Kuna Urban Renewal Agency

1. Develop Eligibility Study – determine if an area, or areas, meet(s) the eligibility requirements set forth in the definitions of a deteriorated area and/or a deteriorating area in the Law (Chapter 20, Title 50, Idaho Code) and Act (Chapter 29, Title 50, Idaho Code).
2. Approve a Resolution – by the Kuna City Council to authorize the Urban Renewal Agency to prepare an urban renewal plan for the area.
3. Prepare Urban Renewal Plan/Feasibility Study – a plan, to be approved by the Kuna City Council, identifying improvements and infrastructure needed to redevelop/revitalize the URD area(s).
4. Review Urban Renewal Plan – refer URD Plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a finding that the plan is in conformity with the City’s Comprehensive Plan; set a public hearing before the Kuna City Council to review the Plan.
5. Adopt Ordinance – by the Kuna City Council, after conducting the public hearing approving the Urban Renewal Plan.

The Kuna Downtown Revitalization Plan and Comprehensive Plan identify a URD as a key strategy to achieve many of the community’s goals. A URD would help fund public improvements that support creating jobs through development or redevelopment that may not have occurred without the URD/TIF. 

Community Goals

1. Higher education
2. Transportation 
3. Office parks
4. Industrial parks
5. Recreational amenities 
6. Public safety

No, property taxes are not increased when a URD is formed. The URD is not a taxing entity and cannot levy taxes.  Assuming the redevelopment activities result in growth that would not have occurred otherwise, the URD’s activities help raise property values within Kuna’s renewal district(s) at a faster rate than Kuna as a whole. This translates into a more valuable property for the owner and in turn, more tax revenue in the district.