PZ - Planning Correspondence with Applicant1
Adrienne Weatherly
From:Sonya Allen
Sent:Thursday, December 19, 2019 9:26 AM
To:Adrienne Weatherly; Charlene Way; Chris Johnson
Subject:FW: Sky Mesa Highlands questions & documents needed
Attachments:REVISED SKY MESA #8 10-21-19.pdf
Please save my previous email and attachment on this in LF. thanks
From: Sonya Allen
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2019 9:25 AM
To: 'Todd Tucker' <ttucker@boisehunterhomes.com>
Cc: Adrienne Weatherly <aweatherly@meridiancity.org>; Charlene Way <cway@meridiancity.org>; Chris Johnson
<cjohnson@meridiancity.org>
Subject: RE: Sky Mesa Highlands questions & documents needed
Thanks Todd. Please see my responses below in red . I can meet with you anytime after 10:15 today if you feel it’s
necessary, otherwise I’m happy to discuss any questions you may have over the phone. Without a revised open space
exhibit, I’m unable to determine where we’re at on “qualified” open space and if the project meets the minimum
requirements.
The only outstanding issues from my previous email are as follows:
• Concept redevelopment plan for lot with existing home with access provided internally from within the
subdivision.
• Revised version of the color LP that doesn’t have “overtypes” in the Landscape Requirements table
• Revised open space exhibit per the standards in UDC 11-3G-3B, as follows:
o Parkways along internal local streets that are a minimum of 8’ wide planted with Class II trees @ 1 per
35’ linear feet (excluding driveways) can be counted toward qualified open space
o On endcaps (i.e. Lots 5 & 32, Blk 3; Lots 1 & 21, Blk 1; Lot 7, Blk 2), only the parkway area qualifies
toward the open space requirement – remove the remainder of the common area from the calc’s; also
remove the portions of Lot 21, Blk 1 and Lot 7, Blk 2 from the calc’s where trees aren’t allowed
o The common areas in Lot 14, Block 3 and Lot 10, Block 1 don’t qualify toward the open space
requirement unless they are landscaped with at least 1 tree per 8,000 square feet and lawn, either seed
or sod per UDC 11-3G-3 – modify to comply or remove these areas from the calc’s
From: Todd Tucker < ttucker@boisehunterhomes.com >
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 5:14 PM
To: Sonya Allen < sallen@meridiancity.org >
Subject: Sky Mesa Highlands questions & documents needed
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Sonya,
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We are working on the exhibits you requested but I’m not sure we will be able to get them to
you by Friday. Below are some answers to your questions. If you have any time tomorrow or
Friday I would like to have a brief meeting with you to talk through some of the items you
had questions about.
1. Is this Development proposed to be phased? If so, submit a phasing plan.
We are not planning on phasing this project due to its size.
2. Is it possible to extend the pathway in Lot 14, Blk 3 out to Pioneer Trail?
Our original plan was to connect it to Pioneer Trail. However, after our preliminary
grading plan was completed we discovered there is a 15 foot drop from the edge of
Pioneer Trail to the cul-de-sac (Burgo Place). That is way we connected to the cul-de-
sac instead of Pioneer Trail. So technically we could connect the pathway but it
would be very steep or we would have to install stairs.
3. Lot 29, Blk 1 (existing home) needs to have street frontage on a public street per UDC
11-2A-3B (flag – 30’) or Table 11-2A-5 (60’) or be access via a common driveway,
which doesn’t require street frontage (see UDC 11-6C-3D) – The access easement
across the common lot doesn’t work . I can include a condition for such but I need to
know which way you want to go.
We were not planning on changing or removing the existin g access on Eagle Road for
the existing house on Lot 29, Block 1. I had some discussions with Kevin Holmes about
this and he indicated that nothing would need to change with respect to access with
this application, but that we would need to provide a conceptual layout for how it
could re-develop in the future and at that point access would need to come from
inside the subdivision and access closed to Eagle Road. The only reason we are
including Lot 29 in the subdivision is we were told by Kevin that it must be included
because it has the same owner as the property we are developing. However, we are
not buying Lot 29, it will remain under the current ownership. City code requires all
subdivisions to provide local street access to any use that currently ta kes direct access
from an arterial or collector street (11-3A-3A.3) unless otherwise waived by City
Council. You still need to provide street frontage to the lot per the dimensional
standards of the district which apply to all lots in a subdivision (even if Council waives
the requirement for access to the existing home to be provided internally). Upon
redevelopment of that lot, access will be required to be taken internally.
We would prefer a condition of approval that states something along those
lines. Upon redevelopment of Lot 29, Block 1 access to eagle road must be removed
and street frontage and access must be provided from within the Sky Mesa Highlands
Subdivison via street frontage or common driveway. Yes (if Council approves the
waiver, that will likely be the condition); I need a plan showing how you plan to
provide access to the lot that meets one of those requirements.
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4. It seems like this project should have an access via Eagle in alignment w? E. Levin Dr.
on the east side of Eagle and possible a stub street to the north to the McKay
farms/HBU Investments property… thoughts?
When we had out pre-app we discussed that option and both police and fire
indicated they would rather not have a street connection there. In addition, we didn’t
make a street connection due to Eagle being an arterial roadway and trying to limit
access to arterials. We did provide an emergency vehicle connection though. That’s
fine, we’ll leave it as is – ACHD doesn’t feel an access should be provided either.
We are already providing a stub street (E. Stonehaven St.) to the McKay Farms parcel
through the Sky Mesa Commons #5 plat. (see attached) This attached plan also
shows how we are adjusting the street configuration in that phase to accommodate
the street connection in the northwest corner of the Sky Mesa Highlands
Subdivision. We would not be in favor of providing another stub street to the McKay
Farms parcel. Ok, that’s fine.
5. Do you know what the total linear feet of pathways being proposed is?
675 feet
Let me know if you have any time tomorrow afternoon after 3 or any time Friday to meet
and talk through these issues.
If we do not get you the revised plans you requested by Friday does that mean we will be
continued to a later meeting? We just had the site posted yesterday for the January 2 nd
hearing.
Thanks,
Todd Tucker
729 S. Bridgeway Place
Eagle, ID 83616
Cell: 208-570-3626
Office: 208-618-2157
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