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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 22-00019 - 1114 N Yellowstone Hwy - Rezone from CBC to MDR1Case No. 22 00019 Page 1 SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #22-00019 APPLICANT: Brad Brown, Matt Bird PROPERTY OWNER(S): Thomas H. Goe PURPOSE: The request is to change the Zoning Map for the property. PROPERTY LOCATION: 1114 N Yellowstone Hwy COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Commercial/Mixed Use CURRENT ZONING: Community Business Center (CBC) 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 property is the location of the Teton Vu Drive-In. In 2006, Thomas Goe rezoned the property from Low-Density Residential 3 (LDR3) to Community Business Center (06-00047). 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 N Yellowstone Hwy. There is a single-family home to the north, a vacant lot to the east, a commercial business to the west, and multi-family homes to the south. Medium-Density Residential 1 (MDR1) zoned parcels are located to the south from the requested property at the Thomson Farms subdivision. The property is 10.84 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. 22 00019 Page 2 III. ANALYSIS If approved, the request will result in changing the zoning at 1114 S Yellowstone from Community Business Center (CBC) to Medium-Density Residential 1 (MDR1) for 10.84 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 not in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan Map. A Comprehensive Plan Map change will need to be approved. 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. All storm water will have to be handled on site. Access requirements will be per the Idaho Transportation Department. 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. In 2017, a Preliminary Planned Unit Development was approved for Thomson Farms (17-00704). In June 2019, the Comprehensive Plan Map was changed for this parcel to Low-Moderate (19- 00351). In 2020, a Comprehensive Plan Map change was completed to match the approved zoning for Thomson Farms (20-00076). Parcels to the east were zoned to Transitional Agriculture (TAG) in 2020 (20-00914). In 2021, the Comprehensive Plan was amended for this parcel to Commercial/Mixed Use (21-00057). 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 1114 N Yellowstone Hwy from Community Business Center (CBC) to Medium-Density Residential 1 (MDR1) with the following condition, 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. 1. A Comprehensive Plan Map change will be needed to change the designation to LDR1 to MDR1 to support this zone change.