Council approves Apex Cadence plan with conditions on sidewalks, deannexation and phasing

Meridian’s City Council approved the Apex Cadence development plan on Dec. 16 with changes to staff recommendations addressing phasing of sidewalks and property boundary adjustments. The application covers a large mixed‑use area south of Lake Hazel and includes a gated, age‑qualified residential component.

Staff outlined a suite of approvals requested by the applicant (DA modification, rezone, PUD, annexation/deannexation and preliminary plat) for roughly 51.5–56 acres. The applicant, Brighton (Amanda McNutt), described a plan with a mix of single‑family detached and attached carriage‑lane homes, a gated 55+ portion with 212 units behind gates, and requests for deviations from UDC standards (greater gated community unit count, a block face waiver, and reduced carriage‑lane setbacks).

Council discussed connectivity and the mixed‑use community (MUC) objectives, deannexation and property boundary adjustments that are partly in Ada County, and phasing for multiuse pathways. After a recess to consider details, the council voted to approve H2024‑0061 with several modifications: accept the applicant’s proposed language on subdivision timing tied to community amenities, grant the alternative compliance request (subject to findings), require proof of property boundary adjustments prior to phase 5 plat signature, and keep 10‑ft detached sidewalks along Locust Grove constructed with phase 1 (while deferring the Rossen Canal multiuse pathway to its adjacent phase), among other edits.