HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 20-00365 - 111 N Center - CUP for DormitoryCase No. 20 00365 Page 1
SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit Application - File #20-00365
APPLICANT: Jerry Virgin
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Jerry Virgin
PURPOSE: The request is for dormitory housing.
PROPERTY LOCATION: 111 N Center
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Neighborhood Commercial/Mixed Use
CURRENT ZONING: Mixed Use (MU)
SURROUNDING LAND USES North, East, West – Multi-family
South – Single-family
AND ZONING: North – High Density Residential 1(HDR1)
East, West – Mixed Use (MU)
South – Mixed Use (MU), Public Facilities
APPLICABLE CRITERIA: Idaho State Code § 67-6512 Conditional Use Permits
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 plans to remove the garage attached to the existing home on the property to add a 4-
plex in the backyard. The property is within the downtown boundary and within the
Infill/Redevelopment Area. The applicant is requesting dormitory housing.
II. ANALYSIS
The following are the criteria for granting a conditional use permit. Some of the criteria are
followed by staffs’ analysis. A conditional use will:
a. Constitute a conditional use as established in Table 1, Zoning Districts, Table 2,
Land Use Schedule.
A CUP is required for dormitory housing in the Mixed Use zone.
Community Development
Department
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Rexburg, ID 83440
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b. Be in accordance with a specific or general objective of the City's Comprehensive Plan
and the regulations of the City of Rexburg Development Code.
The Comprehensive Plan Map identifies the area as "Neighborhood
Commercial/Mixed use". The current Mixed Use requirements allow 100%
residential. With a CUP, the use is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan.
d. Development Code (Ordinance 1200)
The applicant has been working with Staff on a Site Plan that meets the requirements
of the Development Code.
e. Be designed and constructed in a manner to be harmonious with the existing character of
the neighborhood and the zone in which the property is located.
The closest neighbors to this proposed request are apartments and duplexes. However,
there are existing single-family homes also in this area.
f. Not create a nuisance or safety hazard for neighboring properties in terms of excessive
noise or vibration, improperly directed glare or heat, electrical interference, odors, dust or
air pollutants, solid waste generation and storage, hazardous materials or waste, excessive
traffic generation, or interference with pedestrian traffic.
Access and the required number of parking stalls will need to be shown on a site plan.
g. Be adequately served by essential public facilities and services such as access streets,
police and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and sewer service,
and schools. If existing facilities are not adequate, the developer shall show that such
facilities shall be upgraded sufficiently to serve the proposed use.
Storm drainage will need to be handled on site.
h. Not generate traffic in excess of the capacity of public streets or access points serving
the proposed use and will assure adequate visibility at traffic access points.
The City Engineer did not have concerns at this time.
i. Be effectively buffered to screen adjoining properties from adverse impacts of noise,
building size and resulting shadow, traffic, and parking.
Parking will need to be buffered from the street and adjacent neighbors. A Parking
Management plan will need to be approved prior to issue of Building Permits. Snow
storage cannot take away from minimum required parking spaces.
j. Be compatible with the slope of the site and the capacity of the soils and will not be in an
area of natural hazards unless suitably designed to protect lives and property.
NIA
k. Not result in the destruction, loss or damage of a historic feature of significance to the
community of Rexburg.
NIA
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II. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff would recommend approval with the following conditions:
1. All storm drainage to be handled on-site.
2. Access and Parking areas need to be resolved.
3. Applicant will need to submit an approved Parking Management Plan.