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H D Sherry R. Huber, President
Rebecca W. Arnold, Vice President
John S. Franden, Commissioner
Co~~r~~~o ~~~~ Carol A. McKee, Commissioner
Sara M. Baker, Commissioner
June 15, 2010
Owner: Gray Hawk Capital, LLC
William C. Hovey
P.O. Box 804
675 Sun Valley Rd.
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
Applicant: Wally Morgas
943 W. Overland Rd.
Meridian, Idaho 83642
Subject: Freedomworks Subdivision
943 W. Overland Rd.
Preliminary and final plat application fora 3-lot commercial subdivision on 11.91-
acres.
On May 25, 2010 staff met with the applicant's representative to discuss the site's history and additional
access to the site. As a result of that meeting the applicant submitted a revised site plan which
proposed an additional driveway onto Stoddard Road. Modifications to the original staff letter reflect
the revised site plan and are noted in blue type.
The Ada County Highway District has reviewed your application for the above referenced development
and determined the following FINDINGS OF FACT:
• Overland Road is improved with 5-travel lanes, 71-feet of pavement, vertical curb, gutter, and 7-foot
wide attached concrete sidewalk abutting the site within 96-feet of right-of-way (48-feet from
centerline).
• Stoddard Road is improved with 2-travel lanes, 36-feet of pavement, vertical curb, gutter, and 5-foot
wide attached concrete sidewalk abutting the site within 63-feet of right-of-way (33-feet from
centerline).
• There is one 30-foot wide driveway on Overland Road located approximately 395-feet from the
intersection of Overland Road and Stoddard Road and one 25-foot wide emergency only access on
Stoddard Road located approximately 160-feet north of the south property line (measured near edge
to near edge). No other access is being proposed with this application.
• This development is estimated to generate up to 690 additional vehicle trips per day, (780 existing)
based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual, 8"' Edition.
Impacted Roadways:
Roadway Frontage Functional
Classification Traffic Count Level of
Service Speed
Limit
' Principal 13,344 west of Meridian Road on Better 45
Overland Road 640 Arterial 5/7/2008 than "C" MPH
' 1,737 south of Overland Road on Better 40
Stoddard Road 1,110 Collector 1/13/2010 than "C" MPH
'`Acceptable level of service for a five lane principal arterial roadway is "E" (37,000 ADT)
*Acceptable level of service for a two lane collector roadway is "D" (9,500 ADT)
Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208 387 6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achd.ada.id.us
Capital Improvements Plan (CIP)/Five Year Work Plan (FYWP):
• There are no roadways, bridges or intersections in the general vicinity of the project currently
scheduled in the Five Year Work Plan.
• Overland Road is listed in the Capital Improvements Plan for corridor preservation to accommodate
widening to 7 lanes in State Hwy 69 (Meridian Road) and Locust Grove Road.
In response to your request for comment, the Ada County Highway District (ACRD) Planning Review
staff has reviewed the submitted application and site plan for the item referenced above and has the
following Site Specific Conditions of Approval:
1. Street Improvements:
Overland Road and Stoddard Road are fully improved with vertical curb, gutter and attached
concrete sidewalk abutting the site. Therefore, the applicant will not be required to dedicate any
additional right-of-way or to make any additional roadway improvements as part of this
application.
2. Access:
Access Management Policy: District policy 7207.8 states that direct access to arterials and
collectors is normally restricted. The developer shall try to use combined access points. If the
developer can show that the use of a combined access point to a collector or arterial street is
impractical, the District may consider direct access points. Access points for proposed
developments at intersections should be located as far from the intersection as practical, and in
no case closer than as illustrated on Figure 72-F4, unless a waiver for the access point has
been approved by the District Commission.
Successive Driveway Policy (45 MPH -Overland Road): District policy 72-F5, requires
driveways located on collector or arterial roadways with a speed limit of 45 to align or offset a
minimum of 230-feet from any existing or proposed driveway.
