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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmail from Brent Rasmussen Tara Green From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Anna Canning Friday, January 13, 2006 9:39 AM Tara Green Len Grady; Will Berg; Jessica Johnson FW: Rezoning of northern area of waste water treatment area Follow up Green Attachments: zoning letter.doc ~ zoning letter.doc (31 KB) Tara, Please include the attached letter and this e-mail in the North Meridian Area Plan file. Anna Anna Borchers Canning, A!CP City of Meridian Planning Director -----Original Message----- From: Len Grady Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:26 AM To: Anna Canning Subject: FW: Rezoning of northern area of waste water treatment area AIe you aware of this one? Len -----Original Message----- From: Rasmussen, Brent [mailto:brent.rasmussen@hp.com] Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 4:04 PM To: Len Grady Subject: Rezoning of northern area of waste water treatment area Hi Lyn, My wife spoke to you earlier today about our desire to develop our 10 acre parcel on Ten Mile Rd. It is situated on the northeast corner of what has been called the mixed use waste water treatment area on the planning maps that I have seen (about 1/2 mile from the current treatment plant). All our neighbors would like to see a residential development as apposed to a commercial development. We would like to keep the neighborhood happy and develop it in a way to keep their best interests at heart. We also want to make sure that we are not violating any laws or regulations regarding the waste treatment plant. Until today, we have not been able to find out why the buffer has been so large and biased towards the north. We felt we were far enough away and have had no issues with noise or odors and could see no reason why is was required to be so large. Since my wife talked to you, it appears that you may agree that the north boundary may be a little far and could be pulled back to the south border of our property. We would appreciate it very much if you could look into this and help us get this changed. 1 I am attaching a letter I sent to the City Council for use meeting of Jan 17th. Some of the information is no longer as not knowing where the buffer specifications came from. when the letter was written, it was true but we have since the information that led us to you. on their correct such At the point come across Please let us know if you need more information such as plot plans to assist you in this process. Any help we could get in presenting our case for the Jan 17th meeting would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much, Brent Rasmussen (and Beth) W 396-4491 H 887-6530 2 Dear Meridian City Mayor and Council Weare writing regarding the future use comprehensive plan zoning directive on our 10 acre parcel. This property is located at 4315 N Ten Mile Rd. It is 1/3 mile south of McMillan on the west side ofTen Mile Rd. In the plan, it is indicated that the future zoning would be Mixed Use-commercial with no future residential development. We would like to see this changed to a residential zoning ofR2. We have been before the Planning and Zoning Department with this same recommendation. From what we were told, they agreed with our proposal but differed to see what you (Meridian City) wanted to do. The reason for our proposal is we feel that a residential development in this area is more suited for the City of Meridian, the neighborhood, and for us. Currently the property is under the umbrella of the sewage treatment plant. Somewhere the idea has surfaced that the treatment plant needs a buffer. We have been told various reasons for the buffer: 1. The odors may be offence to residents. In the 14 years we have lived here, we have never even noticed odors coming from the sewage treatment plant let alone been offended by them. In talking with our neighbors, we have found none that have experiences different than ours. In addition, there are residences to the south of the treatment plant that are closer than our property. 2. The need of a buffer zone between the plant and homes. Our property is quite a distance (roughly 1'2 mile) from the treatment plant which is further than any buffer would be needed. There are sewage treatment plants in Boise where homes back right up against the plant and there seems to be no problems associated with this. This shows that a buffer zone may not even be needed. 3. Need of space for future expansion. The direction of expansion on all plans we have access to seem to be towards the northwest from the current plant. Our property is situated north and slightly east of the plant and not in the direction of the future expansion. We also believe that 1'2 mile is excessive for expansion requirements. This proposal would be better for the City of Meridian because the Planning and Zoning Department has said that the future zoning balance of residential vs. commercial is heavy on the side of commercial property. Acting on this recommendation would help to correct this imbalance. This would also be better for our neighbors. We have spoken with them and they would rather have residential development around them than commercial properties. It would adversely affect the quality of life they now have as well as a large negative impact on their property value. This was a great concern to them in our conversations. There is also a subdivision directly north of our property and having a residential subdivision south of it, one that encompasses the existing estate style homes, would compliment it nicely. It would be better for us because we are interested in developing our property in the near future. We have been working through different development scenarios for some time and any time commercial developments come up, there is a big negative push back. If we were to attempt commercial development, there would be a strong presence ITom our neighbors against such a project. Developing a residential subdivision would not solicit such a strong response. We would like to develop it in such a way as to keep harmony with our neighbors and be complimentary to Meridian's future. Making this change would do this. We would really appreciate your swift decision regarding this matter to allow us to move forward on our plans. Thank you very much, Brent and Beth Rasmussen