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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003.07.30 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF REXBURG July 30, 2003 6:30 P.M. STATE OF IDAHO ) County of Madison ) SS. City of Rexburg ) Present were the following: Mayor: Mayor Bruce Sutherland Council Members:Glen Pond Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjornn Paul Pugmire Donna Benfield - Excused Nyle Fullmer - Excused P&Z Administrator:Kurt Hibbert City Clerk:Blair D. Kay PFC:John Millar City Attorney:Stephen Zollinger Pledge to the Flag Consent Calendar: The consent calendar includes items which require formal City Council action, however they are typically routine or not of great controversy. individual Council Members may ask that any specific item be removed from the consent calendar for discussion in greater detail. Explanatory information is included in the City Council’s agenda packet regarding these items. a.Minutes from the July 02, 2003 meeting b.Approve City of Rexburg bills Paul Pugmire moved to approve the consent calendar; Glen Pond seconded the motion; The motion carried. all voted aye, none opposed. th Preliminary Plat - Stonebridge Subdivision Phase II – East 7 North – The Dyer Group Winston Dyer - 667 Summerwood - representing the Dyer Group reviewed the new Subdivision on the overhead screen. Phase One has been approved by the City of Rexburg. Phase Two is immediately south of the Phase One development. The area immediately west of this development can also be served a pumping station on the west property line. Winston reviewed 1 the storm water drainage lines for the Subdivision. He mentioned that a public pathway could be built along the river inside the high water line. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the greenways path if the Greenbelt Committee is supportive of the proposal. There are 149 homes planned for this subdivision. Marsha Bjornn was concerned with the lack of green space for the Subdivision. She recommended having walking paths and green space for the development. Shawn Larsen reviewed the proposal and recommended waiting on a decision until the Green- ways Committee has provided input into the decision. Winston Dyer indicated that this is a Preliminary Plat and can be changed as needed to address the City’s concerns. Paul Pugmire concurred with the discussion except he indicated that the final decision is up to the City Council. He wants public access on the river. Glen PondStonebridge Subdivision Phase II moved to approve the Preliminary Plat for based on the Planning Commission’s recommendation; Paul Pugmire seconded the motion. The motion carried. Discussion: all voted aye, none opposed. Final Plat – Legacy Town homes – 575 Casper Avenue – Forsgren & Associates, Inc. Kurt Hibbert reviewed the Plat on the overhead screen. Phase One of the development has been approved. Planning and Zoning recommended approval of this Plat. There are 19 Town Homes planned for the development. Shawn LarsenLegacy Town homes Phase II moved to approve per Planning and Zonings recommendations; Glen Pond seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. Final Plat – Valley Wide Cooperative Subdivision No. 1 - 1175 West Main Street Chris Park - Schiess & Associates - reviewed the final Plat for Valley Wide Coop on the overhead screen. Marsha Bjornn reviewed the need for a buffer on the property on the south side of the development. Kurt Hibbert reviewed the requirement for a Commercial Development to buffer a residential area. Vegetation or a fence buffer was discussed. Chris Park mentioned the buffer planned on the north with a curb and sidewalk. The south side of the development will have a canal and trees for a buffer. 2 Shawn Larsen reviewed the Planning Commission’s recommendation to have a 6 foot solid fence and evergreen trees to buffer the south part of the development. Glen Pond moved to table the request pending more information on the buffered area; Paul The motion to table carried. Pugmire seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. Final Plat – Andrews Addition No. 2 – Casper Avenue off Pioneer Road - Schiess & Associates (Kurtis Roland) Chris Park Andrews Addition No. 2 reviewed the Final Plat for theon the overhead screen. He commented on the name of Park Place for one of the streets. This name was rejected by the Addressing Committee. Discussion on the need to find a new name for that street. Paul Pugmire Andrews Addition No. 2 moved to approve the final Plat for; Shawn Larsen The motion carried. seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. Non Controversial Items Added to the Agenda: Steve Meyers asked to waive all fees for the construction of a home in Hidden Valley