Application~irE IDIAN~--
IDAHO
Mayor Tammy de Weerd
City Council Members:
Keith Bird
Brad Hoaglun
Charles Rountree
David Zaremba
TRANSMITTALS TO AGENCIES FOR COMMENTS ON
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
To ensure that your comments and recommendations will be considered by
the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission please submit your
comments and recommendations to Meridian City Hall
Attn: Jaycee Holman, City Clerk, by:
24-Feb-11
Transmittal Date: February 11, 2011 File No.: ZOA 11-001
Hearing Date: March 3, 2011
Request: Public Hearing -Amend the text of certain sections of the Unified Development
Code to include general clarifications /clean up items; standards for pathway lighting
along the Eagle Road corridor; and allowance for a Council waiver of certain stormwater
integration standards for UDC Text Amendment
By: City of Meridian Planning Department
Location of Property or Project:
Joe Marshall (No FP)
Scott Freeman (No FP)
Steven Yearsley (No FP)
Michael Rohm (No FP)
Tom O'Brien (No FP)
Tammy de Weerd, Mayor
Charlie Rountree, C/C
Brad Hoaglun, C!C
Keith Bird, C/C
David Zaremba C/C
Sanitary ServlCeS (No VAR, VAC, FP)
Building Department /Rick Jackson
Fire Department
Police Department
City Attorney
City Public Works/Scott Steckline
City Planner
Parks Department
Economic Dev. (cuP only)
City Engineer
Your Concise Remarks:
Meridian School District (No FP)
Meridian Post Office (FP/PP/sHP only)
Ada County Highway District
Ada County Development Services
Central District Health
COMPASS (Comp Plan only)
Nampa Meridian Irrig. District
Settlers Irrig. District
Idaho Power Co. (FP,PP,cuP/SHP only)
QW2St (FP/PP/SHP only)
IntefmOUntaln GaS (FP/PP/SHP only)
Idaho Transportation Dept. (IVo FP)
Ada County Ass. Land Records
Downtown Projects:
Meridian Development Corp.
Historical Preservation Comm.
South of RR / SW Meridian:
NW Pipeline
New York Irrigation District
Boise-Kung Irrigation District
Boise Project Board of Control /Tim Page
City Clerk's Office • 33 E. Idaho Avenue, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone 208-888-4433 •Fax 208-888-4218 • www.meridiancity.org
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IDAHO
Planning Department
COMMISSION & COUNCIL REVIEW APPLICATION
Type of Review Requested (check all that apply)
^ Alternative Compliance
^ Annexation and Zoning
^ Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment
O Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment
^ Conditional Use Permit
^ Conditional Use Permit Modification
^ Design Review
^ Final Plat
^ Final Plat Modification
^ Planned Unit Development
^ Preliminary Plat
^ Private Street
^ Rezone
^ Time Extension (Commission or Council)
D UDC Text Amendment
^ Vacation (Council)
^ Variance
^ Other
STAFF USE ONLY:
File number(s): ZOA-11-001
Project name: Unified Development Code Text
Amendment
Date filed: 2/9/2011 Date complete: 2/9/2011
Assigned Planner: Sonya Wafters
Related files:
Hearing date: 3/3/2011 X Commission ^ Council
Applicant Information
Applicant name: Pete Friedman, AICP ,Deputy Planning Director Phone: 884-5533
Applicant address: 33 East Broadway, Meridian, ID 83462 Zip:
Applicant's interest in property: ^ Own ^ Rent ^ Optioned ~ Other
Owner name:
Owner address:
Agent name (e.g., architect, engineer, developer, representative):
Firm name:
Address:
Phone:
Zip:
Primary contact is: ^ Applicant ^ Owner ^ Agent X Other Applicant
Contact name: Pete Friedman Phone: 884-5533
E-mail: pfriedmanna,meridiancitv.org Fax: 888-6854
Subject Property Information
Location/street address:
Assessor's parcel number(s):
Township, range, section:
Current land use:
Total acreage:
Current zoning district:
Phone:
Zip: _
660 E. Watertower Lane, Suite 202 • Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: (208) 884-5533 • Facsimile: (208) 888-6854 • Website: www.meridiancity.org
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Project Description
Projectlsubdivision name: Unified Development Code Plan Text Amendment
General description of proposed project/request: Request to amend the text of certain sections of the UDC to include
l;eneral clarifications/clean-up items• standazds for pathway lighting alon tg h~gle Road corridor and allowance
for Council waiver of certain stormwater integration standards (see application narrative for more detain
Proposed zoning district(s): _
Acres of each zone proposed:
Type of use proposed (check all that apply):
^ Residential ^ Commercial ^ Office ^ Industrial ^ Other
Amenities provided with this development (if applicable):
Who will own & maintain the pressurized irrigation system in this development?
