TMX 5 Alternative Compliance NarrativeJuly 6, 2020 / o
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Planning Department
City of Meridian
Community Development Department
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste 102
Meridian, Idaho 83642
RE: ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE APPLICATION AT TEN MILE CROSSING —BUILDING 5
Dear Plan Reviewer,
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We are submitting for an alternative compliance for the building height at Building 5. The requirements we are
proposing to modify include code section 11-213-3-Notes: 3d.: Standards. We are proposing alternative compliance for
the building height of 71'-6" per note D. which states: "Additional height shall be allowed when the development
provides (10%) of the building square feet in open space, courtyards, patios, or other usable outdoor space available for
the employees and/or patrons of the structure, excluding required setbacks and landscape buffers." The total building
square footage is 83,076, ten percent of that total is 8,308 square feet. We are proposing 2 areas of outdoor usable
space as depicted below in green and on L1.0, keynote #5 and L1.2. Please also refer to the Landscape Calculations note
on sheet L1.0 for additional information and calculations. The proposed areas provide 8,308 square feet of outdoor
usable space. These spaces include: an entry plaza, and linear open space (does not include required 25' wide
landscape buffer and utilizes 6,362 SF of the 14,694 SF available), all of which provide a variety of options for outdoor
spaces.
We feel that our proposed alternative compliance meets the intent of the code and request that our proposed plans are
approved. Thank you for your consideration.
Respectfully,
Josh Rennaker, PLA
Baer Design Group, LLC
Landscape Architecture / Irrigation Design and Consulting
p. 208.867.5983 / e.josh@boerdg.com