11.14.2024 City Council Packet
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Ammon City Council Meeting
November 14, 2024
Mayor Coletti and City Council Members:
Title 10 Amendments to Chapters
2, 12, 17, 18, 29, 30, 37, and 39
Staff Presenting:
Cindy Donovan Planning Director
Compliance and Recommendation:
-This application is in compliance with Title 10, Chapter 4
-Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendments
Criteria for Decision:
-10-4-1: ORDINANCE AND MAP MAY BE AMENDED: This zoning ordinance, including the map,
may be amended, supplemented, changed or modified from time to time, consistent with Idaho
Code Title 67, Chapter 65.
Summary of Analysis:
1. Chapter 2 Definitions
a.-of-
2.Chapter 12 RP Residence Zone
a.
3.Chapter 17 R-3 Residence Zone
a.
b.Remove width requirements, addressed in the District Use Matrix
c.Add section names for Size of Buildings and Lot Coverage
d.Update numbering to reflect the section changes
4.Chapter 18 R3-A Residence Zone
a.
b.Update Title 10 reference to the correct reference
5.Chapter 29 Subdivision Regulations
a.Add Paragraph (E) to Section 7 requiring a master plan be brought before the Planning
and Zoning Commission and the City Council
b.to the beginning of Section 8 (K)
6.Chapter 30 RMH Residential Manufactured Home Zone
a.Change requirements for six (6) copies of preliminary plans to pdf (10-30-13 (A))
b.
c.Change requirements for six (6) copies of preliminary plans to pdf (10-30-22 (A))
7.Chapter 37 District Use Matrix
a.
b.Adjust requirements in RMH to reflect the written code
c.Remove minimum square feet requirements in R-3 and R3-A to reflect the written code
8.Chapter 39 RS Residence Zone
a.
b.Update format for maximum density to reflect the format in other chapters
2135 South Ammon Rd., Ammon, Idaho 83406 City Hall: (208) 612-4000
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Planning and Zoning Commission:
-Public Hearing #2024-018 was held before the Commission on November 6, 2024
-Testimony: 6 testified in favor, 1 testified as neutral, no testimony in opposition
-Reasoned Statement:
Establishes clarity with density definition
Strengthens terminology within code
Corrects references within Title X
Reflects written code
Planning and Zoning Commission Notice of Hearing:
-Notice was published in the Post Register on October 18, 2024
-Notice was mailed to 20 public entities on October 18, 2024
-No sign posting is required
-Public comment: No written testimony was received
Motion:
Approve
Read ordinance script
Deny
I move to deny the amendments to Title 10 Chapters (list chapter numbers) finding it is not in
compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and City Ordinance based upon (state the reasons for
recommending denial).
Continue
I move to continue the amendments of Title 10 Chapters (list chapter numbers) until additional
information can be obtained (list specific information required).
Attachments:
1.Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearing #2024-018 Reasoned Statement
2.Chapter 2 Definitions
3.Chapter 12 RP Residence Zone
4.Chapter 17 R-3 Residence Zone
5.Chapter 18 R3-A Residence Zone
6.Chapter 29 Subdivision Regulations
7.Chapter 30 RMH Residential Manufactured Home Zone
8.Chapter 37 District Use Matrix
9.Chapter 39 RS Residence Zone
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CHAPTER 2
DEFINITIONS
SECTION:
10-2-1:Definitions
10-2-1:DEFINITIONS: For the purpose of this ordinance, certain words and terms are
defined as follows: words in the present tense include the future and the future includes the
present; the singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular; the wordlot
includes the word plot, tract, or parcel of land as the sense may require it; the term erected
means constructed, altered, moved, or repaired; words shall and must are always mandatory.
For the purpose of this plan, the following definitions will be used:
Accessory building:A subordinate building, the use of which is incidental to that of the main
building.
Accessory use:An activity or structure that is incidental or secondary to the principal use on
the same lot.
Acre:43,560 square feet.
Administrative Record:The record of whatever is formally presented to an appellate body; this
material can be used as the case moves up through the system. For example, in a zoning case,
the things said and exhibits presented at the zoning hearing become the administrative record
and may be used if the case goes on to a city council or court.
Adult Business:Any business promoting or selling sexually oriented products, these
businesses would not allow admission of minors. These businesses cannot be located within
twenty-five hundred (2500) feet of any religious institution, school, public park or building or
residentially zoned property.
Aesthetic Zoning:Aesthetic zoning is designed to create, preserve and promote beauty or a
particular architectural theme. Like all zoning, whether aesthetic or otherwise, it promotes
community interest and is based on the principle that the public welfare outweighs the interests
of the individual property owner. Justification for aesthetic zoning is to be found within the broad
confines of general welfare. In the past, the courts were reluctant to recognize aesthetics as a
main reason without joining it with other reasons such as property values.
Agriculture:Agriculture shall mean the growing of soil crops in the customary manner in the
open. It shall not include livestock raising activities; nor shall it include retailing of goods on the
premises.
Agriculture, Commercial:any agricultural land being used as a farm, greenhouse, nursery,
sod farm, tree farm, orchard, vineyard or similar use for commercial purposes.
Agriculture Land:Land used for the raising of plant crops.
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can be independently owned, but where part or all of the ground, including but not limited to
parking spaces, parking aisles, and landscaping, is owned in common by the various owners of
each of the buildings included within the condominium plat, as regulated by Idaho Statue
section 55-101B, and Idaho Statute Title 55, Chapter 15.
Convalescent Home:Any building or structure used for or occupied by persons recovering
from illness or requiring nursing or similar care; not otherwise classified as a hospital.
Covenant (subdivision):A covenant is an agreement written into deeds and other documents
that promise performance or non-performance of acts, or stipulating certain uses or non-uses of
property. Covenants recorded by the developer for a subdivision are not binding or enforced by
the City. Covenant agreements are enforced by individual property owners or commonly by
home owner associations.
Cultural Facility:Any facility that is used for the display of items or performances relating to
ideas, customs or social behavior of a society. Such as, but not limited to: art galleries or
museums.
Curb Cut:A cut in the curb line for the passage of vehicles.
Day Care: See Child Care.
Dedication:The assignment of private property to a specific public use and its acceptance for such use
and ownership by the City. Examples of dedication would be roadways, parks, future building lots for City
expansion etc.
Density:The number of living units per acre of land, excluding public rights-of-way. Density is controlled
through maximum allowances in the zoning ordinances.
Density (Low): Use of land for residential purposes with detached single-family dwellings on
larger lot sizes and a maximum of six (6.0)living units per acre, attached single family dwellings
will have a maximum density of four (4.0)living units per acre.
Density (Medium):Use of land for residential purposes with single or multiple family dwellings
on small sized or clustered lots where the density generally is greater than six (6.0) living units
per acre with a maximum of twelve (12.0) living units per acre. Thisdesignation could be
comprised of both attached and detacheddwellings.
Density (High):Use of land for residential or mixed-use purposes where although there may be
a mixing of housing types, the density generally is greater thantwelve (12.0)living units per
acre with a maximum density of twenty (20.0)living units per acre.
The various residential density limitations defined above shall not be construed to prohibit
Planned Unit Developments or similar special developments. These types of developments
often concentrate residences at densities higher than those allowed above in one part of the
development, in exchange for open space, trails or parks in the remainder of the development.
The final density of each such special development taken as a whole, however, may not exceed
the density limitations specified above. Further,such special types of development must meet
special requirements as City Council shall determine and delineate in the zoning ordinance.
Development Rights:The rights associated with the purchase of a parcel of property. A purchaser also
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CHAPTER 12
RP RESIDENCE ZONE
10-12-1:General Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
10-12-2:Use Requirements
10-12-1:GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONE: The objective in
establishing the RP Residence Zone is to encourage the creation and maintenance of residential
areas within the City which are characterized by large lots at least twelve thousand (12,000)
square feet on which single-family dwelling units are situated, surrounded by well-kept lawns,
trees and other plantings. A minimum of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and quiet residential
conditions favorable to family living and the rearing of children shall also be characteristic of this
zone. No single lot, regardless of the status of platting in the RP Residence Zone shall contain
more than one dwelling unit, except as specifically allowed by this Title of the City code. This zone
shallnot allowdensity that will exceed 2.5 living units per acre.
In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this ordinance and to promote the
characteristics of this zone, the following regulations shall apply in the RP Residence Zone (see
also §10-5 Supplementary Regulations to Zones, §10-7 Special Provisions Applying to
Miscellaneous Uses, §10-29 Subdivision Regulations and §10-37 District Use Matrix).
10-12-2:USE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to residential uses the following uses shall be
permitted in the RP Residence Zone:
(A)Churches, when approved by the Board of Adjustment as a conditional use, but not
including temporary revival tents or buildings, and not including night lighting for outdoor
recreational purposes, except when permitted under the term of paragraph 10-7-6.
(B)Public and parochial schools and public and semi-public use, when approved by the
Board of Adjustment as a conditional use, as set forth in paragraph 10-7-1.
(C)Public utility buildings and structures, when approved as required.
(D)Cemeteries, when approved by the Board of Adjustment as a conditional use.
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CHAPTER 17
R-3 RESIDENCE ZONE
SECTION:
10-17-1:General Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
10-17-2:Use Requirements
10-17-3:Width Requirements
10-17-3:Size of Buildings
10-17-4:Lot Coverage
10-17-45:Special Provisions Regarding Single-Family Attached Townhouse Dwellings
10-17-56:Vehicular Access
10-17-67:Special Provisions Applying To R-3 Zone
10-17-1:GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONE: The objective in
establishing the R-3 Residence Zone is to designate appropriate areas within the City for rental
dwelling units, multiple family dwellings and similar buildings where living accommodations for
groups may be located. This zone is characterized by a variety of dwelling types having widely
varying forms and shapes, with somewhat denser residential environment.In general, this zone
is situated where the need for rental units is greatest, along major streets and on the borders of
neighborhoods.
In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this ordinance and to promote the essential
characteristics of this zone, the following regulations shall apply in the R-3 Residence Zone (see
also 10-5 Supplementary Regulations to Zone, 10-7 Special Provisions Applying to Miscellaneous
Uses, 10-29 Subdivision Regulations, and §10-37 District Use Matrix). This zoneshall doesnot
allowadensity of more than sixteen (16.0) dwelling units per acre.
10-17-2:USE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the allowed residential uses the following
uses shall be permitted in the R-3 Residence Zone:
(A)Incidental retailing of goods and services, such as newspapers, magazines, minimal food
items, grooming items, and the like, for the convenience of people wholive in apartment
buildings,assisted living centers and convalescent homes; provided the facilities therefor
shall be located within the main building, and provided that no sign or display shall be
used advertising the retail services offered within the building which can be seen from a
public street. Provided further, that the floor area devoted to the retailing of goods and
services shall not exceed ten (10) square feet for each dwelling unit contained within the
main building.
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10-17-3:WIDTH REQUIREMENTS:The minimum width of any building site or residential
building lot for each building containing one (1) dwelling unit shall be as specified in-14-4. The
minimum width of any building site or residential building lot for each building containing two (2)
or more dwelling units shall be as specified in 10-14A-4. The minimum width of any building site
or lot for each child day care center shall be as specified in 10-15-4. The minimum width of any
building site or lot, for use as an Assisted Living Center or Convalescent Home shall be as
specified in 10-16-4.
10-17-43:SIZE OF BUILDINGS: For attached multiple family dwellings and other buildings,
there shall be no minimum floor area requirements. For single family detached or attached
townhouses/condominium units the minimum square footage shall be 1,000 square feet per living
unit.
10-17-54:LOT COVERAGE:
(A)Maximum Lot Coverage. Lot coverage, including all areas under roofs and paved or
concrete surfaces, shall not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the total lot and parking
area. The maximum lot coverage of single-family attached dwelling units shall be sixty
five percent (65%) for interior lots and fifty percent (50%) for corner lots. The remaining
lot area shall be landscaped in accordance with provisions of this ordinance. All
landscaping outside of that immediately between any main building and any public street
shall be located, designed, and developed for thebenefit and enjoyment of the residents
of the dwelling(s), including appropriate play areas for children.
(B)Lot Coverage Exemption. The landscaped area on a lot will be considered to include
such hard-surface outdoor recreation facilities as tennis courts, basketball courts,
shuffleboard courts, and swimming pools, provided that:
1.The hard-surface outdoor recreation facilities make up no more than forty percent
(40%) of the required landscaped area, and
2.Those facilities are available for the use of all residents of the development.
(C)Required Buffers. Wherever a development in the R2AR-3Zone adjoins land zoned RE,
RP, RP-A, R-1, R1-A or RMH, or unincorporated land designated for single family
residential use in the City's Comprehensive Plan, a minimum ten (10) foot wide
landscaped buffer and a minimum six (6) foot high site obscuring fence shall be provided.
This buffer may be included in the thirty percent (30%) minimum landscaped area required
in (A) above. If an open space of at least thirty (30) feet is provided between all buildings
(whether main or auxiliary) and the adjacent zone the requirement of a fence can be
waived. Said open space shall include some combination of planted trees, shrubs, vines,
ground cover, flowers or lawns.
10-17-5:SPECIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED
TOWNHOUSE DWELLINGS: These provisions apply to single-family attached townhouse
dwellings (those attached to adjacent units only via zero lot lines) only.
(A)No single-family attached dwelling shall be located above another dwelling unit, either in
whole or in part.
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CHAPTER 18
R3-A RESIDENCE ZONE
SECTION:
10-18-1:General Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
10-18-2:Use Requirements
10-18-3:Location of AccessoryStructures
10-18-4:Lot Coverage
10-18-5:Special Provisions Regarding Single-Family Attached Townhouse Dwellings
10-18-6:Vehicular Access
10-18-7: Special Provisions Apply to R3-A Zone
10-18-1:GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONE: The objective in
establishing the R3-A Residence Zone is to establish an area within the City in which the primary
use of the land is for residential purposes. Characteristic of this zone is a greater density and a
wider variety of dwelling types and uses than other residential zones. The R3-A Zone is essentially
residential in character; therefore, all uses must be developed and maintained in harmony with
residential uses attractive lawns, shrubs, trees, both on the street and around the buildings, is
also characteristic of this zone. This zone shall doesnot allowdensity that will exceedtwenty
(20.0) dwelling units per acre.
In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this ordinance and to promote the
characteristics of this zone, the following regulations shall apply in the R3-A Residence Zone (see
also §10-5Supplementary Regulations to Zones, §10-7 Special Provisions Applying to
Miscellaneous Uses, §10-29 Subdivision Regulations,and §10-37 District Use Matrix).
10-18-2:USE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the allowed residential uses the following
uses shall be permitted in the R3-A Residence Zone:
(A)Off street parking lots.
(B)For property zoned R3-A prior to April 1, 2004, ONLY, with no subsequent change to
another zone: Office buildings for professional persons, such as doctors, dentists,
accountants, attorneys, architects.
(C)For property zoned R3-A prior to December 1, 2017, ONLY with no subsequent change
to another zone: Mortuaries, Crematories andfuneral parlors, pursuant to a conditional
use permit issued by the Board of Adjustment.
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10-18-3:LOCATION OF ACCESSORYSTRUCTURES:
(A)Side yard requirements for accessory structures shall be the same as for main buildings,
except those subject to §10-18A-5(A). Any accessorystructure placed in the calculated
side yard of the main building shall maintain the side yard requirements of the zone in
which it is in. The distance between the main building and the accessory structureshall
be subject to the requirements in the most recently adopted version of the International
Building Code or International Residential Code as they may apply.
(B)No side yard shall be required for accessory structures which are located more than
twelve (12) feet in the rear of the main building (calculated from the furthest point of
extension of any part of the foundation), provided that the auxiliary
remains within the property.
(C)There shall be no side yard setback requirement for the property line between zero lot line
single-family attached dwellings where the dwelling units are attached by party
wall/common walls. The side yard requirements shall be maintained for the exterior
boundaries of any units, which are attached by party walls. All accessory structures shall
comply with the setback requirements set forth above. There shall be an attached party
wall/common wall of no less than twelve (12) feet between any attached dwellings
permitted within this chapter or any subsequent chapter allowing single family attached
dwellings.
10-18-4:LOT COVERAGE:
(A)Maximum Lot Coverage. Lot coverage, including all areas under roofs and paved or
concrete surfaces, shall not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the total lot and parking
area. The maximum lot coverage of single-family attached dwelling units shall be sixty-
five percent (65%) for interior lots and fifty percent (50%) for corner lots. The remaining
lot area shall be landscaped in accordance with provisions of this ordinance. All
landscaping outside of that immediately between any main building and any publicstreet
shall be located, designed, and developed for the benefit and enjoyment of the residents
of the dwelling(s), including appropriate play areas for children.
