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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 14 2021CHUBBUCK I u n H o City of Chubbuck Land Use and Development Commission Regular Meeting December 14, 2021 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 290 East Linden, Chubbuck, ID 83202 In-person attendance is allowed, this meeting will also be available to the public electronically or by phone. Web -conference (no webcam is necessary to participate): https://us02web. zoom.us/j/883273 62722?pwd=S2VHej Z4eUxLc2JibERiRGI4 SUdodzO9 Telephone: Dial by your location +1669 900 6833 US +1253 215 8782 US Meeting ID: 883 2736 2722 Passcode: 684200 General information on joining a Zoom meeting can be found at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en- us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting. AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER & DISCLOSURES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST II. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES for October 12, 2021 (Action Item) IV. GENERAL BUSINESS 1. Downtown Plan/Code Discussion. 2. Acceptance of the City Council's Appoint for the Land Use and Development Commission to also serve as the Impact Fee Committee. (Action Item) V. ADJOURN Commission packets are generally available the week before the meeting at htt2s:Hcityofchubbuck.us/land-use- commission/ or are available by contacting the City Clerk. City Hall and the City Council Chambers are accessible for persons with disabilities. Any person needing special accommodations to participate in the meeting should contact City Clerk, Joey Bowers at 208.237.2400 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. City of Chubbuck Land Use and Development Commission Regular Meeting October 12, 2021 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 290 East Linden, Chubbuck, ID 83202 MINUTES Board Members Present: Chair Jason Mendenhall, Brady Smith, Carrie Holm, and Rebecca Berls. Staff Members Present: Planning Manager Don Matson, Development Services Manager Sean Harris, Planning and Development Director Devin Hillam, Public Works Director Rodney Burch, Mayor Kevin England, and City Clerk Joey Bowers. Mendenhall called the meeting to order at 6:10pm. Mendenhall asked if any commissioners had a conflict of interest with the items before the board. None were reported. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: September 14, 2021. Mendenhall entertained a motion to approve the minutes as emailed. Holm moved to accept the meeting minutes of September 14, 2021 as emailed; Smith seconded. The full authority approved. GENERAL BUSINESS 1. Review Chubbuck Impact Fee Process and Structure (Zions Public Finance will present the History and status of current impact fees) Megan Anderson represented Zions Public Finance and gave a presentation on the impact fee calculations. During her presentation she explained the method used in the calculation process and the maximum fee from each category that could be charged. The impact fee analysis covered a Parks and Recreation impact fee, Police and Animal Control impact Fee, and Emergency Services (Fire and EMS) impact fees. Mrs. Anderson stated that if the impact fee committee could not clearly justify an expense it was not used in the calculations. Mrs. Anderson also stated that impact fees are used to ensure adequate public facilities are available to serve new growth; promote orderly growth and development by establishing uniform standards for a local government to require new growth to pay their proportionate share of the cost of new public facilities; ensure that new growth and development pays no more than their proportionate share of the public facilities, and for the City to continue to provide the current/same level of service. Smith asked about using the City’s current census population versus a persons per household (PPH) to calculate the impact fee. Burch stated that the PPH is a United States Census Bureau average household size based of the City’s population, which allows the City to calculate an impact fee based off the new development and the impacts that new development will have on the City. This allows for growth to pay for its proportionate share. Berls asked about how a development that would be used for both commercial and residential would be assessed an impact fee. Anderson stated that the square footage that is being used for commercial would be assessed the commercial impact fee, and the square footage used for residential use would be assessed the residential impact fee. Berls also asked about the United States Census Bureau average household size at 2.79 (PPH) for single family, and 2.60 (PPH) for multifamily developments. Burch stated that the multifamily developments are assessed the 2.60 (PPH) per living unit and used the example that a 4-plex development would be assessed 2.60 (PPH) times four for each building within that development. 