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Q &S
May 13, 2014
Sonya Watters
City of Meridian
33 E Broadway Ave. Suite 102
Meridian, Idaho 83642
Re: Victory Middle School
Dear Ms. Watters,
The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS)
received the transmittal of the annexation and zoning for Victory Middle
School at 2045 South Stoddard Road.
Communities in Motion
The Communities in Motion 2040 (CIM 2040) Vision identifies this location
as an existing neighborhood. In CIM 2040 an existing neighborhood is
defined as neighborhoods with existing development, with different
M opportunities for reuse and infill than in future developments; primarily
housing but with a few services, including parks, schools, and small-scale
Rho, shopping to support the neighborhood.
Site Conditions and Forecasts
The 2040 Planning Functional Classification Map indicates South Stoddard
Road as a collector and Overland Road as a principal arterial. Figure 1
shows the 2040 planning functional classification of existing and proposed
roadways in the vicinity of the site and an explanation is available on the
COMPASS website at httr)://www.comr)assidaho.ora/r)rodserv/func-
maps.htm.
Figure 1
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— Interstate
- - - - Proposed Interstate
Expressway
Proposed Expressway
Principal Arterial
- - - - Proposed Principal Arterial
— Minor Arterial
— — — Proposed Minor Arterial
— Collector
— — — Proposed Collector
The development is completely within traffic analysis zone JAZ) 1075
(Table 1). This development would exceed the forecasted employment
growth in this zone.
Table 1
TAZ
2013
Existing + Proposed
2040 Forecast
Households
Households
Jobs
Households
Jobs
Households
Jobs
1075
5
1
5
100
608
26
Table 2
There is sufficient employment capacity in adjacent traffic analysis zones (TAZ) (Table 2).
TAZ
2013
Existing +
Propos d
2040 Forecast
Households
Jobs
Households
Jobs
Households
Jobs
1055,1057,
584
56
584
155
2150
781
1073, 1074,
C
A
Kodiak
1076
Pedestrian
C
D
B
HCM 2010 Methodology, AM Peak (20 mph)
Regional Transportation Improvement Program
There are no projects in the FY2014-2018 Regional Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP) identified for this area. Additional information about the TIP can be found at:
http://www.compassidaho.org/prodsery/transimprovement.htm
Complete Streets Level of Service
Southbound
Mode
2016
2016 with
2016 with
Stoddard Road
Background
Proposed
school, sidewalk
Conditions
School
and bike lane
Overland to
Bike
A
C
A
Kodiak
Pedestrian
C
D
B
HCM 2010 Methodology, AM Peak (20 mph)
Mobility Management
The location is not within a 1/4 -mile of existing transit stops or transit routes. The proposal
includes a school bus plan and addresses parent drop-off. The proposal also identifies the
current limitations to bicycle and pedestrian access, with recommendations to improve
both access and safety.
Access Management
The proposed site plan for the development indicates the main access points to the site
will be via Kodiak Drive, a collector street. The proposal supports several goals of
Communities in Motion 2040.
Community Infrastructure
The proposal supports Communities in Motion 2040 Goals 4.1 and 4.2 as the annexation
will bring the property within the City of Meridian limits and the Meridian Area of City
Impact.
Health
The proposal supports Communities in Motion 2040 Goal 5.1 as it is located less than 1/2 -
mile from a grocery store and less than 1 -mile from a park and ride location.
The proposal does not support Communities in Motion 2040 Goal 5.1 as it is located more
than 1/2 -mile from a transit stop.
Open Space
The proposal supports Communities in Motion 2040 Goal 7.1 as it is located less than 1/2 -
mile from a park.
Farmland
The proposal supports Communities in Motion 2040 Goal 8.2 as it is not consuming prime
farmland and is not designated as prime farmland in the CIM 2040 Vision.
If you have any questions, please contact Carl Miller at COMPASS, 208-475-2239 or
cmiller@compassidaho.org.
Sincerely,
Matthew J. Stoll
Executive Director
pc: Justin Lucas, City of Meridian
Mindy Wallace, Ada County Highway District
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