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Council continues public hearing on UDC amendments for drive‑throughs and ADUs
Summary
The Meridian City Council continued a public hearing on Unified Development Code text amendment ZOA 2025-00001 after staff outlined proposed tiered rules for drive‑through establishments and clarified accessory dwelling unit (ADU) provisions including owner‑occupancy, size limits and parking treatment.
Meridian — The Meridian City Council continued a public hearing on a proposed Unified Development Code (UDC) text amendment, ZOA 2025-00001, after staff asked for more time to refine definitions and address council concerns about process and standards.
Planning staff presented two principal topic areas in the Aug. 26, 2025 public hearing: a tiered regulatory approach to drive‑through establishments and clarifications to ADU rules. Staff said the code changes were drafted to make approvals more predictable while preserving a route for public review where a project cannot meet the expressed standards.
Drive‑through proposal
Staff described a three-tier approach intended to match intensity of operation with regulatory scrutiny. Under the draft: tier 1 covers simpler single‑lane pickup operations; tier 2 covers single‑lane restaurants that also handle mobile or online pickup; and tier 3 covers high‑capacity two‑lane drive‑throughs. The proposed text would add dimensional requirements, queuing (stacking) analyses and vehicle‑length assumptions to…
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