Appeal · Planning application
Plan for eight homes on 81-acre site withdrawn after denial appeal
Best Investments, LLC had sought to split an 81.29-acre agricultural parcel into eight lots served by a new private road. After the county denied the request in July 2025, the company appealed, and the appeal was withdrawn following a Jan. 6 hearing before county commissioners.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Canyon County's record. See the official record
Best Investments, LLC asked Canyon County to split an 81.29-acre agricultural parcel on Map Rock Road near Melba into eight parcels, each with a building permit, served by a new private road. The county director denied the request in July 2025, and the applicant has appealed that denial to the Board of County Commissioners, with staff recommending the denial be upheld.
The appellant, T.J. Wellard, representing the property owner, Best Investments, LLC, requests an appeal regarding the denial of AD2025-0046, AD2025-0047, AD2025-0048, AD2025-0049, and RD2025-0008 for administrative and non-viable land divisions with a private road for Parcel R28800011, approximately 81.29 acres, per CCCO §07-18-07, CCCO §07-18-09, and CCCO §06-05-13. The appellant requests that the Board of County Commissioners approve the appeal.
Timeline
Jan. 6, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Board of County Commissioners
Jan. 6, 2026
Withdrawn
Canyon County Board of County Commissioners: Withdrawn.
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for Board of County Commissioners appeal hearing
Planning staff report on the appellant's appeal of the Director's denial of administrative and non-viable land division applications with a private road, for the Nov. 6, 2025 hearing.
Jan. 6, 2026 · 294 pages · 65.4 MB · Staff Report