Property Maintenance in Kootenai County, ID (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Kootenai County, Idaho.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Kootenai County bans outdoor storage of anything not customarily kept outside for a permitted use; items that don't qualify, extra vehicles, loose materials, equipment, must be inside a building or fully screened from neighbors and the road under LUDC 8.4.1402. Violators face the same misdemeanor and civil-penalty enforcement track as any other zoning violation.
Outdoor Storage and Blight Rules in Kootenai County
Significant RestrictionsKootenai County LUDC 8.4.1402(A), (C)
A. Prohibited: No property shall be used for outdoor storage of items which are not customarily used or stored outdoors in connection with the normal operation of one or more permitted uses in the underlying zone... C. Indoor Storage: Except as provided in subsection B of this section or in article 4.6 or 4.13 of this chapter, all materials, equipment and personal property shall be stored withi...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Idaho Code section 22-2407 makes every landowner in Kootenai County responsible for controlling noxious weeds on their own property, including vacant and unimproved lots, at their own expense. The county can do the work itself and bill or lien the property if an owner ignores a control notice, and owners get thirty days to protest charges or control methods to the state director.
Vacant Lot Weed Control Duty in Kootenai County
Some RestrictionsIdaho Code 22-2407
22-2407. Landowner and citizen duties. (1) It shall be the duty and responsibility of all landowners to control noxious weeds on their land and property, in accordance with this chapter and with rules promulgated by the director. (2) The cost of controlling noxious weeds shall be the obligation of the landowner. (3) Noxious weed control must be for prevention, eradication, rehabilitation, contr...
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