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Bannock County weighs piecemeal fixes or full land‑use rewrite for zoning and alternative‑energy rules
Summary
Commissioners and planning staff debated whether to adopt an alternative‑energy chapter first or complete a full land‑use and development ordinance; staff will return with a condensed timeline and options for concurrent steps.
On Jan. 8 the Bannock County Board of Commissioners spent the bulk of its public meeting discussing the process for updating county zoning and land‑use rules, including how to accommodate renewable energy, battery storage and other emerging energy technologies.
Planning staff and counsel outlined two broad approaches: advance a targeted alternative‑energy chapter first (then amend existing ordinances to match), or complete a full land‑use and development ordinance that integrates subdivision rules, use charts and definitions in a single document. Tristan Borkman, assistant planning…
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