416 Residential Housing Standards
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ORDINANCE NO. 416
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 9-615,TITLE IX, CHAPTER 6, REVISED AND COMPILED
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTX,IDAHO,:ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT, EMERGENCY INTERIM, MORATORIUM, AND PROVIDING A NEW SECTION 9-615
TO BE ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING STANDARDS.
WHEREAS, the City Council and the .Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho have
concluded that it is in the best interest of said City to repeal Section 9-615,
Title IX, Chapter 6, Revised and Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian, Ada
County, Idaho, which section relates to a residential moratorium whi~h was to have
lapsed 120 days after its enactment but was included in the Revised and Compiled
Ordinances of the City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, and replace said Section
with a new Section 9-615 to be entitled Residential Housing Standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AND THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO,
Section 1. That Section 9-615 shall be and hereby is repealed.
Section 2. That the following Section 9-615 is hereby adopted and shall read
as follows:
9-615
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING STANDARDS:
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(A) All new residential housing built in the City of Meridian shall comply with
the most recent edition of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Minimun property standards, the Uniform Building COde, standards of the
County of Ada, and the State of Idaho regulatory agencies and the Ordinances,
Resolutions and policies of the City of Meridian.
(B) All new residential housing developments in the City of Meridian shall be
designed to insure compatability with adjacent existing and/or proposed
developments.
(C) There shall be dispersed among all new residential developments houses of
varying sizes and the following schedule shall set the percentages and
accompanying sizes that shall exist in all new residential developments,
it being understood that the below schedule is a minimum schedule and houses
of larger sizes may occupy a larger percentage than as set forth below:
1. No houses may be constructed which are less than 999 square feet;
2. Ten percent (10%) of the houses in a residential development may be
between 1000 and 1099 square feet;
3. Twenty percent(20%) of the house in a residential developmnet may be
between 1100 and 1199 square feet;
4. Forty percent (40%) of the houses in a residential development may be
between 1200 and 1299 square feet;
5. Thirty percent (30%) of the house in a residential development may be
larger than 1300 square feet.
(D) All houses below the 1300 square foot size shall be interspersed uniformly
throughout the entire development.
(E) All new residential housing developments in Meridian shall be subject to
design review to insure that the proposed housing units are within an
established area of community housing need as defined by the Meridian City
Housing Plan which includes the HUD Housing Inventory and Housing Goals
and tpe objectives of the Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
(F) All,new residential housing development plats shall have the individual
lots marked showing the minimum size house that will be constructed
thereon and no plat shall be recorded henceforth without such indication
clearly shown thereon. I
(G) That, prior to the enactment of this Ordinance, most residential
developments-and plats were approved by the City of Meridian with a
minimum housing size of 1350 square feet being contained in the restriction.
If an owner or oWners of a subdivision desire to have this Section apply
to their subdivision, they shall come before the City Council with an-
amended plat showing each lot and the "minimum size house that can be built
thereon ~rly shown-:-Said change in the plat shall notbeconsidered
as a new platting for purposes of Platting procedure and only the City
Council need act on such request, but one hearing must be held on such
request within fifteen (15) days prior to notice being published in the
official City newspaper and with notice being forwarded: pycertified mail
return receipt requested to all property owners within 300 feet of the
subdivision. After approval by the City Council, the Amended Plat shall
be recorded, clearly showing the minimum house size that can be constructed
on each lot.
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(H) This Section shall not apply to any residential housing deve1opmeiIt-that
was not initially restricted to a minimum house size.
Section 3. WHEREAS, there is an emergency therefor, which emergency
is declared to exist, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the City of
Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, this 18th day of OCTOBER, 1982'0
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ATTEST:
Clerk
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APPROVED:
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AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 416
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 9-615, TITLE IX, CHAPTER 6, REVISED
AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO,
ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, EMERGENCY INTERIM, MORATORIUM,
AND PROVIDING A NEW SECTION 9-615 TO BE ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL
HOUSING STANDARDS.