Successive Driveway Policy (40 MPH -Stoddard Road): District policy 72-F5, requires
driveways located on collector or arterial roadways with a speed limit of 40 to align or offset a
minimum of 185-feet from any existing or proposed driveway.
Applicant's Proposal: The applicant has proposed to utilize the existing 30-foot wide full
access driveway onto Overland Road located 395-feet west of the Overland/Stoddard
intersection and the existing 25-foot wide emergency access driveway onto Stoddard Road
located 160-feet north of the south property line to provide access to the site. The applicant hay.
proposed to construct a 24-foot wide right-in/right-out only driveway onto Stoddard Road located
220-feet south of the intersection of Overland Road and Stoddard Road at~utting the site.
Staff Comment/Recommendation: The applicant's proposal to utilize the existing full access
driveway onto Overland meet's the intent of ACHD's Access Management policy and should be
approved, as proposed. Staff is supportive of the applicant's proposal to maintain the existing
emergency access driveway onto Stoddard Road, and is approved, as proposed.
The applicants proposal to construct an additional right-in!right-out only driveway onto Stoddard
Road meets District policy and should be approved, as proposed. The driveway onto Stoddard
Road should be restricted to right-in/right-out with a six inch raised median at the time the
driveway is constructed.
The applicant should coordinate the design and location of the six inch raised median District
Development Review staff.
Overland Road is classified as principal arterial roadway. Stoddard Road is classified as a
collector roadway. Other than the access specifically approved with this application, direct lot
access is prohibited to these roadways and shall be noted on the final plat.
If the site plan or use should change in the future, ACHD Planning Review will review the site plan and
may require improvements to the transportation system at that time.
Prior to final approval you will need to submit construction plans to the ACHD Development
Review Section to insure compliance with the conditions identified above and/or for traffic
impact fee assessment. This is a separate review process that requires direct plans submittal
to the Development Review staff at the Highway District.
A traffic impact fee will need to be assessed by ACHD and will be due prior to the issuance of a
building permit. Contact ACHD Planning 8 Development Services at 387-6170 for information
regarding impact fees.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (208) 387-6171.
Sincerely,
Kristy Heller
Planner I
Right-of-Way & Development Services
Ada County Highway District
Cc: Project File, Utilities, City of Meridian, LEI Engineers
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
• Any existing irrigation facilities shall be relocated outside of the right-of-way.
• Private sewer or water systems are prohibited from being located within any ACHD roadway or right-
of-way.
• All utility relocation costs associated with improving street frontages abutting the site shall be borne
by the developer.
• Replace any existing damaged curb, gutter and sidewalk and any that may be damaged during the
construction of the proposed development. Contact Construction Services at 387-6280 (with file
number) for details.
• Comply with the District's Tree Planter Width Policy.
• Utility street cuts in pavement less than five years old are not allowed unless approved in writing by
the District. Contact the District's Utility Coordinator at 387-6258 (with file numbers) for details.
• All design and construction shall be in accordance with the Ada County Highway District Policy
Manual, ISPWC Standards and approved supplements, Construction Services procedures and all
applicable ACHD Ordinances unless specifically waived herein. An engineer registered in the State
of Idaho shall prepare and certify all improvement plans.
• The applicant shall submit revised plans for staff approval, prior to issuance of building permit (or
other required permits), which incorporates any required design changes.
• Construction, use and property development shall be in conformance with all applicable
requirements of the Ada County Highway District prior to District approval for occupancy.
• Payment of applicable road impact fees are required prior to building construction. The assessed
impact fee will be based on the impact fee ordinance that is in effect at that time.
• It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify all existing utilities within the right-of-way. The
applicant at no cost to ACHD shall repair existing utilities damaged by the applicant. The applicant
shall be required to call DIGLINE (1-811-342-1585) at least two full business days prior to breaking
ground within ACHD right-of-way. The applicant shall contact ACRD Traffic Operations 387-6190 in
the event any ACHD conduits (spare or filled) are compromised during any phase of construction.
