2019-04-30 Randy and Alvina RebelTo the Honorable Tammy de Weerd, Mayor,
To the Members of the Meridian City Council, and
To the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission:
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We, as concerned neighbors, are strongly opposed to the proposed Delano development as submitted,
consisting of 85 densely packed single-family homes and a group of multi -story apartment buildings that
could be between 96 and 200* units when the ultimate CUP is accepted at the latter phase of
construction. We have several alternate plans to propose that would allow DevCo to profit from their
investment while protecting the quality of life that Alpine Pointe residents assumed when they bought
their homes. One example of an alternate proposal is in attachment 1. We oppose the Delano
development in its current form, for the following reasons:
First, DevCo, the developer, has done nothing to address Alpine Pointe residents' valid concerns about
having thousands of additional car trips through our subdivision each day (we have had three DevCo-
hosted neighborhood meetings to date). DevCo's plan will route the traffic from both this single-family
development and the adjoining apartment complex through Dashwood PI, a quiet residential cul-de-sac
in Alpine Pointe that was never designed or designated to be a commercial collector road. From the
Dashwood stub road, these thousands of cars will disperse throughout Alpine Pointe to connect to
McMillan, Locust Grove and Eagle Road, creating noise and traffic hazards. The outlined traffic patterns
will bring collateral traffic to Settlers Bridge as well. Champion Park will also have thousands of high-
density development neighbors. We respectfully ask you to help us protect our quality of life.
In addition, Alpine Pointe has two school bus stops within our subdivision, thus the additional traffic will
pose significant danger to young school age children as those using our sub as a pass through are more
likely to drive at a higher rate of speed and not have the same concern about safety as our residents do.
To clarify, it isn't solely the Delano project that will bring forth this heavy traffic burden, but the
situation is impacted by the connection to existing subdivisions and projects under construction that will
bring the total density of the block of land bounded by Eagle Road on the east, Alpine Pointe to the
north, Ustick to the south, and Champion Park to the west to a total population that is significantly
greater in density than anywhere else in the city!
To illustrate how this proposal and future land use of nearby undeveloped parcels will result in such
high-density, this Ustick/Eagle area already has the Centrepointe Way/Ustick four-plexes (80 units) and
the Brickyard Apartments (279 units). Add another 85 single-family homes and 96 to 200 additional
apartments, and we are looking at 540 to 630 homes/apartments and 1,490 to 1,739 or more residents
in a small, tightly packed footprint (avg Meridian household 2.76 persons).** This total resident count
and an unknown quantity of commercial traffic will.use Alpine Pointe (specifically Dashwood PI) as the
sole northern route into and out of this area. We feel that this much density must not be routed
through a quiet and far less dense subdivision like Alpine Pointe (3 houses per acre).
Furthermore, the future plans for this area will add to the traffic burden; we are concerned that even
more high density apartment projects will be proposed in the future when the combined 10 acres
belonging to Mrs. Wong and Mr. Hedrick are sold (R4582530100 and R4582530202).*** The future
zoning of these parcels and the resident density would route even more traffic into Alpine Pointe via the
future Centrepointe Way to Wainwright commercial collector, N Dashwood PI, and at Eagle/Wainwright.
Third, over -connectivity: Alpine Pointe, at 90 acres and 211 homes, will be over -connected relative to
other comparable and even larger subdivisions. If we add DevCo's proposed access point on Dashwood,
Alpine Pointe will have eight entrances/exits when the Rogue River connection and the Centrepoint
Way/Wainwright commercial collector are constructed. This just further exacerbates our existing
problem of drivers using Alpine Pointe as a high speed shortcut to avoid Eagle Road's already
overwhelming traffic burden.
Finally, DevCo's current proposal makes an abrupt leap from Alpine Pointe's 3 homes per acre to 15 and
then to multi -family. We would like to see a more fluid transition from our mostly R4 to perhaps R8 in
the portion of the Delano development that is closest to Dashwood, and then a transition south to R15
(north of the Brickyard project). Perhaps consider designating the Delano apartment paddock to R-15
as a transition as well to cap population density (parcel R4582530300).
Ladies and Gentlemen, we respectfully ask you to consider these issues with an eye towards not only
the future of Meridian, but the quality of life of its residents. We trust you to act in our best interests.
Sincerely,
Randy and Alvina Rebel
Alpine Point
2779 E. Wainwright Drive
Meridian Idaho 83646
*Without indoor fire sprinklers, multi -family dwellings are limited to 100 units. With sprinklers, they can
go up to 200 units on a parcel this size, or more with an accepted variance application.
**Based on Meridian's average household size of 2.76 persons per residence (source
http•//woridpopuIationreview.com/us-cities/meridian-id-population/)
***Wong and Hedrick parcels (10 acres, R4582530100 and R4582530202) could result in +/- 400 total
apartment units, or +/= 1200 or more residents (a density of +/- 120 persons per acre).
