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1972 05-15 i _~ i~ tiii r~.~ titl.Lilk'.__a11Sd _LiVtll ll~'yLIm1 1~iS1L1II - _ ~ M '/L P ee tin called to order by W D, kiver Chairman of the Co issi n embe s pre nt: Jack Chard• Wil and ovule E. L. Bennett• kobe t Gla s er• Don Roberts ther present: Ja Moore and Da e xi chie f the Ada Counc'1 of Gover nments ' M kitchie is a o ula ion xpert and authorit for r ect ve r wth. a Mo e s oke and ex laine the 0~ 6 pace concept Theo, _ en pace the_area in_an~ giv n lo_ alit that should_not be e tensi el d vel~~___ reas volvin s~xch thins s wi dlife habitate natural wet r co rses etc, ceni area ; Can ons(uock can n able ock and historical sites panor mic views, ecre tion eas (There are now I one area to ex .lore we must once ve wh t we have, t is visable to maintain reen belt r a ricultural areas A icult al land s co tl t oren u?~ as new land not er ar as• The resent ava' able ood oil farm land howl rema' as a ricultural. T ass e th' s it mi ht be advanta eous to al ow tax refe ence a ricultural with dev to er to be required to go back nd roi k up the iffe ence deferred taxes to s bdiv' de su h land at an later t 'me, efer t Revised No, 1 Ge io al als o file these minutes efer t Open S ce Goals an Pol' c Ob ectives on £ile with hese minut s. t wa point d out that owth an dev to me t should take dace a 'ace t to he Cit _ unit o£ Mu icpalities throughou the Count and no to allow scat ered Bevel ments. t was iscussed that the la ge s oro in center would lend a reme dous ct _ o th commu 'ty as a whole: in elat' on to o ulation (1000 or em o ees Traffic -- low ( an un etermined mass of ve icle Bail ) _ t was hought that an adver isin ~s~n ordinance should be c nsid red nd ut _ __ __ nto ffect o perpetuate the ast ~etic Yenvir nemental climate of t e bu iness center. isua image of a community can ffec the ' m ressions of a cit for ood o for bad. -- - igns should not detract from the appe ,rance of a building, or be o la ge as to over- hado the i pression or proper d cor ~ f the hole roadway, Signs shou d not hide ,or etra t from traffic control devi es. t was uggested that a cons dera ion o approach to a compre ensi e pla would be - o de and 'de th sage amount of land need an be projected into d fo the the various 7,ones of Bevel ~- uturei~y comparing past pro pmen ess Th - to av present ~ - id too uch nd or too little set aside whic coul drive up or down th val e of he Avail- a ble 1 nd, 2. Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission Mav l5. 1Q77 t was ointed out tha n oul b u m' the C unt onin what th d r h ;nit v_ une 1 th 1 2 a 9 tive at 0 P M here a C' _ nds.~me_~ _1a i t~ _t??dj t- _ neFds f o Comm _-- nit - _ _ Chairman ity Jerk -- - i - -- --- - -- ~f _ - - -- _- _ ~ i ~ ~~ ~~ -- -- - - -- - - - - I L--- ~ I s.ir-~z ACOG - Regional Planning Division February 1972 OPEN SPACE GOALS AND POLICY OBJECTIVES Goal I: Protect extensive life-supporting processes and natural resources needed to sustain the regional population. A. Aquifers and Aquifer Recharge Areas Policy Objective: Prohibit development that would or might discharge toxic and biological wastes or sewage into an aquifer or aquifer recharge area. Policy Objective: Encourage agriculture, foresty, recreation, or other low-density types of activity in aquifer recharge areas. B. Surface Waters Policy Objective: Encourage land uses that are not absolutely dependent upon waterfront locations to locate elsewhere. Essential uses would include marinas, water and sewage treatment plants, water-related industries, and some water-using industries. Policy Objective: Allow land uses that would have no damaging effect on water resources to locate in close proximity to surface water. These uses would include agriculture, forestry, recreation, institutional and residen- tial open space. C. Flood Plains Policy Objective: Allow land uses that are unharmed by flooding to locate within the critical flood plain. These uses would include agriculture, forestry, recreation, institutional open space and open space for housing. Policy Objective: Encourage land uses that are not inseparably linked to flood plains to locate elsewhere. Flood plain related use might include marinas, water related industry and some water using industry. D. Forested and Wooded Areas Policy Objective: Discourage land uses which would impair the role of forested and wooded areas in controlling erosion, sedimentation, flood and drought, in providing habitat for game, and in providing scenery and recrea- tion. Compatible activities in Ada County include water mangement, wild- life habitat, and recreation. ~,. ~. .. , ..r • ' Open Space Goals and Policy Objectives February 1972 Page 2 E. Range Lands Policy Objective: Protect range lands from uses that may cause uncontrollable erosion, decreased cover or vegetation for animals in critical areas, or a drastic change in the life supporting processes that depend on range land conditions. F. Habitat Preserves Policy Objective: Protect environments that are necessary for the survival and normal functioning of deer, elk, birds of prey, fish and other wild ani- mals. Allowable land uses may be determined by the effects which they have upon the natural habitats. Policy Objective: Protect environments that are necessary for the survival and normal functioning of important types of plant life. G. Prime Agricultural Land Policy Objective: Maintain areas with prime agricultural soils, especially those in close proximity to the metropolitan area, as agricultural districts. Encourage only those uses that are dependent upon the soil type. Policy Objective: Avoid use of already irrigated lands for non-agricultural purposes where the reduction in such farmland would demand the development of more irrigated land to replace that which was lost. H. Mineral Resource Areas Policy Objective: Protect areas underlain by valuable mineral resources from development that would hinder access to those minerals at some necessary point in the future. Goal II: Contain urban growth and sprawl and create an urban identity