Gem, Idaho2025 Year in Review

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

Gem County indexed 1,166 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 2,034 approved and 29 denied actions. Approval ran at 98.6%, in line with the high-approval baseline most Idaho jurisdictions show. All city-level activity in our coverage came from Emmett (175 projects).

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

1,166
Projects with decisions
2,034
Approved actions
29
Denied actions
98.6%
Approval rate (of actions)

By city

CityProjectsApproved actionsDenied actionsApproval %
Emmett175221398.7%

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