2019-07-15 Robert M and Janice M HartleyRobert M. and Janice M. Hartley
4084 N. Brooksburg Place
Meridian, ID 83646
July 13, 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
cit clerka meridiancity.or
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 July 18, 2019.
As we expressed in our letter to you of April 28, 2019, our concerns are
still 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 rnuch more appropriate.
I was in attendance at the ACHD Commission meeting on May 22, 2019
and was surprised to learn of the apparent lack of coordination between
the highway department and the City of Meridian. The commissioners
indicated that they had no influence over the establishment of density
designations on newly developed areas of the city but were only required
to approve the plans if it was determined the roads could accommodate
the anticipated traffic that would be created by the development. It is
obvious that there is a lack of coordination between the two government
agencies when considering the apartment development at the North West
corner of N Meridian Road and E McMillan Road. When fully developed
there will be an additional 280 family units which must use the existing
two lane roads which extend a mile in each direction from this
intersection. During heavy commuting periods, the traffic on McMillan
Road is already well over capacity and this will only exacerbate the
problem. It will take years for the infrastructure to catch up with this
increased load, let alone all of the other developments in the area.
We understand that the Commission would like high density development
in the remaining property south of Alpine Pointe but the plan that has
been put forth by Devco will create a significant burden to the current
residents of our subdivision, considering that all of the added traffic will
be through our streets. To partially mitigate our concerns we state again
the suggestions that were in our letter to you of April 28, 2019:
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 the
newly created traffic noise.
Please take our comments under advisement and proceed with this
application carefully keeping the future impact on the Alpine Pointe
subdivision residents in mind.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Hartley nice M. Hartley
Alpine; Pointe Homeowners