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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES JUNE 19, 2003(~ CITY OF REXBURG PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES June 19, 2003 7:00 p.m. Chairman: Winston Dyer Members: Robert Schwartz Mike Ricks Steve McGary excused Doug Smith -Excused Jerry Hastings Mary Haley Jordan Dyer David Stein Joseph Laird Randall Porter P.F.C. John Millar -Excused P & Z Administrator Kurt Hibbert City Attorney Stephen Zollinger -Excused City Clerk Blair D. Kay -Excused Approval of minutes Winston Dyer opened the meeting. David Stein moved to approve the minutes of June 5, 2003; Joe Laird seconded the motion; those abstaining were Winston Dyer, Robert Schwartz, Jordan Dyer, and Mary Haley because they were not at that meeting. The remaining members voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. Non-controversial items added to the agenda: Kurt Hibbert brought up the issue of parked unused cars. He indicated that they might have tickets issued to those residences with junk cars in the yards. Kurt has had some people come into City Hall to comply with the Conditional Use Permit requirements to allow an apartment in their homes. These units fell under the grandfathered requirements for the City of Rexburg. Mary Haley brought up the issue to have trees planted at Pioneer Equipment and Wilcox's Potato Warehouse. Winston Dyer recommended that Kurt Hibbert call those places to remind them of the conditions that were given to them when their site plans were approved. They need to be in compliance with the tree requirements. Public Hearings: S Winston Dyer talked about how public input would be given for a public hearing. He asked the commissioners how they wanted to address each area. The Planning Commissioners indicated that they would like to talk about each area individually. Annexation of fours areas into the City of Rexburg (See map for description) - (Smith, Rasmussen, Summers, Stegelmeier, Grover, Jeppesen, Cook, and Neibaur properties) urea Four (4): Annexation of area Four into the City of Rexburg (See map for description) - (Smiths, Sipherd, Rasmussen, & Summers) Kurt Hibbert reviewed the proposal on the overhead map. Kurt indicated that the applicants filled out an application to annex this property. He reviewed the application and who owns the property. Kurt reviewed some changes to the application that the owners had presented to the Planning and Zoning Department concerning the request to zone the property to several zones. Bob & John Sipherd - 2019 E. Maple Hollow Way, Bountiful, UT, Indicated that they • own a piece on parcel 14. The parcel is 44 acres. They are proposing two subdivisions for this parcel. They indicated that in the northwest corner of the property there are about 2 1/2 acres that they would like to be zoned for some up scale three-plexes and eight-plexes. The density would be 9.6 units per acre. It is just a small corner of the larger parcel to be zoned. It connects to Palmer Subdivision. They would like to have this small area zoned to Medium Density Residential (MDR). The lots would be 1/3 of an acre each. There would be a road coming from the north (Palmer Subdivision). This road exits out the south end of the Palmer Subdivision. Winston Dyer opened the meeting to public input on Area Four: Those in favor of this proposal: Sally Smith - 460 Rolling Hills Drive, Reviewed the 44 acres that hook on to the Hidden Valley Subdivision (Palmer Subdivision). She indicated that 26 acres sit on top of the hill. They didn't know what type of zone to put to that piece of property. Sally indicated that they would accept the Low Density Residential Zone (LDR). Richard Smith - 637 Millhollow Road, Indicated that these parcels were requested to be annexed by the City of Rexburg. The owners of the property have not given a great deal of thought to the zone that they would prefer for these properties. The owners would like to have all of the properties zoned the same zone. Richard indicated that Low Density Residential (LDR) would be the requested zone. Richard mentioned that Rural 2 Residential Two (RR2) allows for larger lots that do not require curb and gutter. ,. (Richard has received approval from the Planning Commission and the City Council for a platted subdivision in the City's Impact Area between Millhollow Road and 2"d East called Harvest Heights with a proposed zone of Rural Residential Two (RR2) when the property is annexed). Those Neutral to this proposal: Reed Stoddard - 249 Millhollow Road, Indicated that they are concerned about what would happen to the area after the annexation. Reed is concerned with how the roads will be developed. Steve Hart - 285 Millhollow Road, Agrees with what Reed Stoddard has said. He has heard different things about the roads and the future planning of the roads by the