2. Discussion of Minor Code Revisions Affecting Titles 5, 16, 17, and 18 of City Code. Planning Manager Don Matson, and Development Manager Sean Harris presented minor code revisions affecting titles 5, 16, 17, and 18. Some of these updates included to clarify plat review process time from ten calendar days to ten business days, update details and regulations of sexually oriented business in Titles 5 and 18, and amend Title 18 to be more in line with Idaho Statutes and Municipal Code Title 5, clarify landscaping requirements between streets and multi-family, commercial, and industrial parking areas, minor change to the PUD review process to align with the new process in Title 18.28 and set forth front yard setback requirements, and other minor housekeeping changes throughout these sections of code Planning and Development Director Devin Hillam stated that City Staff was looking at updating city code to require some sort of recreational space within multifamily developments, and also looking at updating the section of city code on storage units. Mendenhall entertained a motion to adjourn; Berls made the motion. Holm seconded. All voted to adjourn at 7:25pm. _____________________ Jason Mendenhall, Chairperson ____________________________________ Joey Bowers, City Clerk This meeting was available to the public electronically and by phone. Via Zoom Teleconferencing: Meeting ID: 847 3161 0413 /ao,�C\ CHUBBUCK 1 0 0 H 0 Memo To: Land Use & Development Commission Office of Community Services & Economic Development 290 E Linden Ave., Chubbuck, ID 83202 208.237.2430 www.CityofChubbuck.us From: Devin Hillam, Community Services & Economic Development Director Date: December 7, 2021 Re: Draft Downtown Plan for LUDC review/comments Building on the extensive base of citizen and stakeholder input gathered to date and upon a review of what other communities have done to model downtown plans and codes, we have assembled the first draft of the downtown plan, a component that will be added to the adopted Comprehensive Plan, with its own goals and policies. Once this plan is accepted and adopted, the regulations and standards for the downtown area can be drafted in more detail using the Plan's goals and policies to guide. For the discussion on 12/15, please come with input on the format, goals, and policies as presented as well as any others that you'd like us to consider as we draft the plan and ensuing codes. J:\Planning\Downtown\Downtown - Plan Appendix\LUDC 12.15.21\12.15.21 memo re downtown plan to LUDC.docx 1 Chubbuck Downtown [name?] Specific Plan The specific plan for the urban gathering place in the City of Chubbuck. History Chubbuck is relatively new, having incorporated in only 1951 and having developed largely as a bedroom community of the towns of Pocatello and Alameda, also in northern Bannock County. As a relative newcomer as far as cities in the West are concerned, the Village of Chubbuck lacked the unorganized growth patterns frequently found on main streets in pioneer cities that resulted in business corridors characterized by shared wall buildings, mixed architecture, horizontal and vertical mixed uses, and an active streetscape. Chubbuck has experienced much of its growth from the 1970s onwards and has been subject to the trending development patterns. While the City contains a healthy economic corridor consisting of an indoor shopping mall, several big box stores that serve the regional market, and a healthy, diverse mixture of other commercial uses, development and architectural trends did not lend themselves towards the creation of a pedestrian -friendly commercial city center. Community Engagement Part I- Strategic Plan From 2017-2018, the City of Chubbuck sought broad public input while developing a strategic plan. Input from residents, business owners, and visitors was sought on a variety of topics including: general thoughts and perceptions about: Chubbuck as a place to live, work, and play; quality of life; cultural, shopping, employment, civic, and recreational opportunities; safety; transportation; whether Chubbuck had a vibrant downtown and public spaces where people wanted to spend time; and quality of city services and infrastructure. When asked "What does Chubbuck's future "city center" look like, many responses seemed to treat the existing commercial corridor on Yellowstone Ave (State Highway US 91) as what would forever be the center hub for Chubbuck (e.g., "I don't envision a city center- it's always been a street"). Others could not identify an area for where a city center would occur with comments such as "Not sure what city center is or [where it is] located. We are {sic} so spread out in the city" and "Needs a more defined downtown area ... there is none at this point" and "Where is city center?". Others offered ideas for what they'd like to see in a city center area; suggestions included: • A walking district with businesses and eateries • Clean, shaded areas to sit on a bench, easily accessed by walking/riding bike or non -motorized