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HomeMy WebLinkAboutITD Comments RECE~D JAN 0 4 2005 CITY Ql<'MERIDIAN PLANNING & ZONING 1- TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DISTRICT 3 . P. O. BOX 8028 . BOISE, la . 83707-2028 . (208~ December 15, 2004 Steve Siddoway, Planner Meridian Planning and Zoning 33 East Idaho Ave. Meridian, Id. 83642 RECEIVED JAN -5 m City of Meridian City Clerk Office Re: Location: Meridian Route: SH-69 Name: Southern Springs No.3 Subdivision Case No, AZ-04-030 Dear Mr, Siddoway: The Idaho Transportation Department has reviewed your submittal regarding the above referenced development. This section of State Highway 69 has been designated a Principal Arterial type IV, ITD would like the City of Meridian to require a 70 foot building set back from each side of center line of State Highway 69. The developer has obtained access permit #3-03-398 that will allow the main access to the development to be at the Calderwood intersection with a permitted right in/right out access about 740 feet to the South ofthe Intersection of Overland & SH-69. Noise abatement (berms, fences, etc.) will be the responsibility of the applicant and wí1l be constructed off ofthe State Right of Way, see enclosed Noise Abatement Measures. Please let me know what we need to do to insure that these stipulations are included in the development documents. Your efforts in the preservation of the SH-69 corridor are appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at (208) 334-8924, 22êw Dan Coonce, P.E. District 3 Traffic Engineer - An Equal Opportunity EmploYBr - PLANNING & ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS NOISE EVALUATION/MITIGATION As traffic noise impacts are a potential for property adjacent to state or federal highways, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) requests the local Planning & Zoning Authority to require Applications for Development or Zone Change Requests to evaluate and, if necessary, mitigate for noise impacts as indicated below under Noise Evaluation Process. If the Local Jurisdiction and the Applicant choose not to consider noise abatement, a letter with signatures from the authorized representative is required from both the agency and the applicant. The letter must state that the agency and the applicant have been notified of the potential noise impacts and the ITD policy. Additionally, the letter must state that the right to request any noise abatement now and in the future is waived. One letter may be submitted but it requires the signature of the authorized representative ITom both the Applicant and the Local Jurisdiction. Noise Evaluation Process I. The applicant shall perform a Traffic Noise Screen in accordance with the Environmental Process Manual (EPM) Section 1350.02. The following information will be provided by ITD Traffic Section: The Twenty Year Design Hourly Volume (DHV 2. If the results of the Traffic Noise Screen so warrant, then the applicant shaH perform a Traffic Noise Impact Analysis in accordance with EPM Section 1350.03. 3. The applicant shall submit a noise report to the Planning & Zoning authority with a copy to lTD. This report shaH include: a. Results of the Traffic Noise Screen, including supporting assumptions, documentation, and conclusion as to why a Traffic Noise Impact Analysis was warranted. b. Results of Traffic Noise Impact Analysis including supporting assumptions and documentation c. Type of abatement to be used for the proposed development, if any, and discussion of different types of abatement considered. 4. The Planning & Zoning authority will review the noise report, solicit and consider comments from ITD, and determine which (if any) abatement methods will be made as a condition of the proposed development. Notes: The Environmental Process Manual (EPM) is available on line at htID: / /www2.state.id.us/itd/highwavs/dev/ManualslEnviommentaI/. All noise analysis and report preparation shaH be done by individuals with experience with highway traffic noise modeling. ITD point-of-contact for general questions on Development Applications or Zone Change Requests is District 3 Traffic Engineer, Dan Coonce at 334-8340. ITD point-of-contact for specific questions on noise evaluation/mitigation is District 3 Environmental Manager, Greg Vitley at 334-8952.