Planning Commission. Steve commented on the current road conditions (landscaping) which provide trees for the birds for a perching area. Steve would like to keep the roadways and trees the same as they currently exist for this area. He wants the Ciiy transportation plan in writing for this area. Corey Barnard - 272 E. 2"d S., Indicated that he is in favor of the Annexation request; however, he did not want an LDR1 or RR2 zone applied to the area due to the traffic on Millhollow Road and 2°a South. i Those opposed to the Annexation request: Roger McPheeters - 275 Shoshone, Is concerned with the topography of the land and the need to have adequate drainage capability for the area. He is concerned with the storm water draining down to the High School. Roger proposed that a traffic study should be done for traffic control purposes before this request is approved. The average speed is 50 mph on Millhollow Road. Roger mentioned the accidents that have occurred by trucks going too fast and running the stop signs. Winston Dyer - Reviewed a letter addressed to the Planning and Zoning Commissioners written by property owners on Millhollow Road. The letter expressed concerns with the development (widening) of Millhollow Road. Rebuttal to testimony opposed to the Annexation request: None Public input was closed. Commissioners discussed the pros and cons of the Annexation request. Winston Dyer commented on how much acreage (area) and when (timing) they want to bring new properties into the City of Rexburg. Joe Laird commented on the roads and the need to discuss the proposed road system for the area. He indicated that there are traffic problems that need to be addressed. ,` • Kurt Hibbert reviewed the new growth that is occurring in Hidden Valley (Palmer • ~" Subdivision). David Stein stated that they need to finish the Comprehensive Plan changes before the City of Rexburg annexes any more properties. Kurt Hibbert replied to those comments indicating that the area is growing and the City of Rexburg needs to provide adequate planning for the growth. Winston commented on the drainage issues that this area will bring to the City. Also, Winston mentioned the need to look at a transportation plan for the area. Mary Haley indicated that she is concerned about having green areas planned for the area. Randall Porter had a question about City Parks for the area and making the area attractive to blend into the existing City resident's properties so that they are not de-valued. David Stein asked if they could wait on this annexation until the Comprehensive Plan review is completed. Mike Ricks indicated that annexation requests are a property owners right to request annexation. If it does hurt the neighbors then those concerns need to be addressed; however, if the people drive fast on those roads then it doesn't protect the neighborhood. Mary Haley indicated concerns of annexing more property before the Comprehensive Plan hearings are completed. Robert Schwartz mentioned that they didn't know what was going to happen with those pieces of property. Discussion on the Comprehensive Plan and how growth does not always follow the Plan. David Stein moved to recommend that City Council consider each parcel individually for zoning and transportation concerns before Annexing the properties; Jerry Hastings seconded the motion; Kurt Hibbert indicated that the portion of Area Four that is between Millhollow Road and 2°d East going South to 7th South has an approved Subdivision Plat with a proposed Rural Residential Two (RR2) Zone. Further discussion on the zoning that should be applied to Area Four. Jerry Hastings requested that the motion needs to address all of the issues that have been discussed. The City Council needs to address Storm water drainage, traffic flow, and green belt issues. David amended his motion to Zone the Harvest Heights Subdivision as RR2 with the remaining property in Area Four being zoned as Low Density Residential (LDR), also, the amended motion includes the requirement for a green belt, review of recreation issues, traffic flow issues and storm water drainage issues; Jerry Hastings seconded the amended motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. • 4 ~~ Area Five (5): Annexation of area Five into the City of Rexburg (See map for description) - (Cook Properties) Kurt Hibbert reviewed the property with the Commissioners. The zoning was proposed by looking at the Comprehensive Plan map. The proposal contains about 150 acres. Cortney Liddiard - 1821 South 2000 West, (Cortney and Steve Laney represented the developer). Cortney commented that he would like to review the Comprehensive Plan for family housing around the University. Cortney discussed a mixed zoning pian for the area. Some ideas for the development of the property were presented to the Commissioners. They are proposing developing Condos, Family