01-919 City Code Zoning Regulations Cond.CITY OF MERIDIAN
ORDINANCE NO. ~)/'-
Revised C/C 6/27/01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS OF CHAPTER 2 OF TITLE 11 PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL
DEFINITIONS, DELETION OF DEFINITIONS AND REVISING DEFINTIONS, AND
AMENDING SUBSECTION E.3. OF SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER 3 TITLE 11 TO ADD
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AND DELETE LANGUAGE; AND AMENDING SECTION
3 OF CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE TO DELETE LANGUAGE AND ADD A NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH C.; AND AMENDING SECTION 2 OF CHAPTER 7 OF TITLE 11
TO ADD LANGUAGE AND DELETE LANGUAGE; AND AMENDING SUBSECTION
B.7. OF SECTION 5 OF CHAPTER 13 OF TITLE 1 1 TO ADD LANGUAGE AND
DELETE L/kNGUAGE; AND AMENDING SECTION 1 OF CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 11
OF THE ZONING SCHEDULE OF USE CONTROL TO ADD DEFINITIONS AND
DELETE DEFINITIONS; AND REPEALING CHAPTER 17 OF TITLE 1 1
"CONDITIONAL USES" ZONING REGULATIONS AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
"PLANNED DEVELOPMENT" SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT 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MERIDIAN CITY CODE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS TO BE REPEALED,
RESCINDED AND ANNULLED; PROVIDING VALIDITY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS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 I: That Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 11 Definitions, be, and the same is
hereby amended by adding additional definitions, deletion of definitions and revising
definitions, and tire same shall read as follows:
ACCESSORY USE OK A use or structure on the same lot witir, and of a
STRUCTURE: nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal
use or structure. An accessory use or structure does not alter
the essential characteristics of the principal permitted use and
does not include a building which is defined herein as a
"dwelling unit".
ZONING REGULATIONS "CONDITIONAL USES" AND
SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
REPEALING CHAPTERS 17 OF TITLE 11AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
ADMINISTRATOR:
A designated member of the City staff who is appointed by
the Mayor, and confirmed by the Council, to administer this
Title.
AESTHETIC:
Those qualities Of a development or natural feature which
contribute to a pleasant environment.
AGRICULTURE:
The use of land for farming, dairying, pasturage, agriculture,
horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, animal and poultry
husbandry and the necessary accessory uses for packing,
treating or storing the produce, provided, however, that:
The operation of any such accessory uses shall be
secondary to that of normal agricultural activities; and
The above uses shall not include the feeding or
sheltering of animals or poultry in penned enclosures
within one hundred feet (100') of any residential
zoning district. Agriculture does not include the
operation or maintenance of a commercial stockyard or
feed yard where large numbers of livestock are fed
concentrated feeds, particularly for the purpose of
fattening for market.
ALLEY:
A public or private way with an improved driving surface of
not less than sixteen feet (16') nor more than twenty feet
(20') wide and with a platted width not wider than necessary
to accommodate said driving surface, drainage, utilities,
fencing and appurtenant facilities, affording only secondary
means of access to abutting property at the back or side of a
property.
ALLOWED USES:
Same as "permitted use".
AMENITY:
Attractive, pleasant or agreeable qualities associated with the
design of a development or buildings and equipment.
APARTMENT:
A room or suite of rooms in a multiple-family structure which
is arranged, designed or used as a single housekeeping unit and
has complete and permanently installed Mtchen and bathroom
facilities.
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SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
REPEALING CHAPTERS 17 OF TITLE 11 AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
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APARTMENT HOUSE:
APPLICANT:
APPLICATION:
ARCHITECT:
AREA
REQUIREMENT:
Any building, or portion thereof, which is designed, built,
rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied as the home or
residence of three (3) or more families living independently of
each other and doing their own cooking in said building.
A request for a rehearing or reconsideration or a request to a
higher authority for a change of the decision on the
application, usually because said application has been denied
or approved with the conditions by the Administrator,
Commission or Council. This Title sets forth the procedure
which must be followed in the filing of an appeal. A time
element is stated, and the applicant must take action within
this period. An appeal must also be filed on appropriate forms
which have been adopted pursuant to this Title.
Any person initiating an application for subdividing or
development of land for the building or modification of any
improvement on land. Applicant also includes any person
submitting a request for rezone, conditional use, accessory use,
annexation, or request to be allowed to malce any application
authorized under this Title.
Proposals which are initiated by a person to the Commission
and Council for consideration. An application shall include,
but not be limited to, zoning amendments, conditional use
permits, variances, preliminary development plans or plats,
final development plans or plats, appeals, certificates of zoning
compliance, certificates of occupancy and annexation.
A person who is qualified by reason of his knowledge of
mathematics, the arts, the physical sciences and the principals
of architecture acquired by professional education and
experience, to engage in the practice of architecture, Idaho
Code section 54-301.
The designation given to the specific requirements
set forth in a zone or district by the Zoning Ordinance text.
Area requirements refer to the numberical standards
established for a lot and building coverage in a particular
district.
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SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
REPEALING CHAPTERS 17 OF TITLE 11 AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
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AREAWIDE WASTE
TREATMENT
MANAGEMENT PLAN
(208 PLAN):
AUTOMOBLE
WRECFdNG YARD:
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR:
BABYSITTING:
BASEMENT:
BLOCK:
BOARDING OR LODGING
Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act Amendments of 1972 calls for a rational
program for cleaner water by 1983. The 208 Plan,
known as the "1977 Ada/Canyon Areawide Waste Treatment
Management Plan", requires the development of water quality
solutions by State and local levels of government.
Premises on which two (2) or more currently
nonlicensed motor vehicles or two (2) or more
Motor vehicles not in operating condition are standing more
than thirty (30) days and are dismantled or stored. "Motor
vehicles" includes also mobile homes, trailers or trucl<s. Fully
enclosed buildings are exempt from this definition.
The repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles or
parts thereof, including collision service, painting and steam
cleaning of vehicles.
The act of caring for children for consideration while the
parents or usual guardians are absent. If it is performed in the
child's own home or all the children are brothers and sisters of
each other, this definition shall not be restricted as to the
number of children. If it is performed in the babysitter's
home for children who are not all brothers and sisters, this
definition of babysitting shall be restricted to three (3)
children not any of which are related as brothers or sisters.
Babysitting is further defined as being performed on a
sporadic basis and not on an every weekday basis. It is not to
be confused with daycare or the definition of a childcare
facility.
A portion of a building all or partly underground but having at
least one-half (1/2) of its height below the average level of the
adjoining ground.
A group of lots, tracts or parcels within well-defined
boundaries, usually streets.
A building (other than a hotel, motel or restaurant)
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SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
REPEALING CHAPTERS 17 OF TITLE 11 AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
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HOUSE:
BUFFER STRIP OR ZONE:
BUILDING:
BUILDING, ACCESSORY:
BUILDING, EXISTING:
BUILDING, HEIGHT:
BUILDING,
NONCONFORMING:
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL:
BUILDING SETBACK LINE:
where meals and/or lodging are provided for compensation to
three (3) or more persons who are not members of the
householder's family.
An area established to protect one type of land use from
possible undesirable characteristics of another, as between
industrial and residential zones. The more intensive
utilization of land to provide screening from that of the less
intensive.
Any structure securely Rxed to the land, and which is designed
or intended for the shelter, enclosure or protection of persons,
animals, chattels or property of any ldnd.
A subordinate building detached from, but located on the
same lot as the principal building, the use of which is
incidental and accessory to that of the main building or use.
(For illustration, see 11-20-1 of this Title.)
A building erected prior to the effective date of this Title or
one for which a legal building permit has been issued as of the
effective date of this Title's initial adoption on April 2, 1984.
The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of
the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the
highest point of the roof for fiat roofs, to the deck line of
mansard roofs, and the top of building walls for gable, hip and
gambrel roofs.
Any building which does not conform to the
requirements of this Title.
A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of
the lot on which said building is situated. Every dwelling in
any R District is a principal building. (For illustration, see
Section 11-20-1 of this Title.)
An imaginary line established by this Title that requires all
buildings to be set back from lot lines. (For illustration, see
Section 11-20-1 of this Title.)
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SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
REPEALING CHAPTERS 17 OF TITLE 11 AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
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BUILDING SITE:
BULK:
An area proposed or provided and improved by grading,
filling, excavation or other means for erecting pads for
buildings.
A term used to describe the size and relationships of buildings
and other structures, spaces, streets and parldng and overall
land area.
CARPORT:
CEMETERY:
CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY:
CHILD CARE FACILITY:
A covered shelter for no more than three (3) automobiles open
on two (2) or more sides.
Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the human
or animal dead and dedicated for purposes, including
crematories, mausoleums and mortuaries if operated in
connection with and within the boundaries of such cemetery
for which perpetual care and maintenance is provided.
A certificate which is issued by the Building
Inspector to indicate that, after construction of the building
has been completed, or a use in an existing building has been
changed, the purpose for which the building was constructed
or changed is capable of being carried out in accordance with
the terms of this Tide. A structure cannot be occupied until a
certificate of occupancy and license have been issued.
Any home, structure, or place where nonmedical
care, protection, or supendsion is regularly provided
to children under fourteen (14) years of age, for
periods less than twenty four (24) hours per day,
while the parents or guardians are not on the
premises. There are three (3) types of childcare
facilities:
A. Family Childcare Home: A childcare facility which
provides care for five (5) or fewer children throughout the day.
B. Group Childcare Home: A childcare facility which
provides care for six (6) to twelve (12) children throughout
the day.
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C. Childcare Center: A childcare facility which provides
care for more than twelve (12) children throughout the day.
It should be noted that in determining the type of childcare
facility that is being operated, the total number of children
cared for during the day and not the number of children at the
facility at any one time is determinative.
CITY:
The City of Meridian which has jurisdiction over
the land under consideration in this Title.
CLINIC (MEDICAL, DENTAL,
OPTICAL):
A building (other than a hospital) used by one or
more health care practitioners for the purpose of care,
diagnosis or treatment of sick, ailing, infirm, or iniured
patients, or those who are in need of medical and surgical
attention, but which building does not provide board, room or
regular hospital care and services.
CLUB OR LODGE:
A building or portion thereof on premises owned or operated
by a nonprofit organized association of persons for a social,
literary, political, educational, recreational or similar purpose
primarily for the exclusive use of enrolled members and their
guests, but not including any organization, group or
association, the principal activity of which is to render a
service usually and ordinarily carried on as a business.
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
(INDUSTRIAL AND
COMMERCIAL):
Units which are concentrated in one area, and
served by common parldng roads and utilities.
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
(RESIDENTIAL):
Units which are concentrated in one area and
surrounded by common open space.
COMMERCIAL USE OR
BUSINESS:
The purchase, sale or other transaction involving the
handling or disposition of any article, substance or
commodity, or management of office buildings, offices for
recreational, entertainment or amusement enterprises, or the
maintenance and use of offices by professions and trades
rendering services. The purchase, sale or other transactions
involving the handling or disposition of any article, substance
or conm~odity, or the dispensing of services for livelihood or
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SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
REPEALING CHAPTERS 17 OF TITLE 11 AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
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COMMISSION:
COMMITTEE OR SPECIAL
COMMISSION:
profit; ownership or management of office buildings, offices
for recreational, entertainment or amusement enterprises or
the maintenance and use of offices by professions and trades
rendering services is included in this definition.
The Planning and Zoning Commission which is appointed by
the Mayor and confirmed by the Council.
A group of citizens as appointed by the Mayor of
the City of Meridian and confirmed by the Council,
or appointed by the Planning and Zoning Commission to
implement the policies of the Comprehensive Plan or to assist
with technical evaluation of subdivisions, development or
special plans and to make recommendations to the
Commission and Council.
COMMUNITY SHOPPING
CENTER (COMMERCIAL):
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
CONDITIONAL USE:
A shopping center the size of which generally falls
between neighborhood and regional shopping centers.
