CC - Narrative DEVCOLL,
REAL ESTATE DEVELDIRIVIENT
September 23, 2020
Planning Division
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Ave.,
Suite 102
Meridian, Idaho 83642
RE: Impressive East Ridge 2
Development Agreement Modification
Attached for your review and favorable consideration is the Development Agreement
Modification application for the Impressive East Ridge 2 Subdivision. With this modification we are
requesting a small lot adjustment, amenity update and removal of the Development Agreement
Addendum dated 3/20/2019. This phase of construction consists of 38 Residential, 1 Private Street, 2
Common Drive Lots and 6 Common Lots on approximately 7.91 acres of land in the R-15 zone.
Approved Applications:
o AZ, PP—H-2017-0129
o DA 2018-052339—Inst.#2018-052339, 6/7/2018
o DA Addendum 2019-021791—Inst.#2019-021791, 3/20/2019
o Final Plat H-2018-0062
On behalf of the applicant, DevCo Development respectfully requests approval of this
Development Agreement Modification. This project will provide quality and desirable housing
opportunities for Meridian residents. Thank you for your assistance with this matter, should you have
any questions or require additional information please contact Laren Bailey at 208.336.5355.
Sincerely,
Laren Bailey
4824 W. Fairview Ave. • Boise, Idaho • 83706
208.336.5355
DEVCOU,
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
East Ridge Phase 2 — Development Agreement Modification Narrative
Protect Description
East Ridge Village is located in south Meridian and fronts East Lake Hazel Road just west of the South
Eagle and Lake Hazel Road intersection. As you can see below,this community will be a positive
addition of product mixes to this growing area.
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East Ridge community is a 139-residential home-site planned development on forty acres on East Lake
Hazel Road in South Meridian. The Community will consist of two product types—the Estate Home-
sites on the Rim will consist of 17,000 to 37,000 square foot home-sites and The Village will be an age
targeted neighborhood for the mature homeowner. The Village homes are structured as maintenance
free which is inclusive of all maintenance and is managed by the homeowner's association. The traffic
generated from The Village is less than 60%of a typical single-family home.
Residential Design
East Ridge Village will consist of 96 senior living homes that will be located inside the gated portion of
the development.
Village Homes Area—This first phase of the gated and age-targeted neighborhood is on 7.91 acres and
will have 38 homes that will provide for a diversity of housing types in the area and near the new city
park.
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DA Modification—Lot Layout Adiustments
The original lot layout and street network in the approved preliminary plat for phases 2 and 3 of the
Eastridge Subdivision were patterned after our Movado Village Development, near Overland and Eagle
Roads,that has been hugely successful. Unfortunately,the lot layout, setbacks, common driveways and
building placement has proven too difficult for the Meridian Planning and Building Staff to corelate to
the City Code and has caused many delays and difficulties throughout the home construction process. In
working with staff to find a solution to these issues it has become apparent that a more traditional front
facing approach is the best solution. We are requesting to update the lot layout and reorient the lots to
the common streets rather than using common driveways to access the units.
The number of lots has not changed from the preliminary plat to the final plat.The lot sizes have been
decreased slightly due to the removal of the common driveways that were a part of the lot. This will
increase the useable yard area to each lot. The following table illustrated the minor changes in lot sizes
and open space:
Old New
Min. Lot Size 4,980 SF 4,718 SF
Average Lot Size 5,876 SF 5,406 SF
The common drives, in the original layout for the Village, average 560 SF per lot which is why the
average lot size is larger.That space is now in the private streets, so it is no longer a part of the lot.The
home sizes have not changed.
The following is a breakdown of the old and new open space numbers:
Phase 2&3 Old New
R-15 Site Area 17.65 16.60
Open Space Area 1.92 1.71
Open Space% 10.9% 10.3%
Total Proiect
Total Site Area 40.99 40.99
Total Open Space 4.32 4.36
Total Open Space % 10.5% 10.6%
Even though the open space in phase 2 & 3 has been reduced slightly,the open space for the overall
development has increased slightly.
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DA Modification-Amenity Update
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amenities over indoor ones. Our data gathering has also indicated that dog parks are at the top of the
list of potential amenities among the age groups we are targeting for this community. As a modification
to the previously approved amenities,we are now proposing an outdoor, open-air clubhouse ramada-
type structure, a fenced dog park, a large rock pillar water feature, and a large open park area.
DA Modification—DA Addendum Removal
Other DA modifications include removal of previsions of an agreement with the owner of the
neighboring property to the west. Since the approval of the East Ridge preliminary plat that property
owner has sold their property and another development has been approved. Since we will now have
homes backing to homes there is no longer a need for a berm or additional setbacks. A wrought iron
fence that had been installed along the western border of the project will be replaced with solid fencing.
We are not planning to change any of the estate lot requirements as they are already constructed or
under construction currently.
CONCLUSION
DevCo is respectfully requesting approval of the Development Agreement Modifications for this
spectacular new community located in South Meridian. This project will provide a quality mix of
products and desirable homes at allowable densities while maintaining compatibility with Meridian City
Codes as well as the surrounding properties.
Thank you.
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