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Tara Green
From: Bill Parsons
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:53 AM
To: Machelle Hill; Tara Green; Jaycee Holman
Subject: FW: Windham Place RZ Recs for 01/06/09 CC MTG
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Green
Attachments: Rezone-Plat Mod Narrative Il.doc; ATT85743.htm
For the Windham Place file.
Thanks,
Bill Parsons
Associate City Planner
Meridian Planning Department
33 E. Broadway
Meridian, Idaho 83642
PHONE: (208) 884-5533
FAX: (208) 888-6854
bparsons@meridiancity.org
From: Peter Harris [mailto:harrishomes@cableone.net]
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 11:01 AM
To: Bill Parsons
Cc: Tara Green; Machelle Hill
Subject: Re: Windham Place RZ Recs for 01/06/09 CC MTG
Bill,
Please see the attached modifications I've made to the narrative submitted with the application. I
wanted to address the concern of the varying lot widths and the design of the houses. I've modified the
narrative to say that all the house designs will adhere to the setbacks of the R-15 zone and the platted
lots. The elevations will be in substantial conformance with the elevations submitted and described in
the proposed DA language.
I would like to keep the description like this so we have some leeway to accommodate a clients requests
should we be fortunate enough to get apre-sold house. We would be constrained by the language in the
DA to include the elements shown in our submittal.
Thanks for your help,
Peter Harris
Hams Homes LLC
6951 Duncan Lane
Boise, Idaho 83714
208-939-4310
harrishomes@cableone.net
1/2/2009
Windham Place Rezone Narrative
Windham Place Subdivision was approved as a 231ot project with 22 attached units and
one detached unit on March 14, 2006.. All of the improvements as approved for the
project have been completed and accepted by the City. Our intention was to build units
comparable to the units built in the Highgate Subdivision next door. With the change in
the market we have been forced to revise our plans. We began with a moderately priced
duplexes of which we have built two pairs to date. Sales have been slow. All of the
feedback from interested buyers has indicated that people aren't interested in attached
product and are looking for detached houses.
The existing R-8 zoning requires all detached units to be built on lots 5000 sq ft or
greater. We are looking to rezone to R-15 to allow for detached units to be built on
smaller lots. As our lots are already improved we will not be making any changes to the
lot sizes or configurations as shown on the approved plat. The approved density of 3.91
units per acre will not bechanged;-~° °~'~~ °:~~~R° • ~" ~- '- *~- * ~~° 'a
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'"off^~~~Qe-- All houses will be designed to fit on the lots as they are currently
platted meeting all side, rear, and front setback requirements as dictated by the R-15
zone. All houses shall be designed with elements as shown in the submitted elevations.
Windham Place Final Plat Modification
We are looking to modify the Final Plat for Windham Place based on the previous
narrative. The Final Plat Modification requires slight adjustments to the approved plat.
Notes 4 and 10 need to be modified: Note 4 would require removal of word listed in the
parenthesis, Note 10 would be modified as per direction from Planning Staff. On the
map itself we would remove the identification referring to the zero setback lot line.