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C ITY OF R EX BUR G
ORD IN A N C E 1253
N OW THER EFORE , be it ordained by the C ouncil of C ity of R exburg, in the State of
Idaho, as follows:
SECTION 1: A MEND MEN T “5.01.010 Purpose And Objectives” of the
Rexburg Development Code is hereby am ended as follows:
A M E N D M E N T
5.01.010 Purpose And Objectives
It is the purpose and intent of the Mixed U se (MU ) zone to allow flexibility w here a variety of
housing types may exist among neighborhood-serving commercial and institutional uses. A
commercial element requires a minimum of one-thousand (1,000) square feet or 10% of grade-
level footprint, w hichever is greater. Mixed use projects are encouraged, but stand–alone
residential development is allow ed. H igher residential densities are allow ed with the highest
requiring a mixed use component.
A.PE D . For land that is zoned MU , and is located w ithin the Pedestrian Emphasis D istrict
(PED): less parking and higher density for residential units are allow ed as per the
definition of the Pedestrian Emphasis District found in section 9.1.
B.MU is not allow ed as a zone in any property facing Main Street Betw een the 2nd West
and 2nd East must have 100% commercial at grade level.
SECTION 2: A MEND MEN T “5.01.020 Permitted Uses” of the R exburg
D evelopment Code is hereby amended as follow s:
A M E N D M E N T
5.01.020 Permitted Uses
In the mixed-use (MU ) zone, residential, commercial, and institutional uses may occupy the
same building and lot. The follow ing principal uses and structures indicated as “P”, and no
others, shall be permitted in the MU zone. The follow ing uses and structures indicated as “CUP”
may be permitted in the MU zone only after a Conditional U se Permit has been approved, and
subject to the terms and conditions thereof.
MIX ED U SE
Accessory Building (N on-living quarters)P
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A ccessory
Accessory Sw imming Pool P
R esidential
Townhomes (first floor 2’ above grade w hen adjacent to right-of-
way)
CUP
Twin H ome CUP
Group Housing
Apartments P
Bed and Breakfast Inn/Short Term R ental (See subsection
3.02.160.)P
Boarding H ouses (See subsection 3.02.160.)P
Dormitory, Fraternity, Sorority (max. 6 persons/unit) CUP
Hotels, Motels and Membership Lodging P
Membership Lodging P
Multi-Family Residences P
Religious Quarters P
Short-Term R ental (See subsection 3.02.160.)P
C are Facilities
Behavior, Drug & A lcohol Treatment CUP
Day Care Centers (7 or more children, 3 or more times a week)P
Group H ome (D isabled & Elderly; under 8 residents)P
Hospitals, O peration Centers, O ut-Patient Medical CUP
Sanitariums, Cconvalescent and& Rrest H homes CUP
Place of
Worship
Churches, Synagogues, Missions and& Temples P
Other Religious Activities & Religious Quarters P
Religious Reading Rooms P
Schools, public
or private
Dancinge Schools & Studios P
Nursery Schools (6 or less children, 3 or more times a w eek)P
Schools (K -12)CUP
Technical Schools CUP
Indoor
R ecreation
Athletic Cclubs, Bbody Bbuilding Sstudios, Aaerobic Ccenters &
Ggymnasiums, etc.P
Commercial Pools CUP
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Spas P
Tennis Courts CUP
Entertainment
Cultural A ctivities P
Amusement Arcades, B illiards & Pool H all, Bow ling A lleys,
Miniature Golf CUP
Dance H alls, Ballroom P
Indoor D riving Ranges CUP
Libraries P
Museums & Art Galleries P
Food R etail
Bakeries & D oughnut Shops P
Candy, nNut & cC onfectionery & Related Products P
Dairy Products CUP
Eating Places; rRestaurants* (N o drive-through)P
Eating Places; (Drive-through)CUP
Fruits & Vegetables P
Food stores P
Grocery Stores CUP
Fruits & Vegetables P
Meats & Fish CUP
Miscellaneous retail foodSpecialty Food Stores (Meat, dairy, etc.)CUP
Manufacturing Small Generation -
Apparel and AccessoriesA ntiques (N o outside display)P
Apparel & A ccessories P
Beauty & Barber Supply, Perfumes, Cosmetics, Hair Care & Other
Toiletries P
Books, sStationary, aA rt and& hH obby sSupplies P
Building & Construction Supplies Retail (No outside storage)P
Department Stores (junior and major chains)P
Discount D epartment P
Direct Selling O rganization P
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R etail
Pharmacy & Proprietary Stores P
Dry G oods and general merchandise CUP
Electrical Supplies CUP
Electronic & Small O ffice Machines P
Florists P
Furniture, hHome fFurnishings & eEquipment (nN o combined
warehousing)P
Garden Supplies (inside building only)(Nursery stock, equipment,
tools, greenhouse, yard art, etc.)
