HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-11-20 Carlee Petersen
Charlene Way
From:Carlee Petersen <carlee.petersen.5@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 19, 2025 5:15 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:Public Comment – Case H-2024-0072 (Hill’s Century Farm Townhomes) – Please Deny
or Hold
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Dear Planning Division, Chair, and Members of the Planning & Zoning Commission, My name is Ana Lee Hjelm, a resident
of South Meridian living in the neighborhood near Hillsdale Elementary and the YMCA. I am wri?ng to submit my public
comment and respec?ully request that the Commission deny or postpone Rezone Case H-2024-0072 un?l required
impact studies are completed and fully addressed.
We moved into an already exis?ng home here about 3 years ago and were drawn to the family friendly environment this
area provided. With the proposed developments, we fear the increased traffic will make this area less safe for our
children, as we have already been seeing in the past year. Please review these following concerns:
1. School Capacity Concerns
Hillsdale Elementary is already at or over its intended capacity and relying on portable classrooms. Adding high-density
units without a school capacity mi?ga?on plan will worsen overcrowding and contradicts the Comprehensive Plan’s
policies requiring development to align with public facili?es and educa?onal capacity.
2. Traffic & Safety Issues
Our neighborhood experiences daily conges?on during school drop-off/pick-up and during peak YMCA hours. We have
had many issues with the increased traffic resul?ng in car wrecks (one took out a tree right where kids play), ignored
stop signs and speeding through areas where children play and walk to and from school and friends o?en. As a parent,
this is deeply concerning to me. The applicant has not provided a complete Traffic Impact Study evalua?ng these peak
condi?ons. The Rezone Checklist requires this analysis before considera?on. Without it, the applica?on is incomplete and
premature.
3. Inconsistency with the Comprehensive Plan & FLUM The Comprehensive Plan emphasizes compa?ble neighborhood
transi?ons, adequate public facili?es, and sufficient commercial services. Our commercial development is s?ll limited in
South Meridian, and adding high-density residen?al in isola?on is inconsistent with these planning principles. This
growing area s?ll has many commercial needs that are not being met.
My Requests:
• Confirm whether the applicant submi?ed all required studies (Traffic Impact Study, u?lity capacity reports, public
facili?es impact analysis).
• Postpone recommenda?on un?l all required documents are submi?ed, made public, and reviewed.
• If the city considers approval, require condi?ons such as:
– Mi?ga?on or contribu?on agreement with West Ada School District – Traffic improvements addressing peak
school/YMCA hours including widening the road to add turning lanes in front of the school – Significant increase to
parking spaces and capacity to accommodate a minimum of 2 cars per household, due to streets and public commercial
parking lots already being congested – Extended and phased development ?ed to demonstrated school and
transporta?on capacity
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Thank you for your ?me and your service. Please confirm receipt and include this email in the public record for Case H-
2024-0072.
Sincerely,
Carlee stout
Meridian, Idaho
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