PZ - Narrative jgt architecture
December 21, 2020
To: City of Meridian, Planning Division
From: Jerrod Wallgren, Project Architect
JGT Architecture
1212 12th Avenue South
Nampa, ID 83651
RE: Design Narrative for proposed coffee shop at 3285 W. Nelis Dr, Meridian, ID.
Dear Commission Members and Planning Staff,
The attached application materials are for a conditional use permit for a Human
Bean coffee shop proposed to be located at 3285 W. Nelis Drive. Pursuant to the
discussion at the pre-application meeting, a conditional use is required to operate
the business outside the hours of 7am to 10pm as stated in the existing
development agreement. The applicant is proposing hours of operation from
5am to 1 opm.
A neighborhood meeting was conducted virtually on December loth, 2020 at 6PM
via Zoom call. There was one neighbor in attendance. An email log with Zoom
screen shot is attached to this application as evidence of the meeting. No other
questions or comments from the neighbors have been received.
The project consists of a small drive through and walk-up coffee shop. There will
be no interior seating provided. The site layout has been designed to bring
vehicles into the property from the existing private drive to the west. Patrons will
have the choice to park in a small parking lot — the size and spacing of the lot is
large enough to allow two-way traffic (24 ft. drive aisle) as required for typical 90-
degree parking. To the south of the two-way parking aisle is a one-way drive-up
lane for drive through customers. Where the drive lane meets an existing cross
access area with the neighboring property to the south, the lane widens out with
an escape lane that allows for cross access with the neighboring site. The traffic
then circles around the building and exits back to the existing private drive to the
west. We worked out this layout with planning staff prior to submittal.
The building is set back approximately 90 feet from Ten Mile Road to allow for
cross access and vehicular circulation. That large setback will have ample
landscaping and will also be utilized as a retention area for side storm drainage.
Based on comments received during our preliminary coordination with planning
staff, we have included some sections of screen walls and shrubs to provide a
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visual barrier that partially conceals the drive lane from the street, while still
allowing visibility of the cashier window per section 11-4-3-11.C.5 of the
ordinance.
The building is proposed to be a narrow tall structure with an upper hipped roof
feature that will serve as a backdrop for building signage. The design will have
lower-level hipped roof areas that project over the vehicle transaction window as
well as the walk-up window. The materials will be variegated color-stained wood
siding, grey metal siding, and weathering steel metal roofing. The building will
match the prototype layout and aesthetic of other recent Human Bean projects
(on the drawing sheet a photo of the store at Meridian Road and Cherry Lane
has been included for reference).
If you have any questions about this application, please feel free to contact me
by phone 208.463.9295, or email me at iwallgren jgt-architecture.com. Thank
you for your consideration of this application.
Respectfully,
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Jerrod P. Wallgren
Project Architect
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