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CITY OF I0 WA CITY
January 28, 1997
Sally Stutsman, Chair
Members of the Board of Supervisors
913 S. Dubuque Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Sally and Members of the Board:
The City has reviewed a request from Richard Borchard to rezone 1.99 acres of a 40 acre
tract from A-l, Rural, to RS-3, Suburban Residential, for property located at 4819 Rapid
Creek Road. Although the applicant has requested RS-3 zoning the area proposed for
rezoning equals only 1.99 acres. Because the RS-3 zone requires a minimum lot size of 3
acres, the area to be rezoned should be expanded to include a total of 3 acres. At its
January 16 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the rezoning
be approved provided that the area being rezoned equals 3 acres.
The Council concurs with the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation and
advises that the request to rezone property located at 4819 Rapid Creek Road from A1,
agricultural, to RS-3, residential, be approved provided that the area being rezoned equals 3
acres.
Sincerely,
Naomi J. Novick
Mayor
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 16, 1997
To: Planning & Zoning Commission
From: Robert Miklo, Senior Planner
Re: CZ-9663. Borchard Rezoning for 4819 Rapid Creek Road, N.E.
Johnson County has received a request from Richard Bornhard to rezone a 1.99 acre portion of
a 40 acre tract located on the south side or Rapid. Creek Road, from A-l, Rural, to RS-3,
Suburban Residential. Although the applicant has requested RS-3 zoning the area proposed for
rezoning equals only 1.99 acres. Because the RS-3 Zone requires a minimum lot size of 3 acres,
the area to be rezoned should be expanded to include a total of 3 acres. In the letter submitted
with the application the applicant indicates that he would retain ownership of 8 acres of the 40
acre parcel and that 32 acres would be transferred to an adjacent property owner. The applicant
currently owns the house located on the 8 acre tract which he proposes to retain.
This property is located within Fringe Area A, but outside the City's currently adopted long-range
growth area. The Fdnge Area A policy indicates that rezonings from A-1 to RS-3 should be
considered on a case by case basis. The proposed rezoning would appear to comply with the
adopted Fdnge Area agreement, provided that the area to be rezoned is expanded to 3 acres.
If approved the proposed rezoning would not result in any additional residential development in
this area. It would allow the applicant to retain an existing residence on a lot which is smaller than
the existing 40 acre tract. As indicated in the attached letter the applicant proposes to transfer
the remaining 32 acres to an adjacent property owner. The applicant's letter also refers to private
covenants which further restrict the development of the 32 acres. Because these covenants can
not be enforced by the City or the County, they should not be a consideration in the rezoning of
this property.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City forward a letter to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors
recommending approval of CZ-9663, a request to rezone property located at 4819 Rapid Creek
Road, NE from A-1 to RS-3 provided that the area being rezoned equals 3 acres.
Attachments:
Location map
Applicant's letter
Approved by:
~Ka~ Franklin, Director
Planning & Community Development