CUP
Gas Service Stations CUP
General Merchandise (Department, Discount, Variety, etc)P
Hardware P
Heating & Plumbing Equipment (N o outside storage)CUP
Ice D ealers (automated machines or pick-up stations only)P
Janitorial Supplies CUP
Jew elry, Watches & Clocks P
Merchandise vV ending mMachine oO perators P
Miscellaneous retail stores P
Miscellaneous retail trade CUP
Musical Instruments P
Optical Goods, Instruments & Lenses P
Paint, Glass & Wallpaper CUP
Photographic Supplies & Equipment P
Professional, Scientific Equipment & Supplies CUP
Retail TradeStores (Florist, pet stores, etc.)P
Shopping Centers (uses listed here; mMore than 5 acres, less than
10 acres)CUP
Sporting Goods, B icycles, and Toys (Include guns, fishing, ammo,
camping gear, skis, etc.)
P
Surplus stores P
Swimming Pool Supplies CUP
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Thrift Store, Second H and Clothing, Shoes, Furniture, Books (A ll
indoors; no outdoor collection)
P
Variety stores P
Services
Beauty & Barber shopsA ccounting, A uditing, Bookkeeping
Services & Management P
Advertising Services P
Animal G rooming CUP
Auto Washing, Polishing, D etailing CUP
Banks, Finance, Investment, Insurance & Real Estate O ffices P
Beauty & Barber Shops P
Building MaintenanceC ontractor O ffices (N o outside store)CUP
Call Centers CUP
Clubs & Service O rganizations (Civil, social and fraternal)P
Computer Programming, Training, Repair, Consultants and
Program Softw are - Custom P
Consumer Credit Services or Collection P
Crematory P
DrugPharmacy & Proprietary Stores P
EducationalEmployment Services P
Engineering, A rchitectural & Planning P
Executive, lLegislative & jJudicial P
Funeral parlor (mortuary)P
Gunsmiths P
Household Good Warehousing & Storage CUP
Janitorial O ffice (D welling & business cleaning)CUP
Laundry & Dry Cleaning, Pressing, A lteration & Garment Repair P
Libraries P
Locksmiths & kK ey sShops P
Miscellaneous Service Organizations (Clubs & Service
Organizations)P
New s Syndicate Services O ffices P
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Personal ServicesPhotocopying, Mailing, Blueprint & Stenographic P
Photographic Services & Studios P
Physicians & D ental O ffices & Services P
Postal Services P
Printing/Publishing (Including newspapers)CUP
Professional Services Office P
Second hand clothing, shoes, furniture & books (no flea markets or
thrift stores; all indoors; no outdoor collection boxes)CUP
Prescription Pharmacy for permitted establishments (no separate
entrance; no more than 15% of total floor area of building in w hich
it is located)
P
Pressing, alteration and garment repair (no on-site dry cleaning)P
Protective functions & related activities P
Reception C enter P
Rental Supplies (Indoor only)P
Repair & Service, Electrical A ppliance P
Repair, Reupholstering & fFurniture & Reupholstering P
Repair, Gunsmiths CUP
Repair, Jew elry, Watch, Clock P
Repair, Shoe, Hat, Seamstress, etc.P
SpasTravel Agencies P
Veterinarian Services (Small animal indoor only)**CUP
Video Rental ShopsWedding Chapels & Reception C enters P
Welfare & C haritable Services CUP
Advertising services P
Banks, Insurance & Real Estate O ffices P
Business (office & retail sales only)P
Call Centers CUP
Contract Construction Services Office & R etail CUP
Duplicating, Stenographic and O ffice Services P
Employment Services P
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Office Electrical U tility Company O ffice P
Gas U tility Company O ffice P
Irrigation U tility Company O ffice P
Janitorial O ffice (D welling & business cleaning)P
Mail & Phone O rder H ouses P
Miscellaneous Business Services O ffice P
New s Syndicate Services O ffice P
Police Protection & Related A ctivities O ffice P
Professional Service Providers (except behavior, drug, and alcohol
treatment)P
Refuse Disposal Company O ffice P
Travel A gencies P
Water Utility C ompany O ffice P
Transportation
Automobile Parking Lots and G arages (nN o impound or long-term
storage)CUP
Bus tTransportation (nN o garaging & equipment maintenance)P
Motor vV ehicle tTransportation P
Separate Parking LotsRailroad, Rapid Transit (Public & private)CUP
U tilities
Communications (Including radio, television stations &
broadcasting towers)
CUP
Debris Basin CUP
Electricity R egulating Substations CUP
Gas Pressure Control Stations CUP
Irrigation D istribution C hannels P
Right-of-way (cC ombo utilities, electric, gas pipeline, sewage
pipeline, storm drain and& w ater pipeline)P
Utility and Public Facilities, G as, N EC CUP
Sewage Pumping Stations P
Utility C ompany O ffice P
Water Pressure Control Stations & Pumping Plants P
Sewage Pumping Stations P
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Spreading G rounds CUP
Water Storage as part of a utility system CUP
*Eating Places (restaurants) conditions 1. Shall be architecturally compatible with surrounding
buildings. 2. No short order, fast food or drive-in 3. Signs, landscaping, number of employees
and distance from existing commercial zones shall be considered in the review for the CU P. 4.
