Bannock County, ID Ordinances (2026)

In unincorporated Bannock County, the 2018 International Residential Code section requiring automatic fire sprinklers in new one- and two-family homes was deleted outright by county…

Unincorporated Bannock County ties carbon monoxide alarm retrofits to the same 2018 IRC alteration trigger as smoke alarms, but Section R315.2.2 carries its own, narrower exception…

Building inspections in unincorporated Bannock County run through the building official's staff, defined in Section 15.04.130 as the person appointed to inspect buildings under…

Any erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, conversion or demolition of a building in unincorporated Bannock County falls under the Bannock County Building…

Bannock County classifies small day care and custodial care operations under its own 2018 International Building Code amendments in Section 15.04.190. A dwelling-unit day care serving…

Commercial and multi-unit properties in unincorporated Bannock County must use containers sized and screened as the solid waste director requires, and any compactor or roll-off box…

In unincorporated Bannock County, every property owner must accept the county's garbage and disposal service and pay for it even if a pickup is missed. The county splits the…

Dumping solid waste anywhere in unincorporated Bannock County besides the Fort Hall Mine Road landfill or the McCammon transfer site is unlawful. A first infraction costs a flat $75…

The county director controls exactly where a household sets out its collection point, and residents must place garbage and rubbish in approved sanitary containers at or near the street…

Anyone who wants to set up a materials collection system for reuse or recycling in unincorporated Bannock County must submit a plan of operation to the director and county commission…

In unincorporated Bannock County, garbage containers at private residences must sit at or near the street line where they are easily seen, and no container may be placed within any…

Unincorporated Bannock County enforces the 2018 International Residential Code's smoke alarm requirements, but the county narrowed the retrofit exceptions under Section R314.2.2. Only…

Outdoor burning in unincorporated Bannock County is banned outright for a long list of materials, from dead animals and tires to treated lumber and hazardous waste, under County Code…

Dangerous fireworks are banned outright in unincorporated Bannock County: no one may sell, possess, keep or store them. Safe and sane fireworks can only be sold under a county permit…

Recreational fires in unincorporated Bannock County, capped at three feet across and two feet high, don't need a burn permit, but Code § 8.16.100 requires them to sit 25 feet from any…

Unincorporated Bannock County folds wildfire-interface construction standards into its building code by adopting the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2018 edition. Section…

In unincorporated Bannock County, new development cannot increase peak stormwater flow onto downstream neighbors beyond what the land would have produced in its natural, undeveloped…

Before Bannock County will approve a conditional use permit on land with an average slope over 10 percent, the applicant must submit a grading plan showing existing and proposed…

In unincorporated Bannock County, any development activity within a special flood hazard area requires a floodplain development permit before work begins. Chapter 14.04 of the Bannock…

In unincorporated Bannock County, new residential construction in a mapped flood hazard area must have its lowest floor built at or above the flood protection elevation, which the code…

Homeowners in unincorporated Bannock County can keep a compost pile for their own fertilizer as long as it does not become a nuisance under Idaho law. Bringing in compost material from…

For new nonresidential construction in the Recreation district of unincorporated Bannock County, healthy trees eight inches or more in trunk diameter must be preserved unless they…

In unincorporated Bannock County's Recreation (REC) district, Bannock County Code Section 17.24.050(B) requires new nonresidential site development to avoid unnecessary ground…

Master planned communities (MPCs) in unincorporated Bannock County that choose the 'Reduction of Crime Through Landscaping' best practice under Bannock County Code Section…

In unincorporated Bannock County, anyone running a pawnshop or pawnbroker business must first get a county license, post a $10,000 surety bond, and file detailed transaction records…

Keeping a lion, bear, wolf hybrid or other dangerous exotic animal as a pet in unincorporated Bannock County requires a county permit, a $250 annual fee and $500,000 in liability…

Bannock County requires every dangerous animal kept under a county permit, from big cats to wolf hybrids, to be implanted with a microchip by a certified veterinarian, with violations…

Bannock County has codified the California Fish and Game wild-animal manual into its own animal control chapter, banning possession of skylarks, cuckoos, and all crows, ravens, rooks…

Bannock County does not cap household pets with a simple number, but its zoning code defines a 'kennel' as any place keeping more than four dogs and/or more than four cats six months…

In the Residential Suburban district of unincorporated Bannock County, livestock is a permitted use only on lots of one acre or more, and any livestock pen or run must sit at least 50…

In unincorporated Bannock County, smoking, vaping and tobacco use at the Portneuf Wellness Complex is confined to areas the facility director has designated and posted. Section…

In unincorporated Bannock County, excreting human waste outside a designated restroom at the county's recreation and events services areas is a criminal offense. Section 12.20.070(E)…

In unincorporated Bannock County, drinking alcohol in parking lots, on sidewalks, paths, roads or in restrooms at the county's recreation and events services areas is prohibited…

