Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Idaho (2026)
13 rules on the books across Idaho, 9 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Density Bonus Law
California Density Bonus Law (Gov Code §65915) and local implementations granting up to 50% density bonuses for affordable-housing projects.
Ada County
Some RestrictionsAda County caps residential density in a Planned Unit Development at three dwelling units per acre unless the…
Read full rule →Bannock County
Some RestrictionsBannock County allows up to a ten percent density bonus in open space subdivisions when developers commit extra land to…
Read full rule →Boise
Some RestrictionsBoise grants extra dwelling units in the Foothills Planning Area when developers set aside open space, using a sliding…
Read full rule →Bonner County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho, a residential planned unit development cannot exceed the density of its zone…
Read full rule →Bonneville County
Some RestrictionsBonneville County lets its Planning and Zoning Commission award up to a 15% residential density bonus inside a Planned…
Read full rule →Caldwell
Some RestrictionsCaldwell lets residential developments earn extra density above the base zoning maximum through an optional points…
Read full rule →Coeur Dalene
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the density bonus is a floor area ratio bonus in the DC Downtown Core district…
Read full rule →Twin Falls County
Some RestrictionsTwin Falls County lets a planned unit development exceed its base zone's density by as much as fifty percent. County…
Read full rule →Pocatello
Light RestrictionsOn a parcel that includes designated Sensitive Lands, section 17.04.170(E)(6) awards a 5 percent density bonus for…
Read full rule →Downtown Design Guide
LA's Downtown Design Guide and Community Plan governing high-rise massing, ground-floor activation, and adaptive-reuse standards in DTLA.
Boise
Some RestrictionsBoise requires multi-family, mixed-use, and nonresidential projects in the Downtown Planning Area to comply with the…
Read full rule →Caldwell
Some RestrictionsCaldwell's Downtown City Center and Downtown Central Business districts must follow facade and color standards tied to…
Read full rule →Coeur Dalene
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, development in the Downtown Overlay Northside (DO-N), Downtown Overlay Eastside…
Read full rule →Pocatello
Some RestrictionsWithin Pocatello's Downtown Area, as mapped by the Pocatello Downtown Development Plan, section 17.04.220(E) requires…
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