Building Department
Building codes and permits, building inspectionsBuilding Inspector: Randy Nichols
Courthouse Location:
201 Industrial Ave.
Council, ID 83612
Mail To:
Adams County Courthouse
PO Box 48
Council, ID 83612
Office: (208) 253-6125
Cell Phone: (208) 566-2700
Fax: (208) 253-6127
Email: rnichols@co.adams.id.us
Office Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday – Friday
The Department Secretary can be reached at the office, except during the lunch hour. She is available to assist with general questions.
Plans may be dropped off at the office, information picked up, and messages left with her.
- Code enforced to 2017 IBC and IRC requirements
- Frost depth: 28 inches
- Seismic Zone: D
- Wind exposer – C 85 miles per hour
- Design loads for Adams County:
Snow loads – Council, Salmon River, Indian Valley areas: 80 lbs per sq ft (live), New Meadows area: 100 lbs., Rock Flat, Bear: 120
Wind load – 85 miles per hour - Set back required by County:
20 ft off property line
10 ft between buildings
80 ft from the center line of a right-of-way (unless in a subdivision)
Adams County Ordinances and Comprehensive Plan
Adams County Comprehensive Plan
2019-01 Large Public Gathering Ordinance
2016-01 Solid Waste Ordinance
2015-01 Adams County Veteran's Memorial Park
2010-05 Adams County Snow Chain Ordinance
2010-04 New Meadows Area of City Impact Applicability
2010-03 Council Area of City Impact Applicability
2010-02 New Meadows Area of City Impact Boundaries
2010-01 Council Area of City Impact Boundaries
2008-05 Including all Unimproved Real Property and Improvements to Real Property within the Council Fire #1 District
2008-04 Repealing Ordinance 2006-04
2008-03 Violation of Resolution 2008-05
2008-02 Ordinance Vacating a Certain Road Property located in Section 29, T19N, R2E
2008-01 Adams County Road Ordinance (including Resolution 2008-06)
2007-02 Use of County Parks
2007-01 Establishing Initiative and Referendum Law
2006-05 Defining and Prohibiting Wild Animals
2006-04 Amendment to Subdivision Ordinance - Housing
2006-03 New Zoning Ordinance
2006-02 New Subdivision Ordinance (including Resolution 2006-11)
2006-01 Establishing Speed Limits - Repealing 1992-04
2005-05 Removing Section of Ordinance 2001-02
2005-04 Natural Resource Committee
2005-03 Regulating Operations of Watercraft on Public Waters
2005-02 Confined Animal Feeding Operations
2005-01 Establishing Waste Dumping Fee
1981-05 Subdivision Ordinance