HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #2 Comprehensive Plan Update Survey ResultsCity of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan
Survey Results
• Develop partnerships with and provide access to community health resources for a
growing population (fresh foods, social services, food banks, pharmacies, clinics, etc.).
(47.75%)
• Encourage new developments to provide amenities supporting recreational activities,
community identity, and active transportation (i.e., biking, walking).
(64.55%)
• Provide more resources for healthy activities and gathering spaces such as public event
venues, recreation centers, trails, etc.
(67.42%)
• Ensure accessible and affordable public transportation options (i.e. bus, van, carpool) to
a wide variety of users.
(16.39%)
• Enhance connection by improving bicycle access and ensuring sidewalks and pathways
are more user friendly.
(44.47%)
• Target opportunities to improve resilience for sensitive groups (i.e. low-income, elderly,
disabled, youth).
(26.43%)
• Other
(9.22%)
• Balance land use standards and regulations to encourage innovative and appropriate
new development.
(34.63%)
• Address lack of affordable rental housing and first-time home buyer opportunities.
(50.61%)
• Incentivize housing types/developments that provide a place for every stage and age
of life.
(29.71%)
• Continue to provide community amenities: parks, walk-bike ability/connectivity,
social opportunities, recreation, healthcare and gathering spaces.
(60.04%)
• Create buffers (i.e., green space, community features, etc.) between different
development types such as commercial and residential, or low-density and high-
density housing.
(44.26%)
• Encourage the efficient use of resources to create compact, walkable developments.
(21.72%)
• Collaborate with Bannock County to identify an appropriate Area of City Impact to
facilitate future growth decisions.
(31.76%)
• Other
(5.12%)
• Work with the school district to address school capacity and distance between new
development and schools.
(40.36%)
• Collaborate with Pine Ridge Mall owners to continue development of the property as a
vibrant community asset.
(50.2%)
• Encourage development to fill the need for office space in the Pocatello/Chubbuck area.
(9.02%)
• Evaluate local costs and tax base to Idaho Falls and Pocatello. (Is it more expensive to
operate a business here? What are Incentives and barriers?).
(38.93%)
• Bring additional basic amenities and services to Chubbuck so residents don’t have to
travel south of town.
(46.11%)
• Create spaces and opportunities for different types of workforces, lifetime learning, and
job opportunities.
(22.54%)
• Collaborate with private industry to provide a city-wide broadband fiber infrastructure, enabling
multiple service providers to operate throughout the community.
(21.11%)
• Establish a more cohesive way for local businesses to gather, network and promote each
other.
(9.43%)
• Identify potential for sustainable practices in city operations (i.e. hybrid vehicle use,
xeriscaping, etc.).
(22.34%)
• Evaluate impacts of new development on water quality.
(54.71%)
• Revise Area of City Impact boundary with Bannock County to protect and preserve the
integrity of the area’s water quality and water supply.
(57.59%)
• Require connection to city water and sewer with annexation.
(25.2%)
• Consider improvements to waste management and maintaining a clean city.
(63.32%)
• Identify and take steps to make Chubbuck more resistant to environmental threats such
as flooding, wildfires, earthquakes, etc.
(36.89%)
• Other
(4.92%)
• Provide more community-based resources and amenities such as public event venues,
parks, walk bike ability/connectivity, libraries, recreation centers, lifelong learning
resources, and information centers.
(61.07%)
• Address pedestrian and bicycle safety, to encourage people to make local trips without
the need for a vehicle.
(27.05%)
• Evaluate need for enhanced police patrols in certain areas (identify areas).
(22.54%)
• Require lighting plans to address safety, while not amplifying light pollution.
(26.02%)
• Look strategically at community partnerships as Chubbuck grows – healthcare,
recreation, hospitality, community services, etc.
(44.06%)
• Evaluate needs and capacity to enforce city laws that aren’t criminal in nature (i.e.
removing dilapidated or illegal signs, maintaining landscaping).
(32.99%)
• Ensure that new development generates tax revenue to sustain our City infrastructure.
(38.93%)
• Ensure City policies and practices are sustainable across changes to City
administration, elected officials, and the economy.
(22.34%)
• Other
(3.48%)
• Chubbuck
(58.61%)
• Chubbuck and other places
(12.91%)
• Most or all of the time outside of Chubbuck
(15.37%)
• Retired / nor working at present
(10.04%)
• Other / prefer not to answer
(2.87%)