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1978 06-05 Meridian Planning and Zoning June 5, 197$ Meeting called to order by the Chairman, Willard Rowley. Members present: Annette Hinrichs; Don Sharp; Lee Mitchell Others present: Sheldon Gerber; Kevin Rosa There was discussion concerning the shading between zone changes on the map. Mr. Collins stated that he had been told that this brushing method was too expensive. This is to be looked into because the Commission feels that this is the best description process to avoid drawing lines. Mr. Collins made comments on the Comprehensive Plan; Discussed the format of the public information meeting to make the Commission aware of some of the problems that might arise. It was thought that the City Council should have copies of the Preliminary draft of the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. This proposal is on file with these minutes. This plan is tied together to accomplish: 1. Housing 2. Economics 3. Transportation A zoning analysis should be made oY the Planning area and Impact area. There was a desire for some type of technical industrial area South of the Yreeway. This should be left very flexible in order to allow the developer opportunity to negotiate on more than one property to his advantage, without being caught in a monopolistic preset Plat location. The Mayor or the one negotiating with a developer, should have some latitude to negotiate when the time comes. Mr. Collins explained the Public Information Hearing Format possibilities. 1. Divide the groups as to interest orientation period. 2. Divide according to neighborhood communities 3. Divide up in number of groups as represented by the Planning and Zoning Commission members present. 4. Introduce basic concepts of Comprehensive Plan Show maps Answer questions Record comments it was decided that the dividing into groups would be the best procedure in order to receive input that can be used to finalize the Comprehensive Plan. Meeting Adjourned. CHAIRMAN Attest: City Clerk cc: P&Z Commission;Mayor & Council;Ann;Bruce;Vern;Welker;Shults; Chief Green;Hein;Hamilton;J-U-B;Fitzgerald;APA; Comprehensive File 85-5 PRELIMINARY DRAFT MERIDIAN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FORWARD COMMENTS The Comprehensive Plan is a policy statement identifying policies for the on-going development of the City of Meridian. In emphasizing land use planning, it is intended to serve as a framework for public policy decision- making. The Comprehensive Plan is recognizably the primary step in identi- fying the quality of life we desire and in relating it to our capacity to produce and maintain it. As developed with a broad based community-wide citizen input, the Comp- rehensive Plan is both sensitive to the changing needs of our community and a commitment to preserve the values identified by our citizen. NATURE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMENTS A Comprehensive Plan is an official document, adopted by local governments and public agencies, which serves as a policy guide for decisions concerning the physical development of a community It indicates, in a general way, how the community may develop in the next 10 to 20 years. The essential characteristics of the Comprehensive Plan are that it is comprehensive, general, long-range, and represents a process-- not a product. Comprehensive means that the plan encompasses all areas of the community and all functional elements which bear on physical development. General means that the plan summarizes policies and proposals and does not develop detailed site plans. Long-range means that the plan looks beyond the foreground of pressing current issues toward the aspect of problems which the community may face in the future. Finally, as a process (not a product) the Comprehensive Plan is not a document that is written once, for all time, but rather it is an on-going process for directing change that occurs inevitably in a community. The Planning and Zoning Commission, as well as the city government, are inescapably involved in questions of physical development and, as such, have a primary responsibility to coordinate and direct the overall pattern of such activities within the community. At every meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, development decisions must be made concerning rezoning, subdivision developments, conditional use permits, zoning variances, planned developments and so on. Due to these responsibilities, it is necessary for the Commission to develop technical guidelines and generally accepted policies which will provide the framework for resolving questions relating to physical development. The City government also needs to adopt an instrument which establishes lone-range, general policies for the coordinated and unified, physical development of public improvement projects. The Comprehensive Plan is such an instrument and serves such a purpose. The planning process set forth here requires the City of Meridian and its residents to consider and enter into a planning program which is on-going and involves a movement from goals to objectives to policies. GOALS -- broad general expressions and concerns OBJECTIVES -- descriptions of the direction we intend to move POLICIES -- how we intend to accomplish our objectives The goals, objectives and policies herein expressed, underlie and shape the character and orientation of our Comprehensive Plan. It deals with 3 major concerns of the people of Meridian: 1) Orderly growth and Development 2) Economic growth and balance 3) Improvement of the quality of life • USES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • COMMENTS An adopted Meridian Comprehensive Plan has several important uses: LEGISLATIVE (STATE OF IDAHO) To meet the requirements of the 1975 Land Use Planning Act of the State of Idaho (Idaho Code 67-6508) and to establish consistency of zoning reg- ulations with the Comprehensive Plan. It is the Legislature's intent to lead cities and counties into a new era of planning where local plans become poli- cies and programs, not merely guidelines. POLICY: To clarify and articulate public poli- cies and the intentions of the City of Meridian with respect to the rights and expectations of the general public, private enterprise, and local government. EDUCATIONAL: To enable local residents, public agencies, prospective investors, and businessmen to become informed of the City of Meridian's long-range and short-range goals, ob- jectives, and policies. COORDINATIVE: To establish a basis for coordination, understanding and negotiation among citizens, businessmen, city officials, private investors, and public agencies within Meridian's Impact Area and Urban Service Planning Area and to present Meridian's position on County and local issues that are appropriate to its concerns and responsibilities. ~~ PLANNING AREAS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMENTS The Comprehensive Plan provides for a mechanism that enables the City to address the major concerns of its people. The planning areas are listed from the largest to the smallest. CITY IMPACT AREA Definition: The Area of Impact conerns those lands which surround the-City limits. Their land uses and policies are critical to the efficient and successful implementation of both City and County goals. The Area of Impact is the result of negotiations between the incorporated city and the County in accordance with state law. As per negotiations with Ada County and the City of Boise, and in accordance with Idaho State Law, the City of Meridian's Impact Area includes the following area of Ada County: (Map to be attached) Meridian Impact Area URBAN SERVICE PLANNING AREA COMMENTS Definition: These are areas where municipal sewer facilities and most other services and utilities are available or planned for in the Comp- rehensive Plan. Urban services shall include, but not be limited to, the following where applicable: a. Public central sewer and water facilities b. Pedestrian walkways and bicycle paths c. Open space, parks and recreation lands d. Police and Fire Protection e. Public transit f. Schools (Elementary schools that are central to a neighborhood and junior and senior high schools that are central to communities.) g. Libraries h. Storm drainage i. Urban standard streets and roads Within its capacity to produce and maintain the above urban services, the City of ^1eridian has declared its Urban Service Planning Area to include the following area: (Map to be attached) Urban Service Planning Area McMILLAN RD. F~ :...- U STICK RD.- I I S I ~'::: ~ :... ' I ~ ~...- . ~ ~ ::~ PP i..;:.:.::.. _ ~' .... - ~ is C , ~ LN. HERRY o :.:::>I ~~FAIRVI AVE EW . . by - -~~ .:: ?• ;.:.:.~.:.:.:. , ? MERIDIAN N/ ' PACIFI ' A. R. ? `.!I 2607' -T- - F ~ ANKLIN RD. -T- T Tt .•...•,. ~ r. •. •.•.. ~'.''i'.i.. _ '~'~ -7. - T- _ ~ ~ Tenmi/e ~ ~ Q :~ ~ "~ 6 ~ ~ ~O ~ I _, ~ ~,~. \ ti , 5 0 I ~ ' N ~Q ~ 3c OVERLAN Z D RD 'o ' ~ :_.'~.. :. W ~-o ~' ~ Q ~ o ~ U ~, W ® 1 . W ~ ~ ~ .Q ~ .. ~ i g Q Z i " ~ C T m W t- VICTORY ., Q RD. z ~ ~ I ~ J c~ > o J ~ 9 Q " ' ~ Y I; T ~ R I I' ~- '` 'AMITY R D. p9 I ~I G_ ~ _ _ _ COMMENTS COMMUNITIES Definition: The community is a section of a city, primarily a residential area. It can represent the service area of a high school or junior high school, a large business center or a park area of 30 to 40 acres, and commonly constitutes a section of the city measuring 2 to 3 miles across. In anticipation of orderly growth and development, the City of Meridian has made the following general community designations within its Urban Service Planning Area: (Map to be attached) COMMENTS • NEIGHBORHOODS Definition: The neighborhood is a residential area with homogeneous characteristics of a size comparable to that usually served by an elementary school or a small business convenience center or a park area of 5 to 20 acres. Although neighborhoods occur in various shapes and sizes, a section of the City measuring z to 1'--z miles across is usually used for planning purposes. A neighborhood area is essentially a walking distance area and provides the basis for community identifications. In anticipation of orderly growth and development, the City of Meridian has made the following general neighborhood designations within its Urban Service Planning Area: (Map to be attached) GOALS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMENTS In order to grapple with the concerns of Meridian's environmental quality, economic growth and balance, housing, the quality of life and other con- cerns, basic goals are expressed here to give a foundation upon which to build a sound and stable Comprehensive Plan. In most instances, these