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Commission discusses full Land Use & Development rewrite and whether to fast-track energy rules

Bannock County Board of Commissioners · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Staff presented an updated timeline for a full rewrite of the Land Use & Development Ordinance; commissioners debated whether to pull the alternative-energy/energy chapter out for separate, quicker adoption, with staff warning of definition and cross‑reference complications and recommending the comprehensive approach to avoid rework.

County planning staff presented an updated timeline and red-line comparisons for a complete rewrite of the Land Use & Development Ordinance. Tristan Borkwin, assistant planning director, told the commission that phase 2 and phase 3 each increased by roughly one week due to staff training and spring break and that he removed a separate 'likely' timeline because best-case and likely-case scenarios were essentially identical in his view.

Commissioners debated whether the…

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