Subdivision. It is a school program that allows students to take a construction class for the purpose of learning the construction trade. The students build a home on site and the home is then sold. The profits are turned back into the program for the next construction project. They have had tremendous support from the builders in the community. Steve asked the Council to waive the construction fees for the building, water & sewer permits. These fees usually total $3,200 to $3,500 for a residential home. Mayor Sutherland thanked Steve for the great job he is doing for the students in the program at Madison High School. Stephen Zollinger indicated that there was not a conflict with the City and the School District by allowing the waiver of fees for this program. Marsha Bjornn moved to waive the fees for this construction project; Paul Pugmire seconded the The motion carried. motion; all voted aye, none opposed. Public Hearings: 7:35 p.m. - Impact Fees for the City of Rexburg – Richard Horner – City of Rexburg Treasurer Richard Horner reviewed a development impact fee report. These fees are needed to maintain the quality of living standard or performance standard in the City of Rexburg. One Standard is 3 acres of Parks per 1,000 people. Parks, Police, and the Fire Department are represented in this report. The fees can only be spent on specific items. They must have a 20 year life and they will be spent on Parks, Police and the Fire Department. 3 Mayor Sutherland opened the meeting for Public Input. Winston Dyer - 667 Summerwood - stands as a citizen not a Planning and Zoning Commission member. He is neutral to the proposal. Winston indicated that growth has an impact on the City of Rexburg. Developers weigh the value available in a project that can be set aside for Community development of public services. He gave an example of having a development agreement verses Impact Fees. He mentioned that a development agreement may cost a developer $300,000 to put in the backbone system for roads, water and sewer development. An Impact Fee may only collect a $100,000 for the development of City services on the same project. Winston discussed the “good will” that the City of Rexburg can receive with development agreements between the City and the developer. Winston indicated that Green River, Wyoming tried to discourage growth in their Community, which drove the growth to Rock Springs, Wyoming. Rock Springs welcomed the growth and development. They became the commercial hub for the area. Richard Smith - 637 South Mill hollow Road - concurred with Winston Dyers comments. Richard questioned the calculation of the report which used 3 acres per 1,000 residents for Parks. He mentioned that if the Louisiana Pacific property was included in the 80 acres of City Parks, this would give an incorrect result. If this is the case, the City is only functioning with 50 acres of City Parks. Richard indicated that Rexburg is not in the National norm for a City of this size. He indicated that due to the Churches in the City and the University in the City providing their own recreational areas, the City does not follow the 3 acres per 1,000 residents. Richard wants to reconsider the level of 3 acres per 1,000 residents as a base. Discussion on the 80 acres currently counted for Parks in the City. The Nature Park is part of those 80 acres that the City of Rexburg has available for Parks at this time. Richard reviewed the Impact Fee costs that are proposed to be applied to residents of apartments. He was concerned with the assumption that the City of Rexburg is currently using 80 acres in Parks. Richard asked the City to move slowly on this decision. Ted Whyte - 610 Taurus - representing himself was concerned with the impact that this proposal would have on future growth. Ted passed out a real estate report showing a decline in real estate activity in Madison County compared to surrounding Counties. Ted indicated that it was due higher costs of construction and land in Madison County. Ted is concerned with these fees being passed on to the consumer, which would exacerbate future growth. He commented on the growth that is going to surrounding communities. The Public Hearing was closed. Stan Weiler – Hofman Planning Associates - reviewed the report on the overhead screen. The building permits up to March 2003 were included in this report. Stan went over the performance standards in the report that were used based on the current performance standard for Rexburg. To maintain this current standard or quality of life the report indicated that the City services would have to grow as the population grew. Full build out of the City with the current 4 boundaries would be about 62,000 residents. That amount of residents would require