basic goals are compatible with the Comprehensive Plan of-Ada County, but may differ in some areas. GOAL 1: To preserve Meridian's quality environment and to make provisions for and improve the total natural environment by adopting city-wide and Urban Service Planning Area policies which deal with area-specific policies and programs and for open space preservation and provide for management of the environment. GOAL 2: To ensure that growth and development occur in an orderly fashion in accordant with adopted policies and procedures governing the use of land, residential development, the provision of services and the distribution of new housing units throughout the Urban Service Planning Area. GOAL 3: To encourage the kind of economic growth and development which supplies employment and economic self-sufficiency for existing and future residents, reduces the present reliance on Boise and maintains the City's ability to finance and implement public improvements, services, and open space character. GOAL 4: To provide conditions whereby housing for the existing and future variety of social, cultural, and economic groups will be maintained and enhanced. GOAL 5: To preserve and improve the character and quality of Meridian's man-made environment, which lends identity to the City and the surrounding area. GOAL 6: To encourage cultural, educational, and recreational facilities which will fulfill the needs and preferences of citizens of Meridian and to insure that these facilities are available to the total population. GOAL 7: To establish relationships between land uses that meet basic human needs, are efficient and harmonious, and balance costs and revenue over the years. GOAL 8: To create a visually attractive, efficiently-organized and self-identifiable Urban Service Planning Area and City. OBJECTIVES COMMENTS LAND USE: Recognize 1) the importance of land uses to the quality of life and environment; 2) the duties, as well as the rights, of land ownership; 3) the role of the City to regulate the use of land resources for the benefit of future generations; and 4) the desirability of joint use of public facilities wherever feasible. At the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, the land use data for the City and the Urban Service Planning Area was as follows: City of Meridian PasS~Nt Land Use Data URBAN SERVICE PLANNING AREA PRESi--.T LAND USE DATA r~ u COMMENTS POLICY f4AP With the realization of growth and development, the Comprehensive Plan summarizes the potential distributions of land use activities within the Urban Service Planning Area, as per a policy map. It attempts to make general designations of appropriate and compatible land use, helps to define the holding capacity of the land within the Urban Service Planning Area, and provides a flexible framework for further detailed land use designations, as per zoning ordinances and a zoning map. In terms of the enclosed Policy Map, land use holding capacity for Meridian's Planning Area is as follows: ~O ~ I c~NN•J' ,. Lt9riD vIS~ No DI {~@~'1~\0.N U~3~N _._. _.,._ .AID--,- c- ,~ N~- C~~ta~ .Ty SoXVIC~ ~~annln, i~~-~ ~~,a~Nr~Ae of To~0.Qs - - '~C ~`~""~S C/1SlZOSc~Sq 'Y~r2e e, ~ 'l. `•--r. ~,-I-C' ~ __~~~ Nzt 1~~'rescgf, ~.U`.5,•. ~, !?._ 11..~__.. IVtT I~c~c 1.1k13YaNa!'ir~ j ~ j _ - R-ES IDEPITIWC. _ _ 5~35a. ' _~ 3~`i(o. ~/ ~ I~, ~ ~0 3N. ~ `, s~,~yle~~4~.liy ! , (y5aa~ ~ (3y4s, y) mul+•,-f...,.1 I N3o ~ of tsip~Nr~~q~Q2~s~~2v~ ~ a 3yo ~ b3~ 8, l ~o / ~~ 1 X~ Vt E ' 3yo ~ °~ o a- sN~usT-~i-a ~ ___ ~IeE~}s ~ _ b i o_ _ ~l a~ _ ~_ a, I- - ~a 3, ~ ° _ S O \+-T I-1 O ' ~ ~ ~~s ~ _ __ - _ ~ _ _cy~~> : ~33~~ ; _ _ WEST I 1 S p a ~~T~•~. ~OmmE~e~,~~ ~ 3~~ I a~3, a ~ , 3 ~o a. S~t2VIC~ GOw.v+~E CI~L~ SS ~ 7 S 1 ~o , ~l,~~LIC ~"S~mZ `~~lQl.1C_ : 307. ~ a ~ ~{. / ~ ~~ I ~ ~. Sc_la oo ~S k ~16 1 ~ j Cl l a. ~~ aT ~r y,a ~~rzlc~~T~.2~ ! ~~Sy~ ~ (~6~ 33, i ~o ~~ 3,a RaR~s STIZEE~s °~drNE ~ 04'8 ~ 30 ~0 3o ~ i !i ToT~}c. - ~ j2osS - ~ any l66 TaT~q~ /~~T ao, l~ o /oo °70 /ooh u COMMENTS PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: Utilize and rely on natural resource information (soils data, air quality data, and other physical and environmental data), as one of the major factors for the shaping of policy decisions within the Urban Service Planning Area and require environmental reviews for public and private proposals which are likely to alter the environment significantly and to state what measures are being taken to minimize major impacts. As far as it is known, the Meridian Urban Service Area is relatively free of environmental hazards, such as flood plains, geologic faults, or steep slopes. The primary physical environmental constraint is the limitations that certain soils impose on man-made developments (septic tank excavations and drain fields, roads, and the shallow excavations for founda- tions and basements). Background soil data is provided in a separate and supporting document of the Comprehensive Plan, in order that private developers and investors may be familiar with the limiting features of certain soils. The entire Urban Service Planning Area has been both surveyed and mapped by the Soil Conservation Service and detailed soil data is available upon request. In order to overcome any problems that might be forth-coming (such as air quality), the following policies are intended to assist private investors and local officials with their concerns and heighten their awareness of the limiting factors of Meridian's physical environment. POLICIES 1. The potential environmental impacts of public and private projects should be evaluated carefully prior to approval. If approved, the project should be conditioned to alleviate the potential impacts with minimal public cost. 2. Procedures should be established to maintain and pub- lish information to the public and developer regarding environmental hazards or problem areas, especially with regard to land, air, water and other natural resources. ~- ~~'al~~lu'TS POPULATION GROWTH: Encourage orderly growth fora self- sufficient community, but discourage unplanned growth with the City and Urban Service Planning Area. At the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan in 1978, the pop- ulation of the City of Meridian was 5,258. As per a 1978 Housing Study of Ada County, a determination was made concerning Meridian's Urban Service Planning Area's projected population. The projection was based upon Meridian's past trend of capturing a percentage of the total population of Ada County. between 1970 and 1977, it was determined that the Meridian Planning Area captured 13.5Y of the total County population. Keeping that absorption rate in mind, Meridian's Urban Service Planning Area was projected to increase by 16,200 or 13,44q of the total Ada County population of 120,490 between the years of 1977 and 2,000. The following table illustrates the population projections. 1970 Census 1977 1980 1985 1990 2000 POPULATION 4,875 9,550 11,390 15,070 18,775 25,750 At best the above projections have to be taken with a "grain of salt", because the projections cannot foresee what will happen as the new sewer treatment becomes operational, or as the regional shopping center proposal becomes a reality. The projections merely give the City of Meridian a frame- work by which it can plan for population growth and development. COMI4ENTS POLICIES I. That approximately 52.7% percent of the new residential development shall occur in the Urban Service Planning Area where public facilitie services, and utilities are planned for or are readily available. 2. The Comprehensive Plan should be received, monitored and updated for orderly growth, sensible use of the area's resources, reduced costs of public services, and quality areas where services are provided. 3. Vacant lands within the Meridian City limits and Urban Service Planning Area should be utilized in order to maximize public investments, curtail urban spread, and protect agricultural lands and operations until those lands are needed for development. 4. No new residential, commercial or industrial developments will be approved outside of the Urban Service Planning Area, unless it can be shown that urban services can be provided. COMMENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Stimulate, encourage, and give preference to those types of economic activities and developments which provide opportunities for local employment of Meridian citizens and surrounding residents and to reduce the need for persons to commute to neighboring cities. INTRODUCTION -The City of Meridian and its residents view the economic enterprises of industry, retail commerce and personal services as an integral part of a planned community. The City's physical development, economic stability, social stratification, and institutional effectiveness for dealing with public needs is dependent on these economic enterprises. To accomplish the above objective, the Comprehensive Plan provides for INDUSTRIAL REVIEW AREAS and COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY CENTERS. INDUSTRIAL REVIEW AREAS: The Industrial Review Areas are an essential element of the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. Special uses of land must be recognized as having special needs and diverse impacts. Designating certain areas for business uses, as a method of guiding business expansion, is an appropriate approach to Meridian's economic future and provides for the essential difference between the City's business land market and the residential land market. The Comprehensive Plan intends to prepare for Meridian's business and employment future by reserving land for industrial, retail, commercial, and office uses and so removing them from the categories of land on which residential development can be proposed. In all review areas, detailed economic analysis is essential, so that the specifics of industrial plans, designs, and development will be known. characteristics, both natural and man-made, which makes it a desirable business environment. These characteristics are: relatively level topography, good or potentially good access to rail and freeway, and being relatively free from environmental hazards. A specific set of policies is prepared for the development of each of the review areas. Commercial Activity Cen Retail commercial and office development are frequent partners within Commercial Activity Centers. Both general categories often share locational needs and often prove mutually supportive. In order to coordinate with the supportive areas of residential and industrial developments, areas should be set aside as Commercial Activity Centers and their development carefully guided. GENERAL ECONOMIC POLICIES COPIMENTS 1. The City of Meridian shall make every effort to create a positive atmosphere which selectively encourages industrial and commercial enterprises to locate in Meridian and enable it to flourish and so permitting local residents to live and work in Meridian, providing a wide range of occupations at all pay levels, and broadening the City's property and sales tax base. 2. It is the policy of the City of Meridian to set aside areas where commercial and industrial interest and activities are to dominate and to permit adjoining and compatible use. 3. Style, intensity, and type of new commercial or industrial construction should be harmonized with the natural environ- ment and respect the unique needs and features of each area. 4. Positive programs shall be undertaken to support older and existing industrial and commercial areas to ensure their continued vitality. 