2020-08-20 Steven and Nancy Everard
Charlene Way
From:Nancy Everard <sneverard@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, August 19, 2020 10:07 PM
To:City Clerk
Cc:steve.everard@gmail.com
Subject:Comments for Public Hearing: Modern Craftsman at Black Cat, CUP, MDA, PS, RZ
H-2020-0022
City Clerk
City of Meridian
Regarding: Modern Craftsman at Black Cat, CUP, MDA, PS, RZ H-2020-0022
Comments for August 18, 2020 Hearing
After review of the revisions made to the C-C area of the Modern Craftsman proposal, we have the following concerns/questions:
1. Why has the revision not been submitted with the full 8 acres of C-C as currently zoned? We understood the intent of postponing
approval/disproval was to address the concern of replacing much needed/desired community businesses with housing. The
expansion, at 4 acres, is still half the originally zoned C-C space.
2. How can the Modern Craftsman clubhouse be considered C-C? Adding “office space” that is only available to residents, should not
satisfy the definition of C-C zoning. Including the clubhouse artificially inflates the acreage, and is wrong. The true community
commercial acreage is far less than 4 acres.
3. The first level business with second level residence, is attractive and is the right idea. But this concept should/could have been
expanded. This could be accomplished by moving the clubhouse interior to the East, replacing the residential units in the current
plan. This would place the clubhouse in the residential zone where it should be. A second row of the residential over business, along
with outdoor space would be more appropriate, provide better traffic flow, provide parking that is not taking up commercial space
“under” the corner commercial building, and keep the current zoning as C-C.
4. Is the Dog Park public? Or resident only? Replacing community commercial with this resident amenity takes away from existing
community residents when rezoned to be a Modern Craftsman amenity. It is more appropriately placed within the boundary of the R-
15 area, unless it is public access.
The revisions submitted are the right direction, but fall significantly short of intent. We strongly object to the revisions as submitted. We hope the
board will require the developer to truly meet the expectation of developing the community commercial as originally/currently zoned and delay
decision until this has been achieved.
Thank you for considering our concerns -
Steven and Nancy Everard
Spurwing Heights Homeowner
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