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July 20, 2022
City of Meridian
33 E Broadway Ave
Meridian, ID 83642
RE: Preliminary Plat and Public Works Comment (Response)
Dear Ms.Allen:
PRELIMINARY PLAT:
1. The final plat shall include the following revisions:
a. All street buffers are required to be placed in a common lot or on a permanent
dedicated buffer, maintained by the property owner of business owners' association as
set forth in UDC 11-3B7C.2b. Required street buffers are as follows:minimum 25 feet
wide along W. Franklin Rd, an arterial street:minimum 35 feet wide along S Ten Mile Rd,
an entryway corridor:and minimum 20 feet wide along W Cobalt Fr, a collector street.
Street buffers are measured from the back of sidewalk where attached sidewalks are
provided and from the back of curb where detached sidewalks are provided per UDC 11-
3B-7C.1a. (Street buffers have been revised to meet requirement)
b. The extension of W Cobalt Dr from the east to the west property boundary shall be
included in the construction drawings for the first phase of development; or, may be
included in a separate submittal to ACHD. (This has been included)
c. Depict the Irrigation District's easement for the Kennedy Lateral. (Easement is shown)
d. The street section for Cobalt Dr shall include (2) 11-foot wide travel ((Comment has
been addressed) anes, 6-foot wide bike lanes, 8-foot wide parallel parking, curb,gutter,
8-foot wide planter strips (i.e. tree lawn/parkway)and detached 6-foot wide sidewalks
consistent with Street Section D in the TMISAP(see Pg. 3-21). Parallel parking shall be
located to the west of the horizontal curve for Cobalt Dr and be located beyond the
sight distance required for the access proposed on Cobalt Dr as required by ACHD.
e. A 5-foot wide dry-utilities corridor shall be provided along both sides of Cobalt Dr; both
wet utilities may be located in the street. Streetlights shall be placed in the dry utilities
corridor on either side of the street in accord with street Section D in the TMISAP(pg. 3-
23). (Comment has been addressed)
f. Provide a minimum 8-foot wide tree lawn/parkway along S Ten Mile Rd in accord with
the TMISAP. (Revision has been made)
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g. Dry utilities shall be located at the back of the curb in the dry utilities corridor along S
Ten Mile Rd and W Franklin Rd in accord with Street Section A and B in the TMISAP (pg.
3-22). (Comment has been addressed)
2. The landscape plan included in Section VIII.0 shall be revised as follows:
a. Include shrubs (along with the trees and lawn or other vegetative groundcover) in the
proposed street buffers as set forth in UDC 11-3B-7C.3a and along pathways as set forth
in UDC 11-3B-12C.2. (Comment has been addressed)
b. Street buffers at the required width are required to be placed in a common lot or on a
permanent dedicated buffer, maintained by the property owner or business owners'
association as set forth in UDC 11-3B-7C.2 (see#2a above for required widths).
(Comment has been addressed)
c. Include a calculations table on the landscape plan that demonstrates compliance with
the landscape standards for street buffers listed in UDC 11-3B-7C.3b; common open
space areas listed in UDC 11-3G-3E.2; and pathways listed in UDC 11-3B-12C. (Table has
been included)
d. Depict a minimum 5-foot wide detached sidewalk along S Ten Mile Rd in accord with
UDC 11-3A-17A. (Comment has been addressed)
e. Depict a tree lawn along S Ten Mile Rd (minimum 8-feet wide) and W Franklin Rd and
pedestrian-scale lights consistent with Street Sections A and B in the TMISAP (see pg. 3-
22). (Comment has been addressed)
f. Depict a minimum 8-foot-wide tree lawn along W Cobalt Dr with street lights in the dry
utilities corridor on either side of the street consistent with Street Section D in the
TMISAP (see pg. 3-23). (Comment has been addressed)
g. Depict a minimum 6-foot wide detached sidewalk within the street buffer along S Ten
Mile Rd consistent with Street Section A in the TMISAP (see pg. 3-20).A 10-foot wide
pathway is preferred based on ACHD's adopted Livable Streets Performance Measures
but not required. (Comment has been addressed)
3. The subject property shall be subdivided prior to issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy
for the development as set forth in the Development Agreement (Ins.#2021-132704, provision
#5.ID). (Noted.)
4. Submit an updated Geotechnical Engineering report prior to or with the first final plat
application. (This has been submitted)
5. The Entirety of Cobalt Dr.from the east to the west property boundary, on-site and off-site,
shall be constructed prior to or with the first phase of development in accord with the
specifications noted herein. (Comment has been addressed)
6. A Certificate of Zoning Compliance and Design Review application shall be submitted for each
structure (or group of structures if desired) and approved prior to submittal of application(s)for
building permits.The plans submitted shall comply with the design elements of the Ten Mile
interchange Specific Area Plan (TMISAP) and the design standards in the Architectural Standards
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Manual (see the Application of Design Elements matrix on pg. 3-49 of the plan) as required by
the Development Agreement.The commercial portion of the development should incorporate
similar design elements, colors, and material as the residential portion of the development. (This
ongoing requirement will be met)
7. Public Art shall be provided within the development consistent with the Development Agreement
and TMISAP(pg. 3-49). A detail of such shall be included with the final plat application. (Details
of Public Art planned for the development are attached with application materials)
PUBLIC WORKS
1. Site Specific Conditions of Approval
I. Extend water main to existing blow off to the west. (Water main has been
extended)
II. Extend water main to the southern boundary in the right-of-way. (Comment has
been addressed)
III. Eliminate dead ends by looping water through the development. (Water has been
looped)
IV. Dead end water mains must end in a hydrant. (Comment has been addressed)
V. Water and sewer mains require a minimum 20-foot-wide easement per utility, or
30 foot combined with minimum separation maintained between mains. All
easements must be free from permanent structures including but not limited to
buildings, carports, streetlights, infiltration trenches, trees, bushes, trash
enclosures, etc. (Comment has been addressed)
VI. Manholes should not be placed in curb or gutter. (Comment has been addressed)
VI I. Proposed manhole SSWR-16 at the corner of Ten Mile and Cobolt should be
removed from the sidewalk. (Comment has been addressed)
VIII. Access roads and easements are required for all manholes outside of right-of-
way. (Comment has been addressed)
IX. Angles in and out of manholes must be a minimum 90 degrees in the direction of
flow. (This standard has been met)
X. No sewer service lines should pass through infiltration trenches. (Comment has
been addressed)
Sincerely,
Darral Moore, P.E.
J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc.
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