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Your Safety • Your Mobility
Your Economic Opportunity
January 11, 2019
C.Jay Coles
Meridian City Clerk's Office
33 East Idaho Avenue
Meridian, Idaho 83642
VIA EMAIL
IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
P.O. Box 8028 • Boise, ID 83707-2028
(208) 334-8300 • itd.idaho.gov
Development
Application
H-2018-0018 RZ, PP
Project Name
OAKMORE SUBDIVISION
Near the intersection of West Gondola Drive and North Black Cat Road, on the west
Project Location
side of North Black Cat Road, south of US -20/26 milepost 35.15
• Rezone: 7.39 acres of land from (R-15) zoning district to (R-4) Zoning
district.
Project
• Preliminary Plat: Consisting of eighteen (18) single family residential lots and
Description
six (6) common lots.
Applicant
Toll ID I LLC
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. ITD does not support any development that will add additional traffic to the intersection of US -20/26
(West Chinden Boulevard) and North Black Cat Road until an intersection analysis incorporating all
proposed developments has been conducted and the identified intersection improvements have been
completed.
3. The City is reminded that the US -20/26 corridor is already congested. This project will increase the
number of vehicle trips in the corridor. As the City continues to add additional trips to the corridor
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 in the US -20/26 corridor
in this area until fiscal year 2021 when the STARS agreement with the Costco developer will construct
improvements in this part of the US -20/26 corridor.
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4. Idaho Code 40-1910 does not allow advertising within the right-of-way of any State highway.
5. 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.
6. ITD objects to the proposed preliminary plat application due to traffic concerns as noted in item 2 and
item 3. ITD does not object to the proposed rezone.
7. Once an intersection analysis incorporating all proposed developments has been conducted and the
identified improvements have been completed, ITD will withdraw any objection to the preliminary plat
application.
8. ITD respectfully requests that all building and occupancy permits be withheld until such time that
traffic concerns are resolved.
If you have any questions, you may contact Ken Couch at (208) 332-7190 or me at (208) 334-8338.
Sincerely,
Sarah Arjona
Development Services
S arah. Arj ona (a, itd. idah o . gov