Findings - CC - 1993 - Amendments to Comp plan - Amendments To Comp Plan
CITY OF EAGLE
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On April 27,1993, pursuant to public notice and hearing procedures
set forth in Section 67-6509, Idaho State Code, and Section 2-1-
5.B, Eagle City Code, amendments to the 1990 Eagle Comprehensive
Plan and an introduction of a Land Use Designation Map were brought
before the Eagle City Council of the City of Eagle, Idaho. The
matter was continued until May 11, 1993 for decision.
On March 1, 1993, a public hearing was held by the Eagle Planning
and Zoning Commission on the proposed amendments to the Plan and
the Land Use Designation Map was presented to the public. The
Commission continued the hearing until March 15, 1993, in order to
review testimony received and provide additional time to receive
and review written testimony. The Commissioners informed the
public they would consider written testimony until 5:00 p.m. March
5, 1993. On March 15, 1993 the Commission met and reviewed the
oral and written testimony received. The Eagle Planning and Zoning
Commission made recommendations to the City Council.
Based on oral testimony and written evidence submitted before the
Eagle City Council, the Council finds the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1.
The records in this matter indicate all notices, and
publications have occurred as required by law. A summary and
notice of hearing of the Plan was published in the Valley
News, Meridian, Idaho, the City of Eagle's official newspaper.
2.
The Plan includes the boundaries of the Eagle City Limits and
the Eagle Impact Area boundaries as follows:
"North: Homer Road, South: Chinden Blvd, East: Linder Road and
East by the current Highway 55".
3.
The Plan assures the City of Eagle with continued "elasticity"
in deciding what might be allowable in an area by the adoption
of the 1993 Eagle Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Designation
Maps, while considering future proposals for development in
areas of the map;
There is a realization by the Mayor and Council that there is
a tremendous amount of land available for a variety of
densities, along with a feeling that higher densities are more
logical between the City's downtown and Boise, where
development between the cities is likely to create a physical
"merging" between the two cities;
That there are many "natural" transition areas that exist
besides street boundaries. Dry Creek, the Boise River and
several "bluffs" are the most notable and allow transition
territory to take place between various densities;
That a transition area may best be created by the Council when
a developer proposes a subdivision between two existing
projects with widely varying densities than to do it
exclusively in the map;
That most residents of Eagle want to retain a somewhat rural
atmosphere that encourages lower dwelling densities and that
people attracted to Eagle in the future are likely to be
willing to pay for such an environment;
That erring on the side of lower density can more easily be
undone through future Comprehensive Plan amendments and the
elasticity allowed Council when reviewing specific projects
than by making decisions today that may be considered as
regrettable in the future;
That realizing not everyone will agree with those decisions;
the Council concludes the following:
CONCLUSION
1.
The Land Use Designation Map includes the following density
designations:
Rural Transitional-RT (lor fewer dwelling unit per 5 acres)
Very Low Density Residential-R (lor fewer dwelling units per
2 acres)
Low Density Residential-R (2 or fewer dwelling units per acre)
Medium Density Residential-R (4 or fewer dwelling units per
acre)
High density Residential/Limited Professional Office/Limited
Commercial (Up to 25 dwelling units per acre)
Commercial-C
Industrial-M
Public/Semi Public (parks, state park, future schools, fire
facilities, greenbelt and golf courses)
Special Areas (Boise River floodplain, Dry Creek floodplain,
Foothills, Central Business District, State Street corridor)
Floodplain
Pathways (Boise River, Dry Creek, Chevron Pipeline)
Bike lanes.
To designate the industrial area north of Hill Road as Medium
Density Residential;
To change the high density/Professional/Commercial area south
of Hill Road and west of the existing 'Highway 55 to Medium
Density Residential;
To designate Industrial area south of State Street (the Monroc
area) as Medium Density Residential;
To add an additional area between State Street and the future
Eagle Alternate Route west of Edgewood Lane to the current
High Density Residential/Limited Professional Office/Limited
Commercial designation, so it includes areas like Merrill's
and Fabco Inc.;
To designate the area south of Dry Creek and below the
existing bluff between Eagle Road and the Lexington Hills
subdivision as Low Density Residential, thereby, identifying
a transition area from the Medium Density of Lexington Hills
to the very Low Density north of Dry Creek;
Except for the existing Medium Density Residential designation
of the Kunkler farm land below Downing Downs, designate all
the area between State St., Floating Feather, Meridian Road
and Dry Creek as Low Density Residential;
To designate the area between State St. and the future Eagle
Alternate Route west of the Riverview Dr. Subdivision as
Medium Density Residential;
To designate the area between State St. and the Boise River
and west of the future Eagle Alternate Route all the way to
Linder Road as Low Density Residential, but with Special Areas
recognition;
To designate a quarter-wide corridor north of State St.
