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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES APRIL 17, 2003CITY OF REXBURG PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES April 17, 2003 7:00 p.m. Chairman: Winston Dyer Members: Robert Schwartz Ted ~J~'hy~te Mike Ricks Steve McGary Doug Smith Jerry Hastings Mary Haley Jordon Dyer -Excused David Stein Joseph Laird P.F.C. John Millar P & Z Administrator Kurt Hibbert City Attorney Stephen Zollinger City Clerk Blair D. Kay -Excused Portions of the meeting were recorded. ConsentAgenda: The consent agenda includes sterns which require formal Planning Commission action, howevertheyare rypicallyroutine or not of great controversy Individual Commission members may ask that any specific item be removed from the consent agenda for discussion in greater detail. Explanatory information is included in the Planning Commission's agenda packet regarding these items. i. Minutes from the April 03, 2003 meeting Mike Ricks moved to approve the consent agenda; Ted Whyte seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. Winston Dyer welcomed representatives from BYU-Idaho to the meeting. Rebecca Baldwin & Ms. Berry will be involved with the effort to gather public input on the proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan for the City. Steve McGary will join the Commissioners later in the meeting. Jordan Dyer offered some written input to the Commissioners on the last two meetings after her review of the packets. Noncontroversial Items Added to A eg nda: None Zoning Compliance -Kurt Hibbert reported that there are additional compliance issues that have surfaced this week relating to apartments and conversion of apartments. There are apartments cropping up in single family neighborhoods where single family homes have been converted to apartments. Public Hearing: Winston Dyer -Reviewed the process to follow when giving testimony in a Public Hearing. 7:05 p.m. Hyde Park Phase II as a (PRI1) Planned Residential Bevelopment (SE Corner of St" West and 7t" South) Rick Hancock Kurt Rowland - Schiess & Associates, representing Rick Hancock - 135 East Main Street, Rexburg -Reviewed the proposal to construct 39 four-plexes in the Planned Residential Development on a 10 acre site. Kurt discussed the plan before the Commissioners. There will be buried culverts on 7t" South. They will provide a vinyl fence all the way around the property. Kurt reviewed the open space planned for the development. Kurt Hibbert -Commented on the need for the development to comply with the PRD Ordinance. The Staff is agreeable to the plan if the PRD Ordinance is followed. ` ~ Those in favor of the proposal: Mark Collard - 1162 York Dr. -Blackfoot -Provided favorable testimony to the Commission. He indicated that it was a great project for the City of Rexburg. The project has more aesthetic value to the City of Rexburg as a PRD than as apartment complexes. There is covered parking, land scaped areas and open spaces to enhance the project. This project will enhance the tax base for the City. Those neither for nor against the proposal: None given Those opposed to the proposal: None given Public Testimony was closed. Ted Whyte -Reviewed the location of the parking stalls. Kurt Hibbert commented on the design of the carports that are provided for some of the parking stalls. The Staff does not have any reason to deny the request. Discussion on the parking stalls with carports. David Stein moved to approve the request for a Planned Residential Development; Ted Whyte seconded the motion; Discussion on the traffic flow into 7t" South. Kurt Hibbert mentioned that the proposal is for married housing which will limit the traffic flow from this development compared to traffic flow from single resident apartment housing. All voted aye except Robert Schwartz who voted nay; The motion carried. 2 7:10 p.m. Rezone request from LDRl to MDR2 at 407 West 1St North -Dell Ray Barney Rezone request from LDRl to MDR2 at 410 West 1St North -Barney Auto Repair - Dell Ray Barney Dell Jay Barney - 440 West 1St North - He owns the property at 410 West 1St North and control the property at 404 West lst North. They plan to move their commercial business after they sell the property. They plan to re-zone the property to MDR2 for residential development. Winston Dyer - Declared a conflict of interest due to a client relationship with Mr. Barney. Winston declared that he does not have any material interest in this particular project. Kurt Hibbert -Clarified that Martha Covington's property is included in this request and was part of the legal description. Kurt reviewed the separate parcels on the overhead screen. This is one of the first requests for an MDR2 Zone since the Zone was adopted by the City. Those in favor of the