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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES JUNE 26, 2003CITY OF REXBURG PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES June 26, 2003 • 7:00 p.m. Chairman: Winston Dyer Members: Robert Schwartz Mike Ricks Steve McGary Doug Smith -Excused Jerry Hastings Mary Haley Jordan Dyer -Excused David Stein -Excused Joseph Laird Randall Porter -Excused P.F.C. John Millar -Excused P & Z Administrator Kurt Hibbert City Attorney Stephen Zollinger -Excused City Clerk Blair D. Kay Portions of the meeting were recorded. • Winston Dyer welcomed the public and neighborhood representatives to the meeting. Noncontroversial Items Added to Agenda: None Public Hearing: Joshua Garner -Presented the results of a survey that was conducted in recent weeks in local businesses to get public input on changes to the Comprehensive Plan. One of the surveys resulted in 473 responses. The survey asked for information on the types of commercial businesses that were needed in Rexburg. Some of the respondents requested down restaurants, clothing shops, and a retail mall by U.S. Hwy 20 on the north side of Rexburg. The residents in residential neighborhoods would like controlled parking in their neighborhoods. There was requests for a down town community facility that would provide a cultural or recreational area with parking. An indoor or outdoor swimming pool, recreation center and green belt were other items of interest. The third survey had about 100 surveys responses filled out requesting such things as school maintenance, parking on Main Street, and develops back entries for Main Street businesses. Joshua indicated that the Community supports the revitalization of the down town area. They suggested that the • t City and County work together for zoning issues. Other areas of concern was a green belt with adequate parking; no more apartments, and provide additional senior housing. There were requests for single housing in three areas of the City and Roundabouts were requested for traffic control. The results of the surveys are as follows: t Ca y of Rezbufg Co~npYeliensave Plan Update Vision 2020 Public Input Survey L i~ ~.~ f w{^yy ~ F, `_ ~ .~'; ~r ' ~ ~ ~~ EVE ~VA_I~T YOr T Tn uEr p c~ r a nE REXBURG' S TQI~.~~R1ZC~J We appreciate your viewpoints and perspectives concerning Rexburg's future. Your response to the following survey questions will guide the revision of Rexburg's Comprehensive Plan. • ,r°~', ~, i ,~' ~~ ' I- Y ~~ ~ ~~+ ~l r. /AIM ~ ~ Y ~ l ~ 1 ~ [f ky j{ ~ ..3 , 41-0 1 ~~N.~i, ~ ~~ J ~~ ~ f ~ _ ~ ~ ~ 7 ~ ~_ ~ ~ ~ F \ f ~, ~ ~ ~. ~ . ~r.~ ~. ri f ~ I ~ ' f .= t3 : ' ~.'~f;¢ Of F.. LO.. Q'21'~ i'ISiYk F$9~1 .~._y ~, ~.. ~ ~ r ~l• .dr +:~nss: . Are you a resident of Rexburg? Yes 58 No 19 Temporary 4 Population 1. Were do you envision Rexburg's population in 15 years? A. 20,000 (7)B. 25,000 (22)C. 30,000 (24) D. 35,000 (2~) E. other (explain) 2. In response to potential growth, should Rexburg extend its boundaries to control the development of property? Yes 64 No 20 Sclaoo~ F2ei~ities 2nd ~ ranspoTi'tation 3. What improvements would you like to see in Rexburg's Public Schools? *maintain existing buildings 'part and:music curriculum 4. Where would you like to see the development of additional school facilities? Several locations have boon suggested for the potential development of a new high school. Those locations arc: West of l-ligl~way 20 or -Next to the existing high school.. 5. Identify traffic or parking areas in Rexburg that need to be improved. The prevailing response to this question is Main St. The community is concerned with the lack of parking space u1 the downtown. area and several solutions have l7ec~n offered, such as developing rear entry parking and developing well lighted, landscaped parking lots throughout the downtol~~z area. Parking around the 13Yli-I campus is also a concern.. As the can:zpus expands, residents of surrounding neighborhoods aro experiencing an increase in student parking tlrroughou their neighborhoods. 6. Does Rexburg need a public transportation system? A. Yes ~1 B. No 39 (Please Explain) Economic Development 7. Where would you like to see additional commercial development in the City? (See Map) 'Ihe comm_ulrity is interested in sustaininti~ cor~iamercial life in Rexburg's downtown.. 'l~'he downtown area garnered the highest number of responses for additional commercial development. North 2~"~ Fast and South Yellowstone I~ighvGray each :received a 1.1igh 1lumber of responses. west of Highway 20 received. the least n~unber of votes. In fact:, many responded that west of highway 2() should be zoned for residential use. 8. What steps should be taken to revitalize and stimulate Rexburg's downtown area? The community strongly believes that increased parking, downtown business incentives, and. building improvements w7_ll :revitalize anal stimulate Rexburg's do~~mtown area. Each of these categories received an equal number of selections. In addition, residents would like to see a.n increase u1 green space tllrougi2out the down.to~rn area. Land Use 9. What should the City of Rexburg do to protect agricultural lands? A majority of those wh.o were surveyed left this section blank (34). Those who did give input Suggested the Rexburg PRZ and. County PB:,Z work jointly to plan and zane these areas. 14. What should the City of Rexburg do to control unplanned growth onto county land? *Bl.ank (34} * Annex and. zone land '~`Do nothi.Ilg. I,et the county deal with. it. Natural Resources 1 i. 1-law Shauld tree City Iiiake better tise of file green belt areas stirratiiiding Rexburg? `I,llis question received a h.igl~ number of responses. Many of those wClo were surveyed requested not only an increase in greenbelt trails btzt also additional greenbelt parking areas and greenbelt centered. community acti~~ities. Hazardous Areas 12. Are there dangerous or hazardous areas in the City that you feel are being overlooked? Where? Sewer area around ltiature Park {~), ~-1itpart (3) Public Services and Facilities 13. Which public facility improvements would. you like to see in our community? Improving t(le greenbelt u-as the number one concern of t[ZOSe wllo filled surveys. 