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Home My WebLink About2020-11-30 Ronda Unruh Charlene Way From:Ronda Unruh <runruh@maf.org> Sent:Monday, November 30, 2020 2:34 PM To:City Clerk Subject:Re: Compass Pointe H-2020-0062 External Sender - Please use caution with links or attachments. Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to resubmit my previous letter (see below) of opposition to the proposed development of Compass Point Subdivision H-2020-0100 with the addition of the below points. As I was reading through the various reports included in the developer’s application I noticed a few more items that add to my concern of turning that SW corner of Locust Grove and Victory Road into a R-15 zoning district. 1. School Impact: a. Hillsdale ES: Capacity is 700 students. Current enrollment shows the school at 780 students. Estimated number of students to be generated by this new development is 16. b. Victory MS: Capacity is 1,000 students. Current enrollment shows 970. Estimated number of students to be generated by this new development is 8. c. Mountain View HS: Capacity is 2,175l. Current enrollment shows 2,237. Estimated number of students to be generated by this new development is 10. As you can see, the ES and HS are already above capacity and now the city would like to approve a very high density residential development that will only tax an already over-capacity system. This doesn’t even take into account the proposed Cache Creek Subdivision (H-2020-01015) that is to be built just across the street on the NW corner of this same intersection. This will greatly add to the burden of our teachers, administrators and to our taxes. I do not see how this is improving the city of Meridian or the quality of life to its citizens. 2. The City of Meridian’s Future Land Use Map designates this area as “Medium Density Residential”. I am not against development. I agree that this land can still be useful. A medium density residential plan would match the current subdivisions in that area. With the proposed road improvements this may be doable. However, to change this property to a R-15 zoning district will only be adding to an existing problem even after these road improvements are completed. It just takes us back to where we are now (see Point 3 below). Again, this is not improving the city of Meridian in any way or adding to the quality of life to its citizens. 3. Traffic Findings for Consideration: a. ACHD has estimated that this project will generate 356 additional vehicle trips per day. Currently, Locust Grove at its peak has 676 VPH and Victory Rd at its peak has 651 VPH. According to the ACHD, these numbers are above the acceptable level of service (LOS) for 2-lane minor arterial roads (575 VPH). This places our intersection and these 2 roads at a level “F”. With this proposal ACHD estimates that these numbers will increase by 28. b. With both proposed subdivisions on that NW and SW corner of Locust Grove and Victory. Even with the proposed road improvements (3-lane arterial road and traffic circle), by adding almost 100 new residential buildings it can only take us back to the current “F” level situation we currently find ourselves dealing with. This is not an improvement to the quality of life for the citizens of S Meridian. This is a safety issue that must be addressed before any proposed development can be approved. c. Fire Department Station #4 is currently operating under 80% reliability for our current neighborhoods. Why is that? I cannot answer that, but to add even more residents to a station whose reliability is under 80% concerns me. The fact that there is no guest parking or extra parking spaces available (due to the lack of space and wanting to only build residential units) means that vehicles will 1 be forced to park on a road that is proposed to be narrow (so as to squeeze in as many residential units as they can) will be a safety issue if there is any emergency. Please, your constituents are counting on you to weigh all of the factors that have been presented to you via all the letters received in your offices and those who are able to make it to the public hearing. This affects us personally and has major safety concerns that does not improve on the city of Meridian. I moved to Meridian because of the open spaces, agriculture and small town feel. This is what defines Meridian. However, if you approve this proposed Compass Pointe Subdivision H-2020-0100 as is, then it comes across as we want quantity NOT quality. I strongly request that you vote down the Compass Pointe Subdivision proposal. With Respect, Ronda Unruh Tuscany Village From: Ronda Unruh <runruh@maf.org> Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 10:48 PM To: cityclerk@meridiancity.org <cityclerk@meridiancity.org> Subject: Compass Pointe H-2020-0062 Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to you in regards to the proposed rezoning plan for the SW corner of Locust Grove and Victory Road. This plan will allow for the building of Compass Pointe H-2020-0062 on just a 7.6 acre plot, a very high-density residential development. It has been proposed to build 50 housing units, each with a 2 car garage, with only one exit/entry for 100 vehicles. I strongly oppose this plan and the idea of changing the zoning from the current RUT zoning to R-15. Please see my concerns below: 1. I understand that the city has already started planning to change the existing intersection at Locust Grove and Victory Road to a circle intersection. This is an attempt to help alleviate the current, ever-increasing traffic back- ups that occur at that intersection. In the mornings, and then again in the afternoons when the schools are let out, that particular intersection backs up in all directions causing quite the frustration for the surrounding subdivisions that are already in existence trying to enter or exit off of either of those roads. If the current traffic situation is already at a tipping point, why would the city even think about adding 50 more housing units on that SW corner? This isn’t even mentioning the additional, projected plan to add 40+ homes to the NW corner of this same intersection. 2. The current plans show that this particular development only has one exit/entrance (onto Locust Grove Rd). Currently, that road is backed up every morning and now we want to ask 100 vehicles (50 housing units each with 2 car garages) to exit out one road only onto an already backed-up main thoroughfare? Even if this were to change by adding a second exit/entry onto Victory, it would still add a possible 50 (plus the NW proposed housing development) vehicles attempting to exit into another backed-up main thoroughfare. 3. How does this high-density residential zoning fit with the surrounding housing subdivisions? 4. There isn’t enough open space for this many residences on just a 7.6 acre plot. 5. I see that the city is trying to alleviate pedestrian issues as it is putting in a new crosswalk light between Meridian Road and Locust Grove. Why then would you want to add more residents, just a ½ mile down the road, in an area that will have a circle (how do you safely add crosswalks to a circle and keep traffic continuously flowing)? I see this as a huge safety issue for pedestrians and school children at that intersection. It is already such a high-density, traffic corner that this just multiplies the risk factor for anyone trying to cross the street to catch school buses or walking on the greenbelt and wanting to cross over into one of the Tuscanys to continue their exercise. 2 I ask that you do not approve this proposed rezoning plan for this particular plot of land. I see it compounding an already existing problem situation. Thank you for your consideration, Ronda Unruh Tuscany Village 3