03-02 Kristopher Derentz1
Christopher Johnson
From:C.Jay Coles
Sent:Friday, March 02, 2018 4:47 PM
To:Christopher Johnson
Subject:FW: Project H-2018-004 Lost Rapids/Costco Comments
From: Kristopher Derentz [ mailto:kderentz@gmail.com ]
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 3:22 PM
To: C.Jay Coles < cjcoles@meridiancity.org >
Subject: Project H-2018-004 Lost Rapids/Costco Comments
Dear C. Jay Coles, City Clerk,
Thanks for taking the time to read my e-mail in regards to the new Costco development between Chinden/Lost Rapids/Ten Mile.
I am writing you today to urge you to deny the zoning change request that was submitted by the project. Based on the data that
Costco their selves provide at the meeting the new development would increase daily trips by 17,000 (currently they stated that
Chinden currently has 16,000) which would more than double the traffic. Of that 17,000 increase in trips 11,000 for that is from
Costco alone. I personally am not anti-development, but due to the number of residential properties in the area, I believe that the
intended current zoning is the proper size development and should not be changed to make way for a store the is 4x the current
plan.
Other concerns include the following:
1) Lost Rapids will become a major street that is neighboring a newly developed park and is adjacent to other residential streets.
These streets are going to be traveled by children, and members of the Bainb ridge community and the traffic flow can put that at
greater risk.
2) Cut Through Traffic. People wanting to avoid the lights will attempt to drive through the Bainbridge community resulting in
cars that are not only wondering the neighborhood looking for an exit but also again resulting in higher traffic flow than there
should be in a residential neighborhood. To make matters worst, the only alternative exit is on Black Cat, and Ada County
School district plans to build a new Elementary school near Black Cat between W Vanderbuilt and Gondola. This means as
school hours there will be increased student traffic on W Vanderbuilt which is the road that Costco traffic will be required to exit
the neighborhood putting these students at risk of being hit by cars.
3) Noise & Light Pollution. Costco reps stated at the meeting that traffic will start at 4am and continue through 10am each day
as their trucks exit I-84 and come down Ten Mile making a left on to Lost Rapids and then turning into the development. This is
not only going to create lots of noise for the Bainbridge residents during morning sleeping hours but will also require bright lights
for them at the loading docks creating light pollution across the neighborhood. To make matters worst these semis will also be
filling up the roads during morning commutes making traffic more difficult.
With this said I think that there are great alternative locations for Costco to build on. For example at HWY 16 and Chinden which
is already a commercial area for a development of this size or various locations on State Street between 16 and Eagle Rd. All
these areas are already planned for commercial use and are not in the middle of residential neighborhoods.
As I said before I'm fully in support of development, but I believe that the Costco its self is not right for the location and will
greatly impact the quality of life for all Meridian residents surrounding it.
Thanks for your time and consideration. If you have any questions please feel free to call me on my cell phone as I'm happy to
discuss this further with you: 702-334-2494
Best Regards,
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Kristopher Derentz
6044 N Eysnford Ave
Meridian, ID 83646