• No change in the terms and conditions of this approval shall be valid unless they are in writing and
signed by the applicant or the applicant's authorized representative and an authorized representative
of the Ada County Highway District. The burden shall be upon the applicant to obtain written
confirmation of any change from the Ada County Highway District.
• Any change by the applicant in the planned use of the property which is the subject of this
application, shall require the applicant to comply with all rules, regulations, ordinances, plans, or
other regulatory and legal restrictions in force at the time the applicant or its successors in interest
advises the Highway District of its intent to change the planned use of the subject property unless a
waiver/variance of said requirements or other legal relief is granted pursuant to the law in effect at
the time the change in use is sought.
Attachments
1. Vicinity Map
2. Site Plan
3. Development Process Checklist
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PRELIMINARY PLAT euru.yo~. u.~M~o~V.wm
Ada County Utility Coordinating Council
Developer/Local Improvement District
Right of Way Improvements Guideline Request
Purpose: To develop the necessary avenue for proper notification to utilities of local highway
and road improvements, to help the utilities in budgeting and to clarify the already existing process.
1) Notification: Within five (5) working days upon notification of required right of way
improvements by Highway entities, developers shall provide written notification to the affected
utility owners and the Ada County Utility Coordinating Council (UCC). Notification shall include
but not be limited to, project limits, scope of roadway improvements/project, anticipated
construction dates, and any portions critical to the right of way improvements and coordination
of utilities.
2) Plan Review: The developer shall provide the highway entities and all utility owners with
preliminary project plans and schedule a plan review conference. Depending on the scale of
utility improvements, a plan review conference may not be necessary, as determined by the
utility owners. Conference notification shall also be sent to the UCC. During the review meeting
the developer shall notify utilities of the status of right of way/easement acquisition necessary
for their project. At the plan review conference each company shall have the right to appeal,
adjust and/or negotiate with the developer on its own behalf. Each utility shall provide the
developer with a letter of review indicating the costs and time required for relocation of its
facilities. Said letter of review is to be provided within thirty calendar days after the date of the
plan review conference.
3) Revisions: The developer is responsible to provide utilities with any revisions to preliminary
plans. Utilities may request an updated plan review meeting if revisions are made in the
preliminary plans which affect the utility relocation requirements. Utilities shall have thirty days
after receiving the revisions to review and comment thereon.
4) Final Notification: The developer will provide highway entities, utility owners and the UCC with
final notification of its intent to proceed with right of way improvements and include the
anticipated date work will commence. This notification shall indicate that the work to be
performed shall be pursuant to final approved plans by the highway entity. The developer shall
schedule a preconstruction meeting prior to right of way improvements. Utility relocation activity
shall be completed within the times established during the preconstruction meeting, unless
otherwise agreed upon.
Notification to the Ada County UCC can be sent to: 50 S. Cole Rd. Boise 83707, or Visit iducc.com
for e-mail notification information.
®Submit a development application to a City or to the County
®The City or the County will transmit the development application to ACHD
®The ACHD Planning Review Division will receive the development application to review
®The Planning Review Division will do one of the following:
^Send a "No Review" letter to the applicant stating that there are no site specific requirements at this time.
^Send a "Comply With" letter to the applicant stating that if the development is within a platted subdivision
or part of a previous development application and that the site specific requirements from the previous
development also apply to this development application.
®Write a Staff Level report analyzing the impacts of the development on the transportation system and
evaluating the proposal for its conformance to District Policy.
^Write a Commission Level report analyzing the impacts of the development on the transportation system
and evaluating the proposal for its conformance to District Policy.
®The Planning Review Division will hold a Technical Review meeting for all Staff and Commission Level reports.