Generally one hundred thousand to four hundred thousand
(100,000 to 400,000) square feet of gross floor space on a site
of eight to thirty (8 to 30) acres.
The Comprehensive Plan which has been officially adopted by
the City of Meridian, Idaho.~
Same as "special use". A utilization of land having
characteristics such that it may be allowed in a particular
zoning district only after review by the Commission and
Council, and granting of approval imposing conditions
deemed necessary to make the proposed use compatible with
other uses in the area.
CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT:
~o,, ...........ame as s ecia use ermit ~-~
or ........v ..... j Pe~it issued to allow a conditional use.
Title in a zoning dlatNct.
1 See Appendix to this Code.
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SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
REPEALING CHAPTERS 17 OF TITLE 11 AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
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CONDOMINIUM:
A system of individual fee ownership of units in a multi-unit
structure which is usually combined with ioint ownership of
common areas of the structure and land.
CONTIGUOUS:
Two (2) parcels of land which, at some point, have a common
border.
CONTRACTOR YARD:
Any parcel of land used for storage, maintenance or processing
incidental to the business of building, hauling, excavation,
demolition or similar activity and including any parcel of land
used for the incidental repair of machinew used for any of the
above listed activities.
CONVALESCENT OR
NURSING HOME, REST
HOME:
CONVENIENCE CENTERS:
CONVENIENCE STORE:
COUNCIL:
COURT:
Any home, place or institution which operates or
maintains facilities providing convalescent, or
chronic care, or both, for a period in excess of twenty four
(24) consecutive hours for two (2) or more patients not
related by blood or marriage to the operator, and said patients,
who by reason of illness or infirmity, are unable to properly
care for themselves.
A commercial development offering goods at retail and
personal services to a limited area in population.
A store offering goods, including gasoline, for sale at retail.
The offering for sale of services or goods pertaining to the
repair or servicing of vehicles shall not be included within this
definition of convenience store. See definition of Service
Station.
The elected, legislative and governing body of the City of
Meridian, Idaho.
A space which is open and unobstructed to the sky, on a lot,
and bounded on three (3) or more sides by building walls or
fences.
COVENANT:
A written promise or plan.
CULVERT:
driveway.
ZONING REGULATIONS "CONDITIONAL USES" AND
SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
REPEALING CHAPTERS 17 OF TITLE i 1 AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
A drain that channels water under a bridge, street, road or
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DAIRY FARM:
A farm whose principal function is the production of milk and
milk products and which may include the processing of milk
so produced. A dairy farm further refers to a dairy barn or
processing facility or feeding area where animals are kept,
raised or fed in a restricted area.
DEDICATION:
DEGRADATION:
The setting apart of land or interests in land for use by the
public by ordinance, resolution or entry in the official minutes
as by the recording of a plat. Dedicated land becomes public
land upon the acceptance by the City.
To scale-down the desirability or stability of an area's physical
environment.
DENSITY:
DEVELOPED AREA:
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
(PRELIMINARY AND
FINAL DEVELOPMENT
PLANS):
DISTRICT OR ZONE:
A unit of measurement which specifies the number of dwelling
units per acre of land.
A. Gross Density: The number of dwelling units per acre of
total land to be developed, including public right-of-way.
B. Net Density: The number of dwelling units per acre of land
when the acreage involved excludes public and private right of
way for streets and roads.
That portion of development which contains all structures,
roads and site improvements. Common open space shall be
deemed to be part of the developed area.
All plats, plans and/or submissions by a subdivider
or developer in whole or in part describing a
development and considered by the Conm~ission
and Council.
A portion of the City of Meridian within which certain
uniform regulations and requirements or various combinations
thereof apply under provisions of this Title. The letter "R"
shall represent the residential districts, with the number
following the letter "R" representing the maximum allowable
dwelling units per acre. The letter "C" shall represent the
commercial districts. The letter "I" shall represent the
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industrial district. The letters "LO" shall represent the limited
office district.
DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK:
DOWN-ZONING:
DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENT:
Cattle, dairy animals, sheep, goats and other grazing animals
as would be found on a normal farm livestock operation.
An action by an entity authorized to adjust zoning regulations
which results in the lowering of the zoning classification of a
given tract, tracts or area to a lesser land use; for example, an
adjustment from commercial to residential land use.
An establishment (other than a service station or truck stop)
which is designed to accommodate the motor vehicles and
patrons in such manner as to permit the occupants of such
vehicles, while remaining therein, to make a purchase or to
receive services.
DRY LINE SEWER:
Sewer lines which have been installed as per City
specifications before connections to a Municipal wastewater
treatment facility become a reality.
DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY: A dwelling consisting of four (4) or more attached dwelling
units.
DWELLING, SINGLE-
FAMILY:
DWELLING, THREE-FAMILY
(TRIPLEX):
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
(DUPLEX):
DWELLING UNIT:
EASEMENT:
A dwelling consisting of a single dwelling unit only,
separated from other dwelling units by open space.
A dwelling consisting of three (3) attached dwelling
units.
A dwelling designed to be used by two (2) families
consisting of two (2) dwelling units which may be either
attached side by side or one above the other.
Any building or portion thereof which meets adopted building
codes and is used as a residence or living quarters of one or
more persons.
A permanent or temporary limited right of use of land for
specific purposes.
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SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
REPEALING CHAPTERS 17 OF TITLE 11 AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
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ENGINEER AND
PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEER:
ENTERTAINMENT
FACILITIES
(COMMERCIAL):
EXCLUSIVE ZONING:
FAMILY:
FENCE:
FENCE, OPEN:
FLOODPLAIN:
A person who is qualified by reason of his
knowledge of mathematics, the physical sciences,
and the principles of engineering acquired by professional
education and practical experience, to engage in the practice of
professional engineering. See Idaho Code section 54-1202(a)
and (b).
Any structure housing any "for profit" activity, which
is generally related to the entertainment field, such
as motion picture theaters, taverns, nightclubs, cocktail
lounges, bowling alleys, and similar entertainment activities.
This is a term applied to a district on the Zoning
Map in which only one type of land use is permitted. There
may be several variations of the type of land use, but only
one category is allowed. Illustrative of this is where an area
has been designated as an industrial district and the ordinance
text then sets forth the permitted uses and requirements
therefor. The text of an exclusive ordinance will indicate that
only industrial development will be allowed in this zone.
With the exception of conditional uses, all other uses such as
residential and commercial will be prohibited.
A person living alone or two (2) or more persons living
together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit as
distinguished from a group occupying a boarding house,
lodging house, motel or hotel.
An enclosure; especially, an enclosing barrier, as one to
prevent straying from within or intrusion into.
A fence that does not restrict or impede vision or sight
through the fence by more than twenty percent (20%).
The relatively flat area or low land adjoining the channel of a
river, stream, lake or other body of water which has been or
may be covered by water of a flood of 100-year frequency.
The floodplain includes the channel, floodway and floodway
fringe, as established per the engineering practices as specified
by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
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FLOOR AREA, NET:
That portion of the gross floor area of the building occupied
by the listed use or uses and shall include hallways, storage
and packaging space, dressing or restrooms and laboratory or
work rooms. However, that floor space within the building
reserved for parldng or loading of vehicles and basement space
used only for building maintenance and utilities shall be
excluded.
GARAGE, PRIVATE:
An enclosed accessory building or an accessory portion of the
main building designed and used for indoor parking or storage
of vehicles or boats owned and operated by the occupant of
the main dwelling. An unattached garage is considered to be
an accessory building.
GARAGE, PUBLIC:
A building or portion thereof (except a private garage) used or
designed to be used for the storage of motor vehicles.
To shine with a harsh, uncomfortably bright light.
GOVERNING BODY:
The Meridian City Council.
GRADE:
The elevation of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to
the midpoint of any exterior wall of a building or structure.
GRADE, ESTABLISHED:
The curb line grade at the lot lines as approved by the Ada
County Highway District Engineer or appropriate agency.
HABITAT:
The character of the natural environment needed to support
native plant and animal life.
HARDSHIP:
An unusual situation on the part of an individual property
owner which will not permit him to enjoy the full utilization
of his property as is enjoyed by others in the commmzity. A
hardship can exist only when it is not self-created.
HEALTH AUTHORITY:
Central District Health Department or Idaho State Health
and Welfare Department.
HIGHWAY: The entire width between the boundary lines of every way
publicly maintained when any part is open to the use of the
public for vehicular traffic, with jurisdiction extending to the
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SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
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HOME OCCUPATIONS,
URBAN AND RURAL:
HOSPITAL:
HOTEL:
IMPACT AREA:
IMPROVEMENT:
INDUSTRIAL:
adjacent property line, including sidewalks, shoulders, berms
and rights of way not intended for motorized traffic. The
term "street" is interchangeable with highway.
Any gainful operation, profession or craft, which is
customarily incidental to or carried on in a dwelling place, and
wherein the use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use
of the structure for dwelling purposes.
An institution devoted primarily to the maintenance and
operation of facilities for the medical or surgical care of
patients for twenty four (24)hours or more. The term
"hospital" does not include convalescent, nursing or boarding
homes, or any institution operating solely for the treatment of
mentally ill persons, drug addicts, liquor addicts or other types
of cases necessitating forcible confinement of patients.
A building containing six (6) or more bedrooms where
overnight lodging without individual cooking facilities is
offered to the public for compensation, and is primarily for the
accommodation of transient guests. A motel shall not be
deemed to be a hotel.
That area duly negotiated and adopted pursuant to Idaho
Code section 67-6526 by the City of Meridian and Ada
County, State of Idaho, by means of a separate ordinance.
That area shall be governed by the ordinances of the City of
Meridian pertaining to zoning and development.
Any alteration to the land or other physical constructions
associated with building site developments.
The manufacture, processing and testing of goods and
rnateriais, including the production of power. It does not refer
to the growing of agricultural crops, or the raising of livestock,
or the extraction or severance of raw materials from the land
being classified, but it does include activities incidental
thereto.
INGRESS AND EGRESS:
Entrance and exit.
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INSTITUTION:
JUNICYARD:
KENNEL:
LAND USE:
Building and land designed to aid individuals in need of
mental, therapeutic, rehabilitative counseling or other
correctional services.
An outdoor space where waste, discarded, or salvaged
materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed,
disassembled, stored or handled. Junkyard also includes house
wrecking and structural steel materials and equipment, but
does not include such places where such uses are conducted
entirely within a completely enclosed building such as pawn
shops and establishments for the sale, purchase or storage of
used furniture and household equipment or for used cars in
operable condition, or salvaged materials which are incidental
to manufacturing operations.
Any lot or premises on which three (3) or more dogs and/or
cats and other household domestic animals more than slx (6)
months of age are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained,
sold or cared for.
A term used to indicate the utilization of any piece of land
whether it be lot, plat, tract or acreage. Land use is an
indication of the existing development within a community
and becomes the basis to formulate district boundaries.
LAND USE PLAN:
LOADING AND
UNLOADING SPACE,
OFF-STREET:
LOT:
The Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
An open hard-surfaced area of land (other than a
street or public way) in which the principal use is for
the standing, loading and unloading of motor vehicles, tractors
or trailers.
A parcel of land created by subdivision which is of sufficient
size to meet minimum zoning requirements for use, coverage
and area and to provide such yards and other open spaces as
are herein required. A lot shall have frontage on an approved
public street or an approved private street and may consist of:
a) a single lot; b) a portion of a lot; and c) a combination of
complete lots, or of portions of lots.
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LOT AREA:
LOT, CORNER:
The area of any lot shall be determined exclusive of streets,
highways, alleys, roads, rights of ways, irrigation easements
and land which is used for the conveyance of irrigation water,
drainage water, creek or river flows.
A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their
intersection or upon two (2) parts of the same street, such
streets or parts of the same street forming an interior angle of
less than one hundred thirty five degrees (135°). The point of
intersection of the street lines is the "corner".
