20-1870 City Code Amendment Street Length Cul-de-SacsCUL -DE -SAC LENGTH
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CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 20-1870
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BERNT, BORTON, CAVENER,
HOAGLUN, PERREAULT, STRADER
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE AS CODIFIED AT TITLE
11, TO AMEND THE MAXIMUM STREET LENGTH FOR DEAD-END STREETS
(CUL-DE-SACS); 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 11-6C-3B4, Unified Development Code, be
amended as follows:
11-6C-3B4. Cul-De-Sacs:
a. No streets or series of streets that ends in a cul-de-sac or a dead end shall
be longer than four hundred fifty feet (450').five hundred feet (500’) except
as allowed in subsection b of this section.
b. The City Council may approve a dead end street up to seven hundred fifty
feet (750’) in length where there is a physical barrier such as a steep slope,
railroad tracks or a large waterway that prevents extension; and where a
pedestrian connection is provided from the street to an adjacent existing or
planned pedestrian facility.
c. Cul-de-sac streets shallmay serve a maximum of twentythirty (230)
dwelling units.
d. The length of a cul-de-sac street shall be measured from the near edge of
right-of-way to the center of the turnaround.
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500' Maximum
Physical Barrier
Pathway Connection,
Typical
Lot, Typical
750' Maximum
With Council Approval
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.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 7th day of
January, 2020.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 7th day of January,
2020.
APPROVED:
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 20-1870
An Ordinance Amending Meridian City Code As Codified At Title 11, Amending Meridian
City Code 11-6C-3134 Regarding the Maximum Street Length for Dead -End Streets (Cul -De -
Sacs); 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, jeridian, Idaho. This ordinance shall become effective upon the passage
and publication.
City c f Wridi
Mayor and Ci ouncil
By: Chris John n, City Clerk
First Reading: 1-7-2,0
Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code 50-
902: YES NO
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE NO. 20-1870
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. 19-1870 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).
DATED this 7th day of January, 2020.
William. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN
ORDINANCE NO. 20-1870
An Ordinance Amending Meridian City Code As Codified At
Title 11, Amending Meridian City Code 11-6C-3B4 Regarding
the Maximum Street Length for Dead-End Streets (Cul-De-
Sacs); 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 pas-
sage and publication.
City of Meridian
Mayor and City Council
By: Chris Johnson,
City Clerk
First Reading: 01/07/2020
Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule
as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code 50-902: YES__X__
Second Reading: N/A
Third Reading: N/A
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO
ADEQUACY OF SUMMAR Y OF ORDINANCE NO. 20-1870
The undersigned, William L.M. Nar y, City Attorney of the
City of Mer idian, Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal
advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached
Ordinance No. 20-1870 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).
DATED this 7th day of January, 2020.
William. L.M. Nary, City Attorney
Januar y 17, 2020 1984414