additional support in the Parks, Police and the Fire Department. The following summary of the report is provided: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Executive Summary briefly summarizes the results of the Development Impact Fee Report and presents the impact fees generated by said report. When implemented, these fees will provide a funding mechanism by which future development will pay an equitable share of the costs associated with future public facility construction and/or improvements. The intent of this report is to provide the necessary detail to support a development impact fee for the identified facilities in conformance with Idaho State Statute Title 67, Chapter 82 Development Impact Fees. This enabling legislation allows for impact fees to be collected and sets parameters to ensure that those fees are both fair and equitable. The City of Rexburg Development Impact Fee Report and Development Impact Fee Ordinance comply with Idaho State Statutes. The format of this report is such that it is comprehensible without sacrificing the detail necessary to withstand close scrutiny, either legal or otherwise. The City of Rexburg Development Impact Fee Report identifies build-out projections for the city of Rexburg and the area of impact based on the existing Comprehensive Plan land-use designations. Build-out projections were used to determine the impacts to public facilities created by the projected future development. The costs required for future facility improvements were then determined and utilized in this report as methodology components to provide the necessary rational nexus between the public facility improvement needs and the impact fee to be paid by future development. Two definitions will be helpful in understanding this document: Build Out Projections – the residential forecast of growth within the Area of Impact from the present time until all available land has been developed to the extent realistically permitted by the terrain and the Comprehensive Plan. Build out projections are not time dependent. Performance Standard – A standard applied to a facility that ensures that adequate public facilities are provided at a desirable level. This standard can be population based or square footage based depending on the facility. The findings of this study can be summarized as follows: 5 BUILD OUT PROJECTIONS Existing Dwelling Units (city): 6,369 Units Future Dwelling Units (study area):12,695 Units Build Out Dwelling Units (study area):19,267 Units Build Out Population (study area):62,122 Persons PUBLIC FACILITIES ANALYSIS Law Enforcement Services (Officers) Performance Standard: 0.95 Officers/1,000 Population Existing Officers: 21 Officers Existing Demand: 21 Officers Existing Surplus/ (Deficiency): 0 Officers Future Demand: 36 Officers Build Out Demand: 57 Officers Law Enforcement Facilities (Building Area) Performance Standard: 300 Sq. Ft./ Officer Existing Building Area:6,300 Sq. Ft. Existing Demand:6,300 Sq. Ft. Existing Surplus/ (Deficiency): 0 Sq. Ft. Future Demand:10,800 Sq. Ft. Estimated Costs to be funded by Impact Fees:$1,491,058 Fire Protection Facilities Performance Standard:5-Minute Response Time 1 Substation / 12,000 Pop. Existing Demand:1 Main Station 6 Existing Facilities:12,750 Sq. Ft. Main Station Existing Surplus/ (Deficiency):None Future Demand:3 Substations Build Out Demand:1 Main Station and 3 Substations - (Satellite Fire Stations) Estimated Costs to be funded by Impact Fees:$1,710,914 Park Facilities Level of Service Standard: 3.00 Acres / 1,000 Pop. Existing Facilities: 80.60 Acres Existing Demand: 71.36 Acres Existing Surplus/ (Deficiency): 9.24 Acres Build Out Demand:103.70 Acres Estimated Costs to be funded by Impact Fees:$5,679,167 Based on the build out projections and the facilities analysis conducted, the following table provides the recommended development impact fees for Law Enforcement, Fire Protection, and Park facilities. Table 1– Impact Fee Summary INDIVIDUAL FACILITY SUMMARY Single Family Multiple Family - Multiple Family - Nonresidential FACILITY Detached (SFD)Single (MF-S)Non-Single (MF-NS)(Per 1,000 Sq. Ft.) $604.97$844.85$346.99N/A Parks Police$158.11$13.54$13.54$82.20 Fire$184.61$69.43$69.43$35.74 TOTAL$947.69$927.82$429.96$117.93 Stan Weiler indicated that there is not a deficiency today; however the future will see a deficiency in the current level of service. There will need to be and additional 102 acres of Parks and three (3) additional satellite Fire Department substations. Build out of the City to 62,000 residents is projected to be 40 to 50 years into the future. Stan continued to review the cost chart on the overhead screen. 