5. All internal and external circulation systems which pertain to the Industrial Review Areas and Commercial Activity Centers shall be reviewed in order to minimize adverse impact on the surrounding planned uses, and to maintain the integrity of the industrial and commercial areas. 6. Stripping of industrial and commercial uses will not be allowed. z INDUSTRIAL POLICIES C014MENTS 1. The development considerations far each of the Industrial Review Areas shall be phased and prioritized and so provide for orderly growth and development, minimize the incremental cost of providing utilities and streets, and promote unity with the Urban Service Planning Area. 2. Industrial development within or adjacent to the City limits should receive the highest priority. 3. An annexation program shall be established in conjunction with the development for each Industrial Review area. 4. The City of Meridian intends to establish Industrial Development Design Guidelines which: 1. guides propsective industrialists in their .preparation of proposals for the develop- ment of available parcels with the Industrial Review Areas and, 2. provides a basis to evaluate developers' pro- posals. 5. Access to industrial areas from collector and local streets should be discouraged. 6. Industrial uses adjacent to residential uses should not create noise greater than levels normally associated with surrounding residential noise. 7. Industrial development should not be located adjacent to schools. 8. Industrial uses that exist within the built community should be allowed to remain under a non-conformance use, but should be encouraged to relocate to an Industrial Review Area. 9. Industrial development should be encouraged to locate adjacent to existing industrial uses. 10. Industrial areas should be located in proximity to major utility, transportation and service lines. 11. Industrial development, which stores or produces large quantities of explosive or toxic materials, should not be located near residential areas. COMfIENTS 12. Industrial uses should be designed so that surface or ground water is not contaminated. 13. Strip industrial development is not in compliance with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. COMMENTS 4lESTERN INDUSTRIAL REVIEW AREA POLICIES I. It is the policy of the City of Meridian to phase in the consideration and development of a Freeway Interchange (ingress and egress) at the intersection of Ten Mile and Interstate I-80 after the development of the Eagle Road Freeway Interchange, and as industrial development occurs as proposed. 2. Industrial uses should be compatible with residential uses to the north. 3. Strip development within the 4lestern Industrial Review Area shall not be allowed. • SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL REVIEW AREA POLICIES COMMENTS 1. It is the policy of the City of Meridian to encourage and to promote the development of an interchange (egress and ingress) at the intersection of Eagle Road and Interstate I-80 by the Idaho Department of Transportation. 2. Zoning and development within the Southern Industrial Review Area should be analyzed to see if there are potential problems or conflicts, which would hinder considerations by the private economic enterprises of industry and .business. 3. The City of Meridian will encourage the development of a technological park and prevent the development of retail commercial and personal services within proximity to Southern Industrial Review Area. 4. The development of the technological park within the Southern Industrial Review Area should be phased in accordance with the development of the Eagle Road Freeway Interchange. 5. Strip development along Overland Road between Eagle Road and Kuna/Meridian Highway is not in compliance with the goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. 6. Clustering of uses and controlled ingress and egress access points along Overland Road between Eagle Road and Kuna/Meridian Highway should be encouraged. EASTERN INDUSTRIAL REVIEW AREA POLICIES COMMENTS I. It is the policy of the City of Meridian to encourage and promote the development of an interchange (egress and ingress) at the intersection of Eagle Road and Interstate I-80 by the Idaho Department of Transportation. 2. Zoning and development with the Eastern Industrial Review Area shall be analyzed to see if there are potential problems or conflicts which would hinder considerations by industrial enterprises. 3. Style, intensity, and type of industrial developments should be harmonized with the residential area to the South (on the upper bench) and the contiguous residential area to the North. 4. A71 industrial proposals, which pertain to the Eastern Industrial Review Area, will be reviewed and monitored, so that approved uses are compatible with surrounding planned uses and pre- serve the industrial area's integrity. 5. The utilization of the linear open space corridor of Five Mile Creek; which passes through the Eastern Industrial Review Area, should be analyzed as a natural resource for both aesthetic and functional benefits. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY CENTERS COMMENTS The Comprehensive Plan addresses four different types of Commercial Activity Centers: 1)regional shopping center, 2) community shopping center, 3) neighborhood convenience shopping center, and 4) the present downtown area of Meridian. Regional Shopping Center: As the largest of Commercial Activity Centers, it is designed to serve the whole of Ada County and the surrounding counties which make up the Treasure Valley. Community Shopping Center: As a retail commercial enterprise, it is designed to serve a multi-neighborhood area and can be both complimentary and competitive with a regional shopping center. Neighborhood Shopping Center: As the smallest of the three shopping centers, its main purpose is to provide conveniences to neighborhood areas in proximity. The Comprehensive Plan encourages the use and location of neighborhood shopping centers in place of strip commercial areas. In all cases, the locations of commercil activity centers should be guided by performance and development standards. These standards consider, at least, trip generation, traffic volume and type, impacts on arterial street system, proximity to other commercial development, and impacts on neighborhood residential areas. COMP~ERCIAL POLICIES COMMENTS 1. It is the policy of the City of ~4eridian to support shopping facilities in existing residential neighborhoods and community areas and plan for new shopping centers as growth and develop- ment warrant. 2. City Hall and associated uses will be located in proximity to a Commercial Activity Center. 3. The City of Meridian intends to establish Commercial Develop- ment Design Guides, which: I) provides for the grouping of commercial buildings on a single parcel of land, in such a manner as to create a harmonious, efficient, and convenient retail shopping environment; 2) assures safety and convenience of traffic move- ment both with the Activity Center and in relation to adjacent access thoroughfares; 3) fosters compatible land use and design within the development and with contiguous developments, and 4) encourages innovations in building design and land development techniques, so that the growing demands of the community are met, while at the same time it provides for the most beneficial use of such lands. 4. Office uses should be integrated within neighborhood, community or regional shopping centers. 5. New commercial developments should consolidate access points (curb cuts), on-site parking and internal vehicle circulation, and where possible, existent commercial development should be encouraged to consolidate as well. 6. Strip commercial development is not in compliance with the goals, objectives and policies of the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER COMMENTS Meridian is faced with the potential development of a regional shopping center near the Meridian-Kuna Road Freeway Interchange. As it becomes a reality, it will have a great impact upon Meridian and has much potential of becoming Meridian's new central business district. The development program calls fora 1,150,000 square foot shopping center, which will provide a wide variety of commercial retail enterprises and supporting uses, such as office complexes, multi-family residential units, medical clinics, motels and entertainment opportunities. The retail commercial activities of the regional shopping center accomplishes two purposes: 1) providing community facilities and personal services to area residents and 2) affording regional comparison shopping. POLICIES 1. It is the policy of the City of Meridian to encourage and support the development of a regional shopping center area (if and when it becomes feasible) as the hub of activity for the Urban Service Planning Area, as well as the Treasure Valley. 2. The evaluation of the regional shopping center development will be based on its consistency with the land use policies of the Comprehensive Plan and its compatibility with existing and proposed adjoining land use. 3. As specific plans are prepared and implementation and construction time-tables are established, the evaluation and review of the regional shopping center development will be coordinated by environmental impact report procedures. COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL CENTERS COMMENTS As a community shopping center, Cherry Plaza is Meridian's prime community shopping center and its retail and commercial enterprises serve the northern and western multi-neighborhood residential area. In addition to the convenience goods and personal services associated with a smaller neighborhood shopping center, it provides a wider range of soft lines (wearing apparel for men, women and children) and hard lines (hardware and appliances) and makes more depth of merchandise available--variety in sizes, styles, colors and prices. I. A Community Shopping Center is defined as having between 75,000 and 200,000 square feet of gross floor area and between 8 to 30 acres of site area. 2. Community commercia•1 development should be encouraged to cluster and consolidate. 