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March 2, 2022
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Meridian
33 East Broadway Avenue
Meridian, ID 83642
Re: ACHD Ustick Maintenance Facility—(H-2021-0029)
Dear Mayor and City Council:
We have reviewed staff comments for the City Council meeting of July 13, 2021, and have the
following responses:
CITY/AGENCY COMMENTS &CONDITIONS
A. Planning Division:
1. Understood.
a. The applicant is in agreement.
b. The applicant is in agreement.
C. The proposed administrative building located adjacent to Ustick Road will
be designed to meet the standards outlined in the Meridian Design
Guidelines.All other proposed structures will be designed to industrial
standards as is typical within the I-L zone.
d. The District will install detached sidewalks along the project frontage on
Ustick Road and Naomi Avenue along with a 5-foot-wide micro-path to the
north. A 10-foot-wide multi-use pathway along the Five Mile Creek
frontage,including lighting will be installed as requested by the Meridian
Pathway Coordinator.
e. The District will comply.
f. The applicant shall connect to City water and sewer services,if available.
Should sewer service not be available at the time of development,the
applicant shall connect to sewer services when available or the water service
may be discontinued by the City.
Meridian Mayor and City Council
March 2, 2022
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g. The District will comply.
h. The landscape buffer along Ustick Road shall be vegetated with additional
landscaping to include: trees that touch at maturity,and; incorporate beds
along the fence line for added shrubs and vegetation to help mitigate any
noxious uses within the site with the first phase.
i. The District will comply.
j. Delete condition.
2. The applicant will comply.
3. The applicant will comply.
4. The applicant will comply.
5. The applicant is in agreement.
6. The applicant will comply.
7. The applicant will comply.
8. The applicant will comply.
B. Public Works
1. Site Specific Conditions:
1.1 The applicant will comply.
1.2 The applicant will comply.
C. ACHD requests that the following conditions be added:
1. Building permits will be issued for the on-site improvements based on the timeline
provided by the District.ACHD will construct the planned deceleration turnout lane
prior to any building permit request.
2. ACHD will be authorized to construct and obtain a final inspection/occupancy
permit for the decant station so that it may be operated during development of the
site.As outlined in the timeline and site phasing,the decant station will be
constructed within calendar year 2024.The site will also be used for staging
equipment and outdoor storage.
Meridian Mayor and City Council
March 2, 2022
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We appreciate your review of this project. Please feel free to call me if you have additional
comments or questions.
Sincerely,
Engi Bring Solutions, LLP
Becky McKay
Partner and Chief Planner
VIII. CITY/AGENCY COMMENTS & CONDITIONS
A. PLANNING DIVISION
1. A Development Agreement(DA)is required as a provision of annexation of this property.
Prior to approval of the annexation ordinance, a DA shall be entered into between the City of
Meridian and the property owner(s)at the time of annexation ordinance adoption.
Currently, a fee of$303.00 shall be paid by the Applicant to the Planning Division prior to
commencement of the DA. The DA shall be signed by the property owner and returned to the
Planning Division within six(6)months of the City Council granting the annexation. The DA
shall,at minimum,incorporate the following provisions:
a. Future development of this site shall be generally consistent with the approved
concept plans included in Section VII and the provisions contained herein.
b. With the first phase of development,the existing home shall be removed and the existing
driveway access to Ustick Road shall be closed.
c. Future structures proposed along the Ustick Road frontage shall adhere to the
Commercial district design standards in lieu of the Industrial district design standards.
d. The required multi-use pathway segment, detached sidewalks along Ustick and Naomi, 5-
foot micro-path, and landscape buffers shall be constructed with the first phase of
development.
e. The Applicant shall construct all fencing as proposed on the approved concept plan to
specifically include closed vision fencing along the south and west property boundaries.
f. With the first phase of development,the Applicant shall connect to City water and sewer
services, if available. Should sewer service not be available at the time of development,
the Applicant shall connect to sewer services when available or the water service may be
discontinued by the City.
g. Provide a utility easement for the benefit of the City through the site to parcel
SO434438850 to the east along the north half of the boundary for fiiture sewer
infrastructure. Coordinate the exact location with Public Works staff.
h. With the first Certificate of Zoning Compliance application,the landscape buffer to
Ustick Road shall be vegetated with additional landscaping to include:-trees that touch at
maturity, and; incorporate landscape beds along the entire fence line for added shrubs and
vegetation to help mitigate any noxious uses within the site.
i. The Applicant shall adhere to the specific use standards for the approved Public Utility,
Major use, as outlined in UDC 11-4-3-31.
j. No building permit shall be submitted until phase 4 of the project consistent with the
submitted and revised phasing plan OR until the Ustick Road widening and deceleration
lane at Naomi Lane and Ustick Road is constricted.
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2. Prior to commencing any site development,the Applicant shall obtain Certificate of Zoning
Compliance(CZC) approval for the first phase of site development. Any future buildings and
site development will also require CZC approval.
3. Future development shall be consistent with the minimum dimensional standards listed in
UDC Table 11-2C-3 for the I-L zoning district and in UDC 11-4-3-31 for the Public Utility,
Major specific use standards.
4. Off-street parking is required to be provided in accord with the standards listed in UDC Table
11-3C-6B for nonresidential uses within the I-L zoning district.
5. The Applicant shall comply with all ACHD conditions of approval.
6. Provide a pressurized irrigation system consistent with the standards as set forth in UDC 11-
3A-15,UDC 11-3B-6 and MCC 9-1-28.
7. Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy on any building,the applicant shall submit a
public access easement for the multi-use pathway segment along Fivemile Creek to the
Planning Division for approval by City Council and subsequent recordation. The easement
shall be a minimum of 14' in width(10' pathway and 2' shoulder on each side).
8. Upon completion of the landscape installation, a written Certificate of Completion shall be
submitted to the Planning Division verifying all landscape improvements are in substantial
compliance with the approved landscape plan as set forth in UDC 11-3B-14.
B. PUBLIC WORKS
1. Site Specific Conditions of Approval
1.1 With the first phase of development,the Applicant shall connect to City water and sewer
services, if available. Should sewer service not be available at the time of development, the
Applicant shall connect to sewer services when available or the water service may be
discontinued by the City.
1.2 Provide a utility easement for the benefit of the City through the site to parcel SO434438850
to the east along the north half of the boundary for future sewer infrastructure. Coordinate the
exact location with Public Works staff.
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