HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 21-00310 - Birch Properties, LLC - Rezone to LDR1, LDR2, & LDR3Case No. 21 00310
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SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #21-00310
APPLICANT: Brent Anderson
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Birch Properties, LLC – Delores Birch
PURPOSE: The request is to change the Zoning Map for the property.
PROPERTY LOCATION: Approx. 301 S 12th W – RPRXBCA0254499
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Single-Family Residential & Low-Moderate Density Residential
CURRENT ZONING: Rural-Residential 2 (RR2)
PROPOSED ZONING: Low-Density Residential 1 (LDR1), Low-Density Residential 2 (LDR2), &
Low-Density Residential 3 (LDR3)
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 parcel is currently used as an agriculture farm. A recent rezone request (21-00147) for Low-
Density Residential 2 (LDR2) and Medium-Density Residential 1 (MDR1) was denied April 21,
2021.
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
The property is located east of S 12th W along the city-limit border and west of US Highway 20.
The total area for the lot is 25.5 acres. Willow Brook, the Meadows and Summerfield are all
subdivisions south of this parcel. Directly west, a subdivision is established, but this subdivision is
in the Impact Area. Northwest of this parcel is a church. Directly north is agriculture, but north of
this parcel is the Widdison Addition subdivision.
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III. ANALYSIS
If approved the request will result in changing the zone for the parcels from Rural-Residential 2 (RR2) to
Low-Density Residential 1 (LDR1) for the west approx. 758 feet, Low-Density Residential 2 (LDR2) for
the next east 660 feet, and Low-Density Residential 3 (LDR3) for the remaining land east to the US
Highway 20 right-of-way. 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 is in conformance with the proposed change.
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 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.
LDR1 LDR2 LDR3
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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.
Summerfield Div. 7 PUD was amended to increase the density of townhomes. Summerfield
Divisions 6, 7 & Div. 8 Final Plats were approved on November 20, 2019. Summerfield Div. 6 &
8 were for single-family lots. The Madison County School District High School/Burton
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. 301
S 12th W - RPRXBCA0254499, from Rural-Residential 2 (RR2) to Low-Density Residential 1 (LDR1) for
the west approx. 758 feet, Low-Density Residential 2 (LDR2) for the next east 660 feet, and Low-Density
Residential 3 (LDR3) for the remaining land east to the US Highway 20 right-of-way, 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.