HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-03-29 David Bailey and Laren Bailey
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From:Bill Parsons
Sent:Thursday, April 15, 2021 5:16 PM
To:City Clerk
Subject:FW: Expedited UDC Changes
Public testimony for ZOA-2021-0001.
Thank you,
Bill Parsons, AICP | Planning Supervisor
City of Meridian | Community Development Dept.
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 | Direct: 208-489-0571
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From: Laren Bailey <laren@congergroup.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 7:41 AM
To: David Bailey <dbailey@baileyengineers.com>
Cc: Bill Parsons <bparsons@meridiancity.org>; Annette Alonso <annettejalonso@gmail.com>; Ashley Ford-Squyres
<meridiandevelopmentcorp@gmail.com>; Brad Miller <bmiller@adler-industrial.com>; Bruce Freckleton
<bfreckleton@meridiancity.org>; Cornel Larson (cornel@larsonarchitects.biz) <cornel@larsonarchitects.biz>; Dave
McKinney <Mckinnus@gmail.com>; Dave Yorgason <dyorgason6@gmail.com>; David Turnbull
<DTurnbull@brightoncorp.com>; Emily Kane <ekane@meridiancity.org>; Jason Densmer
<jason@thelandgroupinc.com>; Jessica Perreault <jperreault@meridiancity.org>; Jim Conger
<jconger@congergroup.com>; Jon Wardle <JWardle@brightoncorp.com>; Kent Brown <kentlkb@gmail.com>; Lacy Ooi
<looi@meridiancity.org>; Lisa Holland <lisab.holland@yahoo.com>; Scott Colaianni <scolaianni@meridiancity.org>;
Steve Vlassek <steve@sundanceco.com>; Bill Nary <bnary@meridiancity.org>; Mike Barton
<mbarton@meridiancity.org>; Kimberly Warren <kwarren@meridiancity.org>; Cameron Arial
<carial@meridiancity.org>; Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancity.org>; David Miles <dmiles@meridiancity.org>
Subject: RE: Expedited UDC Changes
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I agree with David’s comments.
From: David Bailey <dbailey@baileyengineers.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 4:40 PM
To: Laren Bailey <laren@congergroup.com>
Cc: Bill Parsons <bparsons@meridiancity.org>; Annette Alonso <annettejalonso@gmail.com>; Ashley Ford-Squyres
<meridiandevelopmentcorp@gmail.com>; Brad Miller <bmiller@adler-industrial.com>; Bruce Freckleton
<bfreckleton@meridiancity.org>; Cornel Larson (cornel@larsonarchitects.biz) <cornel@larsonarchitects.biz>; Dave
McKinney <Mckinnus@gmail.com>; Dave Yorgason <dyorgason6@gmail.com>; David Turnbull
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<DTurnbull@brightoncorp.com>; Emily Kane <ekane@meridiancity.org>; Jason Densmer
<jason@thelandgroupinc.com>; Jessica Perreault <jperreault@meridiancity.org>; Jim Conger
<jconger@congergroup.com>; Jon Wardle <JWardle@brightoncorp.com>; Kent Brown <kentlkb@gmail.com>; Lacy Ooi
<looi@meridiancity.org>; Lisa Holland <lisab.holland@yahoo.com>; Scott Colaianni <scolaianni@meridiancity.org>;
Steve Vlassek <steve@sundanceco.com>; Bill Nary <bnary@meridiancity.org>; Mike Barton
<mbarton@meridiancity.org>; Kimberly Warren <kwarren@meridiancity.org>; Cameron Arial
<carial@meridiancity.org>; Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancity.org>; David Miles <dmiles@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Re: Expedited UDC Changes
Laren thanks for leading on this. My thoughts were similar.
On the common driveway question, the City Engineer should provide guidance for approval by the council instead of
leaving it up to their discretion on a case basis. I.e. a matrix for extra widths specified for adding sewer mains, water
mains, shared access to common areas or other considerations.
Also should include maximums for drive pavement width (26’?) adjacent landscape (10’ on one side, 5’ on other?) and
total lot/easement width that could be required. (30’/40’).
