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CIT Y OF R EX BU RG
OR DIN A N C E SKY BR IDGES SEPTEMBER 2025
N OW THER EFORE , be it ordained by the C ouncil of the City of Rexburg, in the
State of Idaho, as follow s:
SECTION 1: A MEND MEN T “SIG N-T” of the Rexburg Development Code
is hereby am ended as follow s:
B E F O R E A M E N D M E N T
SIG N-T
Single-family Dw elling: (see D welling, Single-fam ily)
Stand: the area reserved for the placement of a manufactured home.
Standard Draw ings and Specifications: Standard draw ings and specifications are defined as
the R exburg Engineering Department Standards Specifications and Drawings as adopted by
the C ity of R exburg. (See City Engineering Standards.)
Start of C onstruction: Includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building
permit was issued provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, placement or
other improvement was w ithin one-hundred-eighty (180) days of the permit date. The actual
start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site or the
placement of a manufactured home on a permanent foundation.
Stick B uilt: A building constructed at the location w here it is to be used, not intended or
designed to be moved easily.
Story: That portion of a building included betw een the surface of any floor and the surface of
the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, the space betw een such floor and the
ceiling above it. A basement shall be counted as a story if its ceiling is over six (6’) feet above
the average level of the finished ground surface adjoining the exterior w alls of such story, or if
it is used for business or dwelling purposes.
Street: A public or private thoroughfare used, or intended to be used for passage or travel by
motor vehicles. Drivew ays are not included. Streets are further classified by the functions they
perform.
A.Alley Street: A public service w ay used to provide secondary vehicular access to
properties otherw ise abutting upon a street.
B.Arterial Street: R oads conveying traffic from betw een major activity centers w ithin
the community and traffic through the C ity. Efficient movement is the primary function
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of arterial roads. Private and front access should be controlled and limited to high
volume generators of vehicle trips.
C.Collector Street: Streets that conduct and distribute traffic between other residential
streets of lower-order and higher-order streets or major activity centers. This is the
highest-order of a street appropriate to a residential neighborhood and residential
frontage along it should be prohibited or severely restricted.
D.Cul-de-sac Street: A short local street having one end permanently terminated in a
vehicular turnaround with a length of no greater than six-hundred (600’) feet.
E.Frontage Street: A minor street parallel and adjacent to an arterial route and intercepts
local streets and controls access to an arterial route.
F.Minor Residential Street: A minor street w ith both terminal points on the same street
or origin that serves no more than fifty (50) single-family lots on one (1) street.
G.Residential Access Streets or Local Streets: A street w ith the sole purpose of
providing frontage for service and access to private lots. These streets carry only traffic
having either destination or origin on the street itself. The elimination of through traffic
and the geometric design of the street are means to promote safety and to create a
desirable residential neighborhood.
H.Rural R esidential Street: A minor street that serves a rural residential subdivision that
does not require curb and gutter, but may require a concrete edging strip.
Structure: A w alled and roofed building including a gas or liquid storage tank that is
principally above ground.
Subdivider: An individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, syndication, trust, or
other legal entity having sufficient proprietary rights in the property to represent the ow ner, that
submits the required subdivision application and initiates proceeding for the subdivision of land
in accordance with applicable regulations.
Subdivision: The division of any lot, tract, or parcel of land into three (3) or more parts, for the
purposes of transfer of ow nership or development and the dedication of a public street and the
addition to, or creation of a cemetery.
Substantial D amage: D amage of any origin sustained by a structure w hereby the cost of
restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition w ould equal or exceed fifty (50%)
percent of its market value before the damage occurred.
Substantial Improvement: O ccurs w hen the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other
structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external
dimensions of the structure. A ny repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost
of w hich equals or exceeds fifty (50%) percent of the market value of the structure either:
A.Before the improvement or repair is started, or
B.If the structure has been damaged and is being restored before the damage occurred.
The term does not, however, include either:
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A.Any project for improvement of a structure to comply w ith existing state or local
health, sanitary, or safety code specifications w hich are solely necessary to assure
saving living conditions, or
B.Any alteration of a structure listed on the N ational Register of Historic Places or a
State Inventory of H istoric Places.
Surveyor: A ny person w ho is registered and certified in the State of Idaho to engage in the
practice of land surveying.
A F T E R A M E N D M E N T
SIG N-T
Single-family Dw elling: (see D welling, Single-fam ily)
Skybridge: A n enclosed, elevated bridge extending from building face to building face that
spans a public street, public alley, or is located w ithin private property and provides an
uninhibited pedestrian w alkw ay.
