1964 03-16
Meridian Cit Hall
March 16 1964
Merid a n Zoning and Planni g Com. issio called to order by D. kiver Chairman.
Membe s Present: W. D. Sk'v er, obert F ouser, Ray Pitman, R. choen W. G. McCurr .
City o uncil members prese t : M yor D n M. Storey, W. D. S fi ver, Keith E llis,
ohn ; avarr , Carol Coleman. Wo s Su t. Or i lle Vincent and Sum e r Jo son, an engineer,
ere lso p went. _ __ __
Mr. S fiver stated that he e lt t _
at th City needs some typ of o dinan e that sets
f orth the r quirements necessary t o su divid any land within the C ity imits
There was considerable disc ssio conc rning just what woul be n cessa y to include
' n su h rul s and ordinances. I was ecide that the Zoning Com i ssio shou d make
lans as t ghat they think nec s sary for a subdivision ordinanc , and then resent this
to th City Council for their ac ' on.
Lynn ogers, ada County Lo 'ng E ginee , was present and st ted t at un it the City
ould get s me regulation set up, anyo e pla ning to subdivide co ld be sent o his
lann ng gr up and their procedur es wo ld be explained to the sub ivide who could then
ome ack t the City for final prov 1.
This rocedure would requir a s bdivi ion plan drawing of to 3 0 sca e that
ould fit t e County maps and Cit pla ning aps, as that will be the s ale o the future
lann ng fo this area.
Mr. R gers displayed maps d dr wings of proposed developm nt wi hin A a County
nd p went d all present with a bookl t of he preliminary compr hensi e plat of
onin for da County, explaining its onten s.
Mr. R gers also stated that the ounty was attempting to pr vide unif ed naming
f al Coun y roads within the Co my nd de fired a public hearin , and the c operation
f th City of Meridian, concerni g ro dways leading up to and th ough he Ci y of
erid an. ome of these roadway s are ow kn wn by at least three diffe ent n es.
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ORDINANCE N0. 1266
AN ORDINANC:c OF THE CITY OF POCA`PELLO ADOPTING, PASSING, AFPkOVING AND
MA}~IP?G A PART OF THE ORDINANCE OF` THE CITY OF POCATELLO 'THr!I' C:~;aTAIN RESOLUTION
Hr;RE"POFOkE APPROVrID BY `I'RE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF POCAT'ELLO, WHICH SAID
RESOLUTION REGULATES THE PLATTING, k'E-PLATTING AND RECOkDIA'G OF SUBDIVISIONS OF
LAi:D IN POCATELLO :?dD OI`i~; hiIL'e: OUTSIDE THE LII`ITS OF THE CITY OF POCATELLO:
SAID Rr'GULATION BEING DESCRIBED A?vD KNO'WN AS "UNIFORM SUBDIVISIGN ki~GULATIONS
OF THE CITY OF POCATr'3,L0".
SECTIO?v I. 'dHE~EAS, it is altogether fitting and proper that the City
of Pocatello, a municipal corporation, adopt, by Ordinance, a Resoluti-on dealing
with the matters of platting, re-platting, approving plats, property lines,
location of streets and alleys, location of utilities and ether matters and
things directly connected with platting of lands within and near the said City;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Pocatello has hereto-
fore approved the contents and the form of a certain Resolution made regulating
the platting, re-platting and recording of subdivisions of land in Pocatello and
within one mile of the City limits of said City; and
WHEitEAS, said Resolution is referred to and commonly known as a
"UNIFORM SUBDIVISIGI4 REGULATIONS OF TEE CITY OF FOCATELLO"; and
WI?EsLAS, it is deemed to the best interests of the City of
Pocatello and to the citizens thereof and to Those who reside in the immediate
vicinity of the City of Pocatello that said Resolution referred to in the
previous paragraph be adopted as a law and an Ordinance of the City of Pocatello;
SECTION II. NO'W, THEREFORs`:, BF. IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of
the City of Pocatello that that certain Resolution referred to herein pertaining
to the regulating of platting, re-platting and recording of subdivisions of land
in Pocatello and within a mile of the City limits of the City of Pocatello, be
and the same is here ey adopted and the said Resolution referred to herein,
containing eleven Sections, known as "UNIFORM SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF THE
CITY OF POCATELLO", is hereby made a part of this Ordinance as fully as though
set forth herein at length. That a copy of Said Resolution and the full text
thereof is on file at the City office of the City of Pocatello and with the
Clerk of said City and copies may be there obtained of said Resolution as the
same is adopted herein.
SECTION III. REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES in
conflict herewith.
