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TRANSMITTALS TO AGENCIES FOR COMMENTS ON
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
Mayor Tammy de Weerd
City Council Members:
Keith Bird
Brad Hoaglun
Charles Rountree
David Zaremba
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: 30-.tun-11
Transmittal Date: June 2, 2011 File No.: ZOA 11-004
Hearing Date: July 7, 2011
Request: Public Hearing -Amend the text of certain sections of the Unified
Development Code (UDC) to encourage the use of water-conserving
landscape designs for UDC Text Amendment -Water Conserving
Landscapes
By: Meridian Planning Department
Location of Property or Project:
Joe Marshall (No FP)
Scott Freeman (No FP)
Steven Yearsley (No FP)
Michael Rohm (IVo FP>
Tom O'Brien (IVo FP)
Tammy de Weerd, Mayor
Charlie Rountree, C/C
Brad Hoaglun, C/C
Keith Bird, C/C
David Zaremba C/C
$anltary SerVICeS (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 onry>
City Engineer
Your Concise Remarks:
Meridian School District (IVo 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)
QweSt (FP/PP/SHP only)
IntermOUntaln GaS (FP/PP/SHP only)
Idaho Transportation Dept. (No 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-Kuna 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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Planning Department
COMMISSION & COUNCIL REVIEW APPLICATION
Type of Review Requested (check all that apply)
^ Alternative Compliance
^ Annexation and Zoning
^ Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment
^ 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-11-004
Project name: UDC Text Amendment -Water
Conserving Landscapes
Date filed: 6/1/2011 Date complete: 6/1/2011
Assigned Planner: Sonva Wafters
Related files:
Hearing date: 7/7/201 1 X Commission ^ Council
Applicant Information
Applicant name: Meridian Planning Department Phone: 884-5533
Applicant address: 33 East Broadway Avenue, Meridian, ID Zip: 83462
Applicant's interest in property: ^ Own ^ Rent ^ Optioned ^D Other
Owner name:
Owner address:
Phone:
Zip:
Agent name (e.g., architect, engineer, developer, representative):
Firm name: Phone:
Address: Zip: _
Primary contact is: ^ Applicant ^ Owner ^ Agent X Other Applicant
Contact name: Anna Borchers Canning, Planning Director Phone: 884-5533
E-mail: acanning~a,meridianci , .org Fax: 888-6854
Subject Property Information
Location/street address: NA
Assessor's parcel number(s):
Township, range, section: _
Current land use:
Total acreage:
Current zoning district:
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
Project/subdivision name: UDC Text Amendment -Dispatch Centers
General description of proposed project/request: Request to amend the text of certain sections of the UDC to
encourage the use of water-conserving landscape designs (see application memo for specific details o the request).
lroposed 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 building lots:
Number of common and/or other lots:
Proposed number of dwelling units (for multi-family developments only):
1 Bedroom: 2 or more Bedrooms:
Minimum square footage of structure(s) (excl. garage): Proposed building height:
Minimum property size (s.f): Average property size (s.f.):
Gross density (DU/acre-total land): Net density (DU/acre-excluding roads & alleys):
Percentage of open space provided: 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:
Hours of operation (days and hours):
Percentage of site/project devoted to the following:
Existing (if applicable):
Building height:
Landscaping: Building: Paving:
Total number of employees: Maximum number of employees at any one time:
Number and ages of students/children (if applicable): Seating capacity:
Total number of parking spaces provided: Number of compact spaces provided:
Authorization
Print applicant name:
Applicant signature: .
Date: 6/1/2011
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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May 27, 2011
MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning and Zoning Commission
FROM: Anna Borchers Canning, AICP
RE: UDC Text Amendments for Water-conserving Landscapes
Mayor Tammy de Weerd
City Council Members:
Keith Bird
Brad Hoaglun
Charles Rountree
David Zaremba
Please consider the following UDC text amendments related to specifying standards for
water-conserving landscape designs.
11-3B-1: PURPOSE:
D. These regulations are intended to encourage prime the use of gad-etbef water-conserving
landscape designs and low water use plant materials and to discourage landscaping that requires high
water use for maintenance, such as large expanses of lawn or turf.
11-3B-5A: STANDARDS AND INSTALLATION:
A. Approved Tree Species D1~^,-,~~ral:
1_The publication titled "Tree Selection Guide For Streets And Landscapes Throughout Idaho" by the
urban forestry unit of the Boise parks and recreation department (latest edition) is hereby adopted by
this reference as the city of Meridian's list of approved and prohibited tree species~4ar~+ateNal. The
publication categorizes the trees by size as class I, class II, or class III trees.