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Mayor of the City of
Meridian, Idaho have concluded that it is in the best interest of
said City to repeal Section 9-615, Title IX, Chapter 6, Revised
and Compiled Ordinances of the City of Peridian, Ada County, Idaho,
which section relates to a residential moratorium which was to have
lapsed 120 days after its enactment but was included in the Revised
and Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho,
and replace said Section with a new Section 9-615 to be entitled
Residential Housing Standards,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 14AYOR OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY,
I DAHO ,
Section 1. That Section 9-615 shall be and hereby is repealed
Section 2. That the following Section 9-615 is hereby adopted
and shall read as follows:
9-615 RESIDENTIAL HOUSING STANDARDS:
(A) All new residential housing built in the City of Meridian
shall comply with the most recent edition of the Department
of housing and Urban Development Minimum property standards,
the Uniform Building Code, standards of the County of Ada,
and the State of Idaho regulatory agencies and the Ordinances,
Resolutions and policies of the City of Meridian.
(B) All new residential housing developments in the City of
Meridian shall be designed to insure compatability with
adjacent existing and/or proposed developments.
(C) There shall be dispersed among all new residential develop-
ments houses of varying sizes and the following schedule shall
set the percentages and accompanying sizes that shall exist ir
all new residential developments, it being understood that the
i' below schedule is a minimum schedule and houses of larges
AMBROSE, sizes may occupy a larger percentage than as set forth below
FITZGERALD
SCROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.4461
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
& CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridlan, Idaho
83642
Telephone 8884461
1. No houses may be constructed which are less than 999
square feet;
2. Ten percent (10%) of the houses in a residential develop-
ment may be between 1000 and 1099 square feet;
3. Twenty percent (20%) of the houses in a residential
development may be between 1100 and 1199 square feet;,
4. Forty percent (40%) of the houses in a residential
development may be between 1200 and 1299 square feet;
5. Thirty percent (30%) of the houses in a residential
development may be larger than 1300 square feet.
(D) All houses below the 1300 square foot size shall be inter-
sperced uniformly throughout the entire development.
(E) All new residential housing developments in Meridian shall be
subject to design review to insure that the proposed housing
units are within an established area of community housing
need as defined by the Meridian City Housing Plan which
includes the HUD Housing Inventory and Housing Goals and. the
objectives of the Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
(F) All new residential housing development plats shall have the
individual lots marked showing the minimum size house that
can be constructed thereon and no plat shall be recorded
henceforth without such indication clearly shown thereon.
(G) That, prior to the enactment of this Ordinance, most residen-
tial developments and plats were approved by the City of
Meridian with a minimum housing size of 1350 square feet
being contained in the restrictive covenants of the subdivi-
sion. This Section shall not have the effect of removing
that 1350 square foot restriction. If an owner or owners
of a subdivision desire to have this Section apply to their
subdivision, they shall come before the City Council with an
amended plat showing each lot and the minimum size house —
that can be built thereon clearly shown. Said change in the
plat shall not be considered as a new platting for purposes
of Platting procedures and only the City Council need act on
such request, but one hearing must be held on such request
with fifteen (15) days prior notice being published in the
official City newspaper and with notice being forwarded by
certified mail return receipt requested to all property owner
in the subdivision and to all property owners within 300 feet
of the external boundaries of the subdivision. After approva
by the City Council, the Amended Plat shall be recorder's,
clearly showing the minimum house size that can be constructe
on each lot.
(H) This Section shall not apply to any residential housing
development that was not initially restricted to a minimum
house size.
Section 3. WHEREAS, there is an emergency therefor, which
emergency is declared to exist, this Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force and effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the
City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, this YM day ofAo—r` 1 ,
1983.
ATTEST:
iemanrj/, City Cler
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
&CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 8884461
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OR.DIN?`NCE NO. / A�
AN ORDINANCE REPEPJ IN(, SECTION 9-615 , TITLE IX, CHAPTER 6, REVISED
AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO,
ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPPA.ENT, Er11ERGENCY INTERIM, MORATOI'IUP4,
FNDPROVIDING A NEW SECTION 9-615 TO BE ENTITLED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
STANDARDS.
