HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 19-00278 - Rezone Urban Renewal and City-Owned PropertiesCase No. 19 00278 Page 1
SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #19-00278
APPLICANT: City of Rexburg
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Urban Renewal & City of Rexburg
PURPOSE: The request is to rezone from various zones to Mixed Use for
Urban Renewal properties and Public Facilities (PF) for city-
owned properties
PROPERTY LOCATION: Bordered between 7th North and Lorene Street
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Low to Moderate Density Residential
CURRENT ZONING: CBD,LDR2,RR1,OS,RR2,RBC
PROPOSED ZONING: MU, PF
SURROUNDING LAND USES Varies
AND ZONING:
APPLICABLE CRITERIA: City of Rexburg Development Code (Ordinance No.1200)
§ 1.04.020 Amendments to this Ordinance
AUTHORITY: § 1.03.080. (D) “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 the property on N 2nd W & E 1st N from Central Business District to Mixed
Use (MU). The most Southern parcel of this group is a commercial business. In addition, this land
change is in close proximity to the commercial uses which make up the rest of this block in the city.
The zoning proposed for the remaining city-owned parcels will be from various zonings to Public
Facilities. These properties are those believed to be missed in a recent effort to identify all parcels
within the city, that are owned by the city, county, or school district.
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.
Community Development Department
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35 North 1st East
Rexburg, ID 83440
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II. SITE DESCRIPTION
URBAN RENEWAL:
RPR0000031002C
RPR0000031002E
RPR0000031003A
RPRRXB10310130
RPR0000031002B
RPR0000031002D
RPR0000031002H
RPRRXB10310100
RPR0000031002A
RPR0000031002F
RPRRXB10310150
CITY-OWNED:
RPRWSTAT040020
RPRWLBE201OOO
RP06N40E313451
RPR6N40E200412
RPRXBCA0364820
III. ANALYSIS
If approved the request will result in changing the zone from Central Business District (CBD) to Mixed Use
(MU) for the Urban Renewal properties. The city-owned properties would change from their various zoning
designations to Public Facilities (PF). 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. 1200 (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 Urban Renewal
property as Downtown Commercial/Mixed Use. The new zoning fits the Comprehensive Map.
Section 9.03.010 of the Development Code states, “Typical uses will be allowed in other
zones to initially accommodate public facilities in appropriate areas without undue difficulty,
however, it is intended that the PF zone would then be applied to all such facilities for ease of
recognition and accurate statistical indexing.” Changes for the zoning of city-owned properties
aligns with this identified practice for public facilities.
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. None. The Urban Renewal properties will support the adjacent commercial use.
The city-owned properties are already servicing the community.
e. Recent changes in land use on adjoining properties or in the neighborhood of the map revision.
None.
IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that Planning and Zoning recommend to City Council to change the above described property
from Central Business District (CBD) to Mixed Use (MU) for the Urban Renewal properties and from
various zoning designations to Public Facilities (PF) for the city-owned properties if the Commission finds
that the request is in the best interest of the neighborhood and the community.