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Sandpoint advisory committee asks staff for guidelines before approving code change to allow subdivisions to pay sidewalk fees

Sandpoint Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee · August 15, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff asked the Sandpoint Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee to review a proposed change to City Code 7-3-10H that would allow subdivisions to use an in-lieu sidewalk fee in some cases.

The Sandpoint Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee on Aug. 14 reviewed a Planning & Zoning referral proposing a narrow change to City Code 7-3-10H that would allow subdivisions to pay a sidewalk fee-in-lieu (an "in-lieu" fee) instead of immediately constructing sidewalks at final plat in certain cases.

Staff explained the change is intended to provide limited flexibility for subdivisions where building a sidewalk at platting does not make practical sense (for example, a short dead-end with no future connectivity). The referral asks…

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