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From:Maansi Kumar <maansikumar15@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:29 AM
To:Clerks Comment
Cc:Golu
Subject:Public Comment – Case H-2024-0072 (Hill’s Century Farm Townhomes) – Request to
Deny
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Hello Planning Division and Members of the Planning & Zoning Commission,
We, Maansi Kumar and Gaurav Tyagi, are residents of South Meridian living in the Century Farm
community near Hillsdale Elementary and the YMCA.
We are writing to submit our public comment and request that the Commission denies Rezone Case H-
2024-0072 due to following reasons.
1. School Capacity Concerns
Hillsdale Elementary is already at or over its intended capacity and relying on portable classrooms, no
classroom for gifted and talented kids, parking mess and unsafe crosswalks for students due to crazily
high traffic. Most parents ate using UMCA parking lots and Hill Rd as overflow parking spaces already.
There is CBH community coming up across YMCA which is going to make this worse. Adding high-density
units without a school capacity mitigation plan will worsen overcrowding and contradicts the
Comprehensive Plan’s policies requiring development to align with public facilities and educational
capacity.
2. Traffic & Safety Issues
Our neighborhood experiences daily congestion during school drop-off/pick-up and during peak YMCA
hours. We have had many issues with the increased traffic resulting in car accidents, ignored stop signs
and speeding through areas where children play and walk to and from school. As a parent, this is deeply
concerning to me. The applicant has not provided a complete Traffic Impact Study evaluating these peak
conditions. The Rezone Checklist requires this analysis before consideration. Without it, the application
is incomplete and premature.
3. Inconsistency with the Comprehensive Plan & FLUM
The Comprehensive Plan emphasizes compatible neighborhood transitions, adequate public facilities,
and sufficient commercial services. Our commercial development is still limited in South Meridian, and
adding high-density residential in isolation is inconsistent with these planning principles. This growing
area still has many commercial needs that are not being met.
Our Requests:
• Confirm whether the applicant submitted all required studies (Traffic Impact Study, utility capacity
reports, public facilities impact analysis).
• Postpone recommendation until all required documents are submitted, made public, and reviewed.
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• If the city considers approval, require conditions such as:
– Mitigation or contribution 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 tied to demonstrated school and transportation capacity
Thank you for your time and your service. Please confirm receipt and include this email in the public
record for Case H-2024-0072.
Sincerely,
Maansi Kumar and Gaurav Tyagi
Meridian, Idaho
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