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“For people in the audience, in February, we approved our new comprehensive plan, and it came along with new future land use maps. And now, as promised, we're starting to look at our zoning and see if we can make our zoning more…,” Miss Stewart said, opening the discussion on how zoning could be updated to match the plan.

Planner and consulting recommendations presented a set of new zone types, labeled in the workshop as Zones A through G for discussion. The consultant’s draft mapped the zones to a range of residential types and standards the consultant described as follows (as summarized for council discussion):

- Zone A: multifamily (apartments and townhomes), suggested building height up to 40 feet; an example density discussed was about 12 units per acre though staff noted apartment density can be higher. Front setbacks were debated at 15–20 feet.

- Zone B: \"patio homes\" (small single‑family detached on smaller lots), minimum lot size suggested at about 4,500 sq. ft., frontage about 45 feet, side setbacks discussed at 7 feet (consultants split on 5 vs. 7; staff expressed concerns about emergency access and equipment). Alley loaded lots could have reduced front setbacks.

- Zone C: single‑family detached on smaller suburban lots (about 6,000 sq. ft.).

- Zone D: the city’s existing R‑3 equivalent (8,000 sq. ft., 75‑foot frontage in the consultant summary).

- Zone E: larger lot residential (about 10,000 sq. ft.).

- Zones F and G: left similar to current R‑2 and R‑1 respectively.

Council members raised multiple issues that staff said will need further work: whether a 7‑foot side setback would impede emergency access (Council members asked staff to consult Fire Chief Victor Islas), downtown Main Street parking requirements and dimensions for stalls, and permit and development fees. Miss Stewart and council members noted a common complaint among developers that Middleton’s impact fees appear high compared with nearby cities and asked staff to produce a fee comparison to present to council.

Councilmembers also discussed downtown constraints — small lots, floodplain, lack of pressurized irrigation and parking limitations — and how zoning changes might better enable small commercial redevelopment along Main Street and Highway 44.

No formal zoning changes were adopted; Miss Stewart asked for council guidance on priorities and next steps, including additional meetings with the planning commission, a fire‑safety review of setback proposals and a development fee study for comparison with neighboring jurisdictions.

Ending: Council directed staff to return with a fee analysis, a review from the fire department on side‑setback safety, and follow‑up zoning drafts focusing on Main Street and Highway 44 commercial opportunities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Middleton City Council Meeting 9-17-2025","oneSentenceSummary","City planner Miss Stewart led a workshop discussion on Wednesday about rewriting Middleton’s zoning code to align with the comprehensive plan and future land‑use map; she presented consultant recommendations for new zones and asked council for direction.","taxTitle","Middleton, Canyon County, Idaho","taxId",60485,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6469997,"Middleton council approves consent agenda, permits cross‑country meet and trunk or treat, and authorizes sale of surplus tasers",1073,1487000,2560000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780355-5505619d543a5f0c799e1eb28d8f9577&start=1487&end=2560","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780355-5505619d543a5f0c799e1eb28d8f9577/thumbnail_1487000.jpg","/articles/6469997/Middleton/Canyon-County/Idaho/Middleton-council-approves-consent-agenda-permits-crosscountry-meet-and-trunk-or-treat-and-authorizes-sale-of-surplus-tasers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469997-dce27e1657cf85c49ef0689f9f9d0bbd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136738&Signature=HLAVD1iYUmF4sAW9G7QN~5ztVtUmL~TfFtgS0xLsVf5cyw9bkj2u4USOLxae1ywmJ8V6ohgU8FN7PHm16sH8As1raN~vk81-VPj63mpbJgXeUgc41xVoacPvkSBnziYjUz~lplFGj-SCLhGV-Djtl90bOePXRm07st7UMkoC1dp9fGtcsrGqoCTHpZWisH3WMP8jL3IioeWBFRopJUx7T1AxbMMRkfMTjflgX0B0R1l4J89bYVJPmlIc9GBCEKivAqaGYc8xFEp0V2O~JkfhhDkKXdppkl9ev0ygQr58SgPEd8Te1vA4A3n1F24NKITNVKMThSbgeiOyUEvmznHSgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Middleton City Council on Wednesday approved a series of consent and community event items, reappointed the current members of the Middleton Youth Council for another term and approved the sale of surplus police equipment to the Wilder Police Department.

