Neighbors for the Preservation of the Big & Little Creek Community v. Board of County Commissioners

HORTON, Justice.

The Payette County Board of Commissioners (the Commissioners) approved a conditional rezone of a parcel of land from agricultural to industrial, subject to a development agreement, in connection with a project to build a nuclear power plant. Various parties appealed the approval to the district court. The district court upheld the Commissioners’ actions. H-Hook, LLC (H-Hook), a neighboring landowner, appeals from the district court’s decision. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In late 2009, Alternate Energy Holdings Inc. (AEHI) looked to Payette County (the County)…