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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPubic CommentJuly 8, Z002 Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission ECEAVE Meridian City Hall �U 0 2��2 33 East Idaho Avenue Meridian, ID 83642 CITY OF MERIDIAN CITY C1 FRK nPP1 'F Ye: Conditional Use Permit for preschool and childcare facility for Kinder Kollege at 1930 N. Linder Rd. I share a fence with the above -mentioned property -- my address is 1900 N. Linder Rd. I strongly object to a Day Care going in next door. We bought our home in the Spring of 1976 and have watched the neighborhood change from a farming area to one densely populated with subdivisions. I would object to the noise and activity a Day Care would bring into our neighborhood. I am 71 years old now and need and enjoy the quietness of my yard and my home. It is now necessary for me to rest in the late morning or early afternoon, and this would be impossible for me to do with many children next door. Please give careful consideration to my objection. Sincerely, a Ardis J. Schlafke 1900 N. Linder Rd. Meridian, ID 83642 Phone: 888-2837 Sent By: meridian P&Z; To: City Clerk At: 8884218 6$0 E. Waterlower Ln. SWe 202 Mixidlan, ID 63642 Ph: (208) 884-5533 Fx-, (208) 888-6854 ftx To. Tara / Sharon 888 5854; JUl-31-02 5:16PM; Pape 1 ECEIVE�� JUL 3 12002 CITY OF MERIDIAN vrrY CLERK OFFIct From: Brad Hawkins -Clark' F4i ux: Pages 7 Pl�onae Datee 7/31/2002 R6c Kinder Kollege Info CC: JdUryent ❑ For Rewlew ❑ Plegsr Comment ❑ Pl&*" Reply 0 Please Recycle Tara & Sharon, Attached Is additional information that was just submitted by the Kinder Kollege applicant Please include in the record for tomormais P&Z meeting. Thanks, Biaad JUL 31 '02 17:04 888 6854 PAGE.01 Sent 8y: Meridian P&Z; 888 b854; Jul-31-02 5:1bPM; Page 2 To Whom It May Concern: July 20. 2002 I live next door to the "Kinder Kollege" located at 1131 W. Cherry Lane in Meridian. My house: is about 8 ft. from the fence that divides my property from their parking lot. I have lived here for 10 years and I have never been bothered by the traffic or the children playing at the daycare. I have become well acquainted with the owner Kathy Jordan and her manager, Amy Mooney. They are great people to be next door to and I will miss them if they move. They are always friendly and willing to help with any problems that may arise. Quality daycare is very hard to find and Kathy runs a very efficient and clean operation. I have been in the daycare several different times and have never seen anything wrong. I am sure that where ever she would go, she would still try very hard to comply with whatever was expected or required of her. If there is sorne kind of buffer between buildings, there is usually not a problem with poise. I can't even hear the children playing at the daycare from my house and I am fairly close. Some people are usually concerned about this until they find out that a well maintained daye4e does not present any problems. I have some experience in this field as I was the first one to open up a daycare center in 1990 in Meridian. 1 ran across some of the same problems Kathy is facing and after the daycare was opened, the neighbors found out that their fears were unfottanded. Metidian has let all of these new sub -divisions build up here and now they really need good daycaire centers to take all of the new children. "Kinder Kollege" has been next to me for over 3 years and I have not had one single problem with them. Linda Paddock 1643 NW 11" Ave. Meridian, Idaho 83642 (208)887-3492 JUL 31 102 17:04 See 6854 PAGE.02 Sent By: meridian P&Z; 888 5854; Jul-31-02 5:16PM; Page 3 TRIP GENERATION We disagree with the Institute of Transportation Engineers data which shows that typical day cares create 4.52 vehicle trips per day per student. In the 2001/2002 school year, which has been the busiest year of operation in my current location, we averaged 7 children with 4 trips (parent drop-off, school drop-off, school pick-up, and parent pick- 4p) and 26 children with 2 trips (parent drop-off, parent pick-up) The school children are bussed together in 1 van in the morning and 2 vans in the afternoon, (in order to meet the guidelines set forth by the schools for time allowed to pick up children after school), Additionally, 17 of those children belong to 8 families with 5 of those children belonging tp 3 employees. Therefore averages are reduced due to multiple children coming and going together. VMINGS OF FACT: 33 total children enrolled to date 8 families x 2 trips per day = 16 trips 6 families with school children in 1 van = 1 morning trip per day 6 families with �ghool children in 2 vans = 2 afternoon trip per day TOTAL 19 TRIPS 18 FAM)[L,IES 14 children generating 2 trips per day = 28 trips per day 2 children generating 4 trips per day = 8 trips per day Our calculations: 55 total trips per day in our current facility Our averages: 55 total trips with 33 currently enrolled = 1.66 trips per day per child 1.66 trips per child/per day x 63 purposed enrolled = 104.58 trips per day total 1 JUL 31 '02 17:04 888 6854 PAGE.03 Sent By: Meridian P&Z; 888 6854; Jul-31-02 5:16PM; Page 4/7 NOISE FACTOR: With the purposed play areas, there are noise buffers currently in place or Planned. SOUTH PROPERTY LINE 1 • Purposed 5 ft. landscape buffer north of property line, butting up to south property line, 2. Approximately 18 ft grass area south of property line butting up to property line. 3. Approximately 12 — 15 ft wide driveway located north of homeowner's front door. 4. Total buffer between purposed parking and neighbor's front door is: 35 — 38 feet with 3 purposed parking spaces north of property line butting up to 5 ft. landscape buffer and south of purposed play area. EAST PROPERTY LINE l . Mature trees running length of fence line on neighbor's property 2. Homeowner has a shop approximately 30 — 40 foot wide located on east side of purposed property line with a 2 car garage just east of that. 3. Back yard area will be used for toddler play. Typically, the toddlers are limited to outside play only in the late afternoons after 2:30 — 3:00pm. There are occasions when they play in the mornings, but not often. Bhsed