Rezone · Planning application
Canyon County partly approves rural home rezoning on farmland
On March 3, the county approved rezoning about 36.9 acres with conditions, including an average lot size of five acres, no secondary residences and an irrigation plan. The board did not approve rezoning the remaining 33.87-acre parcel.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Canyon County's record. See the official record
The applicant, Cleon and Patti Hoagland, asks Canyon County to rezone about 70.7 acres of farmland near Southside Blvd and Butte Road in Melba from agricultural to rural residential, with a development agreement limiting average lot size to five acres. The conceptual plan shows eight parcels, and the staff report recommends approval with conditions, though the Planning and Zoning Commission had not yet decided at this hearing.
The applicant, Cleon and Patti Hoagland, requests a conditional rezone of Parcels R28146010, R28146010D, and R28279010, approximately 70.7 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 an average lot size of five acres. See Exhibit A for details. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION – CCCO §07-05-01 Agency and Full Political: July 14, 2025 Property Owners (600-foot radius): July 14, 2025 Newspaper notice published on: July 19, 2025 Notice posted on site on: July 19, 2025
Timeline
March 3, 2026
Approved
Canyon County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
Jan. 21, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Board of County Commissioners
Jan. 21, 2026
5 documents added
Sept. 18, 2025
Public hearing: Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission
Sept. 18, 2025
Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial
Feb. 13, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Planning division addendum for conditional rezone, Board of County Commissioners hearing
Staff addendum for the Jan. 21, 2026 Board hearing on a request to rezone about 70.7 acres from agricultural to rural residential, with exhibits and public comments listed.
Jan. 20, 2026 · 537 pages · 130.9 MB · Staff Report
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission staff report for Sep. 18 hearing
Staff report on a conditional rezone of about 70.7 acres from agricultural to rural residential zoning, subject to a development agreement limiting average lot size to five acres.
Sept. 17, 2025 · 485 pages · 124.8 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Board of County Commissioners decision approving a conditional rezone from agricultural to rural residential, limiting development to an average lot size of five acres under a development agreement.
Jan. 20, 2026 · 10 pages · 1.3 MB · Decision
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission decision on the Hoagland conditional rezone from agricultural to rural residential, limited to an average lot size of five acres under a development agreement.
Sept. 17, 2025 · 8 pages · 295 KB · Decision
Other documents
- Download Development agreement for conditional rezone
Recorded agreement between Canyon County and the property owner binding the applicant to the conditions of a conditional rezone from Agricultural to Rural Residential zoning approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
Jan. 20, 2026 · 13 pages · 1.6 MB · Development Agreement