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Council upholds impact‑fee administrator denial but directs staff to negotiate informal reimbursement for Skyline Drive work
Summary
After a quasi‑judicial hearing, the council affirmed the impact‑fee administrator’s denial of the developer’s requested system‑improvement credit (lack of prior written agreement/timeliness) but upheld a prior‑use exemption and directed staff to pursue an informal reimbursement resolution using bids the developer provided.
The Idaho Falls City Council on Nov. 20 heard a contested impact‑fee appeal brought by developers of the Barnwood Townhomes and Terrace Gate Condos, who sought credit or reimbursement for transportation improvements performed along Skyline Drive. The council conducted the proceeding in its quasi‑judicial capacity under the city’s impact‑fee ordinance (Title 10, Chapter 8).
Appellants Erin Bingham and Eric Reed told council they were directed during design reviews to widen Skyline Drive to 100 feet (an arterial standard) and that they completed widening work and a number of site improvements in reliance on city guidance. They submitted bids and an appraisal showing combined construction costs and land value in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and asked either a land credit and/or a construction credit against transportation impact…
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