03-1001 City Code Wardle Zoning Amendmt
CITY OF MERIDIAN
ORDINANCE NO. 03- / IJIJ /
BY: Æi/II/~ry
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING SECTION 1 ZONING
SCHEDULE OF BULK AND COVERAGE CONTROLS AND SECTION 2 D,
SUPPLEMENTAL YARD AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS OF CHAPTER 9 OF TITLE
11 PROVIDING FOR THE ADDITION AND/OR DELETION OF LANGUAGE
PERTAINING TO THE ARCHITECTURAL ENCROACHMENT TO SETBACKS IN
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS TO BE REPEALED, RESCINDED AND ANNULLED; PROVIDING
VALIDITY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADA, STATE OF IDAHO:
SECTION 1: That Section I of Chapter 9 of Title II ZONING SCHEDULE OF BULK AND
COVERAGE CONTROLS, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding and/or deleting
language pertaining to the architectural encroachment to setbacks in residential developments,
and the same shall read as follows:
Amend Zoning Ordinance Title II Chapter 9 Sections I and 2 D
11-9-1:
ZONING SCHEDULE OF BULK AND COVERAGE CONTROLS:
Zoning Schedule of Bulk and Coverage Controls
Minimum Lot Area (0) Frout Rear nterior Side Street Side Maximum Lot Maximum IMinimum Street
District COy. (iu %) Build. Height iFrontage (5)
R-4 8,000 sq. ft. per D.U. 30' (I) IS' (7) 5' /ste<y 5' (I) 35' 80'
0' (2.'!1 0' (2.'!1
~-8 6,500 sq.ft. (3) per D.U 30' \1) IS' (7) 5'/ste<y 5' (I) 5' ~5' (3
,000 sq.ft (4) per D.U. 0' (2.'!1 IS' (7) 5'/ste<y 0' (2.2) 35' ~O' per D.U. (4)
~-15 ,400 sq. ft. per D.U. 0'(2.'!1 IS' (7) 5' /story 0' (2.2) 0' 50'
(1) Arterial and Collector Streets
(2) Local Streets
(3) Single-Family Detached Dwellings
(4) Single-Family Attached Dwellings and Two-Family Dwellings (Duplex)
(5) Street frontage on cul-de-sac lots shall be a minimum of 40 feet measured as a chord measurement.
Street ITontage for one or two lots sharing a common driveway shall be a minimum of IS feet.
Street ITontage for three or four lots sharing a common driveway shall be a minimum of 10 feet.
Street ITontage for flag lots that do not share a common driveway shall be a minimum of 30 feet.
(6) A smaller minimum lot area may be requested and granted if deemed feasible.
(7) On comer lots in Residential Districts, the rear set back may be determined on a side of a structure, at the option of the builder.
(8) Minimum lot area shall be determined exclusive ofland that is used for streets, highways, alleys, roads, rights of way, irrigation easements
unless the water is conveyed through pipe or tile and included as part of the utility easement that generally run along the lot lines, and land that is
used for the conveyance of irrigation water, drainage water, creek or river flows.
(9) The setback may be reduced to fifteen feet (IS') for living areas 9ßly fRat garages ar sta.age areas). and side entry ¡>;ara¡>;es in accordance with
MCCII-9-2D3.
Amend Zoning Ordinance Title 11 Chapter 9 Sections I and 2 D
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SECTION 2. That Section 2 Subsection D. of Chapter 9 of Title II, SUPPLEMENTAL
YARD AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding and/or
deleting language pertaining to the architectural encroachment to setbacks in residential
developments, and the same shall read as follows:
11-9-2: SUPPLEMENTAL YARD AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS: In addition to all yard
regulations specified in the Zoning Schedule of Bulk and Coverage Controls and in other
sections of this Title, the following provisions shall be adhered to:
A.
Visibility At Intersections: On a comer lot in any district, nothing shall be erected,
placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision. (See
figure in Section 11-20-2 of this Title for illustration.)
B.
Yard Requirements For Multi-Family Dwellings: Multi-family dwellings shall be
considered as one building for the purpose of determining front, side and rear yard
requirements. The entire group as a unit shall require one front, one rear and two (2) side
yards as specified for dwellings in the appropriate district.
