Land Use & Zoning
Idaho's Local Land Use Planning Act (LLUPA) requires cities and counties to do which of the following?
AAdopt a comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances consistent with it✓ Correct
BObtain IREC approval before adopting any zoning ordinance
CRezone all agricultural land to residential use within 10 years
DProvide free housing permits for first-time buyers
Explanation
Idaho's Local Land Use Planning Act (Idaho Code Title 67, Chapter 65) requires all cities and counties to adopt a comprehensive plan (general land use plan) and enact zoning and subdivision ordinances consistent with the plan.
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
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