LOT COVERAGE:
The area of a zoning lot which is occupied by the principal
building, buildings or accessory buildings and the horizontally
projected area of the lot. The ratio is expressed as a
percentage.
LOT, DEPTH:
The mean horizontal distance between the front and the rear
lot lines. Where the lot is irregular and the lot lines converge,
the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a line at a point where
the side lot lines are not less than ten feet (10') apart. (For
illustration, see Section 11-20-1 of this Title.)
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE: A lot with frontage on two (2) streets.
LOT, FLAG LOT:
A lot in the shape of a flag on a pole or similar design. A flag
lot shall have a minimum frontage of thirty feet (30') on a
public street and structure placed on a flag lot shall have the
house facing the street frontage.
LOT, FRONTAGE:
The distance across the lot along the street right-of- way line.
LOT, INTERIOR:
A lot with only one frontage on a street.
LOT LINE, FRONT:
The line separating the lot from the principal street on which
it fronts.
LOT LINE, REAR:
The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line
or conforming to lot depth.
LOT LINE, SIDE: Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. A side lot line
separating a lot from a street is also called a side street or
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flanking street lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from
another lot or lots is also called an interior side lot line.
LOT LINES:
LOT OF RECORD:
LOT, THROUGH:
MAJOR SUBDIVISION:
MANUFACTURED
BUILDINGS:
MANUFACTURING,
EXTRACTIVE:
Property lines bounding the lot.
A lot which is part of a subdivision recorded in the office of
the County Recorder; or a lot or parcel described by metes and
bounds, the description of which has been so recorded.
A lot other than a comer lot having frontage on two (2)
parallel or approximately parallel streets. On a through lot,
both street lines shall be deemed front lot lines.
All subdivisions not able to qualify as a minor subdivision.
(defined below.)
A fabricated, transportable building (other than a
mobile home) designed to be incorporated at a building site
into a structure to be used for residential, commercial,
industrial or agricultural purposes and which has attached to
the building a valid insignia which states that the
manufactured building is built in accordance with the Uniform
Building Code2 and applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Buildings to be used for residential purposes shall also include
in the insignia that such building is in compliance with HUD
minimum property standards for such construction.
Any mining, quarrying, excavating, processing,
storing, separating, cleaning or marketing of any mineral
natural resource.
MANUFACTURING,
HEAVY:
Manufacturing, processing, assembling, storing,
testing and similar industrial uses which are generally major
operations and extensive in character, require large sites, open
storage and service areas, extensive services and facilities,
ready access to regional transportation and normally generate
some nuisances such as smoke, noise, vibration, dust, glare, air
pollution or water pollution.
2 See Title 10, Chapter 1 of this Code.
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MANUFACTURING,
LIGHT:
Ir~dustrial uses which are usually controlled
operations, relatively clean, quiet and free of objectionable or
hazardous elements such as smoke, noise, odor or dust; which
operates and stores within enclosed structures, and which
generate little industrial traffic and no nuisances.
MARQUEE:
A permanent roofed structure attached to and supported by
the building and projecting over public property.
MEAT PACKING
(COMMERCIAL):
A facility which includes the canning, curing,
smoking, salting, packing and freezing of meat products, or a
facility in which meat products are processed for sale to the
retail trade and where the inspection of meat, meat by-
products and meat food products are maintained.
MINOR SUBDIVISION:
Any subdivision containing not more than four (4) lots
fronting on an existing or proposed street, or the extension of
Municipal facilities, or the creation of any public
improvements, and not adversely affecting the remainder of
the parcel or adjoining property and not in conflict with any
provision or portion of the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Map,
Zoning Ordinance or other ordinances.
MOBILE HOME:
A structure transportable in one or more sections which has
attached to the structure a valid insignia which states that the
mobile home is in compliance with Federal mobile home
construction and safety standards (HUD).
MOBILE HOME PARK:
A residential area which involves land under single ownership
with lots rented for the location of mobile homes and
provision of facilities and services to tenants by management.
MOBILE HOME
SUBDIVISION:
A subdivision designed and intended for exclusive
mobile home residential use.
MONUMENT:
Any permanent marker (either concrete, galvanized iron pipe
or iron or steel rods) used to identify any tract, parcel, lot or
street lines, as specified in Idaho Code section 50-1303.
MOTEL: A building, or group of buildings on the same premises
(whether detached or in connected rows), containing sleeping
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MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR,
MAJOR:
MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR,
MINOR:
MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
COLLECTION AND
TREATMENT SYSTEM:
NEIGHBORHOOD
CONVENIENCE
CENTER (COMMERCIAL):
NONCONFORMING USE:
or dwelling units independently accessible from the outside, or
central hallway, with garage space or parking space located on
the premises, and designed for, or occupied by, travelers. The
term includes, but is not limited to, any buildings or building
groups designated as auto courts, motor lodges, tourist courts
or by any other title or sign intended to identify them as
providing lodging to motorists.
Engine rebuilding or major reconditioning of worn
or damaged motor vehicles, or trailers, collision service,
including body, frame or fender straightening or repair, and
overall painting of vehicles within an enclosed building.
Incidental repairs, replacement of parts and motor
service to motor vehides, but not including any operation
under "Motor Vehicle Repair, Major".
Meridian City facilities for the central collection
treatment of domestic wastewater, within the
Meridian Urban Service Planning Area, and provides for the
removal of polluting constituents from wastewater including
reduction of biological oxygen demand, suspended solids, fecal
coliform and provides for disinfection of any discharged water.
A shopping center having approximately thirty thousand to
two hundred thousand (30,000 to 200,000) square feet of
gross floor space and on a site of approximately four to eight
(4 to 8) acres of land. It would provide for the sale of
convenience goods (food, drugs and sundries) and personal
neighborhood services for the day-to-day living of the
immediate neighborhood within which it is located.
The use of land or a use of a structure or building which is not
in conformance with the conditions or requirements of this
Title.
NURSERY OR
GREENHOUSE FOR
FLOWERS AND PLANTS
(COMMERCIAL):
Land, building structure or combination thereof for
the storage, cultivation and transplanting of live
trees, shrubs or plants offered for sale on the
premises including products used for gardening or landscaping.
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OPEN SPACE:
OPEN SPACE (COMMON):
OPEN SPACE (PUBLIC):
ORIGINAL PARCEL
OF LAND:
OWNER:
OWNERSHIP:
PARI(ING AREA OR LOT
(PRIVATE):
PARIrdNG AREA OR LOT
(PUBLIC):
An area substantially open to the sky which may be on the
same lot with a building. The area may include (along with
the natural environmental features) water areas, swimming
pools, tennis courts and any other recreational facilities.
Streets, parking areas, structures for habitation, buildings,
covered structures and the like shall not be included.
Any private open space intended for use by occupants of a
development. The space may include, but is not limited to,
recreation areas, landscaped plazas, fountains, sitting areas,
natural areas and is meant to provide an open atmosphere:
Common private open space does not include parking areas,
vacant or undeveloped lots, or any other space which does not
contribute to the aesthetic quality of the development.
Land in public ownership or control which includes, but is not
limited to, parks, recreation areas, water bodies, historical
sites, public utility easements, scenic routes, floodplains, slide
areas, areas too steep for safe construction, wildlife refuges,
natural areas, forests, fisheries and watersheds.
A lot or tract as recorded on any plat of record on file in the
office of the County Recorder or any unplatted contiguous
parcel of land held in one ownership and of record at the
effective date of this Title, April 2, 1984.
The person or entity having the ownership of record in the
property.
The individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership or
corporation who has title of property.
An open, hard-surfaced area (other than a street or
public way) designed, arranged and made available for private
passenger automobiles of occupants of the building or
buildings for which the parking area is developed.
An open, hard-surfaced area (other than a street or
public way) to be used for the storage (for limited periods of
time) of operable passenger automobiles or commercial
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vehicles and available to the public whether for compensation,
free or as an accommodation to clients or customers.
PARYGNG SPACE,
OFF-STREET:
For the purpose of this Title, an off-street parldng space shall
consist of an area adequate for parking an automobile with
dimensions conforming to the requirements of this Tide.
PARKS, PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE:
Any area that is predominately open space, used
principally for active or passive recreation, and not
used for a profit-making purpose.
PARTY WALL:
A wall adjoining and parallel to the lot line which is used
primarily by the party upon whose lot the wall is located.
Party walls may share common foundations.
PERFORMANCE OR
DESIGN STANDARDS:
Standards which are often applied to industrial,
residential and commercial districts and place limits on such
things as noise, dust, glare, smoke, vibration, radioactivity and
odors; any proposed use which cannot meet these standards is
not to be allowed, and once a use has been permitted, it must
maintain its ability to meet the standards or rise have its
certificate of occupancy revoked.
PERFORMANCE OR
SURETY BOND:
A financial guarantee by a subdivider or developer
deposited and filed with the City in the amount of the
estimated construction cost guaranteeing the completion of
physical improvements according to plans and specifications
within the time prescribed by the agreement by the developer.
The bond involves an amount of money or other negotiable
security which is paid by the subdivider or developer to the
City Clerk and Recorder. The bond also guarantees that the
subdivider or developer will perform all actions required by
the governing body regarding an approved plat or plan, and
provides that if the subdivider or developer defaults and fails
to comply with the provisions of an approved plat or plan, the
subdivider, developer or his surety will pay damages up to the
limit of the bond, or the surety will itself complete the
requirements of the approved plat or plan.
PERMITTED USE: The utilization of land which shall be permitted to talce place
in a zoning district as a use by right, subject only to the
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standards established for the particular district and to any
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PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
(PD):
A type of conditional use in which a parcel of land is
planned and developed as a unit or single entity,
under single ownership or control, containing one
or more uses, buildings, common open space and/
or recreation facilities ^
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POULTRY
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
AND/OR POULTRY
PACICdNG PLANT
(COMMERCIAL):
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES:
PUBLIC NOTICES:
PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY:
PUBLIC USES:
PUBLIC UTILITY:
QUASI-PUBLIC USE:
Ail establishments maintained for the slaughtering
of poultry or preparing or processing of poultry
products for human consumption in any farm and
wherein said products are so prepared for sale to the
retail outlets.
Structures where those engaged in a profession conduct their
business and activity.
The notice given by the City of Meridian or the applicant,
which is required, which provides notice to the public and area
residents around the area being considered that an application
has been filed and that the City will be holding a hearing at a
time certain and date certain and whereby the public and
property owners will have an opportunity to submit their
views and ideas and evidence as to the proposed development
or zoning.
Buildings, power plants or substations, water storage tanks or
reservoirs, public garages or storage areas, water treatment
plants or pumping stations, sewage disposal or pumping
plants, and other similar public service structures owned
and/or operated by a public utility, railroad (whether publicly
or privately owned), or a Municipal or other governmental
agency.
Public parks, schools, administrative and cultural buildings,
and structures, but not including public land or buildings
devoted solely to the storage and maintenance of equipment
and materials and public service facilities. Also public-owned
buildings, fire and police stations, libraries, post offices and
public utility administration buildings.
Any person, entity or Municipal department that is duly
authorized to furnish to the public under regulation such as,
but not limited to, electricity, gas, steam, telephone,
transportation or water.
Churches, Sunday schools, parochial schools, hospitals,
convalescent or retirement homes, colleges and other facilities
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of an educational, religious, charitable, philanthropic or
nonprofit nature.
REGIONAL SHOPPING
CENTER (COMMERCIAL):
The largest of shopping centers which is all-inclusive
and self-sufficient with at least two (2) large department stores
as the major tenants and generally serves a population of
approx/mately one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) or more.
It is a center having over seven hundred fifty thousand
(750,000) square feet of gross floor space and located on a site
greater than seventy five (75) acres.
REPAIR:
The reconstruction, renewal or maintenance of real or personal
property.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
Research, development and testing related to such fields as
chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, electrical, transportation,
planning and engineering.
