River Valley Elementary School CZC 99-018
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ROBERT D. CORRIE
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
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CHARLES ROUNTREE 33 EAST IDAHO BUII.DING DEPARTMENT
GLENN BENTLEY MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642 (208) 887-2211 • Fax 887-1297
RON ANDERSON (208) 888-4433 • Fax (208) 887-4813 PLANNING AND ZONING
~~ BIRD City Clerk Fax (208) 888-4218 DEPARTMENT
(208) 884-5533 • Faz 887-1297
CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE*
Date: September 1, 1999
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Owner: Meridian Joint School District #2 C: Z C ~ ~
Address: NE of Packard Subdivision, midway between Fairview & Ustick, neaz Eagle Road.~~ E ~'~
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Proposed Use: River Valley Elementary School (formerly Elementary School -One)
Zoning: R-4
Comments: Project is subject to all conditions of recorded Development Agreement. No sicnal~e
is permitted in ACRD ri t-of--way No portable sigxls or temporal signage permitted Standard
and handicap accessible parking requirements aze met by the~lan. Dimensions of all pazkinc areas
shall conform to dimensions shown on sheet 1 1 An undercround,pressuriZed irrigation system must
be installed to all landscaped azeas including all turf azeas on play fields as per sheet 1.4. All trees
must be planted as per the approved landscape plan. At least ninety-nine (99) of the required trees
must be three inch~3") caliper or larger Pines must be 6' - 8' hig min. to qualif~as a 3" caliper
tree The_propert~ must be fenced with a 6-foot chain link fence as shown on sheet 1.1. Li¢htint~ shall
not cause glare or impact the traveling_public or neighboring residential development. Trash
enclosure must be constructed as per sheet 3 The Landscape Plana- sheet 1 3 is not to be altered
without prior written approval of the Planning_ & Zo>rrin~ Department. No field chances to the
site/landscape plans aze permitted• prior written approval of all changes is required.
The revised site & landscape plans dated August 1 1999 and revised August 30 1999 (Sheets 1.1,
1.2. 1.3. 1.4. and 3) aze approved.
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Stiles
Planning & Zoning Administrator
*Receipt of a Certificate of Zoning Compliance does not indicate compliance with requirements of other
deparhnents/agencies, including, but not limited to, Ada County Highway District, Central District Health Department,
affected irrigation district(s), Meridian Sewer, Water, Building or Fire Departments, etc. This certificate shall expire
one (1) year from the date of issuance if work has not begun.
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200 E. Carlton, Suite 201
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: 208.884.5533
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To: Amber Van Ocker From: Steve Siddoway
Fax: 336.3680 Date: September 11, 2000 .
Phone: 336.3443 Pages: 2
Re: Elem. School One Site/Landscape Plan CC: file
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•Comments:
I have reviewed the site plan and landscape plan submitted for Elementary School -One. The
following changes must be made to bring the plan into compliance with City Ordinances and/or the
Development Agreement (Instrument number 99060557, recorded June 17, 1999) for the site. Please
submit 3 copies of a revised site plan when complete.
1. Landscaping: One 3" caliper tree per 1,500 s.f. of asphalt is required as per Section 2-414 of the
Zoning & Development Ordinance. The school site has 147,588 s.f. of asphalt, which would require 99
- 3" caliper trees. City policy is that if 3" caliper trees are unavailable, smaller sizes may be used
toward this requirement (no smaller than 2" caliper) if the total caliper-inch requirement is exceeded by
at least 10%. The existing plan does not meet either of these requirements. Therefore, you have two
choices.
Option 1: Increase the size of the trees already shown on the plan so that you have at least 99
3" caliper trees. Pines must be at least 6-8 feet tall to count as a 3" caliper tree. 5' pines count
as a 2" caliper tree.
Option 2: Add additional trees at least 2" caliper in size. The number of additional trees would
be based on the following calculation-99 - 3" cal. Trees would be a total requirement of 297
caliper-inches on site. Add 10% for a total of 327 caliper-inches to be provided on site. Plant
sizes on the current plan would provide 269 caliper-inches toward this requirement. An
additional 58 caliper-inches would have to be added. This could be accomplished with the
addition of 29- 2" cal. Trees or 20 - 3" caliper trees, etc.
2. Parking: Parking requirements are based on the number of classrooms. Please verify the number
of classrooms in the school. It appears that the 176 spaces provided will be more than enough.
3. Handicapped Parking: Based the 176 total spaces, 6 handicapped parking spaces must be
provided. The plan meets this requirement. However, at least one of the handicapped spaces must
"van-accessible" with an overall width of at least 16 feet (17 is preferred). The other handicapped
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spaces must be at least 12 feet wide (13 is preferred). All handicapped spaces must have ADA-
approved signage.
