HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 20-00689 - Professional Plaza St - Rezone from LDR1 to CBCCase No. 20 00648
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SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #20-00689
APPLICANT: City of Rexburg
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Rexburg Properties LLC, Douglas Craig Heiner, Plaza Properties LLC,
Targhee Professional Offices LLC, Lerk Property Holdings LLC, Howell
& Howell Investments LLC, Dental Health Properties LLC, B&L
Thueson Holdings LLC, Dirk Strobel
PURPOSE: The request is to change the Zoning Map for the property.
PROPERTY LOCATION: Professional Plaza St & 242 E Main
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Commercial
CURRENT ZONING: Low-Density Residential 1(LDR1)
PROPOSED ZONING: Community Business Center (CBC)
SURROUNDING LAND USES: Professional Plaza:
(North) – Mtn. America Call Center, Multi-family
(East) – Single-family homes
(West) – Commercial, a single-family home on south border
(South) – Single-family homes, Abri Apartments
AND ZONING: (North) – High-Density Residential 1(HDR1)
(South, East) – Low-Density Residential 2 (LDR2), Mixed Use (MU)
(West) – Mixed Use (MU) and Downtown District
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 Professional Office Plaza was originally in the Professional Office Overlay and reverted to the
LDR1 zoning when the Overlay was removed from the Development Code.
The Rexburg Development Code allows the Commission to make recommendations to the City
Community Development Department
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Council regarding whether or not the property should or should not be rezoned based on the criteria
found in section §1.04.020.
II. SITE DESCRIPTION
The Professional Plaza are located just south of the Mtn America Credit
Union and their call center currently under construction on E Main Street.
The total area involved in this Rezone request is approximately 3.30
acres.
III. ANALYSIS
If approved the request will result in changing the zone from Low-
Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Community Business Center (CBC).
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.
The Commercial designation allows Community Business Center
zoning.
b. The capacity of existing public streets, water and sewer
facilities, storm drainage facilities, solid waste collection and disposal, and other utilities.
The parcels are already attached to city water and sewer for existing developed lots.
c. The capacity of existing public services, including but not limited to, public safety services,
public emergency services, schools, and parks and recreational services.
N/A
d. The potential for nuisances or health and safety hazards that may adversely affect adjoining
properties.
There are no physical changes to the uses of the property at this time.
e. Recent changes in land use on adjoining properties or in the neighborhood of the map revision.
The areas have not had changes.
f. Meets the requirements of the Development Code.
These changes will bring the areas into conformance with their current uses.
IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that Planning and Zoning recommend to City Council to approve the changes to the
properties from Low-Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Community Business Center (CBC) 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.
Professional Plaza