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Committee reviews draft vision and guiding principles for Greater Rigby Area plan
Summary
Planner Jenna Huennekens presented draft vision statements including preserving Rigby’s character and managing growth strategically; committee members debated wording such as a 20-year reference, defining 'vicinity,' green-space buffers, and the role of infrastructure in supporting higher-density zoning.
At the June 8 work session, Planner Jenna Huennekens presented the compiled draft of the Greater Rigby Area Plan’s vision and guiding principles. Huennekens introduced phrasing such as 'Preserve Rigby's unique character' and 'Manage Growth Sequentially and Strategically,' and displayed existing zoning on the committee’s GIS map.
Committee members debated several framing choices: Jim Gerdes suggested removing a '20 years' reference from Guiding Principle 1; members sought clearer definitions for terms like 'vicinity' and 'near' and discussed buffer approaches (green space or xeriscaping) to separate single-family and higher-density areas. The group approved keeping the phrase 'strategically focused on infrastructure' in the growth-management statement.
Members noted that higher-density development would require city sewer and water and that the committee will identify where multi-family is appropriate when creating the plan map. Planner Huennekens emphasized that the committee was making broad-stroke policy language at this stage and that ordinances and later mapping will provide specifics.
