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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES OCTOBER 23, 1991~~. • I• Planning & Zoning 10/23/91 7:30 P. M. Those Present: Chairman: John Millar Pincock Dan Hess Chris Mix Jim Long Mary Ann Mounts Excused: Glen Pond Scott Mortensen Chuck Frost City Clerk: Rose Bagley Attorney: J. D. Hancock Members: Dave A motion was made by Dave Pincock and seconded by Dan Hess to approve the minutes with corrections. All Aye RE: PARKING FOR APARTMENT COMPLEX ON 2ND E. - BILL HENDERSON Bill Henderson - Presenting plans for parking for an apartment complex. The complex would be on 2nd East between the Reserve Center and the old Radio Station, the parking would be off of Harvard in the Sherwood Hills Subdivision which is zoned LDR1. It would be a 57 unit apartment complex for 342 students. (showing plans of the parking) He said he had six extra parking places. John Millar told him because of the size of an apartment complex having over 24 units it would have to go though a Conditional Use Permit and have public hearings. Bill said he was asking the board's opinion if the parking was allowed in a LDR1 Zone. John said his only concern was the traffic onto the two streets. It would come onto Harvard and it is a narrow street. Bill said the parking lot would take five building lots. John said after reading in the ordinance it is not specifically allowed by the ordinance but is not precluded by our ordinance. Because they are required to have a Conditional Use Permit we can put some constrains on it. Jim Long asked if one of the constraints could be to widen Harvard. John told him it is set up for Harvard to meet city standards, below that Harvard is sub-standard. Jim told Bill the ordinance says the parking has to be screened with a landscaped buffer. John stated that we can add that to a conditional use permit. Bill said they could move it over and put a row of trees or a hedge. Jim asked the impact all this asphalt would be to the storm system. John said it would be a significant impact. There is storm drainage to that site which is already over loaded and we might have to work with Bill to get some detention in the lot. Bill said he would put curb and gutter, sidewalks and the buffer zone. Mary Ann said she thought it was a good buffer between apartments and housing. Jim said he thought it was a good buffer if it was landscaped correct. John told them they could not utilize the set back area for parking, so there would be a 25 foot buffer from the property line not curb. Bill thought that was a waste to have that much set back. ~9 (discussion) Jim said we are involved in a new ordinance because we are trying to make Rexburg a better place. John said last year we were the bad guys because we required so much parking and set back and where the bottom line is maybe developers are trying to put too many apartments on the land they have; maybe our position is, if there isn't enough land then the developer needs to back down the number of apartments. The board members agreed, that he will have to work within the ordinance. John told him the city would require two entrances for a parking lot that big. Bill felt 25 feet was too much; he would not complain with 15 or 20 feet for a set back. This would make it a 40 foot street. John said there is no reason to put more than a 40 foot street in because there isn't anything that ties into it except a 30 foot street down below. On the street master plan it shows a 40 foot street. John said there is a possibility that the city would quick claim ten feet on the east back to Mr Henderson or abandon it. The west side has not been dedicated, and so there is no dedicated right-a-way on that side. It would allow them to move their property line closer to the road and thus put their parking closer to the road. It was then established that the parking would be allowed in this zone if the set backs were met. He could then maintain the property line on the west if the city would abandon 10 feet of the right-a-way on the east and on the north he would have to put a 7 foot buffer and on 3rd south he would have to go into the set the parking lot in to gain the set back. On the west the set back would have to be moved back a little even if the city would agree to abandon 10 feet. He would need a conditional use permit for the apartments. • RE: COMPLAINTS ABOUT DUMPSTERS AT SNOWVIEW The Planning Board complained about tre dumpsters at Snowview and other apartments being right out on the street. RE: DISCUSSION OF ZONING IMPACT AGREEMENT Zoning Impact Agreement with the county was discussed. This would give the city control over development within a specified boundary around the city. The mayor had asked the Planning & Zoning to define the boundary or the area of impact. J. D. said the state law says we have one mile if we want it. We would control the impact area. Discussing boundary as a recommendation- going west to U.S. 20 except for the area within the Teton Lakes Golf Course - the sub division interior to the golf course should be in the impact area - going to the Hibbard highway, and a quarter mile south Pole road to protect the frontage - east line of sections 20, 29, 30, 32 - go north east corner of section 20 and the north quarter corner between 17 - parallel the highway from that point out to the Moody highway - west along the moody highway to the Egan Parker highway - come back down the highway back over to highway 20 back down the highway where it intercepts the north line of the golf course and back over to 2000. The goal is to not end up with sub divisions like we did up on the hill that are build out of compliance with city ordinance and the city had to go back in and put • sewer to them and they are on city water. They are still out of the city limits. This would give the city control over sub divisions. The 3~ county commissioners will probably have a public hearing before they do this and it might be shot down. John said he would draw a map with the outline. John suggests, as part of this down the road, we might look at another class of residential area and call it a rural residential or an agriculture zone. Discussion on amending the comprehensive plan. We need to wait until we get the property description for the mall and get the impact area settled. RE: APPROVING ON ADOPTION OF THE PARK LAND ORDINANCE A motion was made by Mary Ann Mounts to recommend approving an adoption of the park land ordinance. Seconded by Jim Long. All Aye RE: RECOMMENDATION OF A STORM WATER CONTROL ORDINANCE John Millar suggested that we need to recommend a storm drainage of storm drain run off ordinance. We need to look at selling it as a separate utility. A motion was made by Jim Long to recommend a storm water control ordinance. Seconded by Mary Ann Mounts. All Aye. RE: DISCUSSION ON CHANGING NAMES OF 350 SOUTH & 450 SOUTH '• A discussion on changing the names of 350 South and 450 South streets as requested by the Post Office. This is the way our street naming system is unless in a sub division. (discussion) A motion was made by Mary Ann Mounts to keep the names the way they are and not change it, seconded by Chris Mix. All Aye A motion was made by Jim Long and seconded by Chris Mix to adjourn. •