HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-07-16 Mike and Malissa Bernard July 16, 2021
To Mayor Simison and City of Meridian City Council,
I have seen the Staff memo regarding The Oasis Council Reviews. As extracted from the report is the
mention of a 7000 SF drinking establishment, music venue, and nightclub.
Dear Mayor&City Council,
On May 6, 202.1, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved The Oasis Conditional Use
Permit for an approximate 7,000 square foot drinking establishment, music venue, and nightclub
on a portion of 3.2.6 acres of land in the zoning district located on the southwest corner of
Eagle and Ustiek Roads. The project was originally heard on March 18, 2021 and at both
hearings public testimony was taken with a majority in opposition of the project based on a
number of factors (see Exhibit A of the Findings for the complete Commission recommendation
overview).
From the Staff Report for The Oasis CUP there is a Conceptual Floor Plan within depicting a second floor
"Mezzanine" in addition to the shell for Jamba Juice and The Oasis. The Mezzanine is highlighted below
in Yellow and is shown to measure 2329 SF with the ground floor measuring at 7016 SF.
This Conceptual Floor Plan will vary once the "architect" completes his plans,so we will go off the
concept provided which is ground floor at 7016 SF plus Mezzanine at 2329 SF for a total of 9345 SF, with
maybe some adjustment for stairs and miscellaneous, not to mention once the size and scope of this
mezzanine once it is complete (could be larger). So far the plans searchable through the Citizen's Portal
or ACA show a plain shell. The Oasis advertisements are touting 10000 SF, so the Conceptual Plan for
The Oasis is pretty darn close to that Square Footage Count, a disparity of 3000 SF from the Staff Memo.
A 10,000 SF
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3085 E. Ustick Rd.
Meridian, ID 83646
North of The Village
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This is the Conceptual Plan that was presented before City Council in 2019, and the image is used again
for presentation to City Council on the date of December 22, 2020.
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Zoomed in depicting SHOPS at 8800 or 8600 SF total SF...how did this morph into a building with a
Mezzanine that could be 11205 SF, or more? A question is now before us all: via whose authority and
consent was this concept drastically changed from the concept presented before City Council and
therefore the Citizens? SHOPS depicted do not necessarily raise alarm as viewed in the SWC Ustick and
Eagle Rd Site Plans presented before you not just once but twice in both 2019 and 2020.
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These were the Shop Elevations presented before Council via the Eagle Commons MDA H-2019-0082.
They show a max building height of 23' with a decorative non-structural detail resulting in 26' in height
overall.
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B. Proposed ❑evelopmcrri Agreement Provisions. Conceptual Development flan & Building Flevatiorts
Prior to drafting the new d-ewtopm-ent agreement, (be Applicont shall stibmis a legal
description and exhibit map of the subject PFOpeity gover-ned by the new
1. The applicant shall be responsible for all costs associated with the sewer and water service
extension and hook-up to City services.
2. Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems within this project shaft be removed from
their domestic service,per City Ordinance Section 5-7-5 l 7, wells may be used for non-
domestic purposes such as landscape irrigation.
3, Future development of this site shall substantially comply with the conceptual development
plan and provisions contained herein.
4. 1 lie Developer Shall record a Cr()SS-accesS'1ngress-egress easement to Ilie adjacent properties
to the west and south(Parcel#S1105110110&S 1105110120). A copy of the recorded
easement(s)shall be submitted to the Planning Division with the first development
application for the site.
5. Future development shall comply with the structure and site design standards listed in UDC
1 1-3A-19 and the design standards listed in the Architectural Standards Manual.
h, A 10-foot wide multi-use pathway with a public use easement and pedestrian lighting and
landscaping shall he installed adjacent to N. Eagle Rd./Sl-1-55 as set forth in UDC 1 1-3H-
The Oasis CUP H-2021-0004 PZ—Elevations
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How did it increase in height by nearly four feet without a Modification to the Development Agreement?
How did the purpose and nature of use change from SHOPS to a nightclub/indoor entertainment
facility/drinking establishment, riding on the coattails of the VillaSport approval, on the basis that a few
Mai Tais by the pool is a perfect and logical segue to a drinking establishment and late night EDM
nightclub? Certainly not apples-to-apples. The argument that there are other drinking establishments
in Meridian that did not raise alarm among the citizenry is a moot point...they are nowhere near as close
to residences as this one is, and especially not so close to children utilizing VillaSport or those sleeping in
their own beds in Jackson Square.
The often cited drinking establishments at The Village are more than 1000 feet from the nearest
residents. The cited Top Golf is nearly 1000 feet from the nearest resident. The Oasis is sited 328 feet
from the nearest resident.
