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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMEETING MINUTES - Dev. Code Amend. - Design StandardsCITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF REXBURG July 02, 2003 7:30 P.M. STATE OF IDAHO ) County of Madison ) SS. City of Rexburg ) Present were the following: Mayor: Council Members: P&Z Administrator: City Clerk: PFC: City Attorney: Pledge to the Flag Mayor Bruce Sutherland Glen Pond Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjornn Pa//��ul PuRgmir1e Donna Bellfield Nyle Fullmer Kurt Hibbert Blair D. Kay John Millar Stephen Zollinger Mayor Sutherland welcomed the Scouts to the meeting. Troop Number 303 introduced themselves and indicated that they were working on merit badges. Nine boys and two leaders were in attendance. Consent Calendar: The consent calendar includes items which require formal City Council action, however they are typicallyroutine or not of great controversy. individual Council Members may ask that anyspecific item he removed from the c:oiisent calei,dar for discussion in greater detail i iai�atOYy infOYi�2atioi2 iS included in the City CounciPs agenda packet regarding these items. a. Minutes from the June 11, 2003 meeting b. Approve City of Rexburg bills Nyle Fullmer moved to approve the consent calendar; Marsha Bjornn seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. Non Controversial Items Added to the Agenda: Upper Valley Assembly of God — Concert in the Park — Rev. Donald L. Hammer Reverend Hammer asked the Council for permission to have a concert in Smith Park July l Om at about 8:00 p.m. in the evening. Everyone is invited to the wonderful event at no charge to the public. It is The Singing Bragg Family who will sing Country Bluegrass Gospel music. The idea is to bring all faiths inthe Community together to get to know Mayor Sutherland invited additional public comment for the Comprehensive Plan. Raymond Hill — 328 East Main — Presented a letter to the Council from the East Main Street neighborhood Association requesting to re -zone East Main from a Commercial Zone to a Residential Zone on the Comprehensive Plan. They do not want any Commercial development east of 2nd East on Main Street. Marsha Sjornn indicated the Mr. Arnold did on want to be included in this proposal. Shawn Larsen asked if the East side of 2nd East is included. Raymond indicated that both the north and south side of Main Street that is east of 2nd East is included in the proposal. Discussion on the location of Pioneer Road. Paul Pugmire —Thanked Kurt and Joshua far all of their hard work to gather this info nation. 7:45 p.m. Rezone from LDRI to LDR portions of Eaglewood Subdivision Rezone from LDR to LDRI portions of Eaglewood Subdivision - Located on Eaglewood Drive, Talon Drive, Eagle Court and Eagle Summit (Ted Whyte) Kurt Hibbert reviewed the zoning changes on the overhead screen. Parts of the subdivision are being re -zoned to help buffer the single family units from University Property. The Planning Commission recommended this proposal for approval by the City Council. The Mayor opened the meeting for public input. Those opposed to the proposal — None given Mayor Sutherland closed the IYUK71i� MSLI uouy. Shawn Larsen moved to accept the re -zone request as noted in the request per the map provided; Paul Pugmire seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. 7:50 p.m. Amend Zoning Ordinance 725 Chapter 3 to include Multi -family Design Standards - Rexburg Planning and Zoning (Kurt Hibbert) Kurt Hibbert indicated that the Design Standards for a building would be reviewed by the City Departments during the building permitting phase. Kurt reviewed the Design Standards proposed for Multifamily housing by the City as follows: 10 Amendment to City of Rexburg Planning and Zoning Ordinance 4.13 Design Standards A. Purpose. The architectural standards are intended to provide detailed, human -scale design, while affording flexibility to use a variety of building styles. B. Applicability. This section applies to all of the following types of buildings, and shall be applied during Site Plan Review described in Section 6.11: 1. Multi -family dwelling; 2. Public and institutional buildings; and 3. Neighborhood commercial and mixed use buildings. C. Standards. All buildings which are subject to this Section shall comply with all of the following standards. Other building styles and designs can be used to comply, so long as they are consistent with the text of this section. An architectural feature may be used to comply with more than one standard. 