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January 9, 2020
Sonya Waters
City of Meridian—Community Development Department
33 E. Broadway Ave, Suite 102
Meridian, ID 83642
RE: McMillan Independent Senior Living
Conditional Use Permit
Dear Sonya:
Please accept the attached Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application for 6.563-acres generally located at
the northeast corner of Ten Mile and McMillan Roads. The CUP is to allow development of an age-
restricted, independent senior living facility(Senior Living) on the C-G zoned property. J
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Background & History& History:
This application includes one 6.563-acre parcel, R9010680071, zoned C-G in the City of Meridian. The
property is a lot in the Verona Subdivision No.4 Amended plat.The Future Land Use Map designation for
these properties is Commercial.
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A Development Agreement Modification was approved by City Council on January 7,2020 which removed
the property from the previous DA Inst#108059800 and provides a new DA which includes a concept site
plan, concept elevations, and specifically allows the Senior Living use on this parcel. This CUP application
is consistent with the Development Agreement which was approved by City Council on January 7, 2020.
Conditional Use Permit:
The McMillan Independent Senior Living is a new independent living community for residents aged 55 and
over offering extensive on-site amenities to promote a comfortable aging-in-place lifestyle. Comprised of
three connected buildings the 161,800-square-foot complex offers 162 total units comprised of 160
studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units; and two additional units are reserved for visiting guests.
This project will be an asset to the City of Meridian, providing quality housing for an aging demographic.
Its size and density are appropriate to the area and the aesthetics of the design will enhance the area as
from the adjacent properties as well as the public right of ways.
The facility has been designed in a Modern Farmhouse style. The complex is comprised of a central
Clubhouse and two residential wings. The buildings are made up of Hardie Lap Siding using vertical board
& batten and manufactured stone veneer accents to break up the mass into visually appealing elements.
Hardie Trim surrounds the windows and accents the eavelines. Hardie clad columns support decks above
which are covered on the fourth story by overhangs and gables. The siding material within the gables is
Hardie board and batten, accented by brackets at the peak and gable ends. HVAC equipment is
completely hidden behind roof wells which also serves to direct sound upwards
The Clubhouse offers residents several amenities including a lobby with a bistro, lounge, indoor pool with
sauna and steam rooms, full commercial kitchen; formal, casual and private dining areas; fitness center;
wellness center with an exam table and salon, art room, multipurpose room, library and 20-seat theater.
Exterior amenities include outdoor dining areas, patio and plaza spaces with shuffleboard, outdoor
checkers, a fire pit,dog park, bocce ball and pickleball courts, putting green,and gardens with an enclosed
year-round greenhouse.
Though the site plan provides more than adequate parking within the requirements for a multi-family
development most residents do not drive as the facility provides a shuttle service for residents and their
guests. The clubhouse entrance features a large porte-cochere to facilitate pick up and drop off and
protection from inclement weather.
The street frontage of Ten Mile Road, McMillan Road, Milano Drive, and Cortona Way were previously
improved with sidewalks and landscaping. ACHD constructed accesses to the properties with the
intersection improvements. Access to the senior living site will be from Milano and Cortona. Access to
the commercial properties (not part of this CUP) are available at the existing points constructed by ACHD
on the arterial roadways, and from the internal public roadways of Milano and Cortona. All parcels
provide internal cross-access via private driveways; therefore, no new streets are proposed.
The Senior Living structures proposed along the northeast portion of the site, nearest the existing
residential neighbors,is 2-stories or 37-feet in height. The adjoining residential structures to the west and
south are 4-stories or 57-feet in height.
The property was annexed 2003 and has been zoned C-G since 2007. Of the three Meridian"commercial"
zones CA C-C, and C-G, the C-G zone, as defined by the Meridian Unified Development Code (UDC), is
the "Largest scale and broadest mix of retail, office, service, and light industrial uses." Uses within the C-
G zone are allowed heights up to 65'. The Senior Living will comply with the dimensional standards of the
C-G zone.
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There are existing (3) three-story multi-family structures in the vicinity east of the site. From the project
site to existing single family residential there is a parking, covered parking, collector street, mature street
buffer, and between 224' — 289' separation between the 4-story wings and the adjacent residential
structures (see dimensions on the exhibit below). Additionally, no residential properties face the site,
only the ends of the 4-story structures will face the east toward the residential side yards, furthermore,
those ends are stepped and have many changes in the plane to break up the massing.
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In the street views below, please note the mature landscaping and residential side yards.
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Street View 1-looking NW on Cortona(note mature landscaping and side yard)
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Street View 2-looking SE on Milano(note side yards and garage)
Senior Living is much lower impact and a better neighbor than other permitted uses in the C-G zone. The
McMillan Independent Senior Living site plan is mindful of our neighbors to the east. The two-story
clubhouse is located closer to the neighbors with the higher-story portions away from the neighbors and
toward the arterial roadways.
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Prior to submitting for building permit, Administrative Design Review, and Certificate of Zoning
Compliance approval is required.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and support. We look forward to working with City staff to
plan a quality project of which we call all be proud.
Sincerely,
Tamara Thompson
Director of Client Services
The Land Group, Inc.
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