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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-01-30 Hearing Examiner Minutes CITY OF CALDWELL APPROVED CALDWELL HEARING EXAMINER MINUTES Community Room, Caldwell Police Department Date ji l g 110 South 5th Avenue, Caldwell, Idaho January 30, 2018 7:00 P.M. I. Call to Order—Hearing Examiner, Mr. Jerome Mapp, opened the meeting for the public hearing at 7:08 p.m. II. Review of Proceedings—Mr. Jerome Mapp outlined the procedures for the public hearing. Members Present: Jarom Wagoner (Senior Planner/Development Team Leader); Robb MacDonald (City Engineer); April Cabello (Planning Technician). Members Absent: Brian Billingsley(Planning Director); Lori Colligan (Administrative Secretary). III. Old Business—Case continued Case Number ANN-17-06/PUD-17P-01: A request by Providence Properties, LLC to annex 159 acres, more or less, with an R-2 (Medium Density Residential) zoning designation on 101.7 acres more or less; and a C-2 (Community Commercial) zoning designation on 57.3 acres more or less with a Development Agreement. Also requested is a Planned Unit Development with Preliminary Plat for Adam's Ridge Subdivision consisting of 445 single family lots, 22 four-plex lots, 1 apartment lot, 1 mini-storage lot, and 12 commercial lots. The subject properties are located at the southwest corner of Midland Boulevard and Ustick Road, in Caldwell, Idaho (Parcel#R3086700000& R3086800000). Testimony: Jarom Wagoner, Senior Planner, 621 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, ID 83605, presented the changes the applicant has undergone in regards to the direction that was given by the Hearing Examiner. He will allow the applicant to go in to detail on what those changes are. He would like to highlight two discussions staff has had in regards to concerns that were brought up at the previous hearing. One was in regards to the school district—we acknowledge that we did send a notice to them and they did not respond so we reached out and talked with Pat Charlton, Superintendent of Vallivue School District. He indicated that they did not have any issues with this development. They talked to him about a beacon at the Santa Ana/Ustick interchange and they do not have any concerns in regards to improvements there. Staff also reached out to the City of Nampa's Hearing Examiner Minutes 1 January 30, 2018 Engineering Department. There was a discussion at the last hearing regarding the property to the South(Laster Lane). This property has been through the City Council of Nampa twice and been denied and there has been some indication that traffic was the main concern. We asked them about this and if they had any concerns and they said they did not. Mr. Kevin McCarthy, 9233 W. State Street, Boise, Idaho testified that based on the feedback from the previous hearing they have made a number of changes to the Adam's Ridge site plan. The revised site plan provides for 445 single-family lots, 22 four-plex lots, 1 apartment lot, 1 mini-storage lot and 12 commercial lots. When comparing with the old, original site plan—the original plan had 478 single-family lots and we've reduced it by 33 lots. Everything else will stay the same except the commercial lots they have increased by six. In large part due to the further work they have done developing the site plan. Mr. Mapp verified that the single-family homes are decreased by 33 and the commercial lots are increased by 6. Mr. McCarthy said that was correct. Mr. McCarthy indicated the commercial area is much more detailed; it has increased to 12 lots and can accommodate the future roundabout at that intersection. It is intended to have a big box retailer in that area and commercial uses around there. Potential uses in that C-2 zone are medical, dental, bank, barber—things of that nature. They did more work in the apartment area as well. It still has 264 units and a pool, clubhouse, and it will tie into the pathway system. The architectural style will be complimentary to the residential uses. The next thing they did more work on was the storage units. Covered storage units will go along the perimeter where the residential uses will be. Any open RV or trailer storage will be located internally in the larger open spaces. Additionally, they will provide a landscape buffer between the storage units and the residential uses. They did not make many changes to the four-plex area, it is still 22 lots with 88 units. They did provide better pedestrian connectivity to the neighborhood. They did the most revisions in the single-family residential area; there were a number of roadway realignments. The other thing they did was create more lot diversity. They created three different life types; A, B and C. Type A lots are less than 6,000 sq ft or have less than 45 feet of frontage, there are 241 of this type of unit. Type B lots are between 6,000 and 8,000 sq ft. Type C lots are greater than 8,000 sq ft. In total we've added a little over 2 more acres of open space of what they originally had and they also added a tot lot in the south area. Mr. Mapp asked about the phasing of the project. He recalled them saying they would finish a phase every 2 years. Hearing Examiner Minutes 2 January 30, 2018 Mr. McCarthy said that as it is market driven they hope to do a phase every year. Mr. Mapp said he would like to see the major open space built in the 4th phase. If it went beyond the 4th year they could come before the Hearing Examiner and ask for an extension. Mr. David Broome, 17000 Midland