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Kootenai County denies appeal seeking to bind property to 5-acre covenant; affirms minor subdivision approval
Summary
The Kootenai County Community Development Board voted to deny an appeal that sought to reverse approval of a three‑lot minor subdivision, concluding staff and the hearing examiner found no evidence the subject parcel was bound by 1983 protective covenants that set a five‑acre minimum.
Kootenai County commissioners on Aug. 28 denied an appeal seeking to overturn a minor subdivision approval for a parcel near Cougar Gulch, affirming the director's decision to permit three lots.
Staff and the hearing examiner concluded there is no documentary evidence that the subject parcel is bound by 1983 protective covenants that would impose a five‑acre minimum lot size, so the parcel may be subdivided to the minimum lot size allowed in its Agriculture Suburban zoning.
Planner Blake Sutter told the board the three‑lot minor subdivision (APP24‑0001) had been approved on Nov. 1,…
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