7 Mayor SutherlandDevelopment Impact Fee Advisory mentioned that the Committee work very hard on this project. The members are Mark Nygren, Tom Kennelly, Jim Long, Bart Stevens, Judith Hobbs, Clayter Forsgren, and Chuck Frost. Shawn Larsen reviewed the fact that the Louisiana Pacific Property was not included in the 3 acres per 1,000 residents calculation. Only the developed City Parks were included in the study. Discussion on the impact University students have on the City Parks. The students were a big part of the discussion. There are minimal levels of service at this time. The service will go below 3 acres per thousand residents if the Park system is not enlarged for the new growth. Marsha Bjornn discussed the growth of the University and the need for Parks for the students. Discussion on what the fees could be used for in the City. Discussion: Streets are not included in this Impact Fee Report because the study for streets will not be completed for another year. At that time, streets could be added into the Impact Fee schedule. Green Space was discussed as being part of the Impact Fees. The Impact Fees are for new facilities to service future growth. They are not to maintain an existing Park. Richard Horner concluded the discussion with comments on the long term growth projections for the Community. Much effort has been given to the project by the Citizens Committee. Mayor Sutherland asked for a motion to accept the report. Paul Pugmire moved to accept the Impact Fee Report for Parks, Police and Fire as a first reading of the Ordinance 896; Shawn Larsen seconded the motion; Discussion: accepting the report does not set the fees for the Impact area. They will be set by resolution at a later date. The motion carried. All voted aye, none opposed. th 7:40 p.m. - Re-zone property in the Impact Area from AG-2 to RR1 – 1139 East 9 North (Verna Muir) Kurt Hibbert reviewed the proposal on the overhead screen. The Muir property is currently zoned AG2 in the Impact Zone. Kurt indicated that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended this proposal to be approved. Mayor Sutherland opened the meeting to public testimony: th Verna Muir 1139 East 9 North - plans to provide a lot for a family member for a new residence. She is in favor of the annexation. 8 There were no other requests to give testimony. The Public Hearing was closed. Discussion on the size of the parcel. This part of the Muir farm is over 50 acres in size. Shawn Larsenre-zone the Muir property in the Impact Area from AG-2 to RR1 moved to . Paul Pugmire seconded the motion; Discussion: all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. th 7:45 p.m. - Re-zone property at 390 South 5 West – (LI) Light Industrial to (HBD) Highway Business District - 0500 Mechanics (and) Re-zone property off Trejo Street west of 0500 Mechanics - (LI) Light Industrial to (HBD) Highway Business District – Bagley Enterprises (Terry Bagley) John Bagley – 4813 South 3300 West - representing Bagley Enterprises requested to re-zone this property to HDB. There are 5.4 acres in the development which is just west of 0500 Mechanics. They will access the property off Trejo Street. John mentioned that they plan to build medical and professional office space to suit the tenants. Mayor Sutherland opened the Public Hearing. th Chris Stephens – 390 South 5 West – representing 0500 Mechanics was in favor of re-zoning his property with the Bagley property to a HBD Zone. The Public Hearing was closed. Glen Pond moved to re-zone the property for 0500 Mechanics and the Bagley property to HBD; Paul Pugmire seconded the motion; Discussion on the need to have sidewalks in this The motion carried. development. All voted aye, none opposed. 7:50 p.m. - Variance for Compact Parking Stalls verses Full size Parking Stalls st American Manor - 139 South 1 East (Tamla Rencher) Daniel F. – Commented on the need to increase the parking to comply with the University parking requirements. Kurt Hibbert mentioned that Planning and Zoning recommended that this request be approved to allow the development to increase the existing parking. There are plans to remove an adjoining home in the future which will add additional parking to the development. 