PZ - Pre-app notes CITY OF MERIDIAN
PRE-APPLICATION MEETING NOTES
ProjectlSubdivision Name: Gem Innovation School South Date: 12/10/20
Applicant(s)/Contact(s): Bill Hadlock, Paul Bierlen, Josh Femreite,Jay Yenerich, Brenna Garro, Kevin Cablik, Jon Wardle, Dan
Henrickson, Dawn Fortuna, Marci Horner
City Staff: Sonya, Bill, Shawn Harper, Codee, Joe, Tom, Paige (ACHD)
Location: South side of E. Lake Hazel, east of S. Locust Grove(S1405223000) Size of Property: 5.95
Comprehensive Plan FLUM Designation: Mixed Use—Community(MU-C)
Existing Use: Vacant/undeveloped land (ag) Existing Zoning: R-4(to be C-C w/AZ)
Proposed Use: 45,262 s.f. 2-story charter school (public education institution, K-12) Proposed Zoning: C-C
Surrounding Uses: City park to east,future SFR to south,future commercial to west
Street Buffer(s)and/or Land Use Buffer(s): 25'along Lake Hazel Rd., arterial street, &20' buffer along Vertex Way/Tower St., collector
streets, landscaped per the standards in UDC 11-3B-7C (buffer should be installed with subdivision improvements)
Open Space/Amenities/Pathways: 10' multi-use pathway required along Lake Hazel Rd. within street buffer
Access/Stub Streets/Street System:Access via Vertex Way& Peak Ave., no access via Lake Hazel Rd.
Waterways/Topography/Flood Plain: NA
History: Apex—MDA, RZ(H-2020-0066),Apex Southeast—PP H-2020-0057(DA#?);Apex Southeast Sub. 1 FP-2020-0013(Lot 1,
Block 2)
Additional Meeting Notes: The Development Agreement needs to be submitted for Council approval prior to application submittal.
■ An education institution is a principal permitted use in the C-C zoning district but requires a CUP per the specific use standards in
UDC 11-4-3-14E.4 because access is taken from a collector street(i.e.Vertex/Tower and there is not a safe, separate pedestrian
and bikeway access between the neighborhood and the school site. Traffic engineer states use will not generate more than 1,500
vehicular trips per day.
■ Comply with the specific use standards listed in UDC 11-4-3-14: Education Institutions
■ Comply with the dimensional standards listed in UDC Table 11-2B-3 for the C-C zoning district
■ A minimum of one(1) parking space is required for every 400 s.f. of gross floor area per UDC 11-4-3-14-1—provide additional
parking as necessary to accommodate parking for events.
■ Complete Public School Facility supplemental checklist per§67-6519 and provide any other additional information as required by
ACHD.
■ Submit cad drawings for public infrastructure to be constructed on-site.
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 at ACHD for information in regard to a TIS, conditions,impact fees and process.
Other Agencies/Departments to Contact:
X Ada County Highway Dist. (ACHD) ❑ Nampa Meridian Irrigation Dist. (NMID) ❑ Public Works Department
❑ Idaho Transportation Dept. (ITD) ❑ Settler's Irrigation District(SID) ❑ Building Department
❑ Republic Services ❑ Police Department ❑ Parks Department
❑ Central District Health Department ❑ Fire Department ❑ Other:
Application(s) Required:
❑ Administrative Design Review ❑ Conditional Use Permit Mod ification/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
X Conditional Use Permit ❑ Private Street ❑ Other
Notes: 1)Applicants are required to hold a neighborhood meeting in accord with UDC 11-5A-6C 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.