vehicle, eating places, shopping set up like 'Station Park' in Farming, UT. This could be done on a smaller scale with room to expand. Near new freeway interchange." • A gathering place with grass/parking for events, family -friendly and convenient. Library and other services would be concentrated there. • Outside shops with walking paths with restaurants and outdoor shopping. • Not on Yellowstone. Master -planned city center where citizens can park and walk between buildings. • Needs to be a more defined downtown area ... there is none at this point." • "Not on Yellowstone. Master planned city center where citizens can park and walk between buildings". Based on input from the surveys, the Council approved a strategic plan with the following action items (Exhibit 1): • Create a downtown plan for all ages and abilities. • Develop a downtown plan to create an area in the city where youth will feel valued and have opportunities; ensure that youth have a seat at the planning stage table. • Develop a downtown plan with art and cultural opportunities throughout and with programmable and programmed space. Facility Needs Assessment- New City Hall In 2017, the City obtained the services of LCA Architects to perform a facility needs assessment based on historical and forecasted trends including city growth and associated city personnel needs to estimate future building and site area space. With the information from the study, the City was better able to understand budgeting and scheduling needs and to evaluate alternative approaches to solving facility needs. After reviewing the study and available options for funding, the Council and administration decided that the City would immediately pursue the construction of a new City Hall followed by a reconstruction of the existing city hall to be serve as a police station expansion. Downtown Pitch to City Council Based on the input received through the strategic planning process, in 2018 the community services and public works departments sought to identify areas in Chubbuck which could be home to both a more urban downtown of the City as well as to a city hall. Several areas were considered, including greenfield areas at the new Northgate Interchange and on Knudsen Boulevard, as well redevelopment possibilities, including the area between 1-86 at the south and Chubbuck Road at the north and the railroad tracks at the east and Yellowstone Avenue at the west, and other areas along Chubbuck Road and Yellowstone Avenue. Based on a city staff visit to the Idaho Central Credit Union headquarter campus in Chubbuck and having assessed surrounding development and conditions and of the plans and needs for the credit union, city staff proposed the including the area between 1-86 at the south and Chubbuck Road at the north and the railroad tracks at the east and Yellowstone Avenue at the west, and other areas along Chubbuck Road and Yellowstone Avenue as the site to pitch to the City Council as an option. In February 2018, the directors of the community services and public works department presented to the City Council. The presentation included the preliminary results of the strategic plan related to the community's input and desire for a downtown area, a concept drawing of a possible layout and land uses in the identified area, and rational for a downtown area in Chubbuck based on economic development and placemaking concepts. The Council was overwhelmingly supportive of the downtown concept and of locating the new city hall in the identified area and when the CEO of Idaho Central Credit Union stood and offered to secure an available piece of property for the new facility until the city could purchase it, the puzzle pieces fell together and the downtown planning process commenced. When it was decided to build the new City Hall near the corner of Burley Drive and Linden Avenue, the Chubbuck Development Authority quickly purchased approximately 7 acres of blighted or underdeveloped properties in the area so that the properties did not immediately redevelop under current city commercial zoning standards and so that they could be disposed of only once the City had developed zoning standards befitting a downtown area of the City. From 2018-2020, the city hall building and surrounding area were designed through the efforts of consultants and Chubbuck staff. With an eye to the future, the city hall property and those CDA -owned properties around it were redeveloped to have angled parking, street lights and trees, and usable public space which could be programmed and used and it is with the design of that project that a model was built for the public spaces in the Chubbuck downtown area. Community Engagement Park II- Steering Committee In January 2020, a group of 32 stakeholders from across the community gathered to provide input in a visioning workshop facilitated by J -U -B Engineers, the Langdon Group, and Gateway Mapping, Inc. Stakeholders included representatives from the Idaho Department of Commerce, City of