Those still craving to comment on Kootenai County's progressing development ordinances have a new venue to do so.

A group of local property owners has created an online survey about the county Comprehensive Plan and the rewrite of the county's land use code, with questions the group deems best for gauging attitude toward regulation.

The objective of Kootenai County Citizens for Property Rights is to provide residents access to input, said member Brent Regan, an engineer outspoken about the new code infringing on property rights.

Although hundreds have attended the county's recent meetings on the new Unified Land Use Code, Regan said that isn't enough.

"I think the public meetings have been mind numbingly boring. They go right into the little minutia," he said. "An online survey is a way people can easily in the comfort of their living room go on and answer questions."

The questions were crafted by himself and others in the group, he said, whose names he refused to divulge.

The survey is available at www.kcrights.com.

It queries about individuals' thoughts on the recently approved Comprehensive Plan, a visionary document guiding future growth, as well as the ULUC that will incorporate the plan with laws.

Questions include whether the county should revise the land use code to be less restrictive, and who should have the most influence on drafting it.

The survey also asks participants to rate their "degree of apprehension" about facing penalties for violations under the new code. It states that the ULUC will include "strong enforcement provisions" like "daily fines" and "jail time," based on comments from the commissioners.

County officials were not available to comment on Monday, as offices were closed for Columbus Day.

The ULUC draft at www.kccode.com does not show the word jail at any point.

The ULUC is currently being written by county staff and consultant Kendig Keast Collaborative.

With no deadline for completion, KCCPR's plan is to post all survey responses, categorized by property owners and non property owners.

The site will also differentiate city residents from unincorporated area residents.

"It's not traditionally been done this way, but the Internet hasn't been around that long," Regan said.

He hopes at least 2,000 will participate, he said.

Regan said he hopes county officials will tweak the comprehensive plan and the ULUC, based on the survey results.

The survey does require participants to supply their names and addresses, but Regan assured those would not be posted on the website.

"The right answer isn't for Brent Regan or a consultant to stand up and say, 'Here's what I think,'" he said. "The right answer is for the people who live and work in the county to have their views heard."