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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLogan Brewer_2024-09-011 Katie Wright Subject:FW: Comments on Adurra Request for hearing on 9/11 From: Logan Brewer <logantbrewer@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2024 3:11 PM To: PZ <PZ@cityofcaldwell.org> Subject: Comments on Adurra Request for hearing on 9/11 Hello, My name is Logan Brewer, and I live in the Newbury Subdivision of Caldwell. I am writing to the Planning and Zoning Commission to request that the zoning change proposed by Ardurra be denied. I have three points to make on this issue. First, the City’s comprehensive plan serves as a guiding document for those living in the area. It helps homeowners decide whether to purchase a home in a given area, which are lifelong decisions that impact many aspects of a resident's life. Homeowners in the Newbury Subdivision, Cumberland Estates, and Bear Lane purchased their homes with the understanding that commercial properties would be developed on the lots along Ustick Rd., based on the comprehensive plan. They did not purchase their homes expecting to look out of their windows at two- or three-story apartment buildings. The homes in Cumberland Estates are single-story houses, and residents will lose all sense of privacy with multi-story apartments overlooking their backyards. Second, this area of Caldwell is in dire need of commercial services. The neighborhood Walmart is already maxed out and recently had to expand its parking lot due to the increasing number of customers at any time of day. The same can be said of the commercial properties on 10th Avenue, across from Wilson Elementary. During afternoon or evening hours, it is becoming increasingly difficult to access the businesses because of parking shortages. There are a considerable number of apartments being constructed across Caldwell. Additionally, the entire corner of 10th and Ustick is already slated for medium-density residential development. Adding more apartments and reducing the space available for commercial services will make it even more difficult for residents to access the already limited services on this side of the city. Third, the planned traffic load for the intersection is already becoming unmanageable. Caldwell School District owns the property along Kimball and Ustick, and an elementary school at that intersection will add dozens of buses and hundreds of vehicles from staff and parent drop-offs/pick-ups. If you’ve visited any of the Vallivue elementary schools recently, you would have seen the parent pick-up lines backing up into side streets. I recently drove by East Canyon Elementary, and their afternoon pick-up traffic has become so congested that vehicles are backing up along the road into the turn lane. Parents have to park at the nearby LDS Church or in surrounding neighborhoods just to pick their kids up in a timely manner. This is particularly concerning because East Canyon is located on Northside Blvd., which provides access to both I-84 and 20-26—two major thoroughfares that should relieve traffic congestion. A school at Kimball and Ustick would have no such advantages and would only be able to redirect traffic into 2 residential areas. Adding an additional 90 residential units, with approximately two vehicles per unit, would introduce another 200 vehicles into an already untenable situation. Please deny this request and keep the area fully commercial. Thank you! This email has been scanned for spam and viruses by Proofpoint Essentials. Click here to report this email as spam.