Chubbuck, Idaho Transportation Department, Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce, Portneuf Library District, REDI, Bannock Transportation Planning Organization, Chubbuck Development Authority, SICOG, Myers Anderson Architects, Pocatello Regional Transit, Jackson Land Design, city residents, and representatives from a number of area businesses including Idaho Central Credit Union, Palace Theater, Patriot Square, . From the workshop, important elements where identified to be addressed in future planning efforts (Exhibit 2): • A theme should be developed for the downtown area- ideas for themes included using local natural features for names and symbols, ; • Art and street furniture are important and street furniture should be consistent; • The area should be a modernized urban area instead of attempting to reinvent and compete with Historic Pocatello; • The area should have representative art that includes murals, sculptures, and possibly wrapped utility boxes; • The area should be cozy and have areas for gathering; • If alleys are used they should be wide, clean, well -lit, and paved; • Well-designed lighting and streetscapes are desired. Streetscapes should be landscaped and trees used for shade. • Streets should utilize angled parking for efficiencies. • Possibly publicly available amenities could include gas fire pits allowing for multi -season use, a skate park, outdoor bands, events, etc. • The downtown area should have multi -modal connectivity with other areas of the city. Community Engagement Park III- Community Surveys Following the visioning workshop, from 2020 — 2021, a number of community surveys where provided to the community for input on a number of specific elements in the downtown area (Exhibit 3). With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affecting the ability to gather in-person, online surveys and use of the City's social media pages and the use of the app, Nextdoor, were to be deemed appropriate to collect feedback from city residents, businesses, and others within the broader Portneuf Valley. With concurrent construction of the new city hall building in the new downtown area and the need to create additional local streets and streetscapes, survey results influenced choices that were made for lighting and street names (local natural features). Furthermore, results of the survey were used to influence this plan and will be used to create the ensuing downtown subarea ordinance of codes and standards. Existing Uses and Conditions The area from 1-86 at the south and Chubbuck Road at the north and the railroad tracks at the east and Yellowstone Avenue at the west contains approximately 100 acres of land and a variety of land uses ranging from the newly developed Idaho Central Credit Union headquarter campus (ICCU owned approximately 1/3 of the entire 100 acre area), self-service storage units, aged large lot residential properties, gas stations, banks, fast food and other restaurants, and other interspersed. Although the area of the identified downtown along Yellowstone Avenue and Chubbuck Road experienced private investment for redevelopment, the internal area not fronting the arterial streets largely have not (apart from the ICCU campus). Again not including property owned by Idaho Central Credit Union, approximately 20 acres of the Chubbuck downtown area are currently undeveloped without residential or commercial structures. The Chubbuck downtown area contains 2 major arterial roads, Yellowstone Avenue (state highway 91) and Chubbuck Road, 1 functionally designated minor arterial (Burley Drive), 2 functionally classified collectors (Linden Avenue and Evans Lane), and five local streets including: East Burnside, Evans Lane, East Linden Avenue, Kinport Crossing, and Scout Mountain Way, Kinport Cross and Scout Mountain Way are the newest streets and together with the streetscape improvements on Burley Drive and E. Linden Ave that were done as part of the new city hall project, they serve to model the vision for the rest of the street network internal to Chubbuck's downtown. For the most part, East Burnside, Evans Lane, East Linden Avenue, and Burley Drive reflect standard city streets with two travel lanes, shoulders for parallel parking, high back curb, and four foot sidewalks. The blocks in this area are longer that is typically promoted for highly walkable and accessible developments with the distances being as shown below: Implementation Goals & Policies To create a long-lasting downtown area that attracts businesses and residents alike, the identified area in its current form will require modifications to zoning, its built form, and land uses and structures. To facilitate the transition, as a policy of this district plan, the goals and policies of this Plan are adopted by the City of Chubbuck into the Comprehensive Plan and supersede and control any conflicting goals and policies found in other portions of the Comprehensive Plan: Goal 1: A transportation network will be