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Council reviews proposed Area of City Impact map, directs staff to negotiate development standards with county
Summary
Planning staff presented a revised Area of City Impact map driven by new state legislation; council asked staff to pursue negotiations with the county on development standards (notably sewer and roads) and approved staff moving forward with the updated boundary for the required five‑year review.
Planning and development staff outlined proposed amendments to Pocatello’s Area of City Impact map and council directed staff to refine the map and discuss development‑standard language with county officials.
Grama McLean, planning and development services director, said the state recently mandated that cities and counties revise their area‑of‑city‑impact designations by the end of the year, or risk nullification of the existing agreements. The statute requires the city to evaluate parcels that could reasonably be annexed within five years and constrains expansion generally to within two miles of the city…
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