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PZ - Staff Memo MEMORANDUM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Community Development   33 E. Broadway Avenue, Meridian, ID 83642  Phone 208‐884‐5533    Fax 208‐888‐6854    www.meridiancity.org    July 1, 2021 TO: Meridian City Council Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission CC: Cameron Arial, Community Development Director Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager Bill Parsons, Current Planning Supervisor FROM: Brian McClure, Comprehensive Associate Planner RE: Summer 2021 Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map Amendments The Community Development Department is currently processing a number of applications for Comprehensive Plan Map Amendments (CPAM). These applications are scheduled at different public hearings this summer. This memo is intended to describe these individual application requests in the context of their aggregated proposed changes, to the city-wide portfolio of future land use designations. Specific comments regarding the merits of each application is addressed in their individual staff reports. Since current market-driven changes are not necessarily in the City’s best interest long- term, this summary may help to understand whether the timing is appropriate for the proposed changes, overall. In general, and from a city-wide perspective, the subject group of proposed changes to the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) result in only a small change from expected uses. Actions by the Planning & Zoning Commission or City Council on individual applications may affect the analysis provided. Table 1: Descriptions of Changes CPAM ID Adopted Designation(s) Proposed Designations(s)  H‐2021‐0015, Woodcrest  Townhomes Sub  Commercial 2.11 Acres MHDR 2.11 Acres  H‐2021‐0041, WRRF Map  Amendment  MU‐NR 81.05 Acres MDR  Civic  40.30 Acres  40.75 Acres  H‐2021‐0042, Intermountain  Wood Products Expansion  MU‐C 5.17 Acres Industrial  Commercial  3.63 Acres  1.54 Acres  The largest proposed change relates to the Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), and the existing Mixed Use Non-Residential (MU-NR) designation around it. The MU-NR is a very flexible land use designation generally expected to result in additional jobs or supportive services. However, the WRRF has always been conceptually expected to grow in some fashion, and the proposed change to Civic for properties north of the facility simply reflects what is now a known reality with additional land acquisitions. The other two CPAM applications are similar in size and result effectively in no city-wide impact. One project results in -2.11 acres of non- Page 2 residential and the other results in +5.17 acres of non-residential (previously mixed use, but could have had a residential element), with a net change of 3.06 acres of non-residential uses. Table 2: Summary of Changes Type Existing Acres Proposed Acres Change Acres  Non‐residential 83.16 5.17 ‐79.99  Residential 0 42.42 40.42  Mixed Use (not MU‐NR) 5.17 0 ‐5.17  Civic 0 40.75 40.75  The net change of these applications is summarized in Table 2 above. While the additional households with reduced job potential in the WRRF application is not ideal, citywide, the City has previously committed to re-examining these boundaries after the Public Works odor study was completed. There are other limitations and considerations of the location and land use configuration around the WRRF that should be explored and understood in the associated WRRF staff report and as potential, additional future Map amendments are considered. Lastly, please note that an approved CPAM application is a change to the FLUM regardless of whether an annexation or rezone is finalized, or whether-or-not a development agreement is ever signed. CPAM approvals for speculative or risky development applications may leave the City at risk for future applications that are less desirable. Staff doesn’t necessarily think this is a major concern with this group of proposed changes, but there is some risk changing the FLUM. Table 3: Total Land Use Allocation (Adopted) Designation Acres  Civic 1,639   Commercial 1,627   General Industrial 1,210   High Density Employment 77   High Density Residential 662   Low Density Employment 97   Low Density Residential 8,277   Med‐High Density Residential 911   Medium Density Residential 16,709   Mixed Employment 508   Mixed Use ‐ Interchange 254   MU‐C 1,921   MU‐Com 252   Designation Acres  MU‐N 1,048   MU‐NR 403   MU‐Res 68   MU‐RG 1,589   Office 315   Old Town 336   Grand Total 37,903     Note: See the 2021 City of Meridian Land Use &   Development Report for a breakdown of future  land use designations by annexation status. There  has been one previous CPAM approval since the  Report was published (H‐2020‐0111).