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Variance sought for 1,900-square-foot accessory dwelling on 40-acre property

The county Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the variance from the zoning ordinance. A hearing was held July 17, and the Board of County Commissioners has yet to issue a decision.

ApprovedVAR-2025-02Filed Jan. 27, 2025Elmore County
The filing's parcel isn't on the county's parcel map yet; the pin is the middle of its survey section, about a square mile.

From the filing

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

VAR-2025-02 for Neil Helmick to request a variance from §7-2-96 of the Zoning Ordinance for building a 1900 square feet Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on a portion of a 40-acre property (Parcel Number: RP05S11E173010A)

Project name on file: Helmick Variance

Timeline

  1. Today

    Status changed from In review to Approved

    Reported as “Approved (Elmore County Board of County Commissioners)”.

  2. Feb. 6, 2026

    On the agenda: Elmore County Board of County Commissioners

  3. Sept. 12, 2025

    Approved

    Elmore County Board of County Commissioners: Approved (minutes).

  4. Sept. 12, 2025

    Public hearing: Elmore County Board of County Commissioners

  5. July 17, 2025

    Elmore County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval

  6. July 17, 2025

    Public hearing: Elmore County Planning and Zoning Commission

  7. Jan. 27, 2025

    Application filed

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