2019-04-29 Mac and Janice Hartley1
Charlene Way
From:Mac & Janice Hartley <mac.janice95@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, April 28, 2019 11:21 AM
To:Meridian City Clerk
Subject:Comments on the Devco Delano Subdivision Development
Attachments:comments_Delano Subdivision_20190428.pdf
Dear City of Meridian officials:
Please see the attached letter for our comments on the subject development. Thank you for your consideration of our
concerns.
Robert M. and Janice M. Hartley
Alpine Pointe Homeowners
Robert M. and Janice M. Hartley
4084 N. Brooksburg Place
Meridian, ID 83646
April 28, 2019
City of Meridian Idaho
To the Honourable Tammy de Weerd, Mayor,
To the Members of the Meridian City Council, and
To the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission:
In Care Of the Meridian City Clerk
cityclerk&meridianci , .org
Subject: Comments on the Devco Delano Subdivision Development
Dear City of Meridian officials:
We have strong concerns over the proposed Delano Subdivision
development that has been put forth by Devco which will be a topic of the
Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on May 2, 2019.
Our concerns are as follows:
1. The subdivision appears to be proposed for development before the
appropriate infrastructure is in place to support it. The current plans
are to make the Dashwood stub road the sole access to 85 densely
packed single family homes which will have an immediate
negative impact on the traffic load by our homes.
2. The transition from the Alpine Pointe density directly to R-15
seems wrong when some form of lower density transition would
seem much more appropriate.
We understand that the Commission would like high density development
in the remaining property south of Alpine Pointe but this will not be an
advantage to our subdivision, especially when much of the added traffic
will be through our streets. To partially mitigate our concerns we suggest
the following:
1. Postpone the approval of this development until the additional
access points are available such as Centerpoint Way, Rogue River
and Jasmine Street. This could result in the use of the Dashwood
Place stub road for a bike, pedestrian and emergency access only.
2. Reduce the Commission's appetite for high density in this area and
only allow more conventional housing at a lower density.
3. A vast improvement could also be accomplished by the Alpine
Pointe Neighborhood Outreach Committee proposal (attached) for
a transition from R-8 to R-15 before going into the Brickyard
Apartment area.
4. When the future extension of Centerpoint Way to Wainwright is
established we would encourage it be done with a buffer consisting
of a sidewalk, vegetation zone and a concrete block wall to help
insulate the homes on the east side of Brooksburg Place from
traffic noise.
Please take our comments under advisement and proceed with this
application carefully with the future of the Alpine Pointe subdivision
residents in mind.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Hartley Janice M. Hartley
Alpine Pointe Homeowners