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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES MAY 22, 19852~inutes of the Planning & Zoning ?~Iay 22, 1985 A meeting of the Planning & Zoning of the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held May 22, 1985, at the City Hall. Present were the following: Chairman Board Members: Councilman: City Clerk: Chuck Frost Mary Lee Hill Chuck Porter Chris Mix Dan Hess Bob Purrington Glen Pond Rose Bagley Chuck Frost summarized the minutes of March 27, 1985, at motion was made. by Dan Hess and seconded by Chris Mix to approve the minutes. 'All Aye l~~ Jean Barnes, of 133 West ~ South was at the meeting to request having Reamers Diet Weight and Consulting in her home. She told the commettee that the Reamer concept has changed, it is no longer a store type business, it will be a weight loss consultant business. Chuck Frost reviewed the zoning map and stated it was surrounded on all sides with commercial property, the property itself is P.2. It is also across the street from the Diet Center. This business would consist of weighing people and consulting them about their weight loss. There will be a few diet products sold but not like the store. n4rs Barnes said she would not have anyone working for her and would only have about two customers a day, and a lot of time it would be by appointment only and not a large volumn of people. She said she didn't think the neighbors would object. She would not have an exterior sign, maybe a card in the window. Bob Purrington made a motion to recommend to the city council that it be approved as a variance for that property only. Seconded by Chuck Porter. All Aye except Mary Lee Hill obstained, as she was not at the meeting in time for the discussion. Mia Peterson was at the meeting to request a variance at 355 GJest Main to operate her Health Food Store out of her home. It is presently operated on Carlson Ave. This is next to the Cullagan. Her property that her home is on is now zoned R3. Bob Purrington told her that Cullagan was there before the zoning and was grandfathered in. Shewanted the business right in the front part of her house. There was a question as to the traffic she would have and if it would cause a parking problem. She said there would only be 1 or 2 people in at a time, some times they could use the driveway at Cullagan to park. She said she would only want to put a small sign up. Chuck Frost expressed his concern that one of the difficulties on Tti7est Main is that it is gradually creeping into commercial property. A motion was made by Dan Hess to recommend to the city council that a variance be given to Mia Peterson with restrictions on a non lighted sign. Seconded By Chuck Porter. A11 Aye The City Clerk was instructed to research the minutes on the Diet Center Sign on West Main for the regulation oii~the size and location. • The commettee stated that they would like to recommend to the city council that variances should be limited to transition areas in R2 and R3 until such • time-there is enoudh change to re-zone.. Carol Campbell and Jack Harris was at the meeting representing Americare to present the plans for the new Nursing Home to be located at 2nd West and 7th South. They had. received approval from the State Health Planning agency to develope 50 nursing care beds and are proposing to put those nursing care beds in a large building that would also include personal care beds. At the same sight they are proposing to develop what they call care free living which would be independent retirement housing. The program in the health care center would be a licensed facility. It would provide skilled-and intermediate levels of nursing care and would be certified to except medicare and medicade and private patients. They .have their certificate of need from the state. They have sheltered care which is a less restricted, less medical care for presons who are very old who have great difficulty managing on their own at home. There will be an enclosed court yard for those people in the nursing care side, which would be landscaped and have outdoor furniture. There will be another courtyard in the back not so closed in for people who could go out on their own. There will be a private dining area available for private parties. There will be a recreation area for programs and social activities. They would have transportation available. A11 of the department heads had reviewed the plans, except the Water and Sewer and he is out of town, however John Millar was at the meeting to advise about that. Chuck Frost said if it was treated like an apartment complex, according to the zoning ordinance, it would require a certain number of parking places, but it is not a tipical apartment complex, and will not need as much parking. They will be a little short on parking spaces, but a lot of the residents would not have cars and there would be a visitors parking lot. John Millar said the width of the street now is 26 foot, and the long • range plan is to increase it to 50 foot. In other developments such as this the city has taken the responsibility of the travelway and the property owners have taken the responsibility for the remainder portion, so when they put in curb and gutter it would be their responsibility to pave from the existing oil to the curb and gutter. Ms Campbell said that was in their plans. Bob Purrington stated that he felt it would supply a need for the community and would encourage it. He made a motion to approve the plot plan and recommend it to the city council as recorded on the documents. Seconded by Chris Mix. A11 Aye Glen Pond reported on the LID. He said that Mary Smith was preparing the petitions to be taken around. It-would be a city wide LID for sidewalks and curb and gutter. Chuck Forst stated that he would like to go on record that where possible the sidewalks should be next to the curb. The first two chapters of the new zoning ordinance was passed out for the commettee to review before th~-next meeting. They said they would like to give Greg Newkirk a vote of thanks for all the work he has done on it. Netting adjourned.