Planning and Zoning
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Planning & Zoning — Minutes — 2025-06-30 Energy/Data Center
This document contains minutes from a Jerome County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on June 30, 2025, covering two main hearings: a livestock confinement operation (LCO) permit application by L & S Land Holdings LLC and a special use permit for transmission towers by Great Basin Transmission LLC. Both applications were approved unanimously after public hearings and discussion.
Decisions Made
- Motion to accept May 19th, 2025 minutes - carried unanimously
- Motion to approve L & S Land Holdings LLC LCO permit with specified conditions - carried unanimously
- Motion to approve Great Basin Transmission LLC special use permit for transmission towers with conditions - carried unanimously
- Motion to adjourn - carried unanimously
Energy, Data Centers & Ordinances
- Great Basin Transmission LLC special use permit for transmission towers approved
- 500MW power transmission line from south to north
- 285-mile above ground transmission line (SWIP North project)
- Connection to Midpoint Substation
- Part of Southwest Intertie Project (SWIP)
- Legislative matters mention BOCC prioritizing Energy Ordinance
- Infrastructure designed to 2025 safety standards
- Project will generate additional property tax revenue
Guests, Speakers & Presentations
- Doug Hendricks - Mid-Snake River Water Resource Commission report on BLM water struggles
- Matt Thompson with AGProfessionals - presented L & S Land Holdings LLC LCO application
- Cynthia Stephens representing citizens group - questioned LCO capacity increase
- Lane Singleton with Great Basin Transmission LLC - presented transmission tower application
- Jimmy Buker with Idaho Power Company - spoke on project benefits
- Matt Darrington - local legal counsel for GBT on project compliance
Upcoming Dates & Activities
- August 25th meeting potentially moved to August 18th due to training course conflict
- Training course by Idaho Association of Counties mentioned
- Staff to Staff meetings scheduled with each jurisdiction for APA ordinance
Key Points
- Minutes approval from May 19th meeting
- Meeting schedule change discussion
- Mid-Snake River Water Resource Commission report
- L & S Land Holdings LLC livestock confinement operation permit
- Great Basin Transmission LLC special use permit for transmission towers
- Legislative matters and Energy Ordinance
- Area of City Impact updates
- APA ordinance updates
Planning & Zoning — Minutes — 2023-01-03 Duplicate
This document serves as official minutes for a Jerome County Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for January 3, 2023. The document explicitly states that no meeting was held on this date and that the commissioners did not meet during the entire week of January 2-6, 2023. This appears to be a formal record documenting the absence of any official county business during this period.
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This document appears to be a standard template format used when no meeting occurs, as evidenced by the minimal content and formulaic language stating no meeting was held during a specific date range.
Planning & Zoning — Minutes — 2024-01-29 Open Meeting Violation
This document contains minutes from the Jerome County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on January 29, 2024. The meeting addressed routine business including election of an Acting Chairman due to absences, approval of previous minutes, reports on water resources and park projects, and discussion of comprehensive plan updates and zoning code revisions.
Open Meeting Law Concerns
- No public comment period mentioned in the minutes
- Meeting minutes from November 29, 2023 were approved, but there appears to be a gap as no December 2023 meeting minutes were mentioned
Decisions Made
- Becky Dean elected as Acting Chairman unanimously
- November 29, 2023 minutes approved unanimously
- Decision to create auxiliary committee to assist with zoning code revisions
- Committee size limited to no more than 6 members, preferably 5 (odd number)
- Committee terms proposed for 6 months to 1 year
- Meeting adjourned unanimously
Upcoming Dates & Activities
- 2025 - City of Jerome Area of Impact agreement review required
Key Points
- Election of Acting Chairman
- Approval of November 29, 2023 minutes
- Mid-Snake River Water Resource Commission report
- Snake River Canyons Park Board report
- Comprehensive Plan update status
- Legislative Action List review
- City of Jerome Area of Impact agreement
- Chapter 5 Use Charts revision
- Creation of auxiliary committee for planning projects