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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ - Agency Comments February 17, 2016 Sonya Watters City of Meridian 33 E. Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho 83642 VIA EMAIL RE: H-2016-0006 POPE’S GARDEN The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has reviewed the referenced annexation, zoning, comprehensive plan map amendment, conditional use, and preliminary plat application for the Pope’s Garden at 2662 E. Magic View Drive west of SH-55. ITD has the following comments: 1. ITD has no objection to this application and does not require any mitigation. 2. This property does not abut the State highway system. If you have any questions, you may contact Shona Tonkin at 334-8341 or me at 332-7191. Sincerely, James K. Morrison Development Services Manager jim.morrison@itd.idaho.gov W e s t A d a S C H O O L D I S T R I C T Fe b r u a r y 18 , 20 1 6 Ci t y of Me r i d i a n Ci t y Cl e r k ’ s Of f i c e , At t n : Ma c h e l l e Hi l l 33 Ea s t Br o a d w a y Av e n u e Me r i d i a n , ID $3 6 4 2 De a r Pl a n n e r s : Jo i n t Sc h o o l Di s t r i c t No . 2 fd b a W e s t Ad a Sc h o o l Di s t r i c t ) ha s ex p e r i e n c e d p h e n o m e n a l s t u d e n t g r o w t h in th e la s t te n ye a r s . Ne a r l y ev e r y hi g h sc h o o l , mi d d l e sc h o o l , an d e l e m e n t a r y sc h o o l th r o u g h o u t th e di s t r i c t is o p e r a t i n g at or o v e r ca p a c i t y . Ap p r o v a l of t h e Po p e ’ s G a r d e n Su b d i v i s i o n wi l l ha v e a si g n i f i c a n t im p a c t on sc h o o l en r o l l m e n t s at th e el e m e n t a r y , mi d d l e sc h o o l an d hi g h sc h o o l le v e l s in W e s t Ad a Sc h o o l Di s t r i c t . Ba s e d on U. S . c e n s u s da t a , we ca n pr e d i c t t h a t th e s e ho m e s , w h e n c o m p l e t e d , wi l l h o u s e 78 sc h o o l ag e d ch i l d r e n . W e s t Ad a Sc h o o l Di s t r i c t s u p p o r t s ec o n o m i c gr o w t h . Ho w e v e r , gr o w t h fo s t e r s t h e n e e d fo r ad d i t i o n a l sc h o o l ca p a c i t y . Re v e n u e su p p o r t fr o m d e v e l o p e r s of ne w re s i d e n t i a l su b d i v i s i o n s fo r th e pu r c h a s e of th e sc h o o l si t e s ne c e s s a r y to se r v e th e p r o p o s e d su b d i v i s i o n is re q u i r e d . W e s t Ad a Sc h o o l Di s t r i c t e s t i m a t e s t h e re v e n u e re q u i r e d fo r th e p u r c h a s e of fu t u r e sc h o o l si t e s is $8 3 0 . 0 0 p e r n e w h o m e c o n s t r u c t e d . Th e ap p r o v a l of P o p e ’ s G a r d e n Su b d i v i s i o n wi l l cr e a t e th e n e e d fo r $6 4 , 7 4 0 in re v e n u e to pu r c h a s e th e sc h o o l si t e s th i s su b d i v i s i o n wi l l re q u i r e . In li e u of t h e s e so u r c e s of re v e n u e , th e di s t r i c t wi l l a c c e p t th e d o n a t i o n of la n d a p p r o p r i a t e fo r a sc h o o l si t e . Su c h a si t e wo u l d n e e d w a t e r an d se w e r se r v i c e av a i l a b l e , an d pr i o r to t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of co n s t r u c t i o n , th e di s t r i c t wi l l n e e d to pa s s a bo n d is s u e fo r th e c o n s t r u c t i o n of sc h o o l s . R e s i d e n t s c a n n o t be a s s u r e d of a t t e n d i n g t h e ne i g h b o r h o o d sc h o o l as it ma y be n e c e s s a r y to bu s s t u d e n t s to av a i l a b l e cl a s s r o o m s ac r o s s th e di s t r i c t . We as k t h a t yo u re q u i r e th e d e v e l o p e r to pr o v i d e sa f e wa l k w a y s , bi k e b a t h s an d sa f e p e d e s t r i a n ac c e s s fo r ou r s t u d e n t s . Sc h o o l ca p a c i t y is ad d r e s s e d in Id a h o co d e 67 - 6 5 0 8 . Fu t u r e d e v e l o p m e n t wi l l co n t i n u e to ha v e an im p a c t on t h e di s t r i c t ’ s ca p a c i t y . As s i s t a n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t - O p e r a t i o n s W e s t Ad a Sc h o o l Di s t r i c t