(B)Lot Coverage Exemption. The landscaped area on a lot will be considered to include such
hard-surface outdoor recreation facilities as tennis courts, basketball courts, shuffleboard
courts, and swimming pools, provided that:
1.The hard-surface outdoor recreation facilities make up no more than forty percent
(40%) of the required landscaped area, and
2.Those facilities are available for the use of all residents of the development.
(C)Required Buffers. Wherever a development in the R3-A Zone adjoins land zoned RE, RP,
RP-A, R-1, R1-A or RMH, or unincorporated land designated for single family residential
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CHAPTER 29
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
SECTION:
10-29-1:Definition
10-29-2:Plat Required
10-29-3:Approval of Subdivision Plat
10-29-4:Application and Fees Required
10-29-5:Permits
10-29-6:General Requirements
10-29-7:Preapplication Review
10-29-8:Preliminary Plat Requirements
10-29-9:Requirements of the Final Plat
10-29-10:Combining Preliminary and Final Plats
10-29-11:Street Improvements Required; Fees
10-29-12:Dedications
10-29-13:Amended Plats
10-29-14:Exceptions May be Made to Avoid Hardship
10-29-15:Site Plan Review
10-29-16:Split Zoned Lots
10-29-17:Guarantee of Completion
10-29-18:Judicial Orders
10-29-19:Fees for Review
10-29-20:Penalty
10-29-1:DEFINITION: The word "subdivision," as used in this chapter, is hereby defined as
the division of a developed or undeveloped tract or parcel of land into three (3) or more parts for
the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development; provided, that if any
one (1) person within one (1) calendaryear divided any tract into three (3) or more parts, such
land shall be deemed a subdivision within the meaning of this chapter; provided, however, that
this definition of a subdivision shall not include a bona fide division or partition of agricultural land
in parcels of more than five (5) acres for agricultural purposes, nor shall it include the division of
property which is within a duly-zone commercial or industrial district for commercial or industrial
development where no new streets are required or are to be dedicated for public use; nor shall it
include or apply to the allocation of land in the settlement of an estate, or a court decree for the
distribution of property; nor shall it apply to the sale or conveyance of any parcel of land which
may be shown as one (1) of the lots of a subdivision of which a plat heretofore has been recorded
in the land records of Bonneville County, Idaho.
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1.General concept of the development, including, but not limited to, lots, streets, alleys,
andparks and open space.
2.Phasing plan showing divisions
3.Number oflots and/orunits for the total development and per division
4.Density of units per acre for the total development and per division
5.Number of acres for the total development and per division
6.Amount of open space in acres
7.Connectivity to surrounding areas through streets and trails
8.General utility layoutnot required to be engineered at master plan
(D) A review fee will be charged based on the current Fee Resolution for the review of the
proposed subdivision.
(E) A master plan incorporating the entirety of a property, shall be submitted to the Planning
and Zoning Commission for recommendation and actionof approval or denial by the City
Council. The master plan can be presented withthe preliminary platfor the first division
of a subdivision.
10-29-8:PRELIMINARY PLAT REQUIREMENTS: In seeking to subdivide land into building
lots and to dedicate streets, alleys or other land for public use there shall be one scaled drawing
in an electronic format
(pdf). The preliminary plat shall be submitted at least ten (10) days before a Planning Commission
meeting date. The Planning Commission shall review the application within ten (10) days from
the first meeting at which the plan was formally presented unless an extension of time is agreed
to by the subdivider. Prior to making a decision on the proposed preliminary plat the Planning
Commission shall determine if a public hearing should be required for the proposed preliminary
plat request. If the Planning Commission determines a hearing should be held, there shall be a
hearing scheduled for the next available hearing date before the Planning Commission. Final
approval of preliminary plats shall be by the City Council.
Any preliminary plat containing more than three (3) lots shall be submitted to the Planning
Director at least fifteen (15) days prior to the deadline for submission of such plat to the Planning
and Zoning Commission. The Planning Director shall submit the drawing for review by the City
Engineer, Fire Chief, Building Official and Planning Director. Said review shall provide the
developer with any issues needing to be addressed prior to a submission to the Planning
Commission. Changes required by the staff review shall be reflected on the submitted preliminary
plat.
The preliminary plat so prepared by the subdivider and formally filed with the Planning
Director shall contain the following information.
(A)The proposed name of the subdivision.
(B)The location of the subdivision as forming a part of some larger tract or parcel of land
referred to in the records of the County Recorder.
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(C)A vicinity map showing a radius of one-half (1/2) mile around the proposed development
shall be provided. All existing roadways shall be shown, with names on the vicinity map.
(D)A contour map at appropriate contour intervals to show the general topography of the
tract.
(E)The boundary lines of the tract to be subdivided shall be accurate in scale and bearing.
These lines should be slightly heavier than street and lot lines.
(F)The location, widths, namesand other dimensions of all existing or plattedstreets shall
be shown on the preliminary plat. In addition, important features within one hundred
(100) feet and contiguous to the tract to be subdivided and recorded as a legal document
shall be shown on the preliminary plat. Examples of those featuresinclude but are not
limited to railroad lines, water courses, easements and exceptional topography.
(G)The approximate location of allexisting orproposedutilities, including, but not limited to,
sanitary sewers, storm drains, water supply mains, fire hydrants, streetlights, bridges,
ditchesand culverts within the tract and immediately adjacent thereto; and if applicable
the interconnection of such systems with the major street plan and City storm drainage
system.
(H)The location,names,widths, and other dimensions of proposed streets, alleys,
easements, parks, lots, and other open spaces.
(I)All parcels of land intended to be dedicated for public use or reserved for the use of all
property owners with the purpose indicated.
(J)North point, scales, and dates.
(K)Zoningfor the subdivision shall be indicated. If more than one zone exists within the
subdivision, individual lots should include the zone.
(L)The following items shall be printed on the preliminary plat:
1.Density of subdivision in living units
2.Number of lots within the division
3.Average size of lots within the division
4.Total size of plat (in acres)
5.A signature line showing approval date shall be provided for the Planning Director
and City Engineer.
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CHAPTER 30
Manufactured Homes,
Mobile Home Parks/Manufactured Home Courts,
Travel Trailer Parks
Section:
10-30-1:Definitions
10-30-2:Siting of Manufactured Housing
10-30-3:Minimum Requirements
10-30-4:Administration and Enforcement
10-30-1:DEFINITIONS: For the purpose of this ordinance, the following mean:
Manufactured Home:"Manufactured home" (formerly mobile home) means a structure,
constructed according to the most recent HUD/FHA mobile home
construction and safety standards, transportable in one or more sections,
which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body 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 which
meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements
and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files acertification
required by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and
complies with the standards established under 42 U. S. C. 5401 et seq.
Mobile Home:A manufactured relocateable living unit, which is not to be placed on a
permanent foundation.
Travel Trailer:The term "travel trailer" shall mean and include all living accommodation
units which are capable of unrestricted highway use and not placed upon
any foundation. The term shall include, but not be limited to, travel trailers,
motor home units, campers mounted on automotive vehicles and camping
tents.
Mobile Home
Park/Manufactured
Home Court:These terms are used interchangeably and shall have the same meaning
and refer to the same type of improvements. The Idaho Code refers to
both terms where the purposes of this code are to be deemed to have the
same meaning and interpretation. For the purposes of this ordinance and
for locating within a mobile home park or manufactured home court,
manufactured homes which are not to be placed upon a permanent
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10-30-10:CONSTRUCTION: Any portion of or appendage or any habitation, shelter,
cabana, add-on or storage facility, as permitted herein, shall conform with the requirements of
this ordinance and the Uniform Building Code, as determined by the Zoning Administration.
Manufactured Home Courts/Mobile Home Parks
Section:
10-30-11Code Established
10-30-12Manufactured Home Court/Mobile Home Park -Approval of Plans and
Documents Necessary
10-30-13Preliminary Plans and Documents
10-30-14Review and Approvals
10-30-15Final Site Plan
10-30-16Stage Construction Permitted
10-30-17Development Agreement
10-30-18Guarantee of Performance
10-30-19Open Space Easements
10-30-11:CODE ESTABLISHED: The sections herein following of 10-30-12 through 10-
30-19, shall be designated as the Mobile Home Park/Manufactured Home Court Code for the
City of Ammon.
10-30-12:MANUFACTURED HOME COURT/MOBILE HOME PARK APPROVAL OF
PLANS AND DOCUMENTS NECESSARY: Any person wishing to construct a mobile home
park/manufactured home court shall obtain from the Zoning Administrator information pertaining
to the City's plan of land use, streets, public facilities, zoning, and subdivision ordinance and
other requirements affecting the land within the development. Before any permit can be issued
for any construction connected with a mobile home park/manufactured home court, the
preliminary plans, required documents pertaining to the development, and the final plan shall
have been approved as hereinafter set forth.
10-30-13:PRELIMINARY PLANS AND DOCUMENTS:
(A)In Requirements. Six (6) copies of
thepreliminary plan must be submitted to theZoning Administrator at least two (2)
weeks prior to the meeting of the Planning Commission at which the plan will be
considered.The preliminary plan shall be drawn to a scale not smaller than one (1)
inch equals one hundred (100) feet and shall show the following information:
1.The topography represented by contours shown at no greater intervals than two (2)
feet when required by the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
2.The proposed street and mobile home park/manufactured home court layout.
3.Proposed reservations for parks, playgrounds, and open spaces.
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4.Size and character of recreation buildings and other structures associated with the
land and facilities to be used by the mobile home occupants.
5.Layout of typical unit space.
6.Tabulations showing:
(a)Area of land within the mobile home park/manufactured home court.
(b)Lumber of manufactured home/mobile home spaces provided for in the
Manufactured home court/mobile home park.
(c)Percent of area to be devoted to parks and playgrounds.
7.Number of off-street parking spaces.
8.Generalized landscape planting plan.
9.Location of existing and proposed utility lines and easements, water and sewer lines,
fire hydrants, storm drains and facilities, curbs, and other improvements.
10.Draft of proposed documents, including:
(a)Management policies, covenants, and restrictions.
(b)Maintenance agreement.
11.Typical street cross-sections.
12.Any other data that the Planning Commission may require.
(B)Standards and Requirements. The development of a mobile home
park/manufactured home court shall conform to the following standards and
requirements:
1.The area shall be one ownership and shall remain in one ownership, and the same
shall not be subdivided.
2.The final plan must be prepared by an engineer, architect, or land surveyor
licensed to practice in the State of Idaho.
3.The minimum initial site size for a mobile home park/manufactured home court
shall be five (5) acres.
4.The mobile homes/manufactured homes may be clustered, and individual mobile
home site sizes may be reduced below that required for single-family dwellings
within the zone in which the development is located, provided that the gross
density of mobile home units within the development does not exceed six (6) units
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In addition to any other remedy provided by law for the abatement or removal of such
public nuisance, the City may remove or abate the nuisance and charge the cost thereof,
including reasonable attorney fees, to the owners.
10-30-19:OPEN SPACE EASEMENTS:The parks and play areas and common areas
shall be protected against building development by conveying to the occupants of the
manufactured home court/mobile home park an open space easement over such open areas,
restricting the area against any future building or use, except as spacefor the aesthetic and
recreation satisfaction and utility of the residents. Buildings or uses for non-commercial,
recreational or cultural purposes, compatible with the open space objectives, may be permitted
with the express approval of the Planning andZoning Commission and the City Council.
Travel Trailer Courts
Section:
10-30-20:Code Established.
10-30-21:Travel Trailer Courts -Approval Plans and Documents Necessary.
10-30-22:Preliminary Plan and Documents
10-30-23:Review and Approvals
10-30-24:Final Site Plan
10-30-25:Stage Construction Permitted
10-30-26:Development Agreement
10-30-27:Guarantee of Performance
10-30-28: License Required
10-30-20:CODE ESTABLISHED: The sections herein following shall be designated as the
Travel Trailer Court Code for the City of Ammon. -Travel trailer courts subject to this Code shall
be allowed only in RMH zones and commercial zones.
10-30-21:TRAVEL TRAILER COURTS APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY: Any person wishing to construct a travel trailer court shall obtain from the Zoning
Administrator information pertaining to the City's Plan of Land Use, streets, public facilities and
other requirements affecting the land within the development. Before a permit can be issued
for any construction connected with a travel trailer court, the preliminary plans, required
documents pertaining to the development and the final plan shall have been approved as
hereinafter set forth.
10-30-22:PRELIMINARY PLAN AND DOCUMENTS: The preliminary plan and documents
shall be prepared and submitted as follows:
(A)Plan Requirements. Six (6) copies ofthe
preliminary plan must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator at least two (2) weeks prior
to the meeting of the Planning Commission at which the plan will considered. The
preliminary plan shall be drawn to a scale not smaller than one (1) inch equals one hundred
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CHAPTER 37
DISTRICT USE MATRIX
SECTION:
10-37-1:Commercial District Uses
10-37-2:Residential District Uses
10-37-3:Area Requirements
10-37-4:Frontage Width requirements
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CHAPTER 39
RSRESIDENCE ZONESMALL
SECTION:
10-39-1:General Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
10-39-1:GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONE: The objective in
establishing the RSResidence ZoneSmallis to provide a residential environment within the City
which is characterized by smaller lotsand adenser residential environmentto allow for smaller,
transitional,affordable housing.The intent of this zone is to be used for residential infill projects.
Theprincipal permitted uses in the RSResidence ZoneSmallshall be single family dwelling
units and certain other public facilities which are necessary to promote and maintain stable
residential neighborhoods. No single lot shall contain more than one living unit. This zone shall
doesnot allowdensity that will exceed six (6.0)living units per acre.
In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this ordinance and to promote the
essential characteristics of this RSzone, the following regulations shall apply in the RS
Residence Zone (see also §10-5 Supplementary Regulations to Zones, §10-7 Special
Provisions Applying to Miscellaneous Uses, §10-29 Subdivision Regulations, and §10-37 District
Use Matrix).The Residence Zone Small shall have those characteristic and requirements as
outlined in the Zoning Matrix attached as Exhibit A and made a part hereof as if set forth in full.
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CITY OF AMMON
BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO
ORDINANCE NO: 726
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AMMON, OF THE STATE OF IDAHO,
AMENDING AND ADOPTING TITLE X, PLANNING AND ZONING;
CHAPTER 2, DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER 12,RP RESIDENCE ZONE;
CHAPTER 17,R-3 RESIDENCE ZONE;CHAPTER 18, R3-A RESIDENCE
ZONE; CHAPTER 29, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS;CHAPTER 30 RMH
RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED HOME ZONE; CHAPTER 37,
DISTRICT USE MATRIX; CHAPTER 39,RS RESIDENCE SMALLZONE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMMON,
IDAHO THAT:
Section 1. Chapter 2, Definitions
Title X, Chapter 2, Section 1 of the City Code of Ammon shall be amended to read as follows:
10-2-1:DEFINITIONS: For the purpose of this ordinance, certain words and terms are defined as follows: words in
the present tense include the future and the future includes the present; the singular number includes the plural and
the plural the singular; the word lot includes the word plot, tract, or parcel of land as the sense may require it; the
term erected means constructed, altered, moved, or repaired; words shall and must are always mandatory.
For the purpose of this plan, the following definitions will be used:
Accessory building:A subordinate building, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building.
Accessory use:An activity or structure that is incidental or secondary to the principal use on the same lot.
Acre:43,560 square feet.
Administrative Record:The record of whatever is formally presented to an appellate body; this material can be
used as the case moves up through the system. For example, in a zoning case, the things said and exhibits presented
at the zoning hearing become the administrative record and may be used if the case goes on to a city council or
court.
Adult Business:Any business promoting or selling sexually oriented products, these businesses would not allow
admission of minors. These businesses cannot be located within twenty-five hundred (2500) feet of any religious
institution, school, public park or building or residentially zoned property.
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Aesthetic Zoning:Aesthetic zoning is designed to create, preserve and promote beauty or a particular architectural
theme. Like all zoning, whether aesthetic or otherwise, it promotes community interest and is based on the principle
that the public welfare outweighs the interests of the individual property owner. Justification for aesthetic zoning is
to be found within the broad confines of general welfare. In the past, the courts were reluctant to recognize
aesthetics as a main reason without joining it with other reasons such as property values.
Agriculture:Agriculture shall mean the growing of soil crops in the customary manner in the open. It shall not
include livestock raising activities; nor shall it include retailing of goods on the premises.
Agriculture, Commercial:any agricultural land being used as a farm, greenhouse, nursery, sod farm, tree farm,
orchard, vineyard or similar use for commercial purposes.
Agriculture Land:Land used for the raising of plant crops.
Agriculture, Urban:The production of vegetables, fruits, honey, and eggs by residents for personal consumption
and may include production by members of a neighborhood or by a nonprofit organization on one or more vacant
lots for personal consumption or for the off-site saleof small quantities.
