HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 12-01 Easy Jet Letter Deborah NewbyNovember 30, 2015
City Clerk
Meridian City Hall, Suite 104
33 E Broadway
Meridian, ID 83642
RE: REVISED EASY JET SUBDIVISION APPLICATION (RZ 15‐012, PP 15‐016, CUP 15‐017)
To Members of the Meridian City Council,
I am writing to express my concern over the proposed apartment complex. While I am not an
immediate neighbor, I do live in the nearby area and am concerned for my friends in the adjacent
subdivisions. The placement of a larger R-15 3 story apartment complex in an area directly next to
(within 10 feet of) private residential R-4 zoning will undoubtedly have negative impacts on those living
in the adjacent single family residences. I have concerns relative to impacts on traffic patterns, school
crowding, and imposition on view since the structures will be three stories. The City of Meridian
Comprehensive Plan guidelines require buffers and set-backs in this location, and allowing the proposed
apartment complex would violate these guidelines, setting a precedent for future development that
violated guidelines designed to protect the current standard of living.
What the immediate neighbor are asking for is in line with the City of Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
1) A buffer on the east end of the land proposed for development is requested. Something that
can be continued along the east end of all of the lots to the south (directly behind the fourteen
R-4 homes that border those lots.
2) It is requested that property on the east end of the property is developed in a manner that does
not jump more than one step in use type from R-4 to R-15.
3) Immediate neighbors would like to see a buffer of R-8 for example, perhaps a couple of
duplexes, or four-plexes that could later be extended along the east end of the other lots. A.K.A.
a plan that supports a future development buffer of like kind and quality.
4) All structures developed should comply with historically CC&Rs pertaining to building materials
and should blend with the look of the existingneighborhood. Meaning limited to two stories
and making use of quality materials including ample use of stone or masonry on all front
elevations. The new development should comply with the architectural rules (CC&Rs) for the
existing community.
5) We need all structures in the development to comply with at least minimum Buffers and set-
backs as are standard for the City of Meridian.
We do not feel that compliance with these items is unreasonable.
The developer was already granted the exception for density that was requested. That was granted in
2004 (PP04-009) as a special variance to reduce the minimum land area frontage for the R-8 zone to
achieve density goals. At the time of that request the developer (J.U.B.) wrote, “No other variances or
waivers are required or requested.”
The City of Meridian Comprehensive Plan supports the above requests within codes and rules. The goal
being to maintain livability and quality of life for existing and future citizens. We have that same goal.
We respectfully request that you deny the proposed plan in favor of a plan that meets all of the criteria
above.
Respectfully,
Deborah Newby
2317 E Taormina Dr
Meridian, ID 83642