RESERVE STRIP:
A strip of land between a partial street and adjacent
property which is reserved or held in public ownership for
future street extension or widening.
RESTAURANT:
Any land, building or part thereof (other than a
boarding house) where meals are provided for compensation.
RIGHT-OF-WAY:
A strip of land dedicated or reserved for use as a public way
which normally includes streets, sidewalks and other public
utilities or service areas. In addition to the roadway, it
incorporates the curbs, special features required by the
topography or treatment such as grade separation, landscaped
areas, viaducts and bridges.
ROADSIDE STAND:
A temporary or mobile structure designed or used for the
display or sale of products or services.
SANITARIUM:
A health station or retreat or any place where resident patients
are kept and which specializes in giving clinical, temporary
and emergency services of a medical or surgical nature to
patients and injured persons and general medical practice as
distinguished from treatment of mental and nervous disorders
(not excluding surgical and post-surgical treatment of mental
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patients) and as licensed by the Idaho State Department of
Health as sanitariums.
SCHOOL (IrdNDERGARTEN,
ELEMENTARY,
INTERMEDIATE OR HIGH):
An institution of learning (either public or privately
supported) which offers instruction in the several
branches of learning and study required to be taught in the
public schools by the State of Idaho. High school includes
junior and senior high.
SCREENING:
See definition of Buffer Strip or Zone.
SEAT:
The place at, or the thing onl which one sits. For purposes of
determining the number of off-street parldng spaces for certain
uses, the number of seats is the number of seating units
installed or indicated or each eighteen (18) lineal inches of
benches, pews, or space for loose chairs.
SERVICE STATION:
Buildings and premises where gasoline, oil, grease, batteries,
tires and motor vehicle accessories may be supplied and
dispensed at retail and where minor motor repair and services
may be rendered. Uses permissible at a service station do not
include major body work, straightening of body pans,
painting, welding, storage of automobiles not in operating
condition, or other work involving noise, glare, fnmes or
smoke.
SETBACK LINE:
A line established by this Title, generally parallel with and
measured from the lot line, defining the limits of a yard in
which no building may be located above ground except as may
be provided in this Tide. (See Section 11-20-1 of this Tide.)
SIDEWALK:
That portion of the road right of way outside the roadway
which is improved for the use of pedestrian traffic.
SIGN:
Any structure or natural object, such as a tree, rock, bush, the
ground itself or part thereof, or device attached thereto or
painted or represented thereon, which shall be used to attract
attention to any object, product, place, activity, person,
institution, organization or business or which shah display or
include any letter, word, model, banner, flag, pennant, insignia
device or representation used as, or which is in the nature of
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an announcement, direction or advertisement. For the
purpose of this definition, the word "sign" does not include the
flag, pennant or insignia of any nation, state, city or other
political unit or any political, educational, charitable,
philanthropic, civic, professional, religious or like campaign,
drive, movement or event.
SIGN, OFF-PREMISES:
Any sign unrelated to a business or profession conducted or to
a commodity or service sold or offered upon the premises
where such sign is located.
SIGN, ON-PREMISES:
Any sign related to a business or profession conducted or to a
commodity or service sold or offered upon the premises where
such sign is located.
SITE PLANNING:
The location of buildings and activities within a physical
environment. A site plan includes shapes and location of
buildings and structures, circulation and parldng layouts,
landscaping features and numerous other design factors that
relate to the improvement of a parcel of land.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND
MEAT PACKING
(COMMERCIAL):
A fadlity which includes a slaughtering, meat canning,
curing, smoldng, salting, pacldng, rendering or freezing of
meat products or a facility in which meat products are so
processed for sale to the public and where the inspection of
meat, meat by-products and meat food products are
maintained.
SPECIAL USE:
Same as "conditional use".
STABLE, PRIVATE:
A detached accessory structure for the keeping of one or more
horses, mules or cows owned and used by occupant of the
premises and not for remuneration, hire or sale.
STABLE, RIDING:
A structure used or designed for the boarding or care of riding
horses.
STANDARD
SPECIFICATIONS:
The spedfications as specified in this Title and as
officially adopted by the City.
STATE:
The State of Idaho.
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STOCKYARD OR FEED-
LOT (COMMERCIAL):
An enclosure where fowls or animals are kept in a
restricted area and where less than ten percent (10%) of the
feed for such poultry or livestock is produced by the owner on
his immediate, owned farm or leased property.
STORY:
That portion of a building included between the upper surface
of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above,
except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a
building induded between the upper surface of the topmost
floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level
(directly above a basement, cellar or unused under-floor space)
is more than six feet (6') above grade (as defined herein) for
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total perimeter or is
more than twelve feet (12') above grade as defined herein at
any point, such basement, cellar or unused under-floor space
shall be considered as a story.
STREET:
A right of way which provides vehicular and pedestrian access
to adjacent properties. The term "street" also includes the
terms highway, thoroughfare, parkway, road, route, avenue,
boulevard, lane, place, and other such terms.
STREET, HALF:
A portion of the width of a street, usually along the edge of a
subdivision or development, where the remaining portion of
the street could be provided in another subdivision or
development.
STREET LINE:
A line separating an abutting lot, or parcel, from a street.
STREET, PROPOSED:
The undedicated portion of a street alignment, or proposed
widening of an existing street as proposed on the Ada County
Major Thoroughfares Plan, or any State or Federal highway,
the alignment of which is officially approved.
STREET, RURAL SYSTEM:
A~ Principal Arterial: A connected rural network of
continuous routes which serves corridor movements having
trip length and travel density characteristics indicative of
substantial statewide or interstate travel.
B. Minor Arterial: In conjunction with the principal
arterial system, the minor arterial road system forms a rural
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network. Major characteristics of the system are to link dries,
larger towns and provide inter-county seveice. These routes
are designed to provide for relatively high overall travel speeds,
with minimum interference to through movement.
C. Major Collector Road: That which provides service to
any county seat not on an arterial route and linlcs these places
with nearby larger towns or cities or with routes of higher
classification. Major collectors serve the more important
intra-county travel corridors.
D. Minor Collector Road: That which collects traffic from
local roads and brings developed areas within a reasonable
distance of a collector road. Minor collector roads provide
service to the remaining smaller commtmities.
E. Local Road: That which provides access to adjacent
land and provides service to travel over relatively short
distances.
The functional street classification definitions are, summarized
descriptions of the functional street guidelines that are used
by the Federal Highway Administration.
STREET, URBAN SYSTEM:
A. Principal Arterial: Shotfld carry the major portion of
trips entering and leaving the urban area as well as the
majority of the through-trips desiring to bypass the central
city. In addition, significant inter-area travel (such as between
central business districts and outlying residential areas,
between major inner city communities, or between major
suburban centers) should be served by this class of facilities.
B. Minor Arterial: That which interconnects with, and
augments, the urban principal arterial system and which
provides service to trips of moderate length at a somewhat
tower level of travel mobility than major arterials. Minor
arterials place more emphasis on land access than the higher,
principal arterial system.
C. Collector Street: That which provides both land
access, service and traffic circulation within residential
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STRIP, COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL:
STRIP ZONING:
STRUCTURAL
ALTERATION:
neighborhoods, commercial and industrial areas. Collectors
also collect traffic from local streets in residential
neighborhoods and channel it into the arterial system.
D. Local Street: That which comprises all facilities not on
the other of the higher systems. Local streets serve primarily
to provide direct access to abutting land and access to the
higher order system. Examples of local streets are "alleys"
(which provide secondary access at the back or side of a
property otherwise abutting a street); "loopstreets" (a minor
street with both terminal points on the same street or origin);
"cul-de-sac" (a street connected to another street at one end
only and provided with a turnaround space at its terminus);
"partial street" (a dedicated right of way providing only a
portion of the required street width, usually along the edge of
a subdivision or tract of land); and "private street" (a parcel of
land providing vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent
properties from a publicly dedicated right of way and which is
recorded in the Ada County Recorder's office as a perpetual
easement to the property owners taldng access therefrom or
the ownership of which is vested in the property owners talcing
access therefrom). All private street access must be approved
by the Council. Another local street which is urilized often by
a city is "frontage road". It is a local, auxiliary road to, and
located on the side of, an arterial highway for service to
abutting property and adjacent areas and for control access to
the property adjoining the highway, and to maintain
circulation of traffic on each side of the highway.
A development pattern characterized by lots in a
continuous manner fronting on streets and
numerous access points to the street.
resulting in
Zoning usually found along a major roadway which is
developed simply as a pattern following the outline of the road
and without foundation in the comprehensive study or in fact.
Any change in the structural members of a building such as
walls, columns, beams or girders.
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STRUCTURE:
Anything constructed or .erected in which the use requires
permanent location on the ground or attachment to something
having a permanent location on the ground. Among other
things, structures include buildings, mobile homes, walls and
billboards. Fences shall be deemed a structure. Public utility
power poles shall not be deemed a structure.
SUBDIVIDER OR
DEVELOPER:
The person who executes an application or initiates
proceedings for the subdivision of land in accordance with the
provisions of this Title. He need not be the owner of the
property; however, he shall be an agent of the owner or have
sufficient proprietary rights in the property to represent the
owner and his acts and representations shall be binding upon
the owner.
SUBDIVISION:
The result of an act of dividing an original lot, tract or parcel
of land into two (2) or more parts. The term "subdivision"
shall also include the dedication of a public street and the
addition to, or creation of, a cemetery. However, this Title
shall not apply to any of the following:
A. An allocation of land in the settlement of an estate of a
decedent or a court decree for the distribution of property;
B. The unwilling sale of land as a result of "legal
condemnation" as defined and allowed in the Idaho Code;
C. The widening of existing streets to conform to the
Meridian Comprehensive Plan;
D. The acquisition of street rights of way by a public
agency in conformance with the Meridian Comprehensive
Plan; and
E. The exchange of land for the purpose of straightening
property boundaries which does not result in the change of the
present land usage.
SUPPLY YARDS:
A commercial establishment storing and offering for sale
building supplies, steel supplies, coal, heavy equipment, feed
and grain and similar goods.
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SURVEYOR:
A person qualified by reason of his knowledge of the principles
of surveying acquired by education and experience, and who is
authorized by the laws of the State of Idaho to practice land
surveying. See Idaho Code section 54-1202(f).
TOWNHOUSE OR
ROW HOUSE:
A row of two (2) or more attached single-family
dwellings. Each dwelling is built with similar architectural
treatment, is separated by vertical divisions by party or lot line
walls, and each has private entrances (usually front and rear).
TRAILER, RECREATIONAL
VEHICLE AND
MOTOR HOME:
Any vehicle or structure constructed in such a
manner as to permit occupancy thereof as living
quarters or the conduct of any business, trade, occupation, or
use as a selling or advertising device or use for storage or
conveyance for tools, equipment or machinery and so designed
that it is or may be mounted on wheels and used as a
conveyance on highways and streets and propelled or drawn
by its own or other motor power.
TRANSITIONAL USE:
A use of land designed to serve as a buffer between conflicting
land uses such as single-family residential uses and commercial
or industrial uses or between residential uses and heavily
traveled traffic arterials. Uses designated as transitional uses
in each particular district are deemed to be those which are
more or less compatible to the conflicting uses.
TRIP GENERATION:
An element of a traffic volume survey which indicates the
number of automobile, bus, pedestrian or bicyde trips
produced or generated in a specific area or by a specific use.
As an example, an office building generates "x" number of trips
to work by its employees and "x" number of trips home from
work.
TRUCK STOP:
A sercice station or commercial enterprise using the premises
primarily to sell and supply motor fuel, lubricating oils and
greases to on-premises trade including large trucks as well as
automobiles and including the sale of fires, batteries,
automotive accessories, related services, major and minor
motor vehicle repairs as well as special services to operators
and drivers of trucks operating on an interstate basis.
