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Commissioners approve Idaho Power conditional-use permits and Leaf Ranch agricultural protection area

Valley County Board of County Commissioners · November 10, 2025
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Summary

The board approved facts and conclusions for Idaho Power CUP 25-018, CUP 25-019 and CUP 25-020 and approved the Leaf Ranch Agricultural Protection Area designation at the Nov. 10 session.

Planning & Zoning Director Cynda Herrick presented facts and proposed conclusions for three Idaho Power conditional-use permits (CUP 25-018, CUP 25-019 and CUP 25-020) and for the Leaf Ranch Agricultural Protection Area (APA) application.

After Herrick presented the facts and conclusions, Commissioner Neal Thompson moved to approve the facts and conclusions for the three Idaho Power CUPs; Commissioner Katlin Caldwell seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Commissioners then voted unanimously to approve the facts and conclusions for the Leaf Ranch APA designation.

The approvals indicate the planning staff's determinations have been adopted by the board; the minutes do not include detailed permit conditions or maps. Commissioners did not record public comment on these items in the Nov. 10 minutes.

What happens next: Staff will record the approved facts and conclusions in the planning files and proceed with permit processing and APA documentation as required by county procedures.