Kootenai County directs written notice, sets March 13 deadline for Windsong Lane easement owner after repeated code violations

Kootenai County commissioners directed Community Development staff on Feb. 27 to deliver a written notice to the owner of a 1.3‑acre recorded easement on Windsong Lane, setting a compliance deadline of March 13, 2025 and warning that legal action would follow if the owner did not remove debris and other materials.

Craig Davidson, Deputy Director of Operations, told the Board that the parcel "is basically a recorded easement and it's about a 1.3 acre" parcel and that the county has taken possession of the property on multiple prior occasions because of tax issues. Davidson said the county has documented three code enforcement cases, including temporary RV occupancy, recorded nuisance/garbage violations and an outstanding zoning infraction related to unsecured domestic fowl. The notice of violation for rubbish and debris was recorded Feb. 14, 2025; the zoning…