PZ - Applicant's Response to Staff Report 4-7
Charlene Way
From:Mike Wardle <mwardle@brightoncorp.com>
Sent:Thursday, April 7, 2022 11:35 AM
To:Bill Parsons; Sonya Allen; Adrienne Weatherly; Charlene Way; Chris Johnson
Cc:David Turnbull; Jon Wardle; John Gabrielsen; Joshua Beach
Subject:Records Apartments - CUP, ALT H-2022-0008 Staff Report for April 7th Commission
Hearing
Attachments:Records Apartments - Applicant Response 4.7.22.pdf
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All,
The attached Applicant Response to Records Apartments Staff Report notes our general concurrence with staff’s
recommendation for approval—subject to three specific items:
- Deletion of Planning Condition 2;
- Applicant’s request for a City Council Waiver for the proposed Records Way access (Condition 4.k); and
- Modification of Condition 4.m to provide for Alternative Compliance for baseline open space.
Also, please note the numerical corrections for Conditions 5 through 9.
We will bring colored copies for Commission review and action this evening.
Michael D. Wardle
Director of Planning
Brighton Corporation
208-287-0512
From: Sonya Allen <sallen@meridiancity.org>
Date: April 1, 2022 at 5:56:39 PM MDT
To: Adrienne Weatherly <aweatherly@meridiancity.org>, Charlene Way
<cway@meridiancity.org>, Chris Johnson <cjohnson@meridiancity.org>
Cc: Jon Wardle <jwardle@brightoncorp.com>, Joshua Beach
<JBeach@brightoncorp.com>, Bill Parsons <bparsons@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Records Apartments - CUP, ALT H-2022-0008 Staff Report for April 7th
Commission Hearing
Attached is the staff report for Records Apartments. This item is scheduled to be on the
th
Commission agenda on April 7. The public hearing will be held at City Hall, 33 E.
Broadway Avenue, beginning at 6:00 pm. You may attend in person or virtually via Zoom
– the link/phone number to join the meeting is located at the top of the meeting
agenda. Please call or e-mail with any questions.
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Please submit any written response you may have to the staff report to the City Clerk’s
office (cityclerk@meridiancity.org) and me as soon as possible. If you have a
presentation you’d like to present at the public hearing, please send it to the City Clerk’s
office no later than 12:00 pm the day of the hearing.
Thanks,
Sonya Allen | Associate Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Department | Planning Division
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 | Direct/Fax: 208-489-0578
Built for Business, Designed for Living
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APPLICANT RESPONSE TO RECORDS APARTMENTS STAFF REPORT 4.7.22
IX.CITY/AGENCY COMMENTS & CONDITIONS
A. PLANNING DIVISION
Conditional Use Permit:
1. The Applicant shall comply with the provisions in the existing Development Agreement(David Kleiner
Property of Meridian Town Center AZ-07-012,Inst.#109009630)and all other previous conditions of
approval. CONCUR (hereafter C)
2. . DELETE
3. The multi-family development shall have an ongoing obligation to comply with the specific use standards
listed in UDC 11-4-3-27,including but not limited to the following:
a. No recreational vehicles, snowmobiles,boats or other personal recreation vehicles shall be stored on the
site unless provided for in a separate,designated and screened area. C
b. The multi-family development shall record a legally binding document that states the maintenance and
ownership responsibilities for the management of the development,including,but not limited to,
structures,parking,common areas,and other development features as set forth in UDC 11-4-3-27F.A
recorded copy of said document shall be submitted to the Planning Division prior to issuance of
the first Certificate of Occupancy for the development. C
4. The site and/or landscape plan submitted with the Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be revised as
follows:
a. Depict the locations of the property management office,maintenance storage area,central mailbox
location(including provisions for parcel mail,that provide safe pedestrian and/or vehicular access),and
a directory and map of the development at an entrance or convenient location for those entering the
development in accord with UDC 11-4-3-27B.7. C
b. Depict landscaping along the foundations of all street facing elevations as set forth in UDC 11-4-3-
27E.2. C
c. Depict a minimum 35-foot wide street buffer along E.Fairview Ave.,an entryway corridor;a minimum
20-foot wide buffer along N.Records Way,a collector street;and a minimum 10-foot wide buffer along
