HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 20-00338 - Comp Plan Map change - 2003 S Yellowstone HwyCase No. 20 00338
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SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Map change Application - File #20-00338
APPLICANT: Pat Woodcock
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Valley Wide Cooperative Inc.
PURPOSE: The request is to change the City’s Comprehensive Plan for
this parcel.
PROPERTY LOCATION: 2003 S. Yellowstone Hwy
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Industrial, Commercial
PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN DESIGNATION: Industrial
CURRENT ZONING: Community Business Center (CBC)
SURROUNDING COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN DESIGNATIONS: (North) – Industrial
(East, South & West) – Commercial
SURROUNDING LAND USES: (North) – Thompson Paving
(East) – Golden West Irrigation, Residential, Agriculture
(West) – Storage Units, Power Substation
(South) – Railroad right of way
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. This is a parcel adjacent to the
railroad. The property has an existing bulk dry fertilizer plant. The Applicant desires to increase the
storage capacity (square footage) of this plant. The plant is in the City’s Impact Area.
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
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II. SITE DESCRIPTION
The parcel being changed is between S Yellowstone Highway on its
east side and the railroad to its west. The total area involved in this
Comprehensive Plan Map change request is approximately 5.8 acres.
III. ANALYSIS
If approved the request will result in changing the Comprehensive
Plan Map from Commercial to Industrial. 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.
Comprehensive Plan Map