Benewah, Idaho2025 Year in Review

Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Benewah during 2025.

Benewah County indexed 390 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 587 approved and 8 denied actions. Approval ran at 98.7%, in line with the high-approval baseline most Idaho jurisdictions show. St. Maries drove most of the activity (241 of 390 projects, 62%), with Plummer a distant second.

“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).

390
Projects with decisions
587
Approved actions
8
Denied actions
98.7%
Approval rate (of actions)

By city

CityProjectsApproved actionsDenied actionsApproval %
Plummer4750296.2%
St. Maries241427299.5%

Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.