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21044_Letter of Design Intent_05.12.2021 Monday, May 10th 2021    Attn:  Community Development   City of Meridian, Planning Division  33 E. Broadway Avenue Ste. 102  Meridian, Idaho 83642    RE:     Certificate of Zoning + Design Review | Narrative    Codale Electric, LLC.      71 NW 13 th Place       BRS Job No.: 21044    To whom it may concern,      Please accept our Design Review application along with this letter of explanation for the proposed  Codale Electric, LLC. at 71 NW 13th Place. This address was verified by the City of Meridian to be used for  Design Review submittal purposes. Additionally, this proposed development sits on two adjacent  parcels. The one stated above and an adjacent parcel to the west with the address of 1480 West  Franklin Avenue. There is a Boundary Line Adjustment application that was submitted by Wellington  Land Survey under application number PBA‐2021‐0002 to unify both parcels into one. The client's goal  (Adler Industrial) is to construct a new facility for the aforementioned electrical company that will use  this as a their main headquarters in the Treasure Valley with office, showroom, and storage spaces.     Site Access and Site Context.   The site is located on a parcel designated as Industrial‐Light (I‐L) on the north side of West Franklin Road  in between North Linder Road and North Main Street. Currently, the site sits vacant. There are large  supply centers and other commercial/industrial type uses to the east, west and north with those  adjacent parcels designated Industrial‐Light as well. Across Franklin Road to the south, houses sit on  parcels designated Medium‐Low Density Residential (R‐4).    Site Circulation.  Site circulation will be addressed through an existing site entry off of Northwest 13th Place on the east  side of the property. The site will be able to house a parking lot for visitors and employees on three  sides of the building (east, west, south). Some of the amenities of the site will be storage yard space and  the loading docks facing north and out of sight from Franklin Road.         1010 S. Allante Place, Suite 100  Boise, Idaho 83709  Telephone 208 336‐8370  Fax 208 336‐8380  www.brsarchitects.com  Block Frontages / Community Design.   The building orientation and placement is key for the success of the client’s business. The building will  be located in the middle of the two parcels with the main entries on the southeast and southwest  corners facing Franklin Road. The reasons to place the facility in such manner is to create an attractive  façade that matches that of its neighbors, create multiple opportunities for vehicular parking on three  sides of the facility, and allows for a back of house activities such as storage and dock doors that are out  of sight from the main road’s view. In order to comply with its context and zoning, all setbacks and  landscape elements will follow the City of Meridian ordinance requirements.      Site Design Elements.   The site design will follow the requirements put forth by the City of Meridian. The site features an  already existing access point on NW 13th Place which helps ease access to the site by turning in and out  of a street instead of a direct access to the site off of West Franklin Road. Furthermore, in order to  comply fully with the Meridian Landscape Requirements, attached to this letter is an Alternative  Compliance Landscape document from South Beck and Baird Landscape Architecture to explain how the  landscape was adjusted to best fit the site constraints and easements.     Building Design. Architectural Character.   The exterior design of the buildings will express simple, clean lines with the use of a durable  construction method – concrete tilt‐up. It will feature a storefront glazing system that faces Franklin  Road. There will also be a series of metal awnings along the south, east, and west facades to provide  aesthetic appeal. Overall, the buildings will fit with in with the surroundings of general industrial  businesses like auto body shops, construction material suppliers, and other commercial uses.     Building Materials and Heights.   The facility (33'‐0" A.F.F.) will be a single‐story concrete tilt‐up structure. The building will feature  storefront glazing system (11'‐0" A.F.F.) will face south towards Franklin Avenue that will provide  daylight into the office areas and highlight the main entries. The trash enclosure will follow the  guidelines set forth by Republic Services and constructed of CMU block. The following is a list of all the  exterior materials:   ‐ Aluminum storefront (main entry doors and windows on all facades)   ‐ Concrete panels (Overall color: Sherwin‐Williams Snowboard 7004)   ‐ Concrete panels (Accent color: TBD)   ‐ Metal awnings (Color: Dark Gray)    ‐ ‐ ‐  We look forward to your positive response to the attached application. If there are any questions or  concerns, do not hesitate to contact us.    Sincerely,  Victor Ferral  BRS Architects | victor@brsarchitects.com  May 3, 2021 City of Meridian Planning Division 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 102 Meridian, ID 83642 Re: Codale Electric, LLC – Alternative Compliance Landscape To whom it may concern: This purpose of this letter is to address our request for alternative compliance in regard to the required landscape treatment on the north and west property lines for the referenced project located at the southwest corner of W. Franklin Road and NW. 13th Place in Meridian. As indicated on the site and landscape plans, the 8 Mile lateral enters the subject property at the northeast corner and flows south and west across the property. Secondly, there is an existing tiled irrigation lateral running north-south on the west property line. City of Meridian Code 11-3B-8.C.1.b requires the perimeter landscape buffer to be planted with one tree per thirty-five linear feet. Due to the tiled irrigation lateral on west property line, and the irrigation easement on the 8-Mile Lateral on the north, trees cannot be planted within the irrigation easement per irrigation district policy. We ask for alternative compliance on this standard as follows: a. West property line – In lieu of the required 9 trees (323.13’), Sheet L1.0 indicates 1 Autumn Blaze Maple (outside both easements), and 28 Ivory Halo Dogwoods to be planted in the west landscape buffer to provide screening from the adjacent vacant industrial property. b. North property line – in lieu of the required 13 trees (439.75’), the existing flowering pear and shrub plantings on the north side of the 8-Mile lateral will remain and provide the screening which complies with City of Meridian Code 11-3B-5.P in regard to CPTED standards for maintaining visibility between parking areas and truck loading facilities for safety purposes. c. Due to the irrigation easements, we propose increasing the tree plantings in the landscape buffer fronting Franklin Road. Twelve (12) trees are required. Sheet L1.0 proposes a total of 26 trees. There are also 2 extra trees in the terminal islands of the parking lot on the southeast and southwest corners of the building. These additional trees serve to satisfy the requirement for 17 of the 32 trees on the west and north property lines. Thank you for consideration of this request. Sincerely, Jay A. Gibbons, PLA, ASLA Senior Landscape Architect South Beck and Baird Landscape Architecture gibbons@sbbgo.com