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Planning commission recommends R‑1 to R‑3 rezoning to enable infill housing east of Pinecrest
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning several small infill parcels from single‑family (R‑1) to multiple dwelling (R‑3) to enable a wider mix of housing types. Staff said the request aligns with the comprehensive plan's general urban transect; neighbors and commissioners discussed rock and utility constraints for development.
The Idaho Falls Planning Commission voted to recommend that the mayor and city council rezone several infill parcels east of Pinecrest from R‑1 (single‑dwelling residential) to R‑3 (multiple‑dwelling residential), a change applicants said is aimed at making development economically feasible given subsurface rock and the cost of extending utilities.
Barry Bang (recorded in the packet and transcript as Barry Naim/Bang) of Connect Engineering said the combined area is roughly 2.4 acres and that rock in the subgrade has made infill…
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