Steve Adams, Mayor
Wendy McLaughlin, Clerk-Treasurer
Arlynn Jacobson, Public Works Director
Kimber Jones, Code Enforcement Officer
Quinton Owens, City Building Inspector
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April 2022 CALENDAR
April 7 – Planning and Zoning 7:00 pm April 16 – Easter Celebration @10:00 a.m. at Heritage Park
April 17 – Easter Sunday
April 14 – City Council 6:30 pm April 21 – Planning and Zoning 7:00 pm April 28 – City Council 6:30 pm Dates to Remember:
May 6 – Planning & Zoning 7:00 pm ***All city meetings are subject to change – see city website for meeting schedules***
Happy Easter!
EASTER CELEBRATION: Saturday, April 16th at 10:00 a.m. at Heritage Park.
METER READINGS: The meters have been read for winter usage. Your bill due in April will reflect the actual usage over the winter months.
FENCE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED: If you are putting in a new fence this year, remember to come into city hall and fill out a fence permit. There is no fee unless the fence is taller than six feet.
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS: Backflow preventers are required on all sprinkler systems. If you didn’t have a test on your sprinkler system backflow preventer done last year, please have one done this year and return your report to City Hall or email it to ajacobson@sugarcityidaho.gov. This is necessary to ensure that contamination of the water supply will not happen in the event of a pressure loss to the water system. Thank you to those that have already brought in test results. Odd numbered addresses are to be tested in odd numbered years and even numbered addresses are to be tested in even numbered years. If you have an odd numbered address and did not test last year, those need to be tested this year also. Thank you for your cooperation!
**UPDATED PARKING ORDINANCE** Please read the updated parking ordinance in its entirety at https://sugarcityidaho.gov/ under Rules, City Code. Citation and fines may follow failure to comply with city code. SUGAR CITY CODE 6-1-2 Parking Regulations:
- 3. Parking Prohibited for Extended Periods: No person shall park a vehicle upon any street, alley or public property for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) hours, i.e., 5 days or longer unless specifically allowed by permit. Movement of a vehicle on a street, alley, or other public property to another area on the same street or within the same block shall constitute continuous and uninterrupted parking or storage in the same location.
- A. 4. No Parking in Alleys: No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle or item within an alley except during the necessary, active, and expeditious loading or unloading of merchandise, supplies or materials. Such loading or unloading shall not exceed 20 minutes.
- A. 5. Parking Trailers, Containers, Drop Boxes and Other Non-Vehicular Items in/on Street Parking Spaces: Unless specifically allowed by permit issued by the Sugar City Public Works Department or other entity with jurisdiction, no person shall stop, stand, park or deposit a trailer, shipping container, storage container, drop box or any other non-vehicular item in and on street parking spaces:
Longer than 120 Hours: For a period longer than one hundred twenty (120) consecutive hours, i.e., 5 days, no person shall park a non-vehicular item upon any street, alley or public property unless specifically allowed by permit. Movement of a non vehicular item on a street, alley, or other public property to another area on the same street or within the same block shall constitute continuous and uninterrupted parking or storage in the same location; or
Dangerous to Traffic: In a manner that impedes or renders dangerous the movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or Reflective Devices: Between sunset and sunrise without reflective devices attached on the edge or side of the non-vehicular item nearest the center of the street. The reflective device must be visible for a distance of two hundred feet (200′) from either direction from the trailer, container, drop box or other non-vehicular item.
Failure to Move After One Hundred Twenty (120) Consecutive Hour Period: After one hundred twenty (120) consecutive hours and without specific permission, failure to move a non-vehicular item on a street, alley, or other public property shall be a violation of this code. Movement of a non-vehicular item on a street or within the same block shall constitute continuous and uninterrupted parking or storage in the same location.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ph: 208-356-7561 Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. P.O. Box 56 – 10 E. Center Fax: 208-359-2654 Sugar City, ID 83448
**Please also review SUGAR CITY CODE 5-2-6 PROBHITED PARKING, which in part states that no person shall park on a sidewalk area. Vehicles need to be pulled all of the way into driveways and not partially over sidewalks.
