CC - Applicant's Response to Staff Report 11-21 ENG/NEER/N! G 1029 N. Rosario Street, Suite 100
Aft planning and engineering communities for the future Meridian, ID 83 642
Phone: (208) 938-0980
OLUTIONSaLLP Fax: (208) 938-0941
E-mail: beckym@engsol.org
November 20, 2023
City of Meridian
Attn: Mayor and City Council
33 East Broadway Avenue
Meridian, ID 83642
Re: Tanner Creek Subdivision
H-2022-0048
Dear Mr. Mayor and Council Members:
We reviewed the staff comments for the City Council meeting of November 21, 2023, and have
the following responses:
CITY/AGENCY COMMENTS & CONDITIONS
A. PLANNING DIVISION—Development Agreement Modifications:
1. The applicant agrees to enter into a new development agreement.
a. The applicant will comply.
b. The applicant will comply.
c. The applicant will comply.
d. We respectfully request that the noise abatement berm and wall be
constructed in its entirety when a phase is platted adjacent to I-84. The
applicant will be installing a 9-foot-high berm that requires a significant
amount of fill material. We need time to generate excess dirt for the
construction of the berm. We are coordinating with Hawkins Company
to utilize any excess material generated by their primary retail building.
The first phase will not provide enough material for the berm and would
require the import of material, generating significant truck trips in the
downtown area, and which is very costly.
e. The applicant will comply.
f. Understood.
g. The applicant will comply.
h. We request removal of the condition requiring completion of the
Linder Road overpass prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit for
the multi-family portion of the development.The development plan
identifies Phase 1 as 54 single-family lots that will generate 553 vehicle
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trips per day, and Phase 2 (152 multi-family units)will have a traffic
generation of 1,017. The two phases will have a combined daily trip
generation of 1,570. This low number does not even meet the threshold
for an existing local street,which can handle 2,000 vehicle trips per day.
We do not believe that a delay of the second phase is warranted
considering the traffic generation. The total traffic generated by Tanner
Creek at full buildout is only 22 percent of the traffic generated by the
proposed Hawkin's commercial development. Tanner Creek should not
be restricted considering the traffic generation of the proposed uses.
2. Preliminary Plat:
a. The applicant will comply.
b. The applicant will comply.
c. The applicant has been working with Hawkins Companies to create a
greenbelt, multi-use pathway and interconnecting plazas that provide
for a safe and attractive pedestrian experience. Vehicular access over
Ten Mile Creek will detract from the pedestrian-friendly design of the
overall development. Waltman Lane is a collector roadway and
should accommodate the vehicle interconnectivity. The Planning and
Zoning Commission was supportive of the pedestrian connection and
the preservation of the multi-use pathway and integrated plaza
concept. We respectfully request that the City Council waive this
requirement.
3. The landscape plan will be revised as requested.
4. The applicant will comply.
5. The applicant will comply.
6. The applicant will comply.
7. The applicant will comply.
8. The applicant will comply.
9. The applicant will comply.
10. The applicant will comply.
11. Noted.
12. Understood.
13. The applicant will comply.
14. The applicant will comply.
15. The applicant will comply.
16. Understood.
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We appreciate your review of this project. Please feel free to call me if you have additional comments or questions.
Sincerely,
Engi eering Solutions,LLP
Becky McKay
Planner
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