Sep 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Land Use & Development Commission of the City of Chubbuck, Idaho, will conduct a Public Hearing at 6:00 pm on October 14, 2025 at Chubbuck City Council Chambers, 290 East Linden Ave., Chubbuck, Idaho. Public hearings will be held with respect to the following items:
- An application for a Title Map Amendment (zone change) from General Commercial (C-2) and Limited Residential (R-2) to General Commercial (C-2) on approximately 0.58 acres of land located at 5015 Yellowstone Avenue in Chubbuck, Idaho. The Comprehensive Plan designates the future land use for the area as Commercial. At the meeting, the Commission will consider whether the proposal satisfies the approval criteria in municipal code section 18.28.050.B. Type of Action: Recommendation.
2. A petition by Chubbuck City staff to update several sections of City Code: title 15, regarding monument signs; title 16, updating references to adopted sight triangles; title 18, regarding new definitions in the title and clarifying or deleting current definitions; clarifying enumeration of land use districts and land uses by district; updating references to sight triangles; updating regulations for zero lot line dwellings; updating existing supplemental controls for particular uses and adding requirements for short term rentals; clarifying requirements and terms for major and minor home occupations; adding a term of approval for a Design Review Clearance; clarifying approval process for a planned unit development; and modifying land use enforcement and repealing certain sections.
Title 15.24, Sign Regulations, clarifying the height limit for monument signs; Title 16.12.040, Landscaping, updating reference to adopted sight vision triangles at intersections and driveways; Title 18.06, Definitions, repealing the definitions of an animal care site and a shop, and adding definitions of convenience store, machine shop, pet shop and supplies, service station, short term rental, sight triangle and veterinary clinic or hospital, and revising definitions of a childcare center, hotel or motel, household, kennel, production building cluster arrangement and vehicle sales site; Title 18.08.010, Enumeration of Districts, adding descriptions of the highway corridor and village zones; Title 18.08.040, Schedule of General Controls; Land Uses by District, renaming automotive sales to vehicle sales and service, replacing animal care site with veterinary clinic or hospital, adding vehicle repair site and clarifying that home occupations are permitted in commercial zones; Title 18.08.042, Schedule of General Controls; Regulations, revising setback requirements for zero lot line dwellings; 18.08.050, Zero Lot Line Residence Waiver, repealing the section; Title 18.12.020, Supplemental Yard, Height, and Use Controls, updating reference to adopted sight vision triangles at intersections and driveways and clarifying sight triangles at railroad crossings; Title 18.12.030, Supplemental Controls for particular uses, replacing animal care sites with veterinary clinic or hospital with revised standards, revising name of vehicle sales site and updating reference to adopted sight vision triangles at intersections and driveways, and establishing standards for short term rentals; Title 18.12.032, Supplemental Controls for Home Occupations, expanding the definition of individual tutoring to include two (2) students from the same household, and changing the term daycare to family daycare home to conform with state law, and clarifying that on-street parking may change or change the character of the neighborhood, and clarifying that group or team instruction or tutoring shall not be permitted as a minor home occupation and clarifying the number of students in an organized class that may be on site at any given time; Title 18.12.040, Miscellaneous Supplemental Controls, updating reference to adopted sight vision triangles at intersections and driveways; Title 18.14.020 Landscaping Requirements for Certain Yard Areas and Off Street Parking and Other Vehicular Use Areas, updating reference to adopted sight vision triangles at intersections and driveways; Title 18.16.040, Clearance Approval, adding a term of approval for one year; Title 18.19.070, Land and Building Uses, table 19.2, rename automotive sales to vehicle sales and service, rename animal care site to veterinary clinic or hospital and add vehicle repair site to the table as not permitted in either the HC or V districts; Title 18.20.040, Procedure for Approval of a PUD, remove outdated reference to the City Council holding a public hearing with a review of a PUD proposal; Title 18.20.100, Streetscapes and Sign Standards in PUDs, adding a reference to adopted sight vision triangles at intersections and driveways; Title 18.32.020, Permits and Municipal Services, delete reference to the removal of structures; Title 18.32.040, Criminal Penalties, repealing the section; and Title 18.32.050, Conditional Occupancy Permit, repealing the section. The application will be reviewed against criteria in section 18.28.050.B of city code. Type of action: Recommendation.
Written testimony must be received by jbowers@cityofchubbuck.us at least 7 days prior to the hearing, shall comply with standards established in City resolution 2021-06. A complete description of each item is available to the public on request to jbowers@cityofchubbuck.us. Commission packets are generally available the week before the meeting at https://cityofchubbuck.us/land-use-commission/ or are available by contacting the City Clerk. Any and all persons may register comments, protests, or agreements on the hearing subjects being considered. Oral testimony concerning these proposals may be offered at the public hearing. Commission may limit oral testimony.
