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County approves splitting 20-acre farm parcel into three lots

The Elmore County Planning and Zoning Commission approved the plan on Nov. 20 with conditions. The lots would share a private driveway, and no residential building permits will be issued until the local fire district approves driveways for fire access.

ApprovedPP-2025-08Filed May 27, 2025Elmore County · 5816 Hwy 51+1 related filing
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Elmore County).

From the filing

The application's description as it appears in Elmore County's record. See the official record

JayDee McCown has applied to split a 20-acre parcel at 5816 Highway 51 near Mountain Home into three lots: two of 5 acres and one of 10 acres. The document describes this as a residential subdivision in the Agriculture zone, with the two smaller lots reached by the existing private road SW Lone Wolf Ln. This document is a staff report recommending action, and it does not record a final decision.

Preliminary Plat (PP-2025-08) to subdivide one 20-acre parcel into two 5-acre parcels and one 10-acre parcel for JayDee McCown

Project name on file: McCown Lone Wolf Subdivision

Timeline

  1. Nov. 20, 2025

    Approved

    Elmore County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved. Findings of fact posted December 12, 2025.

  2. Nov. 20, 2025

    Public hearing: Elmore County Planning and Zoning Commission

  3. May 27, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Staff reports

  • Revises the preliminary plat exhibit with engineer-requested additions and removes two conditions of approval, which were dropped after review by the Consulting County Engineer.

    Nov. 19, 2025 · 2 pages · 174 KB · Staff Report

    Download Supplemental staff report for continued preliminary plat hearing
  • Elmore County staff report on the Nov. 20 continued hearing for a preliminary plat splitting a 20-acre agricultural parcel into two 5-acre parcels and one 10-acre parcel.

    Nov. 13, 2025 · 6 pages · 243 KB · Staff Report

    Download Staff report for continued preliminary plat hearing
  • Staff memo asking the Commission to continue the preliminary plat to the Nov. 20 meeting so staff can review the late-submitted plat.

    Oct. 19, 2025 · 1 page · 152 KB · Staff Report

    Download Continuation memo for preliminary plat hearing
  • Planning staff report for a 20-acre Agriculture-zoned parcel proposed to be split into two 5-acre parcels and one 10-acre parcel, for the Sept. 25 commission meeting.

    Sept. 18, 2025 · 11 pages · 280 KB · Staff Report

    Download Staff report for conditional use permit and preliminary plat

Decisions

Other documents

  • Combined exhibit packet including a preliminary plat map, neighborhood meeting letter and sign-in sheet, application forms, an acceptance letter with the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing date, and a property…

    Nov. 19, 2025 · 60 pages · 6.6 MB · Exhibits

    Download Exhibits 1 through 6 for preliminary plat application
  • Compiled exhibits including the preliminary plat map, neighborhood meeting letter and sign-in sheet, application forms, county acceptance letter, and property hearing notification.

    Nov. 13, 2025 · 60 pages · 6.6 MB · Exhibits

    Download Exhibits 1-6 for preliminary plat and conditional use application
  • Compiled exhibits including the preliminary plat map, neighborhood meeting letter and sign-in sheet, application materials, acceptance letter, and property notification of the public hearing for a three-lot subdivision.

    Sept. 18, 2025 · 72 pages · 6.5 MB · Exhibits

    Download Exhibits 1 to 6 bundle for preliminary plat application

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