Gardner Homes CZC Amendment Memo 12-20-18PROJECT MEMO
DATE: December 20, 2018
TO: Stephanie Leonard and Kevin Holmes, Planners
City of Meridian
FROM: Peggy Breski, Sr. Planner
SUBJECT: Request to Amend Approved CZC Application - CZC, DES (A-2018-0057)
PROJECTS: Gardner Homes Office Building - 2078 W. Everest Lane, Meridian
As per Item #6 of the “Process Conditions of Approval” of the above mentioned application, this
memo is to request approval of minor amendments which are necessary to achieve the grade
required for the site.
BACKGROUND
The client, Gardner Homes, had a 3,300 square foot one-story office building designed to be
built on 0.436 acres of land in a platted commercial development (Hastings Sub No.3), located
in the L-O zoning district.
The architect (Babcock Design Group) designed the building for the site, and applied for and
received CZC approval through the City. When the client proceeded to obtain a building permit,
the client discovered the requirement of the civil engineering site plan. The client did obtain
Permit # C-New-2018-0034.
REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT
Horrocks was contracted to perform the civil engineering of the site, around the design of the
building, and encountered some issues with the site plan as reflected in the original CZC
Application. Due to the constraints encountered (as detailed below), Horrocks must slightly shift
the alignment of the building on the lot to accommodate and achieve the grade required on the
North & East side of the lot/building.
1. In order to tie into existing grading on and around the site, the building must be shifted
approximately seven (7) feet to the West and five and half (5 ½) feet to the South.
2. The approved site plan did not allow enough room to run the utilities on the east side of
the property (which was discovered during design engineering).
2775 W. Navigator Dr.
Meridian, ID 83642
p.208.895.2520
www.horrocks.com
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3. Adjusting the parking configuration was necessary to maintain ADA compliance on the
west and south sides of the building.
4. Additionally, we have taken this opportunity to adjust the trash enclosure to ensure no
improvements required on the lot to the West.
Attached are both the updated Site Plan as well as the updated Landscaping Plan for your
review.
TIMELINE
We respectfully request approval at your earliest convenience as the client’s building permit will
expire January 16, 2019. We did speak with Kerri at the Building Department and she assured
us we could file for an extension, however in the interest of recovering lost time for the client, we
hope to submit well before that deadline.
Given the above information, we respectfully request approval of the Amended Site and
Landscape Plans. Should you have any questions, please call Matt Cox first at 208-895-2520,
or myself at the same number.