[Vision2020] Council Must Reject Rezone

Tue May 9 12:21:06 PDT 2006

I agree with you entirely on the zoning/diversification issues. 
That's why I have argued for decades that the City is shooting itself 
in the foot every time it rezones Light Industrial ground to some 
commercial zone and why we have asked for the Comp Plan map for the 
Thompson land to be designated in part as Light Industrial.

By the way, there is a hearing in front of p&z 5/24 to rezone another 
8.5 acres from Light Industrial to Motor Business. This time it's the 
area around the Renaissance Mall between 3rd, A, Line and Lieuallen. 
See you there, Kai?

http://www.moscow.id.us/PublicNotices/PubNotice.asp

Mark

At 11:18 AM -0700 5/9/06, Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor wrote:
>My point is there are worse things to put in besides retail.
>Frankly the smell of cattle doesn't bother me, I've wound up face 
>down in a wet barnyard too many times. Frankly I find the cookie 
>cutter housing developments a bigger scourge.
>This town needs to get its eggs diversified between retail, both 
>local and national, ag, some type of manufacturing and the 
>university. Right now, it seems as though everyone wants to throw 
>all their eggs into the university basket.
>What happens when the grants fail to materialize or cutbacks are 
>forced by less taxpayer money? The UI is a hurting institution, BSU 
>is rapidly overtaking it as the state's premier public college. It 
>is going to feel the squeeze of competition by BYU as it expands it 
>program in S. Idaho.
>Relying too much one one industry is not a smart move.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Solomon [mailto:msolomon at moscow.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:57 AM
>To: Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor; Vision2020 at Moscow. Com
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Council Must Reject Rezone
>
>Except for that little water right detail. The county appropriately 
>took care of that when they adopted their Moscow Sub-basin 
>groundwater ordinance which limits the amount of animals at any 
>confined facility in the sub-basin. Theoretically, this would not be 
>an issue in the City either if they had followed their own code and 
>rezoned the Thompson property when annexed to Farm-Ranch 
>Transitional which does not allow dairy operations except as a 
>conditional use on parcels larger than 20 acres and facilities 
>located more than 500' from a property line.
>
>The point I'm trying to make here, Kai, is flip statements regarding 
>community planning and zoning issues usually don't work.
>
>Mark
>
>
>m.
>
>At 10:28 AM -0700 5/9/06, Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor wrote:
>
>>Ok, so put in a dairy.....same effect
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Mark Solomon [mailto:msolomon at moscow.com]
>>Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 6:11 PM
>>To: Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor; Vision2020 at Moscow. Com
>>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Council Must Reject Rezone
>>
>>Kai,
>>
>>
>>Actually, they can't (put in a feedlot). The city zoning code does 
>>not allow for feedlots. Even before last June's landowner requested 
>>annexation, when it was in the county, city rules would have still 
>>applied as it is in the Area of City Impact.
>>
>>
>>B. Permitted Principal Uses and
>>Structures:
>>1. Agriculture, including the raising,
>>harvesting, and selling of crops; on-site
>>storage of grain and seed; the raising
>>and sale of livestock or poultry;
>>dairying and sale of dairy products; and
>>other similar agricultural, horticultural,
>>or animal husbandry uses, excluding
>>feedlots with more than twenty (20)
>>
>>animals.
>>
>>
>>As for purchasing the land and keeping it green space, word on the 
>>street is Frank Bennett, who lives on the adjoining property, made 
>>Thompson's an offer but was refused. I'm afraid I don't have 
>>Frank's ear so have not been able to personally verify.
>>
>>
>>Mark Solomon
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 4:08 PM -0700 5/8/06, Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor wrote:
>>
>>>Of course, the Thompsons could keep it agricultural and put a feedlot there.
>>>It has good drainage, power to the property and easy highway access for
>>>semi-trucks.
>>>The odor would be in keeping with Moscow's "rural ambience".
>>Be careful what you wish for................
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
>>[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Dan Carscallen
>>Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 3:43 PM
>>To: 'Moscow Vision 2020'
>>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Council Must Reject Rezone
>>
>>
>>Tom says:
>>"One suggestion to maintain a large portion of Moscow's "green"ery would
>>be not to pave a 77-acre parcel that may evolve into nothing more than a
>>weed-infested blacktop eye-sore."
>>
>>Another suggestion:  The best "zoning" is "owning".  You want to keep it
>>"green", buy the sucker.
>>
>>DC
>>
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