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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 22-00418 - Courtyards of Pine Brook - Comp Plan Map change to LDR1-MDR1Case No. 22 00418 Page 1 SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Map change Application - File #22-00418 APPLICANT: Todd Webb, Aaron Richards PROPERTY OWNER(S): 4U Development LLC – Curtis Ferney Hinge Pointe LLC – Nathan Christensen PURPOSE: The request is to change the City’s Comprehensive Plan for this parcel. PROPERTY LOCATION: Pine Brook DIV2 Blk6 Lots 15-25 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Rural PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: LDR1 – MDR1 (Low-Density Residential 1 to Medium-Density Residential 1) CURRENT ZONING: Rural Residential 2 (RR2) SURROUNDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATIONS: (North, East & West) – Rural (South) – Opens Space/University SURROUNDING LAND USES: (North) – Single-family home lot, Agriculture (East) – US Highway 20 (South) – Golf Course (West) – Single-family home lots APPLICABLE CRITERIA: City of Rexburg Development Code (Ordinance No.1200) § 1.04.020 Comprehensive Plan Amendment AUTHORITY: § 1.03.080 (D) “The Commission may recommend that the amendment be granted as requested, that it be modified, or that it be denied.” I. BACKGROUND The properties are existing lots in the Pine Brook Division 2 subdivision. May 2, 2007, City Council received a heads up for the Pine Brook Annexation. In 2007, an application was received to annex Pine Brook Division 1 and the land that would be Pine Brook Division 2 into the city (07-00209) and rezoned DIV1 to Rural Residential 1 (RR1). December 19, 2007, City Council approved the annexation and rezone of Pine Brook Division 2 to Rural Residential 2 (RR2), changing the portion against Hwy 20 from Low-Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to RR2. In 2008, a Final Plat was approved for Pine Brook Division 2 (08-00116). Since 2013, several single-family homes have been built. Earlier this year, a 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 00418 Page 2 request to change the Comprehensive Plan Map from Rural to LDR1-MDR1 and a request to Rezone from Rural Residential 2 (RR2) to Low-Density Residential 2 (LDR2) were both denied. The Rexburg Development Code allows for the Commission to make recommendations to the City Council regarding whether or not the property should or should not be changed on the Comprehensive Plan Map based on the criteria found in section §1.04.020. II. SITE DESCRIPTION The property is located west of Hwy 20. There are single-family home to the west, a single-family lots with agriculture fields to the north and the golf course and vacant lot to the south. The Comprehensive Plan Map designates most of the surrounding land as Rural, except the golf course to the south is designated as Open Space/University. Rural Residential 1 (RR1) zoned parcels are located to the north, Rural Residential 2 (RR2) to the west, Transitional Agriculture (TAG) to the east and Public Facilities and Open Space to the south. Across the highway to the east, the land is in the Area of Impact. The property for this application is 6.51 acres. III. ANALYSIS If approved the request will result in changing the Comprehensive Plan Map from the current designation of Rural to LDR1-MDR1. The request would require the Commission and City Council to review the proposal and approve or deny this application. IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that this Comprehensive Plan Map change be considered. The Planning and Zoning Commission should take testimony in public hearing to determine if the request is in the best interest of the neighborhood and the community.