Permits & licensing in Idaho local government
What Idaho city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about permits & licensing — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
376 Idaho meetings since 2024 covered permits & licensing. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Idaho with the most permits & licensing activity
- Blaine County, ID (50)
- Bonner County, ID (41)
- Moscow, ID (33)
- Twin Falls County, ID (30)
- Eagle, ID (30)
- Gooding County, ID (30)
- Minidoka County, ID (27)
- Fruitland, ID (25)
- Jerome, ID (23)
- Washington County, ID (15)
- Gooding, ID (13)
- Nampa, ID (13)
Latest matching meetings
Council to decide on wastewater project payments, sidewalk agreement, and more
The Gooding City Council will hold its regular meeting on September 9, 2026, with a consent calendar covering routine approvals like minutes, payroll, and permits. The main business includes several action items on wastewater system improvements, a sidewalk project agreement, a trailer parking permit extension, and a…
Roofing contractor CUP hearing for residential Treasure Lane property
The Blaine County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on a Tier II Home Occupation Conditional Use Permit for a roofing contractor business at 154 Treasure Lane, a 1.46-acre R-1 zoned parcel. The permit would allow up to 2 non-resident employees. The commission will also discuss findings of fact…
Council to approve $234,048.99 for Washington St and Filer Ave intersection design
The Twin Falls City Council will vote on several action items, including approving findings for a zoning district change and an annexation. The council will also authorize spending from street fund reserves for intersection design and use park impact fee reserves for landscaping at Canyon Trail Junction. Additionally…
Public hearings on drive-up window and RV storage permits
The Blackfoot Planning & Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on two conditional use permits: one for a drive-up window at 991 W Bridge Street and another for seasonal outdoor RV storage at Champions Gate. They will also consider consent agenda items for sign and setback variances. The meeting includes approval…
P&Z to decide on three special use permits, including ATV repair, multi-family, event center
The Jerome Planning & Zoning Commission will hold public hearings and take action on three special use permit requests: renewal for an ATV and motorcycle repair shop at 401 South Lincoln Avenue, a new permit for a three-unit multi-family dwelling at 109 West Avenue K, and a new permit for a small reception/event…
Nampa Planning Commission to hear 4 items incl. annexations, duplex subdivision, kennel
The Nampa Planning & Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on four applications: annexation and zoning for a duplex subdivision, an industrial annexation, a kennel conditional use permit, and a large mixed-use annexation with a master planned community. The commission will decide or discuss these items at the…
Eagle P&Z to vote on waivers for city and fire district site
The Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a special meeting to consider a conditional use permit for the City of Eagle and Eagle Fire District. The permit would waive multiple city code requirements for a 7.42-acre site at 11280 North Horseshoe Bend Road. The commission will vote on the findings of fact and…
Commissioners to consider new building statement, liquor license, and tax cancellation
The Minidoka County Board of Commissioners is meeting to handle routine administrative items including claims, minutes, and weekly reports. They will also take action on a public statement about the new building, an alcoholic beverage license, a communication agreement with the City of Heyburn, and a previously…
County to hold public hearings on 2026-27 budget and variance appeal for 29 lots
The Jefferson County Commissioners will review and approve routine items, discuss an insurance matter, and consider a variance appeal for 29 lots in the Hunter Chase Subdivision. In the evening, they will hold public hearings to adopt the 2026-2027 budget and to re-open and adjust the 2025-2026 budget without…
Eagle P&Z to vote on waivers for city/fire district site
The Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a special meeting to consider a conditional use permit for the City of Eagle and Eagle Fire District, seeking waivers from multiple Eagle City Code Title 8 requirements for a 7.42-acre site at 11280 North Horseshoe Bend Road. The consent agenda includes findings of…
Boise parks commission to hear trail naming, river permit, park update
The Boise Parks & Recreation Commission is meeting to consider several action items, including a public hearing on naming a Ridge to Rivers trail spur, a Boise River system permit for a park and future bridge, and an update on FY 2027 park projects. The agenda also includes recognition, approval of prior minutes, and…
Bonner County to hear Yoman Bluffs subdivision and Spirit Lake utility appeal