2. In addition to the trees identified above, Table 11-3B-1 lists approved water-conserving tree species.
TABLE 11-36-1
APPROVED WATER•CONSERVING TREE SPECIES
Common Name Botanical Name
Deciduous
Hedge Maple Acer campestre
Amur Maple Acer ginnala
Rocky Mountain Maple Acer glabrum
Big Tooth Maple Acer grandedentatum
Box Elder Acer negundo
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Planning Department . 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Meridian, 1D 83642
Phone 2Q8-884-5533 . Fax 208-888854 . www.m+eridiancity-org
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Pacific Sunset Maple Acer truncatum x platanoides
Senriceberry Amelanchier alnifolia
Red Bud Cercis canadensis
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos
Kentuck Coffeetree * G mnocladus dioicus
Sweetgum Liguidambar styraciflua
Tulip Tree'' Liriodendron tulipeifera
Crabapple Malus s
London Plane Tree * Platanus x acerifolia
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana
Higan Cherry Prunus sub
Pear Virus calleryana
Bur Oak * Quercus macrocarpa
Chinese Scholar Tree * Saphora japonica
Conifer
Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica'glauca'
Lawson's Cypress Chamaecvpris lawsoniana
Alaskan Cedar Chamaecvpris nootkantensis
Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus communis
Utah Juniper Juniperus utahensis
Colorado Spruce * Picea qungens
Vanderwolf Pine Pinus flexilis
Austrian Pine * Pinus nigra
Ponderosa Pine * Pinus ponderosa
Scot Pine * Pinus silvestris
Note * Prohibited in parkways and/or required parking lot landscaping
3. The city recognizes that new plant varieties are being produced every year and will consider other
species not listed in these publications. Copies of the publications will be available at the planning
department.
11-36-5B: Table ~-11-3B-2
11-3B-5D: Table X11-3B-3
11.3B-5H: STANDARDS AND INSTALLATION:
H. Mulching: Mulch shall be used in all required planting areas. Approved mulches may be organic, such
as bark or soil aid, or they may include rock products, such as "pemtabark" or similar products. Use of
mulch, organic or rock, as the only ground cover in required planting areas is prohibited. Neff
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. Pea gravel, drain rock, road base gravel, and similar products shall
not be used as mulch. All mulch shall be contained by a curb or other edging material to contain the
mulch and prevent it from migrating to adjacent surfaces. If rock mulch is used, a weed barrier fabric
shall be used beneath the rock. Impermeable plastic weed barriers are prohibited because they restrict
water and oxygen to the plants.
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11-36.5: STANDARDS AND INSTALLATION:
N Vegetation Coverage Required landscape areas shall be at least seventy percent (70%) covered with
vegetation at maturity, with mulch used under and around the plants. An exception may be approved by
the director for water-conserving designs that meet both the following standards:
1 The design incorporates a variety of water-conserving trees as set forth in Table 11-3B-1, water-
conservinq plants boulders rocks decorative walls and/or permeable hardscape materials such as
pavers and flagstones; and
2 Required landscape areas shall be at least forty percent (40%) covered with vegetation at maturity.
0 Water-conserving Design To qualify for the exceptions for water-conserving designs as set forth in this
chapter, the applicant shall demonstrate the following:
1. The design includes water-conserving trees as set forth in Table 11-36-1.
2 The design includes plants that can thrive in climates with approximately ten (10) to twelve (12)
inches of annual rainfall.
3 Lawn and turf areas shall not comprise more than fifty percent (50%) of the total landscaped areas
and shall consist ofwater-conserving grasses including but not limited to, buffalo grass, blue gamma
grass compact fescue, zerilawn, and/or rhyzomotuous tall fescue.
4 Herbacious and/or perennial ground cover shall bedrought-tolerant and able to withstand dry
conditions once established As a guide refer to the recommended plants in the City of Boise Parks
and Recreation "Water Conservation Guidelines."
11-36.6: IRRIGATION STANDARDS:
Performance Specifications:
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1. Coverage: The irrigation system shall be designed to provide one hundred percent (100%) coverage
within lawn areas with laeeaad~e-faead head-to-head spacing or triangular spacing as appropriate or point_
to-point (drip) at each plant or planting area.
2. Matched Precipitation Rates: Sprinkler heads shall have matched precipitation rates within each
control valve circuit
3. Irrigation B+st~ists Hydrozones: Sprinkler heads irrigating lawn or other high water demand areas
shall be circuited so that they are on a separate hydrozone er-dis~is#s from those irrigating trees,
shrubs, or other reduced water demand areas.
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Nonpotable ~rigatiea Water: Use of nonpotable irrigation and/or re-use water is required when
determined to be available by the city public works department as set forth in section 9-1-28,
"Pressurized Irrigation System", of this code. Water availability during the fall and spring seasons is also
required by connecting to city potable water, city re-use water, and/or an on-site ~aR-er~well as a
secondary source, . An exception may be
approved for water-conserving designs as set forth in 11-36-50. In such cases, the requirement for a
secondary source may be waived by the director. If city potable water is used, a separate water meter
is required
Hearing Date: July 7, 2011
File No.: ZOA-ll-004
Project Name: UDC Text Amendment -Water Conserving Landscapes
Request: Request to amend the text of certain sections of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to
encourage the use ofwater-conserving landscape designs, by the Meridian Planning
Department.