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Home My WebLink About20-00338 - RFD - 2003 S Yellowstone - Comp Plan Map Change - Impact Area (2) Reason for Decision City of Rexburg 35 North 1 East Phone: 208.359.3020 st Rexburg, ID 83440 www.rexburg.org Fax: 208.359.3022 #20 00338 Comprehensive Plan Map Change 2003 S Yellowstone Hwy – Impact Area 1.May 18, 2020, An application was received for a Comprehensive Plan Map change from Commercial to Light Industrial from Pat Woodcock for 2003 S Yellowstone Hwy. 2.May 20, 2020, GIS determined the legal description submitted with the application was incorrect. GIS found a Corporate Warranty Deed for the property that was correct. Recording #283514 3.May 21, 2020, An Affidavit of Legal Interest was received. 4. June 4, 2020, The Staff Review Summary was sent to Pat Woodcock. Applicant decided to run the Comprehensive Plan Map change and the Rezone simultaneously. thth 5.June 12, 2020, Notice was sent to the newspaper to be published on June 16 and June 30. 6.June 15, 2020, An official notice of the hearing and public hearing instructions were mailed to all adjacent property owners within 350’ of the parcel. 7.June 25, 2020, Notice was posted on the property at the corner of Pole Line Rd. and Yellowstone Hwy. Documents were completed and sent to the Commissioners. 8.June 29, 2020, Copies of the Application were sent to Pat Woodcock, as well as an agenda for the meeting. 9.July 2, 2020, Cortney Beck presented the application to the Planning & Zoning Commission. 6:35 p.m. – (20-00338) – 2003 S Yellowstone – Change in the Comprehensive Plan Map from Commercial to Industrial. (action) – For Valley Agronomics Fertilizer Plant - Cortney Beck (Local Manager) & Dean Weldert (Regional Manager) Business seeks to increase the Fertilizer Plant. This property is in the City’s Impact Area. Applicant Presentation – Cortney Beck & Dean Weldert – address – Cortney Beck – 3979 E 170 N, Rigby, ID – Cortney is presenting a change in the Comprehensive Plan from Commercial to Industrial. They have two fertilizer plants in Rexburg, one on both ends of town. They are both old and expensive to repair, they want to consolidate the two into one at 2003 S Yellowstone Hwy. Commissioner Questions: John Bowen asked about the location of the property. Cortney explained the plant sits at the west end of Pole Line Rd. next to Thompson’s Paving. They want to extend the building to the south. Chairman Rory Kunz added the business sits along Hwy. 20. Sally Smith asked if the plant at the north end of town would be abandoned. Cortney confirmed. Chairman Rory Kunz asked, “Will the amount of fertilizer produced increase?” The amount of production will not be increased; the plant will produce the same amount of tons out of one location. At this site, the amount produced will double. Steve Oakey does not see any recommendations by Staff per this request. Staff Report: Planning & Zoning – Will Klaver – The property is partially designated in the Comprehensive Plan as Industrial. This proposed change will clean up the designation on the parcel, so the entire parcel is designated as Industrial. Staff recommends approval of this request. Staff is making sure the applicant will not have zoning problems in the future. Commissioner Questions for Staff: David Pulsipher asked if the current Industrial designation covers the current building. The building sits right on the divide. He asked if the zoning does not comply. Will answered, the use is grandfathered currently, but the ability to add on to the building will depend on the approval of the zoning in the following hearing. Tawnya Grover explained this change has a similar situation to Thomson Farms. The Comprehensive Plan Map layer is similar to the change for Thomson Farms, the Commission recently deliberated on. With Thomson farms, the correct designations were present on the parcel initially, which allowed them to move forward without a Comprehensive Plan Map change. However, when the parcel was split into phases and rezoned, this brought the two maps out of compliance. Vince Haley asked, is the property currently in city limits. The parcel is not in city limits and the city is not looking at annexing the parcel. Sally Smith asked which direction the building will be expanded. The building will expand to the South. Conflict of Interest? - Chairman Rory Kunz asked the Commissioners if they have a conflict of interest or if they have been approached by any parties relative to this particular subject. If you believe your prior contact with respect to this subject has created a bias, you should recuse yourself, otherwise at this time please indicate the nature of your conversation or contact. Chairman Rory Kunz lives within ¼ mile of this location. He will not be voting tonight. Chairman Rory Kunz reviewed the public hearing procedures. Written Correspondence: None Favor: None Neutral: None Opposed: None Rebuttal: Eagle Rock Engineering found the legal description boundaries were not correct. The boundaries were amended. The County cleaned up the zoning in this area at that time. Chairman Rory Kunz asked if anyone else would like to speak. He closed the public input