Alley:A Public way primarily for utility use and for servicing the property adjacent thereto.
Amusement Enterprise:Any carnival, amusement ride business, game arcade, or similar amusements, games, or
contests.
Annexation:The process by which cities expand their legal boundaries to include areas previously only governed
by county government. Municipal annexation normally involves extension of services to the annexed territory by the
city and allows the city to impose property taxes, fees and service charges in the area. Annexation is accomplished
through publishing and passage of a city ordinance. There are certain continuity requirements as well as a
stipulation that the newly annexed property must be within a negotiated area of city impact. Some cities, when
extending city services beyond city boundaries, require residents in the area to sign annexation agreements (see
annexation agreement, municipal), essentially promising they will not protest, annexation when it is proposed.
Annexation Agreement:An agreement comprised of the requirements or special conditions that serve as
conditions of a developer/developers and/or the city prior to or as an annexed area is developed.
Annexation Agreement, Municipal:When a city is considering extending services to an area outside its
boundaries but is not yet planning to annex the property, it may seek to obtain a written agreement from the property
owners that they will not oppose annexation when it is proposed.
Apartment:A dwelling unit within a multiple family residence which is or is to be rented, leased or hired out.
Area of City Impact:Idaho law requires cities to prepare a land use plan that not only plans for the area within the
unincorporated area of the county and have not y
purpose of the area of impact is to determine whose developmental regulations (comprehensive plan and
t to city boundaries.
Officially negotiated areas of city impact are a prerequisite for cities to annex adjacent properties.
Assembly/Light Manufacturing:assembly of materials from previously prepared parts to construct items such as,
but not limited to: appliances, farm equipment, mining machinery, excluding junk yards and auto wrecking yards.
Assembly, Place of:The use of land for a meeting place where persons gather together for purposes of attending
civic, social, religious functions, recreational events or entertainment performances on a regular or recurring basis
including, but not limited to, religious institutions, banquet facilities, funeral homes, theaters, conference centers,
stadiums, or indoor or outdoor recreational facilities.
Assisted Living Center:A building for the care and keeping of elderly, ill, physically or mentally disabled people.
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Attached:see chapter 14A
Auto Court, Motor Court:See Motel.
Bed and Breakfast Establishment:See Boarding/Lodging House.
Beer and Wine Café: To serve beer and wine by the drink, at retail upon premises or as carry-out in an
establishment with an age limit of 21 years of age or older, with little or no food service.
Bench Seat:For the purpose of this ordinance bench seating will be calculated one (1) seat for every eighteen (18)
inches of bench.
Bike Lanes:See Trails (Bicycle/Pedestrian)
Bikeway:See Trails (Bicycle/Pedestrian)
Board of Adjustment:A quasi-judicial body responsible for hearing appeals from decisions of the local zoning
administrator and requests for variances, special use permits and other quasi-judicial and administrative
determinations as may be delegated by ordinance.
Boarding House/Lodging House:A building containing not more than one kitchen where, for compensation,
sleeping space and meals are provided pursuant to previous arrangements on a daily, weekly or monthly basis in
contradistinction to a hotel or a café.
Billboard Sign:See Sign (Off-Premise).
BMPA:Bonneville Metropolitan Planning Area.
BMPO: Bonneville Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Buffer Areas:A parcel of land established to separate incompatible adjacent land uses, such as a commercial use
and a residential use. The area may vary in width include walls, fences, or screen plantings, to insulate the adjoining
properties from noise, traffic, or visual intrusions. Some ordinances require commercial and industrial districts to
install a buffer area wherever the property line abuts a residential district. The term may also be used more broadly
to describe any zone that separates two unlike zones, such as a transitional multiple family or professional business
zone between commercial zone and a single-family zone.
Buffer Areas (Land):A parcel of land established to separate incompatible adjacent land uses. The area may vary
in size and may include walls, fences, screen plantings or earthen mounds (berms) to insulate the adjoining
properties from noise, traffic or visual intrusions.
Buffer Areas (Zone):Describes any zone that separates two unlike zones. For example, in some instances a
multiple family or professional business zone may be used between commercial zones and single-family zones.
Building:Any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any
kind
Building, Main:One or more of the principal buildings upon a lot.
Building Official or Inspector:Individual or organization designated by the City to perform inspection and related
services under this ordinance.
Building Shadow Line:A two--eye view of a building, looking straight down, consisting of the
outermost of all above-ground story walls which separate the interior from the exterior of the building. For purposes
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of defining the shadow line only, porches, patios, and other open, partially open or unheated rooms or areas, and
garages are considered to be exterior to the building.
Carport:An overhead structure not completely enclosed by walls for the shelter of automobiles.
Car Wash:A building containing equipment for washing cars or other vehicles.
Cemetery:A burial ground or graveyard.
Central BusinessDistrict:The core commercial area of a cityusually downtownthat has a broad range of financial, retail,
government, entertainment and other activities.
Child Care Facilities:For the purpose of this ordinance child care facilities shall be classified and defined with the
following designations:
Family Child Care Facility:Those facilities providing child care for five (5) or fewer children.
Group Child Care Facility:Those facilities providing child care for six (6) to twelve (12)
children.
Child Care Center:Those facilities providing child care for thirteen (13) or more children.
NOTE: Operating and licensing requirements for Child Care Facilities are found in the Ammon City Code, Title 6,
Chapter 3, Childcare Regulations and Licensing.
Clinic:A building used for the diagnosis and treatment of ill, infirm and injured persons, but which building does
not provide board, room or regular hospital care and services.
Club:A building used, occupied and operated by an organized association of persons for social, fraternal, religious
or patriotic purposes, whose activities are confined to the members and their guests, but shall not include any
organization, group or association the principal activity of which is to render a service usually and ordinarily carried
on as a business.
Cluster Zoning:Cluster zoning generally refers to development patterns for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional or
a
conventional lot-by-lot development. To remedy the effects of grouping of clustering of buildings the density requirements of
Common Wall:See Party Wall/Common Wall.
Commercial (Heavy):Establishments engaged in the trade of goods and services which usually generate high
volumes of traffic, are congregated upon or occupy large areas of land, tend to have high levels of onsite activity, or
do not deal directly with final consumers. Thosezones considered in the heavy commercial designation are C-1,
HC-1, CC-1 and GC-1.
Commercial (Light):Establishments engaged in the trade of goods and service which usually generate minimal to
moderate volumes of traffic. Those zones considered in the light commercial designation are PB and MU. Often
the uses allowed within these zones are compatible with adjacent residential use when buffered efficiently.
Communications Facility:Amateur Radio Operators w/antennas, in residential areas, wireless communication
towers in high-density residential and commercial zones, or broadcasting studios in commercial zones.
Comprehensive Plan:The comprehensive plan is intended to be a guide as to the nature and direction of future growth and
development, and is formulated with public input, study and analysis of existing physical, economic environmental and social
conditions and a projection ofwhat future conditions are likely to be. The comprehensive plan must consider: private property
rights; population; school facilities and transportation; economic development; land use; natural resources; hazardous areas;
public services, facilities and utilities; transportation; recreation; special areas or sites; housing, community design and
implementation when planning. Once adopted, the plan serves as a guide for making land use decisions, preparation of zoning
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and subdivision ordinances and capital improvement plans, and determining the rate, timing and location of future growth. One
part of the comprehensive plan includes a map showing approximate areas of use designations.
Conditional Use/Conditional Use Permit:Certain uses because of their size, special requirements or possible safety hazards
are expected to have detrimental effects on surrounding properties, but may be compatible with the other uses if they are
properly designed. Such uses are classified in zoning ordinances as conditional uses requiring conditional use permits. A
conditional use permit may only begranted after a hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission and a recommendation
is made to the Board of Adjustment. With a recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Board of
Adjustment can accept or reject the request of a Conditional Use Permit. Specific requirements of the conditional use can be
placed before a permit may be issued.
Condominium:Defined at the highest level in Idaho Statute section 55-101B, and Idaho Statute Title55,
Chapter15. For purposes of this ordinance, the word condominium refers to an individual condominium unit as
defined by Idaho Statute sections 55-1503 (d) and 55-1509, within a specific building. In brief, a condominium is a
separate, independently ownedportion of a building where, "unless otherwise expressly provided in the declaration,
deeds, plat or plats", "the physical boundaries of the unit are the interior surfaces of the perimeter walls, floors,
ceilings, windows and doors thereof, and the unit includes both the portions of the building so described and the
airspace so encompassed". The owner of each condominium in the building also owns an interest in common of all
common areas of the building or buildings and pertinent grounds in proportion to the value of the owner's
condominium unit, compared to the cumulative value of all condominium units within the building or buildings.
Condominium Plat:A parcel of land recorded with the County as a condominium plat, consisting of two or more
buildings, where each building and usually the ground it sits on is or can be independently owned, but where part or
all of the ground, including but not limited to parking spaces, parking aisles, and landscaping, is owned in common
by the various owners of each of the buildings included within the condominium plat, as regulated by Idaho Statue
section 55-101B, and Idaho Statute Title 55, Chapter 15.
Convalescent Home:Any building or structure used for or occupied by persons recovering from illness or
requiring nursing or similar care; not otherwise classified as a hospital.
Covenant (subdivision):A covenant is an agreement written into deeds and other documents that promise
performance or non-performance of acts, or stipulating certain uses or non-uses of property. Covenants recorded by
the developer for a subdivision are not binding or enforced by the City. Covenant agreements are enforced by
individual property owners or commonly by home owner associations.
Cultural Facility:Any facility that is used for the display of items or performances relating to ideas, customs or
social behavior of a society. Such as, but not limited to: art galleries or museums.
Curb Cut:A cut in the curb line for the passage of vehicles.
Day Care: See Child Care.
Dedication:The assignment of private property to a specific public use and its acceptance for such use and ownership by the
City. Examples of dedication would be roadways, parks, future building lots for City expansion etc.
Density:The number of living units per acre of land, excluding public rights-of-way. Density is controlled through maximum
allowances in the zoning ordinances.
Density (Low): Use of land for residential purposes with detached single-family dwellings on larger lot sizes and a
maximum of six (6.0) living units per acre, attached single family dwellings will have a maximum density of four
(4.0) living units per acre.
Density (Medium):Use of land for residential purposes with single or multiple family dwellings on small sized or
clustered lots where the density generally is greater than six (6.0) living units per acre with a maximum of twelve
(12.0) living units per acre. This designation could be comprised of both attached and detached dwellings.
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Density (High): Use of land for residential or mixed-use purposes where although there may be a mixing of housing
types, the density generally is greater than twelve (12.0) living units per acre with a maximum density of twenty
(20.0) living units per acre.
The various residential density limitations defined above shall not be construed to prohibit Planned Unit
Developments or similar special developments. These types of developments often concentrate residences at
densities higher than those allowed above in one part of the development, in exchange for open space, trails or parks
in the remainder of the development. The final density of each such special development taken as a whole,
however, may not exceed the density limitations specified above. Further,such special types of development must
meet special requirements as City Council shall determine and delineate in the zoning ordinance.
Development Rights:The rights associated with the purchase of a parcel of property. A purchaser also acquires a number of
rights towards the use of that property, such as the right to build a home, a right to develop commercially, a right to remove
gravel or other minerals, a right to use water, a right to raise crops. Which of these rights are purchased with each property
depends on the zoning, other applicable regulations and the terms of the purchase.
Developed Area:Annexed land, which includes existing structures, and property where a building permit has been
issued.
Down Zoning:A change in zoning to a classification requiring development that is less intensive such as from
multi-family to single family or from commercial to single family residential. A change in the opposite direction
Drive-through Facility:any facility that allows vehicular traffic contact with a building for commercial
transactions such as, but not limited to: banks, credit unions, fast-food establishments.
Dwelling:Any building that contains a dwelling unit, used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased,
let or hired out to be occupied, or that are occupied for living purposes. Exceptions to this definition include but are
not limited to, a hotel/motel, boarding or rooming house, rest home, convalescent home, child care center, or travel
trailer.
Dwelling Unit:A single unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons, including
permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
Dwelling Group (Planned):Two or more buildings used for dwelling purposes located on one lot and not
subdivided into customary streets and lots.
Easement:An easement is a right granted by the owner of land to another party for a specific limited use of that
land.
Electric Vehicle Charging Station (Private):A device not accessible to the public that transfers electric energy to
a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle for personal use and not for financial profit. Also
known as a Private EV Charging Station.
Electric Vehicle Charging Station (Public):A commercially accessible device that transfers electric energy to a
battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle. May be placed in any commercial zone. Also known
as a Public EV Charging Station.
Emergency Services:any entity providing emergency services such as, but not limited to: ambulance service,
emergency medical services.
Equestrian Facility:any facility that provides services such as, but not limited to: riding academies, stables for rent
or private use.
FEMA:Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Financial Institutions:businesses which handle individual or group finances, such as, but not limited to: banks,
credit unions, lending institutions, investment companies.
Floor Area:The floor area of a building is the sum of the areas of the several floors of the building, including
basements, mezzanine and intermediate floored tiers and penthouses of headroom height, measured from the
exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating buildings. The floor area does not include such features as
pipe trenches, exterior terraces or steps, chimneys, roof overhangs, etc.
Food Service:any business that deals with the handling of food, such as, but not limited to: drive-through fast-food
establishments, catering facilities, coffee roasting facility.
Foster Family Care Homes:For the purpose of the Ammon City Code Foster Family Care Homes shall be defined
as a location within the City where a minor or minors have been placed in a ward, group home, private home or any
other facility approved as an Idaho State-certified foster caregiver. This term shall not be construed to limit or
restrict people within residential zones from serving as foster parents in their own home or residence.
Fractional Numbers:In determining the requirements of this ordinance, whenever a fraction of a number or a unit
is one-half or more and whenever a fraction of a number or a unit resulting from a computation is one-half or more,
said fraction shall be considered as a whole number or a unit.
Frontage (Street):For the purpose of this ordinance frontage shall be defined as any portion of a lot boundary
which boundary is adjacent to a dedicated roadway.
Garage (Private):A detached accessory building or portion of a main building designed for the parking or
temporary storage of automobiles of the occupants of the premises in contrast to a parking garage where the parking
or automobile temporary storage space is let for commercial gain.
Golf Course:an area of land laid out for golf with a series of 9 or 18 holes each including tee, fairway, and putting
green and often one or more natural or artificial hazards.
Governing Board:For the purpose of this plan the governing board shall refer to the City Council and Mayor.
Government:Any facility that will be used to house government offices, either federal, state, county or city. Unless
zoned otherwise, excluding the storage of materials or equipment.
Grade:The average of the finished ground level at the center of exterior walls of a building.
Greenspace:An open space that includes landscaped areas typically planted with trees, shrubs, grass and other
vegetation.
Grocery:A store that sells food and household supplies
Ground Floor:The floor area found on the first story above grade. The first story above grade is the lowest story
which is more than one half above grade. For split levels, it includes the first story above grade of each portion of
the split.
Grandfather Clause/Grandfathered:A legal provision that allows people engaging in an allowed activity or
business before a new form of regulation or standards is imposed to continue in that activity without having to go
through the new process or meet the new standard.
Guest:A person staying or receiving services at a hotel, motel, boarding house, rooming house or rest home or
similar use for compensation.
Guest House:A guest house is an accessory building within a residential zone built with the intent of
accommodating short term guests without compensation.
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Health and Fitness Facility:A facility that contains equipment or classrooms designed for exercising. These
facilities could contain the following options but are not limited to: athletic clubs, weight reduction salons, semi-
public swimming pools. The areas where these facilities can be placed will be determined by size.
Height of Building:The height of a building shall be the vertical distance from the grade to top of the building
walls. Where the building walls vary in height, the height of the building shall be determined by multiplying the
length of each section of said wall by its height and dividing the sum derived there by the total length of wall.
High Density Residential:See Density (High).
Home Occupation:
conducted within a residential dwelling, or allowed appurtenant building, without in any way changing the
appearance or condition of the structures and carried on bypersons residing therein. Applications for home
occupations may be granted in any residential zoning area of the City. In some cases, a home occupation may be
granted on condition of compliance to certain regulations.
Hospital/Surgical Center:An institution where the ill or injured human beings are offered treatment of a type
recognized by state law, such as medicine and surgery, osteopathy and the like.
Hotel/Motel:Any building where individual sleeping quarters are used, rented or hired out to guests on a daily or
short-term basis, where the living units are occupying a building site or area under one ownership, used for the
purpose of furnishing transient living accommodations, traditionally not containing kitchen facilities.
Household Pet:Animals or fowl customarily permitted in the house and kept for company or pleasure, including
dogs, cats, canaries and similar pets.
Illegal Use:A use, building or activity that is prohibited by the zoning ordinance and was established after the
zoning ordinance became effective.
