City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, April 15, 2025 07:00 PM City Hall - 10769 W State Street, Star, Idaho

PUBLIC NOTICE: THIS MEETING IS 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

2.INVOCATION – Bishop Scott Snelders, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

3.ROLL CALL

4.CONSENT AGENDA (ACTION ITEM) *All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Star City Council for reading and study, they are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion of the Consent Agenda or placed on the Regular Agenda by request.

  1. A.Approval of Claims

  2. B.Approval of Minutes: March 11, 2025

  3. C.Approval of Minutes: March 18, 2025

5.PUBLIC HEARINGS with ACTION ITEMS: (The Council at its option may suspend the rules requiring three separate readings on three separate days for ordinances on the agenda for approval. This may be by a single motion to suspend the rules under Idaho Code 50-902; second of the motion; ROLL CALL VOTE; Title of the Ordinance is read aloud; motion to approve; second of the motion: ROLL CALL VOTE.)

  1. A.Sorano Estate Subdivision (RZ-24-01) (DA24-09) (PUD-24-02) (PP-24-09) The Applicant is requesting approval of a Rezone (R-3-DA-PUD/C-1-DA-PUD), a Development Agreement, a Planned Unit Development and a Preliminary Plat for a proposed residential and commercial subdivision consisting of 193 residential lots, 3 commercial lots and 32 common lots. The property is located at 6497 & 6689 Hwy 44 in Star, Canyon County, Idaho, and consists of 92.68 acres with a proposed residential density of 2.26 dwelling units per acre. (ACTION ITEM)

  2. B.Starling Springs Subdivision (AZ-24-08 Annexation/Zoning) (DA-24-08 Development Agreement) (PUD-24-03 Planned Unit Development) (PP-24-08 Preliminary Plat)(PR-24-06 Private Street) The Applicant is requesting approval of an Annexation and Zoning (R-3-DA-PUD), Development Agreement, Planned Unit Development, Preliminary Plat and Private Street for a proposed residential subdivision consisting of 353 residential lots and 74 common lots. The property is located at 8820, 8900, 9250 & 9326 W. Joplin Road in Star, Idaho, and consists of approximately 129.39 acres with a proposed density of 2.73 dwelling units per acre. (ACTION ITEM)

  3. C.Ada County Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA-25-01) Ada County requests an amendment to the City of Star’s Comprehensive Plan to adopt the 2024 Capital Improvement Plans and Development Impact  Fee Studies (CIP’s) for the Ada County Jail, Coroner, and Paramedics. (ACTION ITEM)

6.ADJOURNMENT


The meeting can be viewed via a link posted to the City of Star website at staridaho.org.  Information on how to participate in a public hearing remotely will be posted to staridaho.org under the meeting information. The public is always welcomed to submit comments in writing.

Land Use Public Hearing Process

Public signs up to speak at the public hearing

Mayor Opens the Public Hearing

Mayor asks council if there is any Ex Parte Contact

Applicant has up to 20 minutes to present their project

Council can ask the applicant questions and staff questions

Public Testimony (3 minutes per person)

     1.  Those for the project speak

     2.  Those against the project speak

     3.  Those who are neither for or against but wish to speak to the project

     4.  Council may ask the individual speaking follow-up questions that does not count  
          towards their 3 minutes

Applicant rebuttal (10 minutes)

Council can ask the applicant and staff questions

Mayor closes the public hearing

Council deliberates 

Motion is made to approve, approve with conditions, deny or table the application to a date certain in the future

Thank you for coming to the Star City Council meeting, public involvement is fantastic and helps in shaping our city for the future.  As this is a public hearing, there will be no cheering, clapping, jeering or speaking out during the hearing.  Only the person at the podium has the floor to speak during their allotted time.  If someone does speak out, cheer, claps, etc. they will be asked to leave the hearing and or escorted out of the hearing.   We want to keep these hearings civil so everyone can be heard.
  

Thank you for your participation.

Mayor Trevor Chadwick

Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 208-286-7247, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting date.