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SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #18-00311
APPLICANT: Blake Willis
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Elaine Smith
PURPOSE: The request is to rezone from Low Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Low
Density Residential 3 (LDR3)
PROPERTY LOCATION: Approximately 421 South Harvard
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Single Family Residential
CURRENT ZONING: LDR1
PROPOSED ZONING: LDR3
SURROUNDING LAND USES Single Family Residential and Multifamily Residential
AND ZONING: LDR1, MDR1 and HDR1
APPLICABLE CRITERIA: City of Rexburg Development Code (Ordinance No.1115)
§ 6.13 Amendments to this Ordinance
AUTHORITY: § 6.13 (E) “The Commission may recommend that the amendment be
granted as requested, that it be modified, or that it be denied”
I. BACKGROUND
The applicant is requesting to change the zoning on the home lots to LDR3. This property has been in a
weeded unused state since the creation of the Sherwood Hills Subdivision for the last 25 years. The City has
had many inquiries for the land to be converted to Medium of High Density Residential use. This is the first
time an applicant has stepped forward to request a use that is in line with the current Comprehensive Plan use.
The Rexburg Development Code allows for the Commission to make recommendations to the City Council
regarding whether or not the property should or should not be rezoned based on the criteria found in section
§6.13.
II. SITE DESCRIPTION
The parcel being requested for a zone change is a weeded vacant lot located between an apartment complex
and single family homes. The total area involved in this re-zoning request is approximately 0.8 acres, which if
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approved will result in changing the zone from Low Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Low Density Residential
3 (LDR3).
III. ANALYSIS
If approved the request will result in changing the zone from Low Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Low
Density Residential 3 (LDR3). The request would require the Commission and City Council to review the
proposal against one set of criteria, for the request to rezone. Below, staff has provided all the criteria listed
by Ordinance No. 1115 (Development Code) that are required to be addressed, followed by staff’s analysis of
each criterion.
Criteria Rezone Requests (§6.13):
a. Be in conformance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and the City Development Code.
The Comprehensive Plan identifies the land use designation for the property as Single Family
Residential. The new LDR3 zoning fits the Comprehensive Map.
b. The capacity of existing public streets, water and sewer facilities, storm drainage facilities, solid
waste collection and disposal, and other utilities.
See Public Works review.
c. The capacity of existing public services, including but not limited to, public safety services,
public emergency services, schools, and parks and recreational services.
See Public Works review.
d. The potential for nuisances or health and safety hazards that may adversely affect adjoining
properties.
See Public Works review.
e. Recent changes in land use on adjoining properties or in the neighborhood of the map revision.
None.
f. Meets the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan.
See paragraph a.
IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
The property has sat vacant for over twenty years. There have been many inquiries to turn the property into
Medium or High Density Residential. The Rexburg Comprehensive plan identifies the parcel as “Single
Family Residential”. Staff feels that LDR3 is the best use as it is a perfect transition zone to place between
MDR1 and LDR1.
Staff requests that Planning and Zoning recommend to City Council to change the above described property
from Low Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Low Density Residential 3 (LDR3) if the Commission finds that
the request is in the best interest of the neighborhood and the community.