3. Community shopping centers should be encouraged to compli- ment and enhance adjoining, higher density residential areas of multi-family units. 4. Applications for community shopping centers, as well as expansions of existing conununity shopping centers, will be reviewed for impacts on the development of the regional shopping center. NEIGHBORHOOD COMf4ERCIAL CENTER COf4MENTS As the City of Meridian continues to develop, small neighborhood convenience shopping centers will be needed for the day-by-day living needs of some of the residential neighborhoods. POLICIES 1. Neighborhood Convenience Shopping Center is defined as having between 30,000 to 75,000 square feet of gross floor area and and between 4 to 8 acres of site area. 2. Neighborhood shopping centers, rather than strip commercial development, should provide for convenience shopping and services. 3. Neighborhood shopping centers should locate: a) near but not necessarily at the intersections of major collectors and/or arterials and b) within residential planned developments, when they are part and parcel of the original development plan. 4. Neighborhood commercial developments within residential planned- unit developments should not necessarily have to meet all of the standard commercial policies. 5. Office uses or public facilities should be integrated with neighborhoc shopping centers. COMMENTS PRESENT DOldNTO~lN At the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, the present downtown area of Meridian serves as a shopping, as well as governmental and public, activity center. In recognition that its shape and character will change with additional population growth and development, and the phasing of the proposed regional shopping center to the South, the Comprehensive Plan intends to make provisions for its transition, as well as rejuvenation, as per the market trends through mixed-land use policies. "Mixed-Use" refers to the coordinated development of three or more major uses as part of a single project--specialty retail-commercial, high density residential, offices, motels, and public and semi-public uses. POLICIES 1. The City of Meridian will encourage a beneficial use of the present downtown area and support existing business and commercial enterprises. 2. Detailed market studies should be undertaken to explore and clarify issues related to mixed-use development. 3. The development of varied and compatible types of land uses should be provided in plans and proposals for the present downtown area and the surrounding area. 4. Special analysis should be done concerning all zoning and existing uses within the present downtown area, so that specific recommendations can be made for transitional uses, which will enhance the area and prevent deterioration. COMMENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT: Encourage the overall balance of public and private proposals regarding residential development and include a variety of densities, housing types and housing opportunities for all segments of the planning area population. BACKGROUND The quality of residential environment is especially important within the Meridian Urban Service Area. It becomes very important, then, that the City of Meridian has the information necessary to develop programs and recommendations which will effectively address housing issues. In 1978 a Housing Study was completed for each of the Urban Service Planning Areas of Ada County by the Ada Planning Association. (See appendix for a map, which illustrates the area that was chosen as Meridian's Urban Service Planning Area.) The Housing Study gives the City of Meridian a good starting point to review and monitor its housing stock, needs and trends, as the 1978 Study encompasses the period of 1970-2000. (See appendix for a summary of the housing data.) COMMENTS The 1978 Ada County Housing Needs Analysis gives the following picture of Meridian's housing: Dwelling Units - 1977 Occupied 2,985 Vacant 95 3,080 Total Occupied Vacant Single Family 2,146 48 Duplex 103 4 Multi-Family 426 34 Mobile Home 310 9 Types of Dwelling Units, - 1977 Households ~ Income - 1977 $ 0 - 4,999 293 ( 9.8% 5,000 - 9,999 483 (16.2% 10,000 - 14,999 642 (21.5% 15,000 - 19,999 669 (22.4% 20,000 - 24,999 414 (13.9% 25,000 - 29,999 165 ( 5.5% 30,000 - & over 319 (10.7% Total Households 2,985 Median Income 15,575.00 Total 2,194 (71.2%) 107 ( 3.5%) 460 (14.9%) 319 (10.4%) (The same study indicated that approximately 35% of the households of the Meridian Planning Area are eligible for federally assisted housing programs.) The same housing study also makes projections, as per Meridian's household incomes. (See appendix fora table which makes comparisons between the different Urban Service Planning Areas of Ada County.) HOUSEHOLD VACANCY RATE, 1977 3.1% COMMENTS (It should be noted that Meridian's vacancy rate is much lower than the typical urban area, because of its high proportion of single family dwelling, 71.2%.) Households ~ Tenure, 1977 Owner -Occupied 1,990 Renter - Occupied 995 In regard to households, the 1978 Housing Study determined that between 1970 and 1977, the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area captured 10.5 of the total occupied households of Ada County. When making comparisons on household sizes, one sees that Meridian tends to be larger than the County or the Boise Metropolitan Area. Such is often typical of communities which are adjacent to a major metropolitan area. Household Size, 1977 Meridian 3.20 Boise Metro 2.84 Garden City 2.93 Ada County (average) 2.88 COMMENTS Finally, in order to provide for a variety of densities, housing types, and housing opportunities and in order that the City of Meridian might review and monitor its housing development, the Comprehensive Plan provides for the following density classifications: RURAL RESIDENTIAL -AGRICULTURAL Single Family Housing, Farming (1 d.u. per net acre or less) LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL Single Family Housing Related Public and Semi-Public facilities Convenience Commercial Facilities (I-3 d.u. per net acre) MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL Single Family Housing, Multi-Family Housing, (Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex) Related Public and Semi-Public Facilities, Convenience Commercial Facilities (4-7 d.u. per net acre) HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL Single Family Housing, Multi-Family Housing (Townhouse, Condominium, Garden Apartments), Motels, Professional Offices, Community Commercial Facilities, Related Public and Semi-Public Facilities (8-15 d.u. per net acre) COMMENTS PROBLEMS *Housing costs continue to increase at a fast rate. *The demand for housing keeps prices at a high level. *Sale prices of existing and older housing is on the increase due to a recent county reappraisal of taxable property and to the desirability of Meridian as a place to live. *There has been no significant cost reduction breakthrough in housing technology. *There is a lack of a mix of housing types between ownership and rental dwelling units for all income groups. *Meridian has more than its share of low and moderate income housing. *Meridian's tax base is predominately residential and presently does not have the diversification to support additional low and moderate income households. *The City's employment base and labor force is characterized by commutation to employment in Boise. *There is no mass transit service for low and moderate income ppersons that serves the present employment center (Boise Metro Area) from Meridian. *The City does not have an information system to monitor housing development. s • OPPORTUNITIES COMMENTS *The City of Meridian is a growing and developing community and the Comprehensive Plan makes provisions for its potential of be- coming a self-sufficient community. *The Comprehensive Plan emphasizes a phasing of the location of housing in relation to public services and community facilities, and so makes the growth and development orderly in the Urban Service Planning Area. (The intent of residential phasing is to maintain a cohesive and consolidated urban form over the years, to minimize the incremental costs of providing utilities and streets, to pre- serve open space, and to promote unity. Phasing does not suggest specific time frames for the various phases, but simply points out areas where growth should occur in relationship to planned facilities, utilities, and other services. A priority should be placed on the phases to allow for a meaningful transition for urban services and the phasing of necessary capital improvements.) *The City will be establishing development policies (zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations) which are strong enough to bring about the quality community life it wants, but also flexible enough to respond to .the special needs of different types of developments. *As a developing area, it can have a diversification of the city population, i.e., a mixture of racial, as well as economic levels. *New governmental housing programs are being developed, which enable new residents and younger families to enter into the housing market (graduate mortgage payment program, FHA and VA insured mortgage loans). *The Comprehensive Plan encourages residents, local representative groups, and interested persons to participate in community and neighborhood planning processes. *The Comprehensive Plan provides and encourages the implementation of the planned development methods. Variations in maximum density, dimensional standards (height, set-back, lot coverage, lot size) and other requirements will be permitted when one or more of the following performance standards have been met:. COMMENTS --When land has been, or will be, dedicated for the development of essential public services or facilities, such as school sites, fire stations, libraries, land for park, recreation open space, and historical, architectural or archeological sites. --When environmentally sensitive lands (creeks, wet lands, wooded areas) have been preserved in their natural state, and design and development considerations have been made to protect such lands from geological, topographical, and other natural or man- made hazards, as part of the overall residential development project. --When provisions have been made to provide a variety of housing types for all income age groups as part of the overall residential development, and such developments provide approximately ten (10%) percent of their total housing units within low and moderate income rental or purchase standards. --When development projects preserve and utilize natural physical features as part of their overall design concept and make use of such techniques, as cluster development and density transfers, in order to conserve existing natural features which are both aesthetically pleasing and functional. --When developments promote orderly, well-planned and aesthetically designed projects, which are consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the Meridian Comprehensive Plan and the Ada County Comprehensive Plan. POLICIES (,(-rOl4S~I~C^~ COMMENTS 1. The City of Meridian intends to provide for a wide diversity of housing types (single family, mobile homes, and multi-family arrangements) and choices between ownership and rental dwelling units for all income groups in a variety of locations suitable for residential development. 