A. Any applicant or affected person seeking judicial review of compliance or noncompliance of express approval standards or relevant decision criteria of permit applications as outlined in Idaho Code § 67-6535 must first seek reconsideration of the final decision within fourteen (14) days of the final written decision.
B. Applications for Reconsideration must be received by the Planning and Zoning Department. Such written request must identify specific deficiencies in the decision for which reconsideration is sought.
C. Review of the reconsideration will evaluate whether the permit application provided a final written decision with a reasoned statement that explains the criteria and standards considered relevant, states the relevant contested facts relied upon, and explains the rationale for the decision based on the applicable provisions of the comprehensive plan, relevant ordinance and statutory provisions, pertinent constitutional principles and factual information contained in the record.
D. Upon reconsideration, the Board of County Commissioners may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision after compliance with applicable procedural standards as listed in Twin Falls County Ordinance Title 8, Chapter 20.
E. A written decision shall be provided to the applicant or affected person within sixty (60) days of receipt of the request for reconsideration or the request is deemed denied. A decision shall not be deemed final for the purposes of judicial review unless the process required in this subsection has been followed. The twenty-eight (28) day time frame for seeking judicial review is tolled until the date of the written decision regarding reconsideration or the expiration of the sixty (60) day reconsideration period, whichever occurs first. (Ord. 260, 10-28-2020)