Review response to ChadFrom:Alan Tiefenbach
To:"Chad Olsen"
Cc:Bill Parsons
Subject:Draft of email to Chad for your review
Date:Wednesday, April 29, 2020 2:27:00 PM
Chad,
Thank you for your resubmittal of materials in regard to the multifamily project located at 3543 E.
Tecate Lane. Please note in order for us to complete the Certificate of Zoning Compliance, the
following comments should be addressed:
1. Please label the “picnic” table that have been added to the landscape plan and provide a detail
on the landscape plan.
2. In October of 2019 the Planning Commission approved your request for a Conditional Use to
allow this multifamily project in the C-G zone district. A color photo simulation of the front of
Building A was approved as part of this project. Please note the black and white elevations
provided are not consistent with the approved color elevation. Some of the architectural
elements approved on the colored photo simulation are not included on the proposed drawings.
Some of these include:
a. Metal canopies shown above the doors.
b. Score lines shown on the facade.
c. Window fenestration and lintels.
d. Window frames.
e. A color scheme and materials that do not match the proposed elevation.
2. R1.1E of the Architectural Standards Manual (ASM) requires incorporating architectural features
on all sides of a building façade that face the primary entrance(s) of an adjacent building, public
roadways, interior site amenities, and façades that are visible from public spaces. There should
be a complementary and proportionate level of design and detail on all public oriented façades.
It is staff’s opinion that some of the additional architectural features listed in No. 1 above should
be incorporated onto the southern elevations of Building A and Building D, and northern
elevation of Building C.
3. Where is the mechanical and electrical equipment located? Will it be screened?
4. There are several architectural standards the proposed elevations will probably not meet
without some significant changes. In addition, implementing these changes would result in a
design much different than what was approved by the Planning Commission. Staff may be
supportive of design standard exceptions, but the Applicant should address the criteria listed on
Page A-4 of the City of Meridian Architectural Standards Manual. The standards that might not
be met are as follows:
a. R3.1E - Use any combination of material type, color variation, banding, stringcourse, or
modulation to clearly distinguish between the ground level and upper stories.
b. R3.1F - Incorporate visually heavier and more massive elements or materials, such as
stone or masonry, primarily at the base of buildings, and lighter elements and materials
such as siding, above. This excludes columns, supports, modulated walls, architectural
features, and roof elements.
5. No. 3 of 11-3A-11- Outdoor Lighting states all light emitting from any parcel shall not cause the
light level along any property line abutting a residential use to exceed 0.1 foot-candle. Light
readings shall be measured at a height of sixty inches (60") above grade and in a plane at any
angle of inclination. Any light exceeding 0.1 foot-candle, when documented in the above
manner, and extending onto an abutting residential use constitutes light trespass. The lighting
plan submitted does not demonstrate this is met. Please submit a photometric plan which
indicates the location and height of all light poles, type and location of light fixtures on the
buildings, and the foot candles as measured at the property line.
Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions
Alan Tiefenbach | Current Associate Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Dept.
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 ext. 1573 | Fax: 208-489-0571
Built for Business, Designed for Living