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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 18-00711 - 547 E 7th N - Rezone to MDR2 Case No. 17 00219 Page 1 SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #18-00711 APPLICANT: Ryan Andersen PROPERTY OWNER(S): Dean Grover PURPOSE: The request is to rezone from Community Business Center (CBC) to Medium Density Residential 2 (MDR2) PROPERTY LOCATION: Bordered between 7th North and Lorene Street COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Low to Moderate Density Residential CURRENT ZONING: CBC PROPOSED ZONING: MDR2 SURROUNDING LAND USES Single Family Residential and Commercial AND ZONING: LDR2 & CBC 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 from Commercial to Medium Density Residential. There is an existing Multi-Family Senior Living project at this area. The applicant is requesting to change the zoning to MDR2 and suggests that the new zone would be a better transition than the current Commercial zone for the existing Senior Living project and the Single Family Subdivision that is directly to the east . 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 parcels being changed are bordered between 7th North and Lorene Street. The total area involved in this re-zoning request is approximately 10.6 acres, which if approved will result in changing the zone from Community Business Center (CBC) to Medium Density Residential 2 (MDR2). 35 North 1st East Rexburg, ID 83440 Phone: 208.359.3020 Fax: 208.359.3022 valc@rexburg.org www.rexburg.org Community Development Department STAFF REPORT Case No. 17 00219 Page 2 III. ANALYSIS If approved the request will result in changing the zone from Community Business Center (CBC) to Medium Density Residential 2 (MDR2). 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 Low to Moderate Density Residential. The new 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. There is a new Senior Living project to the east. f. Meets the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan. See paragraph a. IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff requests that Planning and Zoning recommend to City Council to change the above described property from Community Business Center (CBC) to Medium Density Residential 2 (MDR2) if the Commission finds that the request is in the best interest of the neighborhood and the community.