LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING ACT – Adds to existing law to provide for regulation of development on religious land.

This bill allows cities in Idaho to permit multifamily and mixed-use housing on religious land without requiring special zoning approvals or variances. It defines religious land as property owned or leased by a nonprofit religious organization for at least 40 years, while excluding areas within a quarter-mile of heavy industrial sites, airports, or military bases. Cities must approve qualifying applications as ministerial actions but retain authority to enforce standard building codes, utility requirements, and stormwater management rules. The law does not allow homeless shelters on religious land and requires such developments to pay regular property taxes without exemptions. These provisions take effect on July 1, 2026.