1?xpanciing the Iibra~, and developing a recreation center received an equal amount of votes. C"reating additional parks received the ].cast amount of votes. Special Areas or Sites 14. Which special areas or sites in Rexburg would you like preserved? "Tabernacle, Parks, Downtourn :EZock Buildings Housing I5. What types of housing would you like to see in Rexburg? *1~0 1Vlare Apairtmellts *Senior Housing 16. Where should new Multiple Family Housing (apartments) be planned? (see map) The two areas suggested far multiple falrzi_Iy housing development are around the 13YU-I carllpus and ne~~r the Pioneer Rd. area. 17. Which areas of Rexburg should develop into Single Family neighborhoods? (see map) The three areas mentioned most for single family development are west of Iliglzwa;T 24, Mast of 2"d l::ast and North 2"`~ East across Highti~ay 24: • 4 Community Design 18. What types of design standards would be helpful in creating a better community? Ureen Space Downtown.. {9) Roifndabouts A.rchi.tectural design standards for multi-family housing Property Rights 19. Do you feel Rexburg's current City Ordinances protect your property rights? Yes ^ 32 No ^ ?1 (Please Explain): (SUMMARY) -Survey Feedback: Small Survey Brochure Number of Surveys: 473 1. Economic Development: The citizens of Rexburg would like to see more sit-down restaurants. This theme was most prevalent in the Economic Development section. Others ree~uested more clothing shops. Several suggested the development of a mall on the north end of 2"d East. The remaining input in this section focused on higher paying jobs and increased commercial development. 2. Community Growth: Out of the four sections on the survey, this category received the least input. Those who did offer input were concerned about the overdevelopment of multi-family housing. Others are concerned more with the affordability of student housing. 3. Transportation & Parkin: The community is concerned with downtown parking. Unsurprisingly, this coordinates with the larger survey's input on the downtown area. Another parking concern centers on BYU-I students encroaching into surrounding neighborhoods. The remaining input dealt with 2"a East pothole problems, snow removal, and/or placement of traffic signal lights. 4. Community Facilities: The dominant theme in this section emphasized the development of a recreation facility. There was also opposition to a recreation facility. Some would like to see at least some type of indoor/outdoor pool. The other suggestions are a larger library, a larger hospital (maternity ward), and a more extensive greenbelt. • 5 Winston Dyer opened the Public Hearing to the public for input: Winston Dyer -Did any residents write in comments? Joshua indicated that some did point out traffic problems near Cal Ranch. Others mentioned the need for pedestrian walk ways. Joseph Laird -Asked about putting a note on the utility bill requesting input for the Comprehensive Plan from Residents. This was not possible because the Utility Billings are done on post cards. Mary Haley -Asked if the Staff had made visits to local Clubs or the Senior Citizens Center. Kurt Hibbert -Indicated that several Committees are planning to prcvide input into the Comprehensive Plan. The Hospital and School District are included in that group. Discussion on the safety issues in the survey. Mike Ricks -Asked if any input was given on the inadequate lighting on some intersections. Kurt Hibbert -Indicated that everyone wants more green space in the downtown area. Discussion on creating a summary of the survey responses to give to the public, the City Council, and the Planning Commission. Robert Schwartz -Commented on the responses and recommended asking the public for solutions. Marsha Bjornn -Asked if there were any comments against a Recreation Center. Joshua said more were in favor than against. Joseph Laird -Asked if the merchants of the City of Rexburg have provided input into the survey. Winston Dyer - Summarized a letter from Alyn B. Andrus and Gloria G. Andrus. They provided possible solutions to the Planning and Zoning Commission for the location of professional offices in the City. Nick Allison - 405 West 4th South -Reviewed the transportation plan and mixed overlays that are planned for the City. Winston Dyer -Responded to the transportation issues. He reviewed the major traffic corridors with the Commission. Mary Haley -Indicated that there are some mixed use by Godfrey's development. 6 Kurt Hibbert -Reviewed the clustering idea for zoning Residential and Commercial Zones together. Winston Dyer -Mentioned that neighborhood Commercial Zones are in the draft ordinance. DaVawn Beattie - 480 Linden Avenue -Asked about development along the river. He thought it would be good to consider the development of the water way. Don Sparhawk - 37 South 3rd East -Favored traditional neighborhoods. He likes owner occupied rentals verses commercial duplexes that are not owner occupied. He asked the Commission to address this issue to avoid ending up with neighborhoods that are entirely rental homes. Don would Like to protect owner occupied neighborhoods in the City. Kurt Hibbert -Mentioned the new definition of a family that was adopted by the City last year. The new definition restricts the number of non-related people in a rental unit. Shawn Larsen -Indicated that neighborhoods can ask to be re-zoned to disallow duplexes. Paul Pugmire -Mentioned that neighborhood associations are a good idea. They can provide valuable input into the process. Discussion on the