Letter from Rick & Michelle Stott 1/15/14 PZ
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RICK R ~ MICHELLE G STOTT
3684 S. Caleb Place
Meridian, ID 83642
January 10, 2014
Planning and Zoning Commission
Meridian City Hall
33 E. Broadway Avenue
Meridian, Idaho 83642
RE: PP 13-039 Falconers Place
Dear Commissioners:
We hereby submit our opposition to the proposed application filed by Falcon Drive
Meridian, LLC, scheduled for hearing before the Meridian Planning and Zoning
Commission on January 16, 2014. The subject parcels are adjacent to our next door
neighbor's home and our subdivision.
The Future Land Use Map of the Meridian Comprehensive Plan designates this area for
low density residential use with zoning of R-2 or R-4. The only reason the subject parcels
are zoned R-8 was for the assisted living center previously planned on the property (PP-OS-
027 Maxfield Subdivision). The R-8 zone was the lowest density permitting the assisted
living center use.
The restrictions in the development agreement for the Maxfield Subdivision assisted living
center (DA # 1 OS 152708) were put in place specifically to restrict the type of application
before you now-that is, a subsequent developer's attempt to piggy-back on the higher
density zone for a more intensive use incompatible with existing neighboring uses. We
know this because we attended the hearings for the Maxfield project. Our primary concern
on Maxfield was the higher density zoning in our low density area, which concern the City
addressed with the restrictions in the development agreement. To allow the proposed
development to proceed would be to renege on the City's assurances to area residents who
desire to hang on to the small measure of rural character le$ in this area. Further, the
sections 7 and 8 of the development agreement clearly states that "the [R-8] zoning
designation shall be reversed" if the developer defaults on the agreement, which they
have. This parcel should revert to RUT zoning in the county.
As the original and first owners of subdivision property in this area we have seen the
neighborhood grow up around us. The Planning and Zoning Commission has always
considered our concerns, listened to our suggestions, and implemented zoning
requirements that increase the value of the neighborhood as a whole while minimising the
diminished value of our properties as much as practicable. This is evidenced by the
neighborhoods that now surround our once rural acre lots. It has turned into a
neighborhood that is highly desirable to live in (which is evidenced by the speed of lot
sales) with increasing property values. This proposal is completely inconsistent with
the ezisting homes, adjacent property, and contrary to the original intent of the
parcel zoning and will significantly negatively impact the current and future home
values of the neighborhood as a whole.
We respectful request that the application now before the Planning and Zoning
Commission be denied. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Rick and Michelle Stott
Block 2, Dartmoor Subdivision
cc: Bill Parsons, Associate City Planner
cc: Tami de Weerd, Mayor