Stand: the area reserved for the placement of a manufactured home.
Standard Draw ings and Specifications: Standard draw ings and specifications are defined as
the R exburg Engineering Department Standards Specifications and Drawings as adopted by
the C ity of R exburg. (See City Engineering Standards.)
Start of C onstruction: Includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building
permit was issued provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, placement or
other improvement was w ithin one-hundred-eighty (180) days of the permit date. The actual
start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site or the
placement of a manufactured home on a permanent foundation.
Stick B uilt: A building constructed at the location w here it is to be used, not intended or
designed to be moved easily.
Story: That portion of a building included betw een the surface of any floor and the surface of
the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, the space betw een such floor and the
ceiling above it. A basement shall be counted as a story if its ceiling is over six (6’) feet above
the average level of the finished ground surface adjoining the exterior w alls of such story, or if
it is used for business or dwelling purposes.
Street: A public or private thoroughfare used, or intended to be used for passage or travel by
motor vehicles. Drivew ays are not included. Streets are further classified by the functions they
perform.
A.Alley Street: A public service w ay used to provide secondary vehicular access to
properties otherw ise abutting upon a street.
B.Arterial Street: R oads conveying traffic from betw een major activity centers w ithin
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the community and traffic through the C ity. Efficient movement is the primary function
of arterial roads. Private and front access should be controlled and limited to high
volume generators of vehicle trips.
C.Collector Street: Streets that conduct and distribute traffic between other residential
streets of lower-order and higher-order streets or major activity centers. This is the
highest-order of a street appropriate to a residential neighborhood and residential
frontage along it should be prohibited or severely restricted.
D.Cul-de-sac Street: A short local street having one end permanently terminated in a
vehicular turnaround with a length of no greater than six-hundred (600’) feet.
E.Frontage Street: A minor street parallel and adjacent to an arterial route and intercepts
local streets and controls access to an arterial route.
F.Minor Residential Street: A minor street w ith both terminal points on the same street
or origin that serves no more than fifty (50) single-family lots on one (1) street.
G.Residential Access Streets or Local Streets: A street w ith the sole purpose of
providing frontage for service and access to private lots. These streets carry only traffic
having either destination or origin on the street itself. The elimination of through traffic
and the geometric design of the street are means to promote safety and to create a
desirable residential neighborhood.
H.Rural R esidential Street: A minor street that serves a rural residential subdivision that
does not require curb and gutter, but may require a concrete edging strip.
Structure: A w alled and roofed building including a gas or liquid storage tank that is
principally above ground.
Subdivider: An individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, syndication, trust, or
other legal entity having sufficient proprietary rights in the property to represent the ow ner, that
submits the required subdivision application and initiates proceeding for the subdivision of land
in accordance with applicable regulations.
Subdivision: The division of any lot, tract, or parcel of land into three (3) or more parts, for the
purposes of transfer of ow nership or development and the dedication of a public street and the
addition to, or creation of a cemetery.
Substantial D amage: D amage of any origin sustained by a structure w hereby the cost of
restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition w ould equal or exceed fifty (50%)
percent of its market value before the damage occurred.
Substantial Improvement: O ccurs w hen the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other
structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external
dimensions of the structure. A ny repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost
of w hich equals or exceeds fifty (50%) percent of the market value of the structure either:
A.Before the improvement or repair is started, or
B.If the structure has been damaged and is being restored before the damage occurred.
The term does not, however, include either:
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A.Any project for improvement of a structure to comply w ith existing state or local
health, sanitary, or safety code specifications w hich are solely necessary to assure
saving living conditions, or
B.Any alteration of a structure listed on the N ational Register of Historic Places or a
State Inventory of H istoric Places.
Surveyor: A ny person w ho is registered and certified in the State of Idaho to engage in the
practice of land surveying.
SECTION 2: A DOPTION “3.9 SK Y BRIDG ES” of the Rexburg
D evelopment Code is hereby added as follow s:
B E F O R E A D O P T I O N
3.9 SK Y BRIDG ES (N on-existent)
A F T E R A D O P T I O N
3.9 SK Y BRIDG ES(Added)
SECTION 3: A DOPTION “3.09.010 Purpose” of the Rexburg D evelopment
Code is hereby added as follows:
B E F O R E A D O P T I O N
3.09.010 Purpose (N on-existent)
A F T E R A D O P T I O N
3.09.010 Purpose(Added)
To establish appropriate locations for skybridges, maintain pedestrian safety, and ensure the
design of skybridges contributes to the built and natural environment.
