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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.17.18 P&Z Minutes1 City Staff and Others: Craig Rindlisbacher – City Planner Natalie Powell – Compliance Officer Scott Johnson – Economic Development Tawnya Grover – Administrative Assistant Chairman Heidi Christensen opened the meeting at 6:33 pm. Roll Call of Planning and Zoning Commissioners: Steve Oakey, Kristi Anderson, Heidi Christensen, Melanie Davenport, Bruce Sutherland, Greg Blacker Minutes: Planning and Zoning meeting - May 3, 2018 Steve Oakey motioned to pass the minutes as recorded. Greg Blacker seconded. None opposed. Bruce Sutherland abstains. Public Hearings: Chairman Heidi Christensen welcomed all those present who have come. 1. 6:35PM – (#18-00193) Conditional Use Permit for Dormitory Housing in a Mixed Use zone. – 220 South 2nd West (Arbor Cove) – Johnny Watson Johnny Watson -1152 Bond Avenue – We rezoned the parcel to Mixed Use recently. Staff reminded Johnny he needed to do a Conditional Use Permit as part of the ordinance. The buildings have been torn down. We aren’t ahead of ourselves, yet. A Conditional Use Permit is needed for a Dormitory style housing. This particular project is not in the PED as others he has done. Cedars is to the East. Porter Park is to the north. This is the old Arbor Cove apartment complex. The parcel is just over 4 acres. The parcel has been rezoned Mixed Use. The intent is to take advantage of the language. He showed a development with two 4-story structures – men and women. The two can be interchanged based on demand. 30 units/acre is allowed. Parking can only be allowed to reduce to 75%. Right now there is 84 units instead of the maximum 120 units. They are under the density allowed. The parking stalls are all provided. There is a public space in the front. 6bedroom-8 bedrooms. Leasing office, public spaces, exercise rooms were identified. Bldg. 2 doesn’t have any public spaces. 560 kids are just over a block from campus. 35 North 1st East Rexburg, ID 83440 Phone: 208.359.3020 Fax: 208.359.3022 www.rexburg.org Planning & Zoning Minutes May 17, 2018 2 Steve Oakey requested the PED Zone boundaries to be shown on the map. He wanted to see how this project compares to others. It doesn’t make sense to not have this development outside of the PED zone, if we assume the students will be walking to the college. 2nd West was identified on the map. Scott Johnson talked about a PED 1 and PED 2 zone; they are treated the same. The University did not want the PED to cross 2nd West. It was a safety issue where three people were killed crossing the street. There is a lot of debate internally with staff. Johnny talked about staff requirements. Staff required a sewer study. A traffic study. Right now, they are working through the infrastructure items. Johnny currently has to meet the requirements for outside of the PED. Chairman Heidi Christensen asked if anyone in the audience had any clarification questions about this proposal. There were no questions. The Chairman asked if there was any added clarification of the proposal from staff. Chairman Heidi Christensen opened the public input portion of the hearing at 6:43PM. In Favor: None Neutral: None Opposed: None Written Input: None Rebuttal: None Chairman Heidi Christensen closed the public hearing at 6:43PM. 3 4 5 Craig Rindlisbacher addressed the staff comments. The infrastructure requirements are being addressed in the development agreement. The only item separate from this is a Planning & Zoning requirement for bicycle parking. The owner is also the owner of Mountain Lofts. Johnny Watson talked about the owner providing outside bicycle parking, as well as moped parking. This needs to be outside to prevent wear and tear on the building. Chairman Heidi Christensen asked is 1 space/10 beds, is this normal? Steve Oakey asked is this is a requirement the City is starting to require? The bicycle parking is already a requirement. Staff is asking for Johnny Watson to show this parking on the site plan. Steve talked about the traffic study. He didn’t like the open-ended requirements that potentially pile on the developer and their budget. The requirement language has been discussed with staff to be more detailed for clarity. 