WITH SPRING YARDWORK UPON US consider SUGAR CITY CODE 3-2-3 which states “No one shall allow any partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, discarded or otherwise non-operating motor vehicle, machinery implement or equipment….to remain on property longer than 14 days…or within city longer than 14 days unless in an enclosed building or so located upon the premises as not to be readily visible from any public place or from any surrounding private property…..
ALLEYS & CLEANUP REMINDER: Dumping is NOT allowed in the alleys. Do NOT place any refuse, furniture, yard waste, etc. in alleys. If you have any remaining waste, trash, weeds, etc. in the alleys since previous cleanup, please remove all items to avoid any citations. There is no longer a spring cleanup. City cleanup is once a year in October. Items can only be placed in alleys two weeks before the fall cleanup. Mid-April a dumpster will be placed on the west side of Silo Park off of North Front & C Street for items that you need to discard. DO NOT dump, if there is not a dumpster there. Household garbage is not allowed at the dumpster.
INFORMATION FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF GARDEN & YARD WASTE: Yard waste in the streets can be washed into the street drains causing them to plug up. It is difficult to clean the drains and it creates a hazard for potential street flooding. Wet grass and leaves are also a breeding ground for mosquitoes. The city would appreciate your cooperation in keeping the gutters clean. Thank you for your attention to this.
SUGAR CITY CODE 3-1-8
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISPOSAL:
- Owners: No person shall deposit refuse on or below the surface of the ground other than in a manner prescribed in this Chapter. No person shall deposit or bury any refuse in or upon a public alley, street, other public area or upon the premises of another person, whether or not the refuse is in an approved container. No refuse of any kind shall be thrown, swept or pushed into the street in front of any premises. The owner of the premises shall be responsible for the disposal of all such refuse. (Ord. 93, 3-9-1976)
3-1-3: DEFINITIONS:
REFUSE: Includes “garbage” and “trash”, as defined in this Section.
TRASH: Includes wastes other than garbage, such as tin cans, bottles, dust, ashes, clinkers, paper, pasteboard, cardboard or wooden boxes, lumber scraps and shavings, leaves, weeds, cuttings from trees, lawns, shrubs and gardens, or other similar waste materials produced in the normal course of everyday living. Trash shall not include recognized construction wastes, industrial wastes or by-products, carcasses of dead animals, appliances, furniture, automobile parts and bodies, and other similar items. (Ord. 93, 3-9-1976)
BURNING WITHIN THE CITY: County guidelines must be followed. You can register and read regulations for burning at the following website: http://fdmadison.org/.
OTHER ANIMALS IN CITY LIMITS: Please review Sugar City Code 4-4-4 at https://sugarcityidaho.gov/ under “Rules” and “City Code” to review what animals are allowed. Animals other than the listed household pets are not allowed unless they were already approved before Ordinance 318-2016 was adopted on 7/28/16 and a non-conforming animal use permit was approved and continued with annual permit applications and approval. For more information contact city hall.
DOGS IN CITY: Only 2 per household are allowed without obtaining approval for a kennel license, which expires at the end of every year. There have been several complaints of dogs without leashes barking at pedestrians and leaving deposits in yards and parks. To avoid fines, please license your pets, keep them on a leash and remove any waste they leave anywhere along your walk. Please keep dogs on a leash at ALL times, even in the parks to avoid city citation and fines.
SUGAR CITY CODE 4-4-6 ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE:
It is unlawful for any animal or animals to run at large on any of the streets, alleys or public places within the city limits. Any owner or custodian of any animal, who allows the animal to run at large within Sugar City, is guilty of an infraction. Fines are $150.00.
DOG LICENSES: If you did not obtain or renew your dog license in 2021, please come in and purchase a lifetime tag. Licenses are required. Licenses are $15.00 per pet for their lifetime or $10 if you bring in copy of proof of animal being spayed or neutered. We would also appreciate a photo of your pet to put on file.
BUSINESS LICENSES: Business licenses expired Dec 31st. Commercial licenses are $20.00. Home businesses are $10.00.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ph: 208-356-7561 Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. P.O. Box 56 – 10 E. Center Fax: 208-359-2654 Sugar City, ID 83448