ADDING LAND TO and REMOVING LAND FROM AN AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREA

67-9709. ADDING LAND TO and REMOVING LAND FROM AN AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREA. (1) A landowner may add land to an existing agricultural protection area by filing an application with the board of county commissioners. The application to add land to an existing agricultural protection area shall be processed in accordance with section 67-9706, Idaho Code. (2) An owner of land within an agricultural protection area may remove any or all of the land from the agricultural protection area by filing a petition for removal with the board of county commissioners. (a) The board of county commissioners shall acknowledge receipt of the petition for removal in writing; and (b) Confirm the removal date as ten (10) years from the date of petition for removal, or upon expiration of the designation, whichever is sooner. (3) The board of county commissioners shall establish a process by which an owner of land within an agricultural protection area may remove any or all of the land from the agricultural protection area for reasons of hardship, as defined in this chapter. (4) The board of county commissioners may charge an administrative fee not to exceed the cost of covering administrative expenses associated with processing changes to an agricultural protection area, including but not limited to updating the agricultural protection area map, recording documents, and reasonable staff time for processing the request. The clerk of the board of county commissioners shall record the renewal of an agricultural protection area pursuant to section 67-9708, Idaho Code.