SB 1164: Building Code Requirements (2025)
Summary: SB 1164 requires local government to respond to an applicant within a specified time, forcing cities to approve development proposals without full evaluation.
ICL's position: Oppose
Current Bill Status: Law
Issue Areas: Building Codes
Senate Bill 1164, sponsored by Senator Codi Galloway (R-Boise), requires that local planning and zoning departments render building permit submissions complete or incomplete within ten business days, effectively forcing local authorities to either approve or deny an application without full consideration of all the impacts.
Idaho is growing fast, and the legislature should not be tying the hands of local boards and commissions to issue premature decisions that could negatively impact communities.
