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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 22-00489 - Hibbard Flats - Approx. 1175 N 12th W - Annexation & Rezone to LDR1Case No. 22 00489 Page 1 SUBJECT: Annexation - File #22-00489 APPLICANT: Brandon Winter, McKay Francis PROPERTY OWNER(S): Elevation Management LLC – McKay Francis Reynolds Properties LLC – Curtis Ferney PURPOSE: The request is to Annex, amending the city boundaries, and to change the Zoning Map for the property. PARCEL SIZE: 62.38 Acres PROPERTY ID: RP06N39E140900; RP04CH00020140 PROPERTY LOCATION: Approx. 1175 N 12th W & Copper Heights Subdivision Block 2 Lot 14 APPLICABLE CRITERIA: Idaho State Code § 50-222 Annexation by Cities 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 In 2002, part of this request was added to the City of Rexburg’s Area of Impact (02-00247). In 2020, 12th W was widened adjacent to the Pine Brook subdivision (20-00503). II. SITE DESCRIPTION The parcel at approximately 1175 N 12th W is located west of N 12th W and south of the Sunrise Meadows DIV1 subdivision. The land is in the Area of Impact. This parcel is almost 60 acres. Copper Heights Subdivision Block 2 Lot 14 is located in the southeast corner of the subdivision. This property is not in the Area of Impact for the City of Rexburg. The property for this lot is 2.38 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 00489 Page 2 III. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Commission take public testimony and determine if the proposed annexation can be approved, denied or approved with conditions. Staff has reviewed the application and found it meets the requirements for annexation. IV. ANALYSIS for REZONE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Rural unless (22- 00514) Comprehensive Plan Map change to LDR1- MDR1 is approved. CURRENT ZONING: Rural Residential 1 (RR1) for Approx. 1175 N 12th W and Madison County zone of Residential ® for Copper Heights Subdivision Block 2 Lot 14. REQUESTED ZONE: Low-Density Residential 1 (LDR1) The proposed zoning area is 62.38 acres. Surrounding Zoning Rural Residential 1 (RR1) to the north and south, Rural Residential 2 (RR2) to the east, and no designation to the west because the land is outside the City’s Area of Impact. 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 designation LDR1-MDR1 if the Comprehensive Plan Map change request (22-00514) is 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. 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 2019, the Comprehensive Plan designation was changed (19-00096) and updated when the designations were simplified (19-00351) for the Teton Lakes Golf Course. The Teton Lakes Golf Course was rezoned as Public Facilities (19-00093). Pine Brook is part of LID 50. In 2021, 1154 McJon Ln was annexed into the city as Rural Residential 1 (RR1) (21-00621). Earlier this year, a request to change the Case No. 22 00489 Page 3 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. Applications to change the Comprehensive Plan Map to LDR1-MDR1 for the Courtyards of Pine Brook along Hwy 20 (22-00418) and a Rezone to LDR1 (22-00419) are currently tabled before City Council. f. Meets the requirements of the Development Code. The request meets the requirements of the Development Code. V. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff requests that Planning and Zoning recommend to City Council to approve the rezone the lot at approx. 1175 N 12th W S 5th W and Copper Heights Subdivision Block 2 Lot 14 from Rural Residential 1 (RR1) and Madison County’s Residential zone (R) to Low-Density Residential 1 (LDR1), 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.