HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC - Request for Alternative Compliance Rodney Evans+Partners,PLLC
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Boise,Idaho 83702
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RODNEY EVANS+PARTNERS
Landscape Architecture+Urban Design+Land Use and Site Planning+Entitlements+Graphic Communications+Project Management
August 7, 2024
Community Development
Planning Division
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Avenue, Ste. 102
Meridian, ID 83642
Re: Alternative Compliance Request
To Whom It May Concern,
On behalf of C&O Development Inc., please accept this letter as a letter of explanation for the request
of an Alternative Compliance and Conditional Use Permit for the site and landscape design of the retail
mixed-use development located at the southwest intersection of E. Fairview Avenue and N. Webb
Way, Meridian, ID 83642.
Along the western property line, it is required to provide a 25' wide landscape buffer between the
proposed Pad A retail mixed-use building and the multi-family residential development west of the
site. The landscape strip serves to buffer views of the building and to create an aesthetic view from
neighboring units. Due to the parking and radius requirements, as well as pedestrian and vehicular
circulation, we are only able to provide 10' of landscaped area as a buffer with a 5' wide concrete
sidewalk abutting the building for access to tenant spaces. The current lot layout indicates that 231.5'
of the 389.5' western property line is impacted by this design restriction.
The Unified Development Code (11-313-6) requires a mix of plant material including, but not limited to,
evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, lawn, or other vegetative ground cover, with trees being
located at a rate of (1) tree per 35 linear feet. Using this calculation, the area would require eleven
(11) trees and a variety of smaller plant material with mulch along the full length of the western
property line. As an alternative, we are proposing planting twenty-three (23) trees (deciduous and
evergreen) with the addition of smaller plant material with mulch that would exceed the required 70%
coverage at full maturity. The additional trees are to be located along the 231.5' portion of the
western property line adjacent to Pad A. We believe that despite the reduced buffer, the addition of
12 trees and smaller plant material will serve as a beautiful landscape buffer that will screen any visual
or audio disruptions that might be a nuisance to the adjacent apartment complex.
A 6'-0" tall closed vision vinyl fence has been proposed along the western boundary of the site per the
Unified Development Code (11-4-3-11D) to provide a more substantial barrier for the residential units.
For improved pedestrian circulation, an opening in the fence is proposed in alignment with the
sidewalk abutting the northern face of Pad B. The roadway frontage along E. Wilson Street will
continue west in alignment with the sidewalk adjacent to the southern apartment building to the west
of the project site.
We respectfully request approval of this alternative compliance and conditional use permit
request. Please contact me directly with any questions regarding the project at 208-514-3300 or
leslie@reandpartners.com
Sincerely,
Rodney Evans + Partners, PLLC
Leslie Prendiville, PLA
Partner