Industrial and Manufacturing: All types of manufacturing and industrial establishments.
Infill Development: Developments on unused or underutilized lands that are adjacent on two or more sides by
previously developed property and require minor extensions of mainline municipal services.
Infrastructure:The physical structures necessary to sustain a population base such as bridges, roads, water, sewer,
city halls and fire stations. Often, park lands or landscaping along arterial roadways are included in infrastructure
improvement requirements.
Institutional:Institutional buildings and spaces, both public and semi-public, such as schools, churches, hospitals
and nursing homes.
Kennel:Any lot or premises on which three (3) or more dogs over four (4) months old are kept.
Kennel, Commercial Boarding:A facility that houses small house pets, usually dogs or cats, either inside or
outside for a fee.
Land Use:The way in which land is being used. Specific land uses are either permitted, conditionally permitted or
prohibited in each zone.
Land Use Plan:See Comprehensive Plan.
Landscape Strip:A strip of property adjacent to or required on private property often abutting a road right of way
and sidewalk. The width of the strip is determined based on City standards at the time of development. In many
subdivisions the landscape strip is used as a place to move snow onto from the adjacent roadways during the winter
months. For this reason, it is advised that plantings within the landscape strip be low growing and hardy. The strip
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may contain landscaping material such as grass, decorative plants, decorative rock, or bark. Hard surfacing of the
landscape strip is not allowed in any residential subdivision.
Living Unit/Area:See Dwelling Unit.
Local Land Use Planning Act:Mandated in 1975 by the Idaho Legislature. The act requires cities and counties to
enact comprehensive plans, zoning and subdivision ordinance, defines the powers and responsibilities of the
planning and zoning commission and governing board with respect to land use issues and sets standards for
procedural requirements including public notice and hearings.
Lodging House:See Boarding/Lodging House.
Lot:Land occupied or to be occupied by a building or building, together with such open spaces as required under
this ordinance, and having its principal frontage on a street or an approved access easement. Also building sites
without reference to lots as recorded on official plats.
Lot (Corner):A lot where two adjacent sides are bordered by public street(s).
Lot (Double Frontage):See Lot (Reverse Frontage).
Lot (Interior):A lot other than a corner lot.
Lot (Reverse Frontage):For the purpose of this ordinance reverse frontage will refer to eitherthe side yard or the
rear yard of any building abutting an arterial street. Access to the arterial from the reverse frontage property is
prohibited. In some instances, a residential street may be designated as a low access street and access may be denied
as if it is an arterial street.
Lot (Through):See Lot (Reverse Frontage).
Lot of Record:A lot that is part of a subdivision officially recorded or a lot or parcel described by metes and
bounds, the description of which has been recorded.
Manufactured Home:As defined in Title X, Chapter 30, Section 1 of this Code.
Manufactured Home Court:A court opening on a public way equipped with sanitary facilities for the parking of
two (2) or more occupied manufactured homes.
Manufacturing:Any facility which contains equipment for the purpose of producing a product for sale. These
shop (woodworking, stone mason, etc.), countertops, dry cleaning plants, laundry plants, printing plants, food
preparation plant, glass cutting and installation, microbrewery, milling or smelting of ores, milk distribution stations,
creameries, bottling works, sign shop including painting, welding, woodworking. The placement of these facilities
will be determined by use, based upon noise and fumes emitted.
The following uses, along with any similar uses, are NOTpermitted in the manufacturing zone: garbage dumps,
dead animal reduction, distillation of bones and organic fertilizer manufacturing, explosive manufacturing and
storage, glue manufacturing, livestock auctions, establishments that use explosives or otherdangerous materials,
petroleum refining and refining of crank case oil, rubber manufacturing, cement, lime gypsum, rock wool or plaster
of paris, construction sand and gravel mining, stock yards, feed yards, or slaughter of animals.
Master Plan (Land Use):See Comprehensive Plan.
Master Plan (Mixed-Use):See Chapter 35, Mixed-Use
Medical Care Facility:Any facility that will contain services provide by medical personnel, such as, physicians,
clinicians, nurses, etc. These facilities may include but are not limited to: medical clinic, emergency healthcare,
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social services, dental, optometry, rehabilitation center, or general practitioner. Placement of these facilities will be
based on size. Also see Hospitals.
Metes and Bounds:A system of describing and identifying a tract of land by distance (metes) and directions
(bounds) from an identifiable point of reference.
Mixed-Use:The Mixed-Use zone is to provide for a variety and mixture of compatible uses, such as professional
offices, small scale retail, restaurants, recreational, personal services including public facilities, and residential both
single family and multi-family.
Mobile Home: A manufactured relocatable living unit, which is not to be placed on a permanent foundation.
Motel:See Hotel/Motel.
Motor Vehicle Sales:A facility which sells motorized vehicles such as, but not limited to; new or used
automobiles, boats, motor homes, or farm machinery.
Motor Vehicle Service:A facility which repairs motorized vehicles such as, but not limited to: automobiles, boats,
motor homes, or farm machinery. Also see Repair Shops.
Moratorium:An action by the City to impose a temporary halt on a type or area of development. Moratoriums
must meet specific guidelines outlined by State Statutes.
Mortuaries, Funeral Parlors, Crematory:An establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremated,
where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
Multi-Family Residence:A building containing two (2) or more dwelling units, excluding attached single family
zero lot line residential units.
Multi-Use Path/Trail:See Trails (Bicycle/Pedestrian)
Non-Conforming:(Uses, Lots, Structures): Lots, structures, uses of land and structures, and characteristics of uses
Anon-conforming lot, structure or use is normally allowed to remain unless there is a compelling reason, such as
imminent danger to health or safety to discontinue it.
Notice, Public:The Idaho Open Meeting law requires posted meeting and agenda notice for regular and special
meetings of the planning and zoning commission and governing board. The Local Land Use Planning Act also sets
forth public notice requirements for specific types of planning and zoning decisions, including publication and
written notice to neighboring property owners.
Nursery (Day Care):See Child Care Facility.
Occupancy (Change of):Any change in the character of use of a building or premises, not including change of
tenants, proprietors or occupants.
Off-Street Parking Space:An area for the parking of automobiles which does not include a public street but has
convenient access to it.
Office, Business:Any space either owned or leased which contains office space for professional, medical, research
development and laboratories not involving any type of hazardous or explosive materials.
Open Space:Land with non-development or minimal development types of uses. Normally considered as park
areas or large landscape areas around commercial developments there are actually three different types of open
spaces. (1) privately owned open space: the yards or area associated with private homes; (2) common used open
space land designated at the time of recording a plat or site plan as open space for common access and use by the
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residents of the development or community, or (3) public open space that is owned by the City for the active or
passive recreational use of the public (parks).
Outdoor Entertainment:Any property which would allow outdoor activities such as but not limited to: drive-in
theater, semi-public swimming pools, water parks, outdoor stage or music venue.
Outdoor Shooting Range:A specialized facility designed for firearms qualifications, training or practice. These
facilities must ensure bullet containment.
Overlay Zone:A zone which is superimposed over other zones and in which certain regulations land restrictions
apply which supplement or which modify the regulations and restrictions applying in the underlying zones.
Overlay (Zoning): A use or zone that is applied to a specific geographic area. Animal overlay allows animals
normally prohibited within a zone to be allowed within specific guidelines. Planned transition overlay is designed to
transition from one land use type to anotherland use type, usually involving a zone change that is allowed under
specific terms of the planned transition overlay. Conditional use permit overlay is designed to show the areas within
the City that have permanent conditional use permit allowed. Most often this conditional use permit would be a
school or a church.
Park Landscape Strip:A buffering strip consisting of a combination of fencing or wall, berm and landscaping.
The strip shall be between thirty (30.0) and sixty (60.0) feet in width, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning
Commission. The strip shall include minimum a six(6.0) foot high opaque fence or wall adjacent to the property
boundary, a minimum six (6.0) foot high berm, adjacent to the fence or wall and shall include trees and shrubs to act
as buffering between the properties. Landscaping is to be matured trees and shrubs at time of planting. The entire
park landscape strip is to be landscaped with grass or ornamental planting. Landscaping may include walking paths
or other decorative landscape items. The area within the park landscape stripmay be used as part of the required
storm water retention area. This property is to remain a part of the development and be maintained in perpetuity by
the owner/developer or its agent.
Parks (Public):Parks which are maintained by a public agency or in some cases open spaces designed into
Planned Unit Development open spaces.
Parks (Semi-Public):Parks which are provided and maintained by a church, club, lodge or other non-profit
organization.
Parks, Playground, Recreation and Open Space:An area which has been dedicated, designed for or used for
outdoor recreation activities; including City parks, and playgrounds, church or club-sponsored parks and
playgrounds and privately developed parks and playgrounds within certain types of subdivisions.
Parking Facility, Off-Site:Any property that is used for parking lots or parking garages to temporarily house
vehicles usually for a fee.
Parking Space:Space within a building or parking area exclusive of driveways, ramps, columns, office and
working areas, for the parking of motor vehicles. Parking spaces shall be no less than twenty (20) feet in length and
not less than ten (10) feet in width.
Party Wall/Common Wall: A fire-resistive-rated wall assembly for exterior walls located on a lot line between
adjacent Dwelling Units, which is used or adapted for joint service between the two dwelling units, and shall be
constructed in accordance with Table R302.1 of the International Residential Code for exterior walls or such table
as, may be amended in the future. Common walls shall be constructed without openings and shall create separate
dwellings.
Patient Care Space:Any space within a medical, chiropractic or dental clinic/office that is used for the
examination or treatment of patients. This includes, but is not limited to, examination rooms, dental chairs,
chiropractic tables, and operating rooms at full build out.
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Pedestrian Access:A pathway, sidewalk, or trail with a minimum unobstructed width of five (5) feet that is
exclusively dedicated to non-motorized users and is designed and maintained according to the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA).
Performing Arts Production:A facility that will host productions in front of an audience, such as, drama, music
and dance.
Planning:The process of gathering information, evaluating that information, developing alternatives for future
action and setting development goals
a joint effort between citizens, elected officials, the planning and zoningcommission and planning staff. It consists
ofidentifying the physical, social, and economic factors which affect and are part of thecommunity; defining the
after careful evaluation of the information and possible alternatives for the
future, selecting a course of action which is most likely to bring the community closer to its desired goals. The
products of this process usually include a comprehensive plan, plus zoning and subdivision ordinances that carry out
the goals elucidated by the plan. Planning is a continuous process, because community goals and attitudes change,
new information and philosophies emerge, and new economic and social conditions develop. This requires periodic
re-evaluation of the previously established values and goals.
Planned Unit Development (PUD):A development that is pre-planned in its entirety with the subdivision and
zoning controls applied to the project as a whole rather than to individual lots. Therefore, densities are normally
calculated for the entire development, usually permitting a trade-off between clustering of housing and provision of
common open space. The density requirements of the zone are normally maintained in the development as a whole.
The PUD is usually characterized by a unified site design and while most commonly used for residential
development, the technique can also be applied to other forms of development such as shopping centers and
industrial parks and mixed uses. The PUD also refers to the process of site-plan review, in which planning and
zoning, staff and the governing board has considerable involvement in determining the nature of the development.
The technique includes aspects of both subdivision and zoning regulations but permits a variation in the rigid zoning
and subdivision regulations. A conditional use permit is required prior to the approval of a PUD.
Planning and Zoning Commission:A group of citizens appointed by the mayor and confirmed by majority vote of
the governing board. The planning and zoning commission is charged with overseeing the comprehensive planning
process and implementing the plan through the zoning and subdivision ordinances. The commission serves in an
advisory capacity to the governing board. The Local Land Use Planning Act describes the method of creation,
powers, and duties of the planning and zoning commission.
Plat:A plat is a map representing the subdivision of a parcel of land into lots, blocks, and streets or other divisions
and dedications. A preliminary plat is an approximate drawing of a proposed subdivision showing the general layout
of streets and alleys, lots, and blocks in the subdivision. A final plat is the final drawing that is recorded with the
county and fulfills the numerous requirements of the Idaho platting statute (Idaho Code Title 50, Chapter 13) and
local regulations.
Principal Use:The principal use is the main use of a lot or building as distinguished from a secondary or accessory use on the
same lot. A dwelling is a principal use on a residential lot while a garage is an accessory use.
Private EV Charging Station:See Electric Vehicle Charging Station (Private).
Professional Services:Any service that is provided by an individual with special training or education in a specific
field, such as, but not limited to: dental office, law office, medical office, mortuary, optometry, or veterinary office.
Placement of these offices will be determined by size. Also see Service Industry.
Public Building:For the purpose of this plan a public building will be any city, county, public school, fire district,
recreational district, state, federal, or similar governmental building located within the City of Ammon or within the
Public EV Charging Station:See Electric Vehicle Charging Station (Public).
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Public Hearing:A published time and meeting place where citizens can voice their opinions on a proposal. Most public
hearings are held before the planning and zoning commission with a recommendation sent to the governing board after citizen
input.
Public Records:
has a right to examine and take a copy of any public record of this state and there is a presumption that all public records in
Idaho are open at all
number of exceptions.
Public Use:A structure or use intended or used for a public purpose by a city, a school district, the county, the state,
or by any other public agency, or by a public utility.
Recreational Facility:Any facility that is used for enjoyment by individuals, such as, but not limited to: amusement
enterprises, such as bowling alleys, carousels, swimming pools, amusement parks, animal shows (event permit
required), arts & craft shows (event permit required), entertainment, circuses + carnivals (event permit required),
flex space indoor for lease, indoor shooting facility (Conditional Use Permit required), petting zoo, or theater indoor.
Repair Shop:Any facility that will fix or mend a product that has been broken in some way, these services may
include, but are not limited to: auto body, auto painting, auto repair (no storage of wrecked or dismantled vehicles),
HVAC, electronic devices, garages (commercial, no more than 10 wrecked or dismantles vehicles), plumbing,
carpenter, small engine repair, tire repair, or upholstery. Also see Motor Vehicle Repairs.
Residential Zone:A geographic area of the city where residential dwellings are a permitted use under the zoning
ordinance.
Restaurant:A permanent facility where people pay for prepared food that may be served on or off premise.
Retail-Large Scale:Any business that sells goods to the consumer that has building space in excess of 5000 square
feet.These stores may include the following but are not limited to: building materials, garden equipment, farm
supplies, furniture, grocery store, small machinery sales, or sporting goods.
Retail-Small Scale:Any business that sells goods to the consumer that has building space of 5000 square feet or
less. These stores may include the following but are not limited to: antiques, appliances, auction house, automobile
supply shops, bakeries & confectionery, bookstores, camera and photo supply shops, clothing, computer sales,
service & maintenance, convenience store, dairy products, craft shops, delicatessen, pharmacy, florist shop, garden
supply, gift shops, grocery store, hobby supply, jewelry, laundromat, paint & wallpaper, pawn shop, pet store,
wine/beer shop, stationary store, or upholstery.
Rezoning:A change in the zoning district boundaries of the city ordinance. Rezones must be in accordance with
the comprehensive plan and may be enacted only after public notice and hearing.
Rooming House:See Boarding/Lodging House.
Right of Way (ROW):The right of way is the right to pass over the property of another. It usually refers to the land required
for the traffic lanes plus shoulders on both sides of roadways, railroads, bike and walking trails. It is normally the land that has
been dedicatedto the city (public) for traffic purposes.
RV Park:The location designed for the accommodation of travel trailers as defined to provide safe, sanitary and
attractive facilities for the use of travel trailers.
RV Space:A lot or parcel of land in a trailer park designated for use of a travel trailer.
Self-Service Storage Facility:A facility that contains storage space, such as rooms, lockers, or containers, rented to
tenants usually on a short-term basis.
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Semi-Public Use:Any building or outdoor area that is available to the public for use either by membership or an
admission fee. These areas may include, but are not limited to: civic, social, or fraternal organizations, clubs,
community halls, swimming pools, or water park.
Senior Independent Living ComplexAn independent living residence which offers rentable housing and usually
one or more services to assist the resident.Residents are independent for the most part, but may like to have, or
require some assistance in their daily routines.Services may but are not required to include the following: Help
with grooming, bathing, shopping, providing meals, transport to appointments, etc.
Service Industry:A facility that provides a service such as but not limited to: hair salon, barber shop, catering, dry
cleaners, laundries, day/massage spa, laundromat. Also see Professional Service.
Service Station:A facility which has pumps for the purpose of dispensing fuel or devices for the purpose of
charging electric vehicles. This facility may or may not include a convenience store. Placement of this type of
business will be determined by size.
Setback:The shortest distance between the property line and the foundation, wall or main frame of the building.
Cornices, canopies, eaves, or other similar architectural features not providing additional floor space within the
building may extend into a required side, front or rear yard setback no more than three (3) feet. Setbacks will be
measured from the property line to the foundation of the structure.
