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From:Stacy Hersh
Sent:Monday, November 20, 2023 7:44 AM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:FW: Rosalyn Dr. Development
Good Morning,
Below is another email to include for the Rosalyn Subdivision when the Hearing is scheduled.
Thank you,
Stacy Hersh | Associate Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Department
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: (208)-489-0576, Fax: (208)-887-1297
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From: Len Yancey <lenyancey2013@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2023 12:39 PM
To: Stacy Hersh <shersh@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Rosalyn Dr. Development
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Nov. 18, 2023
Stacy Hersh
City of Meridian,
33 E. Broadway Ave
#102.
Meridian, ID 83642
Dear Ms. Hersh,
I am writing as President of the Larkspur 1 HOA with grave concern regarding what has been
reported to me as plans for a future development at 200 E. Rosalyn Dr. This property lies just to the
southwest of our subdivision near the intersection of Rosalyn Dr. and Blackspur Way. A number of
residents in our HOA border this property so any development will directly impact our neighborhood
which is why we all have a serious concern. I understand from a neighborhood meeting which I
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recently attended that there is a plan to build 7 townhomes at this location and while it is currently
zoned R8 (high density residential) the Meridian Future Land Use map indicates a recommendation
to rezone this lot and surrounding area to R4. The rezone would be more in keeping with the
immediate bordering neighborhoods and I would encourage all involved to seek this rezone as soon
as possible.
Building 7 townhomes would not be compatible with the existing neighborhoods or the surrounding
infrastructure required to support this density of housing. An even greater fear is the possibility of this
property becoming rental property, especially high turnover rentals, which could cause great
disruption of the character of our present community.
It is with these concerns and fears in mind that I request that any plans to construct the
aforementioned townhomes be immediately denied if and when the plans are presented before the
Planning and Zoning Department and/or the Meridian City Council.
Our HOA understands the need for low cost affordable housing and we are not against development
of such but we humbly suggest that that goal can best be reached in another area. We also do not
want to imply that we are against any development of this property; however a modest two or three
home improvement would be more in keeping with the surrounding neighborhood and still allow the
property owner to receive a reasonable return on his/her investment.
Thank you for your time and consideration of our concerns and we appreciate your efforts to create a
compatible addition to our community.
Respectfully yours,
Len Yancey
President, Larkspur #1 HOA
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Len Yancey
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