2020-08-19 Justin Brewer
Charlene Way
From:justin@idahopools.com
Sent:Wednesday, August 19, 2020 7:28 AM
To:Sonya Allen; planninginquiries; City Clerk
Subject:Opposed to rezoning - Victory Apartments CPAM, AZ H-2020-0065
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RE: Victory Apartments CPAM, AZ H-2020-0065
To Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff and the Meridian City Council:
Thank you for your consideration of the following comments and for adding them to the public record.
I am opposed to amending the Meridian Comprehensive Plan to allow the rezoning of the Southwest corner of Victory Rd and Meridian
Rd to R-15.
This location does not meet Meridian’s documented expectations of what services exist in an area to be considered for high density
development. ie. “ where high levels of urban services are provided.” There are no jobs, no shopping, no transit services, no parks
and the schools are at or over capacity.
The Agency reports in Meridian’s public record show the following:
SCHOOLS: Per West Ada School District, the three schools that would support the Victory Apartment families (Mary McPherson
Elementary, Victory Middle School and Meridian High School ) are at or near capacity. West Ada School district states it will need land
and passage of a bond issue in order to meet additional school capacity.
TRAFFIC: ACHD notes in its draft evaluation of the project that there are 1410 units across seven subdivisions currently under
development in the vicinity of Victory and Meridian intersection . ACHD estimates 1,259 trips per day from the proposed Victory
Apartments alone. There is no transit service available to serve this development.
The proposed development will have 380 parking spaces . There is only one access to and from the proposed subdivision. That
access is directly across from Strada Bellissima and is only 621ft from the intersection of Victory and Meridian Roads. The Strada
Bellissima entrance is also a school bus stop. There is no turn lane on Victory and, according to ACHD, no room to widen Victory due
to the Ridenbaugh canal. As mentioned in comments from Strada Bellissima residents, they already have difficulties exiting their
subdivision during peak hours.
PROPERTY VALUES: Meridian Comprehensive Plan policy promises to make decisions, including land use restrictions and
conditions of approval that do not violate private property rights and to Preserve private property rights and values by enforcing
regulations that will prevent and mitigate against incompatible and detrimental neighboring uses. . The surrounding area consists
of high dollar ($500K+) single family homes in Strada Bellissima, Bear Creek, Timberline, Jocelyn and Observation Point
subdivisions. High Density development would be detrimental to our and our neighbor’s private property value and our quality of life.
ALTERNATIVE: Zoning and development that compliments Strada Bellissima and Observation Point; L-O or C-G with R-4 transition
would be a better fit to the area and would bring additional services to the immediate community. It would meet Meridian
Comprehensive Plan ( 3.07.02B) “ Locate smaller-scale neighborhood-serving commercial and office use clusters so they complement
and provide convenient access from nearby residential areas, limiting access to arterial roadways and multimodal corridors”.
Please reject the R-15 zoning amendment.
Regards,
Justin Brewer
Brewer-Schmidt Family Trust
355 W Victory Rd
Meridian, ID 83642
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