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Home My WebLink About2021-03-29 Dave Yorgason Adrienne Weatherly From:Bill Parsons Sent:Thursday, April 15, 2021 5:16 PM To:City Clerk Subject:FW: Expedited UDC Changes Public testimony for file ZOA-2021-0001 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 Built for Business, Designed for Living All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. From: David Yorgason <dyorgason6@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 4:01 PM To: Bill Parsons <bparsons@meridiancity.org> Cc: Dave Bailey <dbailey@baileyengineers.com>; Laren Bailey <laren@congergroup.com>; 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>; 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 External Sender - Please use caution with links or attachments. Hi Bill, I agree with Dave Bailey and Laren Bailey’s comments. I have not had the opportunity to get an official response from the BCA yet, but will do so an our next meeting in April. The one additional comment I would add is regarding natural vs. man-made waterways. Laren suggested possibly splitting them out into different sections of the code and I’m not sure there is enough clarity to know the difference? If there is a desire to split these out, clear definitions would help. Additionally, I know that engineer designers and planners will appreciate the clarity being offered. Thanks, 1 Dave Yorgason On Mar 24, 2021, at 5:04 PM, Bill Parsons <bparsons@meridiancity.org> wrote: Thanks Dave and Laren for the comments. I agree additional vetting is probably necessary for the common drive standards – requirements may include them being placed in a common lot and not an easement and potentially requiring 30 foot wide common driveways when 4-6 dwellings take access. The Commission and Council may want other changes. Take Care, 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 <image001.gif> Built for Business, Designed for Living All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. 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 <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 External Sender - Please use caution with links or attachments. 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’). 2 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. 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. 3 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. 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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 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. th This application will be scheduled for the April 15 P/Z hearing, and hopefully in front of th 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, 4 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 <image001.gif> Built for Business, Designed for Living All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. 5