Public paper · October 3, 2026 · Zoning desk
Bonner County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Hearing: Dover De-Annexation Map Set for October 20
Bonner County Planning Commission public hearing October 20, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. on comprehensive plan map and zoning designations for about 264 acres being de-annexed from the City of Dover, Idaho.
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Bonner County, Idaho, is setting county comprehensive plan map labels and zoning districts for land coming out of the City of Dover. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at the Bonner County Administration Building, 1500 Highway 2, Sandpoint, with Zoom and YouTube livestream options.
The mailed Notice of Public Hearing (September 8, 2026) covers two linked files for the same roughly ±264-acre project area in Sections 19 and 30, Township 57 North, Range 2 West, Boise Meridian.
The two files on the agenda
- File ZC0016-25 – Zone Change – Dover De-Annexation: Bonner County is establishing zoning designations for properties being de-annexed from the City of Dover. Proposed districts: Rural and Ag/Forestry. Project area ±264 acres.
- File AM0001-26 – Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment: Bonner County is establishing comprehensive map designations for the same de-annexed properties. Proposed comprehensive land use designations: Rural Residential and Ag/Forest Land. Same ±264-acre footprint.
Together, the hearing is about which county land-use map and zoning district will govern former city parcels once they sit under county rules.
How to weigh in
- Written statements for the planning department record were due no later than October 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (that deadline has already passed for the advance record). At the hearing, written statements not exceeding one standard letter-sized, single-spaced page may still be submitted.
- Send or deliver to Bonner County Planning Department, 1500 Highway 2, Suite 208, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864; fax 866-537-4935; email planning@bonnercountyid.gov.
- Staff reports are posted about a week before the hearing at www.bonnercountyid.gov/departments/Planning.
- Special accommodations: call (208) 265-1458 at least 48 hours before the hearing.
The notice states the public may testify on whether the proposal does or does not meet Bonner County Revised Code approval criteria. After the hearing, the body may approve, deny, remand, or continue.
Why this land-use step matters
De-annexation moves parcels from city zoning into county comprehensive-plan and zoning maps. Neighbors within 300 feet were mailed the notice, along with political subdivisions and the media. If you own nearby land, farm or forest ground, or care about Rural versus Ag/Forestry labels on this Dover edge, the October 20 hearing is the scheduled public door.
Source
Bonner County Planning Department — Notice of Public Hearing for Planning Commission, Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 4:30 p.m. (files ZC0016-25 and AM0001-26). Mailed/transmitted September 8, 2026. https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/media/Planning/Planning%20Projects/2026/am0001-26/Notice%20of%20Public%20Hearing%20PC%20-%20102026.pdf
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Notes and sources
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