HomeMy WebLinkAbout18-00311 Written Response 2Jay and Sephlin Hepworth
407 South 3rd East / 412 South 3rd East
Rexburg, ID 83440
July 17, 2018
City Hall
City Of Rexburg
Rexburg, Idaho 83440
Re: Public Hearing to Rezone Approx. 411 South Harvard Ave.
• We are against the rezoning of the property on 411 South Harvard Avenue from Low
Density Residential 1 (LDR 1) to Low Density Residential 3 (LDR 3).
• This property is directly behind our property, whichever angle you look at it. We bought
the property at 412 South 3rd East to build a home for our family in the near future. We
would not like to see the Harvard location bought just to be turned into a rental home,
or be repurposed like other commercial land in the area.
• The prospective buyers are not going to live in the neighborhood, nor would they allow
the same thing to be built in their own neighborhood. I believe they would have
interest in making a profit, while simultaneously deforming the character of our
neighborhood.
• It is already a frustration not being able to park in front of my own house. This
residential zoning will add one more dimension of inconvenience to the area.
We also feel the prospective buyers would like to purchase the area because of the
proximity to the Brigham Young University Idaho campus. We feel the future structure
would be rentals suited for the college population, again not a benefit to locals.
• The fact that LDR1 Zoned homes are stationed so close to a major university makes our
neighborhood a great location for families to reside in town. Nearby college faculty have
also have a short distance to walk to work.
• Personally we would love to see the empty field remain. My children have room to go
explore and play in the field which they do constantly. It is a place where they could
ride a bicycle and create little jumps without the constant barrage of people and fences.
• The city might feel people need places to rent because they can’t afford to purchase real
estate. There are many other places locally that fall under the LDR 3 that renters can
use. There is no need to change our current zoning. We love our community as it is.
• That property has sat vacant because everyone who buys it overpays for its purchase
with the intent to get it rezoned and build rental units on it for the college.
Neighborhood residents want to protect the uniqueness of area. Every other side of
campus is being torn up for apartments, and this is the only side of town left that has
not gone that route.
• Rezoning this property will devalue our properties. It will take away the safe, family
community feel for us and our children with these renters coming and going.
Best Regards,
Jay and Sephlin Hepworth