Meeting Dec. 9th, 2021 6PM MST
Blaine County, Idaho Planning and Zoning Commission is holding a public hearing on Dec. 9th, 2021 to consider allowing tiny houses on wheels.
County Commissioner Dick Fosbury originally proposed and initiated these potential amendments as a response to the Wood River Valley’s acute housing crisis, said Blaine County Deputy Director of Land Use Services Kathy Grotto.
Several such tiny homes were recently installed at The Meadows RV Park south of Ketchum under a conditional use permit. The proposed changes to be discussed on Thursday would allow for their proliferation within the county wherever ADUs are allowed.
Source: Idaho Mountain Express
Blaine County Commissioner Dick Fosbury
Champion For Tiny Homes
“I’m definitely a supporter, said Fosbury. “It’s alternative housing for Blaine County—small, but self-contained and attractive looking. So, it’s appropriate for some people who need a place to go when we have such critical housing shortage.”
Blaine County Commissioner Dick Fosbury championed efforts by Blaine County Planning and Zoning to make changes in county code that allow some spaces at the RV Park to be occupied 365 days a year. Before, they could only be occupied 180 days a year.
ACTION ITEM: Title 9 Zoning Regulations Text Amendment
These tiny houses on wheels were installed at The Meadows in October under a conditional use permit. Blaine County is considering opening up more land to the small dwellings.
Tiny Homes On Wheels
ACTION ITEM: Title 9 Zoning Regulations Text Amendment – Tiny Homes on
Wheels: A public hearing on and consideration of County–initiated amendments to
Blaine County Code, Title 9, Zoning Regulations, Chapter 2, Definitions; and
Chapter 3, Section 11: Accessory Dwelling Units, to allow Tiny Homes on Wheels
as permissible types of housing. The amendments were initiated by the Board of
Commissioners on October 12, 2021.