SECTION 4: A DOPTION “3.09.020 Skybridge Standards For A ll Zones” of
the R exburg Development Code is hereby added as follow s:
B E F O R E A D O P T I O N
3.09.020 Skybridge Standards For A ll Zones (N on-existent)
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A F T E R A D O P T I O N
3.09.020 Skybridge Standards For A ll Zones(Added)
Skybridges are subject to administrative review and require an approved Conditional U se
Permit (CU P) and A ir Easement A greement.
A ll skybridges shall:
A.Comply with the follow ing standards and all other applicable regulations for the zone.
B.Comply with all B uilding Codes and Engineering Standards adopted by the City of
Rexburg.
C.Be maintained and kept in good condition. The maintenance of heating, cooling,
lighting, cleaning, repair, replacement, etc. are the responsibility of the building
owner(s).
D.Be kept free of obstructions.
SECTION 5: A DOPTION “3.09.030 Skybridge Location A nd Construction
Standards” of the Rexburg Development Code is hereby added as follow s:
B E F O R E A D O P T I O N
3.09.030 Skybridge Location A nd Construction Standards (N on-existent)
A F T E R A D O P T I O N
3.09.030 Skybridge Location A nd Construction Standards(Added)
A.The location for any skybridge must be review ed and approved by the Public Works
Director or designee prior to its construction.
B.All skybridges shall:
1.Be fully enclosed.
2.Be constructed with approved systems for the discharge of all roof drainage.
3.Maintain a minimum clearance of sixteen (16’) feet six (6”) inches betw een
the bottom of the skybridge and the public street or alley.
4.H ave a minimum interior width of eight (8’) feet but not exceeding fourteen
(14’) feet.
5.Meet a minimum required fenestration of tw enty (20%) percent.
6.Be constructed with exterior glass that is anti-glare and impact resistant. A ll
exterior glass in the skywalk structure shall be not less than one-quarter inch
thickness tempered glass set in metal frames. The use of double-paned
insulated glazing and of metal frames w ith thermal breaks is encouraged.
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7.N ot contain a glass floor.
SECTION 6: A DOPTION “3.09.040 Skybridge Permitted U ses” of the
Rexburg Development Code is hereby added as follow s:
B E F O R E A D O P T I O N
3.09.040 Skybridge Permitted U ses (N on-existent)
A F T E R A D O P T I O N
3.09.040 Skybridge Permitted U ses(Added)
A.Skybridges are to be used as an unobstructed pedestrian w ay only.
1.Prohibited Uses. Commercial, Vending, Retail, or Residential uses within
skybridges are prohibited.
SECTION 7: A DOPTION “3.09.050 Skybridge Signs” of the R exburg
D evelopment Code is hereby added as follow s:
B E F O R E A D O P T I O N
3.09.050 Skybridge Signs (N on-existent)
A F T E R A D O P T I O N
3.09.050 Skybridge Signs(Added)
O nly directional signs relevant to pedestrian w ays are allowed on or w ithin skybridges.
SECTION 8: A DOPTION “3.09.060 Public Skybridges” of the Rexburg
D evelopment Code is hereby added as follow s:
B E F O R E A D O P T I O N
3.09.060 Public Skybridges (N on-existent)
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AY E N AY A BSE N T AB STA IN
Councilmember Robert Chambers
Councilmember Colin Erickson
Councilmember Mikel Walker
Councilmember Bryanna Johnson
Councilmember Eric Erickson
Councilmember David R eeser
A F T E R A D O P T I O N
3.09.060 Public Skybridges(Added)
Public skybridges shall provide at a minimum one (1) access point to the street and include a
vertical access facility.