compliance issues and the way the City is responding to reports of non- compliant zoning issues. Discussion on the location of future Commercial developments in the City. Kurt Hibbert -Business clusters are prospering in current nation wide developments. Kurt indicated that expectations are changing with the public on clustering business districts in residential areas. Discussion on safety issues and the Safety Committee. Marsha Bjornn - Reconunended having workshops in the Community to explore ideas to revitalize the downtown area. Discussion on design standards being used to promote a theme for the downtown area. Discussion on building a town around a central theme to bring in tourists. Make the best of what you have and make the best of it. Jerry Hastings -Commented on the funding problems that are facing Rexburg. Shawn Larsen - Discussed a Community LID to fund downtown revitalization. The Community would have to support the effort. • 7 Marsha Bjornn -Invited the public and the Commission to attend the Downtown Vision Committee meeting in August. The Clerk will see that everyone is invited. Mike Ricks -Mentioned the property on 7th South needs to have the weeds tilled under ground. The Clerk will call Rick Hancock to take care of the weeds. New Business: None Unfinished/Old Business: None Tabled Items: None Adjourned • 8 Rexburg, Idaho June 23, 2003 Mayor Bruce Sutherland Rexburg City Council Planning and Zoning Commission Dear Ladies and Gentlemen {Trusted Leaders), My personal feelings in regard to long range planning with reference to Rexburg involve the philosophy that inner Rexburg, as a living/ vital part of the city, shauld be encauraged and promoted. I've seen cities in which the inner core has been deserted and neglected until essentially nothung b~.at an empty shell remains. Significantly, deserted buildings with sagging doors, shattered windows, and graffiti on the walls, present an invitation for crime and vandalism. Salt Lake City is a good model of what can be done to develop and preserve the inner city. Qf course, this requires a large expenditure of money, ~. and I am aware that the LDS Church is involved in Salt. Lake's inner city impravement and preservation. Perhaps Rexburg citizens would not support monetary expenditures necessary to do what I'm suggesting, but certainly unless city government vigorously recommends such a plan, and provides necessary leadership, it will not occur. I do not want to witness the slow death of inner Rexburg; while its nerinher?1 areas are deyelnued ;~Tith ~; du°.ru iuuiis; motels, restaurants, car dealerships, fueling stations and attractive country stores. In keeping with what I have expressed, please consider, seriously, the recommendations Gloria has included in h_er letter. Thank you. Sincerely, ~~ %~llyn B, ~drus 64 5. 3r`~ E. Rexburg are welcome to swing, play games and use the playhouse. The only rule is that if a child uses bad language or gets angry with another child, that child must go home fora "time out." That's what neighborhoods are all about. Since I'm aware of empty buildings and empty lots in areas of Rexburg, and since Alyn and I are both advocates of keeping downtown Rexburg a viable and productive area of our town, I took a walk around several blocks this morning to see if I could find some alternatives for locating doctors, lawyers, and other "commercial" entities who have their eyes on South 3rd East. I'm not aware of potential problems and situations with each of these sites - they are simply what I observed this morning. But, in each case; the neighborhood entity, as such, would not be disturbed. • There are two small homes on East 1S` South (#b3 and #69) situated between two existing businesses: Scott Mortensen's office and Rexburg Opinion Center. Those two could be purchased, razed and provide a nice office. • There is a large vacant lot on the corner of East 1S` South and College Avenue. This property has been vacant for a number of years and would - provide space for a sizeable medical/professional building and adequate parking. • How much of the old Ida-Mont is vacant on the second and third floors? I PTr. 1'f 'Yl trip iirslT. TIl1llt• yi clever nP:TP`~1lPY vvl~l 111 u 3v r ~.a 1ci ~.tup ~~' areas e`v'eaa oaa u~.. aavva. t, remodel that (or raze it and start over) and have medical and legal offices on the upper floor. • In that same block is the old theater. Could that be converted to offices? The interior of the block could be cleaned up to provide additional parking. This is pie-in-the-sky, but I'd suggest a covered multi-level parking garage, with doors from the second and third floors to access the upper levels of the Ida-Mont and the theater (in connection with appropriate remodeling in both of those buildings). • There is a vacant corner on Center and Main. • There is a vacant lot south of the Tabernacle. • 'T`here is an empty store/office on Main Street next to the Rexburg Police M Station. • .On the other side of the street,-what will happen to the space which is now occupied by BYU-I Art Department this fall when the new Spori opens? • There is another empty space just east of this particular property. • The Deb-N-Heir space is empty. • ?-'1?P ,C~'oast to Coast store is empty, • Could the City buy some of the parking lot from the old J.C. Pe~~ney store? • Would Q-West sell the old telephone building and extensive property and move outside of town {perhaps West Main, next to Valley Wide)? • At 68 N. Center, a small house sits between two existing businesses. Could it be purchased and become an office for a doctor or an attorney? • There's a large vacant lot across the street from Brent's Lawn and Leisure on East 1st North. • There's a large vacant lot on East 15` North, just east of the Doyle Walker ~~~ • There's a large well-kept area just bel~.ind Maverick, Would the owner sell? • Could one of the doctors share the building of the Orthodontic Center at 214 E. 1S` North? It is used only part-time. On East 2nd North, there's a large lot east of the Rexburg Medical Center. • There is extensive empty space north of the Rexburg Medical Center. • There's a large empty lot on the corner of North 4`~ East and East 2nd North, just south of the Rexburg Medical Center. JUN-25-03 WED 14:39 TOM KENNELLY 60Z 368 0523 PLEASE COPY AND DISTRIBUTE TO ALL NlE~i6ERS OF THE CITr COUNCT..... 