Minutes - 2008 - Planning & Zoning - 10/06/2008 - Regular
THE CITY OF EAGLE
Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes
October 6, 2008
1. CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: Present: Smith, Felix, Aizpitarte, Tanner, Roehling.
3. CONSENT AGENDA:
. Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and are acted on with one motion. There
will be no separate discussion on these items unless the Chairman, a Commissioner, member
of City Staff, or a citizen requests an item to be removed from the Consent Agenda for
discussion. Items removed from the Consent Agenda will be placed on the Regular Agenda in
a sequence determined by the Rules of Order.
. Any item on the Consent Agenda that contains written recommendations from the City of
Eagle shall be adopted as part of the Planning & Zoning Commission's Consent Agenda
approval motion unless specifically stated otherwise.
A. Minutes of September 2,2008.
B. Minutes of September 15, 2008.
C. Findines of Fact and Conclusions of Law for A-04-08/RZ-09-08 & PP-04-08-
Annexation/Rezone & Preliminarv Plat for Svrinehaven Subdivision - Beacon Lieht
Homestead. LLC: Beacon Light Homestead, LLC, represented by Matt Smith, is requesting
an annexation and rezone from RUT (Rural-Urban Transition - Ada County designation) to R-
E-DA (Residential- Estates, one unit per two acres with a development agreement) and
preliminary plat approval for Springhaven Subdivision an 8-10t (6-buildable, 2-common)
residential subdivision. The 14.36-acre site is generally located on the south side of East
Beacon Light Road approximately 1,984-feet east of the intersection of North Eagle Road and
East Beacon Light Road at 671 East Beacon Light Road.
Aizpitarte introduces the items.
Aizpitarte moves to accept the Consent Agenda as listed. Seconded by Roehling. ALL
AYES.. ,MOTION CARRIES.
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. RZ-I0-08 - Rezone From R-4 lResidential- un to four dwelline units ver acre) to CBD-
DA (Central Business District with a Develovment Aereement) - Cottonwood Eaele
Road. LLC: Cottonwood Eagle Road, LLC, represented by Van Elg with The Land Group,
Inc., is requesting approval of a rezone from R-4 (Residential - up to four units per acre) to
CBD-DA (Central Business District with development agreement). The 3.87-acre site is
located on the west side of North Eagle Road approximately 375-feet north of State Highway
44 at 235,247,265 and 403 South Eagle Road.
Aizpitarte introduces the item.
Van Elg with The Land Group, gives an overview of the application. Discusses the effort that has
gone into saving the oak trees. Stands for questions from the Commission.
Roehling would like more detail on the cross access.
Lane Ward with the Land Group discusses the sidewalk and landscape. The walk is 8 feet wide.
Roehling asks about the access being added.
Tanner asks for an overhead of the residential area to the west.
Aizpitarte asks about the fence.
Cindy Huber, BRS Architects. Chose to do the Prairie School type of design. Reviews the height
of the building and materials to be used.
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Mike Williams, City Staff, reviews the staff report. Stands for questions from the Commission.
Smith discusses the high volume of traffic. Curious about the trade offs for access. Has anyone
analyzed the practicality of the parking. Planner Williams asks that the Commission place a
condition for this regarding the access. There has been no comment received from ACHD. Felix
would like guidance from ACHD. Asks if there has there been any communications on pedestrian
traffic for the east west access from Eagle Road. Aizpitarte asks about right in right out. General
discussion.
Aizpitarte opens the public hearing,
Victoria Ritchie, owner of Spoons Kitchen store. Discusses the access issues. Would like to see a
cross walk on Eagle Road. Feels the area behind her property would be a good location for a
pedestrian pathway.
Melissa Brodt, Art of Framing owner. In favor of development. Feels there should be a cross
walk. Discusses pedestrian accesses.
Chris Gragham, 278 S. Neskowin, Likes the development a lot. Plans on using this as a consumer
himself. Smith was curious ofthe tone of the neighborhood meeting. His general interest is the
landscape plan.
Daren Eisenbart, president of Zamzows. In full support of this development. There is not
currently a cross-access and parking agreement. The majority of their business is done in the
spring. Has never had an issue with the parking lot being full.
Aizpitarte closes the public hearing.
Van Elg rebuts testimony. Discusses an existing cross-access agreement. Addresses conditions-
3.7. Discussion 00.8 - 13,840 - new square footage. 3.13 - tree replacement to be addressed at
another time.
Smith is not concerned about the parking. Discusses the entrances along Eagle Road. Are the
deeded entrances still in force. Feels it is a good plan. Felix asks about the meetings that were
with ACHD. Was and overpass ever discussed?
Reohling feels this is foreseeable. There are issues with the traffic. Feels the plan has been very
well done. Cannot support this until a remedy could be done for the traffic.
Tanner has concerns with the buffer area with to the west near the residential. Discusses some of
the changes requested.
Felix can support this application.
Smith feels the plan is good.
Aizpitarte discusses that he would like to have a traffic study. Would defer to ACHD.
Aizpitarte moves to recommend for approval RZ-10-08 - Rezone From R-4 (Residential- up
to four dwelling units per acre) to CBD-DA (Central Business District with a Development
Agreement) - Cottonwood Eagle Road, LLC with the following changes in Site Specific
Condition #3.7 that landscape screening details #4 -landscape screening details and cut
sheets comply with buffer requirements as determined by Design Review. Strike the rest of
that to the end of the sentence. 3.8 - the building shown on the concept plan as retail shall
not exceed 14,900 square feet in size and the building shown as Restaurant/Shops shall not
exceed 13,840 square feet in size. Additional language: enter into joint collective parking
agreement per Eagle Code. 3.10 - Documentation from the Eagle Water Company, strike and
the Department of Environmental Quality (Boise Regional Office). 3.16 - This development
comply with all ACHD traffic guidelines and requirements. Seconded by Smith. Discussion.
Four AYES. One NAY - Roehling - nay vote for traffic on plaza drive and no potential
remedies were offered. MOTION CARRIES,
B. ZOA-01-08 - City of Eal!le: An Ordinance Of The City Of Eagle, Ada County Idaho
Amending Eagle City Code Title 8 "Zoning", Chapter 4 "Off Street Parking And Loading",
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Section 4 "Additional Parking Regulations And Requirements", Subsection 5 "Parking In Lieu
Payments"; Providing A Repealer Clause; Providing A Severability Clause; And Providing An
Effective Date. This item was continued/rom the August 18,2008, meeting.
Aizpitarte introduces the item.
Jeff Lowe, City Staff, reviews the amendment. Reviews the last time this application was in front
of them.
There is no one in attendance for the public hearing.
Discussion of the in lieu of parking. General discussion on processes and issues.
Roehling moves that we request the Downtown Visioning Committee consider parking as a
formal deliverable for their report in January and that we continue considerations of
modifications to the Parking in Lieu Ordinance until such time that that report is delivered.
Again that expectation is January 09. The subject: ZOA-01-08 - Zoning Ordinance
Amendment to amend ECC section 8-4-4-5, Parking in Lieu Payments. Seconded by
Tanner. Discussion. ALL AYES.. ,MOTION CARRIES,
5. REPORTS: None
6. ADJOURNMENT:
Aizpitarte moves to adjourn. Seconded by Tanner. ALL AYES...MOTION CARRIES.
Hearing no further business the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting adjourned at 8:23 p.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
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v SHAR N K. BERGMANN
CITY CLERK/TREASURER
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