9 Discussions on the win win situation for the development and the renters with the additional parking stalls. There are 155 students with only 79 parking stalls. Paul Pugmire cautioned the Council to not view this as a precedent. It is a specific partial solution to an ongoing problem with this development. Marsha BjornnVariance for additional Compact Parking Stalls at moved to approve the American Manor; Paul Pugmire seconded the motion; Discussion on the reason for the need to modify the parking to comply with the University parking standards for single student housing. The new addition for the development can not be approved for student housing until more parking is provided. When the adjoining house is purchase and removed, the developer will add more parking at that time. The Farrell Young dental home is the building that will be relocated. Stephen Zollinger discussed the reason for the request. Staff recommends approval to gain more parking stalls. Current Zoning standards will be required in the future if this variance is approved. Shawn Larsen recommended amending the motion to limit the variance for a period of 12 months. Marsha amended her motion to limit the variance to 12 months. Paul agreed to amend his second to include to time element. All voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. 7:55 p.m. - Rezone from MDR to (HDR or MDR2) – about 330 South Pioneer Road Appeal Planning Commission Decision - (Dean Peterson) Ray Peterson – 10260 South 600 East - represented Dean Peterson. Ray reviewed the property on the overhead Screen. They were turned down for an HDR Zone by the Planning and Zoning Commission. They would accept an MDR2 Zone for this property. They are appealing the Planning and Zoning Commission’s decision and requesting MDR2 Zoning from the Council. The Comprehensive Plan allows multi-family housing in this area. The recent public input from the public mentioned that the west area of the City around Pioneer road is where the multi- family housing should be located. Ray reviewed the Zoning for the adjoining properties. He mentioned that MDR2 makes perfect sense for this property. The Public Hearing was opened. None given The Public Hearing was closed. Shawn Larsen reviewed the Planning and Zoning Commission’s decision to deny the HDR request. Shawn mentioned that the Webb property to the South of this property requested an MDR2 Zone and was rejected. Discussion on the Planning and Zoning meeting where the proposal for HDR was turned down. 10 Shawn Larsen moved to deny the appeal and support the Planning Commissions decision; Paul Pugmire seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion to deny the appeal was The request was denied. approved. 8:00 p.m. - Annexation of fours areas into the City of Rexburg (See map for description) (Smith, Rasmussen, Summers, Stegelmeier, Grover, Jeppesen, Cook, and Neibaur properties) Proposal to Annex the Cook Property - Area Five (5) Mayor Sutherland reviewed the process to give public testimony. Kurt Hibbert reviewed the proposal on the overhead screen and the Planning Commissions recommendation to annex this area. The Public Hearing was opened. Joseph West – 125 Crestview Drive – Joseph indicated that they are in favor of property being zoned to an Low Density Residential Zone (LDR). They want this area to develop as a residential area. Serina Kugath – 198 Crestview Drive – Reviewed the City’s Comprehensive Plan to have single th family housing south of 7 South. She is frustrated with the proposal to have multi-family housing in the area. Serina indicated that two tenths of a mile is too short of a distance between single family housing and multi-family housing. She commented on the lack of a study on the number of apartments needed for the Community. Mayor Sutherland commented on the rights of the property owner to request a zone change. The Mayor reviewed the free enterprise process allowing developments into the Community. He commented on how zoning is used to control growth instead of economic controls. Kurt Hibbert mentioned that the City does have a ‘Housing Needs Assessment’ study available to the public. nd John Bonner – 185 Crestview Drive – Mentioned the heavy traffic in the area on 2 East. He was in favor of the annexation of the Cook property. Public Testimony was closed. Mayor Sutherland asked the Council to discuss this proposal to annex the Cook property. Marsha Bjornn asked for a comment on the Planning and Zoning Commission’s vote to annex. 11 Winston Dyer commented on the Planning Commissions support to recommend this annexation. He mentioned that in recent public comments have indicated a desire to have higher density housing immediately around the University. Winston mentioned the proposals to have some commercial development in this area. Those in favor of the proposal thought the LDR Zone was a good starting point. Shawn Larsen recommended that the neighbors form a neighborhood association. It would be good for this area. Marsha Bjornn supports the Planning and Zoning Commission’s decision to have an LDR Zone for this proposal. Paul Pugmire indicated that there are two proposals before the Council: 1) Annexation of the property 2) Zoning to be applied to the annexed property Paul recommended a Neighborhood Association to represent the interest of the neighborhood. Shawn Larsen move to suspend the rules and take