PZ - Revised Narrative A
DATE: Friday July 17, 2020
TO: Community Development; Planning Department
33 E Broadway Avenue, Meridian, Idaho 83642
ATTENTION: Planning Staff
PROJECT: Rock &Armor Fitness Center
1649 E Pine Street
Meridian, Idaho 83642
REGARDING: Conditional Use Permit— Narrative Letter
NARRATIVE: The owners of`Rock&Armor', a fitness and training center, are proposing
to construct a new facility on two adjacent lots (parcels: R6108100010 and
R6108100020) at the southwest corner of Locust Grove and Pine Avenue. In
the initial build out of the proposed project the entire building will be located
on lot 1 block 1 of the NOLA Sub. On the western edge of lot 2 block 1,
adjacent to the end of the proposed new building the owners are proposing
to install a 36 ft. X 100 ft. artificial field turf training and warm-up area
surrounded by lawn. The rest of lot 2 block 1 will be taken up by parking and
drive aisles. The proposed facility will have a building footprint of 15,314 Sq.
Ft. and a total gross building area of 19,162 Sq. Ft. 3,848 S.F. of that being
an interior framed mezzanine level.
The new building will be a combination of a pre-engineered metal building
(13,500 S.F. PEMB)and a smaller hand framed single-story structure (1,814
S.F.) attached at the northwest corner of the PEMB. The smaller structure
will be constructed using metal stud framing over a cast-in-place concrete
foundation with a concrete slab-on-grade floor. The interior mezzanine will be
constructed inside the PEMB also using metal stud framing. The building will
be fire sprinkled.
The main building entrance will be through the single-story volume at the NW
corner of the PEMB which also contains the lobby and reception desk along
with men's and women's restrooms, showers, and lockers. The remainder of
the building area will be used for different types of workout and fitness
training.
At the east end of the proposed new building,just outside the overhead
doors there will be a 3,600 SF (36 ft. X 100 ft.) artificial field turf training and
warm-up area where patrons will warm up for running,jumping, and
stretching. The area around the artificial turf will be landscaped lawn area
with a few trees spaced around (see landscape plan).
Architecture Northwest P.A. 224 16t" Avenue South Nampa, Idaho 83651
matt(@arcnw.com Ph. 208-467-3377 Fax 208-467-4343
There will be no outdoor lighting around the field turf area other than those
lights on the east end of the building. Outdoor training will take place only in
the warmer months of the year, May-November. The business will operate
only during daylight hours between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm.
The entrance to the site will be through a shared access driveway near the
NE corner of the site off Pine Avenue. All utilities are available to the site
along the Northern property boundary and entering the site centrally from
Pine Avenue (i.e. water, sewer, and gas).
There is also a second entrance to the site from N Nola road to the east. The
entrance turns into a shared drive aisle that runs behind the existing daycare
facility along the southern boundaries and turns up into the proposed
development west of the row of parking stalls that run along the eastern
property boundary for lot 2 block 1.
The trash enclosure is proposed to be located on the northern edge of the
eastern boundary of lot 2 block 1, adjacent to the shared access drive aisle
(ref. proposed site plan included with the CUP application packet).
There is an existing landscape buffer along the north and west boundaries of
lot 1 block 1, and along the northern boundary of lot 2 block 1 which is
already improved with grass lawn and trees which will remain. For proposed
additional landscaping improvements see the proposed landscaping plan
also included with this CUP application.
The required parking is one space per 500 gross square feet of floor area in
accordance with Meridian city Code Title 11, Chapter 3, in article C section 6
(11-3C-6). This means that the required number of parking spaces for the
proposed project is (38) parking spaces with (2)ADA accessible spaces per
Table 1106.1 of the 2015 IBC (19,162 SF/ 500 = 38.324 or 38 spaces). The
architectural site plan proposes a total of(45) parking spaces with (2) of
those being ADA accessible and (43) standard spaces, which well exceeds
the required (38).
Should you have additional questions or need anything further in
consideration of this application please feel free to contact me at any time.
Thank you.
Kindest regards,
Matt Garner
Architectural Associate
Architecture Northwest P.A. 224 16t" Avenue South Nampa, Idaho 83651
matt(@arcnw.com Ph. 208-467-3377 Fax 208-467-4343