Any person needing special accommodations to participate in the meeting should contact the City Clerk, Joey Bowers at jbowers@cityofchubbuck.us at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Joey Bowers, City Clerk
Publish: September 27, 2025
Sep 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO,
TO CONSIDER THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE
YELLOWSTONE CORRIDOR URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT
OF THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO,
ALSO KNOWN AS CHUBBUCK DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Chubbuck City Hall, 290 East Linden Ave., Chubbuck, Idaho, the City Council of the city of Chubbuck, Idaho (the “City”) will hold, during its regular meeting, a public hearing to consider for adoption the proposed Urban Renewal Plan for the Yellowstone Corridor Urban Renewal Project (the “Plan”), of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Chubbuck, Idaho, also known as Chubbuck Development Authority (“Agency”). The urban renewal and revenue allocation area boundary is coterminous as hereinafter shown. The Plan proposes that the Agency undertake urban renewal projects, including identifying public facilities for funding, pursuant to the Idaho Urban Renewal Law of 1965, Title 50, Chapter 20, Idaho Code, as amended. The Plan being considered for adoption contains a revenue allocation financing provision pursuant to the Local Economic Development Act, Title 50, Chapter 29, Idaho Code, as amended, that will cause property taxes resulting from any increase in equalized assessed valuation in excess of the equalized assessed valuation as shown on the base assessment roll as of January 1, 2025, to be allocated to the Agency for urban renewal purposes. The Agency has adopted and recommended approval of the Plan. The City Council may also consider the ordinance to adopt the Plan at the meeting on October 15, 2025. Additional readings and/or adoption of the ordinance will follow consistent with the City’s ordinance approval process.
The general scope and objectives of the Plan are:
a. The engineering, design, installation, construction, and/or reconstruction of storm water management infrastructure to support compliance with federal, state, and local regulations for storm water discharge and to support private development;
b. The provision for participation by property owners and developers within the Project Area to achieve the objectives of this Plan;
c. The engineering, design, installation, construction, and/or reconstruction of the transportation network within the Project Area, including all streets and streetscapes within the Project Area, with a focus on enhancements to Yellowstone Avenue, Chubbuck Road, Siphon Road, Briscoe Road, Valenty Street, Ward Street, Knudsen Boulevard, Highway Avenue, Evans Lane, West Linden Avenue, Afton Avenue and Park Lawn Drive, and related pedestrian and bicycle facilities, sidewalk, curb and gutter, intersection improvements, road widenings, and traffic signals (if needed), and the engineering, design, installation, and construction of additional road throughout the Project Area to support future development;
d. The engineering, design, installation, construction and/or reconstruction of sidewalks and related pedestrian and bicycle facilities, curb and gutter and streetscapes, which for purposes of this Plan, the term streetscapes include sidewalks, lighting, landscaping, benches, signage, way-finding, bike racks, public art, and similar amenities between the curb and right-of-way line; and other public improvements, including multi-use pathways with landscape buffers and public open spaces, including but not limited to community event spaces, public parking facilities, and plazas;
e. The engineering, design, installation, construction, and/or reconstruction of utilities (within and outside of the Project Area) including but not limited to improvements and upgrades to the water distribution system, including extension of the water distribution system, water capacity improvements, including to increase fire flows, water storage upgrades, wastewater system improvements and upgrades, including extension of the wastewater collection system, lift stations, and improvements, and upgrades to power, gas, fiber optics, communications and other such facilities. To the extent construction of utilities outside of the Project Area are identified, such improvements are directly related to the growth and development within the Project Area, but cannot be sited within the Project Area;
f. The engineering, design, installation, construction, and/or reconstruction of public parking facilities, including structured parking facilities;
g. Removal, burying, or relocation of overhead utilities; removal or relocation of underground utilities; extension of electrical distribution lines and transformers; improvement of irrigation canals and drainage ditches and laterals; undergrounding or piping of laterals; addition of fiber optic lines or other communication systems; public parking facilities, and other public improvements, including but not limited to, fire protection systems, floodway and flood zone mitigation; and other public improvements that may be deemed appropriate by the Board;
h. The acquisition of real property for public right-of-way and streetscape improvements, utility undergrounding, extension, upgrades, public parks, plazas, community spaces and trails, pedestrian facilities, pathways and trails, community event space and to encourage housing diversity, enhance transportation and mobility options, decrease underutilized parcels and surface parking lots, create development opportunities consistent with the Plan, including but not limited to future disposition to qualified developers for qualified developments;
i. The disposition of real property through a competitive process in accordance with this Plan, Idaho law, including Idaho Code § 50-2011, and any disposition policies adopted by the Agency;
