1985 09-09
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MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING
SEPTEMBER 9, 1985
ITEM:
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD AUGUST 12, 1985: (APPROVED)
1. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ON ANNEXATION & ZONING
REQUEST BY CHESTER & LORRAINE HOSAC: LOCUST GROVE MANOR: (APPROVED)
2. APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLAT ON LOCUST GROVE MANOR. (APPROVED)
MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING SEPTEMBER 9, 1985
Regular meeting of the Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission call to
order by Chairman Bob Spencer at 7:30 p.m.:
Members Present: Walt Morrow, Jim Shearer, Tom Cole:
Members Absent: Jim Johnson
Others Present: Wayne Crookston, Peggy Wood, Dan Wood, Ronda Lowe:
The Motion was made by Morrow and seconded by Shearer to approve the
minutes of the previous meeting held August 12, 1985 as written:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Item #1: Findings of Fact and Conclusions on Hosac Annexation & Zoning
request: Locust Grove Manor:
Chairman Spencer, has the Commission read the Findings and are there any
comments? There were none.
The Motion was made by Morrow and seconded by Cole that the Meridian
Planning & Zoning Commission hereby adopts and approves the Findings
of Fact and Conclusions as prepared.
Motion Carried: Roll Call Vote: Morrow, Yea: Shearer, Yea: Cole, Yea:
The Motion was made by Morrow and seconded by Shearer that the Meridian
Planning & Zoning Commission hereby recommends to the City Council that
this Annexation request be approved and that the property be zoned
Residential (R-8) under the conditions stated in the Findings of Fact
and Conclusions and that if development does not commence within eight-
een (18) months from time of approval,de-annexation will take place.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Item #2: Approval of Preliminary Plat on Locust Grove Manor:
Spencer, any comments from the Commission?
Shearer, did the road on the East side of property get resolved?
Shearer was advised ACHD had made no recommendations.
The Motion was made by Shearer and seconded by Cole that the Meridian
Planning & Zoning Commission hereby recommends to the City Council that
the Preliminary Plat of Locust Grove Manor be approved with the stipul-
ation that problems with the Ada County Highway District and the City
Engineer be resolved.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
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Chairman Spencer reminded the Commission of the Special Meeting to be
held on September 23, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. at the Meridian Primary School
at which time the Annexation & Zoning Request by Claremont Development
Company will be heard.
Being no further business to come before the Commission the Motion was
made by Morrow and seconded by Cole to adjourn at 7:35 p.m.:
Idotion Carried: All Yea:
APPROVED.
BOB NCER, CHAIRMAN
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BEFORE THE MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
HOSAC ANNEXATION AND ZONING
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS
The above entitled annexation having come on for
consideration on August 12, 1985, at approximately 7:30 o'clock
p.m. on said date, at the Meridian City Hall, 728 Meridian
Street, Meridian, Idaho and the Commission having heard and taken
any and all oral and written testimony and having duly considered
the matter, the Planning and Zoning Commission makes the
following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. That notice of a public hearing on the annexation was
published for two (2) consecutive weeks prior to the said public
hearing scheduled for August 12, 1985, the first publication of
which was 15 days prior to said hearing; that the matter was duly
considered at the August 12 hearing and that the public was given
full opportunity to express comments; that copies of all notices
were made available to newspaper and radio and television
stations.
2. That the Planning and Zoning Commission (P & Z Comm.)
received no oral testimony and some written comments were
submitted.
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3. That the property included in the Application for
annexation is described in the application, and by this reference
is incorporated herein; that the property lies adjacent to and
East of Locust Grove Road and consists of approximately twelve
(12) acres of land.
4. That the property is adjacent and abutting to the
present City limits.
5. That the petitioners are Chester W. Hosac and Lorraine
M. Hosac and they are the owners.
6. That the property included in the annexation is within
the Area of Impact of the City of Meridian.
7. That the entire parcel of ground is included within the
Meridian Urban Service Planning Area.
8. That the application for annexation requests that the
parcel be annexed and zoned "R-8", Residential; that the present
use of the property is agricultural and is presently zoned by the
County as D-1.
9. That the land in this annexation contained in the
North Curve Neighborhood, as designated in the Meridian
Comprehensive Plan as amended February 19, 1985. That
neighborhoods are intended to be predominantly developed
residentially.
10. That the proposed use of the property would be to
develop the property residentially including multiple family
dwelling units and the requested zoning is R-8.
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11. That the Ada County Highway District submitted a
statement which is incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
12. That the City Engineer submitted a statement which is
incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
CONCLUSIONS
1. That the City has authority to annex land pursuant to
50-222, Idaho Code; that exercise of the City's annexation
authority is a Legislative function.
2. That upon Planning and Zoning Commission has judged the
annexation application by the guidelines, standards, criteria,
and policies contained in Section 50-222, Title 67, Chapter 65,
Idaho Code, the Meridian City Ordinances, and the 1978 Meridian
Comprehensive Plan as amended February 19, 1985.
3. That all notice and hearing requirements set forth in
Title 67, Chapter 65, Idaho Code, and the Ordinances, of the City
of Meridian have been complied with.
4. That the City may take judicial notice of government
statutes, ordinances, and policies, and of actual conditions
existing within the City and State.
5. That the land within the proposed annexation is
contiguous to the present City limits of the City of Meridian
and the annexation would not be a shoestring annexation.
6. That the annexation has been initiated by Chester and
Lorraine Hosac, the owners, and the annexation is not upon the
initiation of the City of Meridian and therefore the five (5)
acre limitation does not apply.
7. That no objections to the annexation were made at the
public hearing.
8. That since the annexation of land is a legislative
function the City has authority to place conditions upon the
annexation of land.
9. That the development of the annexed land must meet and
comply with the Ordinances of the City of Meridian and in
particular Section 11-9-616 which pertains to development time
schedules and requirements; that the applicant will have to
connect to Meridian water and sewer lines and extend such to the
development at its own cost; that the development will be
required to meet the requirements of the Ada County Highway
District, the City Engineer and other state and local
governmental agencies.
10. That it is concluded that the annexation is in the best
interests of the City of Meridian.
APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission hereby adopts
and approves these Findings of Fact and Conclusions.
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DECISION AND RECOMMENDATION
The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission hereby
recommends to the City Council that this annexation request be
approved and that the property be zoned Residential (R-8) under
the conditions above stated.
MOTION:
APPROVED
DISAPPROVED
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