Bannock County's recreation and events services areas, the Downey Fairgrounds, the Events Center and the Portneuf Wellness Complex, are open to the public only from 5:00 a.m. until one…

Reserving a facility at Bannock County's Downey Fairgrounds, Events Center or Portneuf Wellness Complex runs through the events center staff, with use fees set by resolution of the…

Flying, launching or landing a drone at Bannock County's Downey Fairgrounds, Events Center or Portneuf Wellness Complex is banned without board authorization under Code § 12.20.070(F)…

In unincorporated Bannock County, flying a recreational drone at the county's recreation and events services areas is prohibited without the board of county commissioners' prior…

In unincorporated Bannock County, a digital billboard's message must transition in two seconds or less and hold each display for at least eight seconds, with flashing prohibited…

In unincorporated Bannock County, the county bans political and religious signs outright at its recreation and events services areas. Section 12.20.080(C) of the Bannock County…

A billboard face adjacent to the Interstate in unincorporated Bannock County may reach 672 square feet, more than double the 300-square-foot cap for signs along a state highway or any…

Every private land use in unincorporated Bannock County must shield outdoor lighting so it points down toward the ground, not up into the sky or onto reflective surfaces. Floodlights…

Bannock County limits how billboards along its roads can be lit. Neon and back-lighting panels are banned outright, and no billboard may flash, move, or blink. A digital…

Bannock County requires every outdoor light on private land to be shielded so it does not spill onto neighboring parcels, with extra weight given to protecting adjacent residential…

Bannock County does not set a general countywide noise limit, but it does cap wind turbine noise at 45 decibels (dBA) measured at the boundary of any adjacent parcel not owned by the…

In unincorporated Bannock County, an accessory cottage dwelling built under the county's ADU provision can never be rented out or occupied for gain. Section 17.52.077 limits the unit…

In unincorporated Bannock County, Bannock County Code Section 17.52.040(D) caps total lot coverage, including the house and every accessory building such as a shed or garage, at…

Unincorporated Bannock County allows home occupations only in the Residential Rural, Residential Suburban and Recreation districts, and only as a secondary use of the dwelling. Section…

A home occupation sign in unincorporated Bannock County cannot exceed four square feet. Section 17.52.270(H) requires the sign to be flat-mounted on the dwelling and bars direct…

In the Residential Suburban district of unincorporated Bannock County, a state-licensed day care home caring for up to six client children is a permitted use by right. Caring for seven…

In unincorporated Bannock County's nonagricultural zoning districts, a solid fence over three feet tall cannot stand within the required front setback. Section 17.52.280 also creates a…

Bannock County does not ban electric or wire fencing outright in its nonagricultural zoning districts, but Section 17.52.280(A) requires every electrical fence to be UL approved. The…

In unincorporated Bannock County, a retaining wall that places fill inside a mapped regulatory floodway counts as floodway development under the county's flood damage prevention…

Bannock County protects existing farms and ranches as permitted uses under Section 17.52.330(A), so operations running when the zoning ordinance took effect cannot be zoned out. The…

Existing farms and ranches in unincorporated Bannock County are protected as permitted uses under the zoning ordinance's grandfather clause, and Idaho's Right to Farm Act applies to…

Bannock County allows up to a ten percent density bonus in open space subdivisions when developers commit extra land to permanent open space beyond the fifty percent minimum. Under…

In the RR, RS, MU and REC zoning districts of unincorporated Bannock County, an inoperative or unlicensed vehicle kept outdoors must sit behind the front wall of the principal…

In unincorporated Bannock County, building a permanent or deep swimming pool requires a building permit under the county's adopted International Swimming Pool and Spa Code and its own…

Unincorporated Bannock County requires every private swimming pool to be fenced or otherwise protected against intrusion under Bannock County Code Section 17.52.060(B), on top of…

In unincorporated Bannock County, homeowners' association codes, covenants and restrictions are private civil agreements the county does not create or enforce. Bannock County Code…

In the Agricultural district of unincorporated Bannock County, a single-family residence must sit at least 30 feet from a local road right-of-way, 50 feet from an arterial or collector…

In the Residential Suburban (RS) zoning district, the base district for most unincorporated Bannock County subdivisions, Bannock County Code Section 17.20.070's building bulk and…

In unincorporated Bannock County, a substandard or dangerous building is handled under the county's own adoption of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1994…

Solar panel installations in unincorporated Bannock County fall under the county's adoption of the International Solar Energy Provisions, 2018 edition, as part of its building code…

In unincorporated Bannock County's Recreation (REC) zoning district, new nonresidential construction must preserve existing healthy trees with trunk diameters of eight inches or more…

Master planned communities (MPCs) in unincorporated Bannock County must build an eleven-foot street cross section, a six-foot park strip plus five-foot sidewalk under Bannock County…