Planning Policy Commission · Thursday, September 25, 2025 · City Council Digest

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of September 11, 2025

packet pp.3–7

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Staff report:

MINUTES PLANNING POLICY COMMISSION 6:30 p.m. – Thursday, September 11, 2025

4. PUBLIC HEARING

2025 Comprehensive Plan Amendments

, Christen Leeson, Planning Manager Public Hearing Order: Commission · packet pp.9–41

Topics: Land Use

Previously discussed: Hearing Examiner · Sep 10, 2025

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Staff report:

The purpose of the September 25

5. REPORTS

Council Update

6. OTHER BUSINESS / ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming Schedule

packet pp.43–44

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Staff report:

Staff Support: Stephen Padua Staff Support: Christen Leeson 4/10/25 4/24/25 ▪ Chairs Election ▪ Tree Code

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0:07 ↗ Well, good evening everyone. Uh, I'd

0:10 ↗ like to call the Planning Policy

0:11 ↗ Commission meeting this September 25th

0:14 ↗ to order, and it currently is 6:30 p.m.

0:19 ↗ Kristen has promised us one of the

0:21 ↗ longest planning policy commission

0:23 ↗ meetings we've ever had. So, I hope you

0:25 ↗ all have ate your dinner and are ready.

0:29 ↗ Kristen, the first thing we want to do

0:31 ↗ is ask if we have a quorum this evening.

0:34 ↗ [Music]

0:35 ↗ >> Yes, we do.

0:36 ↗ >> Okay. Thank you, Kristen. And we do have

0:38 ↗ uh Commissioner Crass is excused. And I

0:42 ↗ believe uh Commissioner Mole Baru as

0:44 ↗ well is going to try and make it. So,

0:46 ↗ we'll see if she's able to. We're going

0:49 ↗ to move on to the approval of minutes.

0:52 ↗ And the only minutes we have to approve

0:53 ↗ this evening are the September 11th

0:55 ↗ minutes from our last meeting.

0:58 ↗ Are there any corrections or concerns to

1:01 ↗ the minutes?

1:03 ↗ All right, those minutes are unanimously

1:06 ↗ approved.

1:08 ↗ The next item of business is the public

1:10 ↗ comment. Uh we're going to hold general

1:13 ↗ public comment at this time and this is

1:16 ↗ for the good of the commission. Uh

1:19 ↗ general topics. Uh there will be an

1:21 ↗ opportunity for the public to comment on

1:23 ↗ the public hearing a little later.

1:25 ↗ staff. Clearly there's nobody in the

1:27 ↗ room with us this evening, but is there

1:29 ↗ anyone online?

1:32 ↗ >> No, Chair, there is not.

1:34 ↗ >> Okay, great. Thank you, Amanda. So, we

1:37 ↗ will return to those guidelines when we

1:38 ↗ get to the public hearing,

1:41 ↗ which is now.

1:43 ↗ So, our first item of regular business

1:45 ↗ is to hold a public hearing regarding

1:47 ↗ the proposed 2025 comprehensive plan

1:50 ↗ amendments. The purpose of this public

1:53 ↗ hearing is to provide a formal

1:54 ↗ opportunity for the public comment on

1:57 ↗ the proposed amendments. We'll open the

1:59 ↗ public hearing which will be followed by

2:01 ↗ a presentation from staff and then the

2:04 ↗ PPC will have an opportunity to ask

2:06 ↗ follow-up questions.

2:08 ↗ We'll then take public testimony, close

2:10 ↗ the public hearing, and then the

2:12 ↗ planning policy commission will have an

2:14 ↗ opportunity uh to debate and make a

2:16 ↗ recommendation on this item.

2:19 ↗ Uh Kristen, our principal planner, will

2:21 ↗ be presenting this evening. So Kristen,

2:24 ↗ when you are ready, please go ahead.

2:39 ↗ Good evening. I am Kristen Leon, the

2:41 ↗ planning manager for uh community

2:43 ↗ planning and development. And the

2:46 ↗ purpose of the meeting has pretty much

2:48 ↗ been stated um and you do all you do get

2:51 ↗ a chance to deliberate and make a

2:52 ↗ recommendation tonight if you feel it's

2:54 ↗ appropriate on the 2025 comprehensive

2:57 ↗ plan amendments as proposed. So, the

3:00 ↗ first one that we're doing, a first

3:01 ↗ amendment that we are proposing is to

3:04 ↗ add a policy HB6

3:07 ↗ to allow market rate non-subsidized

3:09 ↗ rental homes. Whoops.

