8-12-4: URBAN PUBLIC SERVICE LEVEL STANDARDS:

Minimum Service Level

Minimum Service Level

Electricity service to every buildable property.

Telephone service to every buildable property.

1.   Drinking water service shall be provided to every buildable property within the planned community by a municipality, a private water company regulated by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, or a water district established pursuant to Idaho Code Section 42-3201 et seq.

2.   Drinking water service shall maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules and laws.

3.   All residential lots shall have an automated irrigation sprinkler system to minimize water usage and waste.

4.   All nonresidential lots shall have pressurized irrigation systems, using reclaimed water when available and permissible under all applicable federal, state, and local rules and laws.

5.   All irrigation systems and water uses shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local rules and laws.

1.   A centralized wastewater treatment and reuse service, or connection to an existing system shall be provided to every property within the planned community by a municipality, a private sewer company, or a sewer district established pursuant to Idaho Code Section 42-3201 et seq.

2.   Wastewater treatment and reuse service shall maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules and laws.

3.   If treated wastewater will be used for irrigation, then the irrigated area and the amount of treated wastewater used for irrigation shall be identified in the planned community implementation plan, and shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local rules and laws.

4.   For specific lots, the Board may waive or alter the centralized wastewater treatment requirement on a case-by-case basis where topography or other considerations make centralized service infeasible.

One (1) law enforcement officer per one thousand two hundred (1,200) residents.

1.   Location within a fire district.

2.   Fire protection shall be provided to all areas within the planned community with a response time of five (5) minutes or less for the arrival of the first arriving engine company at a fire suppression incident, as measured from the time the unit acknowledges notification of the emergency. (National Fire Protection Association 1710 Section 4.1.2.1 - 2004 edition).

3.   If a new fire station is required for the planned community to meet the response time, then location of the new fire station should comply with the master siting plan of the fire district.

1.   Five (5) minutes or less for the arrival of a unit with first responder or higher-level capability at an emergency medical incident, as measured from the time the unit acknowledges notification of the emergency for ninety percent (90%) of the anticipated population of the planned community. (National Fire Protection Association 1710 Section 4.1.2.1 - 2004 edition).

2.   Nine (9) minutes or less for the arrival of an advanced life support (ALS) unit at an emergency medical incident, as measured from the time the unit acknowledges notification of the emergency for ninety percent (90%) of the anticipated population of the planned community. (National Fire Protection Association 1710 Section 4.1.2.1 - 2004 edition).

3.   If a new emergency services station is required for the planned community to meet the applicable response time, then location of the new emergency services station should comply with the master siting plan of the district.

1.   Sufficient land shall be incorporated into the land use plan for elementary educational facilities to serve the planned community according to the applicable school district standard.

2.   Sufficient land shall be incorporated into the land use plan for middle school and high school educational facilities to serve the planned community according to the applicable school district standards.

3.   Elementary school sites shall be within one and a half (1.5) miles of fifty percent (50%) of the elementary age residents of the planned community.

1.   Planned communities shall be designed to have an internal trip capture of at least fifteen percent (15%), as calculated using the methodology for estimating trip generation at multiuse sites in the latest edition of the ITE "Trip Generation Handbook" and/or any other methodology approved by ACHD, provided, however, that the appropriate standard established by the applicable area of impact in Title 9 of this code may be used as an alternative.

2.   The planned community shall have a comprehensive transportation demand management program for the planned community that will reduce weekday peak period single occupant vehicle trips compared to the forecasted trip generation for the project without transportation demand management strategies. At a minimum, the transportation demand management program shall include: street widths to accommodate transit service; internal street connectivity consistent with ACHD's transportation land use integration plan; land for bus shelters (minimum of a five foot by eight foot [5' x 8'] pad, as appropriate); Americans with disabilities act compliant sidewalks or pathways that are connected to the curb at bus stop locations as determined at the discretion of VRT; carpool and vanpool parking designations at commercial centers; park and ride facilities; lighting; and bicycle facilities. Trip reduction rate generated due to a transportation demand management program shall not be used in the traffic impact study analysis submitted to ACHD and ITD.

3.   Level of service on all public roadways shall be determined by the jurisdiction (ACHD or ITD) having authority over the roadways.

1.   A minimum of ten (10) acres per one thousand (1,000) population of developed open space based on two and a half (2.5) persons per dwelling unit.

2.   A minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the total gross area of the planned community shall be dedicated to natural open space.

3.   A minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the total gross area of the planned community shall be dedicated to natural open space if the planned community is in the foothills.

4.   All-natural open space and developed open space shall be accessible to the public and shall be created and evidenced by recorded easements and plat notes, or other recorded instruments.

Sufficient space shall be incorporated into the land use plan for library services to serve the planned community.