on existing and purposed buffers, noise from the children should not carry into the neighbor's homes. It is reasonable to state that if the homeowners were to be outside, they would hear the children playing outside. It is our opinion, this noise would not be any worse than current traffic noise. We are not open any evening past 6:00pm or weekends. There are occasions when *ents are caught in traffic and can not arrive by 6:00pm. There has never been any instance where children were picked up past 6:30pm. JUL 31 102 17:05 888 6854 PAGE.04 Sent By: Meridian P&Z; 888 6854; Jul-31-02 5:17PM; Page 5!7 POPULATION GROWTH: With the addition of so many new subdivisions in Meridian, the need for quality care and education of young children increases. In checking with other facilities in Meridian, many are filled to capacity. The need becomes even greater when there isn't enough spaces to go around. According to information provided to us from the Meridian School district, Meridian has seen a 5.2% increase in the 2001/2002 school year. In June, 2001 a total of 23, 822 students were counted in the Meridian School.District..,As of jtdy 5, Z002, enrollment was 25, 019, which is an increase of 1,197 new students in one year. Since 1995, 10 new schools have opened in the Meridian School District. This year Ponderosa Elementary will open. In 2003, Mountain View High will open. This totals 12 new schools in 7 years. In Septemb-er the school district will request a Bond Election proposing 3 new elementary schools, 1 new middle school and 1 new alternative high school. 1930 N. Linder Road provides us with the ability to almost double our capacity. Our school will gain an extra classroom, indoor play area, and two outdoor play areas allowing us to separate the age groups, and allowing us to offer more services to our students. Currently, we are the only school in Meridian that offers internet observation to oor parents. Internet observation allows all parents with internet access to view our school at anytime of the dayfronT their work- desk. We have an extensive curriculum involving, foreign language, sign language, early reading, math, science, physical cation, sciences, etc. Along with our camera's and low student to staff ratios (5-7 students to 1 teacher), we are able to=mpete with more expensive facilities on their level, yet still offer more affordable rates than the larger facilities. Auer searching for 18 months with no luck, 1930 N. Linder Road is the first piece oPproperty that fits all our rreeds regarding siza and affordability: Our lease ar our cusrrent location will be up October 31, 2002. A denial of this application may mean the closure of our school in October. P JUL 31 102 17:05 888 6854 PAGE.05 Sent By: Meridian P&Z; 888 6854; Jul-31-02 5:17PM; Page b/7 QUICK REFERENCE OF FACTS: Trip Generation: Current Location: 55 total trips per day 1.66 average trips per day per child Proposed Location: 104.58 total trips per day 1.66 average trips per day per chile! Noise Factor: South Property Line: 35-38 feet buffer with proposed landscape buffers and mature landscape already in place East Property Line: Mature trees spanning length of proposed back play area 30-40 foot wide shop and 2 car garage separating home from back play area. Population Growth: Meridian Schools: 1, 197 new students enrolled between June 2001, and July 2002 Since 1995, 10 new schools have opened, with 8 schools being elementary. An additional elementary school will open this fall for a total of 9 elementary schools opening in the last 7 years. 4 888 6854 PPGE.06 Sent By: Meridian F&Z; 888 6854; Jul-31-02 5:17PM; Page 7i7 Ada County Highway District �jght-of-Way & Development Department Planning Review Division July 29, 2002 ;Attu: Craig Hood ke: File No. CUP02-021 Site Address: 1930 North Linder Road, Meridian, Idaho Applicant: Kinder Kollege, Inc. CIO Kathy Jordan 1131 West Cherry Lane Meridian, Idaho 83642 bear Craig, As per our previous conversation, we are submitting an amended lot layout for the property located at 1930 North Linder. Your previous Site Specific Conditions of Approval No. 3 requires that the driveway off of Storey must be located 50 feet east of the near cdge of payment and Item No. 4 indicated that no access to Linder Road be approved. In reviewing those conditions we found that it would severely limit the number of cars that could get off of the streets at any given time to drop off or pick up children. We had concerns that those conditions would pose a safety issue with cars hacking up on to the street. The new proposed layout would limit us to one driveway off of Linder with one-way traffic moving on the lot and exiting on to Storey at the far east end of the lot away from the comer. Please consider this layout as we consider this a safer alternative. Thank you, Kathy Jordan minder Kollege JUL 31 '02 17:05 eee 6954 PAGE.07 August 2, 2002 Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission Meridian City Hall 33 East Idaho Avenue Meridian, ID 83642 Re: Conditional Use Permit for preschool facility for Kinder Kollegeat1930and childcare 30 N. Linder Rd. Thank you for your meeting last night where I finally all was being planned for the Pro osed r eprof learned what p Kinder QCollege project I was not aware of the number of children that would be Inv the plans for parking and the added traffic until I came to the Everyone has been very secretive Involved, was told, "nothi about it all. Eve meeting. ng s been done -- youell know when You time I inquired, I sign in our yard" __ This sign never appeared. you see a Sale Pending° I have a hard time getting out of m hate to think what that added traffic would do. y yard onto Linder Road now �� I And for the record, there has house. These homes (that one and ours) were always been a beauty shop in the private residences until the Larsens divorced In in and and were Put in the small beauty shop to su o in 19in and Mrs. Larsen she was a wonderful neighbor, support herself. That was no�problem .._ Thank you again for your meeting, where we received information we were completely unaware of. Sincerely, Ardis is i. Schl afke 1900 N. Linder Rd. Meridian, ID -83642 Phone: 888-2837 ^icy OfMeridian