The purposes of this title are as follows:
A. To promote the health, safety and the general welfare of the citizens of Kootenai County;
B. To protect and promote property rights and enhance property values, while also ensuring that the use of property does not unduly interfere with the lawful use and enjoyment of other properties;
C. To comply with the requirements of the local land use planning act, title 67, chapter 65, Idaho Code, and to carry out its intent and purposes;
D. To carry out the goals and policies of the Kootenai County comprehensive plan;
E. To establish zoning districts within Kootenai County in conformance with section 67-6511, Idaho Code, and in accordance with the goals and policies of the Kootenai County comprehensive plan;
F. To provide standards for the orderly growth and development of Kootenai County and to avoid undue concentration of population and overcrowding of land;
G. To ensure that development:
1. Is performed in conformance with Idaho Code, the requirements of this title, and the requirements of other agencies with jurisdiction;
2. Mitigates negative environmental, social and economic impacts;
3. Creates buildable lots of reasonable utility and livability;
4. Aids in the establishment of a transportation system that is safe, efficient, cost effective, and minimizes congestion;
5. Provides for adequate and affordable fire, water, sewer, stormwater and other services;
6. Encourages the conservation of open space and environmentally sensitive areas;
H. To protect property, surface water, and groundwater against significant adverse effects from excavation, filling, clearing, unstable earthworks, soil erosion, sedimentation, and stormwater collection and runoff;
I. To provide maximum safety in the development and design of building sites, roads, and other service amenities;
J. To minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed:
1. To protect human life and health;
2. To minimize expenditure of public money and costly flood control projects;
3. To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
4. To minimize prolonged business interruptions;
5. To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets, and bridges located in special flood hazard areas;
6. To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of special flood hazard areas so as to minimize future flood blight areas;
7. To ensure that potential buyers are notified that property is in a special flood hazard area;
8. To ensure that those who occupy special flood hazard areas assume responsibility for their actions; and
9. To meet federal requirements so Kootenai County may participate in the national flood insurance program;
K. To provide a method of administration and enforcement of the provisions of this title.
L. To ensure that all property owners and affected persons are afforded due process of law. (Ord. 493, 6-9-2016; amd. Ord. 545, 10-3-2019)