CC - Pre-App Notes CITY OF MERIDIAN
PRE-APPLICATION MEETING NOTES
Project/Subdivision Name: Gemtone Center No 3 Easement Vacation Date: 8/11/2020
Applicant(s)/Contact(s):Tamra Thompson, the Land Group
City Staff:Alan, Bill
Location: 1135, 1075, 1021, and 965 N. Hickory Ave Size of Property: 9.87 ac
Comprehensive Plan FLUM Designation: Mixed Use Non-Residential
Existing Use:Vacant Existing Zoning: I-L_
Proposed Use: Office/ Industrial Proposed Zoning:
Surrounding Uses:
Street Buffer(s)and/or Land Use Buffer(s):N/A
Open Space/Amenities/Pathways:
Access/Stub Streets:
Waterways/Floodplain/Topography/Hazards:
History: Gemtone Center PBA 2020-0155(in process), Gemtone Center#3 (1998) Plat
Additional Meeting Notes:
• Applicant proposes property boundary adjustment to merge Lots 1-4 Block 3 of Gemtone Center No 3 into single lot to
construct one large building.
• The recorded plat(B78, Pg 8310) has a note (Note 2)which states there are five foot easements on either side of the interior
lot lines.
• In order to vacate the easement, State Statute requires a public hearing.
• Before staff can schedule this for hearing, the applicant needs to submit letters from utility providers stating they have no
interest in these easements.
• Utility providers include Century Link, Nampa Meridian Irrigation District, Idaho Power, Intermountain Gas, Sparklight and City
of Meridian Utilities.
Note:A Traffic Impact Study(TIS)will be required by ACHD for large commercial projects and any residential development with over 100 units. To
avoid unnecessary delays&expedite the hearing process, applicants are encouraged to submit the TIS to ACHD prior to submitting their application
to the City. Not having ACHD comments and/or conditions on large projects may delay hearing(s)at the City. Please contact Mindy Wallace at 387-
6178 or Christy Little at 387-6144 at ACHD for information in regard to a TIS, conditions, impact fees and process.
Other Agencies/Departments to Contact:
❑ Ada County Highway Dist. (ACHD) ® Nampa Meridian Irrigation Dist. (NMID) ❑ Public Works Department
❑ Idaho Transportation Dept. (ITD) ❑ Settler's Irrigation District ❑ Building Department
❑ Republic Services ❑ Police Department ❑ Parks Department, Jay
❑ Central District Health Department ❑ Fire Department ❑ Other:
Application(s) Required:
❑ Administrative Design Review ❑ Conditional Use Permit Modification/Transfer ❑ Rezone
❑ Alternative Compliance ❑ Development Agreement Modification ❑ Short Plat
❑ Annexation ❑ Final Plat ❑ Time Extension—Council
❑ City Council Review ❑ Final Plat Modification ❑ UDC Text Amendment
❑ Comprehensive Plan Amendment—Map ❑ Planned Unit Development ® Vacation
❑ Comprehensive Plan Amendment—Text ❑ Preliminary Plat ❑ Variance
❑ Conditional Use Permit ❑ Private Street ❑ Other
Notes: 1)Applicants are required to hold a neighborhood meeting in accord with UDC 11-5A-5C prior to submittal of an application requiring a public
hearing(except for a vacation or short plat);and 2)All applicants for permits requiring a public hearing shall post the site with a public hearing notice
in accord with UDC 11-5A-5D.3(except for UDC text amendments, Comp Plan text amendments, and vacations). The information provided during
this meeting is based on current UDC requirements and the Comprehensive Plan.Any subsequent changes to the UDC and/or Comp Plan may
affect your submittal and/or application. This pre-application meeting shall be valid for four(4)months.