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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-00147 - WRITTEN INPUT - 950 Barney Dairy - WR Holdings - Annex. RezoneWritten Input Annexation & Rezone Approximately 950 Barney Dairy Road April 22, 2017 Dear Rexburg City Council, APR 2 8 2017 OF We have received the Notice of Public Hearing for annexation and zone change for the property identified as WR Holdings, LLC located at about 950 Barney Dairy Road. We are homeowners at 1032 Barney Dairy Road. Our lot and home connect to the identified property. While we do not object to the development and rights of those who own the property, our interest and concern does lie within the Impact Area of the city of Rexburg. By that title alone, we hope the Planning and Zoning Commission will identify ALL impacts of surround properties that are not being annexed but are still within the impact zone. We are very concerned with egress and access to the property. The Barney Dairy Road has increased in traffic activity in the 30 years we have lived at that location. We are also interested in the master plan for sewer and water for the zone change. If any of the parcels are to have septic systems or wells, we have to raise full objection as we would be below that location and the prospect of contamination and water loss is high. If there is to be full service city sewer and water, will access be granted to those within the impact zone and the area parallel to the property? We wish you well in your discussion. We are out of the area until July 1, 2017 and cannot attend the hearing. Thank you for considering our concerns and observations in your decision. Regards, �u rent and 1uan Mendenhall April 27, 2017 Dear Rexburg Planning and Zoning Commission, MAY 2 P017 CITY OF REXBURG This letter replaces a letter sent to you from us dated April 22, 2017. Please discard the April 22, 2017 letter and accept this letter as our comments. We have received the Notice of Public Hearing for annexation and zone change for the property identified as WR Holdings, LLC located at about 950 Barney Dairy Road. We are homeowners at 1032 Barney Dairy Road. Our lot and home connect to the identified property. We vehemently object to the zoning change proposed. We are very concerned with egress and access to the property. The Barney Dairy Road has increased in traffic activity in the 30 years we have lived at that location. This change in zoning opens the door to an uncontrollable traffic pattern and increase in volume. We would ask that a traffic pattern report be initiated by the city, not by the developers. Will this development result in increased road costs of Barney Dairy Road? Will a widening be needed? Traffic controls expected at the S curve? We are also concerned regarding the master plan for sewer and water for the zone change. To be forced into the high costs of city sewer and water would be contrary to initial property rights. We would ask that full disclosure of estimated development costs and return from the development be provided, including the cost of a sewer pump station at the crest of the Barney hill. We wish you well in your discussion. But we do expect all areas of economics and environmental impact will be weighed out. At what point do we look long and deep at hit and run development of the areas? We are out of the area until July 1, 2017 and cannot attend the hearing. Thank you for considering our concerns and observations in your decision. Regards, WBrent and Suzan Mendenhall Ky Dear Planning and Zoning Committee My name is Kristi Anderson and I live at 1200 Barney Dairy Rd. We have lived in our home for almost six years. We were drawn to the area because of the space and the country feel of the neighborhood. Currently our property and the property surrounding us is zoned as RR1. It says in the purposes and objectives of this zoning that it is "established to protectstable neighborhoods of detached family dwellings on lots of one acre or more up to five acres." It is being proposed that the zoning be changed to LDR 2 which would allow homes to be built on lots as small as 8,000 sq ft or .18 acres. My question is how you can simply change the zoning that was designed to "protect stable neighborhoods" on 1+ acre lots. Changing the zoning would change the feel of the area we are invested in and love. While I know we cannot stop a subdivision from going in behind us, I feel that in consideration of the existing neighborhood it would be better to have a gradual shift in zoning. What I would like to see is the land directly behind the existing houses on Barney Dairy Rd kept as RR1 or even zoned as RR2 which would require minimum lot sizes of half an acre. Then even if another area south of that was zoned as LDR-2 the gradual shift would protect the existing neighborhood from such a drastic change. Another concern we have is with the flooding that sometimes occurs. Our home is located at a low point and we have had flooding that comes from rapid snowmelt or occasionally, a broken ditch. Currently we have a good idea of which way the water will run and it doesn't harm our house. If numerous houses are built or slopes are changed there is the possibility it could make the flooding worse for our home. We would hope that efforts would be made to ensure people (including us) would not be harmed by that flooding. We are also concerned about the large amount of traffic that will be brought down our road. We have been given the estimate that if this zooming for LDR-2 goes through about 100 homes could go in behind us. Legally, they could put in even more. The current idea (which we hope will change) is to put the only access roads to the subdivision on the sides of the homes to the right and to the left of us. This is alarming to think that all that traffic will be brought right to our area—especially since we have young children. If the zoning was kept at RR2 that would reduce the amount of homes going in and consequently, the traffic. These are the concerns we have and hope you will protect our neighborhood as it is supposed to be protected as stated in the zoning ordinance. Thank you for your consideration. Terry and Kristi Anderson MAY 3 2011 D CITY OF RD(BURG