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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 21-00860 - Shovelback Holdings LLC - 154 N 4th E - Rezone from LDR2 to MDR1Case No. 21 00860 Page 1 SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #21-00860 APPLICANT: Trever Einerson PROPERTY OWNER(S): Shovelback Holdings, LLC PURPOSE: The request is to change the Zoning Map for the property. PROPERTY LOCATION: 154 N 4th E COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: LDR1-MDR1 (Low-Density Residential 1 to Medium-Density Residential 1) CURRENT ZONING: Low-Density Residential 2 (LDR2) PROPOSED ZONING: Medium-Density Residential 1 (MDR1) 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 home and shop on the property was previously owned by Gordon and Ethel Smith. The property is part of LID 51. 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 on the south east corner of E 2nd N and N 4th E. There is a LDS Seminary building to the east, two single-family homes to the south, a LDS church to the west, and a medical business and junior high, school property to the north. The property is 1.307 acres. 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 00860 Page 2 III. ANALYSIS If approved, the request will result in changing the zoning at 154 N 4th E from Low-Density Residential 2 (LDR2) to Medium-Density Residential 1 (MDR1) for 1.307 acres. 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 request is in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan Map. The challenge is that this request is not contiguous to any other MDR1 zones, but is located within 465’ of similar zones. b. The capacity of existing public streets, water and sewer facilities, storm drainage facilities, solid waste collection and disposal, and other utilities. There is capacity for water and sewer. The proposed zone will not stress the existing public streets. c. The capacity of existing public services, including but not limited to, public safety services, public emergency services, schools, and parks and recreational services. N/A d. The potential for nuisances or health and safety hazards that may adversely affect adjoining properties. N/A e. Recent changes in land use on adjoining properties or in the neighborhood of the map revision. The Junior High for Madison School District was changed on the Comprehensive Plan Map (19- 00096) in 2019 and also rezoned to Public Facilities (19-00093). Beginning in 2020, a duplex is under construction at 127 N 4th E (20-00791). Ball fields were expanded in 2020 to the north of this property in 2020. 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 rezone of 154 N 4th E from Low-Density Residential 2 (LDR2) to Medium-Density Residential 1 (MDR1), 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.