Minutes

Boundary County Planning & Zoning Commission

January 15, 2009

Members present: Tom Hollingsworth, Jake Negley, Matt Cossalman, Steve Shelman, Henry McMahon, Jan Christensen, Doug Reoch, Rod Barcklay, Bruce Behrman, Matt Morgan. Members absent: None. Staff Present: Mike Weland

1. Hollingsworth opened the meeting, introducing Cossalman and Shelman and the rest of the members. He called for reading of the November 20 and January 7 minutes. Reoch made motion to waive reading and adopt as presented, Negley seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Hollingsworth acknowledged this would be his last meeting as a member, and called for election of officers. Barcklay nominated Reoch as chairman, Negley seconded and the nomination carried with a vote of seven “aye” and one abstention. McMahon nominated Rod Barcklay as co-chair, Negley seconded and the nomination carried with a vote of seven “aye” and one abstention.
2. Upon election of officers, Hollingsworth thanked the members, staff and county commissioners for allowing him to serve, turned the chair over to Reoch and bid farewell.
3. Reoch opened review of the proposed Boundary County Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance. Steve Tanner, Don Jordan and Terry and Donna Capurso were in attendance. Following discussion, the following revisions were proposed:
   1. Amend Section 5.1.4.6: Barns and other similar structures used for agriculture or forestry and not exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in height from ground to peak within the airport overlay.
   2. Amend Section 5.1.4.7: Greenhouses, grain and silage storage structures not exceeding twenty five (25) feet in height from ground to peak within the airport overlay.
   3. Delete Section 5.1.5.1: Wholesale greenhouses, nursery structures and agricultural structures exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in overall height, when within the airport overlay.    
   4. Delete Section 5.1.5.5.: Barns and other similar structures used for agriculture or forestry and exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in height from ground to peak when within the airport overlay.
   5. Delete Section 5.1.5.6: Greenhouses, grain and silage storage structures exceeding twenty five (25) feet in height from ground to peak when within the airport overlay.
   6. Amend Section 5.2.4.4: Barns and other livestock housing farm Residential accessory structures not situated within the airport, flood plain or wetland overlay.
   7. Delete Section 5.2.4.5: Grain and silage storage structures and wholesale greenhouses not exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in overall height above ground surface.
   8. Amend Section 5.2.5.2: Barns and other livestock housing farm Residential accessory structures situated within the airport, flood plain or wetland overlay.
   9. Amend Section 5.2.5.4: Retail greenhouses or wholesale greenhouses, silos, barns and other similar agricultural or silvicultural structures exceeding eighteen (18) feet in height above ground surface when within the airport overlay.
   10. Amend Section 5.3.1: Objective: To promote the continued productivity of those lands which combine the general attributes of timber and agricultural land by encouraging agriculture and silviculture while allowing an increase in net residential development in a manner that will maintain the rural characteristics of the land in balance with the production, harvest and extraction of natural resources. While development may be feasible, various uses may be limited by the unavailability of public services and roads. To secure land uses, including agriculture and silviculture, which provide economic independence for Boundary County citizens. To identify and characterize intensive land uses possible with additional public input.
   11. Amend Section 5.3.3: Structure Setbacks: Front yard, 25-feet; Side yard: 10 25-feet; Rear yard, 20 25-feet.
   12. Amend Section 5.3.4.4: Barns and other livestock housing farm Residential accessory structures not situated within the airport, flood plain or wetland overlay.
   13. Eliminate Section 5.3.4.5: Grain and silage storage structures and wholesale greenhouses not exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in overall height above ground surface.
   14. Amend Section 5.3.4.6: Construction of roads and driveways specifically for agricultural and silvicultural cultivation and harvest pursuant to the Idaho Forest Practices Act except the access to a public road.
   15. Add section 5.3.5.2: Residential accessory structures situated within the airport, flood plain or wetland overlay.
   16.  Amend Section 5.3.5.3: Retail greenhouses or wholesale greenhouses, silos, barns and other similar agricultural or silvicultural structures exceeding eighteen (18) feet in height above ground surface.
4. Work concluded with discussion of Section 5.3.5.4, with no decisions rendered. At 8:30 p.m. Reoch concluded the workshop session and adjourned the meeting, affirming that the next meeting to conduct zone ordinance review would be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 28.