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Ammon Council unanimously denies Kartchner land-use map amendment and rezone requests
Summary
The Ammon City Council voted unanimously Feb. 5 to deny a requested Future Land Use Map amendment and a companion rezone for the Kartchner property, citing noncompliance with the city’s Comprehensive Plan and concerns about preserving commercially designated land along arterial roads.
The Ammon City Council on Feb. 5 unanimously denied two requests from the Kartchner property owner to change the parcel’s land-use designation and zoning, citing conflicts with the city’s Comprehensive Plan and a desire to preserve commercial land along main roads.
City Planner Cindy Donovan told the council the property sits within the Urban Renewal District and said Planning & Zoning had approved the map amendment, but staff recommended declining the change. Council President Scott Wessel said commercial development is strongest on main roads and warned, “you don't give up commercial land because you will not get it back,” urging the council to retain the commercial designation as road improvements proceed.
Mayor Brian Powell recalled earlier conversations with Troy Kartchner about maintaining commercial zoning at the site and noted the current request runs counter to those earlier plans. City Attorney Scott Hall reminded members that this item was not a public hearing and asked that questions be directed to the planner.
After discussion about low market interest in the commercial lot—attributed by planner Donovan and Council Member Hamberlin to current conditions on First Street—the council moved to deny the Future Land Use Map amendment (motion by Council President Wessel; second by Council Member Nolan Wheeler). The roll-call vote recorded all members as voting yes.
The council then considered a related rezone request to change the parcel from C-1 and R3-A to R2-A. Following a brief exchange, Council President Wessel moved and Councilmember Jeff Fullmer seconded denial of the rezone on the same grounds of noncompliance with the Comprehensive Plan; the council again voted unanimously to deny the request.
The council directed staff to communicate the decisions back to Planning & Zoning. No further public hearings were requested by council members, who agreed the prior hearing notification was adequate.