a vote on the annexation proposal for Area Five; Glen Pond seconded the motion; Those voting AyeThose Voting Nay Glen PondPaul Pugmire Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjornn The motion to suspend the rules carried. Glen Pond moved to approve the annexation of Area Five with an LDR Zone in Ordinance 893; Shawn Larsen seconded the motion; Those voting AyeThose Voting Nay Glen Pond Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjornn Paul Pugmire The motion to annex Area Five carried. Proposal to Annex the Smiths, Rasmussen, & Summers properties - Area Four (4) The Public Hearing was opened. Larry Wickham – 310 Millhollow Road - read some prepared comments concerning recent meetings where no one objected to the proposal. He is hear to take an active part in this proposal. Larry indicated that they do not appreciate the comments that our opinion does not matter. Larry objected to the annexation proposal. 12 Chad Price – 296 Millhollow Road – is opposed to the annexation proposal for Area Four. He read a prepared statement which reviewed the size of the lots in his area on Millhollow Road. Residents on Millhollow Road have too small lots for road development. He is opposed to widening Millhollow Road. He recommended developing traffic plans for new subdivisions. Major traffic thnd arteries are 7 South and 2 East. Chad is against street side parking on Millhollow Road. He wants safety as a major issue on Millhollow Road. The traffic speed is too fast. He indicated that widening Millhollow Road would lower property values. Jim Brandon – 321 Millhollow Road – commented on the quality of life in Rexburg. Jim discussed the development of the area as a County Subdivision if the property is not annexed. Richard Smith – 637 Millhollow Road – Reviewed the history of the requested annexation of his th property in Ordinance 887 which annexed Millhollow Road from 350 South to 7 South. Although the written description indicated that his property was annexed with Ordinance 887, the legal description only annexed property to 550 South Millhollow Road. Because the legal description did not coincide with the written description in Ordinance 887, Richard respectfully requested that the area be annexed to clear up the misunderstanding. He indicated that Millhollow Road is a residential street. Richard indicated that he has planned the traffic flow from his subdivision th “Harvest Heights” to go to 7 South. Stopping development is not the answer to solve the transportation issues in this area. Richard requested that this proposal be passed tonight. Discussion on the effort to have the County and the City develop a major arterial in this area. The County has been given restricted rights to develop roads for this area by Richard Smith and Danny Summers. Jim Brandon continued the discussion on traffic solutions for Millhollow Road. Mayor Sutherland discussed the plan to have a major transportation route east of Millhollow road. Paul Pugmire reviewed the plan to build a limited access road east of Millhollow Road. He reviewed the need to divert traffic off of Millhollow Road to a new Road for the area. Stephen Zollinger reviewed the history of re-routing traffic off the lower end of Millhollow Road. Stephen indicated that this is a well planned subdivision that will not impact Millhollow Road. Larry Wickham reiterated his comments that nothing is being done to correct the problems on Millhollow Road. Mayor Sutherland commented on the expense of correcting Millhollow Road. It is a sub par road and it does not comply with current traffic safety requirements. The best thing to do for Millhollow residents is to develop alternate route to divert traffic off from Millhollow Road. Chad Price asked for input on future plans for Millhollow Road and the need for a major arterial to move the traffic away from Millhollow Road. Richard Smith commented on the need to have less traffic and safer traffic on Millhollow Road. 13 Glen Pond indicated that Richard Smith offered property for a road to bypass Millhollow Road. Richard Smith indicated that the Community needs to work together to develop alternate routes for the traffic that impacts Millhollow Road. Reed Stoddard – 249 Millhollow Road – appreciated the discussion on the solutions that could help the traffic problems on Millhollow Road. Mayor Sutherland recommended having a Neighborhood Committee to help with the traffic solutions for Millhollow Road that was discussed tonight. The Public Testimony was closed. Shawn Larsen move to suspend the rules and take a vote on the annexation proposal for Area Four; Marsha Bjornn seconded the motion; Those voting AyeThose Voting Nay Glen PondNone Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjornn Paul Pugmire