2 pages ^ ~a~ X359--302 Th©ma~ A. ~en.~e~~y 269 Nez Perce Avenue l~exhuzg, i~ah~ 83440 Tel, (208) 65b-0811 dune 25, 2003 Pax (20~) b5b-9032 pear Members of the Rexburg City Cout~ci7= Frain articles in tf~e standard ~7ourna7 it is evident that you are seeking rtrnput from the community to improve the "comprehensive plan", and indeed t hope that you are hea,rins frQtri a rr~u~titude of people, i~a one person has all the answers, ar~d freq~e~t~y much wisdom can be gleaped from the humblest of ~~our ci,ti.zet~~~~~hopefully they wi11 come forth, A few thoughts of my awt~: 1. Growth is an absolute "given". You can disregard the co-~~-~~ents that cone from the campus that the student population will not increase. With counties thousands o~ LDS kids across the country wanting to ga to a church school you can be sure Provo is limited and few will go to Hawaii-~-.that means Re~cburg wi'11 have continued growth for many years to come 2. Boundary plans are al~ays wrong~~in every cammunity.:You should be looking at the mast sop 3st~icated population projections available, note their projections fQr Rexburgs population for 5-10 15 years and then add another 50~ and you may be somewhat close. 3, Yf indeed a ne~f high school campus is built, it should be away from l.l, w. ~u,,,Nu1 4i,~ LI, ~: .. c~, L~u~ Lu~fiic~~ ~-It~c,~ it.Ly 'I vy f,.,. ,-t17~ 1„ l.I,~ ~...., tt, o~F zoned growth, perhaps to the west. 4. Pub'~~ tranSpartatiu~i i~ not needed.; n,or can it be affordable far the city to provide. These are the most expensive waste of taxpayer dollars that a city can become ;evolved with. Check every other city in the country and you w911 have this confirmed. 5_ Gommerca1 development for Rexburg wi11 logically move to the west. Wain street could eventually expand to, and beyond Highway 26. 6_ Until the downtown businessmen finally come to the realization that it takes money to make mat~ey,,.our shabby stare fronts, and dismal, fading hand painted signs are tired and of another era. Anyone who has ever made any money in business knows that an attractive entrance and goad signage brings customers and profits. Mandate a downtown cleanup... /. j~ew multiple housing again, must be aCCamadated Iii the wL~'StErll Ndrt of the city where there is new growth potential. p.01 8. ENACT YOUR IINRACT FEES T.~i~1EpIATELY... YT IS SAp THAT MANY, MANY T`r-~OUSANDS 4F~ DOLLARS HAVE BEEN LOST THE LAST Tk~O YEARS I~HEN THE CITY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE RECIPIENT OE THdSE FEES TO OFFSET INFRASTRUCTLiRE COSTS.... JllN-25-03 WED 14:39 TaM KENNELLY 6H2 368 0523 P_HZ • 9. For the immediate future, regarding greenbelts, public library i:acilities and recreat~ona7 center should all be put on hold. kith the needed new high school and the absolute surety of massive tax increases (state income, federal and property)' y©u can be sure all bond issues will be rejected,. (kith Idaho Falls re~ectian of anew center and hav7ng a 50,x00 papu7ati4n, yQU cap be certain the most our city should seek is an enclosed, heated com~upity swimming pool. 10. The city has been abysmally slow.to set architectural standards which almost eery c4ty recognizes as basic to the maintenance of property values. It is routine when the application for a building permit is made to have an arohitectural r~~1ew to value the general aesthetics and types of materials used. Rec4otmenda~ions are then made to enhance the proposed construc%iona and generally does not mean more cost to the developer but aids him in providing a batter product- ll. OUR CITE' STREETS AKE BE~INNINQ TO SHOW DECRY, ANp SOON MAJOR STREET TMPRQY~MENTS WI:GL BE NEEDEq. PLANNING TO A~COMODATE THESE COSTS AND THE G10RST ARrAS iDENTIFitD-,-PROPERTY VALUES CAN NEVER BE MAINTAINED IN A COMMUNITY THERE IT IS A RQE~ER COASTER RIDE TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. KITH THE RE &UILDT~G OF MAIN STREET AND 2nd. EAST, THE POQR QUAEITY 4F OUR ETHER STREETS ~dIEL BECOME VERY APPARENT. ~apefully you as a Council wi_11 look seriously others that will be brought to your attention. the first gave, apd many will follow. We need and wise---what gore can I say. at these suggestions and [fie are at the crest of you to be far thinking • Sincerely, • i• i• City of Rexburg Comprehensive Plan Update Vision 2020 Resident for 15 years 1. A population of 30,000 is my guess for 2020. 2. I feel that it should be a joint effort with Madison County to set a comprehensive plan for the whole county. Yes, a plan is needed. No, it is not the j ob of Rexburg alone. 3. I plan to vote for the building of a new facility for the high school and the conversion of the existing high school into a junior high. 4. Another elementary school will probably be needed south of Lincoln and Kennedy. Perhaps the school district needs to look at consolidating the southern schools (Archer and Burton) into a newer facility if building continues south of Middle School. It should be on a 5 or so year plan after the high school bond expires. 5. Parking in the whole downtown area needs improvement. Look at Twin Falls and Pocatello for models of improving downtown. For example with the construction across from the theaters and more apartments parking is limited. Removing the old Mexican restaurant should have been part of the building permit. The old theater should be given a deadline for occupancy. We have too many old buildings from the flood standing empty. Grants should be sought to acquire empty buildings and replace them with parking and other beautification projects. With our climate a mall type facility is needed. V~rhy not get small businesses to move to the old Staples and F urniture Warehouse building? A walking path around the outside with storefronts in the center would improve commerce. Even Burley has a mall ! 