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1988 11-07 i • A G E N D A MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING NOVEMBER 7, 1988 ITEM: MIN[7PES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD OCTOBER 11, 1988: 1; ELECT A NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION: (APPROVED) 2: PUBLIC HEARSNG: PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR CENTRE VALLEY CORPORATE PARK:(RECOMMENDED APPROVAL) 3: FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE (APPROVED) PLAN: MERIDIAN NOVEMBER 7, 1988 Regular Meeting of the Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission called to order by Chairman Walt Morrow at 7:30 p.m.: Members Present: Walt Morrow; Jim Johnson; Mo Alidjani; Jim Shearer; Charles Rountree: Others Present: Bob Jossis, Bob Nahas, K. Beumeler, Wayne Crookston, Bill Hon, Laura Connors & Jack Niemann: The Motion was made by Moe and seconded by Johnson to approve the Minutes of the previous meeting held October 11, 1988 as written: Motion carried: All Yea: Chairman Morrow resigned from his seat on the Planning & Zoning Commission at this time due to his appointment to the Meridian City Council. The Motion was made by Rountree and seconded by.MOe to elect Sim Johnson as Chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission. Motion Carried: All Yea: Item #2: Public Hearing: Preliminary Plat for Centre Valley Corporate Park: Chairman Johnson: Is there someone in the audience to represent this request, if so would you please come forward and be sworn in by the City Attorney. Bob Jossis, 11120 Potomac Drive, Boise, Mr. Jossis was sworn by the City Attorney. Jossis: I won't take alot of time to go through all of the details on this because you've seen it before on the Conditional Use Permit Request Hearing. Its basically a update for the Commission, there have been some changes and progresses that have been made since the previous hearing. We are still looking at the two accesses of off highway 55, I'll get into more detail on that in a minute with another exhibit. The first phase of the subdivision that would be platted would outline in orange, we may want to modify that somewhat by including this five acre lot here that would be for Computrol's first expansion, we may want to include that in the first platting and we also may want to include this lot here that we are definitely going to instead of having one large lot here we are going to split that in two so that we may be looking at including this lot and this lot in the first phase of the plat. The only other change that we are working on now is the location of this storm drainage retension pond and park site, for two reasons, one to bring the park site & pond out to this highway or the street so its clearly visible as an amenity when we come in on this main access here and also to get it farther away from the irrigation canal so we wouldn't have such a deep cut to construct this pond in the first place. So from the engineering standpoint and from the visibility standpoint we will be moving it out here to front the street. That's really the only changes significant that we would anticipate as far as the schedule as to when future platting of this area here may take place, it depends upon the interest MERIDIAN P & Z NOVEMBER 7, 1988 PAGE #2 in the purchasing of the lots from commercial and industrial users, Bob Nahas may want to speak on that a little bit more. Niemann: Your going to preliminary plat the whole thing then do a final on that first part? Jossis.: That's correct. Niemann: In the comments the Fire Department had a little concern that there was no way to get back to that Recreation area, for the fire and QRU both. Jossis: We will have to maintain the irrigation lateral right of way so that its accessible to Nampa-Meridian Irrigation District for maintenance on both sides of the canal so we would be looking at having an access to the park side both off of this street and down the canal right of way and in the future on this street. The other thing we could do is provide provisions to insure that emergency vehicles could come through the parking lot area for one through one of these lots into this area, and when we redesign the configuration of these lots and move this park facility closer to here its also going to make access much easier. I think we can resolve that situation. I was just looking at the comments very briefly and I, the comments from your City Engineer had written a letter addressing the needed changes & I see no problems in meeting the requirements that were outlined. Central District basically said that its preliminary plat was approvable as long as central sewer system and water system are provided which they will be. Nampa-Meridian basically said that we need to submit our plans and design criteria as far as the crossing of their lateral. A comment that we had not heard before was that they would not be looking at allowing this job in the past within their right of way in thats not a problem if that in fact is something that you are going to require, and we are in the process now of finaling out our drainage plans that will be submitted both to Nampa-Meridian Irrigation District and Ada County Highway Department. Niemann: We haven't gotten