proposal: None given Those neither for nor against the proposal: Dave Pearson - 150 North 4th West -Requested information on the number of apartments that could be placed on the property. Winston indicated that MDR2 Zoning would allow 22 apartments per net acre with an additional 2 units per acre with a Conditional Use Permit. Those opposed to the proposal: None given Written input was received from Patricia and Graydon Burton at 416 West Main Street indicating opposition to the re-zone request. Winston read their letter to the Commissioners. They are housed in the middle of higher density zoning. They indicated that dust and land vibration from the use of heavy construction equipment has become very upsetting to them over the past 4 to 5 years. Their irrigation rights have been interfered with by the new construction. They were concerned with the possibility of flooding in the event of heavy rains due to the raised elevation of the new roads. The letter mentions the "mental distress that accompanies this whole situation". Public testimony was closed. Discussion on the proposal and the requested density for the property. Main Street Station was recently constructed on Main Street South of this request. Winston read comments from Jordon Dyer concerning the two public hearings. Discussion on the need to have a contractor spray the roads with water to settle the dust. e: Ted Whyte move to recommend this request to City Council to re-zone all of the parcels in this proposal to MDR2; Mike Ricks seconded the motion; Discussion on the total number of five parcels in the request. All voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. New Business• Preliminary Plat for Hidden Valley Subdivision Phase 7 -South off from North Hill Road - (Dyer Group) Winston Dyer - Declared a conflict of interest and stepped down from the table. Ted Whyte took charge of the discussion on Hidden Valley Subdivision Phase 7. Winston Dyer -Engineer of Record for Hidden Valley, LLC. -Presented the proposal to the Commission. All of the lots on Phase 6 have been sold. Phase 7 is further South of Phase 6 in Hidden Valley. The location of sewer and storm drainage lines were discussed. Locations of both 8 inch and 12 inch water lines with fire hydrants were reviewed. Dedicated street locations were reviewed by Winston. There are 20 lots comprising 10.17 acres in this request. Discussion on the development of Hidden Valley Development and the future plans for the remaining plats that will be developed. Road locations were discussed by the Commissioners. The road widths from back of curb to back of curb are 44 feet. Continued discussion on the shape and size of the lots and the drainage of the storm water into a City storm drainage system. The storm water sewer system will be installed to the end of the pavement. Kurt Hibbert -Indicated that there was a concern with the addressing of same of the development. Star View Drive and Star View Circle were mentioned as possible concerns to the Addressing Committee. Doug Smith moved to recommend this final plat of Phase 7 of Hidden Valley Subdivision to the City Council for approval with the following requirements: 1) The City Departments approve the Plat. 2) The City approve the street names and addresses. Ted Whyte seconded the motion; Discussion on adding City services to the South edge of the Plat and adhering to the City Ordinance. Doug amended his motion to include the following: 3) Install storm (sewer) drainage line and water line to the South boundary of the Plat. 4) Adhere to the City Subdivision Ordinance. Ted amended his second to include #3 and #4; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. • 4 Unfinished/Old Business: None Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Discussion on the approach the Commission could use to seek Public input to change the Comprehensive Plan. Steve McGary and Mary Haley approached the University for some help to achieve this purpose. Several faculty members were contacted to see if there was a possibility of the University's support for this endeavor. They discussed setting up tables during the month of May in local retail business outlets to conduct a survey. The business that Steve mentioned were Broulims, K-Mart, Wal-Mart & Albertsons location, Madison High School, and the Senior Citizens Center. The tables would be manned from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at these locations. There were Conflict Management classes, Communications classes and a Media Law classes at the University that were favorable to the request for help. It would be an education opportunity for the. participants. A positive aspect of using the students in the process is that they would be unbiased. Kurt Hibbert -Plans to prepare white paper on the process for