2021-10-22 Steve Grant
Charlene Way
From:David Miles
Sent:Friday, October 22, 2021 7:38 AM
To:stevenrgrant@gmail.com
Cc:Robert Simison; citycouncil; City Clerk; Josha Iverson; Bill Parsons; Caleb Hood
Subject:RE: The Dalton Royal
Hi Steve,
Thank you for reaching out regarding your thoughts on the Dalton Royal application. Your email has been received by
the Mayor’s office and I appreciate your detailed items. As you note, this project has been submitted to the Planning
department and there is a potential for this to be heard by the Mayor and Council as the application has an appeal
process. If an appeal is filed, that is when the Council could take the item up. While the appeal period is currently open,
the Mayor and council should not be providing input. I believe the City Clerk has responded to your inquiry as well, and I
wanted to make sure you had the complete information in case you did not receive any communication.
We have contacted our Planning Department and they shared that the proposed use is for a restaurant and indoor
recreation facility as you noted, both principally permitted uses in the C-G (General Retail and Service Commercial
District) zoning district. The property has been annexed and zoned C-G since 2005 when it was part of the Sadie Creek
Commons commercial subdivision.
Understanding the preceding Oasis application was denied by City Council, the currently proposed uses are principally
permitted which means they only require administrative, staff level review. There is no public hearing for administrative
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applications. On October 15, City Staff issued a Certificate of Zoning Compliance, Change of Use approval (CZCU-2021-
0016) for a restaurant/indoor recreation facility use for the tenant space. This is a different use than the previously
proposed Oasis nightclub which was a Drinking Establishment. The use of a restaurant/indoor recreation facility on this
site is consistent with the existing Development Agreement.
Under Unified Development Code (UDC) 11-5A-4, any person who wants to be a party of record with regard to the CZCU
can request so in writing. A party of record may seek City Council review of the administrative decision on or before
November 1, 2021, within fifteen (15) days after the written decision was issued, pay the $692 application fee, and
include a written basis of appeal based on and citing the information listed in UDC 11-5A-6B.
I have added the City Clerk to this email so that your email and comments are added to the public record, and again, I
appreciate you reaching out and sharing your concerns. Please also feel free to reach out to Bill Parsons, the Planning
Supervisor, who can also address any further questions you may have.
Dave Miles | Chief of Staff
City of Meridian | Mayor’s Office
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From: Steve Grant <stevenrgrant@gmail.com>
Date: 10/21/21 8:31 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: Robert Simison <rsimison@meridiancity.org>, tberndt@meridiancity.org, Luke Cavener
<lcavener@meridiancity.org>, Liz Strader <lstrader@meridiancity.org>, Joe Borton <jborton@meridiancity.org>, Brad
Hoaglun <bhoaglun@meridiancity.org>, Jessica Perreault <jperreault@meridiancity.org>
Subject: The Dalton Royal
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Honorable Mayor and city council members
It has come to my attention that a change in use is being requested for the Wadsworth Shops pad, \[The Dalton Royal\] closest
to VillaSport. It appears that the applicant, Mr. Brian Tsai, is trying to revive his denied application for the Oasis Nightclub and
disguise it as a small drinking establishment that has the potential to be scalable to the nightclub that you our city council
members denied unanimously several months ago.
While this may be a permitted use, this application that needs a Director's Approval Only, administratively denies the citizens
and local existing and pending businesses the due process right of seeking a congruent use and violates several enumerated
Comprehensive Plan Policies that protect neighborhoods and nearby businesses.
As you recall, the reason for denial was lack of parking and the impact on local traffic. Given denials on 2 different occasions, it is not in the
best interest of the city nor local residents to allow this to occur. I am requesting that his application be reviewed in the
light of day via full review by the normal process so citizen input can be received and evaluated by decision makers such
as yourselves. We all believe in open government and allowing this application the proper review would sustain those
beliefs. Thanks for listening.
Steve Grant
Leslie Way resident
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