3:13 ↗ In zones which allow multif family

3:15 ↗ housing. And this is one that you all

3:16 ↗ had a comment on last time. There was

3:19 ↗ language in there regarding market rate

3:22 ↗ nonsubsidized 50% AMI and we all agreed

3:25 ↗ that wasn't necessary. So, this just

3:27 ↗ follows along with state law that says

3:28 ↗ allow it where multif family housing is

3:30 ↗ allowed.

3:36 ↗ Also, we mentioned the

3:40 ↗ potential reszone of a property that is

3:43 ↗ conditioned upon your recommendation and

3:46 ↗ the city council's approval of the land

3:48 ↗ change in land use designation. So on

3:51 ↗ September 10th, the hearing examiner, we

3:54 ↗ held a public hearing, recommended

3:56 ↗ approval with that condition. And this

3:59 ↗ would move the parcel outlined in red in

4:02 ↗ blue here. I can't get to the outlined

4:05 ↗ in red

4:07 ↗ blue. My word um from community

4:10 ↗ facilities facilities to retail. That

4:12 ↗ would be the new land use designation.

4:19 ↗ something in my view which is blocking

4:21 ↗ what I can see and can't see.

4:23 ↗ Okay.

4:25 ↗ The next one was our transportation

4:27 ↗ element. Most of the changes that are in

4:29 ↗ there, some are just clerical changes,

4:32 ↗ some are just uh for clarification

4:36 ↗ and the rest are in order to comply with

4:38 ↗ House Bill 1181 that was adopted by the

4:41 ↗ state back in 2023.

4:43 ↗ The goal was to enhance most multimodal

4:46 ↗ connections and access in line with the

4:48 ↗ adopted plans and community needs.

4:55 ↗ The first one was to amend

4:57 ↗ transportation element policy D1. This

5:00 ↗ expanded the tier system to all of

5:02 ↗ central Isiqua rather than than just the

5:04 ↗ regional growth center which is located

5:05 ↗ inside central Isiqua and amends tier

5:08 ↗ one to tier four to allow for either 20

5:12 ↗ mph speed limits which was already in

5:14 ↗ the code and or provide a sidewalk on

5:18 ↗ either side. And Commissioner Dar you

5:21 ↗ brought up last time um that this was a

5:23 ↗ ranking and a priority system. It's not

5:26 ↗ a priority system so much as a

5:28 ↗ categorization system. So it's not

5:30 ↗ saying that we want to get the tier ones

5:32 ↗ done first and the tier fours done last.

5:34 ↗ It is simply if you're in this area

5:36 ↗ which we're labeling T4, this is what

5:39 ↗ you're required to have. So I wanted to

5:40 ↗ make that clarification

5:42 ↗ because you had a point. Yes,

5:45 ↗ you always do. But um transportation

5:48 ↗ element, let's see, moving on. Next was

5:51 ↗ to add new policy D3, which is to

5:53 ↗ implement

5:55 ↗ uh leading pedestrian interval LPIs at

5:58 ↗ signalized intersections along tier 1

6:00 ↗ pedestrian corridors. And the reason is

6:03 ↗ to increase safety for pedestrians in

6:05 ↗ those areas. And as a reminder, this is

6:07 ↗ where a few additional seconds are

6:09 ↗ allowed with to for the person to walk

6:13 ↗ before the light actually turns green

6:14 ↗ for automobiles.

6:18 ↗ Next transportation element policy D3

6:21 ↗ discussion was to provide context and

6:23 ↗ information related to the new policy

6:25 ↗ D3.

6:29 ↗ There was a goal E discussion that was

6:31 ↗ added also to provide a summary of

6:33 ↗ statistics and clear information of bike

6:36 ↗ facilities because there just wasn't

6:37 ↗ anything there before.

6:40 ↗ Transportation policy F5 was amended to

6:44 ↗ read to ensure that transit services

6:47 ↗ performed at acceptable levels, routes

6:49 ↗ and stops in Isiqua meet the city's

6:52 ↗ transit level of service standards by

6:53 ↗ service tier. So it reflects the changes

6:55 ↗ to the level of service required by the

6:57 ↗ state.

7:01 ↗ Goal F discussion was just amended to

7:03 ↗ better describe transit service in

7:04 ↗ Isiqua access to service and working

7:06 ↗ with transit op transit service

7:08 ↗ operators.

