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Memo
To: Impact Fee Committee
From: Devin Hillam, Community Services & Economic Development Director
Date: January 3, 2022
Re: Development Impact Fee Background
The development impact fee tool was created by the Idaho Legislature through Title 67 Chapter 82,
Development Impact Fees (Attachment #1) to serve as an offset to the increase in costs to local communities due
to the cost of growth; costs of growth may include increased demands, expanded areas of service, and decreased
capacities within the system to provide services. Development Impact Fees are one-time fees that are imposed by
a local government or a new or proposed development project to pay for all or a portion of the costs of providing
public services to the new development. Although widely adopted in the west and north areas of the state,
development impact fees in eastern Idaho have been rare with just a handful using the tool- Jefferson County,
Madison County, Rexburg.
The role of the Development Impact Fee Advisory Committee is established in 67-8205 which states that
the role of the Committee is to:
• Assist the [City Council] in adopting land use assumptions;
• Review the capital improvements plan, and proposed amendments, and file written comments;
• Monitor and evaluate implementation of the capital improvements plan;
• File periodic reports, at least annually, with respect to the capital improvements plan and report to the [City
Council] any perceived inequities in implementing the plan or imposing the development impact fees; and
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• Advise the [City Council] of the need to update or revise land use assumptions, the capital improvements
plan, and development impact fees.
In turn, the City Council must make available upon your request:
• All applicable financial and accounting information;
• Professional reports in relation to other development and implementation of land use assumptions;
• The capital improvements plan;
• And periodic updates of the capital improvements plan.
The City of Chubbuck collects impact fees at the building permit stage for Police, Emergency Services, and
Parks. Police and Emergency Services were established by Ordinance No. 783 (Attachment #2) and Parks via
Ordinance No. 791 (later corrected by Ord. No. 804) (Attachments #3 & 4). As required by the statute, each fee is
associated with a capital improvements plan and as also required by the statute, impact fees collected are to be
spent in-line with the needs of the capital improvements plan (Police Attachment #5, Emergency Services
(Attachment #6, Parks Attachment #7). On January 1 of every year, the ordinances adopting the impact fees call for
an automatic inflationary adjustment to the impact fees collected.
Following the January meeting, the Committee may wish to hear from the City Treasurer regarding impact
fee fund collections and expenditures, the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, and the Public Works Director to hear about
past funded projects, future funded projects. The last (and only) inflationary adjustment was on January 1, 2020
(Attachment #8) and as such, the Committee may also desire to seek municipal cost indexes that were published by
“American Cities and County Magazine” for 2020 and 2021 to review as part of its annual report to the City Council.
TITLE 67
STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 82
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
67-8201. SHORT TITLE. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as
the "Idaho Development Impact Fee Act."
[67-8201, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 861.]
67-8202. PURPOSE. The legislature finds that an equitable program for
planning and financing public facilities needed to serve new growth and de-
velopment is necessary in order to promote and accommodate orderly growth
and development and to protect the public health, safety and general welfare
of the citizens of the state of Idaho. It is the intent by enactment of this
chapter to:
(1) Ensure that adequate public facilities are available to serve new
growth and development;
(2) Promote orderly growth and development by establishing uniform
standards by which local governments may require that those who benefit
from new growth and development pay a proportionate share of the cost of new
public facilities needed to serve new growth and development;
(3) Establish minimum standards for the adoption of development impact
fee ordinances by governmental entities;
(4) Ensure that those who benefit from new growth and development are
required to pay no more than their proportionate share of the cost of public
facilities needed to serve new growth and development and to prevent dupli-
cate and ad hoc development requirements; and
(5) Empower governmental entities which are authorized to adopt ordi-
nances to impose development impact fees.
[67-8202, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 861.]
67-8203. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Affordable housing" means housing affordable to families whose
incomes do not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the median income for the
service area or areas within the jurisdiction of the governmental entity.
(2) "Appropriate" means to legally obligate by contract or otherwise
commit to use by appropriation or other official act of a governmental en-
tity.
(3) "Capital improvements" means improvements with a useful life of ten
(10) years or more, by new construction or other action, which increase the
service capacity of a public facility.
(4) "Capital improvement element" means a component of a comprehensive
plan adopted pursuant to chapter 65, title 67, Idaho Code, which component
meets the requirements of a capital improvements plan pursuant to this chap-
ter.
(5) "Capital improvements plan" means a plan adopted pursuant to this
chapter that identifies capital improvements for which development impact
fees may be used as a funding source.
(6) "Developer" means any person or legal entity undertaking develop-
ment, including a party that undertakes the subdivision of property pursuant
to sections 50-1301 through 50-1334, Idaho Code.
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(7) "Development" means any construction or installation of a building
or structure, or any change in use of a building or structure, or any change
in the use, character or appearance of land, which creates additional demand
and need for public facilities or the subdivision of property that would per-
mit any change in the use, character or appearance of land. As used in this
chapter, "development" shall not include activities that would otherwise
be subject to payment of the development impact fee if such activities are
undertaken by a taxing district, as defined in section 63-201, Idaho Code,
or by an authorized public charter school, as defined in section 33-5202A,
Idaho Code, in the course of carrying out its statutory responsibilities,
unless the adopted impact fee ordinance expressly includes taxing districts
or public charter schools as being subject to development impact fees.
(8) "Development approval" means any written authorization from a gov-
ernmental entity that authorizes the commencement of a development.
(9) "Development impact fee" means a payment of money imposed as a con-
dition of development approval to pay for a proportionate share of the cost
of system improvements needed to serve development. This term is also re-
ferred to as an impact fee in this chapter. The term does not include the
following:
(a) A charge or fee to pay the administrative, plan review, or inspec-
tion costs associated with permits required for development;
(b) Connection or hookup charges;
(c) Availability charges for drainage, sewer, water, or transportation
charges for services provided directly to the development; or
(d) Amounts collected from a developer in a transaction in which the
governmental entity has incurred expenses in constructing capital im-
provements for the development if the owner or developer has agreed to
be financially responsible for the construction or installation of the
capital improvements, unless a written agreement is made pursuant to
section 67-8209(3), Idaho Code, for credit or reimbursement.
(10) "Development requirement" means a requirement attached to a devel-
opmental approval or other governmental action approving or authorizing a
particular development project including, but not limited to, a rezoning,
which requirement compels the payment, dedication or contribution of goods,
services, land, or money as a condition of approval.
(11) "Extraordinary costs" means those costs incurred as a result of an
extraordinary impact.
(12) "Extraordinary impact" means an impact that is reasonably deter-
mined by the governmental entity to:
(a) Result in the need for system improvements, the cost of which will
significantly exceed the sum of the development impact fees to be gener-
ated from the project or the sum agreed to be paid pursuant to a develop-
ment agreement as allowed by section 67-8214(2), Idaho Code; or
(b) Result in the need for system improvements that are not identified
in the capital improvements plan.
(13) "Fee payer" means that person who pays or is required to pay a de-
velopment impact fee.
(14) "Governmental entity" means any unit of local government that is
empowered in this enabling legislation to adopt a development impact fee or-
dinance.
(15) "Impact fee." See development impact fee.
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(16) "Land use assumptions" means a description of the service area and
projections of land uses, densities, intensities, and population in the ser-
vice area over at least a twenty (20) year period.
(17) "Level of service" means a measure of the relationship between ser-
vice capacity and service demand for public facilities.
(18) "Manufactured home" means a structure, constructed according to
HUD/FHA mobile home construction and safety standards, transportable in one
(1) or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) feet or more
in width or is forty (40) body feet or more in length, or when erected on site,
is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a
permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a
permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes
the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained
therein, except that such term shall include any structure that meets all the
requirements of this subsection except the size requirements and with re-
spect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required
by the secretary of housing and urban development and complies with the stan-
dards established under 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.
(19) "Modular building" is as defined in section 39-4301, Idaho Code.
(20) "Present value" means the total current monetary value of past,
present, or future payments, contributions or dedications of goods, ser-
vices, materials, construction or money.
(21) "Project" means a particular development on an identified parcel
of land.
(22) "Project improvements" means site improvements and facilities
that are planned and designed to provide service for a particular devel-
opment project and that are necessary for the use and convenience of the
occupants or users of the project.
(23) "Proportionate share" means that portion of the cost of system im-
provements determined pursuant to section 67-8207, Idaho Code, which rea-
sonably relates to the service demands and needs of the project.
(24) "Public facilities" means:
(a) Water supply production, treatment, storage and distribution fa-
cilities;
(b) Wastewater collection, treatment and disposal facilities;
(c) Roads, streets and bridges, including rights-of-way, traffic
signals, landscaping and any local components of state or federal
highways;
(d) Stormwater collection, retention, detention, treatment and dis-
posal facilities, flood control facilities, and bank and shore protec-
tion and enhancement improvements;
(e) Parks, open space and recreation areas, and related capital im-
provements; and
(f) Public safety facilities, including law enforcement, fire stations
and apparatus, emergency medical and rescue, and street lighting facil-
ities.
(25) "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular type unit primarily de-
signed as temporary quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, which
either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle.
(26) "Service area" means any defined geographic area identified by a
governmental entity or by intergovernmental agreement in which specific
public facilities provide service to development within the area defined, on
the basis of sound planning or engineering principles or both.
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(27) "Service unit" means a standardized measure of consumption, use,
generation or discharge attributable to an individual unit of development
calculated in accordance with generally accepted engineering or planning
standards for a particular category of capital improvements.
(28) "System improvements," in contrast to project improvements, means
capital improvements to public facilities designed to provide service to
a service area including, without limitation, the type of improvements
described in section 50-1703, Idaho Code.
(29) "System improvement costs" means costs incurred for construction
or reconstruction of system improvements, including design, acquisition,
engineering and other costs attributable thereto, and also including,
without limitation, the type of costs described in section 50-1702(h), Idaho
Code, to provide additional public facilities needed to serve new growth and
development. For clarification, system improvement costs do not include:
(a) Construction, acquisition or expansion of public facilities other
than capital improvements identified in the capital improvements plan;
(b) Repair, operation or maintenance of existing or new capital im-
provements;
(c) Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital
improvements to serve existing development in order to meet stricter
safety, efficiency, environmental or regulatory standards;
(d) Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital im-
provements to provide better service to existing development;
(e) Administrative and operating costs of the governmental entity un-
less such costs are attributable to development of the capital improve-
ments plan, as provided in section 67-8208, Idaho Code; or
(f) Principal payments and interest or other finance charges on bonds
or other indebtedness except financial obligations issued by or on be-
half of the governmental entity to finance capital improvements identi-
fied in the capital improvements plan.
[67-8203, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 861; am. 1996, ch. 366, sec.
1, p. 1226; am. 2002, ch. 347, sec. 1, p. 983; am. 2007, ch. 252, sec. 16,
p. 753; am. 2008, ch. 389, sec. 1, p. 1068; am. 2019, ch. 70, sec. 1, p.
164; am. 2021, ch. 199, sec. 1, p. 546.]
67-8204. MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
FEES ORDINANCES. Governmental entities which comply with the requirements
of this chapter may impose by ordinance development impact fees as a condi-
tion of development approval on all developments.
(1) A development impact fee shall not exceed a proportionate share
of the cost of system improvements determined in accordance with section
67-8207, Idaho Code. Development impact fees shall be based on actual system
improvement costs or reasonable estimates of such costs.
(2) A development impact fee shall be calculated on the basis of levels
of service for public facilities adopted in the development impact fee ordi-
nance of the governmental entity that are applicable to existing development
as well as new growth and development. The construction, improvement, ex-
pansion or enlargement of new or existing public facilities for which a de-
velopment impact fee is imposed must be attributable to the capacity demands
generated by the new development.
(3) A development impact fee ordinance shall specify the point in the
development process at which the development impact fee shall be collected.
The development impact fee may be collected no earlier than the commencement
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of construction of the development, or the issuance of a building permit or a
manufactured home installation permit, or as may be agreed by the developer
and the governmental entity.
(4) A development impact fee ordinance shall be adopted in accordance
with the procedural requirements of section 67-8206, Idaho Code.
(5) A development impact fee ordinance shall include a process whereby
the governmental agency shall allow the developer, upon request by the
developer, to provide a written individual assessment of the proportionate
share of development impact fees under the guidelines established by this
chapter which shall be set forth in the ordinance. The individual assessment
process shall permit consideration of studies, data, and any other relevant
information submitted by the developer to adjust the amount of the fee. The
decision by the governmental agency on an application for an individual
assessment shall include an explanation of the calculation of the impact
fee, including an explanation of factors considered under section 67-8207,
Idaho Code, and shall specify the system improvement(s) for which the impact
fee is intended to be used.
(6) A development impact fee ordinance shall provide a process whereby
a developer shall receive, upon request, a written certification of the
development impact fee schedule or individual assessment for a particular
project, which shall establish the development impact fee so long as there is
no material change to the particular project as identified in the individual
assessment application, or the impact fee schedule. The certification shall
include an explanation of the calculation of the impact fee including an
explanation of factors considered under section 67-8207, Idaho Code. The
certification shall also specify the system improvement(s) for which the
impact fee is intended to be used.
(7) A development impact fee ordinance shall include a provision for
credits in accordance with the requirements of section 67-8209, Idaho Code.
(8) A development impact fee ordinance shall include a provision
prohibiting the expenditure of development impact fees except in accordance
with the requirements of section 67-8210, Idaho Code.
(9) A development impact fee ordinance may provide for the imposition
of a development impact fee for system improvement costs incurred subsequent
to adoption of the ordinance to the extent that new growth and development
will be served by the system improvements.
(10) A development impact fee ordinance may exempt all or part of a par-
ticular development project from development impact fees provided that such
project is determined to create affordable housing, provided that the pub-
lic policy which supports the exemption is contained in the governmental en-
tity's comprehensive plan and provided that the exempt development's pro-
portionate share of system improvements is funded through a revenue source
other than development impact fees.
(11) A development impact fee ordinance shall provide that development
impact fees shall only be spent for the category of system improvements for
which the fees were collected and either within or for the benefit of the ser-
vice area in which the project is located.
(12) A development impact fee ordinance shall provide for a refund of
development impact fees in accordance with the requirements of section
67-8211, Idaho Code.
(13) A development impact fee ordinance shall establish for a procedure
for timely processing of applications for determination by the governmental
entity regarding development impact fees applicable to a project, individ-
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ual assessment of development impact fees, credits or reimbursements to be
allowed or paid under section 67-8209, Idaho Code, and extraordinary impact.
(14) A development impact fee ordinance shall specify when an applica-
tion for an individual assessment of development impact fees shall be per-
mitted to be made by a developer or fee payer. An application for an individ-
ual assessment of development impact fees shall be permitted sufficiently in
advance of the time that the developer or fee payer may seek a building permit
or related permits so that the issuance of a building permit or related per-
mits will not be delayed.
(15) A development impact fee ordinance shall provide for appeals re-
garding development impact fees in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tion 67-8212, Idaho Code.
(16) A development impact fee ordinance must provide a detailed de-
scription of the methodology by which costs per service unit are determined.
The development impact fee per service unit may not exceed the amount
determined by dividing the costs of the capital improvements described in
section 67-8208(1)(f), Idaho Code, by the total number of projected service
units described in section 67-8208(1)(g), Idaho Code. If the number of new
service units projected over a reasonable period of time is less than the
total number of new service units shown by the approved land use assumptions
at full development of the service area, the maximum impact fee per service
unit shall be calculated by dividing the costs of the part of the capital
improvements necessitated by and attributable to the projected new service
units described in section 67-8208(1)(g), Idaho Code, by the total projected
new service units described in that section.
(17) A development impact fee ordinance shall include a schedule of de-
velopment impact fees for various land uses per unit of development. The or-
dinance shall provide that a developer shall have the right to elect to pay a
project's proportionate share of system improvement costs by payment of de-
velopment impact fees according to the fee schedule as full and complete pay-
ment of the development project's proportionate share of system improvement
costs, except as provided in section 67-8214(3), Idaho Code.
(18) After payment of the development impact fees or execution of an
agreement for payment of development impact fees, additional development
impact fees or increases in fees may not be assessed unless the number of
service units increases or the scope or schedule of the development changes.
In the event of an increase in the number of service units or schedule of the
development changes, the additional development impact fees to be imposed
are limited to the amount attributable to the additional service units or
change in scope of the development.
(19) No system for the calculation of development impact fees shall be
adopted which subjects any development to double payment of impact fees.
(20) A development impact fee ordinance shall exempt from development
impact fees the following activities:
(a) Rebuilding the same amount of floor space of a structure which was
destroyed by fire or other catastrophe, providing the structure is re-
built and ready for occupancy within two (2) years of its destruction;
(b) Remodeling or repairing a structure which does not increase the
number of service units;
(c) Replacing a residential unit, including a manufactured home, with
another residential unit on the same lot, provided that the number of
service units does not increase;
(d) Placing a temporary construction trailer or office on a lot;
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(e) Constructing an addition on a residential structure which does not
increase the number of service units; and
(f) Adding uses that are typically accessory to residential uses, such
as tennis courts or clubhouse, unless it can be clearly demonstrated
that the use creates a significant impact on the capacity of system
improvements.
(21) A development impact fee will be assessed for installation of a
modular building, manufactured home or recreational vehicle unless the
fee payer can demonstrate by documentation such as utility bills and tax
records, either:
(a) That a modular building, manufactured home or recreational vehicle
was legally in place on the lot or space prior to the effective date of
the development impact fee ordinance; or
(b) That a development impact fee has been paid previously for the in-
stallation of a modular building, manufactured home or recreational ve-
hicle on that same lot or space.
(22) A development impact fee ordinance shall include a process for
dealing with a project which has extraordinary impacts.
(23) A development impact fee ordinance shall provide for the calcula-
tion of a development impact fee in accordance with generally accepted ac-
counting principles. A development impact fee shall not be deemed invalid
because payment of the fee may result in an incidental benefit to owners or
developers within the service area other than the person paying the fee.
(24) A development impact fee ordinance shall include a description of
acceptable levels of service for system improvements.
(25) Any provision of a development impact fee ordinance that is incon-
sistent with the requirements of this chapter shall be null and void and that
provision shall have no legal effect. A partial invalidity of a development
impact fee ordinance shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of the ordinance that are consistent with the requirements of this chapter.
[67-8204, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 864; am. 1996, ch. 366, sec.
2, p. 1229; am. 2002, ch. 347, sec. 2, p. 986.]
67-8204A. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS. Governmental entities as
defined in section 67-8203(14), Idaho Code, that are jointly affected by
development are authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements with
each other or with highway districts, fire districts, ambulance districts,
water districts, sewer districts, recreational water and sewer districts,
or irrigation districts for the purpose of developing joint plans for
capital improvements or for the purpose of agreeing to collect and expend
development impact fees for system improvements, or both, provided that such
agreement complies with any applicable state laws. Governmental entities
are also authorized to enter into agreements with the Idaho transportation
department for the expenditure of development impact fees pursuant to a
developer's agreement under section 67-8214, Idaho Code.
[67-8204A, added 1996, ch. 366, sec. 3, p. 1232; am. 2007, ch. 167,
sec. 1, p. 496; am. 2021, ch. 95, sec. 1, p. 325.]
67-8205. DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (1) Any governmen-
tal entity that is considering or that has adopted a development impact fee
ordinance shall establish a development impact fee advisory committee.
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(2)(a) The development impact fee advisory committee shall be composed
of not fewer than five (5) members appointed by the governing authority
of the governmental entity.
(b) Two (2) or more members shall be active in the business of devel-
opment, building, or real estate. An existing planning or planning and
zoning commission may serve as the development impact fee advisory com-
mittee if the commission includes two (2) or more members who are active
in the business of development, building, or real estate; otherwise,
two (2) such members who are not employees or officials of a governmen-
tal entity shall be appointed to the committee.
(c) New appointments and reappointments to a committee on and af-
ter July 1, 2021, must comply with the provisions of this paragraph.
All members must reside within the jurisdictional boundaries of the
governmental entity. Two (2) or more members shall be active in the
business of development, building, or real estate. Two (2) or more
members shall not be in the business of development, building, or real
estate. Employees or officials acting in their official capacity for a
governmental entity may not be appointed as members of the committee.
An existing planning or planning and zoning commission may serve as the
development impact fee advisory committee for the governing authority
if the commission includes two (2) or more members who are active in the
business of development, building, or real estate and two (2) or more
members who are not in such business; otherwise, two (2) such members
who are not employees or officials of a governmental entity shall be
appointed to the committee until the membership requirements of this
subsection are met.
(3) The development impact fee advisory committee shall serve in an ad-
visory capacity and is established to:
(a) Assist the governmental entity in adopting land use assumptions;
(b) Review the capital improvements plan, and proposed amendments, and
file written comments;
(c) Monitor and evaluate implementation of the capital improvements
plan;
(d) File periodic reports, at least annually, with respect to the cap-
ital improvements plan and report to the governmental entity any per-
ceived inequities in implementing the plan or imposing the development
impact fees; and
(e) Advise the governmental entity of the need to update or revise land
use assumptions, the capital improvements plan, and development impact
fees.
(4) The governmental entity shall make available to the advisory
committee, upon request, all financial and accounting information, profes-
sional reports in relation to other development and implementation of land
use assumptions, the capital improvements plan, and periodic updates of the
capital improvements plan.
[67-8205, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 867; am. 2021, ch. 136, sec.
1, p. 382.]
67-8206. PROCEDURE FOR THE IMPOSITION OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. (1) A
development impact fee shall be imposed by a governmental entity in compli-
ance with the provisions set forth in this section.
(2) A capital improvements plan shall be developed in coordination with
the development impact fee advisory committee utilizing the land use assump-
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tions most recently adopted by the appropriate land use planning agency or
agencies.
(3) A governmental entity that seeks to consider adoption, amendment,
or repeal of a capital improvements plan shall hold at least one (1) public
hearing. The governmental entity shall publish a notice of the time, place
and purpose of the hearing or hearings not fewer than fifteen (15) nor more
than thirty (30) days before the scheduled date of the hearing, in a newspa-
per of general circulation within the jurisdiction of the governmental en-
tity. Such notices shall also include a statement that the governmental en-
tity shall make available to the public, upon request, the following: pro-
posed land use assumptions, a copy of the proposed capital improvements plan
or amendments thereto, and a statement that any member of the public affected
by the capital improvements plan or amendments shall have the right to appear
at the public hearing and present evidence regarding the proposed capital
improvements plan or amendments. The governmental entity shall send notice
of the intent to hold a public hearing by mail to any person who has requested
in writing notification of the hearing date at least fifteen (15) days prior
to the hearing date, provided that the governmental entity may require that
any person making such request renew the request for notification, not more
frequently than once each year, in accordance with a schedule determined by
the governmental entity, in order to continue receiving such notices.
(4) If the governmental entity makes a material change in the capital
improvements plan or amendment, further notice and hearing may be provided
before the governmental entity adopts the revision if the governmental en-
tity makes a finding that further notice and hearing are required in the pub-
lic interest.
(5) Either following or concurrently with adoption of the initial or
amended capital improvements plan, a governmental entity shall conduct a
public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the impo-
sition of development impact fees or any amendment thereof. Notice of the
hearing shall be provided in the same manner as set forth in subsection (3) of
this section for adoption of a capital improvements plan, and such hearing,
at the option of the governmental entity, may be combined with the public
hearing held to adopt, amend or repeal the capital improvements plan.
(6) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to alter the
procedures for adoption of an ordinance by the governmental entity. Pro-
vided, however, a development impact fee ordinance shall not be adopted as
an emergency measure but may be read for the first and second times on succes-
sive days prior to the public hearing to consider its adoption and shall not
take effect sooner than thirty (30) days following its adoption.
[67-8206, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 868; am. 2006, ch. 321, sec.
1, p. 1019.]
67-8207. PROPORTIONATE SHARE DETERMINATION. (1) All development
impact fees shall be based on a reasonable and fair formula or method under
which the development impact fee imposed does not exceed a proportionate
share of the costs incurred or to be incurred by the governmental entity
in the provision of system improvements to serve the new development. The
proportionate share is the cost attributable to the new development after
the governmental entity considers the following: (i) any appropriate
credit, offset or contribution of money, dedication of land, or construction
of system improvements; (ii) payments reasonably anticipated to be made by
or as a result of a new development in the form of user fees and debt service
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payments; (iii) that portion of general tax and other revenues allocated
by the jurisdiction to system improvements; and (iv) all other available
sources of funding such system improvements.
(2) In determining the proportionate share of the cost of system im-
provements to be paid by the developer, the following factors shall be con-
sidered by the governmental entity imposing the development impact fee and
accounted for in the calculation of the impact fee:
(a) The cost of existing system improvements within the service area or
areas;
(b) The means by which existing system improvements have been financed;
(c) The extent to which the new development will contribute to the cost
of system improvements through taxation, assessment, or developer or
landowner contributions, or has previously contributed to the cost of
system improvements through developer or landowner contributions.
(d) The extent to which the new development is required to contribute to
the cost of existing system improvements in the future.
(e) The extent to which the new development should be credited for pro-
viding system improvements, without charge to other properties within
the service area or areas;
(f) Extraordinary costs, if any, incurred in serving the new develop-
ment;
(g) The time and price differential inherent in a fair comparison of
fees paid at different times; and
(h) The availability of other sources of funding system improvements
including, but not limited to, user charges, general tax levies, inter-
governmental transfers, and special taxation. The governmental entity
shall develop a plan for alternative sources of revenue.
[67-8207, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 869; am. 1996, ch. 366, sec.
4, p. 1233; am. 2002, ch. 347, sec. 3, p. 989.]
67-8208. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN. (1) Each governmental entity in-
tending to impose a development impact fee shall prepare a capital improve-
ments plan. That portion of the cost of preparing a capital improvements
plan which is attributable to determining the development impact fee may be
funded by a one (1) time ad valorem levy which does not exceed two one-hun-
dredths percent (.02%) of market value or by a surcharge imposed by ordi-
nance on the collection of a development impact fee which surcharge does not
exceed the development's proportionate share of the cost of preparing the
plan. For governmental entities required to undertake comprehensive plan-
ning pursuant to chapter 65, title 67, Idaho Code, such capital improvements
plan shall be prepared and adopted according to the requirements contained
in the local planning act, section 67-6509, Idaho Code, and shall be included
as an element of the comprehensive plan. The capital improvements plan shall
be prepared by qualified professionals in fields relating to finance, engi-
neering, planning and transportation. The persons preparing the plan shall
consult with the development impact fee advisory committee.
The capital improvements plan shall contain all of the following:
(a) A general description of all existing public facilities and their
existing deficiencies within the service area or areas of the govern-
mental entity and a reasonable estimate of all costs and a plan to de-
velop the funding resources related to curing the existing deficiencies
including, but not limited to, the upgrading, updating, improving, ex-
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panding or replacing of such facilities to meet existing needs and us-
age;
(b) A commitment by the governmental entity to use other available
sources of revenue to cure existing system deficiencies where practi-
cal;
(c) An analysis of the total capacity, the level of current usage, and
commitments for usage of capacity of existing capital improvements,
which shall be prepared by a qualified professional planner or by a
qualified engineer licensed to perform engineering services in this
state;
(d) A description of the land use assumptions by the government entity;
(e) A definitive table establishing the specific level or quantity of
use, consumption, generation or discharge of a service unit for each
category of system improvements and an equivalency or conversion table
establishing the ratio of a service unit to various types of land uses,
including residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial;
(f) A description of all system improvements and their costs necessi-
tated by and attributable to new development in the service area based
on the approved land use assumptions, to provide a level of service not
to exceed the level of service adopted in the development impact fee or-
dinance;
(g) The total number of service units necessitated by and attributable
to new development within the service area based on the approved land
use assumptions and calculated in accordance with generally accepted
engineering or planning criteria;
(h) The projected demand for system improvements required by new
service units projected over a reasonable period of time not to exceed
twenty (20) years;
(i) Identification of all sources and levels of funding available to
the governmental entity for the financing of the system improvements;
(j) If the proposed system improvements include the improvement of
public facilities under the jurisdiction of the state of Idaho or
another governmental entity, then an agreement between governmental
entities shall specify the reasonable share of funding by each unit,
provided the governmental entity authorized to impose development
impact fees shall not assume more than its reasonable share of funding
joint improvements, nor shall the agreement permit expenditure of de-
velopment impact fees by a governmental entity which is not authorized
to impose development impact fees unless such expenditure is pursuant
to a developer agreement under section 67-8214, Idaho Code; and
(k) A schedule setting forth estimated dates for commencing and com-
pleting construction of all improvements identified in the capital im-
provements plan.
(2) The governmental entity imposing a development impact fee shall
update the capital improvements plan at least once every five (5) years. The
five (5) year period shall commence from the date of the original adoption
of the capital improvements plan. The updating of the capital improvements
plan shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in section
67-8206, Idaho Code.
(3) The governmental entity must annually adopt a capital budget.
(4) The capital improvements plan shall be updated in conformance with
the provisions of subsection (2) of this section each time a governmental en-
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tity proposes the amendment, modification or adoption of a development im-
pact fee ordinance.
[67-8208, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 869; am. 1996, ch. 322, sec.
71, p. 1098; am. 1996, ch. 366, sec. 5, p. 1233; am. 2002, ch. 347, sec. 4,
p. 990.]
67-8209. CREDITS. (1) In the calculation of development impact fees for
a particular project, credit or reimbursement shall be given for the present
value of any construction of system improvements or contribution or dedica-
tion of land or money required by a governmental entity from a developer for
system improvements of the category for which the development impact fee is
being collected, including such system improvements paid for pursuant to a
local improvement district. Credit or reimbursement shall not be given for
project improvement.
(2) In the calculation of development impact fees for a particular
project, credit shall be given for the present value of all tax and user
fee revenue generated by the developer, within the service area where the
impact fee is being assessed and used by the governmental agency for system
improvements of the category for which the development impact fee is being
collected. If the amount of credit exceeds the proportionate share for the
particular project, the developer shall receive a credit on future impact
fees for the amount in excess of the proportionate share. The credit may be
applied by the developer as an offset against future impact fees only in the
service area where the credit was generated.
(3) If a developer is required to construct, fund or contribute system
improvements in excess of the development project's proportionate share
of system improvement costs, including such system improvements paid for
pursuant to a local improvement district, the developer shall receive a
credit on future impact fees or be reimbursed at the developer's choice
for such excess construction, funding or contribution from development
impact fees paid by future development which impacts the system improvements
constructed, funded or contributed by the developer(s) or fee payer.
(4) If credit or reimbursement is due to the developer pursuant to this
section, the governmental entity shall enter into a written agreement with
the fee payer, negotiated in good faith, prior to the construction, funding
or contribution. The agreement shall provide for the amount of credit or the
amount, time and form of reimbursement.
[67-8209, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 871; am. 1996, ch. 366, sec.
6, p. 1235; am. 1999, ch. 291, sec. 10, p. 730; am. 2002, ch. 347, sec. 5,
p. 991.]
67-8210. EARMARKING AND EXPENDITURE OF COLLECTED DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
FEES. (1) An ordinance imposing development impact fees shall provide that
all development impact fee funds shall be maintained in one (1) or more
interest-bearing accounts within the capital projects fund. Accounting
records shall be maintained for each category of system improvements and the
service area in which the fees are collected. Interest earned on development
impact fees shall be considered funds of the account on which it is earned,
and not funds subject to section 57-127, Idaho Code, and shall be subject
to all restrictions placed on the use of development impact fees under the
provisions of this chapter.
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(2) Expenditures of development impact fees shall be made only for the
category of system improvements and within or for the benefit of the service
area for which the development impact fee was imposed as shown by the capi-
tal improvements plan and as authorized in this chapter. Development impact
fees shall not be used for any purpose other than system improvement costs to
create additional improvements to serve new growth.
(3) As part of its annual audit process, a governmental entity shall
prepare an annual report:
(a) Describing the amount of all development impact fees collected, ap-
propriated, or spent during the preceding year by category of public fa-
cility and service area; and
(b) Describing the percentage of tax and revenues other than impact
fees collected, appropriated or spent for system improvements during
the preceding year by category of public facility and service area.
(4) Collected development impact fees must be expended within eight
(8) years from the date they were collected, on a first-in, first-out (FIFO)
basis, except that the development impact fees collected for wastewater
collection, treatment and disposal and drainage facilities must be expended
within twenty (20) years. Any funds not expended within the prescribed times
shall be refunded pursuant to section 67-8211, Idaho Code. A governmental
entity may hold the fees for longer than eight (8) years if it identifies, in
writing:
(a) A reasonable cause why the fees should be held longer than eight (8)
years; and
(b) An anticipated date by which the fees will be expended but in no
event greater than eleven (11) years from the date they were collected.
[67-8210, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 871; am. 1996, ch. 366, sec.
7, p. 1236; am. 2002, ch. 347, sec. 6, p. 992; am. 2006, ch. 321, sec. 2,
p. 1020.]
67-8211. REFUNDS. (1) Any governmental entity which adopts a develop-
ment impact fee ordinance shall provide for refunds upon the request of an
owner of property on which a development impact fee has been paid if:
(a) Service is available but never provided;
(b) A building permit or permit for installation of a manufactured home
is denied or abandoned;
(c) The governmental entity, after collecting the fee when service is
not available, has failed to appropriate and expend the collected de-
velopment impact fees pursuant to section 67-8210(4), Idaho Code; or
(d) The fee payer pays a fee under protest and a subsequent review of the
fee paid or the completion of an individual assessment determines that
the fee paid exceeded the proportionate share to which the governmental
entity was entitled to receive.
(2) When the right to a refund exists, the governmental entity is re-
quired to send a refund to the owner of record within ninety (90) days after
it is determined by the governmental entity that a refund is due.
(3) A refund shall include a refund of interest at one-half (1/2) the
legal rate provided for in section 28-22-104, Idaho Code, from the date on
which the fee was originally paid.
(4) Any person entitled to a refund shall have standing to sue for a re-
fund under the provisions of this chapter if there has not been a timely pay-
ment of a refund pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
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[67-8211, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 872; am. 2002, ch. 347, sec.
7, p. 993.]
67-8212. APPEALS. (1) A governmental entity which adopts a development
impact fee ordinance shall provide for administrative appeals by the devel-
oper or fee payer from any discretionary action or inaction by or on behalf of
the governmental entity.
(2) A fee payer may pay a development impact fee under protest in order
to obtain a development approval or building permit. A fee payer making such
payment shall not be estopped from exercising the right of appeal provided in
this chapter, nor shall such fee payer be estopped from receiving a refund of
any amount deemed to have been illegally collected.
(3) A governmental entity which adopts a development impact fee ordi-
nance shall provide for mediation by a qualified independent party, upon
voluntary agreement by the fee payer and the governmental entity, to address
a disagreement related to the impact fee for proposed development. The
ordinance shall provide that mediation may take place at any time during
the appeals process and participation in mediation does not preclude the
fee payer from pursuing other remedies provided for in this section. The
ordinance shall provide that mediation costs will be shared equally by the
fee payer and the governmental entity.
[67-8212, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 872; am. 1996, ch. 366, sec.
8, p. 1236.]
67-8213. COLLECTION. A governmental entity may provide in a develop-
ment impact fee ordinance the means for collection of development impact
fees, including, but not limited to:
(1) Additions to the fee for reasonable interest and penalties for non-
payment or late payment;
(2) Withholding of the building permit or other governmental approval
until the development impact fee is paid;
(3) Withholding of utility services until the development impact fee is
paid; and
(4) Imposing liens for failure to timely pay a development impact fee
following procedures contained in chapter 5, title 45, Idaho Code.
A governmental entity that discovers an error in its impact fee formula
that results in assessment or payment of more than a proportionate share
shall, at the time of assessment on a case by case basis, adjust the fee to
collect no more than a proportionate share or discontinue the collection of
any impact fees until the error is corrected by ordinance.
[67-8213, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 872; am. 2002, ch. 347, sec.
8, p. 993.]
67-8214. OTHER POWERS AND RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED. (1) Nothing in this
chapter shall prevent a governmental entity from requiring a developer to
construct reasonable project improvements in conjunction with a development
project.
(2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or pro-
hibit private agreements between property owners or developers, the Idaho
transportation department and governmental entities in regard to the con-
struction or installation of system improvements or providing for credits
or reimbursements for system improvement costs incurred by a developer
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including interproject transfers of credits or providing for reimbursement
for project improvements which are used or shared by more than one (1)
development project. If it can be shown that a proposed development has a
direct impact on a public facility under the jurisdiction of the Idaho trans-
portation department, then the agreement shall include a provision for the
allocation of impact fees collected from the developer for the improvement
of the public facility by the Idaho transportation department.
(3) Nothing in this chapter shall obligate a governmental entity to ap-
prove development which results in an extraordinary impact.
(4) Nothing in this chapter shall obligate a governmental entity
to approve any development request which may reasonably be expected to
reduce levels of service below minimum acceptable levels established in the
development impact fee ordinance.
(5) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create any additional
right to develop real property or diminish the power of counties or cities
in regulating the orderly development of real property within their bound-
aries.
(6) Nothing in this chapter shall work to limit the use by governmen-
tal entities of the power of eminent domain or supersede or conflict with re-
quirements or procedures authorized in the Idaho Code for local improvement
districts or general obligation bond issues.
(7) Nothing herein shall restrict or diminish the power of a govern-
mental entity to annex property into its territorial boundaries or exclude
property from its territorial boundaries upon request of a developer or
owner, or to impose reasonable conditions thereon, including the recovery of
project or system improvement costs required as a result of such voluntary
annexation.
[67-8214, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 873; am. 1996, ch. 366, sec.
9, p. 1237.]
67-8215. TRANSITION. (1) The provisions of this chapter shall not be
construed to repeal any existing laws authorizing a governmental entity to
impose fees or require contributions or property dedications for capital
improvements. All ordinances imposing development impact fees shall be
brought into conformance with the provisions of this chapter within one (1)
year after the effective date of this chapter. Impact fees collected and
developer agreements entered into prior to the expiration of the one (1)
year period shall not be invalid by reason of this chapter. After adoption
of a development impact fee ordinance, in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, development
requirements for system improvements shall be imposed by governmental
entities only by way of development impact fees imposed pursuant to and in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, that portion
of a project for which a valid building permit has been issued or construc-
tion has commenced prior to the effective date of a development impact fee
ordinance shall not be subject to additional development impact fees so long
as the building permit remains valid or construction is commenced and is pur-
sued according to the terms of the permit or development approval.
[67-8215, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 873.]
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67-8216. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this chapter are hereby de-
clared to be severable and if any provision of this chapter or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for
any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of remaining por-
tions of this chapter.
[67-8216, added 1992, ch. 282, sec. 1, p. 873.]
CHAPTER 83
IDAHO FOOD QUALITY ASSURANCE INSTITUTE -- [REPEALED]
CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, ADOPTING CHAPTER
17.28 "POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES IMPACT FEE" TO PROVIDE AN
IMPACT FEE UPON NEW DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE MARCH 26, 2019
PROVIDING NEW DEVELOPMENT SHALL PAY IMPACT FEES TO BE APPLIED
TOWARDS POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF SAID IMPACT FEES AND PERIODIC ADJUSTMENT
THEREOF; ADOPTING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANS DATED
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 FOR THE POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
DEPARTMENTS; REPEALING PRIOR CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING
FOR THE SEVERABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND
PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE IS EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO:
Section 1. Adoption of Title 17, Chapter 24, "Police and Emergency Services Impact
Fee". The following is adopted effective March 26, 2019:
17.24.100 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS:
The city council of the city of Chubbuck, Idaho, finds that:
A) Based on the city of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City pursuant to
Title 67, Chapter 65, Idaho Code, including, but not limited to, the capital improvements element
of the comprehensive plan, and the general governmental goal of protecting the health, safety, and
general welfare of the citizens of the city, and its Area of City Impact, it is necessary for: 1) police
public facilities; and 2) emergency services public facilities to accommodate new development
within the city, and its area of city impact.
B) New residential and nonresidential growth and development imposes and will impose
increasing and excessive demands upon the public facilities.
C) The revenues generated from new residential and nonresidential growth and
development often does not generate sufficient funds to provide the necessary levels of service
provided by these public facilities to accommodate new development.
D) New development is expected to continue, and will place ever increasing demands on
the city to provide and expand the public facilities to serve new development.
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E) The city has planned for the improvement of the public facilities in the capital
improvements element of the city of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan and in the impact fee
analysis and the capital improvement plan reviewed and adopted therewith.
F) The creation of an equitable impact fee system in accordance with Title 67, Chapter
82, Idaho Code would enable the city to impose a proportionate share of the costs of needed
improvements to the public facilities to accommodate new development, and would assist the city
in implementing the capital improvements element of the comprehensive plan.
G) In order to implement an equitable impact fee system for the public facilities, the city
retained Zions Public Finance, Inc. ("Zions") to prepare an impact fee studies for these types of
facilities. The resulting documents are titled:
Police Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis, and
Emergency Services Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis, and
all dated September, 2018 (the "Impact Fee Study"), and recommended for approval by the Impact
Fee Advisory Committee. The studies are on file in the office of the city clerk of the city of
Chubbuck. Any reference herein to the Impact Fee Study shall be to the respective study for that
service.
H) The Impact Fee Study is consistent with the capital improvements element of the city
of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan, and uses the levels of service set forth in the Comprehensive
Plan for these public facilities.
1. Police level of service from page 2 of the Police Impact Fee Study is .4599 calls per capita
for 2016 with an estimated number of calls per capita at build out to be .4574.
2. Emergency Services level of service from page 3 of the Emergency Services Impact Fee
Study is .0762 calls per capita for 2016 with an estimate number of calls per capita at build out
to be .0647.
I) The Impact Fee Study sets forth reasonable methodologies and analyses for determining
the impacts of various types of new development on the public facilities, and determines the cost
of acquiring or constructing the improvements necessary to meet the demands for such public
facilities created by new development.
J) The Impact Fee Study uses a calculation methodology in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. This chapter shall not be deemed invalid because payment of an
impact fee may result in an incidental benefit to others within the service area other than the fee
payer.
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K) The impact fees described in this chapter are based on the Impact Fee Study, and do
not exceed the costs of system improvements for the public facilities to serve new development
that will pay the impact fees.
L) The police and emergency services included in the calculation of impact fees in the
Impact Fee Study will benefit all new development throughout the city, and it is therefore
appropriate to treat all areas of the city and the area of city impact as a single service area for
purposes of calculating, collecting and spending the impact fees collected.
M) There is both a rational nexus and a rough proportionality between the development
impacts created by each type of development covered by this chapter and the impact fees that such
development will be required to pay.
N) This chapter creates a system by which impact fees paid by new development will be
used to finance, defray or to provide capital improvements for the public facilities in ways that
benefit the development for which impact fees were paid.
0) This chapter creates a system under which impact fees shall not be used to correct
existing deficiencies in public facilities, or to replace or rehabilitate existing public facilities, or to
pay for routine operation or maintenance of those public facilities.
P) This chapter creates a system under which there shall be no double payment of impact
fees, in accordance with Idaho Code § 67-8204(19).
Q) This chapter is consistent with all applicable provisions of title 67, chapter 82, Idaho
Code, concerning impact fee ordinances.
17.24.200: AUTHORITY, APPLICABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
A) This chapter is enacted pursuant to the city's general police powers pursuant to the
authority granted to the city by title 50, Idaho Code, and pursuant to the authority granted to the
city by § 67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code.
B) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all of the territory within the limits of the
city and to any unincorporated areas of the city within the city's area of city impact where the city
has executed an intergovernmental agreement with Bannock County for purposes of collection or
expenditure of impact fees pursuant to § 67-8204A, Idaho Code, and other applicable laws of the
state of Idaho.
C) This chapter is effective March 26, 2019 ("Effective Date"), which effective date is
more than thirty (30) days subsequent to the passage, approval and publication, according to law,
of the ordinance codified herein, which adopted the provisions hereof.
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D) Applications for building permits received by the city prior to the effective date
hereof, or amendments hereto, adopting impact fees or amending or adopting any methodology by
which impact fees are calculated, will be exempt from that portion of this chapter, or amendment
enacted after such building permit application, if a valid building permit has been issued or
construction has commenced prior to the effective date hereof, or amendment. For building
permits that expire or are revoked after the effective date hereof, the fee payer shall be entitled to
a refund of previously paid fees as provided herein, provided that in the case of reapplication for
building permit, the impact fee in effect at that time shall be paid.
E) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, development requirements for system
improvements shall be imposed by the city only by way of impact fees imposed pursuant to and in
accordance with § 67- 8201 et seq., Idaho Code, and this chapter.
17.24.300: INTENT:
A) The intent of this chapter is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the
residents of the city and its area of city impact.
B) The intent of this chapter is to be consistent with those principles for allocating a fair
share of the cost of capital improvements to public facilities to serve new development in
compliance with the provisions set forth in § 67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code. The provisions of this
chapter shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the provisions set forth in
67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code.
C) The intent of this chapter is that impact fees should be charged, collected, and
expended for police and emergency services capital improvements to increase the service
capacity of such categories of public facilities, which capital improvements are included in
approved capital improvements plans that list the capital improvements that may be funded with
impact fees.
D) The intent of this chapter is to ensure that:
1. public facilities are available to serve new development;
2. new development bears a proportionate share of the cost of police and emergency
services capital improvements to such public facilities;
3. such proportionate share does not exceed the cost of the capital improvements to
such public facilities required to serve new development; and
4. the funds collected from new development are used for capital improvements for
public facilities that benefit new development.
E) It is not the intent of this chapter to collect any monies from new development in
excess of the actual amount necessary to offset new demands for capital improvements to public
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facilities created by such new development.
F) It is not the intent of this chapter that the impact fees be used to remedy any deficiency
in police and emergency services capital improvements existing on the effective date hereof, or
ever be used to replace, rehabilitate, maintain and/or operate any public facilities.
G) It is not the intent of this chapter that any monies collected from an impact fee
deposited in an impact fee fund ever be commingled with monies from a different fund, or ever be
used for capital improvements that are different from those for which the impact fee was paid.
H) It is not the intent of this chapter that impact fees be used for:
1. Construction, acquisition or expansion of public facilities other than capital
improvements identified in the capital improvements plan.
2. Repair, operation or maintenance of existing or new capital improvements.
3. Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
serve existing development in order to meet stricter safety, efficiency,
environmental or regulatory standards.
4. Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
serve existing development to provide better service to existing development.
5. Administrative and operating costs of the city unless such costs are attributable
to development of the capital improvements plan used to determine impact fees
by a surcharge imposed by ordinance on the collection of an impact fee, which
surcharge shall not exceed a development's proportionate share of the cost of
preparing the capital improvements plan.
6. Principal payments and interest or other finance charges on bonds or other
indebtedness except financial obligations issued by or on behalf of the city to
finance capital improvements identified in the capital improvements plan.
17.24.400: DEFINITIONS:
401. APPROPRIATE: To legally obligate by contract or otherwise commit to use by
appropriation or other official act of a governmental entity.
402. BUILDING PERMIT: An official document or certificate by that name issued by the
city authorizing the construction or siting of any building.
403. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS: Improvements with a useful life of ten (10) years or
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more, by new construction or other action, which increase the service capacity of a public facility.
404. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT: A component of a comprehensive plan
adopted pursuant to chapter 65, title 67, Idaho Code, which component meets the requirements of
a capital improvements plan pursuant to this chapter.
405. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN: A plan adopted pursuant to this chapter that
identifies capital improvements for which impact fees may be used as a funding source.
406. CITY: The city of Chubbuck, Idaho.
407. CITY COUNCIL: The legislative body of the city of Chubbuck, Idaho.
408. DEVELOPER: Any person or legal entity undertaking development, including a
party that undertakes the subdivision of property pursuant to §s 50-1301 through 50- 1334, Idaho
Code and this title.
409. DEVELOPMENT: Any construction or installation of a building or structure, or any
change in use of a building or structure, or any change in the use, character or appearance of land,
which creates additional demand and need for public facilities or the subdivision of property that
would permit any change in the use, character or appearance of land. As used in this chapter,
development" shall not include activities that would otherwise be subject to payment of the
development impact fee if such activities are undertaken by a taxing district, as defined in §
63-201, Idaho Code, in the course of carrying out the taxing district's public responsibilities,
unless the adopted impact fee ordinance expressly includes taxing districts as being subject to
development impact fees.
410. DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL: Any written authorization from a governmental
entity which authorizes the commencement of a development.
411. DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE: See definition of Impact Fee.
412. DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENT: A requirement attached to a development
approval or other governmental action approving or authorizing a particular development
including, without limitation, a rezoning, which development requirement compels the payment,
dedication or contribution of goods, services, land and/or money as a condition of approval.
413. DWELLING UNIT: A building or portion of a building designed for or whose
primary purpose is for residential occupancy, and which consists of one or more rooms which are
arranged, designed or used as living and/or sleeping quarters for one or more persons. Dwelling
unit includes a multi -family building, a mobile home, a manufactured home, a modular building
and/or a motel/hotel/rooming house.
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414. EXTRAORDINARY COSTS: Those costs incurred as a result of extraordinary
impact.
415. EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT: An impact which is reasonably determined by the
city to: result in the need for system improvements, the cost of which will significantly exceed the
sum of the impact fees to be generated from the project; or the sum agreed to be paid pursuant to a
development agreement as allowed by § 67-8214(2), Idaho Code, or result in the need for system
improvements that are not identified in the capital improvements plan.
416. FEE ADMINISTRATOR: The Public Works Director or the Director's designee.
417. FEE PAYER: A person who pays or is required to pay an impact fee or the fee
payer's successor in interest.
418. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY: Any unit of local government that is empowered by
67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code, to adopt an impact fee ordinance.
419. IMPACT FEE: A payment of money imposed as a condition of development
approval to pay for a proportionate share of the cost of system improvements needed to serve
development. The term does not include a charge or fee to pay the administrative, plan review or
inspection costs associated with permits required for development; connection or hookup charges;
availability charges for drainage, sewer, water, or transportation charges for services provided
directly to the development; or amounts collected from a developer in a transaction in which the
city has incurred expenses in constructing capital improvements for the development if the owner
or developer has agreed to be financially responsible for the construction or installation of the
capital improvements, unless a written agreement is made pursuant to § 67-8209(3), Idaho Code,
for credit or reimbursement.
420. IMPACT FEE STUDY: The documents entitled:
Police Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis, and
Emergency Services Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis
dated September, 2018, prepared by Zions Public Finance for the city.
421. LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS: A description of the service area and projections of
land uses, densities, intensities, and population in the service area over at least a twenty (20) year
period.
422. LEVEL OF SERVICE: A measure of the relationship between service capacity and
service demand for public facilities.
423. MANUFACTURED HOME: A structure, constructed according to HUD/FHA
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mobile home construction and safety standards, transportable in one or more sections, which, in
the traveling mode, is eight feet (8') or more in width or is forty (40) body feet or more in length,
or when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a
permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation
when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and
electrical systems contained therein, except that such term shall include any structure which meets
all the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and with respect to which the
manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary of housing and urban
development and complies with the standards established under 42 USC 5401 et seq. The
definition in this chapter of a Manufactured Home shall have no application to the definition of a
Production Building in Title 18.
423. MODULAR BUILDING: Is defined in § 39-4301, Idaho Code, and means any
building or building component, other than a manufactured or mobile home, which is of closed
construction and is either entirely or substantially prefabricated or assembled at a place other than
the building site. § 67-8203(19), Idaho Code.
424. MULTI -FAMILY: A building or portion thereof, containing two (2) or more
dwelling units, excluding attached single-family townhouse units located on individual lots.
425. OWNER: The person holding legal title to real property, including the local, state or
federal government or any subdivision thereof.
426. PERSON: An individual, corporation, governmental agency, business trust, estate,
partnership, association, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other
entity.
427. PRESENT VALUE: The total current monetary value of past, present or future
payments, contributions or dedications of goods, services, materials, construction or money.
428. PROJECT: A particular development on an identified parcel of land.
429. PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS: Site improvements and facilities that are planned
and designed to provide service for a project and that are necessary for the use and convenience of
the occupants or users of the project.
430. PROPORTIONATE SHARE: That portion of the cost of system improvements
determined pursuant to § 67-8207, Idaho Code, and this title, which reasonably relates to the
service demands and needs for public facilities of a project.
431. PUBLIC FACILITY:
A) Water supply production, treatment, storage and distribution facilities;
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B) Wastewater collection, treatment and disposal facilities;
C) Roads, streets and bridges, including rights of way, traffic signals, landscaping and
any local components of state or federal highways;
D) Stormwater collection, retention, detention, treatment and disposal facilities, flood
control facilities, and bank and shore protection and enhancement improvements; and
E) Public safety facilities, including law enforcement, emergency services, emergency
medical and rescue and street lighting facilities.
432. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: A vehicular type unit primarily designed as
temporary quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, which either has its own motive power
or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle.
433. SERVICE AREA: Any defined geographic area identified by a governmental entity
or by intergovernmental agreement in which specific public facilities provide service to
development within the area defined, on the basis of sound planning or engineering principles or
both.
434. SERVICE UNIT: A standardized measure of consumption, use, generation or
discharge attributable to an individual unit of development calculated in accordance with
generally accepted engineering or planning standards for a particular category of capital
improvements.
435. SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST: A person who gains legal title in real property for
which an impact fee is paid or a credit is approved pursuant to the terms of this chapter.
436. SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT COSTS: Costs incurred for construction or
reconstruction of system improvements, including design, acquisition, engineering and other costs
attributable thereto, and also including, without limitation, the type of costs described in §
50- 1702(h), Idaho Code, to provide additional public facilities needed to serve new development.
For clarification, system improvement costs do not include:
A) Construction, acquisition or expansion of public facilities other than capital
improvements identified in the capital improvements plan;
B) Repair, operation or maintenance of existing or new capital improvements;
C) Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
serve existing developments in order to meet stricter safety, efficiency, environmental or
regulatory standards;
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D) Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
provide better service to existing development;
E) Administrative and operating costs of the governmental entity unless such costs are
attributable to development of the capital improvements plan, as provided in § 67-8208, Idaho
Code; or
F) Principal payments and interest or other finance charges on bonds or other
indebtedness except financial obligations issued by or on behalf of the governmental entity to
finance capital improvements identified in the capital improvements plan.
437. SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS: In contrast to project improvements, means
capital improvements to public facilities that are designed to provide service to a service area
including, without limitation, the type of improvements the city has the authority to make as
described in § 50-1703, Idaho Code
17.24.500: IMPOSITION AND COMPUTATION OF IMPACT FEES:
A) Any application for a building permit enabling the construction, and in the case of
construction that does not require a building permit, any building that takes place on or after the
effective date hereof shall be subject to the imposition of impact fees in the manner and amount
set forth in this chapter. The methodology adopted for the purpose of determining police,
emergency services, and parks and recreation impact fees shall be based upon the assumptions set
forth in the Impact Fee Study for that respective service.
B) Impact fees shall be required as a condition of approval of all residential and
nonresidential development in the service area for which a building permit is required and shall be
payable prior to the issuance of any building permit (or installation permit in the case of a
manufactured home) for a dwelling unit or a nonresidential building. Except as otherwise
provided herein, after the effective date hereof, no building permit shall be issued until the impact
fees described in this chapter have been paid, unless the development for which the permit is
sought is exempted by § 17.24.800 of this chapter or approved credits are used to cover the impact
fee, as set forth in § 17.24.900 of this chapter. The fee administrator shall have the authority to
withhold a building permit, stop construction, withhold utility services or impose liens as the case
may be, until the appropriate impact fee has been collected.
C) After payment of the development impact fees or execution of an agreement for
payment of development impact fees, additional development impact fees or increases in fees may
not be assessed unless the number of service units increases or the scope or schedule of the
development changes. In the event of an increase in the number of service units or schedule of the
development changes, the additional development impact fees to be imposed are limited to the
amount attributable to the additional service units or change in scope of the development.
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D) A fee payer required by this chapter to pay an impact fee may choose to have the
amount of such impact fee determined pursuant to either the fee schedule (whereupon such
payment shall be recognized as full and complete payment of the development's proportionate
share of system improvement costs, except as provided in Idaho Code § 67-8214(3)) or
subsections (E) through (G) of this section. If the fee payer chooses to have the amount of such
impact fee determined pursuant to subsections (E) through (G) of this section, such impact fee
shall be subject to the adjustment described in section 17.24.900 of this chapter, if applicable. If
the project is a mix of those uses listed on the fee schedule, then the impact fees shall be
determined by adding up the impact fees that would be payable for each use as if it were a
freestanding use pursuant to the fee schedule.
E) Individual assessment of impact fees is permitted in situations where the fee payer can
demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the established impact fee is inappropriate for
the project. Written application for individual assessment shall be made to the fee administrator at
any time prior to receiving building permit(s). Late applications for individual assessment of
impact fees may be considered for a period of sixty (60) days after the receipt of a building permit
only if the fee payer makes a showing that the facts supporting such application were not known
or discoverable prior to receipt of a building permit and that undue hardship would result if said
application is not considered. Such independent impact fee calculation study for the fee payer's
development shall be prepared at the fee payer's cost by a qualified professional and contain
studies, data and other relevant information and be submitted to the fee administrator for review.
Any such study shall be based on the same methodology and the same level of service standards,
improvements and costs used in the Impact Fee Study, and must document the methodologies and
assumptions used. The city may hire a professional consultant to review any independent impact
fee calculation study on behalf of the city, and may charge the reasonable costs of such review to
the fee payer.
F) Any independent impact fee calculation study submitted by a fee payer may be
accepted, rejected or accepted with modifications by the city as the basis for calculating impact
fees. The city shall not be required to accept any study or documentation the city reasonably
deems to be inaccurate or unreliable, and shall have the authority to request that the fee payer
submit additional or different documentation for consideration in connection with review of any
independent impact fee calculation. If such additional or different documentation is accepted or
accepted with modifications as a more accurate measure of the impact fees due in connection with
fee payer's proposed development than the applicable impact fees set forth in the fee schedule,
then the impact fee due under this chapter shall be calculated according to such documentation.
G) The fee administrator shall render a written decision establishing the impact fees in
connection with the individual assessment within thirty (30) days of the date a complete
application is submitted. The decision shall include an explanation of the calculation of the impact
fees, shall specify the system improvement(s) for which the impact fees are intended to be used,
and shall include an explanation of the following factors considered:
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Any appropriate credit, offset or contribution of money, dedication of land, or
construction of system improvements;
2. Payments reasonably anticipated to be made by or as a result of a new development in
the form of user fees and debt service payments;
3. That portion of general tax and other revenues allocated by the jurisdiction to system
improvements;
4. All other available sources of funding such system improvements;
5. The cost of existing system improvements within the service area;
6. The means by which existing system improvements have been financed;
7. The extent to which the new development will contribute to the cost of system
improvements through taxation, assessment, or developer or landowner contributions,
or has previously contributed to the cost of system improvements through developer or
landowner contributions;
The extent to which the new development is required to contribute to the cost of
existing system improvements in the future;
9. The extent to which the new development should be credited for providing system
improvements, without charge to other properties within the service area;
10. Extraordinary costs, if any, incurred in serving the new development;
11. The time and price differential inherent in a fair comparison of impact fees paid at
different times; and
12. The availability of other sources of funding system improvements including, but not
limited to, user charges, general tax levies, intergovernmental transfers, and special
taxation. The city shall develop a plan for alternative sources of revenue.
H) Certification of the impact fee for a project maybe applied for in the following
manner:
Written application may be made to the fee administrator not later than sixty (60) days
after development approval by the city council. Late applications for certification of
the impact fee will not be considered unless the fee payer makes a showing that the
facts supporting such application were not known or discoverable until after the time
had run and that undue hardship would result if said application is not considered.
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2. The fee administrator shall provide the fee payer with a written impact fee certification
for the project within thirty (30) days of the date a complete application is submitted.
The certification provided by the fee administrator shall establish the impact fee for the
project in question so long as there is no material change to the project as identified in
the certification application or the impact fee schedule. The certification shall include
an explanation of the calculation of the impact fees, shall specify the system
improvement(s) for which the impact fees are intended to be used, and shall include an
explanation of the factors considered, which factors are identified in subsection (G) of
this section.
I) Appeals of the fee administrator's determination of an individual assessment or
certification shall be made to the city as provided further in this chapter.
J) The city recognizes that there may be circumstances where the anticipated fiscal
impacts of a proposed development are of such magnitude that the city may be unable to
accommodate the development without excessive or unscheduled public expenditures that exceed
the amount of the anticipated impact fees from such development. If the city determines that a
proposed development would create such an extraordinary impact on the city's police and
emergency services, the city may refuse to approve the proposed development. In the alternative,
the city may calculate a pro rata share per dwelling unit, or square feet of nonresidential buildings,
of the extraordinary impact and charge a reasonable extraordinary impact fee that is greater than
would ordinarily be charged.
K) If the city discovers an error in its impact fee formula that results in assessment or
payment of more than a proportionate share, the city shall, at the time of assessment on a case by
case basis, adjust the impact fee to collect no more than a proportionate share or discontinue the
collection of any impact fees until the error is corrected by ordinance.
17.24.600: PAYMENT OF IMPACT FEES:
A) After the effective date hereof all fee payers shall pay the impact fees as provided by
this chapter to the fee administrator following application for a building permit and prior to the
issuance of any building permit for a dwelling unit, or nonresidential building.
B) All impact fees paid by a fee payer pursuant to this chapter shall be promptly deposited
in the impact fee fund described in section 17.24.700 of this chapter.
C) If a fee payer fails to pay the impact fee when required and due, the city may
1) Charge interest on the amount of the fee from the due date until the date paid at
the rate provided in Idaho Code § 28- 22-104;
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2) Withhold of the building permit or other governmental approval until the
development impact fee is paid;
3) Withhold the providing of utility services until the development impact fee is
paid; and/or
4) Impose and file a lien against the property subject to the impact fee following
procedures contained in chapter 5, title 45, Idaho Code.
17.24.700: IMPACT FEE FUNDS; REFUNDS OF IMPACT FEES PAID:
A) There is hereby established a police impact fee fund into which shall be deposited all
police impact fees for the purpose of ensuring police impact fees collected pursuant hereto are
designated for the accommodation of police capital improvements reasonably necessary to serve
new development that paid the impact fee.
B) There is hereby established a emergency services impact fee fund into which shall be
deposited all emergency services impact fees for the purpose of ensuring emergency services
impact fees collected pursuant hereto are designated for the accommodation of emergency
services capital improvements reasonably necessary to serve new development that paid the
impact fee.
C) Each fund shall be an interest bearing account which shall be accounted for separately
from other impact fee funds and from other city funds. Any interest or other income earned on
monies deposited in a fund shall be credited to such fund. Expenditures of impact fees shall be
made only for the category of system improvements for which the impact fees were collected and
as identified in the capital improvements plan.
D) Except as otherwise provided herein, monies from each fund, including any accrued
interest, shall be limited to the financing of acquisition, expansion, and/or improvement of capital
improvements, or for principal and interest payments on bonds or other borrowed revenues used
to acquire, expand or improve such capital improvements, necessary to serve new development.
Impact fees in each fund shall be spent within eight (8) years from the date such impact fees were
collected on a first in/first out (FIFO) basis. The city may hold the impact fees longer than the
prescribed time period if the city identifies, in writing: 1) a reasonable cause why the impact fees
should be held longer; and 2) an anticipated date by which the impact fees will be expended but in
no event longer than eleven (11) years from the date the impact fees were collected.
E) The fee administrator shall prepare annual reports to be provided to the advisory
committee and the city council, which reports shall: 1) describe the amount of all impact fees
collected, appropriated or spent for system improvements during the preceding year, as applicable,
by category of public facility and service area; and 2) describe the percentage of tax and revenues
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other than impact fees collected, appropriated or spent for system improvements during the
preceding year, as applicable, by category of public facility and service area.
F) Funds shall be deemed expended when payment of such funds has been approved by
the city. The fee payer or successor in interest shall be entitled to a refund of the impact fee if: 1)
service is available but never provided; 2) a building permit or permit for installation of a
manufactured home is revoked or abandoned; 3) the city, after collecting the impact fee when
service is not available, has failed to appropriate and expend the collected impact fees; or 4) the
fee payer pays an impact fee under protest and a subsequent review of the impact fee paid or the
completion of an individual assessment determines that the impact fee paid exceeded the
proportionate share to which the city was entitled to receive.
G) When the right to a refund exists, within ninety (90) days after the city determines that
a refund is due, the city shall provide written notice of entitlement to a refund, to the owner of
record and the fee payer who paid the impact fees at the address shown on the application for
development approval, or to a successor in interest who has notified the city of a transfer of the
right or entitlement to a refund and who has provided to the city a mailing address. When the right
to a refund exists, the city shall also publish the notice of entitlement to a refund within thirty (30)
days after the expiration of the eight (8) year period after the date that the impact fees were
collected. Such published notice shall contain the heading "Notice of Entitlement to Impact Fee
Refund".
H) A refund shall include interest at one-half (%2) the legal rate provided for in
28- 22-104, Idaho Code, from the date on which the impact fee was originally paid.
1) In order to be eligible for a refund, a fee payer, successor in interest or owner of record
shall file a written application for a refund with the fee administrator within six (6) months of the
time such refund becomes payable under this Chapter, or within six (6) months of publication of
the notice of entitlement to a refund, whichever is later. If a successor in interest claims a refund
of impact fees, the fee administrator may require written documentation that such rights have been
transferred to the claimant prior to issuing the requested refund. Refunds shall be paid within sixty
60) days after the date on which the fee administrator determines that a sufficient proof of claim
for a refund has been made.
K) Any person entitled to a refund shall have standing to sue for a refund under the
provisions of this chapter if there has not been a timely payment of a refund as provided herein.
17.24.800: EXEMPTIONS FROM IMPACT FEES:
A) The following types of land development shall be exempted from payment of the
impact fees imposed by this chapter:
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1. Rebuilding the same amount of square feet of a dwelling unit or nonresidential
structure that was destroyed by fire or other catastrophe, provided that the structure is
rebuilt and ready for occupancy within two (2) years of its destruction.
2. Construction of an unoccupied, detached accessory structure, or addition of uses
related to a dwelling unit unless it can be clearly demonstrated that the use creates a
significant impact on the capacity of system improvements.
3. Remodeling or repairing a dwelling unit or a nonresidential structure in a manner that
does not increase the number of service units.
4. Replacing a dwelling unit with another dwelling unit on the same lot, provided that the
number of service units does not increase.
Placing a temporary construction trailer or office on a lot.
6. Constructing an addition on a residential structure which does not increase the number
of service units.
7. Adding uses that are typically accessory to residential uses, such as tennis courts or
clubhouse, unless it can be clearly demonstrated that the use creates a significant
impact on the capacity of system improvements.
B) An impact fee will be assessed for installation of a modular building, manufactured
home or recreational vehicle unless the fee payer can demonstrate by documentation such as
utility bills and tax records, either: 1) that a modular building, manufactured home or recreational
vehicle was legally in place on the lot or space prior to the effective date hereof, or 2) that an
impact fee has been paid previously for the installation of a modular building, manufactured home
or recreational vehicle on that same lot or space. Lawful storage of a recreational vehicle shall not
be deemed installation for purposes of this chapter.
17.24.900: CREDITS; REIMBURSEMENTS:
A) No fee payer shall be required to construct, fund or contribute any capital
improvement to meet the same need for police and emergency services improvements for which
an impact fee is imposed. All system improvements constructed, funded or contributed over and
above the proportionate share of system improvement costs, including such system improvements
paid for pursuant to a local improvement district, shall result in either a credit on future impact
fees or reimbursement (at the fee payer's option) for such excess construction, funding or
contribution to be paid from impact fees paid by future development that benefits from such
system improvements constructed, funded or contributed by the fee payer. However, no credit or
reimbursement shall be provided for: 1) project improvements; 2) any construction, funding or
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contribution not agreed to in writing by the city prior to commencement of such construction,
funding or contribution; and 3) any construction, funding or contribution of a type of capital
improvements not included in the calculation of the applicable impact fee.
B) In the calculation of impact fees for a project pursuant to subsections 17.24.500 (E)
through (G) of this chapter, credit shall be given for the present value of all tax and user fee
revenue generated by the fee payer within the service area and used by the city for system
improvements of the category for which the impact fee is being collected. If the amount of such
credit exceeds the impact fee for a project, the fee payer shall "receive a credit on future impact
fees. The credit may be applied by the fee payer as an offset against future impact fees only in the
service area where the credit was generated.
C) In the calculation of impact fees for a project, credit or reimbursement (at the fee
payer's option) shall be given for the present value of any construction of system improvements or
contribution of land or money required by the city from the developer for system improvements of
the category for which the impact fee is being collected, including system improvements paid for
through local improvement district assessments.
D) If credit or reimbursement is due to the fee payer, the city and fee payer shall enter into
a written agreement, negotiated in good faith, prior to the construction, funding or contribution.
The written agreement shall include, without limitation: a description of the construction, funding
or contribution of system improvements including, in the case of real property, a legal description
of the real property, description as to how the system improvements are to be valued; the amount
of the credit or the amount, time and form of reimbursement; instructions as to how the capital
improvements should be provided to the city to ensure full transfer of ownership; and the
circumstances under which the credit or reimbursement is deemed effective. To assist in such
reimbursement, the city shall continue to collect impact fees from other developers whose
proposed developments will benefit from such construction, funding or contribution, and will
promptly transfer such funds to the fee payer. If a successor in interest claims a reimbursement or
credit, the fee administrator may require written documentation that such rights have been
conveyed to the claimant prior to issuing the requested reimbursement or credit.
E) Approved credits may be used to reduce the amount of impact fees of the category for
which the impact fee is being collected in connection with any new development until the amount
of the credit is exhausted. Each time a request to use approved credits is presented to the city, the
city shall reduce the amount of the applicable impact fee otherwise due from the fee payer and
shall note in the city records the amount of credit remaining, if any. Upon request of the fee payer,
the city shall issue a letter stating the amount of credit available. If the credit has not been
exhausted within eight (8) years of the date of issuance of the first building permit for which an
impact fee was due and payable, or within such other time period as may be designated in writing
by the city, such credit shall lapse, unless a refund of the remaining credit is applied for as set
forth in subsection 17.24.700 (J) of this chapter.
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F) Approved credits or reimbursement shall only be used to reduce the amount of the
impact fee of the category for which the impact fee is otherwise due, and shall not be paid to the
fee payer in cash or in credits against any other monies due from the fee payer to the city.
G) Credit for land dedications shall, at the fee payer's option, be valued at: 1) one hundred
percent (100%) of the most recent assessed value for such land as shown in the records of the
Bannock County assessor; or 2) fair market value established by a private appraiser reasonably
acceptable to the city in an appraisal paid for by the fee payer. Credit for contribution or
construction of system improvements shall be valued by the city based on complete engineering
drawings, specifications, and construction cost estimates submitted by the fee payer to the city,
which estimates shall be revised as actual costs become available. The city shall determine the
amount of credit due based on the information submitted, or, if the city determines that such
information is inaccurate or unreliable, then on alternative engineering or construction costs
reasonably acceptable to the city as a more accurate measure of the value of the offered system
improvements to the city.
H) Approved credits for land dedications shall become effective when the land has been
conveyed to the city in a form reasonably acceptable to the city at no cost to the city, and has been
accepted by the city. Approved credits for contribution or construction of system improvements
shall generally become effective when: 1) all required construction has been completed and has
been accepted by the city; and 2) all design, construction, inspection, testing, bonding, and
acceptance procedures have been completed in compliance with all applicable requirements of the
city. Approved credits for the construction of system improvements may become effective at an
earlier date if the fee payer posts security in the form of a performance bond, irrevocable letter of
credit or escrow agreement in the amount and under terms reasonably acceptable to the city.
1) Credit may only be transferred by a fee payer that has received credit to such fee payer's
successor in interest. The credit may be used only to offset impact fees for the same category for
which the credit was issued. Credits shall be transferred by any written instrument clearly
identifying which credits are being transferred, the dollar amount of the credit being transferred,
and the system improvements for which the credit was issued. The instrument of transfer shall be
signed by both the transferor and transferee, and a copy of the document shall be delivered to the
fee administrator for documentation of the transfer before the transfer shall be deemed effective.
17.24.1000: APPEALS:
The decisions of the fee administrator may be appealed as provided below:
A) Any fee payer who is or may be obligated to pay an impact fee, may appeal a decision
made by the fee administrator in applying this chapter to the city council. Such decisions that may
be appealed include:
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I . The applicability of an impact fee to the development.
2. The amount of an impact fee to be paid for the development.
3. The availability, amount or application of any credit.
4. The amount of any refund, reimbursement or credit.
5. Any discretionary action or inaction by or on behalf of the city.
A fee payer may pay an impact fee under protest in order to obtain a development approval or
building permit(s) and, by paying such impact fee, shall not be estopped from exercising the right
of appeal provided herein, nor shall the fee payer be estopped from receiving a refund of any
amount deemed to have been illegally collected. Upon final disposition of an appeal, the impact
fee shall be adjusted in accordance with the decision rendered and, if necessary, a refund paid.
B) In order to pursue an appeal, the fee payer shall file a written notice of appeal with the
city clerk with a copy to the fee administrator within fifteen (15) days after the date of the decision
being appealed, or the date on which the fee payer submitted a payment of impact fees under
protest, whichever is later. Such written application shall include a statement describing why the
appellant believes that the decision was in error, together with copies of any documents that the
appellant believes supports the claim.
C) The city clerk shall notify the fee payer of the hearing date on the appeal, which notice
shall be given no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearing, and shall hear the
appeal within thirty (30) days after receipt of a written notice of appeal. The appellant shall have a
right to be present and to present evidence in support of the appeal. The fee administrator shall
likewise have the right to be present and to present evidence in support of the decision. The
burden of proof in any such hearing shall be on the fee payer to demonstrate that the amount of
the impact fee, credit, reimbursement or refund was not properly calculated by the city.
D) The criteria to be used by the city council in evaluating the appeal shall be whether:
1) the decision or interpretation made by the fee administrator; or
2) the alternative decision or interpretation offered by the appellant, more accurately
reflects the intent of this chapter that new development in the city pay its
proportionate share of the costs of system improvements for public facilities
necessary to serve new development.
The city council may affirm, reject or revise the decision of the fee administrator, providing
written findings of fact and conclusions, within fifteen (15) days after hearing the appeal. The city
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substantial evidence in the record that the fee administrator erred, based upon the methodologies
contained in the Impact Fee Study, this chapter and/or the capital improvements plan. The
decision of the city council shall be final.
E) Upon voluntary agreement by the fee payer and the city, the fee payer and the city may
enter into mediation with a qualified independent party to address a disagreement related to the
impact fee for proposed development. Costs for the independent mediation service shall be shared
equally by the fee payer and the city. Mediation may take place at any time during an appeals
process and participation in mediation does not preclude the fee payer from pursuing other
remedies.
17.24.1100: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:
A) As used in this chapter, masculine, feminine or neuter gender and the singular or
plural number shall each be deemed to include the others wherever and whenever the context so
dictates; the word shall, will or must is always mandatory; the word may is permissive; and the
word should indicates that which is recommended, but not required.
B) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create any additional right to develop real
property or diminish the power of the city in regulating the orderly development of real property.
C) Nothing in this chapter shall limit or modify the rights of any person to complete any
development for which a lawful building permit was issued prior to the effective date hereof.
D) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the city from requiring a developer to construct
reasonable project improvements in conjunction with a project.
E) Nothing in this chapter shall limit the ability of the city to enter into inter-
governmental agreements as provided in § 67-8204A, Idaho Code.
F) Nothing in this chapter shall obligate the city to approve any development request that
may reasonably be expected to reduce levels of service below minimum acceptable levels
established in the development Impact Fee Study.
G) Nothing in this chapter shall obligate the city to approve development which results in
extraordinary impact.
H) Notwithstanding any agreement by the fee payer to pay the proportionate share of
system improvement costs documented by the supplemental study, nothing in this chapter shall
obligate the city to approve development that results in an extraordinary impact.
I) Nothing in this chapter shall work to limit the use by the city of the power of eminent
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domain or supersede or conflict with requirements or procedures authorized in the Idaho Code for
local improvement districts or general obligation bond issues.
J) A development impact fee shall not exceed a proportionate share of the cost of system
improvements determined in accordance with § 67-8207, Idaho Code. Development impact fees
shall be based on actual system improvement costs or reasonable estimates of such costs.
K) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit private agreements
between developers, the city, the Idaho transportation department, and/or other governmental
entities in regard to the construction or installation of system improvements or providing for
credits or reimbursements for system improvement costs incurred by a developer or fee payer,
including interproject transfers of credits, or providing for reimbursement for project
improvements that are used or shared by more than one development project. If it can be shown
that a proposed development has a direct impact on a public facility under the jurisdiction of the
Idaho transportation department, then the agreement shall include a provision for the allocation of
development impact fees collected from the developer or fee payer for the improvement of the
public facility by the Idaho transportation department.
L) Nothing in this chapter shall restrict or diminish the power of the city: 1) to impose
reasonable conditions on the annexation of any property to the city in accordance with Idaho
Code, including conditions for recovery of project or system improvement costs required as a
result of such voluntary annexation, or 2) to negotiate and execute development agreements that
may impose additional conditions on development, including the recovery of project or system
improvement costs, either in connection with a proposed annexation or in connection with any
other development within the city.
M) The impact fees described in this chapter, and the administrative procedures of this
chapter shall be reviewed at least once every five (5) years to ensure that:
1) the demand and cost assumptions and other assumptions underlying such impact
fees are still valid;
2) the resulting impact fees do not exceed the actual costs of providing police and/or
emergency services system improvements required to serve new development;
3) the monies collected in any impact fee fund have been and are expected to be spent
for system improvements of the type for which such impact fees were paid; and
4) such system improvements will benefit those developments for which the impact
fees were paid.
N) Violation of this chapter shall be subject to those remedies provided in this code.
Knowingly furnishing false information to any official of the city charged with the administration
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of this chapter on any matter relating to the administration of this chapter including, without
limitation, the furnishing of false information regarding the expected size or use of a proposed
development, shall be a violation of this chapter.
0) The captions used in this chapter are for convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation of any portion of the text of this chapter.
P) The respective capital improvement plans for Police, Emergency Services and Parks
and Recreation as set forth in the respective:
Police Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis, and
Emergency Services Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis
both dated September, 2018 are hereby adopted and accepted as the capital improvement plan for
the respective department set forth in the Plan for that department.
17.24.1200: FEE SCHEDULE:
This fee schedule shall be in effect March 26, 2019. Except for such impact fee as maybe
calculated, paid and accepted pursuant to an independent impact fee calculation study, the amount
of each impact fee shall be as follows:
Police impact fee schedule per unit:
Residential:
Single Family Residential $ 231. 56
Multi Family Residential 154.86
Non -Residential
General Commercial per 1,000 sq. ft. $ 371.61
Office per 1,000 sq. ft. 47.72
Institutional per 1,000 sq. ft. 67.92
Emergency Services Impact Fee per unit:
Residential:
Single Family Residential $ 274.01
Multi Family Residential 243.45
Non -Residential
General Commercial per 1,000 sq. ft. $ 308.13
Office per 1,000 sq. ft. 145.41
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Institutional per 1,000 sq. ft. 43.73
On January 1, 2020, and on January 1 of each year thereafter in which an impact fee is in
effect, the amount of the impact fee shall be automatically adjusted to account for inflation
increases in the cost of providing police, emergency services, and parks and recreation facilities to
serve new development utilizing the municipal cost index as published by "American Cities And
County Magazine". Nothing herein shall prevent the city from electing to maintain a then existing
police, emergency services, and parks and recreation impact fee or from electing to waive the
inflation adjustment for any given fiscal year, or years. Any such action to determine an inflation
factor shall be by city council resolution.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 1. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. The provisions of any Ordinance of the
City and any provision of the Municipal Code which are in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 2. Severability. The sections of this ordinance are severable. The invalidity of
a section shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections.
Section 3. Effective Date. The rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate
days, one of which shall be a reading in full, is dispensed with, and this Ordinance shall
become effective upon its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY
OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, this Z-1' day of 1, ,,. r , 2019.
Kevin B. England, M
ATTEST:
Richard Morgan, CIT CLERK
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2J 3
An ordinance of the City of Chubbuck, a municipal corporation of the state of Idaho,
Adopting Chapter 17.28 "Police and Emergency Services Impact Fee" to Provide an Impact Fee
upon New Development Effective March 26, 2019; Providing New Development Shall Pay
Impact Fees to Be Applied Towards Police and Emergency Services; Providing a Schedule for
said Impact Fees; Providing for the Administration of Said Impact Fees and Periodic
Adjustment Thereof, Adopting the Capital Improvements Plans Dated September 1, 2018 for the
Police and Emergency Services Departments; providing for the repeal of conflicting ordinances;
providing for the severability of the provisions of this ordinance; providing when this ordinance
shall be in effect.
The full text of this ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office, Chubbuck City
Offices, 5160 Yellowstone, Chubbuck, ID 83202.
I have reviewed the foregoing summary and believe it provides a true and correct
summary of Ordinance No. 7 83 and that the summary provides adequate notice to the
public of the contents of this ordinance.
DATED this Z d day of Q - , 2019.
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CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, REPEALING SECTIONS
17.16.110, 17.16.130, and 17.16.150; AMENDING 17.16. 100 AND 17.16.140 OF THE
CHUBBUCK MUNICIPAL CODE EFFECTIVE JUNE 3,2019; ADOPTING
CHAPTER 17.24 "PARK IMPACT FEE" TO PROVIDE A PARK IMPACT FEE UPON
NEW DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE JUNE 3, 2019 PROVIDING NEW
DEVELOPMENT SHALL PAY IMPACT FEES TO BE APPLIED TOWARDS PARKS,
PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SAID IMPACT FEES AND
PERIODIC ADJUSTMENT THEREOF; ADOPTING THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PLAN DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 FOR THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT; REPEALING PRIOR CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE IS EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO:
Section 1. Repeal of Certain Sections of Chapter 17.16. Effective June 3, 2019, Section
17.16.110, 17. 16.130 and 17.16.150 shall be repealed; provided however any existing
development implementing a park under this Chapter shall, at the discretion of the city, complete
the development of the park in accordance with the plans previously approved under this
Chapter.
Section 2. Amended Section 17.16. 100 and 17.16.140. Effective June 3, 2019, Section
17.16, 100 and 17.16.140 are amended to read as follows:
17.16. 100 REQUIRED: As a condition of approval of any development required to he
platted render the provisions of this title, which includes residential structures, each developer
will be required to dedicate land for park and recreational purposes to serve the immediate and
future needs of the residents of the development, or pay an Impact Fee for Parks as provided for
in Chapter 17.24.make a contribtrtion in fiett of adhaal land dedication, or a combination of both,
at the option of the city,fi. with the critcria and f6mmin set forth in section
17.16.1 f 0 through 17. i 6.226 of this ehapte . T+e dedication or contribution in fien of dedicatioshallincludetheland, curb, pffer =d sidewalk along any street frontage, turf, undcrgronTd
ntomatic spritikler irrigation systeni, and an exte' -ini- fence of six foot (6) chainiii7k and Chain
and post arotmd the exterior of the park in a eon approved by the city building
department. Eieneralir, chain and post will br, required along the street
17.16.140: CRITERIA FOR REQUIRING A CONTRIBUTION IN LIEU OF PARK
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AND RECREATION SITES: Where the development is small and resulting park and
recreational site is too small to be practical, or when the available land is otherwise
inappropriate for a park and recreational site, the developer shall pay the city the impact
fee a canh contribution in lieu of the land dedication and improvements required. A park
or recreational site smaller than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet shall be considered
too small to be practical for purposes of this section unless approved by the public works
director. The cash contribution in lieu of park and recreation land dedication shall be held
in trust by the city, , sotely for the aeqtzisitio
of park and reereation land as classified in section 17.16,110 of this chapter, whieh wil
such needs., in accordance with Chapter 17.24
Section 3. Adoption of Title 17, Chapter 28, "Park Impact Fee". The following is
adopted effective June 3, 2019:
17.24.100 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS:
The city council of the city of Chubbuck, Idaho, finds that:
A) Based on the city of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City pursuant to
Title 67, Chapter 65, Idaho Code, including, but not limited to, the capital improvements element
of the comprehensive plan, and the general governmental goal of protecting the health, safety,
and general welfare of the citizens of the city, and its Area of City hnpact, it is necessary parks
and recreation public facilities to accommodate new development within the city, and its area of
city impact.
B) New residential and nonresidential growth and development imposes and will impose
increasing and excessive demands upon the public facilities.
C) The revenues generated from new residential and nonresidential growth and
development often does not generate sufficient funds to provide the necessary levels of service
provided by these public facilities to accommodate new development.
D) New development is expected to continue, and will place ever increasing demands on
the city to provide and expand the public facilities to serve new development.
E) The city has planned for the improvement of the public facilities in the capital
improvements element of the city of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan and in the impact fee
analysis and the capital improvement plan reviewed and adopted therewith.
F) The creation of an equitable impact fee system in accordance with Title 67, Chapter
82, Idaho Code would enable the city to impose a proportionate share of the costs of needed
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improvements to the public facilities to accommodate new development, and would assist the
city in implementing the capital improvements element of the comprehensive plan.
G) In order to implement an equitable impact fee system for the public facilities, the city
retained Zions Public Finance, Inc. ("Zions") to prepare an impact fee study for these types of
facilities. The resulting document is titled:
Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis
dated September, 2018 (the "Impact Fee Study"), and recommended for approval by the Impact
Fee Advisory Committee. The studies are on file in the office of the city clerk of the city of
Chubbuck. Any reference herein to the Impact Fee Study shall be to that study.
H) The Impact Fee Study is consistent with the capital improvements element of the city
of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan, and uses the levels of service set forth in the Comprehensive
Plan for these public facilities.
Parks and recreation level of service from page 7 of the Park Impact Fee Study is 5.22 acres
per thousand population.
1) The Impact Fee Study sets forth reasonable methodologies and analyses for
determining the impacts of variolas types of new development on the public facilities, and
determines the cost of acquiring or constructing the improvements necessary to meet the
demands for such public facilities created by new development.
J) The Impact Fee Study uses a calculation methodology in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. This chapter shall not be deemed invalid because payment of an
impact fee may result in an incidental benefit to others within the service area other than the fee
payer.
K) The impact fees described in this chapter are based on the Impact Fee Study, and do
not exceed the costs of system improvements for the public facilities to serve new development
that will pay the impact fees.
L) The parks and recreation services included in the calculation of impact fees in the
Impact Fee Study will benefit all new development throughout the city, and it is therefore
appropriate to treat all areas of the city and the area of city impact as a single service area for
purposes of calculating, collecting and spending the impact fees collected.
M) There is both a rational nexus and a rough proportionality between the development
impacts created by each type of development covered by this chapter and the impact fees that
such development will be required to pay.
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N) This chapter creates a system by which impact fees paid by new development will be
used to finance, defray or to provide capital improvements for the public facilities in ways that
benefit the development for which impact fees were paid.
0) This chapter creates a system under which impact fees shall not be used to correct
existing deficiencies in public facilities, or to replace or rehabilitate existing public facilities, or
to pay for routine operation or maintenance of those public facilities.
P) This chapter creates a system under which there shall be no double payment of impact
fees, in accordance with Idaho Code § 67-8204(19).
Q) This chapter is consistent with all applicable provisions of title 67, chapter 82, Idaho
Code, concerning impact fee ordinances.
17.24.200: AUTHORITY, APPLICABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
A) This chapter is enacted pursuant to the city's general police powers pursuant to the
authority granted to the city by title 50, Idaho Code, and pursuant to the authority granted to the
city by § 67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code.
B) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all of the territory within the Iimits of the
city and to any unincorporated areas of the city within the city's area of city impact where the city
has executed an intergovernmental agreement with Bannock County for purposes of collection or
expenditure of impact fees pursuant to § 67-8204A, Idaho Code, and other applicable laws of the
state of Idaho.
C) This chapter is effective June 3, 2019 ("Effective Date"), which effective date is more
than thirty (30) days subsequent to the passage, approval and publication, according to law, of the
ordinance codified herein, which adopted the provisions hereof.
D) Applications for building permits received by the city prior to the effective date
hereof, or amendments hereto, adopting impact fees or amending or adopting any methodology
by which impact fees are calculated, will be exempt from that portion of this chapter, or
amendment enacted after such building permit application, if a valid building permit has been
issued or construction has commenced prior to the effective date hereof, or amendment. For
building permits that expire or are revoked after the effective date hereof, the fee payer shall be
entitled to a refund of previously paid fees as provided herein, provided that in the case of
reapplication for building permit, the impact fee in effect at that time shall be paid.
E) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, development requirements for system
improvements shall be imposed by the city only by way of impact fees imposed pursuant to and
in accordance with § 67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code, and this chapter.
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17.24.300: INTENT:
A) The intent of this chapter is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the
residents of the city and its area of city impact.
B) The intent of this chapter is to be consistent with those principles for allocating a fair
share of the cost of capital improvements to public facilities to serve new development in
compliance with the provisions set forth in § 67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code. The provisions of this
chapter shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the provisions set forth in
67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code.
C) The intent of this chapter is that impact fees should be charged, collected, and
expended for parks and recreation capital improvements to increase the service capacity of such
categories of public facilities, which capital improvements are included in approved capital
improvements plans that list the capital improvements that may be funded with impact fees.
D) The intent of this chapter is to ensure that:
1. public facilities are available to serve new development;
2. new development bears a proportionate share of the cost of parks and recreation
capital improvements to such public facilities;
3. such proportionate share does not exceed the cost of the capital improvements to
such public facilities required to serve new development; and
4. the funds collected from new development are used for capital improvements for
public facilities that benefit new development.
E) It is not the intent of this chapter to collect any monies from new development in
excess of the actual amount necessary to offset new demands for capital improvements to public
facilities created by such new development.
F) It is not the intent of this chapter that the impact fees be used to remedy any
deficiency in parks and recreation capital improvements existing on the effective date hereof, or
ever be used to replace, rehabilitate, maintain and/or operate any public facilities.
G) It is not the intent of this chapter that any monies collected from an impact fee
deposited in an impact fee fund ever be commingled with monies from a different fund, or ever
be used for capital improvements that are different from those for which the impact fee was paid.
H) It is not the intent of this chapter that impact fees be used for:
Construction, acquisition or expansion of public facilities other than capital
improvements identified in the capital improvements plan.
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Repair, operation or maintenance of existing or new capital improvements.
Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
serve existing development in order to meet stricter safety, efficiency,
environmental or regulatory standards.
4. Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
serve existing development to provide better service to existing development.
Administrative and operating costs of the city unless such costs are
attributable to development of the capital improvements plan used to
determine impact fees by a surcharge imposed by ordinance on the collection
of an impact fee, which surcharge shall not exceed a development's
proportionate share of the cost of preparing the capital improvements plan.
6. Principal payments and interest or other finance charges on bonds or other
indebtedness except financial obligations issued by or on behalf of the city to
finance capital improvements identified in the capital improvements plan.
17.24.400: DEFINITIONS:
401. APPROPRIATE: To legally obligate by contract or otherwise commit to use by
appropriation or other official act of a governmental entity.
402. BUILDING PERMIT: An official document or certificate by that name issued by
the city authorizing the construction or siting of any building.
403. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS: Improvements with a useful life of ten (10) years or
more, by new construction or other action, which increase the service capacity of a public
facility.
404. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT: A component of a comprehensive plan
adopted pursuant to chapter 65, title 67, Idaho Code, which component meets the requirements of
a capital improvements plan pursuant to this chapter.
405. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN: A plan adopted pursuant to this chapter that
identifies capital improvements for which impact fees may be used as a funding source.
406. CITY: The city of Chubbuck, Idaho.
407, CITY COUNCIL: The legislative body of the city of Chubbuck, Idaho.
408. DEVELOPER: Any person or legal entity undertaking development, including a
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party that undertakes the subdivision of property pursuant to §s 50-1301 through 50-1334, Idaho
Code and this title.
409. DEVELOPMENT: Any construction or installation of a building or structure, or
any change in use of a building or structure, or any change in the use, character or appearance of
land, which creates additional demand and need for public facilities or the subdivision of
property that would permit any change in the use, character or appearance of land. As used in this
chapter, "development" shall not include activities that would otherwise be subject to payment of
the development impact fee if such activities are undertaken by a taxing district, as defined in §
63.201, Idaho Code, in the course of carrying out the taxing district's public responsibilities,
unless the adopted impact fee ordinance expressly includes taxing districts as being subject to
development impact fees.
410. DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL: Any written authorization from a governmental
entity which authorizes the commencement of a development.
411. DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE: See definition of Impact Fee.
412. DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENT: A requirement attached to a development
approval or other governmental action approving or authorizing a particular development
including, without limitation, a rezoning, which development requirement compels the payment,
dedication or contribution of goods, services, land and/or money as a condition of approval.
413. DWELLING UNIT: A building or portion of a building designed for or whose
primary purpose is for residential occupancy, and which consists of one or more rooms which are
arranged, designed or used as living and/or sleeping quarters for one or more persons. Dwelling
unit includes a multi -family building, a mobile home, a manufactured home, a modular building
and/or a motel/hotel/rooming house.
414. EXTRAORDINARY COSTS: Those costs incurred as a result of extraordinary
impact.
415. EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT: An impact which is reasonably determined by the
city to: result in the need for system improvements, the cost of which will significantly exceed
the sum of the impact fees to be generated from the project; or the sum agreed to be paid
pursuant to a development agreement as allowed by § 67-8214(2), Idaho Code, or result in the
need for system improvements that are not identified in the capital improvements plan.
416. FEE ADMINISTRATOR: The Public Works Director or the Director's desgnee.
417. FEE PAYER: A person who pays or is required to pay an impact fee or the fee
payer's successor in interest.
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418. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY: Any unit of local govermnent that is empowered by
67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code, to adopt an impact fee ordinance.
419. IMPACT FEE: A payment of money imposed as a condition of development
approval to pay for a proportionate share of the cost of system improvements needed to serve
development. The term does not include a charge or fee to pay the administrative, plan review or
inspection costs associated with permits required for development; connection or hookup
charges; availability charges for drainage, sewer, water, or transportation charges for services
provided directly to the development; or amounts collected from a developer in a transaction in
which the city has incurred expenses in constructing capital improvements for the development if
the owner or developer has agreed to be financially responsible for the construction or
installation of the capital improvements, unless a written agreement is made pursuant to §
67-8209(3), Idaho Code, for credit or reimbursement.
420. IMPACT FEE STUDY: The document entitled Parks and Recreation Capital
Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis dated September, 2018, prepared by Zions Public
Finance for the city.
421. LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS: A description of the service area and projections of
land uses, densities, intensities, and population in the service area over at least a twenty (20) year
period.
422. LEVEL OF SERVICE: A measure of the relationship between service capacity and
service demand for public facilities.
423. MANUFACTURED HOME: A structure, constructed according to HUD/FHA
mobile home construction and safety standards, transportable in one or more sections, which, in
the traveling mode, is eight feet (8') or more in width or is forty (40) body feet or more in length,
or when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on
a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent
foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air
conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein, except that such term shall include any
structure which meets all the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and
with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary
of housing and urban development and complies with the standards established under 42 USC
5401 et seq. The definition in this chapter of a Manufactured Horne shall have no application to
the definition of a Production Building in Title 18.
423. MODULAR BUILDING: Is defined in § 39-4301, Idaho Code, and means any
building or building component, other than a manufactured or mobile home, which is of closed
construction and is either entirely or substantially prefabricated or assembled at a place other than
the building site. § 67-8203(19), Idaho Code.
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424. MULTI -FAMILY: A building or portion thereof, containing two (2) or more
dwelling units, excluding attached single-family townhouse units located on individual lots.
425. OWNER: The person holding legal title to real property, including the local, state
or federal government or any subdivision thereof
426. PERSON: An individual, corporation, governmental agency, business trust, estate,
partnership, association, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other
entity.
427. PRESENT VALUE: The total current monetary value of past, present or future
payments, contributions or dedications of goods, services, materials, construction or money.
428. PROJECT: A particular development on an identified parcel of land.
429. PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS: Site improvements and facilities that are planned
and designed to provide service for a project and that are necessary for the use and convenience
of the occupants or users of the project.
430. PROPORTIONATE SHARE: That portion of the cost of system improvements
determined pursuant to § 67-8207, Idaho Code, and this title, which reasonably relates to the
service demands and needs for public facilities of a project.