4. Irrigation: All landscaped areas, including all grass areas must be provided with an automatic,
underground, pressurized irrigation system. Please add a note to this effect on the Landscape Plan.
5. Trash Enclosure: The trash enclosure location must be coordinated with Sanitary Services, Inc. and
shown on the site plan. The trash enclosure must be screened on at least three sides as per City
Ordinance.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Turning Radius: Staff is concerned about the tight turning radius for buses entering and leaving the
southeast corner of the site. Is this turn negotiable by two buses driving in opposite directions? Please
verify the required turning radius of the buses.
2. Parking Islands: Staff would like to see additional internal parking islands to break up the expanse of
asphalt, especially at the ends of the rows of parking. The current draft of our new landscape
ordinance suggests no more than 10 spaces in a row without an island.
3. Question: What is the reason for the shape of the internal island in the center of the southwest
parking lot. Most islands typically extend to the full length of a parking stall.
4. Arborvitae Hedge: As per the preapplication meeting we had earlier this year, staff would still like to
see more landscaping in the form of trees around the asphalt play area to soften it visually, to help cool
it during the summer, and to buffer the neighboring residential zone from a noisy play area. Additional
width in that buffer would also help.
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Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: 208.884.5533 • •
Fax: 208.887.1297
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Fax: 323-4507 Date: September 11, 2000
Phone: 941-0495 pages; 2
Re: River Valley Elementary CC: Darrell Leatham, Leatham & Krohn Arch. 33G- 3680
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•Comments:
I conducted a site inspection to verify compliance with the remaining parking lot issues on Friday,
September 8. The following problems must be corrected prior to receiving final occupancy.
1. The handicapped parking spaces must be restriped in compliance with City Ordinance and the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Note: The project architect is responsible to ensure
compliance with ADA and any complaints regarding non-compliance will be referred to them.
At the first site inspection on August 28, the handicapped stalls were striped without any
designated aisles as follows:
Eastern Parking Lot Westem Parking Lot
We discussed the requirement to add aisles to the existing stalls and sketched out a plan as
follows:
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Here is what I found when I re-inspected on September 8:
Please correct the striping to match the previous diagram.
2. During the original inspection on August 28, 8 parking stalls were missing along the western
property line, where the curb was jogged to accommodate the irrigation pump. The total dimension
remaining from the edge of existing parking to the curb is 42 feet. We discussed maintaining a 25-
foot drive aisle and giving the remaining 17 feet to the stall length, and allowing a 2-foot overhang
to achieve the required overall stall dimension of 19 feet.
Instead, when I re-inspected on September 8, I found 14-foot stalls and a 28-foot drive aisle. The
minimum dimension;of compact parking stalls per Ordinance 11-13-4.G is 15 feet long.
Therefore, please ,9dd one (1) foot to all stalls located along the western lot line. This will
increase the 14-foot.stalls to 15-feet, and the 19-foot stalls to 20-feet, and will provide a 27-foot
wide drive aisle. Mark all the 15-foot stalls as "Compact" as follows:
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3. Finally, when I re-inspected on September 8, I found that 3 stalls had been eliminated to provide a
bicycle lane from the sidewalk to the school grounds and 6 more stalls had been eliminated by
placing bike racks in them. These are significant changes that should have been cleared by the
Planning & Zoning Dept. prior to doing them. The Certificate of Zoning Compliance issued on the
project clearly states, "No field changes to the site/landscape plans are permitted; prior
written approval of all changes is required."
I have verified that the site is still in compliance with minimum parking requirements, so the
changes can remain. I do have reservations about providing bicycle parking in the parking lot,
with vehicle parking on either side, plus a drive aisle. However, since this scenario is not
addressed by City Ordinance, I will defer to the School District regarding safety concerns.
In the future, please contact the Planning & Zoning Department regarding any such changes to the
parking, landscaping, or other site elements priorto constructing them.
Please call if you have any questions.
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SITE INSPECTION CHECKLIST
City of Meridian
Planning & Zoning
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Site Review
Elements Comments O.K.
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1. Landsca in
a) # of Trees (1, 3" cal. per
1,500 s.f. of as halt ~tr ~-~'^
b) Tree Locations (per site
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c) Shrubs & Planters (# and
location
d) Plant Species (as
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e) Sod & Gravel Areas
dimensions and sitin
~ Berms (dimensions and
sitin
g) Planting Beds & Islands
dimensions, bark, to soil ~
h Si ht Trian le max. 3'
i) Open spaces (if applic.)
2. Signage (as submitted)
3. Parkin
a) Standard Stalls (9 x 19) /
b Drive aisles (25', t
c) Handicap Stalls (van
accessible, access aisles, HC
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d) Curbing & Striping 11 "~'T 1+ l,~,drd,~ .
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4. Trash Areas
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5. Underground Irrigation
a) Head locations
b) All landscaped areas served ~/
6. Walkways/Paths
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