HomeMy WebLinkAboutSelatir Response Letter.ACHD.John S. Franden, President
Carol A. McKee, 1st Vice President
Dave Bivens, 2nd Vice President
Sherry R. Huber, Commissioner
Committed to Rebecca W. Arnold, Commissioner
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Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208-387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achd.ada.id.us
May 16, 2006
Sent Via E-mail
To: Bob and Lesa Becker
3421 S. Selatir Place
Meridian, Idaho 83642
Subject: Hendrickson Subdivision/MPP-06-010/MAZ-06-012
This letter is in response to comments you submitted regarding a required stub street within the
proposed Hendrickson Subdivision. The Ada County Highway District planning staff acted on the
proposed preliminary plat on March 21, 2006. In reviewing the proposed preliminary plat, District
staff examined the possibility of requiring public street connectivity with Selatir Place. District staff
identified that there was a strip of property between the right-of-way for Selatir Place and the
property boundary of the proposed Hendrickson Subdivision. District staff did not require a stub
street to the east, towards Selatir Place, because of that strip of property. At the time of the
District’s review, that strip was not owned by the Homeowner’s Association nor by the applicant.
Staff determined that it would be impossible to require a connection in the future across that strip of
property because that strip could not in and of itself re-develop, thereby triggering the Highway
District’s standard requirements. In lieu of a stub to the east that could never be extended, District
staff required a stub street to the north property line (to the Johnson parcel) in accordance with
District connectivity policy.
By requiring a stub street to the north, that does not create a connection at this time with Selatir
Place, the opportunity for future connectivity is preserved. When District staff reviewed Kingsbridge
Subdivision, multiple stub streets were required. Two stub streets from Kingsbridge Subdivision
preserved a future opportunity to achieve north-south connectivity, potentially connecting to Victory
Road. One of those stub streets is now being utilized by the Hendrickson development for their
primary access.
The District understands the sensitive nature of connecting new urban developments with urban
street improvements to existing rural developments. The District does not dispute that the residents
of Selatir Place will need an opportunity to testify regarding their concerns related to a public street
connection to Selatir Place. However, the stub street from Hendrickson to the north (to the Johnson
parcel) does not at this time create a direct connection to Selatir Place, and the District believes it is
premature to remove the requirement for that stub street. The stub to the north simply preserves
the opportunity for future connectivity. The District fully anticipates that when the Johnson parcel re-
develops, the residents of Selatir Place will have their opportunity to state their case regarding a
street connection to Selatir Place. The District is supportive of the neighbors proposal to allow an
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Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208-387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achd.ada.id.us
emergency access from Selatir Place, across the strip of property now owned by the Homeowner’s
Association, to Hendrickson Subdivision.
Sincerely,
Lori Den Hartog
Planning Review Supervisor
Right-of-Way and Development Services
CC: Anna Canning, City of Meridian Planning & Development
Meridian City Council
Gordon Bates, Vision First
Hendrickson Subdivision File