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UNDEVELOPED AREA:
URBAN SERVICES:
URBAN SPRAWL:
USE:
VARIANCE:
VEHICLE:
VESTED RIGHTS:
That portion of a development which is left unimproved or a
parcel of land which is unimproved.
According to this Title, urban services shall include, but not be
limited to, the following where applicable: Municipal central
sewer and water facilities; pedestrian walkways and bicycle
paths; open space; parks; recreation lands; police and fire
protection; public transit; schools; libraries; storm drainage;
and urban standard streets and roads.
Scattered development which is not contiguous to the
urbanized part of a municipality. Sprawl is characterized by
significant amounts of vacant land intermixed with parcels of
urban development and with formless dispersal of a congested
urban area with little or no regard for the interrelationships of
such factors as transportation, employment, health and
recreational needs.
The specific purposes for which land or a building is
designated, arranged, intended or for which it is or may be
occupied, maintained, let or leased.
A variance is a modification of the requirements of this Title
as to lot size, lot coverage, width, depth, front yard, side yard,
rear yard, setbacks, parking space, height of buildings or other
provisions of this Title. A variance shall not be considered a
right or special privilege, but may be granted to an applicant
only upon a showing of undue hardship because of the
characteristics of the site and that the variance is not in
conflict with the public interest.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or
may be transported or drawn upon a public highway or street
excepting devices moved exclusively by human power or used
exclusively upon stationary rails or tracts.
Vested rights, if properly used, refer to rights which have been
accrued to an individual as a result of a condition which has
existed for a period of time. A vested right is one in which the
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VETERINARY, ANIMAL
HOSPITAL OR CLINIC:
VICINITY MAP:
WALKWAY:
WET LINE SEWER:
individual cannot be klenied rights that may have existed to
him.
A place used for the care, grooming, diagnosis and
treatment of sick, ailing, infirm or injured animals and those
who are in need of medical or surgical attention and may
include overnight accommodations on the premises for the
treatment, observation or recuperation. It may also include
boarding that is incidental to the primary activity.
A drawing which sets forth by dimensions or other means the
relationship of the proposed development to other nearby
developments, landmarks or community facilities and services
within the general area in order to better locate and orient the
area in question.
A punic way for pedestrian use only, whether or not along the
side of the road.
Sewer lines which are co~mected to a Municipal wastewater
treatment facility as per City specifications.
A required open space, other than a court, unoccupied and
unobstructed by a structure or portion of a structure from
three feet (3') above the general ground level of the graded lot
upward; provided, that accessories, ornaments and furniture
may be permitted in any yard and subject to height limitations
and requirements limiting obstruction of visibility. (For
illustration, see Section 11-20-1 of this Title.)
A. From Yard: A yard extending between side lot lines
across the front of a lot and from the front lot line to the front
of the principal building.
B. Rear Yard: A yard extending between side lot lines
across the rear of a lot and from the rear lot line to the rear of
the principal building.
C. Interior Side Yard: A yard extending from the principal
building to the side lot line on both sides of the principal
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ZERO LOT LINE:
ZONING MAP:
building between the lines establishing the front and rear
yards.
D. Street Side Yard: A yard extending from the principal
building to the secondary street that adjoins the lot between
the lines establishing the front and rear yards.
E. Court Yard: See definition of Court.
F. Transitional Yard: A yard which serves as a buffer
between conflicting land uses such as between single-family
residential uses and commercial or industrial uses or between
residential uses and heavily traveled traffic arterials.
Transitional yards are deemed to be an open space which is
between those uses which are more or less compatible.
A building design which allows for a dwelling to be built to the
side lot line and which may include an easement to a
neighboring lot for the purpose of upkeep and maintenance of
each dwelling. Zero lot line developments can be either
dwelling units detached or attached.
The graphic depiction of the zones or districts within the City
limits of Meridian. The Map includes:
A. gm indication of the boundaries of each of the districts;
ZONING PERMIT:
B. A legend identifying each of the districts;
C. Identification names of streets, streams and other
places;
D. Dimensions indicating the boundaries between districts.
The Zoning Map is to be adopted as a legal part of an
Ordinance and designated as the Official Zoning Map of the
City.
A document issued by the Administrator authorizing the uses
of land and structures, and the characteristics of the uses.
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ZONING POLICY:
The policy as adopted by the governing body of the City of
Meridian and which is the underlying, fundamental basis for
this Title; that is, the Zoning and Development Ordinance of
the City of Meridian. (Ord. 430, 4-2-1984; amd. Ord. 456, 9-
3-1985; Ord. 496, 9-6-1988; Ord. 557, 10-1-1991; Ord. 592,
11-17-1992; 1999 Code)
SECTION 2. That Section 3 Subsection E. 3. of Chapter 3 of Title 11, Planning and
Zoning Commission, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding additional language and
deleting language, and the same shall read as follows:
11-3-3-E.3.
Review all applications for subdivisions: and planned developments (PD,.~.~...~...-~ ~ .......... .-..--.~,:~
-er ........... zomng wee ........... annexauon ape .......... and conditional use~, and
make recommendations to the Council. (Ord. 430, 4-2-1984)
SECTION 3. That Section 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 11, Use And Bulk Regulations, be, and
the same is hereby amended by adding additional language and adding a new subsection C, and
the same shall read as follows:
I1-4-3
Use: A building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and a
building or part thereof, or other structure, shall be erected, raised, moved,
reconstructed, extended, enlarged or altered only as in conformity with the
regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located. ExccFtions to
Bulk: All new buildings and structures shall conform to the regulations
established herein for the district in which each building shall be located except as
otherwise permitted in this Title by variance. (Ord. 592, 11-17-1992)
Exceptions in Planned Development: Planned Developments may be approved
with different uses and bulk standards than those specified for the zoning district,
in compliance with the Planned Development sections of this Title.
SECTION 4. That Section 2 of Chapter 7 of Title I 1, Zoning Districts, be, and the same
is hereby amended by adding additional language and deleting language, and the same shall
read as follows:
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R-2 Rural Low Densi.ty Residential District: The purpose of the R-2 District is to
permit the establishment of rural low density single-family dwellings, and to
delineate those areas where predominantly rural residential development has, or is
likely to occur in accord with the Comprehensive Plan of the City, and to protect
the integrity of rural residential areas by prohibiting the intrusion of incompatible
nonresidential uses. The R-2 District allows for a maximum of two (2) dwelling
units per acre and requires connection to the Municipal water and sewer systems
of the City.
R-3 Rural Medium Density Residential District: The purpose of the R-3 District is
to permit the establishment of rural medium density single-family dwellings, and
to delineate those areas where predominantly medium density rural residential
development has, or is likely to occur in accord with the Comprehensive Plan of
the City, and to protect the integrity of medium density rural residential areas by
prohibiting the intrusion of incompatible nonresidential uses. The R-3 District
allows for a maximum of three (3) dwelling units per acre and requires connection
to the Municipal water and sewer systems of the City.
R-4 Low Density Residential District: Only single-family dwellings, public schools,
and public and private parks shall be permitted and no conditional uses shall be
permitted except for planned rcsldcntla! developments and public schc. c.1z. The
purpose of the R-4 District is to permit the establishment of low density single-
family dwellings, and to delineate those areas where predominantly residential
development has, or is likely to occur in accord with the Comprehensive Plan of
the City, and to protect the integrity of residential areas by prohibiting the
intrusion of incompatible nonresidential uses. The R-4 District allows for a
maximum of four (4) dwelling units per acre and requires connection to the
M~municipal water and sewer systems of the City of Meridian.
Ro8 Medium Density Residential District: The purpose of the Ro8 District is to
permit the establishment of single- and two-family dwellings at a density not
exceeding eight (8) dwelling units per acre. This District delineates those areas
where such development has or is likely to occur in accord with the
Comprehensive Plan of the City and is also designed to permit the conversion of
large homes into two-family dwellings in well-established neighborhoods of
comparable land use. Connection to the Mtmicipal water and sewer systems of the
City is required.
R-15 Medium High Density Residential District: The purpose of the R-15 District
is to permit the establishment of medium-high density single-family attached and
multi-family dwellings at a density not exceeding fifteen (15) dwelling units per
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acre. All such districts must have direct access to a transportation arterial or
collector, abut or have direct access to a park or open space corridor, and be
connected to the Municipal water and sewer systems of the City. The
predominant housing types in this District will be patio homes, zero lot line
single-family dwellings, townhouses, apartment buildings and condominiums.
R-40 High Density Kesidential District: The purpose of the R-40 District is to
permit the establishment of high density residential uses at a density not
exceeding forty (40) dwelling units per acre. Connection to the Municipal water
and sewer systems of the City is required.
L-O Limited Office District: The purpose of the L-O District is to permit the
establishment of groupings of professional, research, executive, administrative,
accounting, clerical, stenographic, public service and similar uses. Research uses
shall not involve heavy testing operations of any kind or product manufacturing of
such a nature to create noise, vibration or emissions of a nature offensive to the
overall purpose of this District. The L-O District is designed to act as a buffer
between other more intense nonresidential uses and high density residential uses,
and is thus a transitional use. Connection to the Municipal water and sewer
system of the City is a requirement in this District.
C-N Neighborhood Business District: The purpose of the C-N District is to permit
the establishment of small scale convenience business uses which are intended to
meet the daily needs of the residents of an immediate neighborhood (as defined
by the policies of the Meridian Comprehensive Plan); to encourage clustering and
strategic siting of such businesses to provide service to the neighborhood and
avoid intrusion of such uses into the adioining residential districts. All such
districts shall give direct access to transportation arterial or collectors, be
connected to the Municipal water and sewer systems of the City, and shall not
constitute all or any part of a strip development concept.
C-C Community Business District: The purpose of the C-C District is to permit
the establishment of general business uses that are of a larger scale than a
neighborhood business, and to encourage the development of modem shopping
centers with adequate off-street parking facilities, and associated site amenities to
serve area residents and employees; to prohibit strip commercial development and
encourage the clustering of commercial enterprises. All such districts shall have
direct access to a transportation arterial and collector and be cmmected to the
Municipal water and sewer systems of the City.
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RSC Regional Shopping Center Business District: The purpose of the RSC
District is to provide for and permit the establishment of general and retail
business uses that are intended to, and will serve, the entire region of the Treasure
Valley; to permit business uses that would be of a larger scale than in the
Community Business District; to permit the development of a regional shopping
center or mall with adequate off-street parldng facilities and associated site
amenities to serve customers and employees; to prohibit strip commercial
development and encourage the clustering of regional commercial enterprises. All
such districts shall be located in close proximity to major highway or principal
arterial streets. All such districts shall be connected to the Municipal water and
sewer systems of the City.
C-G General Retail And Service Commercial District: The purpose of the C-G
District is to provide for commercial uses which are customarily operated entirely
or almost entirely within a building; to provide for a review of the impact of
proposed commercial uses which are auto and service oriented and are located in
close proximity to major highway or arterial streets; to fulfill the need of travel-
related services as well as retail sales for the transient and permanent motoring
public. All such districts shall be connected to the Municipal water and sewer
systems of the City, and shall not constitute strip commercial development and
encourage clustering of commercial development.
OT Old Town District: The purpose of the OT District is to accommodate and
encourage further expansion of the historical core of the community; to delineate
a centralized activity center and to encourage its renewal, revitalization and
growth as the public, quasi-public, cultural, financial and recreational center of the
City. A variety of these uses integrated with general business, medium-high to
high density residential, and other related uses is encouraged in an effort to
provide the appropriate mix of activities necessary to establish a truly urban City
center. The District shall be served by the Municipal water and sewer systems of
the City. Development in this District must give attention to the handling of high
volumes of traffic, adequate parking, and pedestrian movement, and to provide
strip commercial development, and must be approved as a conditional use, unless
otherwise permitted.
