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Home My WebLink About001 05 95LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT MEETING January 5, 1995 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Land Use and Development Commission held in the city municipal building. Present: Chairman, Kent Kearns, Commission Members, Dusty Whited, Pete Anderson, Mary Harker, Richard Pearson, Council Representative Steve England, Project Engineer Gerd Dixon, Secretary Myrna Crapo. Chairman Kent Kearns called the meeting to order at 8:10 PM. Chairman Kearns asked for approval of the minutes of Dec 8th. Mary Harker moved to approve the minutes as presented with Richard Pearson seconding the motion. All voted in favor. GE~ ERAL BUSINESS: 1. Approval of-the Finding of Fact for Chad Baum. Richard Pearson moved to approve the Finding of Fact for Chad Baum with Steven England seconding. All voted in favor. 2. Approval of the Finding of Fact for Nicholas Crookston. Chairman Kearns told the commission that #8 should state that owners of adjacent property neither approved or disapproval the application. Mary Harker moved to accept this with Richard Pearson seconded. All voted in favor. 3. Approval of the Finding of Fact for Art Paz. Chairman Kearns asked for a correction on #9 owners of adjacent ~roperties have not expressed approval; or disapproval; the wording should be changed to read Owners of adjacent pr9perties have expressed disapproval of the ~roposed change in land use district. Richard Pearson moved to approve the finding of fact as amended with Mary Harker seconded. All voted in favor. 4. Presentation by David Weasel, Planning and Project Manager, on the 1995 Comprehensive Plan Version 3. We need to feel comfortable with this comprehensive plan as the Commission will be the front line. David Weasel showed on the overhead projector the maps previously mailed out and then discussed them with the commission: 1. Chubbuck 20 year growth boundary maps have two purposes. 1. protection of agriculture land, 2. try to start getting infil within tile city and make better use of utility infrastructure. The commission, discussed expanding the area to include the Manning Subdivision. Land Use and Development Commission Page 2 January 5, 1995 2. Functional Class Road System map is based on a 1/4 mile grid system using the existing mile roads with Yellowstone and Hiline serving as the principal arterial. Minor arterial are put at a half mile and collectors at a quarter mile. The roads need to get people to the arterial faster. 3. Communities and neighborhood map. A community would be bordered by the arterial. There center is based on the minor arterial. Showing a concentration of neighborhood commercial mixed with housing. Each neighborhood having 640 acres. Yellowstone Chubbuck and Yellowstone & Siphon being community centers. There are isolated neighborhoods along Whitaker Road. A two acres park within the neighborhoods. Collector streets are curved or wrapped around parks to control speed through the neighborhoods. The neighborhood center having minor commercial activities, home occupation, etc. Example professional offices. Neighborhood commercial, convenience stores, dry cleaners, etc. located at the community center. There would be 720 dwelling in the 160 acres, making about 2,000 people. Roughly 8,000 people within the square mile area. The lot size would be 10,000 sq. foot. 4. Parks, paths & School map: Mini parks for each neighborhood. Canals would work as paths. Interconnections between paths would be on road surface. There is projected two new elementary schools, a jr. high and a high school by 2015. The Siphon corridor makes a lot of sense for a freeway because we have an. 80' corridor without moving buildings. There are isolated neighborhoods along Whitaker because of the railroad and Hiline canal. Another general commercial maybe needed on Hawthorne and Siphon: The land on the back side of the Mall was discussed. It could focus on high density housing, and neighborhood commercial with a residential mix. Roads, neighborhood communities and paths and parks were discussed. Road infrastructure defines the area outline of communities and neighborhoods. Canal paths are closed to neighborhood center. Where collector streets meet the outer arterial streets there would be a transit bus stops. Land Use and Development Commission Page 3 January 5, 1995 The commission discussed looking at 2 1/2 mile in the growth boundary; or drawing a growth boundary at Tyhee. We could designate Tyhee north as a village areas. The commission discussed considering 2 1/2 mile in the 20 year growth boundary because of the density of the area. In the 20 year growth projection showing Tyhee as the boundary and include 2 1/2 mile in a 25 year growth boundary. Issue: The city has a mile of line to maintain on water and sewer and over 20 years we will fill in the gap. As a planning commission it is our job to present the ideal. As we serve at the request of the city council we need to give them something that is workable for them. Our road patterns could show 2 1/2 mile straight across for a minor arterial. The commission then discussed communities: The city trying to create spaces and place where people can meet each other. Whether social interaction is a good point, if so we need to provide opportunities for people by putting parks at the center of neighborhood. We need to work with the schools to use their area as neighborhood parks, and have a cooperative effort on the park land. School to maintain, them in the winter and the city in summer? The City needs a study done on parks and there usage according to there size. We may need to think of parks different from. school ground. The city needs to talk to the school district to get their feelings. David Wessell will do some calling to different places for information on parks, working with the canal companies~ etc. The commission discussed land use needs in the city. We don't have a need for additional industrial zoning. They also discussed whether we should allow heavy home occupation (where employees from outside 'the home would come in and work) in neighborhoods. The location of the home can make a difference in that decision, is it by a major road? The types that we might consider would be a day care center or a two or three chair beauty parlor; but not someone who manufactures a trailer, etc. The commission discussed if we could have them at neighborhood centers. The commission talked about small town sensitivity and the need to take-the word small town out of this draft, and maybe use home town in place of it. Land Use and Development Commission Page 4 January 5, 1995 David Wessel needed to locate water and sewer lines and a cemetery on his maps. We might go to plan B and take the general commercial area at Siphon and Philbin and move it over' to Siphon and Yellowstone. There is a chance that the city could get a low interest loan to build a city hall building. It is possible to get such a loan from Farmers Home. February Planning schedule with Land Use and City Council: February 2nd, 1st Thursday - Education on urbanism with probably a video tape February 9th, 2nd Thursday - A work session for Land Use, City Council & Advisory Committee members. February 16th, 3rd Thursday - Public hearing with Land Use Board February 28th, 4th Tuesday - Public Hearing with the City Council. Chairman Kearns discussed the Idaho Subdivision and Local Planning Act Workshop that was being held on January 28th in Idaho Falls. The city would pay for the registration fees of anyone who could attend. Please contact Myrna at the city office by January 13th if you plan on attending. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 PM ~eeAt ~earns, Chairman rna 'C~apo, Secretary