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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES JUNE 26, 1991• Planning & Zoning 06/26/91 Those Present: Acting Chairman: Members: Chuck Frost Dave Pincock Jim Long Mary Ann Mounts Scott Mortensen Chris Mix John Millar Excused: Council Member: City Clerk: Mayor: Council Member: Council Member: Attorney: Planner: Glen Pond Rose Bagley Nile Boyle Brad Liljenquist Nyle Fullmer J. D. Hancock Renee Magee A motion to approve the minutes was made by Dan Hess and seconded by Dave Pincock. All Aye. RE: NEW SHOPPING CENTER - WESTERN LAND HOLDINGS Steve Pruitt and Fred Fairclaugh with Western Land Holdings out of • Salt Lake City. They proposed a Shopping Center Complex just north of the river on the east side of North 2nd East. Mr Pruitt told them there is a little more property involved than the plan showed. They had excluded about 3 acres of the total parcel they had acquired for walkways ar~d green belts. The total parcel now is 21 1/2 acres and they are requesting annexation and zoning. The proposed development would include a department store which would be Wallmart. They are working with another retail user for 37,000 feet and a small amount of inland shops about three shops in between the two anchor tenants, and two free standing pads. The Wallmart store would be as shown on the plan 93,188 square feet with an expansion capability of 30,000 square feet. RE: TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS & CONTROL FOR NEW SHOPPING CENTER Chuck Frost stated that some concerns that came up in the last meeting were some studies on traffic and and if there is enough need on that •tiighway to have some kind of a traffi~__light or a traffic control device. Mr Pruitt said as he indicated last time, that it is a requirement of the state anytime you go to get access points on to the state highway we have to get a study. Chuck asked if that study had been completed. Steve said it is being completed now with the engineers for the project in Denver. They have to complete it in accordance with city requirements as well, so they are in the process of collecting everything. They are doing the necessary data and they will go back and do an engineering layout of the street as to what is required and will have to go through the approval process before they • could proceed with anything. They had meetings with the highway department in Rigby with regard to width and access aprons, and have located spacing them at 200 feet apart, this will filter the traffic • out. The state prefers the multi access. RE: CHANGE IN SIZE OF NEW SHOPPING CENTER Chuck asked J. D. Hancock where the original request was for 29 acres for annexation and now that it is smaller if we have to change anything. J. D. said the only change would be in the ordinance. Mr Pruitt said they .would be prepared to provide the. legal description the first part of next week. Chuck said he was a little unclear as to what the next step is; does the Planning & Zoning need to make a recommendation to the City Council on annexation. J. D. told him they need to approve the modified plan and then make the recommendation. RE: PARKING AT NEW SHOPPING CENTER Chuck stated that the' last time Mr Pruitt was at the meeting he expressed all the requirements on the parking. Mr Pruitt said before any expansion they have a~ratio of 7.1 cars per 1000 and the code requires 5 cars per 1000.. After expansion they would be at 6.3 cars per 1000. They have addressed the drainage and will build it up above the flood plain and have addressed all the issues. Jim Long ask if this annexation does not pass this board or the city council, what would happen. Chuck said there are advantages to the city to have that as part of the city tax base plus the city can provide services and 'have some control over the construction and inspection. Jim asked ifr Fruitt if they would put the mall in even if they were not annexed. Mr Pruitt said they would do it in any jurisdiction, their preference is to do it in the city. RE: MOTION MADE AND PASSED TO APPROVE ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY WHERE THE NEW SHOPPING CENTER WILL BE BUILT A motion was made by Mary Ann Mounts based on the fact that they plan to go ahead with it with or without annexation.' It would be advantageous to the city to have it as part of their tax base. She would recommend it to the city council that they be annexed. Seconded by Scott Mortensen. Jim Long asked if it would be appropriate to make an amendment to the motion that we don't necessarily recommend that Rexburg needs more