2. Every effort will be made by the City of Meridian to encourage commercial and industrial growth and development, which furthers employment and economic self-sufficiency and reduces Meridian's present reliance on the Boise Metropolitan's economic and employ- ment center. 3. An open housing market for all persons, regardless of race, sex, age, religion, or ethnic background will be encouraged. 4. The development of housing for all income groups close to employ- ment and shopping centers should be encouraged. 5. The City of Meridian will ensure that no discriminatory restrictions are imposed by local codes and ordinances. 6. Housing proposals will be phased with transportation, open space, and public service and facility plans, which will maximize benefits to the residents, minimize conflicts, and provide a tie- in between new residential areas and service needs. 7. All septic tank systems will be approved by the City of Meridian only as the following is demonstrated: I) the septic tank system is an interim waste disposal system; 2) the septic tank system has been approved by Central District Health; 3) dry line are in place in preparation for connection to wet line sewers. 8. Residential developments will be phased in accordance with their connection to wet line sewers. 9. Public and private entities involved in the housing process should be coordinated to improve consistency with areawide plans and eliminate confusion and misunderstanding. 10. The efficient use of land to public facilities, the economic arrangement of building, circulations systems, and utilities should be promoted. COMf4ENTS 11. Local residents and representative groups will be encouraged to participate in neighborhood and community planning, which establish direction for improvements of environment, housing, transportation, recreation, open space, parks, and other factors which may express local concerns and preferences. 12. It is the intention of the City of Meridian to plan for the collection, maintenance and monitorization of housing development data on a regular basis and to provide housing information to both public and private decision-makers. 13. Land development regulations should be revised to encourage the infilling of existing vacant parcels within the City limits. 14. Infilling of random vacant lots in substantially developed single-family areas should be encouraged at densities similar to surrounding development. Increased densities on random vacant lots should be considered if: a. the cost of such a parcel of land precludes development at surrounding densities; b. development of uses other than single-family structures are compatible with surrounding development. 15. Design and performance standards should be applied to infilling development, in order to reduce adverse impacts on existing adjacent development. 16. Remnant residential parcels or partially developed residential parcels should consolidate where possible to prevent the proliferation of small parcels of vacant land within the City Limits. 17. Ordinances or other policy decisions, which effect housing development, should be reviewed and consolidated, and so avoid the confusion of numerous policies and requirements. 18. The City of Meridian will evaluate the use of planned development methods (PD) methods for all housing types, which provide incentives, flexibility and trade-off to both developers and public officials in the promotion, planning and construction of a variety of quality residential areas. COMMENTS 19. As PD methods and standards are considered by the City of Meridian, variations pertaining to planned developments (maximum density, dimensional standards, and other re- quirements) will not exceed 25q of the existing requirements, and will be recommended when one or more of the planned development (PD) performance standards are met. (See pre- vious page for PD performance standards.) 20. The City of Meridian will consider the implementation of planned development (PD) methods and performance standards through revisions of the City's land use zoning ordinances. 21. High density development, where possible, should be located near open space corridors or other major open space and preferably convenient to major streets. 22. Density transfers and increase should be encouraged in turn for open space dedications or for access points to linear open space corridors, which contain bicycle and pedestrian systems. COMMENTS RURAL AREAS Definition: Land in this policy has characteristics generally providing for agricultural activity because of a combination of the historical development of irrigation systems, capability of the soil, and relative freedom from urbanization. Agricultural activity includes cultivation, pasturing, grazing, crop production, dairy and feedlot operations, and related activities. It is intended that these lands be kept in production as long as possible. RURAL AREAS: URBAN SERVICE PLAPJNING AREA. As per the Policy Map of the Urban Service Planning Area of Meridian, the ratio between urban and rural designated land is as follows: Acreage (Gross) Urban 10,620 (52.7%) Rural 9,540 (47.3q) RURAL AREAS: AREA OF IMPACT As per Idaho Code 6526 of the 1975 Land Use Planning Act, cities and counties shall determine a geographical area of city impact and determine which comprehensive plan and ordinances shall apply: 1) the city's comprehensive plan policies and ordinances, 2) the county' s comprehensive plan policies and ordinances, 3) a combination of the city's and the county's compre- hensive plan policies and ordinances. The City of Meridian has declared its Area of Impact as follows: P1AP RURAL AREA POLICIES COMMENTS i. The Ada County Comprehensive Plan and the Ada County Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances shall apply in the rural areas which are outside Meridian's Urban Service Planning Area. 2. The Meridian Comprehensive Plan Policies and the Meridian Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances shall apply in the rural areas of the Urban Service Planning Area. 3. Although it is recognized that urbanized development does exist within the rural areas of the Urban Service Planning Area, the spread of urbanization in the rural areas shall not be permitted. 4. Uses in the rural areas of the Urban Service Planning Area shall be agriculturally related and serve the agriculture industry. 5. Heavy industrial uses, such as food processing, will be discouraged. 6. Permit Recreational Uses, which are compatible with agri- culture in the rural areas of the planning area, may be permitted. 7. Irrigation waters used by those in agricultural pursuits shall not be jeopardized by subdivision or other developments. 8. Schools and churches may be permitted, as they are needed to serve the rural community. 9. Septic or other approved individual sewage disposal systems may be permitted in the rural area of the Urban Service Planning Area in accordance with permit requirements of Central District Health and in compliance with the Area-Wide Waste Treatment Management Plan (208 Plan) and State and Federal water quality standards and regulations. COMMENTS PUBLIC SERVICES, UTILITIES, FACILITIES: Provide a full range of necessary public facilities and services that are convenient to users, economical, and reinforce the identity of the City and the Urban Service Planning Area. . Public facilities, utilities, and facilities create a vital part of a city's quality of life for both individuals and groups. They express the institutionalized response of man to the fulfillment of personal, basic needs. Standards and levels of service for the activities they house should be viewed as an ongoing planning process. POLICIES (GOVERNMENTAL MANAGEMENT) 1. With potential for much growth and development, the City of Peridian will investigate alternative administrative approaches. 2. The City of Meridian will establish special commissions, when needed, to implement goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan or other ordinances. 3. Plans for a new and expanded City Hall Complex should be initiated. COMMENTS POLICIES (SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION) I. Schools should be planned with three concerns in mind: a) Schools should be protected from incompatible uses. b) Elementary and intermediate schools should be the focal point of neighborhood development. c) Junior and Senior High Schools should be the focal point of community development. 2. Schools should be selected in advance of development and be based on planned densities and development patterns and selected to avoid site-limiting physical features and other hazards and nuisances detrimental to the safety of children and to the general operation of the school. 3. Schools should be acquired large enough to accomodate pos- sible future plant expansion. 4. New development should provide for adequate pedestrian and bicycle access for school children so as to minimize busing. 5. Wherever possible, elementary schools should be interiorly located in residential neighborhoods and be linked by bicycle and pedestrian ways, and to so minimize busing. 6. Increased traffic should be discouraged on streets where existing elementary schools are located. 7. Existing schools should be considered a limiting factor, when the upgrading of streets will cause negative. impacts on schools. 8. Secondary schools (Junior and Senior High Schools) should have direct access onto a collector or minor arterial. 9. Elementary schools should not adjoin minor arterials, unless warning lights and pedestrian crossing lanes are provided. 