07-06-01: INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS:

   (1)   Type Of Change: Any person may apply for the following:

      A.    An amendment to the county comprehensive plan and/or map;

      B.    An amendment to this chapter; or

      C.    Amendment to official zoning maps (rezone or conditional rezone). (Ord. 11-003, 3-16-2011)

   (2)   Applications: All applications for the above changes or amendments shall be filed with DSD. An application must be accompanied by a filing fee as established by the adopted fee schedule. Applications shall contain all required information.

   (3)   Comprehensive Plan Changes: Requests for comprehensive plan changes and ordinance amendments may be consolidated for notice and hearing purposes. Although these procedures can be considered in tandem, pursuant to Idaho Code section 67-6511(b), the commission, and subsequently the board, shall deliberate first on the proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan; then, once the commission, and subsequently the board, has made that determination, the commission, and the board, should decide the appropriateness of a rezone within that area. This procedure provides that the commission, and subsequently the board, considers the overall development scheme of the county prior to consideration of individual requests for amendments to zoning ordinances. The commission, and subsequently the board, should make clear which of its findings relate to the proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan and which of its findings relate to the request for an amendment to the zoning ordinance.

   (4)   Zoning Ordinance Changes:

      A.    If an amendment to the ordinance text is approved, then the approved changes shall be effective in accordance with time requirements of Idaho Code sections 31-715 and 31-715A. The board shall, when considering an application for an amendment to the zoning ordinance, consider the comprehensive plan and other evidence gathered through the public hearing process.

      B.    If an amendment to a zone or zone boundary is approved, then the approved amendment shall be effective immediately upon written approval and shall be established and clearly indicated, as soon as practicable, on the zoning map or maps adopted as part of this chapter. The board shall, when considering an application for an amendment to the zoning ordinance, consider the comprehensive plan and other evidence gathered through the public hearing process. (Ord. 10-006, 8-16-2010)