Rezone · Planning application
Rezoning approved to split 10-acre rural tract into two residential lots
County commissioners approved changing the land from agricultural to rural residential, with an agreement limiting it to two lots, each with an existing home. A 250-foot buffer must stay farmland or open space, and outdoor lighting must be shielded.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Canyon County's record. See the official record
Josef Smith asks Canyon County to rezone a roughly 10-acre parcel at 28049 Happy Hill Lane, near Sand Hollow Road in Caldwell, from Agricultural to Rural Residential. The rezone would split the parcel into two lots, each with a home that is already built, and would allow a secondary dwelling on the east lot only. Staff recommends approval with conditions, and the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing was set for January 22, 2026.
The applicant, Josef Smith, requests a conditional rezone of Parcel R37795011, approximately 9.9 acres, from an “A” (Agricultural) zone to a “CR-R-R” (Conditional Rezone - Rural Residential) zone. The request includes a development agreement limiting development to two residential lots. The subject property is located at 28049 Happy Lane, Caldwell, also referenced as a portion of the SE quarter of Section 10, T5N, R3W, BM, Canyon County, Idaho. See Exhibit A for details.
Timeline
July 1, 2026
Approved
Canyon County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
April 28, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Board of County Commissioners
April 28, 2026
5 documents added
Jan. 22, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission
Jan. 22, 2026
Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval
March 14, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Planning division addendum for Board of County Commissioners hearing
Staff addendum summarizing the Planning & Zoning Commission's approval recommendation for a conditional rezone from agricultural to rural residential, with a development agreement limiting the site to two lots, and…
April 27, 2026 · 134 pages · 56.9 MB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report for conditional rezone, Planning and Zoning hearing Jan. 22
Planning division staff report recommending approval of a conditional rezone from Agricultural to Rural Residential, limiting the parcel to two residential lots under a development agreement.
Jan. 21, 2026 · 99 pages · 55.4 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Board of County Commissioners decision on a conditional rezone from Agricultural to Conditional Rezone Rural Residential, limiting development to two residential lots under a development agreement.
April 27, 2026 · 8 pages · 1.4 MB · Decision
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission decision on a conditional rezone of about 9.9 acres from agricultural to rural residential, limited by a development agreement to two residential lots.
Jan. 21, 2026 · 8 pages · 724 KB · Decision
Other documents
- Download Development agreement for conditional rezone to CR-R-R
Agreement between Canyon County and the applicant binding the owner to the conditions of the Board of Commissioners' conditional rezone approval from Agricultural to Rural Residential.
April 27, 2026 · 8 pages · 922 KB · Development Agreement