David Bailey
www.landproDATA.com
Bailey Engineering, Inc
On Mar 24, 2021, at 3:02 PM, Laren Bailey <laren@congergroup.com> wrote:
Bill,
We are concerned that some of the proposed changes have not been vetted by
the UDC Text Amendment Advisory Group. We have reviewed the proposed changes
and we have the following comments:
11-2D-4 – We do not have any concerns.
11-3A-6 – We appreciate the intent of the changes in this section, especially removing
the notice to surrounding property owners for easements that often fell only on
development property and did not affect any other property owners. However, this
section of code is very convoluted and has created much confusion for staff and the
applicant in the past. We believe that better clarification on what waterways should be
left open and what waterways should be piped is required. Leaving it up to Director
Determinations can be seen as arbitrary and does not help applicants to plan.
We suggest separating natural waterways and manmade irrigation and drainage
facilities into separate sections. This would clean up the text and make it easier for the
public and staff to understand the code and what the requirements and expectations
are.
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11-5B-7C.3 – We do not have any concerns with this change and agree that it was
discussed with the UDC Text Change Advisory Group.
11-6C-3D – We are concerned that the width of the driveway is being confused with the
easement requirements for the utilities under the proposed common driveways. Are
you intending to require a wider driveway or a wider utility easement or both? We feel
that there needs to be more thought and discussion on this issue so that it is complete
and does not cause more issues in the future.
11-5C – We agree that the change makes sense from a clarity standpoint, and that the
duplicate code section should be removed.
11-7-4C.3 – We agree that removing the Density formula from the UDC makes sense,
due to the fact that comprehensive plan dictates densities not the UDC.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you
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Laren M. Bailey, MCRP, PMP
DevCo, LLC
Ph: (208) 336-5355
Cell: (208) 899-1155
laren@congergroup.com
From: Bill Parsons <bparsons@meridiancity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 1:24 PM
To: Annette Alonso <annettejalonso@gmail.com>; Ashley Ford-Squyres
<meridiandevelopmentcorp@gmail.com>; Brad Miller <bmiller@adler-industrial.com>; Bruce Freckleton
<bfreckleton@meridiancity.org>; Cornel Larson (cornel@larsonarchitects.biz)
<cornel@larsonarchitects.biz>; Dave Bailey <dbailey@baileyengineers.com>; Dave McKinney
<Mckinnus@gmail.com>; Dave Yorgason <dyorgason6@gmail.com>; David Turnbull
<DTurnbull@brightoncorp.com>; Emily Kane <ekane@meridiancity.org>; Jason Densmer
<jason@thelandgroupinc.com>; Jessica Perreault <jperreault@meridiancity.org>; Jim Conger
<jconger@congergroup.com>; Jon Wardle <jwardle@brightoncorp.com>; Kent Brown
<kentlkb@gmail.com>; Lacy Ooi <looi@meridiancity.org>; Laren Bailey <laren@congergroup.com>; Lisa
Holland <lisab.holland@yahoo.com>; Scott Colaianni <scolaianni@meridiancity.org>; Steve Vlassek
<steve@sundanceco.com>
Cc: Bill Nary <bnary@meridiancity.org>; Mike Barton <mbarton@meridiancity.org>; Kimberly Warren
<kwarren@meridiancity.org>; Cameron Arial <carial@meridiancity.org>; Caleb Hood
<chood@meridiancity.org>; David Miles <dmiles@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Expedited UDC Changes
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Good Afternoon All,
I am currently preparing an application to expedite a small number of UDC changes to hearing as
requested by the Mayor’s office. I wanted to give you all an update, so you are aware of the City’s
intentions. A second application will follow shortly after this one. This application will be scheduled for
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the April 15 P/Z hearing, and hopefully in front of Council on May 11. Please note that I have made
changes to the common driveway standards. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Bill Parsons, AICP | Planning Supervisor
City of Meridian | Community Development Dept.
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 | Direct: 208-489-0571
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