HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-16 Craig HammettDecember 12, 2019
City of Meridian
Mayor and City Council
Planning and Zoning Department
3 E. Broadway Ave.
Meridian, ID 83642
Re: Comprehensive Plan Addition - 3.07.0 IF
Dear Mayor and Council:
We disagree with the addition of section 3.07.01F to the Comprehensive Plan update. We feel
the proposed language does not belong in a comprehensive plan. Comp plans are for guiding
density and land use. We feel specific lot sizing and dimensional standards belong in the Unified
Development Code.
"Rural Estates" almost always redevelop when the city grows around them. A City's
Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map should plan for the future, not what is currently
in place. We do not think responsible city planning should be catering to the desires of county
residents inside the cities area of impact, we should be doing proper planning for a city. Many
recent developments have been adjacent to 5 acre "Estate Lots" some of our developments are
only 10 acre properties, so this current proposal would require us to develop half our property
with 1 acre lots.
Also, there is not a market for 1 acre lots in Meridian. They cost way too much and people do
not want to take care of acre lots.
I request that Section 3,07.01F be removed from the City of Meridian Comprehensive Plan
Update. Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter.
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Crraig D. Hammett
Hammett Homes