431. PUBLIC FACILITY:
A) Water supply production, treatment, storage and distribution facilities;
B) Wastewater collection, treatment and disposal facilities;
C) Roads, streets and bridges, including rights of way, traffic signals, landscaping
and any local components of state or federal highways;
D) Stormwater collection, retention, detention, treatment and disposal facilities,
flood control facilities, and bank and shore protection and enhancement improvements;
E) Parks, open space and recreation areas, and related capital improvements; and
F) Public safety facilities, including law enforcement, emergency services,
emergency medical and rescue and street lighting facilities.
432. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: A vehicular type unit primarily designed as
temporary quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, which either has its own motive
power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle.
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433. SERVICE AREA: Any defined geographic area identified by a governmental entity
or by intergovernmental agreement in which specific public facilities provide service to
development within the area defined, on the basis of sound planning or engineering principles or
both.
434. SERVICE UNIT: A standardized measure of consumption, use, generation or
discharge attributable to an individual unit of development calculated in accordance with
generally accepted engineering or planning standards for a particular category of capital
improvements.
435. SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST: A person who gains legal title in real property for
which an impact fee is paid or a credit is approved pursuant to the terms of this chapter.
436. SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT COSTS: Costs incurred for construction or
reconstruction of system improvements, including design, acquisition, engineering and other
costs attributable thereto, and also including, without limitation, the type of costs described in §
50-1702(h), Idaho Code, to provide additional public facilities needed to serve new development.
For clarification, system improvement costs do not include:
A) Construction, acquisition or expansion of public facilities other than capital
improvements identified in the capital improvements plan;
B) Repair, operation or maintenance of existing or new capital improvements;
C) Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
serve existing developments in order to meet stricter safety, efficiency, environmental or
regulatory standards;
D) Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
provide better service to existing development;
E) Administrative and operating costs of the governmental entity unless such costs
are attributable to development of the capital improvements plan, as provided in § 67-8208,
Idaho Code; or
F) Principal payments and interest or other finance charges on bonds or other
indebtedness except financial obligations issued by or on behalf of the governmental entity to
finance capital improvements identified in the capital improvements plan.
437. SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS: In contrast to project improvements, means
capital improvements to public facilities that are designed to provide service to a service area
including, without limitation., the type of improvements the city has the authority to make as
described in § 50-1703, Idaho Code
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17.24.500. IMPOSITION AND COMPUTATION OF IMPACT FEES.
A) Any application for a building permit enabling the construction, and in the case of
construction that does not require a building permit, any building that takes place on or after the
effective date hereof shall be subject to the imposition of impact fees in the manner and amount
set forth in this chapter. The methodology adopted for the purpose of determining parks and
recreation impact fees shall be based upon the assumptions set forth in the Impact Fee Study for
that service.
B) Impact fees shall be required as a condition of approval of all residential and
nonresidential development in the service area for which a building permit is required and shall
be payable prior to the issuance of any building permit (or installation permit in the case of a
manufactured home) for a dwelling unit or a nonresidential building. Except as otherwise
provided herein, after the effective date hereof, no building permit shall be issued until the
impact fees described in this chapter have been paid, unless the development for which the
permit is sought is exempted by § 17.24.800 of this chapter or approved credits are used to cover
the impact fee, as set forth in § 17.24.900 of this chapter. The fee administrator shall have the
authority to withhold a building permit, stop construction, withhold utility services or impose
liens as the case may be, until the appropriate impact fee has been collected.
C) After payment of the development impact fees or execution of an agreement for
payment of development impact fees, additional development impact fees or increases in fees
may not be assessed unless the number of service units increases or the scope or schedule of the
development changes. In the event of an increase in the number of service units or schedule of
the development changes, the additional development impact fees to be imposed are limited to
the amount attributable to the additional service units or change in scope of the development.
D) A fee payer required by this chapter to pay an impact fee may choose to have the
amount of such impact fee determined pursuant to either the fee schedule (whereupon such
payment shall be recognized as full and complete payment of the development's proportionate
share of system improvement costs, except as provided in Idaho Code § 67-8214(3)) or
subsections (E) through (G) of this section. If the fee payer chooses to have the amount of such
impact fee determined pursuant to subsections (E) through (G) of this section, such impact fee
shall be subject to the adjustment described in section 17.24.900 of this chapter, if applicable. If
the project is a mix of those uses listed on the fee schedule, then the impact fees shall be
determined by adding up the impact fees that would be payable for each use as if it were a
freestanding use pursuant to the fee schedule.
E) Individual assessment of impact fees is permitted in situations where the fee payer can
demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the established impact fee is inappropriate for
the project. Written application for individual assessment shall be made to the fee administrator
at any time prior to receiving building permit(s). Late applications for individual assessment of
impact fees may be considered for a period of sixty (60) days after the receipt of a building
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permit only if the fee payer makes a showing that the facts supporting such application were not
known or discoverable prior to receipt of a building permit and that undue hardship would result
if said application is not considered. Such independent impact fee calculation study for the fee
payer's development shall be prepared at the fee payer's cost by a qualified professional and
contain studies, data and other relevant information and be submitted to the fee administrator for
review. Any such study shall be based on the same methodology and the same level of service
standards, improvements and costs used in the Impact Fee Study, and must document the
methodologies and assumptions used. The city may hire a professional consultant to review any
independent impact fee calculation study on behalf of the city, and may charge the reasonable
costs of such review to the fee payer.
F) Any independent impact fee calculation study submitted by a fee payer may be
accepted, rejected or accepted with modifications by the city as the basis for calculating impact
fees. The city shall not be required to accept any study or documentation the city reasonably
deems to be inaccurate or unreliable, and shall have the authority to request that the fee payer
submit additional or different documentation for consideration in connection with review of any
independent impact fee calculation. If such additional or different documentation is accepted or
accepted with modifications as a more accurate measure of the impact fees due in connection
with fee payer's proposed development than the applicable impact fees set forth in the fee
schedule, then the impact fee due under this chapter shall be calculated according to such
documentation.
G) The fee administrator shall render a written decision establishing the impact fees in
connection with the individual assessment within thirty (30) days of the date a complete
application is submitted. The decision shall include an explanation of the calculation of the
impact fees, shall specify the system improvement(s) for which the impact fees are intended to be
used, and shall include an explanation of the following factors considered:
1. Any appropriate credit, offset or contribution of money, dedication of land, or
construction of system improvements;
2. Payments reasonably anticipated to be made by or as a result of a new development in
the form of user fees and debt service payments;
3. That portion of general tax and other revenues allocated by the jurisdiction to system
improvements;
4. All other available sources of fiunding such system improvements;
The cost of existing system improvements within the service area;
6. The means by which existing system improvements have been financed;
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7. The extent to which the new development will contribute to the cost of system
improvements through taxation, assessment, or developer or landowner contributions,
or has previously contributed to the cost of system improvements through developer
or landowner contributions;
8. The extent to which the new development is required to contribute to the cost of
existing system improvements in the future;
9. The extent to which the new development should be credited for providing system
improvements, without charge to other properties within the service area;
10. Extraordinary costs, if any, incurred in serving the new development;
11. The time and price differential inherent in a fair comparison of impact fees paid at
different times; and
12. The availability of other sources of funding system improvements including, but not
limited to, user charges, general tax levies, intergovernmental transfers, and special
taxation. The city shall develop a plan for alternative sources of revenue.
H) Certification of the impact fee for a project maybe applied for in the following
manner:
Written application may be made to the fee administrator not later than sixty (60) days
after development approval by the city council. Late applications for certification of
the impact fee will not be considered unless the fee payer makes a showing that the
facts supporting such application were not known or discoverable until after the time
had run and that undue hardship would result if said application is not considered.
2. The fee administrator shall provide the fee payer with a written impact fee
certification for the project within thirty (30) days of the date a complete application
is submitted. The certification provided by the fee administrator shall establish the
impact fee for the project in question so long as there is no material change to the
project as identified in the certification application or the impact fee schedule. The
certification shall include an explanation of the calculation of the impact fees, shall
specify the system improvement(s) for which the impact fees are intended to be used,
and shall include an explanation of the factors considered, which factors are identified
in subsection (G) of this section.
1) Appeals of the fee administrator's determination of an individual assessment or
certification shall be made to the city as provided fiirther in this chapter.
J) The city recognizes that there may be circumstances where the anticipated fiscal
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impacts of a proposed development are of such magnitude that the city may be unable to
accommodate the development without excessive or unscheduled public expenditures that
exceed the amount of the anticipated impact fees from such development. If the city determines
that a proposed development would create such an extraordinary impact on the city's parks and
recreation department and facilities, the city may refuse to approve the proposed development. In
the alternative, the city may calculate a pro rata share per dwelling unit, or square feet of
nonresidential buildings, of the extraordinary impact and charge a reasonable extraordinary
impact fee that is greater than would ordinarily be charged.
K) If the city discovers an error in its impact fee formula that results in assessment or
payment of more than a proportionate share, the city shall, at the time of assessment on a case by
case basis, adjust the impact fee to collect no more than a proportionate share or discontinue the
collection of any impact fees until the error is corrected by ordinance.
17.24. 600: PAYMENT OF IMPACT FEES:
A) After the effective date hereof all fee payers shall pay the impact fees as provided by
this chapter to the fee administrator following application for a building permit and prior to the
issuance of any building permit for a dwelling unit, or nonresidential building.
B) All impact fees paid by a fee payer pursuant to this chapter shall be promptly
deposited in the impact fee fund described in section 17.24.700 of this chapter.
C) If a fee payer fails to pay the impact fee when required and due, the city may
1) Charge interest on the amount of the fee from the due date until the date paid
at the rate provided in Idaho Code § 28-22-104;
2) Withhold of the building permit or other governmental approval until the
development impact fee is paid;
3) Withhold the providing of utility services until the development impact fee is
paid; and/or
4) Impose and file a lien against the property subject to the impact fee following
procedures contained in chapter 5, title 45, Idaho Code.
17.24.700: R PACT FEE FUNDS; REFUNDS OF FVIPACT FEES PAID:
A) There is hereby established a parks and recreation impact fee fund into which shall
be deposited all parks and recreation impact fees for the purpose of ensuring parks and recreation
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impact fees collected pursuant hereto are designated for the accommodation of parks and
recreation capital improvements reasonably necessary to serve new development that paid the
impact fee.
B) The fund shall be an interest bearing account which shall be accounted for separately
from other impact fee funds and from other city funds. Any interest or other income earned on
monies deposited in a fund shall be credited to such fund. Expenditures of impact fees shall be
made only for the category of system improvements for which the impact fees were collected and
as identified in the capital improvements plan.
C) Except as otherwise provided herein, monies from the fund, including any accrued
interest, shall be limited to the financing of acquisition, expansion, and/or improvement of
capital improvements, or for principal and interest payments on bonds or other borrowed
revenues used to acquire, expand or improve such capital improvements, necessary to serve new
development. Impact fees in each fund shall be spent within eight (8) years frorn the date such
impact fees were collected on a first in/first out (FIFO) basis. The city may hold the impact fees
longer than the prescribed time period if the city identifies, in writing: 1) a reasonable cause why
the impact fees should be held longer; and 2) an anticipated date by which the impact fees will be
expended but in no event longer than eleven (11) years from the date the impact fees were
collected.
D) The fee administrator shall prepare annual reports to be provided to the advisory
committee and the city council, which reports shall: 1) describe the amount of all impact fees
collected, appropriated or spent for system improvements during the preceding year, as
applicable, by category of public facility and service area; and 2) describe the percentage of tax
and revenues other than impact fees collected, appropriated or spent for system improvements
during the preceding year, as applicable, by category of public facility and service area.
E) Funds shall be deemed expended when payment of such funds has been approved by
the city. The fee payer or successor in interest shall be entitled to a refund of the impact fee if: 1)
service is available but never provided; 2) a building permit or permit for installation of a
manufactured home is revoked or abandoned; 3) the city, after collecting the impact fee when
service is not available, has failed to appropriate and expend the collected impact fees; or 4) the
fee payer pays an impact fee under protest and a subsequent review of the impact fee paid or the
completion of an individual assessment determines that the impact fee paid exceeded the
proportionate share to which the city was entitled to receive.
F) When the right to a refund exists, within ninety (90) days after the city determines
that a refund is due, the city shall provide written notice of entitlement to a refund, to the owner
of record and the fee payer who paid the impact fees at the address shown on the application for
development approval, or to a successor in interest who has notified the city of a transfer of the
right or entitlement to a refund and who has provided to the city a mailing address. When the
right to a refund exists, the city shall also publish the notice of entitlement to a refund within
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thirty (30) days after the expiration of the eight (8) year period after the date that the impact fees
were collected. Such published notice shall contain the heading "Notice of Entitlement to Impact
Fee Refiuid".
G) A refund shall include interest at one-half ('/z) the legal rate provided for in
28-22-104, Idaho Code, from the date on which the impact fee was originally paid.
H) In order to be eligible for a refund, a fee payer, successor in interest or owner of
record shall file a written application for a refund with the fee administrator within six (6)
months of the time such refund becomes payable under this Chapter, or within six (6) months of
publication of the notice of entitlement to a refund, whichever is later. If a successor in interest
claims a refund of impact fees, the fee administrator may require written documentation that such
rights have been transferred to the claimant prior to issuing the requested refund. Refunds shall
be paid within sixty (60) days after the date on which the fee administrator determines that a
sufficient proof of claim for a refund has been made.
I) Any person entitled to a refund shall have standing to sue for a reftind under the
provisions of this chapter if there has not been a timely payment of a refund as provided herein.
17.24.800: EXEMPTIONS FROM IMPACT FEES:
A) The following types of land development shall be exempted from payment of the
impact fees imposed by this chapter:
Rebuilding the same amount of square feet of a dwelling unit or nonresidential
structure that was destroyed by fire or other catastrophe, provided that the structure is
rebuilt and ready for occupancy within two (2) years of its destruction.
2. Construction of an unoccupied, detached accessory structure, or addition of uses
related to a dwelling unit unless it can be clearly demonstrated that the use creates a
significant impact on the capacity of system improvements.
3. Remodeling or repairing a dwelling unit or a nonresidential structure in a manner that
does not increase the number of service units.
4. Replacing a dwelling unit with another dwelling unit on the same lot, provided that
the number of service units does not increase.
5. Placing a temporary construction trailer or office on a lot.
6. Constructing an addition on a residential structure which does not increase the
number of service units.
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7. Adding uses that are typically accessory to residential uses, such as tennis courts or
clubhouse, unless it can be clearly demonstrated that the use creates a significant
impact on the capacity of system improvements.
B) An impact fee will be assessed for installation of a modular building, manufactured
home or recreational vehicle unless the fee payer can demonstrate by documentation such as
utility bills and tax records, either: 1) that a modular building, manufactured home or recreational
vehicle was legally in place on the lot or space prior to the effective date hereof; or 2) that an
impact fee has been paid previously for the installation of a modular building, manufactured
home or recreational vehicle on that same lot or space. Lawful storage of a recreational vehicle
shall not be deemed installation for purposes of this chapter.
17.24.900: CREDITS; REIMBURSEMENTS:
A) No fee payer shall be required to construct, fund or contribute any capital
improvement to meet the same need for parks and recreation improvements for which an impact
fee is imposed. All system improvements constructed, funded or contributed over and above the
proportionate share of system improvement costs, including such system improvements paid for
pursuant to a local improvement district, shall result in either a credit on future impact fees or
reimbursement (at the fee payer's option) for such excess construction, funding or contribution to
be paid from impact fees paid by fature development that benefits from such system
improvements constructed, funded or contributed by the fee payer. However, no credit or
reimbursement shall be provided for: 1) project improvements; 2) any construction, funding or
contribution not agreed to in writing by the city prior to commencement of such construction,
funding or contribution; and 3) any construction, funding or contribution of a type of capital
improvements not included in the calculation of the applicable impact fee.
B) In the calculation of impact fees for a project pursuant to subsections 17.24.500 (E)
through (G) of this chapter, credit shall be given for the present value of all tax and user fee
revenue generated by the fee payer within the service area and used by the city for system
improvements of the category for which the impact fee is being collected. If the amount of such
credit exceeds the impact fee for a project, the fee payer shall receive a credit on future impact
fees. The credit may be applied by the fee payer as an offset against future impact fees only in the
service area where the credit was generated.
C) In the calculation of impact fees for a project, credit or reimbursement (at the fee
payer's option) shall be given for the present value of any construction of system improvements
or contribution of land or money required by the city from the developer for system
improvements of the category for which the impact fee is being collected, including system
improvements paid for through local improvement district assessments.
D) If credit or reimbursement is due to the fee payer, the city and fee payer shall enter
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into a written agreement, negotiated in good faith, prior to the construction, funding or
contribution. The written agreement shall include, without limitation: a description of the
constriction, fiunding or contribution of system improvements including, in the case of real
property, a legal description of the real property; description as to how the system improvements
are to be valued; the amount of the credit or the amount, time and form of reimbursement;
instructions as to how the capital improvements should be provided to the city to ensure full
transfer of ownership; and the circumstances under which the credit or reimbursement is deemed
effective. To assist in such reimbursement, the city shall continue to collect impact fees from
other developers whose proposed developments will benefit from such construction, funding or
contribution, and will promptly transfer such funds to the fee payer. If a successor in interest
claims a reimbursement or credit, the fee administrator may require written documentation that
such rights have been conveyed to the claimant prior to issuing the requested reimbursement or
credit.
E) Approved credits may be used to reduce the amount of impact fees of the category for
which the impact fee is being collected in connection with any new development until the
amount of the credit is exhausted. Each time a request to use approved credits is presented to the
city, the city shall reduce the amount of the applicable impact fee otherwise due from the fee
payer and shall note in the city records the amount of credit remaining, if any. Upon request of
the fee payer, the city shall issue a letter stating the amount of credit available. If the credit has
not been exhausted within eight (8) years of the date of issuance of the first building permit for
which an impact fee was due and payable, or within such other time period as may be designated
in writing by the city, such credit shall lapse, unless a refund of the remaining credit is applied
for as set forth in subsection 17.24.700 (J) of this chapter.
F) Approved credits or reimbursement shall only be used to reduce the amount of the
impact fee of the category for which the impact fee is otherwise due, and shall not be paid to the
fee payer in cash or in credits against any other monies due from the fee payer to the city.
G) Credit for land dedications shall, at the fee payer's option, be valued at: 1) one
hundred percent (100%) of the most recent assessed value for such land as shown in the records
of the Bannock County assessor; or 2) fair market value established by a private appraiser
reasonably acceptable to the city in an appraisal paid for by the fee payer. Credit for contribution
or construction of system improvements shall be valued by the city based on complete
engineering drawings, specifications, and construction cost estimates submitted by the fee payer
to the city, which estimates shall be revised as actual costs become available. The city shall
determine the amount of credit due based on the information submitted, or, if the city determines
that such information is inaccurate or unreliable, then on alternative engineering or construction
costs reasonably acceptable to the city as a more accurate measure of the value of the offered
system improvements to the city.
H) Approved credits for land dedications shall become effective when the land has been
conveyed to the city in a form reasonably acceptable to the city at no cost to the city, and has
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been accepted by the city. Approved credits for contribution or construction of system
improvements shall generally become effective when: 1) all required construction has been
completed and has been accepted by the city; and 2) all design, construction, inspection, testing,
bonding, and acceptance procedures have been completed in compliance with all applicable
requirements of the city. Approved credits for the construction of system improvements may
become effective at an earlier date if the fee payer posts security in the form of a performance
bond, irrevocable letter of credit or escrow agreement in the amount and under terms reasonably
acceptable to the city.
1) Credit may only be transferred by a fee payer that has received credit to such fee
payer's successor in interest. The credit may be used only to offset impact fees for the same
category for which the credit was issued. Credits shall be transferred by any written instrument
clearly identifying which credits are being transferred, the dollar amount of the credit being
transferred, and the system improvements for which the credit was issued. The instrument of
transfer shall be signed by both the transferor and transferee, and a copy of the document shall be
delivered to the fee administrator for documentation of the transfer before the transfer shall be
deemed effective.
17.24.1000: APPEALS:
The decisions of the fee administrator maybe appealed as provided below:
A) Any fee payer who is or may be obligated to pay an impact fee, may appeal a decision
made by the fee administrator in applying this chapter to the city council. Such decisions that
may be appealed include:
1. The applicability of an impact fee to the development.
2. The amount of an impact fee to be paid for the development.
3. The availability, amount or application of any credit.
4. The amount of any refund, reimbursement or credit.
5. Any discretionary action or inaction by or on behalf of the city.
A fee payer may pay an impact fee under protest in order to obtain a development approval or
building permit(s) and, by paying such impact fee, shall not be estopped from exercising the right
of appeal provided herein, nor shall the fee payer be estopped from receiving a refund of any
amount deemed to have been illegally collected. Upon final disposition of an appeal, the impact
fee shall be adjusted in accordance with the decision rendered and, if necessary, a refund paid.
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B) h1 order to pursue an appeal, the fee payer shall file a written notice of appeal with the
city clerk with a copy to the fee administrator within fifteen (15) days after the date of the
decision being appealed, or the date on which the fee payer submitted a payment of impact fees
under protest, whichever is later. Such written application shall include a statement describing
why the appellant believes that the decision was in error, together with copies of any documents
that the appellant believes supports the claim.
C) The city clerk shall notify the fee payer of the hearing date on the appeal, which
notice shall be given no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearing, and shall hear
the appeal within thirty (30) days after receipt of a written notice of appeal. The appellant shall
have a right to be present and to present evidence in support of the appeal. The fee administrator
shall likewise have the right to be present and to present evidence in support of the decision. The
burden of proof in any such hearing shall be on the fee payer to demonstrate that the amount of
the impact fee, credit, reimbursement or refund was not properly calculated by the city.
D) The criteria to be used by the city council in evaluating the appeal shall be whether:
1 } the decision or interpretation made by the fee administrator; or
2) the alternative decision or interpretation offered by the appellant, more accurately
reflects the intent of this chapter that new development in the city pay its
proportionate share of the costs of system improvements for public facilities
necessary to serve new development.
The city council may affirm, reject or revise the decision of the fee administrator, providing
written findings of fact and conclusions, within fifteen (15) days after hearing the appeal. The
city council shall modify the amount of the impact fee, credit, refund or reimbursement only if
there is substantial evidence in the record that the fee administrator erred, based upon the
methodologies contained in the Impact Fee Study, this chapter and/or the capital improvements
plan. The decision of the city council shall be final.
E) Upon voluntary agreement by the fee payer and the city, the fee payer and the city
may enter into mediation with a qualified independent party to address a disagreement related to
the impact fee for proposed development. Costs for the independent mediation service shall be
shared equally by the fee payer and the city. Mediation may take place at any time during an
appeals process and participation in mediation does not preclude the fee payer from pursuing
other remedies.
17.24.1100: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:
A) As used in this chapter, masculine, feminine or neuter gender and the singular or
plural number shall each be deemed to include the others wherever and whenever the context so
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dictates; the word shall, will or must is always mandatory; the word may is permissive; and the
word should indicates that which is recommended, but not required.
B) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create any additional right to develop
real property or diminish the power of the city in regulating the orderly development of real
property.
C) Nothing in this chapter shall limit or modify the rights of any person to complete any
development for which a lawfiil building permit was issued prior to the effective date hereof.
D) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the city from requiring a developer to construct
reasonable project improvements in conjunction with a project.
E) Nothing in this chapter shall limit the ability of the city to enter into inter-
governmental agreements as provided in § 67-8204A, Idaho Code.
F) Nothing in this chapter shall obligate the city to approve any development request that
may reasonably be expected to reduce levels of service below minimum acceptable levels
established in the development Impact Fee Study.
G) Nothing in this chapter shall obligate the city to approve development which results
in extraordinary impact.
H) Notwithstanding any agreement by the fee payer to pay the proportionate share of
system improvement costs documented by the supplemental study, nothing in this chapter shall
obligate the city to approve development that results in an extraordinary impact.
1) Nothing in this chapter shall work to limit the use by the city of the power of eminent
domain or supersede or conflict with requirements or procedures authorized in the Idaho Code
for local improvement districts or general obligation bond issues.
J) A development impact fee shall not exceed a proportionate share of the cost of system
improvements determined in accordance with § 67-8207, Idaho Code. Development impact fees
shall be based on actual system improvement costs or reasonable estimates of such costs.
K) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit private agreements
between developers, the city, the Idaho transportation department, and/or other governmental
entities in regard to the construction or installation of system improvements or providing for
credits or reimbursements for system improvement costs incurred by a developer or fee payer,
including interproject transfers of credits, or providing for reimbursement for project
improvements that are used or shared by more than one development project. If it can be shown
that a proposed development has a direct impact on a public facility under the jurisdiction of the
Idaho transportation department, then the agreement shall include a provision for the allocation
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of development impact fees collected from the developer or fee payer for the improvement of the
public facility by the Idaho transportation department.
L) Nothing in this chapter shall restrict or diminish the power of the city: 1) to impose
reasonable conditions on the annexation of any property to the city in accordance with Idaho
Code, including conditions for recovery of project or system improvement costs required as a
result of such voluntary annexation, or 2) to negotiate and execute development agreements that
may impose additional conditions on development, including the recovery of project or system
improvement costs, either in connection with a proposed annexation or in connection with any
other development within the city.
M) The impact fees described in this chapter, and the administrative procedures of this
chapter shall be reviewed at least once every five (5) years to ensure that:
1) the demand and cost assumptions and other assumptions underlying such impact
fees are still valid;
2) the resulting impact fees do not exceed the actual costs of providing parks and
recreation system improvements required to serve new development;
3) the monies collected in any impact fee fund have been and are expected to be
spent for system improvements of the type for which such impact fees were paid;
and
4) such system improvements will benefit those developments for which the impact
fees were paid.
N) Violation of this chapter shall be subject to those remedies provided in this code.
Knowingly furnishing false information to any official of the city charged with the administration
of this chapter on any matter relating to the administration of this chapter including, without
limitation, the furnishing of false information regarding the expected size or use of a proposed
development, shall be a violation of this chapter.
0) The captions used in this chapter are for convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation of any portion of the text of this chapter.
P) The capital improvement plans for Parks and Recreation as set forth in the Parks and
Recreation Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis dated September, 2018 is hereby
adopted and accepted as the capital improvement plan for the Parks and Recreation Department.
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17.24.1200: FEE SCHEDULE:
This fee schedule shall be in effect June 3, 2019. Except for such impact fee as may be
calculated, paid and accepted pursuant to an independent impact fee calculation study, the
amount of each impact fee shall be as follows:
Parks and Recreation Impact Fee per Household:
Single Family Residential
Multi Family Residential
2,355
2,195
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the implementation of the fee shall be phased in as follows:
Effective June 3, 2019:
Single Family Residential $ 1,800
Multi Family Residential $ 1,678
Effective April 1, 2020
Single Family Residential $ 1,985
Multi Family Residential $ 1,851
Effective April 1, 2021
Single Family Residential $ 2,170
Multi Family Residential $ 2,023
Effective April 1, 2022
Single Family Residential $ 2,355
Multi Family Residential $ 2,195
On January 1, 2020, and on January 1 of each year thereafter in which an impact fee is in
effect, the amount of the impact fee shall be automatically adjusted to account for inflation
increases in the cost of providing parks and recreation facilities to serve new development
utilizing the municipal cost index as published by "American Cities And County Magazine".
Nothing herein shall prevent the city from electing to maintain a then existing parks and
recreation impact fee or from electing to waive the inflation adjustment for any given fiscal year,
or years. Any such action to determine an inflation factor shall be by city council resolution.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 1. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. The provisions of any Ordinance of the
City and any provision of the Municipal Code which are in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 2. Severability. The sections of this ordinance are severable. The invalidity of
a section shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections.
Section 3. Effective Date. The rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate
days, one of which shall be a reading in full, is dispensed with, and this Ordinance shall
become effective upon its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY
5fi
OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, this day of MA v , 2019.
Kevin B. England,6yR
ATTEST:
40wers, CITY CLERK
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 7 I )
An ordinance of the City of Chubbuck, a municipal corporation of the state of Idaho;
repealing sections 17.16.110, 17. 16.130, and 17.16.150 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code;
amending 17.16. 100 and 17.16.140 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code effective June 3, 2019;
adopting Chapter 17.24 "Park Impact Fee" to provide a Park Impact Fee upon new residential
and multi -family development effective June 3, 2019; providing new development shall pay
impact fees to be applied towards parks; providing for the administration of said impact fees and
periodic adjustment thereof; providing for the fee to be phased in over four years with the full
fee being implemented effective April 1, 2022; adopting the Capital Improvements Plan dated
September 1, 2018 for the Parks and Recreation Department; providing for the repeal of
conflicting ordinances; providing for the severability of the provisions of this ordinance;
providing when this ordinance shall be in effect.
The full text of this ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office, Chubbuck City Offices,
5160 Yellowstone, Chubbuck, ID 83202.
I have reviewed the foregoing summary and believe it provides a true and correct
summary of Ordinance No. 7 and that the summary provides adequate notice to the
public of the contents of this ordinance.
DATED this day of 12019.
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CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, REPEALING SECTIONS
17.16.110, 17.16.130, and 17.16.150; AMENDING 17.16. 100 AND 17.16.140 OF THE
CHUBBUCK MUNICIPAL CODE EFFECTIVE JUNE 3,2019; ADOPTING
CHAPTER 17.24 "PARK IMPACT FEE" TO PROVIDE A PARK IMPACT FEE UPON
NEW DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVE JUNE 3, 2019 PROVIDING NEW
DEVELOPMENT SHALL PAY IMPACT FEES TO BE APPLIED TOWARDS PARKS,
PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SAID IMPACT FEES AND
PERIODIC ADJUSTMENT THEREOF; ADOPTING THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PLAN DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 FOR THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT; REPEALING PRIOR CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE IS EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO:
Section 1. Repeal of Certain Sections of Chapter 17.16. Effective June 3, 2019, Section
17.16.110, 17. 16.130 and 17.16.150 shall be repealed; provided however any existing
development implementing a park under this Chapter shall, at the discretion of the city, complete
the development of the park in accordance with the plans previously approved under this
Chapter.
Section 2. Amended Section 17.16. 100 and 17.16.140. Effective June 3, 2019, Section
17.16, 100 and 17.16.140 are amended to read as follows:
17.16. 100 REQUIRED: As a condition of approval of any development required to he
platted render the provisions of this title, which includes residential structures, each developer
will be required to dedicate land for park and recreational purposes to serve the immediate and
future needs of the residents of the development, or pay an Impact Fee for Parks as provided for
in Chapter 17.24.make a contribtrtion in fiett of adhaal land dedication, or a combination of both,
at the option of the city,fi. with the critcria and f6mmin set forth in section
17.16.1 f 0 through 17. i 6.226 of this ehapte . T+e dedication or contribution in fien of dedicatioshallincludetheland, curb, pffer =d sidewalk along any street frontage, turf, undcrgronTd
ntomatic spritikler irrigation systeni, and an exte' -ini- fence of six foot (6) chainiii7k and Chain
and post arotmd the exterior of the park in a eon approved by the city building
department. Eieneralir, chain and post will br, required along the street
17.16.140: CRITERIA FOR REQUIRING A CONTRIBUTION IN LIEU OF PARK
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AND RECREATION SITES: Where the development is small and resulting park and
recreational site is too small to be practical, or when the available land is otherwise
inappropriate for a park and recreational site, the developer shall pay the city the impact
fee a canh contribution in lieu of the land dedication and improvements required. A park
or recreational site smaller than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet shall be considered
too small to be practical for purposes of this section unless approved by the public works
director. The cash contribution in lieu of park and recreation land dedication shall be held
in trust by the city, , sotely for the aeqtzisitio
of park and reereation land as classified in section 17.16,110 of this chapter, whieh wil
such needs., in accordance with Chapter 17.24
Section 3. Adoption of Title 17, Chapter 28, "Park Impact Fee". The following is
adopted effective June 3, 2019:
17.24.100 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS:
The city council of the city of Chubbuck, Idaho, finds that:
A) Based on the city of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City pursuant to
Title 67, Chapter 65, Idaho Code, including, but not limited to, the capital improvements element
of the comprehensive plan, and the general governmental goal of protecting the health, safety,
and general welfare of the citizens of the city, and its Area of City hnpact, it is necessary parks
and recreation public facilities to accommodate new development within the city, and its area of
city impact.
B) New residential and nonresidential growth and development imposes and will impose
increasing and excessive demands upon the public facilities.
C) The revenues generated from new residential and nonresidential growth and
development often does not generate sufficient funds to provide the necessary levels of service
provided by these public facilities to accommodate new development.
D) New development is expected to continue, and will place ever increasing demands on
the city to provide and expand the public facilities to serve new development.
E) The city has planned for the improvement of the public facilities in the capital
improvements element of the city of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan and in the impact fee
analysis and the capital improvement plan reviewed and adopted therewith.
F) The creation of an equitable impact fee system in accordance with Title 67, Chapter
82, Idaho Code would enable the city to impose a proportionate share of the costs of needed
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improvements to the public facilities to accommodate new development, and would assist the
city in implementing the capital improvements element of the comprehensive plan.
G) In order to implement an equitable impact fee system for the public facilities, the city
retained Zions Public Finance, Inc. ("Zions") to prepare an impact fee study for these types of
facilities. The resulting document is titled:
Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis
dated September, 2018 (the "Impact Fee Study"), and recommended for approval by the Impact
Fee Advisory Committee. The studies are on file in the office of the city clerk of the city of
Chubbuck. Any reference herein to the Impact Fee Study shall be to that study.
H) The Impact Fee Study is consistent with the capital improvements element of the city
of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan, and uses the levels of service set forth in the Comprehensive
Plan for these public facilities.
Parks and recreation level of service from page 7 of the Park Impact Fee Study is 5.22 acres
per thousand population.
1) The Impact Fee Study sets forth reasonable methodologies and analyses for
determining the impacts of variolas types of new development on the public facilities, and
determines the cost of acquiring or constructing the improvements necessary to meet the
demands for such public facilities created by new development.
J) The Impact Fee Study uses a calculation methodology in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. This chapter shall not be deemed invalid because payment of an
impact fee may result in an incidental benefit to others within the service area other than the fee
payer.
K) The impact fees described in this chapter are based on the Impact Fee Study, and do
not exceed the costs of system improvements for the public facilities to serve new development
that will pay the impact fees.
L) The parks and recreation services included in the calculation of impact fees in the
Impact Fee Study will benefit all new development throughout the city, and it is therefore
appropriate to treat all areas of the city and the area of city impact as a single service area for
purposes of calculating, collecting and spending the impact fees collected.
M) There is both a rational nexus and a rough proportionality between the development
impacts created by each type of development covered by this chapter and the impact fees that
such development will be required to pay.
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N) This chapter creates a system by which impact fees paid by new development will be
used to finance, defray or to provide capital improvements for the public facilities in ways that
benefit the development for which impact fees were paid.
0) This chapter creates a system under which impact fees shall not be used to correct
existing deficiencies in public facilities, or to replace or rehabilitate existing public facilities, or
to pay for routine operation or maintenance of those public facilities.
P) This chapter creates a system under which there shall be no double payment of impact
fees, in accordance with Idaho Code § 67-8204(19).
Q) This chapter is consistent with all applicable provisions of title 67, chapter 82, Idaho
Code, concerning impact fee ordinances.
17.24.200: AUTHORITY, APPLICABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
A) This chapter is enacted pursuant to the city's general police powers pursuant to the
authority granted to the city by title 50, Idaho Code, and pursuant to the authority granted to the
city by § 67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code.
B) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all of the territory within the Iimits of the
city and to any unincorporated areas of the city within the city's area of city impact where the city
has executed an intergovernmental agreement with Bannock County for purposes of collection or
expenditure of impact fees pursuant to § 67-8204A, Idaho Code, and other applicable laws of the
state of Idaho.
C) This chapter is effective June 3, 2019 ("Effective Date"), which effective date is more
than thirty (30) days subsequent to the passage, approval and publication, according to law, of the
ordinance codified herein, which adopted the provisions hereof.
D) Applications for building permits received by the city prior to the effective date
hereof, or amendments hereto, adopting impact fees or amending or adopting any methodology
by which impact fees are calculated, will be exempt from that portion of this chapter, or
amendment enacted after such building permit application, if a valid building permit has been
issued or construction has commenced prior to the effective date hereof, or amendment. For
building permits that expire or are revoked after the effective date hereof, the fee payer shall be
entitled to a refund of previously paid fees as provided herein, provided that in the case of
reapplication for building permit, the impact fee in effect at that time shall be paid.
E) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, development requirements for system
improvements shall be imposed by the city only by way of impact fees imposed pursuant to and
in accordance with § 67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code, and this chapter.
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17.24.300: INTENT:
A) The intent of this chapter is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the
residents of the city and its area of city impact.
B) The intent of this chapter is to be consistent with those principles for allocating a fair
share of the cost of capital improvements to public facilities to serve new development in
compliance with the provisions set forth in § 67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code. The provisions of this
chapter shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the provisions set forth in
67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code.
C) The intent of this chapter is that impact fees should be charged, collected, and
expended for parks and recreation capital improvements to increase the service capacity of such
categories of public facilities, which capital improvements are included in approved capital
improvements plans that list the capital improvements that may be funded with impact fees.
D) The intent of this chapter is to ensure that:
1. public facilities are available to serve new development;
2. new development bears a proportionate share of the cost of parks and recreation
capital improvements to such public facilities;
3. such proportionate share does not exceed the cost of the capital improvements to
such public facilities required to serve new development; and
4. the funds collected from new development are used for capital improvements for
public facilities that benefit new development.
E) It is not the intent of this chapter to collect any monies from new development in
excess of the actual amount necessary to offset new demands for capital improvements to public
facilities created by such new development.
F) It is not the intent of this chapter that the impact fees be used to remedy any
deficiency in parks and recreation capital improvements existing on the effective date hereof, or
ever be used to replace, rehabilitate, maintain and/or operate any public facilities.
G) It is not the intent of this chapter that any monies collected from an impact fee
deposited in an impact fee fund ever be commingled with monies from a different fund, or ever
be used for capital improvements that are different from those for which the impact fee was paid.
H) It is not the intent of this chapter that impact fees be used for:
Construction, acquisition or expansion of public facilities other than capital
improvements identified in the capital improvements plan.
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Repair, operation or maintenance of existing or new capital improvements.
Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
serve existing development in order to meet stricter safety, efficiency,
environmental or regulatory standards.
4. Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
serve existing development to provide better service to existing development.
Administrative and operating costs of the city unless such costs are
attributable to development of the capital improvements plan used to
determine impact fees by a surcharge imposed by ordinance on the collection
of an impact fee, which surcharge shall not exceed a development's
proportionate share of the cost of preparing the capital improvements plan.
6. Principal payments and interest or other finance charges on bonds or other
indebtedness except financial obligations issued by or on behalf of the city to
finance capital improvements identified in the capital improvements plan.
17.24.400: DEFINITIONS:
401. APPROPRIATE: To legally obligate by contract or otherwise commit to use by
appropriation or other official act of a governmental entity.
402. BUILDING PERMIT: An official document or certificate by that name issued by
the city authorizing the construction or siting of any building.
403. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS: Improvements with a useful life of ten (10) years or
more, by new construction or other action, which increase the service capacity of a public
facility.
404. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT: A component of a comprehensive plan
adopted pursuant to chapter 65, title 67, Idaho Code, which component meets the requirements of
a capital improvements plan pursuant to this chapter.
405. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN: A plan adopted pursuant to this chapter that
identifies capital improvements for which impact fees may be used as a funding source.
406. CITY: The city of Chubbuck, Idaho.
407, CITY COUNCIL: The legislative body of the city of Chubbuck, Idaho.
408. DEVELOPER: Any person or legal entity undertaking development, including a
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party that undertakes the subdivision of property pursuant to §s 50-1301 through 50-1334, Idaho
Code and this title.
409. DEVELOPMENT: Any construction or installation of a building or structure, or
any change in use of a building or structure, or any change in the use, character or appearance of
land, which creates additional demand and need for public facilities or the subdivision of
property that would permit any change in the use, character or appearance of land. As used in this
chapter, "development" shall not include activities that would otherwise be subject to payment of
the development impact fee if such activities are undertaken by a taxing district, as defined in §
63.201, Idaho Code, in the course of carrying out the taxing district's public responsibilities,
unless the adopted impact fee ordinance expressly includes taxing districts as being subject to
development impact fees.
410. DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL: Any written authorization from a governmental
entity which authorizes the commencement of a development.
411. DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE: See definition of Impact Fee.
412. DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENT: A requirement attached to a development
approval or other governmental action approving or authorizing a particular development
including, without limitation, a rezoning, which development requirement compels the payment,
dedication or contribution of goods, services, land and/or money as a condition of approval.
413. DWELLING UNIT: A building or portion of a building designed for or whose
primary purpose is for residential occupancy, and which consists of one or more rooms which are
arranged, designed or used as living and/or sleeping quarters for one or more persons. Dwelling
unit includes a multi -family building, a mobile home, a manufactured home, a modular building
and/or a motel/hotel/rooming house.
414. EXTRAORDINARY COSTS: Those costs incurred as a result of extraordinary
impact.
415. EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT: An impact which is reasonably determined by the
city to: result in the need for system improvements, the cost of which will significantly exceed
the sum of the impact fees to be generated from the project; or the sum agreed to be paid
pursuant to a development agreement as allowed by § 67-8214(2), Idaho Code, or result in the
need for system improvements that are not identified in the capital improvements plan.
416. FEE ADMINISTRATOR: The Public Works Director or the Director's desgnee.
417. FEE PAYER: A person who pays or is required to pay an impact fee or the fee
payer's successor in interest.
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418. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY: Any unit of local govermnent that is empowered by
67-8201 et seq., Idaho Code, to adopt an impact fee ordinance.
419. IMPACT FEE: A payment of money imposed as a condition of development
approval to pay for a proportionate share of the cost of system improvements needed to serve
development. The term does not include a charge or fee to pay the administrative, plan review or
inspection costs associated with permits required for development; connection or hookup
charges; availability charges for drainage, sewer, water, or transportation charges for services
provided directly to the development; or amounts collected from a developer in a transaction in
which the city has incurred expenses in constructing capital improvements for the development if
the owner or developer has agreed to be financially responsible for the construction or
installation of the capital improvements, unless a written agreement is made pursuant to §
67-8209(3), Idaho Code, for credit or reimbursement.
420. IMPACT FEE STUDY: The document entitled Parks and Recreation Capital
Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis dated September, 2018, prepared by Zions Public
Finance for the city.
421. LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS: A description of the service area and projections of
land uses, densities, intensities, and population in the service area over at least a twenty (20) year
period.
422. LEVEL OF SERVICE: A measure of the relationship between service capacity and
service demand for public facilities.
423. MANUFACTURED HOME: A structure, constructed according to HUD/FHA
mobile home construction and safety standards, transportable in one or more sections, which, in
the traveling mode, is eight feet (8') or more in width or is forty (40) body feet or more in length,
or when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on
a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent
foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air
conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein, except that such term shall include any
structure which meets all the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and
with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary
of housing and urban development and complies with the standards established under 42 USC
5401 et seq. The definition in this chapter of a Manufactured Horne shall have no application to
the definition of a Production Building in Title 18.
423. MODULAR BUILDING: Is defined in § 39-4301, Idaho Code, and means any
building or building component, other than a manufactured or mobile home, which is of closed
construction and is either entirely or substantially prefabricated or assembled at a place other than
the building site. § 67-8203(19), Idaho Code.
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424. MULTI -FAMILY: A building or portion thereof, containing two (2) or more
dwelling units, excluding attached single-family townhouse units located on individual lots.
425. OWNER: The person holding legal title to real property, including the local, state
or federal government or any subdivision thereof
426. PERSON: An individual, corporation, governmental agency, business trust, estate,
partnership, association, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other
entity.
427. PRESENT VALUE: The total current monetary value of past, present or future
payments, contributions or dedications of goods, services, materials, construction or money.
428. PROJECT: A particular development on an identified parcel of land.
429. PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS: Site improvements and facilities that are planned
and designed to provide service for a project and that are necessary for the use and convenience
of the occupants or users of the project.
430. PROPORTIONATE SHARE: That portion of the cost of system improvements
determined pursuant to § 67-8207, Idaho Code, and this title, which reasonably relates to the
service demands and needs for public facilities of a project.
431. PUBLIC FACILITY:
A) Water supply production, treatment, storage and distribution facilities;
B) Wastewater collection, treatment and disposal facilities;
C) Roads, streets and bridges, including rights of way, traffic signals, landscaping
and any local components of state or federal highways;
D) Stormwater collection, retention, detention, treatment and disposal facilities,
flood control facilities, and bank and shore protection and enhancement improvements;
E) Parks, open space and recreation areas, and related capital improvements; and
F) Public safety facilities, including law enforcement, emergency services,
emergency medical and rescue and street lighting facilities.
432. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: A vehicular type unit primarily designed as
temporary quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, which either has its own motive
power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle.
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433. SERVICE AREA: Any defined geographic area identified by a governmental entity
or by intergovernmental agreement in which specific public facilities provide service to
development within the area defined, on the basis of sound planning or engineering principles or
both.
434. SERVICE UNIT: A standardized measure of consumption, use, generation or
discharge attributable to an individual unit of development calculated in accordance with
generally accepted engineering or planning standards for a particular category of capital
improvements.
435. SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST: A person who gains legal title in real property for
which an impact fee is paid or a credit is approved pursuant to the terms of this chapter.
436. SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT COSTS: Costs incurred for construction or
reconstruction of system improvements, including design, acquisition, engineering and other
costs attributable thereto, and also including, without limitation, the type of costs described in §
50-1702(h), Idaho Code, to provide additional public facilities needed to serve new development.
For clarification, system improvement costs do not include:
A) Construction, acquisition or expansion of public facilities other than capital
improvements identified in the capital improvements plan;
B) Repair, operation or maintenance of existing or new capital improvements;
C) Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
serve existing developments in order to meet stricter safety, efficiency, environmental or
regulatory standards;
D) Upgrading, updating, expanding or replacing existing capital improvements to
provide better service to existing development;
E) Administrative and operating costs of the governmental entity unless such costs
are attributable to development of the capital improvements plan, as provided in § 67-8208,
Idaho Code; or
F) Principal payments and interest or other finance charges on bonds or other
indebtedness except financial obligations issued by or on behalf of the governmental entity to
finance capital improvements identified in the capital improvements plan.
437. SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS: In contrast to project improvements, means
capital improvements to public facilities that are designed to provide service to a service area
including, without limitation., the type of improvements the city has the authority to make as
described in § 50-1703, Idaho Code
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17.24.500. IMPOSITION AND COMPUTATION OF IMPACT FEES.
A) Any application for a building permit enabling the construction, and in the case of
construction that does not require a building permit, any building that takes place on or after the
effective date hereof shall be subject to the imposition of impact fees in the manner and amount
set forth in this chapter. The methodology adopted for the purpose of determining parks and
recreation impact fees shall be based upon the assumptions set forth in the Impact Fee Study for
that service.
B) Impact fees shall be required as a condition of approval of all residential and
nonresidential development in the service area for which a building permit is required and shall
be payable prior to the issuance of any building permit (or installation permit in the case of a
manufactured home) for a dwelling unit or a nonresidential building. Except as otherwise
provided herein, after the effective date hereof, no building permit shall be issued until the
impact fees described in this chapter have been paid, unless the development for which the
permit is sought is exempted by § 17.24.800 of this chapter or approved credits are used to cover
the impact fee, as set forth in § 17.24.900 of this chapter. The fee administrator shall have the
authority to withhold a building permit, stop construction, withhold utility services or impose
liens as the case may be, until the appropriate impact fee has been collected.
C) After payment of the development impact fees or execution of an agreement for
payment of development impact fees, additional development impact fees or increases in fees
may not be assessed unless the number of service units increases or the scope or schedule of the
development changes. In the event of an increase in the number of service units or schedule of
the development changes, the additional development impact fees to be imposed are limited to
the amount attributable to the additional service units or change in scope of the development.
