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Bannock County commissioners approve transfer of development right for 4.3-acre parcel despite neighbor objections
Summary
The Bannock County Board of Commissioners approved a request to transfer a development right to a roughly 4.3-acre parcel, allowing construction of a residence; nearby property owners opposed the transfer, citing concerns about short-term rental use, trespass and vandalism.
The Bannock County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a transfer of development rights that will allow a dwelling to be built on an approximately 4.3-acre parcel, county planning staff said.
Hal Jensen, planning director for Bannock County, told the commission the application by Justin Tobias followed the county's transfer-of-development-rights ordinance and that the Planning Council had recommended approval after an earlier public hearing. Jensen said the applicant owns about 80 acres elsewhere in the county and is transferring one of the development rights to the smaller parcel; under county rules the transfer keeps the countywide density at one dwelling per 40 acres.
The decision drew strong objections from neighbors during the public hearing. Margie Stewart, who said she lives across the road from the parcel on South Bob Smith Road, said she and…
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