Short-Term Rental:A short-term rental is a dwelling unit, or any portion thereof, that is offered to rent for a fee
and for thirty (30) days or less. Short-term rentals shall not include a unit that is used for any retail, restaurant,
banquet space, event center, or anothersimilar use.Short-term rentals are prohibited in accessory structures not
specifically designed for human habitation or within a recreational vehicle or travel trailer, except when located in
an approved travel trailer court.
Share Use Path/Trail:See Trails (Bicycle/Pedestrian)
Shopping Center:An area or tract of land specifically set apart and zoned to provide commercial services of
various types, according to an integrated, approved plan.
Sidewalks:The portion of a street adjacent to or running parallel to a roadway.Sidewalks are that area designed
and built for preferential or exclusive use by pedestrians. However, because many streets are too narrow to safely
accommodate bicycles and motor vehicles, it may be necessary for bicyclists to share the sidewalk with pedestrians.
When bicyclists must use the sidewalk, they must yield to pedestrians.At times this may necessitate the bicyclist
becoming a pedestrian, by getting off of and walking beside the bicycle.
Sign (Off-Premise):A business sign which directs the attention of the public to a business, an activity or to any
commercial or non-commercial product(s) or service(s) that are sold offered or distributed from a location that is not
on the same premises where such business sign is located. For the purposes of this ordinance, signs that contain two
or more business names and that are located in a development platted and planned as one development or shopping
center are not subject to this definition.
Sign (Building Identification):A sign designed to identify a building either by name, address or both.
Signed Shared Roadway (Signed Bike Route):See Trails (Bicycle/Pedestrian)
Single Family Group Homes:For the purpose of the Ammon City Code a Group Home in any single-family
residential zone shall be allowed pursuant to the requirement of the Idaho State Code 67-6531. Any group home
operated within the City of Ammon shall comply with all the requirements and conditions of the Idaho State Code.
Single Family Residence:A Single-Family Residence includes fully detached, semi-detached (semi-attached, side-
by-side), row houses, and townhouses. In the case of attached units, each must be separated from the adjacent unit
by a foundation-to-roof wall in order to be classified as a single-family structure. Said units must not share
heating/air-conditioning systems or utilities.
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Units built one on top of another and those built side-by-side that do not have a foundation-to-roof wall and/or have
common facilities (i.e., attic, basement, heating plant, plumbing, etc.) shall not be classified as single-family
residences.
Site Plan:Asite plan is a scale drawing showing proposed structures and improvements for a parcel of land as
required by the applicable regulations. It includes lot lines, lot area, streets, parking spaces, private roadways,
walkways, topographic features, reserved open space, buildings and other structures, landscaping, and the location
of proposed or existing utility easements. A site plan is a more detailed representation of a proposed development
than shown in a plat, and may also include density and statistical data.
Site Plan Review:Site plan review is the process whereby city staff and the planning and zoning commission,
review the site plan of a development to assure that it meets the stated purposes and standards of the zoning and
subdivision ordinance.
Special Use Permit:See Conditional Use Permit.
Spot Zoning:Spot zoning is a form of discriminatory zoning that serves to further the interests of a few private property
owners instead of the welfare of the entire community as set forth in the comprehensive plan. Spot zoning is based on the
arbitrary and inappropriate nature of a rezoning change rather than, as is commonly believed, the size of the area being rezoned.
Standard Development Agreement:An agreement between the City and a developer which requires an owner or developer
to make a written commitment concerning the use of development of a specific parcel of property as a condition of
development. The agreement is binding and recorded so as to bind future owners.
Storm Water:Water or runoff from rainstorms or snowmelt that does not soak into the ground or evaporate, but instead flows
across surface areas such as lawns, parking lots, rooftops, streets etc.
Storm Water Retention:An area of retention designed to contain storm water for a period of forty-eight (48)
hours. Where green space serves as the required storm water retention areas, only grasses and vegetation compatible
with water retention may be allowed.
Story:That portion of a building included between the surface of a floor and the ceiling next above the floor.
Street Fair:A fair that celebrates the character of a neighborhood. It is usually held on the main street of a
neighborhood.
Street:A public thoroughfare other than an alley also referred to as an arterial, collector or local.
Street (Arterial):More detailed information for the following street designations can be found in the BMPO
Access Management Plan at www.bmpo.org.
Principal Arterials are major roadways that are intended to primarily serve through traffic so access to
abutting properties is restricted.
Minor Arterials are like principal arterials, except vehicle access is less restricted.
Street (Collector):
Major collectorsare roadways that provide local circulation over moderate distances and link arterials to
local streets. Except for individual residences, they may provide direct access to abutting properties.
Residential collectors are like major collectors, except they provide local circulation over short distances and
although discouraged, by City Engineer approval may be permitted to provide direct access to individual
residences.
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Street (Local):Roadways that are intended to provide access to abutting properties and serve very little to no
through vehicle traffic.
Studio Commercial:A space where an individual or group sell either artwork or services. This could include but
not be limited to: artist, musician, photographer, or dance instruction.
Structural Alterations:Any change in the supporting members of the building, such as the bearing walls,
columns, beams, girders or roof.
Subdivision:The division of a developed or undeveloped tract or parcel of land into three (3) or more parts for the
purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development.Subdivision is both the process and the
result of laying out a parcel of undivided land into lots, blocks, streets, and public areas.
Subdivision Regulations:Subdivision regulations are local ordinances that regulate the conversion of undivided
land into building lots for residential or other purposes. The regulations establish requirements for streets, utilities,
site design and procedures for dedicating land for open space or other public purposes to the local government or for
fees in lieu of dedication, and prescribe procedures for plan review and payment of fees.
Substantial Improvement:Any repair, reconstruction or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or
exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure either: (1) before the improvement or repair is
started, or (2) if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. For the purposes
floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external
dimensions of the structure.
Surgical Center: See Hospital/Surgical Center.
Swimming Pool (Private):A swimming pool serving as an amenity to and located within the lot of a primary
dwelling unit.
Swimming Pool (Public):A swimming pool located on a lot where a primary residence is not included on the same
lot. Examples of public swimming pools would be a pool located within a subdivision for the use of all or part of
the residents within the subdivision, regardless of the type of ownership of said swimming pool.
Television and Radio Broadcasting Station:Television and Radio studios, see Title 10 Chapter 32 for antenna
height regulations.
Town House Dwelling:Two or more Single Family attached Dwelling Units within the same building separated by
zero lot line construction where ownership of the individual dwelling units is independent of each other including
specified ground around the individual dwelling units and no common ownership in the building or grounds exist.
Town House Unit:A Single-Family Dwelling Unit contained in a Town House Dwelling.
Trails (Bicycle/Pedestrian): For the purpose of this Code, the following definitions shall be included in the
definitions referring to trails:
(A)Bike Lanes:A portion of a roadway designated by striping, signing and pavement markings for the
preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists. Bike lanes are striped lanes on existing roadways running
parallel, and adjacent, to the outside motor lane. A bike lane is for the exclusive use of bicyclists and
allows for one-way travel in the same direction as the motor vehicle with one lane on each side of the road.
(B)Bikeway:A generic term for any road, street, path or way which, in some manner, is specifically
designated for bicycle travel, regardless of whether such facilities are designated for the exclusive use of
bicycles or are to be shared with other transportation modes.
(C)Multi-Use Path/Trail:Paths entirely separated from the roadway, generally by a space of at least five (5)
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feet, except at infrequent intersections. Bicyclists, pedestrians and various other non-motorized users can
use multi-use paths/trails.
(D)Shared Use Path/Trail:A bikeway physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open
space or barrier and either within the street right-of-way or within and independent of right-of-way. Shared
use may also be used by pedestrians, skaters, wheelchair users, joggers and other non-motorized users.
(E)Signed Shared Roadway (Signed Bike Route):A shared roadway designated by signing as a preferred
route for bicycle use. When signs are used, it indicates to bicyclists that particular advantages exist to
using the route compared to alternates and the responsible agency has taken action to ensurethe roadway is
suitable and maintained.
Trailer Court:See manufactured home court.
Trailer House:See mobile home.
Transportation Facility:A facility that provides boarding for transportation services or commercial trucking use,
such as, but not limited to: bus depots, heliport, passenger railroad stations, or truck stops with layover facilities.
Travel Trailer Park/Court:See RV Park
Trailer Space: See RV Space.
Travel Trailer:The term "travel trailer" shall mean and include all living accommodation units which are capable
of unrestricted highway use and not placed upon any foundation. The term shall include, but not be limited to, travel
trailers, motor home units, fifth wheels, and campers mounted on automotive vehicles.
VacantAlthough this category is primarily intended to specify those lands which have no particular use
designation, this category is also used to specify lands which have been annexed but have not been issued a building
permit or have been designated as transportation rights-of-way, major utility easements and waterways. The
category could include both platted and unplatted lands.
Vacation Rental: See Short-Term Rental.
Variance:A waiver of specific regulations of this ordinance granted by the City in accordance with the provisions set forth in
this ordinance for the purpose of assuring that no property, because of special circumstances applicable to it, shall be deprived
of privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same zone. Those requirements can be found in Chapter 9 section
(10-9-8-B).
Vertical Project:A vertical project/building can be any project or building containing two or more levels above grade.
Wholesale:Sale of goods for resale as distinguished from sale of good to consumers. These include wholesale, resale and
distribution centers with warehouses
Yard:An open space on a lot with a building, which space is unoccupied or unobstructed from the ground upward,
except as otherwise permitted in this ordinance.
Yard (Front):The minimum horizontal distance measured from the building foundation or any projection thereof,
excluding steps, that is closest to the street, to the property line adjacent to the street or if not facing a street, the
minimum distance from the foundation to the required setback of the next adjacent building.
Yard (Required):The open space around buildings which is required by the terms of this ordinance.
Yard (Rear):An open, unoccupied space on the same lot as a building, measured from the building foundation
closest to the rear lot line of the building (exclusive of steps) and the rear property line, and extending for the entire
width of the lot.
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Yard (Side):A yard between the building and the side property line of the lot and extending from the street line to
the rear of the lot, measured from the building foundation nearest to the side property line.
Zero Lot Line:A property line which meets either of the following two conditions:
1.A property line runs through a solid, unbroken, not hollow wall running from the bottom of the basement
or crawl space to the top of the ceiling of a building. Each property to either side of this dividing wall may
install any needing support beams and an inner wall against the dividing wall. Utility lines (electric,
telephone, cable, etc.) and pipes (water, sewer, natural gas, etc.) may be placed behind the inner wall, but in
no case may any line, pipe or any other opening pierce the dividing wall.
2.A property line which runs between two buildings whose solid, unbroken outer walls, running from the
utility line or pipe may cross the two touching walls, nor may any other opening in one touching wall align
with any opening in the wall it touches.
Zoning Ordinance:Zoning ordinance is the local law adopted by the governing body to assure orderly development according
to specific standards established for the general public welfare and govern the types of permitted land uses, the maximum
density or minimum lot size, building heights, setbacks and so on. Zoning ordinances consist of text and a zoning district map.
The map divides the jurisdiction into districts (zones) for different types of development, while the text specifies what
regulations apply to each district, including general provisions and administration.
Zoo (Petting):Temporary or permanent events, open farms or premises where contact is permitted between approved
animals and members of the public, whether a fee is charged or not.
Section 2. Chapter 12 RP Residence Zone
Title X, Chapter 12, of the City Code of Ammon shall be amended to read as follows:
10-12-1:General Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
10-12-2:Use Requirements
10-12-1:GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONE: The objective in establishing the RP
Residence Zone is to encourage the creation and maintenance of residential areas within the City which are
characterized by large lots at least twelve thousand (12,000) square feet on which single-family dwelling units are
situated, surrounded by well-kept lawns, trees and other plantings. A minimum of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and
quiet residential conditions favorable to family living and the rearing of children shall also be characteristic of this
zone. No single lot, regardless of the status of platting in the RP Residence Zone shall contain more than one dwelling
unit, except as specifically allowed by this Title of the City code. This zone shall not allow density that will exceed
2.5 living units per acre.
In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this ordinance and to promote the characteristics of this zone,
the following regulations shall apply in the RP Residence Zone (see also §10-5 Supplementary Regulations to Zones,
§10-7 Special Provisions Applying to Miscellaneous Uses, §10-29 Subdivision Regulations and §10-37 District Use
Matrix).
10-12-2:USE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to residential uses the following uses shall be permitted in the RP
Residence Zone:
(A)Churches, when approved by the Board of Adjustment as a conditional use, but not including temporary
revival tents or buildings, and not including night lighting for outdoor recreational purposes, except when
permitted under the term of paragraph 10-7-6.
(B)Public and parochial schools and public and semi-public use, when approved by the Board of Adjustment
as a conditional use, as set forth in paragraph 10-7-1.
(C)Public utility buildings and structures, when approved as required.
(D)Cemeteries, when approved by the Board of Adjustment as a conditional use.
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Section 3. Chapter17,R-3 Residence Zone
Title X, Chapter 17 of the City Code of Ammon shall be amended to read as follows:
SECTION:
10-17-1:General Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
10-17-2:Use Requirements
10-17-3:Size of Buildings
10-17-4: Lot Coverage
10-17-5:Special Provisions Regarding Single-Family Attached Townhouse Dwellings
10-17-6:Vehicular Access
10-17-7:Special Provisions Applying To R-3 Zone
10-17-1:GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONE: The objective in establishing the R-3
Residence Zone is to designate appropriate areas within the City for rental dwelling units, multiple family dwellings
and similar buildings where living accommodations for groups may be located. This zone is characterized by a variety
of dwelling types having widely varying forms and shapes, with somewhat denser residential environment. In general,
this zone is situated where the need for rental units is greatest, along major streets and on the borders of neighborhoods.
In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this ordinance and to promote the essential characteristics of
this zone, the following regulations shall apply in the R-3 Residence Zone (see also 10-5 Supplementary Regulations
to Zone, 10-7 Special Provisions Applying to Miscellaneous Uses, 10-29 Subdivision Regulations, and §10-37 District
Use Matrix). This zone shall not allow a density of more than sixteen (16.0) dwelling units per acre.
10-17-2:USE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the allowed residential uses the following uses shall be permitted
in the R-3 Residence Zone:
(A)Incidental retailing of goods and services, such as newspapers, magazines, minimal food items, grooming
items, and the like, for the convenience of people wholive in apartment buildings,assisted living centers and
convalescent homes; provided the facilities therefor shall be located within the main building, and provided
that no sign or display shall be used advertising the retail services offered within the building which can be
seen from a public street. Provided further, that the floor area devoted to the retailing of goods and services
shall not exceed ten (10) square feet for each dwelling unit contained within the main building.
10-17-3:SIZE OF BUILDINGS: For attached multiple family dwellings and other buildings, there shall be no
minimum floor area requirements. For single family detached or attached townhouses/condominium units the
minimum square footage shall be 1,000 square feet per living unit.
10-17-4:LOT COVERAGE:
(A)Maximum Lot Coverage. Lot coverage, including all areas under roofs and paved or concrete surfaces,
shall not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the total lot and parking area. The maximum lot coverage of
single-family attached dwelling units shall be sixty five percent (65%) for interior lots and fifty percent
(50%) for corner lots. The remaining lot area shall be landscaped in accordance with provisions of this
ordinance. All landscaping outside of that immediately between any main building and any public street
shall be located, designed, and developed for the benefit and enjoyment of the residents of the dwelling(s),
including appropriate play areas for children.
(B)Lot Coverage Exemption. The landscaped area on a lot will be considered to include such hard-surface
outdoor recreation facilities as tennis courts, basketball courts, shuffleboard courts, and swimming pools,
provided that:
1.The hard-surface outdoor recreation facilities make up no more than forty percent (40%) of the
required landscaped area, and
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2.Those facilities are available for the use of all residents of the development.
(C)Required Buffers. Wherever a development in the R-3 Zone adjoins land zoned RE, RP, RP-A, R-1, R1-A
or RMH, or unincorporated land designated for single family residential use in the City's Comprehensive
Plan, a minimum ten (10) foot wide landscaped buffer and a minimum six (6) foot high site obscuring fence
shall be provided. This buffer may be included in the thirty percent (30%) minimum landscaped area required
in (A) above. If an open space of at least thirty (30) feet is provided between all buildings (whether main or
auxiliary) and the adjacent zone the requirement of a fence can be waived. Said open space shall include
some combination of planted trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, flowers or lawns.
10-17-5:SPECIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED TOWNHOUSE
DWELLINGS: These provisions apply to single-family attached townhouse dwellings (those attached to adjacent
units only via zero lot lines) only.
(A)No single-family attached dwelling shall be located above another dwelling unit, either in whole or in part.
