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Laketown council approves multiple ordinance changes, lowers residential water impact fee and sets arena rental tiers
Summary
At its May 6 meeting Laketown’s council adopted several ordinance amendments—reducing residential water impact fees, repealing a prior restriction on new culinary wells near town mains, clarifying building-permit surcharge application—and approved a fee schedule for large arena events.
Laketown’s Town Council approved a package of ordinance and fee changes during the May 6 meeting, including reductions to residential water impact fees, repeal of a recent restriction on new culinary wells near town water lines, and adoption of a clarified 1% state surcharge application on building permits.
Council adopted Ordinance 2026-02 to reduce residential water impact fees for individual connections and passed Ordinance 2026-03 to repeal Ordinance 2025-10 (a restriction on new culinary wells within 500 feet of an existing town water line where town service is available). Ordinance 2026-05, clarifying the application of the 1% state surcharge on building permits, also passed. Ordinance 2026-04 (fee-in-lieu of water shares/right dedication) was moved to next month pending further review by the town attorney.
Council Member Denise Johnson made the motion to approve Ordinance 2026-02; CM Kris Hodges seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. The repeal in Ordinance 2026-03 was moved by CM Burdette Weston and seconded by CM Kris Hodges; it passed without objection.
Members also approved Resolution 2026-03, establishing a two-tiered rental fee structure for the rodeo arena and park: $150 per day (plus $100 deposit) for events up to 500 attendees and $4,500 per day (plus $1,000 deposit and additional contractual restrictions) for events exceeding 500 attendees. The council emphasized that events not sponsored by the town must not be advertised as town events.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance 2026-02 (reduce residential water impact fees): approved (motion: CM Denise Johnson; second: CM Kris Hodges). - Ordinance 2026-03 (repeal restriction on new culinary wells): approved (motion: CM Burdette Weston; second: CM Kris Hodges). - Ordinance 2026-04 (fee in lieu of dedication): deferred to next meeting (town attorney review required). - Ordinance 2026-05 (clarify 1% state surcharge on building permits): approved (motion: CM Kris Hodges; second: CM Kirsten Gash). - Resolution 2026-03 (rode arena/park rental fees): approved (motion: CM Kirsten Gash; second: CM Denise Johnson).
Why it matters: changes to impact fees and culinary-well policy affect development costs and property owners seeking new connections, while the rental-fee structure creates a clear revenue and safety framework for large events at the rodeo arena.
Next steps: ordinance 2026-04 will return for council consideration after attorney guidance; Jolley’s building permit applicants are expected to pay the revised impact fee noted in Ordinance 2026-02.