additional shopping centers or shopping areas and are not approving it because we are recommending more retail space. Mary Ann said that is why she made the motion as she did. He said it will be interesting to see what the traffic engineering study is... referring to 17th street. Mr Pruitt said we will have better access on and off than they do at the Teton Mall. It is a requirement of the state and will have to be approved by the state in conjunction with the jurisdiction. The accesses will be 40 foot and for both directions of traffic. J. D. Hancock said as part of the city we would control the speed limit. :~. located spacing them at 200 feet apart, this will filter the traffic out. The state prefers the multi access. RE: CHANGE IN SIZE OF NEW SHOPPING CENTER Chuck asked J. D. Hancock where the original request was for 29 acres for annexation and now that it is smaller if we have to change anything. J. D. said the only change would be in the ordinance. Mr Pruitt said they would be prepared to provide the legal description the first part of next week. Chuck said he was a little unclear as to what the next step is; does the Planning & Zoning need to make a recommendation to the City Council on annexation. J. D. told him they need to approve the modified plan and then make the recommendation. RE: PARKING AT NEW SHOPPING CENTER Chuck stated that the' last time Mr Pruitt was at the meeting he expressed all the requirements on the parking. Mr Pruitt said before any expansion they have a ratio of 7.1 cars per 1000 and the code requires 5 cars per 1000. After expansion they would be at 6.3 cars per 1000. They have addressed the drainage and will build it up above the flood plain and have addressed all the issues. Jim Long ask if this annexation does not pass this board or the city council, what would happen. Chuck said there are advantages to the city to have that as part of the city tax base plus the city can provide services and 'have some control over the construction and inspection. Jim asked i~ir Pruitt if triey would put tree iiiali iri even if they were not annexed. Mr Pruitt said they would do it in any jurisdiction, their preference is to do it in the city. RE: MOTION MADE AND PASSED TO APPROVE ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY WHERE THE NEW SHOPPING CENTER WILL BE BUILT A motion was made by Mary Ann Mounts based on the fact that they plan to go ahead with it with or without annexation. It would be advantageous to the city to have it as part of their tax base. She would recommend it to the city council that they be annexed. Seconded by Scott Mortensen. Jim Long asked if it would be appropriate to make an amendment to the motion that we don't necessarily recommend that Rexburg needs more additional shopping centers or shopping areas and are not approving it because we are recommending more retail space. Mary Ann said that is why she made the motion as she did. He said it will be interesting to see what the traffic engineering study is... referring to 17th street. Mr Pruitt said we will have better access on and off than they do at the Teton Mall. It is a requirement of the state and will have to be approved by the state in conjunction with the jurisdiction. The accesses will be 40 foot and for both directions of traffic. J. D. Hancock said as part of the city we would control the speed limit. -~ ;... Chuck ask for a vote on the motion. All voting aye. J. D. said the ordinance could not be passed until he showed proof of sale. RE: ZONE CHANGE ON THE CORNER OF 3RD SOUTH AND CORNELL Brad Larson was at the meeting to request a zone change on the corner of 3rd South and Cornell, it is row zoned Rl. He asked to change the zoning contingent or. the sale. The lot is 90 1/2 by 142 feet and he wanted to put student housing on the property. Mary Ann thought it would be a problem with the neighbors, but we would have to poll the neighbors. He said he would like to build a 6 plea. He was told he would need a site plan, with the set backs and meet the parking requirements. A 6 Alex would need a R3 zoning. Chuck Frost advised him to lay it out on paper to see if it could fit on the property and have the city survey the neighbors and then come back to Planning & Zoning at the next meeting. They suggested that the parking lot open onto 3rd South instead of Cornell with a landscaped area and a retaining wall. RE: ZONE CHANGE ON PROPERTY ON S 3RD W BETWEEN MAIN AND 1ST S Randy Landon was at the meeting to request a zone change to R3 for a 9 plex on the property owned on South 3rd West between Main and 1st South. He showed his plans. On