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Child Care Facility-Meridian S,ID
3060 S.Eagle Road,Meridian,ID 83642
The subject property is a new construction+/- 13,660 SF Child Care Facility to be located at 3060 S.Eagle
Road, Meridian, ID 83642.The subject property is part of the Amended Plat, "Inglewood Subdivision No.
2",designated as"Lot 3".The new parcel will consist of+/- 1.147 acres(49,968 SF).
The City of Meridian Planning Commission approved the Conditional Use Permit[Case No(s).H-2022-
00071 on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022. The applicant is submitting a request to the City Council for a
variance on the required buffer (and landscaping) on the northern property line of the subject property.
Per Condition A(f) in the Staff Report, the concept plan shall depict a 25-foot wide buffer along the
northern property line adjacent to the residential property as set forth in UDC Table 11-213-3 for the C-C-
district,unless a reduced width is approved by City Council at a public hearing with notice to surrounding
property owners.Depict landscaping within the southern 10 feet of the buffer in accord with the standards
listed in UDC 11-313-93C; No trees/shrubs or plantings other than grass shall be planted within the
northern 15-feet as there's an access easement that runs along the northern boundary of the site that
benefits the adjacent property to the north.
The applicant is requesting two (2) variances to the Condition of Approval A(f) listed in the Staff Report
for H-2022-0007 due to the shape and layout of the existing parcel.This request will affect the property
owner on the northern boundary of our parcel.
(1) The applicant is requesting a variance to remove the twenty-five (25) required buffer on the
northern property line.The northern fifteen(15)feet of this parcel is encumbered by a restricted
access easement that benefits the property owner to the north.If this access easement was not in
existence,we would be able to provide at least fifteen (15) feet of the required buffer. However,
since that access easement is in place,we are not able to provide any buffer on the north end of
our property.We would be willing to screen the northern property line with an obscuring privacy
fence to provide the separation between the two (2)parcels.
(2) The applicant is requesting a variance to dismiss the landscaping requirement within this buffer
as well. Due to the presence of the existing fifteen (15) foot access easement that runs along the
northern boundary of the site, the applicant will be unable to add any landscaping within this
area.
Per the conditions of the Staff Report, the applicant revised their site plan to accommodate Condition
A(d)of the Staff Report,adding a five(5)foot continuous internal pedestrian walkway from the perimeter
sidewalk along Eagle Road to the main building entrance, and to the residential care facility to the east,
and future commercial uses to the south.The applicant believes that the need for convenient,pedestrian-
friendly access to each business/residential facility is important to achieve the overall goals of this Mixed-
Use Community Development.Further,the applicant feels that interconnectivity between the buildings is
necessary and will benefit the local community and patrons of each business,residential facility,etc. The
applicant would prefer to adhere to all conditions of approval outlined in the Staff Report for H-2022-
0007 but it is not possible due to the existence of the fifteen (15) access easement along the northern
portion of our property.The applicant hopes that City Council will support their request to grant two (2)
variances to the Staff Report provided to accommodate their proposed concept plan.
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