HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 21-00955 - Direct Mgmt. - 155 N 1st W - Rezone from LI to HDR1Case No. 21 00955
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SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #21-00955
APPLICANT: Tim May
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Direct Management Company, LLC
PURPOSE: The request is to change the Zoning Map for the property.
PROPERTY LOCATION: 155 N 1st W
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: MDR1-HDR2 (Medium-Density Residential 1 to High-Density Residential 2)
CURRENT ZONING: Light Industrial (LI)
PROPOSED ZONING: High-Density Residential 1 (HDR1)
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 property has a maintenance shop. The property is part
of LID 51. It is adjacent to the railroad, located west of
this property.
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 corner of N 1st W. There is a
rental home, commercial business, and industrial use to
the south, Twin Pines Apartments to the west zoned High-
Density Residential 1 (HDR1), and two properties zoned
High-Density Residential 1 (HDR1) to the north. The
property is 1.23 acres.
Community Development Department
STAFF REPORT
35 North 1st East
Rexburg, ID 83440
Alan.parkinson@rexburg.org
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Phone: 208.359.3020
Fax: 208.359.3022
Case No. 21 00955
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III. ANALYSIS
If approved, the request will result
in changing the zoning at 155 N
1st W from Light Industrial (LI) to
High-Density Residential 1
(HDR1) for 1.23 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.
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 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 Twin Pines Apartments were remodeled in 2021 (21-00617) and what was recently
Mickelsens’ Hardware was remodeled for Legacy Rental Management (20-00808). 165 & 191 N
1st W were rezoned to High-Density Residential 1 (HDR1) in 2020 (20-00928). 150 N 2nd W, west
of the railroad tracks was rezoned from Light Industrial (LI) to Mixed-Use (MU) (20-00141). The
park with Rexburg Rapids was changed on the Comprehensive Plan Map (19-00096) in 2019 and
also rezoned to Public Facilities (19-00093). In 2018, 146 N 1st W was rezoned to High-Density
Residential 2 (HDR2) (18-00712).
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 155 N 1st W
from Light Industrial (LI) to High-Density Residential 1 (HDR1), 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.