19-1831 Residential Self StorageSELF -SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY , RESIDENTIAL
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CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 19-1831
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BERNT, BORTON, CAVENER,
MILAM, PALMER, LITTLE ROBERTS
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE AS CODIFIED AT TITLE 11, TO
CREATE A NEW RESIDENTIAL SELF-STORAGE USE THAT INCLUDES A DEFINITION;
SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS AND SPECIFIES CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL IN THE R-
15 AND R-40 ZONING DISTRICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE READING
RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS , the Unified Development Code is the official zoning ordinance for the City of
Meridian and provides an opportunity to better support the Comprehensive Plan and provide a tool that
is relevant and contemporary to the needs of the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian deems it to be in the best interest of the
health, safety and welfare of its citizens to incorporate changes to the Unified Development Code
within the City of Meridian.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Meridian City Code 11-1A-1, Unified Development Code, be incorporated as
follows:
11-1A-1: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS:
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY, RESIDENTIAL: Any real property designed and
used for renting or leasing individual storage spaces incidental to residential property or dwelling units,
to which the occupants thereof have access for storing or removing personal property.
Section 2. That Meridian City Code Table 11-2A-2, Unified Development Code, be
incorporated as follows:
Table 11-2A-2
ALLOWED USES IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Use R-2 R-4 R-8 R-15 R-40
Self-service storage facility, residential 1 - - - C C
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Section 3. That Meridian City Code Section 11-4-3-47, Unified Development Code, be
incorporated as follows:
11-4-3-47: SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY, RESIDENTIAL
A. The facility is encouraged to accompany or be a component of a single-family or multi-
family residential development with a conditional use permit in an R-15 or R-40 zone.
B. The size of the facility shall be limited to thirty five percent (35%) of a residential
development not to exceed a maximum of eight (8) acres.
C. The location of the facility may be located along an arterial roadway as a buffer to a
residential development, but shall not take direct access from an arterial. Access to the
facility shall be from a collector or local street only.
D. The hours of operation shall be limited to six o’clock (6:00) a.m. to ten o’clock (10:00) p.m.
E. The use shall be limited to individual storage compartments which shall be used for
residential related personal property including vehicles.
F. Storage units shall not be used as dwellings or as a commercial or industrial place of
business. The manufacture or sale of any item by a tenant from or at a residential storage
facility is specifically prohibited.
G. The distance between structures shall be a minimum of twenty-five feet (25’). The
maximum height of the buildings shall not exceed 35 feet.
H. The storage facility shall be fully enclosed and screened from public view.
I. A minimum twenty-foot (20’) wide landscape buffer shall be provided along a collector or
local road and a twenty-five-foot (25’) wide buffer adjacent to residential development.
Landscaping shall be provided as set forth in subsection 11-3B-7C and 11-3B-9C of this
title.
J. The facility shall have a second means of access for emergency purposes approved by the
Meridian Fire Department.
K. No outside storage area shall be allowed. Materials shall not be stored within the required
yards.
L. Buildings shall be designed to the architectural character of the residential area. The
building design shall comply with the Traditional Neighborhood District (TND) design
standards set forth in the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual.
M. Signage for the facility shall comply with Section 11-3D-8C, “Residential Signs in
Residential Districts,” of this title.
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N. On-site auctions of unclaimed items by the storage facility owners shall be allowed as a
temporary use in accord with Title 3, Chapter 4, "Outdoor Sales and Temporary Use
Requirements." The hours of the on-site auctions shall be limited to daylight hours (sunrise
and sunset) and specified on the temporary use permit application submitted to the Clerk's
office.
O. On-site management or contact information for on-call management shall be provided for
the storage facility. If the use is unattended, the standards in accord with Section 11-3A716,
"Self -Service Uses," of this title shall also apply. The application materials shall also
include a security plan for the proposed facility.
P. No storage of fuel or hazardous materials shall be allowed.
Q The site shall not be used as a "vehicle wrecking or junk yard" as herein defined in Section
11-1A-1.
Section 4. That all other provisions of Title 11 as they relate to the Unified Development Code
remain unchanged.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this q day of -Juin , 2019.
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APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this Gig day of-Aw&, 2019.
APPROVED:
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 19-1831
An Ordinance Amending Meridian City Code As Codified At Title 11, To Create A New
Residential Self -Storage Use That Includes A Definition; Specific Use Standards And Specifies
Conditional Use Approval In The R-15 And R-40 Zoning Districts; And Providing For A
Waiver Of The Reading Rules; And Providing An Effective Date.
A full text of this ordinance is available for inspection at City Hall, City of Meridian, 33 East
Broadway Avenue, Meridian, Idaho. This ordinance shall become effective upon the passage
and publication. A
Cityric
Mayor and C1 Council
By: Chris Johnson, City Clerk
First Reading: % - _I -O
Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code 50-
902: YES TO
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE NO. 19-1831
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian, Idaho,
hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached
Ordinance No. 19-1831 of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and has found the same to be true and
complete and provides adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A (3).
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DATED this day ofy 2019.
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it iam. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
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STATE OF IDAHO )
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County of Ada )
Sharon Jessen
of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, being
first duly sworn, deposes and says:
1, That I am a citizen of the United States,
and at all times hereinafter mentioned
was over the age of eighteen years, and
not a party to the above entitled action.
2. That I am the Principle Clerk of the
Meridian Press, a weekly newspaper
published in the City of Meridian, in the
County of Ada, State of Idaho; that
the said newspaper is in general
circulation in the said County of
Ada, and in the vicinity of
Meridian, and has been
uninterruptedly published in said
County during a period of seventy-eight
consecutive weeks prior to the first
publication of this notice, a copy of
which is hereto attached.
3. That the notice, of which the annexed is
a printed copy, was published in said
newspaper 1 time(s) in the regular and
entire issue of said paper, and was
printed in the newspaper proper, and not
in a supplement.
That said notice was published the following:
07/19/2019
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STATE OF IDAH
County of Canyon)
On this 19th day of July in the year of
2019 before me a Notary Public, personally appeared.
Sharon Jessen, known or identified
to me to be the person whose name is subscribed
to the within instrument, and being by me first
duly sworn, declared that the statements therein
are true, and acknowledge to me that he/she
executed the same.
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