Due to a significant amount of public interest, the first public hearing for the new Teton County Land Development Code on May 18 has been moved from the courthouse to the Teton High School auditorium in Driggs to accommodate all attendees.Â
The land development code is a legal framework that governs all future land use proposals in the county (not within the cities) according to the county s comprehensive plan. A steering committee composed of a county commissioner, two former P&Z commissioners, and planning staff has been working for almost two years with consulting firm Logan Simpson to rewrite the existing code, which is decades old. The new draft code was released to the public in mid-April.Â
Teton County Land Development Code discriminates against smaller churches
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Frequently Asked Questions about the New County Code
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As many of you know, Teton Countyâs Land Development Code (LDC) was initially adopted in 1979 and was written for a valley of less than 3,000 people. Our current zoning map, for the most part consisting of just two zones, dates from the mid-1990s. The LDC has been amended countless times over the past 40-plus years. In that same period, the county has changed tremendously in terms of population growth and development patterns, as well as economically, socially, and demographically. Our LDC is now completely outdated and no longer reflects the communityâs needs.
Idaho Code requires each county to conform its Land Development Codeâthe legal framework and set of rules governing all future land use proposals within the countyâto the policy directions contained in its adopted Comprehensive Plan. Our Comp Plan was completed and adopted in 2012. In the nine years since that adoption, we have yet to implement an updated code as directed by state statute.
While it may seem like the global pandemic was the only thing people were talking about this year, Teton Valley saw plenty of news that was unrelated to COVID.
The following list is just a sampling of some of the broader themes that marked the year. Many of these stories will continue to impact our community in years to come.
School construction completed
All six projects funded by the school bond approved by voters in 2017 were wrapped up this year. Driggs and Victor each saw new elementary schools, while Rendezvous Upper Elementary, Tetonia Elementary, Teton Middle, and Teton High were renovated.