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Charlene Way
From:Joshua Beach
Sent:Monday, November 27, 2017 7:53 AM
To:Barbara Shiffer; Bill Parsons; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way
Subject:FW: Eastridge Subdivision H2016-0137 and H2017-0129
Public comments for East Ridge Estates.
Josh Beach | Associate City Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Department
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From: Annette Alonso [mailto:annettejalonso@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2017 8:53 PM
To: Anne Little Roberts; Genesis Milam; Joe Borton; Keith Bird; Luke Cavener; Ty Palmer
Cc: Joshua Beach; Annette Alonso
Subject: Eastridge Subdivision H2016-0137 and H2017-0129
Council Members,
My name is Annette Alonso and I live at 2204 E Hyper Drive, Meridian, Idaho, in Blackrock Subdivision. We
were one of the first homes in the Blackrock development and were quite aware that this area of town was
slated to be annexed and developed at a future date. I, as an active Real Estate Agent in the area, am in full
support of smart, educated, growth and development. Issues such as water, traffic volume, transition areas,
amenities and services must be throughly analyzed prior to the approval of any new developments. Once a
development is approved and construction has begun, it forever changes the area. Although I am pro-growth,
there are three main concerns with the Eastridge proposed development, Transition and rezoning, lack of water
to irrigate, increased traffic through Blackrock.
First, the surrounding area has been called RUT when in actuality, it is an area of larger lots, from .50 acre to
1.0 acres in Blackrock to rim lots of 2-3 on Lake Hazel North and 5 acres on Lake Hazel South. Just to the
West of this proposed sub is a 10 acre parcel. RUT does not really show a true depiction of what our
neighborhood is. Allowing a step up to R15 or even R8 would be a travesty. We all moved out South to
maintain that open, more rural atmosphere. The original application H2016-0137 was remanded back to P&Z
for R4, Devco did not withdraw that application but opened a new one H2017-0129 and came back with a
higher density on this plan then was originally presented, 117 lots vs 139. It was originally requested that we
have no more than 2 lots per Blackrock lot on the boundary. This new plan has 4 to 1 in some places.
Second, Devco is asking for a waiver to allow lot owners in Eastridge to water their larger lots, .25 - 5.0+ lots
with city water. Living in this area, we know we are in a desert, water is a precious commodity. It is believed
that this would be extremely taxing on the city system and aquifers. Landowners allowed to water freely tend to
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over water additionally taxing city resources. In Blackrock, which has pressurized irrigation, we initially had
difficulties providing enough
Water for homeowners. Some had to replant with water resistant landscape. Eventually we were forced to drill
a supplementary well at the homeowners expense. Even with our available irrigation and the assisting well, our
homeowners are on odd/even watering days with assigned time frames. How would Meridian City keep up
with an additional 139 homes wanting to water at will, how would that effect water pressure as it is a problem in
the Blackrock homes now.
Third, and probably the most important point is the impact of traffic on the small winding street of Cyanite and
Taconic, from Cyanite to end of Blackrock. Below is the traffic study information, as presented from Devco on
Eastridge and an estimated analysis of trips going through Blackrock. This information is using the same
number of trips per day/per household as was used in Eastridge. A map showing how Blackrock, proposed
Eastridge and the preliminarily approved Sky Mesa subdivisions fit together is attached.
139 total Lots
96 age restricted (someone living in home must be over 55)7 common lots on 40.99 Acres
Proposed R-8 Zoning
Traffic study shows 751 trips per day, or 5.4 per household
Exits from the subdivision will be:
Lake Hazel, slotted to be 5 lanes
Cyanite
Main concerns:
1.Based on the aged community and a left turn to exit Eastridge Subdivision on to Lake Hazel and
another Left turn to access Eagle Rd and the Interstate, it is likely the majority of this traffic will exit
through Cyanite to the roundabout to be built at the intersection of Eagle and Taconic therefore being
able to circumvent the necessity of any left turns across busy traffic.
2. Traffic pattern suggests that 751 vehicle trips per day will be the impact from this development. If
we conservatively estimate that half of the 751, or 375 trips, exit via Blackrock, this increases the
traffic on Cyanite, from 59 trips to 434. It would also impact Taconic, from Hyper to the First street in
Sky Mesa by the same number, keeping in mind that there are an additional 200 trips each day for
the remainder of the Blackrock residence. This brings the total for that short distance of roadway to
634 per day.
Proposal:
1. Have another exit road from Eastridge to Sky Mesa
2. Sky Mesa’s approved preliminary plat has a road stubbed that would line up with a proposed street
in Eastridge. Devco would only need to give up one lot to make this connection. This would help
funnel some of the traffic through the already planned collector street in Sky Mesa to Taconic and
thus taking the stress off of our smaller streets in Blackrock.
Thank you for your time and thoughtful discussion on these matters. I am hoping to be in attendance
at the 11/28 meeting but have a nephew in critical condition in San Diego where we have been since
Monday 11/20.
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