Housing, Offices, and residential development. The desired plan would have higher density adjacent to the University with less density as you go away from the University. The lots are going to have a view of the valley. Discussion on the problems with drainage in the area. The plan is to have 6 acres of open space and a park. The developer wants to enhance and protect the neighborhood. Cortney reviewed the recent growth of the Community and indicated that this type of proposal makes sense for the Community. A convenience store was discussed for the area. \ • Cortney indicated that they are proposing that zoning for their property be done during the Annexation process. Cortney commented that there is a way to plan for the development of the area with input and support from the Community and the Planning and Zoning Commission. Winston Dyer opened the meeting to public input on Area Five: Those in favor of this proposal: Richard Smith - 637 Millhollow Road, Wanted clarification on the zone on the northwest corner of Area Five. Richard indicated that he was in favor of the Annexation request for Area Five and recommended that the proposal be sent to City Council for Annexation. It is zoned as agricultural at the present time. Richard talked about LDRl zone being more restrictive. Judy Hobbs - 117 W. Main, Would need LDRl as a small buffer for the homes that are already there in the area. Those Neutral to this proposal: Greg Moeller - 302 Meadow View Dr., Indicated that he represented the Church near this area. The Church would prefer that the area around the Church be zoned LDR. The residents would like it to be an area with no noise and vandalism. They would like to • avoid high traffic areas and business districts. They requested additional parking and 5 picnic areas for the development. They indicated that a business would create more traffic in the area. The residents would like to continue the LDR Zone which contributes to the peace and tranquility of the neighborhood. Blair Manwaring, 920 Hillview Dr., Concerned with the cars and the students driving to town and not walking to the business areas. He indicated that there would be empty housing in the fall. There needs to be a buffer from single family residential housing to multi-family housing. He would accept LDR Zoning in that area. A drainage plan for the area is an important issue. Bob R. Perkes - 950 S. 2nd E., Requested residential Zoning for the area. He does not want apartments or condos in this area. Bob would not like to see big developments or commercial areas developed in this area. He agreed with Blair Manwaring's comments. Lani West - 125 Crest View Drive, Was very concerned with the heavy traffic in the area and the dangerous intersections that are used by the students. She mentioned that the sanding during the winter months for the streets and intersections is not good in this area of the City. Additional traffic will probably cause additional accidents. Ted Whyte - 610 Taurus Drive, Mentioned the Eaglewood Subdivision that is currently being developed. Ted showed where the Subdivision is located and the current Zoning for Eaglewood Subdivision. Ted is in favor of the Annexation request for this area. Brian Schmidt - 1015 Hillview Dr., Agreed with traffic control between 7th South and • Main Street. The development of this area will increase traffic flow. Brian would like to continue the development of residential areas on this property. He indicated that single families would like to be near the neighborhood and the University. Don Sparhawk - 37 S. 3rd E., Indicated that the proposal would have to reflect the Comprehensive Plan. He recommended that the zoning reflect the Comprehensive Plan. Larry and Sharon Duque - a letter was read from them indicating that they would prefer single family housing developed in this area with no businesses. Those opposed to the Annexation request: Corey Barnard - 272 E. 2nd S., Indicated that the proposal presented by the developer to the Commission does not fit the Comprehensive Plan. The advertised Zone is different than the developer's proposal currently before the Commissioners. Corey is against the Annexation proposal. Scott Kidd - 975 Hillview Dr., Indicated that he has seen accidents at the intersection of 7th South and 2nd East. Scott mentioned that the proposal would be cause more accidents at this intersection. The advertisements in the newspaper did not have the same proposal and Scott would not like to see this proposal go through because it was not advertised properly. ' __ 6 ,~~ Serena Kugath -198 Crest View Dr., Commented that she has six children and it is impossible to have a fence around her yard. She has problems with solicitors and problems with students around that area. Her home is her sanctuary. She is opposed to the Annexation request. Rebuttal to testimony opposed