10. The policy for sharing sites for parks and schools should be investigated. POLICIES COMMENTS 1 2 3. (LIBRARY) Due to the anticipated growth within the Urban Service Planning Area, the relocation or expansion of the Meridian Public Library should be investigated. The full-time operation of the Meridian Public Library (a 40-hour-per-week service) should be investigated. At least two options should be considered concerning the relocation or expansion of the Meridian Public Library: a) incorporation within the development of a new City Hall Complex and b) a common facility that is jointly used by the general public and the Meridian School District. 4. The boundaries of the Meridian Public Library District should be reviewed because of Meridian's growth and development. POLICIES COMMENTS 1 (SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT) Contracted services with Sanitary Service, Inc. and Boise- Ada Disposal should be reviewed as growth and development continues within the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area to ensure that both the present and anticipated populations are served. 2. The location of a central (county or bi-county) solid waste collection site within the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area should be investigated and coordinated with solid waste plans for Ada and Canyon Counties. 3. Interests concerning the recycling of solid wastes should be coordinated with the feasibility study of a county or bi-county recycling plant. POLICIES (FIRE FIGHTING) COMMENTS I. To achieve a better fire rating classification and to insure adequate protection to new developments, pro- visions shall be made for satellite fire stations, which have a staff of fire fighters equipped with the latest fire fighting facilities. 2. Improvements regarding the jointly-used central Meridian fire station (City and Rural Fire Districts) should be reviewed periodically, because of the growth and develop- ment within the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area. 3. The salaries of a full-time Fire Marshall, as well as phasing towards permanent fire fighters and dispatchers, should be investigated. 4. All transportation improvement programs and plans should be carefully reviewed by fire fighting personnel. 5. Boundaries of the Meridian Rural Fire District should be reviewed as population and growth continue. POLICIES (CRIMINAL JUSTICE) COMMENTS To maintain adequate police protection for present and anticipated population of the City and Urban Service Planning Area of Meridian, the space, equipment, parking and manpower needs of the City Police Department should be incorporated in with the development of a new City Hall Complex. 2. Police protection within the City limits and police protection by the Ada County Sheriff's Department in the areas outside the City limits, but within the Urban Service Planning Area, should be assessed for deficiencies according to the recommended service ratio of 1.4 to 1.8 policemen per 1,000 persons. ~• ~ ~• ~ 3. All transportation improvement programs and plans should be carefully reviewed by the police protection personnel. 4. The following judicial services within the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area should be investigated because of potential growth and development: a) a branch office of the Ada County Prosecuting Attorney, b) a local magistrate for criminal and traffic judicial proceedings, c) a courtroom for criminal and traffic judicial proceedings that is incorporated within the new City Nall Complex. POLICIES COMMENTS 1 (HEALTH AND WELFARE) Medical clinics should be encouraged to locate within or nearby commercial activity centers. Assistance should be requested from the health planning staff of the State of Idaho Health and Welfare Department for the planning of an emergency hospital facility within the City of Meridian, because of the planned growth and development within the Urban Service Planning Area. Every effort should be made to encourage medical profes- sionals to locate their practices within the City of Meridian, in order that the medical and health needs of people within the Urban Service Planning Area are better met. The planning and development of a multi-service center should be initiated, which would house preventative health care programs for infants, children, adults and senior citizens. POLICIES (WATER SUPPLY) COMMENTS I. The monitoring and review of the Meridian municipal water system should be continued because of the potential for growth and development within the Urban Service Planning Area. 2. All new developments shall be required to connect to the municipal central water system. 3. The construction offof individual wells on agricultural land within the Urban Service Planning Area will be discouraged as such developments are not in compliance with the growth and development policies of the Comprehensive Plan. COMMENTS POLICIES (SEWAGE FACILITIES AND SERVICE) 1. All new subdivisions, planned developments, and large commercial and industrial development shall be required to connect to wet line sewers. 2. Anticipated population, sewage flow, B.O.D. (Biological Oxygen Demand), and suspended solids, which pertain to Meridian's Central Sewer System and Facility, should be continually monitored and updated. 3. All septic tank systems will be approved by the City of Meridian only as the following is demonstrated: 1) the septic tank system is an interim waste disposal system; 2) dry lines are in place in preparation for connection to wet line sewers, 3) the septic tank system has been approved by the Central District Health. 4. All waste generating facilities shall be in compliance with the Area Wide Waste Treatment Management Plan (208 Plan) and State and Federal water quality standards and regulations. (See appendix for an excerpt of the 208 Plan, which. addresses Meridian's concerns regarding waste generating facilities.) 5. For urban runoff control, the best management practices as outlined in the Area Wide Waste Treatment Management Plan (208 Plan), Urban Runoff Control Handbook, should be followed. COMMENTS OPEN SPACE, PARKS, AND RECREATION: Utilize and create integrated patterns of open space through the Urban Service Planning Area and City and so conserve basic resources and special areas, protect development from problem areas, protect unique environmental elements as applicable, provide for park and recreational opportunities, and give form to the man-made environment. Open space is unbuilt-upon land and can take many forms, depending upon the local land characteristics. For the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area, the open space forms are as follows: Agricultural lands - open space acreage, which is in farm production. Linear Greenways - linear right-of-way open space that is contiguous to railroad tracks, canals, creeks and roads. Surface Waterways - linear open space corridors, such as major canals and altered or natural creeks. Hazard Areas - open spaces vahich have seasonally high water tables, particularly during the irrigation season, as well as soil areas which are unstable or drain poorly and present many problems for development. Bike & Pedestrian Trails - open space corridors for biking, walking, jogging, cross-country running. Parks - improved or landscaped open space places Recreation - user pursuits (active or passive) which happen within improved or unimproved open spaces. Open space has several functions within and around Meridian's Urban- izing Area: RESOURCE CONSERVATION Open space enhances and protects the finite resource base of Meridian's environment - air, waterways, soil, plant and wildlife habitats, agricultural lands, trees. PROTECTION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS Open space protects against hazards that are inherent to high water table areas, unstable soil, and soils that drain poorly.. PROTECTION OF UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS AND AREAS Open space protects Meridian's unique environmental elements, such as panoramas and views. Lying within the midst of the Treasure Valley, Meridian enjoys the openness of an expansive valley (panorama), as well as a view of the mountains and hills to the North, East and Southwest. GIVING FORM TO THE MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENT Uncontrolled urban development fragments a community's identity. Community pride depends upon,largely, a sense of belonging which comes from knowing where a person is and who is there with him. Open space defines the urban place, both visually and functionally. PROVIDES FOR PARKS AND RECREATION Open space should not be so far away that relaxation, a change-of-pace recreation, or play can occur at regular and short intervals. Open space areas that are judged by the City to be of value should be passed on to the Planning and Zoning Correnission and the City Council for their protection and use. Close coordination should occur with affected State, Federal and local agencies during the study of potential open space protections. Not only should they be analyzed for their historical, scenic or ecological functions, but as to their potential for educational centers. Lands that may be designated for open space protection may be as follows: a. Unique areas of animal or plant habitat b. Scenic vistas c. Historical/Archeological sites d. Flood Plains e. Other areas, as noted COMMENTS (Open Space continued) Meridian faces much population growth and development, which will be superimposed over its landscape, and much of the. open space which it now enjoys and makes life livable could be shuttled away and gobbled up. The question is: What open spaces do we want to provide for ourselves and for our children? The challenge is to preserve those non-renewable aspects of Meridian's landscape that make it unique and special, that help to establish its community identity, and that give form and beauty to its urban outdoors. (Remainder of this section of the Comprehensive Plan will be finished, as direction is given by the Planning and Zoning Commission.) COMMENTS • TRANSPORTATION: Support and achieve 1) a balanced transportation system (roads, mass transportation, bicycle paths, pedestrian walk-ways), 2) a reduced level of vehicle usage when and where alternatives are available, and 3) the monitoring and involvement in transportation improvements and their compati- bility with existing and proposed land uses. The transportation circulation system is one of the most important items in determining the form and quality of the environment of the Urban Service Planning Area. The arrangement and form of the circulation