Star reads second readings of three impact-fee ordinances; public hearing, third reading set for February

The Star City Council read into the record three impact-fee ordinances at its Jan. 6 meeting and set a public hearing and third reading for the council's February session before any adoption.

Councilman Steve Day read Ordinance No. 431, 2026, described as an ordinance adopting a park impact fee and establishing an impact fee fund with provisions for exemptions, refunds, credits and appeals. He followed by reading Ordinance No. 432, 2026, covering a pathway impact fee affecting Ada and Canyon counties, and Ordinance No. 433, 2026, adopting a police impact fee and related administrative provisions. The mayor explained that state law requires ordinances to be read at three separate meetings and that the council has completed the second reading cycle for these measures.

The ordinances as read create the structure for fee imposition, computation and a fund to receive fees; they also describe appeals and potential waivers but do not adopt fee schedules at this meeting. The mayor said the council plans a public hearing and the required third reading at its February meeting, at which point the council may vote on adoption. No adoption votes were taken on Jan. 6.

The readings do not, by themselves, change city policy. The council did not discuss or vote to adopt specific fee amounts during the reading; those details are expected to be part of the public hearing and subsequent action. Council materials referenced a capital improvement plan linking park, pathway and police facilities to the proposed impact fees, but the Jan. 6 meeting record consisted of the ordinances being read into the record rather than debate or final votes.