Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Bd. of County Com'rs of Ada County
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1980No. 12254PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALDSON, Chief Justice.
Plaintiffs-appellants Coy Cooper and Wirt Edmonds have an option to purchase some 99 acres of land in Ada County. When the option was acquired, the property was and remains zoned D-2. The D-2 district is a suburban zone which permits a maximum density of one home per acre. The Ada County Comprehensive Plan (hereinafter, plan) explains the purpose of the D-2 district as follows, at 28:
“The D-2 district is established to reserve agricultural lands which are likely to undergo a more intensive urban development during the planning period.”
In February 1975, appellants…
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