HomeMy WebLinkAboutNick Estates ALT A-2019-0369
Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Ste. 102, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 Fax: 208-888-6854 www.meridiancity.org
Mayor Robert E. Simison
City Council Members:
Treg Bernt Brad Hoaglun
Joe Borton Jessica Perreault
Luke Cavener Liz Strader
August 14, 2020
Ben Semple, PLA, ASLA
Partner, Senior Landscape Architect
Rodney Evans + Partners
1014 S. La Pointe
Boise, ID 83706
RE: Nick Estates ALT - (A-2019-0369)
Dear Mr. Semple:
This letter is in reference to your request for alternative compliance to Unified Development
Code (UDC) 11-3B-7, which requires a 25-foot landscape buffer along Ten Mile Road.
The applicant is requesting alternative compliance to allow the existing driveway/concrete pad to
remain outside of the existing garage that encroaches within the required 25-foot landscape
buffer along Ten Mile Road until such time the existing residence located on Lot 2, Block 1, is
vacated. This would allow the homeowner to back out of the garage using the new driveway
connection to the shared access road associated with the Nick Estates Subdivision. The existing
connection to Ten Mile Road will be closed with vertical curb, gutter, and sidewalk. There will
also be 6-feet of fencing installed along the buffer line that shifts to accommodate the existing
concrete pad, as well as additional landscaping (shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses) installed.
The goal is to eliminate the ability to access the lot off Ten Mile Road and re-route the access to
the shared access road within the subdivision. The proposed landscaping as shown on the plan
prepared by Rodney Evans + Partners showing a 12-foot wide buffer from back of sidewalk
adjacent to the garage, is approved.
The Director has approved your request for alternative compliance to Unified Development Code
UDC 11-11-3B-7 for the subject property based on the required Findings listed in UDC 11-5B-
5E, as follows:
1. Strict adherence or application of the requirements are not feasible; or
The Director finds that strict adherence to the requirements of UDC 11-3B-7 is not
feasible due to the accessibility to the existing garage and location of the driveway to
meet the requirements of UDC 11-3A-3 (restriction of private curb cuts and access
points on collector and arterial streets).
Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Ste. 102, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 Fax: 208-888-6854 www.meridiancity.org
2. The alternative compliance provides an equal or superior means for meeting the
requirements; and
The Director finds the proposed alternative provides an equal means for meeting the
requirement as depicted on the driveway exhibit and revised final plat submitted for
review.
3. The alternative means will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or
impair the intended uses and character of surrounding properties.
The Director finds the alternative means of compliance will not be materially
detrimental to the public welfare or impair the intended uses and character of
adjacent properties.
The Applicant, Director, or a Party of Record may request City Council review of a decision of
the Director. All requests for review shall be filed in writing with the Planning Division of the
Community Development Department on or before August 29, 2020, within fifteen (15) days
after the written decision is issued, and contain the information listed in UDC 11-5A-6B.
If City Council review of the decision is not requested, the action of the Director represents a
final decision on a land use application. You have the right to request a regulatory taking
analysis under Idaho Code 67-8003.
Thank you for contributing to the success of Meridian. Please help us serve you better in the
future. Visit our web-site at www.meridiancity.org/Planning/ to fill out a comment card and give
us feedback on how we are doing.
Sincerely,
Caleb Hood, AICP
Planning Division Manager
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