D) A fee payer required by this chapter to pay an impact fee may choose to have the
amount of such impact fee determined pursuant to either the fee schedule (whereupon such
payment shall be recognized as full and complete payment of the development's proportionate
share of system improvement costs, except as provided in Idaho Code § 67-8214(3)) or
subsections (E) through (G) of this section. If the fee payer chooses to have the amount of such
impact fee determined pursuant to subsections (E) through (G) of this section, such impact fee
shall be subject to the adjustment described in section 17.24.900 of this chapter, if applicable. If
the project is a mix of those uses listed on the fee schedule, then the impact fees shall be
determined by adding up the impact fees that would be payable for each use as if it were a
freestanding use pursuant to the fee schedule.
E) Individual assessment of impact fees is permitted in situations where the fee payer can
demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the established impact fee is inappropriate for
the project. Written application for individual assessment shall be made to the fee administrator
at any time prior to receiving building permit(s). Late applications for individual assessment of
impact fees may be considered for a period of sixty (60) days after the receipt of a building
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permit only if the fee payer makes a showing that the facts supporting such application were not
known or discoverable prior to receipt of a building permit and that undue hardship would result
if said application is not considered. Such independent impact fee calculation study for the fee
payer's development shall be prepared at the fee payer's cost by a qualified professional and
contain studies, data and other relevant information and be submitted to the fee administrator for
review. Any such study shall be based on the same methodology and the same level of service
standards, improvements and costs used in the Impact Fee Study, and must document the
methodologies and assumptions used. The city may hire a professional consultant to review any
independent impact fee calculation study on behalf of the city, and may charge the reasonable
costs of such review to the fee payer.
F) Any independent impact fee calculation study submitted by a fee payer may be
accepted, rejected or accepted with modifications by the city as the basis for calculating impact
fees. The city shall not be required to accept any study or documentation the city reasonably
deems to be inaccurate or unreliable, and shall have the authority to request that the fee payer
submit additional or different documentation for consideration in connection with review of any
independent impact fee calculation. If such additional or different documentation is accepted or
accepted with modifications as a more accurate measure of the impact fees due in connection
with fee payer's proposed development than the applicable impact fees set forth in the fee
schedule, then the impact fee due under this chapter shall be calculated according to such
documentation.
G) The fee administrator shall render a written decision establishing the impact fees in
connection with the individual assessment within thirty (30) days of the date a complete
application is submitted. The decision shall include an explanation of the calculation of the
impact fees, shall specify the system improvement(s) for which the impact fees are intended to be
used, and shall include an explanation of the following factors considered:
1. Any appropriate credit, offset or contribution of money, dedication of land, or
construction of system improvements;
2. Payments reasonably anticipated to be made by or as a result of a new development in
the form of user fees and debt service payments;
3. That portion of general tax and other revenues allocated by the jurisdiction to system
improvements;
4. All other available sources of fiunding such system improvements;
The cost of existing system improvements within the service area;
6. The means by which existing system improvements have been financed;
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7. The extent to which the new development will contribute to the cost of system
improvements through taxation, assessment, or developer or landowner contributions,
or has previously contributed to the cost of system improvements through developer
or landowner contributions;
8. The extent to which the new development is required to contribute to the cost of
existing system improvements in the future;
9. The extent to which the new development should be credited for providing system
improvements, without charge to other properties within the service area;
10. Extraordinary costs, if any, incurred in serving the new development;
11. The time and price differential inherent in a fair comparison of impact fees paid at
different times; and
12. The availability of other sources of funding system improvements including, but not
limited to, user charges, general tax levies, intergovernmental transfers, and special
taxation. The city shall develop a plan for alternative sources of revenue.
H) Certification of the impact fee for a project maybe applied for in the following
manner:
Written application may be made to the fee administrator not later than sixty (60) days
after development approval by the city council. Late applications for certification of
the impact fee will not be considered unless the fee payer makes a showing that the
facts supporting such application were not known or discoverable until after the time
had run and that undue hardship would result if said application is not considered.
2. The fee administrator shall provide the fee payer with a written impact fee
certification for the project within thirty (30) days of the date a complete application
is submitted. The certification provided by the fee administrator shall establish the
impact fee for the project in question so long as there is no material change to the
project as identified in the certification application or the impact fee schedule. The
certification shall include an explanation of the calculation of the impact fees, shall
specify the system improvement(s) for which the impact fees are intended to be used,
and shall include an explanation of the factors considered, which factors are identified
in subsection (G) of this section.
1) Appeals of the fee administrator's determination of an individual assessment or
certification shall be made to the city as provided fiirther in this chapter.
J) The city recognizes that there may be circumstances where the anticipated fiscal
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impacts of a proposed development are of such magnitude that the city may be unable to
accommodate the development without excessive or unscheduled public expenditures that
exceed the amount of the anticipated impact fees from such development. If the city determines
that a proposed development would create such an extraordinary impact on the city's parks and
recreation department and facilities, the city may refuse to approve the proposed development. In
the alternative, the city may calculate a pro rata share per dwelling unit, or square feet of
nonresidential buildings, of the extraordinary impact and charge a reasonable extraordinary
impact fee that is greater than would ordinarily be charged.
K) If the city discovers an error in its impact fee formula that results in assessment or
payment of more than a proportionate share, the city shall, at the time of assessment on a case by
case basis, adjust the impact fee to collect no more than a proportionate share or discontinue the
collection of any impact fees until the error is corrected by ordinance.
17.24. 600: PAYMENT OF IMPACT FEES:
A) After the effective date hereof all fee payers shall pay the impact fees as provided by
this chapter to the fee administrator following application for a building permit and prior to the
issuance of any building permit for a dwelling unit, or nonresidential building.
B) All impact fees paid by a fee payer pursuant to this chapter shall be promptly
deposited in the impact fee fund described in section 17.24.700 of this chapter.
C) If a fee payer fails to pay the impact fee when required and due, the city may
1) Charge interest on the amount of the fee from the due date until the date paid
at the rate provided in Idaho Code § 28-22-104;
2) Withhold of the building permit or other governmental approval until the
development impact fee is paid;
3) Withhold the providing of utility services until the development impact fee is
paid; and/or
4) Impose and file a lien against the property subject to the impact fee following
procedures contained in chapter 5, title 45, Idaho Code.
17.24.700: R PACT FEE FUNDS; REFUNDS OF FVIPACT FEES PAID:
A) There is hereby established a parks and recreation impact fee fund into which shall
be deposited all parks and recreation impact fees for the purpose of ensuring parks and recreation
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impact fees collected pursuant hereto are designated for the accommodation of parks and
recreation capital improvements reasonably necessary to serve new development that paid the
impact fee.
B) The fund shall be an interest bearing account which shall be accounted for separately
from other impact fee funds and from other city funds. Any interest or other income earned on
monies deposited in a fund shall be credited to such fund. Expenditures of impact fees shall be
made only for the category of system improvements for which the impact fees were collected and
as identified in the capital improvements plan.
C) Except as otherwise provided herein, monies from the fund, including any accrued
interest, shall be limited to the financing of acquisition, expansion, and/or improvement of
capital improvements, or for principal and interest payments on bonds or other borrowed
revenues used to acquire, expand or improve such capital improvements, necessary to serve new
development. Impact fees in each fund shall be spent within eight (8) years frorn the date such
impact fees were collected on a first in/first out (FIFO) basis. The city may hold the impact fees
longer than the prescribed time period if the city identifies, in writing: 1) a reasonable cause why
the impact fees should be held longer; and 2) an anticipated date by which the impact fees will be
expended but in no event longer than eleven (11) years from the date the impact fees were
collected.
D) The fee administrator shall prepare annual reports to be provided to the advisory
committee and the city council, which reports shall: 1) describe the amount of all impact fees
collected, appropriated or spent for system improvements during the preceding year, as
applicable, by category of public facility and service area; and 2) describe the percentage of tax
and revenues other than impact fees collected, appropriated or spent for system improvements
during the preceding year, as applicable, by category of public facility and service area.
E) Funds shall be deemed expended when payment of such funds has been approved by
the city. The fee payer or successor in interest shall be entitled to a refund of the impact fee if: 1)
service is available but never provided; 2) a building permit or permit for installation of a
manufactured home is revoked or abandoned; 3) the city, after collecting the impact fee when
service is not available, has failed to appropriate and expend the collected impact fees; or 4) the
fee payer pays an impact fee under protest and a subsequent review of the impact fee paid or the
completion of an individual assessment determines that the impact fee paid exceeded the
proportionate share to which the city was entitled to receive.
F) When the right to a refund exists, within ninety (90) days after the city determines
that a refund is due, the city shall provide written notice of entitlement to a refund, to the owner
of record and the fee payer who paid the impact fees at the address shown on the application for
development approval, or to a successor in interest who has notified the city of a transfer of the
right or entitlement to a refund and who has provided to the city a mailing address. When the
right to a refund exists, the city shall also publish the notice of entitlement to a refund within
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thirty (30) days after the expiration of the eight (8) year period after the date that the impact fees
were collected. Such published notice shall contain the heading "Notice of Entitlement to Impact
Fee Refiuid".
G) A refund shall include interest at one-half ('/z) the legal rate provided for in
28-22-104, Idaho Code, from the date on which the impact fee was originally paid.
H) In order to be eligible for a refund, a fee payer, successor in interest or owner of
record shall file a written application for a refund with the fee administrator within six (6)
months of the time such refund becomes payable under this Chapter, or within six (6) months of
publication of the notice of entitlement to a refund, whichever is later. If a successor in interest
claims a refund of impact fees, the fee administrator may require written documentation that such
rights have been transferred to the claimant prior to issuing the requested refund. Refunds shall
be paid within sixty (60) days after the date on which the fee administrator determines that a
sufficient proof of claim for a refund has been made.
I) Any person entitled to a refund shall have standing to sue for a reftind under the
provisions of this chapter if there has not been a timely payment of a refund as provided herein.
17.24.800: EXEMPTIONS FROM IMPACT FEES:
A) The following types of land development shall be exempted from payment of the
impact fees imposed by this chapter:
Rebuilding the same amount of square feet of a dwelling unit or nonresidential
structure that was destroyed by fire or other catastrophe, provided that the structure is
rebuilt and ready for occupancy within two (2) years of its destruction.
2. Construction of an unoccupied, detached accessory structure, or addition of uses
related to a dwelling unit unless it can be clearly demonstrated that the use creates a
significant impact on the capacity of system improvements.
3. Remodeling or repairing a dwelling unit or a nonresidential structure in a manner that
does not increase the number of service units.
4. Replacing a dwelling unit with another dwelling unit on the same lot, provided that
the number of service units does not increase.
5. Placing a temporary construction trailer or office on a lot.
6. Constructing an addition on a residential structure which does not increase the
number of service units.
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7. Adding uses that are typically accessory to residential uses, such as tennis courts or
clubhouse, unless it can be clearly demonstrated that the use creates a significant
impact on the capacity of system improvements.
B) An impact fee will be assessed for installation of a modular building, manufactured
home or recreational vehicle unless the fee payer can demonstrate by documentation such as
utility bills and tax records, either: 1) that a modular building, manufactured home or recreational
vehicle was legally in place on the lot or space prior to the effective date hereof; or 2) that an
impact fee has been paid previously for the installation of a modular building, manufactured
home or recreational vehicle on that same lot or space. Lawful storage of a recreational vehicle
shall not be deemed installation for purposes of this chapter.
17.24.900: CREDITS; REIMBURSEMENTS:
A) No fee payer shall be required to construct, fund or contribute any capital
improvement to meet the same need for parks and recreation improvements for which an impact
fee is imposed. All system improvements constructed, funded or contributed over and above the
proportionate share of system improvement costs, including such system improvements paid for
pursuant to a local improvement district, shall result in either a credit on future impact fees or
reimbursement (at the fee payer's option) for such excess construction, funding or contribution to
be paid from impact fees paid by fature development that benefits from such system
improvements constructed, funded or contributed by the fee payer. However, no credit or
reimbursement shall be provided for: 1) project improvements; 2) any construction, funding or
contribution not agreed to in writing by the city prior to commencement of such construction,
funding or contribution; and 3) any construction, funding or contribution of a type of capital
improvements not included in the calculation of the applicable impact fee.
B) In the calculation of impact fees for a project pursuant to subsections 17.24.500 (E)
through (G) of this chapter, credit shall be given for the present value of all tax and user fee
revenue generated by the fee payer within the service area and used by the city for system
improvements of the category for which the impact fee is being collected. If the amount of such
credit exceeds the impact fee for a project, the fee payer shall receive a credit on future impact
fees. The credit may be applied by the fee payer as an offset against future impact fees only in the
service area where the credit was generated.
C) In the calculation of impact fees for a project, credit or reimbursement (at the fee
payer's option) shall be given for the present value of any construction of system improvements
or contribution of land or money required by the city from the developer for system
improvements of the category for which the impact fee is being collected, including system
improvements paid for through local improvement district assessments.
D) If credit or reimbursement is due to the fee payer, the city and fee payer shall enter
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into a written agreement, negotiated in good faith, prior to the construction, funding or
contribution. The written agreement shall include, without limitation: a description of the
constriction, fiunding or contribution of system improvements including, in the case of real
property, a legal description of the real property; description as to how the system improvements
are to be valued; the amount of the credit or the amount, time and form of reimbursement;
instructions as to how the capital improvements should be provided to the city to ensure full
transfer of ownership; and the circumstances under which the credit or reimbursement is deemed
effective. To assist in such reimbursement, the city shall continue to collect impact fees from
other developers whose proposed developments will benefit from such construction, funding or
contribution, and will promptly transfer such funds to the fee payer. If a successor in interest
claims a reimbursement or credit, the fee administrator may require written documentation that
such rights have been conveyed to the claimant prior to issuing the requested reimbursement or
credit.
E) Approved credits may be used to reduce the amount of impact fees of the category for
which the impact fee is being collected in connection with any new development until the
amount of the credit is exhausted. Each time a request to use approved credits is presented to the
city, the city shall reduce the amount of the applicable impact fee otherwise due from the fee
payer and shall note in the city records the amount of credit remaining, if any. Upon request of
the fee payer, the city shall issue a letter stating the amount of credit available. If the credit has
not been exhausted within eight (8) years of the date of issuance of the first building permit for
which an impact fee was due and payable, or within such other time period as may be designated
in writing by the city, such credit shall lapse, unless a refund of the remaining credit is applied
for as set forth in subsection 17.24.700 (J) of this chapter.
F) Approved credits or reimbursement shall only be used to reduce the amount of the
impact fee of the category for which the impact fee is otherwise due, and shall not be paid to the
fee payer in cash or in credits against any other monies due from the fee payer to the city.
G) Credit for land dedications shall, at the fee payer's option, be valued at: 1) one
hundred percent (100%) of the most recent assessed value for such land as shown in the records
of the Bannock County assessor; or 2) fair market value established by a private appraiser
reasonably acceptable to the city in an appraisal paid for by the fee payer. Credit for contribution
or construction of system improvements shall be valued by the city based on complete
engineering drawings, specifications, and construction cost estimates submitted by the fee payer
to the city, which estimates shall be revised as actual costs become available. The city shall
determine the amount of credit due based on the information submitted, or, if the city determines
that such information is inaccurate or unreliable, then on alternative engineering or construction
costs reasonably acceptable to the city as a more accurate measure of the value of the offered
system improvements to the city.
H) Approved credits for land dedications shall become effective when the land has been
conveyed to the city in a form reasonably acceptable to the city at no cost to the city, and has
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been accepted by the city. Approved credits for contribution or construction of system
improvements shall generally become effective when: 1) all required construction has been
completed and has been accepted by the city; and 2) all design, construction, inspection, testing,
bonding, and acceptance procedures have been completed in compliance with all applicable
requirements of the city. Approved credits for the construction of system improvements may
become effective at an earlier date if the fee payer posts security in the form of a performance
bond, irrevocable letter of credit or escrow agreement in the amount and under terms reasonably
acceptable to the city.
1) Credit may only be transferred by a fee payer that has received credit to such fee
payer's successor in interest. The credit may be used only to offset impact fees for the same
category for which the credit was issued. Credits shall be transferred by any written instrument
clearly identifying which credits are being transferred, the dollar amount of the credit being
transferred, and the system improvements for which the credit was issued. The instrument of
transfer shall be signed by both the transferor and transferee, and a copy of the document shall be
delivered to the fee administrator for documentation of the transfer before the transfer shall be
deemed effective.
17.24.1000: APPEALS:
The decisions of the fee administrator maybe appealed as provided below:
A) Any fee payer who is or may be obligated to pay an impact fee, may appeal a decision
made by the fee administrator in applying this chapter to the city council. Such decisions that
may be appealed include:
1. The applicability of an impact fee to the development.
2. The amount of an impact fee to be paid for the development.
3. The availability, amount or application of any credit.
4. The amount of any refund, reimbursement or credit.
5. Any discretionary action or inaction by or on behalf of the city.
A fee payer may pay an impact fee under protest in order to obtain a development approval or
building permit(s) and, by paying such impact fee, shall not be estopped from exercising the right
of appeal provided herein, nor shall the fee payer be estopped from receiving a refund of any
amount deemed to have been illegally collected. Upon final disposition of an appeal, the impact
fee shall be adjusted in accordance with the decision rendered and, if necessary, a refund paid.
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B) h1 order to pursue an appeal, the fee payer shall file a written notice of appeal with the
city clerk with a copy to the fee administrator within fifteen (15) days after the date of the
decision being appealed, or the date on which the fee payer submitted a payment of impact fees
under protest, whichever is later. Such written application shall include a statement describing
why the appellant believes that the decision was in error, together with copies of any documents
that the appellant believes supports the claim.
C) The city clerk shall notify the fee payer of the hearing date on the appeal, which
notice shall be given no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearing, and shall hear
the appeal within thirty (30) days after receipt of a written notice of appeal. The appellant shall
have a right to be present and to present evidence in support of the appeal. The fee administrator
shall likewise have the right to be present and to present evidence in support of the decision. The
burden of proof in any such hearing shall be on the fee payer to demonstrate that the amount of
the impact fee, credit, reimbursement or refund was not properly calculated by the city.
D) The criteria to be used by the city council in evaluating the appeal shall be whether:
1 } the decision or interpretation made by the fee administrator; or
2) the alternative decision or interpretation offered by the appellant, more accurately
reflects the intent of this chapter that new development in the city pay its
proportionate share of the costs of system improvements for public facilities
necessary to serve new development.
The city council may affirm, reject or revise the decision of the fee administrator, providing
written findings of fact and conclusions, within fifteen (15) days after hearing the appeal. The
city council shall modify the amount of the impact fee, credit, refund or reimbursement only if
there is substantial evidence in the record that the fee administrator erred, based upon the
methodologies contained in the Impact Fee Study, this chapter and/or the capital improvements
plan. The decision of the city council shall be final.
E) Upon voluntary agreement by the fee payer and the city, the fee payer and the city
may enter into mediation with a qualified independent party to address a disagreement related to
the impact fee for proposed development. Costs for the independent mediation service shall be
shared equally by the fee payer and the city. Mediation may take place at any time during an
appeals process and participation in mediation does not preclude the fee payer from pursuing
other remedies.
17.24.1100: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS:
A) As used in this chapter, masculine, feminine or neuter gender and the singular or
plural number shall each be deemed to include the others wherever and whenever the context so
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dictates; the word shall, will or must is always mandatory; the word may is permissive; and the
word should indicates that which is recommended, but not required.
B) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create any additional right to develop
real property or diminish the power of the city in regulating the orderly development of real
property.
C) Nothing in this chapter shall limit or modify the rights of any person to complete any
development for which a lawfiil building permit was issued prior to the effective date hereof.
D) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the city from requiring a developer to construct
reasonable project improvements in conjunction with a project.
E) Nothing in this chapter shall limit the ability of the city to enter into inter-
governmental agreements as provided in § 67-8204A, Idaho Code.
F) Nothing in this chapter shall obligate the city to approve any development request that
may reasonably be expected to reduce levels of service below minimum acceptable levels
established in the development Impact Fee Study.
G) Nothing in this chapter shall obligate the city to approve development which results
in extraordinary impact.
H) Notwithstanding any agreement by the fee payer to pay the proportionate share of
system improvement costs documented by the supplemental study, nothing in this chapter shall
obligate the city to approve development that results in an extraordinary impact.
1) Nothing in this chapter shall work to limit the use by the city of the power of eminent
domain or supersede or conflict with requirements or procedures authorized in the Idaho Code
for local improvement districts or general obligation bond issues.
J) A development impact fee shall not exceed a proportionate share of the cost of system
improvements determined in accordance with § 67-8207, Idaho Code. Development impact fees
shall be based on actual system improvement costs or reasonable estimates of such costs.
K) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit private agreements
between developers, the city, the Idaho transportation department, and/or other governmental
entities in regard to the construction or installation of system improvements or providing for
credits or reimbursements for system improvement costs incurred by a developer or fee payer,
including interproject transfers of credits, or providing for reimbursement for project
improvements that are used or shared by more than one development project. If it can be shown
that a proposed development has a direct impact on a public facility under the jurisdiction of the
Idaho transportation department, then the agreement shall include a provision for the allocation
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of development impact fees collected from the developer or fee payer for the improvement of the
public facility by the Idaho transportation department.
L) Nothing in this chapter shall restrict or diminish the power of the city: 1) to impose
reasonable conditions on the annexation of any property to the city in accordance with Idaho
Code, including conditions for recovery of project or system improvement costs required as a
result of such voluntary annexation, or 2) to negotiate and execute development agreements that
may impose additional conditions on development, including the recovery of project or system
improvement costs, either in connection with a proposed annexation or in connection with any
other development within the city.
M) The impact fees described in this chapter, and the administrative procedures of this
chapter shall be reviewed at least once every five (5) years to ensure that:
1) the demand and cost assumptions and other assumptions underlying such impact
fees are still valid;
2) the resulting impact fees do not exceed the actual costs of providing parks and
recreation system improvements required to serve new development;
3) the monies collected in any impact fee fund have been and are expected to be
spent for system improvements of the type for which such impact fees were paid;
and
4) such system improvements will benefit those developments for which the impact
fees were paid.
N) Violation of this chapter shall be subject to those remedies provided in this code.
Knowingly furnishing false information to any official of the city charged with the administration
of this chapter on any matter relating to the administration of this chapter including, without
limitation, the furnishing of false information regarding the expected size or use of a proposed
development, shall be a violation of this chapter.
0) The captions used in this chapter are for convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation of any portion of the text of this chapter.
P) The capital improvement plans for Parks and Recreation as set forth in the Parks and
Recreation Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis dated September, 2018 is hereby
adopted and accepted as the capital improvement plan for the Parks and Recreation Department.
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17.24.1200: FEE SCHEDULE:
This fee schedule shall be in effect June 3, 2019. Except for such impact fee as may be
calculated, paid and accepted pursuant to an independent impact fee calculation study, the
amount of each impact fee shall be as follows:
Parks and Recreation Impact Fee per Household:
Single Family Residential
Multi Family Residential
2,355
2,195
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the implementation of the fee shall be phased in as follows:
Effective June 3, 2019:
Single Family Residential $ 1,800
Multi Family Residential $ 1,678
Effective April 1, 2020
Single Family Residential $ 1,985
Multi Family Residential $ 1,851
Effective April 1, 2021
Single Family Residential $ 2,170
Multi Family Residential $ 2,023
Effective April 1, 2022
Single Family Residential $ 2,355
Multi Family Residential $ 2,195
On January 1, 2020, and on January 1 of each year thereafter in which an impact fee is in
effect, the amount of the impact fee shall be automatically adjusted to account for inflation
increases in the cost of providing parks and recreation facilities to serve new development
utilizing the municipal cost index as published by "American Cities And County Magazine".
Nothing herein shall prevent the city from electing to maintain a then existing parks and
recreation impact fee or from electing to waive the inflation adjustment for any given fiscal year,
or years. Any such action to determine an inflation factor shall be by city council resolution.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 1. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. The provisions of any Ordinance of the
City and any provision of the Municipal Code which are in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 2. Severability. The sections of this ordinance are severable. The invalidity of
a section shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections.
Section 3. Effective Date. The rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate
days, one of which shall be a reading in full, is dispensed with, and this Ordinance shall
become effective upon its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY
5fi
OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, this day of MA v , 2019.
Kevin B. England,6yR
ATTEST:
40wers, CITY CLERK
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 7 I )
An ordinance of the City of Chubbuck, a municipal corporation of the state of Idaho;
repealing sections 17.16.110, 17. 16.130, and 17.16.150 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code;
amending 17.16. 100 and 17.16.140 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code effective June 3, 2019;
adopting Chapter 17.24 "Park Impact Fee" to provide a Park Impact Fee upon new residential
and multi -family development effective June 3, 2019; providing new development shall pay
impact fees to be applied towards parks; providing for the administration of said impact fees and
periodic adjustment thereof; providing for the fee to be phased in over four years with the full
fee being implemented effective April 1, 2022; adopting the Capital Improvements Plan dated
September 1, 2018 for the Parks and Recreation Department; providing for the repeal of
conflicting ordinances; providing for the severability of the provisions of this ordinance;
providing when this ordinance shall be in effect.
The full text of this ordinance is available at the City Clerk's Office, Chubbuck City Offices,
5160 Yellowstone, Chubbuck, ID 83202.
I have reviewed the foregoing summary and believe it provides a true and correct
summary of Ordinance No. 7 and that the summary provides adequate notice to the
public of the contents of this ordinance.
DATED this day of 12019.
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City of Chubbuck
Police
Capital Improvement Plan and
Impact Fee Analysis
September 2018
1
City of Chubbuck Police Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis
Contents
Section I: Introduction to the Police Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis ........................................... 2
Project Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
Impact Fee Service Area ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Population and Police Call Data ................................................................................................................................ 2
Use of Buildout Call Data in the Impact Fee Planning Horizon ............................................................................. 3
Land Use Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Service Units .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Call Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Undefined Calls ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Calls to Public Areas, Roads, and Non-Qualifying Calls Generated by Non-Residents ......................................... 5
Calls per Unit Calculation ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Land Use and Future Calls ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Section II: Police and Animal Control Capital Improvement Plan .................................................................................. 6
System Improvements .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Existing Equipment and Capital Facilities .................................................................................................................. 6
Existing Equipment Inventory ............................................................................................................................... 6
Existing Capital Facilities ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Future Police Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Existing Deficiencies .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Schedule For Improvements ................................................................................................................................. 7
Funding Future Capital Facilities ............................................................................................................................... 8
Historic Funding Sources ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Bond Funding ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Impact Fees ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Summary of Time and Price Differential ................................................................................................................... 8
Equity of Impact Fees ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Section III: Police and Animal Control Impact Fee Analysis ........................................................................................... 9
Impact Fee Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 9
Police Level of Service ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Proportionate Share Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 10
Calculation of Proportionate Share .................................................................................................................... 10
Impact Fee Cost per Call .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Impact Fee Cost per Development Unit .................................................................................................................. 11
Credits Owed to Development ................................................................................................................................ 11
Grant Funding ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
Developer Dedications and Exactions ................................................................................................................. 11
Deficiency Credit ................................................................................................................................................. 11
Individual Impact Fee Assessment .......................................................................................................................... 12
Appendix ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
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City of Chubbuck Police Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE POLICE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PLAN AND IMPACT FEE ANALYSIS
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Chubbuck City (the City) has commissioned Zions Public Finance, Inc (Zions) to put together a Capital Improvement
Plan (CIP) and Impact Fee Analysis (IFA) prior to imposing police and animal control development impact fees
authorized by Title 67, Chapter 82, Idaho Code, known as the Idaho Development Impact Fee Act (Impact Fee Act).
IMPACT FEE SERVICE AREA
Chubbuck is a city located in Bannock County, Idaho. It is immediately north of the City of Pocatello. At the 2010
census, the population was 13,922 and the 2016 population was estimated to be 14,644.
The purpose of the Police Capital Improvement Plan is to provide Chubbuck with substantive planning for future
police capital infrastructure for which development impact fees may be used as a funding source including facility
sizes, costs, funding, and allocation to growth. This information will be used as the basis of calculating the Police IFA.
A CIP must be prepared before the City can adopt and assess a police impact fee. This CIP and IFA have been prepared
for a single, City-wide Service Area (Service Area) with the same impact fee cost per call assessed throughout the
Service Area. The cost per call is the relationship between the City’s population and annual police calls generated
within the City’s boundaries and will be discussed in Section III: Police and Animal Control Impact Fee Analysis.
POPULATION AND POLICE CALL DATA
2016 is the baseline year for police call data and land use units used in this analysis. The growth in calls between the
2017 projected calls and buildout calls was then used to estimate the growth in annual calls that will occur in the
City. 2017 calls were 6,498 and are expected to grow to 18,405 calls by buildout resulting in an increase of 11,671
calls as shown in Figure 1.
FIGURE 1: PROJECTIONS IN POPULATION AND POLICE CALLS
Year Chubbuck
Population
Total Police
Calls
Average Calls per
Capita % Call Growth
2016 14,644 6,463 0.4599 4.2%
2017 15,072 6,734 0.4648 4.0%
2018 15,501 7,006 0.4520 4.0%
2019 15,929 7,277 0.4568 3.9%
2020 16,358 7,549 0.4615 3.7%
2021 16,786 7,820 0.4659 3.6%
2022 17,215 8,091 0.4700 3.5%
2023 17,643 8,363 0.4740 3.4%
2024 18,072 8,634 0.4778 3.2%
2025 18,500 8,906 0.4814 3.1%
2026 18,929 9,177 0.4848 3.0%
2027 19,357 9,449 0.4881 3.0%
Buildout 40,238 18,405 0.4574
Historic and Future Population Projections
2017 Calls 6,734
Buildout Calls 18,405
Undeveloped Calls 11,671
% Undeveloped 63%
Calls Added at Buildout 11,671
Growth in Police Calls
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USE OF BUILDOUT CALL DATA IN THE IMPACT FEE PLANNING HORIZON
In compliance with the Impact Fees Act the system improvement timeframe will not exceed twenty years; however,
these twenty-year system improvements are being constructed to serve the City’s full buildout demand, not twenty-
year demand. Therefore, if twenty-year call volumes were used rather than the buildout call volume, then the police
impact fee would overstate the capacity need to serve new development which would result in a higher impact fee
that wouldn’t fairly allocated the proportionate share of cost to the new development coming within the twenty-
year impact fee horizon. Even though buildout call data is used in this analysis the CIP and IFA will still need to be
updated periodically as actual annual call data, planning projections, construction costs, and other projections may
change over time.
LAND USE ANALYSIS
Figure 2 shows the current and proposed residential and non-residential units. It is estimated that the population
will grow to 20,109 residential units by buildout. The non-residential units, divided by General Commercial, Office,
or Institutional land uses, show 2,543 kSF which will increase to 9,530 kSF by buildout. For residential uses, the
current persons per household figures were applied to the buildout population to determine the projected
residential future units. Similarly, the current non-residential square footage per capita estimates were applied to
the future population projections to estimate the future non-residential square footage.
FIGURE 2: EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USE
SERVICE UNITS
A service unit is defined by the Impact Fees Act as a standardized measure of consumption, use, generation or
discharge attributable to an individual unit of development calculated in accordance with generally accepted
engineering or planning standards for a particular category of capital improvements. In the case of police impact
fees an emergency call is the basic unit for measuring the demand for services for each land use. The impact fee is
calculated based on the “cost per call” and applied to each land use category according to the historic calls per unit
generated by that land use category.
Residential Units Population Current Persons
per Household Total Units Population Units Population Buildout Persons
per Household Total Units
Single Family 10,117 2.79 3,622 27,800 9,964 37,905 2.79 13,586
Multi-Family 4,527 2.60 1,739 12,438 4,784 16,960 2.60 6,523
Total 14,644 2.70 5,361 40,238 14,748 54,865 2.73 20,109
Private Non-Residential Units SF per Capita Estimated kSF SF per Capita Estimated kSF SF per capita Estimated kSF
General Commercial 149.4 2,188 149.4 6,013 149.4 8,201
Office 6.6 97 6.6 266 6.6 363
Institutional 17.6 258 17.6 708 17.6 966
Total 174 2,543 6,987 174 9,530
2016 Existing Development Future Development to be Added Existing + Growth at Buildout
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CALL DATA ANALYSIS
The following tables detail the cost per call calculation by showing the existing number of calls that went to each
land use category (Figure 3), the number of future calls that are estimated to take place when the City is built out
(Figure 4), and the calls per unit of each land use category (Figure 5).
FIGURE 3: RAW POLICE CALL DATA
UNDEFINED CALLS
One of the call categories shown in Figure 3 is Undefined. Undefined calls are calls that were unable to be geocoded
due to lack of available information. For example, an incomplete or incorrect address may have been recorded when
the call was received. To estimate the land use distribution for undefined calls, the undefined calls are assigned to a
land use using the same proportions as the direct calls. For example, 40% of all calls received by the City in 2016
were direct calls to a single-family residential land use. Therefore, 40% of undefined calls were allocated to single-
family residential as shown in Figure 4 below.
FIGURE 4: ALLOCATION OF UNDEFINED CALLS
Category 2015 2016 2 yr Total Average % of Total
Calls to Private Land Uses
Single Family Residential *2,203 2,463 4,666 2,333 38%
Multi-Family Residential 831 775 1,606 803 13%
General Commercial 2,130 2,459 4,589 2,295 37%
Office 17 14 31 16 0%
Institutional **67 53 120 60 1%
Calls to Public Land Uses/Other
Public Buildings and Land 5 39 44 22 0%
Traffic 113 299 412 206 3%
Mutual Aid 60 61 121 61 1%
Undefined ***364 300 664 332 5%
All Calls 5,790 6,463 12,253 6,127 100%
* Single Family = single family detached, all others are considered "Multi-family" for impact fee assessment purposes
** Institutional includes churches and private non profit uses
*** Undefined includes all other calls not able to be assigned to a private land use within the service area
Land Use Type
Calls To
Direct Land
Use
% to Direct
Land Use
Undefined
Calls to Land
Uses
Total Calls by Land Use
(After Undefined
Allocation)
Residential
Single Family Residential *2,463 40% 120 2,583
Multi-Family Residential 775 13%38 813
Non-Residential
General Commercial 2,459 40% 120 2,579
Office 14 0%1 15
Institutional 53 1%3 56
Public Land Uses
Public Buildings and Land 39 1%2 41
Traffic 299 5%15 314
Mutual Aid 61 1%3 64
Undefined 300 0%- -
Total 6,463 100% 300 6,463
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CALLS TO PUBLIC AREAS, ROADS, AND NON-QUALIFYING CALLS GENERATED BY NON-RESIDENTS
Similarly to how undefined calls were allocated to specific land uses, calls to public land uses were also allocated to
direct land uses. Public land use calls are generated by either residential developments, non-residential
developments, or by non-residents passing through the Service Area.
FIGURE 5: FINAL CALL DATA DISTRIBUTION BY LAND USE
CALLS PER UNIT CALCULATION
Figure 6 shows the number of 2016 calls assigned to each land use type according to a land use call analysis
performed by the City of Chubbuck. Once the final call distributions were determined, the number of calls generated
by each land use (single-family residential, multi-family residential, general commercial, office, or institutional)
referred to as the “calls per unit” could be determined by divided the calls to each land use by the corresponding
land use units.
FIGURE 6: POLICE CALLS PER UNIT
LAND USE AND FUTURE CALLS
The calls per unit by land use in Figure 6 are multiplied by the number of future units shown in Figure 7. This results
in the number of future police calls that will be created by new development through buildout. Between 2017 and
buildout, it is anticipated that 11,671 future police calls will be added.
FIGURE 7: EXISTING AND FUTURE POLICE CALLS – BASED ON HISTORIC LAND USE
Total Calls % of Total
Calls
Direct Calls
Allocated to
Land Use
Indirect Public Areas Roads Non-Resident Summary of
Total Calls
Direct Calls Allocated to Land Use 5,764 89% 6,045 6,045
Public Buildings and Land 39 1%37 4.09 41
Traffic 299 5%157 157 314
Mutual Aid 61 1%64 64
Undefined 300 5%- - - - -
Total 6,463 100% 6,045 37 157 225 6,463
Land Use Type
2016 Calls To
Direct Land
Use
Undefined
Calls to Land
Use
Calls to
Public Areas
Mutual
Aid
Calls to
Traffic
2016 Total
Calls
Existing
Land Use
Unit
Calls per
Unit
Residential per Unit
Single Family 2,463 120 16 - 67 2,666 3,412 0.781
Multi-Family 775 38 5 - 21 839 1,605 0.522
Non-Residential per kSF
General Commercial 2,459 120 16 - 67 2,661 2,122 1.254
Office 14 1 0 - 0 15 94 0.161
Institutional 53 3 0 - 1 57 250 0.229
Non-Qualifying Police Calls
Police Calls Allocated to Outside City - - 4 64 157 225
Total 5,764 281 41 64 314 6,463
Development Type Future Units Calls per Unit
Future
Buildout
Calls*
Residential
Single Family (unit)9,964 0.781 7,785
Multi-Family (unit)4,784 0.522 2,499
Non-Residential
General Commercial (kSF)6,013 1.254 7,540
Office (kSF)266 0.161 43
Institutional (kSF)708 0.229 162
Development Type Future
Population
Calls per
Capita
Future
Buildout
Calls*
Police Calls Allocated to Outside City 25,165 0.015 375
Total Undeveloped Future Private Police Calls 18,405
*Projected Future Calls are based only on future units in addition to existing calls from existing units
Projected Future Police Calls
Non-Resident Police Calls
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SECTION II: POLICE AND ANIMAL CONTROL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PLAN
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
The Impact Fee Act allows that an impact fee be collected for the cost to construct system improvements which have
capacity to serve future growth. A system improvement is defined as an improvement which will provide service to
a service area not an improvement than only serves one specific development. The system improvement must also
have a useful life of ten or more years. System improvements which are impact fee eligible may be “buy-in” to the
City’s existing inventory of equipment and facilities or may future improvements within a twenty-year planning
horizon. The impact fee should be calculated to assess an impact fee for the proportionate share of system
improvement costs which is available to serve future growth. The Police and Animal Control CIP documents the City’s
impact fee qualifying existing and future expenditures.
EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND CAPITAL FACILITIES
EXISTING EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
Figure 8 shows the City’s existing police equipment inventory listing each vehicle the City owns, the year it was
purchased, and the price for which the vehicle was acquired. The City will routinely replace these vehicles and add
additional vehicles to the inventory when staffing needs increase; however, the City and Development Impact Fee
Advisory Committee have determined that planned future equipment acquisitions will not be added to the impact
fee inventory until the time that future vehicles are actually acquired by the City.
FIGURE 8: EXISTING EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
Make Model Purchase
Year
Historic
Equipment Cost
Ford Exp PI 2016 33,000$
Tchev Tahoe 2012 34,000
Chev Tahoe 2012 34,000
Ford F150 2017 33,000
GMC Envoy 2006 28,400
Chev Tahoe 2015 36,000
Chev Tahoe 2015 36,000
Chev Tahoe 2012 34,000
GMC Yukon 2007 32,500
Ford Exp PI 2017 36,000
Ford Explorer 2016 32,000
Chev Malibu 2009 23,000
Ford F150 2015 28,000
Chev Tahoe 2013 34,000
Ford Exp PI 2017 36,000
Chev Tahoe 2008 35,500
Chev Malibu 2009 23,000
Dodge Durango 2018 33,000
Ford Expl PI 2016 33,000
Chev Equinox 2009 27,200
GMC Sierra 2007 21,200
Chev Tahoe 2013 33,000
Ford Exp PI 2016 33,000
Ford Exp PI 2016 33,000
Dodge Durango 2018 33,000
Reader Board 1997 13,000
Chev Tahoe 2013 34,000
Chev Silverado 2011 26,500
Dodge Durango 2018 33,000
Chev Silverado 2014 35,000
Chev Tahoe 2009 33,000
Total Existing Equipment Cost:969,300$
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EXISTING CAPITAL FACILITIES
The police department currently operates out of one headquarters station located within City Hall and the City owns
a small animal shelter to handle animal control. As will be discussed throughout this Police CIP and IFA, the current
police facilities are not sufficient to meet the current demands of the City; therefore, there is no capacity in either
existing facility to serve future growth. The building floorspace will be used in the impact fee proportionate share to
document existing and future capacity to serve police emergency calls, but no costs have been included in the impact
fee calculation for the existing police facilities due to this existing deficiency. Figure 7 shows the building floorspace
for each existing facility.
FIGURE 7: EXISTING CAPITAL FACILITIES
FUTURE POLICE INFRASTRUCTURE
EXISTING DEFICIENCIES
The demand placed on existing police services by new development activity is attributed to growth in emergency
calls. This growth will increase demands upon police services, requiring an increase in number of police officers and
public safety vehicles. This will in turn cause a need for more floorspace for offices, evidence rooms, storage areas,
training rooms, etc. The City operates the police department from 6,400 square feet of space within the City Hall. To
meet the demand created by future development, the City will need to expand its facilities.
SCHEDULE FOR IMPROVEMENTS
After a new public works building is constructed in 2019 the Police Department will be able to expand into an
additional 3,200 square feet of the City Hall floorspace which the public works department will vacate. Within the
impact fee planning horizon, the City also plans to build two satellite stations in conjunction with the proposed future
fire stations, and construct a new animal shelter facility. To avoid double counting costs for the same capacity, no
cost for the existing animal shelter (which will be replaced by the new animal shelter facility) or the existing police
station (which has an existing deficiency in capacity) will be included in the impact fee calculation. Once the ten-year
police station and animal shelter projects are completed the City anticipates having sufficient capacity to meet the
buildout facility floorspace needs for police and animal control demands. Figure 8 shows the future capital facilities
planned for police and animal control.
FIGURE 8: SUMMARY OF FUTURE POLICE FACILITIES
Project
Total Cost Acres Total Building SF % Impact Fee
Eligible
Impact Fee
Qualifying
Existing Police Station $ - - 6,400 0%-$
Existing Animal Shelter - - 900 0%-
Total -$ - 7,300 -$
Existing Facilities
Project Construction
Year
Floorspace
(SF) Cost per SF Land
(Acres)
PV Project
Expense $
Construction
Year Expense
% to Impact
Fee Eligible
Impact Fee
Eligible Cost
Future Police Facilities Within 10 Years
Police Facility Expansion
(Public Works Building Relocation) 2019 3,200 180$ 576,000$ 593,280$ 0%-$
West Substation
(West Fire Station)2021 1,500 285$ 427,500$ 467,141$ 100% 467,141$
West Substation
(West Fire Station)
Land 14% to Police
Owned By City 2.0 24,000 3,370 100% 3,370
North Substation
(North Fire Station)2028 1,500 285$ 427,500$ 574,524$ 100% 574,524$
North Substation
(North Fire Station)
Land 14% to Police
Owned By City 2.0 70,000 9,828 100% 9,828
New Animal Shelter Facility 2028 5,000 175$ 875,000$ 1,175,927$ 100% 1,175,927$
New Animal Shelter Land
(Owned by City)- 1.0 - - 100%-
Future Facilities Built Within 10 Years 11,200 - - 2,400,000$ 2,824,069$ 2,230,789$
Total Future Police Facilities 11,200 - - 2,400,000$ 2,824,069$ - 2,230,789$
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FUNDING FUTURE CAPITAL FACILITIES
HISTORIC FUNDING SOURCES
Police facilities can be funded in a variety of ways including tax revenues, impact fees, grants, bonds, vehicle leases,
etc. Tax revenues—property and sales—are the primary source of revenue for the City. The City has authority to
collect a portion of the property and sales taxes within its boundaries. The revenues collected can cover the
operational expenses, non-impact fee qualifying capital expenses, and other general needs of the police department.
As stated above, due to the age of the existing facilities and lack of funding records coupled with the deficiency that
currently exists there is no impact fee qualifying cost to be included in the impact fee calculation for existing facilities.
BOND FUNDING
The Impact Fee Advisory Committee has recommended that bond costs (such as cost of issuance and interest) not
be included in the impact fee calculation until the time that future bonds have been approved by the voters. There
are no outstanding bonds related to the police department and no future bonds are currently proposed. If a bond is
proposed and approved in the future by City residents, then the impact fees will be revised at that time to include
any additional bond costs.
IMPACT FEES
Impact fees have become an ideal mechanism for funding growth-related infrastructure. It is recommended that
impact fees be used to fund growth-related capital projects as they help to maintain an adequate level of service
and prevent existing users from subsidizing the capital needs for new growth.
SUMMARY OF TIME AND PRICE DIFFERENTIAL
The Impact Fees Act allows for the inclusion of a time and price differential to ensure that the costs incurred at a
later date are accurately calculated. To account for this, 2018 project cost estimates for future projects are inflated
at 3% annually to a future value cost based on the year of anticipated construction.
EQUITY OF IMPACT FEES
The impact fee calculations are structured to fund 100% of the growth-related portion of system improvements as
presented in the impact fee analysis. Even so, there may be years that impact fee revenues cannot cover the annual
growth-related expenses. Other revenues will be used to make up any annual deficits given gaps in development or
other factors. Any borrowed funds are to be repaid in their entirety through impact fees at the time that impact fee
funds become available.
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SECTION III: POLICE AND ANIMAL CONTROL IMPACT FEE ANALYSIS
IMPACT FEE OVERVIEW
The impact fee for police and animal control services is calculated using the growth projections, current call data
and future call projections, current and estimated future land use, and existing and future equipment and facilities
costs which have been described in Sections I & II of this document. The final components necessary to complete
the Impact Fee Analysis include: level of service (LOS), proportionate share analysis, impact fee cost per call, impact
fee cost per development unit, and proposed credits to development. Each of those components are discussed in
the following section.
POLICE LEVEL OF SERVICE
One key component of the impact fee calculation is the level of service. The level of service is the measure of the
relationship between service capacity and service demand for public facilities. In the case of police impact fees that
means the total building square footage (capacity) relative to the number of police calls the police department
receives each year (service demand).
Unlike a utility such as culinary water where capacity can be added gradually to the system by upsizing an existing
transmission line segment, public safety floorspace has to be built station-by-station not line-by-line. New police
stations or expansions of existing police stations must be done well ahead of the increase in call volume that the
station expansion is designed to serve. Therefore, we look at the call volume the stations are being built to serve
(rather than the LOS observed today) as the true measure of LOS. In the case of the police impact fee, the future
capital projects identified in the CIP are needed to serve a buildout population of the City and a buildout LOS. Any
square foot per call calculations that exceed the buildout LOS are considered unused excess capacity that will be
utilized once the City reaches buildout. Figure 9 shows the buildout level of service of 0.96 square feet (SF) per call
which is higher than the currently observed LOS of 0.95 SF per call which means a slight deficiency in police square
footage currently exists.
FIGURE 9: CURRENT AND PROJECTED POLICE LEVEL OF SERVICE
Time Frame Floorspace (SF)Calls SF per Call
Current 6,400 6,734 0.95
Within 10 Years 17,600 9,449 1.86
Buildout 17,600 18,405 0.96
Impact Fee Level of Service Used 17,600 18,405 0.96
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PROPORTIONATE SHARE ANALYSIS
As part of this analysis, the Impact Fees Act requires that the calculated impact fee be roughly proportionate and
reasonably related to the development activity. Ideally, implementing an impact fee to pay for needed infrastructure
places a burden on future users that is equal to the burden that was borne in the past by existing users. To determine
the fair share an impact fee payer should pay for system capacity in the police and animal control services, a
proportionate share analysis was performed as described below.
CALCULATION OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE
Figure 10 displays the current and future facility floorspace and the calls they will serve. With this information, it is
possible to calculate the percentage that will serve new growth, and thus the portion that future growth will be
expected to fund.
FIGURE 10: PROPORTIONATE SHARE CALCULATION
IMPACT FEE COST PER CALL
Once the proportionate share has been determined the impact fee cost per call can be calculated. The impact fee
cost per call divides the impact fee qualifying costs to new growth by the total future calls new growth will generate.
The value found in the “% growth related” column comes directly from the proportionate share analysis “% to Serve
Future Growth” column. The total impact fee qualifying cost is $3,823,369 of which $3,458,660 pertains to new
growth. This results in a cost per call of $296.35.
