CC - Staff Report 10-20
STAFF REPORT
C OMMUNITY D EVELOPMENT D EPARTMENT
HEARING 10/20/2020
DATE:
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM:
Alan Tiefenbach, Associate Planner
208-489-0573
SUBJECT: H-2020-0094
Gemstone No. 3 Vacation
LOCATION: 1075, 1021, 965, and 1135 N. Hickory
Ave
I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Request to vacate the property drainage, utility and maintenance easements established along the
interior lot lines of Lots 1-4, Block 4 of the Gemtone Center No. 3, by Tamara Thompson of the Land
Group, Inc.
II. APLICANT INFORMATION
A. Applicant:
Tamara Thompson, The Land Group - 462 E. Shore Drive, STE 100, Eagle, ID 83616
B. Owner:
Hot 2 LLLP – Box 1335, Meridian, ID 83680
C. Representative:
Same as Applicant
III. STAFF ANALYSIS
The 5-foot wide easements proposed to be vacated consist of public utility, drainage, and irrigation
easements along the three (3) interior lot lines shared between Lots 1-4, Block 4 (See Exhibit B).
These easements were created as part of the recordation of Gemtone Center No. 3 and are part of the
standard easements placed on buildable lots when a new subdivision is approved. The applicant has
received tentative approval of a property boundary adjustment (PBA) application to merge all four
lots into one large lot to construct a single 206,996 square foot warehouse building. Per City code, a
PBA does not vacate platted easements. The PBA and vacation process must be completed, so the
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applicant can proceed with applying for a building permit and move forward with construction of the
project.
The applicant has submitted letters from all potential easement holders (i.e. Sparklight, Idaho Power,
Intermountain Gas, Century Link, Nampa Meridian Irrigation District) who have all submitted written
consent agreeing to vacate the easements (see Exhibit V.E.).
IV. DECISION
A. Staff:
Staff recommends approval of the vacation of easement request as proposed by the Applicant.
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V. EXHIBITS
A. Recorded Plat (date: August 1999)
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B. Vacation Exhibit (date: August 1999)
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C. Proposed Property Boundary Adjustment (date: July 1, 2020)
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D. Proposed CZC Site Plan for Hickory Warehouse (date: August 14, 2020)
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E. Relinquishment Letters from Easement Holders (service providers)
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