SECTION IV. This Ordinance to be in full force and effect from and
after the passage and due publication according to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of December, 1954.
CITY OF POC~iTELLO, a Municipal Corporation,
ATTEST: /s/ Josephine Ball
By /s/ Ray S. Hunter
City Clerk Chairman Board of City Commissioners
SEAL
A RESOLUTIGN TO REGULATE THIS; PLATTZ.TdG, REFLATTING AND
RECORDING OF SUBDIVISIONS OF LAND ZN FOCATELLO AND
ONE iiILE OUTSIDE THE CITY LIb"ITS OF POCATELLO, IDAHO
Be it resolved by the Pocatello City Commission of Pocatello, Idaho
That from the effective date of this resolution, no person shall
subdivide or replat any tract of land which is located wholly or in part in
the City of Pocatello, Idaho or adjoining the City limits of Pocatello,
Idaho, nor shall any person sell, exchange or offer for sale, or purchase
or offer to purchase, any parcel of land which is any part of a subdivision
of a larger tract of land, nor shall any person offer for recording any deed
conveying such a parcel of land, or any interest therein, unless he shall
first have made, or caused to have made, a plat thereof; which plat shall be
recorded with the Recorder of Bannock County, Idaho before, or at the time
such sale, exchange, or purchase, is effected, and shall be in accordance
with all of the following requirements of this resolution.
SECTIGPI 1. DEFINITION:
The word "Subdivision" as used in this resolution is hereby
defined as the division of a developed or undeveloped tract, laid out or to
be laid out in building lots, which may or may rot include streets, highways,
alleys or other portions of the same intended to be dedicated to public use.
This definition of a subdivision shall not include a bona fide division or
partition of agricultural land for other than development purposes. Nor shall
this resolution apply to the sale or conveyance of any parcel of land which
may be shown as one of the lots of a subdivision. of which a plat has heretofore
been recorded ir. the land records of Bannock County, Idaho.
SECTION 2. APPROVAL CF PLAT:
No plat shall be recorded, or offered for record, not shall any
land be offered for sale with reference to such plat, until the said plat
has been approved in writing by the Planning Commission and the City Commission
of the City of Pocatello, Idaho, which shall ascertain, before approving it,
that the said plat has satisfied all of the requirements of this resolution.
SECTION 3. APPEALS:
Any aggrieved. person whose plat has been rejected or disapproved
by the planning commission may petition the Pocatello City Commission for a
hearing.
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SECTION 4, PERMITS:
No permits shall be issued by any administrative officer of the
City for the construction of any building, or other improvement requiring a
permit, upon any land for which a plat is required by this resolution, unless
and until the requirements hereof shall have been complied with.
SECTION 5. PENALTY:
Any person, firm or corporation violating any regulation of this
resolution shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not more than one hundred 0100.00) dollars. Each and every day
during which the violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
SECTION 6. GENERAL kEQUIREMEIVTS:
The following shall be considered minimum requirements, and shall
apply except when specifically permitted to deviate by the planning commission.
PROPERTY LINES. Blocks shall not be longer than 660 feet between
street intersections, unless, because of some peculiar conditions, a longer
block shall be approved oy the planning commission.
Side lines of lots shall be at right angles or radial to the street
lines, unless a variation from the rule will give a better street and lot
plan. Such variation must be approved by the planning commission.
Lots with double frontage shall be avoided where practicable.
Building setback lines, if shown, shall show a building setback not
less than that required by the Zoning Ordinance of the City.
Monuments of iron pipe, stone, or concrete shall be set at tangent
points of street intersections, at alley intersections and at such other
points as may be necessary to make the retracing of the lines as shown. on
the final plat reasonably convenient,
STREETS AND ALLEYS. All subdivision streets shall conform to the
highway plan for the City, both as to location and width.
The minimum width of right of way for minor streets shall be 50 feet,
except that in cases where the topography or special conditions make a street
of less width more practical, the planning commission may modify the above
requirements.
The arrangement of streets in new subdivisions mall make reasonable
provision for the continuation of the principal existing streets in adjoining
subdivisions, or their proper projections when adjoining property is not
subdivided. Insofar as they may be necessary for public requirements, reasonable
provision shall be made for new streets of a width deemed advisable by the
Planning Commission. In general, such streets shall be at least as wide as the
existing streets, except that in no case shall the width of right of way be
less than the minimum specified in the above paragraph.
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The street and alley arrangement must also be such as to cause no hardship
to owners of adjoining property when they plat their land and seek to
provide for convenient access thereto. This arrangement must also provide
for continuing a reasonable number of through utility lines.