PA SSED A ND A DO PTED BY THE C ITY O F REX BURG CO UN CIL
_______________________________.
P r e s id in g O ffic e r A t t e s t
Jerry L Merrill, Rexburg Mayor, C ity
of Rexburg
Deborah Lovejoy, Rexburg City
Clerk, City of Rexburg
3.08.010 Permitted Uses In Residential Zones
Use
Categories Uses RR1 RR2 LDR1 LDR2 LDR3 MDR1 MDR2 HDR1 HDR2
ACCESSORY
Accessory
Livestock P P P P P
Accessory
Swimming Pool P P P P P P P P P
Accessory
Dwelling Unit CUP CUP CUP
Accessory
Building P P P P P P P P P
Accessory Home
Business CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
Accessory Home
Occupation P P P P P P P P P
Accessory
Skybridge CUP CUP
3.08.020 Permitted Uses In Commercial Zones
Use Categories Uses MU CBC RBC RBD LI HI
AGRICULTURAL
Agriculture Packaging CUP P
Agriculture Processing CUP P
Agriculture Product & Input Sales CUP CUP P P
Farm & Construction Vehicles,
Equipment & Supplies CUP CUP P P
Use Categories Uses MU CBC RBC RBD LI HI
ACCESSORY
Accessory Building P P P CUP P P
Accessory Dwelling Unit CUP CUP
Accessory Home Occupation P
Accessory Swimming Pool P
Accessory Skybridge CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP
3.08.030 Permitted Uses In Other Zones
Use Categories Uses TAG UD PF OS
AGRICULTURAL Agriculture Farming & Ranching P P
ACCESSORY
Accessory Livestock (No more than ten (10) per
acre) P
Accessory Swimming Pool P
Accessory Dwelling Unit CUP
Accessory Building P P P
Accessory Home Business CUP
Accessory Home Occupation P
Accessory Skybridge CUP CUP
CORE MAIN STREET CITY CENTER RESIDENTIAL
INTENT
This is a high-density mixed
use transect which provides
opportunities for shopping,
working and living in the core
of the community. This area
should promote a vibrant urban
environment.
The first floor is to be built to a
commercial standard, but may be
used for residential uses.
This transect should have the
highest densities and intensities
of uses. Buildings are 4 stories or
more.
INTENT
This is a medium to high-density
transect, which seeks to preserve
the traditional feel of a Main
Street on the first 3 stories.
Buildings are at least 3 stories.
Buildings above 3 stories require
an AUP. Floors above the 3rd floor
must be stepped back.
INTENT
This is a medium to high-density
transect supporting residential/
commercial/office uses.
The first floor is to be built to a
commercial standard but may be
used for residential uses.
Buildings are 3 stories or more.
This transect is intended to allow
for flexibility in use; allowing
the market to drive the use of
residential/commercial/office
space as needed.
INTENT
This is a medium to high-density
transect, supporting residential
uses.
The first floor is to be built to a
commercial standard but may be
used for residential uses.
This transect is intended for
residential use with future
flexibility in use; allowing the
market to drive the use of
residential/commercial/office
space as needed.
GENERAL USE
Ground Floor: Commercial
Ground Floor Minimum Height:
15’
Upper Floors: Office/Commercial/
Residential
Upper Floor Minimum Height: Per
IBC
GENERAL USE
Ground Floor: Commercial
Ground Floor Minimum Height:
12’
Upper Floors: Office/Commercial/
Residential
Upper Floor Minimum Height: Per
IBC
GENERAL USE
Ground Floor: Commercial
Preferred
Ground Floor Minimum Height:
15’
Upper Floors: Office/Commercial/
Residential
Upper Floor Minimum Height: Per
IBC
GENERAL USE
Ground Floor: Residential
Ground Floor Minimum Height:
12’
Upper Floors: Residential
Upper Floor Minimum Height: Per
IBC
LOT SIZE & DIMENSIONS
15,000 sq. ft. minimum
Minimum Lot Width: 20’
Minimum Lot Depth: 40’
LOT SIZE & DIMENSIONS
5,000 sq. ft. minimum
Minimum Lot Width: 20’
Minimum Lot Depth: 40’
LOT SIZE & DIMENSIONS
10,000 sq. ft. minimum
Minimum Lot Width: 20’
Minimum Lot Depth: 40’
LOT SIZE & DIMENSIONS
5,000 sq. ft. minimum
Minimum Lot Width: 20’
Minimum Lot Depth: 40’
PARKING
Placement: Rear
On premise parking lot, parking
structure, or access to parking
within 500’ of nearest entrance to
parking is required.
PARKING
Placement: Rear
On premise parking lot, parking
structure, or access to parking
within 500’ of nearest entrance to
parking is required.
PARKING
Placement: Rear
On premise parking lot, parking
structure, or access to parking
within 500’ of nearest entrance to
parking is required.
PARKING
Placement: Rear
On premise parking lot, parking
structure, or access to parking
within 500’ of nearest entrance to
parking is required.
12.05: GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.05.005 PURPOSE
12.05.010 The City of Rexburg seeks to create an attractive and active
Downtown based upon traditional standards for building. In 2019 the
City adopted a Vision for the City Center District through a process
involving Community Stakeholders, City Staff and Elected Officials,
and based on the input of previous planning efforts including the
Downtown Rexburg Revitalization Blueprint (2004), the Vision 2020
Comprehensive Plan (2008), and Envision Madison (2013). These
regulations are form-based, organized by Street Type, and reflect
the existing character of Rexburg’s City Center. This code enables a
mixed-use physical environment to further enhance the economic and
cultural success of the City Center District.
