HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-17 Jane R. Byam1
Charlene Way
From:J B <meridianshopper04@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, December 17, 2019 4:12 PM
To:Meridian City Clerk
Subject:Re: Comprehensive Plan and Proposed FLUM
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Meridian City Clerk, Members of City Council, and Staff,
On behalf of the residents of El Gato, Pine, and Puma Lanes, I wish to express gratitude for the efforts of the Steering
Committee, Staff and Planners, Mayor, and City Council Members in carrying out the research for the Proposed
Comprehensive Plan and FLUM, preparing the documents, and spending hours listening to testimony of the residents of
Meridian and AOCI.
In response to the revised FLUM (Draft 12/5/19) we are in total support of Purdham Drain being the northern boundary
of the area zoned for future industrial development. We appreciate that the concerns of the current residents in this
area were considered in this proposed change and we respectfully request that the members of Meridian City Council
vote to accept this.
In respect to the recommended future zoning designation of Low Density for El Gato, I am in agreement with the many
other residents whose properties are currently zoned by Ada County as RUT. Several have sent letters to the city
supporting the addition of policy 3.7.1F and other new wording in Ch 3 of the proposed Comprehensive Plan, but have
requested further clarification.
Our current county zoning of allows for a single family dwelling on a minimum of five acres. The recommended future
city zoning for our properties of “Low Density” allows for up to 3 homes per acre and is no longer rural. Losing the word
“rural” from our property designation runs the risk of us losing the protection of the required transition of one acre
minimum lots adjacent to rural properties , as required in Policy 3.07.01F: “Provide a minimum one-acre lot when
proposing residential development adjacent to existing rural estate residential properties that are 5-acres and where
transitional buffers such as roadways and linear open space do not exist.”
I respectfully request that a rural designation remain in the Proposed Comprehensive Plan and on the Future Land Use
Map for our properties along El Gato and Pine Lanes and other properties currently zoned rural in the AOCI. Doing so
will help preserve and protect the agricultural heritage valued by so many residents of Meridian and offer a variety of
housing choices to current and future residents of the City of Meridian.
Sincerely,
Jane R. Byam
208-922-5895
On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 4:52 PM J B < meridianshopper04@gmail.com > wrote:
Please see the attached letter.
Thank you,
Jane Byam
6050 El Gato Lane
Meridian, ID 83642