Meridian council approves Pollard North rezone and preliminary plat despite resident concerns about school capacity and density

The Meridian City Council voted April 8 to approve the Pollard North subdivision application (H‑2024‑0037), granting a rezone, preliminary plat and a new development agreement for a residential project of 157 homes on 19.76 acres.

Decision and vote: the council approved the application as presented in the staff report. The motion passed with all voting members recorded as voting "aye." (Record shows council members present at the April 8 meeting voted in favor; no nay votes were recorded.)

What the council approved: the application before the council included: - A development agreement modification and new development plan; - A rezone of about 14.9 acres of the 19.76‑acre site from R‑8 to R‑15 (R‑8 retained along the north and east boundaries); and - A preliminary plat in two phases proposing 157 building lots and 32 common lots.

Project details from staff and applicant presentations: - Site and existing approvals: the site is 19.76 acres located north of West Chinden/Chinden Boulevard (near North Levi Lane and West Waiverton Drive) and was part of a larger area annexed with R‑8 zoning and a prior development agreement and preliminary plat. - Density and lot sizes: the developer reported a gross density of 7.95 dwelling units per acre (net density reported as 13.33 units per acre in staff…