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Land Use and Development Commission Meeting Minutes
March 13, 2018- 7:00 pm
Minutes of the Land Use and Development Commission regular meeting held at Chubbuck City
Hall, 5160 Yellowstone, on March 13, 2018.
Chairman Jason Mendenhall: Commission Members: Mike Schwartz, Dan Stoddard, Brady
Smith, Brandon Jackson, and Carrie Holm.
Planning and Development Director: Devin Hillam, City Planner: Paul Andrus. City Attorney:
Tom Holmes, Office Administrator: Ranelle Simmons
Chairman Mendenhall called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Mendenhall led the commission in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mendenhall asked if any commissioners had a conflict of interest within the items before the
board tonight. Smith has a conflict with items 1 and 3. Holm item 2.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
Mendenhall entertained a motion to approve the minutes as emailed. Schwartz moved the
minutes of February 13, 2018 meeting be approved as emailed; Holm seconded. The full
authority approved.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Applicant, Stewart Nelson, for a Preliminary Plat for Bilyeu Estates—Division 4.
Proposed division is 8 residential lots on approximately 5.52 acres. Located in the
Southwest% of the Southwest%of Section 4,Township 6 South, Range 34 East of the
Boise Meridian, City of Chubbuck, Bannock County, Idaho. Approximate location is north
of West Chubbuck Road and east of Philbin Road. Application will be evaluated against
criteria established in municipal code §17.12.100. Type of Decision: Recommendation to
City Council.
Eric Pope from Rocky Mountain Engineering and Survey, 600 East Oak Street Pocatello, ID
83201 was in attendance representing the applicant.
This division will tie into Bilyeu Estates Division 1. This area was previously flat farm ground.
Utilities to the project are sewer, water and secondary irrigation. The park will be north of this
project in Bilyeu Estates Division 5.
Holmes asked if horses will be allowed, Pope was not certain.
Mendenhall asked if there were additional information from City staff.
Andrus noted that in the staff comments that the entire park area be graded and maintain to
accommodate storm water needs. Most of the lots around have been developed.
Mendenhall opened the public hearing.
No public comment.
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Mendenhall closed the public hearing bringing the meeting back to the commission, reminding
commission that this is a recommendation to City Council.
Mendenhall asked Pope about future storm water. Pope stated the intent is that the park will
have a pond.
Schwartz asked when Angela Street will connect with Philbin Road. Pope commented Division 5
will include the park which will tie into Hunter Avenue. Division 6 will probably tie into Angela
Street.
Stoddard asked for clarification on the south and east access being constructed. Andrus stated
south will come out on Boedy Drive along with access off of Jake Avenue.
Jackson asked is the intent of the access points is to flow water to a retention pond? Pope
explained Divisions 1 and 2 have temporary ponds.
Hillam commented the intent is that 90%final construction grading in the park so that it will
retain the storm water.
Mendenhall entertained a motion.
Schwartz made the motion to recommend approval for the preliminary plat as described in the
application and with the recommendations of City staff to maintain the grading in the park area
for future storm water. Holm seconded.
Roll Call Vote: Brandon Jackson,Yes; Carrie Holm, Yes; Mike Schwartz, Yes; Dan Stoddard,
Yes;Jason Mendenhall,Yes. The motion is approved.
2. Applicant, Briscoe Bybee Contractors/ DelTam,for a Preliminary Plat for The Grove
Subdivision 3rd Addition. Proposed division is 14 residential lots on approximately 5.09
acres. Located in the Northeast%Section 8,Township 6 South, Range 34 East of the
Boise Meridian, City of Chubbuck, Bannock County, Idaho. Approximate location is west
of Philbin Road and south of West Chubbuck Road. Application will be evaluated against
criteria established in municipal code §17.12.100. Type of Decision: Recommendation to
City Council.
Stewart Ward from Dioptra, 4737 Afton Place, Suite B Chubbuck, ID. 83202 was present
representing the applicant.
Phase 3 is the last phase of The Grove Subdivision. Applicant has decided to do cash in lieu of a
park. Storm drain will be in swales. Lot 17 and 20 of block 3 do not meet the lot width to depth
ratio. Applicant is asking for a waiver for those 2 lots because of the unusual shapes of the lots.
No questions from commissioners.
Andrus indicated that the 2 lots don't meet the lot width to depth ratio. City asks you grant the
waiver. Storm water will need to meet the requirements of the City.
Stoddard asked about a turn-around at the dead end on Sawtooth Street. Hillam explained that
the Fire Chief had no concerns.
Mendenhall opened the Public Hearing.
No public comment.
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Mendenhall closed the Public Hearing bringing the meeting back to the commission, reminding
commission that this is a recommendation to City Council.