^For ALL development applications, including those receiving a "No Review" or "Comply With" letter:
• The applicant should submit one set of engineered plans directly to ACHD for review by the Development
Review Division for plan review and assessment of impact fees. (Note: if there are no site improvements
required by ACHD, then architectural plans may be submitted for purposes of impact fee calculation.)
• The applicant is required to get a permit from Construction Services (ACHD) for ANY work in the right-of-
way, including, but not limited to, driveway approaches, street improvements and utility cuts.
^Pay Impact Fees prior to issuance of building permit. Impact fees cannot be paid prior to plan review approval.
DID YOU REMEMBER:
Construction (Zone)
^ Driveway or Property Approach(s)
• Submit a "Driveway Approach Request" form to Ada County Highway District (ACHD) Construction (for
approval by Development Services & Traffic Services). There is a one week turnaround for this approval.
^ Working in the ACHD Right-of-Way
• Four business days prior to starting work have a bonded contractor submit a "Temporary Highway Use
Permit Application" to ACHD Construction -Permits along with:
(a) Traffic Control Plan
(b) An Erosion & Sediment Control Narrative & Plat, done by a Certified Plan Designer, if trench is >50'
or you are placing >600 sf of concrete or asphalt.
Construction (Subdivisions)
^ Sediment & Erosion Submittal
• At least one week prior to setting up a Pre-Con an Erosion & Sediment Control Narrative & Plat, done by a
Certified Plan Designer, must be turned into ACHD Construction -Subdivision to be reviewed and approved
by the ACHD Drainage Division.
^ Idaho Power Company
• Vic Steelman at Idaho Power must have his IPCO approved set of subdivision utility plans prior to Pre-Con
being scheduled.
^ Final Approval from Development Services
ACHD Construction -Subdivision must have received approval from Development Services prior to scheduling aPre-
Con.
Request for Appeal of Staff Decision
Appeal of Staff Decision: The Commission shall hear and decide appeals by an applicant
of the final decision made by the ROWDS Manager when it is alleged that the ROWDS
Manager did not properly apply this section 7101.6, did not consider all of the relevant facts
presented, made an error of fact or law, abused discretion or acted arbitrarily and
capriciously in the interpretation or enforcement of the ACRD Policy Manual.
Filing Fee: The Commission may, from time to time, set reasonable fees to be
charged the applicant for the processing of appeals, to cover administrative
costs.
b. Initiation: An appeal is initiated by the filing of a written notice of appeal with
the Secretary of Highway Systems, which must be filed within ten (10) working
days from the date of the decision that is the subject of the appeal. The notice of
appeal shall refer to the decision being appealed, identify the appellant by name,
address and telephone number and state the grounds for the appeal. The
grounds shall include a written summary of the provisions of the policy relevant
to the appeal and/or the facts and law relied upon and shall include a written
argument in support of the appeal. The Commission shall not consider a notice
of appeal that does not comply with the provisions of this subsection.
c. Time to Reply: The ROWDS Manager shall have ten (10) working days from the
date of the filing of the notice of appeal to reply to the notice of the appeal, and
may during such time meet with the appellant to discuss the matter, and may
also consider and/or modify the decision that is being appealed. A copy of the
reply and any modifications to the decision being appealed will be provided to the
appellant prior to the Commission hearing on the appeal.
d. Notice of Hearing: Unless otherwise agreed to by the appellant, the hearing of
the appeal will be noticed and scheduled on the Commission agenda at a regular
meeting to be held within thirty (30) days following the delivery to the appellant
of the ROWDS Manager's reply to the notice of appeal. A copy of the decision
being appealed, the notice of appeal and the reply shall be delivered to the
Commission at least one (1) week prior to the hearing.
e. Action by Commission: Following the hearing, the Commission shall either affirm
or reverse, in whole or part, or otherwise modify, amend or supplement the
decision being appealed, as such action is adequately supported by the law and
evidence presented at the hearing.