Twin Falls County, ID Ordinances (2026)

In unincorporated Twin Falls County, a home occupation approved under County Code section 8-10-3 must provide adequate off-street parking for clients and may not create excessive…

Twin Falls County bars any external sign for a home occupation beyond what County Code section 8-10-3 allows. Subsection A forbids external indication of the business except for signs…

Running a daycare from home in unincorporated Twin Falls County is not a by-right use. In the Agricultural zone a group daycare home needs a conditional use permit, and countywide any…

A home occupation in unincorporated Twin Falls County must stay incidental and secondary to the dwelling and be run only by family members living there, under County Code section…

In unincorporated Twin Falls County, small animal feeding operations must design outdoor lighting to eliminate direct glare onto neighboring properties, keeping every fixture's light…

Twin Falls County has no county-wide dark-sky ordinance, but in the Airport Overlay (AP) zone around county airports, § 8-6H-4 bans pulsating, flashing or rotating attention-getting…

There is no county curbside route in unincorporated Twin Falls County: since November 1, 2002, every hauler, whether the county, a city or a private commercial collector, must deliver…

Dumping solid waste anywhere other than an official disposal site in unincorporated Twin Falls County, including onto vacant ground, roadways or irrigation ditches, escalates from a…

Twin Falls County exempts genuine yard waste, tree limbs and dry leaves produced on the property, from its general ban on accumulating garbage and rubbish, but grass clippings are…

Recyclables in unincorporated Twin Falls County must be stored and handled only at authorized sites, and can sit awaiting transport to a recycling center or plant for up to 180 days…

Anyone holding a fundraising concert, video shoot or other onetime commercial event in a Twin Falls County park or waterfront park needs a license from the County Parks and Recreation…

Private composting is allowed on unincorporated Twin Falls County parcels without a disposal-site trip, but the county caps it at ten cubic yards at a time on parcels under five acres…

Twin Falls County has no numeric trimming or clearance ordinance of its own. Section 2-3-7 has the county tree board promote ISA ANSI A300 tree care practices, but those practices give…

Twin Falls County does not require a permit to remove a tree on private land. Under § 2-3-5, new subdivisions or rezoning requests are only encouraged, not required, to be evaluated…

Open burning of garbage is flatly unlawful anywhere in unincorporated Twin Falls County, and even a validly permitted burn can be shut down immediately by a fire chief or fire marshal…

Twin Falls County bans dangerous fireworks in the unincorporated county unless the user holds a public display permit, under County Code section 5-5-2. 'Safe and sane' fireworks may…

The county's burning ordinance expressly protects open fires used to prepare food for human consumption, but those fires, and any recreational or ceremonial fire, must burn only in…

Any building used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, retail display, a grocery, hotel, hospital, mortuary or similar receipt-and-distribution use in unincorporated Twin Falls…

In unincorporated Twin Falls County, one occupied travel trailer may sit on a lot in any zone for up to ninety days in a calendar year under County Code section 8-8-6. Go past the…

In agricultural and residential zones of unincorporated Twin Falls County, the combined footprint of a house and its accessory buildings cannot exceed thirty-five percent of the lot…

In the Agricultural Range Preservation zone of unincorporated Twin Falls County, every building needs a 30-foot front yard, a 7-foot side yard and a 30-foot rear yard, with a corner…

Twin Falls County does not cap building height outright in its Rural Residential zone; instead, County Code § 8-6D-5 makes thirty-five feet the threshold that triggers bigger yards…

Twin Falls County's Historic Preservation Commission, created under Title 2 Chapter 1 of the County Code, exists to identify and promote historic and cultural resources, but it has no…

Twin Falls County has no county-wide setback table for street or parkway tree planting. Section 2-3-6 holds county parks and other county property to ISA ANSI A300 standards, while §…

Section 2-3-8 has the county tree board develop criteria for 'trees of significance or historical trees' and asks to be told before a historic tree is removed, pruned, or affected by…

Anyone acting as a transient merchant, itinerant merchant or vendor, peddler, canvasser or solicitor in unincorporated Twin Falls County must obtain a Sheriff-issued license under §…

Section 3-2-11 makes it unlawful for a licensed peddler or solicitor to enter any premises posted 'No Peddlers Allowed,' or to keep soliciting someone who has already refused, backing…