7:11 ↗ Goal F is another discussion. And it was

7:14 ↗ amended to describe and explain new

7:16 ↗ transit level of service or LOS policy

7:19 ↗ policies and include a new LOS policy

7:22 ↗ table again in compliance with 1181 and

7:25 ↗ new transit to explain that the new

7:28 ↗ transit level of service is more

7:30 ↗ holistic and offers more ways for the

7:32 ↗ city to directly enhance multimodal

7:33 ↗ connections and advocate for higher

7:35 ↗ transit service higher frequencies.

7:40 ↗ I should note in case you all have any

7:41 ↗ questions about those when we move on

7:43 ↗ that Jillian who made the presentation

7:44 ↗ on levelers last time and the

7:46 ↗ transportation element is online if you

7:48 ↗ all have any questions for her.

7:51 ↗ So those are the proposed amendments.

7:53 ↗ Our next steps is that these will go to

7:55 ↗ the planning development and environment

7:57 ↗ committee on October 7th and then to

7:59 ↗ council on November 10th for action

8:02 ↗ and then we have a recommended motion.

8:04 ↗ So that ends my presentation.

8:07 ↗ [Music]

8:10 ↗ Okay. Thank you, Kristen.

8:13 ↗ Do any of the commissioners have any

8:14 ↗ questions for Kristen or Julia?

8:19 ↗ Commissioner Dare,

8:21 ↗ I just have like a technical question

8:24 ↗ about the lights, the delay on the

8:26 ↗ lights. Is that to prevent uh

8:30 ↗ cars turning from hitting pedestrians in

8:32 ↗ the crosswalk? Basically, yes, it is.

8:34 ↗ Because oftent times if they're going at

8:35 ↗ the same time, somebody steps into the

8:37 ↗ crosswalk the same time somebody's

8:38 ↗ turning. So this way the person the

8:40 ↗ driver they'll have a chance to see that

8:42 ↗ somebody's halfway across. Yes.

8:44 ↗ >> Thank you. That's it. You're welcome.

8:47 ↗ >> I think we discussed last time it's like

8:48 ↗ about a 3se secondond delay. Three to

8:50 ↗ four.

8:50 ↗ >> Correct. It was a about a 3se secondond

8:52 ↗ delay.

8:52 ↗ >> Yeah.

8:58 ↗ >> Tempted to do the round robin. We got

8:59 ↗ some time to fill. But if if you really

9:01 ↗ don't have any questions, I think we

9:02 ↗ could probably move on. No questions.

9:07 ↗ Okay,

9:09 ↗ we will go ahead and open a public

9:10 ↗ hearing. And it currently is 6:39 p.m.

9:15 ↗ Amanda, has anyone signed up to speak

9:17 ↗ this evening?

9:21 ↗ >> No, chair, they have not.

9:25 ↗ >> Quick indeed. the public hearing. We

9:29 ↗ will close at 6:39 p.m. There is formal

9:33 ↗ action requested on this agenda item.

9:35 ↗ Uh, is a member of the planning policy

9:38 ↗ willing to make a recommendation or I'm

9:40 ↗ sorry, a motion?

9:44 ↗ Vice Chair Patterson.

9:46 ↗ Chair, I'd like to move to approve the

9:48 ↗ 2025 comprehensive plan amendments as

9:51 ↗ presented.

9:53 ↗ [Music]

9:54 ↗ >> Okay. Is there a second?

9:56 ↗ >> Second. Thank you, Commissioner Oler.

9:59 ↗ All right,

10:02 ↗ now that there's a second, uh, clearly

10:04 ↗ anyone that has anything that they'd

10:05 ↗ like to discuss on this topic, please

10:07 ↗ feel free

10:15 ↗ give it some time to percolate.

10:25 ↗ Okay, if there is no additional comment,

10:28 ↗ again, these are pretty technical. Uh we

10:30 ↗ had a wonderful presentation our last

10:32 ↗ meeting. Sounds like a lot of our

10:34 ↗ questions were answered. Sounds like uh

10:36 ↗ the input that we had um was adopted or

10:39 ↗ kind of put into

10:42 ↗ our new packet.

10:45 ↗ So, the motion is on the floor to uh

10:48 ↗ approve these amendments.

10:51 ↗ All in favor?

10:53 ↗ All right. So, that passes unanimously

10:58 ↗ and I believe that's everything staff

11:01 ↗ needed from us.

