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SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #19-00557
APPLICANT: Sky Meadows LLC – Aaron Robertson
PROPERTY OWNER(S): None; Lots or vacant
PURPOSE: The request is to rezone from Low-Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to
Low Density Residential 2 (LDR2)
PROPERTY LOCATION: Sky Meadows Subdivision, Blocks 1 & 5
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Low to Moderate Density Residential
CURRENT ZONING: LDR1
PROPOSED ZONING: LDR2
SURROUNDING LAND USES Single Family Residential and Transitional Agriculture
AND ZONING: LDR1 & TAG1
APPLICABLE CRITERIA: City of Rexburg Development Code (Ordinance No.1200)
§ 1.04.020 Zoning Map Revisions
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 Low-Density Residential 1 to Low Density Residential
2. There are existing single-family homes built on lots in this subdivision. The applicant is requesting to
change the zoning to LDR2 and suggests that the new zone will allow the building of townhomes and
duplexes on these lots, which are 13,000 to 17,000 square feet.
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
§1.03.020.
II. SITE DESCRIPTION
The parcels being changed are bordered between E Pole Line Rd and Wind Song Dr and Ridge View Dr.
The total area involved in this re-zoning request is approximately 4.85 acres, which if approved will result
in changing the density from 14 single-family homes on these 14 lots to 28 units, 2 units on each lot.
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III. ANALYSIS
If approved the request will result in changing the zone from Low-Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Low
Density Residential 2 (LDR2). 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 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. (Yes.)
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. (Yes.)
d. The potential for nuisances or health and safety hazards that may adversely affect adjoining
properties.
None.
e. Recent changes in land use on adjoining properties or in the neighborhood of the map revision.
Founders Square Subdivision to the North recently amended their Master Plan for their PUD to
accommodate for smaller lot sizes and allow the building of twinhomes.
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 Low-Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Low Density Residential 2 (LDR2) if the Commission finds that
the request is in the best interest of the neighborhood and the community.