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STAFF REPORT
Hearing Date: September 27, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Sonya Allen, Associate Planner
208-884-5533
Bruce Freckleton, Development Services Manager
208-887-2211
SUBJECT: Gemtone Center No. 5 – VAC (H-2016-0105)
1. APPLICATION SUMMARY
The applicant, The Land Group, Inc., requests approval to vacate (VAC) the 5-foot wide property
drainage, utility construction and maintenance easement along the shared side lot lines between Lots
2 & 3 and Lots 3 & 4, Block 5, Gemtone Center Subdivision No. 5.
2. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the subject VAC application.
3. PROPOSED MOTION
Approval
After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to approve File Number H-2016-
0105, as presented in the staff report for the hearing date on September 27, 2016.
Denial
After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to deny File Number H-2016-
0105, as presented during the hearing on September 27, 2016, for the following reasons: (You should
state specific reasons for denial.)
Continuance
After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to continue File Number H-2016-
0105 to the hearing date of (insert continued hearing date here) for the following reason(s): (you
should state specific reason(s) for continuance)
4. APPLICATION AND PROPERTY FACTS
A. Site Address/Location:
The site is located at 2425, 2463, and 2501 E. State Avenue in the NE ¼ of Section 8, Township
3 North, Range 1 East. (Parcel Numbers: R3073810020, R3073810030, R3073810040)
B. Applicant (s):
The Land Group, Inc.
462 E. Shore Drive, Ste. 100
Eagle, Idaho 83616
C. Owner:
H O T 2, LLLLP
P.O. Box 1335
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Meridian, Idaho 83680
D. Representative:
Jason Densmer, The Land Group, Inc.
462 E. Shore Drive, Suite #100
Eagle, Idaho 83616
E. Applicant's Statement/Justification: Please see applicant’s narrative for this information and the
application file for the applicable relinquishment approvals.
5. PROCESS FACTS
The subject application is a request to vacate a portion of a platted easement. Per Meridian City Code
Title 11, Chapter 5, the City Council is the decision making body on this matter. The UDC does not
require the site to be posted with a public hearing notice sign.
A. Newspaper notifications published on: September 5 and 19, 2016
B. Radius notices mailed to properties within 300 feet on: September 1, 2016
6. LAND USE
A. Existing Land Use(s): This property is currently being developed with a Rite Aid, zoned C-C.
B. Character of Surrounding Area and Adjacent Land Use and Zoning: The surrounding area is
primarily developed with single family residences, zoned R-8, R-4 and RUT in Ada County.
C. History of Previous Actions: This property received preliminary plat (PP-02-028) approval in
2003 and final plat approval (FP-03-027) in 2003. Tentative approval of a property boundary
adjustment (A-2016-0255) application was issued in August of this year for the consolidation of
the subject lots; final approval is contingent upon approval of the subject vacation application.
7. STAFF ANALYSIS
The applicant requests approval to vacate the 5-foot wide property drainage, utility construction and
maintenance easement along the shared side lot lines between Lots 2 & 3 and Lots 3 & 4, Block 5,
Gemtone Center Subdivision No. 5. These easements were created via the plat for this subdivision.
There are no utilities within these easements. The applicant has received approval from all of the
applicable public utilities (Idaho Power, Century Link, Cable One, Intermountain Gas, Nampa-
Meridian Irrigation District, Settler’s Irrigation) to vacate the easement.
Approval of the subject application will allow the applicant to obtain final approval of the property
boundary adjustment (A-2016-0255) application to consolidate these lots and construct a building on
the site.
Staff recommends approval of the proposed VAC application as requested by the applicant in accord
the legal description and exhibit map attached as Exhibit A.3.
8. EXHIBITS
A. Drawings
1. Vicinity Map
2. Recorded Plat for Gemtone Center No. 5
3. Legal Descriptions and Exhibit Maps Depicting the Easements Proposed to be Vacated
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2. Recorded Plat for Gemtone Center No. 5
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3. Legal Descriptions and Exhibit Maps Depicting the Utility Easements Proposed to be Vacated
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