HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 22-00072 - 1 parcel Muir Glen DIV1 - RP04MG1001004D - Impact Area - Rezone from TAG to MDR1Case No. 22 00072 Page 1
SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #22-00072
APPLICANT: Rachel Whoolery
PROPERTY OWNER(S): Rachel Whoolery
PURPOSE: The request is to change the Zoning Map for the property.
PROPERTY LOCATION: RP04MG1001004D – Bordering US Highway 20 on North Boundary &
Connecting to W Moody Rd on South Boundary
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: LDR1-MDR1
CURRENT ZONING: Transitional Agriculture (TAG)
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 currently farm ground. The parcel is in the City of
Rexburg’s Area of Impact and is currently not contiguous to city limits.
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 adjacent to US Highway 20 on the north angle of this
property, and the flag connect to W Moody Rd. The property is part of
the Muir Glen DIV1 subdivision. The property is 11.18 acres.
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III. ANALYSIS
Surrounding Comprehensive Plan Designations
There are no Comprehensive Plan designation to the north, because that area is
Madison County. The Comprehensive Plan designation to the east, south and west
of this property is LDR1-MDR1.
Surrounding Zoning
Transitional Agriculture (TAG) is zoned to the east, south, and west of this
property.
If approved, the request will result in changing the zoning of parcel
RP04MG1001004D from Madison County’s Transitional Agriculture (TAG) zone
to Medium-Density Residential 1 (MDR1) for 11.18 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.
All storm drainage will need to be handled on site. The utilities would
need to be extended a significant distance to access this parcel.
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, 4 W Moody Rd was annexed into Rexburg city limits and retained the zoning TAG1 (17-
00740). Then, the Comprehensive Plan Map was changed from TAG1 to Light Industrial (17-00787).
In 2018, 4 W Moody Road was rezoned to Light Industrial (LI). In 2019, this parcel’s Comprehensive
Plan Map designation changed to LDR1-MDR1 when the designations were simplified (19-00351). In
2020, this parcels in the city zoned TAG1 & TAG 2 were rezoned to TAG (20-00914).
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
RP04MG1001004D from Transitional Agriculture (TAG) 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.