HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-05 Randall Adams
Chris Johnson
From:Rand Adams <randadams@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, September 4, 2024 8:01 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:SUBJECT: H-2024-0019 Centrepoint Apartments - ALT, CUP, MDA
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I fully support the comments made by my HOA concerning the proposed increased high rise apartments. The revised
proposal at 2 stories with 215 units was already dense enough. The Ustick Eagle Road intersection is super busy and
becoming dangerous with lots of illegal U-Turns to get to the new business locations popping up (Dutch Bros Coffee and
The Dalton Royal, among others). Centrepoint Way is very narrow and has had pothole problems occurring.
Thank you for your consideration to keep this proposal manageable and safe at one of the busiest intersections in all of
Idaho.
Randall Adams
2871 N. Centrepoint Way
For reference this is the HOA comments
Re: SUBJECT: H-2024-0019 Centrepoint Apartments - ALT, CUP, MDA
LOCATION: Project is located at 3030 N. Cajun Lane and 3100 N. Centrepoint Way, near the southwest
corner of N. Eagle Road and E. Ustick Road, in the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 5, Township 3N, Range
1E.
The Jackson Square Home Owners Association is opposed to this development for the following reasons:
1. Traffic Flow – The addition of 295 dwelling units with access down two narrow entry streets,
Centrepoint Way & Cajun Lane will impact the ability of both emergency vehicles and normal
traffic to access this neighborhood.
In addition, the proposal to use parking spaces along Cajun Lane requiring vehicles to back out
into traffic lanes on what will be a very busy street based on the additional traffic the proposed
development will bring will cause the potential for accidents and traffic congestion to an already
extremely congested street and intersection. Cajun Lane already acts as the closest exit for
existing commercial buildings at the corner of Ustick and Eagle Road with no traffic signal
causing significant backups on Cajun Lane and again for people attempting to turn onto Eagle
Road from Ustick.
The City wisely rejected a proposed commercial entity in the neighboring commercial
development based on these traffic and parking concerns. It seems to us that the same logic
applies to this situation.
2. Negative impact on existing adjacent neighborhood – The existing residential neighborhood will
be negatively impacted by this much higher density development. Additional traffic, noise and
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building height will all have negative effects for neighbors. The original zoning for this property
was for commercial development, as owners we realized that when we purchased our property.
A development with this density would have a negative impact on the neighborhoods adjacent
to it in a way that a well-planned commercial development would not. We respectfully request
that this request for changes to the development be denied and that the property involved not
be approved for high density residential use.
3. Additional traffic on the narrow streets within our development are both a traffic hazard for the
current residents and a potential additional expense for repairs and maintenance that would
result in higher HOA fees for residents.
At the very least, accommodation for these expenses need to be addressed by the developer. If
approved in any aspect we would request an 8-foot privacy wall of similar construction to the one on
the west side of the proposed development would be erected and maintained by the developer. This
developer, according to the plans provided will be constructing an eight-foot privacy wall between this
development and the single-family dwellings to the west. Since Jackson Square is a low-density single-
family development, it should be afforded the same accommodation.
It would also be appropriate for the developer to pay for any additional road maintenance on streets
within the Jackson Square development that are not maintained by the city.
Sincerely,
Jackson Square Home Owners Association
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