j. The demolition or removal of certain buildings and/or improvements for public rights-of-way and streetscape improvements, pedestrian facilities, utility undergrounding extension and upgrades, public parks and trails, public facilities, and to encourage and enhance housing diversity, enhance transportation and mobility options, decrease underutilized parcels and surface parking lots, to eliminate unhealthful, unsanitary, or unsafe conditions, eliminate obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise to remove or to prevent the spread of deteriorating or deteriorated conditions;
k. The management of any property acquired by and under the ownership and control of the Agency;
l. The development or redevelopment of land by private enterprise or public agencies for uses in accordance with this Plan;
m. The construction and financial support of infrastructure necessary for the provision of improved transit and alternative transportation;
n. The engineering, design, installation, construction, and/or reconstruction of below ground infrastructure to support the construction of certain municipal buildings pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-2905A;
o. The provision of financial and other assistance to encourage and attract business enterprise including but not limited to start-ups and microbusinesses, mid-sized companies and large-scale corporations and industries;
p. The provision of financial and other assistance to encourage greater density and a diverse mix of rental rates and housing options;
q. The rehabilitation of structures and improvements by present owners, their successors, and the Agency;
r. The preservation and/or restoration of historic and/or cultural assets as amenities, including but not limited to façade restoration;
s. The preparation and assembly of adequate sites for the development and construction of facilities for housing, retail areas, cultural centers, commercial, and governmental use;
t. City to amend zoning regulations (if necessary) and standards and guidelines for the design of streetscape, festival streets, multi-use pathways, parks, plazas and open space and other like public spaces applicable to the Project Area as needed to support implementation of this Plan;
u. In conjunction with the City, the establishment and implementation of performance criteria to assure high site design standards and environmental quality and other design elements which provide unity and integrity to the entire Project Area, including commitment of funds for planning studies, achieving high standards of development, and leveraging such development to achieve public objectives and efficient use of scarce resources;
v. To the extent allowed by law, lend or invest federal funds to facilitate development and/or redevelopment;
w. The provision for relocation assistance to displaced Project Area occupants, as required by law, or within the discretion of the Agency Board for displaced businesses;
x. Agency and/or owner-developer construction, participation in the construction and/or management of public parking facilities and/or surface lots that support a desired level and form of development to enhance the vitality of the Project Area;
y. The environmental assessment and remediation of brownfield sites, or sites where environmental conditions detrimental to development and/or redevelopment exist;
z. Agency participation in the remediation of any brownfield or other environmental conditions present in the Project Area; and
aa. Other related improvements to those set forth above as further set forth in Attachment
Any such land uses as described in the Plan will be in conformance with zoning for the City and the City of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan (the “Comprehensive Plan”), adopted by the Chubbuck City Council, as may be amended from time to time. Land made available will be developed by private enterprises or public agencies as authorized by law. The Plan identifies various public and private improvements which may be made within the Project Area.
The Urban Renewal Project Area and Revenue Allocation Area herein referred to is generally described as follows:
An area within the City consisting of approximately 389 acres in size and is generally bounded by New Day Parkway/Siphon Road on the north, a Union Pacific rail line and Whitaker Road on the east, I-86 to the south, and Hawthorne Road on the west. The Project Area is centered along the Yellowstone Highway Corridor between New Day Parkway/Siphon Road on the north and I-86 to the south and expanding to the east and the west of the Yellowstone Highway Corridor.
The Project Area and Revenue Allocation Area is also depicted in the map link
Copies of the proposed Plan are on file for public inspection and copying at the office of the City Clerk, Chubbuck City Hall, and 290 East Linden Ave., Chubbuck, Idaho, 83202 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays. The Plan can also be accessed online at For additional assistance in in obtaining a copy of the Plan in the event of business office interruptions, contact the office of the City Clerk at 208-237-2400, Ext. 201. Costs for copying are outlined in Idaho Code Section 74-102.
At the hearing date, time, and place noted above (October 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.), all persons interested in the above matters may appear and be heard. Written testimony is encouraged. Written testimony must be submitted at least five days prior to the hearing. Oral testimony may be limited to three minutes per person. Additional information, as well as, information regarding providing testimony in compliance with any social distancing orders in effect may be obtained by calling 208-237-2400, Ext. 201 or by email at jbowers@cityofchubbuck.us.
Chubbuck City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. All information presented in the hearing shall also be available upon advance request in a form usable by persons with hearing or visual impairments, individuals with other disabilities may receive assistance by contacting the City Clerk, Joey Bowers at jbowers@cityofchubbuck.us at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
DATED: September 10, 2025.
Joey Bowers, City Clerk
Publication date: September 12, 26, 2025.
