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HOUSE BILL NO. 241 – Fire/life safety codes, out of city

HOUSE BILL NO. 241

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H0241...................................................by LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FIRE/LIFE SAFETY CODES - Amends existing law to provide that fire and other
life safety codes which are adopted by a city shall not apply to property
outside the corporate limits of the city but in the area of city impact
unless the city can show, by a valid, statistically accurate actuarial
study, that the public safety would be compromised.

02/15    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16    Rpt prt - to Loc Gov

Bill Text


H0241


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 241

                              BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO AREAS OF CITY IMPACT; AMENDING SECTION  50-1306,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
 3        PROVIDE  THAT FIRE AND OTHER LIFE SAFETY CODES ADOPTED BY A CITY SHALL NOT
 4        APPLY TO PROPERTY OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE  CITY,  BUT  IN  THE
 5        AREA  OF  CITY  IMPACT, UNLESS THE CITY CAN SHOW BY A VALID, STATISTICALLY
 6        ACCURATE ACTUARIAL STUDY THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY WOULD BE COMPROMISED;  AND
 7        DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

 8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 9        SECTION  1.  That  Section 50-1306, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10    amended to read as follows:

11        50-1306.  EXTRATERRITORIAL AUTHORITY -- PROPERTY WITHIN THE AREA  OF  CITY
12    IMPACT.  All plats situate within an officially designated area of city impact
13    as provided for in section 67-6526,  Idaho  Code,  shall  be  administered  in
14    accordance  with the provisions set forth in the adopted city or county zoning
15    and subdivision ordinances having jurisdiction , provided that  any  fire
16    or  other  life safety codes adopted by the city  shall not apply to any prop-
17    erty located outside the corporate limits of the  city  unless  the  city  can
18    show,  by  a  valid,  statistically  accurate actuarial study, that the public
19    safety would be compromised by having the fire or other life  safety  code  in
20    effect in the unincorporated areas of the county, rather than the fire or life
21    safety  code  in  effect  in the city, apply . In the situation where no
22    area of city impact has been officially adopted, all plats situate within  one
23    (1)  mile outside the limits of any incorporated city shall first be submitted
24    to the said city, and approved by the council of said  city  before  the  same
25    shall  be recorded. Items which may be considered by the city include, but are
26    not limited to, continuity of street pattern, street widths, and drainage pro-
27    visions. If the city has adopted a subdivision ordinance and/or  a  comprehen-
28    sive plan, then these documents may be used as guidelines for approving plats.
29    Such  city  approval  shall  be in addition to county approval. Within one (1)
30    mile of the city, a city subdivision ordinance shall  prevail  over  a  county
31    subdivision  ordinance unless the city and county mutually agree upon any dif-
32    ferences. Where the jurisdiction of two (2) cities overlaps, then  the  juris-
33    diction shall be assumed by the larger city.

34        SECTION  2.  An  emergency  existing  therefor,  which emergency is hereby
35    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
36    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 08791


The purpose of this legislation is to ameliorate conflicts where
cities are requiring infrastructure that, due to lack of public
water or sewer, result in an extreme, undue hardship on small
property owners. This amounts to a "taking" of their property
rights and the denial of approvals received from the county which
is the appropriate government constitutionally responsible for the
planning and control of the subject property.





                            FISCAL NOTE

There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.











CONTACT: Al Ames
        (208) 334-1521




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE      Bill No.      H 241