Contents NATURAL RESOURCE............................................................................................................................................................... 4 SOILS AND GEOLOGY .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 WATER RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 HYDROLOGY .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE ........................................................................................................................................... 7 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 CLIMATE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 HAZARDOUS AREAS .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 MULTI-HAZARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 FLOOD ............................................................................................................................................................................... 10 LANDSLIDE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 WILDLAND FIRE ................................................................................................................................................................. 20 SEVERE WEATHER ............................................................................................................................................................. 20 EARTHQUAKE .................................................................................................................................................................... 21 SCHOOL FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................................................ 22 PAYETTE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22 MOVEMENT OF STUDENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 24 FRUITLAND .....................................................................................................................................................................26 MOVEMENT OF STUDENTS ............................................................................................................................................29 NEW PLYMOUTH ........................................................................................................................................................... 31 MOVEMENT OF STUDENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 32 POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS ......................................................................................................................................... 34 LAND USE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 35 REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 39 PAYETTE COUNTY CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP .......................................................................................... 40 PAYETTE COUNTY CURRENT ZONING MAP .................................................................................................................. 41 CITY OF PAYETTE ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 CITY OF PAYETTE (not adopted) .................................................................................................................................... 43 ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 CITY OF FRUITLAND ....................................................................................................................................................... 45 CITY OF NEW PLYMOUTH ............................................................................................................................................. 46 SPECIAL CODES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 47 TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHT (TDR) .................................................................................................................. 47 PERMIT PROVISIONS AND COMMUNITY DESIGN POLICIES .......................................................................................... 50 RECREATION/ SPECIAL SITES ................................................................................................................................................. 50 PAYETTE COUNTY RECREATION DISTRICT ........................................................................................................................ 50 PARKS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 50 PAYETTE COUNTY .......................................................................................................................................................... 50 CITY OF PAYETTE ........................................................................................................................................................... 51 CITY OF FRUITLAND ....................................................................................................................................................... 52 CITY OF NEW PLYMOUTH ............................................................................................................................................. 52 RECREATION BEYOND PAYETTE COUNTY ..................................................................................................................... 53 CULTURAL RESOURCES AND HISTORICAL SITES ............................................................................................................... 54 MUSEMS AND HISTORICAL SITES .................................................................................................................................. 54 Scenic Byways ............................................................................................................................................................... 55 PUBLIC SERVICES, UTILITIES, AND FACILITIES ....................................................................................................................... 56 COUNTY DEPARTMENTS ................................................................................................................................................... 56 ASSESSOR ...................................................................................................................................................................... 56 TREASURER ................................................................................................................................................................... 56 CLERK ............................................................................................................................................................................ 56 PLANNING AND ZONING ............................................................................................................................................... 57 SHERRIFF ....................................................................................................................................................................... 57 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY ............................................................................................................................................. 58 BUILDING SAFETY .......................................................................................................................................................... 58 CLAY PEAK LANDFILL ..................................................................................................................................................... 58 WEED AND GOPHER...................................................................................................................................................... 59 FIRE