TE Technical District: The purpose of the TE District is to permit and encourage
the development of a technological park, including research and development
centers, vocational and technical schools and compatible manufacturing, and
wholesale business establishments which are clean, quiet and free of hazardous
materials and that are operated entirely or almost enrirely within enclosed
structures; to delineate an area of adequate size to accommodate present and
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future compatible needs on lands which at.e relatively free of improvements, well
suited for such use because of location, topography, access and utility service
potential, and relationship to other land uses could render the District infeasible
for its intended use. The District must have direct access on two (2) or more
transportation arterials or collectors, designed to convey large volumes of traffic
through nonresidential areas to major highways and thoroughfares. It must also be
in such proximity to ensure connection to the Municipal water and sewer systems
of the City for domestic requirements. The District is further designed to act as a
buffer between industrial and highway uses and other less intensive business and
residential uses, and to provide an environmentally pleasing, safe and aesthetically
pleasing employment center for the conununity and the region.
I-L Light Industrial District: The purpose of the I-L Light Industrial District is to
provide for light industrial development and opportunities for employment of
Meridian citizens and area residents and reduce the need to commute to
neighboring cities; to encourage the development of manufacturing and wholesale
establishments which are clean, quiet and free of hazardous or objectionable
elements, such as noise, odor, dust, smoke or glare and that are operated entirely
or almost entirely within enclosed structures; to delineate areas best suited for
industrial development because of location, topography, existing facilities and
relationship to other land uses. This District must also be in such proximity to
ensure connection to the Municipal water and sewer systems of the City. Uses
incompatible with light industry are not permitted, and strip development is
prohibited.
M Mineral Extracting And Processing District: The purpose of the M District is to
delineate those areas with lmown mineral resources and to set aside such land for
the extraction, processing and storage of mineral resources. This District is
designed to assure that the intrusion on noncompatible land uses does not
preclude the extraction and processing of said minerals, and to assure that the
extraction of these resources is so managed and the land reclaimed in such a
manner that no hazard or nuisance be created which either immediately or in the
future may adversely affect the health, safety or general welfare of the community.
Mineral extraction, processing and storage may be conducted only in this District,
and a land reclamation plan must be prepared and approved prior to any
extraction. Development in this District must connect to City water and sewer.
FP Floodplain Overlay District: The purpose of the FP District is to guide
development in the flood prone areas of any watercourse that is consistent with
the requirements for the conveyance of flood flows, and to minimize the expense
and inconveniences to the individual property owners and the general public
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through flooding. Uses permitted in this District are generally associated with
open space, recreational and agricultural land uses and shall not hinder the
movement of the flood waters. (The FP District is superimposed over the other
districts.)
MUR Mixed Use Review Areas: Those areas which, because of their unique
location and varied potential need to be planned as a whole, have been designated
in the Meridian Comprehensive Plan as mixed use review areas. These areas shall
be developed aq planned developments ......~ tnr~ r~x must be approved as
- s ....... ~ .~ .~t, and
a conditional use.
R. FTZ Foreign Trade Zone: The purpose of the Foreign Trade Zone is to permit the
establishment of an area that is, or will be, in the Foreign Trade Zone as granted
by the Foreign Trade Zones Board to the City. Land in this District may include
areas, because of their unique location or nearness to the Foreign Trade Zone and
potential to be integrated into the Foreign Trade Zone, need to be limited in the
uses to which they may be put. Uses in this Zone must be approved under the
design review process.
S. S-FTZ Sub-Foreign Trade Zone: The purpose of the Sub-Foreign Trade Zone is to
permit the establishment of an area or areas that are not in the Foreign Trade
Zone as granted by the Foreign Trade Zones Board to the City but are areas, the
uses of which have, or may have, an adverse impact on the Foreign Trade Zone or
the uses contained therein. Land in this District may include areas located
adjacent or near the Foreign Trade Zone and the uses need to be limited so as not
to cause, or potentially cause, adverse impact on the Foreign Trade Zone or the
uses contained therein. Uses in this Zone must be approved under the conditional
use process. (Ord. 592, 11-17-I992)
SECTION 5. That Section 5. Subsection B. 7. of Chapter 13 of Title 11, Schedule of
ParMng Space Requirements, Mixed Uses, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding
additional language and ddeting language, and the same shall read as follows:
1 1-13-5.B.7.
Mixed Uses:
When 2 or more uses are located on the same
zoning lot or within the same building, parking
spaces equal in number to the sums of the
separate requirements for each such use shall be
provided~ · No parking space or portion thereof
shall serve as a required space for more than 1
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use unless otherwise authorized by variance or as
part of a Planned Development approval a~
SECTION 6. That Section 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 11, Zoning Schedule Of Use Control,
Land Uses, of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", be, and the same is hereby amended by
adding additional language and deleting language, and the same shall read as follows:
1 1-8-1: ZONING SCHEDULE OF USE CONTROL: LAND USES
LAND USES DISTRICTS
A. RESIDENTIAL R-4 R-8 R-15 R-40 L-O C.N C.C RSC C-G OT TE I M
Apartment houses C C C
Boarding or lodging houses C C C
Childcare centers C C C C C C C
Family childcare home P-A P-A C C C C C C
Group childcare home C C C C C C C
Home occupations P-A P-A C C
Libraries C C C
Mobile home parks and
subdivisions C C C
Multi-family dwellings p P C
Parks, Public and Private P P P P
Planned unit development C C C C
~ C C C C
.... ,nr~x C C C C
Single-family dwelling P P P P
Three-family dwelling C P P
Two-family dwelling duplex P P P
B. COMMERCIAL K-4
Accounting services
Administrative services
Adult
Entertainment
Businesses
Automobile repair shop
Automobile service stations
Automobile washing facilities
Bakery stores
Banks and other financial
establishments
Bars, alcoholic establishments
Broadcasting, radio and TV
Bus and rail stations
Cemeteries
Childcare center
Churches
K-8 R-15
C
C
C
C
P-A
C
P-A
P
C
C C C C
C
P
C
R-40 L-O C-N C-C RSC C-G OT
C P P P C P C
C P P P C P C
C
C C C P C
C P C P
C P P C P C
TE
P
P C P C P C
C C C C C C
C P C C C C C
C P C
C C
C C C C C C C C C
C C p P C P
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Clinics (medical, dental
and optical)
Clubs and lodges
Construction buildings,
temporary
Department stores
Drive-in theaters, drive-in
establishments
Dry cleaning
Entertainment centers, indoor
Entertainment centers, outdoor
Family childcare home
Garages, public
Greenhouses, nurseries
Group childcare home
Home occupations
Hospitals
Hotels
Laboratories (medical, dental
and optical)
Laundries, commercial
Laundromats, self-service
Libraties and museums
Mortuaries
Motels
Nursing homes and sanitariums
Nurseries and day care centers
Parks Public and Private
Planne~
Planr. c~ ccmmcrcia! ~avclcpmcnt
Plgnnc~ unit dcva',cpmcnt
Ccncra!
Professional and sales offices
Public parking lots
Public and quasi-public uses
Public service facilities
Publishing and printing facilities
(small)
Radio and TV
Regional shopping center
Restaurants
Retail stores
Retirement homes
Research facilities
Sales lots (auto, recreational,
agricultural, etc.)
School - Private, nursery
School - Public P
Shopping centers, community
Shopping centers, neighborhood
Shopping centers, regional
Storage facilities, indoors
Storage facilities, outdoors
Service stations
C C C
C C C
C
C C
C
C C C
C C C
C C C
P-A C C
C C
C C C
P-A C C
C C C
p p P C P C
C C C C
C C C C C C
C P P C C C
P C P C
C C C C C C
C C P C P
P C P C
C C P
C P-A
C C C C C
C P C P
C C C C C
C
C C
C P C P C
P
C C C
P P P P
P
C
C C C
C C C C
P
C C
P
p p P C
P P P
p P C
p C
C C C C C
P P P P P
C C C C C C
C C P P C P
C C C C C C C C
C C P C P C P C
C C C C P C P
C C C P C C C C
PDR PDR PDR PDR PDR PDR PDR PDR PDR
C
p P C P C
C C C C C C
C
C C C P C P C
C P C P C C
P C C
C C C
C C C
C C
P
C C
P P
C
P
C P
C
P
P
C
P
C C
C C C C C C C C C C
p p P C C C P
p C
C C C C P C
P
P
C C C P P
C C C P C C
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PDR
P
C
P
P
P
P
P
DR
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Truck stops
Technical school - (with curricula
related to the principal uses)
Veterinary clinics and hospitals
Wholesale facilities
(Ord. 557, 104-1991; amd. Ord. 592, 11-i7-1992)
C. INDUSTRIAL
C
C P
R-4 R-8 R-15 R-40 L-O C-N C-C
P
P
P
C P
RSC C-G OT
Apparel manufacturing
Asphalt and concrete
Automobile wrecldng yard and storage
Bakery products
Bottling and packaging
Bulk storage (flammable liquids
or gases)
Cabinets, doors, toys and other
secondary wood products
Carpet and dry cleaning
Contractors yard
Electrical supplies and appliances
Electronic equipment and products
Equipment - heavy, farm, etc.
(sales and repair)
Fabricated metal products (except
foundry operations)
Feed, seed and fertilizer store
Film laboratories
Fuel yards
Industrial research
Instruments
Junk yard
Leather products (except tanning)
Lumber yards
Machine shop
Mobile home manufacturing
Motor Vehicle repair
Molded plastic products
Office machines
Photographic equipment
Par_3ii~_l~ Public and Private
Planned Develo?v_~
P! d '
Pla--~a '*-~+ ~"~F ....
Printing and publishing
Processing plants
Public utility yards
Railroad yards and shops
Recycling plants
Small machinery and component parts
Solid waste transfer stations
Warehousing and wholesaling
C P C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C P
P
P
P P
TE I M
P
P P
C
P
P
C
P
P
P
P
P
P
C P
P
C
P
P
C
C C
C C P
C P P
P
C C P
P
C P
C P
P P P
C C C
C C
P P
C
P
P
P
P
C
C
C C C C C C
C
DR = Design Review
P-A; Permitted as Accessory Use
P = Permitted Use C = Conditional Use
(Ord. 557, 10-1-1991)
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Livestock And Poultry Prohibited; Exception: Within any of the zoning districts of the City, it
shall be unlawful to use the land for the keeping or housing of poultry or livestock. All poultry or
livestock presently kept or maintained prior to the passage of the Ordinance codified in this
subsection shall be allowed to continue until the property that they are kept on or maintained on
ceases to be used for such purposes for a period in excess of one year and after that one year,
poultry or livestock may not again be able to be kept or maintained on that property; provided,
that said property was being legally used to keep or maintain poultry or livestock prior to adoption
of the Ordinance codified in this Title; and, provided, however, that property presently or
subsequently zoned for the use of meat or poultry processing shall be allowed to keep or maintain
poultry or livestock. (Ord. 524, 4-3-1990)
SECTION 7: That Chapter 17 of Title 11 "Conditional Uses' Zoning Regulations of the
Meridian City Code, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 8: That a new Chapter 17 of Title 11 "Conditional Uses" Zoning Regulations
of the Meridian City Code, be, and the same is hereby enacted to read as follows:
CHAPTER 17
CONDITIONAL USES
SECTION:
I1-17-1:
11-17-2:
1 1-17-3:
I1-17-4:
11-17-5:
1 1-17-6:
11-17-7:
11-17-8:
11-17-9:
11-17-10:
11-17-11:
General
Contents Of Conditional Use Application
General Standards Applicable To All Conditional Uses
Supplementary Conditions And Safeguards
Procedure For Hearing And Notice
Action By The Conu-aission
Appeal Of Commission Action
Action By The Council
Appeal Of Council Action
Transfers & Modifications
Revocation
11-17-1: GENERAL: Conditional uses by definition have characteristics which
require that the proposed use be reviewed and evaluated by the Commission and Council as to
whether or not the use will be detrimental to other persons, property or uses in the vicinity.
