BOCC, Planning Department to host hearing on Deerfield Subdivision

By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff

The Bonner County board of commissioners and Planning Department will host a public hearing Thursday, Aug.14, at 1:30 p.m. in the Bonner County Administration Building (1500 Highway 2, in Sandpoint) to discuss the preliminary plat for the proposed Deerfield Subdivision. To attend the meeting remotely via Zoom, visit bonnercountyid.gov/meetings.

The development would divide approximately 32.67 acres off of Baldy Mountain Road into 24 lots ranging in size from one to three acres. The Bonner County Zoning Commission voted unanimously in June to recommend approval of the preliminary plat, subject to standard conditions.

Should the BOCC vote to approve the preliminary plat as well, developers will have the green light to work with local entities like the Panhandle Health District to create a comprehensive proposal addressing the conditions stipulated by the Zoning Commission. 

Such conditions include a fire risk assessment approved by Northside Fire District, and a stormwater runoff and erosion control plan endorsed by a Bonner County Engineer, among others. The development would utilize Syringa Heights Water District and individual septic systems.

Approval of the preliminary plat does not guarantee construction; the BOCC would still need to vote on the final plat after the developers address the conditions of approval.

For more information, or to give written public comment, go to bonnercountyid.gov/FileS0001-25.