Chubbuck land-use commission backs two subdivision plats and housing code changes
The Orchard and Mill Creek Estates plats and updates on accessory dwellings and starter homes now go to the City Council.
Chubbuck's Land Use & Development Commission on Nov. 10 recommended that the City Council approve two subdivision plats and two housing code changes, according to the city's meeting recording. The council decides.
Orchard subdivision
The applicant described a 129-lot project. City staff asked that Bringhurst Street be built as an 80-foot minor arterial, as the comprehensive plan shows. The applicant's representative argued for a smaller collector street, saying an arterial would require demolishing the existing Bringhurst home. Commissioners kept staff's conditions except one: the irrigation pump station would be built once 40% of the lots are platted, not with the first phase. The roll call was unanimous.
Mill Creek Estates Division One
The commission also recommended the Mill Creek Estates Division One plat, at the ends of Homestead and Sheba streets, with the city's conditions. One commissioner abstained.
Housing rules
After public hearings with no testimony, commissioners voted to recommend updates required by state law. Accessory dwelling units could be up to 1,000 square feet or 75% of the main home, whichever is smaller, staff said. Starter-home subdivisions would be a conditional use in the R4 zone.
Source: City of Chubbuck Land Use & Development Commission meeting recording, Nov. 10, 2026; transcript via Citizen Portal.