C.
Requirements For Nonresidential Uses Abutting Residential Districts: Screening and/or
other buffer requirements, as stipulated by the Commission or Council, shall be
provided. Said screening at a height of six feet (6'), maintained in good condition and
free of all advertising or other signs; for screening required for parking areas, see
subsection 11-13-4B of this Title. (Ord. 430, 4-2-1984)
Architectural Projections: O 3ea struetlHes SlieR as J3ÐfeReS, eanÐJ3ies, \¡aleoHieG,
J3latfoTffis, ear¡¡Ðrts, eeY6fElà J3atios, ehimneys and similar arehiteetlffill J3fOjeetiÐHG
Carports shall be considered part of the building to which it is attached and shall not
project into the required minimum front, side or rear yard. (Ord. 557, 10-1-1991)
Exceptions to this section are:
The following encroachments shall be permitted in anv vard:
.!h Open structures such as porches. canopies. balconies. platforms. covered
patios. cornices. eaves or other projections. which do not increase the volume
of space enclosed bv the building and do not project into anv required vard
more than two feet (2').
Q, Chimneys. pop-out windows and other projections which do not increase the
usable floor area and do not exceed eight feet (8') in width. mav project UP to
two feet (2') into anv required yard. In addition. this exception shall include.
but is not be limited to. direct vent gas fireplaces. entertainment centers and
window seats.
The following encroachments shall be permitted in any rear vard:
Amend Zoning Ordinance Title II Chapter 9 Sections I and 2 D
fb. Umoofed balcony in rear yard. provided that such balconv shall project no
more than four feet (4') into such vard.
1,
The following encroachments shall be permitted in the front vard ofR-4. R-8 and R-15
zones:
fb. A residence that utilizes a side entry garage mav have a 15 foot (15') front
vard setback. provided that the distance measured along the inside edge of
the drivewav ftom the propertv line to the garage is not less than 20 feet
(20'). Side entry garages located less than twenty feet (20') from the
PTOpertv line shall include at least one window. no less than six (6) square
feet in size. facing the street.
Q, A 15 foot (15 ') front yard setback mav be permitted for a residence provided
that it is designed with living space floor area that projects anv distance in
front of the area proposed for parking. The 15 foot (15') setback applies to
the projected living space; required parking shall be setback 20 feet (20')
from the garage face to the front lot line.
~ Permitted encroachments into the front yard. as derIDed in 11-9-2.D.1.a and
11-9-2.D.1.b. shall be allowed in addition to the 15 foot (15') front vard
setback.
E.
Exceptions To Height Regulations: The height limitations contained in the zoning
schedule of bulk and coverage controls do not apply to spires, belfries, cupolas, pole
antennas, water tanks, public utility power poles, ventilators, chimneys or other
appurtenances usually required to be placed above the level and not intended for human
occupancy except where height of such structures will constitute a hazard to the safe
landing and take-off of aircraft at an established airport. (Ord. 430, 4-2-1984)
SECTION 4, All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled.
SECTION 5: VALIDITY: The Meridian City Council hereby declares that any section,
paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance as adopted and amended herein be declared for
any reason to be invalid it is the intent of the Meridian City Council that it would have passed
all other portions of this Ordinance independent of the elitnination here from of any portion as
may be declared invalid.
SECTION 6: SAVINGS CLAUSE: This Ordinance does not affect an action or proceeding
commenced or right accrued before this Ordinance takes effect.
SECTION 7: DATE OF EFFECT: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its
passage, approval and publication, according to law.
Amend Zoning Ordinance Title II Chapter 9 Sections I and 2 D
.,l. ASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
Z ß - day of VMe...a..rq , 2003.
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
2B~ day of Vâ.n..ua,r'J ' 2003.
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STATE OF IDAHO,)
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On this 'l/¡1f' day Of~ ,2003, before me, the undersigned,
a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared ROBERT D. CORRIE and
WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., known to me to be the Mayor and City Clerk of the CITY of
Meridian, Idaho, and who executed the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that the
City of Meridian executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal
the day and year first above written.
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