The Commission shall hold a public hearing on each conditional use application, and shall
recommend approval, denial or modification of the application to the Council.
Kecommendarions for approval or modification shall include conditions deemed necessary to
insure compatibility of the development with other uses in the vicinity and such additional
safeguards as are necessary to uphold the intent of this Ordinance.
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1 I-17-2: CONTENTS OF CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION: An application
for a conditional use permit shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator by the owner or
representative of the owner of the property for which such conditional use is proposed, using a
form provided by the Administrator. A fee as established by the Council shall be paid at the
time of filing, as required by Section 11-19-3 of this Ordinance. At a minimum, the application
shall contain the following information:
A. Name, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if available) of the applicant;
B. Name, address and phone number of the owner of subject property;
C. Legal description of the property;
D. Proof of ownership of subject property (warranty deed);
Notarized consent from tiffed owner of property. (If owner is a corporation, Articles of
Incorporation or other evidence showing the person signing is an authorized
representative);
F. One (1) copy of a vicinity map (1"=300');
A plan (with a scale of not less than 1"=50') of the site for the conditional use. Twenty-
five (25) copies shall be provided with the application. The site plan shall include the
following:
1. Building location(s)
2. Parldng and loading areas
3. Traffic access drives
4. Traffic circulation patterns
5. Open/common areas
6. Refuse & service areas
7. Utilities plan (sewer, water, irrigation and storm drainage)
8. Sign location(s) and overall dimensions (sign elevations recommended)
9. Residential lot confignration (applicable to Planned Developments with residential
units)
H. Landscape Plan per City Ordinance Title 12, Chapter 13
I. Building Elevations of north, south, east and west views on 8 1/2" x 11" sheets
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Construction materials;
One (1) 8 1/2" X 11" reduction of the site plan;
List of property owners within 300';
A narrative describing the characteristics of the property that make a conditional use
desirable and a detailed description of the proposed uses and any existing uses.
A fee established by the Council;
A signed affidavit that the property will be posted with a hearing sign one (1) week prior
to the scheduled public hearings; and
The contents of the application shall be verified by the applicant or representative. A
statement shall be submitted stating that he/she has read the contents thereof and
verifies that the information contained in the application is true and correct.
11-17-3: GENERAL STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALL CONDITIONAL USES:
The Commission and Council shall review the particular facts and circumstances of each
proposed conditional use in terms of the following, and may approve a conditional use permit if
they shall find evidence presented at the hearing(s) is adequate to establish:
A. That the site is large enough to accommodate the proposed use and all yards, open spaces,
parldng, landscaping and other features as may be required by this Ordinance;
B. That the proposed use and development plan will be harmonious with the Meridian
Comprehensive Plan and in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance;
C. That the design, construction, operation and maintenance will be compatible with other
uses in the general neighborhood and with the existing or intended character of the general
vicinity and that such use will not adversely change the essential character of the same area;
D. That the proposed use, if it complies with all conditions of the approval imposed, will not
adversely affect other property in the vicinity;
E. That the proposed use will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services
such as highways, streets, schools, parlcs, police and fire protection, drainage structures,
refuse disposal, water, sewer; or that the person responsible for the establishment of the
proposed conditional use shall be able to provide adequately any such services;
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F. That the proposed use will not create excessive additional cost for public facilities and
services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community;
G. That the proposed use will not involve activities or processes, materials, equipment and
conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons, property or the general
welfare by reason of excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare or odors;
H. That the proposed use will have vehicular approaches to the property which shall be so
designated as not to create interference with traffic on surrounding public streets; and
I. That the proposed use will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of a natural, scenic
or historic feature considered to be of major importance.
11-17-4
SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS AND SAFEGUARDS:
A. In approving any conditional use, the Commission and Council shall prescribe appropriate
conditions, bonds and safeguards in conformity with this Ordinance. Violations of such
conditions, bonds or safeguards, which are a part of the terms under which the conditional
use is granted, shall be deemed a violation of the Ordinance and may constitute grounds to
revoke the conditional use.
B. A conditional use permit, when granted, shall be valid for a maximum period of eighteen
(18) months unless othen~ise approved by the Council. During this time, the permit
holder must commence the use as permitted in accordance with the conditions of approval,
satisfy the requirements set forth in the conditions of approval, and acquire building permits
and commence construction of permanent footings or structures on or in the ground. In
this context "structures" shall include sewer and water lines, streets or building construction.
The applicant shall spedfy in the application and to the Commission and Council a
construction schedule and completion date of the project. If the completion date specified
for the project is exceeded, the conditional use application shall become null and void.
However, the applicant may submit an application for a time extension on the project for
City Council review. The application for time extension shall be submitted thirty (30) days
prior to the deadline for completion of the project as specified by the applicant. For projects
requiring platting, the final plat must be recorded within this eighteen (18) month period.
For projects with multiple phases, the eighteen (18) month deadline shall apply to the first
phase. In the event that the development is made in successive contignous segments or
multiple phases, such phases shall be constructed within successive intervals of one (1) year
from the original date of approval by the Council. If the successive phases are not
submitted within the one (1) year interval, the conditional approval of the future phases
shall be null and void. The applicant may request a time extension thirty (30) days prior to
the expiration.
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C. The Commission and Council may also prescribe a time period within which the permit
shall be completed, perfected or bonded. If the conditions of approval are not completed or
bonded within the specified time period, the permit shall lapse.
D. If requested in writing prior to expiration, and upon recommendation by the Commission,
the Council may grant a one (1) year extension of a Conditional Use Permit for which work
has not been commenced. Before recommending such extension, the Commission shall
determine whether significant amendments to the Comprehensive Plan or Zoning
Ordinance will apply to the conditional use permit. The proiect shall be evaluated by the
following criteria: If significant land use changes have occurred in the area which will
impact, or be impacted by the project; whether hazardous situations have developed or have
been discovered in the project area; and whether community facilities and services appear to
no longer be adequate for the project. If any of the foregoing is found to exist with regard to
the project for which the extension is sought, the extension shall not be granted and a public
hearing shall be required, with a new application and fee submittal in accordance with
current plans and ordinances. No more than two (2) one (1) year time extensions may be
granted to a single conditional use permit.
11-17-5 PROCEDURE FOR HEARING AND NOTICE: Prior to
approving a conditional Use permit, the applicant and the Commission and Council shall
follow notice and Hearing procedures provided in Section 11-15-5 of this Ordinance.
11-17-6 ACTION BY THE COMMISSION: Within forty-five (45) days
from the hearing, the Commission shall transmit its recommendations to the Council with
supportive reasons. The Commission may continue the matter from meeting to meeting if it
finds that it does not have sufficient information to malce a decision. The Commission shall
recommend that the application be approved with conditions, approved with modifications and
conditions or denied. The Commission shall insure that any approval of an application with
conditions, shall be in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, this Ordinance and State Law.
11-I 7-7 APPEAL OF COMMISSION ACTION: See Section 11-15-7, Zoning
Amendment Procedures.
11-17-8
ACTION BY THE COUNCIL:
A. Hearing- See Section 11-15-5, Zoning Amendment Procedures.
B. Upon granting of a conditional use permit, conditions may be attached to the permit, but
not limited to, those conditions which:
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1. Minimize adverse impact on other developments;
2. Control the sequence and timing of development;
3. Control the duration of development;
4. Assure that the development is maintained properly;
5. Designate the exact location and nature of the development;
6. Require the provision for on-site or off-site public facilities or services;
7. Require more restrictive standards than those generally required in this Ordinance; and
8. Require mitigation of adverse impacts of the proposed development upon service delivery
by any political subdivision, including school districts, which provides services within the
planning jurisdiction.
C. Prior to granting a conditional use permit, the Council may request studies from the
planning or public works staff, or public agencies concerning the social, economic, fiscal, or
environmental effects of the proposed conditional use. A conditional use permit shall not be
considered a binding precedent to grant other conditional use permits.
11-17-9 APPEAL OF COUNCIL ACTION: For required procedures,
Administrative Procedures Act of the State of Idaho, Idaho Code Section 67-5215 b through
11-17-10
TRANSFERS AND MODIFICATIONS:
A. With the exception of home occupation and childcare facilities~ conditional use permits,
once approved by the Commission and Council, mn with the land, and upon sale of the
subject property are transferred to new owner(s) without further application or approval;
provided however, the new owner(s) shall be bound by the same time limits and conditions
of approval as the original permit holder(s). A conditional use permit is not transferable
from one parcel of land to another.
B. Conditional use permits for home occupation and/or childcare facilities in any district may
be transferred from old owners to new owners or old occupants to new occupants for the
same use for which the original conditional use was granted by petitioning the City Council.
The City Council shall hold a public hearing on the petition after notice of said hearing
having been mailed by first class mail to all property owners within three hundred feet
(300') of the external boundaries.of the subject land.
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C. Upon written application by the holder of a conditional use permit, and following a hearing
and recommendation by the Commission, the Council may modify the conditions,
limitations and/or scope of the permit, in accordance with the limitations and requirements
of Sectionl 1-17-3 of this Ordinance. The Council may delegate to the Commission and
Zoning Administrator authority to consider and approve or deny specified minor
modifications, provided such modification was not the subject of appeal during the original
public hearing and will not adversely impact adjacent properties. Such minor modifications
include but are not limited to the following:
1. Staff Level Review:
a. A reduction in density not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the total units.
b. Minor relocation of dwelling units or building pads for practical reasons, such as
road alignment, topography or access.
c. Minor changes to the recreation area or open space design, but not dimination or
significant reduction in area.
d. Increase in building square footage, not exceeding twenty percent (20%), provided
that the parldng and landscaping requirements are met.
2. Commission Review:
a. A significant change in the development phasing plan.
b. Change in proposed setbacks.
11-I 7-11 REVOCATION: A conditional use permit may be revoked or modified by
the City Council, upon notice and hearing, for breach or violation of any condition of approval
or limitation of the permit. If City Council decides to revoke a conditional use, either on its
own action or upon complaint to the City Council, The Council shall notify the permit holder
of its intention to revoke the Conditional Use Permit and provide the permit holder with the
opportunity to contest the revocation. Fifteen (15) days prior notice of the hearing shall be
given to the permit holder and all property owners within three hundred feet (300') of the
boundaries of the land which was issued the permit. City Council shall malce findings of fact
and conclusions of law supporting its decision to revoke the conditional use permit. If the
Council does not decide to revoke the conditional use permit, no findings of fact and
conclusions of law shall be made. An aggrieved permit holder or complainant may appeal the
decision of the City Council under the Administrative Procedures Act of the State of Idaho,
Idaho Code Section 67-5215(b) through (g). (Ord. 592, 11-17-92)
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SECTION 9: That Chapter 6 of Title 12 "Planned Development" Subdivision and
Development of the Meridian City Code, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 10: That a new Chapter 6 of Title 12 "Planned Development" Subdivision and
Development of the Meridian City Code, be, and the same is hereby enacted to read as follows:
CHAPTER 6
PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS
SECTION:
12-6-1:
12-6-2:
12-6-3:
12-6-4:
12-6-5:
12-6-6:
12-6-7:
12-6-8:
Purpose
Planned Development Standards
Use Exceptions
Residential Uses
Planned Developments In Old Town
Developer Incentives And Benefits
Application Procedure
Term Of Permits
12-6-1: PURPOSE: A planned development (PD) is a parcel or combination of
parcels of land which is planned and developed as a unit under single ownership or control. It
may contain one or a mixture of uses, types of buildings, as well as common open space,
clustered development and/or recreational facilities.
The purpose of the planned development process is to provide opportunity for land
development that preserves and utilizes natural topographic, geologic and scenic features;
allows a more efficient pattern of residential, commercial and industrial uses; fosters innovative
design concepts and promotes flexibility in site design; and provides for common open space or
other amenities not found in traditional lot-by-lot development.
