The city has a substantial investment in the street improvements constructed along State Street between Ballantyne and Edgewood Lanes and along Eagle Road between the Highway 55 bypass and Ranch Drive as part of the Eagle downtown revitalization project. It is essential to the public health, safety and welfare that any new construction along the designated portions of those streets comply with the following standards. In addition, State Street and Eagle Road are state highways and are subject to the jurisdiction both of the Idaho department of transportation, hereafter defined as "department", and the Ada County highway district, hereafter defined as "district". Applications for any building permit for construction adjacent to the above designated portions of State Street and Eagle Road shall comply with the following requirements:
A. Street Cuts: No utility cuts into the pavement of State Street or Eagle Road will be permitted without a permit from the department, or district, whichever is applicable.
B. Curb, Gutter And Sidewalks: Construction of standard six inch (6") vertical curb and gutter, and five foot (5') sidewalks meeting the department, or district standards, whichever is applicable, shall be constructed.
C. Plans: Plans for curb, gutter, sidewalk and pavement match design must be submitted to and approved by the department, or district, whichever is applicable, for compliance with standards.
D. Streetlights And Trees: Applicants who propose development adjacent to State Street between Cobblestone Lane to Stierman Way, and adjacent to Eagle Road between Aikens and Idaho Streets shall be required to install streetlights and trees approved by the city. City approval shall include installation, location and spacing of streetlights and trees determined by the city. Light poles and bases installed by the city during the 1993 Eagle downtown revitalization project in accordance with specifications and drawings for streetlight and trees are on file at city hall. Trees must be installed in tree wells. Power to the streetlights and irrigation water for the trees must be provided by the applicant. Tree types must be from an approved list provided by the city.
E. Guarantee Of Improvements:
1. In lieu of the actual installation of curbs, gutters and sidewalks, the city council may permit the applicant to provide a financial guarantee of performance bond which shall be in an amount equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the total estimated cost for completing construction of the specified improvements, to be held in trust by the district, as estimated by the district, and shall be with a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Idaho. (Ord. 230, 11-9-1993)
2. In lieu of the actual installation of streetlights, street trees, tree wells and irrigation, the city council may permit the applicant to provide a financial guarantee or surety in the form of a letter of credit, certificate of deposit, or cash which shall be in an amount equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the total estimated cost for completing construction of the specified improvements, to be held in trust by the city, as estimated by the city engineer, and shall be with a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Idaho. (Ord. 422, 4-23-2002)
F. Inspections: The applicant shall be required to pay the city inspection fees for the inspection of streetlights and trees.
G. Improvements: The applicant shall be required to pay the district inspection fees for the inspection of all other improvements in the right of way. (Ord. 230, 11-9-1993)