any comments back from Ada County Highway, I don't know whether they have been contacted. Jossis: Not specifically. I think the one comment that we did receive from them before was insuring that the radius on this curve was wide enough so that we could pass two trucks under the designation but we have checked that out using their criteria and have a 125' radius on this curve and that meets their standards. Their other requirement was to begin submitting our drainage plan to them so that they can be assured that the streets are not going to be used for lot drainage and also we have submitted basically this plat showing the location for the jogging paths the sidewalk to be extended from the terminus of the jogging path to highway 55 and both of these locations and we've submitted that to them for approval as far as meeting their requirements for the sidewalk system for the park. Briefly on the improvements and accesses on highway 55 North is up here, Kentucky Fried Chicken is located right in here, this is the north access here, and this is the south access here. We've determined basi.caf~ in discussions with the two property owners on this side, John Dobaran and G & Enterprises that we will jointly submit a application to the State Transportation Department for relocating the access here, the existing access at this point with MERIDIAN P & Z NOVEMBER 7, 1988 PAGE #3 G & H Enterprises has an easement from Dobaran to utilize an easement across the front of the property to get access to the Kentucky Fried Chicken area, the existing access on the east side located here utilize that access into the corporate park you basically have a lot here that wouldn't be very usable or would be not usable period. So we propose to move this existing access south to a point which is directly across from the property line between Dobaran and G & H and they have both agreed to that and we will be submitting a formal application to the Transportation Department Board to move both of these accesses south to this property line here. As part of that package a request will also be submitted for an access to the Hon property north of the corporate park for a separate access for them off Highway 55. Currently they don't have an access other than through an easement that comes across the corporate park, I met .. with the Transportation Department Board about a month ago and they approved this concept subject to these two property owners agreeing to relocate their access so we are in the process of getting that paperwork together now and re- submitting it to the Board. It will be an improvement to Highway 55 in that starting about this point in here and at the end of the I-84 Highway 55 improvement project the highway will be widened for a deceleration lane into these access and an acceleration lane out of the access going north so it will be widened essentially a lane with basically with all the way up to the Hon access and the existing four foot wide raised media in the highway will be re- moved and new lane markings painted in the highway which will provide for a left turn lane here, this will be done as part of the State project and then we will have a left turn lane into this access and a left turn lane into Hon's access and a left turn lane into each of the corporate park accesses so it should improve the traffic conditions on Highway 55. I can't think of anything else we've changed. Chairman Johnson: Any questions from the Council? Alidjani: I have a question regarding the preliminary plat. You said they are going to utilize the irrigation easement next to the canal, is there going to be any improvement on those areas or on that particular road or is he going to leave as is. Jossis: Right now the irrigation district only has an access road on the east side of the canal. It's quit frankly rather unsightly from the standpoint of what we are going to be developing here so we are going to be making some improvements here as far as bringing in some clean fresh gravel to make a good access road and perhaps a little bit of replanting of some grasses that need maintained along the canal bank and adjacent to the right of way and so that in itself will bean improvement as far as the west side of the canal there is no roadway there now we have not discussed any specific improvements on that side of the canal with the Nampa-Meridian Irrigation District in the extent of the improvements that would need to be made to provide access to the park area I think we need to wait and see until we have the park and intentions upon relocation out here. It may simply be alot easier for emergency vehicles to come off this street rather than having them go down the canal road. Rountree: I think it is great that you have incorporated the park and the recreation facilities but the question that always comes up is when is that going to be phased in with this project, will that be in the first couple phases or will that be the last thing that is done? MERIDIAN p & Z NOVEMBER 7, 1988 PAGE #4 Jossis: The pond and the detention basin itself as far as engineering function for drainage will be needed in the first phase of the development because essentially it provides drainage for everything on the west side of the canal and so these two lots would