6. Yes, a public transportation system is needed. Starting with school age children a bus pass could be used to get students home from after school activities for a fee. Work with BYU-Idaho to set up routes that would move the parking congestion from the North part of campus. Idaho Falls has a struggling CART system. Like the rail system in Utah we could make it easier for people to commute. I would like to pay for a bus to take me to Idaho Falls and back. I would even be willing to pay to be transported to campus. 7. Keep the commercial development near highways! Why have commercial development next to a park? Do you want to have our town a stop on a serial child molester's trip? Both Smith and Porter Park should have residential areas on three of the four sides. Neighborhood Watch is needed near parks! A hospital and doctor's offices are different from other commercial buildings. 1 8. Increase parking and make it more conducive to walking. Benches and garbage cans invite people to linger. 9. Madison County is the government entity that should protect agriculture. Cooperation is the city's contribution. Send a copy of the results of your survey to the county and the newspaper. 10. Again it should not be the city's job to control growth outside our city limits. The county and city could offer incentives or penalties for developments that burden the water and sewer systems. Cooperation with the county should make clusters of homes fit within a comprehensive plan for the county and the cities. One house per 40 acres is rural. A cluster of houses with wells and septic tanks should be discouraged outside service areas. If the developers want a cluster have them develop their own service options. Wells go dry. Water rights need to be regulated in rural areas. Culinary and agricultural water need balance. Salt Lake City is concerned about its water supply. 11. The Green Beh by the Teton River is not used because of parking and its location. A friend likes to walk at the Nature Park but I do not consider it safe for me. Having the biking and walking path from the Middle School up to campus will be used more because it is near areas that will be developed. It has a safer feel -traffic to make sure I don't fall and lay there into the night. I tried to walk from Taylor _ __ _ _ ____ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ Chevr_olet_ to campus and found that construction made it difficult. I _ _ _ ___ __ __ _ _ __ fell but knew that if I needed help someone would come by. 12. I want my house to be preserved for at least another 11 or 12 years. The cost of finding another house is getting out of reach for me. Commercial development near me is making my house unsafe. Iviy house was here bclVrc file Teton Flood and it did not get Lvet from that flood. It is built on rock. On my mission in France I lived in houses older than the United States Government (1776) that had been upgraded. Why should I be forced to move into a house built of pressed wood when I have a house built of stronger materials? 13. Having the skate park by the airport is not realistic. Without transportation to it, skaters use the Professional Plaza, campus, and anywhere else. A recreation center near schools is where skate parks and other amenities (restroom and drinking fountains) should be located. Having the library near schools or other public buildings also makes it more useful. Why not have summer reading programs cooperative efforts with the school districts? Lincoln had a program that was better for my third grader than the public library. Parent 2 r' i• i• volunteers ran it. Grandparents would have added their visitors if they had been aware of the program. Unify the school district before the children reach Middle School by having a summer reading program at different schools. Let the public library have the preschool program. After students enter school they have different reading abilities which is addressed by the AR system. 14. Residential areas that were not affected by the flood should be preserved. Houses built since the flood in 1976 should be protected. Planning should look back and forward. Why has this area been putting money into the Junior High? I came here as a volunteer 27 years ago to clean the Junior High - I do not like the flood smell! 15. Housing should have sufficient parking for residents and a few visitors. In Provo I had a friend who converted his garage into a music room and he had to pave additional parking. 16. South of town has space for multiple family housing. No more apartments should be built between campus anti Main Street until the parking problems are resolved. 17. Cresthaven and Millhollow to the south and east are where single family neighborhoods should continue to grow. West and North and South of Porter Park to the highways should continue to provide single family dwellings. The only problem that I see with having multiple family buildings near single family homes is parking and generation differences. For example, college students tend to drive too fast to live near single family homes. Kenwood should not be single student housing! 18. Sidewalks and parking should be required in all residential areas within the city limits. No single family home should be converted to apartments wiihout allowing for parking. One space parking ~r each separate household should be required. Apartments should limit each household to one car without making adjustments in their parking. For example the 2nd South is supposed to be parking on one side of the street. Occupancy permits should be withheld if off street parking is not made after any construction in that area. Keep single student housing between Second East and the old Yellowstone Highway. 