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The purpose of establishing the Spirit Lake area of City impact is to identify an urban fringe area adjoining the City. The urban fringe area is realizing, or will realize, growth and development pressures that must be planned and managed in an orderly fashion. The area of City impact recognizes trade area, geographic factors and the potential delivery of public services as being associated with the City and comprised of areas that may reasonably be annexed to the City in the near and distant future. (Ord. 396, 4-3-95)
The officially-adopted and agreed upon "Area of City Impact for Spirit Lake, Idaho" is established by City Ordinance 396 and Kootenai County Ordinance 395, and is set forth therein on the map entitled Spirit Lake Area of City Impact on file in the office of the City Clerk and available for public inspection. The area of City impact shall be known as Area 1. The map also defines the Spirit Lake Watershed Notification Area, which shall be known as Area 2. (Ord. 396, 4-3-95)
The Comprehensive Plan and subsequent amendments thereto as officially adopted by the County of Kootenai, Idaho shall apply to the area of City impact, Area 1 and Area 2, within the unincorporated area of Kootenai County, Idaho. The City shall amend its Comprehensive Plan to be consistent with the Kootenai County Comprehensive Plan, if in conflict. (Ord. 396, 4-3-95)
The Subdivision Ordinance and subsequent amendments thereto as officially adopted by the County of Kootenai, Idaho shall apply to Area 1 and Area 2 within the unincorporated area of Kootenai County, Idaho. The Subdivision Ordinance of the County shall also prevail over any City ordinances pertaining to the division of original parcels of record, plat amendments, lot line adjustments, minor subdivisions, short plats, or administrative lot splits. (Ord. 396, 4-3-95)
A. Kootenai County shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Plan and ordinances listed in Sections 9-1-3, 9-1-4 and 9-1-5 of this Chapter and shall receive all permit fees for inspections performed to recapture direct costs of inspections, administration, legal publications, or other costs arising from fulfilling the terms of each ordinance or regulation.
B. Amendments to the Kootenai County Comprehensive Plan, requests for preliminary and final plats or the vacation thereof, requests for zone changes or any other type of development applications, involving property located in Area 1 or Area 2 within the unincorporated area of Kootenai County being proposed shall be reviewed by the City in accordance with title 67 and title 50, Idaho Code, who will give comments and/or a recommendation to the County for approval, denial or the placement of special conditions.
C. Upon application to the County for a land use request, the County shall provide written notice and a copy of the application to the City. The City shall have thirty (30) days to comment after receipt of the notice, prior to any public hearing on said request. The City agrees to return a response even if they have no comment on the application to acknowledge receipt of the application. If the City does not respond within the time period, it shall be presumed that they approve the application. The Kootenai County Planning Department shall notify the City, in writing, of the County's recommendations and actions on said applications within the Spirit Lake area of City impact within thirty (30) days following a recommendation or action on such matter.
D. The City agrees not to annex any property outside of Area 1 of their established area of City impact, even if a petition from such property owner has been received, but reserves the right to renegotiate the area of City impact, Area 1 And Area 2 boundaries in the future.
E. Upon receiving a request for annexation within the area of City impact, the City agrees to notify the County and allow the County thirty (30) days to comment on such request prior to any public hearing on the request.
F. The City shall appoint a member on its Planning and Zoning Commission to represent the area of City impact. This representative shall reside within Area 1 of the area of City impact and shall be reappointed, upon any vacancy, by citizens also residing within Area 1 of the area of City impact. (Ord. 396, 4-3-95)
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