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John $. Franden, President
Rebecca W. Arnold, 1st Vice President
Sherry R. Huber, 2nd Vice President
Dave Bivens, Commissioner
Carol A. McKee, Commissioner
January 10lh 2007
TO: Waltman LLC-Robert Weiner
27305 Mayflower Way
Bosie, 10 83709
REP:
Evelyn Grime
720 Idaho Street #38
Boise, 10 83702
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SUBJECT: MAZ-06-063
Waltman Lane
Annexation & Rezone
(RUT & R-1 to C-G)
The Ada County Highway District has reviewed the submitted application for the above referenced
development and determined the following FINDINGS OF FACT:
· Waltman Lane is currently improved with 2 travel lanes (approximately 24-feet of pavement),
paved shoulders, and no curb, gutter, or sidewalk abutting the site.
· Waltman Lane currently has 50-feet of right-of-way abutting the site.
· The traffic count for Waltman Lane west of Meridian Road on 10/15/2003 was 375 VTD.
· The level of service for Waltman Lane is within the local street planning threshold.
· Meridian Road is currently improved with 4 travel lanes, a left hand turn lane, a dedicated right
hand turn lane, paved shoulders, and no curb, gutter or sidewalk adjacent to the site (The site
doesn't abut Meridian Road).
· Meridian Road currently has 120-feet of right-of-way abutting the site. (The site doesn't abut
Meridian Road)
· The traffic count for Meridian Road north of 1-84 on 06/06/2006 was 56,433 VTO.
· The Meridian Split Corridor project is currently under design, and scheduled for construction in
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· The applicant should be aware that a connection between Corporate Drive and Waltman
Lane is likely with future development in the area. The current location of the terminus of
Corporate Drive should be considered with this development, and an alignment or
sufficient offset should be accommodated in preliminary design. Additionally, there is an
existing stub street to the west of the site that would typically be extended into the site
with a development application. Due to the fact that this site will be a commercial use
and the subdivision to the west is residential, Staff will likely consider appropriate traffic
calming measures.
Ada County Highway District. 3775 Adams Street. Garden City, ID . 83714 . PH 208 387 6100 . FX 345-7650 . www.achd.ada.id.us
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Impacted Roadways:
Roadway Frontage Functional Traffic Count Level of Speed
Classification Service* Limit
Waltman Lane 1,200' Local Street 375 west of N/A 25 MPH
Meridian on
1 0/15/2003
Meridian Road 0' Principal 56,433 north of 1- Exceeds 35 MPH
Arterial 84 on 06/06/2006 liE"
*Acceptable level of service for a 6 lane principal arterial is "E" (42,000 VTO).
This application is for annexation and rezone only. Listed below are some of the relevant policies that
the District may administer when it reviews a future development application (additional policies may be
considered with a specific redevelopment application):
RELEVANT POLICIES:
· District policy 7202.8 and 72-F1A, requires roadways abutting commercial developments to be
constructed as a 40-foot street section with curb, gutter and 5-foot concrete sidewalk within 54-
feet of right-of-way.
. Graveled driveways abutting public streets create maintenance problems due to gravel being
tracked onto the roadway. In accordance with Oistrict policy, 7207.9.1, the applicant should be
required to pave the driveway its full width and at least 30-feet into the site beyond the edge of
pavement of the roadway and install pavement tapers with 15-foot radii abutting the existing
roadway edge.
. District policy 7207.9.3 restricts commercial driveways with daily traffic volumes over 1,000
vehicles to a maximum width of 36-feet. Most commercial driveways will be constructed as curb-
cut type facilities if located on local streets. Curb return type driveways with 15-foot radii will be
required for driveways accessing collector and arterial roadways.
Staff recommends that the applicant and/or representative schedule a pre-application meeting with
District Staff prior to design and submittal of a formal development application.
Pleas~. fee~1 fr~eto contact me if you have any questions or concerns (208)387-6187.
- . Sincerely., . .
Andrew Mentzer
Planner I
Right-of-Way & Development Services
Cc: Project File, Construction Services, Utilities, City of Meridian
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