11-1482 - ZOA 11-001 - UDC Txt AmendmentCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. FS~'
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE ZAREM
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11 OF THE MERIDIAN CITY
CODE AS
CODIFIED AT TITLE 11, ENTITLED THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
CODE, OF
THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR A WAIVE
R OF THE
READING RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Unified Development Code is the official zonin ordinance fort '
g he Clty
of Meridian and provides an opportunity to better su ort the Com rehensive Pl '
pp p an and provide a
tool that is relevant and contemporary to the needs of the Cit ~ and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian deems it to be in the best inter
est
of the health, safety and welfare of its citizens to inco orate chan es to th '
rp g e Unified
Development Code within the City of Meridian to provide for orderl rowth and dev
y g elopment
and to carry out the policies of Meridian's Comprehensive Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 11, Unified Development Code, of the Meridian Cit Code is
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amended to read as follows:
Section Text Reason for Cha
nge
11-1A DEFINITIONS
11-1A-1 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS:
Storage Facilities Outdoor: The use of a site where equipment, invento
rY~ Clean-uplclarifications
supplies, or other similar items are stored ou de, including a building with a
roof but without walls completely enclosing the building, Variance applicability
Variance: A relief from certain ~~+'le~e~ standards as
' ' section only references
certain develo ment
p
", set forth in section 11-5B-4B
of this title and as enabled by standards
not all
Idaho Code section 67-6516, ,
standards
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11-2A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
11-2A-1 PURPOSE: Clean-up: Not needed -11-
Thepurpose ofthe residential districts is to provide for a range of housin
g 3A-21 C requires all
opportunities consistent with the Meridian comprehensive plan. develo ment to Conn
P ect to
' ' ~ ~ ~ City water and sewer
Residential districts are distinguished by the allowable density of systems.)
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.
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Section Text Reason for
Change ,
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 Distracts , chapter 4,
" reviewed as art of the
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Specific Use Standards" and cha ter ' ' '~
p 5, Administration , of this titleexcept ~ ~
building pera~nit process
that sin le famil detached homes and seconda dwellin s shall be reviewed in rather 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 establishin ,
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operating, or carrying on any other permitted andlor 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 famil
y
detached homes and
secondary dwellings shall not require certificate of zoning
compliance andlor 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 ermit from the cit .
11-2C INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
11-2C-2 ALLOWED USES: Allows for caretaker
A. Permitted uses and accessory uses in industrial districts shall be reviewed in dwellings in industrial
accord with chapter 3, "Regulations Applying To All Districts", chapter 4, districts,
"Specific Use Standards", and chapter 5, "Administration", of this title. An
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person establishing, operating or carrying on any permitted andlor accessory
use in an industrial distnct1 including a single family detached dwelling used as a
caretaker dwelling, shall obtain a certificate of zoning compliance prior to
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 ermit from the cit .
11-2D TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS
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.Section Text R
eason forChange
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 title building permit process
exce t that sin le Tamil detached homes and seconds dwellin s shall be rather than a CZC.
reviewed in accord with the standards established in Title 10 Meridian Ci
Code. Any person establishing, operating, or carrying on a home occu ation or
p
famil da care in a r ' '
y y t aditional 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 andlor accesso use
ry
in a traditional n i
e ghborhood 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 andlor 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 ermit from the cit .
11-3A STANDARD REGULATIONS IN ALL DISTRICTS
11-3A-11 Outdoor Lighting:
A.1. Light fixtures that have a maximum output of less than due-
~ This is a more realistic
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one thousand eight hundred (~-1,800) lumens. standard since 1,800
lumens is closely
C.. ~ equivalent to a 100 watt
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light bulb
sfha~e#~e-ale:
~:1. Light fixtures that have a maximum output of one thousand eight hundred
(1,800) lumens or more shall have an opaque top.. .
~2. Light fixtures that have a maximum output of one thousand eight hundred Re-number
(1,800) lumens or more shall be placed such that the effective zone of light .. .
11-36 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
11-3G COMMON OPEN SPACE AND SITE AMENITY REQUIREMENTS
11-3G-3 STANDARDS: Limits credit for street
B. Qualified Open Space: The following may qualify to meet the common o en
p buffers to the larger ones
space requirements: re wired on arterial
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3. The full area of the landscape buffer area along collector streets ma
y roadways. As currently
count toward
the ~--~s~ required common open space Ter written it would allow local
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. andlor collector buffers to
4. Fifty percent (50%1 of the landscape buffer along arterial streets A count as well.
street ~ .. , .
~n~l e~ree~ ~rnnn
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"~ may count toward the required common open
s ace °
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Section Text Reason for C
hange
11-3H-4C Design and construction standards forstate hi hwa s:
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3. Along State Highway 55, the applicant shall be responsible for constructin
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a ten-foot 10' wi ~
( ) de multiuse pathway with a public use easement and athwa li htin .