to the Annexation request: Cortney Liddiard -Mentioned that he feels responsible for the changes to the proposal after the request for Annexation was published. Cortney indicated that the developer would want to consider making some changes to the proposed zoning to accommodate those who have testified. Thev would like to address the resident's concerns with the proposed Annexation and development of the area. They do not think that this development alone will increase the traffic flow. The developer would like to look at all of the concerns. Public input ~~as closed. Discussion with the procedure used to advertise an Annexation proposal. David Stein would not be comfortable zoning a Residential Business District without an approved zone. Mike Ricks talked about the climate and weather for the area. Mike was favorable to the `~ - developers plan for the area. Mike mentioned that there have not been very many that have been planned to this detail. David Stein suggested changing the zoning according to the Comprehensive Plan and then they can request a re-zone at a later date. Mary Haley moved to recommend Area Five for Annexation to the City of Rexburg with an LDR Zone; Joseph Laird seconded the motion; Discussion -Winston questioned where everything would go on 2°d East. Jerry talked about going from the Comprehensive Plan and tying a zone to the property. Jerry supports keeping the area in an LDR Zone until it is developed. Mike indicated that he was in favor of a small part of the property going to an HDR Zone. Question: All voted aye, except Mike Ricks, Jordan Dyer, and Winston Dyer who voted nay. The motion carried. Area Three (3): Annexation of area Three into the City of Rexburg (See map for description) - (Stegelmeier, Grover, Thompson & Jeppesen) Kurt reviewed where the area is that is being proposed. He showed the zoning proposed for the area and the boundaries. Kurt indicated that there were three different proposed • zones for the development. t 7 Winston Dyer opened the Hearing for public Input: . Those in favor of this proposal: Gerald Jeppesen - 547 E. 7th N., talked about his property and his mother's property for this proposal. They are in favor of the Annexation request. Those Neutral to this proposal: Keven Snell - 3784 E. 175 N. Rigby, Indicated that the MDR Zone on the proposal is on a weird angle for the development of multifamily housing. Dale Thompson - 950 Westwood Dr., Indicated to the Commission the Annexation needs to be done; However, Dale indicated that it does not matter what the zoning is right now for the property. When the time comes for the development of the property, they will review the zone for the property at trat time. Those opposed to the Annexation request: None Rebuttal to testimony opposed to the Annexation request: Kurt Hibbert talked about other parcels adjacent to the Thompson property that had petitioned for Annexation. Dale Thompson's family property was between these other ~' requests. The City Council asked to proceed with those Annexations including the Thompson property. Public input was closed. Robert Schwartz questioned what the zoning is on the properties next to the proposed Annexation parcels. Mary Haley asked if the people that did not petition if they were against the Annexation proposal or if they did not care about the Annexation proposal. Winston Dyer talked to the commissioners about where they would like to stop with the annexations for a while. David Stein asked if there was a transportation plan. Kurt Hibbert talked about the transportation issues and about a road that the City would like to see put through the area to take away traffic from 2°d East (The only North entrance to City and BYU-Idaho). Discussion Robert Schwartz moved to recommend the Annexation proposal move forward to City Council to annex Area 3 with the recommendation that the zoning for MDR be limited on the eastern boundary to the NW corner of the Stonebridge Subdivision going north at 90 degrees with said boundary to the north property line of the Jeppesen parcel. Jordan Dyer seconded the motion, all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. r1 LJ 8 • Kurt Hibbert explained why Area 1 (Sally Smith) requested to be withdrawn from the Annexation proposal. Winston Dyer indicated a preference to go ahead and Annexation of this area. Ted Whyte talked about area 1. Sally Smith bought the property thinking she could re- zone it to HBD. The City and the Smith's are not seeing eye to eye on that request. There have been some miscommunications. Winston decided to leave it alone. Area Two (2): Annexation of area two into the City of Rexburg (See map for description) - (Neibaur properties) Kurt Hibbert described where the area is located. The requestor has requested two parcels to be Annexed into the City just off West Main Street. Winston Dyer opened the