Big D Flex Building ACHD LetterSara M. Baker, President
Rebecca W. Arnold, Vice President
Jim D. Hansen, Commissioner
Kent Goldthorpe, Commissioner
Paul Woods, Commissioner
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Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208-387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achdidaho.org
March 21, 2018
To: Dennis Durrant
1510 E. Watertower St. Ste. 120
Meridian, ID 83642
Subject: MER18-0024 / A-2018-0079
Parcel R8257510070
Big D Builders Flex Building
In response to your request for comment, the Ada County Highway District has reviewed the
submitted application and site plan for the item referenced above. It has been determined that
ACHD has site specific conditions of approval for this application.
Driveways: The applicant is proposing a 38.5-foot wide curb return type driveway on Bird Dog
Drive, located approximately 420-feet west of Locust Grove Road (measured centerline-to-
centerline). The applicant’s proposal meets District policy and should be approved as proposed.
The applicant shall be required to:
1. Submit plans to ACHD Development Services Department for plans acceptance, and
impact fee assessment.
2. Pay a traffic impact fee. A traffic impact fee will be assessed by ACHD and will be due
prior to the issuance of a building permit by the lead agency. This is a separate review
process and it is the applicant’s responsibility to submit plans directly to ACHD.
3. Comply with all ACHD Policies and ACHD Standard Conditions of Approval for any
improvements or work in the right-of-way.
4. Obtain a permit for any work in the right-of-way prior to the construction, repair, or
installation of any roadway improvements (curb, gutter, sidewalk, pavement widening,
driveways, culverts, etc.).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (208) 387-6335.
Sincerely,
Austin Miller
Planner II
Development Services
cc: City of Meridian, via e-mail
Straightline Architects, via e-mail
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Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208-387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achdidaho.org
Traffic Information
This development is estimated to generate 109 additional vehicle trips per day; and 15 additional
vehicle trips per hour in the PM peak hour, based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip
Generation Manual, 9th edition.
Condition of Area Roadways:
Traffic Count is based on Vehicles per hour (VPH)
Roadway Frontage Functional
Classification
PM Peak Hour
Traffic Count
PM Peak Hour
Level of Service
Overland Road None Principal Arterial 1,553 Better than “E”
Locust Grove Road None Minor Arterial 1,147 Better than “E”
Bird Dog Drive 270-feet Local N/A N/A
* Acceptable level of service for a five-lane principal arterial is “E” (1,780 VPH).
* Acceptable level of service for a five-lane minor arterial is “E” (1,540 VPH).
Average Daily Traffic Count (VDT):
Average daily traffic counts are based on ACHD’s most current traffic counts
The average daily traffic count for Overland Road west of Locust Grove Road was
25,119 on August 8, 2017.
The average daily traffic count for Locust Grove Road north of Overland Road
was 21,588 on April 12, 2017.
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SITE PLAN
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Standard Conditions of Approval
1. All proposed irrigation facilities shall be located outside of the ACHD right-of-way (including
all easements). Any existing irrigation facilities shall be relocated outside of the ACHD right-
of -way (including all easements).
2. Private Utilities including sewer or water systems are prohibited from being located within
the ACHD right-of-way.
3. In accordance with District policy, 7203.6, the applicant may be required to update any
existing non-compliant pedestrian improvements abutting the site to meet current Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. The applicant’s engineer should provide
documentation of ADA compliance to District Development Review staff for review.
4. Replace any existing damaged curb, gutter and sidewalk and any that may be damaged
during the construction of the proposed development. Contact Construction Services at
387-6280 (with file number) for details.
5. A license agreement and compliance with the District’s Tree Planter policy is required for all
landscaping proposed within ACHD right-of-way or easement areas.
6. All utility relocation costs associated with improving street frontages abutting the site shall
be borne by the developer.
7. It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify all existing utilities within the right-of-way.
The applicant at no cost to ACHD shall repair existing utilities damaged by the applicant.
The applicant shall be required to call DIGLINE (1-811-342-1585) at least two full business
days prior to breaking ground within ACHD right-of-way. The applicant shall contact ACHD
Traffic Operations 387-6190 in the event any ACHD conduits (spare or filled) are
compromised during any phase of construction.
8. Utility street cuts in pavement less than five years old are not allowed unless approved in
writing by the District. Contact the District’s Utility Coordinator at 387-6258 (with file
numbers) for details.
9. All design and construction shall be in accordance with the ACHD Policy Manual, ISPWC
Standards and approved supplements, Construction Services procedures and all applicable
ACHD Standards unless specifically waived herein. An engineer registered in the State of
Idaho shall prepare and certify all improvement plans.
10. Construction, use and property development shall be in conformance with all applicable
requirements of ACHD prior to District approval for occupancy.
11. No change in the terms and conditions of this approval shall be valid unless they are in
writing and signed by the applicant or the applicant’s authorized representative and an
authorized representative of ACHD. The burden shall be upon the applicant to obtain
written confirmation of any change from ACHD.
12. If the site plan or use should change in the future, ACHD Planning Review will review the
site plan and may require additional improvements to the transportation system at that time.
Any change in the planned use of the property which is the subject of this application, shall
require the applicant to comply with ACHD Policy and Standard Conditions of Approval in
place at that time unless a waiver/variance of the requirements or other legal relief is
granted by the ACHD Commission.