(B)Each single-family attached dwelling shall have at least one direct pedestrian access from the interior of the
dwelling to the property line of the dwelling unit and no pedestrian access may be held in common with
another single-family dwelling unit.
(C)Except as noted below, a single-family attached dwelling shall have no facilities or property in common with
another single-family attached dwelling and all dwellings shall be structurally and functionally independent
from each other. All single-family attached dwellings shall have separate electrical service, water service
lines, and sanitary sewer service lines. Common facilities or property are allowed for the following:
1.Common party walls constructed in accordance with the International Building Code.
2.Foundations supporting attached or party walls.
3.Flashing at the termination of the roof covering over any attached walls.
4.Roofs.
5.Vehicular access to a dedicated street for off-street parking facilities or detached garages.
(D)No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a single family attached dwelling unless a common facility or
party wall agreement or Declaration of Condominium, together with a separate legal description for each
living unit has been filed with the Bonneville County Recorder's Office and a copy provided to the City of
Ammon, for each such dwelling unit which shares common facilities with another unit. Such agreement shall
include a legal description of the individual dwelling units sharing common facilities and shall allocate
responsibility as and between the owners of such lots for the use, maintenance, and ownership of all common
facilities.
10-17-6:VEHICULAR ACCESS:All lots upon which a dwelling is located shall have a vehicular access to and
frontage upon a dedicated street or upon a granted easement of access of not less than twenty-five (25) feet in width
and of a distance from the public dedicated street of no longer than approved by the planning and zoning
commission.
10-17-7:SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO R-3 ZONE: Landscaping shall be as set forth in section 10-5-24.
Section 4. Chapter18,R3-A Residence Zone
Title X, Chapter18of the City Code of Ammon shall be amended to read as follows:
SECTION:
10-18-1:General Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
10-18-2:UseRequirements
10-18-3:Location of AccessoryStructures
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10-18-4:Lot Coverage
10-18-5:Special Provisions Regarding Single-Family Attached Townhouse Dwellings
10-18-6:Vehicular Access
10-18-7:Special Provisions Apply to R3-A Zone
10-18-1:GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONE: The objective in establishing the R3-A
Residence Zone is to establish an area within the City in which the primary use of the land is for residential purposes.
Characteristic of this zone is a greater density and a wider variety of dwelling types and uses than other residential
zones. The R3-A Zone is essentially residential in character; therefore, all uses must be developed and maintained in
harmony with residential uses attractive lawns, shrubs, trees, both on the street and around the buildings, is also
characteristic of this zone. This zone shall not allow density that will exceed twenty (20.0) dwelling units per acre.
In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this ordinance and to promote the characteristics of this zone,
the following regulations shall apply in the R3-A Residence Zone (see also §10-5Supplementary Regulations to
Zones, §10-7 Special Provisions Applying to Miscellaneous Uses, §10-29 Subdivision Regulations,and §10-37
District Use Matrix).
10-18-2:USE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the allowed residential uses the following uses shall be permitted in
the R3-A Residence Zone:
(A)Off street parking lots.
(B)For property zoned R3-A prior to April 1, 2004, ONLY, with no subsequent change to another zone: Office
buildings for professional persons, such as doctors, dentists, accountants, attorneys, architects.
(C)For property zoned R3-A prior to December 1, 2017, ONLY with no subsequent change to another zone:
Mortuaries, Crematories andfuneral parlors, pursuant to a conditional use permit issued by the Board of
Adjustment.
10-18-3:LOCATION OF ACCESSORYSTRUCTURES:
(A)Side yard requirements for accessory structures shall be the same as for main buildings, except those
subject to §10-18-5. Any accessorystructure placed in the calculated side yard of the main building shall
maintain the side yard requirements of the zone in which it is in. The distance between the main building
and the accessory structureshall be subject to the requirements in the most recently adopted version of the
International Building Code or International Residential Code as they may apply.
(B)No side yard shall be required for accessory structures which are located more than twelve (12) feet in the
rear of the main building (calculated from the furthest point of extension of any part of the foundation),
provided that the auxiliary
(C)There shall be no side yard setback requirement for the property line between zero lot line single-family
attached dwellings where the dwelling units are attached by party wall/common walls. The side yard
requirements shall be maintained for the exterior boundaries of any units, which are attached by party walls.
All accessory structures shall comply with the setback requirements set forth above. There shall be an
attached party wall/common wall of no less than twelve (12) feet between any attached dwellings permitted
within this chapter or any subsequent chapter allowing single family attached dwellings.
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10-18-4:LOT COVERAGE:
(A)Maximum Lot Coverage. Lot coverage, including all areas under roofs and paved or concrete surfaces, shall
not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the total lot and parking area. The maximum lot coverage of single-
family attached dwelling units shall be sixty-five percent (65%) for interior lots and fifty percent (50%) for
corner lots. The remaining lot area shall be landscaped in accordance with provisions of this ordinance. All
landscaping outside of that immediately between any main building and any public street shall be located,
designed, and developed for the benefit and enjoyment of the residents of the dwelling(s), including
appropriate play areas for children.
(B)Lot Coverage Exemption. The landscaped area on a lot will be considered to include such hard-surface
outdoor recreation facilities as tennis courts, basketball courts, shuffleboard courts, and swimming pools,
provided that:
1.The hard-surface outdoor recreation facilities make up no more than forty percent (40%) of the
required landscaped area, and
2.Those facilities are available for the use of all residents of the development.
(C)Required Buffers. Wherever a development in the R3-A Zone adjoins land zoned RE, RP, RP-A, R-1, R1-
A or RMH, or unincorporated land designated for single family residential use in the City's Comprehensive
Plan, a minimum ten (10) foot wide landscaped buffer and a minimum six (6) foot high site obscuring fence
shall be provided. This buffer may be included in the thirty percent (30%) minimum landscaped area required
in (A) above. If an open space of at least thirty (30) feet is provided between all buildings (whether main or
auxiliary) and the adjacent zone the requirement of a fence can be waived. Said open space shall include
some combination of planted trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, flowers or lawns.
10-18-5:SPECIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED TOWNHOUSE
DWELLING: These provisions apply to single-family attached townhouse dwellings (those attached to adjacent units
via zero lot lines) only.
(A)No single-family attached dwelling shall be located above another dwelling unit, either in whole or in part.
(B)Each single-family attached dwelling shall have at least one direct pedestrian access from the interior of the
dwelling to the property line of the dwelling unit and no pedestrian access may be held in common with
another single-family dwelling unit.
(C)Except as noted below, a single-family attached dwelling shall have no facilities or property in common with
another single-family attached dwelling and all dwellings shall be structurally and functionally independent
from each other. All single-family attached dwellings shall have separate electrical service, water service
lines, and sanitary sewer service lines. Common facilities or property are allowed for the following:
1.Common party walls constructed in accordance with the International Building Code.
2.Foundations supporting attached or party walls.
3.Flashing at the termination of the roof covering over any attached walls.
4.Roofs.
5.Vehicular access to a dedicated street for off-street parking facilities or detached garages.
(D)No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for a single family attached dwelling unless a common facility or
party wall agreement or Declaration of Condominium, together with a separate legal description for each
living unit has been filed with the Bonneville County Recorder's Office and a copy provided to the City of
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Ammon, for each such dwelling unit which shares common facilities with another unit. Such agreement shall
include a legal description of the individual dwelling units sharing common facilities and shall allocate
responsibility as and between the owners ofsuch lots for the use, maintenance, and ownership of all common
facilities.
10-18-6:VEHICULAR ACCESS:All lots upon which a dwelling is located shall have a vehicular access to and
frontage upon a dedicated street or upon a granted easement of access of not less than twenty-five (25) feet in width
and of a distance from the public dedicated street of no longer than approved by the planning and zoning
commission.
10-18-7:SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO R-3A ZONE: Landscaping shall be as set forth in section 10-5-
24.
Section 5. Chapter 29, Subdivision Regulations
Title X Chapter 29, Section 7, of the City Code of Ammon shall be amended to read as follows:
10-29-7:PREAPPLICATION REVIEW: Prior to filing a preliminary plat application the subdivider shall
participate in a preapplication interview to enable the City to review and comment on the proposed subdivision.
Such discussions should cover the general objectives of the subdivision, platting procedures and requirements, and
potential plans for a development agreement.
(A)The subdivider shall contact the city planner to set up a time for the preapplication review.
(B)The subdivider shall provide a digital copy of a master plan.
(C)Elements of the master plan shall include:
1.General concept of the development, including, but not limited to, lots, streets, alleys, and parks and open
space.
2.Phasing plan showing divisions
3.Number of lots and/or units for the total development and per division
4.Density of units per acre for the total development and per division
5.Number of acres for the total development and per division
6.Amount of open space in acres
7.Connectivity to surrounding areas through streets and trails
8.General utility layout not required to be engineered at master plan
(D) A review fee will be charged based on the current Fee Resolution for the review of the proposed
subdivision.
(E)A master plan incorporating the entirety of a property, shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning
Commission for recommendation and action of approval or denial by the City Council. The master plan can
be presented with the preliminary plat for the first division of a subdivision.
Title X Chapter 29, Section 8 of the City Code of Ammon shall be amended to read as follows:
10-29-8:PRELIMINARY PLAT REQUIREMENTS: In seeking to subdivide land into building lots and to dedicate
streets, alleys or other land for public use there shall be one scaled drawing submitted to the Planning and Zoning
onic format (pdf). The preliminary plat shall be submitted at least ten
(10) days before a Planning Commission meeting date. The Planning Commission shall review the application within
ten (10) days from the first meeting at which the plan was formally presented unless an extension of time is agreed to
by the subdivider. Prior to making a decision on the proposed preliminary plat the Planning Commission shall
determine if a public hearing should be required for the proposed preliminary plat request. If the Planning Commission
determines a hearing should be held, there shall be a hearing scheduled for the next available hearing date before the
Planning Commission. Final approval of preliminary plats shall be by the City Council.
Any preliminary plat containing more than three (3) lots shall be submitted to the Planning Director at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the deadline for submission of such plat to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The
Planning Director shall submit the drawing for review by the City Engineer, Fire Chief, Building Official and Planning
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Director. Said review shall provide the developer with any issues needing to be addressed prior to a submission to the
Planning Commission. Changes required by the staff review shall be reflected on the submitted preliminary plat.
The preliminary plat so prepared by the subdivider and formally filed with the Planning Director shall contain
the following information.
(A)The proposed name of the subdivision.
(B)The location of the subdivision as forming a part of some larger tract or parcel of land referred to in the
records of the County Recorder.
(C)A vicinity map showing a radius of one-half (1/2) mile around the proposed development shall be provided.
All existing roadways shall be shown, with names on the vicinity map.
(D)A contour map at appropriate contour intervals to show the general topography of the tract.
(E)The boundary lines of the tract to be subdivided shall be accurate in scale and bearing. These lines should
be slightly heavier than street and lot lines.
(F)The location, widths, names and other dimensions of all existing or platted streets shall be shown on the
preliminary plat. In addition, important features within one hundred (100) feet and contiguous to the tract
to be subdivided and recorded as a legal document shall be shown on the preliminary plat. Examples of
those features include but are not limited to railroad lines, water courses, easements and exceptional
topography.
(G)The approximate location of all existing or proposed utilities, including, but not limited to, sanitary sewers,
storm drains, water supply mains, fire hydrants, streetlights, bridges, ditches and culverts within the tract
and immediately adjacent thereto; and if applicable the interconnection of such systems with the major
street plan and City storm drainage system.
(H)The location, names, widths, and other dimensions of proposed streets, alleys, easements, parks, lots, and
other open spaces.
(I)All parcels of land intended to be dedicated for public use or reserved for the use of all property owners
with the purpose indicated.
(J)North point, scales, and dates.
(K)Zoning for the subdivision shall be indicated. If more than one zone exists within the subdivision,
individual lots should include the zone.
(L)The following items shall be printed on the preliminary plat:
1.Density of subdivision in living units
2.Number of lots within the division
3.Average size of lots within the division
4.Total size of plat (in acres)
5.A signature line showing approval date shall be provided for the Planning Directorand City
Engineer.
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(M)Mitigation of the impact of development on public facilities should be considered at this stage.
Recommendations from staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be directed to the City
Council for consideration.
1.Written record of staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations for mitigation
shall be included in the staff presentation to the City Council for each preliminary plat
presentation.
2.Written record of the decision and motion of the City Council requirements for mitigation shall be
incorporated into an annexation or standard development agreement prior to the final platting
stage of said development.
(N)Appropriate details for any special development areas in the proposed plat, including, but not limited to,
hillside and floodplain developments.
(O)All off-site improvements required to service the development.
(P)Prior to the signage of any preliminary plat a standard development agreement shall be submitted and
approved by the City Council. The standard development agreement must be recorded within 30 days of
l benefit the interests of the city, the county, or the
state of Idaho.
1. The standard development agreement shall contain language to include any mitigation requirements
as determined by the City Council at the Preliminary and Final Plat stage.
2.The standard development agreement shall contain language to include any mitigation
requirements as determined by the City Council at the annexation stage of development.
(Q)The following items shall accompany the preliminary plat application:
Prior to City Council Approval:
1.Copies and signatures showing the ability to provide sewer services by EasternIdaho Regional
Sewer District (EIRSD) or Iona Bonneville Sewer District (IBSD), when required by the servicing
agency.
2.Preliminary Plat and improvement drawings submitted in digital form.
(R)Inspection of Public Improvements Under Construction:
1. Before approval of a preliminary plat, and before construction plans, and specifications for public
improvements, an agreement shall be made in writing between the developer and the City to provide
for inspecting the construction and its conformity tothe submitted plans.
2.Prior to construction of public improvements, a pre-construction meeting shall be held with the
The preliminary plat shall be drawn to a scale not smaller than one (1) inch to one hundred (100) feet. Such approval
of the preliminary plat shall be valid for a period of one (1) calendar year only.
Section 6. Chapter 30 RMH Residence Zone
Title X, Chapter 30, Section 13of the City Code of Ammon shall be amended to read as follows:
10-30-13:PRELIMINARY PLANS AND DOCUMENTS:
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(A)In Requirements.
submitted to the Zoning Administrator at least two (2) weeks prior to the meeting of the Planning
Commission at which the plan will be considered. The preliminary plan shall be drawn to a scale not
smaller than one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet and shall show the following information:
1.The topography represented by contours shown at no greater intervals than two (2) feet when required
by the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
2.The proposed street and mobile home park/manufactured home court layout.
3.Proposed reservations for parks, playgrounds, and open spaces.
4.Size and character of recreation buildings and other structures associated with the land and facilities to
be used by the mobile home occupants.
5.Layout of typical unit space.
6.Tabulations showing:
(a)Area of land within the mobile home park/manufactured home court.
(b)Lumber of manufactured home/mobile home spaces provided for in the Manufactured home
court/mobile home park.
(c)Percent of area to be devoted to parks and playgrounds.
7.Number of off-street parking spaces.
8.Generalized landscape planting plan.
9.Location of existing and proposed utility lines and easements, water and sewer lines, fire hydrants, storm
drains and facilities, curbs, and other improvements.
10.Draft of proposed documents, including:
(a)Management policies, covenants, and restrictions.
(b)Maintenance agreement.
11.Typical street cross-sections.
12.Any other data that the Planning Commission may require.
(B)Standards and Requirements. The development of a mobile home park/manufactured home court shall
conform to the following standards and requirements:
1.The area shall be one ownership and shall remain in one ownership, and the same shall not be
subdivided.
2.The final plan must be prepared by an engineer, architect, or land surveyor licensed to practice in the
State of Idaho.
3.The minimum initial site size for a mobile home park/manufactured home court shall be five (5) acres.
4.The mobile homes/manufactured homes may be clustered, and individual mobile home site sizes may
be reduced below that required for single-family dwellings within the zone in which the development
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is located, provided that the density of mobile home units within the development does not exceed six
(6) units per acre and that all lots or spaces are served by an approved central culinary water and
sewage disposal system.
5.Size and Yard Requirements:
(a)There shall be a minimum lot size of five thousand (5,000) square feet and a minimum width of
fifty (50) feet at the building setback line, with a maximum of six (6) unit spaces per acre.
(b)There shall be requirement of a front yard setback of fifteen (15) feet minimum from the front
property line and rear yard setback of twenty (20) feet from the rear property line
(c)There shall be a minimum side yard requirement of five (5) feet with a requirement of twenty (20)
feet distance between units.
(d)An open deck or patio area shall not be considered in determining the twenty (20) foot width
requirement from any other unit, but shall be necessary to maintain the five (5) foot side yard
requirement.
6.The land area not contained in individual lots, roads or automobile parking spaces shall be set aside and
developed as parks, playgrounds and service areas for the common use and enjoyment of the occupants
of the mobile home court within two (2) years from the date of approval of the mobile home court.