19. The enforcement of current city ordinances has not protected my property rights. I woke up to the sound of hammers to find that a nearby business was expanding. The. expansion did not allow for additional parking. Frequently cars park in front of my driveway. Put speed radar equipment near Smith Park and you will see that it is getting dangerous to go to the park there. 3 Jt~:"! e ie ~ ~ 3i: i.~{~.~! it~s3 ~lJi ll+er i i( ig ~irii~3.J~1 g ! ~. ~l'TB coundaries Shcu!d e;tend Tar enougt fiha Sr~^al Co('"'rRl,iifii,=s dor*'i siarT (e~~eio~?;?g /fit} ~~.t } `.,1; (. 'T'-,. a~ ri s ~ r!} f'I i~r. jiTti tJ L:+~i~-i ~i f.~~ vii f 1431 i}cam, t} 1G~ (` [e~.+La' ill "e fl iJ:~.i is ~i cri (1 3 I.1 !~i It J. ~. ~l~ie diStriCi needs tG ~;i!(ld a ne~b' t sigh sui :COi, l'i o'.le i'",~'~e ;Uri;o(' ~?Gt~ Stt.[de~'?ts io ~^~ ~iigTl SC~;oo1 and der r~ois~ too exis#irg ~uf~ fior t ~igd^ ~uildir~g. 3. wild a ne=rov high school in a place where thane is ample roc}m, and it is easily accessib4e. ~. ore ~arrCii t£v,.' areas are re°Ged ~itl`se fio ¢i i~~.ft?'~~is }'tC';vr t Si io~7~39'!`~.g area So i~';e stores ti~BrE'r~11~ hajJe Cl;iSi£~r? ~erS. 5. i~io more than at present ~. ~ 7. i he dovrntown area needs fio be reviLdli~ed ~~ utiliZinCt existing 1luildirgs and empty SafcGes fcr ti:~Sin~SSeS; more easily-aCveaSil~iy parking iS ? 3e~C~~t1 s~.~r ~~s~ ~P~s€r'esSes. 8. 1~7ultiple family housing should be developed in designed areas and rot allcvved tC dil~.ate e~lSiirg single family ~a~vcfv}.3s, fps spa. 9. Single family neighbor"cods should be developed by agreement cf fi: iose v~.~ho live it €he areas 1 ~. l~lothing more is needed. 1 '! . Pedestrian safety and convenience are being c~veriocked. Since ~rvalking is becoming r~aore y popular for health and economic reasons, more and better sidewalks need to be developed. Some Moose? polders plant lawns, iioe~~ers, s~;rud/s, ar~~d #rees ;~vd?ere sidewalks sho~;ld ~e; ~r~ose who walk have to tread on the vegetation or be forced out into the road. ~lehicles should not be allowed to park on sidewalks; the police are very la,{ it enforcing this ordinance. 12. ~ swimming good is needed; an elaborate recreational center is not needed: ~:~. Parrs are needed in t; se vvesterr and in tY;e scud ierr~ parts of ~exhurg. i~. Sar;e cf tl ~e old rock homes need to be preser~red. '15..~ wide variety oT housing is needed to acF~cri~modate t he desires of permanent residents, short-ter}~ residents, and students, tar't;J u ~ ie.~~SeS is ; shG .~ >r,fr o~`J, I aI ~a ~ 1.,.,..4.,! a TaC ~ ( ~- '1 i . 3 h;~ Current City ordiranccs are not Strict encu~,~.?' a;Jl.lut alloy#.i(r~g aj artri^eris ~o fit' SyUeeZL..Ct --.,~n ~... "~,•,.~ •, ~ ~ Si?Gle-far t1,Iy, d~il~e311i gS. ~~iso, Sec ivo. ? 1 a~GVe. into ~cadcri i ~i ftS or >.~a~~ r:~oriL v~ r ~' e-..F flan ~Idr~ f• .. ai4. r't;~,..~ury ~~~ i• • City of I~exbur~'s C©mprehensive Plan Sua~esti©ns How far should Rexburg's boundaries extend? I personally think they should extend as far as 12th West on the Westside of Rexburg. I live out in that area and there are a lot of farms that are not in subdivisions. Let's leave these alone. With the commercial that is being developed in this area along the highway, there would seem to be no reason for the houses that are on either side of Hwy 33 to be annexed into the City. One other concern I have is for the public safety issue. Does the City intend to have police and street crews (with snow removal equipment and de-icing sprayers) out in the outlying areas with the same service as say downtown Rexburg. It seems to me that all of this is stretched pretty thin aS It 15. What improvements would you like to see in Rexbur~'s_public schools? I think all of the area's schools should be maintained like the University's buildings in that they have a physical plant departrr~er~t. Our schools should be repaired before they get to the point that major repair is needed. With the State budget going down every year and the district's struggling to make up.... how can we think the tax payers of Madison County can make up the difference? Everyone who has investments has been hit very hard. When do we fix what we have,.keep in really good repair and quit thinking to just replace everything? Where would you like to see the development of additional_school facilities? Please do NOT build a school along Hwy 33 out on the death trap intersection of the Hibbard Highway and 12th West. The additional traffic just from all the subdivisions, Valley Wide Co-op and outlying areas in staggering and very dangerous. Even with the proposed stop light, turning lanes, etc it cannoi possibly handle ail the Traffic from. a proposed new high school. You will have a bottleneck there that will never end. i have lived en Hwy 33 for 32 years and it has become Like a freeway in many respects. We have lived through so many terrible accidents because of motorcycles and fast moving vehicles trying to navigate around the truck traffic. I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have narrowly escaped being in a serious or fatal car crash coming from and going to Rexburg. Identify traffic or parking areas in Rexbur,~ that need to be improved. We have the worst mess or. 2na East as compared to all the other streets in Rexburg. Isn't there something that can be done with this? I know that the State Hwy will fix it up this summer, but that is not going to do anything about the traffic. Is there a belt route, if you will;-that can be established to alleviate some of the traffic. We need a stop light by CAL Ranch and Deseret Industries. Parts of 2"d West need attention too at the intersection • of 2nd South and 2nd West. PARKING, do