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STAFF REPORT
Hearing Date: May 16, 2017
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Josh Beach, Associate Planner
(208) 884-5533
Bruce Freckleton, Development Services Manager
208-887-2211
SUBJECT: Troutner Park Subdivision No. 2 (Rainier Villas) Vacation – H-2017-0045
1. APPLICATION SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting approval to vacate a portion of the 10-foot wide public utility, drainage
and irrigation (PUDI) easement located between Lots 4 and 5 of Block 4 and Lots 4 and 5 of Block 5
platted with Troutner Park Subdivision No. 2, as well as a section of right -of-way of SW 3rd Avenue,
south of W. Pennwood Street.
The PUDI easements runs north/south along the lot lines of Lots 4 and 5 of Block 4 and Lots 4 and 5
of Block 5.
The right-of-way for SW 3rd Avenue currently extends approximately 120 feet south of W. Pennwood
Street, and is approximately 54 feet wide.
2. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the subject vacation applications.
3. PROPOSED MOTION
Approval
After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to approve File Number H-2017-
0045, as presented in the staff report for the hearing date on May 16, 2017.
Denial
After considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to deny File Number H-2017-
0045, as presented during the hearing on May 16, 2017, 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-2017-
0045 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 on west of N. Meridian Road between W. Corporate Drive and W. Pennwood
Street in the NE ¼ of Section 13, Township 3 North, Range 1 West, B. M.
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B. Applicant/Owner(s):
Intermountain Pacific
2610 E Mercutio
Meridian, ID 83642
C. Kent Brown Planning Services
3161 E. Springwood Drive
Meridian, ID 83642
D. 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 platted easement created with Troutner Park
Subdivision No. 2, and to vacate a section of right-of-way for SW 3rd Avenue approximately 120 feet
by 54 feet. 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: April 28, 2017
B. Radius notices mailed to properties within 300 feet on: April 21, 2017
6. LAND USE
A. Existing Land Use(s): This property is a commercial lot that has received CUP approval to
construct a multi-family development.
B. Character of Surrounding Area and Adjacent Land Use and Zoning: The surrounding area is
primarily developed with single family residences, zoned R-1 and RUT in Ada County.
C. History of Previous Actions:
In 2008, this property was platted as part of the Trade Plaza preliminary plat (PP-08-011).
In 2016 a preliminary plat was approved consisting of fifteen (15) multi-family residential
lots and five (5) common lots; a conditional use permit was also concurrently approved for
the property to have 90 multi-family units (H-2016-0041).
Also in 2016, a final plat was approved consisting of fifteen (15) multi-family residential lots
and five (5) common lots (H-2016-0107).
Also in 2016, a CUP was approved for a multi-family development consisting of 180 multi-
family units on approximately 7.52 acres in the C-G zoning district.
7. AGENCY COMMENTS MEETING
No comments were received by the Planning Division from other City departments for the subject
application.
8. STAFF ANALYSIS
State statute 50-1306(A) gives the city Council the authority to grant vacations within one (!)
mile of the city’s jurisdiction.
The applicant requests approval to vacate two 10-foot wide public utility and drainage easement that
runs north/south along the property lines, as well as an approximately 120 foot by 54 foot section of
right-of-way for SW 3rd Avenue. Once the vacation process is complete, the applicant proposes to
construct a multi-family structure across each of the proposed PUDI easement vacations and plans to
use the vacated right-of-way for access as shown in the approved site plan (see Exhibit A.4). The
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PUDI easements must be vacated prior to commencing and construction on the associated lots.
The applicant has received approval from all of the applicable public utilities (Idaho Power, Century
Link, Cable One, Intermountain Gas, and Nampa Meridian Irrigation District) to vacate the easement
and from ACHD for the right-of-way.
Staff recommends approval of vacating the easement and the right-of-way as proposed.
9. EXHIBITS
A. Drawings
1. Vicinity Map
2. Recorded Plat
3. Exhibit Map of Easement to be Vacated
4. Approved Site Plan for Rainier Villas Apartments
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A. Drawings
1. Vicinity Map
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2. Recorded Plat
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3. Exhibit Map of Right-of-Way and PUDI Easement to be Vacated
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4. Approved Site Plan for Rainier Villas Apartments