HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter from Larry & Debbie Wickham~~~'u~
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NOV 2 62007
GfTY OF MERIDIAN
CITE' CLERK OFFICE
City of Meridian
Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission
RE: AZ 07-016 pF PROVIDENCE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC.
We aze the owners of 2156 E. Hyper Dr., Lot 18 Block 1 Blackrock Subdivision.
We purchased tl}is property from some of the same people as the developers of
~astle~ock Subdivision that aze currently in front of you now.
We~purchased in_Blackrock Subdivision, in Ada County with RR Zoning knowing
that it is country surrounded by farms and existing acreages.
In Planning and Zoning's office is a tentative plat showing the subject property
surrounding Blackrock is R2 Zoning. We request that zoning remain in LOW
DENSITY residential district according to the unified Development Code,
Title II, Chapter 2 of District Regulations of minimum property size of 12,000
squaze footage lots with minimum street frontage prevails of 80 feet along with
all other R-2 standazds and Castlerock's R-8 Zoning is declined so this azea
may keep it's current aesthetics and rural flavor.
The R-8 Zoning would be devastating to the Blackrock Subdivision which is
already in place based upon Ada County RR Zoning and proposed R-2 Meridian
Zoning. downgrading to R-8 Zoning goes against all appraisal "sales comparison
approach" valuation methods to keep land and building values in substantial
conformity in the surrounding subject properties. Examples of what I mean
aze if Castlerock.R-8 is approved Blackrock's adjacent neighbors backyard to
backyard will be as follows:
...Remember this is the same developer on the same piece of ground...
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~i;ACK~tOCK -CASTLE~OCK
L4I~' SIZE 29,185 SQ FT fi,482 EQ-FT OR L-EIS
STREET FRONTAGE 175 FEET 29 FEET
LOT VALUE $240,000.00 $40,000.00
DWELL- ING SQ FT. 3500 SQ FT 900 SQ FT TO 2400 SQ FT
GARAGE 4 CAR PLUS 2 CAR
EXTERIOR SIDING Massive Brick, Stone, Stucco Vinyl Siding w/minimal accents
DWELLING & LOT VALUES $800,000.00 TO $1,500,000.00 $120,000-$240,000.00
IIEIVSITY I.S RESIDENCES/ACRE 466 RESIDENCES/ACRE
Blackrock's Architectural Control Committee is administered by Hubble Homes
and theirs assigns, and they aze rigorous standards that million dollar homes
should have. If castlerock subdivision is approved with the same connecting
streets and backyazds to backyards and some side yazd common lot lines,
vinyl siding, minimum stone and stucco accents, minimum landscaping standards
should not be allowed.
It's just not good planning and its not right to do to the existing neighborhoods!
Please reject C~stelrock's application for R-8 zoning.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Larry E. Wickham
Debbie L. Wic~am
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