developed which will promote enhanced pedestrian and bicycle mobility within and to the downtown area. Policies: a. This map is adopted as the functional class road map for the downtown area for the purpose of identifying type, design, and function. While general road and right-of-way locations are identified, minor deviations in specific route location may be approved through the development or permit approval process provided the proposed route meets the intent of this Policy and its objective and goal. [Insert map] b. Properties which are adjacent to streets or which have proposed streets location containing the streets and other public improvements will be required to develop in accordance with this plan. c. Bicycle and pedestrian routes such as crosswalks, paths/sidewalks, bike lanes, etc., which connect to the downtown area are a priority of the City. Priority crossings outside of the district itself which will encourage access to the district via alternative means of transportation are the installations of crosswalks on Yellowstone Avenue from 1-86 north to Park and on Chubbuck Road from Hawthorne Road to Hiline Road. d. Through a combination of public and private efforts, bicycle racks shall be provided to encourage biking to the area and to prevent the use of trees, benches, trash bins, etc from being used for bicycle parking. e. To meet the plan and vision for the district, improvements of Burley Drive, Evans, Linden, and Central Way will be needed overtime Goal 2: Through a combination of street, sidewalk, on -street parking, landscaping, lighting, setbacks and architectural design requirements, the public realm is inviting, accessible, aesthetic, and safe and ensure that the district is visually cohesive. Policies: a. Through the development exaction and/or building permit process, defined streetscape types will be dedicated and constructed. b. Streetscape types will include street -level setbacks where necessary to create a street wall by locating buildings adjacent to the sidewalk or front property line. c. Alleyways are encouraged and when used, will require designs that recognize them as programmable public space and a right-of-way. Public art and building access through alleys are encouraged to activate the spaces. The use of alleys for commercial unloading is encouraged. d. Tasteful public art, including murals, which enhance the intended characteristics of the district is strongly encouraged in the downtown area to activate walls or otherwise blank spaces. e. Pedestrian accessibility is crucial between buildings and the public realm and public easements, sidewalk connections, and public entrance doors will be required. . f. Street names, when new or changed, shall be reflective of natural features with proximity to Chubbuck, or to geographic features recognized commonly in the state of Idaho (i.e., "Idaho Street"). g. General architectural standards will be developed for structures in the downtown area but it is not the intent of this plan to restrict creative solutions or plans. Architectural standards shall be reflective of the need to create buildings that enhance the public realm, that are compatible with surrounding (current and planned) structures and spaces, and that create an appealing visual interest without being overly prescriptive. h. Ground level architecture and design shall be such that pedestrian walks on sidewalks are interesting and engaging, factors which encourage walking. This can be accomplished through elements such as store front windows with retail displays, outdoor dining areas, art displays, and placing restrictions on unbroken fagade appearances, requiring vertical fagade features, etc. i. Building heights will limited to specific minimum and maximum heights in order to create a unified district and to create a public realm in public rights-of-way (public or private) that is comfortable and inviting. j. Signs in the downtown area will be limited to scale and location so they are not obtrusive and so that they enhance the public realm. k. Distinctive entry features, public signs, and other structures are encouraged to be planned and constructed to give the district an identify separate from the rest of the city. Regulations will be developed that focus on form and function of the public realm to a greater extent than traditional zoning focused primarily on a separation of uses. m. Parking regulations will be adopted which promote on -street parking and shared parking areas (surface and garages) and which to decrease chances that the downtown area will be "over -parked". Parking garages are highly encouraged to allow for more efficient use of the land area. Parking standards should be created in recognition of this policy which differ from policies in other parts of the city. Where uses locate in the downtown district which exceed the number of street parking stalls fronting the property, the city may require that monies be collected towards the creation of parking areas in a common