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June 8, 2016
RE: Bancroft Square Stihdivision Applj�gtion (File # H-
2016-0055)
Dear Commissioners,
Our home is within 300 feet of the proposed project. We hope
to see the approval of the conditional use modification and
rezoning request made for the Bancroft Square Subdivisions, as
long as a couple details are worked out first.
First, we request that the Bancroft Square development be
required to meet the 10% open space and amenity requirements.
The application letter proposes that this not be required due to
the proximity to two parks in the area. Those two parks are not
public. They are private and are paid for by residents of the two
different subdivisions that own and maintain them. As such
neither of these parks would automatically be available to
Bancroft Square residents.
An amenity as part of Bancroft square is important to provide a
gathering place for families in the subdivision to meet and foster
relationships between neighbors. It would inappropriate and
unfair to future residents to count the privately owned property
of a separate HOA/subdivision in meeting the requirements of
Bancroft Square. _
If any open space or amenity exceptions are to be granted based
on the proximity to either of these parks, we ask that those
exceptions are not promised until after full final acceptance into
the HOA owning that park. This "full I and final acceptance"
should include gaining the percent majority required for the
HOA to include/adopt Bancroft, working out what fair HOA
dues are for Bancroft. Square residents, and having documented
specifically what Architectural Guidelines of the HOA Bancroft
Square will and will not be required to meet.
We do understand that this property is designated as Mixed Use
Community per the City of Meridian Comprehensive plan. We
believe that the proposed development is a much better fit for
this strip of land for the following reasons.
1) Easy Jet is the entrance to Sutherland Farms and is
key to the look and feel of the subdivision. The denser
R-8 single family homes of Bancroft will provide a
transition between Easy Jet and future developments
to the south.
2) This property has no direct access to Eagle Rd. The
most direct access to Eagle Rd requires making a left
from this property. For this reason, the volume of
traffic generated by a higher density development plan
(such as the apartment plan proposed for this property
last year) creates concerns that are not easily resolved.
3) As compared to apartment buildings, the development
proposed will not have the negative impacts on the use
and enjoyment of the properties on Nephrite.
Sincerely,
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