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Commission approves Eddyline Ranch preliminary plat with conditions and wildlife-envelope revision request
Summary
The commission approved the preliminary plat for Eddyline Ranch (12 large lots, extensive open space and habitat restoration) subject to standard preliminary-plat conditions and an additional direction to reconsider building envelopes for Lots 1 and 2 that intersect a mapped high‑wildlife‑use area.
The Teton County Planning & Zoning Commission voted to approve the preliminary plat for Eddyline Ranch, a proposed 12‑lot subdivision carved from a roughly 424‑acre parcel. The proposal includes large residential lots (32–39 acres), a community open‑space lot to hold amenities and a pond, habitat restoration measures along Pax Creek and building envelopes sited to maintain wildlife connectivity.
Staff said the project has strong wildlife and habitat restoration elements: the applicant’s wildlife habitat assessment (Biota) guided building envelopes to maintain big‑game migration corridors and conserve more than 80% of the project area as open space. A wetland delineation identified about 1.49 acres of wetlands on the parcel; staff noted that current building envelopes avoid the delineated wetlands. Public-works review flagged interior road grades and cut/fill considerations and requested improvement plans, a stamped cost estimate and financial surety to be provided as part of the improvement-plan and development-agreement process. The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) and Corps consultations were noted for proposed creek or bridge work.
Applicant representatives said they had met the majority of staff’s preliminary‑plat conditions or were working to meet them, and that the proposed pond size supports both fire suppression and serving as an earthwork source for road construction. Staff listed eight conditions to be satisfied before the BOCC preliminary hearing; commissioners added one more request: consider reducing the building envelopes for Lots 1 and 2 to move them outside a mapped high‑wildlife‑use area where feasible to further protect connectivity. The commission’s motion approving the preliminary plat included the staff conditions plus that additional request.
The motion passed by voice vote; commissioners recorded affirmative votes during roll call. The approval is conditioned on meeting EIPH preliminary approvals, county fire and public‑works final approvals, providing IDWR permit documentation if required for crossings, submitting a stamped cost estimate and posting financial surety, and demonstrating compliance with the wildlife/habitat and wetland delineation limits during improvement-plan review.