FIGURE 11: POLICE IMPACT COST PER CALL CALCULATION
Time Frame Added Station
Floorspace
% of Buildout
Floor Space
Station
Capacities (Call)
2017 Calls to
Stations
Future
Calls
% to Serve
Existing
Users
% to Serve
Future
Growth
Existing 6,400 36.4%6,693 6,693 - 100.0% 0.0%
Construction Within 10 Years 11,200 63.6%11,712 42 11,671 0.4%99.6%
Construction Beyond 10 Years - - - - - 0.0% 0.0%
Buildout 17,600 100.0%18,405 6,734 11,671
Existing 6,400 36.4%6,693 6,693 - 100.0% 0.0%
Construction Within 10 Years 11,200 63.6%11,712 42 11,671 0.4%99.6%
Existing and Within 10 Years 17,600 100.0%18,405 6,734 11,671
Impact Fee
Qualifying Cost
% Growth
Related
Impact Fee
Qualifying Cost
Assigned to New
G rowth
Future Calls Impact Fee
Cost per Call
Existing Facilities -$ 0%-$ 11,671 -$
Existing Debt Service (Interest)- 0%- 11,671 -
Future Facilities within 10 Years 2,824,069 99.6% 2,814,026 11,671 241
Equipment (Vehicles or Apparatus)969,300 63.4% 614,634 11,671 53
Future Debt Service (Interest)- 0%- 11,671 -
Total 3,793,369$ 3,428,660$ 294$
Professional Services 30,000$ 100% 30,000$ 11,671 3$
Total Miscellaneous 30,000$ 30,000$ 3$
Grand Total 3,823,369$ 3,458,660$ 296.35$
Police Facilities
Miscellaneous
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IMPACT FEE COST PER DEVELOPMENT UNIT
The impact fee is assessed to each user category based upon the historic calls per unit generated by that land use.
The City’s observed annual police calls per unit by development type are multiplied by the impact fee cost per call
to calculate the final impact fee per land use.
FIGURE 12: RECOMMENDED POLICE IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT
CREDITS OWED TO DEVELOPMENT
Certain circumstances may result in the need to provide a credit to development. Impact fee credits are detailed
below.
GRANT FUNDING
Any improvement donated to the City which the City has no obligation to repay is assumed to be donated to the City
residents through buildout. Therefore, if a capital facility is acquired through a grant or another source that does not
require the City to pay for the project, then the value of that improvement would not be an impact fee qualifying
cost. An impact fee should not be collected for a project or expense otherwise covered through a grant without an
appropriate credit. If any grant funding is received for impact fee eligible expenses, then the impact fee will be
reviewed at the time that the funding is received to account for any appropriate reduction in impact fee project
costs.
DEVELOPER DEDICATIONS AND EXACTIONS
Developer exactions are not the same as grants (which should be credited from the impact fee). If a developer
constructs a police station, donates impact fee qualifying equipment to the City, or dedicates land within the
development for use by police/animal control facilities, then the value of the dedication is credited against that
particular developer’s impact fee liability. It is rare for developers to construct an entire police station for a credit,
but land dedication for a station or training facility does sometimes occur. If the situation arises that a developer
chooses to construct facilities found in the CIP in-lieu of impact fees, appropriate arrangements must be made
through negotiation between the developer and the City on a case by case basis.
All police stations are considered to be system improvements, not project improvements. Thus, an impact fee credit
will be due to the developer and the dedication/exaction will be classified in the inventory as if it had been funded
directly by the City through impact fees collected.
If the value of the dedication/exaction is less than the development’s impact fee liability, the developer will owe the
balance of the liability to the City. If the value of the improvements dedicated is worth more than the development’s
impact fee liability, the City must reimburse the difference to the developer which can be done using impact fee
revenues collected from other developments benefitting from the system improvement.
DEFICIENCY CREDIT
When the LOS calculation indicates there is an existing deficiency it is generally appropriate to include a deficiency
credit in the impact fee calculation. The purpose of the deficiency credit is to avoid new growth from being required
to fund their capacity through an impact fee and then also having to help pay to correct the deficiency and essentially
be double charged for their system capacity. To prevent this double charge being assessed to new growth, any
appropriate deficiency credit is subtracted from the total impact fees owed to account for any deficiency projects
Police Cost per
Call
Calls per
Unit
Impact Fee
per Unit
Residential
Single-Family Residential Unit 296.35$ 0.781 231.56$
Multi-Family Residential Unit 296.35 0.522 154.83
Non Residential
General Commercial (per 1,000 SF)296.35$ 1.254 371.61$
Office (per 1,000 SF)296.35 0.161 47.72
Institutional (per 1,000 SF)296.35 0.229 67.92
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paid for through other funding mechanisms which all City residents/businesses are required to pay (such as bonds,
property tax revenue, or user rate revenue, when applicable to the project).
Although the police department does have a slight existing deficiency there were no historic costs included for the
existing police station or the existing animal shelter and no deficiency credit was required at this time.
INDIVIDUAL IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT
The Impact Fees Act states that the impact fee ordinance should include a process whereby the City shall allow a
developer, upon request by the developer, to provide a written individual assessment of the proportionate share of
development impact fees. The individual assessment process permits consideration of studies, data, and any other
relevant information submitted by the developer to adjust the amount of the fee. For police impact fees the variable
that would be reviewed in the individual impact fee assessment would be the average annual police calls generated
by the proposed development. Once the City and the developer have reviewed relevant information and determined
the number of average annual police calls for the proposed development, then the City can calculate the individual
impact fee assessment using the formula in Figure 13.
FIGURE 13: INDIVIDUAL IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT FORMULA
# of Annual Calls
Projected to be Created
Impact Fee
Assessed Police Cost Per Call
Individual Impact
Fee Assessment $296.35 x =
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APPENDIX
APPENDIX A: POLICE GROWTH FORECAST
A B C D E F G H
1 TABLE A.1: Historic and Future Population Growth 1
2 TABLE A.2: Summary of Chubbuck Growth Projections 2
3 Year Chubbuck
Population
Total Police
Calls
Average Calls per
Capita % Call Growth 3
4 2010 13,922 2017 Calls 6,734 4
5 2011 14,086 Buildout Calls 18,405 5
6 2012 14,251 Undeveloped Calls 11,671 6
7 2013 14,415 % Undeveloped 63%7
8 2014 14,579 0.3971 Calls Added at Buildout 11,671 8
9 2015 14,744 5,790 0.4384 11.6%9
10 2016 14,644 6,463 0.4599 4.2%10
11 2017 15,072 6,734 0.4648 4.0%11
12 2018 15,501 7,006 0.4520 4.0%12
13 2019 15,929 7,277 0.4568 3.9%13
14 2020 16,358 7,549 0.4615 3.7%14
15 2021 16,786 7,820 0.4659 3.6%15
16 2022 17,215 8,091 0.4700 3.5%16
17 2023 17,643 8,363 0.4740 3.4%17
18 2024 18,072 8,634 0.4778 3.2%18
19 2025 18,500 8,906 0.4814 3.1%19
20 2026 18,929 9,177 0.4848 3.0%20
21 2027 19,357 9,449 0.4881 3.0%21
22 Buildout 40,238 18,405 0.4574 22
A B C D E F G H
Historic and Future Population Projections
Growth in Police Calls
APPENDIX B: FORECAST OF DEVELOPMENT UNITS
A B C D E F G H I
1 TABLE B.1: Existing and Future Population, Residential Units, and Private Non Residential Floor Space 1
2 2
3 Residential Units Population Current Persons
per Household Total Units Population Units Population Buildout Persons
per Household Total Units 3
4 Single Family 10,117 2.79 3,622 27,800 9,964 37,905 2.79 13,586 4
5 Multi-Family 4,527 2.60 1,739 12,438 4,784 16,960 2.60 6,523 5
6 Total 14,644 2.70 5,361 40,238 14,748 54,865 2.73 20,109 6
7 Private Non-Residential Units SF per Capita Estimated kSF SF per Capita Estimated kSF SF per capita Estimated kSF 7
8 General Commercial 149.44 2,188 149.44 6,013 149.4 8,201 8
9 Office 6.62 97 6.62 266 6.6 363 9
10 Institutional 17.60 258 17.60 708 17.6 966 10
11 Total 174 2,543 6,987 173.66 9,530 11
12 Source: City of Chubbuck GIS Analysis 12
A B C D E F G H I
2017 Existing Development Future Development to be
Added Existing + Growth at Buildout
A B C D E F
1 TABLE C.1: Chubbuck City police calls responded to from 2015 to 2016 1
2 Category 2015 2016 2 yr Total Average % of Total 2
3 Calls to Private Land Uses 3
4 Single Family Residential *2,203 2,463 4,666 2,333 38%4
5 Multi-Family Residential 831 775 1,606 803 13%5
6 General Commercial 2,130 2,459 4,589 2,295 37%6
7 Office 17 14 31 16 0%7
8 Institutional **67 53 120 60 1%8
9 9
10 Calls to Public Land Uses/Other 10
11 Public Buildings and Land 5 39 44 22 0%11
12 Traffic 113 299 412 206 3%12
13 Mutual Aid 60 61 121 61 1%13
14 Undefined ***364 300 664 332 5%14
15 All Calls 5,790 6,463 12,253 6,127 100%15
16 * Single Family = single family detached, all others are considered "Multi-family" for impact fee assessment purposes 16
17 ** Institutional includes churches and private non profit uses 17
18 *** Undefined includes all other calls not able to be assigned to a private land use within the service area 18
A B C D E F
APPENDIX C: EMERGENCY POLICE CALL DETAILS
APPENDIX D: ALLOCATION OF POLICE CALLS TO PUBLIC/PRIVATE LAND USES
A B C D E F G H
TABLE D.1: Allocation of Police Calls to Public/Private Land Uses
1 Total Calls % of Total
Calls
Direct Calls
Allocated to
Land Use
Indirect Public Areas Roads Non-Resident Summary of
Total Calls 1
2 Direct Calls Allocated to Land Use 5,764 89%6,045 6,045 2
3 Public Buildings and Land 39 1%37 4.09 41 3
4 Traffic 299 5%157 157 314 4
5 Mutual Aid 61 1%64 64 5
6 Undefined 300 5%- - - - - 6
7 Total 6,463 100%6,045 37 157 225 6,463 7
8 32,587.00 8,221.50 5,090.50 13,098 6,463 8
9 TABLE D.2: Undefined Police Calls Allocated to Land Use 9
10 Land Use Type
Calls To
Direct Land
Use
% to Direct
Land Use
Undefined
Calls to Land
Uses
Total Calls by Land
Use (After Undefined
Allocation)
10
11 Residential 11
12 Single Family Residential *2,463 40%120 2,583 12
13 Multi-Family Residential 775 13%38 813 13
14 Non-Residential 14
15 General Commercial 2,459 40%120 2,579 15
16 Office 14 0%1 15 16
17 Institutional 53 1%3 56 17
18 Public Land Uses 18
19 #Public Buildings and Land 39 1%2 41 19
20 #Traffic 299 5%15 314 20
21 Mutual Aid 61 1%3 64 21
22 Undefined 300 0%- - 22
22 Total 6,463 100%300 6,463 22
A B C D E F G H
APPENDIX E: AVERAGE POLICE CALLS PER UNIT
A B C D E F G H I
1 TABLE E.1: Average Historic Police Calls per Unit to Development Types 1
2 Land Use Type
2016 Calls To
Direct Land
Use
Undefined
Calls to Land
Use
Calls to
Public Areas
Mutual
Aid
Calls to
Traffic
2016 Total
Calls
Existing
Land Use
Unit
Calls per
Unit 2
3 Residential per Unit 3
4 Single Family 2,463 120 16 - 67 2,666 3,412 0.781 4
5 Multi-Family 775 38 5 - 21 839 1,605 0.522 5
6 Non-Residential per kSF 6
7 General Commercial 2,459 120 16 - 67 2,661 2,122 1.254 7
8 Office 14 1 0 - 0 15 94 0.161 8
9 Institutional 53 3 0 - 1 57 250 0.229 9
10 Non-Qualifying Police Calls 10
11 Police Calls Allocated to Outside City - - 4 64 157 225 11
12 Total 5,764 281 41 64 314 6,463 12
13 13
14 TABLE E.2: Projected Future Police Calls 14
15 15
16 Development Type Future Units Calls per Unit
Future
Buildout
Calls*
16
17 Residential 17
18 Single Family (unit)9,964 0.781 7,785 18
19 Multi-Family (unit)4,784 0.522 2,499 19
20 Non-Residential 20
21 General Commercial (kSF)6,013 1.254 7,540 21
22 Office (kSF)266 0.161 43 22
23 Institutional (kSF)708 0.229 162 23
24 24
25 Development Type Future
Population
Calls per
Capita
Future
Buildout
Calls*
25
26 Police Calls Allocated to Outside City 25,165 0.015 375 26
27 Total Undeveloped Future Private Police Calls 18,405 27
28 *Projected Future Calls are based only on future units in addition to existing calls from existing units 28
A B C D E F G H I
Projected Future Police Calls
Non-Resident Police Calls
APPENDIX F: APPARATUS INVENTORY
A B C D
1 Current Yea2017 1
2 TABLE F.1: Apparatus Inventory 2
3 3
4 Make Model Purchase
Year
Historic
Equipment Cost 4
5 Ford Exp PI 2016 33,000$ 5
6 Tchev Tahoe 2012 34,000 6
7 Chev Tahoe 2012 34,000 7
8 Ford F150 2017 33,000 8
9 GMC Envoy 2006 28,400 9
10 Chev Tahoe 2015 36,000 10
11 Chev Tahoe 2015 36,000 11
12 Chev Tahoe 2012 34,000 12
13 GMC Yukon 2007 32,500 13
14 Ford Exp PI 2017 36,000 14
15 Ford Explorer 2016 32,000 15
16 Chev Malibu 2009 23,000 16
17 Ford F150 2015 28,000 17
18 Chev Tahoe 2013 34,000 18
19 Ford Exp PI 2017 36,000 19
20 Chev Tahoe 2008 35,500 20
21 Chev Malibu 2009 23,000 21
22 Dodge Durango 2018 33,000 22
23 Ford Expl PI 2016 33,000 23
24 Chev Equinox 2009 27,200 24
25 GMC Sierra 2007 21,200 25
26 Chev Tahoe 2013 33,000 26
27 Ford Exp PI 2016 33,000 27
28 Ford Exp PI 2016 33,000 28
29 Dodge Durango 2018 33,000 29
30 Reader Board 1997 13,000 30
31 Chev Tahoe 2013 34,000 31
32 Chev Silverado 2011 26,500 32
33 Dodge Durango 2018 33,000 33
34 Chev Silverado 2014 35,000 34
35 Chev Tahoe 2009 33,000 35
36 36
37 Total Existing Equipment Cost:969,300$ 37
A B C D
Police Equipment Inventory
APPENDIX G: Existing and Future Stations
A B C D E F G H I
1 TABLE G.1: Existing Police Facilities 1
2 Project 2
3 Total Cost Acres Total Building
SF
% Impact
Fee Eligible
Impact Fee
Qualifying 3
4 Existing Police Station $ - - 6,400 0%-$ 4
5 Existing Animal Shelter - - 900 0%- Current Year 2018 5
6 Total -$ - 7,300 -$ Inflation Rate 3.00%6
7 7
8 8
9 TABLE G.2: Future Police Facilities - Within 10 Years 9
10 Project Construction
Year
Floorspace
(SF) Cost per SF Land
(Acres)
PV Project
Expense $
Construction
Year Expense
% to Impact
Fee Eligible
Impact Fee
Eligible Cost 10
11 Future Police Facilities Within 10 Years 11
12
Police Facility Expansion
(Public Works Building
Relocation)
2019 3,200 180$ 576,000$ 593,280$ 100%593,280$ 12
13 West Substation
(West Fire Station)2021 1,500 285$ 427,500$ 467,141$ 100%467,141$ 13
14
West Substation
(West Fire Station)
Land 14% to Police
Owned By City 2.0 24,000 3,370 100%3,370 14
15 North Substation
(North Fire Station)2028 1,500 285$ 427,500$ 574,524$ 100%574,524$ 15
16
North Substation
(North Fire Station)
Land 14% to Police
Owned By City 2.0 70,000 9,828 100%9,828 16
17 New Animal Shelter Facility 2028 5,000 175$ 875,000$ 1,175,927$ 100%1,175,927$ 17
18 New Animal Shelter Land
(Owned by City)- 1.0 - - 100%- 18
19 Future Facilities Built Within 10 Years 11,200 - - 2,400,000$ 2,824,069$ 2,824,069$ 19
20 Total Future Police Facilities 11,200 - - 2,400,000$ 2,824,069$ - 2,824,069$ 20
21 21
A B C D E F G H I
Existing Facilities
APPENDIX H: LEVEL OF SERVICE
A B C D
1 Table H.1: Police Level of Service Square Footage per Call 1
2 Time Frame Floorspace (SF)Calls SF per Call 2
3 Current 6,400 6,734 0.95 3
4 Within 10 Years 17,600 9,449 1.86 4
5 Buildout 17,600 18,405 0.96 5
6 Impact Fee Level of Service Used 17,600 18,405 0.96 6
A B C D
APPENDIX I: PROPORTIONATE SHARE ANALYSIS
A B C D E F G H
1 1
2 TABLE I.1: Summary of Police Facilities 2
3 Time Frame Added Station
Floorspace
% of Buildout
Floor Space
Station
Capacities (Call)
2017 Calls to
Stations
Future
Calls
% to Serve
Existing
Users
% to Serve
Future
Growth
3
4 Existing 6,400 36.4%6,693 6,693 - 100.0%0.0%4
5 Construction Within 10 Years 11,200 63.6%11,712 42 11,671 0.4%99.6%5
6 Construction Beyond 10 Years - - - - - 0.0%0.0%6
7 Buildout 17,600 100.0%18,405 6,734 11,671 7
8 Existing 6,400 36.4%6,693 6,693 - 100.0%0.0%8
9 Construction Within 10 Years 11,200 63.6%11,712 42 11,671 0.4%99.6%9
10 Existing and Within 10 Years 17,600 100.0%18,405 6,734 11,671 10
A B C D E F G H
APPENDIX J: POLICE COST PER CALL
A B C D E F
1 TABLE J.1: Police Impact Fee Cost per Call 1
2 Impact Fee
Qualifying Cost
% Growth
Related
Impact Fee
Qualifying Cost
Assigned to New
Growth
Future Calls Impact Fee
Cost per Call 2
3 3
4 Existing Facilities -$ 0%-$ 11,671 -$ 4
5 Existing Debt Service (Interest)- 0%- 11,671 - 5
6 Future Facilities within 10 Years 2,824,069 99.6%2,814,026 11,671 241 6
7 Equipment (Vehicles or Apparatus)969,300 63.4%614,634 11,671 53 7
8 Future Debt Service (Interest)- 0%- 11,671 - 8
9 Total 3,793,369$ 3,428,660$ 294$ 9
10 10
11 Professional Services 30,000 100%30,000 11,671 3 11
12 Total Miscellaneous 30,000$ 30,000$ 3$ 12
13 Grand Total 3,823,369$ 3,458,660$ 296.35$ 13
A B C D E F
Police Facilities
Miscellaneous
APPENDIX K: FINAL IMPACT FEE CALCULATION
A B C D E F G H I J
1 Table K.1: Police Impact Fee per Unit TABLE K.2: Individual Police Impact Fee Assessment Formula 1
2 Police Cost per
Call
Calls per
Unit
Impact Fee
per Unit 2
3 Residential 3
4 Single-Family Residential Unit 296.35$ 0.781 231.56$ 4
5 Multi-Family Residential Unit 296.35 0.522 154.83 5
6 Non Residential 0.59 6
7 General Commercial (per 1,000 SF)296.35$ 1.254 371.61$ 7
8 Office (per 1,000 SF)296.35 0.161 47.72 8
9 Institutional (per 1,000 SF)296.35 0.229 67.92 9
10 10
11 11
A B C D E F G H I J
Impact Fee
Assessed Police Cost Per Call
Individual Impact
Fee Assessment $296.35 x = # of Annual Calls
Projected to be Created
City of Chubbuck
Emergency Services
Capital Improvement Plan and
Impact Fee Analysis
September 2018
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City of Chubbuck Emergency Services Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis
Contents
Section I: Introduction to the Emergency Services Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis ..................... 3
Project Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Impact Fee Service Area ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Population and Emergency Services Call Data .......................................................................................................... 3
Use of Buildout Call Data in the Impact Fee Planning Horizon ............................................................................. 4
Land Use Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Service Units .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Call Data Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Undefined Calls ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Calls to Public Areas, Roads, and Non-Qualifying Calls Generated by Non-Residents ......................................... 6
Calls per Unit Calculation ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Land Use and Future Calls ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Section II: Emergency Services Capital Improvement Plan ........................................................................................... 7
System Improvements .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Existing Equipment and Capital Facilities .................................................................................................................. 7
Existing Equipment Inventory ............................................................................................................................... 7
Existing Capital Facilities ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Future Emergency Services Infrastructure ................................................................................................................ 7
Existing Deficiencies .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Schedule For Improvements ................................................................................................................................. 8
Funding Future Capital Facilities ............................................................................................................................... 8
Historic Funding Sources ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Bond Funding ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Impact Fees ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
Summary of Time and Price Differential ................................................................................................................... 9
Equity of Impact Fees ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Section III: Emergency Services Impact Fee Analysis ................................................................................................... 10
Impact Fee Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Emergency Services Level of Service ....................................................................................................................... 10
Proportionate Share Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 11
Calculation of Proportionate Share .................................................................................................................... 11
Impact Fee Cost per Call .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Impact Fee Cost per Development Unit .................................................................................................................. 12
Credits Owed to Development ................................................................................................................................ 12
Grant Funding ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Developer Dedications and Exactions ................................................................................................................. 12
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Deficiency Credit ................................................................................................................................................. 12
Individual Impact Fee Assessment .......................................................................................................................... 13
Appendix ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14
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SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICES CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND IMPACT FEE ANALYSIS
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Chubbuck City (the City) has commissioned Zions Public Finance, Inc (Zions) to put together a Capital Improvement
Plan (CIP) and Impact Fee Analysis (IFA) prior to imposing emergency services development impact fees authorized
by Title 67, Chapter 82, Idaho Code, known as the Idaho Development Impact Fee Act (Impact Fee Act).
IMPACT FEE SERVICE AREA
Chubbuck is a city located in Bannock County, Idaho. It is immediately north of the City of Pocatello. At the 2010
census, the population was 13,922 and the 2016 population was estimated to be 14,644.
The purpose of the Emergency Services Capital Improvement Plan is to provide Chubbuck with substantive planning
for future capital infrastructure for which development impact fees may be used as a funding source including facility
sizes, costs, funding, and allocation to growth. This information will be used as the basis of calculating the Emergency
Services IFA. A CIP must be prepared before the City can adopt and assess an emergency services impact fee. This
CIP and IFA have been prepared for a single emergency services service area (Service Area) which encompasses the
City of Chubbuck, north Bannock County and eastern Power County. The same impact fee cost per call will be
assessed throughout the Service Area. The cost per call is the relationship between the Service Area’s population
and annual emergency services calls generated within the Service Area’s boundaries and will be discussed in Section
III: Emergency Services Impact Fee Analysis.
POPULATION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES CALL DATA
2016 is the baseline year for emergency services call data and land use units used in this analysis. The growth in calls
between the 2017 projected calls and buildout calls was then used to estimate the growth in annual calls that will
occur in the Service Area. 2017 calls were 3,702 and are expected to grow to 3,702 calls by buildout resulting in an
increase of 2,415 calls as shown in Figure 1.
FIGURE 1: PROJECTIONS IN POPULATION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLS
2016 14,644 1,231 0.0841
2017 16,899 1,287 0.0762 4.6%
2018 17,328 1,399 0.0808 8.7%
2019 17,756 1,512 0.0851 8.0%
2020 18,185 1,624 0.0893 7.4%
2021 18,613 1,736 0.0933 6.9%
2022 19,041 1,848 0.0971 6.5%
2023 19,470 1,961 0.1007 6.1%
2024 19,898 2,073 0.1042 5.7%
2025 20,327 2,185 0.1075 5.4%
2026 20,755 2,297 0.1107 5.1%
2027 19,357 2,410 0.1245 4.9%
Buildout 57,149 3,700 0.0647
Historic and Future Population Projections
Year Service Area
Population
Total Emergency
Services Calls
Average Calls
per Capita % Call Growth
2017 Calls 1,287
Buildout Calls 3,700
Undeveloped Calls 2,413
% Undeveloped 65%
Calls Added at Buildout 2,413
Growth in Emergency Services Calls
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USE OF BUILDOUT CALL DATA IN THE IMPACT FEE PLANNING HORIZON
In compliance with the Impact Fees Act the system improvement timeframe will not exceed twenty years; however,
these twenty-year system improvements are being constructed to serve the Service Area’s full buildout demand,
not twenty-year demand. Therefore, if twenty-year call volumes were used rather than the buildout call volume,
then the emergency services impact fee would overstate the capacity need to serve new development and wouldn’t
fairly allocated the proportionate share of cost to the new development coming within the twenty-year impact fee
horizon. Even though buildout call data is used in this analysis the CIP and IFA will still need to be updated periodically
as actual annual call data, planning projections, construction costs, and other projections may change over time.
LAND USE ANALYSIS
Figure 2 shows the current and proposed residential and non-residential units. It is estimated that the population
will grow to 20,940 residential units by buildout. The non-residential units, divided by General Commercial, Office,
or Institutional land uses, show 2,543 kSF which will increase to 12,977 kSF by buildout. For residential uses, the
current persons per household figures were applied to the buildout population to determine the projected
residential future units. Similarly, the current non-residential square footage per capita estimates were applied to
the future population projections to estimate the future non-residential square footage.
FIGURE 2: EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USE
SERVICE UNITS
A service unit is defined by the Impact Fees Act as a standardized measure of consumption, use, generation or
discharge attributable to an individual unit of development and calculated in accordance with generally accepted
engineering or planning standards for a particular category of capital improvements. In the case of emergency
services impact fees, an emergency call is the basic unit for measuring the demand for services for each land use.
The impact fee is calculated based on the “cost per call” and applied to each land use category according to the
historic calls per unit generated by that land use category.
Residential Units Population
Current
Persons per
Household
Total Units Population Units Population
Buildout
Persons per
Household
Total Units
Single Family 11,747 2.79 4,211 27,980 10,029 39,727 2.79 14,239
Multi-Family 5,152 2.60 1,981 12,270 4,719 17,422 2.60 6,701
Total 16,899 2.73 6,192 40,250 14,748 57,149 2.73 20,940
Private Non-Residential Units SF per Capita Estimated kSF SF per Capita Estimated kSF SF per capita Estimated kSF
General Commercial 129.47 2,188 129.47 8,745 191.31 10,933
Office 5.74 97 5.74 461 9.77 558
Institutional 15.27 258 15.27 1,227 25.99 1,485
Total 150.48 2,543 10,434 227.07 12,977
2017 Existing Development Future Development to be
Added Existing + Growth to Buildout
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CALL DATA ANALYSIS
The following tables detail the cost per call calculation by showing the existing number of calls that went to each
land use category (Figure 3), the number of future calls that are estimated to take place when the Service Area is
built out (Figure 4), and the calls per unit of each land use category (Figure 5).
FIGURE 3: RAW EMERGENCY SERVICES CALL DATA
UNDEFINED CALLS
One of the call categories shown in Figure 3 is Undefined. Undefined calls are calls that were unable to be geocoded
due to lack of available information. For example, an incorrect address may have been recorded when the call was
received. To estimate the land use distribution for undefined calls, the undefined calls are assigned to a land use
using the same proportions as the direct calls. For example, 34% of all defined calls received by the City in 2016 were
direct calls to a single-family residential land use. Therefore, 34% of undefined calls were assumed to have also been
generated by a single-family residence as shown in Figure 4 below.
FIGURE 4: ALLOCATION OF UNDEFINED CALLS
Category 2015 2016 2 yr Total Average % of Total
Calls to Private Land Uses
Single Family Residential 445 409 854 427 34%
Multi-family Residential 204 171 375 188 15%
General Commercial 221 239 460 230 18%
Office*1 5 6 3 0%
Institutional **6 4 10 5 0%
Calls Public Land Uses/Other
Public Buildings and Land 8 13 21 11 1%
Traffic 15 7 22 11 1%
North Bannock County, Eastern Power County 308 309 617 309 25%
Mutual Aid 41 51 92 46 4%
Undefined ***27 23 50 25 2%
All Calls 1,276 1,231 2,507 1,254 100%
* Single Family = single family detached, all others are considered "Multi-family" for impact fee assessment purposes
** Institutional includes churches and private non profit uses
*** Undefined includes all other calls not able to be assigned to a private land use within the service area
Land Use Type
Calls To
Direct Land
Use
% to Direct
Land Use
Undefined
Calls to Land
Uses
Total Calls by Land Use
(After Undefined
Allocation)
Residential
Single Family Residential 409 34%8 417
Multi-family Residential 171 14%3 174
Non-Residential
General Commercial 239 20%5 244
Office 5 0%0 5
Institutional 4 0%0 4
Public Land Uses
Public Buildings and Land 13 1%0 13
Traffic 7 1%0 7
North Bannock County, Eastern Power County 309 26%6 315
Mutual Aid 51 4%1 52
Undefined 23 0%- -
Total 1,231 100%23 1,231
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CALLS TO PUBLIC AREAS, ROADS, AND NON-QUALIFYING CALLS GENERATED BY NON-RESIDENTS
Similarly to how undefined calls were allocated to specific land uses, calls to public land uses (roads and public areas)
were also allocated to direct land uses. Public land use calls are generated by either residential developments, non-
residential developments, or by non-residents passing through the Service Area.
FIGURE 5: FINAL CALL DATA DISTRIBUTION BY LAND USE
CALLS PER UNIT CALCULATION
Figure 6 shows the number of 2016 calls assigned to each land use type according to a land use call analysis
performed by the City of Chubbuck. Once the final call distributions were determined, the number of calls generated
by each land use referred to as the “calls per unit” could be determined by divided the calls to each land use by the
corresponding land use units.
FIGURE 6: EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLS PER UNIT
LAND USE AND FUTURE CALLS
The calls per unit by land use in Figure 6 are multiplied by the number of future units shown as Figure 7. This results
in the number of future emergency services calls that will be created by new development through buildout.
Between 2017 and buildout, it is anticipated that 2,469 future emergency services calls will be added.
FIGURE 7: EXISTING AND FUTURE EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLS – BASED ON HISTORIC LAND USE
Total Calls % of Total
Calls
Direct Calls
Allocated to
Land Use
Indirect Public Areas Roads
North
Bannock,
Eastern Power
Outside
Chubbuck
Summary
of Total Calls
Direct Calls Allocated to Land Use 828 69% 828 - - - - 828
Public Buildings and Land 13 1%- 11.70 - - 1.30 13
Traffic 7 1%- - 4 - 4 7
North Bannock County, Eastern Power County 309 26%- - - 309 - 309
Mutual Aid 51 4%- - - - 51 51
Undefined 23 N/A 16 0.2 - 6 1 23
Total 1,231 100% 844 12 4 315 57 1,231
Land Use Type 2016 Calls To
Direct Land Use
Undefined Calls
to Land Use
Calls to Public
Areas
Calls to
Roadways
2016 Total
Calls
Existing Land
Use Calls per Unit
Residential per Unit
Single Family 409 8 6 2 424 4,211 0.101
Multi-Family 171 3 2 1 177 1,981 0.090
Non-Residential per kSF
General Commercial (per 1,000 SF)239 5 3 1 248 2,188 0.113
Office (per 1,000 SF)5 0.1 0.1 0.0 5 97 0.053
Institutional (per 1,000 SF)4 0.1 0.1 0.0 4 258 0.016
Non-Qualifying Calls
Calls Outside Service Area 360 7 1 4 372
Total 1,188 23 13 7 1,231
Development Type Future Units Calls per Unit Calls Added at
Buildout*
Residential
Single Family (Units)10,029 0.101 1,011
Multi Family (Units)4,719 0.090 423
Non-Residential
General Commercial (per 1,000 SF)8,745 0.113 991
Office (per 1,000 SF)461 0.053 25
Institutional (per 1,000 SF)1,227 0.016 20
Total Undeveloped Future Private Fire Calls 2,469
*Projected Future Calls are based only on future units in addition to existing calls from existing units
Projected Future Emergency Services Calls - 2017 to Buildout
Non-Resident Calls
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SECTION II: EMERGENCY SERVICES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
The Impact Fee Act allows that an impact fee be collected for the cost to construct system improvements which have
capacity to serve future growth. A system improvement is defined as an improvement which will provide service to
a service area not an improvement than only serves one specific development. The system improvement must also
have a useful life of ten or more years. System improvements which are impact fee eligible may be “buy-in” to the
City’s existing inventory of equipment and facilities or may be future improvements within a twenty-year planning
horizon. The impact fee should be calculated to assess an impact fee for the proportionate share of system
improvement costs which is available to serve future growth. The Emergency Services CIP documents the City’s
impact fee qualifying existing and future expenditures.
EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND CAPITAL FACILITIES
EXISTING EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
Figure 8 shows the City’s existing emergency services apparatus inventory listing each apparatus the City owns, the
year it was purchased, and the price for which the apparatus was acquired. The City will routinely replace each
apparatus and add additional apparatuses/vehicles to the inventory when staffing needs increase; however, the City
and Development Impact Fee Advisory Committee have determined that planned future apparatus acquisitions will
not be added to the impact fee inventory until the time that future apparatus are actually acquired by the City.
FIGURE 8: EXISTING APPARATUS INVENTORY
EXISTING CAPITAL FACILITIES
The emergency services department currently operates out of one station, Station #1. The City has already acquired
the land for two future stations, Stations #2 and #3. The building floorspace will be used in the impact fee
proportionate share to document existing and future capacity to serve emergency services calls, but no costs have
been included in the impact fee calculation for the existing emergency services facilities due to the age of Station #1
and the lack of construction cost records. Figure 7 shows the building floorspace for Station #1.
FIGURE 7: EXISTING CAPITAL FACILITIES
FUTURE EMERGENCY SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE
EXISTING DEFICIENCIES
The demand placed on existing emergency services by new development activity is attributed to growth in
emergency calls. This growth will increase demands upon emergency services, requiring an increase in number of
Asset Description Equipment Purchase
Year
Historic Apparatus
Cost
Pumper 301 Fully Equipped 1993 114,000$
Pumper 302 Fully Equipped 1993 114,000
Pumper 303 Fully Equipped 2000 200,227
La dder 304 Fully Equipped 1983 238,000
Tot als:666,227$
Apparatus Inventory
Existing Fire / EMS Facilities
Total Cost Acres SF of Space
% Impact
Fee
Eligible
Impact Fee
Qualifying Cost
Fire Station #1 11,716 100%-$
Total -$ 0.00 11,716 -$
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professionals and public safety apparatus. This will in turn cause a need for more station floorspace for offices,
storage areas, training rooms, housing apparatus, etc. The existing station has some capacity to serve future growth,
so no existing deficiencies currently exist, but to meet the demand created by future development the City will need
to expand its facilities.
SCHEDULE FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Within the impact fee planning horizon, the City plans to build two new stations in conjunction with the proposed
future police sub-stations. Once the emergency services projects are completed the City anticipates having sufficient
capacity to meet the buildout facility floorspace needs for emergency services demands, however, at some point in
the future Station #1 will need to be rebuilt due to its age. At this time firm plans for the reconstruction and possible
relocation of Station #1 are not finalized. Once these plans have been solidified the CIP and IFAs will need to be
updated to account for the Station #1 relocation plans. Figure 8 shows the future capital facilities planned for
emergency services.
FIGURE 8: SUMMARY OF FUTURE EMERGENCY SERVICES FACILITIES
FUNDING FUTURE CAPITAL FACILITIES
HISTORIC FUNDING SOURCES
Emergency services facilities can be funded in a variety of ways including tax revenues, impact fees, grants, bonds,
vehicle leases, etc. Tax revenues—property and sales—are the primary source of revenue for the City. The City has
authority to collect a portion of the property and sales taxes within its boundaries. The revenues collected can cover
the operational expenses, non-impact fee qualifying capital expenses, and other general needs of the emergency
services department.
As stated above, due to the age of the existing facilities and lack of funding records there is no impact fee qualifying
cost to be included in the impact fee calculation for existing facilities.
BOND FUNDING
The Impact Fee Advisory Committee has recommended that bond costs (such as cost of issuance and interest) not
be included in the impact fee calculation until the time that future bonds have been approved by the voters. There
are no outstanding bonds related to the emergency services department and no future bonds are currently
proposed. If a bond is proposed and approved in the future by City residents, then the impact fees will be revised at
that time to include any additional bond costs.
IMPACT FEES
Impact fees have become an ideal mechanism for funding growth-related infrastructure. It is recommended that
impact fees be used to fund growth-related capital projects as they help to maintain an adequate level of service
and prevent existing users from subsidizing the capital needs for new growth.
Project Year Floorspace
(SF) Cost per SF* Land
(Acres)
PV Project
Expense $
Construction
Year Expense** % to Growth Expansionary
Cost
Future Emergency Services Facilities Within 10 Years
Future West Fire Station 2021 9,184 285$ 2,617,440$ $2,860,147 100% 2,860,147$
West Fire Station Land 86% to Emergency Services Owned by City 2.0 24,000 20,630 100% 20,630
Future North Fire Station 2028 9,184 285 2,617,440 3,517,620 100% 3,517,620
North Fire Station Land 86% to Emergency Services Owned by City 2.0 70,000 60,172 100% 60,172
Within 10 Years 18,368 4.0 $5,328,880 $6,458,571 $6,458,571
Future Emergency Services Beyond 10
Beyond 10 Year Land-Relocate Existing Station 11,716 -$ - -$ -$ - -$
Beyond 10 Year Facilities- Relocate Existing Station - - - - - - -
Beyond 10 Years 11,716 - - - -
Total Emergency Services Facilities 30,084 - 5,328,880$ 6,458,571$ 6,458,571$
*$285 per SF based off of a comparable recent station constructed in Idaho Falls
** 3% Annual Inflation
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SUMMARY OF TIME AND PRICE DIFFERENTIAL
The Impact Fees Act allows for the inclusion of a time and price differential to ensure that the costs incurred at a
later date are accurately calculated. To account for this, 2018 project cost estimates for future projects are inflated
at 3% annually to a future value cost based on the year of anticipated construction.
EQUITY OF IMPACT FEES
The impact fee calculations are structured to fund 100% of the growth-related portion of system improvements as
presented in the impact fee analysis. Even so, there may be years that impact fee revenues cannot cover the annual
growth-related expenses. Other revenues will be used to make up any annual deficits given gaps in development or
other factors. Any borrowed funds are to be repaid in their entirety through impact fees at the time that impact fee
funds become available.
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SECTION III: EMERGENCY SERVICES IMPACT FEE ANALYSIS
IMPACT FEE OVERVIEW
The impact fee for emergency services is calculated using growth projections, current call data and future call
projections, current and estimated future land use, and existing and future apparatus and facilities costs which have
been described in Sections I & II of this document. The final components necessary to complete the Impact Fee
Analysis include: level of service (LOS), proportionate share analysis, impact fee cost per call, impact fee cost per
development unit, and proposed credits to development. Each of those components are discussed in the following
section.
EMERGENCY SERVICES LEVEL OF SERVICE
One key component of the impact fee calculation is the level of service. The level of service is the measure of the
relationship between service capacity and service demand for public facilities. In the case of emergency services
impact fees that means the total building square footage (capacity) relative to the number of emergency services
calls the department receives each year (service demand).
Unlike a utility such as culinary water where capacity can be added gradually to the system by upsizing an existing
transmission line segment, public safety floorspace has to be built station-by-station not line-by-line. New
emergency services stations or expansions must be done well ahead of the increase in call volume that the station
expansion is designed to serve. Therefore, we look at the call volume the stations are being built to serve (rather
than the LOS observed today) as the true measure of LOS. In the case of the emergency services impact fee, the
future capital projects identified in the CIP are needed to serve a buildout population of the Service Area and a
buildout LOS. Any square foot per call calculations that exceed the buildout LOS are considered unused excess
capacity that will be utilized once the Service Area reaches buildout. Figure 9 shows the buildout level of service of
8.13 square feet (SF) per call which is lower than the currently observed LOS of 9.52 SF per call which means excess
capacity in the existing emergency services square footage currently exists.
FIGURE 9: CURRENT AND PROJECTED EMERGENCY SERVICES LEVEL OF SERVICE
Time Frame Floorspace
(SF)
Current/
Projected
Calls
SF per Call
Current 11,716 1,231 9.52
Within 10 Years 30,084 2,410 12.49
Buildout 30,084 3,700 8.13
Impact Fee Level of Service Used 30,084 3,700 8.13
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PROPORTIONATE SHARE ANALYSIS
As part of this analysis, the Impact Fees Act requires that the calculated impact fee be roughly proportionate and
reasonably related to the development activity. Ideally, implementing an impact fee to pay for needed infrastructure
places a burden on future users that is equal to the burden that was borne in the past by existing users. To determine
the fair share an impact fee payer should pay for emergency services system capacity, a proportionate share analysis
was performed as described below.
CALCULATION OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE
Figure 10 displays the current and future facility floorspace and the calls they will serve. With this information, it is
possible to calculate the percentage that will serve new growth, and thus the portion that future growth will be
expected to fund.
FIGURE 10: PROPORTIONATE SHARE CALCULATION
IMPACT FEE COST PER CALL
Once the proportionate share has been determined the impact fee cost per call can be calculated. The impact fee
cost per call divides the impact fee qualifying costs to new growth by the total future calls new growth will generate.
The value found in the “% growth related” column comes directly from the proportionate share analysis “% to Serve
Future Growth” column. The total impact fee qualifying cost is $7,154,798 of which $6,559,738 pertains to new
growth. This results in a cost per call of $2,718.29.
FIGURE 11: EMERGENCY SERVICES IMPACT COST PER CALL CALCULATION
Capital Project Time Frame Added Station
Floorspace
% of Buildout
Floor Space
Station Capacities
(Call)
2017 Calls to
Stations Deficiency % to Serve
Existing Users
% to Serve
Future Growth
Existing Floorspace 11,716 38.9% 1,441 1,287 0.0% 89.3% 10.7%
Construction Within 10 Years 18,368 61.1% 2,259 - 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Construction Beyond 10 Years - - - - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
10 Years 30,084 100.0% 3,700 1,231
Existing Floorspace 11,716 38.9% 1,441 1,287 0.0% 89.3% 10.7%
Construction Within 10 Years 18,368 61.1% 2,259 - 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Existing and Within 10 Years 30,084 100.0% 3,700 1,287
Expense Impact Fee
Qualifying Cost
% to Growth
Related
Impact Fee Qualifying
Cost Assigned to New
Growth
New Growth Calls
Added to Buildout
Impact Fee
Cost per Call
Existing Facilities -$ 10.7%-$ 2,413 -$
Existing Apparatus Inventory 666,227 10.7%71,167 2,413 29
Existing Debt Service (Interest)- 10.7%- 2,413 -
Future Facilities within 10 Years 6,458,571 100.0% 6,458,571 2,413 2,676.37
Future Debt Service (Interest)- 100.0%- 2,413 -
Total 7,124,798$ 6,529,738$ 2,705.86$
Professional Services 30,000$ 100%30,000$ 2,413 12$
Total Miscellaneous 30,000$ 30,000$ 12.43$
Grand Total 7,154,798$ 6,559,738$ 2,718.29$
Emergency Services Stations
Miscellaneous
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IMPACT FEE COST PER DEVELOPMENT UNIT
The impact fee is assessed to each user category based upon the historic calls per unit generated by that land use.
The Service Area’s observed annual emergency services calls per unit by development type are multiplied by the
impact fee cost per call to calculate the final impact fee per land use.
FIGURE 12: RECOMMENDED EMERGENCY SERVICES IMPACT FEE A SSESSMENT
CREDITS OWED TO DEVELOPMENT
Certain circumstances may result in the need to provide a credit to development. Impact fee credits are detailed
below.
GRANT FUNDING
Any improvement donated to the City which the City has no obligation to repay is assumed to be donated to the
Service Area’s residents through buildout. Therefore, if a capital facility is acquired through a grant or another source
that does not require the City to pay for the project, then the value of that improvement would not be an impact
fee qualifying cost. An impact fee should not be collected for a project or expense otherwise covered through a grant
without an appropriate credit. If any grant funding is received for impact fee eligible expenses, then the impact fee
will be reviewed at the time that the funding is received to account for any reduction in impact fee project costs.
DEVELOPER DEDICATIONS AND EXACTIONS
Developer exactions are not the same as grants (which should be credited from the impact fee). If a developer
constructs an emergency services station, donates impact fee qualifying apparatus or equipment to the City, or
dedicates land within the development for emergency services, then the value of the dedication is credited against
that particular developer’s impact fee liability. It is rare for developers to construct an entire emergency services
station for a credit, but land dedication for a station or training facility does sometimes occur. If the situation arises
that a developer chooses to construct facilities found in the CIP in-lieu of impact fees, appropriate arrangements
must be made through negotiation between the developer and the City on a case by case basis.
All emergency services facilities and apparatus are considered to be system improvements, not project
improvements. Thus, an impact fee credit will be due to the developer and the dedication/exaction will be classified
in the inventory as if it had been funded directly by the City through impact fees collected.
If the value of the dedication/exaction is less than the development’s impact fee liability, the developer will owe the
balance of the liability to the City. If the value of the improvements dedicated is worth more than the development’s
impact fee liability, the City must reimburse the difference to the developer which can be done using impact fee
revenues collected from other developments benefitting from the system improvement.
DEFICIENCY CREDIT
When the LOS calculation indicates there is an existing deficiency it is generally appropriate to include a deficiency
credit in the impact fee calculation. The purpose of the deficiency credit is to avoid new growth from being required
to fund their capacity through an impact fee and then also having to help pay to correct the deficiency for existing
residents and essentially be double charged for their system capacity. To prevent this double charge being assessed
to new growth, any appropriate deficiency credit is subtracted from the total impact fees owed to account for any
Emergency Services Cost per
Call
Calls per
Unit
Impact Fee
per Unit
Residential
Single Family Residential Unit 2,718$ 0.101 274.01$
Multi-Family Residential Unit 2,718 0.090 243.45
Non Residential
General Commercial (per 1,000 SF)2,718$ 0.113 308.13$
Office (per 1,000 SF)2,718 0.053 145.41
Institutional (per 1,000 SF)2,718 0.016 43.73
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deficiency projects paid for through other funding mechanisms which all City residents/businesses are required to
pay (such as bonds, property tax revenue, or user rate revenue, when applicable to the project).
The emergency services department does not have an existing deficiency; therefore, no deficiency credit is required
at this time.
INDIVIDUAL IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT
The Impact Fees Act states that the impact fee ordinance should include a process whereby the City shall allow a
developer, upon request by the developer, to provide a written individual assessment of the proportionate share of
development impact fees. The individual assessment process permits consideration of studies, data, and any other
relevant information submitted by the developer to adjust the amount of the fee. For emergency services impact
fees the variable that would be reviewed in the individual impact fee assessment would be the average annual
emergency services calls generated by the proposed development. Once the City and the developer have reviewed
relevant information and determined the number of average annual emergency services calls for the proposed
development, then the City can calculate the individual impact fee assessment using the formula in Figure 13.
