ITD
October 17, 2018
C.Jay Coles
Meridian City Clerk’s Office
33 East Idaho Avenue
Meridian, Idaho 83642
VIA EMAIL
Development
Application H-2018-0103
Project Name BUYRITE LLC APARTMENTS
Project Location
Northwest corner of North Linder Road and West Ustick Road, north of US-20/26
milepost 37.23
Project
Description
Rezone from C-C to R40
Conditional Use Permit allowing a multi-family development consisting of 96
multi-family units within 4 multi-family structures in a proposed R-40 zoning
districts
Modification of an existing Development Agreement to allow for R-40 zoning and
to change certain other provisions of the agreement
Applicant neUdesign Architecture, LLC
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) reviewed the rezone, conditional use permit, and development
agreement modification 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 at the US-20 (Chinden Boulevard)
and Linder Road intersection. The City is reminded that the US-20 (Chinden Boulevard) corridor
is already congested. This project will increase the number of vehicle trips in this corridor. The
accumulation of developments accessing the State Highway system along the US-20 (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.
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 rezone, conditional use permit, and modification of the development
agreement 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