scentsy oil storage building-response to applicantFrom:Alan Tiefenbach
To:"Josh Shiverick"
Cc:Matt Perkins
Subject:scentsy oil storage building
Date:Monday, December 21, 2020 4:44:00 PM
Attachments:Bk108 Pg15231 SCENTSY COMMONS SUB PG 3.pdf
Josh, I have finished preliminary review of your CZC application for a 24,300 sq. ft. addition
to an existing oil storage building. Below are items staff believes still need to be addressed:
1. The plat (attached) shows a water easement in the vicinity. Has this been accounted for?
2. The landscape plan notes tree mitigation is not required because the original planting
plan for the property completed in 2011 exceeded the City of Meridian Requirements.
Please note UDC 11-3B-10 states the purpose of the regulations are to preserve existing
trees four-inch caliper or greater from destruction during the development process. This
section gives exceptions in the following three instances:
a. Existing prohibited trees within the street buffer or parking lot;
b. Existing dead, dying, or hazardous trees certified prior to removal by the City of
Meridian Parks Department Arborist;
c. Trees that are required to be removed by another governmental agency having
jurisdiction over the project.
Staff notes in particular there are trees shown of at least 24” in caliper. In order for staff
to determine whether we support removal of the trees as proposed, please submit the
caliper inches of trees being removed that are above the landscape requirements, and
the number of caliper inches being planted above the landscaping requirements. Staff
has included the City Arborist on this discussion.
3. The east side of this proposed addition will be highly visible from N Eagle Rd and the
regional pathway. Staff believes there are several standards of the Architectural
Standards Manual (ASM) that might not be met:
2.1A
Buildings with rooflines 50-feet in length or greater must incorporate roofline and parapet
variations. Variations may include step-downs, step-backs, other modulation, or
architectural features such as cornices, ledges, or columns, and must occur in total
combination for at least 20% of the façade length. May be averaged over entire façade, but
may not exceed 75- feet without a break. – There are segments along the north and east
sides that are well over 75’ without a break.
2.3A
Consistently incorporate at least two (2) architectural features into the building design that
are pedestrian scale, to include: fenestration patterns; architectural elements such as
ledges, lighting, or canopies; material or pattern banding; or detailing (see Pedestrian Scale
definition).
3.2A
For at least 30% of applicable façades use any combination of concrete, masonry, stone, or
unique variation of color, texture, or material, at least 10-inches in height, around the base
of the building. May alternatively incorporate other architectural features such as ledges,
façade reveals, ground level fenestration, raised planters, or landscaping elements within 3-
feet of finished grade.- Although there are large panels of stone on the north and east,
there is supposed to be a materials along at least 30% of the base.
5.1D
For façade elevations visible from public roadways and along primary building entryways,
incorporate an accent material on the first story. – The north and east elevations do not
incorporate an accent material on the first story.
The architectural items must be addressed, or the applicant will be required to apply for a
design exception. Per the ASM:
Any request for a design standard exception must be requested in writing concurrent with
the administrative design review submittal. The request should specify the following:
the standard(s) that are proposed to be exempt, including the actual text;
the reason the exception is requested; and
how the alternative means for compliance meet the intent and goals of the requested
standard exemption, or how the alternative proposes to maintain a similar level of
effort by exceeding other site and building standards.
Alan Tiefenbach | Current Associate Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Dept.
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-489-0573 | Fax: 208-489-0571
Built for Business, Designed for Living