documentation of the procedures required to finish the project. This would include the calendar of events or the timeline. of the project. • The students schedule would require this process to begin in May and end in June. Discussion on the need to have a Town meeting on the proposed Comprehensive Plan Changes that are set forward by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Kurt Hibbert -Discussed the Comprehensive Plan that is currently in existence. Winston mentioned a State Standard Public Works specification document that is in place that the City of Rexburg has adopted. Discussion on the number of times you can split a parcel before a subdivision plat is required. A parcel can be split two times before a subdivision plat is required. After the third parcel is created, a plat would be required. Stephen Zollinger -Reviewed the possible scenarios that parcel splits can create and the conditions or limits imposed by the several possibilities. The Commissioners continued to review the current Subdivision Ordinance. Winston Dyer -Commented on the need for a check list for a Subdivision Ordinance and for Preliminary and Final Plats. This would be provided to the applicant by Staff. Discussion on the need to require traffic studies for proposed developments. Kurt Hibbert -Reviewed the number of map copies that are needed to circulate to the City Staff .and the Planning Commission for review. Two full scale maps and 18 copies that are 11 inch by 17 inch are required with an electronic copy for viewing on the overhead screen. Discussion on the need for a.(Round-a-Bout) at four way stops in the Community. Winston Dyer indicated that the (Round-a-Bout) needs to be engineered to the correct radius to be effective. Kurt Hibbert -Discussed the new addressing protocol for the County. Kurt mentioned Lighting Standards and Illumination. Standards as possible items to be included. into the City Building Design Standards. Winston Dyer -Recommended the inclusion of underground wiring into the Subdivision Ordinance. Discussion on the aspects of decorative lighting being included in the Subdivision Ordinance. Discussion on having City Council input on any lighting proposals. A phased in approach would be preferable to changing lighting schemes in the City. Stephen Zollinger -Commented on the existence of State Statutes that regulate bike paths. Discussion on the inclusion of bike paths into the Ordinance. The minimum radius for a cul-de-sac is 57 feet or a 114 feet diameter as approved by the City Council. The Commissioners deferred some of the Subdivision Ordinance Engineering specifications to John Millar for review. Winston Dyer -Commented on the need to have a 24 foot width for private drives. Discussion on the size of a subdivision that would require a Park for recreation. The current subdivision requires a Park in the subdivision if there are over 100 lots. Discussion on having a contribution to City Parks for smaller subdivisions. Winston offered a starting point for discussion at 50 parcels in a subdivision. Winston indicated that a normal City lot is about'/4 acre. Jerry indicated that acreage or the size of the subdivision would be a fair approach. Discussion on using a percentage of 5% of the cost of a development as a Parks creation fee. The Commissioners indicated that 20 lots would be a good starting point for initiating the fee for a City Park or to require a development to supply a Park within the subdivision. Stephen Zollinger -Reviewed the Impact Fee as compared to a Subdivision Fee assessed to develop City Parks. Discussion on the methodology that would be equitable to pay for a City Park. Fees based on raw acreage or cash in lieu of acreage was discussed. • Subdivision Ordinance Winston Dyer - Lead a discussion on the Subdivision Ordinance as approved the 6th of June, 1984. John Millar has offered a revision to the 1984 Ordinance for the Commission to review, correct and/or approve. The revised Ordinance has been available for review by the Commission for several months. Kurt Hibbert -Reviewed the history of the proposed changes to the Subdivision Ordinance and John's effort to update the document. City Parks were reviewed as a needed part of the Subdivision Ordinance. David Stein -Reviewed the need for Building Design Standards in the Subdivision Ordinance for the City of Rexburg. Discussion on Design Standards that are available in other Municipalities. Examples of Design Standards in a downtown model was reviewed. Some Cities use graphics to illustrate a particular design standard. The Commission was favorable to using graphics for illustration purposes. Development Agreements were discussed as a tool to shape the types of buildings that are constructed in a particular zone. Tabled Items: None Adjourned LJ • 7