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Friday, July 07, 2006 1 :01 PM
C. Caleb Hood
joe risi; Tara Green; Sharon Smith; mark sanders; lance warnick; risicorp@yahoo.com
Response to Canterbury Commons Staff Report
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Caleb,
Attached below is the response we have prepared to the staff report.
My primary concern is with the continuing conditions of approval from the Police Department not
reflecting the revisions that have been made previously. We appreciate your assistance in this
matter.
Geoffrey M. Wardle
Hawley Troxell Ennis and Hawley LLP
877 Main Street, #1000
Boise, ID 83706
Phone: 208-344-6000
Fax: 208-342-3829
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877 Main Street, Suite 1000
P,O. Box 1617
Boise, Idaho 83701~1617
(208) 344-6000 Fax (208) 342-3829
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GEOFFREY M" WARDLE
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July 7, 2006
C, Caleb Hood
Meridian Planning Department
660 E. Watertower, Suite 202
Meridian, ID 83642
Re: Canterbury Commons Subdivision Applications AZ-06-013, PP-06-011,
CUP-06006, PS-05-005
Dear Caleb:
Thank you for providing the latest staff report in advance of the hearing before
the Meridian City Council. The Applicant, American West Homes, LLC, appreciates
Staff's diligent work in this matter, Moreover, we appreciate Staffs recommendation for
approval subject, of course, to the conditions of approval..
We are generally satisfied with the staff report and its recommendations. The
Applicant is continuing to work closely with Idaho Power to ensure that their issues have
been fully addressed as set forth in the staff report, Moreover, the Applicant has no
objection to Idaho Power's requests for future review and evaluation.
The one issue of continuing concern are the proposed conditions of approval
from the Meridian Police Department, specifically those found in Section 4,3, 4..4 and
4.,5 of Exhibit B.. As you know, the Applicant did undertake significant revisions
previously to address the Meridian Police Department's concerns" In particular, at the
behest of Staff and the Meridian Police Department, the Applicant removed a building in
the Northwest corner of the property that the Meridian Police Department felt was too
isolated"
Moreover, at the request of the Commission and Staff, additional pathways were
added to improve connectivity within and through the development in order to enhance
the development's amenities" Additional recreation amenities were also provided aUhe
request of the Commission to enhance the development Revised preliminary plat and
landscape plans have previously been submitted evidencing those requested changes"
C" Caleb Hood
July 7,2006
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The Applicant remains concerned, however, that the conditions of approval noted
above do not accurately reflect the content of the current preliminary plat and landscape
plan before the Meridian City Council, The Applicant requests clarification that the
modifications to the preliminary plat and landscaping that have been made at the behest
of the Meridian Police Department, the Commission and Staff are in fact satisfactory to
the Meridian Police Department and the modification of the conditions of approval set
out in Sections 4,3,4.4 and 4,,5 of Exhibit 8,
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me" I will attend the
hearing together with my client and my client's consultants.
Sincerely,
HAWLEY TROXELL ENNIS & HAWLEY LLP
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