Which irrigation district does this property lie within?
Primary irrigation source:
Secondary:
Square footage of landscaped areas to be irrigated (if primary or secondary point of connection is city water):
Residential Project Summary (if applicable)
Number of residential units:
Number of common and/or other lots:
Number of building lots:
Proposed number of dwelling units (for multi-family developments only):
1 Bedroom:
Minimum square footage of structure(s) (excl. gazage):
Minimum property size (s.f):
Gross density (DU/acre-total land):
Percentage of open space provided:
2 or more Bedrooms:
Proposed building height:
Average property size (s.f.):
Net density (DU/acre-excluding roads & alleys):
Acreage of open space:
Percentage of useable open space: (See Chapter 3, Article G, for qualified open space)
Type of open space provided in acres (i.e., landscaping, public, common, etc):
Type of dwelling(s) proposed: ^Sfngle-family ^ Townhomes ^ Duplexes ^Multf-family
Non-residential Project Summary (if applicable)
Number of building lots: Other lots:
Gross floor area proposed:
Existing (if applicable):
Hours of operation (days and hours): Building height:
Percentage of site/project devoted to the following:
Landscaping:
Total number of employees:
Building:
Paving:
Maximum number of employees at any one time:
Number and ages of students/children (if applicable):
Total number of pazking spaces provided:
Authorization
Print applicant
Applicant sign
Seating capacity:
Number of compact spaces provided:
Date: 2/9/2011
~~ 660 E. Watertower Lane, Suite 202 • Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: (208) 884-5533 • Facsimile: (208) 888-6854 • Website: www.meridiancity.org
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IDAHO
February 9, 2011
Planning & Zoning Commission
Mayor Tammy De Weerd & City Council
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Avenue
Meridian, ID 83642
• Mayor Tammy de Weerd
City Council Members:
Keith Bird
Brad Hoaglun
Charles Rountree
David Zaremba
RE: Unified Development Code (UDC) Text Amendment -Narrative
Mayor & City Council Members:
In accord with UDC 11-5, the Planning Department requests approval to amend the text of
certain sections of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to include general clarifications/clean-
up items; standards for pathway lighting along the Eagle Road corridor; and allowance for a
Council waiver of certain stormwater integration standards.
The general clarifications/clean-up items proposed with this application represent changes that
City Staff believes will make the implementation and use of the UDC more understandable and
enforceable as well as cleans up inaccuracies in the code.
The proposed amendment to Chapter 3 Article H, Development along Federal and State
Highways, includes standards for lighting along the Eagle Road/SH 55 corridor multi-use
pathway. Currently, there are no specific lighting standards, only a reference to the Eagle Road
Corridor Study which does not include specific pathway lighting standards. Adopting specific
standards will provide for uniformity in lighting levels and design along the corridor.
The proposed amendment to the Stormwater Integration section of Chapter 3, Article B,
Landscaping, allows for Council waiver of certain standards pertaining to the design of
stormwater facilities relating to the use of gravel, rock, sand or cobble, and the slope of facilities
where they are not located within aright-of--way. This amendment is proposed at the request of
ACHD.
Planning Department . 33 E. Broadway, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone 208-884-5533 ^ Fax 208-888-6854 ^ www.meridiandty.org
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The specific amendments proposed by Staff along with the reason for the proposed change are as
follows:
Section Text Reason for Change
11-1A DEFINITIONS
11-1A-1 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS:
Storage Facilities Outdoor: The use of a site where equipment, inventory, Clean-up/clarifications
supplies, or other similar items are stored outside, including a building with a
roof but without walls completely enclosing the building. Variance applicability section
only references certain
Variance: A relief from certain development standards as allowed-f~-shapter~; development standards, not all
" '~; set forth in section 11-56-4B of this title and as enabled by standards.