Located w ithin air-conditioned, sound-proofed building. **Veterinarian conditions 1.
Experimental or scientific research activities are prohibited. 2. N o on-site disposal of dead
animals. 3. A nimal noise shall not be audible at the nearest property line. 4. Overnight boarding
shall be limited to animals receiving treatment on the premises. 5. Services shall be limited to
small animals only. 6. No services shall be permitted for poisonous or dangerous animals.
A.Permitted Accessory Uses & B uildings. (See subsection 3.02.070.) A ccessory uses
and structures are permitted provided they are incidental to, and do not substantially alter
the character of, the permitted principal use or structure.
1.A ccessory buildings shall maintain architecturally similar material and colors
w ith the main building.
SECTION 3: A MEND MEN T “5.01.080 Density” of the Rexburg
D evelopment Code is hereby amended as follow s:
A M E N D M E N T
5.01.080 Density
MU projects are encouraged but not required to have residential, commercial, or institutional
mixture (including other uses as approved by the Zoning A dministrator).
A.Housing unit density of up to thirty (30) units per acre is permitted.
B.Commercial or Institutional Use. Projects shall be allow ed an additional residential
unit for each one-half (1/2) percent of commercial or institutional use up to 40 units per
acre.
C.Parking Structures. O ne additional residential unit per two (2) parking spaces
provided in a parking structure may be added above and beyond the maximum density.
For dormitory/congregate residential, an additional individual may be added above and
beyond the maximum density for each parking space provided in a parking structure.
D.PE D . For land that is located w ithin the PED D istrict (see m ap in section 9.1), the
dwelling unit density shall be allow ed to be increased as per Planning and Zoning
Commission findings during the required CU P.
E.The use will be monitored by the Community D evelopment Compliance O fficer.
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SECTION 4: A MEND MEN T “5.01.090 Yard R equirement” of the Rexburg
D evelopment Code is hereby amended as follow s:
A M E N D M E N T
5.01.090 Yard R equirement
(See subsection 3.02.080.)
The following minimum yard requirements shall apply in the MU zone:
A.Front Yard. The minimum front yard setback can be zero to ten (0’-10’) feet from
right-of-w ay if the follow ing requirements are as follow eds:
1.C ommercial. Commercial element can be zero (0') from right-of-way unless
otherw ise restricted.
2.R esidential. Residential element is a minimum five (5') feet from right-of-w ay
provided the minimum amount of commercial is included in the overall project.
3.Sidew alk. A minimum eight (8’) feet w ide sidewalk is required parallel to any
city street.
4.Landscaping.
a.Street trees and other landscape amenities are required and include as a
minimum the use of tw o (2”) inch caliper deciduous trees at a
maximum of twenty (20’) feet spacing in the landscape strip between
the curb and sidew alk.
b.The space between the building and sidewalk shall be landscaped w ith
ornamental trees, shrubs, grass, annual and perennial flowers to achieve
a “fully landscaped look”.
c.The landscape strip and the front yard setback shall be planted w ith
grass between the trees, shrubs and other landscape features.
d.Irrigation System. An irrigation system is required and is the
responsibility of the property ow ner as is the maintenance of the
landscaped areas.
5.Building D esign
a.Street Oriented. The building shall be oriented tow ard the street w ith
architecturally defined entrances; a ground floor prominence; and
elements that break up vertical and horizontal w alls.
b.Interaction with Street. There shall be a variety of openings and other
features that enhance the buildings visual interaction w ith the street.