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phase of construction. We have several alternate plans
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bought their homes• One example of an alternate proposal
they reasons:
Delano development in its current form, for the following
per, has done nothing to address Alpine Pointe residents, valid had three concerns about
First, DevCo, the develo
s through our subdivision each day (we
having thousands of additional car trip plan will route the traffic ff,ern both
t,)isresidential cul-de-sac'`'cy
I•,osted neighborhood meetings to date). lex DevCo's p through Dashwood Pl, a quiet
development and the adjoining apartment comp
ever designed or designated to be a commercial'ne!Poi too cdonnecnt to e
in Alpine Pointe that was n patterns
Dashwood stub road, these thousands of cars will disperse
andtrafficaff•c hazards. The outlined traffic p
McMillan, Locust Grove and Eagle Road, creating
Park will also have thousands of hig -
e as well. Champion
will bring collateral traffic to Settlers
Bridge
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ou to help us protect our quality of life.
density development neighbors. We respectfully athus the additional traffic will
s within our subdivision, ass through are. more
In addition, Alpine Pointe has two school bus stop our sub as a p
pose significant danger to young -school age children as those using
p speed and not have the same concern about safety as our residents do.
likely to drive at a higher rate of
the Delano project that will bring
forth this heavy traffic burden, but the
Furthermore, it isn't solely subdivisions and projects under construction that
acted by the connection to existing Alpine Pointe to the
situation is imp Eagle Road on the east, Alp
will bring the total density of the block of land bounded by g total population ulation that is significantly
north, Ustick to the south,
and Champion Park to the west to a p
greater in density than anywhere else in the cityl
ed parcels will result in such
proposal and future land use of nearby undeveloped
To illustrate how this prop le area already has the Centrep
ointe Way/Ustick four-plexes (80 units) and
high-density, this Ustick/Eag homes and 96 to 200 additional
tments (279 units). Add another 85 single-family
the Brickyard Aparhomes/apartments and 1,490 to 1,739 or more residents
at 540 to 630 homes/ap and
1,4 )•** This total resident count
apartments, and we are looking Meridian household 2.76 p
in a small, tightly packed footprint (avg. ic will use Alpine Pointe (specifically Dashwood PI) as the
and an unknown quantity of commercial traff
sole northern route into and
out of this area. We feel that this much density must not be routed
through a quiet and far less dense subdivision like Alpine Pointe (3 houses per acre)• t additional
tans for this area will add to the traffic burden; we are concerned t a
Secondly, the future p osed in the future when the combined 10 acres belonging
high density apartment projects will be pril p The future zoning of
to Mrs
• Wong and Mr. Hedrick are sold (R4582530100ean mR4582530202).***rtic Alpine Pointe via the future
those parcels and the resident density would route
` le Wainwright. If
N Dashwood PI, and at Eag / art- If
ht commercial collector, Hedrick, Wong, and Cook p
to Wainwright parcel—Hedrick,
Way per available 5 acre p have 1,044 homes on the 45 acres o
is maxed out (200 apartments p potentially with a potential
density Locust Grove block could p ion Park, of 64
Eagle/ W of Eagle, and east of Champ for a density
the Ustick/ g Meridian avg•), ine Pointe
residential paddocks south of Wainwright 76 persons per household, M
881 people on 45 acres ( and would overburden Alp
population of 2, set a precedent for Meridian,
per acre. This would likely
People p
and other connected communities in the area. and and 211 homes) will be over -connected relative o
Third, over -connectivity: Alpine Pointe,
at 90 a proposed access point on
and even larger subdivisions. If we exit d when vthe Rogue River connection and
our
other comthe
parable ht entrances/This just further
Dashwood, Alpine Pointe will have er Road's already
ainwright commercial collector are constructed, shortcut to avoid Eagle
Centrepoint WaY/W Alpine pointe as a high sp
existing problem of drivers using
overwhelming traffic burden. from Alpine Pointe's three homes (R-4) per
Proposal makes an abrupt leap
ion from our
evCo's current prop - 0 We would like to see a more fluid closest totDashwood and
Finally, D that is
acre to R-15 and then to in theaort oR of the Delano development Perhaps the consideration of
R-4 to perhaps R-8 in the p ulation density
mostly 15 north of the Brickyard project).
en a transition south to R- ( paddock R-40 to R-15 as a transition as well to cap POP
then apartment p lace.
designating the Delano
84582530300) and thus put some traffic control into
(parcel Meridian City Council in 2005 as a c to be a stub d
(p the
N Dashwood PI was designateprivate road used
North Dashwood Place's fate rate (aka Zebulon Heights). . used ed Alpine P ed, since E Jasmine Lane was a p
Amyx to develop to be develop
AcHD
he Wagnild parcel for its ability cel would be somewhat landlocked without a stub road;
road tot and the par Dashwood PI.
by residents of Jasmine Acres, or recommend a stub road at N D
staff reports did not requireointe WaY, the need for N Dashwood PI
ears later, and with the creation of Centrep PI and Alpine
4 ed to connect to 10.21 acres for the De
to develop.
