PZ - 2021 UDC Text Amendment Narrative Mayor Robert E. Simison
C� f IDIAl�T.- City Council Members:
.�� Treg Bernt Brad Hoaglun
Joe Borton Jessica Perreault
D A H Q Luke Cavener Liz Strader
May 6,2021
Mayor Robert Simison and City Council
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Avenue
Meridian, ID 83642
SUBJECT: 2021 UDC Text Amendment—Narrative
Mayor and City Council Members:
In accord with Meridian City Code 11-5,the Planning Division of the Meridian Community Development
respectfully submits a UDC text amendment application.
The proposed update is meant to modify certain sections of the Unified Development Code(UDC) and
overhaul the landscape and common open space and site amenities standards for residential and multi-
family developments. Many of the changes coincide with the policies and feedback received during the
update and adoption of the Comprehensive Plan.
The proposed text amendment provides a broad range changes to the following code sections:
1. UDC 11-3B—Landscape Requirements
2. UDC 11-3G—Common Open Space and Site Amenity Standards
3. UDC 11-4-3-27—Multi-family Development: Updating the common open space standards to align
with some of the changes being proposed with the Common Open Space and Site Amenities
4. Miscellaneous changes to code sections in Chapters 1-5 and Chapter 7.
All the proposed changes to the UDC including the support documents are attached for your review in
PDF format. Further,the proposed changes went through a thorough and collaborative review over
several months between two(2)different work groups with diverse backgrounds. On April 131}i, Staff also
presented the changes to the BCA.
City Staff believes the proposed changes will make the implementation and use of the UDC more
understandable and enforceable.
Since�r�ely,,
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Bill Parsons,AICP
Planning Supervisor
Enclosures
cc: Bill Nary
Cameron Arial
Community Development Department . 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 1.02, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone 208-884-5533 ■ Fax 208-888-6854 . www.meridiancity.org