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ACHD Comments-MER20-0129 NR-IF Mary May, President Kent Goldthorpe, Vice-President Rebecca W. Arnold, Commissioner Sara M. Baker, Commissioner Jim D. Hansen, Commissioner _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208-387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achdidaho.org December 15, 2020 To: Larson Architects Brad Marczuk 210 Murray Street Boise, ID 83706 Subject: MER20-0129/ A-2020-0220 1800 S Bonito Way Construct a 72,000 sf office building The Ada County Highway District (ACHD) has reviewed the submitted application for the application referenced above and has determined that there are no improvements required to the adjacent street(s). The applicant shall be required to: 1. Pay a traffic impact fee. If applicable, a traffic impact fee may be assessed by ACHD and will be due prior to the issuance of a building permit by the lead agency. This is a separate review process and it is the applicant’s responsibility to submit plans directly to ACHD. 2. Comply with all ACHD Policies and ACHD Standard Conditions of Approval for any improvements or work in the right-of-way. 3. Obtain a permit for any work in the right-of-way prior to the construction, repair, or installation of any roadway improvements (curb, gutter, sidewalk, pavement widening, driveways, culverts, etc.). _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208-387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achdidaho.org Traffic Information This development is estimated to generate 701 vehicle trips per day; and 83 vehicle trips per hour in the PM peak hour, based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual, 10th edition. Condition of Area Roadways: Traffic Count is based on Vehicles per hour (VPH) Roadway Frontage Functional Classification PM Peak Hour Traffic Count PM Peak Hour Level of Service **State Highway 55/ Eagle Road 0-feet Principal Arterial 1,694 N/A Overland Road 0-feet Principal Arterial 1,332 Better than “E” Bonita Way 215-feet Collector 167 Better than “D” * Acceptable level of service for a five-lane principal arterial is “E” (1,770 VPH). * Acceptable level of service for a three-lane collector is “D” (530 VPH). ** ACHD does not set level of service thresholds for State Highways. Average Daily Traffic Count (VDT): Average daily traffic counts are based on ACHD’s most current traffic counts • The average daily traffic count for SH-55/Eagle Road north of Overland Road was 46,709 on 06/18/2019 . • The average daily traffic count for Overland Road east of Eagle Road was 29,001 on 08/01/2018. • The average daily traffic count for Bonito Way south of Overland Road was 3,770 on 09/24/2019. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (208) 387-6171. Sincerely, Stacey Yarrington Stacey Yarrington Planner III Development Services cc: Project File City of Boise (via email) Sundance Co. (via email) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208-387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achdidaho.org Standard Conditions of Approval 1. All proposed irrigation facilities shall be located outside of the ACHD right-of-way (including all easements). Any existing irrigation facilities shall be relocated outside of the ACHD right - of-way (including all easements). 2. Private Utilities including sewer or water systems are prohibited from being located within the ACHD right-of-way. 3. In accordance with District policy, 7203.6, the applicant may be required to update any existing non-compliant pedestrian improvements abutting the site to meet current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. The applicant’s engineer should provide documentation of ADA compliance to District Development Review staff for review. 4. Replace any existing damaged curb, gutter and sidewalk and any that may be damaged during the construction of the proposed development. Contact Construction Services at 387- 6280 (with file number) for details. 5. A license agreement and compliance with the District’s Tree Planter policy is required for all landscaping proposed within ACHD right-of-way or easement areas. 6. All utility relocation costs associated with improving street frontages abutting the site shall be borne by the developer. 7. It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify all existing utilities within the right -of-way. The applicant at no cost to ACHD shall repair existing utilities damaged by the applicant. The applicant shall be required to call DIGLINE (1-811-342-1585) at least two full business days prior to breaking ground within ACHD right-of-way. The applicant shall contact ACHD Traffic Operations 387-6190 in the event any ACHD conduits (spare or filled) are compromised during any phase of construction. 8. Utility street cuts in pavement less than five years old are not allowed unless approved in writing by the District. Contact the District’s Utility Coordinator at 387-6258 (with file numbers) for details. 9. All design and construction shall be in accordance with the ACHD Policy Manual, ISPWC Standards and approved supplements, Construction Services procedures and all applicable ACHD Standards unless specifically waived herein. An engineer registered in the State of Idaho shall prepare and certify all improvement plans. 10. Construction, use and property development shall be in conformance with all applicable requirements of ACHD prior to District approval for occupancy. 11. No change in the terms and conditions of this approval shall be valid unless they are in writing and signed by the applicant or the applicant’s authorized representative and an authorized representative of ACHD. The burden shall be upon the applicant to obtain written confirmation of any change from ACHD. 12. If the site plan or use should change in the future, ACHD Planning Review will review the site plan and may require additional improvements to the transportation system at that time. Any change in the planned use of the property which is the subject of this application, shall require the applicant to comply with ACHD Policy and Standard Conditions of Approval in place at that time unless a waiver/variance of the requirements or other legal relief is granted b y the ACHD Commission.