12.05.015 Traditional urban design conventions have been applied
to create a palette of street types that form a framework for the City
Center District by setting design parameters for how buildings and
other elements relate to those streets. These design conventions are
derived from existing conditions in the City Center and from a number
of sources in planning literature.
12.05.020 This City Center District Form Based Code has been
created using a community design charrette and involved input from
major stakeholders, consultants, city staff and the general public. The
Plan synthesizes community ideas and depicts the idealized build-out
for the City Center District. In addition, the City Center Vision identifies
key opportunity parcels for potential development, redevelopment,
parking locations and preservation, which have been incorporated into
this Plan.
12.05.025 DEVELOPMENT
12.05.030 Development under this code is by Transect. These
Transects are related to each other in a hierarchical manner.
12.05.035 The code regulates individual parcels of land based on what
type of Transect they are in. Where a parcel is split between two or
more transects, the more intense transect applies.
12.05.040 The front of a building and its main entrance must face a
primary street (see below).
12.05.045 REGULATING PLAN
12.05.050 This regulating plan is the controlling document and
principal tool for implementing this Code. This Regulating Plan makes
the development standards location specific, by establishing Build-To-
Lines (BTL’s) and delineating the public spaces.
12.05.055 This regulating plan identifies the boundaries for the
District, new and existing streets, and the Street Type Specifications
throughout the plan area. This regulating plan may identify specific
characteristics assigned to a lot or building site and may identify
additional regulations (and opportunities) for lots, as well as exceptions
or other standards.
12.05.060 APPLICATION OF
STANDARDS
12.05.065 In the case of conflict
between the standards set forth
in the City Center District Form
Based Code and any other local
land development regulation, these
standards shall apply. To the extent
that the Rexburg City Center Form
Based Code is silent, and where
other land development regulations
govern, they shall apply. Building construction shall conform to the
applicable adopted International Building and Fire Codes as well as
applicable City and State of Idaho building codes and regulations.
12.05.070 In the City Center, for each new structure or change of use
which undergoes either structural or cosmetic modifications, if the cost
of improvements exceeds 50% of the current building value, it will be
subject to the standards set forth in this code.
TABLE 12.05.010T
CITY CENTER PRIMARY STREETS
1.Center Street
2.College Avenue
3. Carlson Avenue
4. Main Street
5. 1st South
6. 1st West
7. 1st East
8. 1st North
9. 2nd East
10. 2nd West
11. 2nd South
12.05.075 Where cosmetic modifications occur and there are no
changes to the building form, and the cost of improvement exceeds
50% of the current building value, all provisions of this code, except
for building form and placement, shall apply.
12.05.080 NON-CONFORMING PROPERTIES.
12.05.085 Existing Buildings. Existing buildings and appurtenances
that do not conform to the provisions of this Code may continue in use
as they are until a Substantial Modification is requested, at which time
the Zoning Administer shall determine the provisions of this section
that shall apply.
12.05.090 Existing buildings that have at any time received a
certificate of occupancy shall not require upgrade to the current Form
Based Code and when renovated may meet the standards of the code
(except where cosmetic modifications occur and there are no changes
to the building form, where the cost of improvement exceeds 50%
of the current building value, this Code’s provision shall apply) under
which they were originally permitted.
12.05.095 Existing Lots. Lots existing at time of adoption shall be
considered Allowed Non-Conforming.
12.05.100 The modification of existing buildings is permitted by right if
such changes result in greater conformance with the specifications of
this Code.
12.05.105 Where buildings exist on adjacent lots, the Zoning
Administrator may require that a proposed building match one or the
other of the adjacent setbacks and heights rather than the provisions
of this Code.
12.05.110 The restoration or rehabilitation of an existing building
that does not result in a Substantial Modification shall not require the
provision of (a) parking in addition to that existing nor (b) on-site storm
water retention/detention in addition to that existing.
12.05.115 Razed Buildings. In the event an existing structure or
building is razed within the City Center limits, and re-construction
does not commence within one year, as determined by the Zoning
Administrator, the cleared land is to be landscaped with sod and
irrigated with an automatic sprinkler system, and maintained in a neat
and attractive manner until such time as construction commences on
permanent improvements.
12.05.120 Signage. All signage, awnings and landscaping must be
brought up to the standards of this Code if replaced.
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TABLE 12.05.020T REGULATING MAP & INTENT TABLE
See Development Code section 3.5 for applicable Sign Code.
12.05.125 Sky bridges. See Development Code section 3.9 for
applicable sky bridge code.