HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd No 1340 Dev Code Amendment Ord No 1200 - Adopt SkybridgesInstrument # 471247
REXBURG, MADISON, IDAHO
11-24-2025 03:26:04 PM No. of Pages: 3
Recorded for: CITY OF REXBURG
KIM H. MUIR Fee: 0.00
Ex-Officio Recorder Deputy -
CITY OF REXBURG ORDINANCE NO. 1340
DEVELOPMENT CODE ORDINANCE 120o AMENDMENTS
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT
CODE (PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1200)
CONCERNING SUBSTANTIVE AND NON -SUBSTANTIVE ITEMS;
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE: ADOPTION OF
CHAPTER 3.9 SKYBRIDGES PERTAINING OF SUBSECTIONS;
3.09.010 PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE; 3.09.020 STANDARDS FOR
ALL ZONES; 3.09.03o LOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION
STANDARDS; 3.09.040 PERMITTED USES; 3.09.050 SIGNS; AND
3.o9.o6o PUBLIC SKYBRIDGES; PROVIDING FOR VIOLATION
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, The City of Rexburg is incorporated as an entity of the State
of Idaho; and
WHEREAS, the State of Idaho Statutes are used by the City of
Rexburg as the primary source of code compliance; and
WHEREAS, Rexburg City Codes are subordinate to Idaho State Code.
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Council of the City of
Rexburg, in the State of Idaho, be established to read as follows:
SECTION 1: AMENDMENT "SIGN-T Definitions" of the
Rexburg Development Code is hereby amended as follows:
Skvbridge: An enclosed, elevated bridge extending from building
face to building face that spans a public street, public alley, or is located
within private property and provides an uninhibited pedestrian walkway.
SECTION 2: ADOPTION "Chapter 3.9 SKYBRIDGES" of the
Rexburg Development Code is hereby added.
SECTION 3: ADOPTION "Chapter 3.09.010 Purpose" of the
Rexburg Development Code is hereby added as follows:
To establish appropriate locations for skybridges, maintain
pedestrian safety, and ensure the design of skybridges contributes to the
built and natural environment.
SECTION 4: ADOPTION "Chapter 3.09.020 Skybridge Standards
For All Zones" of the Rexburg Development Code is hereby added as follows:
Skybridges are subject to administrative review and require an
approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and Air Easement Agreement.
All skybridges shall:
A. Comply with the following standards and all other applicable
regulations for the zone.
B. Comply with all Building 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: ADOPTION " 3.09.030 Skybridge Location And
Construction Standards" of the Rexburg Development Code is hereby added
as follows:
A. The location for any skybridge must be reviewed 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 between the bottom of the skybridge and the public
street or alley.
4. Have a minimum interior width of eight (8') feet but
not exceeding fourteen (14') feet.
5. Meet a minimum required fenestration of twenty
(20%) percent.
6. Be constructed with exterior glass that is anti -glare
and impact resistant. All 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 with thermal breaks is encouraged.
7. Not contain a glass floor.
SECTION 6: ADOPTION "3.09.040 Skybridge Permitted Uses" of
the Rexburg Development Code is hereby added as follows:
A. Skybridges are to be used as an unobstructed pedestrian way
only.
1. Prohibited Uses. Commercial, Vending, Retail, or
Residential uses within skybridges are prohibited.
SECTION 7: ADOPTION "3.09.050 Skybridge Signs" of the
Rexburg Development Code is hereby added as follows:
Only directional signs relevant to pedestrian ways are allowed on or
within skybridges.
SECTION 8: ADOPTION "3.09.o6o Public Skybridges" of the
Rexburg Development Code is hereby added as follows:
Public skybridges shall provide at a minimum one (1) access point to
the street and include a vertical access facility.
SECTION 9: REPEALER CLAUSE Providing for other
substantive and non -substantive changes in the Development Code as
recommended and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the
City of Rexburg, Idaho. Furthermore, any portion ofthe existing Development
Code in conflict with this proposed amendment is hereby repealed.
SECTION io: SEVERAB T1'a CLAUSEding by a Pourt of law f
this Ordinance shall be deemed severable
that a provision of the Ordinance is unlawful shall have no effect on the
remaining provisions.
SECTION ii: EFFECTIVE DATE The City of Rexburg, Idaho
City Council shall enact this Ordinance (#25-00978) amending Ordinance
1200 otherwise knownas the Development Code of the City of Rexburg,
Idaho upon its passage, approval and publication; and shall be in full force
and effect from November 18, 2025, and after the required approval and
publication according to law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR on
this 18th day of November 2025.
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ATTEST:
Deborah Lovejoy, City Clerk
STATE OF IDAHO)
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County of Madison)
I, DEBORAH LOVEJOY, City Clerk of the City of Rexburg, Idaho, do
hereby certify: That the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct
copy of the Ordinance Entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT
CODE (PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1200)
CONCERNING SUBSTANTIVE AND NON -SUBSTANTIVE ITEMS;
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE: ADOPTION OF
CHAPTER 3.9 SKYBRIDGES PERTAINING OF SUBSECTIONS;
3.09.010 PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE; 3.09.020 STANDARDS FOR
ALL ZONES; 3.09.03o LOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION
STANDARDS; 3.09.040 PERMITTED USES; 3.09.050 SIGNS; AND
3.o9.o6o PUBLIC SKYBRIDGES; PROVIDING FOR VIOLATION
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE.
PASSED BY THE CITY COCUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this
18th day of November 2025.
De orah Lovejoy, City Clerk(--_)