6 Outside of the PED, Scott pushed the parking to go down to 75%. The University will only allow developers to go down to 65%. Johnny responded about the traffic study. Why was there not a more definitive answer? The traffic study showed the facility itself doesn’t change the level of those intersections. Keith was looking into taking into account Providence Square compounded with Arbor Cove would change the intersection. A lengthy discussion was had with Keith to clarify the traffic study comments. Kristi Anderson is wondering about the safety to cross the street at Arbor Cove. Do the flashing lights provide adequate safety? Updates would have to happen to the traffic signal. Scott responded, the hawk light is currently in place, which is the flashing light that make people aware. This has been proven to make people pretty safe; making drivers aware of the crossing. Bruce was in another community that used a hawk light. It worked really well there, as well. MOTION Steve motioned to recommend the request to City Council based on the Comprehensive Plan Map Change and Rezone passage to expedite a process already in place, due to the fact this Conditional Use Permit was an oversite. Bruce Sutherland seconded the motion. VOTE. None opposed. Gil Shirley arrived. 2. 6:40PM - (#18-00191) Conditional Use Permit for Dog Grooming business in a Mixed Use zone – 107 N Center – Jo Ann Hope Natalie Powell, City of Rexburg, presented the application on behalf of the applicant. She oriented the Planning & Zoning Commission to the property. Jo Ann’s current business has grown out of the location shared with a dry-cleaner. We would like to keep her in Rexburg in the downtown area. 107 N Center is across the street from the library. Staff has worked with the applicant on the traffic and parking. The shed would be removed, creating extra parking. They would like to put in a one-way drive, which will be signed. They will do a curb-side pick-up. The other concern is the noise level. The basement has been sound-proofed, a holding area, where the dogs will be kept to wait for grooming. A Conditional Use Permit is required by the zoning. Steve Oakey asked if dogs would be kept overnight. There will be no overnighters, only during the day. Will the nuisance be more than residential? Natalie answered, the dogs will probably be less of a nuisance, because the dogs will not be kept outside. This way, she will have them inside the building. Melanie Davenport asked about the handicap access and parking space? 7 Kristi Anderson asked if additional screening will be needed. The house to the North is close. Landscaping is required to buffer a residential business from residential homes. The conformity happens when the use changes from residential to a business. Chairman Heidi Christensen asked if any members of the audience had clarification questions about this proposal. Chairman Heidi Christensen opened the public hearing at 6:55PM. In Favor: Bron Leatham – 1272 N Yellowstone Hwy. He currently owns the property. He is selling it for this purpose. This is the intent behind Mixed-Use zoning. Older homes on smaller parcels economically doesn’t work. If you could do single-student housing, this would work, but this is in the wrong location. These are ideal homes for a business to maintain the properties. $60,000 has already been put in the home to update it. Neutral: None Opposed: None Written Input: None Chairman Heidi Christensen closed the public input portion 6:59PM. Greg Blacker is in favor of this proposal. Melanie supports the application, because it is grooming, not boarding. Gil Shirley says there are not many businesses in this area, but it seems like a good fit for this area. 8 9 10 Chairman Heidi Christensen asked for the staff evaluation and recommendations. Staff has nothing more to say. MOTION Greg Blacker motioned to recommend City Council approve this Conditional Use Permit, because it is consistent with what we like to see to repurpose older houses and promote economic development. Melanie seconded the motion. VOTE. None opposed. Unfinished/Old Business: None New Business: None Compliance: None Non-controversial Items Added to the Agenda: None Report on Projects: None Tabled Requests: Building Permit Application Report: None Heads Up: June 7, 2018 1. (18-00163) 148 S 2nd E - Conditional Use Permit for Dormitory in a MDR1 zone – Devin Durrant (postponed from May 3, 2018) 11 2. (18-00206) 166 S 2nd E – Conditional Use Permit for Dormitory in a MDR1 zone – Devin Durrant 3. (18-00209) Cul De Sac – Rezone from LDR2 to LDR3 and 1 parcel to MDR1 4. (18-00210) University Blvd & 258 S 2nd W – Rezone from GBD to CBC – those parcels (8 parcels) in the City General Business District rezoned to Community Business Center 5. (18-00221) Development Code Amendments from Task Force Chairman Heidi Christensen adjourned the meeting at 7:02PM until 6:30PM June 7th.