we really seriously intend to take parrerel parking off of Main Street or is this just talk? Yes, take if off of Main Street. The street is too narrow in the winter months with the snow in the middle of the road. When are we going tc outgrew this problem of snow removal???? We need more parking lots off of Main Street. Where? What about where the old Food Center was? What types of public transportation are needed in Rexburg? We really need a good bus system for the University students and residents to use. Like it our not our own is growing anti with it we need buses and reliable bus schedules. I think we are light years away from a cab service, but it will happen someday. Where would you like to see additional commercial development in the Cites Why can't we use some off Main Street areas for development? Almost every thing we have is on Alain, 2nd East or 2ND West. All the spaces are mostly filled. Why not expand out from these areas. Lets keep all the shops, eateries, entertainment away from the car lots and such businesses. I would really like to see businesses off of 2nd East. With the newly proposed Teton River Plaza, we will have even more traffic on 2nd East. Can't something be done to put a bridge over the South Fork of the Teton • River and divert some of this traffic onto 1St East? We need to have some sit-down, nice family restaurants in Rexburg. Everyone who lives here is not a university student or a young family that pretty well relies on fast food. You will never have people come from out of town and shop here, unless you have a different variety of places to eat besides pizza, Mexican, Chinese and hamburger joints. What steps should be taken to revitalize and stimulate Rexbur~'s downtown area'! I rope the days of shoe chops and dress .shops on 1Vlain Street are not Over, but I am afraid they are. Your retail outlet stores like K-Mart and Wal- Mart are were people go. If you can establish some of your much-needed family restaurants downtown it will bring people back. Again, you need parking. Where should new multiple family housing (apartments) be planned? In more centralized locations on the perimeters of Rexburg. That way the older homes are protected with privacy and peace. If you have the apartments in areas that are grouped together it will be easier for law enforcement to patrol. Which areas should develop into single-famil~ahborhoods? r" ~ Wherever they want to be as long as it is orderly and governed by ` Planning and Zoning. Is all of Madison County going to be on large City of Rexburg and Sugar City? How could_the City make better use of the .greenbelt areas surrounding Rexburg? Greenbelt should be established and money budgeted for this expense. We have a beautiful City so let's be serious about putting in beautification projects around our City. Look at Menan. They have a very nice walking, biking, jogging path. Let's support the Madison Rivers Greenways committee with funding and interested people who want to see greenways implemented into our growth and expansion. Let's put greenways everywhere we can. More and more families are looking for areas that provide outdoor recreation. It doesn't matter the age, everyone could use them. Are there dangerous or hazardous areas in the city that you feel are being overlooked? Yeu mean besides 2na East? The area by C ° L Ranch really needs a stoplight. With people merging into the center lanes trying to get onto 2na East it is a wonder there is not more accidents. I am really concerned about the increasing amount of traffic funneling from the Mother Hibbard's/Valley Wide Coop area. We need more lanes for traffic and a stoplight. I have heard this is being considered. Sooner would be better. What about the problem with the new apartments that are being built on West Main? They are going to have a hard time getting onto West Main in the mornings without some kind of light there. What public facility (library, recreation center) improvements would you like to see in our community? The only time I see the library having trouble is when there are meetings scheduled. Why do we need a new library? A Recreation Center would be eery nice hilt ~,~~are i~ t11a money going to ~pme from, Money i~ tight, Tf you have a Recreation Center, it will mostly be for the city's residents. How do you make it fair to everyone? Can grants be obtained to pay for most of this? And now we need a new high school.. . What should be the city slong-term direction in the followin areas? a. Rexburg's greenbelt - I am completely for it. Let's get ideas from the community and people interested in working on it and using it. It will take money; donations and grants, but it will be such an asset to Rexburg and all of Madison County. The Madison Rivers Greenways committee has been working on this for the past two years. Let's get the word out and bring this together as soon as possible. b. Parks - I think there needs to be more parks around the City in the new subdivisions. Rexburg is a family community so it makes sense to . have beautiful parks wherever possible. Nice, clean, safe, patrolled and protected areas should be a priority for the Parks and Recreation Department and citizens. c. Recreation Center -More ball diamonds and soccer fields are needed. A swimming pool would also be good. Something for families and kids to do year round would be wonderful. I still think that by donations and fundraisers we should raise as much money as possible. With the new school bond coming up, why don't you try to do something together? Can't the old Jr. High building gym be used for some kind of recreation center? Does everything need to be torn down and replaced with new, expensive buildings? Are there special areas or sites ire Rexbur,~ that you would like breserved? Yes, the old beautiful homes around the University should be preserved. Buildings that can be renovated and