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Mayor of the City of
Meridian, Idaho have concluded that it is in the best interest of
said City to repeal Section 9-615, Title I`:, Chapter 6, Revised
and Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho,
which section relates to a residential moratorium which was to have
lapsed 120 days after its enactment but was included in the Revised
and Compiled Ordinances of the City of 'Meridian, Ada County, Idaho,
and replace said Section with a new Section 9-615 to be entitled
Residential Housing Standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 11IAYOR OF THE CITY 0:7
MERIDIAN AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF =-.IDIAN, ADA C017NTY,
I DAHO ,
Section 1. That Section 9-61-5 shall be and hereby is repealed.
Section 2. That the following Section 9-615 is hereby adopted
and shall read as follows:
9-615 RESIDENTIAL HOUSINr STANDARDS:
(A) All new residential housing built in the City of Meridian shall
comply with the most recent edition of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development minimum property standards, the
Uniform Building Code, standards of the County of Ada, and the
State of Idaho regulatory agencies and the Ordinances, Reso-
lutions and policies of the City of Meridian.
(B) All new residential housing developments in the City of
Meridian shall be designed to insure compatabilit_y with
adjacent existing and/or proposed developments.
(C) There shall be dispersed among all new residential developments
houses of varying sizes and the following schedule shall set
the percentages and accompanying sizes that shall exist in all
new residential developments, it being understood that the
below schedule is a minimum schedule and '-louses of larger
sizes may occupy a larger percentage than as set forth below:
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
BCROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.4461
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
& CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888-4461
1. No houses may be constructed which are less than 999
square feet;
2. Ten percent (10%) of the houses in a residential develop-
ment may be between 1000 and 1099 square feet;
3. Twenty percent (20%) of the houses in a residential
development may be between 1100 and 1199 square feet:
4. Forty percent (40%) of the houses in a residential
development may be between 1209 and 1299 square feet;
5. Thirty percent (30%) of the houses in a residential
development may be larger than 1300 square feet.
(D) All houses below the 1300 square foot size shall be inter-
spersed uniformly throughout the entire development.
(E) All new residential housing developments in meridian shall be
subject to design review to insure that the proposed housing
units are within an established area of community housing
need as defined by the Meridian City Housing Plan which
includes the HUD Housing Inventory and Housing Goals and the
objectives of the Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
(F) All new residential housing development plats shall have the
individual lots marked showing the minimum size house that
will be constructed thereon and no plat shall be recorded
henceforth without such indication clearly shown thereon.
(G) That, prior to the enactment of this Ordinance, most residen-
tial developments and plats were approved by the City of
meridian with a minimum housing size of 1350 square feet being
contained in the restrictive covenants of the subdivision.
This Section shall not have the effect of removing that 1350
square foot restriction. If an owner or owners of a subdivi-
sion desire to have this Section apply to their,subdivision,
they shall come before the City Council with an amended plat
showing each lot and the minimum size house-thnt can be built
thereon clearly shown. Said change in the plat shall not be
considered as a new platting for purposes of Platting proce-
dure and only the City Council need act on such request, but
one hearing must be held on such request within fifteen (15)
days prior to notice being published in the official City
newspaper and with notice being forwarded by certified mail
return receipt requested to all property owners within 300
feet of the subdivision. After approval by the City Council,
the Amended Plat shall be recorded, clearly showing the mini-
mum house size that can be constructed on each lot.
(H) This Section shall not apply to any residential housing
development that was not initially restricted to a minimum
house size.
Section 3. WHEREAS, there is an emergency therefor, which
emergency is declared to exist, this Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force and effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication as required by law.
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PASSED by the City Council and approved by the Mayor_ of the
City of meridian, Ada County, Idaho, this ZE"d'ay of
1982.
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
BCROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone888.4461