Council approves comprehensive plan amendment to reduce Kuna area of impact

Planning and Zoning Director Doug Hansen presented case 25‑02‑CPA, a proposed comprehensive plan amendment to reduce Kuna's area of impact. Hansen said the reduction would remove about 5,531 acres — roughly 5,054 acres mapped as public use and about 477 acres as agricultural — much of which is state or federal land (Idaho Department of Corrections or Bureau of Land Management) and therefore unlikely to be served by city infrastructure in the next five years.

Hansen told council the change responds to state guidance on how area of impact boundaries should be drawn and removes parcels that are bisected by the boundary or otherwise not contiguous under state code. No public speakers had signed up on this matter; council closed evidence and voted to approve the CPA amendment.

Councilmembers asked for clarification about a small set of parcels near the southern boundary and staff explained how the map treats parcels that cannot be bisected by an area of impact line under state law.