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1985 09-09 A G E N D A 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: MERIDIAN PL~~NG & ZONING • SEPTEMBER 9,`985 PAGE #2: 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 ATTEST: Jaq ~Idie nn ,,. City Clerk 'pc: Mayor & Council P & Z Commission Atty, Eng, Fire, Police, Ward, Stuart, Mitich, Valley News Statesman, Hallett, ACHD,ACC,ACZ,NIMD CDH,APA, BRA Mail (1) File (1) AMBROSE, FIRGERALD d CROOKSTON AttameyeuM Counselors P.O. Box 177 MM101en, WSlro BJ61Y TsNplloris BBBMl1 ~: :se.- _... 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. qM BROSE, FIT2GERgLD S CROOKBTON gltomsys anE CooneekKs P.O. Boz ~Y7 MxWlm,lOBla 83E~2 TelapNOna BBB~61 x .>~~ 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. ~+.. a AMBROSE, FITZGERALD 6 CROOKSTON Allom~ys,n0 Counselors P.O. Boz ~Y7 MsrlolAn, IGho e3e,x isNPMM BS&1M1 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. ROLL CALL: Commissioner Morrow Voted L,~1 '7 -- Commissioner Johnson Voted Commissioner Shearer Voted yam,, AMBROSE, I Commissioner Cole voted ~j1 FITZG ERALD 6CROOKBTON Attomaye ~nE CouASelon P.O. Box /Z] MMltll~n, ItlNo B3BIZ TNplgn~ BB&MB7 • F • AM BROSE, FITZGERgLD b CROOKSTON •tlornsya vM CounfNOn P.O. BoK 127 MMUIY~, MYw 83812 T~NPNOns B8H181 Chairman Spencer (Tie Breaker) Voted 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 ., n . .-.