PZ - Staff Report for 2-17 February 8, 2022
MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Alan Tiefenbach, Associate City Planner
RE: Jamestown Ranch-AZ, PP - H-2021-0074
At the November 18, 2021 Planning Commission meeting, the Planning Commission
continued this application for the applicant to consider the following:
1. Consider reducing the number of common driveways;
2. Cooperate with ACHD in aligning the collector street with N. Joy St on the north side
of W. McMillan Rd;
3. Receive and analyze the final ACHD staff report;
4. Consider realignment of micro-pathways for easier resident access to the central
amenities not in the gated portion.
The applicant has provided revised plans. The applicant outlines the following changes:
1. Addition of 5 knuckles to eliminate common drive lots where possible (reduced the
common driveways by 5).
2. Addition of pedestrian pathways to common drive lots and associated easements (see
pre-plat note 9).
3. Road alignments adjusted(the collector still does not align with Joy St).
4. 1 residential lot removed and 2 common lots added.
5. Additional landscaping added to Phase Two.
6. Additional pedestrian access added, i.e. Lot 21, Block 2
7. Qualified open space has increased from 14.5%to 16.05%
ACHD has submitted a staff report dated January 21, 2022. The staff report made the
following findings:
• N. Black Cat Rd. is presently 2 lanes along this area(one lane each direction).
• W. McMillian is presently 2 lanes (one lane each direction).
• W. McMillian Rd. from the site to 10 mile is presently LOS "F".
• The intersection of W. McMillan Rd and N. Black Cat Rd is scheduled for the
installation of an interim traffic signal in 2022.
Community Development Department . 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone 208-884-5533 . Fax 208-888-6854 . www.meridiancity.org
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• W. McMillan Rd is listed to be widened to 3- lanes from N. Black Cat Road to N.
Ten Mile Road between 2031 and 2035.
• N. Black Cat Rd. is listed in the CIP to be widened to 5- lanes from W. Ustick Rd
to W. McMillan Rd Rd. between 2031 and 2035.
• The intersection of W. McMillan Rd. and N. Black Cat Rd. is listed to be widened
between 2031 and 2035.
• Applicant required to construct westbound turn right turn lane on McMillian at
Grand Lakes Way(the new collector).
• Applicant will be required to construct 10 ft. wide pathways along both arterials.
• ACHD supports the offset of N. Grand Lakes Wy. 980 feet to the west of N. Joy
St.
• ACHD would also support aligning N. Grand Lakes Wy with N. Joy St.
Attachments
Revised Narrative
https://weblink.meridiancity.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=252074&dbid=0&repo=Me
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Revised Plat
https://weblink.meridiancity.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=252077&dbid=0&repo=Me
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Annotated Revised Plat
https://weblink.meridiancity.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=252075&dbid=0&repo=Me
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Revised Rendering
https://weblink.meridiancity.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=252073&dbid=0&repo=Me
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Revised Open Space Exhibit
hops://weblink.meridiancity.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=252071&dbid=0&repo=Me
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Revised Landscape Plan
hops://weblink.meridiancity.org/WebLink/DoeView.aspx?id=252072&dbid=0&repo=Me
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Revised Common Drive Exhibit
https://weblink.meridiancity.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=252076&dbid=0&repo=Me
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