The council approved the consent agenda, which included minutes from the Sept. 3 meeting, ratification of payroll for Sept. 5 and accounts payable through Sept. 12. The consent agenda was approved by voice vote.

The council authorized the mayor to approve a special community event application for the Middleton Middle School cross‑country meet on Sept. 18 and waived any appropriate fees. Miss Hobbs, city staff, noted the item had been discussed at the previous meeting and this was the formal authorization.

The council also authorized the mayor to approve a special community event application for the Greater Middleton Parks and Recreation Department to hold a trunk‑or‑treat event on Oct. 30, waive event‑related fees and allow three food vendors and activities. Miss Flores, speaking for Parks and Recreation, said organizers would close the community center lot and ask attendees to park at a nearby church; she said the only small fee planned this year is a chili cook‑off entry fee to offset prize costs.

The council reappointed the current members of the Middleton Youth Council to serve through 30 days prior to the start of the 2026‑27 school year, according to the Middleton School District calendar; council members described the reappointments as routine.

On a separate item, the council approved Resolution 530‑25 to surplus certain items and authorize their sale to the Wilder Police Department; the action was described as the same surplus process considered at the prior meeting. The meeting record shows the resolution was approved by voice vote.

Ending: Council members indicated they will continue routine oversight of event permitting and staffing and encouraged volunteers for community events.","At its Sept. 17 meeting the council approved routine consent items, authorized a cross‑country meet and a community trunk‑or‑treat event (fees waived), reappointed the Middleton Youth Council, and approved a resolution to sell surplus tasers to Wilder Police Department.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6470001,"Council adopts ordinance creating Fourth of July parade and fireworks advisory committee",728,1788000,2516000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780355-5505619d543a5f0c799e1eb28d8f9577&start=1788&end=2516","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780355-5505619d543a5f0c799e1eb28d8f9577/thumbnail_1788000.jpg","/articles/6470001/Middleton/Canyon-County/Idaho/Council-adopts-ordinance-creating-Fourth-of-July-parade-and-fireworks-advisory-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470001-24e4f6dcd5c48c7c3a5cb46c861fcacc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136738&Signature=i2erXPqYbiKltACXirgKcR58vScPhp0Cu6V8doPjjBYhHa~F1UHYyZXMmU~YGDrjrNaT0G3KJtmSpeHBnbeF~7hKtbLbo~I8dyx1hWs-yPowIbrYYT-t32zoWu9xI8ARjN4uPn18ddSnru95gvOVvuMGpxhqyTBIeJkk0rpvJ3fnWFCe81f-rDvzkHtAYxkVxfRKVdkPuTuexzlW4qK7dMZNj4KrulyMPPHefs2cKwb8UyGLnqGw9itvWoYHdsxKoukZgGYsZa9RVp-pW5RUfctApWFK2rnnK3pGzNwJ5B5qnGinsRkn-dqxNL3fd28mmcHBGqG3Af8tEs7OhvrG0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Middleton City Council adopted Ordinance 7‑14 on Wednesday to create a Fourth of July parade and fireworks advisory committee, after council members described the ordinance as a way for residents to step forward to keep the parade and fireworks tradition when the Chamber announced it would no longer organize the event.

Councilman Murray, who sponsored the ordinance, said the committee is intended to \"assume the duties that the chamber used to do so we can continue having our parade.\" Murray described a proposed membership structure that would include city residents, county residents and two council members and said the city would continue to provide traffic control and public safety services for the parade.

The council also discussed likely funding arrangements: Murray and other speakers said the city planned to contribute $17,000 toward fireworks this year and that other costs would come from donations or committee fundraisers. Monica, a city staff member involved in planning, said volunteer coordination has been intensive and that initial meetings have been run on a voluntary basis.

Council members raised safety and operational concerns, including parade routing, road closures, crowd control and whether the committee would request funding from the council for event security. The council noted that any request for city funds would return to council for approval.

After reading Ordinance 7‑14 by title and waiving the three‑reading rule, the council adopted the ordinance on a roll call vote. The roll call responses recorded in the meeting transcript were: Council President Kreiser — Yes; Councilman O'Brien — Yes; Councilman Murray — Yes. The clerk’s record on the ordinance also reflects the motion to waive the three‑reading rule followed by passage.