As depicted below, Big Al's is more than 1000 feet from the apartments to the north of The Village. Bing
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This is what you were presented in the Staff Report dated 11-19-2020.
Wadsworth Meridian Subdivision PP H-2020-0104 PZ-Staff Report 11-19
https://weblink.meridiancitV.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=216791&dbid=0&repo=MeridianCity
A. Future Land Use Map Designation(h�ips:11it,K,„•.meridiaaci .arglcomppfarr)
Mixed Use regional— In general, the purpose of mixed-use designations is to provide for a
combination of compatible land uses within a close geographic area that allows for easily
accessible and convenient services for residents and workers.The intent is to promote
developments that offer functional and physical integration of land uses, to create and enhance
neighborhood sense of place, and to allow developers a greater degree of design and use
flexibility.
Specifically,the purpose of the regional designation is to provide a mix of employment,retail,
and residential dwellings and public uses near major arterial intersections. The intent is to
integrate a variety of uses together, including residential,and to avoid predominantly single use
developments such as a regional retail center with only restaurants and other commercial uses.
Developments should be anchored by uses that have a regional draw with the appropriate
supporting uses.
The subject site is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of E. Ustick Road(an
arterial street)and N. Eagle RoadISH 55. Staff and the Applicant understand the importance of
providing more commercial uses in this area, especially on an undeveloped corner. To the east
and across Eagle Road are two large commercial centers;to the north is an additional
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commercial center. These surrounding areas provide a plethora of'commercial uses that are used
at a regional level. Directly to the west of the subject site is intended to he a high-end indoor gym
(Villasport)and further to the south of the site is existing residential and some community serving
commercial. As these lots get developed over time, Staff believes that they will continue to add to
residents to the southwest of this site. Staff is of the opinion that there is less creed for these five
relatively small commercial lots to serve a regional base than those sites to the north and east. In
addition, this project, in conjunction with the approved uses to the west, should satisfy the
comprehensive plan and mixed-use policies.
The Regional designators are fully satisfied as currently planned without The Oasis; no one is going to
upset the vision by denying The Oasis CUP.
The Oasis is most likely a multi-investor-pool- backed business with a local-front-man application from
all from the contextual clues, in my honest opinion. Here are the concrete facts: The Oasis had to seek
a CUP since it is closer than the requisite 1000 feet from residences for an indoor recreation facility, per
City code. The Facebook page for The Oasis was created in September 2020,yet City Council and
Citizens were not made aware of this coming business until the application came forth. The Oasis
Facebook page went public with their first post on December 23, 2020, mere hours after the approval of
the Wadsworth Subdivision on December 22, 2020. The Lease announcement at 3085 E Ustick went to
press November 28, 2020 via Idaho Press, so the lease was signed previous to November 28, 2020 press
time and Wadsworth Sub applicants were aware of their tenant. The Oasis showed up in the City record
in August and September 2020 for the CZC for AFC Urgent Care and is depicted as a Restaurant and
Event Bar of a smaller square footage. The Oasis showed up in a photometric dated December 22, 2020
that was submitted to the City in early January 2021 with Oasis/Jamba Juice clearly depicted and that
photometric has since been replaced with a revised photometric dated for February 2021. End users for
Wadsworth were supposedly not known,yet nine days after your City Council December 22, 2020
approval of Wadsworth Subdivision an affidavit of legal interest is signed on New Year's Eve 2020 giving
Balboa Ventures LLC the right to file applications on Wadsworth Development's behalf.
You have many invested and vetted residents in close proximity whose home lives will be markedly
upset by this business model. As we tout the need for diversity of homes that aren't on big lots within
the expectations of the stereotypical subdivision within the suburban fabric, it doesn't mean a
townhome community or apartment community should not have a reasonable and equitable quality of
life and welcoming respite of home, despite proximities to other uses. I also think there needs to be an
improvement in anticipating the needs for improvement in roads, lanes, and quantifying the traffic
impacts of all nearby developments as a whole,for there were past grievous failures that the residents
of Jackson Square and other communities must bear due to unintentional mistakes and short-
sightedness...I sincerely believe there is great room for improvement. There are five drive-thru
establishments as well (Sadie Creek,Jimmy John's, the pending Dutch Bros,the expected
Wienerschnitzel, and tenant Jamba Juice) all utilizing that skinny Private Lane Roundabout to and from
Eagle Road and the Private Picard Private that is deeded to and maintained by Jackson Square HOA
without additional impact funds from current and coming development slated to augment Jackson
Squares HOA's coffers.
Thank you.
Malissa Bernard, Meridian resident for nine years and local resident for 25 years