The Bonner County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on two land-use items. They will consider the Yoman Bluffs subdivision application for 12 residential lots on 38.27 acres, which was recommended for approval by the Zoning Commission. They will also hear an appeal of the Zoning Commission's denial of…
County commissioners to set FY 2027 budgets for county and ambulance district
The Blaine County Board of Commissioners will set the FY 2027 budgets for both the county and the ambulance district, and will hold public hearings on a land-use matter. The agenda also includes consent items such as a Forest Service operating plan, catering permits, and approval of meeting minutes. An executive…
Eagle P&Z to hold public hearings on mixed-use, daycare, sports pavilion
The Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on three major requests: a mixed-use development at North Eagle Road and East Idaho Street, a daycare center at 1400 North Park Lane, and a commercial entertainment facility with a height exception for Premier Sports Pavilion. The commission will also…
County to hold public hearing on Rigby area of impact ordinance
The Jefferson County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on a proposed text amendment to update the area of impact agreement with the City of Rigby to meet current state statute standards. They will also consider several land-use items, including a plat amendment for Swan Hollow Subdivision, a lot line adjustment…
Eagle P&Z to hold public hearings on mixed-use, daycare, sports pavilion
The Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission will consider consent items, unfinished business, and three public hearings. The hearings cover a mixed-use rezone and conditional use permit for the Eagle & Idaho development, a daycare center in a residential zone, and a rezone and height exception for a sports pavilion. The…
Hearing on permit to expand shed at 3945 Northern Lights Dr
The Pocatello Hearing Examiner will hold a public hearing on a conditional use permit request by Jim Phillips to expand a legal non-conforming shed at 3945 Northern Lights Dr. The shed was destroyed by wind in 2025, and the applicant wants to rebuild a larger one on the same pad with a 1-foot side setback. Staff…
Council to weigh police/fire pay scale expansion and Flock camera policies
The Pocatello City Council is holding a work session to discuss and take action on several items, including updates from advisory committees, a street renaming recommendation, proposed code changes for licenses and taxicabs, zoning text amendments, police and fire management pay scale expansion, Johnny Creek sewer…
Planning & Zoning Commission to consider conditional use permit for 9-foot privacy screen at 1106 Partridge Street
The Fruitland Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on August 11, 2026, to consider a request by Connor and Shaedyn Buck for a conditional use permit allowing a 9-foot privacy screen on the west property line at 1106 Partridge Street (Lot 5, Block 3, Hidden Meadows Subdivision No. 1). The public may…
Fruitland P&Z to decide on Dickinson Frozen Foods development agreement
The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold public hearings and make decisions on a development agreement for Dickinson Frozen Foods, a conditional use permit for a privacy screen, and proposed code amendments for multi-family development and parking standards. The Dickinson Frozen Foods item has been continued from…
County commissioners to approve amended FY 2027 budget for publication
The Minidoka County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting with administrative items, including approval of claims, payroll, minutes, and an amended FY 2027 budget for publication. They will also discuss a misdemeanor probation office project, receive departmental reports, and consider several action items…
Planning and Zoning to review multiple subdivision plats and conditional use permits
The Power County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a work session to vote on several subdivision plats and conditional use permits. The body will also discuss ordinances and review a tabled preliminary plat.
Council to vote on trailer parking permit, wastewater contracts, and pool ordinance repeal
The Gooding City Council will consider several action items, including a trailer parking permit for Derrell Osborn at 1301 Main Street, multiple invoices and pay applications for wastewater system improvements, and Ordinance No. 741 to repeal regulations for public and commercial swimming pools. Other items include a…
Commission to hold public hearings on four major development proposals
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on four development applications: a rezone and preliminary plat for a 9-lot commercial subdivision, a development agreement modification and preliminary plat for a 58-lot residential PUD, a rezone and preliminary plat for a 28-lot residential PUD, and a…
Commissioners consider catering permit for Iron Horse Saloon
The Blaine County Board of Commissioners will meet to consider a catering permit for the Iron Horse Saloon. The permit concerns the service of beer, wine, and liquor at the Carey Fairgrounds.
