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Home My WebLink About2020-04-16 Ken CliffordTo the Honorable Robert Simison, Mayor, To the Members of the Meridian City Council, and To the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission: In reference to the Delano Subdivision AZ, CPAM, PP H-2019-0027 and the updated plat submitted recently by Boll Cook LLC. Please deny this application (H-2019-0027) or at least hit the "PAUSE BUTTON". I am urging the Planning and Zoning Commissioners to deny this application (H-2019-0027) as submitted because many of the issues previously noted have NOT been satisfactorily resolved. I will address the three issues most important to me: vehicular access through N. Dashwood Place, schools over -capacity, and the introduction of the Stellar Senior Living CAR -20 to the east of the Delano project. N. Dashwood Place vehicular traffic. My most ardent objection to this application is that N. Dashwood Place has not been eliminated from becoming the de facto commercial collector road to E. Wainwright Drive. The Delano developer had agreed to designate and build N. Dashwood Place as a "temporary emergency access only." However, the City of Meridian is insisting that N. Dashwood Place be extended as a full access street into the (Delano) site with the first phase of the development. ACHD approved the "emergency access" connection, but only temporarily until Centrepoint Way is extended to E. Wainwright Drive, or within 10 years, whichever occurs first. N. Dashwood Place will then be reconstructed as a public street for vehicular connectivity to E. Wainwright Drive. I just learned on Wednesday, April 15 that the developer has reversed the position promised at our February 18, 2020 neighborhood meeting and is now supporting building N. Dashwood Place as a fully functional public street. Not Initially a Stub. It is my understanding that ACHD did not require N. Dashwood Place to be a stub when the Alpine Pointe was originally presented. It was the City of Meridian that requested this designation because of concern that the Wagnild parcel (now Bollinger) to the south could become landlocked because E. Jasmine Lane was a private road. Now that E. Jasmine Lane will be a public road, this concern is no longer valid. The City of Meridian can and should reverse its 2005 requirement to stub N. Dashwood Place and leave it a cul-de-sac in perpetuity. Small City Traffic. The densities proposed for the infill area south of Alpine Pointe Subdivision could result in a population exceeding 3,000 people; the size of a small city. There are 275,550,306 square feet (6,325 acres) in a square mile. The area of this infill section is only 2,348,900 square feet (54 acres), or one twelfth (1/12) of one square mile. The city of McCall, Idaho has about 3,350 residents in an area of 9.884 square miles (6,325 acres). That is an area 117 times larger than the infill area south of Alpine Pointe Subdivision; yet both will have similar populations. 11 If N. Dashwood Place is opened to vehicular traffic via the Delano Subdivision, it will become the de facto commercial collector to E. Wainwright. Then N. Dashwood Place and the Alpine Pointe neighborhood will be subjected to all of the traffic from this small -city -to -be just across the fence from Alpine Pointe. Designated Commercial Collector. It is clear that N. Centrepoint Way is the designated commercial collector for traffic to E. Wainwright Drive at N. Eagle Road. In November 2005, the developer for Alpine Pointe deeded to ACHD the parcel to connect Centrepoint to Wainwright. If the Delano Subdivision project cannot be completed without connecting through N. Dashwood Place, then it must be denied. This may simply be "a good project, but the wrong time or place." Over -Capacity Schools. In their letter dated April 16, 2019, West Ada School District recommended that the City of Meridian deny the Application for Delano Subdivision. Of the three schools that will be impacted by the Delano project, two were already over -capacity a year ago. • Discovery Elementary: 515 (enrollment); 650 (capacity) = 135 under • Heritage Middle School: 1,254 (enrollment); 1,000 (capacity) = 254 over (125%) • Rocky Mountain High School: 2,448 (enrollment); 1,800 (capacity) = 648 over (136%) "PAUSE BUTTON" — Stellar Senior Living CAR -20. This project was presented at the Boise Planning and Zoning Public Hearing on March 9, 2020. This is a planned residential development comprised of 150 units for a senior living facility located east of the Delano project. Recent ACHD emails between the Commission and Planning Staff indicate the possibility exists for an EAST/WEST ingress/egress point to service the WONG parcel, and possibly the needs of the STELLAR development in the City of Boise. Push the "PAUSE BUTTON" and let's explore options more acceptable than connecting through N. Dashwood Place, a neighborhood cul-de-sac. Respectfully Submitted, Kenneth J. Clifford 4523 N Rosepoint Place Meridian ID 83646-4520 (208) 866-4827 kenclifford@q.com N RE: Ada County Assessor area in SF, Square miles, and Acres `Ada County Assessor Parcel Viewer- MoxiIIa Firefox — ❑ X Q [] www.adacoLintyassessoroFg/adamaps/ ••• • . 'kill•– • 1111111111 ilillllllll�llillilli Search._.10 111, 1111111, Sign in Tools :I'Jiew Print Identify Export Clear Markups Pan Basic Tool s WA L= Area Feet [ftp} Enable Snapping Select Snapping Layers Measure 0 3W boon Tool Labels X ♦ - 0 r>r 41 M Zoom In Zoom Out Initial View Full Extent Previous Extent Bookmarks Navigation ■ .e Point Point Query Filter Draw Find Data ,® Click or tap to draw a multi -sided shape and find area. Double-click/tap to finish. X Are& X345 900.37 A' , Pedmder 91634.77 R ■■ ■ . .,t. , I - ■ MINE - ■ ■■ EE = �� .�: ..I■:ter. Y � �� , Vin' _■ �' �� [milli on I1 i 111 ■ 2 of 2 11/7/2019,4:45 PM EST West Ada1950 SCHOOL DISTRICT� pZS April 16, 2019 City of Meridian 33 E Broadway Ave., Ste. 102 Meridian, ID 83642 RE: Delano Subdivision File No. H-2019-0027 Dear Planners: Joint School District No. 2 (dba West Ada School District) has experienced significant and sustained growth in student enrollment during the last ten years. Many of our schools throughout the district are operating at or above capacity. Based on U.S. census data, we can predict that these homes, when completed, will house 68 (_ # homes x 0.8 per census data) school aged children. Approval of the Delano Subdivision will affect enrollments at the following schools in West Ada District: Enrollment Capacity Discovery Elementary 515 650 Heritage Middle School 1254 1000 Rocky Mountain High School 2448 1800 West Ada School District supports economic growth; however, growth fosters the need for additional school capacity. Due to the current over enrollment situation at the schools this development would impact, it is West Ada School District's opinion it would be best to deny the Application for Delano Subdivision. In order to meet the need for additional school capacity, West Ada School District will accept the donation of land appropriate for a school site. Passage of a bond issue will be required prior to the commencement of new school construction. If this development is approved residents cannot be assured of attending the neighborhood school as it may be necessary to bus students to available classrooms across the district. The safety of our students is our first and foremost priority. With this in mind, we ask that you encourage the developer to provide safe walkways, bike baths and pedestrian access for our students. School capacity and transportation is addressed in Idaho Code 67-6508 - future development will continue to have an impact on the district's capacity. incer ly, oe Yochum Assistant Superintendent — Operations West Ada School District