Letter from Planning~~E IDR IAN;
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August 16, 2011
Ms. Lori McBride
2361 S. Ice Beaz Court
Meridian, ID 83642
Deaz Ms. McBride:
Mayor Tammy de Weerd
City Council Members:
Keith Bird
Brad Hoaglun
Charles Rountree
David Zaremba
Thank you for your August 11, 2011 letter regazding the drive through pharmacy that is being proposed for the
planned Wal-Mart at Stoddard and Overland. Your letter and this response will be included as part of the
hearing record when this item has its public hearing in front of City Council on August 23, 2011 and the
Planning and Zoning Commission on September 1, 2011. Since these aze active applications, I am responding
in order to maintain neutrality for the Mayor, City Council and Commission.
Please understand that at no time has a vote been taken specifically for a Wal-Mart as your letter states. In
2007, the subject property was annexed and zoned C-G for commercial uses. Allowed uses in the C-G district
consist of commercial uses on the lazgest scale and can include a broader mix of retail, office, service and light
industrial uses. When this property received its zoning designation in 2007, that designation identified the
permitted uses and standards to accommodate future development; it did not identify any specific user as part
of that process.
A development agreement was required as a provision of the 2007 annexation. The City Council will heaz a
request to amend the existing development agreement to address specific conditions of approval and the
approved conceptual site plan. This is the only issue that is under consideration by City Council as part of
their hearing.
The actual consideration of the drive through pharmacy is by the Planning and Zoning Commission. That
hearing is September 1, 2011 and is limited to consideration of the drive through as the retail store is a
permitted use. The property has already received its entitlements and construction could occur without this
heazing taking place if the application was not seeking to makes changes to the underlying Development
Agreement.
While I understand you are not happy with the proposed business in this location, I wanted to make sure you
were aware of the history and process and what is being considered at the heazings. Thank you once again for
your comments- and I know that they will be taken into consideration.
Sincerely,
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Friedman, AICP
Interim Planning Director
cc: Jaycee Holman, City Clerk
Mayor's Office . 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone 208-888-4433 . Fax 208-884-8119 . www.meridiancity.org