LUC staff warns SB 1334/HB 1015 could raise due-process and scope problems

Feb 6, 2025

Land Use Commission staff told commissioners SB 1334/HB 1015 would let counties petition to change district boundaries for parcels over 15 acres but 'has constitutional issues with regard to Due Process'; commissioners agreed staff should highlight technical concerns rather than take a formal position for or against the bills.

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Land Use Commission Chief Planner Scott Derekson summarized Senate Bill 1334 and House Bill 1015 as companion measures that would allow county planning agencies to petition to change district boundaries for lands larger than 15 acres. Derekson told the commission: "this legislation um has constitutional issues with regard to Due Process" and warned the bills are not limited to agricultural lands and could include rural and conservation districts.

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