parking area in or near the district. n. Surface parking facilities shall be designed in accordance with CEPTED principles (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design) to maintain the setback and street wall of the frontage streetscape and tools for accomplishing the wall may include rows of trees or hedges, or decorative fencing/walls limited in height. Goal 3: Mixed land uses and the built form in the downtown area will create synergy in the region which draws individuals, commerce, and events throughout the week and throughout the day. Policies: a. The below future land use plan/map is adopted as the policy for the land use growth in the downtown district. [Insert Map] b. Structures and uses currently existing at the time of this plan's adoption shall be allowed to remain in their current form and function but only permitted uses and structures shall be allowed. For existing structures, the City will develop and implement regulations and standards for minor modifications impacting the public realm such that minor modifications will not require complete compliance with the downtown district standards but will bring the structure closer into the spirit and intent of the district's vision. c. Commercial lots and buildings in the downtown area should be scaled such that local entrepreneurs have access to the downtown property market thus creating a diverse mixture of property ownerships and uses through a use of dimensional or area maximums. d. A mixture of land uses is strongly desired and encouraged within the downtown district so that the area draws visitors throughout the day and throughout the week. Methods to obtain this mixture could include limiting certain uses to certain geographic areas in the district or to limiting certain uses to maximum percentage of floor area of the entire district as a whole (e.g., second hand retail uses limited to 5% of the total floor area square footage). Uses which will draw visitors to the area more frequently than others are preferred over those which will draw less frequent visitors. Examples of preferred uses include things such as a small grocery market, bakery, bicycle shop, restaurants, offices, studios and galleries, experiential activities, etc., all of which offer regular business hours during days/evenings and Saturdays. e. Shared sanitation facilities between uses are desired to minimize frequency of such facilities and dumpsters in the district. Dumpsters are encouraged to be located in alleyways. f. Events in the downtown area are strongly desired and encouraged. With increased focus on the downtown district and with the recent investment in usable public space around city hall on Linden Avenue, the district would be optimal as it develops for Chubbuck Days events, farmers markets, food truck vendors, Goal 4: The downtown district will function through a combination of private, quasi -public, and public cooperation. Policies: a. The City should consider the use of a downtown business improvement district (BID) as the primary downtown administrative body responsible for programming events, landscaping maintenance, activating public spaces, creating common parking areas, advertising, etc. but until such time that the district is formed and deemed self -sustainable, the City will lead efforts for said functions. BIDS are allowed by Idaho Code Title 50, Chapter 26 and allow for cities to create an organization that is publicly sanctioned but privately directed. BIDS complement standard public services by adding opportunities for enhanced safety, cleanliness, physical improvements, parking areas, transportation services, etc., and a levy may be assessed on all businesses or business property within the district to pay the costs for desired features. b. With a recognized benefit to the broader public of having an urban space and to the economic potential in the district, the City will carefully analyze and strongly consider establishing an urban renewal area containing the district so that tax increment financing is available to assist with public improvements of the streetscape and other areas deemed to be of important public interest. c. The City, with support and input from stakeholders, should pursue funding opportunities for infrastructure investments from: • Idaho Department of Commerce- Community Development Block Grant • BTPO allocations • City investments • Chubbuck Development Authority • Local and community sponsors Exhibit 1- Strategic Plan w/ survey results Exhibit 2- Visioning Workshop Summary Exhibit 3- Community Survey Results Sample page from Billings street type standards The Billings code has 5 pages of standards before getting to the 5 street types Sample from Midvale. (Midvale has 8 pages of text and illustrations before getting to the 3 street types and transit page) Hercules sample (Hercules has 2 pages, mostly maps, before diving into the 9 street types) Farmers Branch – 3 examples (FB has 1 paragraph before getting into the 7 street types)