Dead-end streets shall have a turn-around at the end with a minimum
radius of 45 feet right of way unless the street is intended for access,
in the future, to adjoining property.
Reserve strips on outer boundaries of a subdivision may be established
to control access to a partial width street, upon. approval of the planning
commission and provided that such subdivision. be accompanied by agreement to
dedicate such strip or strips when sufficient ground is made available for
public use to permit widening of said strip to its normal width. No other
reserve strips controlling access to public ways shall be permitted, except
when the control and disposition of land comprising such strips are placed
within the jurisdiction. of the City under conditions specified by the
planning commission and attached to the plat.
Streets shall intersect each other as near as practicable to right
angles.
Street names shall be approved by the Planning Commission to conform
with the uniform ulan for street names heretofore or hereafter adopted by
the City.
All streets and alleys shall be completed to the grades which have
been officially approved or determined, or shown upon approved plans and
profiles.
The minimum width of any dedicated alley shall be 20 feet, Alleys
may be required in all blocks where the lots are less than 50 feet in width,
along the rear line of business property, and in the rear of all lots
fronting major thoroughfares.
Where alleys are not provided, easements of not less than 10 feet in
width shall be provided on each side of all rear lot lines, and side lines
where necessary, for poles, wires, conduits, storm or sanitary sewers, gas
and water lines. Easements of greater width may be required along lines
across lots or along boundaries where necessary for surface overflow or for
the extension of main sewers or other utilities.
No irrigation ditches shall be permitted on public roads except
where acquired by vested rights or where crossing public roads,
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LAND REQUIRED FOR OTHBF PUBLIC PURPOSES. Land required for public
purposes other than for streets, alleys, or utilities may be dedicated to the
City if approved and accepted by the City Commission.
UTILITIES. All water mains, valves, hydrants and connections to the
City water distribution system shall be provided and installed by the
subdivider in accordance with the standards and specifications of the City.
all sewer mains, manholes, appurtenances and connections to the City sewerage
system shall be provided and installed by the subdivider in accordance with
the standards and specifications of the City. All storm sewers, inlets,
appurtenances, and connections, if necessary, shall be provided and installed
by the subdivider in accordance with the standards and specifications of the
City.
STREETS aND ALLEYS. Alleys when paved sl-iall be paved full width with
center line drainage. Streets shall have Portland Cement concrete curb and
gutter. Pavement, either asphaltic concrete, or Portland cement concrete
shall be constructed by the subdivider. Ail pavements, curb and gutter
subbase and base shall be constructed in accordance with City of Pocatello
specifications and standards.
SECTION '7. ACREAGIs SUBDIVISION.
When a parcel is subdivided into larger tracts than required for
individual building lots, such parcel shall be divided so as to allow for the
opening of major streets and the ultimate extension of minor streets.
SECTIiiN 8. FROFEiiTY WITEIN CN'.', hilly GF CITY LIh;ITS.
Property within one mile of the city limits of Pocatello when
subdivided, :platted, or replatted shall be done as required in Chapter 25,
Title 50 of the Idaho Code Annotated.
SECTION 9. PRELIMINARY PLATS.
In seeking to subdivide land into building lots and to dedicate
streets, alleys, or other land f'or public use, the owner or owners shall
submit two copies of a preliminary plat (which plat may be in pencil), so
marked, to the planning commission for its approval, before submitting the
final plat. The preliminary plat shall be submitted within 5 days before
the Plarming Commission meeting date. The ,Planning Commission shall act on
the application within 4j days.
The preliminary plat shall be drawn to a scale not smaller than 1"
to 200', anc: shall show:
a. Existing property lines, streets and alleys with their names,
buildings, water courses, other features, and section comers,
b. The title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded,
where possible, and the name of the proprietor or subdivider.
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utilities.
c. The locatior. of existing sewer and water lines and other
d, Date, north point, scale and name of• surveyor or engineer.
e. The names of all adjoining subdivisions with lines of abutting
lots, the owners and departing property lines of adjoining properties not
subdivided, and the locations, names and widths of existing streets and alleys
and similar facts regarding property which is immediately adjacent.
The planning commission may require a contour map showing contour
intervals consistent with the shape of the around.
Freliminary plats will be checked for:
a. Conformity to the highway plan of the City and of the State.
b. Conformity to the probable development of adjacent properties.
c. Conformity to the existing; street system of the City.
d. Lot size and arrangement.
e. Necessary public utility easements.
f. Froposed protective covenants.
g. Conformity to the existing zoning regulations.
h. Availability of water and sewage facilities.
Names of all proposed streets and alleys must be approved by the City
Pla:ming Commission.