Idaho Code section 67-6516.
11-2A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
11-2A-1 PURPOSE: Clean-up: Not needed -11-3A-
The purpose of the residential districts is to provide for a range of housing 21 C requires all development
opportunities consistent with the Meridian comprehensive plan. 6s~estien-te to connect to City water and
sewer systems.)
dist~ists: Residential districts are distinguished by the allowable density of
dwelling units per acre and corresponding housing types that can be
accommodated within the density range. Residential land uses are also allowed
within the 0-T, TN-C, and TN-R districts as set forth in article D of this cha ter.
11-2A-2 Permitted uses and accessory uses in residential districts shall be reviewed in Clarifies that homes are
accord with chapter 3, "Regulations Applying To All Districts", chapter 4, reviewed as part of the
"Specific Use Standards", and chapter 5, "Administration", of this title e, xcept building permit process rather
that single family detached homes and secondary dwellings shall be reviewed in than a CZC.
accord with the standards established in Title 10. Meridian City Code. Any
person establishing, operating, or carrying on a home occupation or family
daycare in a residential district shall obtain an accessory use permit prior to
establishing, operating, or carrying on such use. Any person establishing,
operating, or carrying on any other permitted and/or accessory use in a
residential district shall obtain a certificate of zoning compliance prior to
establishing, operating, or carrying on such use, except that single family
detached homes and secondary dwellings shall not require certificate of zoning
compliance and/or accessory use approval. Standards within this title related to
such uses shall be reviewed in the course of the building permit process. It shall
be unlawful and a violation of the unified development code for any person to
conduct in a residential district any permitted or accessory use unless such
erson first obtains each and eve a licable emtit from the ci .
11-2C INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
11-2C-2 ALLOWED USES: Allows for caretaker dwellings
A. Permitted uses and accessory uses in industrial districts shall be reviewed in in industrial districts.
accord with chapter 3, "Regulations Applying To All Districts", chapter 4,
"Specific Use Standards", and chapter 5, "Administration", of this title. Any
person establishing, operating or carrying on any permitted and/or accessory
use in an industrial district, including a single family detached dwelling used as a
caretaker dwellin shall obtain a certificate of zonin com liance rior to
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Section Text Reason for Change
establishing, operating, or carrying on such use. It shall be unlawful and a
violation of the unified development code for any person to conduct in an
industrial district any permitted or accessory use unless such person first obtains
each and eve a licable emtit from the ci .
11-2D TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS
11-2D-2 ALLOWED USES:
A. Permitted uses and accessory uses in traditional neighborhood districts shall Clarifies that homes are
be reviewed in accord with chapter 3, "Regulations Applying To All Districts", reviewed as part of the
chapter 4, "Specific Use Standards", and chapter 5, "Administration", of this titles building permit process rather
except that single family detached homes and secondary dwellings shall be than a CZC.
reviewed in accord with the standards established in Title 10 Meridian Citv
Code. Any person establishing, operating, or carrying on a home occupation or
family daycare in a traditional neighborhood district shall obtain an accessory
use permit prior to establishing, operating, or carrying on such use. Any person
establishing, operating, or carrying on any other permitted and/or accessory use
in a traditional neighborhood district shall obtain a certificate of zoning
compliance prior to establishing, operating, or carrying on such use, except that
single family detached homes and secondary dwellings shall not require
certificate of zoning compliance and/or accessory use approval. Standards
within this title related to such uses shall be reviewed in the course of the
building permit process. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the unified
development code for any person to conduct in a traditional neighborhood
district any permitted or accessory use unless such person first obtains each
and eve a licable emtit from the ci .
11-3A STANDARD REGULATIONS IN ALL DISTRICTS
11-3A-11 Outdoor Lighting:
A.1. Light fixtures that have a maximum output of less than twe-f~dfed-si*ty This is a more realistic
one thousand eight hundred (~9 800) lumens. standard since 1,800 lumens
is closely equivalent to a 100
C watt light bulb
shaail~et~e-vis-t~
3:1_ Light fixtures that have a maximum output of one thousand eight hundred
(1,800) lumens or more shall have an opaque top.. . Re-number
4.2. Light fixtures that have a maximum output of one thousand eight hundred
(1,800) lumens or more shall be placed such that the effective zone of light .. .