Hearing for public Input: Those in favor of this proposal: None Those Neutral to this proposal: None • Those opposed to the Annexation request: None Public input was closed. Kurt Hibbert indicated that the City has received input that the City should be consistent with Annexation requests and Annex blocks of properties. Jerry Hastings commented that they are going too far to the north with the Highway Business District Zone with this request. He is concerned with the zoning request for the north parcel and the little strip of property that wraps around some other parcels that are not in the City. Mary Haley moved to recommend Annexation of part of Area Two (the southerly parcel as HBD), and not recommend to Annexation of the northerly parcel. David Stein seconded the motion. Discussion: All voted aye, except Mike Ricks, Robert Schwartz, and Randall Porter who voted nay. The motion carried. Rezone property in the Impact Area from AG-2 to RRI- 1139 East 9th North - Verna Muir Verna Muir - 1139 East 9th North, Indicated that she does not want to develop the property; However, She does plan to sell the property after the re-zone is approved. Kurt Hibbert explained why Verna wants the property re-zoned. She wants to put a home • on 1 acre of the property and the current zone will not allow that to happen. 9 Winston Dyer opened the Hearing for public Input: Those in favor of this proposal: Gerald Jeppesen - 547 E. 7th N., Wanted to know if the people in the Impact Area were notified of the zones being made and if they could choose the zone for their property. Gerald would be in favor of this concept as long as it goes along with the Comprehensive Plan and the County Plan. Those Neutral to this proposal: None Those opposed to the Annexation request: None Public input was closed. David Stein moved to recommend rezoning this ,property from AG-2 to RR1. Randall Porter seconded the motion. All voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. C7 Re-zone property at 390 South 5th Wesi - (LI) Light Industrial to (HBD) Highway Business District - 0500 Mechanics (and) Re-zone property off Trejo Street west of 0500 Mechanics - (LI) Light Industrial to (HBD) Highway Business District -Bagley Enterprises -Terry Bagley Winston Dyer opened the Hearing for public Input: Terry Bagley - 423 Yale Ave., Reviewed three properties that he would like to rezone for the purpose of building professional office space. Those in favor of this proposal: Ted Whyte supports the request to re-zone the Bagley property. He owns a lot next to this property and he would like to request that his property be re-zoned to HBD at a later date. Chris Stevens - 390 S. 5th W., Is the owner of 0500 Mechanics and he is in favor of the re-zone request for Bagley's property. Those Neutral to this proposal: None Those opposed to the Annexation request: None Public input was closed. Winston Dyer reviewed with the Commissioners the issues concerning this re-zone request. . 10 ~ • Mike Ricks moved to recommend this re-zone request to City Council; Mary Haley seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. Variance for Compact Parking Stalls verses Full size Parking Stalls - American Manor - 139 South 1St East - Tamla Rencher Winston Dyer opened the Hearing for public Input: Those in favor of this proposal: Daniel - 138 Viking Drive, He is the manager of the complex and he is representing Tamla Rencher. American Manor is grandfathered by City for parking; However, the University wants more parking for the development. Winston commented on the issues concerning the development. Kurt Hibbert -Indicated that the City of Rexburg Staff strongly recommends the approval of this request to add parking to the development be approved. Those Neutral to this proposal: None Those opposed to the Variance request: None '` • Public input was closed. Winston commented on the grandfathering status of the development. Jerry Hastings moved to approve the variance based on the history of the property and the limitations that exist with the property given the owner is complying with the safety requirements. Robert Schwartz seconded the motion; all voted aye, None opposed. The motion carried. Town Hall Work Meeting: -Gather public comments on the Comprehensive Plan in preparation for a Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan on the 26th of June, 2003. Winston Dyer opened the meeting for public Input: Kurt Hibbert talked about some of the concerns of residents that the City has already received. These comments are on the protection of single family residences, parks and recreation issues and input on hazardous areas in the City. Committees like the Greenbelt Committee are offering input to be included in the Comprehensive Plan. The input includes types of housing, input from the hospital on their long range plans, the school Districts future plans, and other public input. ,, • Winston Dyer commented on students having no high paying jobs and that is why they are not staying in Rexburg. 