Heron Village MCU 13-005CITY OF MERIDIAN PLANNING DIVISION STAFF REPORT
DATE: January 10, 2014 E IDIAN~--
TO: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager I D A H O
FROM: Sonya Watters, Associate City Planner
SUBJECT: Heron Village Apartments (MCU-13-005)
L APPLICATION SUMMARY
The applicant, Dave Evans Construction, has requested approval of a minor modification to the
previously approved conditional use permit (CUP-12-021) for Heron Village Apartments.
The applicant proposes to replace some of the previously approved site amenities with other site
amenities from the same categories as follows: 1) the swimming pool is proposed to be replaced with
a half basketball court as a recreational amenity; 2) the community garden is proposed to be replaced
with a plaza containing benches and a trellis covered area as an open space amenity; and 3) the water
feature is proposed to be replaced with an exercise room containing exercise equipment and weights
in the clubhouse as a quality of life amenity.
In addition to the above changes to the site amenities, the applicant still plans to provide a 1,620
square foot clubhouse, a playground, horseshoe pit, pedestal fire boxes (barbeques), picnic tables and
benches.
II. STAFF ANALYSIS
Staff finds the proposed changes to the site amenities comply with the site amenity requirements
listed in UDC 11-4-3-27 for multi-family developments.
The Unified Development Code (UDC) (11-SB-6G) authorizes the Director to approve or deny
specified minor modifications, provided such modifications were not the subject of review during the
original public hearing and will not adversely impact adjacent properties.
Because the subject request was not the subject of review during the hearing and should not adversely
impact adjacent properties, staff recommends approval of the proposed change.
III. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested modification to the conditional use permit as allowed
under UDC 11-SB-6G.
IV. EXHIBITS
A. Drawings
1. Vicinity Map
2. Site Plan Approved with CUP-12-021
3. Proposed Site Plan (dated: 1/6/14)
B. Conditions of Approval
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Exhibit A.1-Vicinity Map
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Exhibit A.2 -Site Plan Approved with CUP-12-021
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Exhibit A.3 -Proposed Site Plan (dated: 1/6/14)
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Exhibit B -Conditions of Approval
1. The applicant shall meet all applicable terms of the previously approved conditional use permit
(CUP-12-021) and other applications approved for this development.
2. The site shall develop in accord with the site plan dated 1/6/14 included in Exhibit A.
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Sonya Watters
From: Sonya Watters
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 4:03 PM
To: scottg@devansconstruction.com
Subject: RE: Merort Village Apartments
/One more thing...can you please revise the site plan to show 6' vinyl fence along the entire southern boundary, including
,/ the portion abutting the Sciscoe property? Bob Unger (the previous applicant's representative) committed at the
hearing to install additional landscaping & privacy fence adjacent to her property. Thanks.
From: Sonya Watters
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 10:27 AM
To: scottg@devansconstruction.com
Subject: Heron Village Apartments
Hi Scott,
I'm reviewing your request for alternative compliance & see that you haven't provided an "alternative" to providing the
water feature. The extra 5% open space doesn't count as that was proposed already.
P.S. I will be out of the office from Dec. 26th thru Jan. 3`d
Thx,
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Associate City Planner, Planning Division
City of Meridian -Community Development Department
33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 102
Meridian, ID 83642
208-884-5533 ext. 0578
www.meridiancity.or~
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problem planting some additional trees and shrubs along her boundary there to give her
a little more Rrivacv. The closest building to her property line is at least 60 feet. So, I //
think if we do some additional -- put in some additional trees and additional IandscapingC.
and the privacy fencer I think we can address her issues there. Certainly I would be
more than glad to work with her in the future on it. And I think that's about it.
Freeman: Okay. Thank you.
Unger: Any other questions?
Yearsley: One quick question.
Freeman: A question.
Yearsley: Looking back on this on that -- the house, you have got a trash enclosure /
pretty close to her side of the property. a may want to consi er movmg_ that V
somep ace a i e sway from her property if possible.
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Unger: Yes, Mr. Yearsley. Yes, we -- whoever just pointed. Was that you? I can
move it right over there. Because that's -- that's across from James Court. So, I can
certainly move that trash enclosure up there. I on aye a pro em with that. I did
have parking there once upon a time and in our revisions the parking went away. So,
that would be an excellent place for it.
Yearsley: Yeah. I think so.
Freeman: Good observation.
Marshall: You would actually have to face it to the west, would you, and have it cut in
there for the truck to be able to pull in, grab it, and dump and go out, but --
Unger: That's correct.
Freeman: Any other questions? Okay. Thank you.
Unger: Thank you very much.
Freeman: Could I get a motion to close the public hearing on CUP 12-021, Heron
Village.
O'Brien: So moved.
Marshall: Second.
Freeman: I have a motion and a second to close the public hearing on CUP 12-021,
Heron Village. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? Motion carries.
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of me, flooded my basement and to have it happen -- if they open it, I don't know about
it, so I don't know whether to watch it or close it and I had to replace the furnace
because of that. And so we talked -- I have talked to Mr. Unger about this and he
suggested putting -- locking the gate there, so other people wouldn't be able to open it,
because those three persons, if you close one of them it's going to flow onto my
property without me knowing it. If you open another one it's going to do the same thing.
So, it's been a huge concern for me with the apartments and the community garden,
that wasn't discussed before, but it sounds like other people having access to the water
and so that would mean I'm risking my property getting flooded, because if it's open and
not watched it will flood right onto my property, fill up the parking lot and, then, under my
house. So, those are my only concerns, that that's taken care of and if you -- also if you
tiled the ditch that it's wide enough for water to flow.
Freeman: Okay. Thank you very much. It sounds like you have had some
conversations with Mr. Unger.
Sisco: We just met the one time.
Freeman: And I would encourage those to continue.
Sisco: Yeah.
Freeman: And he will have a chance to come forward and address your concerns here
at the public hearing, so --
Sisco: Okay.
Freeman: -- we will give him that opportunity. Thank you. Would the applicant like to
come forward. Unless there is anybody -- any other folks here that wish to testify. I
didn't have anybody else on the list. Okay. Mr. Applicant then.
Unger: Mr. Chair, Bob Unger again. Yeah. During our neighborhood meeting Ms.
Sisco and I spent a good bit of time discussing particularly the irrigation issue and what
-- what the plan that we came up with was to the all the way down along there and when
it comes to where it diverts to her property we will actually put a valve in there with a
lock and she will have the key and that way she has total control over it and nobody
else can open it. As far as the access to any of the water -- irrigation water on this
property, particularly down at the main gate in the southeast corner where -the
community garden is, that's -- that's where we are going to be -- that's where we will
have our pump station, so any water that is being used on the site will be through a
pressurized system and no one will have access to that. As far as water for the
community garden, we will have -- we will have a riser with a spigot for them to use.
Certainly we want to make sure that we protect Ms. Sisco so she doesn't have the
problem that she had before. As far as her privacy -- and I didn't review this with you
earlier -- we are ro osing a six foot vinyl privacy fence around the perimeter of the
project, excluding where the main roa s are o course. nd I don t -- on ave any