portion of the hearing at 6:45p.m. Commissioners Discussion: Steve Oakey pointed out the cost $912 for the Comprehensive Plan and $1530 for the rezone. Valley Ag is spending $2400 to do what they want with their own property. He said this request is a simple action and he would support a motion to approve the applicant’s request. MOTION: Recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan Map change from Commercial to Industrial for the entire property at 2003 S Yellowstone on the grounds that the Comprehensive Plan designation is already partially located on the property and the change makes sense. The Commission also recommends the City Council consider the application third read to ease the burden of time on the land owner, Action: Approve, Moved by Vince Haley, Seconded by John Bowen. Commission Discusses the Motion: Sally Smith said with the completion of the Thornton exit, Yellowstone Hwy. is somewhat a corridor into Madison County. She encouraged the Applicant to put in some landscaping and improve the look of the business with this expansion. VOTE: Motion passed (summary: Yes = 8, No = 0, Abstain = 1). Yes: David Pulsipher, John Bowen, Randall Kempton, Sally Smith, Steve Oakey, Todd Marx, Vince Haley, Aaron Richards. Abstain: Chairman Rory Kunz. 10.July 15, 2020, The Application was presented by Staff to City Council. City Council July 15, 2020 A.Resolution 2020-10 Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment of 2003 S Yellowstone Hwy #20- 00338 from Commercial to Industrial – Alan Parkinson Planning and Zoning Administrator Parkinson reviewed a map of the location. The applicant is requesting Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment of 2003 South Yellowstone Highway from Commercial to Industrial. RESOLUTION FOR AMENDING VISION 2020 REXBURG COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP Resolution No. 2020 - 10 th WHEREAS, on the 15 day of July, 2020, the City Council for the City of Rexburg was duly convened upon notice properly given and a quorum was duly noted; and nd WHEREAS, in a Rexburg Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on the 2 day of July, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing, taking public comment for and against the proposal to amend the Comprehensive Plan Map. The public hearing ended with a unanimous vote to recommend the proposed Comprehensive Plan Map change to City Council; and 3 | Page th WHEREAS, in a subsequent City Council meeting on the 15 day of July, 2020, the City Council reviewed the findings from the Planning and Zoning Commission’s Public Hearing held on nd the 2 day of July, 2020; and WHEREAS, a comprehensive plan is a living document; an ongoing planning participation effort by the citizens of the community is encouraged to ensure changing conditions meet the needs of the community; and WHEREAS, proposed changes to comprehensive plan map can change land use designations; and WHEREAS, the following approved Land Use designation changes to the Comprehensive Plan Map from Commercial to Industrial at approximately 2003 South Yellowstone Hwy (20-00338) in the City of Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho and more particularly described as follows: Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment Legal Description: Tract 1: Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Lot 3, Section 1, Township 5 North, Range 39 East, Boise: Meridian, Madison County, Idaho; and running thence South 89°53' 15" west 294.13 feet along; the Section line to the East right-of-way line of Highways 191 and 20; thence Southwesterly around the East edge of the highway right-of-way following a 20,345.05 foot radius curve right 1300 feet, more or less; thence South 188.41 feet to the west edge of the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way; thence North 30°08' 14" East 1596.58 feet along the West edge of the railroad right-of-way to a point on the North-South 1/4 Section line; thence North 22.65 feet to the point of beginning. WHEREAS, the changes shown on the Comprehensive Plan Map dated July 15, 2020 have been approved by the City Council; NOW THEREFORE, by resolution duly adopted on the date first above written, be it resolved by the Mayor and the City Council the following: The City of Rexburg does hereby accept and adopt the said Comprehensive Plan Map Land Use Designations in the City of Rexburg Vision 2020 Comprehensive Plan. th RESOLVED this 15 day of July, 2020; by the City Council, City of Rexburg, Idaho. ________________________________ SIGNED BY: Jerry Merrill, Mayor ATTEST: I hereby attest that the above is a true copy of a Resolution passed at a regular meeting of the Rexburg City Council, City of Rexburg, held on July 15, 2020. (Seal) ________________________________ Deborah Lovejoy, City Clerk 4 | Page Council President Busby moved to approve Resolution 2020-10 Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment of 2003 S Yellowstone Hwy from Commercial to Industrial; Council Member Johnson seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Johnson Council Member Mann Council Member Walker Council Member Wolfe Council President Busby The motion carried 5 | Page