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Tara Green
From: Vllill Berg
Sent: Friday, March 11,200511:41 AM
To: Tara Green
Subject: FW: Pre-Council discussion for Plnebridge
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From: David McKinnon [mailto:dmckinnon@congergroup.com]
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 9:26 AM
To: bergw@meridlancity.org¡ dan@baker-properties.net
Subject: Pre-Council discussion for Pinebridge
Dear Mayor and Council,
On behalf of my client, I am requesting a reduction In fees for the Plnebridge Subdivision/Planned Development
application. Pinebridge subdivision Is approximately 120 acres in size and will be a large mixed use subdivision consisting
of retail, office, general commercial and multi-family residential uses. All of the differe 'lt uses will be located within
appropriate zones upon annexation. All ofthe lots meat the required lot sizes and dimensions of the specific zones in
which they are located. The subdivision includes the land that will connect Pine from Eagle Road to Locust Grove. The
subdivision Is designed to meat or exceed all of the minimum requirements of the subdivision and zoning ordinances, and
the Comprehensive Plan.
Upon submission to the Planning and Zoning Department our applicaitons for annexation/rezone, and preliminary plat
were rejected because they were not accompanied by an appllcaiton for a Planned Development. Anna explained that
she interprets the Comprehensive Plan to read that all development of "MIxed Use" areas should happen as planned
developments because of the language found on page 97 (second to last bullet point) that says they should be developed
only under the CUP process, Qt should be noted it does not mention "Planned Developmenf', which Is specifically
required in the "neighborhood center" designation.
What this . Interpretation does Is raise the fees for development of a standard subdivision from approximately $3,000 to
$23,000 (based on a fee of $.02 per square footage of proposed non-residential s.f.), but it doesn~ end there. Atter
approval of a conceptual PD, that applicant then has to come back for a detailed CUP, and they are again tagged for even
larger fee ($.05 per square foot), or approximately an additonal $50,000.
These numbelS seem high for a sudivislon that meets all of the requirements of the Meridian City Code and the intent of
the Comprehensive Plan. Several other developments In the mixed use designation do not require additional detailed
CUPs when they develop under the guidelines of a developmnat agreement that sets out approved uses Q.e. Silverstone
and EI Dorado). We are asking for the same approval structure as those developments.
We are happy to pay for the CUP ($325+$15per acre= $2,125), but ask that we not be required to pay the $20,000+ for
a conceptual planned development when the entire subdlvison and development already meets code and does not
require flexibility to increase density or decrease lots sizes or frontages ate...
Thank you for considering this reduction request and I look forward to speaking with you on Tuesday night.
Sincerely,
Dave McKinnon
3/11/2005