PZ - Applicant's Response to Staff Report 4-15
Charlene Way
From:Ben Semple <ben@reandpartners.com>
Sent:Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:51 AM
To:Alan Tiefenbach; Adrienne Weatherly; Andrea Pogue; Bill Nary; Charlene Way; Chris
Johnson; Ted Baird
Cc:Bill Parsons
Subject:RE: Roberts Annexation
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Alan,
A couple of follow-ups on the staff report, mainly for clarification, as well as to determine what we should focus on for
the hearing on Thursday.
1. The owner would like to request a waiver (or whatever the process is) of any requirement for installing sidewalk
along the north side of Paradise Ln. (under Staff Analysis item J). For the construction of the single home, sidewalks
placed there would impact the current drainage pattern and could require an extensive storm drain facility, as the road
is a currently a rural road section (as noted in the staff report). Since we have not seen an ACHD staff report, we do not
know if they are requiring those improvements. We are not proposing any changes to the road (other than the
connection with the new driveway), so the drainage patterns and method of handling that drainage will remain the
same. As stated in the staff report also, there is no sidewalk throughout the Ada County subdivision, and there are no
opportunities to connect this to other existing sidewalks, and the future potential for more sidewalks in the area are
unknown, and more than likely far in the future. This application is a unique situation for an annexation, and hopefully
that is not lost on the commission or council, as curb, gutter, sidewalk, and associated storm drain facilities for handling
that would be very impactful on the overall costs of building this single home, especially when considering the additional
infrastructure installation that is being required of the project (water main), which the owner understands they are
going to have to install. We can discuss this at the hearing, just wanted to get it on record that we would like to not
have a requirement for sidewalk placed on the project.
2. We are in agreement with the Planning Division comments (VIII.A.), including the DA and provisions to be included
therein.
3. The existing well will be utilized for irrigation of the property (VIII.A.c.)
4. In agreement with the Public Works Site Specific Conditions of Approval (VIII.B.2.1)
5. A couple of questions/comments regarding General Conditions under Public works:
a. Is there eligibility for reimbursement for infrastructure enhancement (2.2.2)? We’re just wondering if that is
possible, and how we go about determining that?
b. We’re assuming that the majority of the General Conditions apply to larger “subdivision” development
projects, as this doesn’t have a plat associated with the project.
Please let me know if there is any feedback regarding the questions/clarifications above.
Thank you,
Ben Semple, PLA, ASLA
Principal, Senior Landscape Architect
O: 208.514.3300
C: 208.340.5215
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From: Alan Tiefenbach <atiefenbach@meridiancity.org>
Sent: Friday, April 9, 2021 3:10 PM
To: Adrienne Weatherly <aweatherly@meridiancity.org>; Andrea Pogue <apogue@meridiancity.org>; Bill Nary
<bnary@meridiancity.org>; Charlene Way <cway@meridiancity.org>; Chris Johnson <cjohnson@meridiancity.org>; Ted
Baird <tbaird@meridiancity.org>
Cc: Bill Parsons <bparsons@meridiancity.org>; Ben Semple <ben@reandpartners.com>
Subject: Roberts Annexation
Attached is the staff report for the Roberts Annexation, H-2021-0013. This item is scheduled to be on the Planning
Commission agenda on April 15, 2021. The public hearing will be held at City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Avenue, beginning at
6:00 pm. Please call or e-mail with any questions.
Please submit any written response you may have to the staff report to the City Clerk’s office
(cityclerk@meridiancity.org) and me as soon as possible.
Alan Tiefenbach | Current Associate Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Dept.
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-489-0573 | Fax: 208-489-0571
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