ACHD Comments
Mary May, President
Kent Goldthorpe, Vice-President
Rebecca W. Arnold, Commissioner
Sara M. Baker, Commissioner
Jim D. Hansen, Commissioner
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Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208-387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achdidaho.org
February 20, 2020
To: Neudesign Archteciture
725 E. 2nd Street
Meridian, ID 83642
Subject: MER20-0008/A-2020-0012
3396 W.Nelis Drive
Hughes Fire Building
The Ada County Highway District (ACHD) has reviewed the submitted application for the application
referenced above and has determined that there are no improvements required to the adjacent
street(s).
The applicant shall be required to:
1. Obtain approval from ACHD for the new driveway from the site onto Nelis Drive by submitting
a driveway approach request form. The link is below:
http://www.achdidaho.org/Documents/Forms/mostDocs/DrivewayApproachRequest.pdf
2. Pay a traffic impact fee. If applicable, a traffic impact fee may be assessed by ACHD and
will be due prior to the issuance of a building permit by the lead agency. This is a separate
review process and it is the applicant’s responsibility to submit plans directly to ACHD.
3. Comply with all ACHD Policies and ACHD Standard Conditions of Approval for any
improvements or work in the right-of-way.
4. Obtain a permit for any work in the right-of-way prior to the construction, repair, or installation
of any roadway improvements (curb, gutter, sidewalk, pavement widening, driveways,
culverts, etc.).
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Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208-387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achdidaho.org
Traffic Information
This development is estimated to generate 161 additional vehicle trips per day (0 existing); and 12
additional vehicle trips per hour in the PM peak hour (0 existing), based on the Institute of
Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual, 10th edition.
Condition of Area Roadways:
Traffic Count is based on Vehicles per hour (VPH)
Roadway Frontage Functional
Classification
PM Peak Hour
Traffic Count
PM Peak Hour
Level of Service
Ustick Road 0-feet Principal Arterial 521 Better than “E”
**Ten Mile Road 0-feet Minor Arterial 981 Worse than “E”
Nelis Drive 40-feet Local N/A N/A
* Acceptable level of service for a two-lane principal arterial is “E” (690 VPH).
* Acceptable level of service for a two-lane minor arterial is “D” (550 VPH).
* Acceptable level of service for a five-lane minor arterial is “D” (1,540 VPH).
**Ten Mile Road is scheduled in the IFYWP to be widened to 5 lanes in 2020-2021.
Average Daily Traffic Count (VDT):
Average daily traffic counts are based on ACHD’s most current traffic counts
• The average daily traffic count for Ustick Road west of Ten Mile Road was 10,336
on 05/08/2018.
• The average daily traffic count for Ten Mile Road south of McMillan Road was
19,918 on 05/31/2018.
• There are no traffic counts for Nelis Drive.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (208) 387-6293.
Sincerely,
Paige Bankhead, E.I.
Planner II
Development Services
cc: City of Boise
Rep
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Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208-387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achdidaho.org
Standard Conditions of Approval
1. All proposed irrigation facilities shall be located outside of the ACHD right-of-way (including
all easements). Any existing irrigation facilities shall be relocated outside of the ACHD right-
of-way (including all easements).
2. Private Utilities including sewer or water systems are prohibited from being located within the
ACHD right-of-way.
3. In accordance with District policy, 7203.6, the applicant may be required to update any existing
non-compliant pedestrian improvements abutting the site to meet current Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. The applicant’s engineer should provide documentation
of ADA compliance to District Development Review staff for review.
4. Replace any existing damaged curb, gutter and sidewalk and any that may be damaged
during the construction of the proposed development. Contact Construction Services at 387-
6280 (with file number) for details.
5. A license agreement and compliance with the District’s Tree Planter policy is required for all
landscaping proposed within ACHD right-of-way or easement areas.
6. All utility relocation costs associated with improving street frontages abutting the site shall be
borne by the developer.
7. It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify all existing utilities within the right-of-way. The
applicant at no cost to ACHD shall repair existing utilities damaged by the applicant. The
applicant shall be required to call DIGLINE (1-811-342-1585) at least two full business days
prior to breaking ground within ACHD right-of-way. The applicant shall contact ACHD Traffic
Operations 387-6190 in the event any ACHD conduits (spare or filled) are compromised
during any phase of construction.
8. Utility street cuts in pavement less than five years old are not allowed unless approved in
writing by the District. Contact the District’s Utility Coordinator at 387-6258 (with file numbers)
for details.
9. All design and construction shall be in accordance with the ACHD Policy Manual, ISPWC
Standards and approved supplements, Construction Services procedures and all applicable
ACHD Standards unless specifically waived herein. An engineer registered in the State of
Idaho shall prepare and certify all improvement plans.
10. Construction, use and property development shall be in conformance with all applicable
requirements of ACHD prior to District approval for occupancy.
11. No change in the terms and conditions of this approval shall be valid unless they are in writing
and signed by the applicant or the applicant’s authorized representative and an authorized
representative of ACHD. The burden shall be upon the applicant to obtain written confirmation
of any change from ACHD.
12. If the site plan or use should change in the future, ACHD Planning Review will review the site
plan and may require additional improvements to the transportation system at that time. Any
change in the planned use of the property which is the subject of this application, shall require
the applicant to comply with ACHD Policy and Standard Conditions of Approval in place at
that time unless a waiver/variance of the requirements or other legal relief is granted by the
ACHD Commission.