FIGURE 13: INDIVIDUAL IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT FORMULA
Non-Standard
Development
$2,718.29
# of Annual Calls
Projected to be
Cr eated
x =
Impact Fee
Assessed
Emergency Services
Cost Per Call
Non-Standard
Impact Fee
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APPENDIX
APPENDIX A: GROWTH FORECAST
A B C D E F G H
1 TABLE A.1: Historic and Future Population Growth 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 2016 14,644 1,231 0.0841 5
6 2017 16,899 1,287 0.0762 4.6%6
7 2018 17,328 1,399 0.0808 8.7%7
8 2019 17,756 1,512 0.0851 8.0%TABLE A.2: Summary of Growth Projections 8
9 2020 18,185 1,624 0.0893 7.4%9
10 2021 18,613 1,736 0.0933 6.9%2017 Calls 1,287 10
11 2022 19,041 1,848 0.0971 6.5%Buildout Calls 3,700 11
12 2023 19,470 1,961 0.1007 6.1%Undeveloped Calls 2,413 12
13 2024 19,898 2,073 0.1042 5.7%% Undeveloped 65%13
14 2025 20,327 2,185 0.1075 5.4%Calls Added at Buildout 2,413 14
15 2026 20,755 2,297 0.1107 5.1%15
16 2027 19,357 2,410 0.1245 4.9%16
17 Buildout 57,149 3,700 0.0647 17
A B C D E F G H
Historic and Future Population Projections
Growth in Emergency Services Calls
Year Service Area
Population
Total Emergency
Services Calls
Average Calls
per Capita % Call Growth
APPENDIX B: FORECAST OF DEVELOPMENT UNITS
A B C D E F G H I
1 TABLE B.1: Existing and Future Population, Residential Units, and Private Non Residential Floor Space 1
2 2
3 Residential Units Population
Current
Persons per
Household
Total Units Population Units Population
Buildout
Persons per
Household
Total Units 3
4 Single Family 11,747 2.79 4,211 27,980 10,029 39,727 2.79 14,239 4
5 Multi-Family 5,152 2.60 1,981 12,270 4,719 17,422 2.60 6,701 5
6 Total 16,899 2.73 6,192 40,250 14,748 57,149 2.73 20,940 6
7 Private Non-Residential Units SF per Capita Estimated kSF SF per Capita Estimated kSF SF per capita Estimated kSF 7
8 General Commercial 129.47 2,188 129.47 8,745 191.31 10,933 8
9 Office 5.74 97 5.74 461 9.77 558 9
10 Institutional 15.27 258 15.27 1,227 25.99 1,485 10
11 Total 150.48 2,543 10,434 227.07 12,977 11
A B C D E F G H I
2017 Existing Development Future Development to be
Added Existing + Growth to Buildout
A B C D E F
1 TABLE C.1: Chubbuck City emergency services calls responded to from 2015 to 2016 1
2 Category 2015 2016 2 yr Total Average % of Total 2
3 Calls to Private Land Uses 3
4 Single Family Residential 445 409 854 427 34%4
5 Multi-family Residential 204 171 375 188 15%5
6 General Commercial 221 239 460 230 18%6
7 Office*1 5 6 3 0%7
8 Institutional **6 4 10 5 0%8
9 9
10 Calls Public Land Uses/Other 10
11 Public Buildings and Land 8 13 21 11 1%11
12 Traffic 15 7 22 11 1%12
13 North Bannock County, Eastern Power County 308 309 617 309 25%13
14 Mutual Aid 41 51 92 46 4%14
15 Undefined ***27 23 50 25 2%15
16 All Calls 1,276 1,231 2,507 1,254 100%16
17 * Single Family = single family detached, all others are considered "Multi-family" for impact fee assessment purposes 17
18 ** Institutional includes churches and private non profit uses 18
19 *** Undefined includes all other calls not able to be assigned to a private land use within the service area 19
A B C D E F
APPENDIX C: EMERGENCY SERVICES CALL DETAILS
APPENDIX D: ALLOCATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLS TO PUBLIC/PRIVATE LAND USES
A B C D E F G H I J
TABLE D.1: Allocation of Fire Calls to Land Uses
1 Total Calls % of Total
Calls
Direct Calls
Allocated to
Land Use
Indirect Public Areas Roads
North
Bannock,
Eastern Power
Outside
Chubbuck
Summary
of Total
Calls
1
2 Direct Calls Allocated to Land Use 828 69%828 - - - - 828 2
3 Public Buildings and Land 13 1%- 11.70 - - 1.30 13 3
4 Traffic 7 1%- - 4 - 4 7 4
5 North Bannock County, Eastern Power County 309 26%- - - 309 - 309 5
6 Mutual Aid 51 4%- - - - 51 51 6
7 Undefined 23 N/A 16 0.2 - 6 1 23 7
8 Total 1,231 100%844 12 4 315 57 1,231 8
9 3,457.01 872.25 305.40 565.09 588 1,231 9
10 TABLE D.2: Undefined Emergency Services Calls Allocated to Land Use 10
11 Land Use Type
Calls To
Direct Land
Use
% to Direct
Land Use
Undefined
Calls to Land
Uses
Total Calls by Land Use
(After Undefined
Allocation)
11
12 Residential 12
13 Single Family Residential 409 34%8 417 13
14 Multi-family Residential 171 14%3 174 14
15 Non-Residential 15
16 General Commercial 239 20%5 244 16
17 Office 5 0%0 5 17
18 Institutional 4 0%0 4 18
19 19
20 Public Land Uses 20
21 #Public Buildings and Land 13 1%0 13 21
22 #Traffic 7 1%0 7 22
23 North Bannock County, Eastern Power County 309 26%6 315 23
24 Mutual Aid 51 4%1 52 24
25 Undefined 23 0%- - 25
25 Total 1,231 100%23 1,231 25
A B C D E F G H I J
APPENDIX E: AVERAGE EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLS PER UNIT
A B C D E F G H
1 TABLE E.1: Average Historic Calls per Unit to Development Types 1
2 Land Use Type 2016 Calls To
Direct Land Use
Undefined
Calls to Land
Calls to Public
Areas
Calls to
Roadways
2016 Total
Calls
Existing Land
Use Calls per Unit 2
3 Residential per Unit 3
4 Single Family 409 8 6 2 424 4,211 0.101 4
5 Multi-Family 171 3 2 1 177 1,981 0.090 5
6 Non-Residential per kSF 6
7 General Commercial (per 1,000 SF)239 5 3 1 248 2,188 0.113 7
8 Office (per 1,000 SF)5 0.1 0.1 0.0 5 97 0.053 8
9 Institutional (per 1,000 SF)4 0.1 0.1 0.0 4 258 0.016 9
10 10
11 Non-Qualifying Calls 11
12 Calls Outside Service Area 360 7 1 4 372 12
13 Total 1,188 23 13 7 1,231 13
14 14
15 TABLE E.2: Projected Future Calls 15
16 16
17 Development Type Future Units Calls per Unit Calls Added at
Buildout*17
18 Residential 18
19 Single Family (Units)10,029 0.101 1,011 19
20 Multi Family (Units)4,719 0.090 423 20
21 Non-Residential 21
22 General Commercial (per 1,000 SF)8,745 0.113 991 22
23 Office (per 1,000 SF)461 0.053 25 23
24 Institutional (per 1,000 SF)1,227 0.016 20 24
25 25
26 Total Undeveloped Future Private Fire Calls 2,469 26
27 *Projected Future Calls are based only on future units in addition to existing calls from existing units 27
A B C D E F G H
Projected Future Emergency Services Calls - 2017 to Buildout
Non-Resident Calls
APPENDIX F: EXISTING AND FUTURE STATIONS
A B C D E F G H I
1 TABLE F.1: Summary of Existing Facilities 1
2 Existing Fire / EMS Facilities 2
3 Total Cost Acres SF of Space
% Impact
Fee
Eligible
Impact Fee
Qualifying
Cost
3
4 Fire Station #1 11,716 100%-$ Assumptions 4
5 Current Year 2018 5
6 Inflation Rate 3.00%6
7 Total -$ 0.00 11,716 -$ 7
8 8
9 9
10 TABLE F.2: Projection of Future Facilities 10
11 Project Year Floorspace
(SF) Cost per SF* Land
(Acres)
PV Project
Expense $
Construction
Year Expense** % to Growth Expansionary
Cost 11
12 Future Emergency Services Facilities Within 10 Years 12
13 Future West Fire Station 2021 9,184 285$ 2,617,440$ $2,860,147 100%2,860,147$ 13
14 West Fire Station Land 86% to Emergency Services Owned by City 2.0 24,000 20,630 100%20,630 14
15 Future North Fire Station 2028 9,184 285 2,617,440 3,517,620 100%3,517,620 15
16 North Fire Station Land 86% to Emergency Services Owned by City 2.0 70,000 60,172 100%60,172 16
17 17
18 Within 10 Years 18,368 4.0 $5,328,880 $6,458,571 $6,458,571 18
19 Future Emergency Services Beyond 10 19
20 Beyond 10 Year Land-Relocate Existing Station 11,716 -$ - -$ -$ - -$ 20
21 Beyond 10 Year Facilities- Relocate Existing Station - - - - - - - 21
22 Beyond 10 Years 11,716 - - - - 22
23 Total Emergency Services Facilities 30,084 - 5,328,880$ 6,458,571$ 6,458,571$ 23
24 *$285 per SF based off of a comparable recent station constructed in Idaho Falls 24
** 3% Annual Inflation
A B C D E F G H I
APPENDIX G: APPARATUS INVENTORY
A B C D
1 Current Yea2017 1
2 TABLE G.1: Apparatus Inventory 2
3 3
4 Asset Description Equipment Purchase
Year
Historic
Apparatus Cost 4
5 Pumper 301 Fully Equipped 1993 114,000$ 5
6 Pumper 302 Fully Equipped 1993 114,000 6
7 Pumper 303 Fully Equipped 2000 200,227 7
8 Ladder 304 Fully Equipped 1983 238,000 8
9 9
10 10
11 Totals:666,227$ 11
A B C D
Apparatus Inventory
APPENDIX H: LEVEL OF SERVICE
A B C D
1 TABLE H.1: Emergency Services Level of Service 1
2 Time Frame Floorspace
(SF)
Current/
Projected Calls SF per Call 2
3 Current 11,716 1,231 9.52 3
4 Within 10 Years 30,084 2,410 12.49 4
5 Buildout 30,084 3,700 8.13 5
6 Impact Fee Level of Service Used 30,084 3,700 8.13 6
A B C D
APPENDIX I: PROPORTIONATE SHARE ANALYSIS
A B C D E F G H I J K
1 1
2 TABLE I.1: Summary of Emergency Services Facilities 2
3 Capital Project Time Frame Added Station
Floorspace
% of Buildout
Floor Space
Station Capacities
(Call)
2017 Calls to
Stations Deficiency Available for
Existing Calls Growth Calls Deficiency % to Serve
Existing Users
% to Serve
Future Growth 3
4 Existing Floorspace 11,716 38.9%1,441 1,287 - 1,287 154 0.0%89.3%10.7%4
5 Construction Within 10 Years 18,368 61.1%2,259 - - - 2,259 0.0%0.0%100.0%5
6 Construction Beyond 10 Years - - - - - - - 0.0%0.0%0.0%6
7 10 Years 30,084 100.0%3,700 1,231 - 1,287 2,413 7
8 Existing Floorspace 11,716 38.9%1,441 1,287 - 1,287 154 0.0%89.3%10.7%8
9 Construction Within 10 Years 18,368 61.1%2,259 - - - 2,259 0.0%0.0%100.0%9
10 Existing and Within 10 Years 30,084 100.0%3,700 1,287 10
11 11
12 TABLE I.2: Proportionate Share of Emergency Services Facilities 12
13 Timeframe
Impact Fee
Qualifying Cost of
Facilities
% of Allocated
to Deficiency
% of Allocated to
Existing Users
% of Allocated to
Future
Development
Amount to be
Deficiency
Amount to
Existing Users
Amount to be Paid
by Future Growth 13
14 Existing -$ 0.0%89.3%10.7%-$ -$ -$ 14
15 Within 10 Years 6,458,571 0.0%0.0%100.0%- - 6,458,571 15
16 Total 6,458,571$ 0.0%44.7%55.3%-$ -$ 6,458,571$ 16
17 17
A B C D E F G H I J K
APPENDIX J: EMERGENCY SERVICES COST PER CALL
A B C D E F
1 TABLE J.1: Emergency Services Impact Fee Cost per Call 1
2 Expense Impact Fee
Qualifying Cost
% to Growth
Related
Impact Fee Qualifying
Cost Assigned to New
Growth
New Growth Calls
Added to Buildout
Impact Fee
Cost per Call 2
3 3
4 Existing Facilities -$ 10.7%-$ 2,413 -$ 4
5 Existing Apparatus Inventory 666,227 10.7%71,167 2,413 29 5
6 Existing Debt Service (Interest)- 10.7%- 2,413 - 6
7 Future Facilities within 10 Years 6,458,571 100.0%6,458,571 2,413 2,676.37 7
8 Future Debt Service (Interest)- 100.0%- 2,413 - 8
9 Total 7,124,798$ 6,529,738$ 2,705.86$ 9
10 10
11 Professional Services 30,000$ 100%30,000$ 2,413 12$ 11
12 Total Miscellaneous 30,000$ 30,000$ 12.43$ 12
13 Grand Total 7,154,798$ 6,559,738$ 2,718.29$ 13
A B C D E F
Emergency Services Stations
Miscellaneous
APPENDIX K: FINAL IMPACT FEE CALCULATION
A B C D E F G H I J
1 TABLE K.1: Emergency Services Impact Fee Per Unit TABLE K.2: Non-Standard Development Impact Fee Calculation 1
2 Emergency Services Cost per
Call
Calls per
Unit
Impact Fee
per Unit 2
3 Residential 3
4 Single Family Residential Unit 2,718$ 0.101 274.01$ 4
5 Multi-Family Residential Unit 2,718 0.090 243.45 5
6 Non Residential 6
7 General Commercial (per 1,000 SF)2,718$ 0.113 308.13$ 7
8 Office (per 1,000 SF)2,718 0.053 145.41 8
9 Institutional (per 1,000 SF)2,718 0.016 43.73 9
10 10
11 11
A B C D E F G H I J
Impact Fee
Assessed
Emergency Services
Cost Per Call
Non-Standard
Impact Fee
Non-Standard
Development
$2,718.29
# of Annual Calls
Projected to be
Created
x =
City of Chubbuck
Parks & Recreation
Capital Improvement Plan and
Impact Fee Analysis
September 2018
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Contents
Section I: Introduction to the Parks Capital Improvement Plan and Impact Fee Analysis ............................................ 2
Project Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
Impact Fee Service Area ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Population Growth .................................................................................................................................................... 2
Persons Per Household (PPH) ............................................................................................................................... 2
Service Units .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Section II: Parks Capital Improvement Plan ................................................................................................................... 4
System Improvements .............................................................................................................................................. 4
Existing Park Acreage and Amenities ........................................................................................................................ 4
Existing Park Acreage Inventory ........................................................................................................................... 4
Existing Park Amenities ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Land Improvement Costs ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Schedule For Improvements ................................................................................................................................. 5
Funding Capital Facilities ........................................................................................................................................... 6
Historic Funding Sources ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Bond Funding ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
Impact Fees ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
Summary of Time and Price Differential ................................................................................................................... 6
Equity of Impact Fees ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Section III: Parks Impact Fee Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 7
Impact Fee Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Parks Level of Service ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Proportionate Share Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 7
Calculation of Proportionate Share ...................................................................................................................... 7
Impact Fee Cost per Development Unit .................................................................................................................... 8
Credits Owed to Development .................................................................................................................................. 8
Grant Funding ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Developer Dedications and Exactions ................................................................................................................... 8
Deficiency Credit ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Individual Impact Fee Assessment ............................................................................................................................ 9
Appendix ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
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SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PLAN AND IMPACT FEE ANALYSIS
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Chubbuck City (the City) has commissioned Zions Public Finance, Inc (Zions) to put together a Capital Improvement
Plan (CIP) and Impact Fee Analysis (IFA) prior to imposing parks development impact fees authorized by Title 67,
Chapter 82, Idaho Code, known as the Idaho Development Impact Fee Act (Impact Fee Act).
IMPACT FEE SERVICE AREA
Chubbuck is a city located in Bannock County, Idaho. It is immediately north of the City of Pocatello. At the 2010
census, the population was 13,922 and the 2016 population was estimated to be 14,644.
The purpose of the Parks & Recreation Capital Improvement Plan is to provide Chubbuck with substantive planning
for future capital infrastructure for which development impact fees may be used as a funding source including facility
sizes, costs, funding, and allocation to growth. This information will be used as the basis of calculating the Parks &
Recreation IFA. A CIP must be prepared before the City can adopt and assess a parks impact fee. This CIP and IFA
have been prepared for a single, city-wide service area (Service Area). The same parks & recreation impact fee cost
per capita will be assessed throughout the Service Area. The cost per capita is the relationship between the Service
Area’s population and park acreage, amenities, and improvement costs. The cost per capita will be discussed further
in Section III: Parks Impact Fee Analysis.
POPULATION GROWTH
2016 is the baseline year for population estimate used in this analysis as shown in Figure 1. By buildout the City
anticipates have a resident population of approximately 40,238.
FIGURE 1: POPULATION GROWTH PROJECTIONS
PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD (PPH)
Persons per household estimates are important for the parks impact fee calculation because the impact fee is
calculated as a cost per capita and then applied to each type of residential development using the persons per
household values shown below.
FIGURE 2: PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD ESTIMATES
Year Population
Annual
Population
Change
Estimated
Households
Annual
Households
Change
2016 14,644 5,249
2017 15,072 428 5,402 154
2018 15,501 428 5,556 154
2019 15,929 428 5,709 154
2020 16,358
428 5,863 154
2021 16,786 428 6,017 154
2022 17,215 428 6,170 154
2023 17,643 428 6,324 154
2024 18,072 428 6,477 154
2025 18,500 428 6,631 154
2026 18,929 428 6,785 154
2027 19,357 428 6,938 154
Buildout 40,238 14,422
Development Type Persons Per Household (PPH)
Single Family (2015 ACS)2.79
Multi-Family (2015 ACS)2.60
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SERVICE UNITS
A service unit is defined by the Impact Fees Act as a standardized measure of consumption, use, generation or
discharge attributable to an individual unit of development and calculated in accordance with generally accepted
engineering or planning standards for a particular category of capital improvements. In the case of parks impact
fees, parks cost per capita is the basic unit for measuring the demand for services for each land use. The impact fee
is calculated based on the “cost per capita” and applied to each land use category according to the historic persons
per household. Parks impact fees are assessed to residential land uses only.
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SECTION II: PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
The Impact Fee Act allows that an impact fee be collected for the cost to construct system improvements which have
capacity to serve future growth. A system improvement is defined as an improvement which will provide service to
a service area not an improvement than only serves one specific development. The system improvement must also
have a useful life of ten or more years. System improvements which are impact fee eligible may be “buy-in” to the
City’s existing inventory of amenities and park acreage or may be future improvements within a twenty-year
planning horizon. The impact fee should be calculated to assess an impact fee for the proportionate share of system
improvement costs which is available to serve future growth. The Parks CIP documents the City’s impact fee
qualifying existing and future expenditures. Qualifying system level improvements include neighborhood or
community parks, public trails, open space, recreation centers, sports fields, and special use parks (such as fitness
parks and skate parks).
EXISTING PARK ACREAGE AND AMENITIES
EXISTING PARK ACREAGE INVENTORY
Figure 3 shows the City’s existing parks acreage inventory listing each park location, the type of park, funding source,
the year it was purchased/developed, and the cost of the parkland. Only community or neighborhood parks were
considered system improvements and thus impact fee qualifying. Any land that was donated was excluded from the
total qualifying acreage and parkland cost.
FIGURE 3: EXISTING PARK ACREAGE INVENTORY
Park Name Type of Park Total
Acres Funding Year
Purchased Current Cost Qualifying
Capell Park Community 17.5 Grants or funding 1996 2,734,157$ Yes
Cotant Park Community 21.1 Cash In Lieu of Park 1967 3,209,279 Yes
Park Meadows Park Community 8.2 City Funded 2002 916,727 Yes
Stuart Park Neighborhood/Community 4.9 Cash In Lieu of Park 1958 279,001 Yes
Armstrong Park Neighborhood 1.6 Cash In Lieu of Park 1975 26,645$ Yes
Bicentennial Park Neighborhood 0.0 Land was donated 1975 - No
Bistline Park Neighborhood 1.2 Cash In Lieu of Park 1985 27,835 Yes
Briarwood Park Neighborhood 1.5 Cash In Lieu of Park 1993 23,644 Yes
Chase Park Neighborhood 0.8 Cash In Lieu of Park 1963 6,975 Yes
Dalton Park Neighborhood 0.5 Cash In Lieu of Park 1997 2,138 Yes
Espie Park Neighborhood 0.9 City Funded 1993 4,256 Yes
Homestead Park Neighborhood 2.6 City Funded 2005 76,529 Yes
Mary Harker Park Neighborhood 1.3 Cash In Lieu of Park 1975 17,127 Yes
Heartland Park Neighborhood 2.2 City Funded 2004 53,445 Yes
Heritage Park Neighborhood 2.7 Cash In Lieu of Park 1993 86,521 Yes
Jerry Rowland Park Neighborhood 2.2 Cash In Lieu of Park 2003 52,438 Yes
Larry Miller Park Neighborhood 2.3 Cash In Lieu of Park 2003 58,552 Yes
Long Park Neighborhood 0.0 Land was donated 2013 - No
Mary's Park Neighborhood 4.3 City Funded 1978 207,310 Yes
Sample Park Neighborhood 0.0 Land was donated 2007 - No
Sunset West Neighborhood 0.0 Land was donated 2006 - No
Tree Valley Park Neighborhood 0.8 City Funded 2000 6,862 Yes
Totals 76.5 7,789,442$
Community Parks
Neighborhood Parks
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EXISTING PARK AMENITIES
Figure 4 shows the existing amenities and their cost. The City has invested over $3.3M in park amenities costs. Please
see Appendix D for the detailed inventory of parks documenting where each amenity is located.
FIGURE 4: EXISTING AMENITIES
LAND IMPROVEMENT COSTS
In addition to the inventory of qualifying park acreage and amenities, an improvement cost has also been included.
The City has determined that each park requires an average of $2.25 per square foot for improvement costs such as
landscaping.
SCHEDULE FOR IMPROVEMENTS
The parks & recreation impact fees will be assessed according to historic dollars invested per capita and not be based
on the cost of future improvements. However, Jackson Land Design, PC is currently in the final stages of completing
the City of Chubbuck Parks Master Development Plan 2018 and has identified future park improvements the City
intends to complete in the near future. The parks improvement planned within the immediate horizon are as follows:
Espie Park Water Education Center: Preliminary Cost Estimate: $841,500
Water education will be the theme of this 5-acre community park that abuts the existing Espie Park on its west and
north sides. The park will capitalize on the newly constructed City water tank, and provide additional amenities and
attractions designed to educate park users on how a municipal water system operates, and to demonstrate how
valuable water is in this high desert community. Additional amenities include a slide to link the top of the water tank
with the patio below, a community garden, park benches strategically placed throughout the park, picnic pavilions
and arbor shade structures, and restroom facilities.
Chubbuck City Downtown Park: Preliminary Cost Estimate: $2,502,000
This park’s classification will be that of a Community Park, and would consist of approximately ten (10) acres of area
in the center of a new City Downtown. The park’s function would be to provide a pleasing green space in the middle
Improvements Cost Total VALUE
Gazebos, Pavillions, Bowery 384,588$
Pavilion $ 20,000 7 140,000$
Memorial Gazebo 71,588 1 71,588
Small Pavilion with Picnic Tables 20,000 6 120,000
Bench 500 24 12,000
Covered Picnic Tables 2,000 4 8,000
Picnic Tables 1,000 33 33,000
Fields, Courts, Diamonds 674,000$
Basketball Full Court $ 16,000 3 48,000$
Basketball Half Court 8,000 10 80,000
Tennis Courts 16,000 15 240,000
Ball field 30,000 10 300,000
Volleyball Court 2,000 3 6,000
Restrooms 150,000$
Restroom building $ 50,000 3 150,000$
Other 2,119,624$
Playground 50,000 19 950,000
Swing Set 12,000 16 192,000
Splash Pad 250,000 1 250,000
Concessions Stand 80,000 1 80,000
Horse Shoe Pits 3,262 2 6,524
Refrigerated Ice Skating Rink with Lights 100,000 1 100,000
Concrete Skating Rink 100,000 1 100,000
Paved parking area (per Stall) 1,200 278 333,600
Gravel Non-Paved Parking Area 250 30 7,500
Storage Structure /Tennis Service Shop 100,000 1 100,000
Total 3,328,212$
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of a new downtown area that would be bordered by a mixed use of restaurants, retail space, and large to medium
commercial businesses. This new park would consist mainly of passive recreation elements such as open lawn areas
with lots of large shade trees and decorative shrub and flower beds. Wide walking paths with strategically placed
benches and picnic tables would line these paths.
Miller Park Preliminary Cost Estimate: $3,075,750
Currently, this park is undeveloped farm land that abuts several developing and proposed single-family home
neighborhoods. The park’s size and gentle topography provides a blank canvas to create a park that will serve current
and future residents of this developing area. Central to the park is a 2-acre lake that will have ADA access around
the entire perimeter. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has indicated an interest in stocking this lake with a
mixture of bass and bluegill fish to provide year-round fishing opportunities. Utilizing the fill material generated from
lake excavation a gently sloped community amphitheater will be built and oriented to maximize views of the lake
and park. Also, the remaining lake fill material will be used to slightly elevate the park’s northeast corner to provide
the elevated launch pad necessary for a proposed water slip & slide feature. The park would be looped by an 8’ wide
walking path. Along the looped path a series of exercise stations, park benches, and picnic tables would be placed.
A 9-hole frisbee golf course would be located mainly outside of the looped path around the park’s perimeter.
FUNDING CAPITAL FACILITIES
HISTORIC FUNDING SOURCES
Parks can be funded in a variety of ways including tax revenues, impact fees, grants, bonds, etc. Tax revenues—
property and sales—are the primary source of revenue for the City. The City has authority to collect a portion of the
property and sales taxes within its boundaries. The revenues collected can cover the operational expenses, non-
impact fee qualifying capital expenses, and other general needs of the parks department.
BOND FUNDING
The Impact Fee Advisory Committee has recommended that bond costs (such as cost of issuance and interest) not
be included in the impact fee calculation until the time that future bonds have been approved by the voters. There
are no outstanding bonds related to the parks improvements and no future bonds are currently proposed. If a bond
is proposed and approved in the future by City residents, then the impact fees will be revised at that time to include
any additional bond costs.
IMPACT FEES
Impact fees have become an ideal mechanism for funding growth-related infrastructure. It is recommended that
impact fees be used to fund growth-related capital projects as they help to maintain an adequate level of service
and prevent existing users from subsidizing the capital needs for new growth.
SUMMARY OF TIME AND PRICE DIFFERENTIAL
The Impact Fees Act allows for the inclusion of a time and price differential to ensure that the costs incurred at a
later date are accurately calculated. To account for this, 2018 project cost estimates for future projects can be
inflated at 3% annually to a future value cost based on the year of anticipated construction; however, the parks &
recreation impact fees are based on the current level of investment per capita, not based on the costs of future park
improvements. Therefore, it was not necessary to include an inflation component in the parks & recreation impact
fee calculation.
EQUITY OF IMPACT FEES
The impact fee calculations are structured to fund 100% of the growth-related portion of system improvements as
presented in the impact fee analysis. Even so, there may be years that impact fee revenues cannot cover the annual
growth-related expenses. Other revenues will be used to make up any annual deficits given gaps in development or
other factors. Any borrowed funds are to be repaid in their entirety through impact fees at the time that impact fee
funds become available.
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SECTION III: PARKS IMPACT FEE ANALYSIS
IMPACT FEE OVERVIEW
The impact fee for parks is calculated using growth projections, current populations and persons per household
projections, and existing and future parks acreage and amenities costs which have been described in Sections I & II
of this document. The final components necessary to complete the impact fee analysis include: level of service (LOS),
proportionate share analysis, impact fee cost per capita, impact fee cost per development unit, and proposed credits
to development. Each of those components are discussed in the following section.
PARKS LEVEL OF SERVICE
One key component of the impact fee calculation is the level of service. The level of service is the measure of the
relationship between service capacity and service demand for public facilities. In the case of parks impact fees that
means current park acreage per 1,000 residents coupled with the parks & recreation amenities dollars invested per
1,000 residents. If the City did not continue to invest in new or expanded parks & recreation projects which have
capacity to serve new growth, then the current level of service of 5.22 acres per 1,000 residents and $227,275
invested in amenities per 1,000 residents will drop and the level of service would be reduced over time. It is the
intention of the City of Chubbuck to maintain the current level of service by continuing to invest in future parks &
recreation land and amenities.
FIGURE 5: CURRENT PARKS & RECREATION LEVEL OF SERVICE
PROPORTIONATE SHARE ANALYSIS
As part of this analysis, the Impact Fees Act requires that the calculated impact fee be roughly proportionate and
reasonably related to the development activity. Ideally, implementing an impact fee to pay for needed infrastructure
places a burden on future users that is equal to the burden that was borne in the past by existing users. To determine
the fair share an impact fee payer should pay for parks & recreation system capacity, a proportionate share analysis
was performed as described below.
CALCULATION OF PROPORTIONATE SHARE
Figure 6 displays the proportionate share of the impact fee eligible costs for existing park acreage, amenities,
improvements, and associated professional expenses. The total impact fee eligible costs are divided by the City’s
population to arrive at an impact fee per capita of $844.25.
FIGURE 6: PROPORTIONATE SHARE CALCULATION/IMPACT FEE COST PER CAPITA
Impact Fee Qualifying Parks Acres Qualifying Cost Acreage LOS Per 1,000
Community 51.69 7,139,163$ 3.53
Neighborhood 24.78 650,279 1.69
Park Total 76.48 7,789,442$ 5.22
Amenities Total Cost of Existing Amenities Amenities LOS Per 1,000
Amenities - 3,328,212$ 227,275$
Amenities Total - 3,328,212$ 227,275$
Parks & Recreation LOS - Current Inventory
Cost Population
Served
Fee Per
Capita
Total Impact Fee Eligible Park Acres (76.5 acres @$20,000)1,529,538$ 14,644 104.45$
Amenities Cost 3,328,212 14,644 227.27
Improvement Costs ($2.25 per Sq Ft)7,495,501 14,644 511.85
Professional Expenses 10,000 14,644 0.68
Total Park Impact Fee Per Capita 844.25$
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IMPACT FEE COST PER DEVELOPMENT UNIT
The land use plan provided by the City identified the persons per household for both single-family and multi-family
residential units (see Appendix B). Parks & Recreation impact fees are assessed to residential land uses only. The
parks & recreation impact fee per capita has been assigned to each residential land use according to the persons per
household for that type of development as shown in Figure 7.
FIGURE 7: RECOMMENDED PARKS & RECREATION IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT
CREDITS OWED TO DEVELOPMENT
Certain circumstances may result in the need to provide a credit to development. Impact fee credits are detailed
below.
GRANT FUNDING
Any improvement donated to the City which the City has no obligation to repay is assumed to be donated to the
City’s residents through buildout. Therefore, if a capital facility is acquired through a grant or another source that
does not require the City to pay for the project, then the value of that improvement would not be considered an
impact fee qualifying cost. An impact fee should not be collected for a project or expense otherwise covered through
a grant without an appropriate credit. If any grant funding is received for impact fee eligible expenses, then the
impact fee will be reviewed at the time that the funding is received to account for any reduction in impact fee project
costs.
DEVELOPER DEDICATIONS AND EXACTIONS
Developer exactions are not the same as grants (which should be credited from the impact fee). If a developer
constructs a system improvement level park/amenity or donates land to the City for a system improvement park,
then the value of the dedication is credited against that particular developer’s impact fee liability. If the situation
arises that a developer chooses to construct facilities in-lieu of impact fees, appropriate arrangements must be made
through negotiation between the developer and the City on a case by case basis. An impact fee credit will be due to
the developer and the dedication/exaction will be classified in the inventory as if it had been funded directly by the
City through impact fees collected.
If the value of the dedication/exaction is less than the development’s impact fee liability, the developer will owe the
balance of the liability to the City. If the value of the improvements dedicated is worth more than the development’s
impact fee liability, the City must reimburse the difference to the developer which can be done using impact fee
revenues collected from other developments benefitting from the system improvement.
DEFICIENCY CREDIT
When the LOS calculation indicates there is an existing deficiency it is generally appropriate to include a deficiency
credit in the impact fee calculation. The purpose of the deficiency credit is to avoid new growth from being required
to fund their capacity through an impact fee and then also having to help pay to correct the deficiency for existing
residents and essentially be double charged for their system capacity. To prevent this double charge being assessed
to new growth, any appropriate deficiency credit is subtracted from the total impact fees owed to account for any
deficiency projects paid for through other funding mechanisms which all City residents/businesses are required to
pay (such as bonds, property tax revenue, or user rate revenue, when applicable to the project).
The parks inventory does not have an existing deficiency; therefore, no deficiency credit is required at this time.
Fee Per Unit
2.79
2,355$
2.60
2,195$
Impact Fee Calculation
Gross Park Impact Fee per SFR Household
Gross Park Impact Fee per MFR Household
Average Household Size/Total Single Family Residential (SFR) Units
Average Household Size/Multi Family (MFR) Units
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INDIVIDUAL IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT
The Impact Fees Act states that the impact fee ordinance should include a process whereby the City shall allow a
developer, upon request by the developer, to provide a written individual assessment of the proportionate share of
development impact fees. The individual assessment process permits consideration of studies, data, and any other
relevant information submitted by the developer to adjust the amount of the fee. For parks & recreation impact fees
the variable that would be reviewed in the individual impact fee assessment would be the persons per household
generated by the proposed development. Once the City and the developer have reviewed relevant information and
determined the persons per household for the proposed development, then the City can calculate the individual
impact fee assessment using the formula in Figure 8.
FIGURE 8: INDIVIDUAL IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT FORMULA
Parks Non-Standard Impact Fee Formula
Multiply Number of Persons per Household by Impact Fee per Capita $844.25
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APPENDIX
APPENDIX A: POPULATION PROJECTIONS/ GROWTH IN DEMANDS
Chubbuck City Parks CIP and Impact Fee Analysis
A B C D E F G H
Growth Projections Persons per Household
1 Year Population
Annual
Population
Change
Estimated
Households
Annual
Households
Change
Development Type Persons Per Household (PPH)1
2 2016 14,644 5,249 Single Family (2015 ACS)2.79 2
3 2017 15,072 428 5,402 154 Multi-Family (2015 ACS)2.60 3
4 2018 15,501 428 5,556 154 4
5 2019 15,929 428 5,709 154 5
6 2020 16,358 428 5,863 154 6
7 2021 16,786 428 6,017 154 7
8 2022 17,215 428 6,170 154 8
9 2023 17,643 428 6,324 154 9
10 2024 18,072 428 6,477 154 10
11 2025 18,500 428 6,631 154 11
12 2026 18,929 428 6,785 154 12
13 2027 19,357 428 6,938 154 13
14 Buildout 40,238 14,422 14
A B C D E F G H
APPENDIX B: FORECAST OF DEVELOPMENT UNITS
Chubbuck City Parks CIP and Impact Fee Analysis
A B C D E F G H I
1 TABLE B.1: Existing and Future Population, Residential Units, and Private Non Residential Floor Space 1
2 2
3 Residential Units Population Current Persons
per Household Total Units Population Units Population Buildout Persons
per Household Total Units 3
4 Single Family 10,117 2.79 3,622 27,800 9,964 37,905 2.79 13,586 4
5 Multi-Family 4,527 2.60 1,739 12,438 4,784 16,960 2.60 6,523 5
6 Total 14,644 2.70 5,361 40,238 14,748 54,865 2.73 20,109 6
7 Private Non-Residential Units SF per Capita Estimated kSF SF per Capita Estimated kSF SF per capita Estimated kSF 7
8 General Commercial 149.4 2,188 149.4 6,013 149.4 8,201 8
9 Office 6.6 97 6.6 266 6.6 363 9
10 Institutional 17.6 258 17.6 708 17.6 966 10
11 Total 174 2,543 6,987 174 9,530 11
12 Source: City of Chubbuck GIS Analysis 12
A B C D E F G H I
2016 Existing Development Future Development to be Added Existing + Growth at Buildout
APPENDIX C: EXISTING PARK ACREAGE
Chubbuck City Parks CIP and Impact Fee Analysis 82764 2.25
A B C D G H L
Existing Park Acreage 1.9
1 Park Name Type of Park Total Acres Funding Year
Purchased Current Cost Qualifying 1
2 2
3 Capell Park Community 17.5 Grants or funding 1996 2,734,157$ Yes 3
4 Cotant Park Community 21.1 Cash In Lieu of Park 1967 3,209,279 Yes 4
5 Park Meadows Park Community 8.2 City Funded 2002 916,727 Yes 5
6 Stuart Park Neighborhood/Community 4.9 Cash In Lieu of Park 1958 279,001 Yes 6
7 7
8 Armstrong Park Neighborhood 1.6 Cash In Lieu of Park 1975 26,645$ Yes 8
9 Bicentennial Park Neighborhood 0.0 Land was donated 1975 - No 9
10 Bistline Park Neighborhood 1.2 Cash In Lieu of Park 1985 27,835 Yes 10
11 Briarwood Park Neighborhood 1.5 Cash In Lieu of Park 1993 23,644 Yes 11
12 Chase Park Neighborhood 0.8 Cash In Lieu of Park 1963 6,975 Yes 12
13 Dalton Park Neighborhood 0.5 Cash In Lieu of Park 1997 2,138 Yes 13
14 Espie Park Neighborhood 0.9 City Funded 1993 4,256 Yes 14
15 Homestead Park Neighborhood 2.6 City Funded 2005 76,529 Yes 15
16 Mary Harker Park Neighborhood 1.3 Cash In Lieu of Park 1975 17,127 Yes 16
17 Heartland Park Neighborhood 2.2 City Funded 2004 53,445 Yes 17
18 Heritage Park Neighborhood 2.7 Cash In Lieu of Park 1993 86,521 Yes 18
19 Jerry Rowland Park Neighborhood 2.2 Cash In Lieu of Park 2003 52,438 Yes 19
20 Larry Miller Park Neighborhood 2.3 Cash In Lieu of Park 2003 58,552 Yes 20
21 Long Park Neighborhood 0.0 Land was donated 2013 - No 21
22 Mary's Park Neighborhood 4.3 City Funded 1978 207,310 Yes 22
23 Sample Park Neighborhood 0.0 Land was donated 2007 - No 23
24 Sunset West Neighborhood 0.0 Land was donated 2006 - No 24
25 Tree Valley Park Neighborhood 0.8 City Funded 2000 6,862 Yes 25
Totals 76.5 7,789,442$
A B C D G H L
Community Parks
Neighborhood Parks
APPENDIX D: EXISTING AMENITIES
Chubbuck City Parks CIP and Impact Fee Analysis
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1
Capell ParkCotant ParkStuart ParkArmstrong ParkBicentennial ParkBistline ParkBriarwood ParkChase ParkDalton ParkEspie ParkHomestead ParkMary Harker ParkHeartland ParkHeritage ParkJerry Rowland ParkLarry Miller ParkLong ParkMary's ParkPark Meadows ParkSample ParkSunset WestTree Valley Park Existing LOS Total Existing LOS Value 1
2 Improvements Cost Total VALUE 2
3 Gazebos, Pavillions, Bowery 384,588$ 3
4 Pavilion $ 20,000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 140,000$ 4
5 Memorial Gazebo 71,588 1 1 71,588 5
6 Small Pavilion with Picnic Tables 20,000 1 2 1 1 1 6 120,000 6
7 Bench 500 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 24 12,000 7
8 Covered Picnic Tables 2,000 4 4 8,000 8
9 Picnic Tables 1,000 4 8 3 4 4 4 4 2 33 33,000 9
10 Fields, Courts, Diamonds 674,000$ 10
11 Basketball Full Court $ 16,000 1 1 1 3 48,000$ 11
12 Basketball Half Court 8,000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 80,000 12
13 Tennis Courts 16,000 8 4 2 1 15 240,000 13
14 Ball field 30,000 3 6 1 10 300,000 14
15 Volleyball Court 2,000 1 1 1 3 6,000 15
16 Restrooms 150,000$ 16
17 Restroom building $ 50,000 1 1 1 3 150,000$ 17
18 Other 2,119,624$ 18
19 Playground 50,000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 950,000 19
20 Swing Set 12,000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 192,000 20
21 Splash Pad 250,000 1 1 250,000 21
22 Concessions Stand 80,000 1 1 80,000 22
23 Horse Shoe Pits 3,262 2 2 6,524 23
24 Refrigerated Ice Skating Rink with Lights 100,000 1 1 100,000 24
25 Concrete Skating Rink 100,000 1 1 100,000 25
26 Paved parking area (per Stall) 1,200 200 16 30 15 12 5 278 333,600 26
27 Gravel Non-Paved Parking Area 250 30 30 7,500 27
28 Storage Structure /Tennis Service Shop 100,000 1 1 100,000 28
29 Total 3,328,212$ 29
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
APPENDIX E: CURRENT PARKS LEVEL OF SERVICE
Chubbuck City Parks CIP and Impact Fee Analysis
2016 Chubbuck City Population 14,644
A B C D
Current Park & Recreation Level of Service
1 1
2 Impact Fee Qualifying Parks Acres Qualifying Cost Acreage LOS Per 1,000 2
3 Community 51.69 7,139,163$ 3.53 3
4 Neighborhood 24.78 650,279 1.69 4
5 Park Total 76.48 7,789,442$ 5.22 5
6 Amenities Total Cost of Existing Amenities Amenities LOS Per 1,000 6
7 Amenities - 3,328,212$ 227,275$ 7
8 Amenities Total - 3,328,212$ 227,275$ 8
A B C D
Parks & Recreation LOS - Current Inventory
APPENDIX F: IMPACT FEE CALCULATION
Chubbuck City Parks CIP and Impact Fee Analysis
A B C D
Calculation of Park Impact Fee Per Capita
1 Cost Population
Served Fee Per Capita 1
2 Total Impact Fee Eligible Park Acres (76.5 acres @$20,000)1,529,538$ 14,644 104.45$ 2
3 Amenities Cost 3,328,212 14,644 227.27 3
4 Improvement Costs ($2.25 per Sq Ft)7,495,501 14,644 511.85 4
5 Professional Expenses 10,000 14,644 0.68 5
6 Total Park Impact Fee Per Capita 844.25$ 6
7 7
8 Calculation of Park Impact Fees by Development Type 8
9 Fee Per Unit 9
10 2.79 10
11 2,355$ 11
12 2.60 12
13 2,195$ 13
14 14
15 Calculation of Non-Standard Park Impact Fees 15
16 16
17 17
A B C D
Impact Fee Calculation
Gross Park Impact Fee per SFR Household
Gross Park Impact Fee per MFR Household
Parks Non-Standard Impact Fee Formula
Average Household Size/Total Single Family Residential (SFR) Units
Average Household Size/Multi Family (MFR) Units
Multiply Number of Persons per Household by Impact Fee per Capita $844.25
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
1.0 INTRODUCTION 3
1.1 Project Description/Objectives 3
1.2 Background 4
2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS 5
2.1 Inventory of Existing Facilities 5
3.0 COMMUNITY SURVEY 22
3.1 Survey Results 22
4.0 PARK PROGRAMMING 23
4.1 National Standards 25
4.2 Standards Based on Population 25
4.3 Park Classification 26
5.0 NEEDS ANALYSIS 28
5.1 Demographics & Economics 28
5.2 Site Evaluations 31
6.0 COMMUNITY PARKS MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN 34
6.1 Espie Park Water Education Center 34
6.2 Chubbuck City Downtown Park 35
6.3 Miller Park 36
6.4 Multi-Use Trail System 37
7.0. FINANCIAL PLAN 38
7.1 Introduction 38
7.2 Summary of Park Development Costs 38
7.3 Local Funding Sources 43
7.4 State and Federal Grants 43
8.0 PARK CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 46
8.1 Construction Details and Descriptions 46
8.2 Construction Specifications 62
9.0 REFERENCES 61
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A well-designed park system that meets the needs of the public it serves is a key component in
creating a high quality of life in a community. Parks and recreational facilities can:
• affect the type and direction of growth in an area
• enhance the overall look and feel of a community
• facilitate positive interactions among community members.
Essential to the successful development of a community park system is the planning process.
This requires city planners to 1) work in partnership with their community and professional
design consultants and 2) to find the right tools for creating and implementing a sound plan.
This City of Chubbuck Parks Master Development Plan (Plan) is a tool for guiding the City of
Chubbuck (City) in its efforts to maintain quality and continuity within its park system.
The City is home to 22 named park facilities, occupying 87.4 acres of land. Found in this Plan is
an inventory of these parks and their amenities with suggestions for improvements based in part
on National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) guidelines, results of a community
survey, and a community needs analysis. In addition, there are three proposed park master plans
and one master plan for a proposed multi-use trail system all of which include a concept
rendering and construction cost estimate.
The Park Development Standards detailed in this Plan include the following:
• The City has established a standard of providing six (6) acres of developed park land per
1,000 residents.
• Neighborhood Parks should be at least 1/3 acre in size unless authorized by the City, or
designated as a Mini Park such as a trailhead, or historical marker, etc.
• A City park should be within ½ mile of every resident, or closer.
• The NRPA provides guidelines for park development including types, quantity, and
service distance, etc. as shown in Table 4.0 in this plan. However, caution will be used
when following NRPA guidelines exclusively. The results of the Community Parks and
Recreation Survey, input and experience of City staff, and information gathered at public
meetings, etc. should take precedence in park planning.
• Park construction standards should meet or exceed the details as illustrated in this plan.
All plans must be approved by the City prior to construction.
• All park construction work MUST meet local, state, and federal building codes.
With the population growth rate for the City of Chubbuck projected at 3.5% per year, this Plan
will help the City successfully develop its park system to meet the current and future needs of its
residents while avoiding the costly and time-consuming mistakes attributed to the lack of proper
planning. As the City Public Works Director, Rodney Burch, has often said: “Good public space
does not happen by accident.”
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Project Description/Objectives
This Parks Master Development Plan has been prepared by Jackson Land Design, PC at the
request and direction of the City of Chubbuck, Idaho. Because Chubbuck City is experiencing
growth every year, and is expecting a jump in growth as a result of incoming businesses and
upcoming developments like Northgate, the City understands the importance of developing a
comprehensive master plan for a community-wide park system that satisfies the current and
future recreation needs of its residents. The 2001 Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan states that as
the City “grows and a denser pattern of land use emerges, the park system will become more
valuable to residents. The City will expect new development to help expand the park system.”
It is the purpose of this Plan to provide a general guide to the City for making land use decisions
pertaining to future park development, and to provide an outline of suggested park functions
along with conceptual designs for four (4) sites included in the proposed community-wide park
system. Cost estimates for these parks and multi-use trail system are also included in this Plan.
The development of this Plan was based upon responses to a community survey distributed to a
sampling of Chubbuck City residents, input from City personnel, and an evaluation of existing
parks and recreation facilities in Chubbuck City as compared to standards for parks facilities as
set by the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA).
Park spaces and recreation facilities are integral components of community development. The
location of a park or types of facilities within a park, can affect the type and direction of growth
of surrounding areas. Furthermore, the physical attributes of a park can contribute positively to a
community’s aesthetics. It is also true that park facilities enhance the quality of life experienced
by community residents by providing convenient recreational outlets, opportunities for
community members to associate with one another, and an enhanced atmosphere contributed by
pleasing green spaces.
Essential to the successful development of community park systems is the planning process.
Typically, it is more expensive and time-consuming to retrofit a park facility to an existing
community, than if the park facility had been developed as an integral part of the planned
community. In addition to the difficulties associated with retrofitting an existing park or open
space, it can be especially problematic if a city must acquire land for “after the fact” park
construction. The quantity and quality of available property diminishes, even vanishes, over
time due to the encroachment of growing communities upon available open space. Cities are
often faced with the costly option of purchasing land back from developers when the need for a
new park or recreation facility arises. Therefore, it is necessary to begin allocating property for
park sites now. This Plan will help the City successfully develop its park system to meet the
current and future needs of its residents while avoiding the costly and time-consuming mistakes
attributed to the lack of proper planning.
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1.2 Background
Chubbuck City is a quiet growing community located in the northwest portion of Bannock
County in southeast Idaho. The City’s population is approximately 14,644, making it the second
largest city in Bannock County. The nearest large urban areas are Boise (Idaho’s capital) and
Salt Lake City, Utah, located approximately 230 miles to the west and approximately 170 miles
to the south of Chubbuck City, respectively.
The climate of Chubbuck City is characterized by long, hot summer days and cold winters, with
average annual precipitation of approximately 12 inches. July tends to be the hottest month with
an average daytime high of 88 degrees F; January is the coldest month with average overnight
low of 16 degrees F. Less precipitation falls in August than any other time of year, averaging
0.59 inches of rain. May is the wettest month with an average precipitation of 1.5 inches.
Winter snow levels vary from year to year, but on average Chubbuck receive 44 inches of
snowfall annually.
