HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 20-00141 - 150 N 2nd W - Rezone to MUCase No. 20 00141
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SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #20-00141
APPLICANT: Ray McDougal – DBA South Fork Design Group LLC.
PROPERTY OWNER(S): DROC Holdings LLC - Jay and Sephlin Hepworth
PURPOSE: The request is to rezone from Light Industrial (LI) to Mixed
Use (MU)
PROPERTY LOCATION: 150 N 2nd W
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Neighborhood Commercial/Mixed use
CURRENT ZONING: Light Industrial (LI)
PROPOSED ZONING: Mixed Use (MU)
SURROUNDING LAND USES: (North) – industrial – Power office & supply yard
(East) – industrial – construction offices & auto body repair
(West) – industrial – power station
(South) – industrial – parking lot for Enterprise Rent-A-Car
AND ZONING: (North, East, South, West) – Light Industrial (LI)
APPLICABLE CRITERIA: City of Rexburg Development Code (Ordinance No.1200)
§ 1.04.020 Zoning Map Revisions
AUTHORITY: §1.04.020 (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 Zoning Map. The property has recently been split off from an
existing granary. The proposal is to provide a boutique hotel for short-term rentals for a Mixed Use
(MU) property. The property is four (4) blocks north of the BYU-Idaho campus.
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
§1.04.020.
II. SITE DESCRIPTION
The parcel being changed is on the corner of N 2nd W and W 2nd N. The total area involved in this
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rezone request is approximately 0.892 acres. The zoning of MU will allow the applicant to build a 5-
story building with 26 units, limited by the parking required for a hotel.
III. ANALYSIS
If approved the request will result in changing the zone from Light Industrial (LI) to Mixed Use (MU). 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 (§1.04.020):
a. Be in conformance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
The Comprehensive Plan Map supports Mixed Use.
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.) All storm drainage will have to be handled on site.
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.) Traffic for this project will have to be determined when the
project is presented.
d. The potential for nuisances or health and safety hazards that may adversely affect adjoining
properties.
Surrounding properties have a potential for noise and sight/screening issues. The proposed use is
not compatible with Light Industry.
e. Recent changes in land use on adjoining properties or in the neighborhood of the map revision.
The parking lot to the south at 112 N 2nd W was recently rezoned to Light Industrial. The land at
135 W 1st N was rezoned to Mixed Use.
f. Meets the requirements of the Development Code.
Hotels are permitted in a Mixed Use zone, but not in a Light Industrial zone.
IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that Planning and Zoning recommend to City Council to deny the change to the above
described property from Light Industrial (LI) to Mixed Use (MU) if the Commission finds that the
proposed request is not compatible with the surrounding area or in the best interest of the neighborhood
and the community.