CZC Narrative
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April 3, 2020
Meridian Planning Department
33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 210
Meridian, Idaho 83642
RE: Certificate of Zoning Compliance Application
Blue Valley Elementary School
West Ada School District
1752 W. American Fork Dr., Meridian, Idaho
Planning Staff:
The West Ada School District respectfully requests Certificate of Zoning Compliance approval for the construction
of a new elementary school, located west of S. Linder Rd, on W. American Fork Drive. A complete staff level Design
Review Application is being submitted with the CZC application.
The scope of the project includes the construction of a single story, 69,688 square foot elementary school for
grades K-5 and all associated site work.
The site is approximately 11.51 acres and will be improved with separate student drop off areas for parent vehicles
and buses. There will be two separate parking lots with a total of 175 off-street parking spaces. The remaining
unpaved portion of the site is landscaped with lawn, bushes, and trees. There are two separately designed student
play areas with built-in play equipment. An asphalt walking path will also be installed around the perimeter of the
school site and make connections to the pedestrian pathways that exist on the west, and south sides.
The building will be single story with a combination of pitched asphalt roofing and low slope roofing with parapets
to screen roof top mounted mechanical systems. The exterior building materials will be a combination of masonry
veneer, structural masonry block, and accent metal panels. The height of the tallest portion of the building will be
at the Gymnasium with a height of 33’ to the top of the parapet. The three classroom wings are 24’-8” to the top
of the roof ridge line. All windows and door framing shall be an aluminum storefront system.
Property lines will have fencing installed to conform to the subdivision requirements.
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Ada County Highway District and Idaho Transportation Department have both been contacted regarding this
project. A complete traffic study has been completed on the project and is included in the application materials.
The traffic study has been submitted to ACHD for review. A neighborhood meeting was held on-site on December
17, 2019 at 6:00 pm.
The West Ada School District would like to begin construction of this facility in the Spring of 2020 and have a
construction schedule to allow for a 2021 fall school year opening.
West Ada School District thanks you for your consideration of this Conditional Use Permit application. Please feel
free to contact me with any questions or comments.
Respectfully,
Toby Norskog, Project Manager
LKV Architects
c.c. Joe Yochum, West Ada School District
Amber Van Ocker, LKV Architects