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APPROVED
DATE: 06/15/22
FILE NUMBER: A-2022-o 0
June 6, 2022
City of Meridian
Mr. Allen Tiefenbach
33 E. Broadway Ave.
Meridian, Idaho 83642
RE: CZC 2022-006- A2022-0090 - Site Access
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Via Email
Per our discussion today, we want to bring to your attention a public safety concern that we
identified with comment number 7 from the Department Review Status Report markup date May
13, 2022; and request your consideration of an Administrative Waiver. The comment reads as
follows:
"The following standards shall apply to any use and/or property that takes direct access to an
arterial and/or collector roadway. Prior to any new, expanded, or extended use or
development of the property:
• Where access to a local street is not available, the property owner shall be required to
grant cross access/ingress-egress easements to adjoining properties. This standard is
intended to apply primarily to nonresidential properties, but may extend to residential
properties where the use is anticipated to change to a nonresidential use.
• S. Industry Way is a Collector. Need to provide cross access easement to the north, and
both buildings must be served by one driveway. We cannot approved two drives next to
each other when applicant owns all this"
This comment requires the subject project provide cross access to the adjacent property located
to the north for ingress and egress of vehicles and trucks. After further review, we do not believe
combining these access points into one is safe or appropriate for the following reasons:
1. PUBLIC SAFTEY
The implementation of this request would increase the likelihood of vehicular conflicts with
trucks, and present danger upon vehicles traversing, and pedestrians walking onto the
property. See Figure 1 below for area in question.
The building to the north uses its south driveway entrance to access the delivery docks, and
for the loading and unloading of semi -trucks. This zone is also used as a truck turning and
back up zone for the docks area. See Figure 2 below for dock area image.
This zone is also frequently used for the delivery of industrial gasses that can be dangerous
if accidently conflicted with vehicles.
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APPROVED
DATE: 06/15/22
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2. STREET ALIGNMENT
The subject property northern driveway entrance is designed to align with the intersection
across S Industry Way for optimal street crossing, circulation, and safety. Adding more traffic
to the adjacent property existing driveway will increase traffic conflicts and compromise
pedestrian safety. See Figure 3 below for area in question.
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3. ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT (ACHD) COMPLIANCE
ACHD issued a comment letter dated May 26, 2022 supporting the proposed site plan as
designed. A copy of the letter is attached herein for reference as "Exhibit I".
ACHD's requirements and findings include the following:
• A maximum curb cut length of 40', which the proposed site plan complies with.
• New entrances must either align with existing entrances or maintain separation.
• Since there is an existing entrance on the east side of S Industry Way, aligning the
entrances, as required, would be in compliance with ACHD's standards.
• Combining access on the subject property would force trucks to make a sharp turn into
the docks of on the north building and create further vehicular conflicts and pedestrian
safety issues.
• This tight right turn would likely result in longer maneuver times which would likely impact
the traffic flow on S Industry Way.
CONCLUSION
In summary combining these entrances into one, or diverting the entrances to the existing north
property entrance would create a traffic conflicts and safety concerns. It would likely impact the
flow of traffic on S Industry Way, and would increase the likelihood of trucks/vehicles conflict. This
is in direct contrast with the objective of this regulation.
For this reason, we are respectfully requesting an Administrative Waiver of comment 7.
Thank you for your time reviewing this project. Feel free to contact me should you have any inquiry
about this letter at (310) 508-7354.
Sincerely,
Tarek Shaer Cc: Jason Ingerslev (WM)
Principal Matt Munger (NV5)
Urbanest group Reid Vail (Greenlaw Partners)
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