HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-00778 STAFF REPORT - Comp Plan Map change - 814 N Yellowstone HwyCase No. 19 00778
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SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Map change Application - File #19-00778
APPLICANT: Aaron Robertson
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Blue Ox Development LLC
PURPOSE: The request is to change the City’s Comprehensive Plan for
this parcel.
PROPERTY LOCATION: 814 N Yellowstone Hwy
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Commercial
PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN DESIGNATION: Moderate to High Density Residential
CURRENT ZONING: Community Business Center (CBC)
SURROUNDING COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN DESIGNATIONS: (North), (South) & (West) - Commercial
(East) – Low to Moderate Density Residential
SURROUNDING LAND USES: (North) – Paradise Nursery & Pond Center
(East) – condominium 4-plexes
(West) - commercial
(South) – Leishman Electric & American Storage
APPLICABLE CRITERIA: City of Rexburg Development Code (Ordinance No.1200)
§ 1.04.020 Comprehensive Plan Amendment
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 to change the Comprehensive Plan Map. The property currently has a
single-family home on the parcel south of Ella Ln. The proposal is to provide housing for all stages of
the life cycle including starter and senior housing.
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 changed on the
Comprehensive Plan Map based on the criteria found in section §1.04.020.
Community Development Department
STAFF REPORT
35 North 1st East
Rexburg, ID 83440
Alan.parkinson@rexburg.org
www.planning.org
Phone: 208.359.3020
Fax: 208.359.3022
Case No. 19 00778
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II. SITE DESCRIPTION
The parcels being changed are east of N
Yellowstone Hwy. The parcel is split by Ella Ln.
The total area involved in this Comprehensive
Plan Map change request is approximately 2.682
acres.
III. ANALYSIS
If approved the request will result in changing
the Comprehensive Plan Map from Commercial
to Moderate to High Density Residential. The
request would require the Commission and City
Council to review the proposal and approve or
deny this application.
IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that this Comprehensive Plan Map change be considered. The Planning and Zoning
Commission should take testimony in public hearing to determine if the request is in the best interest of
the neighborhood and the community. Possible conditions:
• All storm drainage will have to be handled on site.
• Sewer capacity is limited at this site; however, the City o f Rexburg is working with Sugar City to
increase this capacity.