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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMISLABELED INFILL SECTION - ORD 1181 Development Code 1115 APPROVED 02-21-2018City ofRexburg Development Code: PUD Policy Statement Densification through InfillandRedevelopment willsavetaxdollarsby reducingthecostofStreets, Infrastructure, Police, Emergency Services, Sanitation andothervitalservices. ThepurposeoftheInfill/Redevelopment effortis tobalance community goodwith individualchoiceandpropertyrights. Theexisting Comprehensive Plan Mapisthe primary documentforplanning futurecitygrowthanddevelopment. ItisinthebestinterestofallofthecitizensofRexburg tolocateHigherDensityHousingProjectsnearCampusand theCityCorewhenever possible. Besides thesavingsoftaxdollars, there isalsoapositivehealtheffect andother costsavingsassociatedwithbeing abletowalkto campus, shopping, parksandotherCityamenities. IdentifyingInfill/Redevelopmentprojects neartheCityCoreandmaking thenecessary zonechangestoencourage development notonlywillcleanupvacantweededproperties, butwillalsopartially “leveltheplayingfield” for theseprojectsversusthelowercostoffindingcheaperagricultural groundon theperiphery of theCity. Infilland Redevelopment arealsoencouraged inother partsoftheCityofRexburg besidestheFocus Area. Weighting Inorder tofacilitatetheimplementation ofInfillandRedevelopmentintheCitycoretheCityofRexburg City Council, PlanningandZoning Commission andCityStaffhave identified thefollowingitemsasimportant consideration of theprocess (weighted importancein parenthesis): ProtectStable Non-FragmentedSingle Family Neighborhoods (9outof10Importance) Identify VacantLotsandUnderutilized Properties (8.3outof10Importance): Location ofExistingUtilityInfrastructure (7outof10Importance): Distance fromSignificantLocations andAmenities (6.9outof 10Importance): StreetAccess (6.9outof10Importance): HistoricPreservation (5.3out of10Importance): ProjectScoring AllInfill/Redevelopment projects areto bescoredby usingtheweightedcategoriesasidentified above. i. ProtectStable Non-FragmentedSingle FamilyNeighborhoods (9outof10Importance) Definition ofNon-FragmentedNeighborhood Eachsideofstreetislookedatindependently. Fouror moreSingleFamily Residential Homeswithupto50% ofproperties allowedwith non-dormitoryduplex rentalsaretobeconsidered aNon-FragmentedNeighborhood. Threecontiguoushomeswithout duplex rentalscanbeconsidered aNon-Fragmented Neighborhood. A blockmaycontainNon Fragmented and Fragmentedsections. Fordetermining contiguouslots, cornerlotscanbeconsidered nomatterwhichstreet they arefacing. Avacantlot, dormitory rental, structureswith overtwooccupancies, andbuildings with otherthanresidential oraccessoryresidential usemaynotbe counted as partofaContiguousNon- FragmentedNeighborhood ProjectBoundary Forthepurposeofidentifying a neighborhoodthatisaffectedbyan Infill/Redevelopmentproject, propertieswithin onehundredtwentyfeet (120’) ofall boundaries ofsaid projectwillbeevaluated for determination offragmentation. Scoring Using thedefinition ofNon-FragmentedSingle FamilyNeighborhoods, identifyeveryparcel in the120’ boundaryandevaluate aseitherNon-Fragmented orFragmented. Theratioofthetwoisthen converted to1-10weighting. Example: Ifinthe120’ boundary, theexisting homeswerefoundtobe8 Page 204 of352 City ofRexburg Development Code: PUD Non-Fragmented and12Fragmented, thentheration wouldbe8/20or4/10therefore weighted at4. Apartments largerthana duplex, Commercialorothernonresidentialproperties will becountedbylotarea dividedby10,000androunded tothenearest 10,000. ii. IdentifyVacant Lots andUnderutilized Properties (8.3outof10Importance) VacantversusUnderutilized Underutilizedproperties arethosewithstructuresonthembuthavethe potential for redevelopment duetocondition, useand percentageofunusedproperty. Vacantlots areself- described. Scoring Substantialexisting investment thatwouldneed