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February 4, 2025
Sonya Allen
Associate Planner, City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Ave. Ste 102
Meridian, Idaho 83642
RE: Resubmittal of Application H-2024-0058
Application H-2024-0058 for the proposed In-N-Out Burger at Ten Mile Road and Lost Rapids Drive
was submitted to the City of Meridian on October 14, 2024. That application has been reviewed by the
City of Meridian staff and Staff comments were provided through the City Permit Portal. Those City
comments have been addressed and revised plans and responses to comments will be uploaded to
the City Portal.
Considering that traffic concerns were expressed by City Staff in several discussions leading up to the
submittal of the application and were expressed by some residents during the neighborhood meeting
that was conducted on July 15, 2024, In-N-Out has prepared a focused traffic Study and queue
analysis for the project. While this analysis was not requested by City Staff, In-N-Out felt it was
prudent to prepare and submit this to address and alleviate Staff and Resident concerns. This
focused report provides data and engineering analysis to assess potential traffic impacts to the Ten
Mile and Lost Rapids intersection and analyzes the onsite drive thru queue. In-N-Out hopes that the
analysis will counter speculation about potential traffic impacts and aid the City with its review of the
project by providing objective traffic data and observed traffic conditions.
The following conclusions are detailed in the report:
1) The Ten Mile and Lost Rapids intersection is forecast to continue operating within acceptable
Levels of Service (E or better) during peak hours; no mitigation is required
2) All study roadway segments are forecast to continue operating within acceptable Levels of
Service (E or better for Ten Mile Road; D or better for Lost Rapids Drive) during peak hours;
no mitigation is required.
3) The proposed drive through lane queuing capacity for up to 29 vehicles would provide
sufficient storage capacity to accommodate the average 95th-percentile queue of 27 vehicles
observed at 18 In-N-Out Burger restaurants once operations normalize. This analysis includes
the surveyed queue at the initial Meridian location.
The traffic analysis demonstrates that the construction and operation of the proposed in-N-Out Burger
at Ten Mile and Lost Rapids will not create any significant traffic impacts to the surrounding roadways,
and it has the capacity to maintain the drive thru queue fully onsite.
Respectfully,
Todd M. Smith
Development Manager
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