Opinion ID: 2573371
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Heading: The Board's Amendment to the Repealed 1995 Plan

Text: First, the Vickers argue that the Board erred in amending the 1995 Plan Map since the Board had previously repealed the 1995 Plan. The Vickers argue that amending a repealed act is a legal nullity and, therefore, the Board exceeded its legal authority when it amended the repealed 1995 Plan. The respondents, however, argue there is no statutory right to judicial review of the Board's decision to amend the 1995 Plan under this Court's holding in Giltner Dairy, and even if there was, the Vickers did not question the Board's legal authority to amend a repealed plan during the hearings, thus failing to preserve the issue for appeal. We agree with the respondents that the Vickers have failed to provide a statutory basis for judicial review of the Board's amendment to the 1995 Plan Map under the repealed 1995 Plan. As such, there is no need for us to go on to consider whether the Vickers preserved the issue for appeal. In Giltner Dairy, 145 Idaho 630, 181 P.3d 1238 (2008), this Court recently addressed whether a party is entitled to judicial review of a county board of commissioners' decision regarding an amendment to a county comprehensive plan map. We held that since a county board of commissioners does not fall under the definition of agency, IAPA does not apply. 145 Idaho at 632, 181 P.3d at 1240. This Court further held that a request to change the comprehensive plan map does not authorize development and, therefore, is not an application for a permit authorizing the development under I.C. § 67-6521(1)(a). See id. at 633, 181 P.3d at 1241. Thus, we determined that section 67-6521(1)(d) of LLUPA, which provides the statutory right to judicial review for an affected person defined as one having an interest in real property which may be adversely affected by the issuance or denial of a permit authorizing the development, does not provide a basis for judicial review of a county's amendment to its comprehensive plan. Id. (quoting I.C. § 67-6521(1)(a)). Therefore, this Court held that there is no statutory right to judicial review of a county's decision to amend its comprehensive plan map. Id. Likewise, the Vickers do not have a statutory right to judicial review of the Board's decision to amend the 1995 Plan Map. The Vickers filed their appeal for judicial review based on I.C. § 67-6521 (LLUPA), I.C. § 67-5270 et seq. (IAPA), and I.R.C.P. 84. As set forth by this Court in Giltner Dairy, there is no statutory right to review a county's decision to amend its comprehensive plan map under LLUPA. 145 Idaho at 633, 181 P.3d at 1241. As such, the Vickers have failed to provide an independent statutory basis that would enable us to review the Board's decision under the standard set forth in IAPA. See Gibson v. Ada County Sheriff's Dept., 139 Idaho 5, 7-8, 72 P.3d 845, 847-48 (2003). Because the district court did not have jurisdiction to review the Board's amendment to the repealed 1995 Plan Map, we vacate that part of the district court's order affirming the same.