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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.01 Infill City of Rexburg Development Code: SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER 10: SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS *All Zoning Standards apply. (See 3.01-3.06) SECTION 10.1 INFILL/REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY *All Zoning Standards apply. (See 3.01-3.06) 10.01.010. Purpose and Objectives The City of Rexburg City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Staff have been actively engaged in an effort to promote good planning principles. After a great deal of study, it has been determined that whenever possible, the large demand for community housing generated by a growing university be focused to areas within the city core that are close to the BYU-I campus, commercial centers, community amenities (such as parks, library, pool, theaters) and job centers. a. Purpose. The purpose of the Infill/Redevelopment effort is to balance community good with individual choice and property rights. b. Policy Statement. Reduce Costs. 1. Densification through Infill and Redevelopment will save tax dollars by reducing the cost of streets, infrastructure, police, emergency services, sanitation and other vital services. The existing Comprehensive Plan Map is the primary document for planning future city growth and development. Best Interest of Citizens. 2. It is in the best interest of all of the citizens of Rexburg to locate higher- density housing projects near campus and the city core whenever possible. Besides the savings of tax dollars, there is also a positive health effect and other cost savings associated with being able to walk to campus, shopping, parks and other city amenities. Beautify City. 3. Identifying Infill/Redevelopment projects near the city core and making the necessary zone changes to encourage development not only will clean up vacant weeded properties but will also partially “level the playing field” for these projects versus the lower cost of finding cheaper agricultural ground on the periphery of the City. 4. Infill and Redevelopment are also encouraged in other parts of the City of Rexburg besides the focus area. 10.01.020. Reduced Setbacks In the Infill/Redevelopment area, the required front yard setbacks for buildings (not parking) may be reduced up to fifteen (15’) feet from right-of-way by meeting the following requirements: a. Sidewalk. A minimum 8’ wide sidewalk is required parallel to any city street. b. Landscape Strip. Street trees and other landscape amenities are required and include as a minimum the use of 2” caliper deciduous trees at a maximum of 20’ spacing in the landscape strip between the curb and sidewalk. 1. The space between the building and sidewalk shall be landscaped with ornamental trees, shrubs, annual and perennial flowers to achieve a “fully landscaped look”. 2. The landscape strip and the front yard setback shall be planted with grass between the trees, shrubs and other landscape features. Irrigation System. 3. An irrigation system is required and is the responsibility of the property owner as is the maintenance of the landscaped areas. Page 255 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SUPPLEMENTARY c. Oriented toward Street. The building shall be oriented toward the street with architecturally defined entrances, a ground floor prominence and elements that break up vertical and horizontal walls. d. Visual Interaction with Street. There shall be a variety of openings and other features that enhance the buildings visual interaction with the street. These features include doors, windows, balconies and/or other items such as stoops, awnings, porches, dooryards, canopies, overhangs, recesses, cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, awnings, balconies and other structural elements etc. that in combination enhance the human scale and pedestrian experience of the street. Projections. 1. Section 3.2.090.c. does not apply. Permitted Projections shall not project more than three (3’) feet extended from building into the setback. e. High Quality Materials. The first floor wall facing the right-of-way shall be faced with high quality materials as approved by the Zoning Administrator or designee. f. Street lighting and utilities within the right of way must be installed as per the City Engineering Standards. g. Renderings. Renderings identifying all of the above requirements and the design standards shall be provided to city staff prior to the request for a building permit. The Zoning Administrator or designee will have authority to review the submittal and determine if it meets the above requirements and spirit in which they were created. As requested by the applicant, the Design Review Board will have authority to over-rule the findings of the Zoning Administrator or designee for design standards. 10.01.030. Increased Setbacks & Buffering Infill/Redevelopment Projects that are located adjacent to existing, non-fragmented, single-family neighborhoods are to be held to a higher buffering and separation standard than regular projects. These projects must meet all of the requirements of the City of Rexburg Zoning Standards.In addition, they must also be buffered by the additional requirements: a. Low Density Residential 2&3 adjacent to Medium Density Residential 1&2 or Mixed Use Street Separation. 1. Zones separated by a City street – Standard front yard setbacks allowed as per City of Rexburg Development Code. Property Lines. 2. Zones separated by property lines – Follow LDR requirements and include two (2”) inch (min.) caliper trees spaced at twenty (20’) feet intervals. Tree type to be approved by Design Review Board. b. Low Density Residential 2&3 adjacent to High Density Residential 1&2 or Mixed Use Street Separation. 1. Zones separated by a street – Standard twenty (20’) feet front yard setback allowed for up to thirty (30’) feet in horizontal wall height. Greater than 3 Stories. 2. Eighty (80’) feet front yard setback required for buildings higher than three stories above grade. Parking Lots. 3. Parking lots in front yard setbacks are to be buffered with a minimum ten (10’) feet (minimum) wide, two (2’) feet high landscape berm planted with bushes and trees as approved by the Design Review Board. Property Lines. 4. Zones separated by property lines – Provide largest of one to one (1:1) setback versus height or applicable LDR setback. Include two (2”) inch (min.) caliper trees spaced at twenty (20’) feet intervals. Tree type to be approved by the Design Review Board. c.Low Density Residential 1 adjacent to Medium Density Residential 1 or Mixed Use Street Separation. 1. Zones separated by a street – Standard twenty (20’) feet front yard setback allowed for up to twenty (20’) feet in horizontal wall height. Page 256 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SUPPLEMENTARY Street Separation. 2. Thirty (30’) feet front yard setback from the right of way required for buildings higher than twenty (20’) feet in horizontal wall height. Property Lines. 3. Zones separated by property lines – Provide largest of one to one (1:1) setback versus height or LDR1 setback. Include two (2”) inch (minimum) caliper trees spaced at twenty (20’) feet intervals. Tree type to be approved by the Design Review Board. d.High Density Residential, Medium Density Residential 2 or Mixed Use are not allowed against Low Density Residential 1 zoning. e. Infill /Redevelopment Area The City of Rexburg City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Staff have identified a focus area for Infill and Redevelopment. See map on following page: Page 257 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SUPPLEMENTARY Page 258 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SUPPLEMENTARY A Geographic Information System (GIS) study showing proximity to Campus, Shopping, Parks and other amenities follows (the darker areas are more walkable): Page 259 of 362