Chubbuck sits at an elevation of 4,472 feet above sea level in part of the extensive Snake River
Plain marked by seas of sagebrush landscape, fertile agricultural land, and historic lava flows.
Chubbuck lies close to juniper-covered foothills and forested mountains banking the Portneuf
Valley and is surrounded by diverse recreational opportunities, including but not limited to
mountain biking, camping, hiking, snowmobiling, skiing, bird watching, hunting, and fishing.
Popular recreational attractions in the area include Yellowstone National Park, American Falls
Reservoir, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Massacre Rocks State Park, Pebble Creek
Ski Resort, and an abundance of public lands and sportsmen access sites managed by the Bureau
of Land Management, United States Forest Service, and the Idaho Department of Fish and
Game.
In the early 1800s, French hunters and trappers from Canada and British traders visited southeast
Idaho to trade with the native Shoshoni and Bannock peoples of the region. John C. Fremont--
an American explorer and expert surveyor and map maker-- came through Idaho in 1843.
Among his many observations, he noted that this region of Idaho was appropriate for agriculture.
Today, agriculture remains a keystone in southeast Idaho’s economy--including areas
surrounding Chubbuck-- with the production of potatoes, hay, wheat, and alfalfa as well as
livestock and dairy farming.
The railroad came through southern Idaho in 1880. Sugar beets were one of the principle crops
of the area and were loaded onto railroad cars at a siding where Chubbuck is now located. The
siding became known as “beet run siding”. A senior conductor for the Oregon Short Line by the
name of Walter Elmer Chubbuck was in charge of loading the railroad cars at “beet run siding”.
The railroad later began a tradition of naming sidings after senior conductors, so “beet run
siding” was renamed Chubbuck in 1889 [Source: A History of Chubbuck written by Bessie M.
Shrontz Roberts- Wright].
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2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS
This chapter inventories existing park facilities within the City of Chubbuck. Information was
gathered during field investigation and through information supplied by City personnel. Park
area and acreage were determined by reviewing City base map material provided by the City of
Chubbuck’s GIS Department.
2.1 Inventory of Existing Facilities
Currently, there are twenty-two (22) parks encompassing 87.4 acres which fall under the
jurisdiction of the Parks and Recreation Department in the City of Chubbuck (see Map 2.1
Existing Facilities). The forethought and vision of previous City leaders to require that
developing neighborhoods have a neighborhood park is commendable. Most of these parks are
very similar in design and contain a playground with swings, picnic pavilion, walking trail, open
grass area, and some landscaping. These “prototypical” parks are ideally located throughout the
City. The following is an inventory and evaluation of these facilities.
2.1.1 Armstrong Park: (1.6 Acre Neighborhood Park)
837 Boyd Street
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb &
gravel surfacing)
b. Pavilion
c. 4 picnic tables
d. 1 Bench
e. Half-court basketball (asphalt)
f. Open grass with some trees
Adjacent Land Use – Armstrong Park is bordered on the east and west sides by
multi-family housing. On the park’s north and south sides are single-family
homes.
Park Evaluation - This park is in fairly good shape. The grass and landscaping
are in great shape, but the pavilion slab is
beginning to crack and show signs of age.
It is recommended that ADA (American
Disabilities Act) pathways are installed to
connect the park’s amenities with the
adjacent sidewalk and roadway.
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2.1.2 Bicentennial Park: (6.9 Acre Neighborhood Park)
300 Abraham Street
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb &
gravel surfacing)
b. Pavilion
c. 8 picnic tables
d. Park Benches throughout
e. Full-court basketball (asphalt)
f. Ball field with grassed infield
g. Perimeter walking trail (8’ wide asphalt)
h. 2 horseshoe pits
i. 2 asphalt tennis courts (needs removal / replaced)
j. Asphalt play area (needs removal / replaced)
k. 30-stall parking lot
l. Open grass with mature shade trees
Adjacent Land Use – This neighborhood park is located in an established
neighborhood, and is surrounded on all four sides by single-family housing.
Park Evaluation – This older neighborhood park is in fairly good shape with a
variety of park amenities to accommodate many user groups. The grass and
landscaping are in great shape with large shade trees located around the park’s
perimeter. Most of the park’s amenities are connected with ADA pathways.
There are two (2) very old asphalt tennis courts that appear to have been taken out
of service. These courts need to be removed or rebuilt, and in their current state
are a safety hazard. Also, there are two (2) horseshoe pits located within this old
asphalt pad that need to be removed, or repaired. Adjacent to the full-court
basketball court is another old
asphalt pad that needs to be removed.
The park’s condition is consistent
with a park of this age. Adding
additional planter areas to eliminate
some of the turf areas could be
considered to reduce watering
requirements. Also, additional
benches, shade trees, and site
lighting would help to beautify and
add to user enjoyment.
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2.1.3 Bistline Park: (1.2 Acre Neighborhood Park)
701 East Chubbuck Road
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb &
gravel surfacing)
b. 1 bench
c. Sloped hill on park’s east boundary popular for sleigh riding and
ice blocking
d. Open grass
e. Few trees
Adjacent Land Use – This neighborhood park is bordered on the north by
Chubbuck Road, and to the west by Hiline Road and an irrigation canal. To the
south and east are single-family homes.
Park Evaluation – Along the park’s eastern boundary is a 20’-40’ slope which is
very popular with the community for sleigh riding and ice blocking. There are
only a half dozen trees and no shrub beds in the entire park. There are no
pedestrian pathways, or ADA connection to the nearby streets with park
amenities. These pathways should be provided. The park is elevated which
allows for spectacular views to the west and south.
2.1.4 Briarwood Park: (1.5 Acre Neighborhood Park)
Eagle Road & Briarwood Street
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb &
gravel surfacing)
b. Half-court basketball (asphalt)
c. Perimeter walking trail (8’ wide asphalt)
d. Open grass with pine trees
Adjacent Land Use – This park is bordered on the west by railroad tracks. To
the south are commercial storage units, and to the north and east are a mixture of
single family homes, trailer homes, and multi-family townhomes.
Park Evaluation - This park is a long narrow park, and is in fairly good shape.
The perimeter asphalt trail is looped and bordered by mostly pine trees which
only provide limited shade. The asphalt basketball court is beginning to crack
and settle. The park has no benches, picnic tables or pavilion. These should be
considered along with adding additional large shade trees and shrub beds to help
beautify and add to user enjoyment.
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2.1.5 Capell Park: (17.5 Acre Community Park)
5246 Park Lawn Drive
• Amenities include:
a. Refrigerated ice skating rink with lights
b. Concrete skating rink
c. 3 ball fields with skinned infields & warning tracks
d. Pavilion
e. Restroom building
f. Osborne Tennis Complex with 8 asphalt tennis courts
g. Storage structure and tennis service shop
h. Perimeter walking trail (8’ wide asphalt)
i. Open grass with mature shade trees
j. Large parking lot along western boundary
Adjacent Land Use – This park is mainly located in a commercial area. To the
north of the park are the Diamond Court apartments. Along the park’s eastern
boundary are railroad tracks, and to the west and south are commercial
businesses.
Park Evaluation – This large community park boasts a variety of active
recreational activities and amenities. A refrigerated ice skating rink, and concrete
skating rink are fairly unique park amenities not commonly found in municipal
parks in this area and anchor this park. These skating rinks are in fairly good
shape with the exception of the perimeter safety fence. The fence has some
exposed sharp edges which could present a safety issue. A PVC coated chain link
fence replacement should be considered. Also, additional bleachers and seating
opportunities for spectators should be provided. There are three (3) ball fields in
excellent shape that all have skinned infields and outfield warning tracks. The
Osborne Tennis Facility is located at the
park’s north east corner and is in excellent
condition. The site’s parking is mainly
located along the entire western boundary of
the park. The parking stalls are not striped
which could create confusion and safety
concerns during large events. Adding
striped parking stalls will help maximize the
number of parking spaces and provide safer
pedestrian and vehicular travel. Many of the
park amenities do not have ADA connection to the parking lot. The large
perimeter looped walking trail is in good shape, but could use park benches
placed along the route. A community park of this size could use additional
pavilions, and covered picnic areas. Shrub beds could be added to help beautify
and remove some of the large expanses of turf and water requirements.
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2.1.6 Chase Park: (0.8 Acre Neighborhood Park)
4559 Pinewood Avenue
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb &
gravel surfacing)
b. 1 bench
c. Open grass
d. 2 trees, 1 deciduous and 1 evergreen
e. Park connects to Cotant Park to the east
Adjacent Land Use – This small prototypical neighborhood park is mostly
surrounded by single-family homes with an irrigation canal running along the
park’s southern boundary.
Park Evaluation - This grassed park is in excellent condition. The playground
structure is the only active park amenity. This park does touch Cotant Park to the
east, but does not have an ADA pedestrian connection. The park’s proximity to
the canal and possible future trail along the canal would make this small park an
ideal candidate for a trailhead with possible restrooms and water filling station.
Parking for a possible future trailhead here could be accommodated by street side
parking, or at the nearby Cotant Park.
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2.1.7 Cotant Park: (21.1 Acre Community Park)
625 Victor Avenue
• Amenities include:
a. 6 ball fields with skinned infields. Fields are sleeved to allow for
temporary fencing to accommodate joint use with open field
sports, etc.
b. Large asphalt slab with full court basketball & 4 tennis courts
(rough condition)
c. Half-court basketball (asphalt)
d. Grass volleyball court
e. Large decorative memorial gazebo
f. Restroom / concession building centrally located
g. Small pavilion with picnic tables
h. Recently demolished playground that needs to be replaced
i. Perimeter walking trail (8’ wide asphalt)
j. On street parking along park’s north & east boundary. Isolated
parking lot at southeast corner of park
k. Open grass with mature trees
Adjacent Land Use – This large community park is ideally situated within an
older established neighborhood, and is surrounded on all four sides with single-
family homes. The park’s immediate southern boundary is an irrigation canal.
Park Evaluation – This parks main function is ball field complex. There are six
(6) fields total all with skinned infields, and varying base path lengths, and
distances to the outfield fences. Four fields are in a “wheel & spoke” pattern with
a central concession and restroom facility. The interior asphalt walkways and
bleacher pads that service this area are in rough shape, and soon will need to be
replaced. Consider replacing with concrete. The lone two ball fields have no
ADA connection to the parking lots, or other ball fields and park amenities. In
addition, the picnic pavilion at the northwest corner of the park has no ADA
accessible routes. An ADA pedestrian evaluation plan should be conducted for
this community park, and ADA pedestrian pathways should be installed. During
the time of this evaluation the asphalt tennis courts, basketball court, and nearby
playground appeared to be under construction. These amenities should be
replaced. The perimeter walking trail is in good shape, but could use additional
benches and shade trees. Consider replacing the turf between the perimeter trail
and park boundary with drip irrigation and shrub beds. This will help to beautify
the park and reduce water requirements. The gravel parking lot at the south east
corner of the park could be paved and striped to increase parking spaces and
safety between vehicles and pedestrians.
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2.1.8 Dalton Park: (0.5 Acre Neighborhood Park)
400 Idealya Lane
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb & gravel
surfacing)
b. 1 bench
c. Open grass
d. 2 trees
Adjacent Land Use – This very small half-acre park is bordered on the north,
east, and west sides with single-family homes, and to the south by an irrigation
canal
Park Evaluation – This park is typical of many of the existing City parks. It
contains a playground, 1 bench, a couple of trees, and no picnic tables or shrubs.
The existing amenities are in very good shape, but the park could use some
updating. This could be achieved very
simply by adding shrub beds throughout
the park to add color and beauty. These
shrub beds could be mulched with bark
mulch, or rock mulch to minimize
maintenance requirements. The turf area
would be reduced by these plant beds,
and drip irrigation could be installed that
would reduce water usage. Also, ADA
pathways could be added to link the
nearby sidewalk with the park amenities.
2.1.9 Espie Park: (0.9 Acre Neighborhood Park)
692 Darris Street
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb & gravel
surfacing)
b. Small picnic pavilion
c. 3 picnic tables
d. 1 bench
e. Open grass with trees
Adjacent Land Use – This small “L” shaped neighborhood park is located in a
developing neighborhood of single-family homes. Located within this park’s
boundary is a new City water tank.
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Park Evaluation – Espie Park in its current state is a “prototypical”
neighborhood park, and is in very good condition. The City is currently installing
a new water tank here, and has plans to create a new park and municipal water
education themed park on this site (see Espie Park Water Education Center
Concept Masterplan in this Plan). Once completed the newly renovated park will
be 4.25 acres in size.
2.1.10 Heartland Park: (2.2 Acre Neighborhood Park)
967 Stripes Road
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb &
gravel surfacing)
b. Small picnic pavilion
c. Half-court basketball (concrete)
d. Open grass with evergreen tree screen above ravine
Adjacent Land Use – Heartland Park is bordered on the north, east and west with
single-family homes, and to the north a very large drainage ravine.
Park Evaluation – This park is a typical neighborhood park for the City of
Chubbuck. What’s here is in great shape. However, a park of this size needs
more amenities. The park’s size would allow for additional amenities to be added
increasing the park’s use and appeal. These amenities should be linked to the
street side parking with
ADA accessible routes.
Plant beds with drip
irrigation could be
added to help beautify
and add needed shade.
The nearby drainage
could be utilized to
possibly add a “nature”
themed play area that
utilizes the slopes and
natural vegetation in
this area. Additional
park benches could be
placed along a new
looped ADA trail that
would allow users to enjoy the magnificent views visible in all directions from
this elevated park site.
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2.1.11 Heritage Park: (2.9 Acre Neighborhood Park)
1051 Pennsylvania Avenue
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb &
gravel surfacing)
b. Pavilion
c. 4 picnic tables
d. 3 Benches
e. Half-court basketball (asphalt)
f. Perimeter walking trail (8’ wide asphalt)
g. Large elevated mound (grassed) for winter sledding, etc.
h. 15-stall parking lot at park’s south end
i. Open grass with mature shade trees
Adjacent Land Use – This rectangular shaped park is surrounded on all four
sides by single-family homes.
Park Evaluation – This is a very nice older park located in an established
neighborhood. The trees are large and mature and add lots of shade. Central to
this park is a large grassed hill that
can be used for winter sledding, or
summer ice blocking, etc. The park
has an asphalt walking trail that
loops the park, and provides
connection to the adjacent homes.
Additional benches could be placed
along a trail of this length. The 15-
stall parking lot at the park’s south
end is in good shape with ADA
parking and accessibility to park
amenities. There are several
portable potties servicing this park
that should be replaced with a new
permanent restroom facility. Additional shrub beds with drip irrigation would
help to beautify and reduce maintenance and water requirements.
2.1.12 Homestead Park: (2.6 Acre Neighborhood Park)
715 Dell Road
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb & wood mulch
surfacing)
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b. Pavilion
c. 4 picnic tables
d. 1 bench
e. Full-court basketball (asphalt)
f. Grass Volleyball Court
g. Perimeter trail (8’ wide asphalt)
h. Open grass with mix of trees
Adjacent Land Use – This long narrow park is surrounded on all four sides by newer
single-family homes, and is serviced by several streets and cul-de-sacs.
Park Evaluation – Homestead Park is a very nice newer park located in a developing
neighborhood. The layout of the park allows for excellent connection to the nearby
homes, and the road layouts provide excellent vehicular access. There are a wide variety
of park amenities that are all in very good condition. The lawn and plant material are in
good condition. Additional trees, and shrubs would help to add interest and beauty to the
park. Also, a permanent restroom building should be considered for a park this size.
There is no visible park sign.
2.1.13 Mary Harker Park: (1.3 Acre Neighborhood Park)
5110 Kay Street
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb & gravel
surfacing)
b. Half-court basketball (asphalt)
c. 1 bench
d. Open grass with trees
Adjacent Land Use – This “L”-shaped park is surrounded on all four sides by
established single-family homes.
Park Evaluation – Mary Harker Park is an older park that is beginning to show some
age. There are two (2) playground structures that are nearing the end of their safety
cycle. Rust and faded plastic are indications that these
play structures should be replaced. There are no visible
park benches in the entire park. Benches should be
provided at a minimum close to the playgrounds.
There is no pavilion, or covered picnic structures in this
park. Also, there are no visible picnic tables in this
park. There are no ADA connections to park
amenities.
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2.1.14 Jerry Rowland Park: (2.2 Acre Neighborhood Park)
405 Hampton Avenue
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb & gravel
surfacing)
b. Small picnic pavilion
c. 4 picnic tables
d. 1 bench
e. Half-court basketball (asphalt)
f. Grass volleyball court
g. Elevated mound (grassed) for winter sledding, etc.
h. 12-stall parking lot at park’s southeast edge
i. Trail connector spurs to north and south neighborhoods
j. Open grass with a mix of trees
Adjacent Land Use – This prototypical neighborhood park is bordered on the north,
south and east sides by single-family homes, and to the west by railroad tracks.
Park Evaluation – This is a very nice neighborhood park with added interest due to the
park’s undulating topography. Central to the park is a grassed mound approximately 20’
tall for winter and summer fun. The perimeter looped walking trail has excellent
connection and tie-ins to the neighborhood and 12-stall parking lot. The park has a nice
mixture of evergreen and deciduous trees placed throughout the park. The small pavilion
and play structure are in fair condition. Additional picnic tables and benches could be
placed along the walking path. Shrub beds could replace some of the turf to minimize
watering requirements, and add beauty and additional interest to this efficient park.
2.1.15 Larry Miller Park: (2.3 Acre Neighborhood Park)
801 Alpine Avenue
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb & gravel
surfacing)
b. Half-court basketball (asphalt)
c. Perimeter trail (8’ wide asphalt) with some benches
d. 5-stall parking lot at park’s northeast edge
e. Open grass with mix of trees
Adjacent Land Use – This “L”-shaped park is located in a single-family neighborhood
with I-86 running along the park’s southern boundary.
Parks Master Development Plan for Chubbuck, Idaho Page 16
Park Evaluation – Like several of the City neighborhood parks this site also serves as a
storm water management site for the surrounding area. On the day of this site evaluation
the grass area was very wet and saturated. In the photo below tire tracks are visible
caused by a stuck maintenance vehicle when it encountered the soggy lawn. In addition,
due to the wet ground several trees
along the perimeter trail have settled
and are leaning. The trail is also
rutted and settled due to the wet
ground. This wet condition may only
be an occasional concern during
spring melt and heavy rains, but it is
recommended that a licensed civil
engineer examine the site for
drainage issues. The perimeter
looped walking trail connects the
park to the surrounding
neighborhoods, and streets. There are
no visible benches, or picnic tables in
the park. The park has good visibility from the interstate, but visibility from the nearby
streets and neighborhood is difficult. A landscape park entrance feature could help
potential users find this hidden park.
2.1.16 Long Park: (1.4 Acre Neighborhood Park)
550 Thomas Street
• Amenities include:
a. Park is underdevelopment with only 1 bench & landscaping
b. Open grass area was recently hydro-seeded
c. A mix of trees have been recently planted around the park
Adjacent Land Use – This brand new park is surrounded on all four sides by a
developing single-family home neighborhood.
Park Evaluation – Currently, this park is underdeveloped. The only amenity is a single
park bench at the end of a small sidewalk surrounded by a few shrubs and trees. The
park appears to be tiered to provide some storm water
management. A few additional trees have been
planted throughout the park. The grass has recently
been hydro-seeded and is filling in. The grass has
some bare spots and weedy areas. These areas will
need to be watched and repaired as needed to ensure a
healthy thick stand of grass is achieved. Parking for
this park is available on-street.
Parks Master Development Plan for Chubbuck, Idaho Page 17
2.1.17 Mary’s Park: (4.3 Acre Neighborhood Park)
854 Washburn Drive
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb & gravel
surfacing)
b. Pavilion
c. 4 picnic tables
d. 2 benches
e. Half-court basketball (asphalt)
f. Tennis-court (asphalt) – striped for pickleball
g. Perimeter trail (8’ wide asphalt)
h. Open grass with mature trees
i. Large drainage ravine with nature trails
Adjacent Land Use – Mary’s Park is located in an established neighborhood, and
bordered on the south, east and west sides by single family homes. On the north border is
a very large drainage ravine.
Park Evaluation – This neighborhood
park is packed with amenities. In addition
to the many activities available to park
visitors this park also enjoys spectacular
views in all directions. The park is older,
but is in fairly good shape. The asphalt
tennis courts and basketball court are in
good shape. The tennis court does lack a
sidewalk connection to the gate opening.
Also, there is no ADA connection to the
picnic pavilion, or playground benches.
The park has a nice mix of mature shade
and evergreen trees.
2.1.18 Park Meadows Park: (8.2 Acre Neighborhood Park)
4765 Galena Avenue
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb & gravel
surfacing)
b. 2 benches
c. Multi-parcel park that serves as a community grassed storm detention facility
d. Trail connection (8’ wide asphalt) with some benches
e. Open grass with mix of trees
Parks Master Development Plan for Chubbuck, Idaho Page 18
Adjacent Land Use – Park Meadows Park is a multi-parcel park that serves as a
neighborhood park and storm water control facility for the Park Meadows Neighborhood
which is comprised of single family homes.
Park Evaluation – This multi-parcel park serves as a neighborhood grassed storm water
detention facility linked by an 8’ wide asphalt trail. Besides the trail the only other active
park amenity includes a playground off of Galena Avenue on the west side of the road.
The playground has a mix of toys for a variety of ages with two (2) park benches. The
trail connects all of the
different park parcels and is
mostly located behind the
nearby single-family homes.
A few trees have been
planted along the trail and
throughout the park.
Additional plant material and
shrub beds could be added to
beautify and enhance park’s
identity. These strategically
placed shrub beds would
replace some of the large
expanses of grass which
would help reduce
maintenance and watering
requirements. Benches
should be placed along the
trail along with additional
shade trees. The park also needs signage. Except for the parcel that contains the
playground it is difficult to distinguish this site as a neighborhood park. Additional park
amenities such as pavilions, picnic tables, exercise stations, frisbee golf, etc. would also
help to create identity, and increase park use and user enjoyment.
2.1.19 Sample Park: (0.7 Acre Neighborhood Park)
5415 Stuart Avenue
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with small play structure & wood mulch surfacing
b. Open grass are with tow (2) trees
Adjacent Land Use – This very small neighborhood park is surrounded by single-family
homes on all four sides.
Park Evaluation – This small park which is in excellent condition also serves as a storm
water detention basin with an outlet control structure. The park’s lone amenity is a small
playground and two trees. There are no spectator benches at the playground, or ADA
Parks Master Development Plan for Chubbuck, Idaho Page 19
access from the nearby sidewalk to the playground. Additional park amenities could be
added to this park to increase park use and user enjoyment. Shrub beds and additional
trees could be added to further beautify this park.
2.1.20 Stuart Park: (4.9 Acre Neighborhood Park)
5161 Stuart Avenue
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure (concrete curb & wood mulch surfacing)
b. 2 small pavilions
c. 4 covered picnic tables
d. Water splash pad
e. Restroom building
f. Perimeter trail (8’ wide concrete)
g. City well-house
h. Parking along park’s north & east edge with a 16-stall parking lot at south
edge
i. Decorative shrub planter beds placed throughout park
j. Open grass with mix of young trees
Adjacent Land Use – This park is located in an older, established neighborhood with
single family homes located at the park’s south, and east boundaries. An LDS Chapel is
located to the north of this park, and the Fort Hall Canal runs along the park’s western
boundary.
Park Evaluation – Stuart Park was recently completely renovated in 2017, and is
technically classified a neighborhood
park. However, the newly renovated
park boasts the areas first splash pad
which brings users to this park from
around the community. In addition, this
park is often used by the City to house
community events such as the Friday
Night Movie in the Park. The park and
its amenities are in excellent condition
due to its recent renovation.
Parks Master Development Plan for Chubbuck, Idaho Page 20
2.1.21 Sunset West Park: (1.6 Acre Neighborhood Park)
1360 Jenna Drive
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure (rubber curb & wood mulch surfacing)
b. 1 bench
c. Mounded play area that serves as a community grassed storm detention
facility
d. Trail connection to playground from Kirsten Drive (5’ wide concrete)
e. Open grass
Adjacent Land Use – This park is located in a newer subdivision Sunset West and is
surrounded on all four sides by single-family homes.
Park Evaluation – Sunset West Park is defined by a series of berms, swales and
depressions. This undulating topography is stabilized with all grass. A few trees are
planted near the park’s lone
amenity, a new playground
structure. The park is hard to
distinguish as a neighborhood
park, and no park sign was
visible. The main entrance to
the park appears to be off of
Kiersten Drive. A park sign, or
several signs would help to
improve park visibility and use.
The grassed berms and
interesting topography could be
further enhanced with long linear shrub and rock mulch beds. Additional amenities such
as ADA pathways, picnic areas, benches, etc. would further help to distinguish this site as
a neighborhood park.
2.1.22 Tree Valley Park: (0.8 Acre Neighborhood Park)
810 Garden Drive
• Amenities include:
a. Playground with play structure & swing set (concrete curb & gravel
surfacing)
b. Pavilion
c. 2 picnic tables
Parks Master Development Plan for Chubbuck, Idaho Page 21
d. 2 benches
e. Half-court basketball (asphalt)
f. Open grass with mix of trees
Adjacent Land Use – Tree Valley Park is surrounded by a developing single-family
home neighborhood. Its location is in close proximity to a drainage area and large
mature trees.
Park Evaluation – This neighborhood park is similar to the other prototypical parks in
Chubbuck with similar amenities. Additional landscaping and shrub beds with drip
irrigation would help to beautify this park while reducing grass, water use and
maintenance requirements. ADA connection from the street to the park amenities should
be provided. Also, the basketball court is beginning to crack creating a safety issue that
needs to be repaired. The lawn area and trees are in excellent condition.
Playground Surfacing Note:
Many of the existing playgrounds in the City do not meet current safety surfacing standards and
ADA requirements. For example many of the existing playgrounds as identified in this master
plan have “pea-gravel” surfacing. This surfacing does not meet current ADA accessibility
requirements. Also, “pea-gravel” surfacing is no longer an acceptable surface for any play
structure that have a potential fall height of greater than five (5) feet. A popular playground
surfacing that does meet current ADA and safety guidelines in sterilized wood chip mulch such
as Fibar Playground Surfacing. Other acceptable playground surfacing materials include crump-
rubber, rubber tiles, and poured in place rubber surfacing. These compliant rubber surfacing
products are more expensive than the wood chip surfacing material. It is recommended that the
City has all of their existing playgrounds evaluated by a Certified Playground Safety Inspector to
help develop a plan and strategy to bring all of the City’s playgrounds in to compliance with
current accessibility and safety standards.
Parks Master Development Plan for Chubbuck, Idaho Page 22
3.0 COMMUNITY SURVEY
To better determine the community’s needs and desires pertaining to park and recreation
facilities a joint community survey was designed by Jackson Land Design, VCBO Architecture,
and the City of Chubbuck. The main objective of the Chubbuck City Community Parks and
Recreation Survey (Survey) was to gain an understanding of how the community felt about its
current park system, and what facility additions or improvements to existing facilities were
desired. A key component of the joint survey was to determine if the residents of Chubbuck
would support a new Community Recreation Center. VCBO Architecture is currently preparing
a Feasibility Study (Study) for the proposed Community Recreation Center, and additional
information regarding specific questions pertaining to the proposed center can be found in
VCBO’s Study.
The Survey was distributed to residents of Chubbuck in various ways. In December 2017, 600
households in Chubbuck were randomly selected to receive through the U.S. Mail a copy of the
Survey. These 600 residents were asked to complete the Survey and return it to City Hall by
December 31, 2017. In addition, the Survey was made available for residents to give their input
on the City’s website and Facebook page during this same time period.
Response to the Survey was good and we received approximately 450 completed surveys during
the 30-day period. Respondents gave tremendous insight into the pulse of the community and
what specific types of facilities the community would support to meet their current and future
park and recreational needs. The survey results (Section 3.1) do not include all of the additional
and personal comments some participants chose to give; however, this information can be
provided upon request. Results from the survey along with NRPA community standards for park
facilities and input from City staff will be used in master planning future park facilities for the
City of Chubbuck.
3.1 Survey Results
(see attached Chubbuck City Community Parks and Recreation Survey Summary)
CHUBBUCK CITY COMMUNITY PARKS & RECREATION
SURVEY SUMMARY
C h u b b u c k , I d a h o
PARKS AND RECREATION
Questions and Response Summary
Generally speaking, how would you rate the quality of life in the City of Chubbuck, as
compared to other cities of comparable size?
Much better
Somewhat better
About the same
Somewhat worse
Much worse
In your opinion, are the services you receive from the City of Chubbuck worth the
taxes you pay? (Consider police, fire, parks, sanitation, streets, water, etc...)
Definitely yes
Probably yes
Might or might not
Probably not
Definitely not
How important is public recreation and parks to you at the present time?
Extremely important
Very important
Moderately important
Slightly important
Not at all important
Do City of Chubbuck park and recreation facilities meet your family’s recreation
needs?
Definitely yes
Probably yes
Might or might not
Probably not
Definitely not
Do you have a City of Chubbuck park in your neighborhood?
Yes
Maybe
No
From your perspective, does the City of Chubbuck have enough parks to serve
the community?
Definitely yes
Probably yes
Might or might not
Probably not
Definitely not
The City of Chubbuck has a number of parks. We would like to know which of these you are aware of and
use. Please drag and drop the facility listed on the left into the appropriate box, based on how often you or a
family member uses the facility, or if you were unaware of the facility.
Use often
The City of Chubbuck has a number of parks. We would like to know which of these you are aware of and use.
Please drag and drop the facility listed on the left into the appropriate box, based on how often you or a family
member uses the facility, or if you were unaware of the facility.
Use occasionally
The City of Chubbuck has a number of parks. We would like to know which of these you are aware of and use.
Please drag and drop the facility listed on the left into the appropriate box, based on how often you or a family
member uses the facility, or if you were unaware of the facility.
Never use
The City of Chubbuck has a number of parks. We would like to know which of these you are aware of and use.
Please drag and drop the facility listed on the left into the appropriate box, based on how often you or a family
member uses the facility, or if you were unaware of the facility.
Have not heard of
In your opinion, should the City of Chubbuck provide additional outdoor
recreational facilities?
Yes
No
If yes, which of the following outdoor activities need to be provided? (Check
all that apply)
Picnic areas with covered areas
Hiking trails
Equestrian trails
Playground equipment
Softball diamonds
Baseball diamonds
Open play fields
Volleyball courts
Soccer fields
Golf course
Nature center
Tennis courts
Basketball courts (standard)
Basketball courts (lower)
Biking trails
Mountain biking trails
Horseshoe pits
Skateboarding area
Barbeque grills
Rock climbing area
other
This question has to do with your interest in outdoor recreation activities.
During the past year... - Current Frequency
# Question Weekly Every 2-3 Weeks Monthly 1-5 Times a Year Not at All Total 1 Relaxing in a Park 27.97% 99 22.88% 81 15.82% 56 23.45% 83 9.89% 35 354
2 Picnicking 13.35% 45 16.62% 56 13.06% 44 41.54% 140 15.43% 52 337
3 Using Playground Equipment 34.30% 118 16.57% 57 12.21% 42 15.99% 55 20.93% 72 344
4 Team Sports 27.58% 91 6.36% 21 11.21% 37 12.73% 42 42.12% 139 330
5 Golfing 5.10% 16 4.78% 15 7.32% 23 11.15% 35 71.66% 225 314
6 Playing Tennis 4.49% 14 5.45% 17 3.21% 10 15.38% 48 71.47% 223 312
7 Riding a Bicycle 28.41% 98 21.16% 73 10.72% 37 17.97% 62 21.74% 75 345
8 Off-Roading 7.72% 24 5.79% 18 7.07% 22 14.79% 46 64.63% 201 311
9 Skateboarding 2.29% 7 3.27% 10 2.29% 7 2.61% 8 89.54% 274 306
10 Camping 7.27% 24 11.52% 38 20.00% 66 29.70% 98 31.52% 104 330
11 Walking or Hiking 46.84% 163 19.25% 67 13.51% 47 10.92% 38 9.48% 33 348
12 Nature Walks / Studying 20.25% 66 13.19% 43 16.87% 55 20.86% 68 28.83% 94 326
13 Horseback Riding 1.32% 4 2.30% 7 2.63% 8 9.21% 28 84.54% 257 304
14 Boating 6.07% 19 7.35% 23 8.95% 28 19.49% 61 58.15% 182 313
15 Swimming / Water Play 20.67% 68 21.88% 72 17.33% 57 20.06% 66 20.06% 66 329
16 Fishing / Hunting 7.69% 25 12.00% 39 16.62% 54 19.69% 64 44.00% 143 325
17 Barbecuing 27.52% 90 22.94% 75 15.29% 50 14.37% 47 19.88% 65 327
18 Other (specify) 20.00% 9 13.33% 6 2.22% 1 6.67% 3 57.78% 26 45
This question has to do with your interest in outdoor recreation activities.
During the past year... - Future Frequency
# Question Same More Total 1 Relaxing in a Park 72.77% 163 27.23% 61 224
2 Picnicking 69.86% 153 30.14% 66 219
3 Using Playground Equipment 75.23% 161 24.77% 53 214
4 Team Sports 82.35% 168 17.65% 36 204
5 Golfing 82.41% 164 17.59% 35 199
6 Playing Tennis 80.93% 157 19.07% 37 194
7 Riding a Bicycle 58.14% 125 41.86% 90 215
8 Off-Roading 83.51% 162 16.49% 32 194
9 Skateboarding 90.10% 173 9.90% 19 192
10 Camping 68.87% 146 31.13% 66 212
11 Walking or Hiking 60.99% 136 39.01% 87 223
12 Nature Walks / Studying 67.13% 145 32.87% 71 216
13 Horseback Riding 86.73% 170 13.27% 26 196
14 Boating 80.60% 162 19.40% 39 201
15 Swimming / Water Play 62.96% 136 37.04% 80 216
16 Fishing / Hunting 76.30% 161 23.70% 50 211
17 Barbecuing 70.89% 151 29.11% 62 213
18 Other (specify) 82.93% 34 17.07% 7 41
# Question Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree or Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Total 1 You do not have enough time. 14.79% 54 34.52% 126 22.47% 82 18.08% 66 10.14% 37 365
2 You do not have enough
energy.
5.10% 18 25.21% 89 21.81% 77 32.86% 116 15.01% 53 353
3 It is too expensive. 6.11% 22 25.28% 91 22.78% 82 25.56% 92 20.28% 73 360
4 You do not have transportation
available.
2.82% 10 3.66% 13 8.17% 29 28.17% 100 57.18% 203 355
5 You are not aware of available
facilities.
6.94% 25 34.17% 123 25.28% 91 18.89% 68 14.72% 53 360
6 You do not understand how to
use the available equipment or
facilities
2.23% 8 20.95% 75 21.79% 78 27.65% 99 27.37% 98 358
7 You are not interested in
available recreation
opportunities
3.64% 13 12.32% 44 17.93% 64 30.25% 108 35.85% 128 357
8 You do not have anyone to go
with
3.64% 13 14.57% 52 22.97% 82 29.13% 104 29.69% 106 357
9 You are satisfied with your
current activities and interests
11.85% 43 30.03% 109 26.72% 97 23.97% 87 7.44% 27 363
10 You do not like organized
activities
4.79% 17 8.73% 31 25.35% 90 36.62% 130 24.51% 87 355
We would like to know, in general, what might prevent your participation in recreation
activities? Please indicate your agreement or disagreement with each of the following
statements, as they apply to you.
We would like to know how you feel about your community, its parks and
recreation system, and other related items in the following statements.
# Question Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree or Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Total 1 Sports and recreation are
important to me and/or my family
46.34% 171 40.38% 149 10.84% 40 1.63% 6 0.81% 3 369
2 I am satisfied with the recreation
opportunities in my community.
10.87% 40 33.42% 123 31.52% 116 21.20% 78 2.99% 11 368
3 There are sufficient opportunities
for children.
14.75% 54 34.70% 127 24.86% 91 21.31% 78 4.37% 16 366
4 There are sufficient sports and
recreation activities for teens.
10.14% 37 23.84% 87 31.51% 115 26.85% 98 7.67% 28 365
5 There are sufficient recreation
opportunities for adults.
7.97% 29 22.80% 83 32.97% 120 30.49% 111 5.77% 21 364
6 There are sufficient recreation
opportunities for seniors.
6.03% 22 11.23% 41 50.41% 184 22.74% 83 9.59% 35 365
7 There are sufficient parks in my
community.
23.42% 85 43.80% 159 18.46% 67 12.40% 45 1.93% 7 363
8 The parks in my community are
well maintained.
28.26% 104 42.93% 158 16.58% 61 8.42% 31 3.80% 14 368
9 There are sufficient playgrounds
in my area.
22.38% 81 40.06% 145 14.09% 51 17.40% 63 6.08% 22 362
10 There are sufficient play fields in
my community.
21.70% 79 35.71% 130 22.53% 82 15.93% 58 4.12% 15 364
11 I would like more information about
activities offered by the Department
of Parks and Recreation.
23.12% 83 38.44% 138 27.30% 98 6.96% 25 4.18% 15 359
Would you support a network of bicycle and pedestrian trails that would connect parks and
other recreational facilities to neighborhoods, to the center of town, and possibly to other
neighboring communities?
Yes
Maybe
No
If available, would you use a trail network as an alternative mode of transportation,
rather than your vehicle for some trips or activities?
Yes
Maybe
No
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY & RECREATION
Questions and Response Summary
Are you or other members of your household currently using any recreation,
sports, fitness or aquatic facilities, including facilities in your home?
Yes
No
From the following list, please check ALL of the recreation, sports, fitness, and
aquatic facilities you and members of your household currently use.
Private fitness clubs
Church facilities
Other public
recreation centers
Ross Park Aquatic
Complex
Pocatello Community
Recreation Center
Recreation programs
in schools
Idaho State
University facilities
Home fitness
None, do not use
facilities
Which ONE of the following statements best represent how the recreation, sports,
fitness and aquatic facilities that you are currently using meet your needs?
Meets all of your
needs
Meets some of
your needs
Does not meet any
of your needs
Please select the activities or space types below that would best meet the needs of Chubbuck residents.
Please note that you can select multiple options. (Once you have selected an image it will turn green. If
you want to deselect that image, click on the same image two more times.)
# Question Dislike Neutral Like
1 Outdoor Pool Facility 0.85% 51.41% 47.74%
2 After School Program
Area
0.28% 62.99% 36.72%
3 Indoor Recreation
Center
0.00% 36.16% 63.84%
4 Indoor Community
Activity Center
0.00% 56.50% 43.50%
5 Indoor Pool Fun 0.56% 31.36% 68.08%
6 Indoor Pool - Fitness 0.56% 43.50% 55.93%
Listed below are various specific community activity and recreation features. For each one,
please indicate whether you think each of these features is very strongly needed, somewhat
needed or not needed in the community.
# Question Strongly Needed Somewhat Needed Not Needed Don't Know Total 1 Preschool program space 15.06% 50 32.83% 109 26.81% 89 25.30% 84 332
4 After school program space 29.82% 99 38.86% 129 14.76% 49 16.57% 55 332
5 Youth and teen program space 39.16% 130 37.05% 123 8.73% 29 15.06% 50 332
6 Arts and crafts rooms 19.39% 64 38.18% 126 22.42% 74 20.00% 66 330
7 Senior citizen activity space 29.17% 98 37.50% 126 11.01% 37 22.32% 75 336
8 Child care area for children of parents using
community facilities
34.64% 115 35.24% 117 14.46% 48 15.66% 52 332
9 Gymnasiums for basketball, volleyball, etc 41.79% 140 36.42% 122 12.84% 43 8.96% 30 335
10 Dance rooms for tap & ballet, ballroom, and
square dancing
21.08% 70 40.06% 133 23.19% 77 15.66% 52 332
11 Multipurpose space (with kitchen) for classes,
meetings, receptions, and birthday parties
31.83% 106 39.04% 130 17.12% 57 12.01% 40 333
12 Aerobics | fitness space 31.02% 103 48.19% 160 12.05% 40 8.73% 29 332
13 Weight room | cardiovascular equipment area 33.53% 111 41.09% 136 15.71% 52 9.67% 32 331
14 Racquetball | handball | wallyball courts 32.42% 107 38.79% 128 18.48% 61 10.30% 34 330
15 Indoor swimming | aquatics center 66.16% 219 20.85% 69 8.46% 28 4.53% 15 331
16 Indoor running | walking track 53.13% 178 28.96% 97 12.24% 41 5.67% 19 335
17 Rock climbing wall 33.84% 112 34.74% 115 19.34% 64 12.08% 40 331
18 Gymnastics area 23.56% 78 38.67% 128 22.05% 73 15.71% 52 331
Please rank the features listed below from most important (1) to least important
(17) by clicking on each item and dragging it into the preferred location in the list. Preschool program space After school program space Youth and teen program space Arts and crafts rooms Senior citizen activity space Child care area for children of parents using community facilities Gymnasiums for basketball, volleyball, etc Dance rooms for tap & ballet, ballroom, and square dancing Multipurpose space (with kitchen) for classes, meetings, receptions, and birthday parties Aerobics | fitness space Weight room | cardiovascular equipment area Racquetball | handball | wallyball courts Indoor swimming | aquatics center Indoor running | walking track Rock climbing wall Gymnastics area Other
Listed below are various specific AQUATIC features. For each one, please indicate whether
you think each of the features is strongly needed, somewhat needed, or not needed in
Chubbuck.
# Question Strongly Needed Somewhat Needed Not Needed Don't Know Total 1 Area for swim lessons 67.57% 225 21.92% 73 8.11% 27 2.40% 8 333
2 A warm water family oriented swimming center
[leisure pool] with features such as slides,
lazy river, water sprays for children and zero
depth entry so you can walk into the pools
64.74% 213 22.80% 75 9.42% 31 3.04% 10 329
3 Warm water area for therapeutic purposes 45.62% 151 34.44% 114 15.71% 52 4.23% 14 331
4 Competition pool for swim | dive team use 27.96% 92 39.82% 131 22.80% 75 9.42% 31 329
5 An area with deep water 35.95% 119 37.46% 124 18.13% 60 8.46% 28 331
6 Diving boards 31.21% 103 41.82% 138 20.30% 67 6.67% 22 330
7 Spa with raised temperature 34.25% 112 36.70% 120 20.80% 68 8.26% 27 327
8 Lanes for lap swimming 42.94% 143 38.44% 128 12.61% 42 6.01% 20 333
9 Dry sauna and steam room 23.77% 77 34.57% 112 30.86% 100 10.80% 35 324
10 Area for water fitness 44.38% 146 41.03% 135 9.73% 32 4.86% 16 329
Please select up to TWO reasons you or members of your household would
use an aquatic center.
Aquatic classes
Competitive
swimming
Year-round
recreation or leisure
swimming
Exercise
Therapeutic
purposes
New community activity and recreation spaces for Chubbuck could be designed to serve
different groups of people. Please drag and drop each group into the appropriate box, based
on how important it is to provide activity and recreation space for each group.
Senior citizens
Families
Children
Teenagers
Young adults
Adults
The cost of operating the recreation components will need to be covered by
some user fees. Which ONE of the following would you prefer?
Annual family pass
Annual adult pass
Pay per visit
Don’t know
I’m not wiling to
pay to use the
center
How should the cost for OPERATING a new community activity and recreation
center be paid for? Please select ONE option.
100% through taxes
Taxes should pay
the majority of the
costs and fees from
users the remaining
costs
Fees from users
should pay the
majority of the costs
and taxes the
remaining costs
100% through user
fees
Don’t know
Which ONE of the following statements best represents how often you think that you or other
members of your household would visit a community activity and recreation center?
Several times a
week
Once per week
A few times a
month
Monthly
Less than once a
month
Never
Construction and operations of the community recreation center would likely require property tax support in
addition to user fees. Please check the MAXIMUM AMOUNT you would be willing to pay in property taxes
PER YEAR to support a community recreation center.
$300 per year
$240 - $288 per
year
$180 - $228 per
year
$120 - $168 per
year
Less than $120 per
year
No property tax
funding
Would you support a TAX INCREASE in a future election, of the dollar amount you indicated
above, to be used to construct and operate a new community recreation center with the
features your household prefers?
Would support (50%)
Might support (20%)
Not sure (14%)
Would not support
(17%)
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Questions and Response Summary
Are you a current resident of Chubbuck City?
Yes
No
Counting yourself, how many people live in your household?
Average – 4.18 people per household
24% of respondents had 2 people / household
10% had 3 people per household
21% had 4 people per household
17% had 5 people per household
14% had 6 people per household
14% had 7 or more people per household
How many persons in your household (counting yourself) are?
What is your gender?
Male
Female
CHUBBUCK CITY COMMUNITY PARKS & RECREATION
SURVEY SUMMARY
C h u b b u c k , I d a h o
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4.0 PARK PROGRAMMING
This section identifies national standards for the development of park facilities for communities
as established by the NRPA. The NRPA has established these standards to help communities set
guidelines for the type, size, proximity, and number of recreational facilities that should be
provided for communities (see Table 4.0). These standards are national standards and are
general in nature. The NRPA cautions communities that these standards are only guidelines, and
it is up to the individual communities to adjust these standards to meet their individual
recreational requirements. One such adjustment to consider is that the City of Chubbuck is
ideally located in close proximity to numerous golf courses, state parks, county parks, national
parks, and church fields and courts which all contribute to the recreational needs of the
community. Based upon this, it might not be necessary for the City to provide these facilities in
duplicate. In general, however, national standards are useful in developing recreation facility
guidelines. Using the NRPA’s standards, and keeping Chubbuck’s unique characteristics in
mind coupled with information gathered from the Community Survey, recommendations for
recreational facility guidelines can begin to be established.
Table 4.0 - NRPA Standards for Facility Development
ACTIVITY/
FACILITY
RECOMMENDED
SPACE
REQUIREMENTS
RECOMMENDED
SIZE AND
DIMENSIONS
RECOMMENDED
ORIENTATION
NO. OF UNITS
PER
POPULATION
SERVICE
RADIUS
LOCATION
NOTES
Badminton 1,620 sq. ft. Singles - 17' x 44'
doubles - 20' x 44'
with 5' unobstructed
area on all sides
Long axis north
to south
1 per 5000 1/4 - ½ mile Usually in school,
recreation center, or church
facility. Safe walking or biking
Basketball
1. Youth
2. High School
3. Collegiate
2400 - 3036 sq. ft.
5040 - 7280 sq. ft.
5600 - 7980 sq. ft.
46' - 50' x 84'
50' x 84'
50' x 94'
with unobstructed
space on all sides
Long axis north
to south
1 per 5000 1/4 - ½ mile Same as badminton. Outdoor
courts in neighborhood and
community parks, and in other
park facilities.
Handball
(3-4 wall)
800 sq. ft. for 4 wall,
1000 for 3 wall
20' x 40' - minimum of
10' to rear of 3 wall
court. Minimum 20'
over head clearance
Long axis north to
south. Front wall at
north end.
1 per 20,000 15 - 30 minute
travel time
4 wall usually indoor as part of
multi-purpose facility. 3 wall
usually outdoors.
Tennis Minimum of 7,200 sq.
ft. single court.
(2 acres for complex)
36' x 78'
12' clearance on both
sides; 21' clearance on
all sides
Long axis north to
south
1 court per 2000 1/4 - ½ mile Best in batteries of 2-4, located in
neighborhood park adjacent to
school.
Volleyball Minimum of 4,000 sq.
ft.
30' x 60'. Minimum 6'
clearance on all sides
Long axis north to
south
1 court per 5000 1/4 - ½ mile Same as other court activities
Baseball
1. Official
2. Little League
3.0 - 3.85 A minimum
1.2 A minimum
Baselines - 90'
Pitching distance - 60
½'. Foul lines - min.
320'. Center field-400+
Baselines - 60'
Pitching distance - 60'
Foul lines -200'
Center field- 200'-250'
Locate home plate so
pitcher is throwing
across sun and batter
not facing into it. Line
from home plate
through pitcher’s
mound run east-north-
east.
1 per 5000
Lighted - 1 per 30,000
1/4 - ½ mile Part of neighborhood complex.
Lighted fields part of a community
complex.
Field Hockey Minimum 1.5A 180' x 300' with a
minimum of 10'
clearance on all sides.
