HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 20-00268 - Rezone - RPR6N40E203550- Teton River FlatsCase No. 20 00268
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SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #20-00268
APPLICANT: Bron Leatham
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Lorene Property LLC
PURPOSE: The request is to change the Zoning Map for the property.
PROPERTY LOCATION: RPR6N40E203550- Teton River Flats
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Neighborhood Commercial/Mixed use
CURRENT ZONING: Community Business Center (CBC)
PROPOSED ZONING: Medium-Density Residential 2 (MDR2)
SURROUNDING LAND USES: (North) – Agriculture
(East) – Agriculture
(West) – Westmark Credit Union
(South) – (Old Wal-Mart)
AND ZONING: (North, East) – Medium Density Residential 2 (MDR2)
(South, West) – Community Business Center (CBC)
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. Most of the surrounding properties totaling
almost 35 Acres has already been changed to Medium Density Residential. This is just a small parcel
between the existing commercial properties on Lorene and the Medium Density Residential that will be
difficult to develop as a stand-alone commercial lot. This 0.401 Acres was purchased to be added to a
planned multi-family project on the adjacent 3.447 Acres to the East.
The Rexburg Development Code allows 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.
Community Development Department
STAFF REPORT
35 North 1st East
Rexburg, ID 83440
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Case No. 20 00268
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II. SITE DESCRIPTION
The parcel being changed is south
Lorene St. The parcel is a vacant lot.
The total area involved in this
Comprehensive Plan Map change
request is approximately 0.401 acres.
III. ANALYSIS
If approved the request will result in
changing the zone for the parcel
Community Business Center (CBC) to
Medium Density Residential 2
(MDR2). 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.
Applicant is applying to change the Comprehensive Plan Map in addition to this rezone.
b. The capacity of existing public streets, water and sewer facilities, storm drainage facilities, solid
waste collection and disposal, and other utilities.
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.
There is limited capacity in the sewer system. The City is working on a plan to increase the
capacity.
d. The potential for nuisances or health and safety hazards that may adversely affect adjoining
properties.
Applicant is bringing south side of street to match the north side of the street. No added nuisances,
health and safety hazards.
e. Recent changes in land use on adjoining properties or in the neighborhood of the map revision.
There are three adjacent parcels totaling 35 acres of vacant property that was rezoned MDR in
2019 with the plan to develop new multi-family housing.
f. Meets the requirements of the Development Code.
Multi-family housing is permitted in a Medium Density Residential 2 zone.
IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that Planning and Zoning recommend to City Council to approve the change to property
from Community Business Center (CBC) to Medium Density Residential 2 (MDR2) if the Commission
finds that the proposed request is compatible with the surrounding area or in the best interest of the
neighborhood and the community.