Blvd.,Nampa, Idaho testified that he hopes the larger lots and walking paths are satisfactory to the neighbors surrounding this subdivision. People like storage units located where they live and not have to drive to the location. Jeffrey Fillmore, 18114 Harvester Ave., Caldwell, Idaho testified that he does appreciate the efforts made to increase lots sizes but he wishes the lots were more diverse and spread out throughout the subdivision and not so concentrated. Don Sandquist, 18210 Harvester Ave., Caldwell, Idaho testified that the developer has made some nice changes but he agrees that the lots need to be larger sizes. It would be nice to put your boat to the side of your house and not have to pay money to store it. Put larger lots scattered throughout the community. Ms. Marliss Marllet, 18109 Sonoran Place, Caldwell, Idaho signed up to speak but decided not to. Mr. Brent Loosli, 18318 Harvester Ave., Nampa, Idaho testified that he has a couple concerns. He has a document from City of Nampa that says the reason the development was not done in Nampa was traffic from Cherry to the Freeway. Mr. Mapp asked where this document came from. Mr. Loosli said it came from the Nampa Planning & Zoning; he wanted this information on record. Another thing is as Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Sandquist testified he would like to see the 241 houses at least R-2. His biggest concern is the kids getting to school. The speed limit on Middleton to Midway is 35mph. He would take into consideration how easy it would be for his child to get to school every day. His proposal is to put a bridge over the 5-lane highway or a tunnel. Mr. Wagoner testified that the letter that was submitted by Mr. Loosli will be Exhibit PZ-1011. In regard to the letter it does state that in regards to the land use hearing to the south the letter reads in part"the project would present too much of a negative impact on the current roadway system adjacent to and south of the property to be acceptable." This is the findings of the council and they denied the project. The comments staff made earlier was in regards to the Engineering comments. The Engineering department did not find any concerns in regards to the project. Hearing Examiner Minutes 3 January 30, 2018 • Courtney Jessen, 17781 Quiet Springs Ave., Nampa, Idaho testified that she wanted to correct the last speaker; the speed limit is 50mph when school is not in session. She also wanted to point out that in the last meeting the Hearing Examiner addressed the parking at the clubhouse and she doesn't believe any changes were made to that. In viewing the mockup it looks like there is less than one parking spot per apartment unit. She agrees with other speakers, they did change up lot sizes but there are still 54%that are less than R-2. She would like to see that number lower. It would be nice to have the sizes scattered. Mr.Mapp asked Mr. Wagoner about the parking. Mr. Wagoner stated that all parking would have to meet code requirements. Rebuttal: Mr. McCarthy stated that he is not requesting any reduced parking at this time. They plan to have all parking meet code requirements. Mr. McCarthy stated that they went to a more detached walk all around the large common lot. They do anticipate a parking lot for the pool/clubhouse area. Mr. Mapp stated that the parking spaces they have shown on the map are adequate. Mr. Wagoner wanted to mention that in reviewing the site plan for the apartments there are 264 units. Code does require 1.5 units per unit, which would equate to 396 spaces and they are indicating that they will have 413 spaces. MR. MAPP CLOSED THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. Comprehensive Plan Analysis for ANN-17-06 (Annexation): The Hearing Examiner accepted the comprehensive plan analysis as listed in the staff report. Findings of Fact for ANN-17-06 (Annexation): The Hearing Examiner accepted the general facts as outlined in the staff report, public testimony, and the evidence list. Conclusions of Law for ANN-17-06 (Annexation): The Hearing Examiner accepted the Conclusions of Law as outlined in the staff report. ORDER OF DECISION FOR ANN-17-06: The Hearing Examiner RECOMMENDED that Case Number ANN-17-01 BE RECOMMENDED with the following conditions: 8.1 through 8.3 Hearing Examiner Minutes 4 January 30, 2018 Comprehensive Plan Analysis for PUD-17P-01 (Planned Unit Development): The Hearing Examiner accepted the comprehensive plan analysis as listed in the staff report. Findings of Fact for PUD-17P-01 (Planned Unit Development): The Hearing Examiner accepted the general facts as outlined in the staff report, public testimony, and the evidence list. Conclusions of Law for PUD-17P-01 (Planned Unit Development): The Hearing Examiner accepted the Conclusions of Law as outlined in the staff report. ORDER OF DECISION FOR PUD-17P-01: The Hearing Examiner RECOMMENDED that Case Number PUD-17P-01 BE RECOMMENDED with the following conditions: 12.2 through 12.29. And the addition of 12.30 that the revised plans that were submitted for this meeting shall be part of the record and that is the design that has been recommended to the City Council for approval. Respectfully submitted by April Cabello MINUTES APPROVED AND SIGNED BY THE HEARING EXAMINER, M. JEROME MAPP, ON THE DATE NOTED BELOW: ;7/--/-7- � � / ATTEST: Mr. Jerome Mapp// i ate Jarom Wagoher, Se r Planner/Development Team Leader Date For detailed Minutes, please request a copy of the digital recording. Hearing Examiner Minutes 5 January 30, 2018