In addition, the Applicant has agreed to provide a stamped concrete fence adjacent to Lots 1-9, Block 33 and Lot 37, Block 28. 6. Prior to City of Meridian approval of a new, single-family building permit for the area shown as Lot 34, Block 28, the area shall be combined with Ada County parcel S0530244450 (the existing driveway) to create a single flag lot with frontage on Meridian Road. If not previously platted, said flag lot shall be included in the first final plat submitted that is north of Phase 5 (the existing Ada Co. parcel S0530244350). A one-time building permit is allowed to be issued for Ada Co. parcel S0530244350 (the 60.89 acre Boyack parcel) prior to final plat recordation. Any existing dwelling units on the parcel must be demolished prior to issuance of a new building permit. 7. A permanent pedestrian easement, in favor of the City of Meridian, shall be recorded for the regional pathway in each phase of the subdivision. The public easement shall be recorded for the pathway prior to occupancy of any structures in that particular phase of the subdivision. Submit a copy of the recorded easement to the Planning and Zoning and Parks Departments. The easement shall be sufficient width to cover the I O-wide pathway. The pedestrian easement is allowed to decrease to 6 feet wide in front of Lots 7-12, Block 23 and Lot 71, Block 9, on the south side ofE. Mesa Bluffs Street. Buildings are precluded from constructing within this easement. The 10-foot wide hard surfaced pathway shall be constructed and fully improved prior to the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy for any building within the phase. Additionally, a note shall be added to the face of each final plat indicating the City of Meridian is responsible for the maintenance of the pathway surface located within the easement. Applicant shall conform to the Park's Department standards for construction of the regional pathway. The Homeowner's Association is responsible for maintenance of all landscaping adjacent to the pathway. Pertaining to the 24 foot access road, and which the Boyack 5-acre property is part of the total parcel in this annexation and zoning, the 24 foot access road shall be regulated as follows: Within the Development Agreement there shall be a provision that the 24 foot lane will be limited to use for one single-family residence on that five acres and no others, until such time as either that residence obtains other public access, and/or the five acres is approved for redevelopment. At that time, the 5-acre Boyack property shall either: 1) relinquish any rights to use that lane for access; 2) offer it for sale to either the property owner on the north or the property owner on the south, at appraised fair market value. At the April 20, 2004 Council meeting, Dave McKinnon, the Applicant's FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 19 OF 22 . . representative, addressed the neighboring property owners concerns over traffic, density/transition, and collector roads. It is noted at the public hearing by Dave McKinnon as follows: Traffic: Traffic has always been a concern, and there has been a recent concern with the North Meridian Area Plan, as far as what is actually happening with it presently. The impact fees that are paid for these types of projects are spent in different areas currently, and you cannot have change in the road system without the impact fees. Without the development there are no impact fees, and there would not be the money to pay for the growth or for improvements in the roads in the future. This growth is helping to pay, through ACHD, for the fixing and building of roads in other areas and in the future these roads will be fixed and maintained by ACHD. Due to a large ditch that runs along McMillan Road the developer is not able to construct a secondary access onto McMillan Road. Densitv/Transition: The reason for the 90 degree pie-shaped lots, which are located on the rear eastern end of the project, are that these lots would be only approximately two lots for every single one within Larkwood. Across the street the lots step down to 10,000 square feet; and which 10,000 square foot lots are still larger than the minimum lot size. As you go farther back into the subdivision until you cross the collector street those lots become smaller. The lots within the subdivision range from 9,200 sq. ft. up to 11,000 sq. ft. in size. Located on the interior of the subdivision are large lots. The smaller lots are located adjacent to the school site, to the Ashenbrenner's site, and across the collector street, to help provide for transition. The transition expands from east to west within the subdivision. Collector Roads: The City would like to see collector streets at the half-mile, but they don't have to align directly with the half mile, (such as the Lochsa Falls development). The Priddy property does not want traffic running right along the side of their home and property, and the need for buffering this area could be addressed by having the street come in at the half-mile location, and then jog to the south. This would provide a buffer to the 24 foot wide street. The Developer is in agreement of getting rid of the 24 foot wide road once everything is developed. Upon complete build out of the Saguaro Canyon Subdivision, then the 24 foot wide access road is something that the Wilsons would have to work out with the Ashenbrenner property owners. 4. The City Attorney shall prepare for consideration by the City Council the appropriate FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE20 OF 22 ~Æ"j".:\I"". . . ordinance for the annexation and zoning designation of the real property which is the subject of the application to (R-4) Low Density Residential District, and Meridian City Code § II-7-2. 5. Subsequent to the passage of the Ordinance provided for in section 4 of this Order the engineering staff of the Public Works Department shall prepare the appropriate mapping changes of the official boundaries and zoning maps as provided in Meridian City Code § 11-21-1 in accordance with the provisions ofthe annexation and zoning ordinance. NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION AND RIGHT TO REGULATORY TAKINGS ANALYSIS The Applicant is hereby notified that pursuant to Idaho Code 67-8003, the Owner may request a regulatory taking analysis. Such request must be in writing, and must be filed with the City Clerk not more than twenty-eight (28) days after the final decision concerning the matter at issue. A request for a regulatory takings analysis will toll the time period within which a Petition for Judicial Review may be filed. Please take notice that this is a final action of the governing body of the City of Meridian, pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-6521. An affected person being a person who has an interest in real property which may be adversely affected by this decision may, within twenty-eight (28) days after the date of this decision and order, seek ajudicial review as provided by Chapter 52, Title 67, Idaho Code. By action of the City Council at its regular meeting held on the / /-ilL day of /J1æ!f ROLL CALL ,2004. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDIVISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 21 OF 22 . . COUNCILMAN SHAUN WARDLE VOTED ~ COUNCILMAN BILL NARY VOTED~ COUNCILMAN CHARLIE ROUNTREE VOTED~ VOTED~ COUNCILMAN KEITH BIRD MAYOR TAMMY de WEERD (TIE BREAKER) DATED: ,L')--II-C?~ VOTED-==- Attest: By: ~.Å~ City Clerk Dated: mÖ ~ If , 2 ()()4- Z:\WorklMlMeridianlMeridian 15360MlSaguaro Canyon Estates Sub AZ-O3-027 PP-O3-032 CUP-O3-058IAZFICl&Order.doc FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING SAGUARO CANYON ESTATES SUBDNISION (AZ-O3-027) PAGE 22 OF 22