PZ - Public Testimony Email by Phil DeAngeliMachelle Hill
From: pd <pdeangeli@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 1:23 PM
To: Machelle Hill
Subject: nesting swan
Meridian Planning and Zoning
Meridian Mayor and City Council:
Re: Nesting Swan Proposed Subdivision
Honorable Mayor and Council Members:
We live on five acres at 3405 E Zaldia Lane, Meridian. This is near the
intersection of Amity and Eagle Roads, a locale that has seen rapid
changes in development in the last decade.
Kingsbridge Subdivision developed on my north border and then Napoli
on the west border. This an especially nice area in meridian and
development coming this way is not a surprise.
In the past, the Mayor and Council have guided new development to
include R-4 zoning wherever it abuts existing rural/agricultural properties.
For example, the developer of Kingsbridge was restricted to building only
single -story homes on my north border.
Nesting Swan is an extreme deviation from the guidelines established by
the City, both formally and through the application process. It bears no
relation to how this area has developed, and ignores any concept of
"transition" between existing rural/Ag ground and developed
subdivisions. Nesting Swan proposes six houses abutting my south
border. Napoli and Kingsbridge are in stark contrast, where a decent
transition was employed; Kingsbridge has just 2 lots in the same space on
my north side, while Napoli is also R4, on my west boundary.
Nesting Swan's proposal of 62 houses crammed into this limited acreage is
wrong in every respect. An additional +/- 600 car trips a day onto an
already overcrowded Amity/Eagle intersection with only one access point
on the south side bears no resemblance to existing uses. The tiny lots in
Phase II are in extreme contrast to the existing neighborhood. Please deny
this application.
Philip and Judy DeAngeli
Meridian Id.
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