11:04 ↗ So, the main motion has been

11:05 ↗ recommended. Uh, again, a uni a

11:07 ↗ unanimous vote.

11:10 ↗ Um, I guess Kristen, I know you walked

11:12 ↗ away from the microphone, but is there

11:13 ↗ anything you need from us regarding the

11:15 ↗ public hearing?

11:16 ↗ >> No, that's all I needed. Thank you.

11:18 ↗ >> Okay. Thank you. The next item on the

11:21 ↗ agenda is council updates.

11:24 ↗ We have any council updates?

11:35 ↗ >> I don't think so. I gave the tree code

11:37 ↗ update last time, but that is going to

11:40 ↗ council. Um

11:43 ↗ Oh, I don't think I have anything else

11:44 ↗ for you at this time.

11:46 ↗ >> Okay.

11:46 ↗ >> Okay,

11:47 ↗ >> fair enough. I did get to see the

11:48 ↗ candidate forum today at the uh

11:50 ↗ Isizakiqua Hilton. That was fantastic. I

11:52 ↗ believe it's Do they film those?

11:55 ↗ >> It's the chamber, right? It's not put on

11:57 ↗ by the actual city,

11:58 ↗ >> right? It's put on by the chamber.

11:59 ↗ >> Yeah. If you guys do have an

12:00 ↗ opportunity, you can see our own

12:02 ↗ commissioner Zacharov there as well as

12:04 ↗ other candidates for council as well as

12:06 ↗ the mayorial uh the mayoral candidates.

12:09 ↗ So again, some interesting.

12:10 ↗ >> I believe it was just the mayoral

12:11 ↗ candidates today.

12:12 ↗ >> No, it was all new city council.

12:14 ↗ >> I'm getting a big shake of the head. No,

12:18 ↗ >> no, no. I just I'm saying to go see it.

12:21 ↗ >> Yeah. Okay.

12:22 ↗ >> Okay.

12:22 ↗ >> Fair enough.

12:24 ↗ >> Uh the reports, Kristen, anything else

12:26 ↗ to provide city life? Anything going on?

12:29 ↗ >> Did we talk last time about the

12:30 ↗ discussion with city council and their

12:33 ↗ priorities for

12:35 ↗ planning next year?

12:37 ↗ >> We've talked Yeah. a little bit about

12:39 ↗ >> a little bit about it and just that they

12:40 ↗ Yeah, they're looking to have um

12:42 ↗ >> more of an impact on our

12:43 ↗ >> more of an impact more of an impact on

12:45 ↗ housing. So there will be housing

12:46 ↗ changes coming and so we will be putting

12:49 ↗ together a work plan soon and coming to

12:51 ↗ you all at the end of the year with

12:52 ↗ that.

12:53 ↗ >> Okay.

12:53 ↗ >> Yeah.

12:54 ↗ >> And then this weekend or is it this

12:57 ↗ weekend or next weekend? It's the

12:58 ↗ following weekend is salmon days.

13:00 ↗ >> Is salmon days. Yes. The first weekend

13:02 ↗ of October.

13:04 ↗ >> I know you're still looking for

13:05 ↗ volunteers. Is that correct?

13:07 ↗ >> Probably. Yes. I don't know.

13:09 ↗ >> The more the merrier. So if you do feel

13:11 ↗ like volunteering, uh salmon days is

13:13 ↗ right around the corner.

13:16 ↗ Okay.

13:17 ↗ >> I'm pretty sure I'm going to be working

13:18 ↗ the parking lot at ID if anyone wants to

13:21 ↗ commission there. Yeah, if you're

13:27 ↗ >> Well, make sure to go say hi. Uh, having

13:30 ↗ said that, is there anything for the

13:31 ↗ good of the order from our

13:32 ↗ commissioners,

13:36 ↗ staff?

13:39 ↗ Okay. Well, again, thank you everybody.

13:41 ↗ I know sometimes it's hard to get ready

13:43 ↗ and come in, but uh it's still

13:44 ↗ necessary. It's still an important part

13:46 ↗ of the function of city government. So,

13:49 ↗ having been promised earlier this would

13:50 ↗ be one of the shortest planning policy

13:52 ↗ commission on record, we will adjourn

13:54 ↗ this evening at 6:44 p.m. Thank you.

14:06 ↗ [Music]

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Christen Leeson, Planning Manager Amanda Jackson, Meeting Assistant 2. Approval of Minutes a) Minutes of September 11, 2025 With no changes or comments, the Minutes were approved. 3