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HOUSE BILL NO. 525<br /> – Takings, nonconforming property

HOUSE BILL NO. 525

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H0525...................................................by LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EMINENT DOMAIN - Amends existing law to provide for a civil penalty; to
provide that a legally conforming property, use or structure, pursuant to
the local planning act, that is rendered nonconforming by prescription,
purchase or a taking, pursuant to the power of eminent domain, by an entity
or agency empowered to condemn property shall be deemed a conforming
property, use or structure and it shall retain all development and other
rights it would have had at the time of such acquisition as if such portion
of the subject property had not been acquired, which rights shall run with
the land.

02/13    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/14    Rpt prt - to Loc Gov
02/21    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/22    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/25    3rd rdg - PASSED - 48-18-4
      AYES -- Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
      Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crane,
      Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood, Henderson, Labrador, Lake,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Patrick, Raybould, Roberts, Schaefer, Shepherd(08),
      Shirley, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude,
      Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Bock, Boe, Chavez, Chew, Durst, Henbest, Jaquet, Killen,
      King, LeFavour, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ringo, Rusche, Sayler, Shively,
      Smith(24), Smith(30)(Stanek)
      Absent and excused -- Anderson, Kren, Ruchti, Shepherd(02)
    Floor Sponsor - Moyle
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/26    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 525

                               BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE LOCAL PLANNING ACT; AMENDING SECTION 67-6527, IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  3        PROVIDE  FOR  CIVIL  PENALTIES  IN  CERTAIN INSTANCES,  TO PROVIDE THAT  A
  4        LEGALLY CONFORMING PROPERTY, USE OR STRUCTURE THAT IS RENDERED NONCONFORM-
  5        ING BY PRESCRIPTION, PURCHASE OR A TAKING PURSUANT TO THE POWER OF EMINENT
  6        DOMAIN, BY AN ENTITY OR AGENCY EMPOWERED  TO  CONDEMN  PROPERTY  SHALL  BE
  7        DEEMED  A  CONFORMING  PROPERTY,  USE OR STRUCTURE AND IT SHALL RETAIN ALL
  8        DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER RIGHTS IT WOULD HAVE HAD AT THE TIME OF SUCH  ACQUI-
  9        SITION  AS  IF SUCH PORTION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HAD NOT BEEN ACQUIRED,
 10        WHICH RIGHTS SHALL RUN WITH THE LAND.

 11    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 12        SECTION 1.  That Section 67-6527, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 13    amended to read as follows:

 14        67-6527.  VIOLATIONS -- CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PENALTIES -- ENFORCEMENT. (1)  A
 15    governing  board  may provide by ordinance for the enforcement of this chapter
 16    or any ordinance or regulation made pursuant to this chapter. A  violation  of
 17    any such ordinance or regulation may be declared a misdemeanor or a civil pen-
 18    alty  and  the governing board may provide by ordinance for punishment thereof
 19    by fine or imprisonment or by  both.  Local  ordinances  adopted  pursuant  to
 20    authority granted by this chapter may be enforced by the imposition of infrac-
 21    tion penalties.
 22        (2)  Except  that wWhere property has been made nonconforming by the exer-
 23    cise of eminent domain it shall not be a  violation  and  no  penalty,  either
 24    civil  or criminal, shall result. A legally conforming property, use or struc-
 25    ture that is rendered nonconforming by prescription, purchase or a taking pur-
 26    suant to the power of eminent domain, by an entity or agency empowered to con-
 27    demn property shall be deemed a conforming property, use or structure  and  it
 28    shall retain all development and other rights it would have had at the time of
 29    such  acquisition  as  if  such  portion  of the subject property had not been
 30    acquired, which rights shall run with the land.
 31        (3)In addition, wWhenever it appears to a governing board that any  person
 32    has  engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice violating any provi-
 33    sion of this chapter or an ordinance or regulation enacted  pursuant  to  this
 34    chapter,  the  governing  board  may  institute a civil action in the district
 35    court to enforce compliance with this chapter or any ordinance  or  regulation
 36    enacted  hereunder.  Upon  a  showing that a person has engaged or is about to
 37    engage in an act or practice constituting a violation of this chapter or ordi-
 38    nance or regulation enacted hereunder, a permanent  or  temporary  injunction,
 39    restraining  order,  or such other relief as the court deems appropriate shall
 40    be granted. The governing board shall not be required to furnish bond.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                     STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                          RS 17775C1

This amendment to existing Idaho Code Section 67-6527, contained
within Idaho's Local Land Use Planning Act, shall ensure that
pre-existing property rights of private citizens are protected
and preserved after a portion of their property is condemned by a
condemning authority.  The current statute merely addresses the
issue in the negative by stating that it shall not be a criminal
violation to own a property that has been rendered non-conforming
by the exercise of eminent domain.  Numerous counties and
municipalities have adopted ordinances providing that such
properties after a partial condemnation shall not be deemed non-
conforming and the property owner's rights in relation to such
property are preserved or deemed "grandfathered."  This
modification to the existing code section would protect and
preserve such pre-existing property rights, including rights to
future development of such properties, and clarify that when a
portion of such properties is taken pursuant to the power of
eminent domain such property rights, including future development
rights, are not being condemned or impaired by the condemning
authority unless otherwise specifically stated.  In addition to
protection of property rights, this amendment will also avoid
unnecessary litigation and acquisition costs relating to whether
such condemning authority has condemned or eliminated such
"grandfathered" property rights.


                           FISCAL NOTE

This will not impose a cost at the state or local level.  The
amendment merely preserves property rights for private citizens
that existed prior to condemnation of a portion of their
property.







Contact
Name: Representative Mike Moyle 
Phone: (208) 332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 525