through the design and preservation of open space. A. Urban Form Policy Objective: Divert incompatible development from areas that are identified as having a high potential as greenbelts, buffer zones, landscaped rights-of-way, or as adjuncts to landmarks and monuments. Goal III: Protect landmarks and monuments of cultural and educational importance from encroaching development. A. Landmarks Policy Objective: 0ontrol new development or alteration of existing develop- ment where the quality of historical, ethnolographical, geological, geomorphologi- cal „ or archeological sites and monuments may be adversely affected. >. -., . Open Space Goals and Policy Objectives February 1972 Page 3 g. Views and Viewpoints Policy Objective: Control new development or alteration of existing develop- ment where vistas and panoramas may be subject to visual obscurity or where public access to viewpoints may be adversely affected. Goal IV: .Protect the regional population from the potentially harmful effects of a hazardous or unhealthy .location, and to avoid the possible precipita- tion of those effects by inappropriate development. A. SCeep Slopes Policy Objective: Avert problems of flood control and erosion by curtailing all development (excepting forestry and some types of recreation) on slopes greater than X% and strictly controlling development on slopes between y% and X%. Policy Objective: Prohibit development from occurring where the development may be in some danger from hillside soil instability. g. Geological Instability Policy Objective: Curtail development where there is a relatively high probability that surface development may be harmed by geological instability. C. Airport Zones Policy Objective: Preserve land which may be needed for future expansion of and insulation from the effects of the airports in the region. Policy Objective: Divert development from lands adjacent to airports and from lands extending under flight paths and the noise cones at the ends of runways. Goal V: Provide space and facilities for the passive and active recreation needs of the regional population in urban areas. A. Urban Recreation Policy Objective: Acquire vacant and developed urban land for neighborhood parks and playgrounds, community parks and playfields, and major urban parks in accordance with established planning guidelines. Policy Objective: Insure that rights-of-way are preserved along linear features within the urban areas of the region for the purpose of providing the population with recreational areas where it may enjoy various modes of non-commercial travel. ,. =. Open Space Goals February 1972 Page 4 and Policy Objectives Policy Objective: Encourage the construction of special urban recreational facilities, either by public or private means, in such locations and of such quality and quantity so as to be in accord with established planning gulde- lines or with community demands. Goal VI: Provide space and facilities for the passive and active recreation needs of the regional population in rural areas. A. Rural Recreation Policy Objective: Acquire land suitable for rural district parks and wayside parks in accordance with established planning guidelines. Polciy Objective: Insure that rights-of-way are preserved along linear features in the rural areas of the region for the purpose of providing the population with recreational areas where it may enjoy modes of non-commercial travel. Policy Objective: Encourage the designation of appropriate rural areas as special recreational facilities and discourage types of development which would be incompatible with such facilites. .. ~FIJjcC.=? ,,~,, ~ p~cSOraaL ~aLs -,-~.~ 3.~-- -~.._.-~. 5 -is-~ I. A11 residents of Ada County should be provided the best possible living environment -- with pleasant, healthful residential neighbor- hoods; convenient, attractive shopping, and business centers; and suitable locations for i:idustry -- all supported by a high standard of urban services and facilities. I7. urban development should occur only in well-defined areas where the public health, morals, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants thereof can be maintained by providing the necessary public facili- ties and services. III. Land outside of the urban areas should remain predominately rural in character, and to the extent possible, be used for the production of crops or open space until such time as public facilities necess- ary to support urban development can be provided. r -z- FOLICI~S RURAL 1. Encouragement should be given to the continuation of present agricultural areas and encouragement directed towards the combination of farms into larger economic units. URBAN Residential 1. To avoid premature curtailment of agricultural production, portions of urban areas which cannot be provided with central water, secaer and transportation facilities should not be developed for intensive residential, commercial or industrial purposes until central facilities can be provided. 2. Urban areas should be encouraged to preserve community identitq. 3. The use of modern development methods and techniques should be encouraged to bring about a more efficient use of land without resulting in Overcrowding. 4. Urban areas should develop in an orderly manner in respect to the location of various land uses 6 facilities, and insofar as possible, the rate of growth in all directions from the core area. 5. A mixture of compatible housing shauld be developed to create balanced residential neighborhoods. 6. Residential neighborhoods should be bounded by major streets or natural barriers. Streets within neighborhoods should be limited to minor access and collector streets. 7. Development of the Boise Front should occur according to carefully dracm guidelines designed to prevent excessive run-off, erosion, unnecessary scarring of the hill mass, and indiscriminate location of roads and structures. S. Central water & sewer facilities, other utilities, adequate street improvements, school and park sites, should be provided for all types of urban uses at the time of development. 