Hello Gang,
We need everyone to share this and get this information out, write letters, and show up on September 11th at 1:30pm at the Admin building to battle this zone change amendment proposed and will be voted upon on September 11th and will be heard by the County Commissioners.
This Title 12 amendment will allow the planning director, Milton Ollerton, to change split zones to one zone without public hearings. For example, if someone owns 100 acres with only one acre zoned industrial, Milton can change the whole 100 acres to be industrial zones without a public hearing. THIS IS DANGEROUS POWER AND SCARY! One person can do this without public opinion or input and without any hearings, but we do have input now to stop it so please, read the comments I have included from Dover and Kootenai city which has a link and they will give you an idea of what the city is saying and why they care claiming it's not a good idea.
Here is are the exact details:
(12-315: RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES:
Add letter J.
J. Where a zone boundary line divides the parcel/lot, upon review, the director may permit the entire parcel/lot to be included in one of the zones, and its associated land use designation, that then apply to the parcel/lot so that only one zone and its associated regulations will apply to the parcel/lot.)
Please share this email with everyone you know in Bonner County so we can battle this.
Please write a letter:
Written statements must be submitted to the planning department record no later than seven (7) days prior to the public hearing. Written statements not exceeding one standard letter sized, single spaced page may be submitted at the public hearing. Comments can be sent to the Bonner County Planning Department at 1500 Highway 2, Suite 208, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864; faxed to (208) 265-1463 or e-mailed to planning@bonnercountyid.gov.
https://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/article/20190813/ARTICLE/308139994/1060
DOVER CITY COMMENTS
https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/media/Planning/Planning%20Projects/AM0003-19/Agency%20-%20City%20of%20Dover%20comment%20rcv%27d%2007.25.19.pdf
KOOTENAI CITY COMMENTS
https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/media/Planning/Planning%20Projects/AM0003-19/Agency%20-%20City%20of%20Kootenai%20Comment%20rcv%27d%2007.25.19.pdf