Ordinance - 2025 - 955 - Amending Title 7 - Building Regulations, Chapter 6 Development Impact Fee, Adding Section 19 Jailadding Section 20 Coroner And Section 21 Emergency Medical Services - 11/17/2025 ORDINANCE NO. 955
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EAGLE,ADA COUNTY IDAHO,AMENDING TITLE 7
"BUILDING REGULATIONS," CHAPTER 6 "DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE",ADDING
SECTION 19 "JAIL";ADDING SECTION 20 "CORONER",AND SECTION 21
"EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES",AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Eagle, Idaho is a municipal corporation organized and operating under
the laws of the State of Idaho; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 65, Title 8206, Idaho Code,the City of Eagle has the authority
to adopt, establish and amend an ordinance authorizing the imposition of development impact
fees; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council have determined that good cause exists for amending Title
7, Chapter 6 (Development Impact Fee Ordinance) of the Eagle City Code for the imposition of
jail, coroner, and emergency medical services impact fees; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes to the Development Impact Fee Ordinance are in accordance
with the City of Eagle Comprehensive Plan;
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EAGLE,Ada County, Idaho;
Section 1: That Eagle City Code Title 7, Chapter 6, Section 19, be and is hereby added, to read
as follows:
A. Jail impact fees are hereby imposed on all new development within the conterminous
boundaries of the City. The jail impact fees shall be collected as applicable by the City and
transferred to Ada County pursuant to an executed intergovernmental agreement by each entity.
The amount of the jail impact fees is identified in the Ada County Jail Capital Improvement Plan
and Development Study dated May 24, 2024 and all subsequent updates and amendments
pertaining thereto. Jail impact fees are subject to the same rules and procedures as other
development impact fees collected under this chapter including, but not limited to, individual
assessments, appeals, exemptions, refunds and extraordinary impact.
B. All jail impact fees paid by a fee payer pursuant to this chapter, shall, upon receipt by Ada
County, be promptly deposited by Ada County into a Capital Projects Fund established by Ada
County. The Capital Projects Fund shall be divided into one (1) or more trust accounts and:
1. Monies in each trust account shall be spent in the order collected, on a first-in/first-out
basis.
2. All funds in all trust accounts shall be maintained in an interest bearing account. The
interest earned on each trust account pursuant to Idaho Code section 67-8210(1) shall not be
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governed by Idaho Code section 57-127, as amended, but shall be considered funds of the trust
accounts and shall be subject to the same restrictions on uses of funds as the jail Impact Fees on
which the interest is generated.
3. Ada County shall maintain and keep accurate financial records for each of their trust
accounts which records shall:
a. Show the source and disbursement of all revenues;
b. Account for all monies received;
c. Ensure that the disbursement of funds from each trust account shall be used solely and
exclusively for the provisions of projects specified in the Ada County Jail Capital Improvement
Plan and Development Impact Fee Study dated May 24, 2024 and all updates and amendments
pertaining thereto; and
d. Provide an annual accounting for each trust account showing the source and amount of
all funds collected and the projects that were funded, which annual accounting shall be provided
to the City as part of the annual audit process of this chapter.
Section 2: That Eagle City Code Title 7, Chapter 6, Section 20, be and is hereby added, to read
as follows:
A. Coroner impact fees are hereby imposed on all new development within the conterminous
boundaries of the City. The coroner impact fees shall be collected as applicable by the City and
transferred to Ada County pursuant to an executed intergovernmental agreement by each entity.
The amount of the coroner impact fees is identified in the Ada County Coroner Capital
Improvement Plan and Development Impact Fee Study dated May 24, 2024 and all subsequent
updates and amendments pertaining thereto. Coroner impact fees are subject to the same rules
and procedures as other development impact fees collected under this chapter including, but not
limited to, individual assessments, appeals, exemptions, refunds and extraordinary impact.
B. Coroner impact fees paid by a fee payer pursuant to this chapter, shall, upon receipt by Ada
County, be promptly deposited by Ada County into a Capital Projects Fund established by Ada
County. The Capital Projects Fund shall be divided into one (1) or more trust accounts and:
1. Monies in each trust account shall be spent in the order collected, on a first-in/first-out
basis.
2. All funds in all trust accounts shall be maintained in an interest bearing account. The
interest earned on each trust account pursuant to Idaho Code section 67-8210(1) shall not be
governed by Idaho Code section 57-127, as amended, but shall be considered funds of the trust
accounts and shall be subject to the same restrictions on uses of funds as the coroner Impact Fees
on which the interest is generated.
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3. Ada County shall maintain and keep accurate financial records for each of their trust
accounts which records shall:
a. Show the source and disbursement of all revenues;
b. Account for all monies received;
c. Ensure that the disbursement of funds from each trust account shall be used solely and
exclusively for the provisions of projects specified in the Ada County Coroner Capital
Improvement Plan and Development Impact Fee Study dated May 24, 2024 and all updates and
amendments pertaining thereto; and
d. Provide an annual accounting for each trust account showing the source and amount of
all funds collected and the projects that were funded, which annual accounting shall be provided
to the City as part of the annual audit process of this chapter.
Section 3: That Eagle City Code Title 7, Chapter 6, Section 21, be and is hereby added, to read
as follows:
A. Emergency Medical Services impact fees are hereby imposed on all new development
within the conterminous boundaries of the City. The Emergency Medical Services impact fees
shall be collected as applicable by the City and transferred to Ada County pursuant to an
executed intergovernmental agreement by each entity. The amount of the Emergency Medical
Services impact fees is identified in the Ada County Emergency Medical Services Capital
Improvement Plan and Development Impact Fee Study dated May 24, 2024 and all subsequent
updates and amendments pertaining thereto. Emergency Medical Services impact fees are subject
to the same rules and procedures as other development impact fees collected under this chapter
including, but not limited to, individual assessments, appeals, exemptions, refunds and
extraordinary impact.
B. Emergency Medical Services impact fees paid by a fee payer pursuant to this chapter,
shall, upon receipt by Ada County, be promptly deposited by Ada County into a Capital Projects
Fund established by Ada County. The Capital Projects Fund shall be divided into one (1) or more
trust accounts and:
1. Monies in each trust account shall be spent in the order collected, on a first-in/first-out
basis.
2. All funds in all trust accounts shall be maintained in an interest bearing account. The
interest earned on each trust account pursuant to Idaho Code section 67-8210(1) shall not be
governed by Idaho Code section 57-127, as amended, but shall be considered funds of the trust
accounts and shall be subject to the same restrictions on uses of funds as the emergency medical
services Impact Fees on which the interest is generated.
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3. Ada County shall maintain and keep accurate financial records for each of their trust
accounts which records shall:
a. Show the source and disbursement of all revenues;
b. Account for all monies received;
c. Ensure that the disbursement of funds from each trust account shall be used solely and
exclusively for the provisions of projects specified in the Ada County Emergency Medical
Services Capital Improvement Plan and Development Impact Fee Study dated May 24, 2024 and
all updates and amendments pertaining thereto; and
d. Provide an annual accounting for each trust account showing the source and amount of
all funds collected and the projects that were funded, which annual accounting shall be provided
to the City as part of the annual audit process of this chapter.
Section 4: The provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable and if any
provision of this act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is
declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of remaining
portions of this ordinance.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its passage,
approval, and publication as required by law. In lieu of publication of the entire ordinance, a
summary thereof in compliance with Section 50-901A, Idaho Code, may be published.
Approved and adopted this fl day of nlovemb 4'( , 2025.
CITY OF EAGLE
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BRAD PIKE
MAYOR
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