7.No less than eight percent (8%) of the gross area of the mobile home court shall be set aside for common
use. The land covered by vehicular roadways, sidewalks, off-street parking, and landscaped areas
surrounding mobile home spaces which are pertinent toeach mobile home and the area devoted to service
facilities shall not qualify as part of the area required for parks and playgrounds. Designated open space
shall be located as near the central part of the development, as good design will permit.
8.No mobile home or add-on shall be closer than five (5) feet to a property or lot line. When a carport
having at least three (3) open sides is added to a mobile home, or a deck or patio is constructed, side
yards on such construction side may be reduced tofive (5) feet from the side lot line, or not less than ten
(10) feet between structures, whichever is greater.
9.All off-street parking space and driveways shall be hard surfaced within two (2) years from date of
approval of the mobile home court.
10.A strip of land at least eight feet (8') wide surrounding the mobile home court shall be left unoccupied
by mobile homes and shall be planted and maintained in lawn, shrubs and trees designed to afford privacy
to the development.
11.All storage and solid waste receptacles outside of the confines of a mobile home must be housed in a
closed structure compatible in design and construction to the mobile home and to any service buildings
within the mobile home court. All patios, garages, carports and other add-ons must also be compatible
in design and construction with the mobile home and with the service buildings, as approved-by the
Planning and Zoning Administrator.
12.Occupancy shall by written lease, which lease shall be made available to the officials of the City upon
demand. The terms of said lease shall be consistent with the Declaration of Management Policies,
Covenants and Restrictions, as required by subparagraph C of this section.
13.Roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic as follows:
(a)For one-way with no parking: Sixteen (16) feet in width plus extra width as necessary for
maneuvering mobile homes.
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(b)For two-way with no parking: Thirty (30) feet in width.
(c)For entrance streets: Minimum of fifty (50) feet in width. All streets shall be bordered by
rolled curb or equivalent and shall be hard surfaced.
14.There shall be no more than two entrances from the manufactured home court/mobile home park into
any one street, except as may be approved for special circumstances, which entrances shall be no closer
than twenty-five (25) feet from each other, nor closer than seventy (70) feet to the comer of an
intersection.
15.Access shall be provided to each mobile home space by means of an access way reserved for
maneuvering mobile homes into position and shall be kept free from trees and other immovable
obstructions. Paving the access way shall not be required. Use of planks, steel mats or other means
during placement of a mobile home shall be allowed so long as the same are removed immediately after
placement of the mobile home.
16.Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of two (2) parking spaces per mobile home space
contained within the mobile home court. In no case shall the parking space be located greater than one
hundred (100) feet away from the mobile home space it is designated to serve, except that one-fourth
(1/4) of the required parking spaces may be located not more than three hundred (300) feet away from
the mobile home spaces it is designed to serve.
17.In addition to meeting the above requirements and conforming to the other laws of the City, all mobile
home courts shall also conform to requirements of the State Health Department. In the event of any
conflict between said regulation or codes and this chapter, the most restrictive provision shall govern.
18.Mobile home courts containing not less than twenty-five (25) mobile homes may include a launderette
for convenience of the occupants of the court, but not for the general public.
19.All mobile homes shall be located at least thirty (30) feet back from any public street, and the resulting
yards must be landscaped, except for driveways.
20.Yard Lighting. A minimum of two-tenths (0.2) foot-candles of light shall be required for protective yard
lighting the full length of all driveways and walkways.
21.An area of at least one hundred (100) square feet for each mobile home space contained within the mobile
home court shall be provided for the storage of the renter's boats, trailers, campers, and other items that
cannot be stored in the mobile homes. Saidstorage space shall be enclosed with a sight-obscuring fence
of not less than six (6), nor more than eight (8) feet in height.
22.The site of any mobile home court shall be graded and/or filled and maintained so as to prevent the
accumulation of storm or wastewater of any kind. A mobile home court shall not be permitted where
there is inadequate drainage. Adequate drainage shall beprovided and maintained for all patios, mobile
home stands and buildings.
23.Signs shall be placed in all manufactured home courts/mobile home parks indicating the direction of
travel and the areas where no automobile parking will be permitted on the roadways.
24.No permit to construct or enlarge a mobile home court shall be issued until the plans for the proposed
construction or enlargement have been approved by the State Health Department.
25.Any manufactured home court/mobile home park which has been legally established and which was in
use at the time of the effective date of this ordinance, which does not meet all of the provisions of this
ordinance, shall be deemed to be a non-conforming use, and such nonconforming use may be continued
notwithstanding the fact that it may not comply with the provisions of this ordinance, provided that such
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non-conforming use does not constitute a hazard to health or a nuisance. Such non-conforming use shall
not be extended or enlarged except in compliance with this ordinance.
If any mobile home court was illegally established at the effective date of thisordinance, the enactment
of this ordinance shall not be deemed to render suchuse legal unless such use is expressly authorized by
the terms of this ordinance.
26.Any manufactured housing placed in a manufactured home court/mobile home park shall be of a
manufacturing origin dated subsequent to the most recent standards enacted for the construction of
manufactured housing and not having had prior occupancy, or if prior thereto, or having had prior
occupancy, shall have a certificate of compliance or rehabilitation as provided in Idaho Code, Title 44,
Chapter 25.
(C)Documents.Documents shall also be submitted with the preliminary plan consisting of:
1.A declaration of management policies, covenants, and restrictions setting forth the responsibilities and
duties of the renters or occupants within the mobile home court.
2.An agreement between the developers and the City stating, among other things: That the developer will
construct the project in accordance with approved plans.
(a)That in the event of failure or neglect on the part of the owners, successors, or assigns to
maintain the common areas, landscaping, and other improvements in good condition, the City
may perform the necessary work and for the purpose may enter in upon the land and do said
work and charge the cost thereof, including reasonable attorney fees, against the owners or
their successors or assigns.
(b)That the agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, assigns, receivers, and successor of the
project for the life of the buildings or the project.
(c)Any other conditions that the Planning and Zoning Commission deems to be reasonably
necessary to carry out the intent of this ordinance.
Title X, Chapter 30, Section 22of the City Code of Ammon shall be amended to read as follows:
10-30-22:PRELIMINARY PLAN AND DOCUMENTS: The preliminary plan and documents shall be
prepared and submitted as follows:
(A)Plan Requirements.
to the Zoning Administrator at least two (2) weeks prior to the meeting of the Planning Commission at which
the plan will considered. The preliminary plan shall be drawn to a scale not smaller than one (1) inch equals one
hundred (100) feet, or as recommended by the Zoning Administrator, and shall show the following information:
1.Proposed road and trailer space layout.
2.Proposed reservation for parks, playgrounds and other open space.
3.Proposed location for service facilities.
4.A generalized landscape plan.
5.Location of existing and proposed utility lines and easements, water and sewer lines, fire hydrants,
storm drains and facilities, curbs and other improvements.
6.Any other data that the Planning Commission may require.
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(B)Standards and Requirements.Each travel trailer court shall be held in one ownership and shall contain at least
two (2) acres of land.
1.All travel trailer courts shall abut upon a collector or arterial street, as set forth in the major street
plan of Ammon, Idaho.
2.All travel trailers shall be set back at least thirty (30) feet from any public street.
3.The roadway system shall provide convenient circulation through the travel trailer court and
provide access to each travel trailer space. No travel trailer space will be permitted direct access to
a public street, road, or highway other than by means of the travel trailer court roadway system. All
entrances and exits from the travel trailer court shall be by forward motion only. No exit or
entrance from atravel trailer court shall be through a residential zone and no entrance or exit shall
be located closer than fifty(50) feet to the intersection of two streets.
4.All one-way roadways shall be at least fifteen (15) feet in width and all two-way roadways at least
thirty (30) feet in width, and all roadways shall be hard surfaced.
5.All areas within the court which are not hard surfaced shall be landscaped and maintained with lawns,
trees and shrubs designed to provided privacy and noise containment and shall be equipped with
adequate sprinkling devices as approved by the Zoning Administrator.
6.Each travel trailer space shall be at least twenty (20) feet in width and at least forty (40) feet in length.
7.No travel trailer space shall be rented for a period of more than six (6) months to the same tenant.
8.All travel trailer spaces shall be served by an approved water and sewage disposal system.
9.In addition to meeting the above requirements, all travel trailer courts shall conform to the
requirements of the State and City health regulations relating to travel trailer courts.
10.The site of any travel trailer court shall be graded and/or filled and maintained so as to prevent the
accumulation of storm or wastewater of any kind. A travel trailer court shall not be permitted where
there is inadequate drainage. Adequate drainage shall be provided and maintained for all patios,
travel trailers, stands and buildings.
11.Signs, as may be required by the City, shall be placed in all travel trailer courts indicating the direction
of travel and the area where no automobile parking will be permitted on the roadways.
12.No permit to construct or enlarge a travel trailer court shall be issued until the plans for the proposed
construction or enlargement have been approved by the State Health Department.
13.Both dependent and independent travel trailers shall be allowed to occupy travel trailer spaces in a
travel trailer court.
14.A strip of land at least eight (8) feet wide surrounding the travel trailer court shall be left unoccupied
by travel trailers and shall be planted and maintained in lawn; shrubs and trees designed to afford
privacyto the development
Section 7. Chapter 37, District Use Matrix
Section 8. Chapter 39, RS Residence Zone Small
SECTION:
10-39-1:General Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
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10-39-1:GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONE: The objective in establishing the RS
Residence Zone Small is to provide a residential environment within the City which is characterized by smaller lots
and a denser residential environment to allow for smaller, transitional, affordable housing. The intent of this zone is
to be used for residential infill projects. The principal permitted uses in the RS Residence Zone Small shall be single
family dwelling units and certain other public facilities which are necessary to promote and maintain stable residential
neighborhoods. No single lot shall contain more than one living unit. This zone shall not allow density that will exceed
six (6.0) living units per acre.
(A)In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this ordinance and to promote the essential
characteristics of this RS zone, the following regulations shall apply in the RS Residence Zone (see also
§10-5 Supplementary Regulations to Zones, §10-7 Special Provisions Applying to Miscellaneous Uses,
§10-29 Subdivision Regulations, and §10-37 District Use Matrix). The Residence Zone Small shall have
those characteristic and requirements as outlined in the Zoning Matrix attached as Exhibit A and made a
parthereof as if set forth in full.
Section 8. Repeal of Conflicting Provisions.
All provisionsof the current Code or ordinances of the City of Ammon which conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 9. Severability.
This ordinance is hereby declared to be severable. Should any portion of this ordinance be declared invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect and shall be read to carry
out the purpose(s) of the ordinance before the declaration of partial invalidity.
Section 10. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication as provided by law.
Enacted by the City Council as an ordinance of the City of Ammon on the 11stday ofNovember, 2024. Approved by
the Mayor on the 14thday of November, 2024.
CITY OF AMMON
__________________________________
Sean Coletti, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Kristina Buchan, City Clerk
STATE OF IDAHO)
) ss.
County of Bonneville)
I, KRISTINA BUCHAN, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF AMMON, IDAHO DO HEREBY CERTIFY; That the
above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the Ordinance entitled,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AMMON, OF THE STATE OF IDAHO,
AMENDING AND ADOPTING TITLE X, PLANNING AND ZONING;
CHAPTER 2, DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER 12, RP RESIDENCE ZONE;
CHAPTER 17, R-3 RESIDENCE ZONE; CHAPTER 18, R3-A RESIDENCE
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ZONE; CHAPTER 29, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 30 RMH
RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED HOME ZONE; CHAPTER 37,
DISTRICT USE MATRIX; CHAPTER 39, RS RESIDENCE SMALL ZONE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
DATED this 14thday of November, 2024.
________________________________
Kristina Buchan, City Clerk
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CITY OF AMMON
BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO:726
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AMMON, OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, AMENDING AND
ADOPTING TITLE X, PLANNING AND ZONING; CHAPTER 2, DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER 12, RP
RESIDENCE ZONE; CHAPTER 17, R-3 RESIDENCE ZONE; CHAPTER 18, R3-A RESIDENCE ZONE;
CHAPTER 29, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 30 RMH RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED
HOME ZONE; CHAPTER 37, DISTRICT USE MATRIX; CHAPTER 39, RS RESIDENCE SMALL ZONE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ammon, Idaho.
ATTEST:CITY OF AMMON
_________________________________________________________________
Kristina Buchan, City ClerkSean Coletti, Mayor
I have reviewed the foregoing summary and believe that it provides a true and complete summary of
Ordinance #726and that the summary provides adequate notice to the public of the contents of this ordinance.
DATED this 14thday of November, 2024.
________________________________
Scott Hall, City Attorney
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PROCEDURES
PROCEDURE TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE
Ordinance No.726introduced and read by title.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AMMON, OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, AMENDING AND
ADOPTING TITLE X, PLANNING AND ZONING; CHAPTER 2, DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER 12,
RP RESIDENCE ZONE; CHAPTER 17, R-3 RESIDENCE ZONE; CHAPTER 18, R3-A
RESIDENCE ZONE; CHAPTER 29, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 30 RMH
RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED HOME ZONE; CHAPTER 37, DISTRICT USE MATRIX;
CHAPTER 39, RS RESIDENCE SMALL ZONE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Councilperson moves:
different days and that the three readings be wai
Councilperson seconds:
Roll call vote on motion.
Ordinance again read by title.
AN ORDINANCE OF THECITY OF AMMON, OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, AMENDING AND
ADOPTING TITLE X, PLANNING AND ZONING; CHAPTER 2, DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER 12,
RP RESIDENCE ZONE; CHAPTER 17, R-3 RESIDENCE ZONE; CHAPTER 18, R3-A
RESIDENCE ZONE; CHAPTER 29, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 30 RMH
RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED HOME ZONE; CHAPTER 37, DISTRICT USE MATRIX;
CHAPTER 39, RS RESIDENCE SMALL ZONE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Councilperson moves:
726and summary as an ordinance of the City of Ammon on
Councilperson seconds:
Roll call vote.
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Ammon City Council Meeting
November 14, 2024
Mayor Coletti and City Council Members:
Eastern Idaho Commerce Center Division 1
Right-of-Way Vacation
Staff Presenting:
Cindy Donovan Planning Director
Recommendation:
-Staff recommends approval based on the information provided in the following staff report
Compliance:
-This application is in compliance with State Statute and City Ordinance
Criteria for Decision:
Idaho State Statute Title 50, Chapter 13, Plats and Vacations
Summary of Analysis:
1.Approximately 0.432 acres of public right-of-way is requested to be vacated
2.Property was platted with a public right-of-way that would allow access from the property to
South 25th East. The public right-of-way ends on the east side of the Sand Creek.
3.John Adams Parkway is located to the north and serves as the east/west major collector for this
area. This vacation would not affect John Adams Parkway or Curlew Drive.
4.The City of Idaho Falls is the governing agency of South 25th East and will dictate where future
entrances on South 25th East will be located.
5.The developer has been working with the City of Idaho Falls to determine the placement of a
private road or drive aisle entrance on South 25th East.
6.The vacated property would be deeded to the adjacent property owners
7.Letters have been received from the adjacent property owners, Carey and Julie Heaton and
Ryan Clement, acknowledging that they are willing to accept the vacated property. This is in
compliance with Idaho Statue 50-1321.
Parcel Characteristics:
-General Location: north of 17th Street, east of 25th East, south of John Adams Parkway, and
west of Curlew Drive.
-Acreage: 0.432 acres to be vacated
:
-To recommend approval to vacate the Eastern Idaho Commerce Center Division 1 right-of-way
-Presented by Carey Heaton and Aspen Engineering
Planning and Zoning Commission:
Public Hearing #2024-015 was held before the Commission on November 6, 2024.
Testimony:
Reasoned Statement:
2135 South Ammon Rd., Ammon, Idaho 83406 City Hall: (208) 612-4000
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Vacation does not affect John Adams Parkway and Curlew Drive
Property owners have agreed to accept the vacated property
Reduces potential traffic that would have been caused by a through street
Planning and Zoning Commission Notice:
-Published in the Post Register on Friday, October 18, 2024 and Friday, October 25, 2024
-Mailed letters to 20 public entities and 9 property owners on Friday, October 18, 2024
-Property was posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2024
-Public Comment: No written testimony was received
Motion:
Approve
Read ordinance script
Deny
I move to deny the Eastern Idaho Commerce Center Division 1 Right-of-Way Vacation, finding it
does not comply with State Statute and City ordinance based upon (state the reasons for
recommending denial based on deliberations).
Continue
I move to continue the Eastern Idaho Commerce Center Division 1 Right-of-Way Vacation until
further details can be obtained (list specific information required).
