(Bannock County Press Release, June 15, 2026; Cover photo credit: Bannock County)
We are nearly complete with Phase 2 of the Land Use & Development Ordinance (LUDO) rewrite. While this phase has taken longer than originally anticipated, the extra time has been vital for a thorough review.
During Phase 2, our county’s legal team has been carefully examining the initial draft and providing revisions. Now that this comprehensive legal review is complete, the Planning & Development staff is set to workshop the draft with the Advisory Committee, Planning Council, and Commission. Staff will then prepare an updated draft based on feedback from these groups.
How can you get involved? Your input to this process is crucial, and we want you to weigh in during the public hearing process. To ensure there is enough time for careful review and necessary revisions before presenting a draft to the community, Public Hearings are being scheduled for later in the year (we are aiming for late July to early September). More details will be published when the hearing dates are set.
In the meantime, you can review the proposed changes and the updated projected timeline at bannockcounty.gov/ourfuture. Our goal is to replace eight confusing, overlapping sets of rules with one clear, consistent document that works for everyone.