tobedemolished wouldscore lowandvacant properties wouldscore10outof10. iii. LocationofExisting UtilityInfrastructure (7outof10Importance) UtilityInfrastructure Includesaccess toWaterlines, Sewerlines, StormDrainageFacilities, Electrical Utilities, GasUtilitiesandTelecommunication Facilities. Also takes intoconsideration thecapacityof theseutilities. Scoring TheCityofRexburgEngineering groupwillevaluateon a1-10 weightingwithascoreof10 being goodaccessandcapacitywithallutilities. iv. DistancefromSignificant Locations andAmenities (6.9outof10Importance) Amenities Considered For scoringthedistancefromtheprojectistakenfromthesignificant locations andamenities. They includebutarenotlimitedto; DowntownRexburg, BYUI, Madison Memorial Hospital, RexburgRapids, MadisonLibrary, Porter Park, Smith ParkandtheTabernacle. Scoring RexburgGIS hascreatedtheHighDemandfor WalkableHousing Map. It identifies electronically) the scoringfor allareas withinthe RexburgRedevelopment Focus Area. v. StreetAccess (6.9outof10Importance) Items Considered ForInfill/Redevelopmentprojects, it iscommon forallprojects tohaveadequate streetaccess. Theavailability, locationandfeasibility oftheaccess pointsareconsidered bytheCity Engineer. Weighting Eachentityisweightedasfollows: Amount ofAccess PointsinRelation totheSizeofProject – 10 TheDistance oftheAccess Points AwayfromIntersections – 10 LittleornoEffectoftheAccess Points onTrafficandNeighborhoods – 10 Scoring Thethree scoresareaveraged. vi. HistoricPreservation (5.3outof10Importance) Determination Historic Structures areto havesignificance asdefinedby theDepartment of theInterior. Page 205 of352 City ofRexburg Development Code: PUD Scoring Isasfollows: HistoricStructure (registered) toberemoved – 0 Historically/CulturallySignificant Structure (notregistered butqualifies) toberemoved – 3 NoHistoricStructureremovedaspart oftheproject – 10 Mitigation Infill/Redevelopment Projects thatare locatedadjacenttoexisting Non-Fragmented SingleFamilyNeighborhoods aretobeheldtoahigherbufferingand separationstandard thanregular projects. Besidesmeetingallofthe requirements of theCityofRexburgDevelopment Standards, theymustalsobe bufferedbytheadditional requirements: Low Density Residential2&3toMediumDensity Residential 1&2andMixedUse a. ZonesseparatedbyaCitystreet – Standard frontyard setbacks allowed as perCityofRexburg Development Code. b. Zonesseparated bypropertylines – FollowLDRrequirements andinclude2” (min.) caliper treesspacedat 20footintervals. Treetypetobeapproved atDesign Standard Review. LowDensity Residential2&3toHigh Density Residential1&2andMixedUse a. ZonesSeparatedbyastreet – Standard 20-footfrontyardsetbackallowedupto30-foothorizontal wall height. 80-footfrontyardsetbackrequiredforbuildingshigher thanthreestoriesabovegrade. Parkinglots infrontyards’ setbacks tobebufferedwithminimum 10foot (min.) wide, 2-foot-highlandscapeberm plantedwithbushes andtreesasapprovedat DesignStandardReview. b. Zonesseparated bypropertylines – Providelargest ofonetoonesetback versusheight orapplicable LDR setback. Include2” (min.) calipertreesspacedat20footintervals. Tree typetobeapproved atDesign Standard Review. LowDensity Residential1toMediumDensity Residential1andMixedUse a. ZonesSeparatedbyastreet – Standard 20-footfrontyardsetbackallowedupto20-foothorizontal wall height. 30-footfrontyardsetbackrequired forbuildingshigherthan20feethorizontal wallheight. Parking lotsinfrontyards’ setbacks tobebufferedwithminimum 10foot (min.) wide, 2-foot-highlandscapeberm plantedwithbushesandtreesasapprovedatDesignStandardReview b. Zonesseparated bypropertylines – Providelargest ofonetoonesetback versusheight orLDR1setback. Include2” (min.) calipertreesspacedat20footintervals. Tree typetobeapproved atDesign Standard Review. HighDensity Residential, Medium DensityResidential2 andMixedUseisnotallowedagainst Low Density Residential1Zoning. Page 206 of352