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September 22, 2017
C.Jay Coles
Meridian City Clerk’s Office
33 East Idaho Avenue
Meridian, Idaho 83642
VIA EMAIL
RE: H-2017-0126 BRICKYARD SUBDIVISION NUMBER 2
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has reviewed the final plat application for 8 building lots and 1
common lot presented by John Carpenter for the Brickyard Subdivision Number 2 on a parcel located north
of East Ustick and west of SH-55 milepost 39.22. ITD has the following comments:
1. The application packet indicated that a traffic impact study has been conducted for this
subdivision as a whole. ITD requests that it be sent for consideration.
2. This property does not abut the State highway system.
3. This development will gain access to the State Highway system at the SH-55 (North Eagle Road)
/ East Ustick Road intersection. Trip generations for the site were not provided. The Idaho
Administrative Proceedures Act (IDAPA) governs access to state highways. Per IDAPA 39.03.42
rules, when a development generates 100 or more new trips in the peak hour, 1000 or more new
trips per day, or the new volume of trips will result from development that equals or exceeds the
threshold values in table 2, a traffic impact study shall be required, unless waived by the District
Engineer. The applicant will be responsible to construct any mitigation identified by the traffic
impact study.
IDAPATable 2
LAND USE TYPE THRESHOLD VALUE
Residential 100 Dwelling Units
Retail 35,000 square feet
Office 50,000 square feet
Industrial 70,000 square feet
Lodging 100 rooms
School (K-12) All (Sections 67-6508 & 67-
6519, Idaho Code)
4. Idaho Code 40-1910 does not allow advertising within the right-of-way of any State highway.
5. IDAPA 39.03.60 governs advertising along the State highway system. The applicant may contact
Justin Pond, Program Manager for ITD’s Headquarters Right-of-Way Section at 334-8832 for more
information.
6. The City is reminded that the SH-55 corridor is already congested. This project will increase the
number of vehicle trips in the corridor. ITD has no current funding assigned to mitigate traffic
congestion in the SH-55 corridor in this area.
If you have any questions, you may contact Shona Tonkin at (208) 334-8341or me at 332-7190.
Sincerely,
Ken Couch
Development Services Coordinator
Ken.Couch@itd.idaho.gov