between Meridian Road and Linder Road as Low Density
Residential;
To identify the location of the Foxtail Golf Course north of
U.S. Highway 20/26 and east of Linder Road as Public/Semi-
Public on the map;
To include all the area between the north and south fork of
the Boise River east of Eagle Road as Medium Density
Residential in order to prepare for future access and the
demands on the Williamson Ranch when Cloverdale Road is
extended, as is planned in the Eagle 2010 Transportation Plan;
2.
The 1993 Eagle Comprehensive Plan, as presented, will include
the following modifications:
Page 14, item 10, should read as follows: "To identify two new
collector roadways. The first is planned west of Eagle Rd,
south of Mace Road, and opposite of the collector road in
Island Woods Subdivision (E. Island Wood Dr.). This roadway
will loop back into Eagle Road. The second new collector
roadway is planned east of Eagle Rd., and will consist of the
current E. Island Wood Dr. within Island Woods Subdivision and
is planned to tie in with Chinden Blvd. to the south";
Page 22, item 9,
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developed-----;
add "and transition" to the buffer zone
Buffer and transition zones shall be
Page 24, item 6 of rural Transitional section, should read
"gross", rather than "net";
Page 24, to read as follows: "residential densities of one
dwelling unit per two gross acres or less";
Page 25, to read as follows: "Appropriate residential
densities are 4 dwelling units or fewer per gross acre";
Page 26, item 7 add "within the City's Central Business
District", at the end of the sentence to reinforce item 5;
Page 26, item 8 change the word "promote" to "encourage";
Page 27, item 15 to read "To encourage industrial development
generally on the south side of State Street. Such development
shall be limited to light industry, technical parks and other
compatible industrial uses";
Page 27, gross density should not subtract all public
facilities from the total acreage because that will discourage
inclusion of parks and open spaces and use of the PUD concept
of clustering. Use open spaces as a credit. Therefore, item
22 will read "Density shall be calculated on a gross basis by
dividing the number of acres in the plat by the proposed
number of dwelling units";
In addition, the example 1 of item 22 will read "The overall
density range of a parcel with a Low Density Residential
Classification may be two or fewer dwelling units per gross
acre---. Also, example 2 of item 22, on page 28 will read
"The overall density of a parcel with a Very Low Density
Residential classification may be one dwelling unit or fewer
per two gross acres. A parcel consisting of twenty gross
acres could accommodate up to 10 units.";
Page 30, recommend changing the first line of the background
to read: "Since the incorporation of Eagle on February 26,
1971, the population"; Also, paragraph 2 on page 30 should
read: "City of Eagle in 1980, urban development shall be more
effectively.. .";
Page 35, recommend adding an additional section regarding
air quality that says:
AIR QUALITY
Quality of the air in Eagle is dependent upon decisions made
on a national, statewide and countywide level, as well as by
the City
POLICY & GOALS:
1. To ensure that the City shall conform to all applicable
Federal, State and local air quality regulations.
2. To integrate all modes of travel including automobiles,
trucks, buses, vans, bicycles and pedestrians to support air
quality improvement measures.
3. To encourage development and use of mass transit forms of
transportation.
4. To encourage development of pathways and use of non-
motorized forms of transportation.
5. To establish and enhance areas of tree growth by creating
an urban forest that will help reduce air pollution.
The Eagle City Council concluded that the amendments of the Plan
and the inclusion of the Land Use Designation Map serves the
welfare of the general public and is in the best public interest,
and approves the 1993 Eagle Comprehensive Plan and accompanying
Land Use Designation Maps with the above cited modifications.
The Comprehensive Plan is a policy document intended to be used as
a guide. It should be followed as closely, as reason, justice and
its own general character make it practical and possible. The
Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Designation Map is not a precise
plan or map and does not show nor intend to show the exact outline
of land use districts. It shows, rather, the general location,
character and extend of land use patterns.
Based on the foregoing findings the Eagle City Council approves the
1993 Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Designation Maps.
ADOPTED by the Eagle City Council of the City of Eagle, Idaho this
:r p"day of June, 1993.
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MAYOR STEVE GUERBER
CITY OF EAGLE
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