City Council Regular Meeting 10/21/2025 06:00 PM City Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

COMMUNITY INVOCATION

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

PUBLIC FORUM – Future Meeting Topics

The public are invited to sign up in advance of the meeting at www.meridiancity.org/forum to address elected officials regarding topics of general interest or concern of public matters. Comments specific to active land use/development applications are not permitted during this time. By law, no decisions can be made on topics presented at Public Forum. However, City Council may request the topic be added to a future meeting agenda for further discussion or action. The Mayor may also direct staff to provide follow-up assistance regarding the matter.

RESOLUTIONS [Action Item]

• 1.Resolution No. 25-2538: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Meridian Appointing Hailey Stewart to Seat 4 and Harold Wilson to Seat 5 of the Meridian Historic Preservation Commission; and Providing an Effective Date

ACTION ITEMS

Public Hearing process: Land use development applications begin with presentation of the project and analysis of the application by Planning Staff. The applicant is then allowed up to 15 minutes to present their project. Members of the public are then allowed up to 3 minutes each to address City Council regarding the application. Citizens acting as a representative of a Homeowner’s Association may be allowed up to 10 minutes to speak on behalf of represented homeowners who have consented to yielding their time. The public may sign up in advance at www.meridiancity.org/forum. After all public testimony, the applicant is allowed up to 10 minutes to respond to questions and comments. City Council members may ask questions throughout the public hearing process. The public hearing is then closed, and no further public comment is heard. City Council may move to continue the application to a future meeting or approve or deny the application. The Mayor is not a member of the City Council and pursuant to Idaho Code does not vote on public hearing items unless to break a tie vote.

• 2.Public Hearing for Fairbourne Subdivision No. 4 (H-2025-0036) by Rodney Evans + Partners, LLC., generally located at the northwest corner of W. Chinden Blvd. and N. Black Cat Rd., at 4837 W. Waverton Dr.

  Application Materials: https://bit.ly/H-2025-0036

  A. Request: Combined Preliminary/Final Plat consisting of one (1) buildable lot on 5.2 acres of land in the C-G zoning district.

• 3.Public Hearing for Pine 43 Mixed-Use Subdivision (H-2024-0071) by DRB Investments, LLC., generally located on the north and south sides of E. Pine Ave., between N. Locust Grove Rd., and N. Hickory Ave.

  Application Materials:  https://bit.ly/H-2024-0071

  A. Request: Modification to the Development Agreement (H-2017-0058 - Inst. #2018-000751) to update the conceptual development plan for the 36.58 acres of land that lies south of E. State Ave., to allow for the development of 904 new residential units consisting of a mix of townhomes, multi-family apartments and vertically integrated residential above ground floor commercial, 481,020 sq. ft. of commercial space including a 128,880 sq. ft. hotel and 71,800 sq. ft. of other retail/restaurant commercial space, 221,340 sq. ft. of office space - 90,000 sq. ft. of which is intended for med-tech uses, 59,000 sq. ft. of commercial/office in the vertically integrated residential buildings, and 8.3 acres of private and public open space; include additional land area (i.e. 1.92 acres); and update certain provisions.                                     

  B. Request: Annexation of 7.21 acres of land with I-L (5.29-acres), C-G (1.36-acres) and R-15 (0.56-acre) zoning districts.

  C. Request: Rezone of 3.08-acres (0.91 + 2.17) of land from the C-G to the R-15 zoning district.

  D. Request: Preliminary Plat consisting of 41 buildable lots and 3 common lots on 36.58 acres of land in the R-15 and C-G zoning districts.

  E. Request: Conditional Use Permit for a multi-family development consisting of 139 units on 2.87-acres of land on Lot 2, Block 1 in the C-G zoning district with a request for alternative compliance to UDC 11-4-3-27B.3, which requires a minimum of 80 square feet of private, usable open space to be provided for each multi-family unit, to allow studio units without such space.

  F. Request: Conditional Use Permit for a multi-family development consisting of 132 units on 3.41-acres of land on Lot 2, Block 3 in the C-G zoning district with requests for alternative compliance to UDC 11-4-3-27B.3, which requires a minimum of 80 square feet of private, usable open space to be provided for each multi-family unit, to allow studio units with no such space; and to UDC Table 11-2B-3, which restricts building height to a maximum of 65 feet in the C-G zoning district to allow a maximum building height of 76 feet.

  G. Request: Conditional Use Permit for a height exception for a vertically integrated residential building on Lot 2, Block 2 from 65-feet to 87-feet in the C-G zoning district, by DRB Investments, LLC

  H. Request: Alternative compliance is requested from the Director to UDC Table 11-2B-3 to allow an increase in the maximum building height in the C-G zoning district from 65 feet to 76 feet on Lots 1-3, Block 4 (hotel & two vertically integrated residential buildings); and to UDC 11-4-3-41G to allow a decrease of private, usable open space for studio units in vertically integrated residential from the minimum 50 square feet to zero (0).

FUTURE MEETING TOPICS

ADJOURNMENT