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Tara Green
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Chris Broer [CBROER@amresco.com]
Monday, July 24, 2006 3:07 PM
Tara Green
Letter for City Council agenda item 12, RZ 06-005, 7/25
public hearing RZ 06-005 072506.DOC
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If you could please include the attached one page letter for tomorrow night's city
council meeting, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Chris Broer
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Opposition to the proposed re-zoning of 2825 and 2835 North Meridian Road
Meridian City Council meeting, July 25, 2006
I've lived off Meridian Road in the R-4 Waterbury Park subdivision, about 800 feet south of the
parcels, for over 13 years. When our subdivision was built, the existing comprehensive plan
zoned the parcels being requested for a re-zone as R-4 residential land. The new comprehensive
plan in 2002 continued that approach.
An L-O property would have a greater average daily traffic impact than maintaining the two
current homes. or even if there were four homes. the most current R.4 zoning would allow on the
1.004 combined acres of the two parcels. The analysis should therefore be what traffic the parcel
would generate as currently allowed under the comprehensive plan (as R-4 residential) versus
what it would generate as an L-O complex if the applicant is allowed to re-zone it. Instead of the
few vehicle trips per day two or four houses have, an L-O complex will generate many more
vehicles coming and going.
If Meridian Road south of Cherry Lane is eventually widened with more lanes, Meridian Road
north of Cherry Lane will draw even more traffic, and those of us along Meridian Road will find
it even harder than currently to pull out onto Meridian Road. Traffic from this office complex,
which would bring higher traffic counts than from a residential use, would add to this problem.
While I appreciate the reasons why Mr. Homan would find it in his interest to have the city allow
him to re-zone his R-4 parcels to that of an office complex, that has to be weighed against the
additional traffic the project will generate on those of us south of the development. My family is
also concerned that allowing an office complex on these parcels as an exception to the
comprehensive plan will only serve as a precedent for approving other higher than currently
provided for density in our neighborhood.
Please oppose this re-zoning. Thank you for your consideration and for listening.
Christopher Broer
387 West Woodbury Drive
Meridian