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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTAFF REPORT - 22-00564 - 297 E 7th N - Rezone from PF to MDR1Case No. 22 00564 Page 1 SUBJECT: Rezone Application - File #22-00564 APPLICANT: Bron Leatham PROPERTY OWNER(S): City of Rexburg PURPOSE: The request is to change the Zoning Map for the property. PROPERTY LOCATION: RPRXBCA0176541 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: MDR1-HDR2 CURRENT ZONING: Public Facilities (PF) 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 contains a single mobile-home. In 2019, this parcel was rezoned Public Facilities (PF) as part of a citywide effort to designate city-owned, county-owned, and school- district-owned properties within city limits (19-00093). 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 to the east of one of the city’s water towers and north of the Teton River Lofts development. The property is 0.2 acres. III. ANALYSIS Surrounding Comprehensive Plan Designations The Comprehensive Plan designation surrounding this property is MDR1-HDR2. 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 00564 Page 2 Surrounding Zoning Medium-Density Residential 1 (MDR1) is zoned to the north and east, Medium-Density Residential 2 (MDR2) is zoned to the south, and Public Facilities (PF) is zoned to the west. If approved, the request will result in changing the zoning of the parcel at 297 E 7th N from Public Facilities (PF) to Medium- Density Residential 1 (MDR1) for 0.2 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. The lot already has services. Storm drainage 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. Kenneth Square was platted in 2017 with Ella Lane (17-00226). Most of the buildings have been completed. Centennial Townhomes subdivision was platted in 2019 (19-00100). In 2020, a plat was submitted for Covey Cove on the lot adjacent to the east of this request (20-00448), but the applicant never addressed county surveyor requested revisions and the permit expired. Yellowstone Heights Condos Plat was approved April 20, 2022, but the plat still needs to be signed and recorded with Madison County (20-00899). In 2021, Stonebridge Townhomes requested a rezone from LDR2 to MDR1, which was denied (21-00063). A second request was made to rezone from LDR2 to LDR3 and it was approved (21-00377). (21-00056) A plat application was submitted without all of the required documents and it did not progress. Teton River Lofts has submitted a Plat for Phase 1 (22- 00413). 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 297 E 7th N from Public Facilities (PF) 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.