Here we are 1 Y
in fact, N Dashwood PI does not need the Delano proposal and N Dashwood ue River/N Conley
dissipates; h room to modify South when the Rog
le area and en oug nine Way/Wainwright
DevCo has amp for w�. will connect r1°rth-to-
pointe does not need t° connect, and when the commercial collector at Centrep
(Champion Park stub road) occurs,
od PI/Alpine Pointe and DevCo Delano project problem:
occurs.
Dashwood emergency
Below are a few solutions to the N ro ect as an emerg
bollards. This prevents N Dashwood PI° from
commebecominrcial
wood PI becomes connected to the Delano project in
1. the
N Dash path, utilizing bol
Pedestrian/bike p ointe WaY/Wa created
lane c E Kern/Centrepointe Way to commercial collector in the absence t N Dashwood PI, widened for Delano's
de facto access is available ointe WaY
er ency Centrep
collector. Em g Ian, and at Jasmine St/
by modification of the Delano p
entrance).
Plat to reduce the potential and imminent
elled by public agencies to modify P ine pointe and Settlers Bridge.
2. DevCo is comp on peaceful neighborhoods such as Alp ointe Way for the Delano
traffic burdens thrust up p point at E Kern St and Centrep
inating the need for any Alpine Pointe connection. The
DevCo could create another access
home area, thus el im and Jasmine St continued east for future
single -family ed north to south)
apartment plan could be flipped ( ted at the Brickyard Apartments and the future road at the
P in this high density area.
uality
connection to the stub streets created this Jasmine St could be
corner of Fast Eddy's, which would increase traffic ale sells, NW for sale) at Jasmine and Eagle and furthermore Jasmine
parcel (currently ,s and the Brickyard Apartments,
When the p for a vital and
ed to to between Fast Eddy in cooperation with ITD)
develop ed to connect at Eagle Road (� development plans, for
could potentially be develop
ending and for potential future highest density comprehensive plans re. this
densities from their previous comp
needed road for this on increasing edestrian path with bollards in
meridian plc i is planning emergency lane/bike/p
application (N Dashwood connects as an
this instance). le-family R-15) of the proposal into two
3. DevCo is compelled to divide the Delano sing homes
op neighborhood
attached drawing)- The no half would Id have two to abouts at the west
sections (see attac er ency lane
connecting at N Dashwood PI and E Della St. E Della t w destrim path with
ark would be relocated west, and an emergency
emergency lane/bike path/pe
and at the east end of the street. T e p and much more transitional
abutting the park at the east would is anline with R-8 zoning on Alpine Pointe
This would greatly reduce the traffic burden up Dints E
bollards. This would create 15-20 lots, m public street (terminus p
in nature to Alpine Pointe (R-4)• conne are Grantham
Settlers Bridge if N Dashwood PI must bneighborhoods with a closed
and
Ave off of
and of previo North of Fair
and W at E Della St). Examples
off of East of Locust Grove, South of Ustick and Solterra,
squareas sought by DevCo, and
Hickory. ment could be the R-15 zoning and the Jasmine St could
The southern portion of the develop Dint way entry would be utilized,
Centrep giving Delano access at two streets off of
the creation t the E Kern n to this R-15 section, g
be modified to be the main entry
Centrepoint Way' in
in of parcels should be more transitional
the futurenature,thus
and pending zoning as to not overburden
4, Future zoning growth and density in such a way ht at Eagle/Wainwright.
capping Population g Wainwright, and the lig
Dint WaY/ commercial collector with enough
commercial collector at Centrepoint Alpine Pointe, and
Furthermore,
we respectfully ask ACHD to design the future cornu de-sac at Alp
route traffic properly to the Wainwright light and
buffer zone for consideration of those residents of Brooksburg the Eagle Rd
ent design to to bypass
we are hoping in an'ougntelig
eliminate
the cut-through traffic that will occur from those seeking
corridor.
Without sound planning and implementation now an onerous lt aff pointe ic burden
and Settlers
In conclusion,
' void the Eagle Road corridor will be the ate o
through traffic seeking to a
peace of our homes—our homes are our havens.
the character and p 2005). The
Bridge residents, thus changing will not
cisions made by agencies in a much different
time
rlthey
We needn't suffer thegrowth
may necessitate a change in plans mad
reality of explosive
beneficial to this area at this time. e towards not only
respectfully ask you to consider these issues with an W You to act in
we
Ladies and Gentlemen, dour roadways, but the quality of life of its residents. We trust
the future of Meridian an
our best interests.
Sincerely,
Randy and Alvina Rebel
2779 E. Wainwright Drive
Meridian, Id. 83646
andvrrebel@�ma!I•c°m_
208-318-4135
dwellings are limited to 100 units. With sprinklers, they can
sprinklers, multi -family ted variance application.
*Without indoor fire sp arcel this size, or more with an accep
go up to 200 units on a p per residence (source
e household size of 2.76 persons p
**Based on Meridian's average us-cities/meridian-id-population/)
http..//woridpopulationreview.com/ could result in +/- 400 total
+ 120 persons per acre), when Cups are
parcels (10 acres, 84582530100 and 84582530202
***Wong and He p of /-
apartmentunits, or +/=1200 or more residents (a density
applied for in the future.
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