11 ,- Don Sparhawk -Asked if they are ready to present the Comprehensive Plan public input • ~ in a summarized proposal. Winston told him that they are not ready for the summary and that is why they are asking for public input at this time. Janet Goodliffe - 70 K St., Mentioned as the City develops, the School District has been communicating with the Mayor and they are looking for future growth. The Goodliffe family owns the property on N. 2"a W. and wants to let them know that it is mixed zoning. She asked if they would look at that property and see what is there. There are property issues on 3ra N. that has a dead end. She requested the Commission look at that area for the Comprehensive Plan. She mentioned that the Commission needs to look at the airport area and it's location in the middle of town. Janet would like the airport location to be reviewed in the future. Keven Snell -Talked about 4th South and Sth West and the changes needed on the Comprehensive Plan. He talked about Idaho Falls and their poor planning process and how he hope the City of P.exburg will nct make the same mistakes. Don Sparhawk - Is concerned with East Main Street area on the Comprehensive Map, indicating that it shows Commercial on the map and it is a highly residential area. Don said that it is already developed and requested that the Commission see if-they can do something to make it residential on the Comprehensive Plan. Don mentioned that the older areas of town need to be protected. Corey Barnard -Talked about our great Community. It is a planning issue for the City • and it should be concerned with the School District, the University, and Local Groups. Corey talked about the 1998 Comprehensive Plan and what was in the Plan. There wasn't anything done about the Public Input given for the 1998 Comprehensive Plan. People living in Ashton and areas north of Rexburg just drive by Rexburg and go to Idaho Falls because there are not any good restaurants in Rexburg. There needs to be good restaurants and no more fast food places. There needs to be more clothing shopping centers in Rexburg. Corey indicated that Rexburg is a wonderful community and there are people who think that Rexburg will change because it is growing. Parking is a big concern around the University. Now is the time now that we need to decide where we want things to go in the Comprehensive Plan and then follow the Plan. Robert Schwartz took charge of the meeting. Final Plat Hidden Valley (Phase 7) -Hidden Valley Phase 7 -Gene Palmer & The Dyer Group Winston declared a conflict with this request and stepped down from the table. • 12 Winston Dyer -Reviewed the request on the overhead screen for the Final Plat of Phase 7 ~ • in Hidden Valley. The Plat is dedicated to south boundary line. Winston has worked with John Millar to resolve issues with the utilities. They have made changes that have been suggested by Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council. The Zoning is LDRl . David Stein moved to recommend the final Plat of Phase 7 of Hidden Valley to City Council for approval; Mike Ricks seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. Winston Dyer rejoined the Commissioners at the table. Final Plat Green Gable Estates II (Townhomes) - 35Q South Pioneer Road - (Randy Webb) Randy Webb -Commented on drainage and lighting issues at the entrance. They will be putting a big pumping systel~~ in for storm water drainage. Triey will be putting more lighting in the development. They will be fencing the whole back area along the canal and the freeway for safety reasons. Winston Dyer had questions about easements for the development. Randy indicated that the Streets will be maintained by Townhouse Association. Common areas stay within the fenced area. Landscaping will be done by the same person so that it will look nice and be consistent. A deed will be drawn up for the development. t Discussion on requiring the Plat to indicate that it is a Townhouse Association. Mary Haley -Commented on the park area that the developer was putting into the development. She gave favorable comments for the park area. Mike Ricks moved to recommend the approval of the final plat for the Green Gables II Townhouse Development to City Council with conditions on the Development meeting City Staff requirements with the recommendation that the developer look at the aesthetics of the development. Randall Porter seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. Adjourned at 12:10 a.m. [] 13 June 18, 2003 TO: Rexburg Planning & Zoning Commission: Recently homeowners in and around the area of Mill Hollow Road received a notification of a public hearing to be held on Thursday June 19, 2003 starting at 7:05 pm. This notice