Floodplain Variance Request with Ada CountyBEFORE THE MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
IN THE MATTER OF THE REQUEST
FOR A FLOODPLAIN VARIANCE TO
ALLOW FLOODPROOFING OF THE
TRUCK STORAGE BUILDING
LOCATED AT 975 W. PINE STREET
FOR )
ADA COUNTY OPERATIONS DEPT. )
APPLICANT )
FINDINGS OF FACT AND
CONCLUSIONS AND ORDER
The above entitled variance application having come on for hearing on October 4,
2011, at the hour of 7:00 o'clock p.m. at Meridian City Hall, 33 East Broadway Avenue,
Meridian, Idaho. David Miles, Meridian Surface Water Program Administrator, appeared
and testified. The City Council having duly considered the evidence and the record in this
matter therefore make the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions and Order:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The property is generally located at 975 East Pine Street, Meridian, Idaho.
2. Ada County Operations Department whose address is 975 East Pine Street,
Meridian, Idaho, is the applicant. The property which is the subject of this application is
within the City of Meridian.
3. Ada County is proposing an addition at their Truck Storage Building, which is
located in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.
4. The Applicant requests a variance from the City of Meridian's Flood Damage
Ordinance to allow floodproofing of the addition to the Truck Storage Building.
5. The building was constructed in 2007 and fully complied with the City Flood
Damage Prevention Ordinance at the time of the construction.
6. The building is used for truck storage. Vehicles enter and exit this building
throughout the day for washing or trucks after applications or loading trucks for pest
application.
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7. Since the construction of the Truck Storage Building the City Ordinance has
been amended to require finished floors of buildings to be elevated to a higher level than the
previous editions.
8. FEMA regulations allow for non-residential structures to use a technique
known as floodproofing rather than elevating the finished floor above the Base Floor
Elevation (BFE).
9. Elevating this building would be a hardship upon the Ada County Operations
Department.
10. Current City Ordinance does not allow for floodproofing.
CONCLUSIONS
1. In order to grant a variance, the Council shall make the following findings:
a. The variance shall not grant a right or special privilege that is not otherwise
allowed in the district.
b. The variance relieves an undue hardship because of characteristics of the site.
c. The variance shall not be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare.
ORDER
NOW, THEREFORE, BASED UPON THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, the City Council does hereby
order and this does order:
That the applicant has met all the criteria for the granting of a variance as defined
above. That the application for variance to allow floodproofing of the Truck Storage
Building by Ada County Operations Department is granted.
By action of the City Council at its regular meeting held on the ~ day of October,
2011.
ROLL CALL:
COUNCILMAN KEITH BIRD VOTED ~Q~
COUNCILMAN BRAD HOAGLUN VOTED (J~, ~ C J
COUNCILMAN CHARLIE ROUNTREE VOTED ~Q~
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COUNCILMAN DAVID ZAREMBA VOTED ~~
MAYOR TAMMY de WEERD (TIE BREAKER) VOTED
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