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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-11 Jaylen Walker Allterra Consulting1 Adrienne Weatherly From:Caleb Hood Sent:Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:24 PM To:Jaylen Walker; Chris Johnson; Adrienne Weatherly Cc:AllTerra Project Manager; Sonya Allen; Bill Parsons Subject:RE: Meridian Comp Plan - text amendment Jay – As requested, I’m sending your email to the City Clerk so the Mayor and Council have access. This topic will be discussed during both the 4:30 and 6 pm Council meetings next Tuesday, December 17 th . Good to hear from you, Jay; Merry Christmas. Caleb Get Involved in the New Comprehensive Plan www.meridiancity.org/compplan From: Jaylen Walker <jwalker@allterraconsulting.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 5:19 PM To: Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancity.org> Cc: Jaylen Walker <jwalker@allterraconsulting.com>; AllTerra Project Manager <allterra.projectmanager@gmail.com>; Sonya Allen <sallen@meridiancity.org>; Bill Parsons <bparsons@meridiancity.org> Subject: RE: Meridian Comp Plan - text amendment External Sender - Please use caution with links or attachments. Caleb, Good afternoon and Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas. We look forward to working with you and Staff on an upcoming project southwest of Victory/Linder. It’s an exciting project adding to the beautiful Meridian community. In speaking with Larry Williams and colleagues, we were made aware of a Comp Plan text amendment being quickly pushed through the City. I was just made aware of this in the past couple day. Summary of the paragraph change brought alarm and concern contradicting City future plans and current code/ordinance. Below is a short list of concerns among many for review with Council and City Officials/Staff: • Clients of mine and others have made investment decisions based on the existing Comprehensive Plan. Amendments like these cut into plans and current completed planning work changing value & opportunities. It is unforeseen. 2 • Rural estates often redevelop when the city grows around them. A City’s Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map should anticipate future growth, housing demands, and infrastructure needs. • For case by case analysis, this would restrict Staff’s flexibility. Restrictive language for a planning document like the Comp Plan would serve as premature zoning code enforcement. • By the way, are these County residents’ demands appropriate when addressing growth and planning within City limits in its area of impact? • In areas of the City’s Future Land Use map, this language contradicts where the City calls for higher density ranges. There are many examples that would raise problems the City would have to reconcile in an adversarial environment. Please add my voice of concern to what the Council hears in the next week. Not good and changes like these need to be discussed/vetted with the community as a whole before dramatic, impactful language like this is changed in a guiding planning document. Kind regards, Jay Walker , Principal AllTerra Consulting | www.allterraconsulting.com 849 E. State Str., Ste 104 Eagle, Idaho 83616 Cell 208.484.4479 jwalker@allterraconsulting.com "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.