Ending: Council members encouraged residents to volunteer for the advisory committee and suggested the youth council might assist with fundraisers for fireworks in future years.","Middleton City Council passed Ordinance 7‑14 to create an advisory committee to organize the Fourth of July parade and fireworks, in response to the Chamber stepping back from planning; the ordinance passed on a roll‑call vote.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6470006,"Middleton superintendent: high school over capacity; district to seek $2.47 million supplemental levy",719,377000,1096000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780355-5505619d543a5f0c799e1eb28d8f9577&start=377&end=1096","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780355-5505619d543a5f0c799e1eb28d8f9577/thumbnail_377000.jpg","/articles/6470006/Middleton/Canyon-County/Idaho/Middleton-superintendent-high-school-over-capacity-district-to-seek-247-million-supplemental-levy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470006-0d9aadeb30258ec3f2b1992ff8b176c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136738&Signature=Z2OWK4qJL8jqntHyOokhkZjXRUkhyskemmTF2D7s6LfuCB7gP3CI0MbouTkzHznZhg0UilLX77i8Xak5EZYCfW-jxFtvV6qG~wevldXQMJq5nmXlQoaBQAtprydZxgqLCH80Ibx~5z6KVtLGnTUW6f2wyd1A9mvXbO14QQxGfMqbyFPYLHvbsnjzlQLPRN7F5PWyrXYIqJSaAIawi-qqfRbovKPIXTmRuyNdw~hJfQX7qH4cHpwOr79Gs6v9ikMNvO-21qS6W2uPfn5SSnCn~6yUgH~U-JlQozJqbOdVyKmz7U2-PQgB0ebdqm49NyfZEpX7y-wJ~vuK3E1Sgdxb0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Gaitley told the Middleton City Council on Wednesday that student enrollment has climbed and some buildings are operating above their designed capacity, and the district will ask voters this fall to approve a $2,470,000, two‑year supplemental levy.

“This year, for the first time since it's been built, the Middleton High School is over capacity at a 101% of capacity,” Superintendent Gaitley said, citing a high school population of 1,572 students in a building with capacity listed at 1,550.

The nut of the proposal is financing for personnel and classroom needs the district says it currently covers with levies and other temporary sources. Gaitley said the supplemental levy would support teaching positions, teacher aides, one school resource officer and an expansion of security personnel; it would also fund curriculum adoption, activity subsidies and technology replacement.

Gaitley outlined recent and near‑term facility changes that he said are intended to relieve overcrowding. He described elementary border shifts this summer that reduced Heights Elementary’s enrollment from roughly 158% of capacity to about 117% after moving about 100 students to Purple Sage; Purple Sage is now at roughly 96% capacity, with three of six grades closed to open enrollment. Mill Creek Elementary was reported at about 113% of capacity with 693 students; the district’s alternative academy is intentionally small and runs roughly 90 students at the moment.

The district will continue to explore building options rather than a single large new elementary school, Gaitley said. He said a renovated brick building could cost about $10 million to bring up to code and that state funding could be used to build portions of new capacity without relying on further local taxpayer financing.

Gaitley said the district will ask patrons to approve the $2,470,000 two‑year levy this fall. He provided a cost example: \"Cost per 100,000 is $58,\" he said when asked how the levy translates to property values. He added that if the levy does not pass, some district costs now covered by levy funds — including subsidized extracurricular fees and staff positions — would likely be passed back to families.

Gaitley also highlighted projects funded without additional local taxes: a new career and technical education (CTE) construction building he said was paid for by a $1,125,000 state grant, state modernization funds and a steel donation from local business R and M Steel. The district plans a ribbon cutting and open house for the CTE building on Oct. 6. He said new soccer practice fields on the high school campus were funded by a private donor; the district paid for sidewalk, fencing and power hookups.

The superintendent closed by saying he will hold community information meetings about the levy and invited council members to the CTE opening. He stood for questions from Mayor Hutchison and council members, who pressed for clarifications about building capacity, class sizes and levy impacts on taxpayers. No formal action on school financing was taken during the council meeting; the district indicated it will place the levy before voters in the coming election.

Ending: The district said it will publish more detailed levy information and meet with patrons in the coming weeks; Superintendent Gaitley said he would attend a district information meeting that evening.","Superintendent Gaitley told the Middleton City Council the district has rising enrollment, facility strains and will ask voters this fall to approve a $2,470,000 two‑year supplemental levy; a CTE building and donor‑funded soccer fields are opening without local taxpayer funds.","actionData","errors"]

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