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Council completes first reading of three impact-fee ordinances; CIP hearing tabled to Jan. 20
Summary
After a procedural vote citing Idaho Code §50-902, council performed the first reading by title of three impact-fee ordinances (parks, pathways, police); the council also voted to table the Capital Improvement Plan and development-impact-fee hearing until Jan. 20, 2026, to allow further stakeholder discussion.
The Star City Council on Dec. 16 performed first readings by title of three proposed ordinances that would establish development impact fees for parks, pathways and police and set the process for exemptions, credits and appeals. Council discussed statutory procedure for impact fees and referenced Idaho Code section 50-902 as the basis for suspending a full in‑text reading.
Councilman Nielsen (per the transcript) moved to suspend the rule requiring full reading and to read the three impact-fee ordinances by title only; the motion carried on roll call. The council then recorded the first reading, by title only, for the three ordinances covering park impact fees, pathways impact fees and police impact fees. The council noted these ordinances require three separate readings under state statute, so tonight’s action constituted only the first reading and did not adopt the ordinances.
Separately, the council voted to table the City of Star Capital Improvement Plan and the related public hearing on development impact fees for parks, pathways and police until Jan. 20, 2026, to permit the mayor to meet with the city’s impact-fee adviser and other community stakeholders to work through questions raised about the proposals. Councilman Hershey moved to table the hearing "until 20 January 20 26," and the motion carried.
The transcript does not record detailed fee schedules or the full text of the ordinances; those details will be presented in future readings and at the rescheduled public hearing. The council did not adopt the impact-fee ordinances on Dec. 16; statutory reading requirements remain in force before any final vote.