The motion to suspend the rules carried. Glen Pond moved to approve the annexation of Area Four with an RR2 Zone for the “Harvest Heights Subdivision” and an LDR Zone for the remaining property in Area Four in Ordinance 893; Paul Pugmire seconded the motion; Those voting AyeThose Voting Nay Glen PondNone Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjornn Paul Pugmire The motion to annex Area Four carried. Proposal to Annex the Stegelmeier, Grover, & Jeppesen Properties Area Three (3) Kurt Hibbert reviewed the annexation proposal on the overhead screen. The Medium Density Residential Zone (MDR), portion of the proposal was recommended to be decreased by the Planning and Zoning Commission to the NW Corner of Stonebridge Subdivision. The Public Hearing was opened. 14 th Gerald Jeppesen – 547 East 7 North – requested annexation of Area Three (3). He mentioned that Highway Business District Zone (HBD) was a current use for some of the properties that are located within Area Three. Gerald requested to increase HBD to the existing use. He continued to review the intent of the proposal. They would like to have the property annexed with the zoning as advertised without reducing the MDR Zone. The Public Hearing was closed. Shawn Larsen mentioned that a road may be planned going north in this area. The road would line up with an existing road in the Stonebridge Subdivision called Stonebridge Street. Discussion on the definition of Multi-family housing and Low Density Residential definitions. 3.4Low Density Residential (LDR). The LDR Zone is established to protect stable neighborhoods of detached single family dwellings on larger lots. The limited conditional uses allowed in this district shall be compatible with an atmosphere of large, landscaped lawns, low building heights, ample setbacks and side yards, predominantly off street parking, low traffic volumes, and low nuisance potentials. The maximum density permitted in this district is three (3) dwelling units per gross acres. 3.5Low Density Residential - 1 and 2 (LDR1)(LDR2) The LDR1 and 2 is established to protect stable neighborhoods of detached single family dwellings on smaller lots. The conditional uses allowed in this district shall be compatible with single family homes on landscaped lawns, low building heights, predominantly off-street parking, low traffic volumes, and low nuisance potential. Two family dwelling units are conditional uses within this zone. The maximum density permitted in this district is eight (8) dwelling units per acre. 3.6Medium Density Residential (MDR) The Medium Density Residential is established to protect stable neighborhoods of detached single family dwellings on smaller lots and multi-family housing not to exceed four dwelling units per development as a use by right. Restoration or rehabilitation of older homes in this district shall be encouraged. Conditional uses shall be compatible with an atmosphere of low building heights, low traffic volumes, ample off-street parking, and low nuisance potentials at a higher density than LDR zones. The maximum density permitted in this district is sixteen (16) dwelling units per gross acre. The Public Testimony was closed. Glen Pond moved to suspend the rules and take a vote on the annexation proposal for Area Three; Marsha Bjornn seconded the motion; Those voting AyeThose Voting Nay Glen PondNone Shawn Larsen 15 Marsha Bjornn Paul Pugmire The motion to suspend the rules carried. Glen Pond moved to approve the annexation of Area Three with a Highway Business District Zone (HBD) against the North Yellowstone Hwy with Medium Density Zone (MDR) going east to Stonebridge Street with Low Density Residential One (LDR1) on the east portion of Area Three (3) in Ordinance 893; Marsha Bjornn seconded the motion; Those voting AyeThose Voting Nay Glen PondNone Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjornn Paul Pugmire The motion to annex Area Three (3) carried. Discussion on the Zone pursuant to Planning and Zoning recommendation to the undeveloped road. Proposal to Annex the Neibaur properties in Area Two (2) Kurt reviewed the proposal on the overhead screen. The Public Hearing was opened. No one provided the Council with any testimony on this Area. The Public Hearing was closed. Discussion on the reason for annexing only one parcel of the original request. Shawn Larsen moved to suspend the rules and take a vote on the annexation proposal for Area Two; Marsha Bjornn seconded the motion; Those voting AyeThose Voting Nay Glen PondNone Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjornn Paul Pugmire The motion to suspend the rules carried. 