Keeping Kootenai

Kootenai

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Kootenai County

Community Development

Keeping Kootenai is an outreach of Kootenai County’s Community Development Department, providing important news, updates and resources related to development in Kootenai County, Idaho.

Resources & Development Guides

Conservation Easements

Granting a conservation easement to a qualified nonprofit has substantial tax benefits and preserves open space. 

Family Division

County Commissioners approved a process for divisions of land for family members without the formal subdivision process.

Fire Safety Resources

As wildfire season approaches, there are many things you can do to help protect your home and neighborhood.

Good Neighbors Guide

Moving near or next to undeveloped land? That land is likely managed to provide a living for those who own and manage it.

Growth Management

Growth management strategies can help ensure the great qualities of Kootenai County are not lost to unplanned sprawl.

Shoreline Management

Shoreline Management Areas in Kootenai County include areas adjacent to rivers, lakes and streams.

Site Development

If you are developing a site for construction or building a road in Kootenai County check out this helpful brochure.