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1985 11-19 • I A G E N D A MERIDIAN PLANNING & ^cONING NOVEMBER 19, 1985 ITEM: MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD OCTOBER 15, 1985: (APPROVED) MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD OCTOBER 28, 1985: (APPROVED) MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 12, 1985 (APPROVED) 1. PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR REZONE BY E. FAYE BREWER: (FINDINGS OF FACT TO BE PREPARED) • MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 19, 1985 Special Meeting of the Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission called to order by Chairman Bob Spencer at 7:30 p.m.: Members Present: Walt Morrow, Moe Alidjani, Jim Johnson, Jim Shearer, Tom Cole: Others Present: Gary Schaffer, E. Faye Brewer, Ronda Lowe: The Motion was made by Morrow and seconded by Cole to approve the Minutes of the previous meeting held October 15, 1985 as written: Motion Carried: All Yea: The Motion was made by Shearer and seconded by Alidjani to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting held October 28, 1985 as written: Motion Carried: All Yea: The Motion was made by Alidjani and seconded by Johnson to approve the Minutes of the meeting held November 12, 1985 as written: Motion Carried: Item #1: Rezone request for E. Faye Brewer: Chairman Spencer, I have a conflict with this request as I am a resident within three hundred feet of the property for which a rezone is being requested, I will therefore at this time turn the Chairmanship over to Mr. Morrow who will conduct this Public Hearing. Acting Chairman tdorrow, this Public Hearing will be held under the prov- isions of City Ordinance #446: Morrow, I will now open the Public Hearing and call on E. Faye Brewer to testify; E. Faye Brewer, 1303 East First Street, Meridian, Idaho 83642: E. Faye Brewer was sworn by Spencer: Brewer, my project is the same as it was at the time I requested a Conditional Use Permit some time ago as you know it was turned down not because of the project itself but because they felt I should have requested a Rezone rather than Conditional Use Permit on that property at 1303 East First Street and that is where I would like to open a Funeral Services Center. I plan on remodeling the home that is there, the basement has been remodeled and I have been living there since the first part of September. I did purchase the home in August of this year. None of my plans have changed on this new application that was furnished you, I feel this is compatible with the neighborhood. Specifically in the Comprehensive Plan, the purpose of the Plan is to encourage compatible MERIDIAN P & z • NOVEMBER. 19, 19 PAGE # 2 intergated growth in all residential areas. I feel this would be compat- ible because it would remain primarly as before, with the residential appearance. with the exception of the sign and the driveway, I did get Highway approval however I might have to reapply as that approval was until January 31, 1986. I have noted that this same concept of intergated homes has been done on Warm Springs Avenue in Boise. The Mountain States Tumor is remodeling a home on East First Street and they plan on keeping the home look at their location. Are there any questions the Commission would like to ask? Morrow, you are familiar with the comments that have been made in relat- ion to the application? Brewer, Yes. Morrow, do you understand about NMID, the surface drainage must be retain- ed on site, that simply means that you have to provide a drain field in your parking lot. Brewer, right and there is the ditch which has to be left open. Morrow, review again with me the number of seats, the maximum seating capicity. Brewer, I have not had a planner as yet look at it however I do not plan to have permanent seats other than just chairs and sofa and that kind of comfortable seat. The other seat I do plan to have would be of the folding type of which I would have no more than two dozen. This would require me to have eight parking spaces. Morrow, plus your funeral vehicles which would be two? Brewer, I would have only one, which would be my personal vehicle as well. Morrow, you would need nine spaces then. You are planning on entering on the North Side, a parking lot behind the building than exiting on the South Side through the garage, is this correct? Brewer, I don't know, I was going to have it .just the opposite way, that was my orginal plan, as I have said I have not had a planner look at this there may be some problems with where the electricity enters the home. Morrow, it would be a u-shaped driveway no matter which way you went, the point I am getting at here is that people do not come into a nine lot parking lot and have to back out on East First. Brewer, they will not have to back out, I believe there is room to have a driveway along the side of the garage, I have not wanted to do this as it would require taking out of a tree. Morrow, what about casket trucks, how do you plan on unloading them? Brewer, I have two plans, I had someone look at it and his plan was to instead of making the garage a drivethru to use it as a casket room and to make one of the bedrooms into the embalming room that way I could leave the kitchen area for conference area. I think I could have a MERIDIAN P &Z NOVEMBER 19, 19 PAGE # 3 • turn-around in the back. I need to have a planner look at this for me and lay out the parking lot. This way I could utilize the driveway on the North for entering as well as exiting. Alidjani, how many feet do you have in the back? Do you think you have enough space back there? Brewer, the width of the back yard is 83 feet, the entire lot is 170 feet deep. I have a large back yard. Alidjani, you understand that this rezone will require you to pay Commer- cial rate for water/sewer and trash? Do you have any problem with this? Brewer, there will not be much increase in the usage other than I will have to pay Commercial fee. I am approved by Central Distict Health the way the water and sewer is, I will have to install a back-flow device. Alidjani, will you have any problem with meeting the commercial code for plumbing? Brewer, No Alidjani, I would like to just make one more comment, why is there the suggestion of the right turn only? Morrow, any more comments or questions of the Commission? There was no response. One other question, if the ingress-egress and parking becomes a problem what about taking the garage completely out, is that a solution to that problem? Brewer, I think it wouldn't be a problem if I made the garage a drive- thru, I am not wanting to make Ghat much change'to he hame. Morrow, is there anyone else present who wishes to testify? There was no response. I will now close the Public Hearing. Any more comments from the Commission? Alidjani, I still am, wondering about the right turn only. It was explained that this was so cars would not be trying to go across traffic. Cole, I have the same comments I had before, I personally like areas that there are older homes in, I realize that this area has been encroached in that the odds of it ever retaining a residential neighborhood are slim and none, I think that it is a shame that towns let that happen to certain areas. I think that this is one of the area in Meridian that businesses have been let in to the extent they have is a shame. The Motion was made by Shearer and seconded by Alidjani to have the City Attorney prepare Findings of Fact and Conclusions. Motion Carried: All Yea; MERIDIAN P &Z • NOVEMBER 19, 19 PAGE # 4 The possibility of the City Attorney having a conflict of interest in this application was discussed. Morrow, Mrs. Brewer do you have any objections to the City Attorney preparing these Findings? Brewer, I have no objections, however I feel that the City Attorney may. The Motion was made by Shearer and seconded by Alidjani to amend the first motion to reflect that the City Attorney or a designee prepare Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law on this application. Motion Carried: All Yea: The Motion was made by Johnson and seconded by Alidjani that the Findings of Fact and Conclusion show a recommendation of approval to the City Council of this application: Motion Carried: Alidjani, Yea: Johnson, Yea: Shearer, Yea: Cole, Nay: Morrow did not vote as Acting Chairman: Mr. Morrow turned the Chairmanship of the Commission back to Mr. Spencer. Being no further business to come before the Commission the Motion was made by Cole and seconded by Johnson to adjourn at 7:55 p.m.: Motion Carried: All Yea: (TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS) APPROVED• // B PENCER, CHAIRMAN ~~.~ /J7az-~~~ ~- ALT MORROW, ACTING CHAIRMAN T: Jack Nieinann,! Citv Cle p~ Mayor/& Council P& Z~ Members Attn: Eng: Fire: Police: Ward: Stuart: Keibert: Valley News: Statesman: Hallett: ACHD: CDH: ACC: ACZ: NIMD: Mitich File (1) Mail (1)