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Hayden planning commission backs revised area of impact map under new state rules
Summary
The commission voted to recommend a revised area-of-impact boundary (map B) to the city council, aligning Hayden’s planning boundary with new Idaho statutes that eliminate overlapping shared tiers and require updated coordination with neighboring jurisdictions and the county.
The Hayden City Planning and Zoning Commission on May 5 voted to recommend that the city council adopt a revised area-of-impact boundary (map B), a required update under new Idaho state law that changes how cities and counties define planning areas outside municipal limits.
The amendment responds to changes in the Local Land Use Planning Act (Title 67, Chapter 65) that removed an earlier “shared tier” approach and put more responsibility on counties to adopt final area-of-impact boundaries. Planning staff told commissioners the proposed map reduces Hayden’s overall area of impact compared with prior documents while adding a portion west of Hutter Road that was previously part of a shared tier with neighboring cities.
Planner Donna (staff) reviewed the…
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