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installing pedestrian liahtin,~ and landscaping consistent with the
Eagle Road corridor study. For uniformity in lightinq levels and design,
li htin alon the athwa shall meet the followin s ecifications:
a. Post & luminaires Historical type per Meridian City sta=lard
specifications, except height shall be fourteen feet (14'~
b. Spacing: one (11 light pole per ninety-five linear feet (95') 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 lightinq shall not take the place of required safety
lightinq at adjacent roadway intersections
f. Other lightinq options may be appro_ved_by the Director
through the alternative compliance procedures set forth i
n
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chapter 5, "Administration", of this title.
11-4-3 SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS
11-4-3-9 DAYCARE FACILIT ~
Y. Chan a is consisten '
g t with
A. General standards for all child daycare and adult care uses, including the State licensing
re uirements
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classifications of da care cen ~
y ter, daycare, family; and daycare, group: (Ord.
05-1170, 8-30-2005, eff. 9-15-2005)
1, In determining the type of daycare 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. ~
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11-4-3-11 DRIVE-THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT:
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The transportation authority
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11-4-3-39 VEHICLE WASHING FACILITY: on rivate ro ert .
Chan a is consistent
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C. Any use that is not fully enclosed shall be located a minimum of one hundred wlhours of o eration for
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feet 100' from an abuttin r i ~ ~ ~
( ) y g es dential district, and shall be limited in operating .
businesses in the L-0 & C-
hoursfrom six o'clock (6:00) A.M. to ten o'clock (~10:00) P.M. N districts where
operations are occurring
outside an enclosed
structure.
11-4-3-43 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY: Clean-u : Chan a is
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C.2. Collocation of New E ui men ~
q p t. 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-
and shall re wire a certificate of zonin corn liance rior to installation. 1.
11-5A Administration
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Reason for Change
ARTICLE A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
11-5A-2 E~ Summary of Actions and Authority; The following is a summa list of the
ry Clar' '
ification -staff
actions that th ~ ~ ~
e city shall take in administration of this title, the body responsible
for the action, and reference to the process under which the action
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taken
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ng authority & process
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.. be added for CUP's
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wlconcurrent AZ1RZ, PP, &
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PFP applications.
11-5A-2 se~~as~a#~n;
DECISION MAKING AUTHORITYANDPROCESS BYAPPLICATION
Clean-uplclarification (see
Table Application Recommending Decision Proce
ss above}
Bod Makin Bod
Conditional Use PZ CC PH
concurrence t with
annexation,
rezone,
prel_ urinary plat,
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combination lat
Private Street None D A
11-5B-5 Alterative Compliance Con '
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A. Applicability. 3H-4C.3c above
TABLE 11-5B-5
ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE
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 andlor building permit
approval, except development meeting one or both of the following
standards shall be exempt:
a. The structure andlor addition is fully screened from view from
all abutting propetty lines; andlor
b. The structure andlor addition is less than one hundred twenty
X120) square feet in area and is not visible form a public street,
private street, or abutting residence.
c. No exterior improvements are proposed
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11-66-5 SHORT PLAT PROCESS:
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A.2. A condominium plat application for property in any district ma be
rocessed as a sho y
p rt plat where all buildings are constructed or have received
building permits for construction. A condominium lat amendment for interior
alterations or modifications shall be exempt from further review.
Reason for Change
Clarification of process
Section 2. That all other provisions of Title 11 as the relate tot '
y he Unified
Development Code remain unchanged.
Section 3. That pursuant to the affirmative vote of one-half (1 /2) plus one (1) of the
Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two 2 se arate readin s b ti 1
() p B y t e and one (1)
reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordin 1 this Or '
g y, dinance shall
be in full force and effect on 2011.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian Idaho this
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2011.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho this da of
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2011.
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 11- l4~ ~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 110F THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE AS
CODIFIED AT TITLE 11, ENTITLED THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE,
OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE
READING RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
An Ordinance of the City of Meridian amending Title 11 of the Meridian City Code,
codified at Title 11, the Unified Development Code, of the Meridian City Code. A full
text of this ordinance is available for inspection ~. Hall, City of Meridian, 33 East
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Broadwa Street Meridian Idaho. This 0 ~~~~~w~ e~~, a~`°~~come effective on the
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Mayor and City Council ~A, ~. ~~,'°ti~ ~ ., a 5 , ~
By. Jaycee L. Holman, City Clerk ~fr~, ~ tt~,
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Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code
§ 50-902: YES ~ NO
Second Reading: ~""
Third Reading: ~"'"
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 11- ~ ~ Q~ 07
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian,
Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of
the attached Ordinance No. l l - ~ ~~~ of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and
has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public
pursuant to Idaho Code § 5 0-901 A(3 ).
DATED this ~ ~ da of , 2011.
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William. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
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