In unincorporated Twin Falls County, outside the cities' areas of impact, veterinary clinics and dog kennels are a principal permitted use only in the Commercial Zone (C). County Code…

County Code section 5-6-4.A bans letting a dog run at large on unincorporated Twin Falls County streets, alleys, or public places, or on private property without the possessor's…

Twin Falls County has no breed-specific dog ban. Instead, County Code section 5-6-1 defines a 'vicious dog' by behavior, one that unprovoked bites, claws, or otherwise threatens people…

In unincorporated Twin Falls County, taking temporary custody of a stray, feral, or abandoned cat to have it spayed or neutered is declared an acceptable and normal practice under Twin…

Selling secondhand or salvage goods in unincorporated Twin Falls County, outside the cities' areas of impact, requires a conditional use permit. County Code section 8-6E-3 lists 'sale…

Twin Falls County has no separate pawnbroker license. Outside the cities' areas of impact, the only county rule touching pawnshops is zoning: County Code section 8-6E-2 lists…

Running an auto repair business from home in unincorporated Twin Falls County needs Zoning Administrator approval, and the county can send it to a public hearing because it names auto…

In unincorporated Twin Falls County, the zoning code shields existing farms from nuisance suits filed by newer neighbors. Anyone building a single-family home in the Agricultural Range…

Twin Falls County lets farmers and timber producers voluntarily enroll at least five contiguous acres of working land into an Agricultural Protection Area, a 20-year designation…

In the Agricultural Range Preservation zone of unincorporated Twin Falls County, a detached shed or other accessory building can sit as close as 3 feet to a side or rear property line…

Twin Falls County does not set fixed park hours in its code. Instead, County Code section 5-7-2.E lets the parks and recreation director regulate the hours of public usage at any…

In unincorporated Twin Falls County, County Code section 5-4-4 bars anyone under 18 from being on county streets between 11:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M., plus a daytime school-hours curfew of…

Twin Falls County does not set a blanket decibel limit for everyday noise. Its Public Assemblies chapter defines 'loud sound' as any noise measuring 96 decibels or more, and County…

Twin Falls County Code section 5-6-1 defines a 'nuisance dog' as one that barks, whines, or howls in an excessive, continuous, or untimely fashion, among other nuisance behaviors…

New homes and additions in Twin Falls County's flood hazard areas must sit at least one foot above the base flood elevation, the county's built-in freeboard margin above FEMA's…

Twin Falls County requires a development permit before any construction, fill, or land disturbance begins within an area of special flood hazard in unincorporated Twin Falls County…

Twin Falls County's only sediment-control mandate sits in its energy production chapter: anyone building a solar or wind project must hold an NPDES permit and submit an erosion and…

Any land divided into a subdivision in unincorporated Twin Falls County must be graded to handle its own storm water. County Code section 10-2-9 puts that burden on the subdivider…

Ground-mounted or utility-scale solar arrays in unincorporated Twin Falls County need a permit before any construction begins: small- and large-scale solar projects require a…

For agricultural buildings that use the county's building-permit exemption, Twin Falls County Code § 7-3A-4 still requires a preliminary inspection before construction, after the site…

Before Twin Falls County issues a building or HVAC permit, applicants must submit plans and specifications showing code compliance and a completed application under Twin Falls County…

In unincorporated Twin Falls County, a detached single-family home on five or more acres outside a city and its area of impact is exempt from the International Fire Code's water supply…

Twin Falls County lets a planned unit development exceed its base zone's density by as much as fifty percent. County Code section 10-3-7 lets the Planning and Zoning Commission approve…

In unincorporated Twin Falls County, skateboarding or roller and in-line skating on any street, highway, roadway, or public thoroughfare is unlawful except in areas the Sheriff has…

Unincorporated Twin Falls County requires any swimming pool not fully enclosed inside a building to sit back at least five feet from the property line and be surrounded by a fence or…

Unincorporated Twin Falls County caps sight obstructions, including fences, at three feet within the visibility triangle on corner lots. County Code section 8-9-3(D) measures the…

Unincorporated Twin Falls County treats any property condition that creates a safety, fire, health or traffic hazard as a nuisance under County Code section 8-9-16. The County…

Unincorporated Twin Falls County lists trash buildups that let rodents live or insects breed as an example of a nuisance under County Code section 8-9-16. The County Prosecutor can sue…