Fall season- long axis
northwest to southeast
For longer periods,
north to south
1 per 20,000 15 - 30 minute travel
time
Usually part of sport complex or
adjacent to high school.
Football Minimum 1.5A 160' x 360' with a
minimum of 10'
clearance on all sides
Same as field hockey 1 per 20,000 15 - 30 minutes travel
time
Same as field hockey
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ACTIVITY/
FACILITY
RECOMMENDED
SPACE
REQUIREMENTS
RECOMMENDED
SIZE AND
DIMENSIONS
RECOMMENDED
ORIENTATION
NO. OF UNITS
PER
POPULATION
SERVICE
RADIUS
LOCATION
NOTES
Soccer 1.7 to 2.1A 195' to 225' x 330' to
360' with a 10'
minimum clearance on
all sides.
Same as field hockey 1 per 10,000 1 - 2 miles Number of units depends on
popularity. Youth soccer on small
fields adjacent to neighborhood
parks.
Golf -Driving Range 13.5A for minimum of
25 tees
900' x 690' wide. Add
12' width for additional
tee.
Long axis south-west-
northeast with golfer
driving toward
northeast.
1 per 50,000 30 minutes travel time Part of golf course complex. As a
separate unit, may be privately
operated.
1/4 Mile Running
Track
4.3A Overall width - 276'
length - 600.02'
Track width for 8 to 4
lanes is 32'
Long axis in sector
from north to south to
north-west-south-east
with finish line at
northerly end.
1 per 20,000 15 - 30 minute travel
time
Usually part of high school, or in
community sports complex e.g.
soccer, football etc.
Softball 1.5 to 2.0A Baselines - 60'
Pitching distance - 46'
min 40' -women. Fast
pitch fields radius from
plate -225' between
foul lines. Slow pitch -
275' (men) 250'
(women)
Same as baseball 1 per 5,000 (if also
used for youth
baseball)
1/4 - ½ mile Slight difference in dimensions for
16" slow pitch. May also be used
for baseball.
Multiple Recreation
Court (basketball,
volleyball, tennis)
9,840 sq. ft. 120' x 80' Long axis of courts
with primary use is
north-south
1 per 10,000 1 - 2 miles
Trails N/A Well defined head
maximum of 10' width,
maximum average
grade 5% not to exceed
15%. Capacity rural
trails-40
hikers/day/mile. Urban
trails-90
hikers/day/mile.
N/A 1 system per region N/A Connectivity is key. Trails should
connect to neighboring
communities to neighborhoods to
parks to the center of town.
Archery Range Minimum 30A 300' length x minimum
10' wide between
targets. Roped clear
space on sides of range
minimum of 30', clear
space behind targets
minimum of 90' x 45'
with bunker.
Archer facing north +
or -45 degrees
1 per 50,000 30 minute travel time Part of a regional / metro park
complex.
Combination Skeet and
Trap Field
(8 station)
Minimum 30A All walks and
structures occur within
an area approximately
130' wide by 115' deep.
Minimum cleared area
contained within two
superimposed
segments with 100
yard radii
Center line of length
runs northeast-
southwest with shooter
facing northeast.
1 per 50,000 30 minutes travel time Part of a regional /
metro park complex.
Golf
1. Par 3 (18-Hole)
2. 9-Hole standard
3. 18-Hole Standard
* 50-60A
* Minimum 50A
* Minimum 110A
* Average length-vary
600-2,700 yards
* Average length- 2250
yards
* Average length -6500
yards
Majority of holes on
north-south axis.
* 1/25,000
* 1/50,000
½ to 1 hour travel time * 9-hole course can accommodate
350 people/day.
* 18-hole course can
accommodate 500-550- people a
day.
Course may be located in
community or district park.
Swimming Pools Varies on size of pool
and amenities. Usually
½ to 2A site.
Teaching- minimum of
25 yards x 45' even
depth of 3 - 4 feet.
Competitive-minimum
of 25m x 16m.
Minimum of 27 square
feet of water surface
per swimmer. Ratios of
2:1
deck - vs- water
None - although care
must be taken in the
locating of lifeguard
stations in relation to
afternoon sun.
1 per 20,000
(pools should
accommodate 3 to 5%
of total population at a
time)
15 to 30 minute travel
time
Pools for general community use
should be planned for teaching,
competitive, and recreational
purposes with enough depth (3-
4m) to accommodate 1m and 3m
diving boards. Located in
community park or school site.
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4.1 National Standards
The NRPA has suggested that communities should have between 6.25 to 10 acres of developed
parks and open space for every 1,000 residents. This planning team has evaluated the City of
Chubbuck and compared it with communities used by the NRPA to establish their 6.25 -
10:1,000 standard. We have determined that caution will be used when establishing standards
for this Plan based solely on the NRPA guidelines. It is felt that the high end of this standard is
more applicable to more urbanized areas than the City of Chubbuck. In addition, the City’s ideal
location in relation to the other recreational facilities mentioned above, and the amount of Impact
Fees charged (see Section 7.0), suggest that the high end of this standard might be a little too
aggressive. Currently, the City of Chubbuck has 22 parks encompassing 87.4 acres. The City’s
current estimated population is 14,644 people. Thus, the City is currently providing 6.0 acres of
developed park land per 1,000 residents. We feel that this 6:1000 is ideal. This design team has
determined that the City will adopt the 6:1000 standard which aligns well with NRPA
guidelines, and the City’s current level of service.
4.2 Standards Based on Population
The goal of this Plan is to not only plan for the current recreational needs of the City, but for the
future needs as well—especially in regards to the recommended 6:1000 standard. To accomplish
this estimated population projections must be calculated. These estimates are based upon current
and potential future growth rates for the City of Chubbuck.
The City of Chubbuck has 14,644 residents according to the July 2016 population estimate
conducted by the United States Census Bureau. During the years 2010 to 2016, the percentage
population change for the City was 4.9% (see Table 4.2.1).
Table 4.2.1 - Population Trends for Chubbuck, Idaho, from 2010 to 2016
Population Estimate (as of July 1)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
14,002 14,109 14,162 14,163 14,260 14,438 14,644
Source: US Census Bureau
To maintain the adopted standard of providing six acres of developed park land per 1,000
residents for the next ten (10) years the City of Chubbuck will need to develop additional park
lands. It is estimated that the City’s annual growth rate will be 3.5% over the next ten (10)
years due to steady growth in the City’s northwest quadrant, and the planned New Day
Development on the City’s northeast side. To keep up with projected growth rates over this
period, future projections of population size and the associated need for developed park acreage
to maintain the 6:1000 standard have been calculated (see Table 4.2.2).
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Table 4.2.2 - Projected Population Growth @ 3.5% Annually and Recommended
Park Acreage at 6:1000 Standard for Chubbuck, Idaho
YEAR POPULATION ACRES RQD. PARK NEED
2020 (Estimate) 15,687 94.1 acres 6.7 acres
2022 (Estimate) 16,804 100.8 acres 13.4 acres
2024 (Estimate) 18,000 108.0 acres 20.6 acres
2026 (Estimate) 19,282 115.7 acres 28.3 acres
2028 (Estimate) 20,655 124.0 acres 36.6 acres
Note: Existing developed park acreage maintained by the City in 2018 = 87.4 acres.
As Table 4.2.2 indicates, by the year 2028 the City of Chubbuck will need a projected 124.0
acres of developed park land to meet the 6:1000 standard. With the City’s current park acreage
at 87.4 acres the City will need to plan an additional 36.6 acres of developed park land by 2028
if the population continues to increase by an annual growth rate of 3.5%.
4.3 Park Classification
Standards for park space and recreation areas are helpful in establishing an initial estimate of
land and facility types that a community should commit to recreation. The following
classifications for parks, recreation areas, and open spaces are provided to identify the numerous
types of recreational facilities that are required to meet the various demands for recreational
facilities for the City of Chubbuck. Using the NRPA’s standards as a basis, five types of
recreational facilities which allow for active and passive recreation are illustrated: 1) Regional
Park, 2) Community Park, 3) Neighborhood Park, 4) Linear Park, and 5) Mini Park. The
following is a description of each type of facility and discusses their minimum requirements.
Regional Park - This is the largest of the park types classified. It usually covers areas
greater than 200 acres. The NRPA defines this park type as “areas of natural quality for
nature oriented outdoor recreation, such as viewing, and studying nature, wildlife habitat,
conservation, swimming, picnicking, hiking, fishing, boating, camping, and trail uses.
This park type may include active play areas. Generally, 80% of the land is reserved for
conservation and natural resource management, with less than 20% used for recreation
development.” This park type will not be considered specifically in this Plan. The City
of Chubbuck is ideally located in close proximity to the Portneuf Wellness Complex, and
the Bannock County Event Center which fall under the description of this park type.
Community Park - This park type is generally between 20 acres to 50 acres in size, and
services a wide range of recreational activities for the entire community. However, for
the purposes of the Plan, the City will define a community park as encompassing between
5 acres to 50 acres. This park type should have easy access for the majority of the
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population, and should provide both passive and active types of recreation, with the
emphasis on the latter. An example of this type of facility would be a soccer or sports
complex that contains areas of passive recreation such as walking trails, covered picnic
areas, and natural areas. The more passive activities should be programmed at the
periphery of the park.
Neighborhood Park - This type of park should address the specific recreational needs of
the nearby neighborhood it serves. The NRPA states that generally this park type
encompasses between 5 acres to 10 acres in size. However, to meet the specific needs of
Chubbuck City and its development patterns, this park type will range in size from to
0.33 acres to 5 acres. Neighborhood parks remain the basic unit of the park system, and
serve as the recreational and social focus of the neighborhood. The theme of this park
type is on informal active and passive recreation. They should be uninterrupted by non-
residential roads and other physical barriers. Generally, they contain play structures for
at least two age groups: toddlers and pre-teens. They provide covered picnic areas,
shaded seating, and havens for quiet reflection, trails, and informal open areas for
unorganized play activities. Their location should be within ¼ to ½ mile of the
community they serve.
Linear Park - Linear park types are generally transportation corridors for non-motorized
modes of transportation such as walking or cycling. They are used to connect parks and
other recreational facilities to neighborhoods, to the center of town, and to other
neighboring communities. They are generally located in natural corridors such as along
stream and river banks and along side washes. These natural corridors allow for passive
and active recreation. Extreme care should be taken to ensure the safety and proper
separation of these two types of recreation. In addition, extreme care should be taken to
preserve and enhance these natural corridors during the construction of Linear Parks.
Wetlands and natural habitat for wildlife should be left alone during the planning and
developing of Linear Parks whenever possible. This park type can contain some of the
most beautiful and fragile ecosystems. Since water is generally nearby or available
during raining seasons, Linear Parks can provide for a diversity of wildlife and
vegetation, and promote conservation and storm water management.
Mini Park - These parks are used to address limited, isolated or unique recreational
needs, and are generally one acre or less in size. An example of this type of park would
be a trail head, or an historical marker.
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5.0 NEEDS ANALYSIS
This section begins to assimilate all of the information given thus far in the Plan and apply it to
meeting the individual and specific recreational needs of the City of Chubbuck. It will take a
look at the demographic make-up of the City. An Evaluations Matrix of ten (10) possible sites to
house potential recreational facilities servicing the individual neighborhoods along with
community parks servicing the entire City will be analyzed. This will help the City meet the
current and future recreational needs of its residents and introduce the Plan to the community.
5.1 Demographics and Economics
The City of Chubbuck has a population of 14,644 people according to 2016 U.S. Census Bureau
information. Approximately 35.5% of the population is less than 19 years of age, 10.4% is aged
20-29, 22.1% is aged 30-44, 20.8% is aged 45-64, and 11.5% of the population is older than 65.
The average age of Chubbuck’s citizenry is approximately 33.
The percentage of those individuals who fall in the age categories of 5-19 and 20-29 for City of
Chubbuck differ in comparison to those same age groups for Bannock County and State of Idaho
with some degree of significance. The data shows that the percentage of the population under 19
years of age is higher by approximately 6 percent in the City of Chubbuck, and the percentage of
people in their 20s is lower by as much as 5.5%. Figure 5.1.1 illustrates this point and shows
the age of population by percentage for all age categories for the State of Idaho, Bannock
County, and the City of Chubbuck, Idaho for 2016 (5-year estimate).
There are 4,918 households in the City of Chubbuck with an average of 2.91 persons per
household. Nearly 80% of Chubbuck citizens is living in the same house as one year ago.
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Figure 5.1.1
Age of Population by Percentage for:
State of Idaho, Bannock County and Chubbuck City
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
0 - 19 20-29 30-44 45 - 64 65 - over
State of Idaho
Bannock County
City of Chubbuck
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2012-2016 American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimate
Idaho was the nation’s fastest growing state by percent growth (2.2%) between July 1, 2016, and
July 1, 2017, according to a US Census Bureau report. The report attributed the increase to
domestic migration—more people moving in from other parts of the United States. The City of
Chubbuck has seen continual growth over the years, with a population change of 4.9% between
2010 and 2016 (see Table 4.2.1). As part of this growth, there have been recent additions of
new businesses in this community, new restaurants, an FBI expansion, and improvements to Pine
Ridge Mall. Residential development continues with subdivisions such as Sunset West,
Brookstone Estates, and the proposed Bilyeu Estates. The planned Northgate Development will
also bring new businesses, jobs, and housing. In anticipation of this growth construction on the
new Siphon Road Interchange on I-15 has begun. Continued growth and need for amenities is an
undeniable part of the City of Chubbuck’s future.
Over the past decade, Bannock County has enjoyed an employment boost of close to 2,500 new
private sector jobs created mainly by the entry of the Portneuf Regional Medical Center and
expanding home health care services. More than 5,500 jobs are involved in education of which
two-thirds are provided by Idaho State University (Source: Idaho Department of Labor,
Workforce Trends in Bannock County, December 2017). Not surprisingly, educational services
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and health care jobs make up the largest portion of employment opportunities in the City of
Chubbuck followed by the retail trade and services associated with finance, insurance and real
estate (see Table 5.1.1).
Table 5.1.1 Industry by the Civilian Employed Population 16 years and older.
Ranking Employer Service Type
Number of
People Employed
in Specified
Service
1 Educational services, and health care and social assistance 1,591
Health care and social assistance (1,135)
Educational services (456)
2 Retail trade 763
3 Manufacturing 606
4 Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative
and waste management services 520
5 Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 503
Finance and insurance (428)
Real estate and rental and leasing (75)
6 Public administration 475
7 Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 391
Transportation and warehousing (372)
Utilities (19)
8 Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and
food services 385
9 Construction 331
10 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, mining 227
11 Other services, except public administration 166
12 Wholesale trade 82
13 Information 28
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates
According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in Bannock County has
been declining since a spike of 8.0% in 2010 and now sits at 2.6%. In the City of Chubbuck, the
unemployment rate is 2.7%. Both are lower than the unemployment rate for the whole state of
Idaho—3.2%. In addition, the median household income in the City of Chubbuck is $53,354
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau), and the median cost of a house is $189,900 (Source:
Realtor.com).
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5.2 Site Evaluations
Currently, the City has 22 parks encompassing approximately 87.4 acres (see Table 5.2
Chubbuck City Park Acreage). The City’s current population is approximately 14,644
residents. The City’s current level of service is providing 6 acres of developed park land per
1,000 residents. This 6:1000 standard will be adopted by the City moving forward. Results of
the Community Survey indicated that numerous residents are not aware of many of the City’s
park facilities, and therefore are not utilizing these facilities. Also, some residents commented
that many of these facilities are underdeveloped and underprogramed. Residents indicated that
they would use these faculties more, if more recreational opportunities were provided. Park sites
need to be well marked and promoted. The sites themselves should exhibit the physical
characteristics appropriate for both active and passive recreational uses. Since the primary
reason people go to a park is to experience a pleasant outdoor environment, the site should
exhibit pleasing aesthetic qualities and compliment its surroundings.
TABLE 5.2: CHUBBUCK CITY PARK ACREAGE
No. Park Description Acreage*
1. Armstrong Park: (837 Boyd Street) 1.6 acres
2. Bicentennial Park: (300 Abraham Street) 5.0 acres
3. Bistline Park: (701 East Chubbuck Road 1.2 acres
4. Briarwood Park: (Eagle Road & Briarwood Street) 1.5 acres
5. Capell Park: (5246 Park Lawn Drive) 17.5 acres
6. Chase Park: (4559 Pinewood Avenue) 0.8 acres
7. Cotant Park: (625 Victor Avenue) 21.1 acres
8. Dalton Park: (400 Idealya Lane) 0.5 acres
9. Espie Park: (692 Darris Street) 0.9 acres
10. Heartland Park: (967 Stripes Road) 2.2 acres
11. Heritage Park: (1051 Pennsylvania Avenue) 2.9 acres
12. Homestead Park: (715 Dell Road) 2.6 acres
13. Mary Harker Park: (5110 Kay Street) 1.3 acres
14. Jerry Rowland Park: (405 Hampton Avenue) 2.2 acres
15. Larry Miller Park: (801 Alpine Avenue) 2.3 acres
16. Long Park: (550 Thomas Street) 1.4 acres
17. Mary’s Park: (854 Washburn Drive) 4.3 acres
18. Park Meadows Park: (4765 Galena Avenue) 8.2 acres
19. Sample Park: (5415 Stuart Avenue) 0.7 acres
20. Stuart Park: (5161 Stuart Avenue) 4.9 acres
21. Sunset West Park: (1360 Jenna Drive) 1.6 acres
22. Tree Valley Park: (810 Garden Drive) 0.8 acres
TOTAL 87.4 Acres +/-
* Note all acreage quantities are approximate.
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In maintaining the 6:1000 standard, and considering the projected growth of the City it is
necessary to identify additional land within the City for the possible future development of parks
to maintain this standard. Ten (10) possible sites have been identified by City Staff for
evaluation throughout the City (see Table 5.2.1 POTENTIAL PARK SITES)
TABLE 5.2.1: POTENTIAL PARK SITES
No. Property Location* Acreage +/-
1. Miller Park 30 acres
2. Urban Park 8-10 acres
3. Knudsen Area 3 acres
4. Pine Ridge Mall 3 acres
5. Idaho Central Credit Union Overlay Area 2 acres
6. Mobile Manor Area 2-3 acres
7. Linear Paths – Bike & Pedestrian 20-40 acres
8. Capell Extension 10-20 acres
9. Northgate Area 5-10 acres
10. East Bench 3-5 acres
* See locations of these sites on Map 5.3 - Site Evaluations.
These sites were selected to be evaluated based upon availability, proximity to one another and
proximity to residential areas, aesthetic quality, and the availability of site amenities and utilities.
To evaluate and rank each site for the above mentioned criteria, a matrix was formulated (see
Figure 5.2.1 - Site Evaluations). The matrix identified sites which viably allow the City to
move quickly into the beginning stages of park master planning and design in order to meet the
increasing need for developed park land in these areas. With the sites selected, master planning
can begin. Recreation facilities identified in the Community Survey and as recommended by
NRPA guidelines can be programmed into an all inclusive master plan to meet the current and
future needs of the City.
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Figure 5.2.1: Chubbuck City Potential Park Site Evaluations:
CRITERIA:
IDENTIFIED SITES: POSSIBLE POINTS Miller Park Urban Park Knudsen Park Pine Ridge Mall ICCU Overlay Mobile Manor Linear Paths Capell Extension Northgate Area East Bench
Visual Quality 8
Topography 4
Vegetation 4
Surface Water 4
Subtotal 20
Vehicular Access 10
Bicycle Access 5
Pedestrian Access 5
Subtotal 20
Potential Constraints 5
Grading / Drainage 5
Soil / Site Characteristics 5
Capability for Expansion 5
Subtotal 20
Water / Sewer 5
Power 5
Roadway 5
Paths / Sidewalk 5
Subtotal 20
Purchase / Donation 10
Property Cost 5
Obstacles for Use 5
Subtotal 20
TOTAL 100 84 56 68 70 63 58 49 68 61 60
Note: A Site Evaluation Team consisting of six (6) City staff members evaluated all ten (10) sites listed
above. They visited each site independently and scored each site based on the criteria above.
Only the average point values are given in the TOTAL Score for each site evaluated. Each
member’s Evaluation Matrix for each site are not shown in this Plan, but are on file and available
for inspection at City Hall.
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6.0 COMMUNITY PARKS MASTER PLAN
The goal of this Plan is to provide a model for applying a systematic approach to the planning for
parks and recreation areas. This approach includes a level of service guidelines that are needs
based, facilities driven, and land measured. A key component for the City of Chubbuck’s recent
growth is the quality of life it offers. Pleasing green spaces and the quantity and quality of the
existing neighborhood parks provides a critical foundation for Chubbuck’s high quality of life.
It is up to responsible planners to ensure that through proper planning, this level of quality is
maintained and enhanced. Planners should enlist a partnership with the community they serve.
It is hoped that with the aid of this Plan, residents of Chubbuck will adopt the basic principle that
their entire community is a park and that all land uses should result in an environmentally
harmonious park, recreation, and open space system.
In the analysis of the data presented in this Plan, currently the City meets or exceeds NRPA
guidelines for park facility development in terms of quantity. However, the quality of existing
facilities could be enhanced or improved by renovating and adding additional park amenities to
existing facilities. An example of this is Stuart Park. In 2017 the City completely renovated
Stuart Park. Renovations included a new playground structure with wood chip surfacing, new
picnic pavilions and covered picnic shelters, looped 8’ wide concrete pathway, renovated
restrooms, installed all new landscaping and irrigation, and the addition of a 2,500 square foot
splash pad. Community use and response to the newly renovated Stuart Park has been
tremendous.
To continue this momentum and to meet the needs of a growing population four (4) new, and or
renovated park master plans are illustrated in this Plan. These parks include; (1) Espie Park
Water Education Center, (2) Chubbuck City Downtown Park, (3) Miller Park, and (4) Multi-Use
Trails System. Within the following proposed park designs and renovations, a diverse range of
recreational facilities have been provided. These plans are conceptual. They are to be used as a
guideline for future park development and are intended only to convey the basic character of the
proposed parks.
6.1 Espie Park Water Education Center
Location - The existing Espie Park is located at 692 Darris Street. Currently, the City is
constructing a new City water tank on this site.
Program – Water education will be the theme of this 5-acre community park that abuts
the existing Espie Park on its west and north sides. The park will capitalize on the newly
constructed City water tank, and provide additional amenities and attractions designed to
educate park users on how a municipal water system operates, and to demonstrate how
valuable water is in this high desert community. The 9,000 square foot surface of the
water tank will be utilized, and a new 30’x50’ picnic pavilion will be constructed. Shade
trees in decorative planters will be located on the tank’s surface. A Water Production
Information Kiosk will be located on top of the water tank. Other information kiosks will
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be visible from this elevated vantage point, and will include a Water Conservation
Information Kiosk, an Aquifer Information Kiosk, and views of an urban orchard and
meandering stream and pond feature. A fun slide feature and stairs will link the top of
the water tank to the patio below. A community garden is shown that members of the
community can reserve to plant flowers and vegetables, etc. in raised planters. Active
recreational amenities include a looped perimeter trail, two (2) new pickleball courts,
bocce ball, and playground structure. Additional amenities include park benches
strategically placed throughout the park, picnic pavilions and arbor shade structures, and
restroom facilities. Plant material will be used that is especially hardy in this climate and
labeled with the plant name and characteristics. This will help to educate and inspire
park visitors to incorporate some of these water wise plants in to their own gardens. A
30-stall parking lot completes the design of this park. (see Espie Park Water
Education Center Conceptual Master Plan).
6.2 Chubbuck City Downtown Park
Location – This park will be centrally located in an area identified by City Planners as
the proposed new downtown and City center. This area is delineated by Yellowstone
Avenue on the west, Chubbuck Road on the north, Union Pacific Railroad tracks on the
east, and Interstate 86 to the south.
Program - This park’s classification will be that of a Community Park, and would
consist of approximately ten (10) acres of area in the center of a new City Downtown.
The park’s function would be to provide a pleasing green space in the middle of a new
downtown area that would be bordered by a mixed use of restaurants, retail space, and
large to medium commercial businesses. A proposed multi-use municipal building with
parking anchors the proposed downtown area. This new park would consist mainly of
passive recreation elements such as open lawn areas with lots of large shade trees and
decorative shrub and flower beds. Wide walking paths with strategically placed benches
and picnic tables would line these paths. These pathways would connect the park to the
nearby businesses and associated parking. Near the proposed multi-use municipal
building would be a community amphitheatre and gathering space to hold community
events. A town Christmas Tree Plaza is shown that could be decorated and lighted
during the holidays that would help to attract users to the space even during the cold
winter months. A food truck court is planned to allow for different and unusual dining
options. A skate park would be prominently located to give youth a safe and visible
opportunity to practice and demonstrate their skating skills. The park will help facilitate
a new walk- able downtown that will encourage users to park their cars and walk to the
nearby attractions, shopping, and dining opportunities. Idaho Central Credit Union’s
corporate headquarters is located within this area and would provide a ready-made user
group to help attract the businesses and shops that will aid the success and vibrancy of
this new downtown area and City Park. (see Chubbuck City Downtown Concept
Master Plan).
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6.3 Miller Park
Location - Located just north of the Sunset West Subdivision and West Chubbuck Road
off of Philbin Road is this 30- acre community park.
Program - Currently, this park is undeveloped farm land that abuts several developing
and proposed single-family home neighborhoods. The park’s size and gentle topography
provides a blank canvas to create a park that will serve current and future residents of this
developing area. The attached concept illustrates a variety of active and passive
recreational opportunities. Central to the park is a 2-acre lake that will have ADA access
around the entire perimeter. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has indicated an
interest in stocking this lake with a mixture of bass and bluegill fish to provide year
round fishing opportunities. Utilizing the fill material generated from lake excavation a
gently sloped community amphitheatre will be built and oriented to maximize views of
the lake and park. Also, the remaining lake fill material will be used to slightly elevate
the park’s northeast corner to provide the elevated launch pad necessary for a proposed
water slip & slide feature. The slip & slide could be built using synthetic turf to
minimize mud and wear and tear. This would allow a drain to be installed at the bottom
of the slope beneath the synthetic turf to capture the slip & slide water and divert it to the
nearby lake to be utilized in the irrigation of the park at night. The park is looped by an
8’ wide walking path. Along the looped path are shown a series of exercise stations, park
benches, and picnic tables. A 9-hole frisbee golf course is shown mainly outside of the
looped path around the park’s perimeter. The 9-holes consist of a mixture of 3, 4 and 5
par holes. Strategically placed deciduous and evergreen trees will help to define the
frisbee course fairways, and to provide beauty and screening for park users. A dog park
is shown that will be segregated in to two areas; a small dog area (under 20 pounds), and
a large dog area (over 20 pounds). Two (2) parking lots with a total of 230 parking stalls
are provided. In between these two parking lots is a large play area and plaza that houses
a large water splash pad, nature playground
and fossil dig area, and swings. Picnic
pavilions and picnic arbor structures flank
each end of this play-plaza. Two restroom
facilities are shown with the main restroom
facility also accommodating a concession
stand with covered picnic seating. Four (4)
pickleball courts are shown at the park’s
south west corner. A city well-house is
proposed in the northwest corner of the park,
and a new City fire station will be located
within the park’s boundaries at the corner of
Philbin Road and Angela Street. Large
decorative planter areas with drip irrigation
will help to minimize lawn areas and water
requirements while helping to add beauty,
shade, and interest to this fun new park. (see
Miller Park Conceptual Master Plan).
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6.4 Multi-Use Trail System
Location – This multi-use trail system will be mainly located along the Hiline Canal and
lateral canal waterways. The locations of these linear waterways provide ideal routes for
connecting neighborhoods to City parks and other recreational facilities to the center of
town. (see Map 5.3 – Site Evaluations, Proposed Linear Paths / Reach).
Program – The City’s proposed trail system will be multi-use, and able to accommodate
pedestrian and bicycle use, etc. It is proposed that all trails will be accessible and meet
the Americans with Disability Act Standards. The typical trails will be 10’ wide with an
asphalt surface. These non-motorized linear corridors will offer an alternative mode of
transportation for commuters wishing to leave their cars at home. The City will work
closely with the Portneuf Greenway Foundation and developers to create a connected
comprehensive network of paved trails throughout the City of Chubbuck. These trails
will connect the City to neighboring communities that will enhance the quality of life for
its residents and visitors alike. (see Figure 1: 6.4.1: Typical Trail Cross-Section
below).
Figure 1: 6.4.1: Typical Trail Cross-Section
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7.0. FINANCIAL PLAN
7.1 Introduction
This section outlines cost estimates for the parks illustrated in this document, and suggests
financial avenues the City can pursue in terms of possible local, state, and federal funding for the
implementation of the Plan. The following cost projections are estimates ONLY, and do not
include design or environmental mitigation costs. The cost estimates developed for each park
include landscaping, irrigation, utility services, amenities, and infrastructure.
7.2 Summary of Park Development Costs
The cost estimates are preliminary and are for planning purposes only. As designs are
finalized, more precise cost estimates can be generated.
7. 2.1 Espie Park Water Education Center
Cost estimates for Espie Park Water Education Center are shown in Table 7.2.1.
Cost estimates are preliminary, and are for planning purposes only.
7. 2.2 Chubbuck City Downtown Park
Cost estimates for Chubbuck City Downtown Park are shown in Table 7.2.2.
Cost estimates are preliminary, and do not include land acquisition.
7. 2.3 Miller Park
Cost estimates for Miller Park are shown in Table 7.2.3.
Costs estimates are preliminary, and are for planning purposes only.
7. 2.4 Multi-Use Trail System
Cost estimates for the Multi-Use Trail System are shown in Table 7.2.4.
Costs estimates are preliminary, and are for planning purposes only.
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Table 7.2.1
Espie Park Water Education Center
NO. ITEM QTY UNIT $ UNIT TOTAL
1. Site Work - Grading (rough to finish -
complete) - complete
4 AC $7,500 $30,000.00
2. Site utilities (water, sewer, power) 1 LUMP $50,000 $50,000.00
3. 30-stall parking lot (asphalt, curb &
gutter, etc.)
30 stalls $1,250 $37,500.00
4. Concrete paving, sidewalks, patios etc. 20,000 SF $5.00 $100,000.00
5. Pickle ball courts – post tension concrete 2 Each $25,000 $50,000.00
6. Pond and stream feature 1 LUMP $100,000 $100,000.00
7. Pavilion (34’ x 44’) 1 LUMP $50,000 $50,000.00
8. Arbor shade structures 3 Each $10,000 $30,000.00
9. Raised planters 23 Each $500.00 $11,500.00
10. Information kiosks 3 Each $5,000.00 $15,000.00
11. Slide feature & stairs at water tank 1 LUMP $15,000 $15,000.00
12. New playground structure & surfacing 1 LUMP $50,000 $50,000.00
13. Bocce Ball Court 1 LUMP $15,000 $15,000.00
14. Restroom 1 LUMP $95,000 $95,000.00
15. Landscaping allowance 1 LUMP $100,000 $100,000.00
16. Irrigation allowance 1 LUMP $75,000 $75,000.00
17. Site furnishings, benches, fountains,
tables, etc.
1 LUMP $15,000.00 $15,000.00
18. Park Sign 1 LUMP $2,500 $2,500.00
$841,500.00
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Table 7.2.2
Chubbuck City Downtown Park
NO. ITEM QTY UNIT $ UNIT TOTAL
1. Site Work - Grading (rough to finish -
complete) - complete
10 AC $7,500 $75,000.00
2. Site utilities (water, sewer, power) 1 LUMP $250,000 $250,000.00
3. Site electrical 1 LUMP $150,000 $150,000.00
4. Concrete Flat Work 50,000 SF $5.00 $250,000.00
5. Pavilion 40’ x 40’ 4 Each $50,000 $200,000.00
6. Arbor shade structures 10 Each $10,000 $100,000.00
7. Restrooms 2 Each $100,000 $200,000.00
8. Amphitheatre 1 LUMP $150,000 $150,000.00
9. Water fountain feature 1 LUMP $25,000 $25,000.00
10. Clock tower 1 LUMP $20,000 $20,000.00
11. Picnic Tables 40 Each $800.00 $32,000.00
12. Benches 50 Each $600.00 $30,000.00
13. Skate park 1 LUMP $500,000 $500,000.00
14. Landscaping - Allowance 1 LUMP $300,000 $300,000.00
15. Irrigation - Allowance 1 LUMP $200,000 $200,000.00
16. Park sign 4 Each $5,000 $20,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATE $2,502,000.00
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Table 7.2.3
Miller Park
NO. ITEM QTY UNIT $ UNIT TOTAL
1. Site Work - Grading (rough to finish -
complete) - complete
30 AC $7,500 $225,000.00
2. 230-stall parking lot - Complete 230 Stalls` $1,250 $287,500.00
3. Storm Sewer System- Complete 1 LUMP $50,000 $50,000.00
4. Culinary Water System- Complete 1 LUMP $25,000 $25,000.00
5. Site Electrical – Complete 1 LUMP $75,000 $75,000.00
6. Concrete Flat Work 65,000 SF $5.00 $325,000.00
7. Pavilion 40’ x 40’ 3 Each $50,000 $150,000.00
8. Arbor Structure 3 Each $15,000 $45,000.00
9. Picnic Tables 15 Each $800.00 $12,000.00
10. Benches 20 Each $600.00 $12,000.00
11. Play Ground Equipment 1 Each $75,000 $75,000.00
12. Water Splash Pad 1 LUMP $250,000 $250,000.00
13. Slip & slide (synthetic turf surround) 1 Each $250,000 $250,000.00
14. Pickle ball courts – post tension concrete 4 Each $25,000 $100,000.00
15. Frisbee tee-box & goals 9 Each $750.00 $6,750.00
16. Exercise stations 5 Each $1,000 $5,000.00
17. Dog park fence (PVC chain link) 1,500 LF $15.00 $22,500.00
18. Pond feature 1 LUMP $300,000 $300,000.00
19. Amphitheatre 1 LUMP $100,000 $100,000.00
20. Restroom & concession 1 LUMP $150,000 $150,000.00
21. Restroom (no concession) 1 LUMP $100,000 $100,000.00
22. Landscaping - Allowance 1 LUMP $300,000 $300,000.00
23. Irrigation - Allowance 1 LUMP $200,000 $200,000.00
24. Park Sign 1 Each $10,000 $10,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATE $3,075,750.00
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Table 7.2.4
Multi-Use Trail System One-Mile Length
NO. ITEM QTY UNIT $ UNIT TOTAL
1. Right-of-Way Acquisition Cost 1 Mile $10,000 $10,000.00
2. Clearing & Grubbing 1 Mile $12,250 $15,000.00
3. Grading & Drainage 1 Mile $5,000 $5,000.00
4. Gravel Base 1 Mile $65,500 $65,000.00
5. Asphalt Paved Surface 1 Mile $80,000 $80,000.00
6. Small Bridge 1 Each $5,000 $5,000.00
7. Signage & Trailhead Kiosk 1 Lump $5,000 $5,000.00
8. Landscaping 1 Lump $15,000 $15,000.00
TOTAL ESTIMATE $200,000.00
NOTE: This Cost Estimate is for one (1) mile of a typical trail built along an existing
waterway or canal with a 16’ wide right-of-way. Cost Estimate does not include
possible electrical costs, retaining walls, fencing, or difficult rock removal such as
basalt outcrops, etc.
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7.3 Local Funding Sources
7.3.1 Impact Fee Study
The City has contracted with Zions Bank Public Finance (Zions Bank) to prepare their City’s
Impact Fee Plan. Zions Bank’s Plan determined the park impact fee allowable for single-family
residential property is $2,084.00 per residential unit, and for multi-family property the Impact
Fee is $1,942.00 per dwelling unit. These Impact Fees have been through committee and
approved, but as of yet these Impact Fees have not been before City Council and approved by
that body. It is anticipated that these fees will be approved by City Council in the very near
future. Once approved by City Council Zion’s Impact Fee Plan can be viewed at the Chubbuck
City Offices. For this and future Plans to be successful the City must continue charging
developers a park impact fee. It is recommended that a re-evaluation of park impact fees occur
every five years and if justifiable, the amount adjusted. Also, besides cash, another method of
payment of impact fees is the trading of land or “Land in Lieu.” The costs of the land donated to
the City for the building on new parks could be applied to owed park impact fees. With land
costs in the City beginning to sky rocket, this method of payment may be more advantageous
than cash depending on the location of the development and park need in that area. Impact Fees
are set based on the current level of service being supplied by the City.
7.3.2 Bond Election
Bond elections are methods that City’s can pursue to enlist the help of the community to approve
special assessments for funding specific voter-approved capital improvement projects, such as
the implementation of this Plan. With strong educational campaigning of the public Bonds are a
realistic option to pursue for funding the needed parks and recreational facilities identified in this
Plan.
7.3.3 User Fees
User’s fees for “reserveable” park facilities such as covered pavilions, barbecue areas, volleyball
courts, etc., are a viable option cities can employ to help build and maintain park facilities.
These fees should be minimal and are not a great revenue generator.
7.4 State and Federal Grants
State and Federal agencies offer a variety of funds that are available to qualifying agencies for
the implementation of certain types of facilities if they are within the mission of the granting
entity. These sources are most often granted with specific requirements that the applicant must
meet. In addition, funds are limited and the competition for these resources is steep. However,
communities that have a clear and direct parks master plan increase their odds in the competition
for these funding resources.
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7.4.1 State Grants
The State of Idaho State Division of Parks and Recreation Department of Natural Resources
offers four types of grants for the building of new trails and the preservation of waterways.
These include: Recreation Trails, Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Trails, Non-Motorized Trails,
and Waterways Improvement Fund. In general, no grants are given for less than $5,000 and
rarely exceed $100,000. Each project requires at least a 50% match by the applicant. More
information is available on the State’s website at: https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/grants-
and-funding.
Another funding avenue is the Land and Water Conservation Fund Outdoor Recreation Grant
Program (LWCF Program). It is one of the most successful and far-reaching pieces of
conservation and recreation legislation in America’s history. The LWCF Program provides
matching grants to assist in the acquisition and development of quality, high priority outdoor
recreation facilities. Grants were made for acquisition of real property for outdoor recreation use
and development for a broad range of outdoor recreation facilities; including but not limited to
sports and play fields, picnic facilities, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and
camping areas.
According to the National Parks Service website (http://www.nps.gov/lwcf/) “in the 2006 Fiscal
Year the Department of the Interior appropriations bill (P.L. 109-55) appropriated $27,994,976
for LWCF State Grants after two-across-the-board reductions. The allocation for each State and
Territory is determined by formula based on law.”
7.4.2 Federal Grants
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration
provides funding through the highway trust fund, with 80% participation by the Federal
Government when a project is adopted. Eligibility for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
Improvement Program and the Surface Transportation Program funds are awarded to those
projects including construction of pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities and
non-construction projects related to safe bicycle use. The Transportation Manual identifies the
following requirements for qualification:
C “Construction of a pedestrian walkway and a bicycle transportation facility are deemed to
be highway projects. Hence the Federal share is 80%.”
C “Pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities to be constructed under the
provisions of 23 U.S.C.217 must be included in long range plans developed by MPOs
and States.”
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C “No motorized vehicles should be allowed on any trails or pedestrian walkways, except
as necessary for maintenance purposes and possibly by snowmobiles and motorized
wheel chairs.”
C “Bicycle projects must be principally for transportation rather than recreational
purposes.”
C Additional information may be obtained from the Office of Environment and Planning, or
see the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s website at:
www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cmaqpgs/.
7.4.3 Federal Lands Highway Program
The following information was taken from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
website regarding FHWA programs which benefit recreation and trails.
“Pedestrian and bicycle projects are eligible for all Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds.
The STP provides more than $6 billion annually to the States through a formula apportionment.
Ten percent must be used for Transportation Enhancement (TE) Activities. TE funds provide
about two-thirds of the Federal-aid highway funding for pedestrian and bicycle projects and
programs. TE funds may be used for project construction and related activities, but not for
routine maintenance. TE projects must relate to surface transportation, but many TE projects
benefit recreation.
Three of the 12 TE categories specifically benefit pedestrians, bicyclists, and trails:
• Pedestrian and bicycle facilities (which may include sidewalks, bicycle parking, bicycles
on buses, and pedestrian and bicycle transportation facilities, including shared use
paths),
• Pedestrian and bicycle safety and education activities, and
• Preservation of abandoned railway corridors (also known as rail-trails or rails-to-trails).
Since 1992, more than 20,000 TE projects have been selected for funding, totaling about $6
billion. More than half of the TE funds have been used for pedestrian and/or bicycle facilities
and related projects. About one-third to one-half of these projects are shared use paths or trail-
related, including more than 1,000 rail-trail projects.
Each State has its own application and selection process for the TE program. Generally, project
sponsors must submit proposals to the State Department of Transportation (DOT). Each State
has a State Transportation Enhancement Program Manager to assist project sponsors (see
www.enhancements.org/statecontacts_TE.asp). Many States give extra credit to projects that
benefit two or more of the eligible TE activities (including items such as scenic or historic
easements, landscaping and scenic beautification, historic preservation, environmental
mitigation, and transportation museums).”
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8.0 PARK CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
This section contains guidelines for facilities, sites, furnishings, equipment, and systems to be
included in Chubbuck City park projects. These guidelines represent the minimum acceptable
standards and are not intended to be used as Technical Specifications. When converting the
information into specifications, the consultant shall be responsible for expanding or clarifying
the information into standard CSI-based format, three part specifications. All consultants
preparing plans for the City of Chubbuck must be licensed in the State of Idaho, and qualified to
prepare park construction drawings and specifications. All plans and specifications MUST
comply with ALL City, State and Federal Codes, including ADA guidelines. In case of conflict,
the most stringent Codes apply.
8.1 Construction Details and Descriptions
8.1.1 Hardscape Paving
C Asphalt Paving for Parking Lots & Roadways: Heavy Duty,
Light Duty
C Asphalt Paving for Trails:
C Concrete Paving: Sidewalks, Sport Courts
C Concrete Edging: Mow Curb, Playground Curb
8.1.2 Sewer System Design
Note: ALL Storm and Sanitary Sewer Equipment and Appurtances must
meet City of Chubbuck and State Codes and Standards.
8.1.3 Planting Details
8.1.4 Irrigation Details
8.1.5 Park Furnishings and Amenities Description
C Drinking Fountain:
C Basketball Goal:
C Prefabricated Pavilions and Shade Structures:
C Playground Equipment:
C Picnic Tables, Benches and Bleachers:
C Trash Receptacles
C Site Architecture
C Signage
8.2 Construction Specifications
8.2.1 Park Construction Minimum Requirements
8.2.2 Pressure Irrigation Systems Design and Construction Standards
most recent addition on file at City Hall.
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Figure 1, 8.1.1: Asphalt Paving for Parking Lots & Roadways: Heavy Duty,
and Light Duty Paving Section Details
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Figure 2, 8.1.1: Section through Asphalt Trail Detail
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Figure 3, 8.1.1: Concrete Sidewalks and Concrete Sport Court Details and Notes
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Figure 4, 8.1.1: Concrete Playground and Concrete Mow Curb Details
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Figure 1, 8.1.3: Deciduous Tree and Conifer Tree Planting Details
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Figure 2, 8.1.3: Multi-Trunk and Shrub and Groundcover Planting Details
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Figure 3, 8.1.3: Sod Placement and Topsoil Preparation Details
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Figure 1, 8.1.4: Section through Irrigation Piping Trench and Thrust Block Details
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Figure 2, 8.1.4: Single Valve Manifold and Double Valve Manifold Details
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Figure 3, 8.1.4: Fixed Spray and Turf Rotor with Swing Joint Assembly Details
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Figure 4, 8.1.4: Drip Irrigation Details
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Figure 1, 8.1.5: Drinking Fountain Detail
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Figure 2, 8.1.5: Basketball Goal Detail
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8.1.5 Park Furnishings and Amenities Description
Note: All equipment and Furnishings MUST be approved by the City!
1. Prefabricated Pavilions and Shade Structures:
All prefabricated pavilions and shade structures are to be of the highest
commercial quality and equal to Icon Shelters & Pavilions, website,
www.iconshelters.com, or Polygon Pavilions, website, www.polygon.net, etc.
2. Playground Equipment:
All prefabricated playground equipment is to be commercial quality, and
constructed of steel and PVC. Absolutely NO wood structures are allowed.
Playground equipment must meet or exceed ALL State and Federal requirements.
Set up and installation must be done by a certified installer, and meet all safety
guidelines etc.
3. Picnic Tables, Benches and Bleachers:
All picnic tables and benches are to be commercial quality and constructed of
steel with a PVC coating. Benches are to be installed according to manufacturer’s
recommendations. Bleachers may be constructed of either aluminum or steel, and
must be commercial quality. All steel bleachers must be powder or PVC coated.
4. Trash Receptacles:
All Trash Receptacles must be commercial quality steel with a PVC or powder
coating. Pre-cast concrete trash receptacles are also allowed.
5. Site Architecture:
Site Architecture should fit in with nearby neighborhoods in material selections
and aesthetics. All plans must be prepared by a Utah licensed professional, and
must pass all local, state and federal codes. Final plans must be approved by the
City prior to Bid.
6. Signage:
All parks must have a park sign with the name of the park and City of Chubbuck
clearly marked. The sign must fit in aesthetically with the surroundings, and final
design must be approved by the City.
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City of Chubbuck
Park Construction Minimum Requirements
1. Contractor and City of Chubbuck Communication
All Parties are to keep good communications throughout all phases of park construction.
(Landscaping), (where structures will be located such as walk paths, pavilion, basketball court, play lot,
frost free faucet, etc) as to planning ahead for sprinkler system installation and seeding or sodding.
2. Topsoil and Grading
Park surfaces shall consist of 8 to 12 inches of clean topsoil (rock and debris free), over entire park area
and swales after grading. If park grading is required, existing topsoil shall be stripped, stockpiled and
replaced after grading.
Area is to be graded to a smooth flowing surface with positive drainage, unless otherwise approved.
Stormwater swale is to be constructed 12 inches when finished below flow line of the curb.
3. Grass
City must approve grass seed mixture to be planted and the minimum seed rate.
Pre‐plant fertilizer shall be applied according to manufactures specification.
Post‐plant fertilizer shall be applied according to manufactures specifications.
All storm water swale areas surrounding park shall have sod, or approved rock mulch installed.
Sod must be locally grown and 1‐year old minimum.
4. Tree Planting
Root flare needs to be at, or slightly above ground level.
Remove all root ball packaging, including wire baskets, from the tree unless approved by City.
Dig the hole for the tree 2 times bigger than the root ball.
5. Fencing
Park perimeter fence adjoining properties shall be at a minimum chain link, 6 feet high, with 9 gauge
wire fabric, 1‐7/8 inch line posts, 2‐3/8 inch end and corner posts, and 1‐ 5/8 inch top rail. Gate posts
shall be no less than 2‐7/8 inch diameter. Other fence material such as vinyl, etc. will be considered by
the City.
If park street frontage draped chain fence is required by the City posts shall be 2‐3/8 inch schedule 30
with 5/16 inch cadmium plated chain. Draped chain fence will be considered on case by case basis.
6. Sprinkler Design and Layout
Design and layout should be in accordance with current best practices and shall be approved by the
City before construction begins.
Valve and control box lids and sprinkler head covers in systems using non‐potable water shall be
purple, denoting non‐potable water in use. Pipe used shall also be purple or marked purple for non‐
potable water. Refer to the current edition of the City of Chubbuck Pressurized Irrigation Design and
Construction Standards.
Layout and design shall include the following:
9 Location of valves, main shutoff, stop and waste valve, blowouts, location of lateral and main
lines (PVC or poly pipe), pipe size, location of sprinkler heads with model and nozzle sizes and
location of control box.
9 Irrigation controller to be Rainbird with rain delay option. City to specify model.
9 Turn on and waste valve shall be ball valves.
9 Main irrigation service shall be constructed with City approved backflow preventer with 1 inch
blowout downstream.
9 Provide solid base for valve boxes to sit on to include brick support on top of compacted base.
9 Provide commercial grade Rainbird sprinkler heads and valves.
9 Sprinkler heads and valve boxes shall be installed no higher than 1 inch above ground surface.
9 Valve boxes shall be large enough to enclose valves while providing at least 3 inches of
clearance.
9 Keep turn on valve, waste valve, controller box and double check in close proximity of each
other.
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