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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 21-00170 - Oxford - Approx. 459 W Main - Rezone from MDR1 & MU to HDR2Case No. 21 00170 Page 1 SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #21-00170 APPLICANT: Rachel Whoolery PROPERTY OWNER(S): Henry’s Fork Operations, LLC – James R. Maxwell PURPOSE: The request is to change the Zoning Map for the property. PROPERTY LOCATION: Approx. 459 W Main – RPRRXB10432295, RPRRXB10430130, RPRRXB10430160, RPRRXB10430100 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Moderate-High Density Residential; Proposed Comp. Plan Changes will amend Mixed-Use to Moderate-High Density Residential for 435 W Main CURRENT ZONING: Medium-Density Residential 1 & Mixed-Use PROPOSED ZONING: High-Density Residential 2 (HDR2) 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 Three of the parcels are vacant land, and the 4th parcel contains two 4-plexes. A Plat for the Courtyard twin homes was approved in September 1996. These twinhomes are in a Medium-Density Residential 1 zone. In 2012, these properties were approved for a rezone to High-Density Residential 2 (HDR2) with the following conditions: 1) the west side of the project setbacks per the Infill/Redevelopment requirements for adjacent property lines of Low-Density Residential to High-Density Residential, (which was 1:1 setback versus height or the applicable LDR setback), and 2) A Building Permit would have to be approved within 36-months or the property would sunset, causing the zoning to revert back to its previous condition. An application for a Building Permit was not obtained, and the zoning reverted to Medium-Density Residential 1 (MDR1). The Rexburg Development Code allows the Commission to make recommendations to the City 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 Three of the properties have frontage on W Main Street. RPRRXB10432295 is the southernmost lot and is landlocked. All properties are owned by the Henry’s Fork Operations LLC. 435 W Main contains two 4- Community Development Department STAFF REPORT 35 North 1st East Rexburg, ID 83440 Alan.parkinson@rexburg.org www.planning.org Phone: 208.359.3020 Fax: 208.359.3022 Case No. 21 00170 Page 2 plexes. The total area for the lot is 1.93 acres. South of these parcel is Skyline Trailer Park, the Cambridge Court Apartments are to the East, Homestead and Main Street Station are to the North, and twinhomes are to the West. III. ANALYSIS If approved the request will result in changing the zone for the parcels from Medium-Density Residential 1 & Mixed- Use to High-Density Residential 2 (HDR2). 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 Comprehensive Plan supports the change of the three west parcels. Approval of the Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment (21-00057) would result in the eastern parcel’s conformance to the Comprehensive Plan Map. b. The capacity of existing public streets, water and sewer facilities, storm drainage facilities, solid waste collection and disposal, and other utilities. The city has adequate capacities to service this request. Storm drainage will need to be handled on site. c. The capacity of existing public services, including but not limited to, public safety services, public emergency services, schools, and parks and recreational services. The city has capacity to service this request. d. The potential for nuisances or health and safety hazards that may adversely affect adjoining properties. A Traffic Impact Study will likely have to be completed. e. Recent changes in land use on adjoining properties or in the neighborhood of the map revision. In May of 2017, Ord. 1163 rezoned the western parcel of this application and others along W Main Street as Mixed-Use. A Lot Line Adjustment was approved in 2018 for Providence Square to the South. Kennedy Elementary were rezoned to Public Facilities (PF) in 2019. f. Meets the requirements of the Development Code. The request meets the requirements of the Development Code. IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff requests that Planning and Zoning recommend to City Council to approve the change of Approx. 459 W Main, parcels RPRRXB10432295, RPRRXB10430130, RPRRXB10430160, RPRRXB10430100 from Medium-Density Residential 1 & Mixed-Use to High-Density Residential 2 (HDR2), 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.