9. Limited low density "eatate'° residential development, should be encouraged adjacent to urban areas where central sewer & water facilities are not planned and where individual sewer and water service will meet local and state health requirements. 10. 21u1t1-family residential areas should be located functionally coirvenient to major streets and adequate utility systems. -3- 11. Multi-family residential areas should be encouraged to locate near shopping centers, cultural centers, or other centers of intensive activity. 12. The mixture of individual mobile homes and conventional dwellings should be avoided until the construction standards and appearance of the two more closely coincide. 13. Mobile hone parks should be located with com.enient access to mayor streets, primary utility branches and neighborhood social and commer- c1a1 facilities. 14. The development of mobile home subdivisions should be allowed to accommodate those people who desire to locate their mobile home on their own property. 15. Mobile home parks and subdivisions should contain a minimum of ten acres and at least fifty lots and in no case less than five acres and twenty-five lots, so as to create a homogenous neighborhood. Commercial 1. The central business districts of the separate urban areas should be recognized as the commercial, social, and civic centers of the communities and emphasis placed on their preservation and upgrading. 2. Commercial centers should be designed to provide a pleasing environ- ment for shoppers as well as being compatible neighbors to adjoining land uses. Adequate buffering should be provided in those areas next to residential properties. In community and regional centers and central business districts, the design should properly accommodate both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. 3. Residents of the urban areas should be provided with convenient, attractive neighborhood shopping facilities. 4. Neighborhood commercial areas should consist of day-to-day convenience shopping and service needs. Intensive commercial uses and Indus- trial uses are not considered compatible within neighborhood commer- cial areas. 5. Neighborhood commercial areas should be located on mayor streets generally with a service radius of one-half mile to one mile. 6. Neighborhood and community shopping centers should be planned and developed as architectural units with permanent parking areas. 7. Commercial centers may be located where two or more neighborhoods ad~oln, or within neighborhoods if designed as a part of the total unit. • -4- 8. Commercial areas should be functionally separated from school facilftiea~ 9. "Strip" commercial development; a long string of miscellaneous stores along major arterials drawing unon transients for trade; should be discouraged. 10. Commercial areas located on highways should be limited to those uses which are oriented to vehicular oriented services. 11. Highway commercial uses should have well-defined points of Ingress ~ egress through cuts in vertical curbs and gutters. These curb cute should be no less than 150 feet from major street intersections. Industrial 1. Available apace for industry should be slightly more than the demonstrated demand b need to assure an adequate supply of industrial sites. 2. Generally, industrial sites should be located on large level pro- perties with ready access to major transportation and utility systems. 3. Productive agricultural land should not be developed for industrial purposes inview of the vast areas of desert land which meet the locational criteria above. 4. Industrial areas which might be located within or adjacent to residential areas should be carefully designed to avoid adverse effects to surrounding land use patterns. This design should apply both to the types of industrial uses allowed in the area 6 the physical and aesthetic appearance of sites. 5. Land uses other than industrial or industrial related uses should generally be prohibited from Industrial areas. 6. Extractive industries should be permitted to utilize needed mineral or building materials in areas where they are known to exist where this practice will not adversely effect existing development. Areas should be allocated on the Land Use Plan which are large enough to fulfill the antlcipated demands for at least 50 years. As a working site is depleted, the site should be rehabilitated for another use. In the case of materials processing pits along the river, they could become a part of a Greenbelt running the length of the river through the urban area. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 1. Compatible performance standards should be prepared and adopted by each jurisdiction to insure the best possible development. 2. In areas where utilities are not available or axe inadequate, plane and priority systems for improving or adding to existing utilities should be promulgated by the appropriate public or private agencies. These plans and priorities should have as a goal completely pollution free systems, regardless of their location. 3. Where pollution sources now exist, all possible steps should be taken to correct such conditions. 4. All utility buildings and structures should be designed to fit in with existing and potential surroundings. ~~'~;,IG FACILITIES 1. Public improvements as well as private development should be guided by the regional and local Comprehensive Plans. 2. A regional capital improvements program should be compiled, adopt®d and followed, with annual revisions, so that the public could be acaare of and anticipate major public expenditures. Additionally, cooperation between public agencies would be aided and economic benefits would result from coordinated or joint contract awardings. 3. Public buildings and operation centers should be subject to the same locational and design criteria as their counterparts in private enterprise. 4. A strip of land should be reserved in perpetuitq along the banks of the IIoise River for public access and enjoyment. To lessen the public costs of the Greenbelt, it should be made an Integral part of private development if possible.