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40-1415 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF SINGLE COUNTY-WIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS WITHIN CITIES -- FINAL DECISION ON URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS -- SETTLEMENT OF QUESTIONS

RESPONSIBILITIES OF SINGLE COUNTY-WIDE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS WITHIN
CITIES -- FINAL DECISION ON URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS -- SETTLEMENT OF QUESTIONS.
(1) County-wide highway districts organized under the provisions of this
chapter, within the limits of any city shall be responsible for the design,
construction, reconstruction and maintenance of city rights-of-way and
accompanying curbs, gutters, culverts, sidewalks, paved medians, bulkheads and
retaining walls. Within city rights-of-way, design, construction,
reconstruction and maintenance shall include:
(a) Traffic and safety engineering for both motorist and pedestrian
traffic;
(b) Procurement and installation of highway lighting where it is
primarily of benefit to the motorist. Energy costs and maintenance of
lighting shall subsequently be a function of the city;
(c) Procurement, installation, operation and maintenance of traffic
control devices where they are needed for traffic control; and
(d) Drainage where it is necessary for motorist safety or necessary for
right-of-way maintenance.
(2) Acquisition and acceptance of rights-of-way shall be the
responsibility of the county-wide highway district.
(3) In matters of urban renewal projects, the city involved shall make
the final decision concerning approval of the project based on the overall
plan of the city. Prior to approval of an urban renewal project, the city
shall submit the plan to the highway district for review and recommendations
in accordance with subsection (1) of this section. The highway district shall
submit its written recommendations with respect to the proposed urban renewal
plan to the city within thirty (30) days after receipt of the plan for review.
Upon receipt of the recommendations of the highway district, or if no
recommendations are received within thirty (30) days, then the city may
proceed without recommendations with the hearing on the proposed urban renewal
project, and the highway district shall be responsible, as between the city
and the highway district, for funding the district's responsibilities as
provided by subsection (1) of this section. Agreements entered into by a city
pursuant to an urban renewal project prior to dissolution of the city highway
system and organization of the successor highway district shall be binding
upon the county-wide highway district.
(4) The highway district shall be responsible for planning and location
of rights-of-way. In planning for and determining location of rights-of-way,
the highway district shall submit to the appropriate planning agency the
proposed location of the rights-of-way. In locating rights-of-way the highway
district shall take into consideration the comprehensive general plan of the
appropriate county or city planning agency. In planning for the location of
rights-of-way, the highway district shall comply with all appropriate
provisions of chapter 65, title 67, Idaho Code.
(5) The city shall retain jurisdiction and responsibility for outstanding
local improvement district bonds or warrants sold or issued by the city prior
to dissolution of the city highway system and organization of the successor
highway district.
(6) All subdivision plats required to be submitted for acceptance and
approval to the city and the county under the provisions of chapter 13, title
50, Idaho Code, shall be submitted to the highway district for consideration
for acceptance and approval as to continuity of highway pattern, widths,
drainage provisions, right-of-way construction standards, traffic flow, the
traffic volume demand occasioned by the proposed subdivision either within or
without the boundaries of the proposed subdivision, and other matters
pertaining to the function of the highway district.
(7) Within the limits of any city, the city may expend city funds for the
placement, care and removal of trees, shrubs, grass, and other plants, which
are located within the rights of way of any highway of the county-wide highway
district.
(8) A city, after advising the board of highway district commissioners of
its intent, shall be responsible for the placement, care and removal of any
parking meters within the limits of any city, and for the enforcement of
ordinances regulating the use of parking meters, which are located within the
rights-of-way of any highway of the county-wide highway district. The city
shall be entitled to all of the revenues received from parking meters.

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