was dated May 16, 2003 and signed by Blair D. Kay, City Clerk. Within this notice there appeared a desire to annex Area 4 as described within the notice. Realizing there has been recent discussion about the future of Mill Hollow Road, a few concerned citizens of this street, would like to inquire about what the Rexburg Planning and Zoning Commission has in mind for this road. As part of this inquiry, we would like to voice our concerns pertaining to any intent to widen Ivlill Hollow Road beyond its current status, if in fact, that is on the agenda now or in the future. We clearly object to any attempt to annex Area 4. until the foLlow~ng ~~sues have been addressed. Some of these issues are as follows: • There is a major concern for the safety of the residents of Mill Hollow, including small children. Traffic speed is rarely enforced now, Let alone what might happen with a larger road in the firture_ Somewhere in the Planning & Zoning Commission minutes, there should be a record of a two-year study indicating that the average speed on Mill Hollow is 51 mph. The posted speed is 25 mph. We would like to know what control measures • might be put in place to provide for adequate safety and reduction of the speed. - Any increase in the width of the road will s b~nificantly cut into current property lines. It would involve the destruction of driveways; Lawns, mature trees and shrubs, sprinkler systems, perennials, and so forth that greatly add to the aesthetics and beauty of our city. - If the road were to be widened_ who would nav for the road work. let alone for the above mentioned concerns? Since the annexation would financially benefit the developers, what provisions are in place to have them pay for the road costs? - Property values might subsequently decrease because of the loss of property size, as well as the above listed forced changes. - Sidewalks and gutters with a proper drainage system is another concern. If the road is to be widened, it is natural that the project would include these items. This would aggravate the above listed problems let alone increase the cost of such an undertaking. Here again, who would pay for this? -. The published "City of Rexburg Comprehensive Plan Map" shows Area 4 as being "Open and Agriculture" Land. Why the change in these plans? ~~ .. • • - We feel a better alternative might be to widen the "triangle" at the intersection of 2na South and Shoshone/Mill Hollow and aIlow traffic to flow on Shoshone which already has a wide street. The connection could then be made to Mill Hollow by using Rolling Hills Drive, which already is wide enough. Other alternatives could also be considered. We would like to draw your attention to the fact that when the Mill Hollow Subdivision was plotted, the plans stated that "no curbs or gutters" (due to drainage concerns) were to be part of the development (April 6, 1976). As part of the or b~inal statement for consideration pertaining to annexation into the City of Rexburg, and accepted and signed by the Notary Public on April 7, 1976, it does not include any mention of widening of the road, curbs or gutters and so forth. The Restrictive Covenants for Mill Hollow Subdivision, City of Rexburg, were outlined and signed on October l~, 1976. In a letter dated August 11, 1991, to Mayor N1e L. Boyle, it states that: "...the Mill Hollow Subdivision not have any curb or gutter. It was felt that it was far better to have the water from the east side ofthe crest of Mill Hollow Road flow onto the adjoining lots and nat be collected by a gutter to add to the already heavy ran-offbeing collected in the gutters. on the west side of Mill Hollow Road and then into the City's heavily strained storm drainage system." This was from the drawings made and recommended by Forsgren and Perkins. The letter was `~ - from Robert M. Sipherd, one of the original owners of the Mill Hollow development. Since that time, there have been a number of 1_etters addressed to the CitylMayor/Councilmen speaking out against any changes. These are recorded in letter form as well as through quotes in the Rexburg Standard Journal from those who attended City Council Meetings. Thus; in an effort to avoid potentially costly and lengthy legal action; we respectfully submit our concerns to you and ask that you reconsider making any changes to Mill Hollow Road. Thank you. Sincerely, i• Wade and Marilyn Anderson Ken and Donna Benfield Ronald and Lylene Bennett James and Marilyn Brannon Bill and Debbie Eskridge Tom Gaffey Steven and Cherri Hart Ronald and Beverly Haun Leonard and Sondra Hinckley Richard and Elaine Holloway Michael and Belinda Kunz Olof and Ester Larson Roger and Joanne McPheeters Chad and Linda Price Vaughn and Lori Price Lyle and Ruth Smith Reed and DeeAnn Stoddard Robert and Alice Ward Larry and Lorraine Wickham Plus others who are out of town at the present time.