2019-08-15 Mac & Janice HartleyRobert M. and Janice M. Hartley
4084 N. Brooksburg Place
Meridian, ID 83646
August 14, 2019
City of Meridian Idaho
To the Honourable Tammy de Weerd, Mayor,
To the Members of the Meridian City Council:
In Care Of the Meridian City Clerk
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Subject: Comments on the Devco Delano Subdivision Development
Dear City of Meridian officials:
We have been notified of a Public Hearing on August 20, 2019 by the
City Council of the City of Meridian which will address a request by
Devco Development, LLC for their proposed Delano Subdivision
development which is immediately south of Alpine Pointe subdivision.
We are residents of Alpine Pointe and I was in attendance at the Meridian
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on July 18, 2019 during
which the Devco plan was submitted for approval. After a great deal of
testimony the Commission voted to recommend denial of their request
and suggested that Devco work with the Alpine Pointe Neighborhood
Outreach Committee and the Alpine Pointe HOA to address the concerns
that were presented at that meeting. To my knowledge no coordination
has been conducted to address these concerns. It also appears that there
have been no changes to the plans being submitted by the developer. We
continue to oppose this development as submitted and provide our
concerns which 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 much more appropriate.
We understand that the City 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. It will also place a greater burden on the existing
infrastructure which is already strained and will certainly be
overwhelmed after the completion of the Brickyard Apartments which are
just south of the proposed Devco development. 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 concerns under advisement and proceed with this
application carefully keeping the future impact on the Alpine Pointe
subdivision residents in mind. I plan to attend the City Council meeting
on August 20, 2019 if you have any questions on our comments.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Hartley Janice M. Hartley
Alpine Pointe Homeowners
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From:Mac & Janice Hartley <mac.janice95@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, August 15, 2019 9:09 PM
To:Meridian City Clerk
Subject:Public Hearing comments - Delano Subdivision - August 20, 2019
Attachments:comments_Delano Subdivision_20190814.pdf
Dear City of Meridian officials:
Please see the attached letter with our comments on the subject development for the Public Hearing scheduled for
August 20, 2019. Thank you for your consideration of our concerns.
Robert M. and Janice M. Hartley
Alpine Pointe Homeowners