These features include doors, w indow s, balconies and/or other items
such as stoops, aw nings, porches, dooryards, canopies, overhangs,
recesses, etc. that in combination enhance the human scale and
pedestrian experience of the street.
(1)Balconies, aw nings, canopies and other structural elements
may extend a maximum of three (3’) feet into the setback.
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c.Materials. The first floor w all facing the right-of-way shall be faced
with high-quality materials (as approved by Zoning Administrator or
Designee). (See subsection 6.00.060.)
6.R enderings identifying all of the above requirements and the D esign Standards
shall be submitted to city staff prior to the request for a building permit.
a.The Zoning Administrator or designee will have authority to review the
submittal and determine if it meets the above requirements of this
Section and the spirit in which they w ere created.
7.Tow nhouse. Tow nhouse type residential adjacent to the right-of-w ay shall have
a “daylight basement” or crawl space w ith the first floor a minimum of two (2’)
feet above grade.
8.U tility fixtures. U tility fixtures are not allow ed in the front yard setback must
be underground or otherw ise screened from street view w herever practicable. or
in the C ity right-of-way
9.Parking spaces, drive aisles and all maneuvering areas shall not be located
w ithin the first ten(10') feet of a front yard..
B.When the above requirements are not met, a front yard setback of ten (10’) feet from
right-of-w ay shall be required, and the follow ing:
1.Front Yard.
a.The front yard shall be landscaped w ith ornamental trees, shrubs,
annual and perennial flowers to achieve a “fully landscaped look”.
b.Parking spaces, drive aisles, and all maneuvering areas shall not be
located w ithin the first ten (10’) feet of a front yard.
(1)This area shall be used for landscaping that will adequately
screen parking areas from adjacent right-of-way.
C.Rear Yard. Minimum rear yard of at least six (6’) feet shall be required when a sloped
roof drains tow ard rear yard property line. O therwise, no minimum.
D.Side Yard. Minimum side yard of at least six (6’) feet shall be required w hen a sloped
roof drains tow ard side yard property line. O therw ise, no minimum.
E.Commercial Adjacent to R esidential. (See Transitional D evelopm ent Standards
subsection 3.02.080.a.)
F.Pedestrian Emphasis District Setbacks. Setbacks are decreased as per Chapter 9,
Pedestrian Em phasis D istrict. (See section 9.01.040.)
G.Accessory Buildings. (See subsection 3.02.070.)
SECTION 5: A MEND MEN T “5.01.110 Sidew alk Access” of the Rexburg
D evelopment Code is hereby amended as follow s:
A M E N D M E N T
5.01.110 Sidew alk Access
H ousing projects made up of tw elve (12) or more units Projects located within the Mixed Use
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H ousing projects made up of tw elve (12) or more units Projects located within the Mixed Use
zone will be required to demonstrate sidewalk access to the BYU I campus and to the nearest
Substantial Commercial Cluster (See definition in Chapter 2).
SECTION 6: A MEND MEN T “5.01.130 Parking A nd Loading” of the
Rexburg Development Code is hereby am ended as follows:
A M E N D M E N T
5.01.130 Parking A nd Loading
(See section 3.4.)
A.Proximity. Projects in the Mixed U se (MU ) zone are allow ed greater than tw o-hundred
(200’) feet distance from the primary entrance as approved by the Zoning A dministrator
or D esignee.
B.Mixed-Use Buildings and Projects. The total parking requirement shall be the sum of
the individual requirements for all uses.
C.Tow nhouses. Tow nhouses shall have two (2) off-street parking spaces per unit.
D.Joint Use Parking. Joint use parking facilities are encouraged. A joint use parking
agreement, if executed according to the standards set forth in this section w ould allow a
reduction in the total requirement for a mixed-use building or project. (See subsection
3.04.090.)
E.Parking Structures. Parking Structures are encouraged and must meet the
requirements set forth in section 3.4.
1.U nderground Parking Structures. Underground parking structures may be
projected into any required setback if the structure is covered by landscaping or
grass and does not raise the grade of the yard by more than two (2’) feet.
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AY E NAY ABSEN T A BSTA IN
Council President Jordan Busby
Councilmember Brad Wolfe
Councilmember Tisha Flora
Councilmember Christopher Mann
Councilmember Mikel Walker
Councilmember Bryanna Johnson
PA SSED A ND A DO PTED BY THE C ITY O F REX BURG CO UN CIL
_______________________________.
P r e s id in g O ffic e r A t t e s t
Jerry L Merrill, Rexburg Mayor, C ity
of Rexburg
Deborah Lovejoy, Rexburg City
Clerk City of Rexburg