ITD
September 28, 2018
C.Jay Coles
Meridian City Clerk’s Office
33 East Idaho Avenue
Meridian, Idaho 83642
VIA EMAIL
Development
Application H-2018-0088 AZ, PP
Project Name WESTBRIDGE SUBDIVISION
Project Location 5745 and 5865 North Black Cat Road, south of US-20/26 milepost 35.13
Project Description
Annexation and zoning of 12.84 acres of land with an R-4 zoning district; Construct a
subdivision consisting of 30 building lots and 9 common lots
Applicant Jane Suggs
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) reviewed the annexation, zoning, and preliminary plat
applications and has the following comments:
1. This project does not abut the State highway system.
2. This development will gain access to the State Highway system along the US-20/26 (Chinden
Boulevard) corridor. The City is reminded that the US-20/26 (Chinden Boulevard) corridor is
already congested. This project will increase the number of vehicle trips in this corridor. While
this individual development is not large, the accumulation of developments accessing the State
Highway system at the US-20/26 (Chinden Boulevard) corridor is creating additional congestion.
As the City continues to add additional trips to these corridors through development, the
congestion will worsen until the roadway system is ultimately overloaded and fails. ITD has no
current funding assigned to mitigate traffic congestion on the US-20/26 (Chinden Boulevard)
corridor in this area.
3. Idaho Code 40-1910 does not allow advertising within the right-of-way of any State highway.
4. IDAPA 39.03.60 rules govern advertising along the State highway system. The applicant may
contact Justin Pond, Program Manager for ITD’s Headquarters Right-of-Way Section at (208) 334-
8832 for more information.
5. ITD does not object to the annexation, zoning, and construction of this subdivision as presented in
the application.
If you have any questions, you may contact Tom Haynes at (208) 334-8944 or me at (208) 332-7190.
Sincerely,
Ken Couch
Development Services Coordinator
Ken.Couch@itd.idaho.gov