Staff ReportSTAFF REPORT
Hearing Date:
TO:
FROM:
June 7, 2011
Mayor and City Council
Bill Parsons, Associate City Planner
(208) 884-5533
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SUBJECT: MFP-11-001 -Gateway Marketplace Subdivision No. 2
1. APPLICATION SUMMARY
The Applicant, The Land Group, has requested to remove a final plat site condition that requires a 10-
foot wide landscape easement be graphically depicted on the face of Gateway Marketplace
Subdivision No. 2 (a.k.a. Southeast Corner Gateway Marketplace Subdivision No. 2).
The request does not relieve the applicant from providing a landscape buffer; however it does allow
the buffer to be reduced so the applicant can proceed with site planning for the new grocery store
planned for the development. (See applicant's narrative for further details).
2. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the subject application.
3. PROPOSED MOTION
Approval
After considering all Staff, Applicant, and public testimony, I move to approve File Number MFP-11-
001, as presented in the staff report for the hearing date on June 7, 2011.
Denial
After considering all Staff, Applicant, and public testimony, I move to deny File Number MFP-11-
001, as presented during the hearing on June 7, 2011, for the following reasons: (You should state
specific reasons for denial.)
Continuance
After considering all Staff, Applicant, and public testimony, I move to continue File Number MFP-
11-001 to the hearing date of (insert continued hearing date here) for the following reason(s): (you
should state specific reason(s) for continuance)
4. APPLICATION AND PROPERTY FACTS
A. Site Address/Location:
The subject property is located on the southeast corner of E. Ustick Road and N. Eagle Road, in
the northwest % of Section 04, Township 3 North, Range 1 East.
B. Applicant/Representative:
Russ Hepworth, The Land group
462 E. Shore Drive
Eagle, Idaho 83616
C. Owner:
Reddy Development
16679 N. 90"' Street, Suite #101
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
D. Applicant's Statement/Justification: Please see applicant's narrative for this information.
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5. PROCESS FACTS
The subject application is for a modification to the final plat. By reason of the provisions of the
Meridian City Code Title 11, Chapter 5, the City Council is the decision making body on this matter.
A public meeting is required to be held for this type of application.
6. LAND USE
A. Existing Land Use(s): This property is a vacant commercial property proposed to development
with a 60,000 square foot grocery store.
B. Character of Surrounding Area and Adjacent Land Use and Zoning: The subject property is
surrounded on the north, east, west and south by vacant and developed commercial properties
zoned C-G.
C. History of Previous Actions:
• The final plat (FP-07-020) for Gateway Marketplace Subdivision No. 2 was approved by the
Meridian City Council on July 10, 2007. The final plat consists of 16 commercial lots.
7. AGENCY COMMENTS MEETING
No comments were received by the Planning Department from other City departments for the subject
application.
8. STAFF ANALYSIS
The applicant is requesting to remove the approved fmal plat condition that requires a ten (10) foot
wide landscape easement to be graphically depicted along the eastern boundary of Southeast Corner
Gateway Subdivision No.2 (see Exhibit A.2 for easement location). The reason for the reduction to
the buffer is to address the operational requirements for future development.
The applicant is in the final stages of site planning for a future grocery store and is seeking relief to
reduce the approved ten (10) foot buffer to eight (8) feet in the eastern boundary of site where the
grocery store will be located. The remainder of the eastern landscape buffer will vary in width
between 15 and 18 feet beyond the boundaries of the proposed grocery store (see Applicant's
narrative attached as Exhibit A.3).
The request does not relieve the applicant from providing a landscape buffer. Specifically, the unified
development code (UDC) requires at a minimum a 5-foot wide landscape buffer adjacent to drive
aisles and does not require a landscape buffer between commercial properties, zoned C-G.
This modification request is necessary to allow the applicant to move forward with the certificate of
zoning compliance (CZC) and administrative design review applications (DES). Since the 8-foot
landscape buffer exceeds the minimum five foot required by ordinance and the UDC does not require
landscape buffers between commercial properties, staff recommends removing condition No. 11 from
the final plat.
9. EXHIBITS
A. Drawings
1. Vicinity Map
2. Landscape Easement to be Removed from the Recorded Plat
3. Applicant's Narrative
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3. Applicant's Narrative
THE LAND GROUP, 1NC.
May 13, 2011
Planning & Development
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Ave.
Meridian, ID 83642
Re: Final Plat Modffication Narrative
Gateway Marketplace Subdivision No. 2 - Rosauers Supermarket
The owner of this development is proposing to construct a parking lot and three building pads across
lots 4 through 9 and a portion of lot 19.One of the building pads is for a proposed Rosauer's
Supermarket. The other two pads will be for future development. The proposed building pads and a 30
foot service drive will be constructed parallel to the east property boundary.
The current recorded plat of the Gateway Marketplace Subdivision No. 2 specifies a 10 foot landscape
buffer along the east boundary of the development. The owner is requesting a modification of the 10
foot landscape buffer to an 8 foot landscape buffer.
The landscape plan that was approved with the original plat has a landscape island that is 15 feet wide
at the north end of the proposed pads and approximately 21 feet wide at the south end of the proposed
pads. To provide the maximum parking count, the proposed building size, and maintain a 30 foot service
drive, a portion of the existing landscape island needs to be reduced to less than a 10 foot width. The
landscape island will need to tapper from an existing 18 foot dimension at the south end of the
proposed Rosauer's Supermarket to 8 feet near the north end of the proposed building. The curb will
then taper back to the existing 15 foot width just beyond the north end of the building.
This development and the parcel to the east are both zoned C-G. Per the current city code no
landscaper buffers are required between like uses, however per section 11-38-8.C.l.a. a 5 foot wide
landscape buffer is required adjacent to a loading area/driveway. The requested 8 foot buffer will
exceed the existing requirements.
Thank you for your consideration. Please contact me if you have any questions, or need further
information.
Sincerely,
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Russ Hepworth
The Land Group, Inc.
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