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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTroy Allen C.Jay Coles From:Cameron Arial Sent:Monday, December 3, 2018 8:06 AM To:Luke Cavener; TROY AND DEBBIE ALLEN Cc:C.Jay Coles Subject:RE: Timber Creek Berm Thank you Troy and Councilman Cavener for this information. I have passed this along to staff and it will be considered. All the best, Cameron Arial | Director City of Meridian | Community Development 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: (208) 489-0570 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.meridiancity.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. From: Luke Cavener Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2018 1:14 PM To: TROY AND DEBBIE ALLEN <bryker8290@msn.com> Cc: C.Jay Coles <cjcoles@meridiancity.org>; Cameron Arial <carial@meridiancity.org> Subject: Re: Timber Creek Berm Thanks for the clarification Troy. I’ve cc’d the city clerk to make sure your added comments are included on the record as well as our development director in hopes that on Tuesdsy he or staff can add comment on the requested berm height. I’m unaware of a time the council has required something 40 feet tall, but think your feedback is worth the continued discussion. Thanks for your response. Luke Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2018, at 1:02 PM, TROY AND DEBBIE ALLEN <bryker8290@msn.com> wrote: No, I do not think he is in violation of the city code. The point is if the council votes to approve the berm height requirement of 10 feet above the center line of the road it will do absolutely nothing to shield the community from his operation. There needs to be another requirement (probably more like 40 feet above the center line of the road) to shield the community from his operation. Also, the land between the berm and the road should not be allowed to be used for 1 storage since there would be no way to shield the community from his processed material if he is allowed to use that property for anything but a buffer zone. Troy Allen From: Luke Cavener <lcavener@meridiancity.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 5:11 PM To: TROY AND DEBBIE ALLEN Subject: Re: Timber Creek Berm Hi Troy, Thanks for passing along the photo and your added information. I’ve forwarded your info to the clerk for inclusion in the public record. If you think that the Timber Creek site is in violation of City code I’m happy to reach out to code enforcement on your behalf. I apologize I can’t say more than that, as you may know, because this is still an open application I’m prohibited from speaking about the application while not on the public record. Thanks for passing along and for the extra effort to highlight what you are seeing. Best, Luke Sent from my iPhone On Nov 27, 2018, at 9:24 AM, TROY AND DEBBIE ALLEN <bryker8290@msn.com> wrote: <image.png> <image.png> Dear Councilman Cavener, I have attached two photos for your review prior to considering whether or not to accept the conditions for the Timber Creek Recycling's development agreement. The first picture gives you a "front yard" perspective from Jim and Angie Cox's home. As you can see from the white line on the road the photo is not zoomed in to enhance or detract from the berms. The second photo shows the existing berm that Timber Creek has installed to comply with the "10' above the center line of the road" requirement - highlighted in pink. The photo also shows the current (as of 11/27/18) material they are producing, highlighted in yellow. Next to that material is the grinder that processes the material. I hope that you can see that the pink berm does not capture the spirit of the law to conceal the industrial operation on the TCR property nor does it provide an acceptable barrier for the residents that currently live near the operation (specifically the five or six homes directly across the street). The second thing I would like you to notice is the property between the pink berm and the barbed-wire fence (near the road) is where TCR would like to store their end product before distribution. This specific area is part of the "300 feet" issue that was discussed at the last meeting. If TCR is truly intending to work 2 with nearby residents to have minimal impact, the 300 foot buffer must be employed on the borders of Columbia road and Locust Grove road. I hope that after all the testimony you have heard and the subsequent discussions, you can see that this industrial operation is placed immediately within a residential area and should be held to the highest restrictions. Respectfully, Troy Allen City of Meridian 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-888-4433 www.meridiancity.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. 3 Chris Johnson From: C.Jay Coles Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2018 1:43 PM To: Chris Johnson Subject: FW: Timber Creek Berm From: Luke Cavener Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2018 1:14 PM To: TROY AND DEBBIE ALLEN Cc: C.Jay Coles; Cameron Arial Subject: Re: Timber Creek Berm Thanks for the clarification Troy. I've cc'd the city clerk to make sure your added comments are included on the record as well as our development director in hopes that on Tuesdsy he or staff can add comment on the requested berm height. I'm unaware of a time the council has required something 40 feet tall, but think your feedback is worth the continued discussion. Thanks for your response. Luke Sent from my Phone On Dec 2, 2018, at 1:02 PM, TROY AND DEBBIE ALLEN<bryker8290@msn.com<maiIto: bryker8290@msn.com» wrote: No, I do not think he is in violation of the city code. The point is if the council votes to approve the berm height requirement of 10 feet above the center line of the road it will do absolutely nothing to shield the community from his operation. There needs to be another requirement (probably more like 40 feet above the center line of the road) to shield the community from his operation. Also, the land between the berm and the road should not be allowed to be used for storage since there would be no way to shield the community from his processed material if he is allowed to use that property for anything but a buffer zone. Troy Allen From: Luke Cavener<Icavener@merid iancity.org<mailto:Icavener@merid iancity.org» Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 5:11 PM To: TROY AND DEBBIE ALLEN Subject: Re: Timber Creek Berm Hi Troy, Thanks for passing along the photo and your added information. I've forwarded your info to the clerk for inclusion in the public record. If you think that the Timber Creek site is in violation of City code I'm happy to reach out to code enforcement on your behalf. I apologize I can't say more than that, as you may know, because this is still an open application I'm prohibited from speaking about the application while not on the public record. Thanks for passing along and for the extra effort to highlight what you are seeing. Best, Luke Sent from my iPhone On Nov 27, 2018, at 9:24 AM, TROY AND DEBBIE ALLEN<bryker8290@msn.com<maiIto: bryker8290@msn.com>> wrote: <image.png> <image.png> Dear Councilman Cavener, I have attached two photos for your review prior to considering whether or not to accept the conditions for the Timber Creek Recycling's development agreement. The first picture gives you a "front yard" perspective from Jim and Angie Cox's home. As you can see from the white line on the road the photo is not zoomed in to enhance or detract from the berms. The second photo shows the existing berm that Timber Creek has installed to comply with the "10' above the center line of the road" requirement - highlighted in pink. The photo also shows the current (as of 11/27/18) material they are producing, highlighted in yellow. Next to that material is the grinder that processes the material. I hope that you can see that the pink berm does not capture the spirit of the law to conceal the industrial operation on the TCR property nor does it provide an acceptable barrier for the residents that currently live near the operation (specifically the five or six homes directly across the street). The second thing I would like you to notice is the property between the pink berm and the barbed-wire fence (near the road) is where TCR would like to store their end product before distribution. This specific area is part of the "300 feet" issue that was discussed at the last meeting. If TCR is truly intending to work with nearby residents to have minimal impact, the 300 foot buffer must be employed on the borders of Columbia road and Locust Grove road. I hope that after all the testimony you have heard and the subsequent discussions, you can see that this industrial operation is placed immediately within a residential area and should be held to the highest restrictions. Respectfully, Troy Allen City of Meridian 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-888-4433 www.meridiancity.org<http://www.meridiancity.org> All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law.