the new zoning map it shows it to be HBD, it is now zoned R2. He was told he would need to address the drainage. The access is off of North 3rd West. It would be single bed room units for couples. The street would cross the railroad but would not cross it on his property. He was told we need to get the survey dcne and show o~. his plans the drainage and access to it, and come back in one month at the meeting. Jim Long told him to show some topographical elevations on the plans. Randy said he would put sumps in for the drainage. RE: CONDOMII~TIUMS FOR THE CORNER OF 5TH SOUTH AND 2ND WEST Blaine Shaw and Linda Eames were at the meeting with a proposed plat for some Condominiums for the corner of 5th South and 2nd West which is presently zoned R3, just north of the nursing home. It would face 2nd West. They will build as they sell them. The department heads will have to approve the plan. They brought in a preliminary and final plat to the meeting. Chuck said the preliminary plat is in enough detail to approve the preliminary plat and then they could move towards getting the final plat ready for approval. A motion was made by Scott Mortensen and seconded by Dan Hess to accept the preliminary plat as presented and authorize them to move into final plat approval. Those voting aye: Dave Pincock, Dan Hess, Mary Ann Mounts, Scott Mortensen, those voting nay: None. Jim Long abstained. Chuck Frost told them to go down the check list on the items needed in the sub division ordinance. RE: CHANGING DIET CENTER BUILDING AT 354 MAIN TO MEN'S STUDENT HOUSING ~` r Neal and Beverly Taylor were at the meeting to change the building at 354 West Main to young men housing for 22 college students plus the managers. the Planning Board questioned how the building was ever put there in R2 zone which makes it out of compliance. The building is owned by Diet Center. Chuck wondered if it was put there under a variance. The city clerk will check the minutes. They were told that the parking in front is not in compliance with the zoning ordinance. They need to meet the set back and buffer. The zone would have to be changed to change it to housing from a Day Care. The mayor suggested that it might be done with a variance, but J. D. Hancock said we could not. Chuck said the first step would be to poll the neighbors and the board needs to decide if we want to spot zone. The board discussed various ways to make the building work. They could have an equivalent of a four plex in the R2 zone as it is. It would have to have 4 distinct living units. They were told to come back with a plan for the parking and green belt and a plan for the inside divided as a four plex. In the new ordinance it would be approve as a dormitory housing as it is. With two kitchens they could use it for a duplex now. The mayor told them because it is so far from the college, they need to plan for a parking place for every boy. They were told to come back to the next meeting and if they want the property owners to be polled they need to contact the city clerk. RE: HARMONY HOUSE ADDITION MEETS PARKING PLACES REQUIREMENTS • The board reviewed the plans for The Harmony House addition. There are 13 parking places for 18 students. It meets requirements. RE: DISCUSSION ABOUT HIRING A NEW FULL TIME BUILDING INSPECTOR Glen Pond told the board the city is proposing hiring a certified building inspector. The city has two options to go through the state for an inspector or hire our own inspector. If the city hires an inspector they could contract to surrounding enties for inspections The mayor told them if we go with the state a single family home would require a plan check, which will bring in 65~ of the building permit fee. The board recommended that the city hire their own inspector and that he sit on the planning board. RE: REPORT ON MEETING ON SOLAR ACCESS Mayor Boyle told them we had a meeting on Solar Access. New plats will need 80~ complying with solar access. He ask them to think about it. The time was turned over to Renee Magee for work on the new ordinance. RE: PUBLIC HEARING DATES SET FOR NEW ZONING ORDINANCE Public Hearings would be set for July 18 for the Planning & Zoning and August 7 for the City Council The next regular Planning Board meeting would be on July 31 so it would not conflict with the July 24 holiday. ~.--~ 7 RE: CITY CLERK TO MAKE A LIST OF VIOLATIONS AROUND TOWN Jim Long said we need to take care of the violations we have around town. The clerk was told to make a list of them for the next meeting. A motion was made by Dave Pincock and seconded by Scott Mortensen to adjourn. All aye J