ORDINANCE NO: 2022-02
Removal of Exception to Subdivision Ordinance
 
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AMENDMENT TO VALLEY COUNTY CODE TITLE 10 PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE TO REMOVE EXCEPTION 10-1-3 SCOPE: C. EXCEPTIONS (5) TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF LAND REQUIRING ALL DIVISIONS OF LAND TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED; AMENDMENT TO THE DEFINITION OF ORIGINAL PARCEL; AND, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFORE.
 
WHEREAS: The Board of County Commissioners hereby finds that imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare exists due to the increasing trend of subdividing larger parcels of land into twenty (20) acre parcels without plan and subdivision plat review by Valley County;
 
WHEREAS: The Board of County Commissioners ADOPTED Ordinance No. 2021-09 an Emergency Ordinance on the 7th day of September of 2021;
 
WHEREAS: Ordinance 2022-02 Removal of Exception to Subdivision Ordinance will replace Ordinance 2021-09 Emergency Ordinance upon publication which is the effective date.
 
WHEREAS: Ordinance 2021-09 will be fully repealed upon publication of Ordinance 2022-02.
 
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO:
 
10-1-3: SCOPE:
 
    A. The regulations of this title shall apply to the subdivision of all land within the unincorporated territory of Valley County, except for land within impact areas for which different ordinances have been adopted, as defined by the definition of a "subdivision".
    B. It shall be unlawful hereafter to make a subdivision of land, unless it is qualified as an exception in the scope, until plans and a subdivision plat thereof are submitted to and approved by the administrator or the county planning and zoning commission, and by the board of county commissioners.
    C. Exceptions: The following division of land shall not be deemed a subdivision for land use purposes, but must comply with Title 11 of the Valley County Code - Flood Control:
       5. A division of land into parcels (containing) twenty (20) acres or more.
10-1-6: DEFINITIONS:
 
    ORIGINAL PARCEL: A lot in a platted subdivision or a tract of land of record at the time of the adoption of the subdivision regulations on April 29, 1970, as evidenced by a parcel number having been assigned by the Valley County assessor, or each one-fourth (1/4) of a section held in one ownership.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND APPROVED by the Valley County Board of Commissioners, Idaho this 22nd day of February, 2022, with an effective date being the DATE OF PUBLICATION.
 
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Elting Hasbrouck, Chairman
 
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Dave Bingaman, Commissioner
 
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Sherry Maupin, Commissioner
 
Attest:
 
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Douglas A. Miller
Valley County Clerk