HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-18 Mike and Melissa Bernard
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From:Mike and Malissa Bernard <MMBERNARD1@msn.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 18, 2020 10:04 AM
To:City Clerk
Cc:Frank Marcos; Sandi King; Ken Clifford; Paul Miller; Caleb Hood; Bill Parsons; Sonya
Allen; Hethe Clark; Barbara Beaushaw; Mike and Malissa Bernard
Subject:DELANO PP: Split-neighborhood option to solve the de facto Collector problem for
Alpine Pointe and Delano subdivision, for distribution to City, applicant, Alpine Pointe
HOA
Hello to the City Clerk’s office. Would you please distribute this to P and Z Commissioners, the Mayor, and to the City
Council?
Thank you so very much in advance! I appreciate you all. Wishes for good health and safety!
~Malissa Bernard
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To the Honorable Mayor Robert Simison, the Planning and Zoning Commission, and to the City Council:
This option has appeared before many parties in the past (City of Meridian Planning Staff, ACHD, the Applicant, Hethe
Clark, Planning and Zoning Commission, City of Meridian City Council, past Mayor Tammy de Weerd, the residents of
Alpine Pointe). This plan would solve the problems posed by the Delano plan as it exists today.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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Split neighborhood option to solve the de facto Collector problem for Alpine Pointe and Delano subdivision. A de
facto commercial collector fate exists with the current application.
It has been found that City Staff does not support an emergency only at N Dashwood Pl, and ACHD is not supportive
of another ingress/egress off of Centrepoint Way, though there is enough length to meet the 330 Ft centerline to
centerline criteria. See illustration below. This would allow another ingress/egress or simply an
emergency/bike/pedestrian access in the future, thus nullifying the need to connect at N Dashwood Pl.
The orange lane would be Della or an emergency access/bike/pedestrian access, which could go one lot south to utilize
that triangle next to Centrepoint Way. That small and rather useless-for-construction triangle to the south of the lane
would simply be landscaped as it stands. This is an option that exists.
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In light of this latest information found in the Staff Report for 03-19-2020, this Split R-8 and R-15 infill project concept
was brought to the attention of the Applicant before, ACHD in the past, and the City Planning Staff of Meridian in the
past as well.
This Split Concept would solve the Cut-through issues, the over-connectivity of Alpine Pointe, the transitional issues
posed by Delano as an infill development; this plan is much more harmonious, transitional, and complementary to
both neighborhoods.
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The northern portion of this concept is 100% R-8 Zoning. The product is on larger northern lots. The neighborhood to
the South is R-15 and denser to be more transitional to the South by the Brickyards, and more transitional to the Cook
parcel.
N Dashwood Pl would be anticipated to experience an additional 180 car trips daily, and not the hundreds and likely
thousands as a de facto commercial collector. We will have the Brickyards, the Stellar project, Delano, cut-through
commercial traffic, etc. by many seeking to avoid Eagle Rd and in absence of the completed Centrepoint Way collector,
time to be finished is TBD.
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The two separate neighborhoods are connected by an emergency/pedestrian/bike path, in perpetuity to avoid cut-
through for both neighborhoods. Future connectivity will exist in the future at Centrepoint Way/Wainwright and via
the Enzler parcel, TBD at a future date.
The southern R-15 portion in purple will generate approximately 470 cars trips up to 520 car trips to the Centrepoint
Way collector, dependent on lot count.
The landscaped buffer in the middle has open fencing for the R-8 residences and serves as an aesthetically pleasing
feature between both the R-8 and the r-15 portions. This buffer also serves as a very needed overflow parking area
for the park users and for residents.
Emergency access and pedestrian/bike paths connect both neighborhoods.
Centrepoint Way is not stressed. N Dashwood Pl is not stressed. This plan is more harmonious, transitional, and
complementary in nature. This plan solves many of our issues at Alpine Pointe, and also eliminates the de facto TWIN
COLLECTOR situation that WILL HAPPEN.
Furthermore, the Delano plan presented will not work on 27-foot wide streets. Per ACHD, 27-foot wide streets may
never have more than 1000 vehicle trips per day, and with the Delano application on file the anticipated trips will be
over 1000 per day. This is a design flaw that has been pointed out time and time again, because residents of the
Brickyards, Stellar, Delano, Cook parcel and commercial traffic will utilize this street to cut-through.
This plan’s home count varies depending on the density south, but would be 63 at minimum, and up to 70 homes sites
in total for both the R-8 and the R-15 portions.
The stub at N Dashwood Pl is connected, yet this plan eliminates cut-through, provides connectivity for emergency
vehicle, and provides for foot and bike traffic between neighborhoods. Mail, waste collection, deliveries are not
impeded by this concept. The Utilities are easily accessed when needed. When Centrepoint Way opens, neighbors to
the South can use Centrepoint Way to get to Alpine Pointe, and to the northern portion of this concepts.
There are ways to solve this issue without ruining the character of both neighborhoods and without taxing either N
Dashwood Pl or Centrepoint Way.
If N Dashwood Pl is not to be an emergency access in perpetuity, many believe this is a viable
solution. Interconnectivity occurs with emergency/bike/pedestrian access, as has happened in communities around the
City of Meridian before, to eliminate the cut-through traffic quotient.
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Sincerely,
Malissa Bernard
Alpine Pointe HOA, Community Outreach Committee, Chair
4025 N Dashwood Pl
Meridian ID 836346
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