20-1889 City Code Amendment Zone Encroachment Item#9.
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 20-1889
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BERNT, BORTON, CAVENER,
HOAGLUN, PERREAULT, STRADER
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 8-1-4(B)(1),
REGARDING REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY OF MERIDIAN USE ZONE
ENCROACHMENT PERMITS, ADOPTING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,the Centers for Disease Control ("CDC") and the Central District Health
Department have issued guidelines for preventing exposure to COVID-19 by maintaining six feet
(6') of distance between people in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through respiratory
droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes;
WHEREAS,restaurants and bars in Meridian are pursuing ways to provide adequate
space for social distancing between their patrons, and may wish to do so by expanding service
areas into adjacent outdoor spaces; and
WHEREAS,the City will continue to require Use Zone Encroachment Permits in order
to ensure public safety and compliance with all applicable codes through staff review, but in
order to facilitate reopening, finds it in the best interest of the business community and people of
Meridian to eliminate certain application requirements;
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Meridian City Code section 8-1-4(B)(1) shall be amended to read as
follows:
8-1-4: REQUIREMENTS FOR ENCROACHMENTS IN THE USE ZONE:
B. City Of Meridian Use Zone Encroachment Permit:
1. Application: Application for a City of Meridian use zone encroachment permit shall be
made to the Director. Such application may be made only by the person owning or renting the
property directly adjacent to the use zone on which the proposed encroachments are to be placed.
Such application shall include:
a. A completed application on the form provided by the Planning Division;
b. Detailed site plan including locations of all existing and proposed encroachments;
c. Photographs or illustrations showing all proposed encroachments;
d. Proof of written notice to abutting property owners;
e. Application fee as set forth in the fee schedule of the Planning Division;
fl. Affi&vit of legal interest in the pr-opei4y abutting the use zone where the propose A
efier-eaehments are to be plaeed;
g. Proof of an insurance policy with minimum limits of five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000.00)per person bodily injury, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)per
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occurrence bodily injury, and one hundred thousand dollars ($ 100 ,000 . 00) per occurrence
property damage, naming the City as additional insured ; and
h . Other materials as may be reasonably required by the Planning Director.
Section 2 . That all ordinances, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof or in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby voided.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 18th day of
August , 2020 .
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 18th day of
August , 2020 .
APPROVED : ATTEST .
Robert E. Simison, Mayor Chris Johnson, City Clerk
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO
ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO, 204889
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 below summary of
Ordinance no . 20- 1889 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 Ii"' day of NuQ U44 , 2020 .
William L.M. Nary, City Attorney
PUBLISHED SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I. C . § 50 -901A
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO: 204889
An ordinance amending Meridian City Code section 844, regarding requirements for City of
Meridian Use Zone Encroachment Permits , adopting a savings clause; and providing an effective
date .
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PUBLISHED SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901A
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 20-1889
An ordinance amending Meridian City Code section 8-1-4, regarding requirements for City of
Meridian Use Zone Encroachment Permits, adopting a savings clause; and providing an effective
date.
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croachment Permits, adopting
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