Mendenhall entertained a motion. Jackson moved to approve the application because it meets
municipal code §17.12.100. The waiver be approved for the width to depth ratio for lots 17 and
20, block 3. Smith Seconded.
Roll Call Vote: Brady Smith,Yes; Brandon Jackson,Yes; Dan Stoddard,Yes; Mike Schwartz,
Yes; Jason Mendenhall, Yes. The motion is approved.
3. Applicant, by SHJH Pine Ridge, LLC, for a Conditional Use Permit to build a 4 story, 72
unit apartment building on the Southwest corner of Section 10,Township 6 South,
Range 34 East of the Boise Meridian, City of Chubbuck, Bannock County, Idaho.
Approximate location is east of Hawthorne Road between Hawthorne Garden
Apartments and the Pine Ridge Mall. Application will be evaluated against criteria
established in municipal code §18.28.040. Type of Decision: Decision.
Jeff Hawkes 4309 Foothill Drive, Bountiful UT is from SHJH Pine Ridge, LLC. He was in
attendance representing the applicant.
SHJH Pine Ridge, LLC are the builder and owner of Hawthorne Gardens Apartments, 4170
Hawthorne Road.The name of the new apartments will be Highland Park Apartments. It will be
a 74 unit, 50 one bedroom, 24 two bedroom, 4 story building with elevator services and key
card entry. This housing development is targeting the working professional, non-family type
apartments with 125 parking stalls. There is HUD approved financing with condition that the
City approve the plans and project. City staff is requesting a traffic impact study. The applicant
would like to have that request waived because traffic is less than what the guidelines are.
Hawkes stated that guidelines are less but also the INL Park and Ride will go away so those 200
vehicles will not be part of the traffic in the morning or evening.
Mendenhall asked if there were any questions from the commissioners.
Stoddard asked where the INL parking was going to go. Hawkes does not know.
Jackson asked about sanitation containers. Hawkes is fine with adding another container which
was what staff recommended.
Mendenhall asked City staff if they had any additional information.
Hillam stated the project property is zoned C-2, general commercial under section §18.8.10 of
the municipal codes. There were no public comments prior to this meeting. This is the first step
for the applicants. If the Conditional Use Permit is approved there are a number of technical
items that will need to be addressed. Application for Design Review and application for
approval for technical documents and plans will need to be submitted. The purpose of this
hearing is to explore whether the proposal conforms to standards in municipal code. With the
information we have before this board and having reviewed section C of municipal code
§18.28.40 we are recommending approval of this application with the following conditions:
• If the number of stalls remains under the number that is required by code a parking
adjustment will need to be obtained from City Council per municipal code §18.8.46 A3.
This requirement could also be met with a shared parking agreement.
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• City staff had recommended a traffic impact study. Hillam stated Jeff Hawkes has
presented quality evidence about that traffic impact study not being required but
Hillam asked that the INL parking not be located at the Pine Ridge Mall as it was part of
the applicant's justification for why a traffic impact study was not needed.
• Access realignment with Allstate as suggested by the applicant.
Mendenhall opened the Public Hearing.
No public comment.
Mendenhall closed the Public Hearing bringing the meeting back to the commission, reminding
commission that this is a decision by this board.
Mendenhall would as a condition require that the access from mall access road to ring road be
aligned with the Allstate access. That the INL Park and Ride not be located on the mall parking
grounds. City Council will make the decision about the parking spaces if the applicants choses to
appeal.
Holmes asked Hawkes if he wanted to do a traffic impact study. Hawkes stated for the record
that they do not want to do a traffic study. Holmes mentioned that the applicant used the INL
parking in the presentation and City staff responded with a solution based on Hawkes
presentation.The applicants' choices are a traffic impact study or Farmer Holding appealing the
INL Park and Ride not going away but move to a different location at the mall.
Smith talked about traffic studies and how they can take a couple of months to complete. Pine
Ridge Mall parking is underutilized. Hillam stated that the recommended condition was not
about parking congestion but rather about traffic flow.
Hawkes explained construction will begin the day after the closing date in June and will take 18
months to construct the apartment complex.
Mendenhall entertained a motion. Jackson moved to approve the Conditional Use Permit with
the conditions that the access road being aligned with Allstate access and waive the traffic
impact study. Parking for INL will be restricted to not be in the mall parking lot. Stoddard
seconded.
Roll Call Vote: Brandon Jackson,Yes; Carrie Holm,Yes; Mike Schwartz, Yes; Dan Stoddard,
Yes;Jason Mendenhall,Yes. The motion is approved.
Mendenhall informed the commissioners that Bryan Nield has resigned, thanking him for his
time and service to the City
Mendenhall entertained a motion to adjourn; Schwartz made the motion. Stoddard seconded.
All voted to adjourn at 8:15 pm.
son Mende hall Chairman
Rapfelle Simmons, Office Administrator
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