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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES JULY 10, 2002REXBURG PLANNING & ZONING July 10, 2002 7:00 p.m. Chairman: Winston Dyer -Excused Members: Robert Schwartz -Excused Ted Whyte DaVawn Beattie Glenn Walker Mike .Ricks Steve McGary Doug Smith Jerry Hastings Mary Haley -Excused Jacob Fullmer P.F.C. John Millar P & Z Administrator Kurt Hibbert City Attorney Stephen Zollinger City Clerk Blair D. Kay Ted Whyte Conducted the meeting. Council Member Shawn Larsen was welcomed to the meeting. Approval of the Ivlinutes: DaVawn Beattie made a motion to approve the minutes of June 26, 2002. Mike Ricks seconded the motion, all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. New Business: Site Plan Review -Valinda Plat for Townhouses Kurt Hibbert -Reviewed the site plan on the overhead screen. Staff has approved the plat with parking and fire hydrants. The private drive will be maintained by the Valinda Townhouse Association. Larry Hudson -Mountain River Engineering reviewed the project with the Commission. Discussion on the plat concerning parking and snow storage. The private drive is designated as a fire lane and cars can be ticketed. Lighting was discussed at the intersection of the private drive and 6~' South. Kurt Hibbert - Appreciated the electronic drawings. • Larry Hudson - He discussed the project concerning street dead ends. The hammer head street endings were approved by the Fire Department. The storm drain goes into an existing inlet box on 6"' South. DaVawn Beattie -Reviewed the Fire Department issues and asked about the ftre hydrants. Jacob Fullmer made a motion to accept the Valinda Plat with conditions: 1) Wa11 pack lighting (Batik Lighting)- will be added to the Apartments 2} Street lighting will be added at the entry on the corner DaVawn Beattie seconded the motion, all voted aye., none opposed. The motion carried. Conditional Use Permit - 355.5 ~' 2nd S -Ilowanna Cox Site Plan Review (355.5 W. 2"d S.) Kurt Hibbert -Reviewed the request on the overhead screen. The request is for three units, one manager and two apartments. Tfie ingressiegress at the raii~•oad tack was denied due to t he cicarance issues with the Rail Road Track. if the access is developed or. 2nd south Staff will approve the request. The parking and set backs are adequate for a triplex. Discussion on the type of request the applicants is seeking. Tne req'.zest c~hniuirt he tnr a ~itP pl,aan rPCrle~v. Shawn Larsen -Requested information on the type of housing the applicant is seeking. The applicant intends to put College students in the units. The units would be BYU-Idaho approved housing. Ted V~rhyte -Discussion on the parking stalls. DaVawn Beattie -Reviewed the site plan and discussed the need for additional information. Stephen Zollinger -Discussed the need for an engineered site plan drav~m to scale. There is no right of way indicated on the site plan. Parking and driveway are required to be on a solid surface. Discussion. on the neighbors using the same private driveway as the students. Lighting, fencing and parking lot drainage was discussed. Sieve McGary made a motion to accept the site plan with conditions: 1) Require a hard surface with drainage approved by City Staff 2) Adequate lighting from Wall pack lighting (Bank Lighting} for the parking areas 3) Abandon the 4~' west access to the units 4) Provide access from 2nd south as the primary access to the units DaVawn Beattie seconded the motion, ali voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. 2 • • Request for a Zone Change -Highway Business District (HBD) To High Density Residential (HDR) Ted Whyte declared a conflict and stepped down from the table. Mike Ricks conducted this part of the meeting. 221-West-4a` South=Wade Webster - -- --- Request for a zone change from HBD (Highway Business District) to HDR (High Density Residential) Kurt Hibbert - Reviewed the site plan on the overhead screen. Discussion on the apartments surrounding this area. There are 2.88 acres in this request. Glenn Walker -Reviewed the possibility of having small shops in this part of town. Ted Whyte -The current buildings will be replaced with single student apartments. Glenn Wallcer made a motion to send this request to public hearing before Planning and Zoning. Jerry Hastings seconded the motion, all voted aye, Ted Whyte abstained, none opposed. The motion carried. A $250.00 Check for the public Hearing will be sent in the mail. Staff Reports: • Re-zone and HDR Requests John Millar handed out a zone change"map for the last 18 months. The hand out summarized the construction requests. T h1S hand Gut IS a iIV'u'Ig doCurT'ierit aS new biiildmg peiTilitS are processed. T 1'ie new iiGLISIng starts for apartments in Rexburg were reviewed. About 1,000 beds are currently under construction. DaVawn Beattie -Questioned BYU-Idaho's planned housing starts. Discussion on the number of properties that have been sold after they were re-zoned without property development. Continued discussion on the housing start report. Mike Ricks - Questioned the number of units possible from current zoning approvals. John Millar -The City will continue to update this report with additional helpful information. The new zoning map was passed out and it was updated July 10, 2002. BYiJ-Idaho parking was discussed with the new construction at the College. • New Sub Division Ordinance • Ted Whyte - He is gathering information for a new Sub Division Ordinance. He is working with Madison County on this effort. John Millar -Handed out the new Sub Division Ordinance for discussion. John asked the Commission for input and comments on the new Ordinance. Glenn Walker - Request a work meeting to discuss the issue. John Millar -Will re-send this item to the Commission. Report on the Public Hearing of July 9~', 2002 concerning the impact zone expansion. Minutes on the Public Hearing will be available to the Commission. Kurt Hibbert -Zoning on the new impact area needs to be completed. Ted T~Ihyie - He is wcrking on zoning plans similar to the Cif of Idaho rails and Bonneville County Rexburg City may want to adopt similar type zoning that is used in the Idaho Falls area. It would be rural zoning without curb and gutter. Jerry Hastings -Reviewed the road widths contained in the new Zoning Ordinance. The road right of ways wOUld'CJe 7V Ieet. That ig a 42 foot road w?th borrow pltS. Ted Whyte -Discussed the options that he is reviewing. The study is close to completion for Commission review. Sidewalk options were reviewed. Steve McGary -Reviewed other areas of the Count~T and types of development planrir~g in those areas. Ted Whyte -Discussion on subdivision protective covenants, road elevations, drainage, and landscaping which would be installed by the developer. Ted has met with four municipalities concerning their developments. The subdi~rision lots range from i/2 to 113 acres. Discussion on standardize lighting for subdivisions. DaVawn Beattie -Asked about the progress of the sign ordinance.. Doug Smith showed up for the discussion. • 1 ~ , • Parking Lot Development Ted Whyte - He asked John Millar about the Main Street parking development. The zoning for the impact area needs to be on the next agenda for P&Z. John Millar - Reviewed the impact zone boundary map. Kurt Hibbert -Reviewed the new zoning map with the Commission. John Millar -The Commission needs to zone each parcel within the Impact Zone. 4. Adjourned i• •