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Valley County rejects City of McCall’s proposed area-of-impact modification; schedules Sept. 3 public hearing
Summary
Valley County commissioners voted to reject the City of McCall’s May 16 proposed modification to the city’s area-of-impact boundary, citing Idaho Code 67-65-26 and a lack of evidence that many proposed parcels are very likely to be annexed and served by sewer and water within five years.
Valley County commissioners rejected the City of McCall’s proposed modification to its area-of-impact (AOI) boundary during a lengthy discussion that focused on statutory criteria in Idaho Code 67-65-26, the availability of municipal sewer and water services within five years, annexation pathways, and public testimony.
Commissioners reviewed materials provided by the city, testimony from residents and landowners, county planning analyses and a county-drafted straw map. Commissioners repeatedly cited the statutory standard that an AOI should be limited to areas "very likely to be annexed to the city within the next five years," and that areas included should have an expected provision of municipal or public sewer and water within five years. County staff reported that the Payette Lake Sewer District does not plan to extend sewer service beyond its current boundaries within five years and that there are no water expansion plans identified to serve many of the parcels the city had proposed.
Commissioners and staff said they had consulted Senator Mike (Senator) Lakey (author of the 2023 statutory change) and interpreted the statute to require that the five-year annexation/utility criteria be satisfied before using a two-mile radius as a limit. Commissioners also addressed concerns from the public about code enforcement, conditional uses (for example, storage units) and recreation/pathways; they noted county code contains impact-report mechanisms and enforcement tools similar to the city’s.
After deliberation a commissioner moved to reject McCall’s May 16 AOI modification request; the motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote. Commissioners directed staff to prepare a county draft map reflecting parcels the county considers more likely to be annexed (including some large parcels near the city such as Pine Creek Ranch, Noakes and the 48-Acre LLC parcel next to the airport) and to set a public hearing on Sept. 3 in McCall to consider the ordinance with the draft map attached. The county will send its written decision to the city prior to the Aug. 14 response deadline required by the city’s letter.
