2020-05-26 ACHD Response to Commissioner Pitzer Questions
Adrienne Weatherly
From:Andrea Pogue
Sent:Tuesday, May 26, 2020 3:02 PM
To:To: Andrew Seal; Billy C (wcassinelli@gmail.com); Rhonda McCarvel
(RMCCarvel@msn.com); Nick Grove; Lisa Bloomquist (lisab.holland@yahoo.com); Ryan
Fitzgerald (ryan@vizcayagroup.com); Patricia Pitzer
Cc:Sonya Allen; Bill Parsons; Adrienne Weatherly; Chris Johnson
Subject:FW: Delano; Commissioner Pitzer question to staff/and reply
Hello Commissioners,
Below is the information Planning was able to obtain from ACHD to respond to some questions submitted by
Commissioner Pitzer. This email will now be made part of the record.
Thanks.
Andrea M. Pogue
Deputy City Attorney
City of Meridian | City Attorney’s Office
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-898-5506
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From: Sonya Allen <sallen@meridiancity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 2:53 PM
To: Patricia Pitzer <pitzer2020@msn.com>
Cc: Andrea Pogue <apogue@meridiancity.org>
Subject: FW: Delano
Patty – Please see Austin’s response below.
From: Austin Miller <Amiller@achdidaho.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 2:33 PM
To: Sonya Allen <sallen@meridiancity.org>
Cc: Hethe Clark <hclark@clarkwardle.com>
Subject: RE: Delano
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Hi Sonya,
Glad to provide some points of clarification. I have also included Hethe to for reference as well.
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Wainwright Drive predates the Master Street Map, which determines roadway classification throughout the county.
Wainwright Drive between Rosepoint Avenue and the future Centrepoint Way was constructed as a collector street,
however is classified as a local street on the Master Street Map. Therefor the spacing between Dashwood Place and
Rosepoint Avenue does not violate current ACHD spacing standards. Additionally the existing traffic counts on this
segment of Wainwright Drive are consistent with those of a local street.
Thankfully the curve in Wainwright Drive west of Dashwood Lane has a rather large radius and does provide the
minimum sight distance.
Thank you,
Austin Miller
Ada County Highway District
Planner II, Development Services
1301 N. Orchard St. Ste. 200
Phone: (208) 387-6335
From: Sonya Allen <sallen@meridiancity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 10:02 AM
To: Austin Miller <Amiller@achdidaho.org>
Subject: Delano
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Hi Austin,
I have a resident that has some questions on this project that I’m hoping you can assist with, as follows:
The referenced email from Malissa Bernard can be found here:
https://weblink.meridiancity.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=188633&dbid=0&repo=MeridianCity
Can staff reach out to ACHD to address Malissa Bernard's claim (letter of May 20, 2020) that the
opening of Dashwood would violate ACHD's guideline of requiring 330'?
I understand her claim is as follows:
1) In 2005, ACHD approved Dashwood as a cul-de-sac with limited access thereby allowing 183'
between Rosepoint and Dashwood on a curve.
2) City Council went against ACHD and allowed Dashwood to be a future access as a means to not
landlock the property to the south
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3) As ACHD did not mandate a stub and had approved Dashwood as a cul-de-sac, no signage was
required by ACHD. City of Meridian did not require the developer to sign the stub as the access was for
limited access only to the one property owner.
4) If Dashwood were to be allowed to open to through traffic, it would no longer be "limited access"
and therefore would require 330' as per ACHD guidelines.
Based upon her findings, how does ACHD respond to the possible opening of Dashwood with only
183' to Rosepoint and on a curve at Wainwright? I believe this was the same reason Mr. Miller had for
not wanting a stub at the Wong property - too close to a curve unless Center Pointe was configured
differently at the proposed apartmets.
Thank you,
Sonya Allen | Associate Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Dept.
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 | Fax: 208-489-0578
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