HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES SEPTEMBER 01, 2011
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Commissioners Attending; City Staff and Others:
Winston Dyer – Chairman Val Christensen – Community Development Director
Richie Webb Thaine Robinson Daren Spencer – Community Development Intern
Scott Ferguson Marilyn Rasmussen Elaine McFerrin – P&Z Coordinator
Dan Hanna Jedd Walker
Mary Ann Mounts
Chairman Dyer opened the meeting at 7:05 pm. He welcomed everyone.
Roll Call of Planning and Zoning Commissioners:
Scott Ferguson, Richie Webb, Winston Dyer, Thaine Robinson, Dan Hanna, Marilyn Rasmussen
Gil Shirley, Nephi Allen, and Cory Sorensen were excused.
Minutes:
1. Planning and Zoning meeting - August 4, 2011
Thaine Robinson motioned to approve the Planning & Zoning minutes of August 4, 2011. Dan
Hanna seconded the motion.
Marilyn Rasmussen and Richie Webb abstained for having not been present.
None opposed. Motion carried.
Public Hearings: None
Unfinished/Old Business:
1. Possible roads over the Teton River, and possible rights-of-way – Map discussion
Chairman Dyer said this issue was one of the priorities the Commission identified in a planning
session earlier this year.
The Commissioners were provided with an updated conceptual map showing several options.
Val Christensen stated that there was P&Z Commission discussion of this issue 2 meetings ago
(July 21, 2011).
The Commissioners were to come back with some ideas and thoughts.
Tonight’s map includes the possible extension of 5th West and of 2nd West crossing over the river. It
also shows the approved Keller recommendation for the road extension crossing the river on 1000
East.
Thaine Robinson felt it is most important that land on the north side of the river be protected
from homes being built where it is thought a road should be.
Mary Ann Mounts arrived at 7:13 pm.
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Dan Hanna said everything west of the railroad tracks could be problematic because of the flood
plain. There would be problems with flooding and water backing up.
Val Christensen said it would depend on how something is built.
Thaine Robinson said this issue would be a problem for the civil engineer regardless of what the
City plans. He added that once the river crossings are determined, there would need to be more
east/west arteries in the west area to be able to pull the traffic back toward 2nd East.
Val Christensen clarified that the only reason this map was generated was to show potential
locations for river crossings.
Richie Webb said to be able to take the traffic straight through on 2nd West and all the way out
would seem logical.
Scott Ferguson said the Commission needs to think about where industry is to go. Natural gas,
broadband, and increased student population will be coming to Rexburg. Rexburg is going to grow,
and fast.
Chairman Dyer said choices are geographically limited west of Main Street. Realistically and
practically speaking, 5th West and Airport Road are possibilities.
Val Christensen said 5th West makes a lot of sense because there is City ground to the right-of-way
and to the river.
The Chair thought 5th West might be the most attractive choice. Airport Road would also be good if
there is some industry brought in to the area north of the river; there would be good access from the
2 interchanges.
Mary Ann Mounts asked how wide or how many lanes a road going over the river would be.
Val Christensen said that issue has not yet been discussed.
Mary Ann Mounts felt the size of the road would be important as to what decision is made.
Pioneer Road is a decent road when considering its joining up with the street on the north of Main.
5th West goes by a school and homes.
Jedd Walker arrived at 7:45 pm.
Chairman Dyer said Pioneer Road and Airport Road give the opportunity of being wider than the
other possible choices, which would feed into an existing City street of 2 lanes.
Val Christensen said Airport Road would probably be the biggest mover of traffic. It is not going
to take the traffic off of 2nd East if it is too far away. Is it going to be used that much? Something
closer to the center of town would be needed.
This issue could eventually to be brought to City Council and the County to address protection of
corridors.
Per direction from the Commission, Val Christensen will work on updating the map with tonight’s
input and will bring it back to the Commission for further discussion.
New Business: None
Compliance: None
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Non-controversial Items Added to the Agenda:
1. Academy Apartments – Parking
Val Christensen informed the Commission of what has been done on this matter. The Academy
Apartments are located on East 1st South from Princeton Court to South 2nd East. The subject
property was viewed on the overhead screen. The property was single student housing until a few
years ago when it switched to married housing. The property owners/developers, the Hansens, want
to redevelop, tearing down a home and building single student housing. They are still trying to
acquire more land.
The Ready Team made the decision to allow the owner the prior use of parking for residents on the
gravel lot on the corner of South 2nd East and 1st South, on the condition that the owner would
commit that this project would be underway by next spring. If the project is not underway by spring
the occupancy use would revert back to married housing.
The property location is included in the rezone request that comes before the Commission at the
September 15th P&Z meeting, to rezone to Mixed Use 2 (MU2).
2. Blake Willis – property on West 6th South
Val Christensen addressed the Commission for clarification of a gray area issue. Blake Willis is
getting ready to turn in plans for a project that includes an underground parking structure. The
ground has a break. There would be a retaining wall because of the grade. It would be a wall of the
parking structure that would work as a retaining wall. Would Mr. Willis need to set back the
retaining wall or could it be more forward? There would be grass and trees on top of the retaining
wall.
Chairman Dyer said this issue would be more like a retaining wall holding a yard. There could be
landscape buffering back from the top of the wall to the appropriate setback on the building itself.
There was Commission consensus that it would be satisfactory for the retaining wall to be more
forward rather than set back, to include landscaping on the top of the wall, with the building at its
appropriate setback.
Further discussion included that the retaining wall should be flush and possibly vented from the top.
3. The Commissioners were given an updated table from the Comprehensive Plan -
“Summary Table of Appropriate Land Uses for each Comprehensive Plan Map Designation” (Amended
August 3, 2011 by Ordinance 1073). The table includes the zoning districts that fall under each
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Designation.
Report on Projects: None
Tabled Requests: None
Building Permit Application Report: None
Heads Up:
September 15th – Rezone - 3 blocks on 2nd South – from HDR1, MDR1, and CBD to MU2
October 6th – Development Code Ordinance Amendment – request to add 2 additional conditional
uses to the University District
Chairman Dyer adjourned the meeting at 8:35 pm.