11-36 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
11-36-11 STORMWATER INTEGRATION
C. Standards:
3. Gravel, rock, sand, or cobble stomtwater facilities are not permitted The proposed code exceptions
on the surface of required landscape areas, unless designed as a in this section are provided at
dry creek bed or other design feature, except this standard may be the request of ACHD.
waived b ci council for ACHD stormwater facilities that are not
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Section Text Reason for Change
within a right of wav.
6. Slopes shall be less than or equal to three to one (3:1)
(horizontal:vertical) for accessibility and maintenance, except this
standard may be waived by city council for ACHD stormwater
facilities that are not within a ri ht of wa .
11-3G COMMON OPEN SPACE AND SITE AMENITY REQUIREMENTS
11-3G-3 STANDARDS: Limits credit for street buffers
B. Qualified Open Space: The following may qualify to meet the common open to the larger ones required on
space requirements: arterial roadways. As currently
3. The full area of the landscape buffer area along collector streets may wntten it would allow local
count toward the l~~sladed~~ required common open space fer and/or collector buffers to
count as well.
4. Fiftv percent (50%) of the landscape buffer along arterial streets A
s#eet ~ .,..,+ ~+.e.,+ +.~,.~
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~+~ee+~~~ „f ++„~ ,.~.,.,+e~ may count toward the required common open
s ace °
11-3H-4C Design and construction standards for state highways:
3. Along State Highway 55, the applicant shall be responsible for constructing Add specific standards for
a ten-foot (10) wide multiuse pathway with a public use easement and pathway lighting.
installing streetlights pedestrian lighting and landscaping consistent with the
Eagle Road corridor study. For uniformity in lighting levels and design,
lighting along the pathway shall meet the following specifications:
a. Post & luminaires Historical type per Meridian Citv standard
specifications, except height shall be fourteen feet (14').
b. Spacing: one (1) light pole per ninety-five linear feet (95'1 of
street frontage
c. Light source: one hundred fifty (150) watt high pressure
sodium, photocell controlled
d. Optics: shielded and Illuminating Engineering Society (IES~
Type III with full cut-off optics
e. Pathway lighting shall not take the place of required safety
lighting at adjacent roadway intersections.
f. Other lighting options may be approved by the Director
through the alternative compliance procedures set forth in
chapter 5, "Administration". of this title.
11-4-3 SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS
11-4-3-9 DAYCARE FACILITY: Change is consistent with
State licensing requirements
A. General standards for all child daycare and adult care uses, including the
classifications ofdaycare center; daycare, family; and daycare, group: (Ord.
05-1170, 8-30-2005, eff. 9-15-2005)
1. In determining the type ofdaycare facility, the total number of clients
cared for during the day including the operator's children, and not the
number of clients at the facility at one time, is the determining factor. lr~
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Section TeX{ Reason for Change
11-4-3-11 DRIVE-THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT:
The transportation authority
• does not have jurisdiction on
rivate roe
11-4-3-39 VEHICLE WASHING FACILITY: Change is consistent w/hours
C. Any use that is not fully enclosed shall be located a minimum of one hundred of operation for businesses in
feet (100') from any abutting residential district, and shall be limited in operating the L-0 & C-N districts where
hours from six o'clock (6:00) A.M. to eleven ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. operations are occurring
outside an enclosed structure.
11-4-3-43 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY: Clean-up: Change is
C.2. Collocation of New Equipment: Collocation of new equipment on an existing consistent with definition of
tower or structure within any district shall be deemed a principally permitted use "collocation" in UDC 11-1A-1.
and shall re uire a certificate of zonin com liance rior to installation.
