PZ - Public Testimony by Rich & Charlaine Fisch - 6/25 June 25, 2015
Rick & Charlaine Fisch
3378 S Kentucky Way
Meridian, ID 83642
Sonya Watters
Associate City Planner
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Ave, Suite 102
Meridian, ID 83642
Dear Ms. Watters:
The purpose of this letter is to provide public comment on the proposed Kentucky
Villas preliminary plat approval hearing scheduled for July 2, 2015 at the Meridian
City Hall.
The north property line of our residence and parcel in the Kentucky Ridge Estates
Subdivision is shared with the south property line of the proposed new
subdivision. We purchased the property in 1996 and built the house in 1998. We
knew at some point in the future development would occur on the adjacent
property. What we didn’t anticipate is a private driveway serving 8 homes would
be placed right next to our property line. This is literally a few feet away from
where our grandchildren play on our swing set and in the sand box. The existing
fence is a split rail type and has been more than adequate for the last 17 years but
will not provide the privacy, noise abatement, and safety needed when the
development of the property commences.
In the past year there have been two large parcels developed adjacent to out
subdivision, Biltmore (now Oak Ridge) on the south and Revolution Ridge (now
Kentucky Ridge 3 and 4) to the west of our subdivision. In both cases the
developers have voluntarily installed 6 Foot vinyl privacy fences around the entire
perimeters of their respective subdivisions.
We respectfully request the same fence be installed on their south boundary (our
north boundary) as a condition of the plat approval for our safety, noise
abatement, and privacy. The developer is proposing the same type of fence on
their north boundary along Victory Road. Photographs have been included to
help clarify our request.
Thank you for your consideration on this matter.
Sincerely,
Rick and Charlaine Fisch