have a drainage system that would come in through that detenetion pond unless there was something done on a temporary basis just to serve those two lots. Bob maybe you ought to speak to the plans as far as the improvements of the park facility itself as far as the three phases. Bob Nahas, 245 Rooster Drive, Eagle, Mr. Nahas was sworn in by the City Attorney: Nahas: As far as the park is concerned I would plan on doing that in the second phase. We kind of have to go along with this as we have demand, there is alot of infrastructure that has to be put into this park and so I am hopeful that we will be doing something on that Motel/Restaurant site this year. If thats the case we will be bringing in the second phase in 1989 as well as the first phase. Rountree: So that would be the timing of the construction that would go with the second phase, and the Hotel/Motel Complex? Nahas: Yes it would. Rountree: I have to assume that the care and feeding of that park is going to be done with an assessment to the property owners out there. Nahas: Yes, the common are~naintenance, it will be assessed against the individual lot owners. Jossis: We'll also have a common area along all the street frontage for about a 20 foot wide parkway and this jogging path which would be a grass and some landscaping as well as all that would be common area all around the park that would also be maintained by the Association. Rountree: Have you taken into consideration with those lots that are adjacent to I-84 what use may be made of them in the noisy environment that they are adjacent to? Nahas: Of course we will have a landscape buffer along the freeway there which will be able to deaden some of the sound .from the freeway, but the type of users I am thinking about out there which will be mostly people who have a show room and then a distribution facility in the rear of the building. That is a sacrifice that they are willing to make for the exposure that they are going to be getting. Crookston: What improvements are going along from the Cemetary Road back to the south end of your development, Stratford Drive. Jossis: The first phase improvements are what I have outlined in orange here, Stratford Drive will be improved with curb, gutter & sidewalk on the west side and also a 30' width of paving but essentially about 2/3 of the street would be built and when the property over here on the east side developsthey would be responsible for the curb, gutter & sidewalk and finishing the pavement. Essentially we'll MERIDIAN P & Z NOVEMBER 7, 1988 PAGE #5 have a street with two lanes of traffic improved up to this point here and then from the property line north of Franklin Road there would not be any improvements over the gravel street itself there now. Crookston: what about from the entrance to the corporate park south. On your east boundary line from the entrance of the corporate park and all the way south out towards the freeway. Jossis: No there would be no dedication of street right of way from this point south, the street extension to the east would most likely come off this point here and then go to the south to continue the frontage road along the interstate as per your Comprehensive Plan. Crookston: Has ACHD commented on that at all. Jossis: Yes, we've had a couple of meetings with your City Engineer and ACHD and this is what everybody seemed to accept. We just have the one access from to Stratford Drive where the corporate park and of course Hon would also have an access to Stratford Drive basically running through this way to its exit is off Highway 55. Chairman Johnson: Is there anyone else from the public who wishes to testify. We are opening the Public Hearing now. No one wished to speak so Johnson closed the Public Hearing. No further questions from the Commission. The motion was made by Alidjani and second by Rountree to approve the Preliminary Plat. Motion Carried: All Yea: Item #3: Findings of Fact & Conclusions on Proposed Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan: Chairman Johnson: Any Comments. There were no comments. The motion was made by Shearer and seconded by Alidjani to approve the Findings of Fact and Conclusions. The Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission hereby adopts an approves these Findings of Fact and Conclusions. Motion Carried: All Yea: Rountree: I move that the Planning & Zoning Commission hereby recommends to the City Council that the Planning and Zoning Commission's proposed Amendments to the Meridian Comprehensive Plan should be approved and adopted. Shearer: Seconded the Motion. Motion Carried: All Yea: Alidjani: I would like to make a motion that Jack write a letter to Walt Morrow MERIDIAN P & Z NOVEMBER 7, 1988 PAGE #6 signed from all the Planning & Zoning Members thanking him. Everyone agreed. Being no further business to come before the Commission the Motion was made by Rountree and seconded by Shearer to adjourn at 8:00 p.m.: Motion Carried: All Yea: (TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS) APPROVED: ~,tti- ----_~ J J NSO , CHAIRMAN ATTEST: j JAC MAN , Y CLERK PC: Mayor & Council P & Z Members Atty, Eng., Fire, Police, Stuart, Ward, Gass, Stutzman, Hallett, Valley News, Statesman, ACHD, NIMD, CDH, ACC., Settlers Irrg. Mail (1) File (1)