11-5A Administration
ARTICLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
11-5A-2 E. Summary of Actions and Authority: The following is a summary list of the Clarification -staff
actions that the city shall take in administration of this title, the body responsible recommends a decision
for the action, and reference to the process under which the action shall be making authority & process be
taken dd
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11-5A-2 DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY AND PROCESS BY APP LICATION Clean-up/clarification (see
Table Application Recommending Decision Process above)
Bod Makin Bod
Conditional Use PZ CC PH
(concurrent with
annexation.
rezone.
preliminary plat.
and/or
combination lat
Private Street None D A
11-5B-5 Alternative Compliance Consistent w/change to 11-3H-
4C.3cabove
A. Applicability:
TABLE 11-5B-5
ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE
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Section Text Reason for Change
Permit Section
Li htin standards for athwa alon State Hi hwa 55 11-3H-4C.3
11-5B-8 ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW: Clarification
B. Applicability:
1. Administrative design review shall be required for all new commercial,
industrial, institutional, public or quasi-public development subject to
conditional use, certificate of zoning compliance and/or building permit
approval, except development meeting one or both of the following
standards shall be exempt:
a. The structure and/or addition is fully screened from view from
all abutting property lines; and/or
b. The structure and/or addition is less than one hundred twenty
(120) square feet in area and is not visible form a public street,
private street, or abutting residence.
c. No exterior im rovements are ro osed.
11-6B-5 SHORT PLAT PROCESS: Clarification of process
A.2. A condominium plat application for property in any district may be
processed as a short plat where all buildings are constructed or have received
building permits for construction. A condominium plat amendment for interior
alterations or modifications shalt be exem t from further review.
Staff respectively requests approval of the above-noted amendments to the UDC.
Sincerely,
Pete Friedman, AICP
Deputy Director
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CITY OF MERIDIAN
PRE-APPLICATION MEETING NOTES
Project/Subdivision Name: U D L TPX+ /fim e n d men,-I- Date: L-~ 3- i I
Applicant(s)/Contact(s):
City Staff: t'-e~ , S rsn~ ~ , t~ ~~. .
Location:
Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map Designation: Size of Property:
Design Guidelines Development Context:
Proposed Use: Proposed Zoning:
Existing Use: Existing Zoning:
Surrounding Uses:
Street Buffer(s) and/or Land Use Buffer(s):
Open Space/Amenities/Pathways:
Access/Stub StreetslStreet System:
Sewer & Water Service:
Topography/Hydrology/Floodplain Issues:
Canals/Ditches/Irrigation/Hazards:
History:
Additional Meeting Notes:
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Other Agencies/Departments to Contact:
^ Ada County Highway District ^ Nampa Meridian Irrigation District ^ Public Works Department
^ Idaho Transportation Department ^ Settler's Irrigation District ^ Building Department
^ Sanitary Services Company ^ Police Department ^ Parks Department
^ Central District Health Department ^ Fire Department ^ Other:
Application(s) Required:
^ Administrative Design Review
^ Alternative Compliance
^ Annexation
^ City Council Review
^ Comprehensive Plan Amendment -Map
^ Comprehensive Plan Amendment -Text
^ Conditional Use Permit
^ Conditional Use Permit ModificationlTransfer ^
^ Development Agreement Modification ^
^ Final Plat '~
^ Final Plat Modification ^
^ Planned Unit Development ^
^ Preliminary Plat ^
^ Private Street
Short Plat
Time Extension -Council
UDC Text Amendment
Vacation
Variance
Other
Notes: 1) Applicants are required fo hold a neighborhood meeting in accord with UDC 11-5A-5C prior to submittal of an application
requiring a public hearing (except for a vacation or short plat); and 2) All applicants for permits requiring a public hearing shall post the
site with a public hearing notice in accord with UDC 11-5A-5D.3 (except for UDC text amendments, Comp Plan text amendments, and
vacations). The information provided during this meeting is based on current UDC requirements and the Comprehensive Plan. Any
subsequent changes fo the UDC and/or Comp Plan may affect your submittal and/or application. This pre-application meeting shall be
valid for four (4) months.
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Project Name: Unified Development Code (UDC) Text Amendment
File No.: ZOA-11-001
Request: Request to amend the text of certain sections of the Unified Development Code to
include general clarifications/clean-up items; standards for pathway lighting along
the Eagle Road corridor; and allowance for a Council waiver of certain
stormwater integration standards, by Meridian Planning Department