systems, the location of routes, operational policies, and the level of services greatly in- fluence the development and physical organization of the planning area and the city . In order to accomplish the transportation objective, it is necessary to have common understandings of the different service levels of transportation systems. The Comprehensive Plan provides for the following definitions: Functional Transportation Systems Urban Area Principal Arterials -Generally serve the main travel corridors and involve longer trip lengths, carry high volumes of traffic, have a minimal number of access points, and discourage parking. They can serve as boundaries for neighborhoods, usually have a 80 to 100 Feet right-of-way and may serve as a buffer between incompatible land uses. They are not intended to be a resi- dential street. Asper the Policy Map, the following transportation corridors have principal arterial status: Fairview/Cherry Lane Franklin Eagle (North of the freeway) Highway 20/26 Minor Arterials -Include medium traffic volume streets to and from other arterials and the freeway, collect traffic from less significant circulation systems and distribute traffic to major routes. Their predominate function is to move through traffic and minimize access. They can accommodate four lanes. Where practical parking is discouraged. They may serve as boundaries for neighborhoods as well as buffers between incompatible land uses because of their 66 to 80 foot right-of-ways. The penetration of minor arterials within residential neighborhoods should be avoided. As per the Policy Map, the following transportation corridors have minor arterial status: Ten Mile (between Fairview and Overland) Overland Kuna/Meridian Road (South of Franklin) East First (between Franklin and Fairview) COMMENTS Collectors -Provide direct service to residential areas, collect traffic from local streets and neighborhoods, channel traffic into arterial systems, and have direct access points to adjacent land. They are generally 2 lanes with parking or 4 lanes without parking and may be the principal traffic arteries within residential neigh- borhoods. Their right-of-way widths are between 60 and 66 feet. As per the Policy Map, the following transportation corridors have collector status: Linder Ten Mile (North of Fairview) Black Cat Ustick Amity Meridian Pine Locust Grove Eagle (South of Freeway) Potential frontage road between Eagle Road and Regional Shopping Center Victory McMillan Local Streets -Serve to enhance residential areas and should be for local traffic movement. Their primary function is to provide direct access to abutting land. They are generally 2 lanes with parking with aright-of-way width of about 50 feet. Service to through-traffic is discouraged. The local streets of the Meridian Comprehensive Policy Map comprise the remaining transportation circulation system. Policies: 1. The development of objectives and principles which are specifically oriented toward residential streets should be investigated so that the City of Meridian can measure its local practices against a set of guidelines, and so be guided toward optimum design standards. 2. In order to preserve the integrity of residential neighborhoods and at the same time better serve the Regional Shopping Center, industrial areas, and the original town center, the Policy Rlap of the Comprehensive Plan identifies circular and perimeter arterial patterns which intend to enhance, serve, unify and give form to the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area. Conceptually illustrated, the form-giving, cone area traffic system is 8S follOW S} ~.~.=`. /~IFX ~- Pa~F) 3. All internal and external circulations patterns of the Industrial Review Areas should be reviewed in order to minimize adverse impacts on surrounding planned land uses and to preserve the integrity of the Industrial Review Areas. 4. Because of their particular locations, the following transportation policies have been formulated for each of the Industrial Review Areas: i e a 0 D T 0 S _~ 2 F a u F F V Z v ra Eastern Industrial Review Area: COf4f1ENTS a. A study should be undertaken to identify the capital improvements that would be needed at the intersection of Eagle Road and I-80 as well as adjoining lands so that accessibility to and from the Eastern Industrial Review Area is enhanced and maximized. b. Access points to the Eastern Industrial Review Area should be encouraged from either Locust Grove or Eagle Road. Western Industrial Review Area: a. A study should be undertaken to identify the capital improvements that would be needed at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and I-80 as well as adjoining lands so that accessibility to and from the Western Industrial Review Area is enhanced and maximized. b. Major access points should be from Linder. c. There should be limited access points from Franklin so that industrial uses are clustered rather than stripped. d. Traffic generated from the Western Industrial Review Area should be discouraged from using Pine Street as it is a residential collector street. Southern Industrial Review Area: a. A study should be undertaken to identify the capital improvements that would be needed at the intersection of Eagle Road and I-80 as well as the adjoining lands so that accessibility to and from the Southern Industrial Review Area is enhanced and maximized. b. The development of the technological park should be phased and considered along with the development of the Eagle Road Freeway Interchange. c. There should be controlled access along Overland Road between Eagle Road and the Kuna/Meridian Highway, so that traffic movement does not adversely impact the residential or open space character of this area. 5. A three to five year transportation improvement program should be developed that lists capital improvements to the transportation system. A multi-modal system (one which considers bicycles, pedestrians, automobiles, railroads, air travel, transit, etc.) should be encouraged. COMMENTS 6. Transportation programs and improvements should be geared to the implementation of the City's land use and growth policies as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. The projects should be prioritized annually so that they will most effectively accomplish the land use goals. 7. Efficient and safe access should be provided to and from shopping centers since it is critical to the economic success of the center as well as to the maintenance of safe and efficient traffic movements on the public roadways adjacent to the development. a. Ample access should be provided to Cherry Plaza from the east and south; however, the number of access points should be spaced enough distance apart so as not to cause traffic congestion and accidents on the adjacent streets serving the shopping center. b. The location of a proposed neighborhood size shopping centers should be adjacent to an arterial or collector level street so that adequate access can be provided to the center and a larger portion of the population will be served. The access points into the center should be separated far enough apart to prevent traffic congestion and accidents on the adjacent streets. c. The proposed regional shopping center, as identified East of the I-80/Meridian Road intersection, should include a frontage access road from Eagle Road to the west as well as from Meridian Road to the east. The frontage road from Eagle Road should run parallel to the north side of I-80 so that the residential neighborhood pro- posed for this area is not adversely impacted by large volumes. of traffic as generated by the regional shopping center. The number of access points from the frontage road should be adequate enough to maintain a smooth flow of traffic to and from the center . 8. Locust Grove between Fairview and Franklin Streets should not be extended or connected. This will prevent residential neighborhoods in the area from impacts of shopping traffic and goods moving vehicles going to and from the regional shopping center and the eastern industrial areas. Ample access for these trip purposes is already provided from Eagle Road and Pine Street. The existing Locust Grove from Fairview to Pine Street can also serve some industrial traffic in this area. 9. Traffic on East First Street should be encouraged to channel traffic to the surrounding arterials (Ten Mile, Eagle Road, Franklin, and Fairview) so that through traffic to the regional shopping center, .industrial areas, I-80, and other distinations will not cause severe traffic congestion in Meridian's original townsite. 10. Elementary schools should be discouraged from locating along high traffic volume streets to prevent traffic congestion and as a safety precaution for school children. COMMENTS T1. A local, public transit system should be investigated and planned for which will provide an alternative to the use of automobiles, to offer mobility to Meridian residents, and to reinforce the viability of activity centers. 12. Wherever possible, non-auto oriented transportation, such as bicycle and pedestrian paths should be considered within residential developments commercial activity centers, schools, and parks so that a system of paths and on-street routes can be tied together. C C~ COMMENTS COMMUNITY IDENTIFICATION: Create a visual and functional identity for the City of Meridian within Ada County and its surrounding environment. Community design is more than simply landscaping, building design, and parks. It involves the City's physical layout, the natural setting, and the visual relationships between the individual features that make up the community. Good community design results in a town that functions well, has a pleasant environment, and has visual identity. All of the other objectives in this plan focus on the various systems within the Urban Service Planning Area and City and, thus, overlap substantially with community design. Here the focus is solely on the visual aspects of Meridian, the creation of visual identity, and a pleasant environment. The appearance of a city reflects a great deal about the community and the people who live in it. Appearance also greatly determines whether or not the community is perceived as a progressive and active environment and thus can play a very strong role in the economics of the area. A town that is attractive will draw more shoppers, visitors, businesses, and residents than will one that is unattractive. The Comprehensive Plan provides two basic structures for community design; namely, the community and neighborhood. The neighborhood is a distinctive residential walking area, whereas a community provides services and identity for a group of neighborhoods and encourages inter-communications. Neighborhoods and communities within the Urban Service Planning Areas tend to be defined by open spaces, traffic circulation patterns, rolling benches and topography, and natural features such as creeks. POLICIES 1. A Community Design Review Ordinance should be developed and adopted, which will set forth criteria for the enhancement of Meridian's visual identity. 