1. Building Form. The continuous horizontal distance (i.e., as measured from end -wall to end -wall) of individual buildings shall not exceed 160 feet. All buildings shall incorporate design features such as offsets, balconies, projections, window reveals, or similar elements to preclude large expanses of uninterrupted building surfaces. Along the vertical face of a structure, such features shall occur at a minimum of every 40 feet, and on each floor shall contain at least two of the following features: a. Recess (e.g., deck, patio, courtyard, entrance or similar feature) that has a minimum depth of 4 feet; b. Extension (e.g., floor area, deck, patio, entrance, or similar feature) that projects a minimum of 2 feet and runs horizontally 1V1 a llllllImum length of 4 feet; and/or C. Offsets or breaks in roof elevation of 2 feet or greater in height. 2. Eyes on the Street. All building elevations visible from a street right of way shall provide doors, porches, balconies, and/or windows. A minimum of 60 percent of front (i.e., street -facing) elevations, and a minimum of 30 percent of side and rear building elevations, as applicable, shall meet this standard. "Percent of elevation" is measured as the horizontal plane (lineal feet) containing doors, porches, balconies, terraces and/or windows. The standard applies to each full and partial building story. 3. Detailed Design. All buildings shall provide detailed design along all elevations (i.e., front, rear and sides). Detailed design shall be provided by using at least 3 of the following architectural features on all elevations, as appropriate for the proposed building type and style (may vary features on rear/side/front elevations): 11 a. Dormers b. Gables C. Recessed entries d. Covered porch entries e. Cupolas or towers f. Pillars or posts g. Eaves (min. 6 -inch projection) h. Off -sets in building face or roof (minimum 16 inches) i. Window trim (minimum 4 -inches wide) j. Bay windows k. Balconies 1. Decorative patterns on exterior finish (e.g., scales/shingles, wainscoting, ornamentation, and similar features) M. Decorative cornices and roof lines (e.g., for flat roofs) n. An alternative feature providing visual relief, similar to options a. -m. 6.9 Permits Required The language of this Section would remain the same except for the following additional language at the end ofpoint 7. 7. Applications subject to Site Plan Review described in Section 6.11 shall also include detailed drawings of all elevations (front, rear and sides) in order to demonstrate compliance with Section 4.13 of this Ordinance. Mayor Sutherland asked for public comment on the proposal - None given D+ l.�anrl 1 Ulu -lie Input[ was\.1Vsed. Mayor Sutherland asked the Council for discussion on the proposed Building Standards. Discussion: Marsha Bjornn moved to suspend the rules for a vote at the first reading; Shawn Larsen seconded the motion; Discussion: Paul Pugmire wants to support this motion to suspend the rules; however, he asked Kurt for reasons to suspend the rules. Kurt indicated that the developers are aware of the Cities plan to implement Design Standards. Kurt has not received any negative comments concerning the Design Standards. Kurt mentioned that it took some time to work it's way through Planning and Zoning, so it has been on the discussion table for quite some time. 12 Votine Ave Voting Nav Paul Pugmire Glen Pond Nyle Fullmer Marsha Bjornn Donna Benfield Shawn Larsen The motion to suspend the rules carried. Paul Pugmire moved to adopt multi -family Design Standards amending Ordinance 725 with Ordinance 897; Nyle Fullmer seconded the motion; Discussion on the Design Standards being reviewed when the buildings are reviewed for a building permit. John Millar would like the developers to get this information in the site plan stage of the development. Kurt indicated that an informational brochure needs to be put together for the public. Discussion on how the developers would become aware of the new Design Standards. Glen Pond discussed how the City Staff would police these Standards and the additional cost to the City to administer them. Discussion on having the current City Staff handle the additional work. The Mayor called for a vote: Voting Ave Voting Nav Paul Pugmire None Nyle Fullmer Marsha Bjornn Donna Benfield Shawn Larsen Glen Pond The motion carried. New Business: Preliminary Plat for the Andrews Addition No. 2 — Casper Avenue near Pioneer Road Schiess & Associates Kurt Rowland Schiess & Associates discussed the proposal on the overhead screen. There is eleven lots with four plexes on the south side of the road and eight plexes on the north side of the road. John Millar discussed the additional information needed concerning water, sewer and storm drain information. Discussion on the placement of this development next to the Andrews Addition #I development which consists of 1 U—ar piexes. Discussion on approving preliminary plats. They came before the Council to get approval for lot size and infrastructure. 13