Attachments:
1.Vicinity Map
2.Exhibit of Proposed Vacation
3.Eastern Idaho Commerce Center Division 1 Plat
4.Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearing #2024-015 Reasoned Statement
5.Adjoining Property Owner Letter of Consent
6.Idaho State Statute Title 50, Chapter 13, Plats and Vacations
2135 South Ammon Rd., Ammon, Idaho 83406 City Hall: (208) 612-4000
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October 4, 2024
City of Ammon
Heather McBride, Assistant Planner
Project: Eastern Idaho Commerce Center R.O.W. Vacation
To Whom it May Concern
We,the undersigned property owners agree with the proposed vacation of City Right-of-
Way (R.O.W.) and accept our assigned portionsof the vacated ROW as shownas
Vacation 2and Vacation 4on the attached map.
RespectfullySubmitted,
10/4/2024
__________________________________________
Ryan C. ClementDate
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CITY OF AMMON
ORDINANCE NO. 727
.
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY IN
THE CITY OF AMMON, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO;FOR THE SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE ABUTTING AND ADJOINING OWNERS;
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBING SAID STREET, DETERMINING THAT SAID
VACATION WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PUBLIC USE OR
CONVENIENCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SAID
ORDINANCE.
(A portionEastern Idaho Commerce Center Division 1)
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AMMON, IDAHO THAT:
WHEREAS, a request was presented tothe City of Ammon, Bonneville County, Idaho,
for the vacation of the remaining Right of Way between Lots 1 and 2, and Lots 7 and 8, of Block
10of the Original Ammon Townsitepursuant to the provisions of the Idaho Code; and,
WHEREAS, public hearing #2024-015was held before the Planning and Zoning
Commission of the City of Ammon, on November 6, 2024following proper legal requirements
for advertisement of the hearing and recommendations were received from the Planning and
Zoning Commission, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City ofAmmon has determined that it wasnot
necessary to hold a public hearing before the City Council on the request for vacation of said
Right of Way,and the City Council can act upon the public hearing and recommendation ofthe
Ammon Planning and Zoning Commission.
WHEREAS, those portions of theRight of Way hereinafter described and to be vacated,
are no longer necessary for the public use and convenience, and the vacationthereof will not
affect or lessen the public convenience and necessity,
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NOW THEREFORE, be it hereby ordained by the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Ammon:
Section 1.
(1)The City Council did adopt the recommendations from the Planning and Zoning
Commission as its findings of fact.
(2)That the City Council has determined that it is not necessary to hold a public hearing
before the City Council and under the authority of Idaho Code Section 67-6509and have
declined to do so in this request for vacation of said Right of Way.
(3)That the following described propertyright of waylocated in the City of Ammon,
Bonneville County, Idaho, be vacated and abandoned.
Section 2.
That the followingdescribedRight of Waylocatedinthe City of Ammon, Bonneville
County, Idaho, shall be and the same hereby vacated and abandoned:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Right-of-Way to be Vacated
(VACATION 1)
A PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING BETWEEN LOT 1, BLOCK 3 OF THE
RECORDED PLAT EASTERN IDAHO COMMERCE CENTER DIVISION NO. 1, HAVING
INSTRUMENT NO. 755675 WITHIN THE BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO RECORDERS
OFFICE, AND LOT 4, BLOCK 2 OF EASTERN IDAHO COMMERCE CENTER DIVISION
NO. 1, FOURTH AMENDED HAVING INSTRUMENT NO. 1758695 AT SAME SAID
RECORDERS OFFICE SITUATED WITHIN PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 38 EAST, BOISE MERIDIAN, CITY OF
AMMON, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS;
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 22, THENCE
ALONG THE WEST SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION AND THE EAST RIGHT-OF-
WAY OF HITT ROAD S00°17'59"W 2026.18 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING,
SAID POINT BEING A POINT OF CURVATURE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF
20.00 FEET, A DELTA ANGLE OF 90°00'00" AND A CHORD BEARING S44°42'22"E 28.29
FEET, THENCE LEAVING SAID WEST SECTION LINE AND SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-
WAY ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT 31.42 FEET, THENCE S89°42'01"E 204.74
FEET, THENCE S08°11'21"W 30.29 FEET, THENCE N89°42'01"W 220.59 FEET TO SAID
WEST SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION 22 AND SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SAID
HITT ROAD, THENCE ALONG SAID WEST AND EAST LINES N00°17'59"E 50.00 FEET
TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.
PARCEL CONTAINS 0.155 ACRES.
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(VACATION 2)
A PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING BETWEEN LOT 1, BLOCK 3 OF THE
RECORDED PLAT EASTERN IDAHO COMMERCE CENTER DIVISION NO. 1, HAVING
INSTRUMENT NO. 755675 WITHIN THE BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO RECORDERS
OFFICE, AND LOT 4, BLOCK 2 OF EASTERN IDAHO COMMERCE CENTER DIVISION
NO. 1, FOURTH AMENDED HAVING INSTRUMENT NO. 1758695 AT SAME SAID
RECORDERS OFFICE SITUATED WITHIN PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 38 EAST, BOISE MERIDIAN, CITY OF
AMMON, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS;
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 22, THENCE
ALONG THE WEST SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION AND THE EAST RIGHT-OF-
WAY OF HITT ROAD S00°17'59"W 2026.18 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE TO THE
LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 20.00 FEET, A DELTA ANGLE OF 90°00'00" AND A
CHORD BEARING S44°42'22"E 28.29 FEET, THENCE LEAVING SAID WEST SECTION
LINE AND SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT 31.42
FEET, THENCE S89°42'01"E 204.74 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING,
THENCE CONTINUING S89°42'01"E 93.83FEET, THENCE S12°02'19"W 30.64 FEET,
THENCE N89°42'01"W 91.75 FEET, THENCE N08°11'21"E 30.29 FEET TO THE TRUE
POINT OF BEGINNING.
PARCEL CONTAINS 0.063 ACRES.
(VACATION 3)
A PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING BETWEEN LOT 1, BLOCK 3 OF THE
RECORDED PLAT EASTERN IDAHO COMMERCE CENTER DIVISION NO. 1, HAVING
INSTRUMENT NO. 755675 WITHIN THE BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO RECORDERS
OFFICE, AND LOT 4, BLOCK 2 OF EASTERN IDAHO COMMERCE CENTER DIVISION
NO. 1, FOURTH AMENDED HAVING INSTRUMENT NO. 1758695 AT SAME SAID
RECORDERS OFFICE SITUATED WITHIN PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 38 EAST, BOISE MERIDIAN, CITY OF
AMMON, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS;
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 22, THENCE
ALONG THE WEST SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION AND THE EAST RIGHT-OF-
WAY OF HITT ROAD S00°17'59"W 2076.18 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING,
THENCE LEAVING SAID WEST SECTION LINE AND SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY
S89°42'01"E 220.59 FEET, THENCE S08°11'21"W 30.29 FEET, THENCE N89°42'01"W
196.43 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 20.00
FEET, A DELTA ANGLE OF 90°00'00" AND A CHORD BEARING S45°17'48"W 28.29
FEET, THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT 31.42 FEET TO SAID WEST
SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION 22 AND SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SAID HITT
ROAD, THENCE ALONG SAID WEST AND EAST LINES N00°17'59"E 50.00 FEET TO
THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.
PARCEL CONTAINS 0.152 ACRES.
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(VACATION 4)
A PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING BETWEEN LOT 1, BLOCK 3 OF THE
RECORDED PLAT EASTERN IDAHO COMMERCE CENTER DIVISION NO. 1, HAVING
INSTRUMENT NO. 755675 WITHIN THE BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO RECORDERS
OFFICE, AND LOT 4, BLOCK 2 OF EASTERN IDAHO COMMERCE CENTER DIVISION
NO. 1, FOURTH AMENDED HAVING INSTRUMENT NO. 1758695 AT SAME SAID
RECORDERS OFFICE SITUATED WITHIN PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 38 EAST, BOISE MERIDIAN, CITY OF
AMMON, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS;
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 22, THENCE
ALONG THE WEST SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION AND THE EAST RIGHT-OF-
WAY OF HITT ROAD S00°17'59"W 2126.18 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE TO THE
RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 20.00 FEET, A DELTA ANGLE OF 90°00'00" AND A
CHORD BEARING N45°17'38"E 28.29 FEET, THENCE LEAVING SAID WEST SECTION
LINE AND SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT 31.42
FEET, THENCE S89°42'01"E 196.43 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING,
THENCE N08°11'21"E 30.29 FEET, THENCE S89°42'01"E 91.75 FEET, THENCE
S12°02'19"W 30.64 FEET, THENCE N89°42'01"W 89.67 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
PARCEL CONTAINS 0.062 ACRES.
Vacation is subject to any easements as they exist.
Section 3.That theproperty described herein upon which said Right of Wayis located,
shall revert to the underlying owners, free and clear of such Right of Way.
Section 4.
This ordinance shall become effective upon its passage by the City Council, approval by
the Mayor and due publication.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL ANDAPPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 14thday of
November, 2024.
________________________________
Sean Coletti, Mayor
City of Ammon
ATTEST:
______________________________
Kristina Buchan, City Clerk
City of Ammon
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STATE OF IDAHO)
) ss.
County of Bonneville)
I, KRISTINA BUCHAN, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF AMMON, IDAHO, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY: That the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the
Ordinance entitled,
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY IN
THE CITY OF AMMON, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO; FOR THE SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE ABUTTING AND ADJOINING OWNERS;
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBING SAID STREET, DETERMINING THAT SAID
VACATION WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PUBLIC USE OR
CONVENIENCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SAID
ORDINANCE.
(A portion of Eastern Idaho Commerce Center Division 1)
Datedthis 14thday of November, 2024.
____________________________________
Kristina Buchan, City Clerk
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CITY OF AMMON
BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO: #727
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY IN
THE CITY OF AMMON, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO; FOR THE SOLE
AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE ABUTTING AND ADJOINING OWNERS;
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBING SAID STREET, DETERMINING THAT SAID
VACATION WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PUBLIC USE OR
CONVENIENCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SAID
ORDINANCE.
(A portion of Eastern Idaho Commerce Center Division 1)
Office, 2135 S. Ammon Road, Ammon, Idaho.
ATTEST:CITY OF AMMON
_______________________ ________________________
Kristina Buchan, City ClerkSean Coletti, Mayor
I have reviewed the foregoing summary and I believe that it provides a true and
complete summary of Ordinance #727and the summary provides adequate notice to the public of
the contents of this ordinance.
DATED this 14thday of November, 2024.
__________________________
Scott Hall, City Attorney
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PROCEDURES
PROCEDURE TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE
Ordinance No.727introduced and read by title.
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE CITY OF
AMMON, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO; FOR THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE
ABUTTING AND ADJOINING OWNERS; PARTICULARLY DESCRIBING SAID STREET,
DETERMINING THAT SAID VACATION WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PUBLIC USE
OR CONVENIENCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SAID ORDINANCE.
Councilperson moves:
different days and that the three readings be wai
Councilperson seconds:
Roll call vote on motion.
Ordinance again read by title.
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE CITY OF
AMMON, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO; FOR THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE
ABUTTING AND ADJOINING OWNERS; PARTICULARLY DESCRIBING SAID STREET,
DETERMINING THAT SAID VACATION WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PUBLIC USE
OR CONVENIENCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SAID ORDINANCE.
Councilperson moves:
727and summary as an ordinance of the City of Ammon on
Councilperson seconds:
Roll call vote.
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)
IN RE: ) AMMON CITY COUNCIL
)
TYLER WINEGAR ) FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND DECISION
BLACKRIDGE REZONE )
) NOVEMBER 14, 2024
)
APPLICANT: TYLER WINEGAR
OWNER: BRAD PRATT
PROJECT: BLACKRIDGE PROPERTY REZONE
APPLICANT REQUEST: Applicant is requesting to rezone 11.649 acres from C-1 Limited Business to
Multi-Use (MU)
LOCATION: North of Brookfield Lane, east of Ammon Road, south of East 17th Street, west
of Ross Avenue
EXISTING ZONING: C-1 Limited Business
SURROUNDING ZONE: Bonneville County Agricultural Zone north and east, RP and PSC south, R3-A and
C-1 west,
SURROUNDING USE: Single-family detached dwellings, single-family attached dwellings, light
commercial
PARCEL SIZE: 11.649
SECTION 1: BACKGROUND FACTS
Summary of Application
-Request to rezone 11.649 acres from C-1 Limited Business to Multi-Use (MU) to allow for the
construction of commercial and residential uses combined.
Noticing
-Planning and Zoning Commission
-On September 13, 2024 notice of the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing on
the forgoing application was published in the Post Register newspaper in Bonneville
County.
-On September 13, 2024 notice of the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing
was mailed to adjoining property owners within 300 feet and 20 public entities.
Planning and Zoning Commission Findings
-Public Hearing #2024-010 was held on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.
-Rezone Findings: Denial based on non-compliance with the Comprehensive Plan
-Not harmonious with surrounding property
-Lack of greenspace
-Public testimony in opposition
-Master Plan Findings: Denial based on non-compliance with the Comprehensive Plan
-Inadequate greenspace
-Public testimony in opposition
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-Not harmonious with surrounding area
-Building height
SECTION 2: FINDINGS OF FACT
Based upon the application, the findings of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the record, and the
following additional findings of the City Council:
Loss of Commercial Property
The Ammon City Council therefore finds as follows:
1.The City Council finds the request from Tyler Winegar for the project known as the Blackridge
subdivision to be non-compliant with the 2018 Comprehensive Plan. Table 1 (below)
summarizes these findings.
2.The City Council finds the request from Tyler Winegar for the project known as the Blackridge
subdivision to be non-compliant with the zoning ordinance and protects and improves the
public health, safety and welfare. These findings are summarized in Table 2 (below).
TABLE 1
Summary of Non-Compliance with the 2018 Comprehensive Plan
The application complies with the following applicable sections of the Comprehensive
Plan:
Non-Compliance
-2018 City of Ammon Comprehensive Plan Figure 3 In new developments,
density declines as development moves further away from arterial and
collector streets, with higher densities transitioning to lower densities.
TABLE 2
Summary of Non-Compliance with Title 10, Planning and Zoning
The application complies with the following applicable sections of Title 10:
-10-35-1: This zone is intended to ensure compatibility of new development
with existing and future development. It is also intended to ensure
development of properties into a plan with coordinated and harmonious
development. The zone is intended to integrate both existing and new land
uses within close proximity to one another, providing for the daily shopping
needs and often the recreational needs of the residents.
-10-35-3: When the main entrance of one building faces the side of another
building the minimum distance shall be determined by using the required
Non-Compliance
setback for the front of one building and the required side yard requirement of
the second building(s). The resulting open space shall be landscaped as
greenspace, necessary sidewalks/trails shall be allowed within the greenspace
area.
-10-18-4: Lot coverage, including all areas under roofs and paved or concrete
surfaces, shall not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the total lot and parking
and any public street shall be located, designed, and developed for the benefit
and enjoyment of the residents of the dwelling(s), including appropriate play
areas for children.
SECTION 3: CONCLUSION OF LAW
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1.The City of Ammon is a municipal corporation organized under Article XII of the Idaho
Constitution and the laws of the State of Idaho, Title 50, Idaho Code;
2.Under Chapter 65, Title 67 of the Idaho Code, the City has passed a land use and zoning code,
Title 10;
3.If applicable, under Chapter 2, Title 50 of the Idaho Code, the City has passed an annexation
procedures ordinance, Title 11.
4.
Code.
5.The City of Ammon has provided adequate notice for the review of this application.
6.The project does not meet the standards of approval under Title X, Chapter 18, R3-A Residence
Zone, Chapter 35, MU Multi-Use Zone, and the standards of approval under the Local Land Use
Planning Act of Idaho Code, Title 67, Chapter 65
SECTION 4: DECISION
THEREFORE, the Ammon City Council denies the rezoning of the Blackridge Subdivision to MU.
The City Council of the City of Ammon hereby adopts these Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and
Decision this 14th day of November, 2024.
________________________________
Mayor Sean Coletti
_______________________________
Attest: Kristina Buchan, City Clerk
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NOTICE OF APPLICABLE RIGHTS
Applicants have a right to request a regulatory taking analysis of this decision pursuant to Idaho Code
§67-8003. Further, per Idaho Code §67-6535, and in accordance with Idaho Rule of Civil Procedure 84,
an applicant or an affected person has the right to seek review of this decision.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this _____day of November 2024, I served a true and correct copy of the
foregoing document upon the following:
Brad Pratt \[x\] Mailing
3683 East 17th Street \[x\] E-Mail: mp5sub13@gmail.com
Ammon, ID 83406
Tyler Winegar \[x\] Mailing
3053 East Greenwillow Lane \[x\] E-Mail: tylerd.winegar@gmail.com
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
_____________________________________________
City Clerk
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