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Council approves Pine 43 mixed‑use plan after hours of testimony and fire‑safety questions
Summary
After lengthy public testimony and technical review, Meridian City Council approved the Pine 43 amendment—allowing vertically integrated mixed‑use buildings, taller mid‑rise heights and nearly 900 additional residential units—while attaching conditions addressing noise, open space and construction requirements. Fire department staffing and traffic impacts were raised repeatedly.
Meridian City Council voted to approve a major amendment to the Pine 43 master plan on Oct. 21, 2025, authorizing a mixed‑use redevelopment that adds dense, vertically integrated residential and commercial space to a 36.58‑acre parcel south of State Avenue.
Staff described the application as a set of interlocking requests — annexation, rezones, a preliminary plat, conditional‑use permits and multiple alternative‑compliance approvals — that would allow up to 904 additional residential units, about 481,020 square feet of nonresidential space and a nearly 41,464‑square‑foot central public plaza. The applicant said the proposal combines podium and underground parking with rooftop and public amenities to avoid a “sea of surface parking.”
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval; staff’s report noted two…
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