HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-15 Dorene T Mills
Chris Johnson
From:Dorene T. Mills <dorenetm@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, March 15, 2020 11:44 AM
To:City Clerk; Sonya Allen; Caleb Hood; Bill Parsons; planning@meridian.org
Subject:From an Alpine Pointe Resident, in Meridian
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To the Honorable Robert Simison, Mayor,
To the Members of the Meridian City Council, and
To the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission:
I purchased and live in Alpine Pointe since 2013. We have a mostly adult neighborhood, with larger
homes that have RV garages. So slow driving in our neighborhood is VERY important. It is our wish
to keep this neighborhood with as few access points as possible and NOT a thoroughfare. I have
always understood that Centerpoint Way will be linked to our neighborhood and that Rogue River
would connect to Champion Park area. BUT Dashwood has NEVER had a sign saying that it would
someday connect to another area, IT IS A CUL-DE-SAC (see map below). We already have
Wainwright Drive/Eagle Road, Wagon Street into Settlers Bridge, Milford Drive into Madison Park
Community and Camas Creek Way/McMillan Road, ALL this is currently bringing traffic coming into
our quiet neighborhood. We are small and more roads in are just crazy and unfair to those who
live here, especially those who own homes on Dashwood Place.
In reference to the Delano Subdivision AZ, CPAM, PP H-2019-0027 and the updated plat submitted
recently by Boll Cook LLC. As neighbors of this development we are supportive of the reduction in
overall density in the new plat plan, emergency access ONLY at N Dashwood Pl (IF NECESSARY), and
single stories adjacent to Alpine Pointe’s R-4 zoning.
We are not supportive of several elements of the plan, however.
The density adjacent to Alpine Pointe is believed to be still too dense by many neighbors. The
smallest lots adjacent to Alpine Pointe are 5400 SF. The average lot size of Wainwright,
Brooksburg, and Dashwood cul-de-sacs is 13785 SF, gathered from data on the Ada County
Assessor’s Land Records search.
In meetings with T. Hethe Clark, Alpine Pointe HOA, Committee members, and neighbors expressed
that that N Dashwood Pl should be emergency access/bike/pedestrian only, in perpetuity. In the
ACHD reports it shows it was submitted by the applicant as a fully-designed street to be funded for
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full access in the future as a 50’ right-of-way. We are opposed to this temporary emergency access
connection, and we have repeatedly asked the applicant to submit this access as a permanent
narrow emergency access. (Permanent: lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged
indefinitely)
Connectivity as an emergency only/bike/pedestrian access is being sought as one in
perpetuity. We feel this is necessary for the prevention of a twin collector/de facto collector
situation that would be problematic for both Delano subdivision residents and for Alpine Pointe
residents for cut-through traffic; we will all have flow and connectivity at Centrepoint Way in the
future. The closure of N Dashwood Pl to vehicles will prevent commercial and high density
residential cut-through in both directions, and route it to the intended collector for this heavy
traffic burden.
We are also hopeful the City will seek a transitional model for the Cook Parcel plan. We have too
much three-story product finished, under construction, and proposed at the City of Boise as Stellar
Jasmine Acres Retirement/Assisted Living/Memory Care. Please limit the building height to two
stories, or an attached two story townhome concept.
We are seeking lower density on northern boundary of application, and elimination of connection
for vehicular traffic at N Dashwood Pl. We are supportive of emergency only/bike/pedestrian
access for connectivity in perpetuity. N Dashwood Place should CONTINUE TO BE A
PERMANENT CUL-DE-SAC ONLY.
Thank you.
Dorene T. Mills
2611 East Granadillo Drive, Alpine Pointe
Meridian Idaho 83646
208-598-6448
dorenetm@gmail.com
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