City Council Special Meeting - Code and Plan Update Workshop

CITY OF STAR, IDAHO CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES City Hall - 10769 W State Street, Star, Idaho Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM PUBLIC NOTICE: THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND PLACED IN AN ONLINE FORMAT, PERSONS MAY EITHER VIEW OR LISTEN TO VIDEO/AUDIO OF THIS MEETING UNTIL SUCH TIME THE RECORDING IS DESTROYED UNDER THE CITY’S RETENTION POLICY. 1. CALL TO ORDER – Welcome/Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Chadwick called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. INVOCATION – Council Member Kevin Wheelock Councilman Wheelock led the invocation. 3. ROLL CALL ELECTED OFFICIALS: Mayor Trevor Chadwick, Council President Jennifer Salmonsen and Council Members Kevin Nielsen, Kevan Wheelock and Steve Day. STAFF: City Attorney Chris Yorgason; City Clerk Shelly Tilton; City Engineer Ryan Morgan; Planning Director Shawn Nickel, Planning Assistant Ryan Field, Building Official Kevin Pitt, Public Information Officer Dana Partridge, Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal Victor Islas and Staff Engineer Paul Brooks. Three members of the public were present. 4. CODE AMENDMENT UPDATE Planning Director Shawn Nickel proposed revisions to Title 8 Unified Development Code including sections related to drive through establishments in the Central Business District. The definition of incompatible uses was reviewed. Timeframes for removal of trash receptacles from sidewalks and public view, address numbering and fence height were discussed. Parking standards including ADA for vans and setbacks and emergency access for secondary dwellings were discussed as well as alternate posting options for situations where there is no street frontage for a property being posted. City Engineer Ryan Morgan discussed the flood ordinance. Building Official Kevin Pitt proposed revisions related to building code. He would like to require authorization of the property owner prior to pulling a permit, sometime contractors pull permits the property owner isn’t aware of when he shows up to do the inspection. Exemption of agricultural buildings was discussed. Council Member Salmonsen proposed a garage setback of 25 feet from sidewalks to accommodate larger vehicles. Definition of useable open space was discussed. Council Member Nielsen proposed ordinances to establish level of service standards for essential services, regulation for placement and enforcement of temporary signs, a residential rental registration program to regulate rental dwellings and single-family rental communities and creation of a code section regarding separation of civil and religious authority to establish respective powers and limits of the city and religious societies with regard to matters of conscience. Page 1 of 2  CITY OF STAR, IDAHO CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES City Hall - 10769 W State Street, Star, Idaho Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM 5. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE This will be discussed at a future workshop. 6. SOUTH OF THE RIVER PLAN UPDATE This will be discussed at a future workshop. 7. ARCHITECTURAL OVERLAY UPDATE This will be discussed at a future workshop. 8. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Chadwick adjourned the meeting at 10:17 p.m. __________/s/____________________ ATTEST: ________/s/____________________ Mayor Trevor A. Chadwick Shelly Tilton, City Clerk Page 2 of 2