Planning commission to vote on four zoning and land-use actions
The Eagle Planning and Zoning Commission will act on four major land-use proposals at this meeting: approval of a conditional use permit for a gunsmithing business, and votes on rezoning and preliminary plats for three subdivisions (Shekinah, Mosey Hill, Ridgeside) plus a conditional use permit for a new fire-district…
Commissioners to approve alcoholic beverage licenses
The Board of County Commissioners is holding a special meeting to approve remaining alcoholic beverage licenses. This action is being taken before an August 1, 2026 deadline.
Blaine County Hearing Examiner to decide on three zoning variance and conditional use permit applications
The Blaine County Hearing Examiner will hold a special public meeting to consider three land-use applications: a variance for a shed rebuild in the Eagle Creek Meadows Subdivision, and conditional use permits for two accessory dwelling units in Low Density Residential zones. All items involve public hearings and will…
Resolution to approve public finance authority revenue bonds for River Bend Properties
The Board of County Commissioners will consider several action items including a resolution to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds for River Bend Properties, set the tentative FY2027 budget, and hold a public hearing on a stream alteration permit for Rio Creek. Consent items and contracts, including a security…
Public hearing on sign and lot‑line variances at 396 W Hwy 26 and 598 Lincoln St
The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on two variance applications: one to increase the allowable square footage of a freestanding post sign and canopy sign for Circle K at 396 W Hwy 26, and another to adjust the rear lot line setback and minimum frontage at 598 Lincoln St. The agenda also…
Commission considers event center permit and fitness facility amendment
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on two land-use requests. The body will decide on a special use permit for an event center and provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding a PUD amendment for a fitness facility.
Minidoka County Commissioners to discuss budget and probation office project
The Board of County Commissioners will meet to address administrative approvals and department contracts. The agenda includes a roundtable discussion on the Misdemeanor Probation Office Project and a budget discussion with Clerk Page.
Commissioners to decide on land use permits, road bridge change order, and budget workshop
The Washington County Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on July 27, 2026, with several action items. They will decide on special use permits for the Branson and Greenfield properties, consider a change order for the Cove Road Bridge, and conduct a budget workshop to approve the budget publication. The board…
Public hearing on conditional use permit for 10,000-unit feedlot at 23 Yale Road
The Blaine County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider a conditional use permit application by Twin Stock LLC for a 10,000 animal unit feedlot. The property is located at 23 Yale Road, zoned Productive Agricultural District with Wellhead Protection and Wildlife Overlay Districts. No…
Commissioners will vote on a retail alcohol license request
The Power County Board of Commissioners meeting on July 22, 2026 includes an action item to consider a retail alcohol license. The agenda also lists an update on Budget Department workshops and reports from the Prosecuting Attorney, Assessor, Senior Center, Coroner, Waterways, Treasurer, Museum, IT Computer Services…
Public hearing on 10,000-animal feedlot conditional use permit
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on an application by Twin Stock LLC for a conditional use permit to operate a 10,000 animal unit feedlot on property at 23 Yale Road, zoned Productive Agricultural with Wellhead Protection and Wildlife Overlay districts. The commission will also discuss…
Board to vote on variance for yard reduction and conditional use permit
The Board of Adjustment will consider two action items: a variance to reduce required side yards from five to three feet for a home at 102 N. Lilly Street, and a conditional use permit for an accessory structure rebuild at 1228 Spruce Circle. Both items involve approval of draft reasoned statements of relevant…
Jerome City Council to review FY2027 preliminary budget
The City Council will discuss the preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2027 and consider contracts for downtown and street rehabilitation projects. The body will also review alcoholic beverage license renewals and a real property acquisition in executive session.
Idaho Transportation Dept. contract for Kilpatrick Bridge construction
The Board will consider a consent calendar that includes a professional services agreement with the Idaho Transportation Department for Kilpatrick Bridge construction, a new beverage license for Rojas & Sons 34 Inc DBA Shorty’s Diner, and Junior College Certificate of Residency forms. Departmental reports and other…
Council to vote on vacating Oregon Street for Helena Agri Services
The Gooding City Council will consider vacating a portion of Oregon Street for Helena Agri Services and vote on the tentative FY 2026/27 budget. They will also decide on an alcohol license for BRIDY Peruvian Grill & Bar and a request to repeal Ordinance No. 737 from the Gooding Rec District. The meeting includes…