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Valley County attorneys train commissioners on new "reasoned decision" standard after recent Supreme Court rulings
Summary
County prosecuting attorneys briefed the Valley County Board of Commissioners on recent Idaho Supreme Court land-use decisions and on how to prepare fuller written findings of fact and reason statements for PUDs, CUPs and appeals.
Valley County commissioners spent part of their Feb. 10 afternoon session receiving land-use training from the county’s prosecuting-attorney team focused on recent Idaho Supreme Court rulings and the growing expectation for fuller written reasons for land-use decisions.
The county prosecuting attorney (name not specified) told the board that recent opinions—citing cases such as the Interfaith Sanctuary and other Boise-area decisions—signal courts are “no longer willing to accept a very shortened explanation” for planning decisions and “are expecting a fairly thorough reason statement and an explanation for why you are making the decision you’re making.”
The presentation outlined differences between planned unit developments (PUDs) and conditional use permits (CUPs), and what the board must review when hearing appeals from the Planning and…
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