CC - Applicant letter of support REVISED 03.31.2017-1
4824 W. Fairview Ave. Boise, Idaho 83706
208.336.5355
March 31, 2017
Mayor and City Council
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Ave., Suite 300
Meridian, Idaho 83642
RE: East Ridge Estates – H-2016-0137
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
We respectfully submit this letter for your consideration as part of the East Ridge Estates
application for annexation, zoning and preliminary plat. East Ridge Estates is a 117-residential lot
subdivision proposed for a 40.99-acre parcel of property in South Meridian.
Situated west of the Eagle Road and Lake Hazel intersection, this neighborhood will increase
South Meridian’s variety of residential housing types. East Ridge Estates is designated Medium Density
and Low Density Residential on the Meridian Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM).
medium density residential areas are anticipated to contain between 3 and 8 residences per acre; low
density residential areas are anticipated to contain up to 3 residences per acre. The total gross density
for East Ridge Estates is 2.85 residences per acre and is consistent with Meridian’s Low Density
Residential land use designation.
Meridian’s FLUM identifies a major Commercial Neighborhood Center less than ¼ mile west of
East Ridge Estates; the planned 7 Lake Hazel Road on the south boundary; and the 77-acre South
Meridian Regional Park just across Lake Hazel to the southwest. In fact, the neighboring parcel to the
west, which has submitted written opposition regarding the proposed density, is designated Medium
and Medium High which will be developed up to 15 units per acre. As you may recall, Lake Hazel Road is
planned as a 7-lane arterial and a major east-west transportation corridor.
In considering East Ridge Estates, we cannot look at what is there today, we must look at what is
planned for the entire area for the future.
Sincerely,
Jim D. Conger