E.Elden Gray St.,a local street,per UDC Table 11-2B-3. C
d. Within street buffers,depict a variety of trees,shrubs,lawn or other vegetative groundcover designed to
elicit design principles including rhythm,repetition,balance and focal elements per the recently updated
specifications set forth in UDC 11-3B-7C.3. C
e. Remove the three(3)"diamond"planter islands between the north&south portions of the building and
replace them with planter islands that comply with the standards in UDC 11-3B-8C2. C
f. Shrubs shall be added to the landscape strips along pathways where none currently exist in order to
contribute to the mix of landscaping required by UDC 11-3B-12C.2.C
g. Where bumpers overhang perimeter landscaping in parking areas,the parking stall dimensions may be
reduced 2' in length if 2' is added to the width of the landscaped area planted in groundcover;
otherwise,wheel stops shall be provided to prevent vehicle overhang. The perimeter buffers/parking
along the south and east boundaries of the site should be revised to comply with this standard. C
h. Internal pedestrian walkways are required to be distinguished from the vehicular driving surfaces
through the use of pavers,colored or scored concrete,or bricks per UDC 11-3A-19B.4b.c
i. Depict off-street vehicle parking and bicycle parking spaces in accord with the standards listed in UDC
11-3C-6(i.e. currently,a minimum of 822 off-street vehicle parking spaces are required with at least
388 of those in a covered carport or garage for the multi-family units,guest and clubhouse;and a
minimum of 30 bicycle parking spaces are required depending on how may vehicle parking spaces are
provided—these numbers will change if fewer units are provided as recommended). c
j. All on-site service areas,outdoor storage areas,waste storage,disposal facilities,and transformer and
utility vaults shall be depicted on the site plan and shall not be located in an area not visible from a
public street,or shall be fully screened from view from a public street as set forth in UDC 11-4-3-
27B.2. c
k. Remove the access driveway via N.Records Way in accord with UDC 11-3A-3A.1,unless otherwise
waived by City Council.APPLICANT REQUESTS COUNCIL WAIVER
1. The minimum width of parkways planted with Class II trees is 8-feet;the planter width may be reduced
to 6-feet if there are root barriers that meet the standards in UDC 11-3A-17E. c
in. Depict common open space that complies with the dimensional standards in UDC 11-4-3-27(i.e. shall
not be less than 400 square feet in area and shall have a minimum length and width dimension of 20
feet). Given the project's proximity to Kleiner Park,the applicant shall submit an Alternative
Compliance application for the baseline open space requirement. MODIFY
45. A cross-access easement shall be granted to the adjacent property to the east(CarMax—Parcel
#S 1104438755)for use of the portion of the driveway that lies on this site;a recorded copy of the easement
shall be submitted with the first Certificate of Zoning Compliance application.If an easement already exists,
submit a copy of the recorded easement. c
=6. The Director approved the Applicant's request for Alternative Compliance to the private usable open space
standards listed in UDC 11-4-3-27B.3 for each dwelling unit as follows:zero(0)s.f. for studio units; 57-82
s.f, for 1-bedroom units;and 60 s.f, for the 3-bedroom units. Floor plans with square footages noted for
patios and balconies shall be submitted with the Certificate of Zoning Compliance application that
demonstrate compliance with the alternative compliance approval. c
67. Submit a 14-foot wide public pedestrian easement for the 10-foot wide pathways required along the
southern and western boundaries of the site in accord with Park's Department requirements prior to or with
the Certificate of Zoning Compliance application.Ifpartially located within the public right-of-way,provide
sufficient easement width beyond that boundary to cover the 10'sidewalkplus 2'. c
=8. The Applicant should work with ACHD's Planning and Projects group to see if a pedestrian crossing can be
provided to the north across N.Records Way at the Record/Longwing intersection for pedestrian safety
between the residential and commercial development,as well as the City Park. c
99. An application for Certificate of Zoning Compliance and Design Review shall be submitted for the proposed
project and approved prior to submittal of building permit applications.Compliance with the design
standards listed in the Architectural Standards Manual is required. c