16 Shawn Larsen moved to approve the annexation of Area Two following the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to Annex only the parcel adjacent to Hwy 33 with a Highway Business District Zone (HBD) in Ordinance 893; Paul Pugmire seconded the motion; Those voting AyeThose Voting Nay Glen PondNone Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjornn Paul Pugmire The motion to annex Area Two (2) carried. Committee Reports: Marsha Bjornn asked to have David Wescott, 1808 Morningside Drive be approved for the Historical Preservation Commission. Paul Pugmire moved to approve David Wescott to the Historical Preservation Commission; The motion carried. Glen Pond seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. 17 New Business: Urban Renewal Agency Appointments – Glen Pond AppointmentsTerm (No. of Years) Glen Pond, President Three03-31-2006 Utah Power(Initial member) 25 East Main Street Rexburg, Idaho 83440 Home – 356-7024 Cell – 351-1298 Marilyn Fife, Vice PresidentTwo03-31-2005 (Initial member) First American Title Co. PO Box 307 Rexburg, Idaho 83440 Home – 745-0306 Business – 356-3653 Cell – 558-9450 One03-31-2004 Jon Weber 64 East Main Street Rexburg, Idaho 83440 Home – 356-7480 Business – 356-0058 Two03-31-2005 Arland Buxton (Initial member) 566 Chad Drive Rexburg, Idaho 83440 Home – 356-3798 Two03-31-2005 Commissioner Reed Sommer (Dell Barney – Initial member) 1659 North 3000 West Rexburg, Idaho 83440 Home – 356-6548 Commissioner’s Office – 356-3662 Shawn Larsen moved to approve the appointments to the Urban Renewal Agency; Marsha Bjornn The motion carried. seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. Old Business: Parks and Recreation Committee – (Follow up on motion tabled 07-02-03 for walking/bike paths in the City Parks plus bike path in the Downtown area) - Brad Smith 18 Brad Smith discussed the proposal to have walkways in Porter and Smith Parks. Families in the Community need to have walking paths in the City Parks. ADA access will be needed on the intersections. Glen mentioned that Smith Park has one corner that is curved. Brad did not indicate that this curve would need ADA access. Paul Pugmire moved to approve the Parks and Recreation Committee’s recommendation to have a meandering pathway through Porter and Smith Parks; Glen Pond seconded the motion; Discussion: Marsha Bjornn asked to amend the motion to have the project completed by no later than 2004. Shawn agreed to support the amended motion. Paul amended his motion to have a completion date of 2004. Discussion on the mandated time to complete the project. Glen amended his second of the original motion to include the completion date of 2004. All voted The motion carried. aye, none opposed. Mayor Sutherland welcomed Farrell Young (a previous Council Member) to the meeting. Senator Brent Hill was welcomed to the meeting. Discussion on the dis-repair of the restrooms at the nature park. One restroom does not have indoor plumbing. Comprehensive Plan Document – Kurt Hibbert, Joshua Garner Kurt Hibbert discussed the progress that the Planning Department has made with the Comprehensive Plan Document. It will not be published until further information can be added to the document. Kurt thanked Joshua for all of his excellent work on the project to rebuild the Plan. Mayor Sutherland asked for Public Input on the Comprehensive Plan as it is being revised. Update on Projects: th John Millar reviewed the 12 West project. The paving will be completed tomorrow. The Main Street project will start Monday to replace the pavement. They are milling off 2.5 inches of asphalt and replacing it with new asphalt. Parking on Main Street will be shut down for 4-6 weeks during the repaving project. The Project Coordination meeting is Wednesday at 9:00 th a.m.. The Airport Fencing project will be completed in about two weeks. The 12 West light will bid in August or September with a completion date in the Spring of 2004. (It is a State funded project.) The Widdison Addition Contractor problem has been resolved with several loads of dirt. Shawn Larsen mentioned a park bench a the nature park that needs repaired. John Millar mentioned that these benches will be re-done with an Eagle Project. Porter Park will get four (4) new benches this summer. 19 Marsha Bjornn questioned the starting time for the Main Street Project. John mentioned that the State started with coordinating the stop lights and lowering the manhole covers. The LID projects will be graded by the contractor and the property owner will do the seeding of the grass. Discussion on the parking stalls on Main Street. Glen Pond mentioned the basketball hoops in Smith Park. John indicated that a service club is going to be approached to re-do the slab. Adjourned ____________________________________ Bruce Sutherland, Mayor _____________________________________ Blair D. Kay, City Clerk 20