The planned development process allows the Commission and Council to allow modifications
from the development standards of the underlying zone in order to encourage mixed-use
projects, and to permit secondary uses which are integrated with and support the primary use.
Detailed planned development applications require a conditional use application and are
subject to all conditional use procedures set forth in Chapter 17. Conceptual planned
development applications require a conditional use application and are subject to all
conditional use procedures set forth in Chapter 17, except for Section 11-17-2 -I & J (building
elevations and construction materials/colors).
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12-6-2:
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:
A. The Council may approve planned developments, upon recommendation by the
Commission, in accordance with the following standards:
1. Deviations from the development standards and/or area requirements of the underlying
zone may be approved.
Residential density in a planned development shall be calculated by mukiplying the net
residential area (gross acreage less office, commercial, or industrial use area) by the
maximum number of dwelling units per acre allowed for the zoning district in which the
site is located. If there is no maximum density guideline for the zoning district within
which a planned development is proposed, the maximum allowable density shall be
fifteen (15) units per acre.
3. Amenities: Two or more of the following amenities shall be provided as part of each
planned development:
Landscaped open space of at least ten percent (10%) of the gross area, exclusive of
required street buffers and buffers between incompatible land uses. (Landscaped
open space is mandatory for all developments and minimum Landscape Ordinance
requirements will not be counted as an amenity for the purposes of this provision.)
Private active recreational facilities such as a playgrom~d, picnic area, basketball or
tennis court, swi~mning pool, clubhouse, etc., of a size suitable to meet the needs of
the development.
c. Provision for addition or public access to a neighborhood park or other public open
space.
A public pedestrian or bicycle drculation system within the project (exclusive of
required sidewalks adjacent to public right-of-way) and connecting to existing or
planned pedestrian or bicycle routes outside the project (as designated in the
Meridian Parks Department Pathway Plan), designed and constructed in accordance
with standards set forth by the Meridian Parks Commission.
e. Other amenities appropriate to the size and uses of the proposed development, as
may be proposed by the applicant and approved by the Commission and Council
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All residential planned developments shall provide each dwelling unit with at least one
hundred (100) square feet of useable private open space, such as patio or deck. The
Commission and Council shall judge each project on its own qualities, and may
recommend deviations from this open space requirement when it is satisfied that the
private and common open space proposed meets the intent and purpose of the
ordinance.
Setbacks: Along the periphery of the planned development, the applicable setbacks as
established by the zoning district in which the project resides shall not be reduced.
Special landscape buffers between differing uses as set forth in the Landscape
Ordinance (Title 12, Chapter I3) shall apply to planned developments.
Attached structures may be permitted in planned developments with strict compliance
with the Uniform Building Code requirements for party and fire separation walls. The
minimum separation between detached structures shall be ten feet (10') unless fire or
building codes require greater separation.
Driveways, streets and pathways: Driveways to one- and two-family dwellings shall not
be less than nine feet (9') in width. Service driveways, drive-through lanes and escape
lanes shall have a minimum width often feet (10') per lane, without parking on either
side. Publicly dedicated streets shall be designed and constructed to Ada County
Highway District standards. Private streets may be approved by the Council and the
following roadway standards shall apply:
Up to three (3) dwelling units with a roadway less than two hundred feet (200') in
length - twenty-four-foot (24') roadway with a five-foot (5') sidewalk on one (1)
side located in an easement.
Up to three (3) dwelling units with a roadway greater than two hundred feet (200')
in length - twenty-eight-foot (28') roadway with a five-foot (5') sidewalk on one
side located in an easement.
Four (4) to ten (10) dwelling units on a roadway less than two hundred feet (200')
in length) - twenty-four-foot (24') roadway with five-foot (5') sidewalk on both
sides located within an easement.
Four (4) to ten (10) dwelling units on a roadway greater than two hundred feet
(200') in length) - forty-two-foot (42') right-of-way with twenty-nine-foot (29')
section from back of curb to bade of curb, with five-foot (5') sidewalks required on
both sides.
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e. Eleven (I 1) or more dwelling units - forty-two-foot (42') right-of-Way with a
twenty-nine-foot (29') section and five-foot (5') sidewalks on both sides.
Construction standards (i.e., gravel base, pavement depth and compaction testing
requirements) of all private roads shall meet the standards of Ada County Highway
District for a local road.
7. The concept and detailed conditional use applications are both subject to the public
hearing requirements of Section 11-15-5 and Conditional Use Requirements of Chapter
17.
Concurrent review of other applications may be required. In cases where a subdivision
is being proposed or would be required, concurrent review of the detailed conditional
use and subdivision plat is required when the Zoning Administrator determines that
regulations of the subdivision ordinance apply to the design of the proposed
development.
12-6-3: USE EXCEPTIONS: Upon recommendation of the Commission,
the Council may authorize specific uses not normally permitted by the use regulations of the
zone in which the development is located. In granting such authorization, the Commission and
Council shall make the following findings:
The uses permitted by the exception are strongly related to the principal use of the
development, and have the purpose of providing services or facilities useful or
complementary to the primary use.
No more than twenty percent (20%)of the total area of the project shall be devoted to
the uses permitted by the exception. The percentage of use exception allowed will be
determined by the Commission and Council based upon the size of the project and
intensity of the use exceptions.
The development will be phased so that construction of the excepted use or uses will be
justified by construction of all or a proportionate amount of the principal or primary
use or uses.
4. The uses permitted by the exception are integrated into the overall project by:
a. Being located in pror3mity to and within convenient walldng distance of the
primary uses.
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b. Utilizing one or more of the main vehicular accesses to the primary use ske as the
main access to the exception site or interconnection through a system of private
roadways and/or pathways.
c. Providing pedestrian and bicycle pathway connections with the primary use site.
d. Orienting buildings on the exception site to facilitate vehicular and/or pedestrian
access from the primary use site.
e. Continuing architecture, landscaping, and building bulk concepts from the primary
use into the use of the exception site so they are consistent and harmonious
throughout the development.
5. The uSe(s) permitted by the exception are neighborhood: or community:serving in size
and character and not regional, and are not detrimental to adjacent neighborhoods in
location and character.
12-6-4 RESIDENTIAL USES:
A. A variety of housing types may be included within a single planned development, including
attached units (townhomes, duplexes), detached units (patio homes), single family and
multi-family units, regardless of the underlying zoning classification of the site, provided
that the overall density limit of the zone is maintained.
B. Residential Infill Planned Developments: Lots and parcels of five (5) acres or less within the
City of Meridian, which are located in areas already substantially developed [at least eight
percent (80%)of the land area within three hundred feet (300') of the boundaries of the
parcel], and to which municipal serq/ces (sewer, water, fire, police and schools) are already
available may qualify for infill development. Upon recommendation of the Commission, the
Council may approve exceptions to Section 12-6-2 as follows:
1. The applicant shall submit with the conditional use application, verification that the site
qualifies as an infill site. This verification may be in the form of recent aerial
photographs. In addition, the applicant shall provide documentation of the availability
to the site of water, sewer, fire flow and fire protection and school capacity.
2. The Council may allow up to a twenty-five percent (25%) increase in the density allowed
for the site under the zone as an infill incentive.
3. The Council may also grant a waiver of the amenity requirement set forth in Section 12-
6-2 with a recommendation from the Commission.
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12-6-5 PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS IN OLD TOWN: Proposed planned
developments in the Old Town zoning district which include a mixture of residential and
commercial or office uses shall be allowed a maximum residential density of forty-five (45)
dwellings per acre, and the following development standards:
Minimum Lot Area: No minimum
Front Setback: 15 feet
Rear, Interior Side, Street Side Setbacks: 0 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage: 100 % of non-setback area
Maximum Building Height: 40 feet
Minimum Street Frontage: No minimum
12-6-6
DEVELOPER INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS:
A. Planned developments are intended to provide particular benefits to the public and to the
developer through the mixture of uses and integrated nature of the projects. Public benefit is
ensured by the provision of public improvements and the mnenities required by Section 12-
6-2, and, for infill developments, by the increased efficiency of the use of land and public
services. To provide the developer with an incentive to utilize the planned development
process, the following deviations from conventional development standards may be
incorporated into a planned development proposal:
1. A variety of housing types may be included in the planned development.
2. The minimum lot size for each building and setbacks for buildings within the project
may be reduced below those normally required for the zoning district.
3. Planned developments may indude private streets and service drives, if designed and
constructed to Ada County Highway District standards and in accordance with Section
12-6-2-A. 6, and as approved by the Council.
4. Uses not normally permitted in the zoning district may be allowed as part of a planned
development, up to the twenty percent (20%) limit established in Section 12-6-3 of this
ordinance.
Buildings may be clustered to preserve scenic or environmentally sensitive areas in the
natural state, or to consolidate small open spaces into larger, more usable areas for
common use and enjoyment.
6. The conditions of the approval established for a large planned development shall be
consistently applied to each subsequent phase of the development, unless specifically
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agreed to otherwise during the approval process, or unless modified per Section 11-17-
10.
7. A residential density bonus may be given for dedications of land for public use as school, park,
fire station or recreational facility provided to the public entity by donation or at a cost less than,
or equal to, the applicant's pre-development cost for that land. The bonus shall not exceed ten
percent (i 0%) of the units permitted by the zone on the undedicated portion of the land.
12-6-7
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
A. Prior to the submission of an application for a planned development, the applicant shall
contact the Planning Department and arrange for a pre-application conference with the
planning and zoning staff. The purpose of this conference is to provide guidance to the
developer in preparing his application. Therefore, the developer should request the meeting
well before preparing the application materials. A draft site plan and preliminary plat map
(if required) shall be available at the pre-application meeting.
B. A planned development may be submitted and processed as a concept plan. The applicant
must specify the application and site plan that concept approval is being requested. A
concept approval is a statement by the City of Meridian that a general development plan
including the arrangements of uses, density, location of major streets, open spaces, utilities,
etc., is acceptable. A concept review allows the applicant to obtain approval of a general
development plan without incurring the expense of detailed building plans until after
concept approval. It provides the developer and the City with guidelines for the design of
each phase of the project. Supporting information may be required by the Zoning
Administrator on issues of major importance for the project.
Each phase of a concept approval requires detailed conditional use approval through a new
application, fee and public hearing. The only exception to the detailed conditional use
requirement is single family dwellings proposed as the primary use within a development.
The single-family dwelling portion of the project shall be reviewed in detail under
Subdivision Requirements of Chapter 3.
C. Every planned development requires a conditional use application, including all plans and
information required by Chapter 17. Conceptual planned developments are exempt from
Section 11-17-2 (I & J), all other provisions shall apply. Phasing plans shall be induded if
the project is to be phased. The application is subject to the public hearing requirements of
Section 11-15-5 and Chapter 17.
D. Concurrent review of other applications may be required as determined by the Zoning
Administrator. In cases where subdivision platting would be necessary, concurrent review of
the conditional use (for detailed planned development applications) is required.
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SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
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E. Processing of the applications and actions of the Commission and Council are the same as
other conditional use applications.
12-6-8 TERM OF PERMITS:
Initiation of work on an approved planned development must talce place within eighteen (18)
months, as set forth in Section 11-17-4. All phases of the planned development shall be
completed within five (5) years of the date of approval; approval of any uninitiated phases will
lapse after that time unless a time extension is granted by the Council.
SECTION 11: All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled.
SECTION 12: 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 elimination herefrom of
any portion as may be declared invalid.
SECTION 13: SAVINGS CLAUSE: This Ordinance does not affect an action or
proceeding commenced or right accrued before this Ordinance takes effect.
SECTION 14: DATE OF EFFECT: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
after its passage, approval and publication, according to law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
dayof ~7/t,'~.~,~ ., 2001.
ZONING REGULATIONS "CONDITIONAL USES" AND
SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT "PLANNED DEVELOPMENT"
REPEALING CHAPTERS 17 OF TITLE 11 AND CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 12
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this ~-~d4~day of
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~l~ok Robert D. Corrie -
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