Cotterell Cottages rezone

The adjacent property owner strongly opposed the project, citing density, property value, noise, and traffic impacts.

Spoke on behalf of adjacent owner Martin Urick and her own family property, opposing the density transition from half-acre lots.

Lifelong resident whose 79-year-old mother wishes to remain in her home; opposed the change in neighborhood feel.

22-year resident opposing the rezone, citing missing sidewalks, curb and gutter, and infrastructure before added density.

Raised concerns about density versus ADU alternatives, unsafe narrow roads without sidewalks, wells, and a water-infrastructure precedent.

Live across from the project; detailed the 1972 CC&Rs limiting lots to one acre and petitions with 230 signatures opposing.

Feared the decision sets a precedent for his end of the subdivision; his replacement well dropped from 68 to 205 feet.

Suggested half-acre splits would be far more acceptable than the proposed quarter-acre lots.

Cited Blueprint Boise Appendix C and code section 11-01-08 on CC&Rs; asked for denial or postponement on the covenant issue.

45-year resident opposing quarter-acre lots, citing community gardens, wildlife, and the annexation history.

Argued from an affordability angle: chopping up one-acre lots leaves affordable large-lot housing only for the wealthiest buyers.

Raised pedestrian safety: no sidewalks, no lights, and heavy traffic near children on El Blanco.

Cited the council's 2013 unanimous denial of R-1A changes here and asked the council to keep the canal as a density boundary.

Read supportive testimony from Bruce Todd, then spoke herself in favor, calling the three-home infill exactly what the city wants.

An ER doctor focused on pedestrian safety on narrow Shoop Avenue.

33-year resident describing crashes on Shoop's narrowing and opposed to added traffic; felt unheard at the PNZ meeting.

Said the neighborhood has defended itself repeatedly; half-acre lots are the line in the sand; raised parking at the corner.

A realtor supporting the rezone, saying mixed lot sizes keep neighborhood character and the developer pays for sidewalks and water.

An excavation contractor arguing the 'transition' is actually a break in density and that the proposal doesn't comply with Blueprint Boise.

Warned from personal experience that one rezoning starts an irreversible chain that displaces agricultural residents.

Whose family has owned the bordering parcel since 1976, she opposed the rezone over character, infrastructure, safety, and property values.

Argued four homes on one acre reads as multifamily density and fails the compatibility standard under policy WBCCN 2.1.

A retired civil engineer who has been in the area since 1972 supported the project as the best infill option versus sprawl or multifamily.

A mother of five who came to observe ended up supporting the project, saying her kids can't afford today's million-dollar homes and three modest houses helps.

Reminded commissioners the city council unanimously denied a similar R-1A change in 2013, quoting then-Council Member McLean about the protected boundaries.

A Town and Country Estates homeowner argued large lots are part of housing affordability too and called the rezone the first domino for the neighborhood.

Testified online with his wife Michelle against the rezone, citing traffic, refused speed bumps, and the character of the 1960s-era tract.

Said the overwhelming local opposition shows longtime residents' way of life is being trampled while supporters don't even live in the neighborhood.

Gave the commission numbers: average lot size of .97 acres in the area, prior approved lots at .69 acres, Stonehouse lots at .478 acres versus the proposed .23 — suggesting one home, not four, fits the character.

A newcomer from elsewhere urged the city to respect the well-water limits of the unique area and to plan growth thoughtfully.

Described 24 years of orchard and vineyard living on Cotterell and recalled a prior commissioner calling the area unique and worth preserving.

Lives at the T of the one-lane Shoop Avenue bottleneck; cited traffic counts rising from 395 to 601 vehicles a day and dangerous conditions for pedestrians and school-bus stops.

Asked the commission to preserve the neighborhood's rural character, citing long emergency access routes, wells, and shared ditch irrigation.

Said speeding on Lahontan already endangers kids and wants to hand the property to children who could never afford a home there otherwise.

Cited a state/Boise State projection of 300-400% traffic increase if the area rezones and warned of degradation of the whole neighborhood.

Suggested ADUs on large lots as a better fit than subdividing, and asked the commission to preserve the R-1A estate-lot character.

Called the proposal a gateway subdivision that could not realistically be denied for the next neighbor who asks.

Cited Boise code purposes of health, safety, and neighborhood character, the pedestrian danger at the bottleneck, and asked the city to fix that stretch of Shoop.

Challenged the Stonehouse comparison (half-acre, not quarter-acre lots) and questioned where water for the subdivision would come from given no new wells.

Described the quarter-section horse subdivision and warned that allowing higher density once will invite repeated requests within it.

Said adding water demand could force her to redrill her well and that subdividing would decrease property values.

An emergency medicine physician, he challenged commissioners to walk the bottleneck and noted the north route to Franklin has no sidewalks despite ~10 kids living there.

Warned the domino effect would push subdivision into areas with no sewer or water lines, creating septic and leach-field problems.

Showed photos of the Shoop bottleneck and three blind corners in a quarter mile, asking why more traffic should feed a regional congestion point.

Described chasing down speeding drivers to protect kids playing in the street and said opening the growth door is a safety risk.

Called the $600,000 homes 'not affordable housing — a money grab' and predicted every Town and Country lot will follow if this one is approved.

Said the one-acre neighborhood functions as a park for nearby townhouse residents and urged the commission not to approve.

Detailed the neighborhood's ~190 wells and nine dry wells in the last year, arguing there is no water plan for higher density and the bottleneck blocks utility lines.

A 33-year-old who bought a two-acre lot for an urban farm asked commissioners to visit, saying this isn't the neighborhood to force density.

Noted roughly 200 signed neighbor petitions opposing the project and walked through code and Blueprint Boise criteria he believes the rezone fails.