Thanksgiving
City Offices will close Wednesday November 26, 2025 at 1:30pm until Monday, December 1, 2025 at 7:30am. Sanitation will be delayed 1 day following Thanksgiving Day. Please remember to always have your garbage and recycle can out by 7:00 AM.
2025 Christmas Lighting Contest Dates
THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK ANNOUNCES THE 2025 CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST DATES!
The most wonderful time of the year is here — and that means it’s time to turn Chubbuck into a twinkling winter wonderland! The City of Chubbuck is excited to announce the return of our Annual Holiday Decorating Contest, inviting all residents and businesses to show off their brightest, most creative holiday displays. Whether you’re competing for the “Clark Griswold Award” or just want to spread some seasonal cheer, this is your chance to light up the city and make spirits bright!
This friendly competition is open to everyone within Chubbuck city limits and is a perfect way to celebrate the holidays, build community pride, and bring smiles to neighbors and visitors alike.
Categories include:
- Best Animation
- Most Colorful
- Most Traditional
- Spirit of the Season (2 winners)
- Best Commercial/Business Display
- Clark Griswold Award (most lights!)
- Best Overall Display
And for those who love teamwork—rally your neighbors for a chance to win Best Decorated Neighborhood, Street, or Cul-de-Sac!
Again, this year, our judges are especially looking for creativity and something new. If your display looks just like last year’s, it may not catch their eye—so mix it up, add something fresh, and surprise us with your holiday magic!
If you see a home, business, or neighborhood that deserves recognition, send your nomination to ChubbuckLightsContest@gmail.com or message the City of Chubbuck on Facebook. Include the address, a photo, and which category you think they should win. Submissions are open until 5 p.m. on December 1st.
Judging Dates:
November 27 – December 7
Please keep your lights on from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. each night so the judges can enjoy your display!
Judging will be based on curb appeal, considering only decorations visible from the street side of each property. Corner lots will be viewed from both sides. Judges will look for originality, design, creativity, and overall holiday impact — so think big, think bright, and think festive!
Winners will be announced on December 9th, with a special press release and celebratory yard signs delivered no later than December 10th. Winners will also be featured on the City of Chubbuck website, social media pages, and local news outlets.
So, grab your lights, your imagination, and your holiday spirit — and let’s make Chubbuck shine brighter than ever! Happy decorating, and may your holidays be merry and bright!
2025 Fall Leaf Pick Up
Fall leaves will be picked up every Monday, from October 6 to December 1. Leaves must be bagged and placed in the front of your property next to sidewalk. Call the City at 208-417-7175 to be placed on the weekly list. Grass Clippings, Branches and Fruit will not be picked up.
1st Responder’s Halloween at City Hall
The Chubbuck Police and Fire Departments will be hosting their annual Halloween Event on Friday, October 31st, 2025 from 4pm to 7pm at Chubbuck City Hall at 290 E. Linden Ave. Those wishing to donate can either give a monetary donation or candy donation at the CPD. If you have questions, please contact 208-237-7172.
Land Use Hearing
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