2. All commercial and industrial developments to be constructed should be reviewed by the City for adequate site planning. 3. Neighborhood areas should be identified for future planning purposes to assure that development will strengthen the neighborhood feeling. 4. Neighborhood designations by the Comprehensive Plan should be reviewed annually, because of the Urban Service Planning Area's potential for growth and development. COMMENTS r~ 5. The provision of open space areas within residential development and public dedication of areas which are judged by the City to be of value should be encouraged. 6. Major entrances to the City should be enhanced and em- phasized. Unattractive land uses along these entrances should be screened from view. 7. Consistent landscaping, street lighting, and street furnishings should be planned for and implemented in the original town site. 8. The addition of landscaping within existing commercial parking lots should be encouraged. A minimum amount of landscaping should be required within new parking lots. 9. The preservation and restoration of any historic and architecturally significant buildings in the original townsite should be encouraged, and compatible designs in new and remodeled structures should be encouraged. lo. The appearance of natural creeks (Five Mile, Ten Mile) through the original townsite, commercial activity centers, industrial review areas, and residential areas should be improved and harmonized with adjoining land uses. COMMENTS COORDINATION: Coordinate with special taxing districts or other governmental units, who perform the following functions relating to or within the Urban Service Planning Area and City Limits: transportation, school district, library, fire, irrigation, police protection, sanitation (solid waste, sewage), parks and recreation, and other public services. The Meridian quality of life is the result of many cooperative relationships, which the City of Meridian has with the following entities: State of Idaho Ada County Meridian School District Ada County Highway District Nteridian Library District Meridian Rural Fire District Nampa-Caldwell Irrigation District Western Ada County Recreation District Boise-Ada Disposal POLICIES 1. It is the policy of the City of Meridian to foster and continue cooperative relationships, and as the situation warrants, to join forces with special taxing districts or other governmental units concerning special public service projects. 2. In the give and take of coordinative relationships between the City of Meridian and special taxing districts, the City of Meridian intends to take into account the agendas and priorities of the special taxing districts and the County and State governmental units. Land use plans are made for its Urban Service Planning Area, and as per the 1975 Land Use Planning Act, local special purpose taxing districts and State and County governmental units are to comply with all the policies of the Comprehensive Plan, as well as the implementing ordinances. IMPLEMENTATION COMMENTS mplementation is the phase of the planning process, which makes the goals, objectives and policies as stated in the Comprehensive Plan become realities. The Plan, no matter how good it may be, is a useless document, if it is never used and implemented. There are a number of planning tools to draw upon to implement this Comprehensive Plan. ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP The text of the zoning ordinance establishes the conditions under which land may be used to create a stable future land use develop- ment for the Lirban Service Planning Area. Existing uses of land and buildings are permitted to continue, even as they do not meet policies of the Comprehensive Plan and the associated ordinances. ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP The policies of the Comprehensive Plan establish a framework for the development of zoning ordinances and map. The text of the ordinance establishes the conditions under which land may be used to create a stable future land use development for the City. Existing uses of land and buildings are permitted to continue--even as they are not in conformance with the plan policies and the associated zoning ordinances. The zoning map shows the location of districts in which residential, commercial, and industrial uses may be located to form a compatible arrangement of land uses. It is the Planning and Zoning Commission's duty to review all new development proposals, zone changes, variances, conditional use permits, etc., to insure compatibility with the zoning ordinances and the Comprehensive Plan. It is then the City Council's responsibility to conduct the same review, accomplished by the Commission's recommendations, and make the final decision on the particular zoning issue. SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE Subdivision regulations establish various standards for subdivision of property development and protect prospective homeowners by ensuring that they are not purchasing a substandard house, that they have access to a street built to specifications, that adequate facilities and utilities have been installed, and that the public services of parks, schools, bicycle and pedestrian trails are given consideration. The regulations also guarantee that new subdivisions will be an asset instead of a liability, if and when, annexed by the City. PLANNED DEVELOPt4ENT DISTRICTS COMMENTS Planned Development Districts are intended to establish comp- rehensive land use regulations to serve the Urban Service Planning Area of Meridian, as it deals with future growth and development opportunities. Within this zoning district, there would be no uses allowed by right, except for present or existing uses. Every proposed activity that would change or increase the intensity of the use on a parcel of land would require approval through a special planned development review procedure. This review pro- cedure is based upon conformity to the Comprehensive Plan and policies and development guidelines within the district regulations. PD Districts are established for the purpose of: Promoting and protecting the public health, safety, comfort and general welfare of its residents; Encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the area and fostering a more rational pattern of land use relationships; Conserving and enhancing the taxable value of land and buildings; Preventing the overcrowding of land and avoiding any due concentration of population; Protecting residential and non-residential areas alike from harmful encroachments by incompatible uses; Lessening congestion in the public streets; Preserving and increasing the amenities of the area; Protecting the air, water, and land resources of the area from the hazards of pollution; Providing for the orderly and functional. arrangement of land uses and buildings; Securing for the public adequate locations for housing, employment, shopping and education; Facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, utility systems, schools, parks, and other public service requirements; Providing for the orderly growth within the Urban Service Planning Area; COMMENTS Encouraging the construction and maintenance of a full range of housing opportunities. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM A capital improvement program includes the scheduling of non- recurring expenditures of public, physical improvements for the community over a period of 5 to 10 years with consideration for priorities and financial capabilities of the community. This program should be presented annually, as each project is to be performed. With the growing complexity of both financing and developing activities, a community needs to carefully analyze the way it programs funds for various improvements to be sure that it stretches its dollars as far as possible. No municipality has enough money for all the things it would like to do. This means that it must have some method of tackling first things first. The basic reason for a capital improvement program is just that: to insure that money is being spent wisely. CITIZENS INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT Citizen involvement and support is a very important implementation tool in the total planning, and has been strongly affirmed through- out the Comprehensive Plan. The public should be aware, involved, and supportive of all of the City's planning decisions, and it should be from the resident's guidance that the Planning and Zoning Commission is assisted in making its decisions, along with the City Council in the decision-making process. Only through community support and involvement in the Comprehensive Plan will there be the result of a truly desired future for the community of Meridian. COMPREHEJJSIVE PLAN REVIEW If the Comprehensive Plan is to be useful and effective, it can never be filed away but continually reviewed and updated. The recommendations within the Comprehensive Plan should not be interpreted as unalterable committments but rather as a reflection of the best foreseeable direction at a given point in time. It is recommended by the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission that at least a yearly review shall be held of the Comprehensive Plan to update and/or reaffirm the Plan to fit the changing needs and unforeseen planning problems and opportunities in the Meridian Urban Service Planning Area. IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES COMMENTS The following list indicates the specific implementation measures as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan. These tasks are to be implemented in accordance with a timetable so established by the Meridian City Council: Ordinances Functional Plans Capital Improvements Committees or Commissions IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLES Implementing the Comprehensive Plan is a major goal of the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission and it is a very important step to start a program of adopting the different planning tools. The following timetable has been developed and is shown below: (To be completed as direction is given by the Planning and Zoning Commission.) 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