PZ - Applicant Response to Staff Report 3-17BILTMORE CO
March 16, 2022
City of Meridian
Community Development Department
33 E Broadway Ave., Ste 102
Meridian, Idaho 83642
Attn: Alan Tiefenbach, Associate Planner, City of Meridian
Projcct: Pavilion at Windsong H-2021-0102
RE: Staff Report — Biltmore Response Letter
Dear Mr. Tiefenbach:
Please accept this letter as responses to staff analysis from the Staff Report, prepared for the March 17,
2022 hearing date and received by Biltmore Company on March 14, 2022:
V. Staff Analysis
1. C. Future Land Use Map Designation
...Staff believes the vertically -integrated structures would be more appropriate on the north
side of W Crosswind St. where Buildings A and B are presently shown. This would better
integrate with the commercial pad and reduce the impact of traffic in the townhome portion of
this development.
Response:
Biltmore has concerns based on Windsong neighbor comments that putting the
vertically -integrated structures on W Crosswind would increase traffic and congestion on
that street.
2. C. Future Land Use Map Designations
As a condition of approval, staff recommends a requirement that at the time of building permit,
the ground floors of all vertically -integrated buildings meet occupancy class requirements for
commercial structure.
Response:
Biltmore will agree to meet this requirement.
3. C. Future Land Use Map Designation
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As a condition of approval, staff recommends Building D be broken into at least two groups of
building, with the break occurring approximately in the vicinity of Lot 19, Block 3 of the
Windsong Subdivision No. 2.
Response:
Biltmore will agree to meet this requirement.
4. I. Access
...The applicant should note if Buildings A&B were converted to vertically -integrated
residential projects fronting along W Crosswind St., the alley could be redesigned as a 25-foor
wide commercial drive aisle as long as it met the requirements of UDC 11-3C-5.
Note: If additional Vertically Integrated Residential is proposed at the north, it will require the
applicant to submit a revied legal description to reduce the proposed R-40 zoned area because
vertically -integrated residential projects are a conditional use in this zone.
Response:
Biltmore does not agree with moving the vertically -integrated buildings and will
redesign buildings A&B to meet access requirements.
5. J. Parking
A shared -parking agreement between the commercial use and vertically -integrated buildings
should be submitted at the time of Certificate of Zoning Compliance (CZC)
Response:
Biltmore will agree to meet this requirement.
6. K. Pathways
In order to reduce impervious surfacing, unnecessary construction and increase landscaping,
staff believes it is unnecessary to provide the additional pathway along N. Linder Rd should be
widened to 10 ft. wide, the pathway shown directly south of Building H should be eliminated,
and the connection between the existing Five Mile Creek Pathway and the W. Ustick Road
Pathway should be shifted firrther t o the west (this has been red -marked on the concept plan
shown in Exhibit IX). Also, staff has concerns with the multiple walkways connecting
Buildings G and H to the pathways. For less conflict points, staff recommends the plans be
revised to include only one walkway connection to the pathways from each building.
Response:
Biltmore will agree to meet this requirement.
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7. N. Landscaping
The Concept plan as submitted indicates an alley or private drive directly abutting the
residentially -zoned parcel to the north. To provide buffering and a softer transition, staff
recommends a 5 ft. wide landscape buffer in this area, landscaped as required by UDC 11-3B-8
Response:
Biltmore will agree to meet this requirement by redesigning buildings A&B and
the alley.
8. S. Building Elevations
If the Planning Commission and City Council believe it important for vertically integrated
buildings to include at least some portion of commercial use, as already mentioned, staff
recommends a condition that at time of building permit, the ground floors of all vertically
integrated units meet occupancy class requirements for commercial structures.
Response:
Biltmore will agree to meet this requirement as it is the same stated in Section C.
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