One (1) copy of the approved preliminary plat will be kept on file
for public examination and the other returned to the owner. Such approval of
the preliminary plat shall be valid for period of sixty (60) days only.
S~'CTION 10. FINAL FLAT:
The final plat including the le{~al description of the exterior
boundaries of the subdivision must be prepared in accordance with Title 50
Chapter 25 of the Idaho Code.
The original tracing together with four (4) prints shall be submitted
to the City Planning Commission for its approval at least two days before the
commission meeting. If approved, the tracing and prints shall have endorsed
thereon the approval of the City Planning Commission, and the Acceptance of
the City Commission. Of the prints, so endorsed, one (1) cony shall be
retained by the planning commission; one (1) copy shall be delivered to the
City Commission; and two (2) copies shall be returned to the subdivider along
with the original tracing.
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Approval of the planning commission shall be void unless the original
tracing, bearing the endorsements of the City Engineer and City Commission,
is offered to the county clerk and recorder for filing within ninety (9G) days
from the date of the planning commission's approval.
The final plat shall be checked for conformity with the approved
preliminaryplat, and shall show:
A. The boundaries of the property, the names and widths of all
proposed streets and alleys and the boundaries of all other
portions intended to be dedicated to the public use.
B. The exact length and bearing of the centerlines of all
streets and the exterior boundary of the plat.
C. The angle of departure of adjoining property, street and
alley lines.
D. ~r7idths and names of abutting streets and alleys, the names and
boundaries of all subdivisions which have been previously
recorded, and adjacent thereto, must be shown upon the plat
offered for record, in dotted lines, to show their relation-
ship to the subdivision offered for record; if adjoining land
is unplatted, show same as such.
E. 911 lot areas and symbols for all lots and blocks. All lots
and blocks must be numbered separately.
F. 911 dimensions, both linear and angular, for locating boundaries
of subdivisions, lots, sheets, alleys, public easements and
private easements. The linear dimensions shall be expressed by
bearings. All curves shall be circular arcs and shall be
defined by the radius, central angle, tangent, arc and chord
distances. The description and location of all monuments shall
be shown. All dimensions, both linear and angular are to be
determined by an accurate control survey in the field which
must balance a-:d close within a limit of 1 in 4,OOG. No plat
showing minus or plus distance will be approved. The State
Law required the County to check the plat and the owner to pay
a fee not to exceed $25.00 for such service.
G. A definite tie between not less than two prominent points on
the exterior boundary of the subdivision and the triangulation
system of the county as established by the United States
Government and supplemented by the County, either by bearing
and distance or by rectangular coordinate. The said tie may
be made to a line of a county plat, or a plat of a neighboring
subdivision which conforms to the above requirements.
Page 6.
H. The title under which the subdivision is to be recorded, with the
name of the engineer or surveyor platting the tract. The
engineer or surveyor shall in every case have a certificate from
the Idaho State Board of Engineering Examiners. The name and
title of the subdivision shall not duplicate the name of any
existing subdivision.
I. Date, north point and scale.
Profiles to a scale of 50 feet horizontal and 5 feet vertical
may be required of streets and alleys where the contour of the
surface makes it advisable.
SECTION 11. Sr'.PARABILITY:
If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such holding shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portion of the resolution. The
City Commission hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution,
and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof separately
and irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the sections, sub-sections,
sentences, clauses or phrases be unconstitutional.
Adopted by City Commission December 2, 1954.
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March i0, 198i-
Mr. Wayne skiver
Cittyy Hall
tleriliiaa, Idaho
Dear ~. 3ldver:
Enclosed harsin is a copy of the Application for a
Preliminary Plat e!R' 3ubdiviaion eased by Ada Cotatty in
conjunction with their aubdivisieaa or+iinanese.
Also attached hers~sto era the revised rmecdments to
the Ada Coemmty 8ubdivl.aion Ordinrt>ace which era the rsault
of tour oer tine yaaty ae:tual study of the old ordinancs,
and shout too years rtudy r-ith agesnciss. The Qommiasion
has held heaarie-gs at said Qropoaals and has wads rec-
ssmsndati~s to the soard of Ada County Coeaaissioaers to
hold a hearieag and approwa same by Osdinance,
The data for the final hearing and passage is bsirsq
bald up pending final daeisioa by the state Supreme Court
o! the Stets versus Clark, in which Mr. Clark challenged
the authority of the eneu-icioal.itie: sad the countfas to
enaest snob an ordinaacs and in which then county's position
ass sustaiaad oa all counts by the Matrict Court.
I shall ba gLd to go into this sub3ect further this
coming Monday evening.
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