preserved should be. Why does Rexburg have to be gobbled up by BYU-I? Stick up for yourselves! What about Main Street's buildings? Can't they be renovated and meet safety requirement for say, earthquakes? What types of housing would you like to see in Rexburg? I think that housing should be regulated so that you keep neighborhoods together as much as possible. An apartment here there and everywhere isn't the key to every rule. The City should regulate the apartments in homes too. I think with the great growth we have seen, the City was very smart to say WHOA to give them time to think about development. These buildings are going to be here for a very long time so do think about it. Let's have designated areas where you can blend structures in with the surrounding homes and businesses. One thing I would like to see is commercial together in some main areas away from housing projects. What types of design standards would be helpful to creating a better community? Keep a reaiiy good control on the new development. Don't be pushed into making decisions about our City and community by out side interests. They don't live here, we do. Regulate it like you have been doing. Kurt Hibbert is doing a wonderful job and so is the Planning and Zoning Committee. Keep up the good work. Start charging impact fees, why should all the construction company and developers make all the money. At least the City will put it back into the City, the others will just move on to gobble up more land and make more money. Again, it is OUR City; you have to stick up for all of us. Do you feel Rexbur~'s current city ordinances protect your community rights? I think what you did with the Widdison Addition annexing was wrong. You should have worked with them better. No one likes to be told what he or she will do with his or her own property. The City of Rexburg certainly doesn't like it when the have to be told to do anything contrary to the norm. No one likes something shoved at him or her. You made concessions and you are to be commended for that. I would suggest before you act on more subdivisions and annexing you take a better approach. Listen to • what people want and take their suggestion to heart. You can make all these changes for . others, but rarely do they effect you personally. We all have rights and feelings. I applaud i the City Counsel members who stuck up for the newly annexed folks. To those whom didn't your time will come when you Till be voted out and you will have no say either. i• i• Comprehensive Plan Cornments How far should city boundaries extend? From %th South, north to the Moody Road, east to the US 20, west to Mill Hollow Road. Stop annexing! - 2. Improvements in schools? Make betters use of the existing facilities. Increase after-school pr ograrns to give children and youth a place to go after school. Most problems are the result boredom or lack of supervision. 3. Where develop additional school facilities. Near the existing high school 4. Traffic areas that need improved: Develop arteries that by pass downtown and N 2~ East .There is too much congestion in these areas. • 5. Types of public transportation: The CART system is undef°utilized as is - I don't believe public transportation is feasible in Rexburg ~ 6. Additional commercial development: • `,. North is logical. The north freeway exit allows easy access and there is room to install planned roadways. 7. Revitalize downtown: You need to defzne revitalize. Idaho Ealls has been trying unsuccessfully to attract consumers into the downtown area for 30 years. Parking will always be an issue. It iS aiwu-'s easie"r to v to u'e- urtrrieYit stores witY1 once-stu shu ina than to visit' .Y g ° P " ~' ~p o several smaller stores in a downtown area. Specialized boutique businesses seem to be the only enterprises that survive in a downtown environment I suggest incorporating a greenway into the downtown area which makes it so attractive to pedestrians that they want to go downtown. 8. Apartments: Keep college housing east of the college. With b+ drivers/car owners in each apartment there will always be congestion and parking issues. Therefore keep it by the college, which most locals avoid anyway because of traffic issues. Single family apartments, with restrictions on height, density, and buffers could go about anywhere. Most locals are concerned about college housing not single family housing. 9. Single family neighborhoods: Develop single family neighborhoods to the west and south. • • 10. Better greenbelt utilization: ~ As mentioned above, use the greenbelt to enhance downtown -make it attractive and ' desirable for pedestrians to go downtown. 11. dangerous/hazardous areas of the city: ~eJtine dangerous/hazardous better -there are no areas where I feel unsaJfe. 12. Pubic Facility improvements: Don't do a rec center -bad thing -underutilized -gain on revenue. Let the private industry address it. 13. Long term direction • Greenbelt -incorporate into downtown. ~1s a bicycle rider I hate crossing tovvn. I have to ride on the roadways with the tr-af~c • Parks -require developers to incorporate parks and a een areas into their development plans. Rec center -don't do it. 14. Special areas that need preserved? Dnly the tabernacle 15. Types of housing • No c~•acker-box apaz°trnent corszplexes -they are unattractive and suggest `poor people ". 16. Design standards Incorporate greenery. Uon't alt'ow concrete building Block to dominate the city. Nothing over three stores, even downtown. Keep the "small town "feel. 17. Do current ordinances protect my property rights? N(~. As a county resident but living within the i~rzpact zone I don 't feel 1 have enough O, f ~ yni~e i» l?p~n~ the r{}Jz?ril ~nv.c t,~iv~g e. I-Iitave~ar i~ ~eeanwc ~f} h~x~,~e nBpr~JVad recently. I also believe each neighbor hood in the impact zone should have an elected representative in the council. i ~.